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Amantes Sunt Amentes

2008-06-28T12:26:00.005-04:00

Yo I don't know why Butter turned turquoise but its some kind of glitch

2008-05-11T04:04:00.002-04:00

Beggy and Butter

2008-05-10T00:39:00.003-04:00

Beggy and Butter

2008-05-10T00:08:00.001-04:00

Yay I'm Famous Again!

2008-04-10T18:18:00.000-04:00

http://www.jcreport.com/intelligence/visual-art/100408/when-fashion-and-chamber-music-collide

I'm on the JC Report!

Beggy and Butter

2008-03-26T20:05:00.004-04:00

I Got Really Sad When I Read This Because I'm a Bat Lover

2008-03-26T13:35:00.002-04:00

Everyone knows I love bats. That is precicely why I almost had an emotional coma when I read this article. I hated it! Apparently a bunch of bats in New York are dying, and scientists don't why.

Is It Wrong to Laugh at Animals: Part II

2008-03-11T23:34:00.000-04:00

Beta

2008-03-07T01:05:00.002-05:00

Click to enlarge and read !

The Greatest Commercial In History

2008-03-03T04:08:00.002-05:00

This used to come on daytime TV when I was a kid. God it doesn't get much better than this.

Click to Enlarge 'Em

2008-02-27T02:31:00.006-05:00

Peter just sent me the pictures of his model wearing the dress I made last May. The jacket isn't mine, just the white dress. Thanks Petes!

All He Wants

2008-02-24T22:27:00.002-05:00

Beggy's Insomnia

2008-02-22T03:50:00.003-05:00

Happy Valentines From Beggy

2008-02-14T01:27:00.003-05:00

The Promise

2008-02-13T00:37:00.009-05:00

"I wasn't made for this world," Caviar said softly. There was no sadness in her voice, only a vague and slightly dreamy resignation. She walked over to the machine and got in. The car's engine roared for a brief moment. Then, like a darting silver fish, it was gone. It bulleted steadily over the horizon and disappeared without warning, completely out of sight. He wondered if he would ever see her again. Just then, he looked down. She had dropped a plasma note on the desert floor. He entered the code and waited for the words to appear. "Forget me, or I shall kill you," it read. He stared back at the horizon, wondering just how long he had to live...

Caviar in China

2008-02-11T14:04:00.001-05:00

Yes Its True

2008-02-05T00:21:00.000-05:00

I told you I dream in Multicolor. I got these bootleg in China. Hella exclusive.

Soul 2 Seoul

2008-02-03T00:29:00.000-05:00

It stresses me out that he's not mine...

Same band, but a cover.

And I'm mad at this. I'm way tighter than that girl so...

I want to thank DJ Peetz for bringin' that "Korean bounce".

First Dress

2008-02-02T22:00:00.000-05:00

The picture is vague. I'm now in the process of beading the top part of the dress with pearls I bought at the Pearl Market in Beijing. Its almost done, this is my first 'look'. The dress is tea length, meaning it stops at mid calf on the model like dresses from the 1950s.

Isn't this a great picture though? I mean the quality. I took it on my new Blackberry Pearl (its pink)! One of the functions is a nice digicam.

Wedding Dress

2008-02-01T13:50:00.000-05:00

Here's some bootleg camera phone pics from the thursdays fitting for my second look.

His Mom is Actually from Dakkar

2008-01-30T00:35:00.000-05:00

A New Beggy

2008-01-23T20:12:00.002-05:00

While I Was Google Image Searching

2008-01-18T10:00:00.001-05:00

I was searching for jackals (just a routine 'fave animal' search) I came across this pic of some really undignified squabbling over what appears to be just a bunch of moldy dino bones. Survival of the terri grossest.

I Wouldn't be Caught Dead

2008-01-18T09:33:00.000-05:00

Not only do I disagree with this infantile persona, but like I said I happen to love coca cola classic.

After just having come back from communist China, I can tell you this: don't you dare sit in your middle class apartment with all its lovely creature comforts and wear this shirt you scum. Back in the day, communism was probably hella needed in China, where people were starving in the countrysides. Now, however, I think China is doing the right thing by letting in free enterprise. My god, if you could see how stagnating communism has been socially, culturally, and financially you would agree. Communism is a good jumping off point for countries who are experiencing extreme poverty perhaps, something to get the ball rollin on feedin the masses and whatnot. But this shirt is so lame, so half baked I don't even want to keep talking about it and the douche who wears it.

Sweet HayZeus

2008-01-16T07:14:00.000-05:00

I'm back from my three weeks in Beijing and I just slept for over 24 hours. I got up a few times to snack, but since neither of my roommates seem to eat there was only sliced bread (gross) and the Bonne Maman jam I bought before I left. And Coca Cola Classic, which is as delicious as birthday cake.

I didn't take many pictures when I was there. Pictures bore me. I feel taking pictures takes away from the fun of the actual experience. Often times people's pictures look as if they were taken to somehow prove they were having fun, or prove their coolness. Not always, of course. But that's just my deal. Actually, I didn't even take a camera cuz Nate has one, and he was in charge of that. I'm gonna post some though, mostly cuz I bet you aint know anyone who's been to Beijing. Also, I'm not totally averse to showing off, as long as you do it with style, class, and panache, like Donald Trump. Also, I'd like to note that I'm an awful photographer and that gadgets are boring. Yes, I'm talking to you mr. ipod touch. I don't care if you can play playstation on your ipod. What a snooze fest!

BTW--get with Ian Flemming's James Bond books. I just read Goldfinger in two days. It was hilarious, and slightly racist I should warn you (which I really enjoyed). I'm looking forward to reading them all.

This Is How I Dream

2007-12-17T01:34:00.001-05:00

I Was Missed

2007-11-24T01:34:00.000-05:00

I didn't get to go home for Thanksgiving, so I didn't attend the thanksgiving dinner at Nas's familys house. Sucks for me. I had to stay here, super lonely and miserable, and work. Me and Bria basically ate scones for dinner. Muy pathetic actually. But as my daddy said, you have to sacrifice for success. Sigh.

Nas and Shaf (mostly Nas) made a little video to show me that I was missed! It was such a nice suprise, I really loved it.

The Great Wall of Hatred

2007-11-18T01:47:00.001-05:00

As some of you know, I'm going to Beijing China for christmas to a) visit my boo, and b) financially research. Why this xmas? Well I decided to fly as far away from christianity as possible, and I figured where better than China: historically the world's most racist place.

Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. Do you think they built the 'great' wall to further diversity? Just the opposite my friends. I'm actually really offended by the great wall of china. I'm offended that someone would have the indecency to even ask me if i was going to go visit it at all (no ones asked me yet, but i'm really looking forward to giving a really righteous explanation).

