Last month on the 13th, I did go to Cirque Berzerk with my significant other and it was much more than I had asked for, very fun and entertaining. The contortionists were very talented, but I have to say my favorite act was when the four male acrobats started juggling themselves around on two trampolines, very fun and humorous. The posters make it out to be scary and dark, but it was not, plus there was a band and live music during the whole performance which was also very good. There were vendors on the bottom floor with unique and interesting merchandise.
And to top the evening off, me and my significant other (who introduced me to Pink's) went to the Original Pink's where there are delicious chili dogs, and they've been around since 1939. When we went around midnight, there was still a huge line! Anyways, if you haven't checked it out yet, I'm recommending it. Cheers.
Cirque Berzerk Revisited
Blabbing, and Oh, A New Camera for Me.
So yes I did have a break, and yes I am once again (for me at least) behind on my blogging, seeing as I'm still posting things from last semester, haha. Anyways, I'm taking a color photography class this semester and it is about 6 hours long, whooo, but only once a week, so I suppose that's why. Besides the point, it being a class I love, is still too long.(period). I have finally also gone out and bought a DSLR, a Canon Rebel EOS XS. I do plan on learning about color film photography still, but time to move on to the digital age. Needless to say, I'm very giddy, like a little girl with a new Barbie (at least when I was younger, it was Barbie). Found a good deal too, got the last one and the camera came with a case (big and roomy) and a memory card to get me started. Of course, I'm more concerned about the camera being good mind you, and it checks out...for now, muahahaha.
End of Fall 2010 Semester
So in the FA-4 art building last semester, this is what was done in the locker room, and also in one of the display cases. Tape babies, somehow made my day. God, I love the art department.
Tim Burton at LACMA
Tim Burton's exhibition of over 700 of his own art is moving to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and will run starting the 29th of May to the 31st of October this year. He's a brilliant engineer of the weird and simultaneously inviting worlds of Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, etc. etc. One thing's for sure and that is I will be going, maybe even coming, probably more than once. Tim Burton's work is going to be in the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at the museum. There will be several large installations, such as one from Edward Scissorhands. Also, according to La Times, Burton's last exhibition at MoMa was the third most most attended exhibition in MoMa's history at 810,500 visitors. The other two exhibitions were for Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Read more here at La Times.
Blu's Mural
Mural done by street artist Blu.
He has a really beautiful website with his work up. Check it out here.
Salton Sea Scope Out
We stopped by the visitor's center, and I just put it out there bluntly to this group of elderly staff that I wanted to explore and photograph the abandoned sites around the sea and where the best spots where. They were very helpful and this one woman suggested Bombay Beach. It rang a bell in my mind, I had heard of it before and that was where we decided to head.
Arriving there, we explored a little then finally parked at the beach. There are still people living there, a mixture of abandoned houses next to those that were occupied. It was an interesting feeling being there, like walking around in only a half decayed town. But we had success, and I went on my photo frenzy. Might I also mention, thank God for Gorillapods, love it. We'd found the place I was going to shoot at, and surprisingly but then not so much, we saw another group that was doing what looked like a fashion shoot too.
Very good day, long drive out there, but it was worth it.
Disneyland in the Rain
I love the rain and when the occasion finally arose, I decided to go to Disneyland. It was exhilarating to me and not only that, the rain covered streets glowed with reflected lights. So beautiful, oh and did I mention it was raining? hehe. I got to put my new Canon point and shoot I got for Christmas to the test, and it did just fine. I was like a kid in a candy store, rain + camera + Disneyland = very very happy me :)
Here are some pictures I took...
CSULB Gallery: Monica Guerra
Due to the busy holiday season last month and finals, I was too lazy to post this post. Yet I must because when I went to the opening reception on December 12th, I was impressed with the work and presentation at the Dr. Maxine Merlino Gallery (the show I was in most anticipation to see).
Upon arriving at the gallery, I was presented with a slice of delicious wedding cake and Martinelli's apple cider in a champagne glass. The artist, Monica Guerra, Metals B.F.A., did a wedding theme (there's something about weddings I love), and the centerpiece was a masterpiece in my opinion. It was a wedding gown made entirely of lace that had been caste then made with metal. I just have one question...can I wear it?
Don't be shy...click on the picture to get a better look ;)
Beautiful Nebula
Just got my computer fixed and found a new beautiful wallpaper for my computer of the Orion Nebula taken by the Hubble Telescope. Thought I'd share. From spacewallpapers.net.
Cirque Berzerk
Cirque Berzerk is in town at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. So I'm kicking off my new year with this post-rave, post-gothic show that LA Times quoth, "The sort of spectacle Tim Burton would dream up if he quit film and joined the circus." I've never been to the circus before, but I'm stoked for this one, where you can come early to eat food, stay late to hang out with the cast, and the suggested attire is circus fabulous! Oooo I can't wait to take pictures, because it looks amazing! hehehe. Check it out here.
All I Want for Christmas
Movie: Sucker Punch
I saw a giant poster for this movie as I was leaving the theater after seeing Tron Legacy and wanted to know more. Frankly, I don't think I'll be disappointed. Sucker Punch is scheduled to come out early next year, and I hope, will kick ass, in a totally girly cutesy don't mess with me way of course. The movie has a got a big name to back it up - Zack Snyder who did 300, and Watchmen, directs the film. 
Not only that, it's very deliciously steampunk (Oooooo I'm getting tingles) and I love the aesthetic and artwork already posted for this movie. I have hopes that this movie will also be very visually pleasing (like the Warrior's Way).
Anyways, here's the synopsis from IMDb:
An action fantasy set in the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what's real and what is imaginary. She has been locked away against her will, but Babydoll (Emily Browning) has not lost her will to survive. Determined to fight for her freedom, she urges four other young girls -- the outspoken Rocket (Jena Malone), the street-smart Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), the fiercely loyal Amber (Jamie Chung) and the reluctant Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish) -- to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors, Blue (Oscar Isaac), Madam Gorski (Carla Gugino) and the High Roller (Jon Hamm). Led by Babydoll, the girls engage in fantastical warfare against everything from samurais to serpents, with a virtual arsenal at their disposal. Together, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive. But with the help of a Wise Man (Scott Glenn), their unbelievable journey -- if they succeed -- will set them free. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Visit the movie page for trailers and cool shite here.
