let's talk about sex.

When my dear friend Melissa had to venture to the Museum of Sex in NYC for a class, I couldn't refuse the offer to join her. Besides wanting to see my friend, I also was very intrigued at what such a museum would show. It turned out to not really be what I expected. Not in a bad way though. I went to the museum thinking that it would be more informative and educational - not about sex in general, but more about the history of sex. It turned out that it was a little raunchy, yet interesting. There were 3 main exhibits - Sex in Design/Design in Sex, ACTION (Sex and the Moving Image), and SPOTLIGHT (on the Permanent Collection). Sex in Design/Design in Sex showed how advertisers use sex in numerous ways. It also showed the most basic "sex toys", if you will (vibrators, flavored condoms, etc.) and how their design has changed over the years. ACTION was a history of porn. It was a dark room, lined with video screens, each playing porn footage. All types of porn (old porn, celebrity porn, raunchy porn, cartoon porn, same sex porn, porn in movies, burlesque, etc.) I can't say that I wasn't uncomfortable in a dark room with all different types of people watching Paris Hilton do the dirty. There was eve a "mini theater" with informational videos on how to perform oral sex. A group of middle-aged men watching that behind a row of high-school-aged girls was not exactly what I had in mind for my trip to the museum. And last but not least was SPOTLIGHT - sex dolls, sex contraptions, wearable female parts for men, dominatrix gear, etc. Overall, the sex museum was a unique experience. Call me immature, but I couldn't make it through without a few chuckles. But hey, to each his own. Peep the pics:

in case you're a guy wishing to be a girl.

in case you want to be a stripper.

in case you are into robot sex.

birthing tools.
please touch gently.
?

dominatrix.

ACTION film room.
cartoon porn.

dominatrix.
wall 'o condoms.

a new toilet for girls, not kidding.
couldn't be more true.
a sweatshirt that makes you feel like you're being hugged.
avatar sex.
sex in advertising.

wall 'o peens.
toys.
more.

the national

Watch this. It is one of my very favorite things ever. The National, Start a War

By going here you can find more of these type of impromptu performances that are absolutely amazing including Arcade Fire, St. Vincent, Vampire Weekend, Sufjan Stevens, Of Montreal, and the Handsome Furs.

I'm all about it. Thank you Vincent Moon for being sweet as hell.

the rock experience

Perusing the pages on my Rolling Stone I come a cross a small article on a new radio station in New York. 101.9. I can safely say my purple saturn car radio has never touched those numbers until today. After reading the article, I was intrested in finding out for myself if this could be something I am about.

A rock station combining old and new. Classics and locals. While K rock (92.3) and Q104 have strong places in my heart, I ventured outside my circle. I tuned in today; Rxp followed me today on my errands and my experience was little short of fantastic. What I appreciated the most about it is minimal mumbo jumbo. Yes, those are technical terms. Stop talking about crap and just play the music, and they do. Besides some inside info on a side project from Green Day, or a release from Tom Petty's band before the heartbreakers there was not much interuption, but hey if that is what your talking about I'll take it.

What are they playing you ask? A combination of old and new. From 2 to 4 on Wednesday afternoon, windows down, sun shining I had the pleasure of hearing Foo Fighters, U2, The Bravery, Jimmy Hendrix, Coldplay,and Sheryl Crow. That alone shows the variety, yet rock roots of the station. Bryan Shock, music director of the station makes phenomenal decisions and leads you through the afternoon without annoyance,(which is soemthing some radio dj's need to work on).

I am pro 101.9, but of course will never hate one 92.3 or 104.3. I must say if you didn't already, (and I may be slow on times), but this should be saved in your favorites.

Support. Appreciate.

apologies are necessary.

my posting has been majorly slacking. as miss emily has informed all of you loyal readers - i am swamped with presentations and papers and projects and internship interviews. you would think this all would end after midterm week, but no my friends. majoring in fashion is very fun but a lot of work. so for now, i leave you with an inspirational image. let's all keep our goals in mind, and live for the moment. this has been helping me get through this work overload. summer is on it's way and soon i will be done with college, so for now, i roll with the punches.

also - coming next month - show reviews galore, featuring:

jacks mannequin

secret lives of the freemasons

feist

deertick

the dodos

handsome furs

kaki king

get excited folks . . any words of inspiration would be appreciated!

what to read what to read!

in my search of my next literary excursion, I stumbled on this

whatshouldireadnext?

