April 2004 Archives

Lately, it feels like ideas have been coursing through my veins. Yeah they are wretching around in my body, attaching themselved to blood cells. Who knew creative ideas could do that? I went to sketch and I had ten ideas in a little less than an hour. I was really suprised because up until about a month ago, I was in an art funk. Now I wake up with ideas from my bizarre dreams.

The other day, I dreamt that I married Andre 3000 (Outkast- for those of you who aren't familiar). He kept trying to make me wear really big and furry yellow pants. But I told him no and tried to put on blue soft and fuzzy pants. He got really mad and said he was going to write a song about me like Caroline (Roses)- so I put on the stupid yellow pants. They made me look like a chicken- and brought back memories of a Halloween costume that I wore when I was really little. I was also a red crayon once but that is another story. I wish I was married to Andre 3000 but he was a litle too adamant on the chicken pants idea. Sad that our relationship didn't last too long. But hey, what's cooler than being cold? Thats right...

IDEA OF THE DAY: I want to make a t-shirt that has a big SANDLE on it - the caption will read "BEWARE OF THE CHANCLA"- if you understand this or don't, write me a comment

I was reluctant to start this list because the number 100 is so daunting. But I can never stand up to Moe Moe pressure. So- here I go:

1. I hate Moe Moe for making me write this list
2. I prefer Pepsi over Coke- any sane person would
3. I dance around my house or in my room depending on who is there
4. I have a black and white cocker spaniel named Jazz (what's a matter never seen a black and white before)
5. Her real name is Jazzy Bell from the Outkast song
6. I dream about winning the lotto at least three times a week
7. I have a radio in every room of my house
8. When I am home alone I put on every radio to the same station
9. I love cala lillies and gerbera daisies
10. There are only a handful of people that know the real complicated me
11. I would marry: Lenny Kravitz, Andre 3000, Big Boy of Power 106, Malik of the Real World NY, or Derek Fisher in a heartbeat
12. I watch informercials even when good shows are on
13. I love Wild Boyz
14. I want to be able to create things every day for a living
15. I want a monster truck that is so high that I have to use a ladder to get in
16. I kill plants
17. I kill fish
18. I want to get a fish but I can't (check above)
19. I am afraid of the little girl in The Ring
20. My roommate slept on my floor for a weekend after we saw that movie
21. I used to worry every day about what could happen
22. Now I am too tired to worry about hardly anything
23. I LOVE HIP HOP
24. I am a Latina but I hate chili
25. I miss my dad every day
26. Sometimes I make lists of questions that I would have liked to ask him if he was still here
27. I watch too much music television- (BET, MTV, FUSE- you name it)
28. As a result of this, I want a house that looks like it should be on CRIBS
29. I hate too much clutter
30. My grandma's house is cluttered
31. I Love sushi
32. The tortillas I make look like random states (I am especially good at ones that look like Florida)
33. I am a fair-weather Laker fan (sorry Lo)
34. I fight with Jazz every morning because she won't get off the bed
35. I used to have 12 piercings (I have 8 now)
36. I got my tongue pierced when I was 15
37. My mom didn't find out until a year later
38. My brother's evil girlfriend at the time told her
39. I am an Aries
40. I love water balloon fights
41. My sister and I are really rough- we scrap
42. I love the movie Emperor's New Groove
43. Moe Moe and I watched it 4 times in the theaters
44. My middle name is Renee
45. I am too sarcastic for my own good
46. I talk in my sleep
47. I am going to get a tattoo on my neck in honor of my dad
48. Living with my grandma has caused me to sound like an older Mexican woman
49. My favorite colors are turquoise and blue
50. I had a one-eyed hamster named Pepito Noriega
51. I call my truck- my truckity truck
52. Mosquitos will be the end of me- I always get bit
53. I sing in the shower (and in the car and at work etc.)
54. I put my make-up on as I am speeding to work
55. I only like to eat breakfast when it consists of nopales
56. I have really big feet for a short girl
57. I like the movie Walking Tall- (who doesn't like someone getting beat down by a 2x4)
58. I buy my dog too many toys
59. I can mimic people's voices really well
60. I haven't blow dried my hair in 4 weeks
61. I have three brothers and one sister
62. My eyes are really big and so are sensitive to heaters
63. I have very vibrant and violent dreams
64. I SUCK AT GAMES
65. I make lists and leave them around the house
66. I can paint but I can't draw
67. I wish I had an Irish or Jamaican accent
68. I have too many pairs of tennis shoes
69. I only remember things that don't matter
70. I know the words to a lot of movies and music that no one would expect
71. I like to read books about gangs
72. I lose my phone in the couch at least once a week and then Moe Moe gets mad
73. I once ran away from a goose when it charged at me
74. I draw eyeballs on any little piece of paper I find
75. I love Queer Eye for a Straight Guy
76. I wish I was friends with Eminem and D-12
77. I can laugh like Scooby Doo
78. I hate ironing and I suck at it
79. My aunt and I have a joke about a drunken snowman
80. I'm obsessed with craigslist
81. I am obsessed with grouphug.us
82. These obsessions are Moe Moe's fault
83. I have a good job working at my mom and dad's law firm (if you get this- then I appreciate you)
84. I buy CDs when I have no money
85. I have a brother that is 2 months older than me
86. I laugh at almost everything
87. I wanted to tell Talib Kweli that I loved him but I froze up
88. I hate George Bush and his "War"
89. Amorres Perros may be my favorite movie
90. I miss the Tiki Room that used to be at Disneyland
91. I have ten sketch books that are all half full
92. I need at least 4 pillows to sleep at night
93. Who am I kidding? I fall asleep really easily and hardly ever wake up until I have pressed the snooze button 10 times
94. I confess- I watch DeGrassi
95. I seriously think that there is a monster that eats my socks
96. I believe in the chupacabra
97. I take a really long time to get ready
98. I make weekly treks to Target
99. I have 99 problems but this list ain't one- Ha Moe
100. I make a mean spaghetti

Are you getting tired just reading this? I got tired writing this mess out. Again, all I can say is blame Moe Moe.

You may ask, Why are Tuesdays your worst days? I'll tell you, new CDs and DVDs come out on Tuesday. Funny how I can never just wait, I already have a list of 100 CDs that would make my life that much better. Ha, its a never ending Vicious Cycle- I tell you. New CDs will be the end of me. But hey, at least I get to listen to some good music before I leave.

When I lived in San Francisco, I had a tumultuous love/hate relationship with Ameoba on Haight Street. I would convince my roommate to go with me and then spend hours perusing CDs and making bargains with myself. Like I would tell myself "You can only buy three used CDs." I usually came back with three used CDs and two new ones. I have no will power when it comes to music. But then again who would want to resist.

Some of my favorite finds @ Ameoba:

Solesides Greatest Bumps- $5
Asheru and Blue Black- $4.75
Nina Simone- $3
Red Hot Chili Peppers- $6
Outkast- Atliens (Why do I have to continually replace this CD)- $7
(See they are cheap- it made the find so much better)

I have purposely kept myself away from the Ameoba in L.A.- I need to stop my out of control CD habit.

Hmm what is this about new beginnings- yeah this website is a step for Moe y yo. I realized one day that all I wanted to do is paint. So here is my ode to paint. Hope everyone likes the creations that I drop. :)

People who inspire me today: Basquiat, Dondi, Lee, Day of the Dead drawings and always and forever hip-hop.