---> I know this song was leaked last summer but I didn't know it before last december. And its rhythm and style is definitely applicable to this week since I'm leaving for Cuba!!! I just can't w8 to drink my life, tan, swim and bathe, party, bethink myself and recharge my batteries! I really need it! I know Mevrouw Huppe and I will be completely "Locos" so Shakira's got nothin' on us lol! I wanna take some cheesy dance classes there to improve my Salsa (I suck at it) and learn how to mingle and shake like the locals. Hope you'll enjoy your week (whether it's your Sprink break or not) and will have a thought for me... because I'll have a thought for you readers (you are not numerous as for now but I know you'll be increasing). Let's enjoy some Spanish heat with sexy half Baklava-half Columbian Shakira!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
How To Make Love Like A Porn Star : I'll Tell You
I finally went through this whole book yay! After four months of readin it part-time, I've managed to read it all! It's frigging long lemme tell ya lol! I love reading but I don't like reading books that have more than 400 pages ya know. Anyways, I oughtta tell you that that was über-good and delighting! I know a lot of people might think like Oh my God! A book about a porn star who tries to tell her that she has done the right choices in life, how satanic! But hey, it's really interesting to get to know what kind of world and universe the porn industry is. It's a whole other thing in there; it has nothing to do with our little conventional lives, trust me!
Jenna Jameson begins her book by saying that the memoir presents her "more nakked than [she]'s ever allowed herself to be seen. Neither [her] father nor [her] husband have been privy to these experiences; they have been a burden and a blessing for [her] to carry alone". I think that means a lot coming from a woman who's been buck naked on the cover of thousands of magazines, films and billboards. She also adds that the "cautionary tale" is a "shocking tale, but is also one of hope and beauty". That pretty much summarizes what I think of the book as a whole; it contains truthful sad stories and pitiful childhood and teenage experiences which have led her to become confused and along with her not-so-caring upbringing and wicked association with die-hard people swept her into considering stripping and doing porn as a career path for herself.
Despite all you can hear about porn stars of even Jenna Jameson herself, I do believe she is a smart woman just by the way she ratiocinates and she bethinks herself and her anterior decisions. The book contains hundreds of photos of her as a child, teenager, young adult, stripper, porn star, her with friends and family, with job acquaintances and some of her mother. There are also some cartoons of her as a stripper with some tips about the dos and don'ts of the so-called "occupation". Similar to what a lot of people think, I believe that one of the reasons why she decided to undertake porn as a journey to "sanitize" herself from drugs and men was exactly because of the same reasons she had those problems: she had no self-esteem and was deprived from self-respect. I need to point out the fact that she has been raped two times; once when she was a teenager and was living in Montana, she's been raped by a bunch of guys from her High School who were supposed to "lift" her home and one other time by her boyfriend's stepfather. Can you believe?! That's truly awful and sorrowful!
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| The "porn star look" |
Throughout the years, Jenna Jameson or Jenna Massoli (her real name) went on to become the most famous and recognized porn star of all time thanks to her "hard work" (literally) and determination because honestly, we really gotta give it to her; she's devoted herself into her work and despite the fact that it's porn and not seen as glorious or beneficial to society in terms of surival and sustainability, it can be considered as art or a form of modern way to study Anthropology. I'm sure you all laughed after reading that last sentence but sincerely, it is true that depending from which country you originate, you won't have the same sexual practices of vision of sexuality as a whole!
Being originally from "fabulous" Las Vegas, Nevada, Jameson's mother died of cancer when she was two years old and after her death, her traumatized father has never been able to cope with his mourning and never took care of his children properly. Jameson moved from state to state and coast to coast each year of her childhood and teens and has had numerous stepmothers. She started taking drugs such as Cocaine and LSD when she was still a teenager and starting stripping at the age of 17 when she still had dental braces. She wrote in her book that she was fed up of her braces at one point so she removed them herself with needlenose pliers, one word: OUCH! She was a notorious stripper at Las Vegas's "Crazy Horse Too" strip club and eventually went on to work as a nude model. Being involved in a tumultuous relationship with her then-boyfriend Jack, she fought everyday and began to be seriously addicted to meth which gave her energy and forbade her from having a proper diet and healthy lifestyle. A couple of months of consuming meth on a daily basis turned Jameson into a bag of bones with her 5'7" frame being supported by 76 lbs of remaining vital muscles, blood and bones. She says it herself that it is a miracle that she didn't die at that point.
