Thinking Jaan-Alejandra Style

Yo

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:00:12 PDT

Yo,
Currently I do not use this blog anymore. Perhaps one day I will. But blakxeyeliner for now.
Adios.

Tonsillitis

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:52:04 PDT

There is a pain in my mouth
One you cannot dream about
I cannot sleep
I do not wish to weep
Without my medication
There will be no relaxation
I cannot swallow
I cannot laugh
I cannot say many words
At least now I have none to take back
When I close my eyes
It will only be a matter of time when I wake up to pain
This pain that has one name
Tonsillitis is what she said
I never knew it could torment my ear
And leave my throat for dead
But in time I hope
I will not choke
And I will be me
Jaan Lalwani

Happy 2nd Birthday My Wonderful Moosey

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:00:11 PDT

For a moment there I thought we would never get passed the constant waking up in the middle of the night to take you out to do your business. I wondered whether you would ever be able to jump on my couch, bed or anything that wasn't at ground level. Look how far we have come.

I remember your little face when I first saw you on the Animal Rescue Force website. You were the tiniest little puppy I had ever seen. You had these cute little spots on your body. I giggled when I noticed your head was a bit big for your little body. You had this absolutely adorable expression on your face and I fell in love with it.

Looking back, I realize you were never much of a barker. You've always approached people with caution, unless they are chicks- you cried for them. When you first attempted to bark I think I almost died of laughter. Personally, I thought that I had mistaken you for a kitten. It was the funniest bark I had heard. I think I scared you when I fell to the floor in a fit of giggles. I apologize for my behavior.

Since I am apologizing, I also am forgiving. I forgive you for that wonderful gift you left for me and Mom and Dad to clean up in their room. Yes, the one where you ripped up my purple bean bag and left the pop-corn all over the floor. You looked so silly. I wish I took a picture. The good thing is I have a million pictures and videos of you.

So I guess, here it is. Happy Birthday you incredible pup of mine. You've made a big impact on our family. You've made things fun and cheerful. You've done something for me nobody else has done, and that's bring a smile to my face when I thought all was going down to the..well you know, Moosey. Thank you for being that little monkey. I hope we can progress from going under the bed though! I love you so much. You're my little man and adopting you was the best thing we did.

When Moosey was brought to his new home in 2008 :)

Dressing you up was always fun

You got on the bed all by yourself finally!

You're always so cute while you are sleeping! I love you!!!

I Lust For You- A Party in my Mouth

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:34:34 PDT

Every night it is the same
I smell the dough
I feel the pain
I hear his voice describing things
Without a choice I am sucked in
The foodnetwork reels me in

My eyes twitch
My stomach curls
I feel an emptiness unfurl
The growling is embarassing.

I open the door
I look around
There is nothing to be found

Just a dream in my mind
Only to realize that in time
It will fade away once more
Until the next night approaches knocking at my door

Can I overcome this pain?
Will cereal help this feeling drain?
It won't.

I need it frying in a pan
I need it soaked with butter and pam
I need it with onion rings
I want cherries
I want rice pudding

Give me more
I implore
I detest eggplant, it is a bore
To my pallot divine
And in time I will wake up in the morning
To the sun, rise and shine

Bacon and eggs
Cheese, please
Toast with jam
Cater to my needs

My midnight seduction
I'm too hungry to function
I need bread
I need roast
Or else my body will become a ghost

Man vs. Food
You hath cursed me now
I will be gaining 20 pounds

Party in my mouth
Chocolate bar mixed with peanuts
I can't get enough
Brownies, fudge, raisins too
Sweetarts, the pink ones

Yellow- I hate you.
Gummy bears all explode
Inside my mouth
Chocolate gold

I'll look at my fridge one more time
Tomorrow night, I'll be back
With the same rhyme.

