Turn Signals: 101.

Really people, how hard is it to use your turn signal? And why is it that no one uses them anymore? If anyone has an answer please post a comment. After my evening commute today, I realized how upset I am about this. I'm pretty sure if you didn't use your signal when you took your driving test it was an automatic FAIL.

Am I supposed to know that you are going to cut me off? Sometimes it's easy to tell, only because I've seen those crazy lane changers out there. I think the kids are calling it "weaving". News flash: YOU'RE NOT COOL. You actually look pretty stupid. Why do you think the signal is located in a convenient, accessible area? Correct, so you won't use it.

Just in case any of you out there have forgotten how to use your signal I've put together a short tutorial with pictures for better understanding.

When turning LEFT keep your left hand on the wheel at 9 o'clock and stick your fingers out (they should reach, if not I suggest studying this) so your index finger is above and middle finger is below the signal, like so. Simply flick the signal DOWN, you will hear a click and the pretty light will flash and there ya go, by golly you've used your signal! Your signal will conveniently click off on its own after you have made your turn.





Follow the same instructions when turning RIGHT, except flick the signal UP, like so.





I hope this helps. Now go out there are use your sigs!!!

If you're sick of reading lectures, please go to this site to look at puppies.

pervalicious

so now that i am (as I like to call it) job-free, i'll tell you how i really feel.

yeah, i used to work for american apparel...

Paying for Songs

iTunes is about to reach their 10 billionth purchased song. Well start buyin' more folks cause the lucky person who buys the 1,000,000,000th mp3 gets a $10,000 gift certificate to iTunes! Imagine all of the media you could buy with that. Seriously. That's more than my car is worth and probably my net worth. Let's see, in my iTunes purchased section I have a total of 76 songs. I tried to calculate the percentage of my contribution, but I didn't understand the answer, there were letters in it.

Happy listening, or buying, which ever you're doing more of....

The Difference Between Curling and Snowboarding...

is Scotty Lago, Olympic bronze medalist. Lago "left" the games after scandalous pictures of him, his medal and an AZN surfaced on the internet, compliments of TMZ. Upon celebrating his victory, Lago and a very enthusiastic fan were snapped having a moment...



After pictures surfaced, Lago left Vancouver and headed home. Some say it was on his own terms, however, some say he was given an ultimatum: apologize and leave, or get kicked out. Either way he's back home and the incident stirred up a lot of discussion...

"How shocking! A young, healthy, virile, medal-winning athlete having a little fun. And he’s a snowboarder. Those guys do nothing but train, sleep, drink milk and read the Bible." —In Entertainment

"At least Lago was allowing strangers to bask in the glory of an Olympic medal…. While the photograph may have been in poor taste...by no means did it merit the sort of treatment he received." —Yahoo Sports

(This was entitled 'Way to make the most of a bronze')
"[T]he men of America and maybe the world are applauding little Scotty Lago and his creative use of the least cool medal around." —Creative Loafing

Lago was finished competing after his bronze. It makes me wonder what people do with their medals when there aren't any cameras around...

V Day in the whale's V...

was pretty eventful. I went to yoga, and then skyped with my bestie Yess. Lookin' good Jess and Darla.





I also got a package from my mom and ate entirely way too much chocolate. :)

For My Man McQ

Dear Alexander McQueen,

Your marvelous talent for transforming clothing into ostentatious works of art will be greatly missed by me. Your work is the bee's knees and I am more than sad that there will be no more of your theatrical, innovative portrayals of clothing. Losing you will extend far beyond the realm of fashion.



Famous hologram of Kate Moss. You should probably YouTube this, it's worth it.



Let's not forget the 'Bad Romance' number.



Genius, you are. RIP.

-- Amy

Holy Shnikey!!!

It's February 2010? I haven't blogged since August. This is bad, real bad for my millions of followers. Please don't be mad while I try to list some crazy things that happened to me in the past 6 months, in hopes that you can identify at least one reason that excuses my lack of writing.

1. I turned 23, clearly.

2. I drove to Mammoth, Tahoe, Ashland, Bend, Portland, San Francisco and Thousand Oaks from San Diego.



3. I went to Denver and showed everyone how I roller blade all the time.

4. I got a job, a good one.

5. I got drop kicked by Tom W.

6. I went to Vegas and won $200 playing craps. (Then proceeded to not save it... it's Vegas)

7. My wolf pack grew by one (ahem, Zaq Shore)

8. I hiked to the top of Mt. Bachelor.

9. I moved to the tallest floor I've ever lived on, the nasty 9th.

10. I went to Lake Tulloch with the Paulicks.

11. I hosted the best Christmas party I've ever attended, and I'm not just saying that because I threw it.



12. I finally met my best friend's (ex) boyfriend, after a whole year.

13. I built the tallest Jenga, EVER. There was literally no moves left. We beat the game.

14. I (drunkenly) worked a booth at a tradeshow with Jess.


So there you have it. A whole 14 things I could think of. Thre rest of the time was spent either snowboarding, drinking, working or vigorously dancing.

Consistant blogs, comin' atcha (MOM).

This is why he's hot.

This company never ceases to amaze me.

One word: INNOVATORS

American Apparel's Dov Charney hustles ass-less tights.

