Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Cult of the Done Manifesto

Get shit done.

If you have an idea and publish it on the internet, that counts as a ghost of done.

Whoops.

Via @andrew3sixteen, via @josermejia.

Posted on December 30, 2009 in Links · · Comments closed

SE x IH holiday update #2

Here are some more details of the jeans into their first month.

To follow the entire collection of posts about my SExIH07 overdye jeans, just look through ‘theblackyear’ category.

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Posted on December 29, 2009 in Denim · · Comments closed

3sixteen waxed stadium jacket

I’m a huge fan of 3sixteen’s new stadium jacket, and I’m really impressed with its construction and versatility. Can’t wait to see the great things they’ll do in 2010.

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Posted on December 29, 2009 in Fashion · · Comments closed

Delegation – Oh Honey

I just heard this on the radio and I can’t get it out of my head. So good.

Posted on December 28, 2009 in Music · , · Comments closed

SE x IH 07 Christmas update

The holidays have been a little rough; my hard drive crashed overnight and I’ve been stranded and unable to work on my book. Anxiety and nerves were at an all time high, but I was still able to manage a blurry iPhone shot of my jeans in the sun. They’re pretty much deep black in any indoor setting, but underneath high-noon sun, the indigo really comes out.

I’ll be getting back on my feet and trying to update more now that my hard drive has been replaced. Hope everyone had a safe holiday.

Posted on December 27, 2009 in Denim · , , · Comments closed

Test print

The first test prints were completed today. I’m shifting gears for the holiday weekend to fix any aberrations in the print files, and fine-tune all of the text layouts. Can you believe I’m shipping this off, to the printers in China, in two weeks?

Update: With the looming deadline, I’m hesitant to adhere to that two week timeframe; there are still a lot of steps in the printing process before I can be assured that the product I receive is what I ordered.

Posted on December 22, 2009 in Photography · , , , · Comments closed

Self Edge x Iron Heart 07 – The Black Year

‘The Black Year’ is a one-year contest between myself and Superfuture’s world famous Beatle. With the release of the Self Edge x Iron Heart 07 overdyed black 19 oz. jeans, I was ready for another long denim project. This friendly exhibition will continue from 12/18/09 – 12/18/10; an entire year of denim updates and detail shots. Beatle will drop out to head over to the Superdenim’s Eternal contest, while I’ll continue wearing the SExIH07′s for an additional year.

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Posted on December 19, 2009 in Denim · , , , · Comments closed

Sound of Souleyman

Kiya introduced me to Omar Souleyman last night. Souleyman is a Syrian singer mixing the traditional styles of dabke dance with live instruments and weird frantic spazzcore keyboard synths.

Omar Souleyman is a musician from Syria. He began his career in 1994, working with a number of musicians with whom he still performs, and around five hundred studio and live albums have been released under his name. (Wikipedia)

Björk spoke highly of Souleyman during NPR’s You Must Hear This segment in June of 2009. You’ll also have to check out this montage video with group dancing; he also makes it rain money near the end of the clip.

Posted on December 17, 2009 in Music · , · Comments closed

Skull watch

My graduation gift recently snapped in two, but FabFour/Skull was able to replace it; my wrist finally feels normal again. I think this version is superior to Bape’s rendition.

Posted on December 16, 2009 in Fashion · , · Comments closed

Chinese banquets

A Chinese policeman died after drinking too much, while on the job, at a banquet.

“Chinese academics have estimated that government officials spend about 500 billion yuan ($73 billion) in public funds each year on official banquets, nearly one-third of the nation’s expenses on dining out.”

Posted on December 15, 2009 in Links · · Comments closed

The Park

Posted on December 15, 2009 in Photography · , · Comments closed

Levi’s

The irony is that this group exhibition is entitled Something Personal.

Posted on December 14, 2009 in Photography · · Comments closed

Let Love Rule

A mashup of Justice and Lenny Kravitz’s “Let Love Rule” directed by Keith Schofield. The extended video has a cheesier introduction.

Posted on December 14, 2009 in Music · , , , · Comments closed

Abandoned malls

A photo series of abandoned malls by Brian Ulrich.

(Thanks, Kiya.)

Posted on December 12, 2009 in Photography · · Comments closed

Grad student lives in a van

A graduate student at Duke forgoes high maintenance living for a van in the student campus parking lot.

I hated my debt more than anything. I dragged it with me wherever I went. While I was still leading an exciting, adventurous life, I knew I could never truly be free until my debt was gone.

I wish I could say that I lived in accordance to a similar mindset as this student.

Posted on December 10, 2009 in Links · · Comments closed