POST EXAM PLANS!!!

I have a big DAY tomorrow post exam, i gotta put em down before I forget.
(the following is my itinerary, in no particular order) 


1. MOVIES!!! I need to see like 3 or 4 movies. Starting with Fantastic Mr. Fox, i also wanna see The Road, Ninja Assassin and  then either The Box or The Blind Side
(yeah, i got alot of sittin on my ass to do lol)


2. Handle Business, Sheesh, I have piles of bills, and tons of calls to make. Med school can really F up your ish. Not to mention the med school related stuff, i got a scholarship thing i gotta get sent out, i have to help with the senior citizen health fair thing. Ay ay ay 


3. Relax, somewhere in the brief 24 hour period that is tomorrow, i gotta relax. Go out and have a nice meal, not thanksgiving left overs (which i am still killin) and just chill. Maybe before the movie. Bar Louie anyone? 




ok, now back to the books

What a weekend...

Not...


I been stuck in the house all weekend, on account of this Psych Shelf on Monday. Its ok though, cause i killed two birds with one stone. I got to hear a lot of new music while i was studying. The new John Mayer is pretty good, i hate Taylor Swift, so that song blows, but the rest is good lol. I got the new Rihanna on Amazon mp3 for 3 bucks [i overpaid lol]. So here I am minutes to 8 in a mellow mood, probably gonna round out the study night with a crucial Marley mix, so there ya have it.



hasta luego

Julian

Some Spanish Music

Girl of the Moment

Only because I'm in the mood for Asian lol

Meet Jarah Mariano, a Hawaiian/Chinese/Korean model that is drop dead gorgeous.
I've obsessed over her before and since she is still hot, She deserves the title of Girl of the Moment

check out her Sports Illustrated model profile for more.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009_swimsuit/models/jarah-mariano/

Hot things November Edition

-Music-
Well, it goes without saying that Teen Dream, the New Beach House Album due in January is on my radar. I listened to the whole album and am still loving it.

-Vacation-
I get a little respite from the hustle and bustle of DC for a while and go to more in NY lol. But its all gonna be worth it. I get to spend time with my parents and some of their friends. And i get to catch the Lion King. Im hype like a little kid, I know its gonna be great

-Food-
I've been killin golden raisins recently. Them jones are good lol

-Fashion-
I like corduroy and I probably will get a new pair for work and play. I just gotta find something that wont seem redundent. I love my brown cords, and i was thinking about getting another shade of brown, but After seeing that killer black cord suit part of the Band of Outsiders and Barneys Mashup , i may just get some in black... I think since my casual style has really toned down a lot and is more focused on darker colors and fit, i happen to love the entire BOA, No Bunk No Junk! collection.
( the cord suit and the black and white gingham shirt are two of my favorites)








































- Past time-
After I finish this Psych rotation im gonna pick up my spanish grammar book, i was going through it today and realized that I should keep it up. If i get through a chapter a week, i should be straight by the end next semester.

Well ok, its getting late and I got a BIG DAY tomorrow [note the excitement lol]
so buenas noches

Julian

Screw it lol

**UPDATE**
some things are too good to be true. They took down the myspace Leak of the Upcoming Beach House record.

WoW

Im sitting here listening to the New Beach House CD Teen Dream. And they bring it non stop. Somehow it leaked,which is the only reason I'm not putting the link on here, cause I dont want them to take it down lol. Their sound is more mature and more developed. They sound like old beach house but the production and songs are richer and have more tecture and layers. 2010 is gonna be fire for music [i dont know how much i can reiterate that lol]

aight, back to cleaning

Julian

primos = cousins

tarde = late

It feels like its been a while since I posted words to the blog. I guess I've been caught up in the spin of takin the PEDS shelf and my ethics paper. But praise Jah its over. I like ethics but the timing was ALL wrong. All together I had 15 pages [luckily I liked the topic], but I feel so releaved to be done with it. Hopefully I get a great score on it.