"The Skinny: How to Fit into Your Little Black Dress Forever" Review by Jaan-Alejandra Lalwani

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:07:07 PDT

Personally, I loathe diet books that look like text books. Why would I want to read you? You are bulky, have small print, and have to be read with a dictionary.... You know what I mean. Those books are so monotonous. Even though some of those books are very useful and at times can be applied into our lives, it's just not something I would read or force other people to read.

With that being, typed, said- I am in LOVE with this certain book that makes being nutritional actually fun. "Fun?", yes. My friends clearly have stated that the words reading and fun are usually not placed in a sentence together unless it's Harry Potter, Twilight, or some other series that involves things we cannot do but can only imagine doing.

"The Skinny"- How to fit into your little black dress forever is written by Melissa Clark and Robin Aronson. Melissa is a food critic, to keep it short, but her job is anything but that. Robin Aronson is a writer of many genres. These two women formed a great team in producing a book that states how to be conscience of what you eat, and how you eat.

I especially love the way these two gals write about there personal experiences with each chapter and the difficulties they have faced. It's nice to see that the writers are human enough to share with their readers their own challenges. I love that they only have a brief section on calories when it comes to our Starbucks binges and purchases. There isn't anything about what our weight should be, and that's refreshing.

Something that is unique about this book is that it covers all points of the day and the particular times we eat or don't want to eat the most. Going out on a hot date, lunch, work, breakfast- you name it, they've got a plan of action for you. It's an incredible read as well because they give you tips on how to eat- portion wise. For example, it's stated in one of the chapters we don't need to eat EVERYTHING on the plate. We can take it home, or throw it out. Chances are, not eating all your food on the plate, isn't going to affect hunger and poverty surfacing all over the world.

In the back of the book is this amazing 2 week diet plan on how to maintain being skinny or shedding some lbs. Obviously, exercise is part of this. It should be common sense to know that we have to exercise, no matter what. It is imperative to our health. Back to the diet plan, these recipes are NOMLICIOUS. I absolutely love how they have " do's and don'ts". There are even a few tips on what we can replace butter for or what we should or shouldn't drink. It's a very fresh book and has many valuable tips that can help us for the rest of our lives.

Buy this book. Rent this book. Save the contents of this book in your mind. Peace out.

Stop Being A Whore. It's not cool. You're Not Independent. Stop.

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:39:13 PDT

Make me go URhiusdfh!!! UGH!
1. Women who have a boyfriend but look to another guy when they feel like they need a self esteem boost.

Response: Don't try to act as if what you're even doing is right. Don't try to justify that action. Because if your boyfriends did that- you know you would be crying on your bedroom floor. And if you seriously have a self esteem issue you should probably look within yourself to fix it. And don't use a " he doesn't give me enough attention" crap. If he NEVER gives you attention and you don't ask for it or tell him- then its YOUR FAULT.

2. Single women who feel that being independent = sleeping around with 2 or more guys at the same time with no string attached.
Shutup. Just shutup. Being independent doesn't mean depending on the penis to feel like you're a powerful woman. Powerful women don't depend on the dick. Powerful women succeed in their careers, family life, their health and think of others. Don't try to be like a guy. And don't use double standards. IT WILL NEVER CHANGE as MUCH as we want to be EQUAL. We are not men. We are not dogs. We don't have to stoop down to those levels. We are BETTER than that. YOU are better than that. Have some respect for your body.

That is all for now. Huzah!

Why I Don't Like Cliques by Jaan-Alejandra Lalwani

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:49:33 PDT

Everyone goes through phases. Emo, goth, thug-nasty, skater. Maybe some people go through one or several. Along with these personal changes, there are also changes in friends. You've got certain people you hang out with. Sometimes this changes, sometimes it doesn't. Most of you change your friends thoughout the years. I've had one best friend in middle school, a few in high school until I later on developed a clique.

A clique is best defined by google as : an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. I'd like to think as cliques as a bunch of people who know secrets about each other and don't bring it up or act differently when they're around people out of the clique. I've been in a clique. It's fun in high school, then that shit gets boring. Maybe it's because I've been raised as someone who doesn't need to depend on a limited amount of people rather than accept new people into my life.

