Thursday, June 17, 2010
Try Surfing This Wave...
I bet you will slide right off your board and get sick from the oil. You couldn't even photoshop that water to look clean.
2010 Design For Humanity
Last Thursday, the people at Billabong put on an awesome event at Paramount Studios back lot in Los Angeles. Held annually since 2006, Design for Humanity is Billabong's charity initiative with this year's proceed going to benefit Invisible Children. In northern Uganda, children are kidnapped from their homes and turned into soldiers.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0XQEysQJPQ]
Design for Humanity brings together art, music, and fashion. The highlight of the event was probably the fashion show. The models strutted their stuff down the runway in bright neon swimsuits. The suits definitely had a sporty yet feminine edge. I guess we can expect to see more lace on the beach since it was a common theme throughout the show as cover-up pieces.
Walking around the back lot, there were plenty of artists at work using various mediums. From watercolor graffiti, painting, and spray-painting, you had pick to watch them create their vision.
In addition, there was an art gallery where you can bid on several pieces of artwork. Some of my favorites are as followed:
To cap off the night was a performance by electric duo FischerSpoon. The entire time I was watching the performance, I just kept thinking the male lead is the male equivalent of Lady Gaga mixed with a little bit of Harajuku Gwen Stefani. He was quite entertaining and put on an interesting show. There was plenty of entertainment for you whether it be art, music fashion or even food. There were several food truck placed around the backlot, from grilled cheese, vegan, cookie ice cream sandwich and hot dogs. The longest lines were for the bar.
To view more photos, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/stellarsurf1/sets/72157624129636367/
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0XQEysQJPQ]
Design for Humanity brings together art, music, and fashion. The highlight of the event was probably the fashion show. The models strutted their stuff down the runway in bright neon swimsuits. The suits definitely had a sporty yet feminine edge. I guess we can expect to see more lace on the beach since it was a common theme throughout the show as cover-up pieces.
Walking around the back lot, there were plenty of artists at work using various mediums. From watercolor graffiti, painting, and spray-painting, you had pick to watch them create their vision.
In addition, there was an art gallery where you can bid on several pieces of artwork. Some of my favorites are as followed:
To cap off the night was a performance by electric duo FischerSpoon. The entire time I was watching the performance, I just kept thinking the male lead is the male equivalent of Lady Gaga mixed with a little bit of Harajuku Gwen Stefani. He was quite entertaining and put on an interesting show. There was plenty of entertainment for you whether it be art, music fashion or even food. There were several food truck placed around the backlot, from grilled cheese, vegan, cookie ice cream sandwich and hot dogs. The longest lines were for the bar.
To view more photos, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/stellarsurf1/sets/72157624129636367/
Let's Refresh the Gulf
One night flipping through the channels I stumble upon a Pepsi commercial, "We're giving million of dollars to fund ideas that will refresh the world."
Then it hit me, why can't they use those funds to help clean up the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It's been almost two months now since the Deep Horizon oil spill disaster and it's becoming beyond epic proportions. In the past few days, there has been more focus in the media about the clean up process with BP's CEO Tony Hayward claiming "we will do whatever it takes to make things right."
It's not Pepsi's responsibility to clean up the oil, but the area is in desperate need for immediate relief and action. Local business is struggling to stay open; tourism has been wiped out, and now the seafood is feared to be unsafe to eat. The Gulf area is in a great need to be refreshed and be injected with hope and life.
If you ask me, refreshing the gulf fits into the objectives of the Pepsi Refresh Everything project. I'm in NO WAY promoting Pepsi. I'm actually very bias to Coca Cola since I've been raised in Atlanta, GA and my dad has worked for Coca Cola since I was a little girl. I really rather see Coke down there helping those people. I can just see the commercial now, "A local shrimper pulls up empty nets cover in oil and goes home to meet him family for dinner. With a sad and helpless look on his face, his wife/child/whoever hands him a bottle of Coca Cola, and ta dah Open Happiness..." Both of these companies have a vested interest in helping out these people. It's practically in Coca Cola's backyard and there is plenty of consumers there to develop brand loyalty and market share.
The great thing about the Pepsi Refresh project is that it puts power into YOUR hands. YOU submit idea, YOU vote for what ideas you like best. To learn more about Pepsi's Refresh Everything visit http://www.refresheverything.com/ and don't forget to vote!