What else happened... O yeah, PRECIOUS. I saw the movie and it was excellent. The acting was magnificent. Monique and Gabourey Sidibe were great, the rest of the cast was great too. The content of the movie wasnt all sunshine and lolly pops and some parts of the movie were hard to watch. But the truth isnt always easy to stomach. What she went through isnt anything new. There are people who live that life, it is their reality. I think its something that people dont want to think about. One of those unspoken/ignored truths. People living in America, the most powerful country in the world, are illiterate and living generation to generation off of welfare with no real dreams or way out. There are people who literally live in hell. The movie moved me, not in that "O i wanna do better"; i was just moved and it really reaffirmed my passion to get out and do more. I know you cant save everyone, but I know what I was meant to do and In some way I know that I am supposed to do more.

Music this week was pretty good. I heard two new vampire weekend tracks, I cant wait till they drop their album Contra January 12th. The new Beach house song i posted earlier is great too [2010 is gearing up to be a good year for music]. In retro music news, i got a D'angelo greatest hits CD which is dope. That dude has some great stuff. Besides all of that i've just been looking at old stuff. Ella Fitzgerald singing Midnight sun is something to check out.

http://www.ina.fr/video/I09225105/ella-fitzgerald-midnight-sun.fr.html

Finally, I just wanted to talk about how excited I am for this weekend. My parents are coming, and on saturday we are going ot NY to watch the Lion King on Broadway! This will be my first Broadway show, so I am extra hype. Yeah , so I guess after I get back I can get all of the things I've ever needed for the crib and some groceries. So Double score lol

aight Im goin to bed, i gotta get some serious work done tomorrow

peace & love

Julian

P.S. The Jay Leno Show SUCKS... that is all

Playa = Beach

Beach house has a new single from their upcoming album, Teen Dream. It sounds like old Beach house but has a newer vibe to it. Still spacey and great though.



disfruta!

nice

This cover of the youngbloods classic is pretty nice. I've always liked the original, its sound basically embodied the whole era for me. I love the lyrics too.

Get Together - Lizz Wright

sweet

http://www.goear.com/listen.php?v=1ba7681
beautiful song, You'd be nice to come home to, a Cole Porter cover by Nina Simone. Its entrancing, i could listen to it all day an probably not get tired.

Ron = Rum

this song, Jamaican Rum, is pretty perfect

Girl of the moment

Melanie Fiona


Man O' Man... hot and can sing... what a mighty combo lol.

Melanie Fiona is a bad chick. She loses points for being Canadian, but makes up for it by being of guyanese descent lol [my grandpa was half]. Either way, she is on the up and coming and def worthy of the title of Girl of the moment.

liberdad = freedom

There are people who hate to be alone. People who feel uncomfortable with their own thoughts. They need to feel connected to some other human being to feel at ease. Im not saying its a 24 hour thing, because short of conjoined twins, no one is ALWAYS around someone. I just mean people who cant go out to public places by themselves, like to the mall or movies or even grocery shopping. I'm not here to judge, I'm just realizing that this is a common thread in people. With all the technology we have we can stay "plugged in" and in contact with people every waking [and not so awake] moment.

And even if people can stand to be alone, there are some who even still cant bear to live without other forms of stimulation. Ipods and all other types of music players are another way people stay occupied. I guess right im saying this because I just want to ask the question, "why are we so afraid to listen to our own thoughts", there is no one correct answer that may apply to the countless masses of people. Could the reason we have to listen to music or other people be that we are afraid of what WE think? Are we scared to miss some major event and be late to tweet/post it on facebook? Is it a comfort thing, something to calm our nerves like a pacifier or security blanket? There is no way to definitively answer but I have my own theory.

I think its a combination of all the things I said and more. I recently found myself at an event where i knew absolutely no one for a good time. I found myself faced with a choice, a crossroads if you will, I could either A) get up, walk around and talk to people or B) sit down and talk to people i already know through text/Blackberry messenger/facebook. Needless to say, i chose B; I made that decision for various reasons but at the crux of my decision was based on the same reason people can go a life time and not know their neighbors, its the reason why everyone stays "plugged in". Technology has allowed us to walk around with an instant comfort zone at our beck and call. We can find just about anyone in a moments notice, and if the usual suspects dont respond, we can find spark up a convo with someone else in our contacts.

