Hey, you....yeah you.

So im really interested in community service work, and am a big fan of protesters and activist groups, especially the ones that focus on global issues.

This here is a site about global warming, which is a HUGE issue for our world today. It's a "virtual march" as they would call it and i recommend that everyone join. 1 million people isnt enough, and the more people that join the closer we'll be to reducing carbon emissions and saving our planet.

DO IT OR DIE. (literally though)

To learn more about Global Warming, I recommend that you watch Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth,"
for its quite insightful and very informative.

And looky here!
I have a link to the WHOLE MOVIE! don't worry you can thank me later...

an inconvenient truth movie

one condition though: you need DivX Player to view it, so you might wanna get that.

Too lazy and dont wanna take the time out to simply download a web player?
well then, you're fucked.


happy viewing.



lez

Black Swan

In many industries, race has always been a controversial issue. But, there's been some light on the other side of the very grim and whithering hill, mostly in the past year, even. From seeing more and more top Black models on the high-fashion scene to seeing the first African-American President lead a country, we have come a long way...in a sense.

But there is one field that is still in the dark, a field so far from change, that it is in the abyss of a black hole, sitting in the pits of hell on the dark side of the hill....

...Ballet.

The Ballet industry has maybe only seen 5 dancers in Major Ballet Companies in the history of dance, 2 of them being Principal's. Houston Ballet's Lauren Anderson and Boston Ballet's Tai Jiminez, who was forced to step down due to injuries. And that's all folks.

Being black myself, as well as a dancer, it bothers me.

Although, I think the Ballet world is completely biased in general, really.

They lie to people constantly, telling you that you "have a great deal of potential," but then you get cut from the audition at the end of the day cuz you "need to focus on your weight," or something like that.

At this point, people are like "Wait what? But i thought you said that i was..." Yeah. That's how it goes.

Here's the School of American Ballet's criteria for getting into their school. All dancers must be:

-skinny

-have good feet

-"pretty" (in an SAB sense)
-preferably white...sadly

here's their motto:

"We dont care if you suck, if you fit the criteria you'll definitely get in."

I'm not saying that all black people get rejected because of their race. Some of them actually aren't good. But at the same time we aren't perfect. All I'm saying is that the dancers that are good have definitely been put in the shadows. And something needs to be done about it.

For your eyeballs:

Here's a video of the Black Swan Pas de Deux from the ballet "Swan Lake" performed by American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancers Gillian Murphy and Angel Corella. It's in 2 parts by the way.

Here's a New York Times article on the issue of Black women in the dance industry (or lack there of).

It's really quite interesting.

This is the music video for Thom Yorke's song "Black Swan." It has absolutely nothing to do with racism or even dance for that matter,

i just thought it was a good song. He he he.

So for all you aspiring dancers out there, i say go for it. Times will change...eventually. Work hard and take your dance seriously, man. Prove those cocky, ignorant ballet directors wrong. We can make a difference!

A little somthin' somthin' i wrote. i am not responsible for any suicides from reading this...im sorry in advance.

waiting for that chance in front of the shadows

passion for the weak, the heavy-hearted

standing alone

blistering soul

The lights are out again.

I'm standing in the dark,

standing in the dark,

waiting for that chance.

That chance...in the light.

sorry about my rambling, tee hee...

Happy New Years Eve-"eve", dudes.

lez

Good Work Lads. (the sarcasm note)

Oh golly gee, Look! The Americans have done it again! What a great bunch of folks those Americans are! So together, so smart.... Don't leave the country while you can, americans,  for there's no need to leave such a GREAT, and WONDERFUL country.


was that good enough?

Here's why my sarcasm was so blatantly obvious.

CIA failed to circulate report about bombing suspect

=/

lez

"Death of Auto-tune."

