toast to the good life

back to the hood life

it's been a moment since I last checked in here and in all honesty I'm not really checkin' out the release dates of the latest jordan retros as intensely as I used to (still love myself a solid pair of J's though) or following any blogs myself. in return, these last few months have been such a rollercoaster, characterized with both the butterflies induced by steep descends and the fear of something going terribly wrong in the process. but for now, I'm totally high on life. I probably had some of the most satisfying days/weeks ever and I'm experiencing life as one big party as of late. not in the sense of a bunch of people gathering for excessive alcohol consumption and moving their bodies to music in a ridiculous fashion, but more in the sense of finding joy in pretty much everything I encounter, big or small. most of the time reality has a way of slapping you in the face or even stabbing you in the back, but lately it has been stroking me in places that love being stroked actually. I've truly been living from day to day and saying yes to pretty much every experience coming my way, which often means you gotta sacrifice some sleep, but since sleep is the cousin of death, I'll just accept fatigue every now and then.

also, this whole going out for dinner is getting kinda ridiculous, last friday marked the absolute summum of idiocy when I had sushi first, only to go out for steak one hour later. I guess this is quite litterally the price you pay for being a yes-man. I for one am not complaining, but I think my piggy bank is.

so I guess I'm just awaiting the unavoidable low that is to succeed this incredible high.




I've made it my mission to try every sushi spot within a 20 mile radius of antwerp/ghent. some all round japanese eateries that let you combine rice/noodles wok dishes with sushi, might have seen my face a lot lately. having a real hard time limiting myself to just one dish.



finally got around to having a little looksie over at ed templeton's new expo, displaying pretty much all of his work. way more extensive than his exposition in Antwerp last year, incorporating more daily life pictures. balancing between socio-critical, hopelessly romantic and just straight up nasty. runs till june.



chicken - peanuts - noodles - coconut curry - maki's - inside outs - .... note the boat (and my little rhyme I did there)



these simple yet effective blazers reached the cs hq two weeks back. immediately broke 'em out for a night of culture club. nylon uppers, black swoosh, no frills. beauty often lies in simplicity.



heavy riffage calls for heavy duty garments. round toe red wings - levis 500's - dickies lumberjack shirt to go see yob, goatsnake, eyehategod, karma to burn, about 100 more bands and a poor excuse for a kyuss coverset over at this years roadburn fest. if this whole career thing doesn't work out I'd totally be equipped for a job in construction (what's up nyhc video). at least then it'd be permitted for me to holler at beautiful women and show my buttcrack.



overpriced wannabe american junk, stuff like this tastes way better when it's 50% cheaper



so I recently got introduced to this all u can eat japanese joint. best/worst move ever. I believe this was round three. h-e-a-v-e-n



my person picked up this shirt for me in paris. the quiet life's ode to joy division, loving the sweet irony. this way I can wear a joy division related shirt without looking like too much of a burned out and jaded ex-hardcore cliché. furthermore, the CEO of the LSC also hooked it up with a 1966 selvage version of the classic levis 501. pretty sweet.

I'll be boarding a plane overseas tomorrow for two weeks of intense living, so again don't expect me to update this anytime soon.

antwerp - ghent - brussels - amsterdam - philadelphia - boston in one week time. I might not be fashionable, but I am international.

to quote one of the most influential musicians and businessmen today: life's so priceless.

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