The wall was built to keep my people (The Huns) out. My great great great etc grandaddy Atilla the Hun beleived in racial equality and interracial dating. But clearly, the Chinese had other ideas. By building the Ungreat wall, they created a homogenous utopia. A racist utopia. The great wall of China is a symbol of hate. Hate for other cultures and races. Want some examples how this panned out?

Well just take a look at other countries...Canada...the great satan the U$A....Brazil....France....they are all heterogeneous nations, filled with blacks, whites, latins, and asians. now take a look at China: Its all Chinese people. One billion Chinese people. See...we need to rethink the great wall as a destination for tourism. Or maybe we can learn from it by just saying no to great wall of hatred.

How would you feel if a bunch of martians joyfully toured the US/Mexico border and that gigantic wall that GW built there? Or that ridiculous wall between Palestine and I$rael? Not such a tourist destination, those two walls, are they? See. Told you.

Also, Nate already went and told me it was mad boring and I just really never cared for a pile of bricks in the middle of a forest. Big Friggin Deal.

Is It Wrong to Laugh at Animals?

2007-11-14T00:13:00.000-05:00

He's so sleepy that he can't even keep his eyes open poor guy.

Let the Good Times Roll

2007-11-03T01:29:00.001-04:00

Mkay...

2007-10-23T22:03:00.000-04:00

I've been majorly busy with school. I have been dissapointing you all with my lack of updates. Meanwhile enjoy this picture of Kells.

Sometimes I think to myself: I'd love to be rich and possibly famous one day. But I hope I don't go compeletly insane too.

Jeez What a Paradise

2007-10-12T23:40:00.001-04:00

Drink it in why don't you.
The curse of this name is a good one, tell you that. I gotta tell you that.

Ma and Pa

2007-10-03T01:47:00.000-04:00

I'm doin this assignment and I needed some photos of my parents. Check mommy and daddy out on they wedding day! And the one below is in Shushtar (Iran) bout 30 years ago. Mom is the blondie and daddy is the dapper young copy of yours truly in the blue cashmere v neck.

More Crucial Dino News

2007-09-23T02:09:00.000-04:00

Get this:

We have proof that raptors had feathers.

"A close study of a velociraptor forearm found in Mongolia shows the presence of quill knobs, bumps on the bone where the feathers anchor, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science. "Finding quill knobs on velociraptor ... means that it definitely had feathers. This is something we'd long suspected, but no one had been able to prove," Alan Turner, lead author on the study and a graduate student of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History and at Columbia University in New York, said in a statement."

Well wow. I've waited so long for this day to come, and to all of you who fought me on this and said no way, I grew up looking at animatronic dinosaurs with scaly skin so it must be the truth...here is your proof. I'm not sorry either because I always had a feeling that fake dinosaurs in museums like the natural history museum in Frisco were a sham. Real raptors, after all, are only 3 feet tall and 30 pounds. In other words, Jurassic Park was the biggest lie Hollywood has created yet. Exxagerating nature is rude, and especially if its just to make money. They made them huge and featherless. This was so undignified. The thing is, animals can't speak so how can they defend themselves when they are being misrepresented time and time again by the media.

Ok Finally I'm Famous

2007-09-11T03:18:00.000-04:00

Thanks to Peter, and his lovely photography which is in the new issue of Planet magazine. Catch me on page 23 (MJs number...balling stays consistent and in the family you see). I like Peter's collage/life in NYC diary. Why don't you guys all do something creative which includes my photo?

(Click for a larger image!)

Gosh and I look pretty in a picture for once. Usually I look like Chris Noth.

Hundred Dollar Billers

2007-09-09T22:32:00.000-04:00

This is the song I listen to when I need a little boost. You know, just gets me in 'game time' mode or makes me run 10 extra mintues at the gym. If I needed to whoop some ass, this is what I would definetly listen to beforehand.

Ay but honestly where do I get one of those Hennessy jerseys? I think as part of the LVMH family I'm entitled to one.

I Hate My Life

2007-09-07T01:15:00.001-04:00

It's just that it was my second day of school, and I had to pull an all nighter. What kind of thing is that??? My god. This is going to be the worst year of my life. What if my thesis doesn't get into the show? I'll be the laughing stock of my inner demons forever. Just some thoughts.

Another thought is this: I like this dress from the Marchesa show. Its pretty like me.

More Pics

2007-09-03T01:05:00.000-04:00

Of Sugar modeling my dress last May. I just got these from someone else.

Shafs Vid

2007-09-02T18:20:00.001-04:00

City of Spider Gods

2007-08-31T21:44:00.001-04:00

Let me pitch you this thinly realized/80s movie plot based on this article TMC emailed me:

NY Times Arachnaphobia Nightmare

A city of spiders is built after normal spiders catch and feed off a billionaire/mad genius/scientist/former urban planner (who in turn had infected himself with his final creation: a brain enhancing virus) who stumbles into a web trying to escape the feds. Alive with his dna and new wits, a more dangerous generation of spiders build a city of their own...

Welcome to hell. This is SPIDERCITY.

Then, as a sequel, federal researchers at NASA headquarters make secret efforts to innoculate the spiders' prey with antibiotics that SHOULD reduce them to normalacy. They resist. Instead, they mutate, becoming even more dangerously cunning. One thing leads to another...and the spiders are airborne: headed for a international space station populated with some of the most brilliant minds earth has to offer. Will the space researchers be able to untangle the hellish web science has woven? Or will they get caught in it...

Welcome back to hell. Welcome to SPIDERSPACE.

Theres Going to be a Fashion Show

2007-08-31T03:18:00.000-04:00

Most of my fellow comrades know that I work for Angel Sanchez. He's a dope designer, just my steez. I love his stuff, and my heart really aches when I handle any of his bridal gowns. Yes, its mostly because each dress costs more than my first car, but each dress is totally gorgeous and sophisticated. Not many of you guys are very sophisticated in terms of style (irrelevant side note).

Anyway, this is the first time Angel Sanchez is going to be showing at fashion week. He's based out of Venezuela, and just moved to NYC recently. Whats wonderous is that it will be a bridal show...and guess what. Obviously, I'm going. But the good part is I'll be sitting down like an adult, and not scrambling in back dressing models like a normal college student. Hah! I've finally graduated. Not in school, but in life. Its next monday, so I'll take some cool pix.

I can't wait until you or your fiancee buys a gown that I've designed.. You'll have such a nice wedding, I GUARANTEE IT!

Screen Shots "R" Me

2007-08-30T03:19:00.000-04:00

I love screenshots of stuff. It really lets you guys in on what I'm seeing, and I dig that. I love you guys, and I want to share my everything with you cuz that's how I roll.