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| Jenna and her "golden globes" |
The book ends after Jameson got married to her boyfriend named Jay (which she divorced not long after) and she implemanted her own business called Club Jenna which enables her to produce her own porn movies, have her own sexual toy lines and much more. Nowadays, Jenna Jameson doesn't act in porn movies anymore and wished to never do it again. She says she's done with that. Sincerely, I would highly recommand it to anyone who's ever wondered what it was like to be a porn star. Just imagine it for a minute, it seem cool lol! You get paid to look fierce and caliente, have sex with raunchy people on camera and cum during the whole day... Okay I know this is a very irrational and dreamy version of it but still, it can't all be as bad as we might think.
It is not that "hard" to be a porn star: if you're a man, just spray tan yourself like a guido, take a shitload of proteins or steroids to boost your muscles, wear a "cock ring", pop viagra and make primate-like sounds and groan when you fuck and there you go, you're a male porn star!
But if you're a woman, that's different; you need to die your hair yellow-blond, get gigantic boob implants, tone a bit on the stomach but keep a chubby ass so that it will giggle when you have sex, paint your lips red and get fake, long nails just to add a cheaper look to your "sex appeal". You also need to swallow, wear a lot of makeup, act submissive and easy and there you go, you're a female porn star!!! It's magical lol!
--> I'm glad to post this a day after Valentine's Day to show you how I don't give a crap about it. To me, Valentine's Day is a commercial celebration intended to make flowers, chocolate, underwear and restaurant sales boom after Christmas. I'm sorry to put it that way but it's true! Plus I've never been in a relationship during Valentine's Day so it simply reminds me how much of an eternal single I am and also reminds me of my ex since he was born on February 14th! What kind of a crappy day is it?! Plus I had two Midterm exams yesterday so lemme tell ya one thang: brotha had shit on his mind and wasn't feeling festive at all! I agree with people who say that if you really love your partner, you should tell him/her everyday instead of waiting until February 14th (which can be long if you met the person at the end of the February haha) and then by him/her a shitload of chocolate (which will make him/her gain pounds and become soft), or flowers or anything other thing that won't be in special at that time 'cause it is intended to bring companies profits at that particular time. It will hurt both your wallet, you stomach and your date so, FUCK IT!
Song of the Week (Feb 14 (!) to Feb 20)
This is a song I've been hearing on the radio since a good while now but I never got to listen to it on Youtube or download it since I didn't know the title (even though it's obvious) and always forgot to go check it online. I think it's a beautiful love song but I never thought the clip would be like that! Like seriously! It doesn't match the song at all! I would've imagined something cheesy and sugary like a Beyoncé or Mariah video but not a teaser-clip with a fat guy acting all goofy and clumsy!!! That's funny! I like the fact that they didn't take the song too seriously and it makes me realize that love is not just about being perfect with one another, being beautiful and flawless and acting all cheesy as if your relationship had been manufactured in a Mattel factory.
Love is also about friendship, goofiness, funny jokes and moments, intimacy, complicity and letting go of all things too business and society-pre-established rigid molds. I'm all about feeling free with one another, caring and confiding into one another lol! And as the singer says it at the beginning of the clip; she was interested by him even though he wasn't her "type" at all which means you shouldn't label your future love according to his/her skin colour, religion, ethnicity, weight (that one is for me), height or hair or eye colour. It's about diversity and taste! By taste I mean tasting new stuff. Like even if you're attached to the Dairy Queen's delicious ice cream cones, you can still go try the new McFlurry at McDonald's ya know?! Lol I love my bad metaphors! Anyways guys, enjoy this song 'cuz it's my Valentine's Day present to all of you past, current and future readers!
--> "Fallin' For You" by Colbie Caillat:
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Southern Gayaway
Coercively with what I have told you in my “Summer Nostalgia” article, Mevrouw Huppe and I both met last weekend and booked a one-week Gayaway (I'll be away) to Cayo Guillermo, Cuba!!! How exciting?! I can't wait anymore! We'll be leaving on February 20th and will come back on the 27th, right on time for my classes! By looking at some pictures on the web and at Google maps of the location, it seems paradisiacal!
Our hotel is a 3 and a half star (which I know is no 5 stars) but hey, I know it’s gonna be fun! I mean we only paid $ 750 CAD each! That's nothing especially for that time of the year! I once went to a 3 and a half in Playa Santa Lucia, Cuba when I was 16 years old and it wasn’t that bad. Everybody knows Cuba has some of the best beaches of the World and its people are really hot too! We could compare them to their Brazilian counterparts. I wanna get me some Cuban meat y’know?! Lolz I know that sounds gross and a couple of my friends have told me so but hey, I’m going abroad I mean I wanna have fun! Just like Cindy Lauper sang it back in 1983: “Rodzilla, just wanna have fun”... Not! Anyways, it’s just that I like to taste local flavours ya know! I told Mevrouw Huppe that we need to bring ourselves a pack of condoms each (just in case)... I mean better safe than abstinent hahaha!!!
