Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Go Green or Go Home

The sky is falling! That's what many people think when they hear about global warming and the consequences that come along with the melting polar icecaps. There are many ways that global warming affects the planet. Not only are the temperatures rising, out natural resources may become extinct due to the carelessness of our forefathers and ourselves. The population has taken actions to reverse the affects of global warming. Have you heard the phrase "Go Green"? This phrase is taking America by storm. As a population we are taking a stand to conserve our planets natural resources. Those action include buying Eco-friendly clothing,vintage clothing and recycled fashions.


Many local clothing lines have created what we call "green" clothing. This clothing is made from organic materials. The cotton in a t-shirt may be made from cotton that uses no pesticides in its harvesting techniques. A study done by Worldwatch Institute suggest that a cotton T-shirt blend with polyester can release approximately one quarter of its weight in air pollutants and 10 times its weight in carbon dioxide. There is also very ow no dye substances in the clothing. The less dye that is used in the fabrics means fewer amounts of chemicals disposed of. The dye that is typically used is disposed of can absorb into the soil.


People who are committed to helping the environment also buy vintage clothing. These clothes are not new, but they have a lot of wear left in them. In some cases, the clothes that are from earlier decades come back in style and many people prefer the vintage clothing over the new lines of clothing. Not only does vintage clothing look nice, they are a good price. Most used clothing is a fraction of the cost compared to a new shirt. Buying vintage clothing does not require any type of natural resource waste. We are simply using what we already have.


Recycled clothing has become very popular within that last couple of years. There have not been many large retailers that have used the recycled clothing method. Recycled clothing in clothing that is made up plastic bottles, used cotton t-shirts, and other recycled goods. A retailer that specializes in recycled plastic fabrics is Ecospun. Ecospun is a fabric that resembles polyester, but is made of recycled plastic bottles. The Ecospun fabric can also be incorporate into fabrics such as wool and cotton.


Like many other countries around the world, we are trying to take a stand against global warming. Eco-friendly clothing, vintage clothing, and recycled clothing are all big help to the ecosystem. If we can find a way to incorporate fashion with major clothing. I believe we could make a difference in the world. There may not be a massive relief to global warming, but we may be able to save the Earth one t-shirt at a time.





Anthony Elias Espinoza 2009

Compare and Contrast: Trendsetter of Timeless Classic?

Eccentric. Edgy. Timeless. These are just couple of words that illustrate fashion today. How exactly do we know what is considered to be glamorous or outrageous? We can look at many examples throughout history to find the variations. I believe that there are two types of people, trendsetters like Naomi Campbell and timeles-classic such as Princess Diana. The may be alike in the sense of both carry a strong demeanor of confidence, yet they ca differ in others with respect to being fashion forwars, timeless classics.


Trendsetters are the fashion forward, not afraid to try anything kind of people. For example, Naomi Campbell is considered a modern day fashion adventuress. She was not in any way classic nor traditional. She walked the runway in many outrageous oufits; one of the most memorable was a pair of nine inch heels. Today she is a fashion icon. many times Ms. Campbell wears outfits that look they came from a chic future. Not many people can pul off Naomi's style; but then again, not many people would exhibitbravery and decide to wear her fearless fashion.


Timeless is not only a phrase that we use tpo describe soemthing it is a state of being. When mos people hear the word timeless classic they think of non other Princess Diana of Wales. She did not only have a classic bob hairdo tht is a must-have today, she also had a wardrobe to match her personalit. For example, Princess Diana wore brilliant colors, clever accesories, and topped it off with a distinguished confidence. Princess Diana of Wales is the quintessential meaning of a classic glamour.


There are many differences in the types of clothing that there woman wore, but there are also many similarities that make them so memorable. Naomi and Princess Diana both had an eye for what was going to be a trend and what fashions were here to stay. Both these woman had something that was more noticeable that any clothing that they put on their bodies, they had confidence. This confidence made the not-so-attractive outfits look like they were stitched with gold thread. Everone wanted to wear what they were wearing so maybe they could a little shimmer of confidence that these women demonstrated.


