“LOS ANGELES — Blacks and Latinos are more likely than whites to be stopped, searched and arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department, according to a report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.”

I’ve been pulled over and harassed for no reason. For real!

One Party
+ Many Drinks
+ 6 inch heels
+ Cracks in the sidewalk
_______________________
= A broken, bloody toenail from too much fun!

Below is an open letter Planned Parenthood is taking “straight to St. Louis, Missouri, for the vice-presidential debate to say “Sarah Palin is not our candidate” in a big, bold way.”

Palin is a woman against women and I do not support her or McCain.

Click here to sign the open letter.

Dear Sarah Palin,

You are not our candidate.

You are not our candidate because you required women in Wasilla to pay for their own medical examinations after being raped.

You are not our candidate because you do not support a woman’s right to choose, even in the case of rape or incest.

You are not our candidate because you’ve cut funding for teen moms and comprehensive sex education, while promoting failed abstinence-only programs.

You are not our candidate because, as vice president — a heartbeat away from the presidency — you would jeopardize health care for women everywhere.

We are teachers, doctors, athletes, programmers, artists, lawyers, secretaries, CEOs, students, designers, nurses, factory workers, mothers, and fathers. We are conservatives and liberals, Democrats and Republicans, country and city people. We are women and men. We are voters. We are the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

We believe in a woman’s right to choose and the right of every person to have access to complete reproductive health care. We are hundreds of thousands strong, and we are doing everything we can to make sure you are not elected.

You are not our candidate.

Sincerely,
Click here to add your name.

The Fall season has begun and I couldnt be happier. My new favorite TV shows are The Unbeatable Banzuke, “Bizarre Foods ” with Andrew Zimmern, and Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares.

These interesting shows brighten up my nights. There should be more of these types of reality shows and less of the Kardashian/Denise Richards type bullshit shows where they try to pass off uninteresting people as likable with lives we care about watching. Anyway…

Below is a clip from The Unbeatable Banzuke:

I read the book this movie is based on earlier this year. I really enjoyed it. I am currently reading “Haunted” which is also by Chuck Palahniuk. I am going to try and see this movie this weekend.

Tomorrow I will have the pleasure of joining Varla Vex on Playboy Radio. We will be talking about her new movie “First Dates” and lots of other fun stuff.

“Night Calls” airs on Sirius channel 198 from 4 to 7 p.m. PST. Cool!

Feel free to call in to the show, I would love to hear from you!
1 (877) 205.9796

Tomorrow I leave for Phoenix to attend the *second!* group show exhibiting my photography! I am super excited about the trip and seeing my work displayed.

The show is called Thinking About La Raza at Perihelion Arts and it’s an exhibition of artwork exploring Latino/Chicano culture and perspectives. The show was curated by Carlos Batts and Antonio Vigil.

My friend Ashley Blue and I were recently talking about how exciting it is to be included gallery art shows. We are planning a day where she draws me and I take pictures of her. That should produce some interesting work for sure!

If you are in Phoenix, please stop by and say HI.
Here is all the info:

Perihelion Arts
1500 Grand Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602.462.9120 gallery

Opening Reception

First Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
6 p.m.-Midnight

Show runs through September 30th

Part of the Artlink First Fridays self-guided artwalk.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures in the show:

I got my tattoo!

True Tattoo on Cahuenga here in LA.

Waiting patiently.

Small Paul is the artist creating my piece.

He took a lot of care and attention while placing the roses perfectly, then hand drew on the leaves.

Nervous! I hate the moments leading up to things that make me nervous. I just want to get them done!

Halfway done, taking a water break.

Finished!! (For now at least. There is still shading and coloring to be done!)

Today was a good day!

Sometimes I get caught up in day to day life and I don’t really enjoy living in Hollywood. There are lots of things that I don’t like about living here: there is always traffic, lots of tourists, idiots who just moved here thinking they know it all and run the city, and more idiots who party here Thursday thru Sunday taking up my parking spaces!

~Another annoying thing are the fucking asshole parking attendants. Here is one who just squirted himself because there were about 5 cars in a tow away zone!~

But every now and then, I have a good day enjoying the city that fate has brought me to. Monday was one of those days.

I got up, got ready and headed to my friend Kimberly Kane’s place to shoot for her new Vivid Alt movie “Live in My Secrets.” She shot me with her lizard crawling over my body, using natural light and a Super 8 camera. It was lots of fun and it was great to hang out with her and an honor to be included in her movie. This movie is going to be cool!

~Me and Liz~

After I left her house, I felt like getting drunk. The coolest thing about living in Hollywood is that there are many bars nearby. We found a place that had 15 minutes remaining for happy hour and the bartender even let us order more drinks before happy hour ended. Sweet!

~Happy Hour food is good.~

It was 7:30 and we were looking for another bar to go to but they all opened at 8. So we walked down Cahuenga just wanting to kill time, when I saw a tattoo parlor that was open. I’ve been wanting to get some roses on my back but I was waiting to find an artist with a very particular style. Flipping through the portfolios, I saw the exact style I’ve been looking for! I was so excited because the artist was there and I made an appointment for tomorrow afternoon!! YAY!

~Back, before.~

After that, we hit up the last bar and the drinks were 2-for-1 from 8 to 9pm. Score!

~Adding to the existing pee in the alley.~

In front of my future star!

I have been taking my own pictures for about 2 years now, focusing on the people around me and projects I have worked on. I am so happy that I have been included in the show “Automolove” at Rick Castro’s Antebellum Gallery.

The opening is this Saturday and along with myself, the show also includes Carlos Batts, my good friends Dave Naz and Steve Diet Goedde and many more.

If you are in the LA area, please stop by because this show is really cool (and so are my pictures!)

*Picture by Carlos Batts from the set of KISS ATTACK*