Bailout? Bailout these nuts.

I do not understand all this talk of bailing out the auto industry.  Enough already. Full stop. Period.  These characters and Pelosi are acting like a bunch of tools-- changing the rules on the fly and using the threat of the sky falling if they do not fix this mess.  I do not care what your political affiliation is or isn't-- the rest of "the real world" doesn't operate this way.

The images attached are ones I grabbed in 30 seconds off of edmunds.com.  These are some of the cars that GM makes.  Beleive it or not, these images are for 2008 and or 2009 models.  No these are not used car listings, or from 1998.  They just look that way.  That may be why GM is shitting the bed. 

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Is Barack Obama really as "Stylish" as people say?

I have been solicited to give interviews or answer questions about "How Barack's style will change the fashion industry".  It has made me scratch my head a bit and pass on the opportunity.  You may have read how Donatella Versace was inspired by our new President's fashion sense for her Spring 2009 collection.  After further inspection, as a designer myself-- I do not see how Versace connected the dots.

After seeing that image yesterday of President-Elect with W.-- it occured to me that "Barack really is not that great of a dresser".  Than as I thumbed my remote thru the talking heads on the news this morning-- they too all donned the cliche get up.  Bad 2 or 3 button suit.  Pants too big.  Wack Donald-Trump-esque solid "baby blue" or some-odd stripe tie. Basic oxford shoes. Etc. Straight out of a "Today's Man" -- two-for-one suit sale.

Clearly what we love about our new President is our NEW President.  The man-- not his frumpy clothing. So I said it...by deduction, you can hate me--- Barack does not have a great, contagious sense of style.  I do not care how many covers of Men's Vogue or GQ he gets -- he will be no less stylish; nor do I care what designers create "tribute" collections to him.  Do not count on a "blue tie" epidemic any time soon.  His style is plain, typical--- and a little like my dads (sorry dad).  And by the way-- I like him that way, thank you very much.

The first day of the rest of our lives!!!!!!!

I woke up this morning to catch my 6am cup of Cafe Bustelo.  Everyone in my house is buzzing, and it is not from the caffeine.  Our guy, Our president won!  My grandmother always used to say...at any significant crossroad in our lives..."This is the first day of the rest of your life."  I'm hyped.  I am excited by the promise of this victory. I am excited how our world image will be restored to new levels-- but mostly by the fact that there is a palpable energy---and we must seize on it to tackle all the challenges we face as a team.  That is the best by-product of this day, and our new President: you get the hunch that he has the chops to really steer the boat. 

I went to grab for my remote control for the kitchen TV.  For some reason the signal is dead.  I went into the family room as well. No signal either.  At first I was angry.  But as my kids came down for cereal-- it occurred to me there are more important things than TV,  particularly on this day.  Fuck CNN.  No Fox. No Nicktoons or Noggin.  Who needs ESPN? We sat here and talked about what happened.  Doesn't matter that they are just 6, 4 and almost 2 years old.  They volleyed back and forth with me.  Ella, the little one keeps repeating..."i like OBAMA". Alex is ear-to-ear.  Sage can't wait to go with me to D.C.. I hope they never forget this day. I won't.

So fucking Random. Ben Stiller?! Peep the saran wrap suit!

Wow.  Kirin beer.  I love Ben Stiller, but talk about under utilizing the guy for what he is known for?  Atleast they got it right with Michael Jackson-- but a scooter?  Maybe.

More Beijing 798-- So random. So cool.

The 798 area is huge.  It is an art disney land.  I was wandering deeper and deeper in, and I came across these mountains of coal---but a non operational old train car.  IHard to tell what is "outdoor art installations" and what is just their architecture and setting.  A really special place.  Some of the locals say it is getting too touristy-- so crazy, it is barely developed to our western standards.  I fell in love with this place.