Anyways, what really is crazy is being the outsider of a clique. Over time you notice things, little things, little secrets. Little jokes you would laugh at but you don't get them. When you try to ask kindly or nicely, nobody wants to give you a response. Maybe their actions in the past haven't been on the best judgment. Nobody wants to be honest. I can see why people are like that, especially when they "grow up" together.

But then I think, it's time to be honest and grow up. If you notcie someone from the clique is doing something wrong, you can't tell the other person in the clique because shit gets too intense, it's too much. So, what do you do? Nothing. You give up. There's no point to be curious in cliques, you just live on and move on from whatever made you feel curious. It's sad, but thinking about secrets will only make you think no one trusts you with anything anymore.

Give up when it comes to understanding cliques, why people would like each other. You may know there are such things as toxic friends. But you can never bring it up because people in cliques are so self-absorbed in each other they think there is NOTHING wrong with one another. Everything is gold. You may see brass, but they see gold. And how can you try to show one person someone is brass and not gold?

You can't.

This Is Why I Am Not A Super Skinny Person by Jaan-Alejandra Lalwani

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:11:54 PDT

When I open a magazine, there it is- haunting me, watching me, telling me to cut back on food, telling me to workout.

You might be thinking, JAAN YOU AREN'T FAT! I know I am not fat but I know that I have been in better shape. Let me think back to my junior year in high school. There I was, swimming 2 hours a day, five days a week. I was in the best shape of my life. The fact that I was also 15 helped with my metabolism speeding up.

Here I am now, 133 pounds at 5'5. I work out a few times a week. I know I can do more but laziness is definitely what's setting me back. At night the only thing I want to do is watch Man vs. Food while eating a sandwich. On Monday nights I want to travel the world with Anthony Bourdain and indulge in the delicious foods he's experiencing. While I fantasize about these things the only delicious meal I am eating is a bowl of magical cereal made by my own hands.

133. It’s not the number that bothers me. If anything, I wouldn't mind going up to 138 as long as its muscle that's keeping me up there. So what do I do? Stop being lazy. I am almost compelled to blog about what I eat daily, my workout routine to get a body that makes me happy. Happy state body. I just wish I could eat what I want. Fish-O-Fillet, Fries, Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie..Etc. Bad food basically.

Hopefully I make a plan of action by this weekend to start working out more. I really want to include running, jump rope and boxing to my workout. For now I just have to stop gorging after my workout. I just picked up 70 calorie Campbell soup. Last night I had chicken gumbo. It was PRETTY DELICIOUS YO!

Alright, I will leave you. Kisses and hugs.

INVEST IN THIS !!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:25:59 PDT

Crap. Your phone charger broke.

Crap. You can’t charge your iPod because your laptop isn’t fully charged.

Crap.

The two things that I need ALL the time are my iPod and my phone. (What about your laptop?) Alright, let me rephrase- the two TINY things that I need ALL the time are my iPod and my phone. For some reason or another I always have a hard time charging these items because I could break the charger or I could forget to turn on my laptop to charge my iPod.

Sometimes I have all these cables for my Dad’s blackberry, my boyfriend’s phone, my iPod, my phone and they all have different little connections. However the one thing that never seems to break or get lost is my USB cords for each of these items.

So where am I going with this? The universal USB Adapter. All you need is a USB cable. Before you say, well I can’t get one- realize that everything has a USB cable. EVERYTHING. From iPods to cameras to phones. You can charge your iPod with it, your phone, your Dad’s phone, your boyfriend’s phone, your aunt’s phone and even your dog’s phone if he has one. Pretty nifty eh? And you can save a few bucks on buying chargers.

Here is a link to one you can purchase at Walmart!
Walmart USB Adapter Link

Sarah Silverman's Advertising Makes Me Go Ha Ha Ha Ha

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:46:23 PST

Can you see it? Hahaha. This is with the westboro baptist church. They're not cool enough to get capitalized because they're just a bunch of idiots promoting hate.

