Politicians, please take notes.

what i find very, very sad is how the world can come together to spend massive amounts of time creating a massive art show (that can be seen from space) to promote climate change, but our politicians cant come together to agree on how to reduce our carbon emissions. It's very sad indeed.

I am very much into art and global climate issues, and I think this project is one of the coolest things ive seen being done...ever.

The event will be going on from November 20th to 28th and pictures are be posted as they come in on the website. id check it out if i were you.

http://earth.350.org/

and now for something completely different:
heres a song that makes me feel all tingly inside right now
"16th Stage" by Osborne
get tingly.

oh happy days.
lez

I'm sorry, but the only views i get come from either me or my mom.

So i know i promised and everything....
but do any of you care if i post pictures of a horrendously terrible concert anyway? (yes, thats how the concert was) im sure you dont.

Here are my reasons (call them excuses if you must..)

1) its been so damn long im sure people have already seen footage from at least 5 concerts after mine.
2) do people really give a shit about Adam Duritz?
3) i dont feel like dealing with legal/copyright issues if i post any footage that doesnt belong to me (and that stuff's always a bitch...)

so sorry to disappoint you. if any of you care.

ive been thinking lately about the progress of my blog, and i have come to the realization that my life is exceptionally BORING right now. i may be a blogger, but im more of a blog hunter. i cant think of how many blogs ive visited in the past hour alone. i just enjoy looking at them. but i think the thing that always draws my interest is the amount of awesomeness that goes on in their lives and the simple fact that they care enough to share it with the rest of the world. And looky there! it just so happens that people seem to be interested (who knew?).

so to the (possibly two) viewers out there, thank you for checking out this sad excuse for a proper blog.  maybe starting this fall when things start happening ill have more to talk about and ultimately a better blog.

as for now, we might just have to sit in wonderment. in a land far far away, where lez's blog is the SHIT and she has a gazillion readers and everyone loves her. dream big.

this is me if my blog doesnt get any better.... yeah...

lez

Radiohead Gets Jiggy With UNICEF

home skillets!

I would like to share something with you on behalf of the UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) corporation. They have put out a new promotional video for their new campaign called "Put it Right."
The campaign takes a five year initiative to inspire everyone to take action for the protection of children's rights.
Because, I don't know if you've noticed lately, but while were sitting at home watching our televisions and stuffing our fat faces, there are children out there that don't even have proper toilets. just lettin' ya know.

AND...  Radiohead so graciously donated their song "videotape" for the video. yay!

The video really captures the hard times that these children have to go through. No child should have to go through such shit. And I think its about time we did something about it.




and one more thing...
I saw somewhere that the video was directed to bloggers so they would get more people to watch the video (50,000 people to be exact) and check out their youtube channel.

well, i did my job..
so what are you waiting for, damn it? GO CHECK IT OUT!

thank you.


counting crows concert coming soon, i promise. i hope...



lez

Having affairs and counting things.

so im goin to a counting crows concert on thursday. WHAT?!!! and guess what else chaps? im goin'
FO FREE. (dont ask, i just have people. ;))

surprisingly, im excited.
ahhh memories; back in 2002 (or 3?) strollin' in my car singin' "they paved paradise and put up a parking lot." again and again on mainstream radio...yeah those were the days.

apart from that; ive been quite busy with dance and decision making.


oh and sorry about that rant before, the "poet" inside of me wanted to write and for some odd reason mr. and ms. paper and pen had sprouted legs and went on a hike in the mountains. so i used da internets.

anyway, ill be sure to post some stuff from the concert...if you want. i mean, yeah i know its one of those dread-wearin lead singer, 50 different people in the group (every so many years), soundtrackin' for shrek, american bands but i suppose its good to be open minded ya know? i havent listened to them since the early 2000's so it'll be good to hear them yet again.

well, i guess i just lost quite a percentage of my readers. (and who knows how low a number that could be...)


and now its time for RECOMENDATIONS!
(oh dear.)

so if your bloody tired of itunes i think going to these two sites that amp up the underground/alternative music scene to a whole new level of wickedness might be of interest to you (you ain't gonna find any britney spears on these here sites.)

Boomkat.com
the reviews on the albums are absolutely wicked. usually you read a review and youre like "okay, yeah, thats nice..." but the exquisite wording and expressiveness in these reviews is almost scary cuz its so good. the reviews are just..captivating. am i over exaggerating? oh fuck it just go look at the site.