August 1-7 marked 18th annual celebration of World Breastfeeding Week. Contemporary art inspiration surely ensues...

'Angelina Jolie Sculpture Raises Awareness Of Breastfeeding'

'A bronze statue of Angelina Jolie breastfeeding two babies is to be unveiled in Oklahoma City.

The sculpture – titled Landmark For Breastfeeding – was created by artist Daniel Edwards and will be unveiled on September 11 at MainSite, a contemporary art gallery. An official copy of the sculpture is expected to be auctioned by Sotheby’s on October 6 for the New York Academy of Art’s annual Take Home A Nude art auction.

“Landmark for Breastfeeding” was inspired by last year’s cover of W magazine featuring Angelina Jolie feeding her new babies.'



Intrigued by Edwards' inspirations, I decided to do a little research.

Daniel Edwards is a contemporary, American sculptor, who is known for his controversial, pop-culture-inspired pieces. This Jolie sculpture took him 3 years to complete. His other works include:

"Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston" - a sculpture symbolic of Britney Spears' decision to put her career on hold and have kids...



... you can search the 360° on this one.

"Paris Hilton Autopsy" - A warning to underage, female prom-goers...





A few others, that I will let you search on your own, but involve other high-profile, symbolic names (Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, etc.). With ease, Edwards is able to translate his ideas of our pop culture-istic society into his sculptures and bring meaning to something so dysfunctional. What a GD genius.

Gotta Love America

Recent Craigslist rant and rave finding...

'Burger regret'

"Shortly after consuming half a 9 lb. pizza burger, I began to sweat profoundly and hallucinate. Nine hours later I had a colostomy bag installed and a lung removed."



My first thoughts were somewhere along the lines of 'that is f***ing disgusting', if that's not what they were for you, then something is wrong with you. But then I couldn't figure out if I felt sorry for the poor bloke who was stupid enough to try to eat a goddamn 9 LB PIZZA BURGER. So wait, I'm confused... It's a pizza and a burger? Oh, I get it. They used 2 full blown pizzas as the buns. Nope, don't feel sorry for you. As if Americanized pizza wasn't fattening enough. We had to go and put a cow patty in the middle. I'm trying to do the math here... According to Yahoo! Answers, 1 pizza approx. = 1.5 lbs. x 2 = 3 lbs. So your telling me you tried to eat a 6 lb burger and 3 lbs of pizza at the same time?! Way to go, man. No wonder you wound up in the ER. Maybe you should call up Jared from Subway for some nutrition advice, that's just foul.

Faces

I have no friends, so I draw my own.

UNTITLED

(charcoal and pencil)

JON

(oil pastel on blackboard)

Heel Kicks

As you all know, my good friend Jess and I have a dirty hobby of cyberly talking about the happenin', hip shit. Like true artists, we try to keep a non-materialistic motive, but that never really works out. We like to talk about fashion... I mean what do you expect? We're girls. Which means we love shoes. And if there is one post-college thing I can conclude about the two of us, it's that she likes sneakers, and I like heels. Its kinda like how Keanan feels about.... tittays?

Nevertheless, Jess is a street sneaker connoisseur, and a beautiful stiletto to me is pretty much an aphrodisiac. With this in mind, I have created the dirtiest, street loving, chic shoe ever known to mankind. I give you the Jessica Chinn......



Sporty sneaker or sexy cutout bootie? I say yes to both.



Perforated leather bootie with open toe and cutout heel. Lace-up closure at front and Velcro closure at ankle. 1.25" covered platform and 4.5" covered wedge heel. Distressed rubber sidewall and sole.

Whether you hittin' the street or the strip club, retailing for $3,500 you can't go wrong.

Money Matters

So I saw Transformers 2. It was amazing. You can immediately tell how much more money they had for round duex. Shia-boof beefed up, but I never got the shirtless shot I was waiting for. And then there's this....

Valentino: The Last Emperor

8 Reasons why you should see this documentary...

1. People like Valentino remind us that the fashion industry is not superficial nonsense.

2. Art comes in many forms and designers are true artists with a genuine love for beauty.

3. I cried (I don't really know why, though - maybe you could tell me).

4. If you like to be inspired.

5. It's playing at the San Diego Civic Theatre (awesome historical dwelling).

6. If you like clothes.

7. Because Valentino Garavani is one of the most charming old men I have ever laid eyes on and his ideas are far from frivolous.

8. Jackie O was rad.

Life Research 1.5: People like to celebrate their hard move with a party.

BACKGROUND RESEARCH:

From my previous Life Research Conclusion, we now know that moving can be very tough. Luckily, the Moving Gods invented something called "Housewarming Parties", where the new house inhabitants invite their friends and family over to drink and celebrate the new home.

HYPOTHESIS:

One house mover's hard work is completely paid off by an excellent housewarming party.

EXPERIMENT:

Throw a "Housewarming Party" where friends can fully basque in the freshly personalized, new home. Coincidentally, my good friends Rachel and Maddy also experienced a move around the same time which resulted in a Friday night "Housewarming Party" and M & R's and a Saturday "Housewarming Party" at Amy's.

RESULTS:

Nuff' Said.



































CONCLUSION:

Any excuse to party is a good one.