Hooray Sarah Silverman.

Pregnant.

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:59:04 PST

Watching MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom really makes me wonder- what if I was in that situation. It also helps me have my own perspective on teen pregnancy. Yes, I know I am young to think about it, and no I do not want to have kids at this moment but with contraceptives, birth control- there is always that slight chance it could happen. Would I choose the path of abortion? Or would I choose the path of adoption? Or would I raise my child? I think it all depends on how life goes, where I am and if I can handle to raise another human being. Another factor would be the people I would be surrounded by, whether that be a boyfriend, a husband, my parents. These are pretty much just factors that would affect my decision for an unplanned pregnancy.

But for now I am happy with my life and hopefully won't worry about babies until the time is right!

Gimmie, Gimmie Symphonies- Gimmie More Than The Life I See by Jaan-Alejandra Lalwani

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:44:21 PST

Yesterday's Pernil (pork) was a hit. My family and boyfriend LOVED it! Hooray! No, I did not get to bake the brownies because I was running on a few snores of sleep. Yesterday I took a three hour nap followed by a deep sleep around 1:30 AM. ( Exact timing for the win). I added a few more blogs to write for brought to you by Debthelper.com! I will post my posts from those blogs to facebook and myspace ( then again nobody uses myspace except young kids).

So what now? What to say? Classes are going well- I really like my English Professor- Dr. Edwin Riley. Google his name, his background is pretty sick. I just posted a craiglist add to offer piano/ music theory/voice lessons to little kids or beginners. That would be fun! What else to say... life is going well ( so far, so good). I am enjoying the weather, sunny and slightly cool.

New songs? Well check out the title of this blog. Symphonies Remix- Dan Black ft. Kid Cudi. Good song, good remix. I like Kid Cudi's songs, Man on the Moon is one of my favorites, as is Sharam.

Alright, going to post something about Valentines Day, tanning, killer goats.

I cooked. I baked. I fried. I tried. by Jaan-Alejandra

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:43:47 PST

Alright. I've done it, I've marinated the pork that will be sizzling tomorrow in the oven awaiting to fill the bellies of my special 3. I am anxious to see how this will turn out and so I will record the way the pork turns out. It's going to be absolutely delicious- I hope I hope I hope!!! The marination part wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

I used my special knife: The Paring Pro! Probably one of the best knives I have ever touched in my life. ( Then again one of the only knives I have touched in my life to cook). The thing cuts like a scalpel. I had such a good time with it, I even had it help me chop up some kidneys and slice off the nasty parts of the kidneys. Most of you are probably thinking- aren't the nasty parts ALL OF IT? I laugh at your lack of having a refined palate!!!!!!

I have some brownie mix I am probably going to bake tomorrow. Yes, I AM CHEATING THE SYSTEM- all thanks to Betty Crocker, Cocker, Foot-Locker.

Okay, time to go think about eating some ham.

Love You,
Jaan
The hell, this isn't a diary...

-OMG, A Movie Review, LITERALLY!-

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:02:44 PST

Last night I was looking forward to watching a movie with my Mother called Paper Heart. The main actors are Michael Cera ( from Juno) and Charlyne Yi ( awkward laughing Asian girlfriend from Knocked Up). This is a movie intended for the non-ADD mind. If you have a hard time listening, watching or paying attention- you're not going to like this movie because you will think it is a bore. But if you find that Indie/ Foreign Film/ Short Film movies just grope your attention and your soul- this movie might spark an interest. Paper Heart is shot as a documentary, recording the journey of Charlyne Yi ( plays herself, well everyone plays themselves) looking for the meaning of love and perhaps even falling in love. She believes she never will. The first forty-minutes were a little painful for me to watch. Was it because I decided to watch this movie around 12:23 AM? Perhaps, but unlikely. Something I liked was the awkward dialogue between Michael and Charlyne. Even the stories of love by people interviewed was interesting. One in particular about love being lost by death made me have a little tear.

