Clydes Bonnie

Las Vegas NYE 2010

2009-12-09T12:20:00.000-08:00

Audio Asylum August 15th 2009

2009-06-23T17:29:00.000-07:00

Mark N, Delta 9, Omar Santana, Ron D Core, R.A.W. vs 6Blocc, CRS, Remo + More

Inspiration...

2009-03-21T09:21:00.000-07:00

Where do you get your inspiration from? Is it a book you read? Is it a song you hear, a smile from a stranger, a little child eyes looking up to you? I am just wondering how many diffrent ways people get inspiration...leave a comment and let us know.

oh lord...

2009-03-13T06:43:00.000-07:00

This morning my alarm went off at 5:00 am. I am supposed to be ready by 5:30am to go to work in Las Vegas and I get a call from my pick up/ ride telling me they will be there early. I hate to be rushed! So I quickly get the rest of my stuff together and wait to be picked up. My ride arives and I say I am sleeping for the 1st half of my trip and then I will take over the driving, I just need a little more shut eye. Well....that didn't work. One passenger out of the 2 I was with falls asleep the other (driver) decided to play bluegrass country and talk non stop taking no consideration to anything I had just told them prior to getting into the car. I just think to myself this better all pay off! Ahhh life gotta love it! Have a great friday the 13th

Old Navy Commercial…

2009-02-27T13:32:00.000-08:00

Old Navy Commercial…

Okay so the whole being proud to have a black president in office I do get…

However, this rush and over saturation of now we will put black people in our ad’s is getting ridiculous! I mean I get marketing (I do business in marketing) but after seeing the new ad for Old Navy it’s kinda freaking me out. Does any one agree that it seems like it’s a new trend to like African Americans just because our president is half? I have African American friends and I have nothing against them at all I just don’t know why people who did before suddenly think it’s the cool thing to do….weird!

v_day...

2009-02-12T19:00:00.000-08:00

I remember I used to love getting cards from my classmates in school when I was little...when did that feeling leave me? Bigest scam in the world...why do people need 1 day to remind the person they are with that they love them? Doesn't everyone hear it everyday?...

HOT...

2009-02-11T22:00:00.000-08:00

What did the toaster say to the strudle...your hot!

lost in time

2009-02-04T22:47:00.000-08:00

I am lost in time right now and miss my time to do nothing, anything or everything at once. I can't wait till the work has paid off! My morning jog at the beach has been the only oxygen I get all day and then the bright morning light turns into night faster then a hampster on a wheel. Think of me in your moments of fun. I am there in spirit. Desiree out!

"Sex Chip"

2008-12-27T16:05:00.000-08:00

• Scientists say toss out the Viagra
• "Better sex is on the way"
• But it's up to them to decide when
FORGET Viagra: scientists are working on an electronic "sex chip" that will be able to stimulate pleasure centers in the brain, The Australian reports. The prospect of the chip is emerging from progress in deep brain stimulation, in which tiny shocks from implanted electrodes are given to the brain. It has already been used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease. In recent months, scientists have been focusing on an area of the brain just behind the eyes known as the orbitofrontal cortex. This is associated with feelings of pleasure derived from eating and sex. A research survey conducted by Morten Kringelbach, senior fellow at Oxford University's department of psychiatry, and reported in the Nature Reviews Neuroscience journal, found the orbitofrontal cortex could be a "new stimulation target" to help people suffering from anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure from such activities. Stimulating this area can produce pleasure as intense as "devouring a delicious pastry", he said. His colleague Tipu Aziz, a professor of neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford, predicted a significant breakthrough in the science behind a "sex chip" within 10 years. "There is evidence that this chip will work," Dr Aziz said. "A few years ago, a scientist implanted such a device into the brain of a woman with a low sex drive and turned her into a very sexually active woman. She didn't like the sudden change, so the wiring in her head was removed."The wiring remains a hurdle: Dr Aziz says current technology, which requires surgery to connect a wire from a heart pacemaker into the brain, causes bleeding in some patients and is "intrusive and crude". By 2015, he predicts, micro-computers in the brain with a range of applications could be self-powered and controlled by hand-held transmitters

