04 August 2010

Kanye Tw'est

must. invest. in horns. 


When new things happen in pop-culture,
I have noticed a personal trend of
inherent skepticism,
mostly used as a defense mechanism against 
the lame (Twitter, Gaga, Jersey Shore),
as well as trying to avoid
the cliche' that is someone's over-eagerness to provide
"the next big thing"
before anyone else.
So 
Kanye West 
"finally getting a Twitter account"
is probably a huge deal to a lot of people,
not really sure why,
as Twitter has basically become facebook for celebrities.
Take any twitterized statement        <----I will never use the word "tweet" 
Kanye makes,
and substitute 
his worth with that of 
the dude who sat 
next to you in a random English class 
at your 
local community college in 2005.
I doubt The New Yorker will be calling him, or you for knowing him.
Unless I was that guy in your English class.
Then you should care.

27 July 2010

Joey Castillo, cont'd...




Joey Castillo
and I have worked together
for about 7 years now,
due to his penchant for pictures 
(currently pursuing a master's in photography from UT)
being mutually beneficial 
with my 
constant need of self-documentation 
(I'm an artist).
It's hard enough holding on to the present,       
let alone the past                               <---stereotypical set-up
(insert commentary on 
the youth/
social networking/
ADD/
original Nickelodeon programming).
Somehow, 
Joey and I have remained friends 
and business partners 
this entire time,
despite 
the many places he and I have both travelled. 
If the word "Merykid" ever means something 
outside of San Antonio,
I think Joey will be there too.