Should you watch this movie? Yes and no. Make sure you have very low expectations. This is a good date movie, not a good first date movie. Just a good movie to watch with someone else. If you have a guido/macho-man for a boyfriend, he will not like this movie. Artistic boyfriends will like it. Intellectual boyfriends may fall asleep for their brain has been working hard for too long. ( HA!)

Tilt Your Head Back, Just Make Sure Your Neck Doesn't Break

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:29:30 PST

Nothing excites me the way a song excites me. Well, let me explain. Music is another way for me to capture a memory or go back in time or take a hold of a moment or taste a kiss or recall a scent. A song can take me to a place away from where I am and it can allow me to daydream in what was a memory or just a fantasy. Music doesn't sensor my thoughts, it just arouses them. Recently I've taken a liking,well maybe an acute obsession, to Pogo. Pogo, better known as Fagottron on YouTube creates music. He cuts and pastes various sounds from a single movie and perfects it into a song that seriously gets injected into your bloodstream and can't get out. Pogo is my perfect dessert to a great day. Here I am on my couch around 2:30Am just enjoying myself and listening to Pogo's Upular. I can seriously just close my eyes and fly in my head and not worry about anything, just thinking about my love. It's a peaceful state. You should try it.

"Hey B*tch!!!" - Bye Loser.

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:12:28 PST

Christmas Eve dinner was nice. The conversation I was having with a few women was on the overuse of the word "bitch" in general statements or greetings. " Hey bitch, how are you bitch, omg that looks so bitchin!". It's not classy, it's not cool- it's really annoying. One of the girls who I talked to was saying that she is embarrassed for the people she knows who calls their girlfriends "bitches". Personally, I have no friends who say bitch after sentences or greetings because, well, I don't associate myself with assholes. I do think that a lot of girls do it. And why? What's the point?

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:13:22 PST

The smell of formaldehyde really penetrates my soul and stabs it with disgust. I am more than content that this week will terminate my Biology II lab and then I can only look forward to the joyous lab that will intensify my dissecting experience with a few random cadavers. No biggy. Exam week isn't really stressful for me right now because - well I don't know why, I guess I am just lucky this semester. Something that IS bugging me is what I am going to do after this term and spring term AND summer term. By fall I will be a junior at FAU (hopefully) and I still am not 100% definite in what I want to study. I wish I could just become a writer or a journalist but I am absolutely mortified that I will have no job and live in a stuffy apartment with 7 cats along with Moosey. Thinking about it gets me the heebeejeebees ( I never knew how to spell that word).

Yes, I know that is Lady Gaga. I had to fit her in somewhere because her new album is fantastic! I do wish there were more songs! =(

Rob Schneider Vs. Wild 95.5 Morning Show

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:48:54 PST

WARNING: THIS ENTRY WILL HAVE SOME ASS KICKING WORDS TOWARDS ROB SCHNEIDER.
Everyone is grumpy early in the morning. But as you wake up, wash your face, wash your body- eventually you adapt to your environment and go on with your day.

However, Rob Schneider had a stick up his butt early in the morning while being interviewed by South Florida's Wild 95.5 Morning Show. The hosts- Kevin, Jason and Virginia are loved and adored by Floridians. Their sense of humor, contests and affiliations with various organizations have won them over to many people. The Morning Show is involved with the community and really does reach out to people.

Maybe I am being biased because I root for the underdog. Maybe I don't like Rob Schneider. But you know what? It's got to be said. Rob Schneider acted like a complete and utter jackass. He was welcomed to the Wild 95.5 morning show as ALL celebrities and comedians are welcomed. He began to whine for the first half of the interview because he claims that he had to wait outside for a while. Really? You're going to cry like a bitch on live radio because trumpets didn't sound and the angels didn't sing right when you walked into Wild 95.5's home?