Las Vegas Blooms

2008-12-16T09:40:00.000-08:00

I have been working in Las Vegas recently and have come across the most stunning construction yet.
This new Monstrosity blows away anything located on the strip and will force everyone to up their game. It will be completed by November 09'....you have to click here to see but you cant really get the feel of it till you see it.
Construction continues on MGM Mirage’s $7.8 billion CityCenter project between the Monte Carlo and the Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip. Executives say they are not sweating the roughly 1,300 condo units yet to be sold, largely because of the strong market for international tourism, which they plan to tap with a sales office in the United Arab Emirates.
Six months ago, Dubai’s government-owned conglomerate -- hot to invest on the Las Vegas Strip and enthralled by MGM Mirage’s CityCenter development -- came knocking with an offer to buy a half-interest in the project and acquire a 9.5 percent stake in the gaming giant.
MGM Mirage jumped at the $5 billion cash infusion, which would strengthen the company’s financial position and allow it to afford a major multiyear growth plan in Las Vegas even before there was much of a whisper about a softening economy.
The unexpected deal has turned into one of MGM Mirage’s most fortuitous opportunities.
It has allowed the company to go knocking in wealthy Dubai, winning permission from the Arab emirate to open a condominium sales office in the Persian Gulf state.
Don’t underestimate the value of a condo showroom in an investor-rich foreign country.
The Dubai partnership allows MGM Mirage to pitch its high-end Strip condos to a wide international audience at a time when much of the world is trembling with economic anxieties and investors worry about overhyped demand for Strip condos.
Dubai seems the perfect marketplace for MGM Mirage to pitch real estate investment opportunities.
While the $7.8 billion CityCenter development may be the most ambitious project in the country, and more than $30 billion in hotel and condo projects will be built on the Strip over the next several years, Dubai is plowing as much as $50 billion into commercial projects by 2010 an unprecedented growth rate for any tourism destination in the world.
And while investors see souring demand for thousands of condominiums yet to be completed in Las Vegas, Dubai plans hundreds of thousands of resort homes and tens of thousands of condos.
The region’s business-friendly outlook, rather than oil industry profits which make up but a small part of Dubai’s wealth has fueled its tourism-based economy.
This may explain why Tony Dennis, executive vice president of CityCenter’s residential division, isn’t sweating much about the prospect of selling more than 1,300 remaining condo units before the end of 2009, when CityCenter’s hotels and condo towers open their doors.
“Take what’s happening in Las Vegas and add a few more zeros to that,” said Dennis, who hopped a plane for his third trip to Dubai last week.
MGM Mirage is just beginning the process of selling Las Vegas condos to a globe-trotting crowd already familiar with the Arab emirate.
The company’s timing couldn’t be better.
A soaring trade deficit has weakened the U.S. dollar, which makes a Las Vegas condo a relative bargain compared with residences in other countries and in top cities such as New York.
“International buyers see an opportunity” with the dollar at its lowest point in at least a decade, Dennis said.
MGM Mirage forged the Middle East connection last year when Dubai World, a government-owned conglomerate, agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake in CityCenter as well as a significant amount of MGM Mirage stock. Last week, both parties agreed to enrich the deal. Dubai World expects to buy 6.5 million shares at $80 a share and MGM Mirage viewing its stock as undervalued given the demand for international tourism agreed to purchase 8.5 million shares at the same price.
Some wonder whether CityCenter, which has more condos than any other Las Vegas project, will be able to sell its remaining 1,300 or so units.
Condo buyers in other developments, skittish about the slumping housing market, are attempting to back out of their contracts. Buyers have reported problems securing mortgages from lenders that have tightened requirements, and speculators who helped fuel the spectacular rise in condo prices two years ago are trying to dump units worth less than what they paid for them.
Dennis said CityCenter is “outperforming” the competition because it is a unique project that appeals to wealthy buyers.
The company has sold about half of its condo units at CityCenter, with about 1,000 of those units bought by the company’s “friends and family” network. At least 10 percent of buyers are foreigners.
The marketing effort to non-MGM Mirage customers, especially foreigners, hasn’t yet begun in earnest, he said. That’s where the Dubai sales office for CityCenter condos will come in handy.
“The marketing opportunity is truly unlimited” because of the concentration of wealth in Dubai, which attracts investors from Europe, Australia, India and the Middle East, Dennis said.
Las Vegas-based condo broker Bruce Hiatt, who spent some time in the Middle East for his former employer, Exxon Mobil, said Dubai is a desirable resort destination sought by rich investors outside of the United States, including in Britain and Canada.
Americans, for the most part, aren’t clued in to Dubai’s growth, he said.
While surpassing Las Vegas in construction volume, Dubai is also exploding with award-winning architecture at a higher overall level of quality than offerings in Las Vegas, he added.
“Las Vegas could learn a lot from Dubai in this regard.”
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gone away

2008-11-26T07:42:00.001-08:00

Hey, sorry I have not had a chance to update this blog. I have fresh new interviews this week so look out! Here is something to ponder in the mean time...

Vegas New Years Eve??

2008-11-18T09:24:00.000-08:00

Have you thought about what you are doing for New Years Eve?

What would be your perfect night? Would you come to Vegas for it?

We are thinking of putting together an amazing event that is all alcohol included, appetizers as well burlesque shows and performances by the best and would cost $150.00 for entrance. What would you expect to get for that price and who would you suggest seeing perform there? Who knows maybe we can create your perfect night! It would have to attract all crowds not just one particular crowd.

Artist Adam Neate to leave 1000 works on London's streets

2008-11-14T08:16:00.000-08:00

Artist Adam Neate to leave 1000 works on London's streets
A BRITISH artist is to give away 1000 of his works by leaving them around London for anyone to find.
The Independent on Sunday said the works would be signed by the artist Adam Neate, whose pieces have fetched up to £43,000 ($100,000), and will be dotted around the city on Friday.

"It's always been a dream of mine to do a show around the whole of London, to take over the whole city in one go," the newspaper quoted Neate as saying.

"I want everybody to be able to see it but once the pieces are out there, I don't mind what happens to them."

The value of so-called urban art has rocketed this year. A painting attributed to graffiti artist Banksy, salvaged from a London wall, fetched £208,100 ($483,200) in an online sale.

Below is a video where he explains "there is no bad painting, there is value in everything".