You type in your last read, or your favorite read and it comes up with a bunch of choices for your next book. I think its great and pretty sweet, although I didn't go buy the book yet. I will let you know how it goes.

Up Next: What is What, by Dave Eggers (who also wrote A Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius, which i highly reccomend majorly)

Give it a whirl!

also: lets give our very own jessi some love as she finishes some presentations for school. boo to homework. yay for fun. see you soon jessi! keep on truckin!

the week will begin...

After a day of stuffing our faces, chocolate bunnies, and a lot of wine; the feeling of a regular sunday night kicks in. Sitting in my bed I am searching for answers to my week, what classes I will take, how exactly I will get my Wednesday afternoon class to listen, and how tired will I be by Friday night.

I often feel artists need to constantly motivate themselves, for there are never any promises. There is no promotion to look for, no raise in pay, and no definite answers. We do things for ourselves and others. I train my body for the that one moment I will be on stage. Others are constantly creating art for that one piece that will finally make them happy. "Regular people" (as I like to call them) cannot possible comprehend the will power and constant struggles we go through. Struggles facing a life of comfort and money as opposed to the life of doing what makes us happy.

We constantly are looking for inspirations whether we go to find them, or they find us.

Here is thanking my inspirations.

I leave you here with one of the most amazing pieces I have ever seen, please enjoy

Props to Vincent Dance Theater

Have a good week, do great things.

portraits, portraits galore!

A while back I stumbled upon a pretty sweet site and thought I would share it with you all before I hit the sack. Quite a large photo project where people were asked to photograph a loved one in a natural setting.

I introduce The Ones We Love.

http://www.theoneswelove.org

Some of the photography is pretty amazing, with a million faces. My favorite, photos of faces. There are digital, polaroid, 35 mm and I'm sure a bunch others. With just a few peeps around this sight it will inspire you to create your own Loved one projects, it did for me. I am still thinking about places and people constantly, who I would want to shoot, where I want to shoot. I plan on beginning once it gets warm out. I hate winter, and winter pictures. The world should just hibernate until at least 65 degrees, but anyway. Portraits are my favorite. Portraits are awsome, and this here is portraits galore.

let's read this!

This is not so much a book review, seeing as how I never even purchased the book. But, I did receive an e-mail about this book called A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers. It was just released this past Tuesday an is a really innovative concept. Author, Hillary Carlip, recovers peoples old shopping lists and imagines what these people must be like, solely based on the items on their list. She goes as far as dressing as them , having her make-up, hair, wardrobe -- everything done in order to transorm into this person who she believes was the one-time owner of this lost grocery list.. She then actually shops for these items, and her journey is photographed. All together, there are 26 portraits based off of lost grocery lists. You can purchase this book here:

http://www.amazon.com/Cart-Secret-Lives-Grocery-Shoppers/dp/1905264178?ie=UTF8

screw saving today, i say

You save and you save. Every cent, every penny. Haven't bought a piece of clothing that was more then 99 cents in the local thrift store lately? Today is the day I name, screw saving. Its the first day of spring. Go out and spend the pay check....who cares. We are young, and fly. Why are you still wearing that old t shirt that you don't even like. To save 24 dollars? What are you realy going to need it for in the near future.....booze probably.

So Happy Spring/ Go on a shopping spree day with the money you dont have.

Meet you at the mall!

I'm nothin but endless miles.

This rainy day is the cause for sing alongs in traffic on the garden state parkway to some music that is sing a long worthy.

Four One Five Two, Sundowner.