I wanted to ask you all a question. Do you share my fascination for Parent Nature's amazing miracle of BIOLUMINESCENCE? I know that it's not that famous or anything, but science is somewhat of my hobby horse so I'm bout it. Like basically, I'm hella down with science. Holler at me about my previous publications on outerspace/the environment and I will truly put you up on some serious biological technique.

You all should know....biollumination is fascinating, and useful. And gorgeous beyond your wildest wildest western dreams. Bioluminescence is when an organism can light up, using its liquid energy to form light energy. You seen it, in those jellies that light up in the deepest parts of the sea, and all those crazy fish with the little lamps attached to their head. Hella tight. I wish I could do that, I'd be a star. Just like in the movie Stardust, when she glowed from her head if she was happy. But I'd do it when I was stacking paper. Word!

BACK TO SCIENCE PLEASE! Here are a few pictures I gathered for you of my friend, Biolumidee.

Check it out! I guess the main thing to realize about Biolumin' is that its helpful to the little critters that need to be able to live life in depths that are so black that you can't even see where you're going. They do it to mate (grody!), to catch each other for snacks (fancy!), and to defend themselves against bad guys trying to snack on them (super fancy!). If a human could bioluminesce, what would he/she use it to do? Rob a bank at midnight? Probably...humans are the only animal in the foodchain that is corrupt and abuses crack/cocaine, or 'Cav' as it is called in the streets. But the big bad streets are not for you my sweet and sheltered teddy bear, so stay far away from them.

Now, I have to say. Cruising through Wikipedia's entry about Biolumin' was quite a trip. I suppose I was half kidding when I said humans would use biolumin' for Korupt purposes, but now I have proof of it (so all the evil scientists can go on my shit list which I'm faxing to Satan at the end of my life). I mean...look at the research that is going into trying to figure out how to harness bioluminescence for human needs.... (click for larger image)

Okay...probably THE stupidest ideas I've EVER heard, in my life.
Um.."novelty pets"?
"Suspicious corpses"? I wonder if the corses are wearing trenchcoats and pulled down fedoras. That'd be so obviously suspicious though, don't you think??
And by the way...you can't use luminesce to "bio identify" (wtf???) convicts and mental patients. One order of the Constitution please!
.....but isn't that just an amazing 80's movie plot? Facsist government tries to infect all problematic skateboarding teens with curfew proof luminescence. Its kind of a sick idea actually, maybe they should do that with all hot guys, so they easier to spot in the club. You feel me????? Aww...I know YOU feel me.

My God

2007-08-14T01:46:00.000-04:00

Dinosaurs are so rare and here they are just heaped up like its nothing. This would be a truly sad event to discover because clearly the dinos were involved in some sort of brainwashing plot or an animal war. I hate to hear bad news about dinosaurs, but that goes for everybody. Sometimes I just wish that I was apathetic about the news and didn't check it ever, because I have to face news stories like this that are just depressing. And they were all herbivores.

Lazy Sunday Uptown

2007-08-12T21:51:00.000-04:00

It was a lazy lil sunday. Wish you were here!

Just Imagine...

2007-08-09T05:03:00.000-04:00

That THIS is your dad.

Now these is what I call stunners...learn from your elders.

Tea Time Ya'll

2007-08-05T22:31:00.000-04:00

Welcome to this entry of lifestylez of the rich and crispy.
I sent out invitations last week in the mail to my tea party. It was a semi-formal, for ladies only. I invited 7 guests, and made everything from scratch. I made lemon poppy-seed scones, tarts, little sandwiches, and carmelized apricots. There was constant flow of Persian tea, complete with sugar cubes and cream. We also cracked open the Moet champagne Mr. Peter Nguyen had given me for my birthday, and made strawberry Mimosas.

Speaking of Peter, he was the generous donor of the Royal Albert china set, not completely pictured here.

Thanks P! What a sweet and useful friend. You guys should all learn from his example: give me expensive shiz. TMC: definetly been lacking in this department. Get it together. I mean really? Where my Tahitian pearl engagement ring at? Damn...been hella years...waiting mad long and stuff.

Shouts to Nas's photography aka Caviar's personal paparrazi

Full Throttle Moon Problems

2007-07-30T04:13:00.000-04:00

I often find myself musing about the heavens. It must be because I am somehow related to Galileo or perhaps a few ancient Arab astronauts of some sort. One thing is certain: I am a poet born of the stars, and at times outer space calls to me.

Tonight was a particularly balmy evening here in HarlemWorld. As I walked to my best friends house, I looked up at the moon and thought, "Hey Moon, you're lovely." She was full and high in the black sky. While I enjoyed my silent walk in her company, I began to reflect on her various affects on humans. I've often heard that people tend to lose it on full moons; that the highest incidents of crime and psychotic outbreak occurs during these moonlight bathing hours. Just think about wolves and coyotes, and how they talk to the moon as if she was their boss.

Is any of this true? I wondered. I did some extensive research, spending hours pouring over books in the Ghostbusters library up on 40th street by my job. Even the security guard had to wake me up one night and tell me to go home as I tried to smooth out my rumpled suit because of how dedicated I was to finding answers and finding them now.

Through all my research, I finally found the answer to what makes someone go cookoo for Cocoa Puffs on a full moon. Now lean in close because you are going to want to hear this.

During a full moon, there is more negative ions in the air than you can imagine and this is scientific fact. These negative ions do a doozy on your innards. 75% of people feel depressed, and about 25% of people experience hyperactivity. For one, I was hyperactive, busily making invitations to my tea party next sunday (not kidding).

I even came to discover that this negative ion affect can also be found in winds that blow across deserts, making people more volatile. In the lands of sand/Iraq Iran this southerly wind is known as Khamsin. Perhaps this would explain why we wreck shop when fools try to fux widus. Regardless, the moon and wind are friends and share information and strategies, and this is moderately obvious.

Here is a pic I took with my digital camera of the moon from off my apartment balcony. Beautiful, isn't she...?
Perhaps some of you have some moon tales you'd like to tell.

Paint Job

2007-07-26T23:54:00.000-04:00

Me and Nas painted the living room of our apartment. It looks so professional, so I took two pics of it to show off. Don't you wish your apartment was HOT like this.....don'tcha.....doop doop....dontcha...

Space Polluting

2007-07-23T03:54:00.000-04:00

Cruising on Yahoo news, I discovered this headline:

Whoa whoa whoa! I have a HUGE problem with this!

