But I Love Her...

AMY WINEHOUSE

Shes my idol! And although I know in my heart i shouldnt say that too loud or too proud, for people may think i idolize all thing negative (drugs, alcohol, making a fool of myself), but i cant help it. I absolutely LOVE Amy Winehouse. And the fact that she battles her inner demons so publicly is such a shame.

Her recent performance at the Rock in Rio Lisbon concert proves that she needs an intervention immediately.


Her obvious disregard for her career is making me extremely sad. Her music is the soundtrack to my life, and the fact that she can no longer sing those songs I love let alone create new pieces, saddens me.

This is the Amy i once adored and looked up to...


but i am now constantly having to see the 'current' Amy...withering away and slowly killing herself.

Its onlii fair that i share with you what i recently seen that made me dedicate this post to the one and only Winehouse, and that was her recent performance at Rock In Rio. Below are the videos of a once amazing rising star, on the road to failure...







Horrible. Embarrassing. Disappointing. and downright Ridiculous! I can onlii hope Amy looks in the mirror and realizes that she can get help..and its never too late for a change/intervention. As upset as it makes me, i will still always root for her.

So instead of leaving this negative imprint of my idol in all of the minds of my fellow bloggers, i will instead leave you with a lovely performance when she was still good... Enjoy!

Imagine All of Us Just The Same..

I'm back..and not by any exciting force... I know i have abandoned LoveHateSensation and all my great blogger pals, but ive been feeling 'blah' these past few months. Blah about school (which is now over thank goodness), blah about my nightlife (which has been rather non existent lately), and blah about everything else I've been around.

But i'm back..I wish with some good news, but no. Instead i'm livid. Livid and annoyed! I went shopping yesterday, one of my favorites, hoping to rekindle that old flame i once shared w/ the wonderful cultural NYC. Instead i was annoyed by everything i saw. And what I saw was modern day conformity....

SoHo, once the place for individuals is now covered with a uniform. But not those classy cute preppy catholic school uniforms (which i wore a mere 2 years ago). No! its a uniform of the Hip Hop Punkster Hipster Posers (my friend likes to call them KANYE-SWAG-DUPLICATORS) .... what is this uniform you may ask? Well it was once something i thought would be cute for the spring, a new look that not everyone could pull off, but those that could would do it with class and dignity. I thought this until i experienced it first hand and it was completely overdone.

The first part of the uniform is the colored skinny jean...


now i myself cannot say i was not once into this jean..matter of fact i bought 3 in the winter excited to let them be seen by the world in spring. But yesterday after seeing them being sold in EVERY store (even on some street corners) and counting 9 girls in Forever21 with the exact same ones on and then a boy outside the store also wearing them, I realized, its time to let the jean go. And that is exactly what I did, I let that jean go to my 9 year old cousin. Maybe she can save it for when style will be recycled by the time shes in her late teens.

Part two of the uniform...the Kanye scarf..


You know you've seen it..cuz i seen it EVERYWHERE, and im sick of it! Now I am a scarf lover myself. I love how they keep my neck warm and are a great outfit accessory, but thats when there is a swift breeze outside, not when its 74 degrees. And i never been a fan of this style scarf to begin with. Now i have a few friends who own this scarf in many colors, and love it with all their might; but for me, this needs to go. If your not a performer on the Glow In The Dark tour and your not Kanye's entourage, maybe its time you let it go!

Keeping on the topic of Kanye, something i saw wayyy too much... shutter shades..


Now i know we couldnt tell Kanye nuthin', but i can tell you something... You look stupid!! your not blocking the sun, and your not wearing a prescription...leave those shades to the pros, K. West himself.

Last part of the uniform which worked my nerves yesterday were the faux gold rope chains:


These chains once made popular by Run DMC back in the day, were all well and dandy back then, but when paired with all these other things..it just doesnt work.


Conformity, I know nothing can ever be done to change this. I mean followers will always need someone to follow. Personally, I am not once to want to look like the next guy, and i am definitely going to try my hardest this summer to avoid this uniform by all cost.

