31 December 2007
Young ten's been slackin
No post as of recently because im home in the south south BX New York. Im taking in the slightly warmer weather, better chinese food, and newport looseys from the corner store. More pictures and dumb shit soon, in the meantime... peep the cool kids Barack Obama situation:
25 December 2007
Get your Vocab weight up/Feed the hungry
At www.freerice.com you play a little game defining vocabulary words, and for each word you correctly define, they donate 20 grains of rice to a starving family. Its run through the United Nations so its legit. checky out.
Worldwide ting
Happy Holidays from WetNotDry. Ever wonder if the same fat white male luggs his big ass through the chimneys of good little boys and girls in Mexico where there are no chimneys? Oh yeah but we arent the center of the Universe. Check out how they celebrate in a few other countries:
Austria
The feast of St Nicholas marks the beginning of Christmas in Austria. The saint accompanied by the devil asks children for a list of their good and bad deeds. Good children are given sweets, toys and nuts. Gifts that are placed under the tree are opened after dinner on Christmas Eve.
Brass instruments play chorale music room church steeples, and carol singers, carrying blazing torches and a manger from house to house, gather on the church steps.
Silent Night was first sung in 1818, in the village church of Oberndorf. There is a story told of how Christmas was almost spoiled for the villagers that year.
On Christmas Eve, the priest went into the church and found that the organ was not working. The leather bellows that are used to pump the air through the pipes were full of holes. Christmas without music would not do so the priest showed the organist Franz Bauer a new Christmas hymn he had written. Franz quickly composed a tune for it that could be played on a guitar. So Oberndorf had music after all.
In Austria baked carp is served for the traditional Christmas dinner.
December 6 in Austria is when Heiliger Nikolaus or St. Nicholas, rewards good children with sweets, nuts and apples.
On December 24, the Christ Child brings presents and the Christmas tree for the children. The children wait until they hear a bell tinkling. Then they enter a special room where the Christmas tree is waiting all decorated with candles, ornaments and candies. The whole family sings Christmas carols and wishes each other:
FROLICHE WEIHNACHTEN!
Bethlehem
In Bethlehem the town where Jesus is said to have been born is the site of the Church of the Nativity, which is ablaze with flags and decorations on every Christmas. On Christmas Eve natives and visitors alike crowd the church's doorways and stand on the roof to watch for the dramatic annual procession. Galloping horsemen and police mounted on Arabian horses lead the parade. They are followed by solitary horseman carrying a cross and sitting astride a coal-black steed, then comes the churchmen and government officials. The procession solemnly enters the doors and places an ancient effigy of the Holy Child in the Church. Deep winding stairs lead to a grotto where visitors find a silver star marking the site of the birth of Jesus.
Christian homes in Bethlehem are marked by a cross painted over the door and each home displays a homemade manger scene. A star is set up on a pole in the village square.
Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Christmas known as Ganna is celebrated on January 7th. This celebration takes place in ancient churches carved from solid volcanic rock and also in modern churches that are designed in three concentric circles. Men and boys sit separately from girls and women. Also the choir sings from the outside circle.
People receive candles as they enter the church. After lighting the candles everyone walks around the church three times, then stands throughout the mass, which may last up to three hours.
Food served at Christmas usually includes injera, a sourdough pancake like bread. Injera serves as both plate and fork. Doro wat, a spicy chicken stew might be the main meal. A piece of the injera is used to scoop up the wat. Baskets decorated beautifully are used to serve the wat.
Gift giving is a very small part of Christmas celebration. Children usually receive very simple presents such as clothing.
In Ethiopia Christmas day is January 7, so on Christmas Eve the city is crowded with pilgrims from all parts of the country. They remain outdoors all night, praying and chanting. In the morning, a colorful procession makes its way to a nearby hilltop where a service is held. Three young men march at the head of the crowd, lashing whips from left to right to keep the people in line. Those who worship are fed with bread and wine that has been blessed by priests. After the service is over the rest of the day is spent dancing, playing sport and feasting.
