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Entries from February 2007

I’M SO SICK OF THE NON-APOLOGY APOLOGY

February 28, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’m so sick of the non-apology apology from people in the public limelight after they utter something racist, sexist, or hateful.  Their “apology,” which is never a straightforward acknowledgment that they said something ignorant and malicious, is always cast so as to implicitly blame the victimized individual or group: See Rosie’s “mea culpa” after her whole “ching chong” incident.

Here’s the most recent example after a Boston Celtics radio announcer Cedric Maxwell remarked, during a game, referencing the female referee on the court:

“Go in there and make me some bacon and eggs, would you?”

Clearly, such unquestionably sexist remarks shouldn’t be uttered on air (I say it all the time to chicks though in private, but I also throw in,  “and clean the house afterwards” for good measure and then I slap on them on their ass as they walk by) and if it happens, just say you’re sorry.  But nope, this genius goes with this non-apology apology:

“If I said anything that might have been insensitive or sexist in any way, then I apologize because she worked extremely hard to get where she is now, end of quote.”

Um, “IF?”  “MIGHT HAVE BEEN?”  “OR?”  “CAPS?”  “CAPS AND QUESTION MARKS?”

Try: “I said something that was incredibly insensitive and sexist and I apologize because she worked extremely hard to get where she is now.  I have begun reading the Feminine Mystique.

I didn’t listen to the game, so I don’t know whether he said made the bacon and eggs comment as a joke or whether there was a real male chauvinist anger there, but if it was an attempt at humor, he should know better.  If I know what I say is going to be broadcast to tens of thousands of people, I’m not going to be making jokes about how fast my people can deliver food on one-speed bicycles (They ARE fast though).

Anyway, I guess there’s a good reason why Cedric Maxwell is only on radio.  OOOH BURNNNN.

In the meantime, GO RED SOX!

Categories: Do the right thing · News · Soccer

LUCA’S GETS A PLAY DATE

February 28, 2007 · 1 Comment

Chloe brought over her pup Taytay to play with Luca. They trekked through that Sunday night snow this past weekend like true troopers.

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Luca doing what he likes doing most: sniffing private areas.

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“Helloooo.”

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Kristin and Ayesha

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LUCA YOU SOOO CUTEEEE

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Even though Luca has like 20 pounds on Taytay, he was definitely not being the alpha dog. If they were in prison, Luca would be Taytay’s bitch.

Okay, I’m too tired to write captions (gym and work kicked my ass today)…

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I wanna play says Luca.

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JUMP!!!

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Categories: Personal

BEAU’S OPEN LETTER TO ALL THE ROSIES OUT THERE

February 27, 2007 · 3 Comments

Categories: Asian American · Racism · YouTube

LAST NIGHT’S PARTY

February 27, 2007 · No Comments

Don’t have many photos for this one on account of the camera battery (and sometimes it’s good to just put the camera down).

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Saturday morning, got up and met up with the Cy for brunch at B and 12th Street.  I got out of Union Square to find myself in the midst of a massive pillow fight taking place there.

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Cy solemnly awaiting his 10 dollar plate of eggs, toast, potatoes, coffee, and mimosa. (Seriously, the best brunch deal I’ve come across in the City.)

Right, so on top of the brunch being tasty and easy on the wallet, there were these two smoking hot lesbians all over one another who were sitting directly next to us. It was very welcoming-ly distracting.

So after we finished our food, drinks, and lesbian making out gazing, we decided to leave. Outside the restaurant, I noticed it had a street placard advertising 2 for 1 drinks from 4 to 8 pm. I took out my cell phone and checked the time (I don’t wear a watch) and turned to Cy. “It’s 4:18 right now. Should we…?” When we went back in, the couple saw us and laughed. We explained the happy hour special to them.

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Party picture taken at….

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4:34 pm! Haha.

Categories: NYC · Party · Personal

PHALLIC ONEUPSMANSHIP

February 27, 2007 · No Comments

Whether you’re a soccer fan, a desk jockey in the advertising industry, or a Latin American aficionado (whatever that fucking means), this is a pretty hilarious mano-a-mano battle taking place in the realm of advertising between an Argentine (ostensibly) condom company and the Brazilian Football Organization.

Prior to a soccer match between Argentina and Brazil, the condom company ran the following taunting ad:

Look at the ad again. Get it?

After Brazil beat its rival, Brazil’s football group ran the following response:

On top of the loss…wow, talk a real kick in the nuts for Argentines, that is.

Anyway, I love the Brazilian futbol team because of their fans:

Original Source.

Categories: Advertising · Soccer

MY FRIENDS ARE ENTRE-PORN-ENEURS

February 27, 2007 · No Comments

Did C-Low and friend really tell these two girls that they ran a porn website?

Yes, yes they did.

Categories: NYC · Party

LAST NIGHT’S PARTY

February 26, 2007 · 2 Comments

UPDATE:

Find Waldo us on the party page of GBH. How obnoxious. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming:

I need to empty my recycle basket. Don’t you think?