Bleep.com
from flying lotus to chk chk chk or urban tribe. its all up there. beats, beats, and not to mention BEATS. electronica, funk/jazz (even disco!) its all there for thou enjoyment.

and of course theres sad steve if youre broke.

i apologize if these recomendations caused anyone pain or injury.

and now i must leave you. i have quite a lot of things to do ya know. ranging from drawing horrible pictures of people who are asleep to stuffing my face with brownies and prank calling my old teachers from grade school. AHH SO MUCH TO DO!!

        until next time.




             lez

"I wanna live, breath, I wanna be part of the human race."

i dont know man.

im looking at everyone, and they all seem so happy. and content with their lives. i think about people who have died, even though they had such a legacy, even though they could only get better in life, it all came to an end. I want to know what the future brings. im lazy. i want to be one of those people who have it happen to them. whats the secret? I know what I am becoming apart of, inside. but i cant let it fall. its not falling together. i want everything to be easy but it isnt. we must become strong. we must live our lives, but not look back. we must not back down.

"I wont stop now, or the penny will drop.
I wont stop now, I wont slack off,
or all of this love will be in vain."

Nevermind.

I look at people and they are having fun. they are getting somewhere. i am working. nothing is happening. i am obsessed, but the more i obsess the less it comes to me. "let it fall, let it fall." i dont know.

im just....
 ranting...

nevermind.

itll be better next time i promise.




lez

i like this one.

i think it suits you well, tony.

i have poetry on my heart. its been a while hasn't it?

"shut your doors on them

they mean nothing to you.

decide to hold hands with the devil

to sit him down for dinner,

to feed him his plate, wipe his ass.

all is well in the world."

have a nice day.

lez

=/

 

"They speak english in What?"

a little something i drew. its real rough, i know.
since i was a youngster ive been drawing sketches and adverts for my imaginary "fashion line" in which i entitled KittyBOP.

yeah i know its lame - i was 12 alright?

well then, feast your eyes.





lez

Closed Captioning Provided By...

greetings earthlings,

so i wanted to recommend this really awesome music site that i have discovered whilst embarking on the adventurous journey through the nets of inter.

its called SomaFM and its basically a radio broadcasting website featuring DJing from some of the top DJ's and music producers out there. Did i mention its completely commercial-free and is totally listener-supported?
(suck on that pandora.)

It consists of 18 different radio stations with unique themes rangin' from "secret agent" to "groove salad"
my personal favorite is "Suburbs of Goa" which showcases world beats and "desi-inspired asian tunes"
all the stuff that im into pretty much.
and guess what? theres no mainstream shit!!
woot woot.

soma's radio stations have some of the best underground/alternative stuff you'll ever hear. and if you have issues (like i do) and would rather stay up all night listening to music and surfing the net, soma's 24 hour radio broadcasting is perfect for ya.

i hope soma just got some more listeners...cuz it pains me knowing people have to read my "exquisite" and "exceptionally lengthy" reviews. im sure i dont have to tell you how sarcastic that comment was.

here be da site

Now, on to more pressing matters.

so as i have stated in a previous blog post, flying lotus recently released a new album in may entitled Cosmogramma. it features that song with thom yorke in it? remember?

i now would like to recommend the entire album, cuz its pretty sick, i must say. i know im all late or whatever but im sure if flying lotus was reading this he would commend me for such generous acts. so there.

if you are broke or just dont feel like buying it, the entire thing is on youtube.

i think you should listen to this:
Haikuesque (The Gentleman Losers' Whispers In The Rain Mix) by Bibio. its a beautiful track. personally i like this mix better than the "when she laughs" one, but its just my opinion, and who the helen would want to listen that?

AAAAALLLLLLSSSSSOOO...
(yes, that is supposed to be dramatic):

some nice old school jams for ya whipper snappers.

this here is The Headmaster Ritual by The Smiths.
It's from their 1985 album "Meat is Murder" raked #295 on Rolling Stones 500 greatest albums of all time.
oh snap.
For some reason, i have a "song of the week" in which i play a certain song nonstop and basically forget about all of my other songs. It changes most of the time, but i think this song just might win the title for "song of the month". congratulations.
WARNING: this next track might make your ears bleed with magnificent juices of what we like to call good music. behold!!


OHHHHHH DEAR GOD.
(thats dramatic too.)

i have failed to add such an amazing website to my list of sites that pleasure my eyeballs so effortlessly.
LOOKBOOK! (best fashion street style site around)
i actually was on hiatus from it for a while, but i have returned, and it puzzles me how i could have ever left. go check it out in the links column
ASAP.

ahhh.... how i enjoy blowing peoples faces and ears off...



is it over?...hmm, i suppose it its.







cheers.


lez

Things I learned Today.