Naomi Campbell and Princess Diana are very good illustrations of a trendsetter and a timeless-classic appearance. They have both displayed drivers look that took the world by storm. They were not just memorable because the fashions they wore, they had an undeniable poise. In the case of these two women, the fashion did not make them, they made fashion.





Anthony Elias Espinoza 2009

Back To School: January 20, 2009

Why is that everytime you start over or start something new you feel so refreshed and new?


Well, this time with this quarter it's very much different than most other times I was in school.
I have two jobs and I am still in school. WOW! Never before could this have happened. I guess to an extent cutting people from my life and worrying about nobody but myself is good right?

So yeah, for the most part i kind of feel important with something on my shoulders, before I was just a no one. I was in the same category as those who don't work or live off of their parents, but not this time. I have decided to separate myself from those people and category. I feel really excited for the new year, school, and my jobs because it's never been this good. Let's just hope when Nelly Furtado's song "ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END" isn't correct in this instance! I am hopeful and will remain so as long as i can breathe, like I said in an earlier blog, I am ready for change.


With OBAMA now in the White House anything is possible really. When Martin Luther King Jr. said "I have a dream" most people didn't really think twice about what he said, but that's why one reason I believe in dreams and you can never dream to big. My mother always told me I dream to big and that I will never go nowhere, well time for me to do things for me. I dont care what anyone says about me or thinks because at the end of the night I only have to answer to me and GOD. Oh yeah, and my father who passed away in 1993 R.I.P. he's watching over me as we speak. <3

My classes this quarter I thought were going to be TEXTILES and SPEECH, but I guess I was wrong, they must have changed it somewhere along the lines of something and i ended up with FUNDAMENTALS of ADVERTISING, which im way more excited about. The only thing now that I have to worry about is MONEY for my textbooks and supplies, so I guess getting two new jobs didnt do too much for me only get me what I need. EH? Oh the way the world works these days.


Another thing I have noticed is that the people who used to communicate with me have kind of withdrawn from it, and you know what i dont feel sad about it because I don't need people taking up my time or space. This quarter I'm not worried about who thinks I'm cool, who likes me, who wants me, what everyone else is doing, where they are going; I'm only concerned on where I'm going, what I'm doing, how I'm doing, and supporting myself. BAI!!!!





Anthony Elias Espinoza 2009

Surreptitious Love Affair

One, two,....... Ready?
Breathe!


it is alive,
life is given
or so we think


At any given time


this life
could be taken
in just a
single
blink


But please


dont hold
your breath for
too long
or you may
suffocate

No one
said
it would easy
when you
learn to hate


It's better
to exciting
yourself


from what
goes on
these days


Only seems
to get harder


with each step
we take and
our foolish ways.





Anthony Elias Espinoza 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009

RENEWED

one goal, one love, one life to live, i know what i'm doing with it.



people forget, they forget what life's really about. theres struggles, and hardships; it's not all fun and games. it's easy to fall, fall fast, and fall hard, give up, and not know what the rest has in store. give up now and later in life you could be a great success. people don't always know what the future might hold. it's possible that the beginning was hard and the end was prodigious. it could be reversed, your beginning is great and your end is full of hardships. won't know till the day you depart from us, won't know till your life comes to an end. was it worth it or was it not? was it worth it to give up something that people admire so immensely? you're gone forever, not coming back, no heaven, no hell. nothing but science, dead, ashes, in a casket full of lies and hope. you're sitting with the bugs now, how does it feel? you gave up, you could have been something. the only thing you are now are memories, dreams. wakeup and the thought of you being there was a lie. it was nothing but fear of waking up and being able to see you again. tear out the heart’s of many. you played hangman, you lost, you've been hung.


gone without you, gone before your eyes. let gravity slip, rocks fall, clouds fall, the ceiling hit's the ground. it's a shift of reality, a grasp of pain. they said it all before, they said it like it mattered. i said, don't stress about the people that aren't in your life, realize why they didn't make it to your future.