Cayo Guillermo sounds like a hella good deal; located right between Cayo Coco and Cayo Santa Mariah. I know from good sources that Cayo Coco is stunning and that everybody who’s ever been there loved it. And well as for Cayo Santa Mariah, I spent two weeks there with my family at a 4 and a half stars hotel during the summer after I graduated from High School. The beach was the most gorgeous one I had ever seen! Even on postcards or some shit. I want to go diving and scuba-diving. Oh and I shall not forget to tell you that the hotel provides booze 24/7 (we chose it for that particular reason lol) which means we ain’t gon’ be sober for at least a week lol! My liver better prepare!
I can’t wait to pull a pig outta myself and fill my guts with cheap’N greasy food all week! I promised myself to eat as less carbs as possible and to avoid dessert before leaving; I’m trying to stay become fit and toned. I’m trying to hit the gym as often as I can until my departure because I don’t want to look like a German sausage being roasted by the sun! But once I get there, I won’t give a crap! I told that to Mevrouw Huppe but she told me she didn’t feel the same way; she said she hates Cuban food so much she’ll probably be starving all week. I was like: hell girlfriend, at least you’ll stay tight lol!
The other reason why I want to cut some fat and loose my belly is also because I barely fit into the speedos and trunks I bought last summer! And hell, one is a Punto Blanco de Espana: I OUGHT to fit in it! It’s über-fashionista and molds my butt very firmly lol! It makes it look tighter and more toned. Another “must” when you go down South like that is sunglasses. I had purchased two very hot vintage Carrera shades from eBay but lost the coolest one. Since the other one is purple, I’m not sure I want to wear it all the time; it’s gayer than having a rainbow tattooed on your ankle! Not that I’m ashamed of being gay, I just don’t like to appear too “flaming” y’know wut I’m sayin’?!
One thang that’s got me pessimistic is the fact that our air carrier is CanJet Airlines! My parents traveled with them about a year ago when they went to Riviera Maya, Mexico and had their departure flight delayed by 14 hours!!!! How God-awful?! They had woken up at 4 am, went to the airport (YUL) in time for their 8 am flight and ended up wasting their whole day at the airport eating chicken at the “Rôtisserie Saint-Hubert” and finally hopped on the plane at 10 pm!!!! I felt so bad for them! I hope the same thing won’t happen to us otherwise my teeth will cringe!
--> I need to point out the fact that I have four Midterm exams before leaving including one on a Friday night from 6 to 9... ewww!!! Wish me good luck! I need it, I’m super-stressed! Ciao!
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| A pic that I took at Cayo Santa Mariah (the real name is Maria but I call it Mariah 'cuz it makes me think of Mariah Carey), look at the chrystal-clear water! |
Montreal Fashion Week : Dinh Ba Design
I attended my first Fashion show ever last night during Montreal Fashion Show woo!! I was Fashion Show virgin before that. Of course, I had watched so many ones online that I had a fairly good idea of what it was but still, nothing beats the real thing!
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| The Dinh Ba Design Fashion Show was held at the Marché Bonsecours on February 8th, image provided by Journal 24h |
Since I'm always late in the news and always learn that I missed the Fashion Week, I decided not to take any chance and play safe by purchasing a ticket in advance! I'm very proud of myself! For once! 'Cause it's been like 3 years that I want to attend "La Semaine de mode de Montréal" and I always miss it. But once again, I wasn't that much in advance and when I arrived to buy a ticket, my top 4 Runways were already sold out! How sad! I wanted to attend whether Yves Jean Lacasse, Ralph Leroy, Denis Gagnon or Marie Saint Pierre. Since all 4 were sold out, I picked my 5th choice as quick as possible to make sure I wouldn't fall lower than my Top 5 lol! So I ended up with 2 tickets for Dinh Ba Design. By looking at the official website of Montreal's Fashion Week (http://montrealfashionweek.ca/ ), I checked the designers, the schedule for the runways and Dinh Ba Design's website (http://www.dinhbadesign.com/ ).
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| Dinh Ba himself (provided by his website) |
I felt like Dinh Ba shouldn't be such a bad choice since he's got experience, is authentic and original. I had checked his previous collections and liked it. The designer himself, Dinh Ba, has quite an interesting journey; he was born in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in Vietnam and then moved to Montreal when he was 8. His mother worked as a seamstress and by assisting his mother, he discovered his passion for clothing and Fashion at an early age. He went on to study at famed Montreal Collège LaSalle at its school of Design and gratuated in 2000. Prior to his graduation, Dinh Ba represented Canada in Paris at the International Young Creators back in 1998. He's been selling his own creations since 2004 and has launched his own brand during the same year. Since his arrival in the Fashion industry, Dinh Ba has created 14 collections for women and 7 for men. His collections are usually prêt-à-porter, modern with a sense of business elegance.
