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i dig Rolexes, having inherited my mom's 1985 ladies datejust a while back. as i was browsing through Rolex's website, i came across the Rolex Datejust Royal Pink.   

at first glance, i thought it was ugly. really ugly. but it's kind of growing on me. never in my wildest dreams would i have expected a watch like this from Rolex. it's diamond -encrusted with "everose" gold, amongst other things. pretty nuts! 

fantabulawesity

it's interesting how one comes across something new - whether it be a new hobby, burger joint, or in my case, a new tv show. i watch way too much tv than i'd like to admit, but i'm hardly ever turned on to some new tv program because let's face it, i got too much on my plate already. flipping between an episode of "Bones" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" can be tiresome when I'm trying to catch "Divine Design" on HGTV or the new "Ultimate Fighter" on Spike. but wait -"Ultimate Fighter" is on the same night as "Top Chef." crikey! you get the gist of my (pathetic) dilemmas.


but I digress. i was walking through the apple store one april day, wanting to check out the new iPad. a friendly worker there was showing me some of his favorite apps, which included the ABC player. he started telling me about how cool it was because you can catch up on full episodes on the ABC network. I politely told him that i don't watch anything on ABC because i'm just too cool for school. no, I didn't say that. but really, i don't watch anything on ABC. not even "Dancing With the Stars" (although i think i should because evan lysacek is on it). he seemed to be flabbergasted that i didn't watch "Modern Family." i'd never even heard of it. his face and eyes lit up as he excitedly explained how "awesome" it was. 


fast forward a month and a half. i was lying around the other night, bored and not knowing what to do with myself. picking my nose. picked up my iPad and downloaded the ABC player. browsing through the shows, i figured "Modern Family" was my best bet, considering i would only lose 22 minutes of my life if it sucked. i watched one episode, and then another, and then another, until i was cursing ABC for only having five episodes on there. wtf is up with that? i think it started on episode 18 or something, and i was suddenly depressed that i had missed the previous 17 episodes. "Modern Family," where have you been all my life? i can't remember the last time i LOLed that loud to a tv show. the dialogue is so witty, the characters are zany, and the little nuances of everything that happens is so clever. i also love how it's shot semi-documentary style, which gives it a sense of realness within the chaos which is the show. 


so after this long-winded essay on how i came across this show, i'd like to thank the apple store for hiring that apple guy that sold me my iPad and showed me the ABC player to enjoy such a fantabulawesome show such as "Modern Family." oh, and thanks for making the iPad. because if it weren't for that, i wouldn't have wandered into the store that one april day.

christmas in april

the search is over! after months of hemming and hawing about buying a bass guitar, i will finally be a proud owner of a used japan-made fender standard jazz bass. the best part is, my significant other decided to save me some (a lot) of money by buying it for me as an early christmas gift. i'm crossing my fingers that the duties from importing from japan won't increase the cost of it too much. buying it used only saved us $50 but it was worth it because it has a smaller radius for the fretboard and it's vintage white (more of a cream color) instead of arctic white (pictured). fender standard jazz basses don't come in vintage white anymore so i could only get it used. i eventually want to change the pickguard to black..it's going to look sick! now i just have to buy an amp. but bass amps are so ugly...

blazin' summer

the perfect look for spring/summer. love this linen men's style denim blazer from valerie dumaine. available at shopvaleriedumaine.com

The 36 Chambers of Shaolin

Ah, the infamous "36 Chambers" that the Wu-Tang Clan named their most famous album after. After watching this movie recently, I could see why such a quintessential hip-hop group would name their album after it. I was extremely entertained. Hooked and totally engrossed after the first 15 minutes. I've been a huge Jet Li fan (amongst other various martial arts heroes that I am too embarrassed to mention) since the mid-'90s but somehow this film managed to pass me by. The 36 Chambers of Shaolin (1978), directed by the Shaw brothers, is more than your average martial arts flick. It starts off as the typical avenge-my-school-and-stop-the-political-takeover martial arts movie, but dabbles in teaching you about perseverance and self-actualization (Maslow's hierarchy, anyone?). It's definitely one of those old school classics that you can enjoy at any age. I have since added it as one of my favorite movies. If you haven't seen it, go rent it. Better yet, get it on Blu-ray. The picture quality's pretty impressive.

Warpaint

Warpaint. i posted their video of "Stars" on my FB page a while back and i still can't get them out of my head. haven't been this excited about an all-girl band in years. their songs remind me of a time in my life of years past, when all i could think about was music. they get me excited about music again (although i went through a semi-equivalent Passion Pit phase last year). i love this live session of one of my favorite songs, "Beetles," recorded in Suite 501 @ Levi's. I'm in love.

i'm inspired to embark on my next project...till next time,

j.