Then it hit me, why can't they use those funds to help clean up the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It's been almost two months now since the Deep Horizon oil spill disaster and it's becoming beyond epic proportions. In the past few days, there has been more focus in the media about the clean up process with BP's CEO Tony Hayward claiming "we will do whatever it takes to make things right."
It's not Pepsi's responsibility to clean up the oil, but the area is in desperate need for immediate relief and action. Local business is struggling to stay open; tourism has been wiped out, and now the seafood is feared to be unsafe to eat. The Gulf area is in a great need to be refreshed and be injected with hope and life.
If you ask me, refreshing the gulf fits into the objectives of the Pepsi Refresh Everything project. I'm in NO WAY promoting Pepsi. I'm actually very bias to Coca Cola since I've been raised in Atlanta, GA and my dad has worked for Coca Cola since I was a little girl. I really rather see Coke down there helping those people. I can just see the commercial now, "A local shrimper pulls up empty nets cover in oil and goes home to meet him family for dinner. With a sad and helpless look on his face, his wife/child/whoever hands him a bottle of Coca Cola, and ta dah Open Happiness..." Both of these companies have a vested interest in helping out these people. It's practically in Coca Cola's backyard and there is plenty of consumers there to develop brand loyalty and market share.
The great thing about the Pepsi Refresh project is that it puts power into YOUR hands. YOU submit idea, YOU vote for what ideas you like best. To learn more about Pepsi's Refresh Everything visit http://www.refresheverything.com/ and don't forget to vote!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Photographed by Sean Gardner / Reuters
With each passing day, thousands and thousands gallons of more oil leaks into the the Gulf of Mexico, and the public’s frustration to contain the oil just grows exponentially. It has been 46 days since the April 20 explosion, and they are no closer to stopping the oil leak.
Every day while channel surfing, I can barely watch the footage of the cam from underwater for more than 5 minutes. It’s just heart breaking to see especially since I surf, love the ocean, and I’ve lived in Florida for 4 years. The waters of the gulf is just beautiful and crystal clear blue where you can see the bottom.
One of the first things I remember thinking while watching the oil spill unravel is “Hey! It’s almost hurricane season. Just what the gulf needs, another Katrina to cause massive storm surge to push the oil further inland.” My freshman year in college, Category 1 Hurricane Katrina decided to sit on top of Miami; our campus was a disaster afterwords. I can even begin to fathom what the gulf would be life if a hurricane comes through or even close to the gulf. The winds and storm surge will push the oil further inland or into the Loop Current, carrying the oil to the eastern coast of Florida and up the US coastline.
If you think the camera’s show the extent of people’s anger over this disaster, just check your Facebook news feed or Twitters #TT. Here are some updates I’ve read:
“Louisiana isnt the only place that has shrimp,”said British Petroleum rep Randy Prescott. His office phone number is (713) 323-4093, email is randy.prescott@bp.com. Give him a call or send an email! You can tell him and BP isn’t the only placethat has fuel for your car!”
“Dying, dead marine wildlife paint dark, morbid picture of Gulf Coast following oil spill http://bit.ly/dDe556 Boycott BP #fuckBP”
A bird is mired in oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
“big_picture Caught in the oil http://bit.ly/9Xg4MA #oilspill”
“holleya Look at this heartbreaking photo from the Gulf – then sign the petition to get America off oil: http://bit.ly/9pN6Pb #moveon #bp #oilspill”
” barkway @DWSTweets MAKE #BP HIRE PAID CERTIFIED HAZ workers who can SAFELY clean up #oilspill mess. Don’t endanger volunteers. Jobs? Hello?”
I’m angry and just a lost for words. It just makes me sick to my stomach. I was watching MSNBC last night, and I saw some photos of pelicans and other birds just covered in oil and dead just floating.
Photographed by Charlie Riedel / AP
I hope this oil disaster will fuel the growth and distribution of alternative energy sources. I’m making a conscious effort to avoid filling up at any BP pumps. I also didn’t really appreciate the spike in gas prices from the oil spill.
Get involved, voice your opinion, sign a petition against off shore drilling, boycott BP, or volunteer!!! Hands Across the Sand will be coming to your beach on June 26th http://www.handsacrossthesand.com/
More compelling images at:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36880053/ns/news-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1
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