Japan
Only 1 per cent of Japanese people believe in Christ. Even so, most Japanese people decorate their stores and homes with evergreens during Christmas.
They enjoy giving each other gifts, and this is the part they celebrate.
They have a Buddhist monk called Hotei-osho who acts like Santa Claus. He brings presents to each house and leaves them for the children. Some think he has eyes in the back of his head, so children try to behave like he is nearby.
Amng the Christian Japanese Christmas is not a day for the family. They do not have turkey or plum pudding, rather than that the day is spent doing nice things for others especially those who are sick in hospitals.
Christmas for those in Sunday schools is the happiest day of the year. On Christmas Eve or Christmas night, the children put on programs that last for hours, they sing, they recite and they put on a drama of the day Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
Most children may not like Hotei-osho so they may receive their presents from Santa who goes around with a red-nosed reindeer
Austria
The feast of St Nicholas marks the beginning of Christmas in Austria. The saint accompanied by the devil asks children for a list of their good and bad deeds. Good children are given sweets, toys and nuts. Gifts that are placed under the tree are opened after dinner on Christmas Eve.
Brass instruments play chorale music room church steeples, and carol singers, carrying blazing torches and a manger from house to house, gather on the church steps.
Silent Night was first sung in 1818, in the village church of Oberndorf. There is a story told of how Christmas was almost spoiled for the villagers that year.
On Christmas Eve, the priest went into the church and found that the organ was not working. The leather bellows that are used to pump the air through the pipes were full of holes. Christmas without music would not do so the priest showed the organist Franz Bauer a new Christmas hymn he had written. Franz quickly composed a tune for it that could be played on a guitar. So Oberndorf had music after all.
In Austria baked carp is served for the traditional Christmas dinner.
December 6 in Austria is when Heiliger Nikolaus or St. Nicholas, rewards good children with sweets, nuts and apples.
On December 24, the Christ Child brings presents and the Christmas tree for the children. The children wait until they hear a bell tinkling. Then they enter a special room where the Christmas tree is waiting all decorated with candles, ornaments and candies. The whole family sings Christmas carols and wishes each other:
FROLICHE WEIHNACHTEN!
Bethlehem
In Bethlehem the town where Jesus is said to have been born is the site of the Church of the Nativity, which is ablaze with flags and decorations on every Christmas. On Christmas Eve natives and visitors alike crowd the church's doorways and stand on the roof to watch for the dramatic annual procession. Galloping horsemen and police mounted on Arabian horses lead the parade. They are followed by solitary horseman carrying a cross and sitting astride a coal-black steed, then comes the churchmen and government officials. The procession solemnly enters the doors and places an ancient effigy of the Holy Child in the Church. Deep winding stairs lead to a grotto where visitors find a silver star marking the site of the birth of Jesus.
Christian homes in Bethlehem are marked by a cross painted over the door and each home displays a homemade manger scene. A star is set up on a pole in the village square.
Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Christmas known as Ganna is celebrated on January 7th. This celebration takes place in ancient churches carved from solid volcanic rock and also in modern churches that are designed in three concentric circles. Men and boys sit separately from girls and women. Also the choir sings from the outside circle.
People receive candles as they enter the church. After lighting the candles everyone walks around the church three times, then stands throughout the mass, which may last up to three hours.
Food served at Christmas usually includes injera, a sourdough pancake like bread. Injera serves as both plate and fork. Doro wat, a spicy chicken stew might be the main meal. A piece of the injera is used to scoop up the wat. Baskets decorated beautifully are used to serve the wat.
Gift giving is a very small part of Christmas celebration. Children usually receive very simple presents such as clothing.