Happy Tuesday all,

Today I tuned in to the show "Later...With Jools Holland," a live show where like 5 bands perform on 1 stage, and Feist was performing. It was a pretty good song too, dont know the name, but it had some good beats along with some intense guitar riffs. But then someone came up to me and said,

"You like this song?"
i said "yeah."
he said "why? this song is so weird"

!!!!????
WTF

i would have said "f__ off" but i decided not to (sure was thinking it though...)

Feist is known for her alternative sounds and i totally appreciate that because she's a very good artist.
But to say that her music is "weird' really bothers me. its obvious that they are limited, only listening to their generic, indeterminate, and BORING shit they call music.

All they listen to is "fridge buzz" as Thom would say. their minds aren't open to new things and new ideas. and i have real issue with people like that. People need to stop listening to the same old FAKE music with everyones voices in auto-tune and a beat that took one  min. (or less) to make that sounds like every other beat thats on the crap radio today.

where's the REAL MUSIC!?

the radio is full of shit as well as the music industry. it makes me mad, man.

Here's a song called "DOA (death of auto-tune)" by Jay-Z. He is one of my favorite rappers and probably one of the only rappers out there that makes real music with some substance. crap musicians of today need to learn from him and his work.

please excuse his french by the way...

"This is anti autotune, death of the ringtone,
this ain't for iTunes, this ain't for sing alongs
This is Sinatra at the opera, bring a blonde
Preferably with a fat ass who can sing a song
Wrong, this ain't politically correct
This might offend my political connects
My raps don't have melodies
This should make n___wanna go and commit felonies"

on the up side, radiohead played on the show! except i tuned in too late and i only saw them do two songs...bummer.

oh well, back to my shitty laptop with shit quality youtube videos of live shows from X years ago.
fun, fun, fun

on the subject, here's a little something i wrote. im sorry...

"back in your head
catching a glimpse
it isnt really there.
the flicker of fireis burnt out, no more
no beauty, no life
all burned to the ground"

go now, open your mind.

lez

I'm Doing It Again.

I'm only hurting myself with this one. it bothers me that i still cant manage to turn the lights off and plant myself on this uncomfortable mattress.

it also bothers me that my brain is a two-timming backstabber.

One side is saying "lez! do you know what time it is? put the laptop down an commense with the sleeping!"

while the other side is saying "Lez! WTF are you doing! The night is still young! you still have alot of surfing to do! Touch that light, and ill KILL YOU."

man, what a bitch...

well, being a normal, imperfect human being and all, chances are i wont be going to bed anytime soon...yeah.

more posting will come when more things are running through my head cuz right now all i can really think about is what i could possibly look like the next day with no sleep....should be interesting i presume.

"You can't take it with you
Dancin' for your pleasure
You are not to blame for
bittersweet distractor"

good night, and good luck.

lez

Fun Time

just had some fun i guess...it'll get better i promise.

im so sorry you had to see this actually.

lez

AVATAR

Just got back from seeing the new Avatar movie. Damn good movie; definitely the best special effects I have ever seen (it better have been, cuz that movie cost a shit load to make...) Although, sorry to say, it isnt my favorite movie. It was a pretty predictable plot and overall the story was pretty generic. But hey, what beats seein' a movie in 3D!?

Yeah I know that wasnt the greatest movie review but...

Song penetrating my mind at the moment (or song stuck in my head, however you want to put it):
Radiohead-Bulletproof...I Wish I Was
Beautiful song...Here, take a Listen

Other stuff.
-I heard "Boys Dont Cry" by The Cure playing while shopping at J.Crew today.
it made me quite happy.
-i need to clean things
-im hungry.

thats pretty much it i suppose. 

Love and Happiness to you

lez

Exceptionally Weird.

In any event, I'm looking on the bright side here. Staying up till 10:00 in the morning with no sleep manages to keep me up surfing the net and learning lots more about radiohead...yay.

Its only a mater of time before my eyes fall out i suppose.

Why do I torture myself like this? Not quite sure. Pretty soon im gonna become an insomniac and my bedtime will be when pigs fly.

AWESOME! (yes, that is sarcasm)

Good Night?

lez