A Random Night With Jack

I hate Jack now…

I feel horrible.

EARLY ONSET HANGOVER.

Clothes?

In response to tons of emails and people asking me WHERE some of these clothes are from, I shall just list them below! I’m sure a lot of them aren’t selling in stores anywhere and are out of season, but some are. You can also go to The Attic in Buena Park, Justin Chon’s store, where you can find a lot of really cool streetwear clothing from The Hundreds to Foreign Family.

Here’s the list of the clothes and also from clothing INSIDE the mag in case you haven’t picked it up yet:

Justin Chon
Pants: Corduroys by BDG
Shoes: New Balance
Shirt: The Hundreds
Hoodie: New Money
Belt: Urban Outfitters

Leonardo Nam
Jeans by Nudie
Suspenders: Stylist’s own
Shoes: Yellow ALife
Shirt by 10 Deep

Aaron Yoo
Jeans by Nudie
Shoes: Pump Omni Lite by Reebok
Belt: Armani Exchange
Shirt: The Hundreds
Hoodie by Volcom

Picture SHOWN

Justin Chon
Jeans by American Apparel
Shoes: Dunk Low by Nike
Watch: Nooka Black
Cardigan- IMKING
Belt by Urban Outfitters
Fedora- Stylist’s own
Shirt: Topman

Leonardo Nam
Jeans by Nudie
Belt by H&M
Cardigan- Topman
Driver’s Cap by Banana Republic
Shoes- New Balance

Aaron Yoo
V-Neck by American Apparel
Jeans Vest by Divided (London)
Jeans by Nudie
Shoes by Creative Recreation
Watch by Nooka Green
Belt: FCUK

 

 

THERRRE you go!

KoreAm’s Sept. Issue!

Do some clothes look familiar?

Hmmm…

This is from my STYLING job a month ago~

 

PICK UP A COPY! it’s a good one!

Hello, I’m from the Los Angeles Times

I chose the LA Times what my friend Sarah, who’s an editor at Christianity Today, claims is the “Stanford of all newspapers.” Find her blog here: http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/

EDIT: Sorry SARAH !!

Wish me luck!

UPDATE

sorry for the LATE update guys!

Remember the post from WAY back when when I met Chelsea Korka from The Search For the Next Pussycat Doll?

Well, here’s my pic with her.

Mine came out WAAAY fuzzy, but there’s another one with my friend, Ford Model, Sunny.

She’s in a new Robin Antin-made group, The Paradiso Girls, the next “Spice Girls” she says.

Here’s a video of their less than stellar song.

From the party, I met this British girl who was way under age named Lauren who was wearing a wig to look like her fake ID, and Kelly, who’s supposed to be the Paradiso Girls’ answer to Scary Spice.

Chelsea said that life is far from being easy–she eats, breathes, and lives dance and music. Also, it’s far from being glamorous being a pop star and she said she still lives a pretty humble lifestyle with the monthly stipend she gets from the label.

Oh yeah, remember Melissa Reyes? Apparently she Robin Antin asked her to audition for the group. Unfortunately, Melissa R didn’t “fit” the overall group because of her height. So they replaced her with an uglier, taller Flip girl–uh…bad choice? But Chelsea did say the two were still really good friends…something she can’t say for that other girl who “won” the show…what was her name again?

Yay or NAY to The Paradiso Girls?

Times for MTV

So on Friday, I had two interviews for future internships.

The first one was at MTV News, based in Santa Monica, Calif. where I was hired on the spot (yay!) At MTV I was interviewed by a girl who was just one year older than I was. Her name’s E Torres and she was actually an intern for two semesters before being hired at MTV News. She told me that MTV actually likes hiring interns to join their staff and that I could possibly work for them after college. She also mentioned that a lot of on-air talent like John Norris and Gideon Yago were former interns. This all intrigued me because I am deeply afraid that I’ll be alone in LA without a job after I graduate next year.

