Since i missed my initial flight from JFK - San Diego last night i luckily got a later flight ($50) two hrs later. It wasnt a bad flight at all. I got to watch JUMPER (so so so so shitty) whilst nibbling on cheese'n'crackers.
Since the 2nd flight they gave me was delayed by 2hrs - i got a hotel voucher! How do i keep lucking out like this?
On the flight i sat next to two Moldovan exchange students. This is my very first time meeting Moldovans. They were nice enough to answer all my annoying inquiries.
Back at the hotel they came over for pizza - thanks to me they also finally discovered what pepperoni is actually made of.
Before heading to the airport at 8am we took a quick drive through Salt Lake City's core - the Mormon Church.
At the airport, some fun signage:
......and THIS one made me giggle:
San Diego! Here i come....
- jelsen
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Salt Lake City, UTAH
Vote For LANDO !
Head over to www.nike1-1.com and check out some submissions from my good buddy reppin' the West Coast thoroughly - LANDO.
Also, he has a name that looks great in all caps....just like MF DOOM, for instance. Lando, like MF DOOM, is a huge De La Soul fan.
....and if you decide not to vote for him here, go drool on his site. He has a range of PROduce.
Plug 6.0
- jelsen
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
A Rodney Recovery // Week 01
That's right, motherfuckers: RECOVERY. What else did you expect? He's been resting well.
Jeremy (Rodney's little brother) MAY be just slightly funnier than his big bro.....we'll see when they're both healthy enough to formally compete.
Ah yes, my Brother-From-Another-Mother's mother: 'Momma Lois'.
Adoption papers are in the mail.
Set up a lil Jelsen Jargon office (always mobile, knawmean) at one of Bellevue Hospital's waiting rooms. Free internet.....if i stand next to the snack machine - NOT the coke machine.
bastards.
- jelsen
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The Scavengers
This was done by our good buddy Billy Custer (copywriter).
Now, if you've ever been an intern - you know.
- jelsen
The weekend review
I've been having some computer "issues" and posting has been slow lately, but here is a recap of the last few events I've attended.
Thursday: I went to a show at Smooch called "From the Source" and was blessed to see performances by Yolanda Zama, Eagle Nebuia and our sweetheart of a friend, Sarah White. The show was great and once Jelsen managed to pull himself away from work, he came to meet me. As I enjoyed the music and the sangria, Jelsen wipped out his portable workstation and zoned out. Just another perfect night in BK.
Friday: Headed to Stephanie's office for some drinks before finally getting to see Miss Erykah Badu perform live! And at Radio City Music hall! What a treat. After the show we went to the after party where Questlove was spinning. The night ended with me puking in a cab, so we can definitely call it a successful drunk night out in the city.
Saturday: Stephanie had her picture in a show and we showed up at the opening party to congratulate her. 
Sunday: We finally found a new baker for our wedding and were invited to a tasting at her apartment on mother's day! Stephanie was invited along to help us decide the taste. We arrived with a bouquet of flowers and left with a box of cupcakes and sugar hiiiigh. Later we visited Rodney at the hospital and had a mean lunch at a diner nearby. No, really...the staff was So mean to us!
Stephanie Land @ Pen & Brush Gallery
Our Lady Steph had a piece of hers [ Paris ] selected for a group show at the Pen & Brush Gallery. Whoohoo!
It was a really cool space and the people were irie. The gallery is a converted brownstone in the East Village (jeez).
and to my little happy heart's surprise - BOOM! - Roy DeCarava was there. Living Legend right there in the flesh. Im familiar with some of his work but never got to put the face to it all.
The coolest thing was him candidly talking about how he and Langston Hughes met in Harlem and their following collaboration.
How crazy is that?!
That's what i love about NY; history's just walking around all the time out here.
motivated.
- jelsen
Erykah Badu + Radio City Music Hall
Last Friday a group of us (no, we didnt hold hands crossing 6ave) got tickets to the Badu show and it was indeed fantabulous. Radio City is hands down my favorite venue cuz it's perfect on so many levels
Here are a few:
- the architecture's art deco take is nothing short of arrogant
- the location (51st & 6ave) is smack-dab in taxi/metro central. also a great mix of tourists and locals.
- the acoustics! there really isnt a bad seat in the place.
Of course, Analog Girl in a Digital World blew our minds.
...and here's a crazy story. Bahareh and i were in the nose's nosebleed (3rd Mezzanine) and sat next to this mother & daughter (the mom watched us make out every time) from - i forget. Anyway, the show was one of the daughter's Mother's Day gifts.
We got to talking and inevitably moved to the 'what do you do?' portion of small talk. The mother said she's been working at a place called SCAN for 16yrs.
I yelped and pulled my phone out of my pocket frantically scrolling through my images to show everyone why i was wigging out:
I then showed everyone the photo of Stephanie and i mocking the SCAN logo (first time we ever saw it) 4 days BEFORE the Badu show.
woooooaaah!
What a freaky coincidence.
- jelsen
