Monday, June 29

pwnd

this kid is gnarly on a bicycle!!!!!!



peace x

Thursday, June 11

Tuesday, May 26

odd night

as i woke up i remember seeing someone standing at my door and thought my brother was lying in my bed and instantly justified my utterance with "i screamed because i knew you were in my bed but i saw someone at the door, and didn't think that was possible". i was somewhat humiliated that i had done such a thing so felt i needed to say this, but if i was in my usual waking state i would have just thought it to be funny. upon asking jamie, during the day, whether any of this had a shred of truth to what actually happened he just replied "it's funny what sleep does to people". but he was jesting folks, i had said that to him and he was in my bed!

the facts: him and his friend had come into my room while i was in my slumber and had screamed, i then replied with a ghastly, shrill scream and they then hit the lights to witness my confused face. while sleeping i had actually screamed back and then woke up. it felt really weird now i think about it! i wasn't coherent while 'awake' either, i was just there.

also, i had some reaaaaaaal trippy dreams. one of them was about me being late, unprepared and incorrectly dressed for two important a-level examinations. i experienced such incredible feelings of guilt and helplessness as i had just ruined my chances of getting into university. i was so relieved when i awoke and realised that none of it was true. i suppose that it was an indicator that i should commence some worthy revision while i still have the opportunity to.

another member of the rem-adventures from last night included my cat pooping multiple times, and in high quantities! i don't think this has much meaning to my actual life, but it was still strange. there was also an eerie episode consisting some girl which was like under the complete control of her dad, and i had to like cross her over into other situations by my imagination - strange.

and now time for probably one of the most epic dreams i've ever tagged along with! i'll keep it brisk though, as i want to go to sleep sort of.. now. anyway, i was a journalist and was in the middle east at some conference and suddenly terrorists hijacked the place and began releasing huge spherical rocks from the roof of the hall. i dodged them while pretending to be dead as much as possible, so not be attacked. i made a dash for the exit with a mattress i had now acquired and managed to make it through. i was now also through the perimeter fence but then heard reports that ninjas guarded the forest outside. however, they never managed to prevent me from making my escape.

this was some big news item that this place was holding people hostage - and i had got free! suddenly the world was almost infinitely small, it only took a few steps until i was in sudan. the world was not actually small as such, more than the size of each countries land had become less, everything else was still normal proportions though. i then encountered some low-lying high-power electrical cables and walked into one by mistake, i was shocked. i then heard that apparently as someone from the conference was found dead on these wires that it proved the hostage-situation was an inside job, and there was some sort of conspiracy associated with it, or something along those lines. i saw a group of drunk teenagers caught on the lines too and one of them was dying. pretty bad! there were english style houses in the background on a hill too, it was like a little section of the countryside, especially with the drunk kids.

at this point i think i was a woman, i then met up with my family. there a wall next to me, and this represented 'the edge of the world'. there was nothing beyond that point. me and my 'family' started walking and it was as if we were fugitives. we saw a greek style town at the bottom of a hill and we ventured down to see what the deal was. they fired arrows at us! we scaled back up the hill to hide in bushes and heard dirt bikes and mopeds drive past the road looking for us.

after they had passed we kept walking along The Wall. and a helicopter began attacking us, we also became aware that the grandfather of the family was missing. i recognised the pattern of his hat though, and realised we were standing on his hat, he had become a giant! i somehow grabbed the body of the 'copter and destroyed the blades against The Wall. the pilot and others came out and they were like these hench people in solid-coloured suits, like something out of a futuristic sci-fi. there were these balloons attached by string which was apparently the 'god' of this world and i attempted to pop them but couldn't reach, so failed.

weird, eh?

recycle x

Sunday, May 17

extreme male beauty

me and jamie were on Extreme Male Beauty on Channel 4 on thursday night. we're in the second shot of the programme and it pans up our bodies from our feet. then some cool guy walks in front of us!

it's pretty weird because we were out shopping and were on Carnaby Street and saw the cameras, but didn't know what they were filming for. chances of it being for a programme which is on channel 4 and jokes were slim. we went up and down a few times that day and thought it would be funny to just stand in line with the camera and pretend to be talking, so it got a good shot of us. so, when you see me talking in the actual video it's me saying something along the lines of "let's just stand here for a few more seconds and pretend to talk". they managed to get a really sweet shot from it though.

but it's kind of creepy because we weren't told by anyone that we were going to be on it, neither were we told that we were being filmed. so, i reckon we could probably sue them as we didn't sign any release forms or anything. but does being filmed for a few seconds constitute as actually being on the programme or needing any form of consent?

props to the guy who presents it though, he's so funny, he says all the little witty sexual innuendos that i would have come up with in those situations. "i don't think it's 8-inches, hell, i know it's 8-inches" ha!

