Because I'm from Brooklyn and I speak real good, it was ineluctable that I'd be called a Huxtable...
ineluctable
–adjective
incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
GMAT Rhyme of the day: ineluctable
ineluctable
Because I'm from Brooklyn and I speak real good, it was ineluctable that I'd be called a Huxtable...
ineluctable
–adjective
incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny.
Because I'm from Brooklyn and I speak real good, it was ineluctable that I'd be called a Huxtable...
ineluctable
–adjective
incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Friday
FOLLOWFRIDAY: Al Sharpton on twitter = TheRevAl .... Just found him. Yes!
Nail art technique
That's right, I'm set to random. Happy Friday!
Nail art technique
That's right, I'm set to random. Happy Friday!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
What I did in Hong Kong
More pics: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=3900323&k=Y4MTQ5W6U53FUCAGW1XUUPU
So basically , HK was beautiful. Life changing? Maybe. We'll see.
Friday: I was sick from this food at a lunch with a vendor so I didn't sleep; was up all night probably G-chatting or something until....
Saturday AM: Got into HK at 10am and went straight to the glass cable cars to see the Big Buddha on Lantau Island. It was breathtaking and I probably could have spent a day there. Largest outdoor bronze seated Buddha sculpture (that's a lot variables so I don't know if it's such a big deal, but it's BIG)
I took the subway to SoHo, HK and went to Art Statements Gallery to see the "Liquidated Logos" show by ZEVS, a
French graffiti artist who makes work about branding, public space, and the urban landscape. He's being detained in HK until further notice, so he was at the gallery painting! We talked and he showed me his work. He got arrested in HK a few weeks ago for putting a Chanel logo on the Armani store. Crazy Frenchies. Here's an image from the show:
To be brief, I think that the publicity surrounding his arrest in Hong Kong will raise his cache and street cred, while illuminating one of the issues that his work in Hong Kong was referencing anyway. It was meant to be a provocative show that used the state-sponsored Louis Vuitton: Passion for Creation exhibit as a foil, highlighting the BRANDING of Hong Kong as a city, as well as the importance of Western brands within the urban culture there.
In another ironic twist, the Armani store refuses to remove the Chanel liquidated logo on their building (even though it is in washable paint), and they are, selling it for a milli. OWNED! He asked me if I had a small portfolio with me, then I said no, left, got some Kettle Chips and took that terrible pic in the gallery in the taxi-- FAIL.
My hotel entryway:
Saturday PM:
Lots of walking, stopped by the LV show, light show, urban Mickey show at Times Square, later found a little bar near the hotel and got food and talked to some randoms.
Times Square, Anytown on the Earth: OWNED by Disney
Hong Kong is practically set up for views-- skyscrapers, gondolas, mountainsides, everything. It's all about a photo op or view. They have a nightly light show for goodness' sake.
Sunday AM: There was a Ben Harper concert on NatGeo channel which was lovely to wake up to. I hit up Starbucks then back to the museum to give the LV: Passion for Creation show its due. After that visited the Walk of Stars, little shopping around (bought a blazer for $30), a stop @ ModernToilet, and headed back to Saigon...
So LV is creating this Frank-Gehry designed museum in Paris, and here's the model. I bet it will be a beautiful building and a great shrine to LV, the bags, the trunk, the monogram, the canvas, blablabla, but gimme a bit of a break. The art in the collection/show was great! Contemporary classics from boldface-named artists. Great to see this work. The art was a nice selection, although there was no theme unifying it other than "OWNED by Louis Vuitton".
Section #2 was the architecture/model. That was cool; didn't explore it much but it had a pretty basic background on the Starchitect and the plan for the building. Okay, fine.
Section #3 had a timeline of LV history with the trunk and some interesting custom pieces, as well as some Takashi Murakami art and textile designs for LV. Great, but overwhelming. It was like someone ate too many monogrammed bags for dinner and puked it up. I did appreciate that the show was not masquerading as anything other than shameless self-promotion, a preview of the collection that's to be opened later. Yay Murakami! Yay Pop Art!
Section #4 HK artists making some pretty interesting work. Let's just say there was a piece with animatronic talking, farting ducks. Clearly, I loved. :P
Star Ferry across the harbor:
Shopping then... This was like if Bathroom Beats was converted into a restaurant. The service was really SHITTY though-- they barely sat me-sat another group before me-- and then did not seem to want to serve me. Oh well, it coulda been my fave. FLUSH-FAIL!
All in all, HK was awesome, and I had a great little 33 hours! I would go back anytime.
So basically , HK was beautiful. Life changing? Maybe. We'll see.
Friday: I was sick from this food at a lunch with a vendor so I didn't sleep; was up all night probably G-chatting or something until....
Saturday AM: Got into HK at 10am and went straight to the glass cable cars to see the Big Buddha on Lantau Island. It was breathtaking and I probably could have spent a day there. Largest outdoor bronze seated Buddha sculpture (that's a lot variables so I don't know if it's such a big deal, but it's BIG)
I took the subway to SoHo, HK and went to Art Statements Gallery to see the "Liquidated Logos" show by ZEVS, a
French graffiti artist who makes work about branding, public space, and the urban landscape. He's being detained in HK until further notice, so he was at the gallery painting! We talked and he showed me his work. He got arrested in HK a few weeks ago for putting a Chanel logo on the Armani store. Crazy Frenchies. Here's an image from the show:
To be brief, I think that the publicity surrounding his arrest in Hong Kong will raise his cache and street cred, while illuminating one of the issues that his work in Hong Kong was referencing anyway. It was meant to be a provocative show that used the state-sponsored Louis Vuitton: Passion for Creation exhibit as a foil, highlighting the BRANDING of Hong Kong as a city, as well as the importance of Western brands within the urban culture there.