Rob tried to make a few crude jokes including a few ad hominems towards Virginia. Jason stepped in and said what was on every one's mind. Bravo. Someone needs to put Rob Schneider's feet back on earth and it finally happened. Celebrities think they need to be treated like they're made of gold. They think that they can talk shit and get away with it. There are CLASSY approaches to make certain jokes. As a comedian, you know when you've stepped over the line. Wild 95.5 showed him he ran over the line. He actually thought that the Wild 95.5 team was going to suck him off like Howard Stern's show did.

Click HERE for the interview. WARNING: FOUL LANGUAGE SAID IN DEFENSE TO DOUCHBAGGERY.

Life Sucks? That's Your Own Damn Fault

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:04:08 PST

There are people out there, hey I've been one of them, that always seem to have this concept that their life is just a disaster- FOR NO REASON. Enjoy...

Enough with this blame game. Enough of this negative idea that your life sucks. Enough of this complete BULL idea you have thinking the world is against you and that nobody cares about what you do or think. Enough of this hell. F*** this. You can do better.
Of course you're going be depressed if you keep listening to the same EMO songs. Nothing is going to get accomplished in your personal life, spiritual life(?), educational life if you keep on pausing it while it's going on.

1.Had a bad day? Tomorrow will be better.
2.Someone pissed you off? Don't cry- move on/confront them politely or just forget it.
3. Got a bad grade? Study next time, or choose a better professor.
4. Overweight? Exercise and diet in a healthy manner.
5. Didn't finish all your homework? Why did you procrastinate..- get off of facebook..
6. No friends? Unless you don't speak English, have a phobia of people or something else that isn't likely- having no friends is your fault. Improve your people skills, join a club, contact old friends, go out- have fun.
7. Have no money? Get a job. Don't even use the economy as a reason not to-Publix, Walmart offer jobs. We've all got to climb the ladder sometime.

A lot of our sadness, anger can be solved if we just think it through and not become comfortable being in a negative state of mind. It's good to be positive, it's healthier and it's attractive. Nobody wants to be with/hire/hit on/be friends with someone who is a negative Nancy. And don't even try " I don't care what people think about me". You're not Albert Camus and if you honestly don't care about what people think of you- you've got some inner issues that I can't even begin to imagine.

Anyways, there's something random to think about. Once again, this doesn't apply to all situations. But it certainly applies to the situations we conjure all by ourselves.

Lady Gaga, How I Love Thee

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:58:02 PST

Amazing. Seriously. Amazing. Lady Gaga's Bad Romance reminds me: yes there is still creativity in the music video world. Lady Gaga's style captivates me because even though she's pretty perverted she doesn't escape that independent character she creates for herself. Even in her interviews I find that she's an interesting person who stands her ground and doesn't give two shits about what people think. At the VMA's when she wore those ridiculous outfits, she stood out in the crowd- let's be honest, it kept her name alive and promoted her C.D. ( Which has some SICK songs I might add)

Everything about this video screams couture with a hint of sex. Lady Gaga presents herself in the video through numerous characters and successfully does this. She actually looks really sexy in most of the shots but still maintains that "weird" vibe throughout the video.

In conclusion, watching Lady Gaga's Bad Romance makes you realize that she is a demented, awkward, WTF?! kind of person. I love it. She's got me hooked.

Vantage Magazine: Volume 1 Issue 5

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:43:50 PST

Hello everyone,

I NEED TO UPDATE THIS BLOG. BUT, FOR YOUR PLEASURE I PRESENT YOU:

Vantage Magazine's new issue!

Click::::

http://www.vantagezine.com/

Enjoy! Remember to read all previous issues, I assure you that you will be impressed!

kanYe West : Blog : GLASS MICROBIOLOGY

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:48:21 PDT

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Dont Waste My Time, You Waste of Space

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:32:56 PDT

DTOX 'MAKE YOU CRY' from \\\ Splurj \\\ on Vimeo.

