Monday, April 14, 2008

IAN SCHRAGER & HERZOG & DE MEURON

Here's some pictures I took of this awesome apartment building at 40 Bond Street:







More from the classiest hotelier EVER, Ian Schrager:





I wouldn't mind being on Team Ian Schrager. He has such amazing taste, as you can see.

And the architecturally genius team Herzog & de Meuron (from Sweden, naturally):







Also, after seeing the SANAA exhibit at the New Museum, I am inspired to one day become an architect. I also have dreams of pursuing a law degree (still). I can't afford all this education. I REALLY need to win the lotto.

Monday, April 7, 2008

FAILE






















These photos are old (from the summertime) but they definitely deserve to be up on el blog. These were taken before my camera decided to break for the third time. I really need my New York State tax refund check to come so I can re up on digital goods.

More about Faile's first solo New York show here.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

DR. LAKRA














Read (a little) about Dr. Lakra aka Jerónimo Lopez Ramirez, tattoo artist from Oaxaca, Mexico. Check out some of his drawings currently on display at MoMA.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Let's Get Metsmerized!

Monday morning, March 31, 2008, I left my apartment around 8:00 AM for work. As I made my commute to work on foot, I could feel a buzzing energy in the air that put a little hop in my step and turned my glare into a slight smile. I like to call this newfound energy "The New York Mets Baseball Season Has Begun and We Will Win the World Series This Year."



After an extremely trying season last year (I know, I've heard it all before, thanks) and an exhausting defeat in the playoffs the year before, The New York Mets have a lot to (not) live up to (depending on how you look at it, it's like the glass being half-full, and in my eyes it's filling up baby!). Being the hardcore Mets fan I have been since the Gary Carter days, I have never stopped believing... even during the most trying times, like when a certain pitcher named Glavine gave up 9 runs in the first two innings of a game that would make or break it for us (not that I'm blaming him). P.S. He broke it, and yes I cried.

Let's be honest, the Mets had virtually no pitching last year. Maine was the only consistent pitcher and we got by for a great part of the season on smoke and mirrors, And we STILL ran shit (disregarding the downfall that is called the last ten games of '07 Mets baseball). I must admit, have not seen anything more beautiful than Johan Santana in a Mets jersey, Maine is looking great and Ollie pitched an incredible game last night against the Marlins. Even without Pedro Martinez, I am confident that our pitching will take us places. And when I say places I mean the 2008 World Series Championship.

Apart from great pitching, David Wright has already played three ridiculous games. And in case you didn't know, David Wright is the new Derek Jeter. Only better. Yeah, I said it.

To conclude, Mets baseball motherf**kers! We are going all the way, I feel it in my bones. My life feels complete and spring has officially begun. AH-MEN.

Listen to the Let's Get Metsmerized song here courtesy of Jay Smooth's awesome blog/webpage, Hip Hop Music.