Music Mondays: Slick Rick – Children’s Story

Posted in Classic Hip Hop & RnB, Music Mondays with tags on June 15, 2009 by grownANDsexy

(who doesn’t remember this one?)

If you were alive and older than 10, you remember this song. Hell, if you were born before 1983, you know this one. You may not know who did it, but you know it.

They did the job
Money came with ease
But one couldn’t stop, it was like he had a desease

He robbed another and another and a sister and a brother
Tried to rob a man, he was a DC undercover (whoops lol!!!)


When You Want The Best Wedding Cake Ever

Posted in Ladies..., Lifestyle with tags , , , , on July 2, 2009 by grownANDsexy

ron-ben-israel-cake-xl

(you should see these cakes!!!)

(eat it? no, frame it and put it in the livingroom)

This has to be the craziest cake I have ever seen (well not really but its pretty close). You can see more from the guy who made this particular cake here at WeddingCakes.com (how did he get that url??? lol).

Here is more info:

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Martin Margiela Makes Fashion and Life Size Magazines

Posted in Couture, Fashion and Culture with tags , , on July 4, 2009 by grownANDsexy

(because with all the magazines failing)

(you need a life size magazine to save it)

The New Acropolis Museum

Posted in Architecture, Travel with tags , , on July 4, 2009 by grownANDsexy

THE NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM

The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built in order to house every artifact found on the rock and on its feet, covering a large period of time, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece but lies also on the archaeological site of Makrygianni, ruins of a part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.

I am totally wanting to see this museum. I wish I go to museums more. I hope to change that this summer (too bad I don’t know enough people who would like to go to museums).

Watch the video:

Click here for the details behind the construction.

Source: Wikipedia / Loudreams.com

Architecture: Crystal Clear by C.F.Moller and Kristin Jarmund Arkitekter

Posted in Architecture, Urban Planning with tags , on July 4, 2009 by grownANDsexy

Crystal Clear by C.F.Moller and Kristin Jarmund Arkitekter

(one fly ass design)

Called Crystal Clear, the winning design features towers composed of consists of stacked glazed boxes. The development totals approx. 90,000 m2 of offices, commercial space and possibly housing, located at one of Oslo’s most valuable sites, the former postal sorting office adjacent to the central station.

I don’t think there is any reason why I wouldn’t want to move into this place…

Source: Denzeen.com

Because Paper Speakers Are Better Than Real Ones

Posted in Electronics, Technology with tags , , on July 4, 2009 by grownANDsexy

Paper Model Speakers(yes sound DOES come out of this)

Source: Addictive DJ Designs

Reverse Light by mataconcrete

Posted in Couture with tags , on July 4, 2009 by grownANDsexy

reverse-light

(thinking I may try this for my home/office/bedroom lol)

reverse-light-2

(more info here)

Source: Designboom

Is This For Freakin REAL???

Posted in Celebrity, Technology with tags , , on July 4, 2009 by grownANDsexy

(as seen on Kayne West’s blog)

Architecture: Living ON The Ocean

Posted in Architecture, Urban Planning with tags , , , , on July 4, 2009 by grownANDsexy

seasteadingwinner

(just around the corner between Atlantic and Pacific)

Firstly, let me say this; the place that the original story is at has the title, “Seasteading Is The Aquatic Answer To The Housing Crisis.”

Now I would like to know something; where is this housing crisis? Its not in the US with housing prices going down 27% and still dropping . Some towns thinking about knocking down some of the built up empty homes so that they will stop depreciating the value of the homes there… that housing crisis?

LOL

ANYway, back to the cool architecture. I would love to live there. I don’t know what it would be like during storms but I would really like it.

Brief desctipion:

The Seasteading Institute, committed to the ongoing development of ocean communities, has just announced the winners of their first annual design content. Could people really end up living in these hypothetical off-shore communities? The design contest had five categories: Overall, Best Picture, Aesthetics, Personality, and Community Choice

If I knew about it, I would have entered the competition. Hey, you never know until you try! lol

Grown and Sexy Sneakers: Raf Simons “Kangaroo Sneaker” In New Color

Posted in Couture, Fashion and Culture, Sneakers with tags on July 3, 2009 by grownANDsexy

Raf Simons Kangaroo

(because your grown… because your sexy©)

Some nice smooth sneaker that could possibly get away with looking like shoes. Raf Simons (more info on him hereNYT article on the fashion here) has hit the nail on the head with this colorway.

Go ahead… impress the ladies. First seen on The.LIFE files.com

PS

Just be glad you didn’t end up with this look…. EXTREME and CUTTING EDGE FASHION  right there, but its too much for me lol. Give me an earth-tone colors over that anyday.

Headphones Are back: WESC Ed Banger Bongo Premium

Posted in Culture, Time To Shop with tags , , on July 3, 2009 by grownANDsexy

WECS Ed banger bongo

(not sure why I am hungry right now)

Would this be considered a retro move? When the iPhone and iPod came out, headphones was dieing. Earphones was in (even though I never liked them I did use them with the iPod) and it was like that for years. All you would se in NYC was an ivory white line that was plugged into someones ear. You would occasionally get the black colored earphones but that was it.

Now, all of a sudden as of maybe early 2008 i have been seeing headphones… and more headphones. Now you see the hip hipsters who are in their early 20’s doing their thing being oblivious to the world in their dome like headphones. Now I see this on Caliroots (one of the trend-i-est sites on the web) and even i have to admit i want it.

Colab design with “Ed Banger” Records! Famously managed by Busy Pedro with great artist releases as; Justice, Sebastian, Uffie, Dj Mehdi , just to mention a few. These ones works well for all that party music. Really nice “Ed Phones”… Inter changeable ear cushioning in 2 colors included!

The cost is reasonable especially since earbud headphones can cost 40+

Oh and by the way, its currently on sale for half price at 39US so if you want them, go and get them.

Glass Box At 1300 Feet! Sears Tower “The Ledge” is Open

Posted in Architecture with tags on July 3, 2009 by grownANDsexy

Sears Tower The Ledge glass floor

(now this is just plain scary)

Sears Tower The  Ledge

(more pics of this here)

This has got to be the scariest thing I have ever seen. Now I don’t really have a fear of heights (that I know about) but I would be totally afriad to step out on a glass ledge at 1353 feet in the air in the US tallest building in a place that has more wind you can shake a fist at (went old school with that one).

They’ve just opened “The Ledge,” glass floor balconies located on the building’s 103rd floor. They are 1,353 feet in the air and stick out four feet from the building. It’s like that scene in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” but to the extreme.

Hmmm I don’t remember anything about this on Ferris Bueller Day Off… Oh and by the way, the Sears Tower will be changing its name to the Willis Tower. Yeah I know, its missing something.

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Now playing: Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams
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