By Jaan-Alejandra Lalwani

Ever since MTV has decided to commit musical suicide I’ve become to familiarize myself with YouTube. A friend of mine stumbled upon this music video and sent it to me. I thought “Oh dear God, not another rap video.” Frankly, ass and tits just don’t cut it for me- and let’s not forget the random crotch grabbing. Streaming a rap music video makes me fear that my laptop might catch an STD. Although all this was going through my mind but I thought I would give this video a chance.
“Make You Cry” is by D-tox featuring B.Yonest and BB Manik. Don’t know them? I didn’t know them either. D-tox is an upcoming rap artist in the UK. I played the song, went through the video and replayed it about 7 times. This music video is hot. The song is sick. The graphics are incredible. Yes, there is the random girl but it’s got such great visual effects that I’m amazed at finding new things in the video every time I view it. The video is so appealing that it was nominated for the ‘Best Music Video’ Ffresh Award 2009. So check it out!

Kill the lights, These children learn from cigarette burns, fast cars, fast women, and cheap drinks.

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:12:55 PDT

HELLO WORLD. How I have missed you ever so much.

This is pretty much a BIG deal. My work got published. Http://vantagezine.com/main

Yes. I got published. I honestly cannot believe it. And I was able to avoid using the word I ( HOORAY). Please PLEASE check them out. I wrote the cover article which is Mercedes Benz Fashion Week SWIM 2010 AND an article on the wonderful Peace Love World clothing line. CHECK IT OUT

http://vantagezine.com/main

With LOVE,
Jaan-Alejandra Lalwani

"Fear of a name increases fear of a thing itself." Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

noreply@blogger.com (Jaan-Alejandra) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:41:28 PDT

Just a few hours before I stepped into the popcorn scented movie theatre at City Place, I had finished the sixth book of the fine Harry Potter series. Don't think this was the first time I read the book. It was just so I could remember the plot and a few details to reflect on while I watched the movie.

Was it worth it to sit in a theatre for two hours before Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince began? Was it worth it to stay up until 3 in the morning to catch the midnight premiere? Was it worth my money? Yes, yes and yes. Usually I find myself in a large group when I watch any of the Harry Potter movies in the cinema; however- this time I found that it would be better to watch it with one friend who shared the love of the series.

I couldn't help but applaud those who dressed up for the premiere. They, like me, grew up with the books but wanted to be in character for the big night. My friend and I were amused by their behavior towards anyone else who dressed up, we even cheered these folks on as they yelled incantations and spells. However I am still under the impression none of them knew the meanings of the curses and charms- then again they did try their best.

Watch the movie to find out for yourself if it lived up to your expectations. It definitely lived up to mine- perhaps because I only expected that feeling of utter hopelessness towards the end of the book, and I wanted to feel that way with the movie (which I did). Many of my friends have read all the Harry Potter books and we were able to sort out what we liked and what we didn't like. We found that if you didn't read the book you'll have a hard time understanding the definition of a Horcrux. The movie didn't seem to really clarify on the extrememly important topic. Nevertheless, a few google searches won't hurt anyone who would like a little illumination on the subject.

Point is- read this book to understand the movie totally. Read the book, it's got a better plot and I promise that you will feel a little smarter after you read it- sure you'll be sad but that's why there's book 7! I cannot stress anymore on how much better it is to read the book, so I won't stress anymore. And to anyone who has read the book- yes that first scene was awkward, yes it SUCKS they cut out our beloved Dursleys and Neville. Yes that whole scene at the Weasley's was completely taken out from some one's butt.

But, we have to remember that movies will never live up to the books. Never. Unless you want a 7 hour movie...

Although scenes were different, dialogues modified- I still got that same sense in the end of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I got the sense that my beautiful Hogwarts had been stripped of its light, hope and safety. Darkness had purged within the walls in this magical place-but still a place far from innocence. The ending of the book left me with the same feeling that the book left me with- pain. I admit, I teared up. Will you? I don't know.