Personally I think humans are just so selfish because first they junk up Mother Earth and now they are trying to ruin all of space. The big peice of junk they are going to throw out is filled with ammonia. Total toxic terrorism in the realm of the unknown! Everybody needs to realize space is the one place that is so sacred and clean. I think that some politicians on Capital Hill should be more aware that their decisions affect all of the universe, and beyond maybe? They could be harming aliens we haven't met yet. What if there are a bunch of space ships and people are looking out the window at the view of earth, thinking how beautiful our planet is and then BAM! A big trash can floats by filled with worms. Space tourism will really suffer and it's just not right. I don't think that anything is sacred any more, and we should all create a myspace group based on saving aliens and space plants from possible harm because of human polluting!

Lord Darcia Enthusiasts

2007-07-22T18:45:00.000-04:00

Me and TMC watch a really nice show called Wolf's Rain. It's pretty old, but truly magical. Not many of you are special enough to get with it which is sad.

The bad guy is a character named Lord Darcia, and he's truly badass. Also, I'm attracted to him. Here he is:

Handsome, isn't he? He's bad though! Don't trust him or fall in love with him because he's cold as ice. I bet I could fix him though.

Here are some fools I found online who fashioned costumes of him. Really eccentric to say the least.

Oh Mike You Dreamboat You

2007-07-19T22:52:00.000-04:00

It makes you want to die because he isn't yours.

Crunk Teletubbies

2007-07-01T15:58:00.000-04:00

Great Pics

2007-06-25T02:17:00.000-04:00

Peter and I went to Chelsea flea market on Sunday. (I love fleas!!!) He took some impressive photos and put them on his blog. I stole these from him. So cool right?

Return of the Mack

2007-06-24T01:57:00.000-04:00

Let me start this party off by saying big up to Karl "KG" Gusner for reinstituting the Moet diaries. Karl is a bigwig at Google, and just so you guys know, its good to know the right people. I wanted my blog back, and just like that....he found it and reactivated it. Good job Kathreen....when he asks you to marry him say 'okay'.

First I'd like to share with you some visuals. I get hundreds of faxes and emails from around the world, pleading "please explain to us the essence of Caviar Moet! What is it? How can we attain this Moet status? Can you please provide some sort of guidelines for us about living for the year 2007 and onward."

People, people!!! Don't lose your heads over me. Frankly, I'm flattered about all this inquiry over the dissapearance of my site. I guess that is why I deleted it. I wasn't getting enough attention but now that that is resolved we can go forward in our journeys together towards expensive things and also the goodlife, which I live. You know, dissapearance and re-emergence is not new: its a common publicity stunt. Hello? Tupac/Makavelli? Wait he's coming back at some point right? Not like I care I just think thatd be like the number one stunt of history.

Here are some pictures from my birthday. Peter gave me the gift of my namesake...black caviar (with creme fraiche and these pancakey rich people cookies) and Moet champagne, as well as Kimora Simmons new book "Fabulosity". Luckily I was wearing Louis (a gift from TMC at www.theslapreport.com) and so me and the Chandon matched parfaitly.

Where My New World Order At?

2007-04-30T03:30:00.001-04:00

Here is another nice picture I found of the Birdcage. I posted a picture of Last Years Birdcage. I like to see pictures of concept cars because they are such a nice visual for what better possibilites there are in design. I wish I was born at least 200 years into the future. There is so much bad crap everywhere you look, and NYC is a huge trashbag actually. Why couldn't I live in like, a futuristic Korean movie? Why is this my reality? As you can see, I'm not deep for intellectual philosophic reasons. I just want to live in a goddamn movie set, what is the hold up?? When can I live in a glass and steel world full of humanoid robots and floating gardens?

No fair! Where is my New World Order? One where aesthetics are a priority, tell you that.

In my New World, this would be my boyfriend. He'd pick me up in the Maserati.

Absolutley. And he'd have to fight Vicious. Over me, of course!

After Spike won the fight, we'd drive (at like 900 miles per hour) back into the city and enjoy futuristic entertainment such as hologram operas and things. Here's my city.

It would be so good if any of this stuff were true...! Maybe the car at least?

Make It Stop

2007-04-29T02:58:00.000-04:00

Please.
It's done. And over.
Don't exploit the nerds.

Aunt Jackie

2007-04-26T03:39:00.000-04:00

Leave it to New Yorkers to bite the Bay.
First, New York was all "we are hardcore...yeah...survival of the fittest god, word is bond...it aint hard to tell...uh...what!"
Then, the Bay was all "we are goofy....yadidadoodoo...go dumb mang....patrick swayze driving, etc."
Now, New York (specifically Harlem) is all "hey...we are goofy too...we wear pink, chicken noodle soup, etc"
Biters. Everybody just loves our fun loving ways and this is true.

Here I have the most recent development of dance phenomena. Behold, Harlem's answer to the hyphy movement.

2007-04-24T00:45:00.000-04:00

Fameel

2007-04-21T14:18:00.000-04:00

My Pops pictures from Belgium with my uncle and tiny Juju!!!!!

HE'S GOOD!

2007-04-20T23:06:00.000-04:00

Kitty in Istanbul! He's soooooo nice.....

Urban Atelier

2007-04-19T01:56:00.000-04:00

This is the kind of thing where I am always upset over. I was rooting around online and saw the new 'Districts' t-shirts at Huf. Cute idea, little icons repping Frisco districts. I kick myself...I could have done this in like 2 hours. It's always good inspiration for me, being capable as I am you know, to know that there is so much potential for money through simple ideas that are just brought to fruition. Anyway, just a reminder to myself to stop dreaming and just do it nike.

Ms. Maguire's Opus

2007-04-16T23:28:00.000-04:00

Here is a picture of Bria's kids giving a recorder performance. Third graders in the South Bronx with no uniforms? This is madness! NO! THIS IS SPARTAAAAAA!

I Miss Baseball: Reloaded

2007-04-16T03:35:00.000-04:00

One post ago, I mentioned I missed baseball.
Today I decided to don my (OAKLAND) A's hat and investigate the damage done to the softball field below my apartment. Its been raining cats and dogs in the city, and the diamond was completely flooded. I wished for a softball game played in the mud. The wish did not come true, even though I am a genie. Genie's cannot grant their own wishes and this is clear to everyone including me.

What a gloomy day. I felt pretty sorry for myself and fully enjoyed every minute of it. I felt like I was in Europe (where it sucks pretty bad). Harlem can look a lot like a creepy European town, one where they dont play baseball and possibly play cricket or something ridiculous and non-sportif.

Harlem Steez

2007-04-15T17:35:00.000-04:00

Me and Nastaran walked down to the Countee Cullen library on 135th to do some research for a presentation I'm doing for my Harlem Renaissance class. We ran into this girl (who graduated from Parsons in graphic design, randomly) who was the cutest thing I've ever seen. Loved her outfit, it was so bright and looked amazing on her. Snapped a quick pic.