Ba claimed his inspirations for his latest collection for February 2011 was a warrior, modern woman as portrayed by Angelina Jolie with a touch of glamour and hotness. The show also featured three male models clad with modern "patchoworks", tweed sweathers and Arabic pants. I was a bit disappointed by the colours though; they were very drab (black, grey, cherry red, offwhite and navy blue). The show was quite short (about 20-25 minutes) but run with high professionalism. I suppose some models might have been amateurs but they all worked their magic and impressed me. I LOVED the music! Lolz! The mixing was über-delicious and reminded me of my night out in an underground club in an abandonned public pool in Berlin last summer! I wish someone could send me the tape! What was a bit obnoxious though is I wanted to go along with a friend to the Fashion show but my mom seemed intrigued and curious about attending it and wanted to come with me. I agreed and thought we'd have a good time but she didn't appreciate it at all! She said it was too expensive, complained about the models' skinniness and found the clothes hideous. I promised myself to go back but with someone else than my mom!!! Oh and damn, there was so many hot men out there! I could barely breathe! There was a male model in the audience (haha how hilarious) whom I recognised since he was featured in the ads of notorious Quebec-based male stores Ernest. Lemme tell ya one thang: brotha is fine! Pics of him are posted below the pics of the Fashion show! Enjoy!
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| This model was so ugly! I couldn't tolerate the bitchy grin she had on her face! Plus she walked very oddly: he torso and head were leading back way too much lol. |
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| I love me some black models |
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| I kinda like the clothes but I'm not a big fan of the stained fabrics with white nor the weird-looking boots |
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| One of the three male models of the show : brotha is fine |
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| Left: the "Patchwork", middle: the dislikeable stained fabric, right: much better |
--> Images for the Dinh Ba Design Fashion Show are courtesy of the "Mode Montréal" Blog (http://www.modemontreal.tv/) and photos of the Ernest male model are from the Boutiques Ernest website (http://www.ernest.ca/)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Song of the Week (Feb 7 to Feb 13)
I know this song since about two months but its clip just came out and it's hot'N fresh!!! It's very fashionable and I think it showcases Rihanna at her best; she seems very confident, ahead of her game and "pince sans rire", I love it. I actually like her red hair, I think it suits her skin tone very well. She looks like a Barbie doll! To this day, I always felt like Rihanna was way too over-rated and wasn't that talented at all... I still sorta think that but I have to say she's improving and she's slowly becoming a true diva. That being said, I don't think she's as talentful as Beyoncé, Mariah or Lady GaGa but I think she's got a style of her own and she's quite original which is probably why she's so popular. S&M is overly sexual and deprived from subtlety lol! RiRi works her magic and it works out! I like her outfits and makeup and find the whole packaging very attractive and Fashionista. Enjoy!
--> Notice at 1:10, the guy acting as her dog really looks like Perez Hilton. In fact, I suspect that's him. RiRi knows he's the "Queen of All Medias" and that by incorporating him into her clip, she's gonna retain attention and popularity from the public. I love me some Perez!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
PolskaVodka: Magic Carpet Ride
Looks like curry isn’t the only thing making the Middle East hot hot HOT! And I’m not talking about food either! The Middle East is showing some leg... And you’d better believe we’re staring.
Both Dubai and Pakistan are in the spotlight in regards to fashion, and you’d better believe that they have more to offer than the hijab and burqas (though this may surprise many of you). If you recall the Samantha-infused “Sex and the City 2”, with the fabulous fashion escapade into Abu Dhabi, it may console you that you don’t need to go and rent the movie to see the beauty and risque looks of the Middle East.
In Dubai in October, Rouge Couture’s line is on display (the company is Dubai-based, and stated up by Sara Al Madani and Apple Wang in 2009) with James Bond music in the background, reporters were told that this contrast between the West and the traditional Islamic fashion is the very essence of the line, and is meant to show that Islamic women are strong. You go girls! It is no secret, especially to those who have seen “Sex and the City 2”, that sexuality is kept under wraps in the Middle East. Well ladies, at least now, these wraps are couture. Madani is true to her roots, and says that no matter how far she decides to take the line, the clothes will always remain modest and not deviate from the tradition and history of her culture. Dubai is not the only place where Islamic-based fashion is making waves, from Indonesia to Monte Carlo, and through top designers like Dior, we see the expansion of this type of wear.