Just a few things I learned today....

While at my morning outdoor Tai Chi class, my teacher discovered something quite "trippy" if you want to put it bluntly. We all looked up, and thhere was a massive ring around the sun that looked like some sort of rainbow. We all exclaimed in a puzzled tone, " how the hell does that happen?" Then my teacher wonderfully added , "man, I wonder what that would look like if I was smokin' a joint..." He's a great guy.

Anyway, since I was so curious about it, I googled that shit...

It's called a "Solar Halo." It forms from ice crystals in cirrus clouds. The clouds are lower and randomly orriented around the sun and the suns rays reflect off of the crystals forming a ring.

i know right, OH SHITE!

I got a little carried away and started looking up other trippy sun phenomenons.

I then learned about what are called "Sun Dogs" or "Parahelia" if you wanna get all scientific.

They are also formed by ice crystals in cirrus clouds that are vertically aligned across the sky. The sun refelcts off of the clouds making it look like there are 3 different suns in the sky.

thats alot of sun screen...

so yeah, you can go smoke some joints and stare at the sun, or you could purchase some SPF 1000...whatever works.

Songs that will blow your ears off. (in a good way of course.)
Flying Lotus:  "And the World Laughs With You" (ft. THOM YORKE!)
this is the leaked track from his new album coming out in May. oooo.

The Bee Gees: "More than a Woman"
I was watching "Saturday Night Fever" yesterday and i had this song stuck in my head ALL DAY.
goes to show that that movie never gets old, i suppose.
i wish my voice could be all high pitched like that, too.



Go now, soak up that goodness.


cheerio, chaps.

lez

Funny Shaped Heads.

Great news, chaps!

Remember me telling you about that Radiohead concert to raise money for haiti in LA?


well, it was a HUGE SUCCESS!
(who would have thunk)

Turns out the band raised over 500,000 smackaroos, with the highest bid being $2000. Damn.



can you say "loyal fans?"

yeah, so you can suck on that Bono....anyway...

Here are some nifty pics from the event; theyre quite amusing actually.

On top of that, they played one of my new favorites "Lotus Flower," which Thom debuted at his solo concerts in October 2009. It hasn't been released yet, but it is predicted that it will be on their new album that they're working on now. I fell in love instantly when I first heard it.

And for your viewing pleasures, heres a nice video of "Lotus Flower" from the concert yesterday.

thats right, get aroused:

yeah, I knew it...

you just did one in your pants didn't you? figures.

"Slowly we unfold

as lotus flowers;

And all I want is the moon upon a stick

Just to see what if,

just to see what is."

I reckon ill be seein' yall again, yu hur?


lez.

"Where I End and You Begin."

Sitting here listening to the heavy rain run off of my window pain, I get to thinking...when is this all gonna end? All of this hard work, i mean. when is it going to be easy? I think back on the past and realize how many nights ive pulled all-nighters or have stressed out so much that I couldn't sleep. And for what? To live the good life in the future? Bull Shit. Everything that I have to do right know is not advancing my future because, to be blunt, NO ONE CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE.

The future could hold something that no one could have ever predicted or foresee. Something that could change our lives forever. Everything we hold near and dear means nothing in the end. Why do we have to worry so much about planning ahead? Why do we have to sit at home and cry because we didnt get something we wanted, while people are sitting out there with nothing and are the happiest people alive? Our idea of happiness and prosperity have all been turned into material things and wants.

"when you grow up, maybe you'll have a huge mansion and 15 cars, and you'll be a smart CEO of a company and make lots of money and you can do whatever you want," Mummy says.

Is that all we want these days?

"Study hard and get good grades in school and go to a good university and you can have and do whatever you want," daddy says.

What if you have a learning disability, does that mean your fucked for life? What if you are a terrible test taker? does that mean that you wont go to a good college? Why do people believe that your whole future depends on a test score? why do things have to be that way? Some of the most successful people in the world didnt finish school or get a degree. Were they doomed for life? i dont think so...

I have met people with dyslexia, autism, down syndrome, etc. and they are some of the smartest people I know. people look down on them saying they're stupid and will never amount to anything. But they have some of the brightest minds that are open to so many new things.
Some of the greatest minds have had disabilities or setbacks in their life. Albert Einstein was terrible at math, Beethoven was deaf, and Steven Hawking was completely paralyzed, just to name a few. People said that they couldnt do it, people said that their future looked grim and they wouldnt have anything in life, but look at them now, they are some of the smartest people to ever have lived.