I Miss Baseball

2007-04-13T09:56:00.000-04:00

What sucks most about winter is that I can't play baseball with TMC. We organized these awesome games all summer, and one time over 25 friends showed up but it wasn't that great because there were too many guys.

I was just looking at this picture and getting sad. But the bright side is I live right above a baseball diamond here on Sugar Hill, so I can play again in the summer if any friends would like to join. I'll have Peter screen some Team Caviar tshirts.

TMC could have gone pro, I swear. But he's just naturally good at every sport so no suprise! I really am missing those days as you can see.

Growing Up Gotti in the OC

2007-04-10T02:44:00.000-04:00

I don't know why many more people do not know about the Persian Mafia's that spring up among Persian boys of my generation. It is a fascinating sub-culture that really deserves a lot more documentation and attention. Growing up in the Bay (yeeeeeeeee!) I didn't get a chance to be involved in this. I really missed out on being thugged out and it makes me sad.

While I was going to the free salsa class at La Pena (sike!!! never did that shit paleeze), the boys and girls of the OC were rolling around 20 deep, all in black, in fleets of Beemers and S-class autos. I was lookin thirsty, taking the AC Transit home, or driving a 1991 Ford Taurus that occaisonally shut off at intersections. I totally missed out on being rich and tight. And I thinking back, I didn't have this huge army of Persian friends to 'have my back'. I guess I always wanted this ridiculous but fun pack of people to start fights with, roll around on the weekends with, and just sort of consistently dress in all black and try to pass for Italian with. Sigh...while these cool kids were wearing cufflinks and aftershave, I was wearing Gap puffcoats and Airmax. Not fair, right??!

Here is a picture I confiscated from Navid. He is a reformed P-Unit member, and while he did not authorize permission to use this high school photo, I cannot resist. It is soooo funny! And its really, the poster-image of high school Persian mafia mentality, sensability, and fashion. It is amazing, thanks Navid for your contribution to the cause! (The cause=my amusement)

Turkish Travel Advertisement

2007-04-04T22:56:00.000-04:00

My mom showed me this ad for travel to Turkey. I thought it was amazingly clever and adorable. I got really jealous of it actually, especially because it was the winner for a design competition.

Turkey will be the capital city of Europe in 2010, and this ad sort of heralds in that shift I suppose. The coffee cup is a symbol for Turkey (Turkish Coffee) in more ways than one. It is custom to have your fortune read from the coffee sludge. You turn your cup over, let the sludge dry a bit, and commence to see what the future holds for you...

This is supposed to encourage people to come to Turkey, in three days, three months, or three years (uc vakit)...
And of course, you can see Istanbul's skyline in the coffee grinds, and there is the Turkish Delight for your delight.

Uniqlo Drawings

2007-04-02T20:09:00.000-04:00

Two pictures of part of my project for Uniqlo. The inspiration was Oakland/Egypt. Don't ask.

Oakland Dandies: What Don't It Do?

2007-04-02T03:21:00.000-04:00

Please, peep Duke Dominic (aka TreatuNice) and Lord Lee, modern day dandies of the East Bay.

I'd like to honor them with a blog entry in the fashion section, with an offical Caviar Moet Award In Fashion and Lifestyle. Hm...maybe I will repeal the lifestyle bit. But honestly. These two are so cool you'd think they were from Montreal. Rock on dudes...

I FINALLY WON!

2007-03-30T20:32:00.002-04:00

Hey!
It helps to complain to the heavens/wish upon a star!
Right after I blogged about how I lost CFDA....I checked my school email and had all these emails from my professors about how I won the digital design award for my fabric print design! Soooo good!
I won some cool stuff, and they are actually going to print my design on yardage. And, they gave me a round trip ticket to Miami with stay to go the the Spesa expo. But alas, I can't go because its during the week and the day before the Junior Show. So I just get money instead.
Call me Jim Jones cuz I'm ballin ya'll.

As a reward, TMC crafted this picture of me. He knows how much I love Unicorns/Mideval Timez.

Sour Grapes=My Life

2007-03-28T01:55:00.000-04:00

I totally didn't win CFDA.
What a blow to my delicate ego, yadidamsayin?

What a bunch of professional jerks. Probaby, they HATE Muslim people (just like the rest of Amerikkka, anyway, right?). Yeah, thats probably the ONLY reason I didn't make the top 6. Sniff. Sour sour grapes....(I realize I'm using the saying out of context, but it makes me feel better to mutter the phrase over and over again ok?). I've hit a low point.

SIGH....All good. At least I'm still the best looking person in my school, you know?

Enjoy these few pictures (since the comittee didn't) (and I'm being extremely pathetic about all of this because I'm a narcissist)...there were too many to post them all. Besides...it would give away some of my design mystique. Musn't show all of ourselves, should we? God, I am SUCH an enigma....

PS...the idea was like Iran's monarchy (props to Queen Farah's fashion sense) versus the Islamic/People's Revolution. Each out fit represented outer wear versus inner wear...so like Islamic Repuplic versus life under the Shah, or democracy or whatever have you (totally BORING!). Please peep the Shah's Flag button I found at Tender Buttons in NYC....more on that place later.

Spring Break: St. Thomas

2007-03-25T21:36:00.000-04:00

I went to USVI St. Thomas for spring break. So good.

Checked out some fabric shops while I was there, ambled around some clothing stores that were...a lot like the generic and cheesy things on Fisherman's Wharf in tha 'sco. You know, XXL t-shirts that have an ugly pirate skull and say things like "St.Thomas....In search for lost booty".

There were just a few luxury stores that I didn't go into, like Gucci. This place is not so much a resort place. I mean they got the Ritz, but most of the people who live there are renegade whites. They left places like Ohio and packed thier sailboats looking for a new world. A world where you are either blonde or black, mind you. I have never seen that many blonde people in my life. I of course, was a rare and beautiful jewel, a black pearl if you will.

Here are some photos of the two fabric stores I went to, as well as some photos of me maxin like true boss ballers are oft to do.

Oh, and by the way. The beach where we swam was called Honeymoon Bay. They just finished filming a Brad Pitt movie there, he was at this same beach for a month and we missed the blonde bombshell by a few weeks. Its called something called "...Benjamin Buttons", based on a Scott Fitzgerald novel. You know, the one where he is like born an adult in the 1960s and by the time its the 90s he's a baby.

