Kanye West --- "Heartless" Video

808s and Heartbreak.
Cannot wait. I am loving what I am hearing from this album and I feel like I relate to this album very well.

BARACK OBAMMAAA!!!!!

Congratulations to Barack Obama!!! I know it's late, but it cannot be said enough. Historic and like Kanye said, "You can't tell me nothing."

Since Barack began campaign he has turned into a global brand. His brand has turned up a lot a merchandise and other things that help spread his message of change and hope and to permeate popular culture. Barack's has touched everything iconic and put his name on it. "Barack is the Future" playing off "Back to the Future" , the classic movie of the 80s to Barack as Air Jordan on many streetwear t-shirts. But now Barack has touched territory that I would have never thought he could touch and that is the classic Super Mario Bros. game. The classic game has been spun as Super Obama World, where Obama is Mario and goes on a journey through Alaska, stomping on the heads of pigs with lipstick and lobbyist. Though I have not played this game much, it is fun and kind of funny. A great way to waste time at work or in class. Barack is really reaching all levels of the world and is easily the most culturally relevant president there ever was.

"...I don't express"

Even though this is old now and has been out for about two weeks, I still love it and have to share it. I think it maybe one of my favorite commercials every. It is hilarious and if you know me, you know I love Nicole. Great work Nike.

Quote of the Day: "Individual Creativity"

"There's room for everybody on the planet to be creative and conscious if you are your own person. If you are trying to be like somebody else, then there isn't."

--Tori Amos--

BE YOURSELF. Simple.

Long Time, No See

It's been awhile. Though my mind has not stopped wondering, I have just been incredibly busy with school and life. Despite the busy times, life is great. Idle hands are the devils workshop. So I am very glad to be busy and learning new things about life, myself and others each and everyday. I have a lot of exciting things going on in my life I plan on sharing really soon. But that is it for now. I am going to try my hardest to be more frequent.

Timothy Berg --"Tasty Treats" Exhibit

This exhibit is extremely cool to me. When I first saw this art, it definitely stuck out to me as something that was different and something that I would put in my house. However, what makes me love this art is what the artist, Timothy Berg, says inspired him and what these disappearing ice cream treats really allude to about our culture. This meaning is what makes this art stand out to me and it is something I would have never thought about until reading the inspiration for these pieces.

Tasty Treats

Things disappear.
Sometimes things disappear as the result of an accident.
Sometimes neglect causes things to disappear.
Sometimes things are intentionally made to disappear.

One's understanding of disappearance is the result of a specific perspective. In reality, most things do not disappear they simply transform. When they are transformed beyond recognition they are said to have disappeared.

My recent work revolves around notions of cultural consumption. I intend to create a tension between what is fun and what is grave in order to pose fundamental questions about the consequences of overconsuming. I employ humor and metaphor to simultaneously disarm the viewer and challenge them to evaluate the larger implications of our culture's habit of making things disappear.

Timothy Berg Website

Guitar Hero World Tour Commercial

Funny commercial for what might be a great game. Kobe is funny and looks mad awkward to me in this one.