However, fashion never comes without drama, so mix that in with the Middle East and you’ve got yourself quite the explosive combination no pun intended. In August, at the Monte Carlo fashion show, we were witness to a lot of drama! The Prime Minister’s wife was a great patron of the show in MC (not to be confused with the one and only Mariah Carey), but not everyone shared in her enthusiasm. One parliamentarian outright said that worldwide Islamic pride was tarnished by the Festival! Sounds a bit harsh, don’t you think? There’s no reason to generalize and throw a tantrum like a little child. It’s true, fashion will always tend towards a more Western look or essence, but events like these can only be seen as progress in my opinion.
The situation in Pakistan is much less controversial, where the miniskirts and risque looks are all meant to get people back to the stores. We’re not saying that it was a cash cow move, but its motives are less than fashionable... Then again, the nation is in the midst of political, and definitely economic, turmoil. So when we look at it that way, I imagine that “Fashion saves Pakistan!” is not too bad of a slogan, especially when it’s dressed to the nines!
--> Let's have a look at Fashion from Dubaï Fashion Week:
--> Then, Fashion trends from Pakistan:
Friday, February 4, 2011
Summer Nostalgia
As I previously wrote it, I'm fed up of the snow and the cold temperature! I need to get away from here!!! Even though I love Montreal and Québec, I do believe that a little sexcapade would do me no harm lol! I have my "Spring break" in two weeks -I know, that's not really Spring but hey, at least I have a week off- and decided to spend it in the South with one of my best friends, Mevrouw Huppe. Mevrouw Huppe is one of my colleagues at Pizza Hut, I met her two years ago and we've developped a very profound and intertwined friendship that evolves around stuffing crusts and getting our crusts stuffed...!!! We went together to Cape Cod, Massachussets last summer, three weeks after I came back from my Eurotrip. It was such a funny and entertaining experience! That kept me all fresh and ready to hit back at any given occasion!
We went to Cape Cod together for like five days and did the craziest shiz lol. The first night we were there, I was so exhausted yet so horny and sex deprived that I told her we NEEDED to find ourselves a piece of ass and a chunk of meat. Therefore, we went out to that club called "The Gifford House" (in Provincetown) or something and surprisingly, they didn't remark that I was underage (20 years old) and led me in. I was so glad! It's so funny how Americans can't read a date if the month and date are reversed! The day of my birthday is the 29th lol... it just CAN'T be a month U dummy!!! Lol anyways, so as we sashayed into the overcrowded tiny club/bar, we remarked that everybody there seemed to be hanging out for the first time ever and seemed boring. They were all dancing like they were out at the Fuzzy Brossard or some shit lol!
Mevrouw Huppe really needed to drink (she supports alcohol way better than me) so she bought herself two beers and went back with me to dance a bit. Then a funny-looking bussboy went to boss us and told her she couldn't have two beers in her hands at the same time, took her beer and put it behind the counter. That instantly infuriated Mevrouw Huppe who was all fired up during the rest of the evening! After having sipped one whole beer, I was almost already drunk (I can't drink more than two beers, for me that's a whole night of drinking and my liver quits) and wanted to make out. I then pointed out a blond hunk to Mevrouw Huppe who agreed with me that he wasn't that bad-looking. Being openly outgoing, she decided to start a conversation with him while I was checking out the scene. The dude appeared to have injured more than 5 beers and might also had popped a few pills lol! Oddly enough, he knew right off that I was gay, that I wanted to hit on him and that Mevrouw Huppe didn't really give a crap even though HE was interested by her lol! He even told her that he thought she was doing this all for me which, was obviously true lol!
To make a long story short, we brought the dude back to our hotel, smoked a joint with him and went to the beach. The dude, whose name was Remy Jean Lefebvre (LOL can you believe he had a French Canadian name?!) was from Detroit, didn't speak a single French word and kept talking to us in Spanish while we don't really speak any Spanish! I was desperately dying to see him naked so I asked Mevrouw Huppe to nag him and make sure he'd strip for us lol (I know that's a bit awkward). Before showing us his penis, Mr. Detroit wanted to warn us that he was "average"... In fact, musclecar was less than average and truthfully had a small penis. Mevrouw Huppe and I were so disappointed and grossed out that we drove him home right after and didn't really want to have any business with him unless he'd be our Sugar Daddy for the rest of the week!