The High Cost of Low Prices

2008-11-13T14:52:00.000-08:00

By far one of the best documentary I ever seen...
Video of The High Cost of Low Prices

I used to shop at Walmart till I saw this video and will NEVER again go back. The company has taken millions from the communities around them making it hard to employ city workers such as Fireman, Officers they have caused schools to close and more then half of the community violence...rape,theft, etc. goes on in the parking lots of Walmart. The employees of Walmart have contributed to different charities more then the owners of Walmart. They make it impossible to get paid over time and are doing fraudulently. Walmart employees sweat shops over seas and MAKES the employee pay a rent in the "dorms" of the facility they work in and if they chose not to live there they still have to pay the rent wage. They have people come in to teach the workers of the sweat shop what to say when inspectors come in. If the workers choose not to say what they are told they are "dealt" with. The management encourages the employees to use Medical and welfare systems. The owners of Walmart decided after 9/11 that they needed to build an underground bunker to keep them safe.

Please make sure never to shop at Walmart again! Do not support this facility and the morals they go by. People lives are being destroyed by this company and if there is ever a Walmart in your area going up you and your community always have the power to keep them out no matter what!

Attention Whores

2008-11-13T10:52:00.000-08:00

Recent scandal for attention...

I think Disney need to stop endorsing teens and stick with the pre teen girls for their shows. Seems as though its getting worse and worse and maybe after a certain age they need to let their "kids" go.

Click here for Article Source or read on
In what is becoming a naughty epidemic, The Cheetah Girls singer Adrienne Bailon is the latest Disney star to be caught with her pants down when semi-nude pics were found posted on the Web over the weekend.

Private photos of the singer posing provocatively in a bra and showing her bare behind – the risque snaps were intended for her fiancé Robert Kardashian, the younger brother of Kim Kardashian, as an anniversary surprise – began circulating the Internet last Friday.

The 25-year-old singer has threatened legal action against the thief who leaked her naked pictures onto the Internet.

Her spokesman, Jonathan Jaxson, tells www.tmz.com, “These photos were taken in private. Adrienne will be pursuing legal action against the person or person’s sending these private photos out. (Watch video of Jaxson explain how this PR stunt went wrong.) Basically admitting that this was done with intent of full media exposure.

“Adrienne is deeply sorry for any pain this may have caused to her fans.” I say "Yeah Right!!"

The NSFW photos (adult content) were reportedly stored in her laptop which was stolen in late October at JFK International Airport in New York while Bailon was waiting for a flight. The laptop was eventually recovered sans the naughty pics from someone who called Bailon and demanded $1,000.

Last year, naked photos of Disney’s High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens were found circulating the Web. According to reports, Hudgens allegedly snapped the photos for her boyfriend and HSM co-star, Zac Efron.

Can someone please take these cameras away from them already?

Six Degrees of Naked (and semi-naked) Disney Chicks
# Adrienne Bailon (Disney movie singer/actor, private photos made public)
# Vanessa Hudgens (Disney’s HSM star, private photos made public)
# Miley Cyrus (Photographs of ‘Hannah Montana’ star semi-naked posing in the shower leaked on the Internet; Major controversy still surrounds the 15-year-old singer/actor’s decision to pose for Vanity Fair)
# Britney Spears (Ex-Disney Mouseketeer…really, do you need any details?)
# Lindsey Lohan (Another Disney alum…let’s just save us time and spare the details, shall we?)
# Christina Aguilera (Disney alum…can’t find any proof that her private pics are real but her signature song ‘Genie in a Bottle’ was so sexually charged that she makes the list anyway)

So what do you think, bad luck or really bad decisions?

Don't Judge Me!

2008-11-12T09:57:00.000-08:00

Ahh haa Come on down Mrs. Sarah Palin née Health, 1984 Miss Alaska Beauty Pageant Runner-Up. Isn’t she lovely? Some one looking for a little attention?

Toyota Corolla TV Commercial Ninja Kittens

2008-11-10T11:05:00.000-08:00

Toyota Australia has released a fun commercial in its ‘Corolla. Packed with a Lil’ Action’ 2008 campaign that features ‘adorable’ Ninja Kittens. read on..

FEATURE///POLITIKS///SHEPARD FAIREY ON OBAMA: THE SUPERTOUCH INTERVIEW

2008-11-06T10:13:00.000-08:00

Having provided the main image for the OBAMA campaign now recognized around the world, the influence of street & graphic artist SHEPARD FAIREY cannot be overstated. Having transcended the traditional boundaries of his chosen medium to create an image that united and inspired voters (and the presidential candidate himself) across lines of class, race, gender, and party, Fairey has achieved a truly monumental task in this election and inspired a generation of young people to become politically active in the process. A key element to the success of Obama’s visual campaign was Fairey’s mostly illegal dissemination tactics of wheatpasting posters on private and public property without permission, a sweet little twist in the side of the political machine that proved the artist’s steadfast adherence to his streetwise principals remained intact while working overground in such an unprecedented way. In doing so, he single-handedly inspired a nation of supporters to do the same and the Obama campaign has seen an outpouring of viral aesthetic support at a level never before realized by a political candidate. On the eve of tomorrow’s presidential election, we spoke with Shepard about the relevance of his work for Obama and his thoughts on the shape of political things to come. READ ON:

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I do as I am told

2008-11-05T13:26:00.000-08:00

If President Elect Obama were the incoming CEO of a corporation, he would now be preparing for the first act of his tenure: A massive write-off of the mountains of rotted junk buried on the company's balance sheet and an announcement that recovery will take a long, long time.
This flush would clear the way for several years of better than expected results. It would also take advantage of the new leader's one chance to blame the sorry state of the organization on his sorry predecessor.
President Obama began this process last night, in his victory speech, when he noted that restoring the country's health might take more than a term. In the next few weeks, he should go well beyond this:
• The deficit will be more than $1 trillion a year for several years
• The country needs a massive new fiscal stimulus
• The housing market will continue to decline through at least 2010
• Interest rates and taxes will eventually have to rise (after the economy stabilizes)
• Weak corporations have to be allowed to fail
• Millions of homeowners will lose their house
• Unemployment will probably rise to 10%
• The government simply cannot "bail the country out" -- not because it lacks the will, but because it lacks the power
In short, Obama needs to acknowledge reality, erring on the side of overstating the problems and challenges, and he needs to prepare the country for several tough years. Because if he doesn't, within six months of his taking office, the country will have forgotten all about the prior administration and will instead be blaming everything on him.

What I say to this is...
Either way we would be in this mess and either way we will all blame any one we can no matter who is office because we never take blame. Either way we were screwed. Maybe we should stop spending money on huge SUV’s huge designer purses and huge bling bling or small dogs that fit in our purses. Maybe instead of all the money that goes into the reality shows we should be saving and putting all to the EDUCATION of our youth and stop voting for idiots that can dance and sing and vote for a real president who can help. Both of the runners up flip flopped on so many issues at stake. Good for him to be the first African American but really people most of you voted Yes on 8 because you didn't like the part about same sex having sex and the thought of having your child taught that when in fact that had Nothing to do with Prop. 8 at all. You mindless minions did it again. (In robot voice) I will do as I see on the T.V. I will not research or educate myself on facts at all. When my son asked what prop. 8 was I told him that it was about people being allowed to marry who they are in love with even if its another boy or girl and he said that's silly but if they are in love then they should be able to. That would be like if grandma & grandpa never could get married. People he is 7 years old and understood better then most of you. Good Job America!! What's your opinion?

Free Stuff For Voting-"because it feels good"

2008-11-04T11:39:00.000-08:00

click for the links...Starbucks Ben & Jerrys California Taco Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut: Go into any Krispy Kreme location for a free red, white and blue doughnut.Oh and most important a free Vibrator!

Crash

2008-11-03T11:03:00.000-08:00

The Chicas Project
Girls on Graffiti
Underground graffiti artists Retna and Saber teach the Chicas the finer points of tagging. With help from the experts, Yasmin and Crash each create their mural-sized pieces of artwork.

Teen gets time for grandma in 'gangster rap' video

2008-10-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida teenager has been sentenced to 18 months in juvenile detention for coaxing his senile grandmother into holding a gun and threatening to shoot "all the pigs" in a homemade "gangster rap" video.

Eighteen-year-old Michael Alfinez pleaded guilty Tuesday to elder abuse charges. His family has said the case was a misunderstanding.

The 85-year-old grandmother can be seen in the video holding a handgun, wearing a black mask and threatening to shoot "all the pigs."

Alfinez was arrested in April after authorities seized the tape during a routine traffic stop. Alfinez and others also could be seen in the video shooting a pistol around town.

Alfinez also pleaded guilty to charges of firing out of a moving vehicle and into a building.

Boom Box

2008-10-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

Going Retro~
Flud (creator of the turntable watch) has brought back another retro item to put on our wrists with their new Boombox Watch. The watch features great details of the original boombox (the handlebar, and the speakers) while it reveals time on a red LED display with a push of a button.Pretty dope!!

The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill

2008-10-20T10:57:00.000-07:00

“The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill” opened at 89 7th Avenue (between Bleeker and West 4th) last Thursday, October 9th, Clearly, that this isn't your typical pet store.So who's the "owner" of the Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill at 89 West 7th Avenue? Banksy. revealing what seemed from the outside to be a small West Village pet shop stocked not with purring kittens and wiggly puppies, but a more sinister menagerie. Inside, animatronic chicken nuggets, porno watching monkeys, coexisted alongside ageing tweety birds, swimming fish sticks, and suggestively writing caged hot dogs, in what can only be described as an entirely unique visual critique of the state of animal husbandry in the modern world. In the words of Banksy himself, “New Yorkers don’t care about art, they care about pets.This is the first time that Banksy has used animatronics, and the effect is absolutely amazing and said to be a clear departure form last year's behemoth show in Los Angeles, Banksy's first ever show in New York City (the others have been fakes) is being held in a tiny storefront that's less than 300 square feet and can't hold more than 20 people at any one time. The exhibit completely visible to the public both day and night through the store front windows.

Vote for...

2008-10-18T12:45:00.000-07:00

Hey, it's something to think about...Design by Chris Mirsch

Ugly must mean Beautiful! Interview with "Ugly Shyla"

2008-10-16T18:53:00.000-07:00

Q.Thank you so much for taking the time to let us get to know you! Okay besides being one of the most stunning and creative alternative model’s out there going by the name “Ugly Shyla” what is it that you do in your everyday life?
A. Art and creativity are pretty much my life, so I tend to always be working on art or some creative endeavor. I guess that is the polite way of saying I'm a workaholic.

