activist san diego

for you who don't know me, i'm an international studies majors. because of this fact, i've been exposed to so many amazing people that really do have the global community's best interest at heart. my co-worker Carol mentioned to me briefly about a website called activistsandiego.org,

 which is a great online resource tool for events and information about things that you should DEFINITELY know about that concerns international as well as domestic social issues.

check it out if you have the time, and get involved! show you care. make a difference, because even though it sounds cheesy... EVERYBODY CAN MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE A REALITY.

yourdailythread.com

stumbled upon this great blog, dedicated to healthy, eco-conscious lifestyle thats mainly focused around the L.A. area. i mean, its only about 100 miles away and lets face it... being healthy AND eco-conscious should be an international focus, not just in L.A. and i'm sure this will be a great starting point for many to journey off... INTO THE GREEN.

yourdailythread.com

“Why don’t we make our own city guide that focuses on conscious living issues?”

'NUFF SAID!

GOOD LUCK WITH FINALS

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beirut

when i first listened to beirut, i had one of those moments in life that epitomizes all the feelings that you are feeling at the time (mainly who you are and where you're going in life) and it just kind of all made sense. 

this guy is a 21 year old brilliant artist who makes me jealous to think of all the untapped potential that we as youth have in terms of creativity. 

heres an excerpt from last.fm about him: 

While it may sound like an entire Balkan orchestra playing modern songs as mournful ballads and upbeat marches, Beirut’s first album, Gulag Orkestar, is largely the work of one 21-year-old Albuquerque native, Zach Condon, and was almost completely recorded at home. Horns, violins, cello, ukuleles, mandolins, glockenspiels, drums, tambourines, congas, organs, pianos, clarinets and accordions (no guitars on this album!) all build and break the melodies under Condon’s deep-voiced crooner vocals, swaying to the Eastern European beats that sound like they’re being brought to you by a 12-member ensemble.
Though young, Condon already has a few albums under his belt. He recorded under the name The Real People when he was fifteen, which was an electronic record admittedly fashioned after his love of The Magnetic Fields. At sixteen, he recorded an entire doo-wop album that was inspired by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. Condon was a straight-A student until he dropped out at the age of 16 to travel Europe in a drunken haze, cavorting and partying with the locals 

wherever he ended up. It was during one of these evenings that he was first exposed to Balkan gypsy music (notably including the Boban Markovic Orkestar), blasting from the upstairs apartment. Condon went upstairs to see what exactly he was hearing, and ended up staying up all night with the Serbian artists, going through albums country by country, note for note. This new album is the direct result of what he learned that night.

the reason why i'm sharing this guy with you right now, is not only because he's playing a show at the wiltern on May, 30!!!!!!!!! but because hopefully he will introduce you to new genres of music that has the potential to change your whole perspective on what modern music is, and where it's going. 

for me, his music represents a nostalgia that has been lost through the ever present producing of pop-one-hit-wonder-singles, and reminds me of what music is all about: the music.  check him out on last.fm or something. i'm not promising it will be epic, but it probably will be.

mr lagerfeld

for those of you who aren't familiar with mr. karl lagerfeld, he is the genius behind the fashion of chanel, fendi, his namesake line: karl lagerfeld, and k. he is one of my icons, not just because of his creative talent but because of his unrelenting vision and the lengths that that he will go to to have those visions produced in reality. check him out, and even if fashion isnt your thing... i'm sure he will inspire you nonetheless. 

AS Nooner with Afroman

Because everybody likes afros and mans?

Information
Event Info Name:
AS Nooner with AFROMAN
Tagline: She had green hair but damn she looked good...
Host:
AS Programming
Type:
Music/Arts - Performance
Time and Place
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Time: 12:25pm - 1:25pm
Location:
Price Center Plaza
City/Town: San Diego, CA

Description
AS Programming Presents: A Nooner with AFROMANWhen: Tuesday, March 4th. 12:25pmWhere: Price Center PlazaWho: Afroman in the flesh.ENTIRELY FREE FOR UCSD STUDENTS

Winter TGIO 2008

Information
Event Info Name:
Winter TGIO 2008
Tagline:
Featuring Saves The Day!
Host:
UCSD AS Programming
Type:
Music/Arts - Concert
Time and Place
Date: Friday, March 14, 2008
Time: 8:00pm - 11:55pm
Location:
Price Center Ballroom
City/Town: La Jolla, CA



Description
Winter TGIO 2008!Friday, March 14thfeaturing:SAVES THE DAYNormal Like YouThe Future of the GhostENTIRELY FREE FOR UCSD UNDERGRADUATES WITH VALID STUDENT ID!Where: Price Center BallroomWhen: Doors @ 8:00PM // Show Starts @ 8:30PMArrive early! Space is limited!

AS/RCC Elections

interested in running for a position on A.S. or Revelle College Council? Election packets for A.S. are available on the third floor of price center, and for Revelle College, they're located in the Why not here lounge and in the administration building.

coming from a member of R.C.C. i can truly say that the experience has truly been rewarding and has provided me with so many great opportunities both socially and in respect to broadening my involvement in student government.

so if you're even thinking about it, just run for a position! you wont regret it.

paris fashion week: givenchy

Riccard Tisci of Givenchy has finally displayed the untapped potential of his major talent. like Christian of project runway would this, this is pretty fucking fierce. 

photocred: stylebubble.typepad.com