We also happened to be drunk on the beach, to miss killing a 3 year-old little girl with our umbrella flying in the wind, to go out with Czech girls, meet an obnoxious Russian dude who wanted us to record our voices for his voicemail and be harassed by a redneck from San Diego who chased Mevrouw Huppe all week and had the most annoying nasal voice in the whole wide World! For all the reasons stated above, I want to go back on vacation with Mevrouw Huppe! I know it's gonna be a lot of fun (and alcohol) lol! Oh and by the way our hotel was called "The Inn At The Moors" and was real nice! We had our room on the ground floor next to our car and could walk to the nearest gay beach (Herring Cove) or take the car and drive to other beaches such as Race Point. Cape Cod rocks! I'm totally coming back anytime soon! Especially now that I'm 21 and won't have to try lying about my age lol! Oh last funny anecdote : I once tried entering into the "Atlantic House Club" and the bouncer asked for my ID. He instantly saw that even if the numbers were reversed (French system), I was underage but was going to be 21 in late October. He then asked me: "You're not 21, aren't you?". I stupidly replied: "No, but I'm turning"!!!!! LOLLLLZ! Can you believe?! That was hilarious! Mevrouw Huppe laughed of me so much after that! But I was like hey, what did you want me to do: say no and leave with a pitiful expression on my face?!
Winter Fashion Trends
This article's main goal is to delight us and to make us forget about the snow and cold weather (it was -30 degrees Celsius in Montreal last week). As I'm Fashion-desperate since the Winter semester started, I decided to post some "incontournables" Fashion accessories that will enhance our styles and lessen our irritability and discourage linked to the snow and the traffic it causes! Posted below are the hottest (we need heat) 10 trends for winter Fashion that one might need to consider if he/she wants to stand out of the crowd even if we're all wearing big furry coats lol.
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| Ugg Australia |
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| Danish hottie Mathias Lauridsen wearing wool in "Euroman Magazine" |
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| Brazilian model Evandro Soldati wearing high socks in "Numero Homme" |
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| Spanish model Jon Kortajarena wearing a hat in "Numero Homme" |
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| Mathias Lauridsen wearing a trendy coat in "GQ Russia" |
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| über-model Gisele Bündchen wearing leather |
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| Chanel guru Karl Lagerfeld with fashionable gloves and Deutsche Supermodel Claudia Schiffer |
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| British icon Naomi Campbell wearing a feathery crown in V Magazine |
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| Dutch male Supermodel Mark van der Loo wearing DKNY sunglasses |
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| Mijn vriend Naomi Campbell wearing fur in her "Stranger in Moscow" editorial for V Magazine |
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Snow Snow Snow...
Hey y'all! Hope you'll be reading this post from a Southern haven or country since I'm currently in bloody Montreal where the snow keeps creating traffic jams everywhere! As the American Midwest has been submerged with snow, Québec's got its slice of the pie. Last tuesday there was so much snow it was just incredible. The streets were replete of snow and since I'm driving an automatic Yaris by Toyota, lemme tell ya mein Auto isn't really equipped to cross big banks of snow! I've been stuck in the snow too many times that I couldn't drive more safely! I'm so scared of skidding out on the Highway!
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| Even public buses struggle through the snow! |
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| Don't expect to hit the Drug store 10 minutes before it closes; it'll take even more time just to clear your car! |
Even though we're all trying hard to stay fashionable all the time, it's pretty much impossible to be looking mighty fine when entering the school as your pants are full of calcium, you've got dirty boots, red skin, greasy hair, sunken eyes and you're all sweaty from taking the overly-packed subway!!! Winter is not fashionable, I'm sorry! I know it's Montreal's Fashion Week next week but I'm not feeling anywhere close to a fashionista today lol! Montrealers always feel like celebrating and partying even if we have the harshest climate lol! That's why since 2007, we have the annual "Igloofest" held in Montréal's "Vieux port" (old port of Montreal). I wanted to attend it this year but didn't make it! It was held during the last two weeks. International DJs and musicians are invited to perform during the Igloofest which becomes a sort of cold outdoor fiesta! How cool?!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The September Issue : An Issue With The Devil
Yo this is a very good film!!! I watched it like three weeks ago and loved it! I liked to watch all of those Fashionistas work and bethink to find inspiration for new Fashion designs and editorials. It's also very interesting to see photographers and stylists prepare before the photoshoots and refine them afterwards. Unlike America's Next Top Model, not only the models' work is valued here and they are actually overshadowed by the true heads of Vogue : Anna Wintour (the devil) and Grace Coddington (the gingerbread). Prior to watching this movie, I didn't even know that Grace Coddington existed lol! But I knew who Anna Wintour was since I had watched The Devil Wears Prada and had read about the movie's plot on the net and got to know it evolved around Anna Wintour's outrageous behaviour and brutal management.
