An interview with an interesting fellow.

The first step - especially for young people with energy and drive and talent but not money- the first step to controlling your world is to control your culture to model and demonstrate the kind of world you demand to live in. To write the books. Make the Music
Shoot the films. Paint the art. - Chuck Palahniuk.
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So yesterday I found myself talking to a very interesting fellow, as you may have picked up from the title. A comrade that had me questioning, what the fuck am I doing with my life? I mean I ask myself that question every morning, but after our talk the question just resounded even louder in me.

Here's how the story goes. When I normally go through the motions of getting to know a person I usually go through their favorite movies, bands, hobbies, etc. y'know to start the basis of small talk and stuff. I mean who doesn't? But this fellow claimed to rarely watch movies, listen to bands, and responded with "just living out " as his hobby. And after this, I was left in an awkward lurch. I mean movies and music = life, or so my facebook profile would say if I took the time to fill it out. He asked me what I did, I responded with the norm; going to concerts, watching movies, playing video games, going to art galleries. He really couldn't relate. This conversation was looking like the titanic, post iceberg, pre-rose-taking-up-the-whole-door-leading-to-dicaprio's-death, just a big shit fest with no happy ending in sight. I pose the question I made before hand again, but in more consise terms: "so what the fuck do you do with your time if you can't relate?"

In the most polite and genuine of ways, like only a true douche can respond, he explained that he enjoyed making music, movies, writing, and just being in the act of creating. He went on further on and explained that his big goal in life is to change the world for the better. And there and then I knew, I hated him. I mean, who did he think he was? ShaQ? I left him pretty much in disgust and longed for a good movie, to wash away the the naive optimistic thoughts of a young lad. Got home, fell asleep, and woke up wondering, when did I become so cynical? When did a little optomism give me the urge to scratch my eyeballs out? When did I stop 'doing things' and become a spectator? Is anyone still going on our blog?

So all those question led me here, posting something that really belongs in a diary or something, but no self respecting piece of paper would go for it. It would be a total waste of a tree.

Excuse me as I veg out and forget about this revelation of sorts,
Steph

Twilight AND NYLON, ugh.

So I've covered both NYLON's transformation and Twilight lately...and here they are, together.

My only wish? That I hadn't subscribed to NYLON after all.

From the cover alone, I'm disappointed. I wasn't a fan of the last issue, but with this cover, it looks like NYLON's trying to be Teen Vogue or something. It's just seems to have lost its edge. Perhaps my expectations for the magazine been too high, but, this just doesn't look like what NYLON should be to me.

Admittedly, the design is good and clean, but it just doesn't seem to be what would appeal to NYLON's readers. Maybe it's just me, but although the summer-y colour palette is appealing, it lack a sense of edginess. Even the way Kristen's hair is laid on top of the NYLON masthead doesn't work - it just makes it look fake...it's just seems done wrong. And the wardrobe styling? Maybe I'm behind on the trends or something, but I'm just not feeling it...

The article covering Kristen, "uncensored" reads:

On the Twilight Madness: “Anywhere we’d go for Twilight was a psychotic situation. The sound was deafening, and it’s thoughtless, as well… You get a slew of all these bullshit questions like, ‘What’s it like to kiss a vampire?’ and ‘How much do you love Robert?’ Then you’ll get one that’s actually real, but you’re like, ‘No, I can’t right now, I can’t even consider [it].”

Are you kidding? I feel like this girl, although she can be pretty at times, just needs to get over herself. I'm not a Twilight fan, but as the lead actress in a very popular movie, shouldn't she at least humour her audience? Maybe she's not a fan of the series herself or something, but I'm sure it's part of her job description to pretend like she is...at least until she's done with the series.

On the cover, it quotes her saying, "Nobody should every put what I say in a magazine." I'm sure she means it to be witty and badass...but it is true, if only for her own sake. Much better to be quiet and mysterious than to say things that make you come off as incredibly unprofessional.

Feature articles from NYLON used to make me like the actress/singer a little more, or at least spark some interest, but this is just making me go, "Please, stop."

NYLON, please stop. MAYBE I'm being a tad harsh? I haven't actually received the issue, so maybe the rest of it will be redeeming. Here's hoping...

I should learn how to shut up...

So I was getting on with a stunning coworker of mine really well today, till I lied, which led to a long sequence of lies. I feigned knowledge in a field I had no business faking pundit status in. Then when I got home and wiki-ed the shit I was talking in such great detail about, I realized that I truly was stuck waste deep in it. Based on that, I decided on making a list of things that YOU can do to get in a similar Cluster F*ck situation:

(1) Talk about subjects you know nothing about, be very specific and detailed in these lies. Being general will give you more leeway for exoneration, this wont help in achieving the same situation though... that is why it's important to keep very detailed.

(2) When they argue that you're wrong, ignore them. Back yourself up with fake scenarios that "happened" in your life to enforce that you are right, since you have first hand experience, act like their argument is flaky and stupid.

2 easy steps to look like a complete and utterly incompetent fool. You can hybridize it and make it one easy step, but then it just wouldn't be a list. And I love lists...

Have any of you been caught in a lie to impress someone?
please share. God I need to hear some shit stories to feel better...

just seems appropriate: killing lies - the strokes
(photo cred by David Maitland)