You may agree, or you may not, but I hope that coming back to my old LoveHateSensation with such a passion can onlii bring positive posts in the future...

They Grow Up To Fast..

So I visited my aunt this weekend and got to see my little cousin. She's 8 and out of control. Her and her friend were going on telling me all this stuff they know about sex and love and I was like where are you guys learning this from. So they told me that their school library has this book called Its So Amazing which all the kids are borrowing because its so interesting, and they showed me the book. I was truly traumatized. It was a bit too detailed and advanced for my little cousins eyes if you ask me. I'm all for sexual education but thats like in 6th grade not 3rd. And we wonder why these young kids are getting into so many situations. Here are some pics directly from the book.

How Your Body Looks as You Grow Up

The Amazing Sperm Race?

Different Types of Love (straight/gay)

This is all to much. Here a pic of my cousin (on the right) and her friend with this filthy publication.

Les Enfants Ayant Des Enfants (Children Having Children)

Today i got to spend some time with my little cousin who i hardly get to see. She's 8 years old and crazy entertaining. Anyway, she was watching Nickelodeon and telling me how much she enjoys this show called Zoey 101. Then it occured to me the main character 16 year old Jamie Lynn Spears (younger sister to Britney) announced no more then a week ago that she was 12 weeks pregnant.

(Jamie Lynn- Below)
















Jamie and the father of the child



















Now i'm not one to say who can or cannot have babies because these celebrities are humans too and its their bodies and their lives, but i do find certain things in this situation quite disturbing.

Number 1 Jamie Lynn is a child. A child carrying a child. Number 2 is the fact that with all this scrutiny around her family already how can she raise a child in a healthy environment? Number 3 why is the father of the child 19 years old and how convenient is it that they met at church?? And Number 4 what is the world coming to? Is this what my little cousins have to look up to?

Is it me, or are the morals of society all screwed up...

La Tête Super ou Super Muet (Super Head or Super Dumb)

So today i was minding my own business doing my everyday reading and i stumbled across something realli odd. Last week I finished this book called The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans (also known as SuperHead by the hip hop community). Her first book (Confessions of a Video Vixen) actually broke the top ten NY Times Best Seller List (shocking for a memoir about sleeping with the top heads in entertainment huh?)

Anyway i came across something very strange. On Karrine's website she has actually stumped down to selling her pre-worn clothes. Now I'm def. not one to knock pre-worn clothes (i mean thrift shop shoppin is still in), but why oh why would anyone choose to purchase clothing worn by a well known harlot (thats a nice word for hoe guys). Anyway here are some outfits featured on her page [http://theboutique.bigcartel.com] for sale.

Multi-colored Flower Knee Length Dress by Guess $50












Black Knee Length BCBG Baby Doll Dress $100













Grey and White Zara Cotton Wrap Dress $75













The stuff is cute..cant lie..but i rather dish out the few extra bucks and get it from the store...but thats just me ;)!!

En Hiver ou Au Printemps (Winter or Spring)

So i was sitting in my room..trying to think of a profound discussion for my first blog entry...and all that kept coming to me was flip flops, shorts, and hoodies. Now i know most would wonder why are spring/summer items coming to mind in mid-winter. I too asked myself this. Then it came to me. Tonight, walking into my on campus dorm, I saw a girl in a hoodie. She shrieked outside "ahhhh its so cold!!" This made me question, where was her jacket?? The temperature at the time was high 30's, and the fact that i go to school outside of NYC doesnt help (on a good day, our temp is a 5 degree difference from the city). Now maybe it wouldnt be so bad if she was wearing a nicely insulated hoodie, but instead she was wearing the typical Iona ($39.98) apparel [as pictured below] So some may asks, what does a hooded sweater, shorts and flip flops have to do with each other. Well its sooo common to see on any given day (especially on days below 40 degrees), kids wearing these ridiculous items. I dont get it....

Shorts (yikes) >>>

The Classic Old Navy Flip Flop (you gotta be kidding me)

Slippers (who knows anymore)












Basically as of right now...this trend needs to come to a complete and abrupt stop...its getting out of control!!