Sweet Jumps

2007-03-25T02:05:00.000-04:00

Me and Nastaran celebrated Char Shanbeh Soori before Persian New Year, about 2 weeks ago. As you all know, I was in St. Thomas for spring break and couldn't continue my blog, so I'll do some back logging. Enjoy....

shab-e yalda

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Grace Jones

2007-03-06T22:40:00.000-05:00

Joeseph was imitating Grace Jones in some James Bond movie during class today, the last five seconds of this is hilarious. Although he is not a "Moet", he is an honarary guest on MoetTV.

Love It

2007-02-26T22:26:00.000-05:00

I don't watch awards shows because they are a sham. Why watch a big fest of rich people awarding each other for the arts? Who cares. The only time I rushed to the TV was when I heard the words "Jennifer Lopez" blaring out of the tv. And..her dress was ravishing. Egyptian done to perfection...What's her name's (Blarry Underwood? What is her name...?) dress was pretty too, but bet you I'd look 10 times better wearing it. Dude (Oliver Theyskens) from Rochas designed it. I guess he's not as annoying as I thought.

Opus

2007-02-22T20:13:00.000-05:00

This cocktail dress is still a work in progress...but here it is so far.

Hermes Marketing

2007-02-20T23:56:00.001-05:00

I read somewhere that Hermes ran this ad globally in 2006. I wonder if they were trying to market to Muslim women? I guess the half naked part wouldn't truly matter, because the scarves look cute as roo-sarees.

Fashion Show in Iran

2007-02-19T14:57:00.000-05:00

Khorsheed.com posted pictures from a fashion show in Tehran on February 18, 2007. Is this really the latest in Islamic fashion? Well, maybe in just through this organization. I noticed the youth in Tehran were much more fashion forward than this...so it is not the best of representations. However its nice to see any representation at all.

View From the East

2007-02-15T01:53:00.000-05:00

Just a nice photo of home...the East Bay. Can't I get a nice one like this of the Richmond Bridge?

Kitty on Pillow

2007-02-13T16:31:00.000-05:00

Nicey "Mohammad" Maguire exacts revenge on me for torturing him. Ugh, I hope I don't get ringworm in my mouth now.

Apparel Grinding: The Fizzollow Up

2007-02-12T21:12:00.000-05:00

Hey. Remember my post from last semester when I took artsy camera phone pictures of my desk and half finished jacket? Yeah well here are some pictures my friend took last semester. My jacket, my classmates...its whatever. I look awful but what can I say: even us divas have to have a day off without looking amazing allll the time.

Estelle wearing my jacket!

Miyoshi and I in our jackets.

My jacket among my classmates jackets.

Me Wheres-Waldo-ing behind everyone.

Emo-thuggin with Caviar Moet

2007-02-10T21:34:00.000-05:00

The Mixshow Commander used the phrase emo-thug to describe someone, but I felt it was a description pretty universal to most people I like. Emo-thug is such an apt phrase. It is totally applicable to ones peers, and is not deragatory like the phrase 'hipster'. What defines an emo-thug? Well, anyone who mixes it up and keeps it 'hood and Harvard at the same time. The aforementioned TMC emo-thugs it out with a Z-boys haircut and gold fronts. Even I like to emothugitout on occaison with fake Chanel earrings and a purple A's hat. And check this dude out if you like hardcore rap and rock n roll.

Anonymous Emo-thugs
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Who Cares?

2007-02-10T00:46:00.000-05:00

Hipster Heaven

2007-02-09T01:34:00.000-05:00

This is just hilarious, for anyone who has ever witnessed the lameness of those Brooklyn wearhouse punk communes. You know, the ones with like 90 bands practicing all at once and the scummy guy with the tight grey jeans and 30 peircings walking by Marcy locals.

Yeah, I guess I'm not totally with it. Although I did know about the "hot" and often celebrity studded NYC nightclub The Misshapes, I didn't know they had a website that documented the horribly lame hipsters that regular the place. Peter turned me on to www.misshapes.com...feel free to cruise the pictures. You are sure to laugh...to cry...to lash out in anger. Why is it that everyone is unnattractive? Well, I guess you could say that these "cool" people who have been chosen by the photographer are basically the epitome of anglo-ism...you know..."Hey! We don't have fit bodies or nice faces, but we are doing our best do look dowdy and weird on purpose...because...we are that anyway...so might as well call it cutting edge and revel in it." Like, yeah you don't have curves, thats why you're wearing a baggy grandma dress. You have nothing to show off...let's be real about it. I thought the great white hope Justin Timberlake brought Sexy Back. What happened?

Why would you wear such a god awful goth smock to a club Morticia?

Addams Family (still) Values Cousin It looking gay guys.

Its a boy with long hair? Or wait...is it a girl? Wait...no those are a mans thighs...right? Isn't that a man's body?

Andre 3000: Lost In New York

My sister in 7th grade.

Just In Time for Valentine's

2007-02-07T14:44:00.000-05:00

Everybody knows that Valentine's Day is some Italian tradition (something about some saint being locked up and dying a martyr for love).

But did you know that Italians may have "invented" love? Well, not quite. They are quite possibly the most racist people in the world, so that idea is out. However, just like the Chinese have proof of the first noodles ever (10,000 year old fossilized pastas), Italians have the proof of the first people in love.

Nate, (my own valentine) showed me this article (shortented here) on Aljezeera. What you read and see may shock you because it's that good.

"Archaeologists in Italy believe they have discovered an example of eternal love after the discovery of two skeletons buried between 5,000 and 6,000 years ago, hugging each other. Elena Menotti, who led the team on its dig near the northern city of Mantova, described the find as "an extraordinary case". "There has not been a double burial found in the Neolithic period, much less two people hugging, and they really are hugging," she said. Menotti said she believed the two, almost certainly a man and a woman although that needs to be confirmed, died young because their teeth were mostly intact and not worn down."

A photo of the possible first Romeo and Juliet

Additionally, I would like a renewal of my Starbucks card. I want the Valentine's day one with the drawing of the psychadelic flower on it (not pictured).

Halfway Draped Cocktail Dress

2007-02-07T00:49:00.000-05:00

Work in progress. It doesn't even begin to describe how crazy looking its going to be when it's done. There are layers going up covering the corset, and a belt. Hot pink is involved. So is pink and purple gator print. Due next week. Was at school working on it until 11:30pm...and didn't even get to eat dinner! 12 hour school days are the way to go.

Space: No Longer A Huge Frontier

2007-02-03T01:21:00.000-05:00

Have you ever looked up into the dark night sky and wondered what is all that stuff and are humans alone in the galaxy?