hope's all i wish for, dreams are all i see. i have no truth, i have no reality. it's nothing but wizard of oz and dorothy wishing she was home. it's nothing but dreams of torture, dreams of heart broken, dreams of everything i wish i'd be. everything i wish i could be and everyone broken from before and beyond. love to feel free and feel like i could run away. sit on a bench in italy and forget about the past and make the present. cut connections and make true possibilities and happiness happen. everyone has dreams and everyone has reality. people get hit harder with reality then others and people get shot with arrows of devastation more then anyone else. true happiness doesn't happen, you have to make it happen.


i'm gone because you can't stand being beside me, believing in me. being there for me, you're a failure, a disgrace to the human race. you sat there as if it'd all get better. as if everything could fix its self by its self, i know you can't stand that i'm not sorry. i'm tired of waiting, waiting here to declare a meaning. meaning of you and me and what we'll never be. far from the meaning of what you're supposed to be and how you're supposed to be. sorry it's the way you made it be.
coincided our pain with a remedy of hate. we shared everything, we changed everything. you made it different; you made it twice of a hell. promised you wouldn't leave, promised you'd stay by my side. your promises were lies, lies of running away to a place of empty misfortune. promises of black and white. you needed help, i tried to help. you left, i tried to follow, i walked until the pavement started to fade into the distance; i walked until i couldn't walk anymore. i couldn't find you, you were hiding from me. like hiding everything you always do from me. run away and i won’t be able to help you. it's for you, it's not for me. it's where the rain meets the air and you fall, fall from the sky and hit the jist of reality.


empty. cold. worthless breathless, chills up and down the spine. zero degree temperature takes over. numb feelings, standing alive with motions incapable of being used. lets reverse the problem, serve a purpose. greed and hate it's there, jealousy it's a damn lie. you've been frozen in time. you said it's deep, how deep?


oblivious. nothing. empty. you're nothing, no one. stuck deep in dreams full of lies. you tell yourself your right, won't make you feel better. you struck, you hit, you abused. you're tough, nothing but insecure emotions. hope that completes you. flesh and blood, you have nothing left. it's unbelievable how far someone can go. gave enough respect but haven't received any back. hard to keep loving when you can't love back. it'll be to late soon, regret.


sometimes the only person you have is yourself. no one else to hold in and hold back. you go to sleep at night thinking, hoping, waiting. it doesn't happen, you fall, fall so deep. the wait is dreadful, it never happens. they let you down. never committing to what one says. it's unbelievable, it's sickening. don't say you will if you won't. don't say you'll be there if you won't. don't talk like you're trying to help. you talk once, that's it, you act like it's all been fixed. it's all the same, you didn't change one thing. you're the problem, it's going to end sooner or later. you can't change me, you've been the problem since day one. just remember you were the one who left.


bangs, slits, switchblades and promises. been told so many lies, told they'd never do it again. used excuses to get around it, never admitted to what one did. always pushed around it, always told another lie. doesn't get old, never will get old. you'd think people would forget it, you'd think people would get over it. not that easy and it'll never be that easy. you said goodbye, you didn't think it'd be the last time you said it, did you? remember you signed that paper, paper saying fuck you here's some "change", goodbye.


you took my life. you took my writings. you saw everything, you read everything. it's in the open air now. congratulations, violated. let's switch back and forth and see how it feels. read the lives of your peers. read the inner most deepest thoughts, the one's you'd never expect. the one's you'd never even think about. what happened that Saturday night? you weren't suppose to know, you weren't suppose to know about the pills, the love, the hate, the everything. read about the sleepless nights staring at the fan. saw every emotion capable. Congrats don’t you feel like the big bad wolf.


i tried, i left, i couldn't conquer it. left behind in the meaning of life. left behind in your eyes. you saw nothing, you treated as if nothing. treated as if i were a piece of shit walking the earth. a piece of nothing, empty, filled air. told everything, told yourself you wouldn't do it again. again as if it was a lie. as if it was nothing, as if i was no one. told myself i'd always carry you through everything. told myself i'd never leave you behind. told myself i'd never be anything like you. told myself i'd mold into something different. here i am today, i'm not you, i'm not anything like you. i put on a show for everyone. make everyone laugh, make everyone smile. deep down inside it's not anything like that. it's never going to be anything like that. it's just a smile so no one asks for an explanation of a breathless and mood less face. a face of empty lies.