Sundowner is Lawrence Arm's man Chris McCaughan and some friends (including Neil that taps on the drums for the Lawrence Arms also). Recipe for success? I think so. The album is just what you need if you need to yell out lyrics off key while trying to hit the notes he does and of course wallow in your own thoughts. The twelve songs strummed on the guitar with back up vocals by Jenni Choi are an accentuated feeling of slowed down more emotional Lawrence Arms joints. Drawn out "r's" and melodies moving quickly through syllables are a comfortable sensation, and two Larry covers will make you as happy as running into an old friend in a bar after a couple rounds. If you're short on time and cash give some of my favorites a listen: Steal your Words, Endless Miles, Jackson Underground, and Midsummer Classic.

Knowledgeable tid bit for the day?
Sundowner is actually: "Sundowners syndrome can also be considered a mood disorder or even a sleep disorder. Sufferers experience periods of extreme agitation and confusion during the late afternoon or early evening hours, leading to irritability towards caregivers or hospital staff. It was once believed that sundowners syndrome was a result of missed day/night light cues, hence the sudden onset at sundown."
Thank you wisegeek.com!

Have a good day.

I have off on Friday which I am most excited about. Calls for a ballet class!

Into the Wild.

by Jon Krakauer

Recommended by Emjack.

A true story following the last years of Chris McCandless's life while he was submerged in a journey different that anything he had ever known. Packing up and leaving his family, his home, and all of his money after college graduation; he embarked on an excursion that turned to be his last adventure. Not only was I suprised at his will and desire to separate himself from the comfort that we all have, but I was also suprised that he was not the only persont to try this. Krakauer also goes into stories of other men that tried this same adventure, and relates them back to McCandless.

Give it a whirl.

its a good read: thought provoking, inspiring, interesting.

my girl bets.

i can't believe i have yet to mention this, but i am wholy and truly in love with the wonder that is betsey johnson. i am a huge fan of loud pieces, unnecessarily large bags, vintage influences, and her fearless, carefree outlook on life. she is a wonderful role model for people like me who enjoy the fashion industry, but do not like to take everything so seriously. and, with that, she still is a huge success. as mainstream as she is, her pieces are still very unique and make you feel like you're make a statement when wearing them. low funds..her betseyville bags are cheap and pretty damn sweet. this is my favorite piece from her latest collection "beat chick":


you can scope the rest of the fall '08 collection here: http://www.betseyjohnson.com/collection_fall08/index.html

what do you guys think?

Cheers to Vampire Weekend

Welp. As you can tell Jessi and I get pumped when the suns out shining on us. So with that in mind, I find myself dancing about my room, making the bed that hasn't been made in over a week having a mini dance party by myself.

Vampire Weekend!

Vampire Weekend's self titled album leaves a good taste in your mouth. It leaves us with dancing feet, smiling faces, and hopefully a drink in your head. Highly recommended by Emily Jac and I am sure most others. Get out and make the purchase. You won't be sorry as you blast the melodies, intresting string parts, and tap on your steering wheel along to a great listen. Keep your ears open for my favorites: Mansard Roof, A- Punk, M79, Blakes Got a New Face, and The Kids Don't Stand a Chance. Mayswell get the whole album.

Happy Sunny Day. Go For a run. Open your Windows. Get out.

appreciate.

the time has come for music and love.

folks, our time has come. that's right, we lovely E-Rose women have been crazing a feist show for far too long. after anticipating seeing our lovely lady in brooklyn this past summer, only to be faced with the sheer disappointment of a sold out show, we have not been able to come to terms with not seeing the amazing talent that is feist, live and in person. that is, until now.

april 30th - hammerstein ballroom

let the music in. let the love in.

hope to see you there ladies and gents.

college fashion awareness

Created by one of our own and her lovely boss of a woman . . . a website for the fashion of the college world.

No holds barred here, they are saying it like it is; as crude as it may be. It all needs to be aired out. In the same breathe, there are a lot of girls out there sending a sweet statement with their outfits while most are rolling out of bed in their pajamas. Their message should be heard and photographed i say! There's a bright future ahead of the website. I know im excited, so get excited.

peep it
appreciate it
holla
http://www.thecollegiatestyle.com

art for a cause is always sweet

buy this shirt.