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/extreme-male-beauty/catch-up (it's only available for another 41 days after today, so might not be up when you click it)

peace x

just remembered this

"quick fact!"


haha!

peace x

Sunday, May 10

ropes

just found a old picture which i threw together using screenprints from a video i came across on youtube. i find it really funny, just looks like a smaller rope going into a bigger rope, like the same shape going into itself, looks joke! pretty weird that a snake would be able to catch another snake like that too.




peace x

Tuesday, May 5

i feel good

so, yesterday i stuck three jam whips on my bicycle, bicycle! this is progress and i'm glad i haven't become lazy and given up like i did with skateboarding, just felt like i wasn't getting anywhere. this was a while ago though. funny thing is that they're not even proper whips but who cares, i ain't that brill' so anything is good!

peace x

Sunday, May 3

krisp x cheer

i recently tucked into volume 3 (might be 2, not completely sure on that one) and it was better than ever! thought i'd document it though... this is the new rice krispies x oat cheerios x oat milk collab to splash into cereal bowls near you! this piece brings in elements from an array of different textures and ideas and this is what gives it the mysterious flavour we all desire.

as you can see, it's a big bowl - and?

you also might see that i eat with a teaspoon. this is due to the fact that i hate metal coming into contact with enamel. to prevent this i decrease the amount of stainless that could possibly do this and then i don't have the problem! i have a teaspoon with anything that involves a spoon being used near mouths. i still get this problem if i hear the spoon of a companion collide with their gnashers. not cool!

peace x

Thursday, April 30

What?

Fuckin Creates.

They're multiplying.

Wednesday, April 29

scoop-de-doop

i like this video a lot!



peace x

the swine!

so, the end is nigh at last! we're all going to contract swine flu and have lots of coughs and other stuff then kick the bucket! better start stock-piling all the essentials such as cashew butter and baked beans! also have the possibility of going out to live in the country at my dad's house near reigate if it calls for it!

this all started in factory farms by the way, so you know, do something about it guys!

all jokes aside, i actually captured photographic evidence of the vast clouds of swine flu as it traversed across greater london! prepare to be stunned by the damning image below!


even individual influenza particulates can be identified! this leads me to the chilling conclusion that we're all doomed and we might as well start the lootin' now baby!

peace, loot x

school is chill

it's that relaxing time of sixth form where you don't have any work to do and you get loads of time off. it's just the exams which are the kick in the arse. the weather ain't playing up too much at the mo' though so that's an added bonus! great!

peace x

Tuesday, April 14

rapid transit.

today, my bike arrived. fresh from the box me and joseph worked to assemble the ''80%'' already completed bmx. 7 spanners, 4 alan keys, 3 screwdrivers, a lid-full o' cooking oil and 2 hours later the metallic masterpiece was ready (though the tires were still a tad on the squishy side).

We set off for a little ride round our east london neighbourhood and began to find ourselves heading deeper and deeper into the city. jumping redlights and pulling out infront of angry bus drivers and swearing motorists we cruised through london. we found ourselves at oxford circus after riding for roughly an hour and a half. unsure of what to do we took turns manning the cycles and purchasing various snacks and beverages from inviting offies, as well as perusing around the fave outlets. we thought it best if we started heading home, in the knowlegde of the quest ahead of us we were unsure how to get there. we assured oursleves that as we got to the west end unnaided surely we'd be able to get back to the ends in one piece.

dodging buses near chancery lane i slowed down though joseph 'mr no-brakes' (i'm yet to reach that calibre of bmx riding) didn't see this manuva fit. he was behind and instead of swerving past in a stylish fashion yelled ''speed up!'' roughly 0.23 seconds before impact. my bike wobbled as he made contact and toppled to the ground in the middle of a busy london road 'shit' i thought 'this could be bad'. god however seemed to be on our side and decided not to place any speeding cars behind this clumsy pair of riders. joe survived with a few cuts and bruises on his hands and arms etcetera though the feeling of guilt remained in me...

anyway we navigated out of central london and back toward our home. fatigue was really kicking in for me, new in the biking department, though i pulled through and we stumbled through the front door a mere four hours after departing. peanut butter on toast and water all round.