Well, there was a point this summer, it started when i was in Panama but lasted for weeks after, that I unplugged myself. I stopped carrying my phone and rarely checked facebook [like maybe a minute a day every 2-3 days....real talk], and email was looked at as needed. It was different at first, but I honestly liked the feeling. That awkward feeling is because we are so used to constantly being inundated with music, and texts, and messages, and advertisements; but you quickly get accustomed to it and enjoy how simple live is sans tech. I spent most of that time in silent introspection going over all types of things in my life. This past summer was a transitional period for me. I set out for it to be one, it just happened. It feels as if it was a series of rising actions, in the storybook of life, events that resulted in the protagonist going a totally different place than you [or he] thought he'd go. I don't really know how i came to think of this tonight. But then again, its not like i know why i do alot of things.

When big decisions are coming up or if you are tired of everything [or maybe just one thing] sometimes "unplugging" everything, except the essentials and even still using those sparingly, may be exactly what you need to get your resolution. Taking time to focus on meditation and introspective analysis is cathartic. You'd be surprised all of the things you get done and how comforting it is to rely on your own faculties. A good week [or 3] of being unplugged will hit the spot and basically give you a mental reboot. Speaking of reboot, its getting late. And i need to take my tail to bed

so until some other time
Peace&love

Julian

The swinginest

I love Ella. Two vastly different takes on a standard. She does both masterfully.

enjoy

the first one if from a live recording. She takes blue moon and sings the hell out of it in with a modern twist.


a more traditional version.

Perfecto

duh

lol... i posted an imeem player of one of my favorite songs,Concierto de aranjuez, a while back. In retrospect i guess i shoulda just put the youtube vid of this 10 minute masterpiece. So here it goes, enjoy!

Home Body

Im cold and tired. And I dont wanna go anywhere, so im here surfin the web and I got 5 new things that are super cool and on my mind... here we go

-Book-

Just saw my dad the other day and he had just finished reading the Edward Kennedy Memoir, True Compass. He said it was really good, so naturally i asked him if i could read it. I need a new potty reader lol. So yeah, after my PEDS and Psych

shelves i'll start it.

-TV show-

Law and Order: SVU is just a really good show. I dont get to watch TV much at all, but if I can remember, I try my best to watch SVU. The actors are so comfortable and natural in their characters, because the show has been around for a while, and its believable. Not like 24 or some of these other shows, the SVU team will miss the bad guy and they dont have super human strength. Shit, sometimes they need saving their own selves.

-Eatery-

I have a love hate thing with DC's china town. I think its too small and too crowded to actually be a real "spot" for some reason i really do like some of the restaurants down there. I think my own new place is Bar louie, in right next to Verizon Center. The attitude is pretty chill and the food, though bar food, is GREAT. I've had sandwiches and appetizers and even an adult snow cone lol, but today i had the voodoo chicken for lunch and it was pretty much a home run. I'll attach a link to the menu. http://www.bluepointamerica.com/uploads/docs/BLMenu_A++_0409_WEB.pdf

-Shoe-

I dont know why but Im really contemplating on getting these Toms cordones [the ones with the shoe strings]. Everyone swears by them and I think i need a good knock around multipurpose shoe. I just gotta decide between the black and brown... I'll probly get both and return the one i dont like

-Mentality-

Activism. Not so much like storming capitol hill or anything, just activism in the sense of getting your proverbial "hands" dirty and doing stuff for the community. I guess I'm saying this because on the pediatrics clerkship we've done a fair amount of site visits. We go to child care facilities around DC and see how the run and I love the feeling i get. They are mostly really community centered and no so cookie cuter like some of the suburban places I've seen. They all have a unique feel thats kind of organic and pure. Idk, maybe i'm romanticizing a little too much, but I think i would love to spend time working in community centers and maybe one day open my own. who knows

aight back to dinner [coco puffs w/ soy milk]

Julian

A few things to get off my chest...

Ok, this whole Rihanna thing. I heard some people on the radio calling in to voice their opinions on her interviews and about how they conveniently coincide with her album release. I heard all types of opinions, the range were from asinine to enlightened to say the least. Well personally I have kept this same opinion since the whole thing came to the public. That is that, though he may have been provoked I think Chris Brown was outta line for going as far as he did. If she was whaling on him he had the right to defend himself, but he kicked her ass. Less of pulling out a gun or something, I doubt she provoked him enough for this to qualify as some justified whoopin. And in regards to the whole interview thing, her timing is kinda fishy, but you gotta look at it two different ways.