Quiet Life had a tshirt design contest in support of the cystic fibrosis foundation. the winner of the contest gets their design on the shirt, and 100% of the proceeds for that shirt go to the foundation. the contest is over, the winner has been chosen and the design is sweet.

congratulations to neil doshi for the win.

and also we should all shop around quite life for sweet tshirts, sweatshirts,and bags. and to peep their camera club
http://www.thequietlife.com

congrats to our pals!

yippi!!!

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congratulations to electric rose's own buddies (loves) for the table of contents page in this months issue of focus skateboard magazine.

props to bill marshall for the over noseblunt

props to nick ceglia for capturing it.

keep up the good work men!!!-------lets have a party

peep this guys photos, hes sweet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickceglia

your life through the eyes of an artist.

sunny day = sunny me

i receive a daily e-newsletter from Daily Candy, the offshooot of the New Yorker which report on the latest in, as they say, "fashion food and fun" in a geographic area of choice. I am subscribed to the New York edition.

in today's newsletter was a story about a very interesting project. it is the brainchild of Brooklyn photographer, Methodizaz. What you do is tell him your weekly schedule, exactly on what street and at what time you can be found on a daily basis (en route to work, school, etc.) and he will photograph you, while disguised.

You will have no idea who he is or what he looks like or when he is shooting you, because he wants to capture you in a way that others see you, not how you see yourself.

www.methodizaz.com

It's pretty sweet because you then receive all of the pictures he has been taking, and are able to see your daily grind in a whole new way.

live your biggest dream out loud.

Get up, Get up
Dance on the ceiling
Get up, Get up
Boy you must be dreaming
Rock on young savior
Don't give up your hopes

Today has been a hell of a roller coaster.
But, one thing really raised my spirits today.
And I find it necessary to share it with you guys.
You never know whose moods you can uplift and whose lives you can affect in simple ways.
So here’s my have at it.

Sitting at work today, my boss told me that she usually would not do this but she found it necessary to read to me the inspirational, spiritual quote that she receives daily via e-mail from some, as she described it, “celebrity preacher.” . . .Who really knows, but just the fact that she found it necessary to have me hear it, intrigued me.

She read me a verse from Matthew 7:7-8. Now, you do not have to be Catholic, you do not have to believe in God, the disciples or even the Bible in order to be able to appreciate the verse you are about to read:

Ask and it will be given to you;
Seek and you will find;
Knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives;
He who seeks finds;
And to him who knocks,
The door will be opened.

Maybe you have heard this verse before. I hadn’t. And while I found it motivating and deep, I had to ask my boss why she thought that I had to hear it.

She told me the following: I am too humble, I am too passive. She can tell that my dreams and aspirations are huge, but I am too scared to let them out. I am too scared to demand things of people. Too scared to tell people this is what I want, and I want it now.

To say that this opened my eyes would be putting it very lightly.

The thing is, so many people are held back by a lack of self-confidence and a belief in their abilities, that they make things that are in their reach seem miles away. I am writing this post because I know that I am not the only one who was raised to be respectful and humble and, therefore, too scared to demand anything out of anyone. There is no such thing as pushing too far; someone will always be there to slow you down. However, if you do not push enough, no one can fix it.

I know that this made me experience a huge sense of positivity.
Maybe it has had a positive affect on your outlook of your future, or even just your day.

So today, promise yourself that tomorrow you will make your dreams, hopes, goals, and aspirations a priority. Never stop pushing.

I hope you all achieve your goals, in one way or another.
There is no such thing as a dream that is too big.

