a year in (re)view.

things I'm into right now, because you care and I haven't updated in mucho millenia

groups of 5, ten is too hard.

in no paahticular order, five better instances in music of 2008:

only by the night - kings of leon

mgmt

lady gaga

fleet foxes

katy perry

moments in art:

Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976, SLAM. (through 1/11)

Ideal [Dis-]Placements: Old Masters, Pulitzer. (still on, go see!)

Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury, Kemper.

Rachel Whiteread, MFA Boston.

Shepard Fairey, ICA Boston. (still there, check out where all those awesome Obama posters came from, for real)

things:

prez #44

the birds nest in beijing

real-life barbie shoes

the genius app on itunes

people who can do the entire single ladies dance

some resolutions for me (only 4 though, it's my blog, i get to break the pattern):

.stop complaining about being fat

.run more

.be more responsible

.try new things

some for youz guys:

>quit walking on the sidewalk like a drunk-ass fool in the middle of the afternoon

>get yourself some good taste for a change

>less strollers.

>more coral.

>keep those bakeries open later

Newer Additions

(pastel on paper)

A shot at interpreting Picasso's signature style. The colors are a bit bolder than what I had in mind initially, but I'm not complaining. I really like this one, but I don't know what to do with it.

New Additions

(pastel on paper)

New piece. Raise your hand if you like it.

More to come

YES YES YES YES YES!!

creepin up from behind

happy (early) halloween!
no tricks, just treats: here's some GaGa for your pop pleasure
it's like coke for your eyes and it came out on iTunes today.

quotacular:

“I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. "Can I interest you in the chicken?" she asks. "Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it? To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked."

- Author David Sedaris, on undecided voters

just a quick note:

so I just got my absentee ballot today.    v. exciting

obviously you know who's running for president, maybe you care, maybe you don't (but you are going to vote, AREN'T YOU?)

whether you're filling in the bubbles or punching out the holes, you'll probably notice that there's more on there than space for the next commander in chief--and some states have more exciting stuff going on than others.

I don't live in California, Arizona, or Florida, but if I did, I would vote NO on Propositions 8 (CA), 2 (FL) and 102 (AZ). if you call any of those three home, maybe take a gander at that little space on the ballot on november 4th.

it's dumb that the government gets to decide who you can marry, but at least in some places you have the opportunity to change things for the better

if you need any more persuasion, check these vids

or maybe a celebrity or two would help

(hugs to all my homo homies)  <3