In another ironic twist, the Armani store refuses to remove the Chanel liquidated logo on their building (even though it is in washable paint), and they are, selling it for a milli. OWNED! He asked me if I had a small portfolio with me, then I said no, left, got some Kettle Chips and took that terrible pic in the gallery in the taxi-- FAIL.
My hotel entryway:
Saturday PM:
Lots of walking, stopped by the LV show, light show, urban Mickey show at Times Square, later found a little bar near the hotel and got food and talked to some randoms.
Times Square, Anytown on the Earth: OWNED by DisneyHong Kong is practically set up for views-- skyscrapers, gondolas, mountainsides, everything. It's all about a photo op or view. They have a nightly light show for goodness' sake.
Sunday AM: There was a Ben Harper concert on NatGeo channel which was lovely to wake up to. I hit up Starbucks then back to the museum to give the LV: Passion for Creation show its due. After that visited the Walk of Stars, little shopping around (bought a blazer for $30), a stop @ ModernToilet, and headed back to Saigon...
So LV is creating this Frank-Gehry designed museum in Paris, and here's the model. I bet it will be a beautiful building and a great shrine to LV, the bags, the trunk, the monogram, the canvas, blablabla, but gimme a bit of a break. The art in the collection/show was great! Contemporary classics from boldface-named artists. Great to see this work. The art was a nice selection, although there was no theme unifying it other than "OWNED by Louis Vuitton".
Section #2 was the architecture/model. That was cool; didn't explore it much but it had a pretty basic background on the Starchitect and the plan for the building. Okay, fine.
Section #3 had a timeline of LV history with the trunk and some interesting custom pieces, as well as some Takashi Murakami art and textile designs for LV. Great, but overwhelming. It was like someone ate too many monogrammed bags for dinner and puked it up. I did appreciate that the show was not masquerading as anything other than shameless self-promotion, a preview of the collection that's to be opened later. Yay Murakami! Yay Pop Art!
Section #4 HK artists making some pretty interesting work. Let's just say there was a piece with animatronic talking, farting ducks. Clearly, I loved. :P
Star Ferry across the harbor:
Shopping then... This was like if Bathroom Beats was converted into a restaurant. The service was really SHITTY though-- they barely sat me-sat another group before me-- and then did not seem to want to serve me. Oh well, it coulda been my fave. FLUSH-FAIL!
All in all, HK was awesome, and I had a great little 33 hours! I would go back anytime.
Friday, July 31, 2009
New glasses, please
So, I went and picked out some new glasses on Thursday afternoon.... I liked these. Eye exam + "Gucci" frames + thin UV lenses = $60. Can't go wrong with that! Well, we'll see. And yes, I am putting myself on blast with the "Gucci" before anyone else does. It's better than the "Chaneo" and "Goach" bags they sell downtown. I might get another pair here before I go, if the spirit moves me. I'm pretty pleased. :-)
Tannery Trip
In other news, I'm kind of sick because I had this delicious pineapple juice at lunch and forgot the "no ice" part. Yay for antibiotics! It was only a matter of time, I guess.
Headed to Hong Kong in the morning. Hope to take lots of pics.
xo,
Pamcakes
Monday, July 27, 2009
Cutting Dies, Water Puppets
That's how small the Crocs-type shoes start off... Injection molding, baby. Expaaaaaaansion. :) Like my waist right now thanks to the delicious Indian food at Tandoor, my favorite Indian restaurant ever...
Had a little "Welcome Party" last weekend for Dave and Mark (they've been here for 2 months). This is the only photo from that night that's decent enough for public domain:
This weekend was low key; had that meeting on my silk scarves and got some leads! Also found an art supply store, finished Sag Harbor, saw water puppets, had dinner at Jennie's boss', and chilled at the pool. Guess that's not low-key.
More pics:
Facebook Albums-- you can see them even if you're not on Facebook.
For those who doubted my steel-cutting skills, check out this pic from the cutting-die factory:
Take that, haters.
I'm obsessed with the way they package moped tires here, with this paper foil wrapped around them. I will take some pics of more elaborate foil-wrapped tires for ya and post them next time.
If you didn't know about my love for puppets, now ya know! Water puppets are a "Vietnamese Tradition".... We saw a 50 minute show last night. It was pretty... umm... interesting. I think the puppets are controlled from below but the whole show (in Vietnamese) appeared to be about how many different types of puppets they can put on water. I enjoyed and will probably go back by myself again just for the thrill. Ha.
In other news, just hoping that I can return to New England from China without getting arrested. Sigh. I had to answer questions about Skip Gates and Barack's reaction as the D-BAP (Designated Black American Princess) at dinner on Saturday night... You'd be proud. I was firm and honest, but not-aggressive. I think. Wait, what does it mean when your commentary is met with silence then the subject is changed to the weather.....? Do you institute a DontAsk-DontTell policy on racial politics, or do you keep it open, and try to be tactful? Help!
Love, Peace, and Hair Grease (can someone please send me some?!),
Me
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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