Dream.

wrinkles await us all

i came across this photo project on fecal face. it took me a couple of weeks to actually go look at it because the main picture really made me want to vomit. a very brown wrinkly old man in a white thong vacuuming.....

as i have some time on my hands i took a gander, and read the photo article and learned about the man in a thong, and i really appreciated how happy he was with his life. lets all take a look. the photos are really good. if anything you will learn that you should be proud of your life. as long as your happy, you will live to be 100. i really believe it.


the photos of aunt alga are my favorite...i guess they sort of leave me speechless since i sit here and i cant find much to say about them, but i cant get the images out of my mind.

appreciate
http://www.lovebryan.com/features/uncledirty.php

sleep through static, or heavy winds...

jack johnson

Sleep Through Static

Gets you through the rainy days, long drives, lonely nights, sunny skies, its near you while you patiently wait for that first hot day when you can roll your car windows down. No suprises here as he does what he is good at; creating diddies that you can't help but close your eyes to and wish you were somewhere else.

I'm still getting to know the album, as I am a sucker for good guitar strumming, and this is where I find it.

Alas, finishing the Catcher in the Rye, I feel young tonight and excited for a new day. I leave you with the part of the book where we all think about what we would like to be, and how in so many ways....we all feel crazy about it.

"Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around-nobody big, I mean- except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some from crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff-I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy."

new threads.

i found this brooklyn showroom that seems really great.
i truly enjoyed reading their self-description
quite interesting and respectable
scope it folks:

www.lovebrigade.com

Love Brigade, conceived in London, UK in the Spring of 2005, is a "musically-charged" fashion label which represents the ideal of a fashion, music, and love co-existence. Each season, we use a formula to design our collections: one part trend and one part music inspiration. We combine these two elements and create a story by which to design. This closeness with music and the music industry has also allowed us to launch Love Brigade Music Merchandising (LBMM), which offers services of styling, merch design, and custom wardrobing to musicians.

Love Brigade takes pride in the fact that everything with our name on it is manufactured in New York City.

For we are the dreamers of dreams and the singers of songs,
The fighters of freedom and the lovers of life.
We are the makers of music and the writers of words,
The libertarians of love and the conveyors of compassion.
We are the messengers of metaphysics and the prophets of peace,
The blood of our brothers and sisters of struggle.
We are the favourites of fortune and the governors of good,
The emancipators of emotion and the harbingers of hope.
We are the angels of anima and the revolutionaries of our rights,
The power of the people and the voice of victory.
We are the near future.
We are the new culture.
We are the Soul-diers.
We are ONE.

a dab of inspiration.

the sun is shining, folks. get out there. take it in. take complete advantage.
today:

wear something you never would even dream of wearing. you will turn heads, and it will actually feel good. throw out the idea that you could feel foolish, and embrace being different. there is so much joy to be had in self-expression.

open a publication that you would normally never giv.e the time of day. a book, a magazine, poetry, etc. there is so much to be taught, and so much to be learned. today is the day to sit outside. in your favorite park, outside of your favorite cafe, in your best friend's backyard. i don't care if it's not that warm. the sky is blue. use it.

screw calories.

try a new form of transportation. no, not for the environment. not for exercise. for your sanity. who needs to sit in a car when you can hop on your old bike that probably is infested with cobwebs in your garage behind the old lawn mower. take it out, dust it off, and get riding. hear the birds that are finally out, look at the new growth, enjoy!

if you can't tell by now, i am totally affected by the seasons. the sky is blue, but not for long. wear the brightest colors you can find in your closet, your huge, face-eating shades, and let your hair down. live!

Holden Caulfield

I urge us to to pick up that copy of Catcher in the Rye that still has dust on it from when we were supposed to read in in 10th grade. Follow closely to Holden's crazy shinanigans and appreciate that book that never got the love it deserved in sophomore year when you were too busy picking out sweet 16 dresses.

I have decided to start using the word "crummy" and "no kidding"

"After i shut the door and started back to the living room, he yelled something at me, but I couldnt exactly hear him. I'm pretty sure he yelled 'Good Luck!' at me. I hope not. I hope to hell not. I'd never yell 'Good Luck!' at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it."

night.

friends and things

hello,

emily here...dancer, teacher, liver, lover.

Peep my photos http://flickr.com/photos/emilyjac
tell me your thoughts..


ayour

smashion.

sitting at work, looking outside at the rainiest grayest day.
longing for warmer days.
decided to post the outfits i wish i was wearing, instead of the one which i am:














mother nature - give it to me.