All I'm trying to say is, what the hell is it all for? why are we preparing and worrying over all of this? In my future, I want to be happy and not look back and ask myself why I was so stressed over something that wasnt worth stressing over in the end. I want to be wise and have an open mind to learning new and interesting things and cultures, not forced into learning something to have a bloody test on at the end of the week. I want to experience true love, I want to travel the world. I dont want my life to be restricted by money or how bad or good I did in school. Because if the world ended tomorrow, billions of people will leave this world trapped by the lies of the "get rich or die tryin'" mentality, billions of people will leave wishing they had gone to play outside instead of sitting inside studying for a entrance exam. billions of people will leave this world with all of the money and things one could ever imagine, wishing they could give it all up for a happier life.

We all have regrets, but ones that only form if we stop ourselves from doing what we truly want to do in life. Do what you want to do today because time is running out. We dont have a set future, but we do have a set present; a set now.

Live your life now and have no regrets, and in the end, it'll make all the difference.

"And we all went to heaven in a little row boat.
There was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt."

peace.

X
                   

lez

What's That, Mate?

News, All!!

We all know about the devastating events that have happened in Haiti in the past few days, and alot of celebrities are reaching out to help. One group in particular, Radiohead, is having a live concert this Sunday night at 7:00 at the Music Box Theatre at The Fonda in Los Angeles, California. All profits will go to the Oxfam Haiti Relief Fund.

git yo tickets hur dudes.



Also, if youre into mainstream shit...

In America, George Clooney is hosting a live benefit concert with a whole lot of big celebrities attending and performing. it starts TONIGHT at 8:00 ET. so stop surfing the net, get off your booty, and go watch it.

if you're in to that kind of thing anyway...


if you would like donate directly to Haiti funds yourself here's a website that'll help you out with that.

it's really good site with lots of info. DONATE NOW.

yay...

So how are those resolutions comin' along?
do i even have to ask...

...yeah, i figured.

I'm bloody tired, sore from dancing, and I need a holiday.

Other Stuff:
Here are some nice songs to get the z's goin':

"Nice Dream" by Radiohead, for the nightmares...
"Sleep" by Azure Ray, for the depressed insomniacs
"Aunties Lock/Infinitum" by Flying Lotus, trippy.

happy sleeping.

"Has the light gone out for you?
Because the light has gone out for me."

oh and i also took a trip to the public library...

=/

oh, one more thing...
ok, so I know its been a few days since I posted a blog but, what can I say folks, I have a life, as well as shit to do while in that life. so quit bitchin' yo.

lez

New Year's Resolutions?

                                                   

Why, hello there. here are what some New Year's kick-off celebrations look like around the world. From the left, it's Tokyo, Japan, Sydney, Australia, and London, England is on the right.
pretty nifty, eh?


well dudes, we've made it to another year. personally i hope that i can manage to accomplish all of the things i have set to accomplish in "resolution land" this year. To be quite honest, i have never been one to set those bloody NYR's, i mean, all they end up being are just promises you can't keep.

You can't suddenly say "im gonna quit smoking" or something like that just because the clock struck midnight. come on, get real.

The 1st of January seems to be the dictator here, forcing you to change your ways with a 60 second warning.

"STOP SMOKING OR DIE."
...that's what it would say i suppose.

Sorry im being such a gloom monger, he he.

But positively speaking, resolutions are good to set
if youre actually going to abide by them.... (oh damn, back to negative again! sorry.)

have a serious problem with keeping your word on resolutions that are hard to break? here are some easier resolutions that you might have more chances of keeping:

-spend more time watching the telly.
-watch more movies.
-chat more over the phone/internet.
-read less.
-gain weight. put on at least 30 pounds.
-stop exercising. waste of time.
-procrastinate more.
-drink.
-drink again.
-drink some more.
-start being superstitious.
-spend less time at work.
-splurge more.
-take up a new habit. maybe smoking... or something.

hope those work out for ya.

if i did have any resolutions they would probably be...hmm...uhh..
-GET MORE SLEEP.
-do more to reduce my carbon footprint.
-work on time managment skills.
-stay more up to date on current events
-avoid the evil doer: THE CARBOHYDRATE.
-daily meditation/reflection.
-never set resolutions again...

yeah enough of that crap.

 i hope everyone partied extra hard this new years eve (i know i did.)

woohoo!

and yes, i know. it's a big ass bottle of wine.
best wishes for the new year!

lez