Q.What artist or photographers have you had the pleasure of working with in the past and who would you like to work with in the future in your modeling career?
A.I have been lucky enough to work with photographers like Steve Diet Goedde, Lithium Picnic and John Santerineross who are photographers that I respected as artist before I really even got heavily into modeling.

Q. If you had a theme song what would it be when you entered a room?
A. “Where The Roses Never Fade”, the Jimmy Swaggart version, just because I really like that song.

Q. What is your favorite pastime?
A. Again it's pretty much art, but I really like sewing and I'm a huge book worm. I also like to cook, but who in Louisiana doesn't like to cook?

Q. What do you collect in your spare time?
A. Christian Art and Christian or Saint related art. I also collect antique/vintage clothing and vintage medical books.

Q. What inspired you to do the creation of your “Ugly Art Dolls”?
A.I really have no clue why I started making dolls. I just made one and never stopped.

Q. At what age did you start making your “Ugly Art Dolls” and what research did you do before getting into the industry?
A. I made my first doll at 16 years old and started getting into it professionally at around 19.

Q.I read that you take your art very serious, is there something you would like people to take from your art or learn from your art?
A. At the very least I'd like to have my art make people acknowledge some of the ills of the world.

Q.What are links or websites we can go to purchase your works of art or view a portfolio?
A. www.uglyart.net,
http://myspace. com/uglyartdolls

Q. Do you have any upcoming events, shows or new art coming?
A. Oct 30th I will have work in the Splatter show at Antebellum Gallery http://www.antebellum.us.ms/
I will be performing Nov 18th with fellow outlaw artist Steven Leyba http://www.stevenleyba.com/ at The Big Top Gallery in New Orleans,more info on the event will be posted on my site closer to the event date. Other places on the web were folks can find me
uglyshyla.com
http://myspace. com/uglyshyla

Be on the look out for performances by “Ugly Shyla” along with her “Ugly Dolls”. For more information on booking Ugly Shyla for performances or purchasing a Ugly Doll please visit her website at http://www.uglyshyla.com/

photography by:
http://www.stevedietgoedde.com/
Lithium Picnic
Saryn Angel Photography
Miss Megan Photography

"He's a spitfire"

2008-10-15T10:24:00.000-07:00

A miniature horse has been given a second chance for a career as a show horse — thanks to a prosthetic eye. The 65-pound horse, named KBuck, was born June 1 at Lil Chums Miniature Horse Farm in Lawton and lost its eye a few days after birth. Owner Kelsey Chumbley, 12, said she suspects the young horse was the victim of a swift kick from its mother. "We thought he was going to end up being a backyard pet" instead of a show horse, Kelsey said. "When we found out he had a second chance I was really excited for him." Veterinarian Jeff Hammond of Marlow tried in June to save the young horse's eye. When it became evident the surgery didn't work, Hammond suggested the cosmetic alternative. KBuck's prosthetic eye was handcrafted by designers at La Fuente Ocular Prosthetics in Oklahoma City. The eye was fashioned with a mold of KBuck's hollow eye socket and constructed with hard acrylic plastic, said Brandon La Fuente. It was hand-painted to look exactly like the horse's real eye, complete with deep blue features and tiny red veins. KBuck's eye cost about $3,000, but his worth will far exceed the investment if his show career takes off. Kelsey Chumbley said there are no rules against showing a horse with a prosthetic eye, and it's unlikely judges will be able to tell it's fake.
Hammond said adjusting to a prosthetic eye shouldn't be a hardship for the horse because he was so young when he lost it."Having one eye hasn't affected him a bit — he's a spitfire," Hammond said.

Stupid or Sad?? I am pretty sure they felt both..

2008-10-14T09:39:00.000-07:00

TWO Indonesian jobseekers have been tricked into getting their faces tattooed by a bogus official offering government jobs.

Village chief Sawiyono - who was helping the men find jobs in Jakarta - claimed he had received a text message from a government official offering them work as intelligence officers but saying they would have to be inked first with a dragon tattoo, Antara state news agency said.

Sawiyono realised he had been tricked after checking with the subdistrict chief of the Bojonegoro district of East Java who told him there was no such requirement.

But by then it was too late and the men had already been tattooed, the report said.

"I am fully responsible for the mistake and I will do my best to help the men remove their tattoos,'' Sawiyono said.

The men have complained to police and were seeking treatment at a local hospital.

BreakN' with Alfonso Ribeiro

2008-10-14T09:29:00.000-07:00

It's the safe way...

Idot of the month!

2008-10-08T09:53:00.000-07:00

I know there is a lot of idiocy going on right now but this has got to be at the top of the list...

"FORT MYERS, Fla. - Authorities say a Fort Myers man shot himself in the arm after his girlfriend refused to have sex with him. The Lee County Sheriff's Office reported that a 29-year-old man and his girlfriend returned home from a bar early Wednesday morning.

The girlfriend told deputies that her boyfriend wanted to get intimate, but she just wanted to go to sleep. When she refused, he became irate.

Authorities said the girlfriend went to a spare bedroom, and several minutes later she heard two gunshots. She told deputies her boyfriend came into her room and threatened her. He then stumbled into the kitchen before falling into the oven, knocking himself unconscious.

The man was treated for two gunshot wounds to the arm and was taken to jail.