"move through the city like rapid transit"

Monday, April 13

breakfast fun

i just had 664 nesquick pieces in my cereal, plus 4 dropped out prior to consumption.

how many was in your bowl?

peace x

Tuesday, March 31

lucidity - at last

for those who know of my personal quest for lucid dreams they will be familiar with my endless scribblings of the previous nights adventures. this has finally (after a long three months) paid off, and it was a pretty surreal experience.

after getting loads of long, vivid dreams at the start of the year i decided to nuture it. this continued the phase and i continued to get more lengthy and fun adventures. i've got pages and pages of bullet-points from different nights, some of which had up to 7 dreams in them! each page unlocks a strong memory of a situation or feeling, it's quite nice too have all these interesting little things that can be easily accessed.

anyway, to the actual dream in question baby. was quite strange that i hadn't been that strict or precise with my dream recall recently and hadn't been really writing anything down. so it was basically out of the blue, which i suppose is relatively cool (you can judge that). but i did go to sleep very late, around 5am, which may have had an impact. for any of you who care this lucid dream occured on saturday 28th march.

but yeah, the dream, i'll cut out the beginning for times sake. me and some mates were bmxing round the back of some big concrete building and a security guard came up to us and accused us of having drugs on us. i just flipped out and chased him while shouting and managed to take him down. then went on to punch him in the face and the people i was with caught up with me. i asked them to get my jacket from where we were before but they arrived back with my blue and orange mishka crew, but i was wearing it already! so there were two of the same jumper. this made me realise, within the dream, that i was in a dream. it then also sprung to mind that i could now control it as it had become lucid. we walked down the path we were on and i could feel myself starting to wake up, but i didn't, and i stayed in the dream, which was now lucid.

i don't want to go into the specifics because for all i know a young child could be reading this. but let's just say it was fun but only last a few seconds, it then reverted to a normal dream, even though i was aware it was a dream, i was not in control. was stuck on some gardening website and needed to get off of it to find inspiration for more lucid adventures but i couldn't control it to get off of the website. so i guess this means the ending wasn't lucid, even though i was aware it was a dream.

hopefully more to come!

peace x

Tuesday, March 24

keep watch

volume seven of the Mishka keep watch mixes was put up today. i was glad to see (or hear?) that it is following suit with the recent installments - just a fab soundtrack to jam to. first four minutes were just great, but then it got into eastern jam and i ain't feeling that tune at all! sort of this big patch of crap in the middle of all this wonderful music.

also loved the chill moment about 20 minutes through, a nice little breath of fresh air. so peaceful. i don't have the determination to find out which song that is from right now though, maybe save that for a rainy day.

check out the mix here:

http://mishkanyc.com/bloglin/2009/03/24/keep-watch-vol-7-trouble-bass-crew/

peace x

save the world

just been watching some old school jackass episodes and i was getting ready to film the 'shark ride' part because brandon's voice-over in that bit is just priceless! anyway, i was just sitting there, camera poised, and this advert popped up about global warming and there was this dopey donkey as the host.

he's just there, doing what i always do, putting recycle-able detritus in the necessary place. except he bit a banana skin and that's something you never want to do! mmmm, i can taste the bitterness now, mmmm! he seems really relaxed too, there's no rush. love his style!

but i was also thinking, was this animal treated properly for this filming? tried looking into it on the internet but couldn't find any results which amounted to anything spectacular. it would be sad to think that he donkey went through any suffering to promote a positive attitude towards the environment. this would be a counter-productive way to go about things.

anyhow, here is the video you've all been pining to see!



peace out x

fight or flight

so i bumped into jamie on the way home while i was out on my bike. and we had a little chat and all that mumbo-jumbo. then i notice this tall, skinny man with trailer-trash clothes and he was walking at a high pace. he also had a strange smile, or smirk, across his face. my genuine initial instinct was that he was just leaving the scene of a rape. he seemed really cocky and too cocky. then he got into his car, that we were right in front of, and slammed down on the accelerator. his tyres screeched and he sped down the road.

i thought he was a bit of a moron so i gave him the good ol' v-sign after he'd gotten a considerable distance away. he didn't respond too well to this gesture (he must have been peering at us through his rear-view mirror). he hit the brakes and started reversing. i just soiled my pants and began riding as hard as i could. he then came round the corner and like pinned me but i turned the other way. i shouted to my brother to run to the house and open the door or just ring someone's doorbell in the hope that they'd answer and let us in.

