Another.

This is how I like it. Right now I'm gearing up for a job in Brooklyn. I don't know every single bit of detail, but the mystery is cool to me. I know I'll be working with a stage and I know its raining and I know it is a bit chilly out. Cool. I feel how I like to feel, shrouded, hidden, secret. I have tools and rain gear. Nobody knows and nobody will know, this work gets done in secrecy. I'm in and then I'm out. There are no fake smiles, I do not have to lie about who I am. I have some friends that I have met before. We do favors and look out for one another. We are working the same job, but we each have our own lives. There is even a hotel room for us tonight. Ok, cool.

Biked home from Manhattan last night. The 145th Street Bridge was closed so I had to take the Yankee Stadium Bridge. The detour allowed me to bump into, Alice, a member of Red Roots, an arts and social change collective that's located in the South Bronx. Wow! I just stumbled on what I've been looking for, a local anarchist platform!

Production.

Worked on another production shoot yesterday. This is what they had me driving around the city to pick up cast and rental equipment:



I have never driven such a big vehicle and I was scared out of my mind. But when I drove I forgot about being scared and just learned to deal with it. It made me remember how cool it is to engage in things that scare you and that worst that can happen is winding up learning to do something completely new that you didn't think you were originally capable of.

I worked on this video two weeks ago. I do not believe in the concept or the references that they make to power and militarism, but I did get the opportunity to work with an art production team on set design and all of the props in the video. In other words, it was a cool experience to see and do, but I am not part of that celebrity agenda. I am more interested in how to create than creating for an agenda.

Just arrived home from a 24-hour work day. I was called to be on set for the filming of a music video featuring Jay-z, Kanye West and Rihanna. Now I'm tired. I will post more about it later.

We've still got work to do, but we're going to make it. A couple of more years, and you'll see. We will be bringing back a true NY scene, a place for it all. Remember, "we are the music makers, and the dreamers of a dream."

Filled out an application for BWI's "Made in NY" production assistant training program. Felt very positive about it.

About a year ago I entered the Delay the Real World grant contest. I busted my ass coming up with a proposal. Needless to say, I didn't win. I did, however, learn their 10 rules to Delaying The Real World. And so here they are:

1. Do Not Rush In Vain.
Repeat after me, THERE IS NO RUSH! Skipping a year won't cost you to miss anything in Normalville, in fact, you'll gain invaluable experience out in the wide world.

2. Remember What Year You Are Living In.
In order to make a decision today, you don't have to know what you're gonna be doing 20 years from now. Just imagine where you want to be now, f__ later!

3. Do Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Salary.
Most people whoe get high paying jobs right out of college end up giving up their lives in exchange for money that they don't have time to spend. The money makers are usually exhausted and miserable while those scraping by to do something satisfying are happier.

4. Vary, Vary!
Everything you do does not have to be related to your background! Having a diverse array of experiences can be more impressive than a perfectly coordinated resume. The more you dabble in different things the more you figure out what you like.

5. Blessed Are The Adventourous, They Will Stay That Way. Momentum. People who've started doing interesting things usually keep right on doing them, and likewise, the straight and narrow tragically remain, you guessed it, straight and narrow.

6. The Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With One Simple And Free Google Search.
Really, what question can't you look up and find out on your own with the help of a search engine?

7. If It Seems Like A Long Shot Then Shoot Long!
It may seem far, but you'd be surprised how far you can aim. Try, you never know! Worst that can happen is that you don't hit it, but that also happens when you don't shoot anyway. Make sense?

8. If Money Is Standing In Your Way, Plow It Down!
Get creative. Part-time, temp, barter, scrap up funds however you can. Nothing really costs that much unless you're trying to honeymoon in an all-inclusive resort, and we all know that creative honeymooners wouldn't pay that anyway!

9. Just do it.
You can get inspired all you want, but unless you take that step and do it. . .

10. Redefine Real.
The adventure(s) that you wind up taking will be more real than any fluorescent-lit cubicle will ever be, don't lie to yourself! Do something different, you'll wind up being different from the masses.

Art Gallery work. Side-hustle money.

Test. Thinking of differentiating the blog authors by color. We'll see who gets what colors later. . .

That's right. Cheers to busting out photoshoots at 3AM with your friends. And cheers to Javier for the camera!

4am Photoshoots

Headed uptown to meet up with the Rainman and Salobeans for the mannequinn photoshoot the two of them arranged. Three girls, who looked absolutely stunning and 3 amateurs in lighting, directing and shooting but couldnt have asked for anything better. Rainey got some great shots, always a good thing when you can work with the people you enjoy. Can't wait to see the pics, we'll post some here as soon as we get them finished. On to the next project! :)

American Apparel open call today. Rocked it. Last night's Mustachio Bashio had its moments. Made some good connects and once again, Dominicans seem to get up on all the good stuff. Go figure?

PC got fried. Trojan virus fried. No worries. Still alive. Using the Apple store's account till I'm back up and running (free internet and IPhone). And in other news, made $300 selling old gold in Chinatown. Holla fo a dolla!

The business-less cards are in.

Because they cannot charge me rent for the creative space in my head. And because I won't let them charge me when it comes out either! Here is a look into my soon-to-be skate project:

While in DR, one of the things that Frank and I wanted to do was put together a skate/music shop. The front of where I lived was a space that we considered.


But then we reconsidered because of rent and capitalist bullshit. So now we're going to skip those steps and create a better idea without the bull.