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1. doing a good deed is my forte, I thought you knew
2. Yesterday was yet another movie night at the Rome Center and it was the last film of this quarter. It was the documentary called L'Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio and it dealt with so many issues such as immigrants in Italy, right wing extremest, 'MUSIC'!, and even conserving a part of history. So back in 2001, Rome decided to demolish old 20th century theater near by Termini and Piazza Vittorio named Apollo Theater and turn it into a bingo hall. Lame, right? By this time, Piazza Vittorio is no longer a place for Romans, it has shops after shops by Chinese and many poor immigrants live in this place. So long story short, the director - Mario Tronco - decide to run a project to gather musicians from all over the world who is living in Rome and make an orchestra. It was awesome. I didn't know how bad it was for immigrants to live in Europe and Italy but it's definitely different from what you see in US. They were so unconventional but one thing in common is that good art always connect people no matter the language. 
3. The film was also so inspiring for me because of the fact that entire documentary was about well, music. Before photo, before writing, before graffiti, music was my first passion and it was my entrance to art. I was so sure that I was going to do music when I grow up but now, instead of rocking a microphone and punching on the AKAI, I'm rocking Minolta and rolling Fujis. But really, I still love music so much and hopefully, I get to do music as part of my medium for my art (Laurie Anderson, you really rock my world). The movie touched me so much because music and art in general is about people. We have to have this to get by like food, like water, like MONEY. The film inspired me in so many ways. BTW, beats from India is so hot which is why I so want to go to Mumbai. 
4. Aight...back to reality. So the auto industry is looking for a bailout...ya'll crazy for real. First of all, all of y'all should've learned the lesson way back when Nixon was still the president. If that didn't teach you anything, you deserve what you have right now. Second, I drive a big car but didn't you guys lobbied bunch of different people to how hybrid cars suck major ass in America because all we have is highway then ya'll had balls to not make one soon. Third is for us consumers, alright...so the gas price went down and what goes up? Sales of trucks and SUVs. We are so dumb that you won't even know the change when it happens. I mean, most of y'all got shitfaced when ya'll screamed 'change!' and 'we did it!'. Fourth and last, y'all should've just made a better car like you do it for Asia and Europe. People aren't just driving wheels anymore, this is 2008 and couple months away from 2009 and even my mom knows thing or two about car performances, okay? Sometimes, American carmakers offends me even because of quality of products they are putting out. I don't even care about all of them CEOs flying in a private jet because last time I checked, even rappers fly in private jets so that's cool but all I'm saying is that y'all dudes had one too many chances and y'all really blew them all. Only thing that makes me mad is these dudes be still eating but people who works in the factory is going to get hurt bad. Just look at where are all the car factories are at in US. 
5. I feel really good and you don't even know!!!!!
6. I'm asking so many questions right now, it's crazy. Mostly about myself though. I'm lot calmer than I've ever been. I'm contemplating, not sweating. It's funny how it works because I feel myself being bit more clearer than I've ever been but questions also mounts up as I clear my thoughts. I do feel that it's good to think only about me because I've never done that before. It was always about something else and someone else but never about myself. It's good. 
7. I have a crazy career plan for myself that has nothing to do with anything that I'm doing right now but I am going to challenge myself to do it: modeling. You damn right I will.