I have a few theories on this subject because of all the research and data I have collected through satellite dishes in my backyard. I have built them without government consent so as you can tell this information is highly top secret and please keep it to yourself because of plagiarism. My idea is that actually the galaxy is a bunch of tiny stars that are made of energy balls that float around in a plane of existance. What I am saying is that what if I told you that space is actually your mind. You must be able to think abstractedly for one second then you will get it. Space is the blackness and lack of knowledge in your mind and it is infinite because the capacity for knowledge is infinite. The stars of the heavens are not only your memories and passed love ones like the Lion King but also your knowlege of the world. As humans progress in science and finding new planets and things, this coincides with your learning about the world and your growing experience. Do you see the parallels? It proves that space is a realm of the imagination where anything is possible. When you look at photographs of space you are looking at the most beautiful mindscapes ever created, like a brain xray. God and questions of life are not a part of this but are a separate topic which is controversial.

A Photograph of your knowlege regarding penguins and puffins.

My Little Pony Follow Up

2007-02-02T02:03:00.000-05:00

My mom found this gem on YouTube.

Whats so genius about this video is the four "Ponies" are a play off the four "horsemen of the Apocolypse" in the Bible. Pestilance, Famine, War, and Death. And each Apacolypse horseman has a color associated with him, although they werent represented correctly in the parody it was still a work of genius and truly packed with humour (British spelling, just to be more academic).

This is a medieval illumination of the horsemen.

His Little Facey

2007-01-29T22:36:00.000-05:00

Just a short video of me torturing Kitty.

My Little Pony

2007-01-28T17:54:00.000-05:00

Dreams really do come true, especially for me because I'm pretty.
One of my "childhood fantasies" (shout out to NAS and her dolphin dreams) was imagining the tiny ponies grazing in a soft green field. Today I realized this dream is real, and alive, not just in my heart, but in real life where everyone can see it if they just open their eyes and look.

I first came into contact with actual miniature horses and ponies in Northern France when I was 12. My sister, My uncle, and I stayed on a lovely picturesque farm for a few days, eating 6 course dinners and discovering litters of kittens sleeping in hay in the barn (my uncle was not present nor would have cared for this discovery). There were tiny ponies who grazed in the grass a ways away from the barn, and I truly loved them with all my heart. I wanted to dispense hugs and comb their tails. They were so good. Everyones heart melts when they see a pony and this is true.

I read an article today on CNN.com about guide ponies. They are a little over a hundred pounds and help blind people get around. What helpful beings. Maybe we can all learn a lesson from their strength and honor.

This led me to do a visual search for more guide ponies. I needed to see more of these little dreamsicles. I then found a picture of the world's smallest pony. I was touched when I read that at 17 inches tall, she one day found the dog kennel on the farm where she lives. She started sleeping with the dogs rather than the other big horses. She is a dwarf of a miniature pony. What luck! Nature's most sacred masterpeice. Dreams really do come true if you just know what is real and was is not.

No Way

2007-01-26T00:53:00.000-05:00

Everybody loves dinosaurs. But do you know about this prehistoric sharky thing? She's a real nutty guy. This is the first time people have seen this animal alive. It floated to the surface for a couple of minutes, was just royally chillin for a couple minutes and then died. It was sick and dying, and that is why this dweller of hidden depths surfaced. Oh, and these sharks are blind, by the way. Creepelles, aint it? Remind you of those cavey creatures in The Descent, don't it? Yeah, me too.

What's new with you guys? Have you seen Pan's Labyrinth? Such a good movie.

Somebody Ruined It

2007-01-08T22:30:00.000-05:00

My family went up to Tahoe Xmas eve with some friends. On Xmas day, we (the kids) decided to go snowboarding. After 20 minutes on the slopes, some jerk decided to ruin my life.

I was sittin on the slope trying put to my feets back into my board when a loose snowboard with a phantom boarder slammed into the right side of my back.

Pain like I've never felt ensued. I've never, ever, in my life screamed from pain. I immediately turned around and started spouting off dirty words and insults to the nearest people to me, only to realize they were not the party responsible. After about 5 minutes of screaming and crying in agony, the retard cruised down and asked if I was OK. What an idiot. Anyway, thanks to my sister for being there and helping me. Thanks to Heavenly Snow Patrol for hoisting me on a sled and sledding me to the hospital. If I could move, I would have punched the dude who was responsible in his face.
I spent the next 12 hours in the hospital with my parents. I had to pee in a bedpan to see if my kidney's were bleeding. I had to get a catscan, chest xrays, all that. I hope the radiation didnt fry my eggs too badly. Just in case I ever want to sell them on eBay or something.

By the way, Vicodin is the worst. Don't ever take it unless you, like me, couldn't move without it. It makes you nauseaus and sluggy.

I'm ok now. The forces of evil really tried to get me. That snowboard could have shattered my spine if it were a few inches closer, so I can't complain. I guess I am just a bonafide gangster at escaping bad situations, similar to James Bond or someone heroic.

To My Fans: I'm on Tour

2006-12-23T11:29:00.000-05:00

Here is a tentative schedule of my "shows":

December 23 mantinee: Queens, NY
December 23 : Oakland, CA
December 24: Richmond, CA
December 26-28: Lake Tahoe, CA
December 31: San Francisco, CA
January 10-14: San Diego, CA
January 14-17: Los Angeles, CA
Possible additional "Mexico/Rosarito Concert" but I must check with my manager and Lawyer, Shaft Moet, esq.

Yesterday, I went shopping for Christsbirthday presents and picked up cashmere, silk, suede, and other luxurious things for loved ones including myself.

Here's me trying to buy a purse on the highest possible shelf. That is where all the expensive stuff is because they don't want peasants handling luxury goods. But I'll teach you about that later.

Shabeh Yalda AKA Winter Solstice

2006-12-19T18:55:00.000-05:00

Shabeh Yalda (AKA le grande Winter Solstice en Englais, and le solstice d'hiver en Patois) is coming up you guys. It is December 21st so mark your calenders because I would like to have a party.

Now I know all of you (all 5 of you reading this, including my Mum (hi Gus!) of course) know about the ancient Persian tradition of celebrating this joyous joyous night.

The solstice, as we all know, is the longest night of the year. It is when the sun is farthest from our teeny tiny planet. It is when Senor Solaris forsakes us, and we lose track of time, space, we feel we are falling backwards, that nobody is "on our side" and "its all part of the matrix when you think about it" and our eyes burn so red we are embarressed to go home and we can't stop repeating the phrase "It twitches!". No no wait...that's what happened to me one time but it wasnt Shabeh Yalda but I seriously was buggin out! Shabeh Yalda has been celebrated by Persians for god knows how long (and frankly, who cares)? Suffice to say its a Zorastrian tradition, back when we worshipped fire and invented Christmas trees and Easter eggs and all that. (If you don't know about that....ride wit me one time and peep theological/historical game).