But then when she told me what my daily tasks were, I think my mouth gaped open in disbelief. Having worked as a published writer for the summer may have spoiled me just a little. At KoreAm Journal I actually wrote a lot and published a lot of content. I was even a “stylist” for a photoshoot. I was overall proactive with my job, dangit! Here, I would be logging tapes, sending things to New York, assisting people on photoshoots, and–here’s the thing–possibly having the opportunity to…blog, all without pay, of course.

I had an interview with the Los Angeles Times right after that interview. The editor, Mr. Kuipers, was the epitome of a working journalist, a little scruffy, hair a little frazzled, shirt casually buttoned up, but very charming all the same. He was impressed by my past experiences at The Gazette, E! Casting, having my own Web site (ThePopFix.com) and Ginger TV, that he hired me also. He told me that the daily tasks I’d be doing would be data entry, but for the most part, I’d be able to write blurbs for his section (The Guide,) write for other sections, do some video content (yes!) and also report–all PAID hourly. What’s the catch? Well, if I want to get into entertainment after college, The Times really isn’t a place to be–especially if I’m going into broadcasting. Plus, I don’t even know if The Times hires interns after college.
So in short, here’s my dilemma: do I go to MTV which is far (2 hrs to and fro in traffic) without pay, but a possibility at a real job after college, or go to the LA Times which isn’t shabby either, but has nothing to really do with my future goals?
I’m realllly in a muck and need to decide ASAP! HELP?

Am I evil?

I ask this with utmost sincerity: Am I Evil?

I smirk in the mirror and glance at my smirk in the mirror as I make a faux menacing glare.

Fierce.

Then I laugh. But not evil-y.

I broach this topic after my childhood friend Sarah came over this weekend.

She reminded me of how EVIL I was when I was younger–how we were evil when we were younger. She claims that in middle school she was all innocent until she met me –much like like Lestat bringing new life to Claudia in Interview with the Vampire.

Fine,  I suppose I was evil, but what middle schooler wasn’t?

To review, she reminded me of the times when I:

-Called different nail salons making appointments for pedicures under false names and numbers of friends (guys)

-Randomly egged people’s houses on Halloween. (It’s Halloween!)

-Called this girl I hated and left a message on the answering machine saying that I was from Planned Parenthood informing that their daughter was pregnant. (She shouldn’t have had a bad rep from the start!)

-Never payed for a movie at the theaters for 3 years straight. (Totally not my fault for not being caught!)

-Told everyone at school to call this girl I hated who looked like Benjamin Franklin, “Benji” (SHE REALLLLY looks like him–isn’t that a compliment? He’s like, a celebrity!)

-Brought a brush to class and told another girl to use it to “tame that weave” (it was distracting because no one could see the board!)

…etc…the list goes on.

But I’m changed now. I’m so not evil, I swear! Really, I’m just misunderstood like Chiang Kai Shek during the Chinese Revolution, or Lenin before Stalinist Russia, or even Palin after finding out that her 17-year old was impregnated.

Today, I’m like the complete antithesis of Pinkberry–totally innocent.

Yeah, my given evil name may very well be Jafar VolKano Jaxxxsin (yes, three x’s,) and I may chuckle many times in horror much like if Ursula discovered she was eating one of her tentacles, but everyone has their own distinct, unique way of expressing euphoria, right?

Yes, most recently I MAY have punched someone at the bar I was at Thursday but that was totally by accident: I was showing people how to do the Michael Phelps dance by paddling for that gold. How dare that guy’s nose get in the way of my dancing?!

Yes, I MAY have tripped some girl and made her fall by accidentally booty busting her onto the ground, but really, the bar was packed and my badonkatronk is kinda boney, it’s not my fault, it’s in the genes!

And yes, I may have stolen the last microwave at Walmart last week from someone else’s cart–but technically it wasn’t purchased so technically it’s not stealing!

*sigh*

I could go on forever about this topic, so I’ll stop here. In short, evil is in the eye of the person who’s trying to stab you in the back with a butterfly shank scintillating in the background because they actually are really eager to cut that piece of steak you’re standing in front of.

Yikes.