The man was charged with threatening violence and firing a weapon in an occupied dwelling. He was being held on $100,000 bail."

I would like to be here today..

2008-10-06T17:40:00.001-07:00

Absolutely Fabulous!!

2008-10-06T11:30:00.000-07:00

Absolutely fabulous!! Can some one please get me the box set!!

Armored truck robber uses Craigslist to make getaway

2008-10-03T09:24:00.000-07:00

In other news....Video....Armored truck robber uses Craigslist to make getaway by placing a add for laborers needed at $28.50 an hour."I came across the ad that was for a prevailing wage job for $28.50 an hour," said Mike, who saw a Craigslist ad last week looking for workers for a road maintenance project in Monroe.He said he inquired and was e-mailed back with instructions to meet near the Bank of America in Monroe at 11 a.m. Tuesday. He also was told to wear certain work clothing. "Yellow vest, safety goggles, a respirator mask… and, if possible, a blue shirt," he said.Mike showed up along with about a dozen other men dressed like him, but there was no contractor and no road work to be done. He thought they had been stood up until he heard about the bank robbery and the suspect who wore the same attire. From there, the cook made his watery escape in a creek that dumps out into the Skykomish River. One witness said the robber swam away, but another said he used an inner tube to get away. "We did get an inner tube that was about 200 yards from the place where he entered the water and took that for evidence," said Debbie Willis, Monroe Police. Investigators believe accomplices could have picked the robber up at a nearby boat launch or park.The FBI is helping Monroe Police trace the ad and want to talk to anyone who responded. "Any piece of information anyone has could be the piece of the puzzle we need to apprehend the suspects," said Debbie Willis, Monroe Police. Some Monroe residents, while not endorsing what the robber did, are somewhat amused. "Creative. Not a right way of doing it, but creative," said Monroe resident Byron Bevard."I grew up in LA and I never heard of anything so crazy in my life," said resident Sarah Vazquez.The suspect is described as a white man in his 20s, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10, wearing a dark blue shirt, jean shorts and a mask.

Jonathan Luczycki

2008-10-03T08:50:00.000-07:00

I wanted to bring some attention to an artist that was featured at Artease who I unfortunately did not meet there at the time but after the fact. Mr. Johnathan Luczycki. My boyfriend and I were in aww of the perspective that he painted. We were most attracted to the colors in this piece. This is a short bio from his web site

First things first, your asking yourself, how do you pronounce that last name. Luczycki. Is it Lu-sit-key? Lou-chez-ki? Woo-chin-ski!?!

Here's a trick. Say it like this, don't "Loose-this-key". Loose this key. Luczycki. Good, got it? Let's move on.

Born in Springfield, OR in the fall of 1980, Jonathan Edward Luczycki was drawing before the age of three and hasn’t put the pencil down since. Greatly influenced by his father’s love for nature & gardening, to his mother’s landscape paintings, and by all the early American illustrators and comic book artists, his life has always been surrounded with art.

“I believe artists have a responsibility to provide the world with beauty, originality and truth. It literally makes my stomach cringe to see so many artists today emulate another’s style. Whether I’m painting a portrait or a landscape, I try my best to do it in a new and exciting way.”

Since moving to Southern California nearly five years ago, Jonathan grew fascinated with the early California impressionists and this thing called plein air painting. En plein air is a French expression which means "in the open air", and is used to describe the act of painting in the outside environment rather than indoors, such as in a studio.

“I am fascinated by the effects of light in a natural environment and I love the challenge of capturing the mood before the light changes, especially at dawn and dusk. So many landscape artist work from photos, and that’s fine, but by painting from direct observation you learn things a photo could never teach you. If I’m painting the ocean, I have to smell it, I want to feel the sun and wind surround my easel.”

Jonathan works in several mediums, and is not known for just one style. Academically trained as a professional illustrator, the human figure and portraiture continue to captivate him and he constantly strives to paint them in new and exciting ways. He has been studying anatomy and has been involved in figure drawing classes and workshops on a constant basis for over a decade.

Jonathan Luczycki/Loose this key, has had several solo and group shows along the west coast since 2002, from Portland, Oregon to Laguna Beach and L.A. Since 2005 he has built relationships with collectors on a national and international scale. In September of 2008 his work will be featured at the A&D Gallery in London.

Jonathan Edward Luczycki is a member of LPAPA(Laguna Plein Air Painters Association) and a member of SOCALPAPA(Southern California Plein Air Painters Association).

He resides and works out of his studio in Costa Mesa, CA painting landscapes by day and portraits by night.

If you get a chance check his work out! He also has an upcoming event at The Hive Gallery
Location: 729 S.Spring Street. Los Angeles, CA on October 4th 7pm -12:30am. A group show of over 70 artists from around the globe. Downtown Los Angeles.

My most favorite things

2008-10-02T12:07:00.000-07:00

My most favorite things...Sesame Street, Pin Ball and Music! So I thought it would be appropriate since I had a meeting with the principal this morning to do a blog about something having to do with school. So what better then this video. Sorry I will blog more later this is just to hold you over for now.

Friday October 3rd 2008

2008-10-01T21:15:00.000-07:00

Audio Asylum 10-3-08

You are soo good!