i wouldn't have been so bothered if it was just some normal skinny trailer-trash man, but this guy just had an air about him, he was like a schizo and thought he'd just do something literally crazy. and all the time, jamie was just standing there, not acting, not doing anything, just chilling! i then rode past him and tried getting to the house, but the guy pulled up and said "ha, you would run if you ever did that again". jamie just gave him some aggressive back-chat.

afterwards i just reflected on how funnily i acted. but it was just down to how i'd seen him before the happening - total nutter!

peace x

Sunday, March 22

Saturday, March 21

mr fast flow

this guy has some sweet lines and he doesn't hang about either. this could quite possibly be a quicker method of travel than skipping (everyone knows that skipping is really fast!). the music is sick too! the whole advert has a great vibe to it - to go out and do what you can and have fun with what you've got. push the boundaries of your confinements and try something new. this could be the dawn of a worldwide craze. break a leg..



peace x

speedy chaps

just love the attitude of these guys. will hopefully be going new york city with jamie later on this year. if possible, we will also be participating in such activities..



peace x

Friday, March 20

streetz iz watchin...

the Google street view was launched in the UK the other day and it has had quite a lash-back. people are pissed that their face has made it onto a collection of pretty rad images on the internet. i, however, am yet to run into myself out and about on road but when i do, i believe it will be a good day. i would have liked to have had my image frozen in time for all the mindful people planning a safe, efficient journey to feast their eyes upon. but, i could be on there somewhere so let's just hope i wasn't indoors eating a baguette with houmous (or similar culinary delights).

one of the most enjoyable aspects is the appearance of a whirlpool due to a suspected drain-plug removal 'gone wrong' thus causing a strange vortex and the inevitable bending of space-time. but all jokes aside, the images are of high quality and zooming to-the-max can give you evidence that yes, it really is their house! everything looks buff, nice and summery too - the birds are chirping and the bees are out (both of these are assumptions, no images of bees have been found and audio clips are sadly not available). this gives a sneaky glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel for this harsh winter.

i like the fact that you can just cruise around in your own little car (albeit invisible), negotiate terrifying junctions and explore the cities of the united kingdom. it does have limitations though - and this really does cheese me off! you can't take every road! they are the best ones too - like oxford street and camden high street. these would have no doubt provided a rich yield of potential comical scenes. this is more than likely down to the pompous farts that don't want their eyes, nose and mouth recreated in pixel-form on the web. utter swines!


if you've spotted your lovely body bumbling around in a street then please do let me know!

peace x

Tuesday, March 17

supreme disappointment

the much awaited new Supreme spring '09 collection hit the stores a few weeks ago. me and joseph visited a few of their stockists up london to check out their lateset product. here's a few of our favourites:





i copped a few items but couldn't commit to some of the more pricey like the jackets etc. though they were nice! here's the shit i got:


i was disapointed that i didn't grab any more bits today when we attacked london with our wallets. i just wasn't amazed by anything else and didn't wanna break the bank on something i'm unsure about, you know?


on a brighter note. joseph made the painful decision to part with his cash and bag a pair of limited edition Vans era lxs in red and blue, made from a range of recycled materials, from polyester to nylon. here's a few shots:


good buy! x

Thursday, March 12

my very first blog

hello pals! i hope this is the conception of a beautiful blog-child, for whom i will provide undivided attention and eternal love. i am making it my job, my career, my everything, to undertake this quite frankly discombobulating task. although it seems daunting, i believe i will be able to manage on my own, so you need not worry about my livelihood and overall well-being.

on a serious note - i received my resit results for the exams i took in january this year. i managed to obtain some relatively high grades which went a little like: 99% C1, 100% C2 and 100% M1. these contribute to my AS maths and were an improvement on all fronts, so i'm pretty stoked with that deal. but in other news, for my AS further maths i got: 78% FP1, 87% M2 and 78% S1. these are all lower than my previous exams taken for these modules, so i guess it's nice and lucky that they count for jack if your result is lower!

and just as you started to think it impossible, jamie is gaining headway in my new-found sport. he has the guts to do half bar-spins but i don't want to eat tarmac, just yet..! haven't really been out in a while though and need to start putting in more time for it.

peace out x