So this thursday, I'm going to invite anyone who I can scrape together for an impromptu Solstice gathering. I refuse to let people beleive this is a Wiccan holiday so I'm goig to 'take back the night' from those Whole Foods feminists and celebrate some heritage, Pars style!

Oh great god Ahura Mazda...grant me a couple of bucks to go to (ironically, Whole Foods) and harvest the traditional Shabeh Yalda fruit of Pomegranite, Watermelon, assorted nuts, wine, and Midori Sour. Please keep my Korsi (traditional coffee style table with a blanket over it and some coals underneath) warm with the fires of your ancient power from ConEdison even though the bill has not been paid. Let my fellow comrades gather in the comfort of your protection against this most darkest and ominously sacred of nights to forget about finals and final ten page papers due for Design and Gender on friday by 4pm.

And oh, Mazda-baby...tell my friends its nothing fancy, just a few people? Let's not wake the baby this Thursday...December 21st...you know the drill. Drank n dro will be in the heezelles

A pic of my big homie, Mr. Mazda

Clubbin in K-town

2006-12-18T00:29:00.000-05:00

Some of the girls from my class took me to this amazingly fun Korean club. Me and Bria were the only non Koreans there. Everyone was sooo friendly to us and my classmates hooked up VIP style it was truly nice. It started out as a lounge, and I did one song karoake. Then the wonderful DJ played rap music all night and we didnt stop dancing until 4am! The moral of the story is that Koreans really know how to party, and all the Korean men wore amazing clothes and great haircuts. THE END!

Dinah Shore singin in Farsi

2006-12-17T02:12:00.000-05:00

My dad sent me this YouTube video of Dinah Shore singing a love song in Farsi. It's totally strange and cool. Dinah Shore is an American singer and actress, and was 'popular during the big band era of the 40s'...

Additionally...I want to share with you something hilarious. I got this off Kat/KG's blog...they are so funny I love it.
The photo was titled "KgKatStunnas.JPG", which I saw when I dragged it my desktop.

The caption to this pic is: " We're reppin' ada worldwide, straight from the town fux wit us if ya can.
from london n spain watchin the tide, to paris, prague then amsterdam."

LOL! You guys are the best. And what is Ada???

Apparel Grindin'

2006-12-12T21:04:00.000-05:00

Evet....(yes)

It is finals week. All my teachers thought they could do my class a favor and move our assignments to the week BEFORE finals week, so we wouldn't have a compact hell. Problem is, they ALL did that those big sillies!

So I'm swimming in a sea of personal h-e double hockey stick.

Thank you Nicey and my ipod nano, for being my only constant companions.

Billiard Night

2006-12-10T02:42:00.000-05:00

What is more fun than some billiards on a stormy night?

The answer is: NOTHING OF COURSE!

Me, Nate (and his buddy Yosh), Nast, Miyoshi and Heezu (aka Off the Heezu) went to play sticks at a swanky place you guys don't know about. Don't trip off where it is...you can't afford it anyway.

I contemplate Nate's shot. He, of course, made it. He's the best at billi's.

As you can see, everyone is extremely attractive and we had a good time. I was dubbed (in my minds eye) 'The Black Widow" and I managed a few amazing shots and so did Miyoshi. Nas was allright, but she never aimed once. Heezu: needed training. Not to be sexist but we played an all girl game and all boy game. Heezu and I were on team "Ghostballers" and Nas and Miyoshi were on team "Poolshanks". We let the 2 wolves play each other in separate games and I don't know what their individual team names were and I don't care. It was probably "A-hole" and "Rude A-hole". You do the math on who was who.

After playing our games and avoiding the guy at the bar who was trying to sell us coke, we moved on to Pop Burger. I avoided eating a burger because I'm slightly fat. I picked at Nate's fries and I loved them! This however, is not pictured.

Diamond Life

2006-12-07T20:36:00.000-05:00

I'm writing my ten page paper for my design and gender class on diamonds as a "gendered object". I'm going to talk about the history of diamonds throughout the ages. Like, how, for example...diamonds were found in India dating from 400 B.C that were placed in the eyes of Hindu devotional statues. And, and! The word diamond is derived the Greek word, adamis, meaning "invincible". Anyway, I'm looking at DeBeers ads. I'm going to examine them to illustrate my point that they reinforce sexist Victorian ideals of womanhood and marriage. Its the whitest most sexist thing in the world. Peep:

I mean zeriously. DeBeers is creating a market for diamonds. Trying to make people beleive in the ideal Victorian life, and whats more. Drawing directly from the Victorian era. You think the shadows were just a good idea? That was a typical Victorian era portrait. Like these:

You've seen 'em.

And please....tell me what era this is. Take a gander at the ad below:

So the customer is a man, buying diamonds for a woman. And he's a REAL man too. Cuz drills and power tools are for MEN. And they love tools. Just like women love diamonds.

Anyway. I chose this topic cuz I wrote a paper about it two years ago. So I'm going to rehash some sources from the paper. I wrote it about conflict diamonds, Sierra Leone and the RUF. I'm going to circle around the idea of a diamond as a ridiculous gendered object that is poisonous to feminism/the working class and is devastating to people around the globe. The image of diamonds as glamourous, and/or a symbol of eternal love is ridiculous. This is portrayed over and over in movies like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (where Marilyn Monroe sings Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend) and in other sources of pop culture (Sex and the City, where Carrie agonizes over an ugly engagement ring and wonders if she can REALLY marry a man who gives her an ugly diamond).

Point is: buying diamonds sucks for everyone. It sucks for you because it makes you broke. Its a European tradition, not yours. Its just a peice of jewellery, not a symbol of love. It may be glamourous to you, but only if you think blood on your hands is glamourous. Supporting the diamond industry is supporting colonizers. Like Belgium, and Israel: two huge diamond controlling countries. It devasts the lives of Africans, and supports the wicked conflict over diamonds by terrorist groups in African countries. Here is some of the RUF's handiwork in Sierra Leone:

Monsters. The RUF has amputated thousands and thousands of people. It is their signature.

While one woman extends her hand to accept diamonds, another woman gets her hand chopped off in the struggle over diamonds. I guess this ad pretty much sums up my thoughts on this subject:

But I guess they do happen in movies. This one actually:

Seems cool. Might check it out, might not. Of course "Leo" is in it. Not a factor in my seeing it. Probably a deterrent. I'm lying. For now, I'll just kick back and see what Nas has to say about all this madnes....

Yeah! What he said.

He's a goody!

2006-12-07T02:06:00.000-05:00

Nicey hearts blogging too!