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| Anna Wintour's first issue for American Vogue (1988) |
Wintour was one of the first Fashion editors to feature non-Fashion models on the cover of her magazine. She is the one responsible for the heavy use of Celebrities on the covers of Fashion magazine stands accross the Globe. She is also one of the first Fashion influences to acknowledge black models as beauties to be featured in ads, campaigns, editorials, runways and to grace magazine covers. I think Anna works it! She's a true inspiration for everyone out there who's interested in Fashion. After watching the movie, I really felt like I'd appreciate working in the Fashion industry. I believe I'd like to be working for a magazine and edit articles and stuff. Maybe I found my career path! I mean I'm currently doing my Bachelor's degree majoring in International Business and have a minor in Marketing. Who knows, maybe the not so glamorous courses I'm taking will lead me into the glitz 'N glam lolz! Enjoy the trailer:
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| Fashionable BFF and colleagues : Grace Coddington & "The Devil" (Anna Wintour) |
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| This is some funny shiz!!! Dolls of Grace Coddington and Anna Wintour, courtesy of Brooklyn artist Andrew Yang |
--> Funny anecdote: Anna Wintour showed up dressed in Prada at The Devil Wears Prada's New York premiere!!! I find that hilarious!
Black History Month
I just learned today that February is the "Black History Month". I mean I knew there was a month entitled to commemorate Black History but I didn't know it was February lol. That's exciting! I'm sure black people accross the U.S. and Canada are very glad to have that month dedicated to their ancestry and history. I think they deserve it after all. I'm not really sure about what I should do in order to celebrate that aside from telling each black person I know or befriend that I love him or her for being black! First off, I'll start by telling that to myself since as everbody knows, I might look white but I'm all black deep inside! Just think about it for a second, what would be the American culture without black people? Not that much right? The blacks have brought the best music there is and their culture and mores have enriched the nation as being the "Eldorado" country. I think blacks are definitely part or subsequently are the American dream; they've all come from such a long way to where they are now.
The election of Barack Obama as a president engraved a major step forward democracy, freedom and respect for minorities. What's really ironic about the "racial profile" and "racial minorities" issue in the United States is that in some counties, blacks represent the majority of the habitants and this, from the West coast to the East Coast. That implies that they're not genuine "minorities" and in fact, they're heavily consist of the American workforce and people. African-American people are also highly involved in the Military forces and serve their country. Coercively, they should not be labelled as "African-American" as they're real Americans; they were born and raised in America from American-born parents whose parents were also born and raised in the USA and who all speak English as their first language.
Anyways, I'm writing this down to tell you that I just love black people! Whether they're from the African continent, from South America, Central America or the U.S., I think they're all mighty fine. This is a good occasion for me to tell you that I went out with this Cameroonian dude last week. His name was Billa and he was über-entertaining. His journey was very intriguing as he was born in Cameroon, moved to Orlando, FL when he was a teenager and then moved to Sweden to study in Environmental Sustainability in Stockholm and now resides in Copenhagen, Denmark where he works for Maersk and is doing a certificate in Danish Litterature. He was a brilliant brotha with a good sense of humour and a nice "pâté". Oh and I want to point out the fact that he spoke 6 languages : Cameroon's Pigdin, French, English, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian.
Of course, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish are very similar languages but still, I'm speechless in front of such linguistic knowledge! I wish I could master my English and German more, learn Dutch and Spanish in order to be fluent and take Swedish and Portuguese classes. Actually, Chinese (Cantonese) and Arabic seem cool to. I love learning new languages, it's a child's play for me.
--> Nota Bene: Don't you forget to tell all of your black friends and acquaintances that you love them this month!!! Or else Rodzilla will come and destroy your town!
--> Nota Bene: Don't you forget to tell all of your black friends and acquaintances that you love them this month!!! Or else Rodzilla will come and destroy your town!
PolskaVodka: Delivering The Package
Cheers readers! I'm PolskaVodka, one of Rodzilla's hottest and trendiest friends. This is my first time guest-writing on the fabulous “Aftermath” that we all love, or hate, or love to hate so much, and hopefully not the last... Cuz I’ve got quite a bit to say! So you all better sit your asses down and listen, because here we go ;).
As you adamant readers obviously know, Rod works at Pizza Hut Hot, and so do I! We actually met in that fateful building, both of us stuffing crusts... Those were the days. But enough reminiscing, it’s time to get down to the serious shizzle. The topic at hand is: DELIVERY GUYS, and specifically the ones Rod and I work with. How is it that they all seem to have the same “co to nie ja” (that’s Polish, for all of you out there, and basically means that they think their shit don’t smell) attitude, and why, just because they drive cars? Come on guys, there’s nothing glamorous about you pulling up to the doors or random strangers and handing them a pizza that’s been stinking up your ride for the past 30 minutes.