I like to think that this could be “art” that speaks to the lack of a creative and critical discourse in the modern office in today’s capitalist milieu, where paper, which permeates all offices, and it’s incredibly discursive quality is minimalized in order to maximize and propogate profit. The physical tabula rasa is used to print rote correspondence seeped in a facade of familiar salutations and amity that only serve to mask the dog-eat-dog nature of business. What I’ve done here is to crudely equate the perverted symbolism of paper with trash, however by utilizing a recycle basket I’m bluntly screaming that there is no hope. It remains a forever viciously recycled business of corporate robots and soulless peons.

Oh, by and by: I’m selling a limited edition reproduction of this photo for 900 dollars each. And the actual item can be yours for 10,000 dollars.

Speaking of art, on Thursday Carly and I went to an art exhibit in the LES aka an exucuse to drink at the open bar, which was spilling over with uber-hipsters, and three girls who accidentally wandered in ask us what was happening there. So we told them about the exhibit. They looked around and asked us, “Where is The Art?”

Exactly, where IS the art? Hmmm. Deep thoughts. Think about it.

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Ms. Thang.

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Carly and me with my sweet 3-D glasses I found around the office. The place was so jam packed, that she and I ended up chilling out by sitting on the cabinets, quite literally.

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Classy plastic cup.

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Mmm, open bar! (But look at all those barely touched wasted drinks!!! Travesty!)

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Carly’s magazine friend Andrew. Thanks dude for hooking us up with free drinks even after the bar ‘closed.’

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Andrew (look at his “been frequenting the open bar for quite awhile” eyes…haha) and his super cool friend who is starting her own jewelry company.

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Happy people.

Afterwards, we bounced over to Hiro for Cheeky Bastard partay.

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Haha! This might be the most brilliant photo of Sam. Sam and Nick run a art community website called Heelpress. Go check it out, sign up and join, and upload all your creative efforts.

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Nick–the other half of Heelpress (which later that night as he was talking to a couple girls became a porn site). I think I’m going to bring more prop items out with me. Everyone wanted a turn with those glasses.

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The K to the S doing her best Stevie Wonder impression.

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Pure foolishness.

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A two drink minimum?

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Haha.


LeVar Burton was also there. He kept trying to read us shit from Reading Rainbow, and I was like, “Dude, stop. We’re trying to dance!”

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Sweater over shoulder? Yes!

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Haha. As this photo was being taken, Chris–who at the time was flirting with the bartender or something–saw this and thought “I NEED TO BE IN THESE PHOTOS” and he SPRINTED over…just in time to make the next photo:

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Chris literally came to one of those cartoon skidding stops just as the flash went off. Result? Brilliant photo.

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Hot sweaty dance floor mess.

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“And the midget was THIS tall bro! Someone THIS tall can’t be calling herself a midget! She was hot though.”

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“And this was a tough move, but those How-To Riverdance videos really paid off!”

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Mikey (He can dance better than you) backs up his trunk…and Carly kinda likes it.

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And of course, the night ends with a jump!

Final thoughts: Did I really dance on stage? Did I really see Chris wheelbarreling a girl on the dance floor? Was there really a 50 dollar minimum? Did someone really text message…basically, Pol Pot? And lastly, one thing one should never throw down the gauntlet and call me a pussy.

Categories: NYC · Party · Personal

BRADY BUNCH

February 19, 2007 · 3 Comments

Knock. Knock.

Who’s there?

Ex-girlfriend.

Ex-girlfriend who?

Ex-girlfriend with your baby!

Tom Brady’s ex-girlfriend, the actress Bridget Moynahan, is apparently pregnant with his baby.  He is currently dating Gisele Bundchen.  I think she’s some model or something?

Categories: Celebrity

WEEKEND UPDATE

February 19, 2007 · No Comments

First, a few photos kindly sent to me (Thanks Lauren!) from an open bar outing a few weeks ago.

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I kind of love this photo.

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This might be one of my favorite photos ever from my party photo set.

Anyway, fast forward to the present. Saturday night was an interesting night…unfortunately the camera was left at home. Played wingman to a friend at his ex’s going-away send off party. After Saturday, my friend and I are now even for when I dragged him to play wingman at a terrible club on the west side that played only Oldies music all night long.

On Saturday, my friend Jesus’s band Zenen performed at the Delancey to help kick off a new monthly music and art event, Tripnotica.

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Some artist was painting on the main floor of the three level bar.

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Jesus and the White Jackets!

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Industrial rocking it!

Then I met up with Cy and we went to Faluka for some silly hookahing, drinking, and dancing. Some photos…

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Woa.

Categories: NYC · Party · Personal

FRIEND QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND

February 19, 2007 · No Comments

“Sometimes there is a such thing as too many girls.”

Categories: Personal