On the G20 and protests...

""Bros who ‘didnt graduate from high school’ can unite with ‘unemployed bros who graduated with a worthless degree from an expensive university’ under the same goal: “H8 society for misleading me/leaving me trapped.’"" [via Carles]

UGH... Can we start the revolution already?!

So sick of it all. Lets get gooooing. Whenst you return to the US lets make this happen. I'm sick of talking and blogging. More doing! Check out these guys, old friends from LA that started an art gang, just throw parties with live art / art shows that benefit schools who got their art programs cut / do cool ass shit. http://www.bagavagabonds.com/ Ima make some art work for their next art explosion show... the theme is dream.... I'm thinking something with dreamcicle / creamcicle word play... what do you think?

But yea. They make it happen. Granted they work for cool music magazines like Filter, etc. but still... if they can get shit like it going on LA... we can make it happen in KC or such....

Tweens: Unlocking the Secret: Global Edition

Mollz! I've got sensitive information containing EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS INTO THE LIVES OF THAI TWEENS!

They like riding motorcycles! They like ice cream! And facebook! Some of them like shopping and some of them like soccer! Some of them are good at school and some of them aren't! The girls wear bows in their hair at school and the boys have kind of sweet alt haircuts! Apparently they think America is pretty cool! They wear Levis!

i'm on the other side of the world

so I'm in Thailand. have been here for about a week although the first five days don't really count because i spent them with 14 other Americans in one of the nicest hotels I've ever stayed at, in Bangkok. Of course right outside the hotel were slums and the like, which I spose is the standard experience of Americans/Europeans abroad. Also there's a 7-11 on just about every corner here where me and the chill bros I met would go every night to get four packs of Chang ("thailand's finest") for about 2 bucks-- sort of tastes like natty light.
Also learned that we're not allowed to be loud, drunk or messy which may mean I'm in for a very long five months. Now that I'm in my host community I likely won't see another Chang before I hit the Bangkok airport on my way out. Also, my host mom literally handed me a hairbrush. Was kind of planning on a chill time in Thailand and then I found myself shopping for business casual clothes in the mall because I have to dress up for school. what the fuck, sort of.

Anyway, it's 98 and humid. I started school today which was pretty fun and hilarious. I was facing about 40 thai tweens and repeating "my name is Emily. how are you?" about 20 times and definitely wondered how the hell I got here. Planning on inundating these kids with some scandalous music at least, just to keep myself entertained. Hoping to meet up with other american bros ASAP but apparently it's rude to travel from your host family or something. I knew the host family would be a tad difficult since in America we demand independence from age 15, but here you pretty much life with your parents forever here if you're not married, and even if you are. Thai culture is ingrained with all sorts of non-verbal signs that I obviously have no idea how to read. Did I mention no one speaks English? Hoping to become proficient in Thai, just for a fun party trick.

It's still new and exciting at the very least-- the market is pretty cool and has all sorts of crazy stuff-- definitely noticed a 14-inch wooden penis carving with stuff written all over it-- made me wish I had a digital camera and that I wasn't with my host mom and her sister. Everyone here rides motorbikes which seem totally badass and I totally want to get one when I'm back in the states.

You should send me your number because I got a hella cheep phone deal going on and i'll give you a call. Wanna meet in LA in late Oct and travel up the coast for a while?