(A) TRAIN Project

Im excited to announce that early tomorrow morning begins Steph's and i's a-train project. "what is it?", you ask...well, we dont exactly know yet.
We'll be armed with a b&w camera, two cabezas full of imagination, and the longest one-seat ride in the subway system (over 31 miles) we romantically refer to as "The Mutherfucking A Train". we'll be riding it from start to finish.

Cant wait to see what we come up with. Stay tuned!

- jelsen

Peripheral Branding, Oh My!

Shepard Fairey / The Grateful Dead / ChangeTheThought
(you can download ChangeTheThought's 24x36 & 11x17 posters for free - 10 in all)


- Jelsen

Why Bahareh doesnt love me:

She DIDNT get me this for Venereal Day 2008. ugh.


well, there's always halloween.
check out [TYPOLADE ]

- jelsen

Step-Uncle Sam finds our address:

The Department Of Homeland Security finally decided to send us a 'notice' that our fiance visa 'will be' arriving....

i guess that counts as a step closer.

- jelsen

Marijuanapparel.

Yesterday, on myrtle's wonderful B54 bus, my eye caught onto a pattern on a pair of this grown-ass-man's jeans. what was that pattern? marijuana leaves; embroidered...across the entire pair.

REALLY?

What's up with these adults strutting around proudly rocking either 2pac/weed-leaf tees (wonder if they know his lyrics), dangling sterling 'silver' marijuana necklaces with real 'diamonds', and/or (my very, very favorite) a weed tattoo?

Why is this so cool to them? these are far from rebelling highschool kids skipping class to spark a quickie - these people HAVE children, even adult ones! Who cares that you smoke weed? most of us do. it really isnt unique and sure as hell isnt proclamation-worthy. all you're saying is, "hello stranger, before i tell you who i am or what i do for a living - i REALLY need to express how much i love weed....via my clothing. awesome, huh?!".

NOPE

I wonder how many of these marijuanapperellers are involved in any legalization issues or activist organizations. i wouldnt bet on many; these classy cats are just tooooo cool for that.

- jelsen

Beam Me Downwards

yes yes. i tried getting wasted last night in the name of Modern Medicine - still, im stuck with these sniffles & scratchy throat. ive had a cold at least 50 times in my life yet i can NEVER remember how i got rid of it.

what next, what next.....

- jelsen

Oslo Fashion Week

I got to mingle with the fashionistas for a night in Oslo at the opening of OFW and although the show didn't knock me off my feet, a tiny little boys choir called "the Silver boys" did. Sadly my cellphone camera doesn't do them justice, but they really proved to be anything but tiny (pun intended).



-bahareh

Where you at?

My cell was out of function so I was looking for a payphone in Oslo.
I think I just might have found the most inconvenient one ever. Needless to say, I never called to say I love him.

I texted it instead.

-bahareh

Good Morning // 02

Another shitty night of sleep. i decided to skip the bed and crash on the couch for a change of scenery. woke up with crusty crust just about everywhere on my face. hooray.

my back feels great, though. that counts for something, eh?

Happy Friday
- jelsen

What a Legacy.

Russian inventor Léon Theremin created (invented) the world's first electronic instrument almost a century ago. its sound is eeeerie and immensely emotional.

physically, its quite a looker. what's even cooler than its familiar sound is how you play it - its as if it came back from the future.

i netflixed "Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey". dude had an amazing life - check it out. veddy interesting.

- jelsen

Somebody please answer the man.

Ah, Stephanie with the precise cropping. i know what you're thinking, "why would you ruin her perfect photo with that huge, white, drop-shadowed arrow pointing to a stupid - ooooo! STICKER!!"

yeah. sorry.

- jelsen

Baby Genius? Yes.

A friend of ours [alexis kaplan ] made this for a class assignment; visualize a word or phrase with food.

it now has prime real estate on our wall. 'nuff said.

- jelsen

Happy "V"-Day, Bahareh

"valentines" not "venereal", silly!

(i love you babe.)
- jelsen

Our Logo being born. Then circumsized.

woohoo. its also a girl! we're truly proud parents - until it fucks up.

Good Morning // 01

Aimed at productivity, i started today with a mug of green tea (which gave me gas on an empty stomach), a nostril corked with kleenex, and a book by BUNCH which had my head spinning.

so far, BUNCH wins.
- jelsen