Back in the smog

Hey all,

I promise to write on this blog and update it. I haven’t been able to do so because my computer is broken. Thankfully, I’m getting it back soon. I’m actually in the library at school writing on this!

Just wanted to give you a heads up!

I leave you a picture of the new girl I’m seeing: Jugosa.

In the News

Ah!

I’m home now in Colorado. It’s so nice to be back. A little surreal, a little random, and a LOT of excitement, I’m so glad to be home.

In other news….

I am SHOCKED about three things:

1) Bernie Mac is dead!

2) Clay Gayken is a father?!

3) John Edwards had an affair in 2006?! I feel not only disappointed, but angry. This is a man who sold himself in this year’s election as a wholesome, family-oriented, standing-by-cancer-suffering-wife husband, Christian. I just feel that as an American citizen, I was fooled into believing in him and his character he was portraying. I suppose the $200 haircut should have been a warning sign that this man is NOT a man, rather a coward, a snake, and everything I despise about a person. Cheating is awful–it ruins not only your own life, but your family, and everyone around you.

Photo, OH SHOOT (behind the seams)

Me in Aaron outfit #2

Woe is the man who pinches his thumbs at the seams.
Woe is the man who pokes himself whilst trying to sew,

WHOA is the man who was a stylist for the first time ever!
Yes, I was the stylist for this very important cover shoot for KoreAm Journal.
So in a post previous to this ss a picture of our Asian American heart throbs, Leo, Aaron, and Justin.

Yes, that’s me in the middle. I was the stylist for the shoot and let me tell you, being a stylist is extremely difficult!

So I’ll make this post AS SHORT and succinct as possible.

but to get off my chest:

In my humble opinion, I am extremely proud of these three, men who are play roles that weren’t specifically meant for Asian American men. For instance, in the Sisterhood of Traveling Pants 1 & 2, Leo plays Brian McBrian, a character, who in the books, is described as being tall, lanky, and blond. In The Wackness, and upcoming film co-starring Michael Cera and Aaron Yoo, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Aaron plays a gay character who’s “Asianness” is overlooked. Justin Chon plays a character in Just Jordan who actually is the highschool basketball star (a breakthrough I feel, for any Asian male) who plays along black athletes (do you see how big it is for him to be the star baskeball player/hot shot?)

Anyway, like them or not, I definitely feel that these three are paving the way for other Asian males who want to breakthrough into Hollywood.

My respects.

Back to the photo shoot.

It was so completely chaotic and stressful. My duties included having a vision for what the three were to look like, what their second outfit would entail, and also making sure the clothes fit their images and bodies.

Having never met any of them, I had no clue what their styles were, how to style them, and if they would actually like the outfits.

For Leo, I felt that he had a classic look to him and that he’d look good in bright jeans, a Topman button up, and driver’s cap. For Justin, I put him with a fedora, Club Monaco bright blue pants, a red Topman cardigan, and a striped tank. For Aaron, I imagined him in a American Apparel pink V, skinnies, jean vest from London, and a Japanese belt.

We pulled a lot of the clothes from Justin Chon’s streetwear boutique, The Attic

and the rest, was from either 1) purchasing it 2) or finding places to pull from.

Putting an outfit together sounds easy, fun, and cathartic almost. Putting an outfit together from shirt, pants, accessories, overcoats (hoodies,) hats, watches, SHOES, for other people, is a nightmare.

After pulling everything together, I had to test each of the outfits on, and the photographer for the magazine, Eric Sueyoshi, had to take test shoots.

So after pulling the clothes, I had to completely change into every possible outfit and then needed to take a picture.

Me in Leo's outfit #2 (don't laugh) oh yeah, we chose the BLACK shoelaces...oh yes, my legs aren't THAT short?? uh..

Yes, in EVERY angle possible.

To put a long story short: being a stylist is veryyyy tedious, but I suppose rewarding.

Take a glimpse at the MESS I made:

Getting their racks ready

It took all of me NOT to steal those Creative Recs...

Notice my Blue + orange bag. haha