However, they do seem to find themselves to be quite the macho men, and incessantly hit on whatever moves... Which, unfortunately for us, is usually the waitresses that they torture work with. Rod had told me about a few such incidents (which I’m sure he’ll be delighted to enlighten you about in the near future) but I’m here to tell you about one such incident where I work, where things got hot, and I mean HOT.
So there’s a waitress that I work with, let’s call her CottonCandy, or CC for short. So, CC and I had been working together for quite a while when this new delivery guy started working with us, let’s call him JVC. (Here it’s important for all of you outside the Pizza Hot business to know that delivery guys come and go as often at Kim Kardashian says stupid shit, which, if anyone has ever put themselves through the torture of watching her, is pretty much all the fking time!).
So, JVC and CC started working together, and their shifts always seemed to coincide, as did mine with theirs, but then things got interesting... And JVC and CC became JVCC (but only during work hours, since CC does have a boyfriend... How scandalous!) So things started getting hot and heavy after closing hours, in the bathrooms as well as on the grease-stained banquettes in the dining room. Nothing too nasty at first, just making out, then heavy petting, then almost S.E.X.! (I don’t cross out the almost here since I know for a fact that it never happened, though plans were in fact made, and it very nearly did, in that very same car that has held more than one pizza) But then JVC left, and JVCC once again left only CC. So here is the query I pose to you readers: what is the appeal of delivery guys, especially when they have girlfriends and kids!?!?! Ladies, you don’t deserve to take any woman’s sloppy seconds, and why would you wanna be the baby mama to kids who already know how to walk and talk? Even when you’re only looking for a fling, don’t bother looking for one here, because there’s nothing there but an empty pizza box and a piece of leftover stuffed crust.
Song of the Week (Jan 31 to Feb 6)
This week's winner is "Mr. Saxobeat" from Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan. The song has been a sensation in Romania before hitting our radios here in North America. I love it! It makes me think of "Stereo Love" by Edward Maya. The reason why these two songs are similar to me is because they make extensive use of mostly unutilized music instruments which they incorporate to some Pop music and Trance beats. In "Mr. Saxobeat", a Saxophone sound is featured throughout the whole song and in "Stereo Love", it is an accordion that is featured. Another similarity: both songs are performed by Romanian musicians. That's hot!
Portrait of a Transexual Supermodel : Lea T
Okay this is very exciting!!! There's been a huge buzz surrounding Brazilian Transexual model Lea T's path in the Fashion industry in the last years. And I just love it! I'm not transexual and I don't know any transexual people but I do think it's cool that the industry embraces such difference. As long as I do love flawless princesses like Claudia Schiffer, Elle Macpherson and Christy Turlington, I do believe that sometimes a bit of originality and out-of-the-mould looks work.
Lea T (I guess the T is for transexual) has had a very interesting upbringing: her/his father is notorious Toninho Cerezo, a former soccer player from Brazil. Lea's adolescence has been tumultuous since she grew up in a traditional family and in a country where gay rights are slowly becoming respected. She claims she's felt sexual attraction for both sexes but feels more like a female than a male (she/he was born a male).
Lea's first major campaign was being the face of Givenchy. She/he was first discovered by Givenchy senior designer Riccardo Tisci. Lea now does runway during Fashion weeks accross Europe and Brazil. I love the fact that her presence in the big high Fashion campaigns brings so much drama and controversy! That's Fashion at its best! Plus we really need to give it to her : she looks hella hot as a woman. I think she looks more like a woman than a man but still, I can imagine her with short hair and some peach fuzz on the jaw. Unfortunately (or fortunately?!), Lea wishes to become a full woman and undergo sex reassignment surgery in March 2011 (that's next month!). I think I'd prefer that she/he stays transexual; it's so much more fabulous and mystic. I mean there are plenty of female models in Fashion editorials accross the Globe but not that many transexual ones.
Posted below are some of the most controversial photos of Miss/Mr. Lea T (I'm like Madonna, I like to shock people) and some of the hippest campaigns she/he's been involved in. Notice her resemblance with American diva Cher!
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| OMG! We clearly see her/his penis and balls on this one! |
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| Ik hou van the pic on the right!!! |
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| for Lurve Magazine |
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| Some "hardcore LOVE" with Kate Moss |
-->P.S.: I hope you guys love these "editorial articles"; Fashion articles. Because I plan to post more stuff about Fashion in here. I think it blends so well with the rest of my subjects. Let's point it out: Fashion spreads often deal with heavy sexuality and red hot models!
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