In Ethiopia Christmas day is January 7, so on Christmas Eve the city is crowded with pilgrims from all parts of the country. They remain outdoors all night, praying and chanting. In the morning, a colorful procession makes its way to a nearby hilltop where a service is held. Three young men march at the head of the crowd, lashing whips from left to right to keep the people in line. Those who worship are fed with bread and wine that has been blessed by priests. After the service is over the rest of the day is spent dancing, playing sport and feasting.
Japan
Only 1 per cent of Japanese people believe in Christ. Even so, most Japanese people decorate their stores and homes with evergreens during Christmas.
They enjoy giving each other gifts, and this is the part they celebrate.
They have a Buddhist monk called Hotei-osho who acts like Santa Claus. He brings presents to each house and leaves them for the children. Some think he has eyes in the back of his head, so children try to behave like he is nearby.
Amng the Christian Japanese Christmas is not a day for the family. They do not have turkey or plum pudding, rather than that the day is spent doing nice things for others especially those who are sick in hospitals.
Christmas for those in Sunday schools is the happiest day of the year. On Christmas Eve or Christmas night, the children put on programs that last for hours, they sing, they recite and they put on a drama of the day Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
Most children may not like Hotei-osho so they may receive their presents from Santa who goes around with a red-nosed reindeer
21 December 2007
Black Dice
Someone posted this over at Chompchomp.us, theres nothing I like more than extreme, trippy, seemingly drug-induced videos. Im beggining to notice a little trend of bands similar to this coming out of Brooklyn too. I like.
20 December 2007
Downtowns Sweetheart presents
I grabbed this from my boys blog Wetnotdry.blogspot.com, Va$htie Kola, aka Downtown's Sweetheart, Video Producer, and promoter of Downtown NewYork's well known '92' parties produced this video, featuring some awesome lil kids. Man I love little kids. ANYWAY,
Us Placers By, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams. check it check it.
Us Placers By, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams. check it check it.
17 December 2007
Xmas WishList
Santa Bring me please
A Giant female Nymph like the one from pans labyrinth
Whilst were on the topic of spectacular animals
The I-Vibe rabbit , which you can connect your itunes to
Some combat boots
Balenciaga's gold CP30 leggings (because i wont get cold in gold)
and a baby sloth.
A Giant female Nymph like the one from pans labyrinth
Whilst were on the topic of spectacular animals
The I-Vibe rabbit , which you can connect your itunes to
Some combat boots
Balenciaga's gold CP30 leggings (because i wont get cold in gold)
and a baby sloth.
15 December 2007
13 December 2007
Count on 7
Because he's fun fun fun. Come out and celebrate with our quiet lil Hatian sensation at Rodann tomorrow night.
12 December 2007
Ding Dong the Ike is Dead
Thats a horrible way to speak of the dead actually. BUT, I have a vivid memory of one of my favorite childhood movies... not 'Alice in Wonderland', but 'Whats love got to do with it' the reinactment of Ike and Tina Turners relationship. Myself and maybe 5 of my little cousins would park our innappropriately young asses in front of our tv, and play the VHS (which was a recorded version of when it was on TV so commercials included ladies and gents) and sing every song, act out every fight and cringe at every blow Ike turners Character (Laurence Fishburne) threw heartlessly at Tina's (Angela Basset). Since then weve sworn to Carve that fucker's 'Tail feather' out if we ever saw him in person.
08 December 2007
Queen La Gay Gay
Im LATE as hell I had no idea Queen Latifah was a lesbian, my roomate proclaims it would make sense because he'd personally NEVER tap that. But, nonetheless, I know some of you gents love those 'Thicker than a Snicker' types and this breaking news probably hurt your feelings. Im happy as hell for her, her wife's gorgeous, and I wish she was my dad.
06 December 2007
05 December 2007
VAMPIRES!
When I was young I wanted to be a vampire soooo bad. Hananne and a friend 7, and I came up on this trippy drug-induced seeming movie. It looks ppppiiffff.
02 December 2007
01 December 2007
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