i take away everything i’ve ever said. a disappointment is what you are. you were never there, never once. made is unbelievably hard to breathe. what do you think happened? it progressed. acted as if everything was ok, everything was fine. no problems at all. secrets and lies made everyone feel fine. it was all never but an act, all a joke, all nothing but misfortune. you came back, you made everything better. you left again; you kept stuff away, you made lies. you swore, you broke, and you left. feelings became unbearable. you treated everyone different, you expected to be different. you expect me to understand, understand what? understand that you’re the biggest failure of life. it’s not easy, it’s not real. not normal, and will never be normal. everything wasn’t fine. few years pass by and you found out. you think I’m some whack. what’d you do? nothing. did you care? do you even care? why do you think i kept secrets? everything finally got better, or so you thought. it lasted a few months, three at the most. found out you started back up again, you lied, you kept stuff away. look where we are now, back at stage one.
in the end, you're you and i'm me. you made it what it was, you created what it was. made everything complicated, made all these problems. could have worked around it but you decided you were too good for me. decided that i'm this problem and you have to fix it. ignore me, ashamed of me, and thought all these things of me. oh well, how long more are you going to live with yourself? how many times have you fucked up now? your insecurities got the best of you and now look what you've become. congratulations, i hope you can live with yourself.
you have no idea what my about me is even about, don't act like you can even come close or relate.


i'm single, i'm picky, and i don't trust easy. i don't want a girlfriend like the rest. i don't enjoy the drama of high school relationships. there's no point because they don't last forever. i'm not going to waste my time on some girl that i know won't last.


someone that's fun, funny, can hold a conversation, isn't self conscious, obviously good looking, and in shape. too bad that's impossible to find.

Dominic Riccitello <3



Anthony Elias Espinoza 2009

Friday, January 16, 2009

First Day On The Job

Start the new job today with Liberty Tax Services @ 9AM. In training for most of the day and we'll see how that goes. I'm kind of excited, but at the same time I'm still kind of skeptical of all this, but only time will tell. At least the people I work with are fun and easy to work with. I'll take it day by day with my father [RIP] standing by me the whole way.


My job is to oversee all the Marketing of the company and train all the new booty's, I'm pretty stoked for this Road Side Party I'm in charge of; it should be exciting, seeing as I'm in charge of planning and running it.


The work seems not only self explanatory, but pretty simple for someone like me. I worked a total of 4 hours today and 28 hours next week. Anywho, as days go by i hope to grow with the company and not make the same mistake as I always do cause I know better this time.


I just found out today that Circuit City is going out of business and it's really scary to think that so many people lost jobs and what not, which tells me I need to be grateful for the things I recieve and the opportunities that come my way.


Believe me when I say this guy ain't going back to the old ways. Im ready for change and guess what I'm taking it head on. Oh baby!





Anthony Elias Espinoza 2009

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Januay 15th, 2008

So today I got up way late @ 7pm. I actually awoke to a phone call, which could change my life. Iactually just got a new job today and im pretty stoked. You have no idea.


I guess these guys really like me and want to put me in charge of the Marketing position, which like has me on my feet. its pretty exhilirating to sit in the back seat for once. Im training all day tomorrow and then im off; like a bird in the sky.


Anywho, I guess late night jam sessions are over for me from now on. No more sleeping at like 7 am til 7 pm. Time for change new year, new life, new experiences, new friends and im so ready for it. I didn't really have a New Years conclusion this year and I don't know why; ever since Michael my life has changed.


In a way even though he ruined my life, I kind of want to thank him and owe him so much, for showing me that side of the fence that I know now I want no part of. For the most part my life is ok, I know at times i cry and whine, but than again who doesn't.


So off to a new start and a new career, and school is another story more updates later. maybe tomorrow when i get back from the job i will talk about that situation which could take hours, but i won't waste my time on that shit.





Anthony Elias Espinoza 2009