2008-10-01T11:05:00.000-07:00

So I recently was supposed to be a Geisha and apparently from what everyone says I did great but dude..I was so off. I should have taken lessons from this gal before taking on the part...Shoot!!

Drink your Veggies!

2008-09-29T10:59:00.000-07:00

Wonder if this is yummy? humm

Ode to the Goat

2008-09-29T10:23:00.000-07:00

This is for the ones that didn't know....(love you girls)

Updated info and link about...

2008-09-29T09:36:00.000-07:00

Earlier last week I posted a topic about abortion and my thought on it. I wanted to attach some links that I was given to get more educated on the matter if you were trying to research the matter at all. this link has great arguments and resources in the matter and http://www.now.org/issues/abortion/ and has lot's of Q&A

This link is a good resource for birth control and other Q&A as well http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

Like I said before I am still very torn on the matter and I realize that people have a right to have their own opinion's and choice as well. That does not mean I have to agree with them.

Just a thought..

2008-09-26T13:32:00.000-07:00

This a picture of my grandparents after 57 years of marriage and 8 children

In a world filled of confusion, stress, guilt, sadness, and worries there is one thing I have noticed and encountered several times and was also brought to my attention while viewing one of my favorite shows last night. That one thing is hope and companionship. In times of battle cry’s and war and changes going on it seems as though the hope some one has that some one can save them, make things better, or keep them safe is what motivates people to a better place in their hearts. It then leads to people feeling security in something. I find it interesting that a smile or a hug or even a little song to a child can stay with them for years to come. In addition to that how people are so fast to jump to conclusions or assumptions. I am so happy I have the people I have in my life to help me when I am feeling down or I am not confident about something. I am always reminded to keep my head up and don’t look down. With out these people in my life I would have to say I would be in a much worse time in life. So remember to always keep in your life some one who makes you laugh, cry, act silly, and does not take life so serious. In the end it’s who make’s you happy that means something. The people who are negative or sad maybe need you to be who you are so they can follow your example but never let some one brings your spirit down because then they win the battle. Remember it can always be worse. Have a great weekend!!

Abortions- For or Against?

2008-09-25T11:33:00.000-07:00

I recently was doing some research on the Proposition 4. This proposition

The proposed initiative, if enacted as a constitutional amendment, would:

* Provides exceptions for medical emergency or parental waiver.
* Permits courts to waive notice based on clear and convincing evidence of minor’s maturity or best interests.
* Mandates reporting requirements, including reports from physicians regarding abortions on minors.
* Authorizes monetary damages against physicians for violation.
* Requires minor’s consent to abortion, with exceptions.
* Permits judicial relief if minor’s consent is coerced.

This all brought up in my mind to look more into what goes into abortion's and procedures and if I thought is was important for a parent to have knowledge of this or not. So I researched the whole procedure and was redirected to the lies that I was brought up with through medical facilities and doctor's explaining that it was not a big deal. It was a simple procedure and took little time to recover from. ( I never got an abortion or have ever thought of getting one) I have always just tried to educate myself on options. Being that I have a 7 year old, I can remember when several people had told me what my options were and what they thought I should do. I quickly said no to the thought of abortion but always thought of how it would be if some one were in the situation of rape or molestation. I pondered in my mind of how horrible the 9 months would be to go through before giving birth even if you did give it for adoption. Then while reading I came upon a post about how the bodies are sold for body parts, delicacy's, research, some are just burned etc. It makes me sick to think about it all but I still am undecided on the whole act. I also found out that when they are burned their is toxin's that are being released into the air that are horrible along with that there are Doctors being sued for improper disposal of the fetus and even for selling in the black market. Make sure if you are going to get an abortion that you do ALL your research first. (this does not mean I am condoning it at all)

http://www.standupforkids.org/

2008-09-24T16:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.standupforkids.org/

The mission of STAND UP FOR KIDS is to help homeless and street kids.
We do this, every day, in cities across America. We carry out our mission through our volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives

Get involved!!

Does your vote count?

2008-09-24T16:27:00.000-07:00

YES IT DOES! SO REGISTER AND VOTE PEOPLE!

http://www. thisnation. com/question/051. html

Audio Asylum

2008-09-23T19:26:00.001-07:00

Friday October 3, 2008
AUDIO ASYLUM
Haunted Halloween Edition
(21+ w/ID)

One of LAs favorites returns to Audio Asylum to pound your brain with his signature blend of gabber.

With releases on Terror Traxxx and Industrial Strength Recordings, you know it's gonna be good!
INYOUNG
(Industrial Strength, Terror Traxxx)
myspace. com/djinyoung

After making noise internationally with a slew of releases on over 13 lables,
and performing across Europe, Fiend is back to bring tha rukus!
FIEND
(Indistrial Strength, Corrupt, Sadistic Rec)
myspace. com/asshoe

Straight from Holland, and playing some their biggest hardcore events such as Megarave and Thrillseeker,
this LA native is ready to drop some heavy bombs on her hometown for a special night.