First off, she is a big star, regardless of peoples personal feelings on her or her talents, this woman is a star. With mass appeal that goes beyond R&B and the realm of black music. Stars like her come with a lot of earning potential and she has alot of people invested in her. So yeah i most definitely believe that some of her "handlers" are seizing this as an opportunity for a bump in album sales. On the other hand despite all of the hoopla, this is a girl. Not much younger than I, and she had to deal with physical assault and the scrutiny of the entire realm of pop culture. This infamous event has spent months as a headline. This embarrassing, intimate and hurtful moment in her life was broadcast for the world to see. So she not only had to deal with love lost and court and all of the physical and psychological things that came with the incident, but she also has to deal with it on the worlds stage.

One thing i liked about the little of the interview is that she realized that it had grown into something beyond her. She realized that countless people are watching and that her actions had a much broader reach and could potentially affect a lot of young girls who are in abusive relationships. I say kudos to her, yea it sucks that we live in the capitalistic/opportunistic world where people take advantage of every little chance to make money, but I think it says something to her character that despite the fact that she may have wanted to go back, she could see the bigger picture. She may not want to be, but she is a role model to someone. She sees what a lot of other artists dont; the things that these artists do make a huge difference in the lives of kids and these differences can be both bad or good. And yes though I know it sounds kinda iffy, I probly will buy her CD cause, real talk, rihanna has some good ass songs lol

aight, im done lol

Viva el 3 de noviembre

lol i def wasnt thinking about Panamanian independence day today, i guess until some zealous panameno came and put a note giving big ups to the celebration in espanol. I found it rather funny that though we are few, we Panamanians go hard lol

Dang Im tired as heck so im hittin the sack

good nite...

o enjoy this vid

Weekend round up

I've been doing it for a while, but now I'm going to start labeling my weekend round ups so I can keep track of whats been going on. So this weekend, was halloween, so it was pretty good. I spent saturday in the hospital on Call, which wasn't the 1st choice of how i'd like to saturday, but it was ok. That night I rushed home and headed to a halloween thing at Pure lounge on U street. I had a good time, though a lot of people from my class weren't there, i basically saw the old faithfuls and thats cool with me.

Sunday i woke to some bad news. I hate to hear stuff that is so beyond your control that u feel kinda helpless. I think i have this thing about people in distress [hence the whole doctor thing] and if its someone who i care about, fagetabout it, but sometimes there are things bigger and more complex than you can fix. This is true for all types of situations. I've faced these situations so its not new or anything, its just that you wish there was some encouraging word or kind act you can do...

IDK

I found the new Ryan Leslie, Transition,and its great. Its more mature than his last album, of 8 months ago lol. I know that sounds kinda weird but its true. It feels more developed and the sound is more kinda funky. I think its good because its a very current CD but it doesn't sound dated. Most good Artists put out projects that don't sound overly en vogue so that though a cd may be 10+ years old it could still be palatable and even still a certified banger. Some stand outs are Nothing [ i like that guitar at the end] and Guardian angel.

This weekend was great cause I got to talk to my Grandma, her husband and my uncle before they head out to panama tomorrow. Im pretty excited for my uncle cause this is is first time back since he left 40 years ago. It sounds like a long time and it is. He really needs to go back cause of all of my moms brothers and sisters in the states he seems like the one who never shoulda left. So I sent my love and some messages for the cousins down in the isthmus. I guess I was feeling pretty ethic today, cause I made some Arroz con pollo and it came out great. I figured out how to do it right [cooking good rice is hard].

I know its gonna take me a while to wrap my head around some things I found out this weekend but all in all I know everything will be ok. Life just stinks sometimes, pero que sera sera, everything has a reason right?

nite

Julian

Good stuff

Found this video series on the Washington post website about the style in DC. It takes a look at popular locations in the district and the street fashion that people wear. Its kinda timely with the whole street blog boom, but this is a little different. The way it kind of romantically views the city and its people is nice.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/artsandliving/scene-in/index.html?hpid=artslot

PARIS

Now, im not going. I wish I was, but unfortunately I am not. My brother and his wife are, and I am pretty happy for her. So to celebrate I just wanted to put of some of my favorite paris inspired songs.