MISS TWILIGHT
(NBR, Tiny Management, Distorted Trauma - NL)
myspace. com/d1v1n3t3rr0r

303 ABUSE
(Audio Asylum, The AIU, Speedcore Militia)
myspace. com/303abuse

MIRSCH
(Audio Asylum, The AIU)
myspace. com/mirsch

RENEGADE
(Subterranean Events, The AIU)
myspace. com/renegadedj

LIVE VIDEO MIXING by: VJ Osamu Suzuki

FULLY THEMED HALLOWEEN EVENT

COSTUMES ENCOURAGED (sorry - no masks)

FREE HALLOWEEN TREATS

FEATURING:

* Fully permitted LA venue
* Full bar
* Thundering sound by The Audio Asylum Soundsystem
* Intelligent lighting, camo nets, and visual stimulation
* Live video mixing
* Video monitors throughout playing your favorite 80s horror movies
* Friendly outdoor smoking patio
* Free parking
* Free giveaways

21& OVER [ID required] 9pm-2am.

Only $10 all night.

NEW VENUE just minutes from The Hully Gully
Located @ CC's Roadhouse
14123 Garfield Ave.
Paramount, CA 90723
[Near the 105 and 710 freeways]

Info:213.225.5949 www. myspace. com/aiu theaiu@aol.com

**LISTEN TO RADIOBOMB on KPFK 90.7fm FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN FREE TICKETS**
3am-6am rotating Friday nights. Go to www. radiobombfm. com for showtimes.

Search "Audio Asylum" at www. youtube. com for videos.

Download FREE mixes from Audio Asylum's own DJs:
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ARTEASE II

2008-09-23T11:13:00.001-07:00

Artease II at The Light Gallery 440 E. 17Th STREET, COSTA MESA, CA 92627

Come see me model/pose at Artease II This Saturday the 27th 2008. I will be the Geisha!

What is Artease?
Artease is a fusion of Pin Ups & Artists held @ the Light Gallery in Costa Mesa, California. The Pin Ups pose LIVE for artists.

Artease II theme:
Calender girls! 12 models will be in 12 life size settings built by artists where they will pose for painters & photographers. The paintings & photographs will be printed on our 1st calender!

Scheduled to appear: Eric Blair of Blaring Out T.V, Magazine & Inside industry folk... plus a surprise Burlesque performance by a very special guest YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!

When is Artease II: September 27th!!!

HOPE Helping Other People Everywhere

2008-09-23T10:43:00.001-07:00

Taken from the OBEY home page to spread the word.

HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere) Artists is an energy conscious humanitarian organization focused on supporting existing social projects that promote education and growth. HOPE commissioned Studio Number One to do a series of screen prints to raise awareness and funds for the humanitarian efforts in Darfur. The poster series focuses on the future of Darfur, through the faces of its children. The series is an edition of 300 signed by each of the artists. Posters were designed by: Shepard Fairey, Florencio Zavala, Jesselisa Moretti, Cleon Peterson, Zach Gibson, Casey Ryder and Kristian Henson.

Edition of 300, 18 x 24, Signed and Numbered, Set of 4 Screenprints, $100 a set

THINGS YOU CAN DO:

Buy the Print Series and Show the world that you support HOPE for Darfur!

Check out the 2008 Light of HOPE Art Reception and Fund Raiser, Sept. 25th:

Here are the two most important things to know about the current situation in Darfur, Sudan:

1) There is currently a resolution before the UN Security Council that if passed would override the arrest warrant for Pres Bashir for Crimes Against Humanity and Crimes of Genocide. This would not only undermine the months and years of work by the ICC and the lives that have been risked to bring this information forward, but it would show to the world that Genociders can go free if they are the heads of state and show the UN and ICC are incapable of governing the capability to Veto this resolution and set in motion the arrest of Bashir and hopefully an end to the Genocide in Sudan.

2) The Government of Sudan (GOS) recently attacked one of the largest IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) Camps in Southern Darfur. Kalma Camp, located outside of Nyala has more than 150,000 occupants. During this attack, 37 civilians were killed, many of whom were children under 11 years old. The GOS is now in the process of building up its military presence around the camp in what many think is in preparation for another larger attack. This cannot be allowed to happen. Pressure must be put on the US and the UN to deploy the UNAMID forces to this camp to stop this attack. In addition, our media must cover these evolving events and put them on the “front page” to let the GOS know that the world is watching and we will not stand by and allow the killing of innocent civilians.

To learn more please visit www.hopeartists.org and Studio Number One and

http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/208431/340bf217ed/336000369/56d70a8d60/

Am I awake or dreaming?

2008-09-23T09:27:00.000-07:00

I currently am researching my dreams or trying to study them. Does any one have any suggestions for a childhood filled with traumatic experiences? I can smell a scent or hear a sound and be brought back to a place I never would have thought about till the day I died if it was my choice. I can automatically be brought back to a place where I can hear screaming and smell the scent of what ever was there at the time. I continuously have a re occurring dream about a man picking me up in a van and if any one has seen High Tension it pretty much explains my dream. It comes at least once a week. I have not had the feelings I am dealing with for many years. In fact when I usually dream I can’t remember my dreams when I wake, as of late I can’t shake them. I go through the day reminding my self that they are just dreams. I can’t go back to sleep once I wake up from them and my boyfriend is the one who has to wake me because I can’t do it on my own. I literally am forcing my eyes to stay open so I don’t have to re visit my dream. As I do that my dream flashes scenes of this man with out a face and he is just a creepy, dirty, grimy man sometimes with long unwashed smelly hair filled with streaks of blood. Other times he is just balding and sometimes he reaches for me but other times he just reaches right passed me, HELP!