FIRST POST-oh yeah!

OK, so despite the fact that this blog is an assignment from my Journalism class... I am planning on enjoying every minute of it! I happened to create this blog on September 11th, conveniently providing me with a lot of material to talk about on my very first day!
Especially since last night was New York's "Fashion's Night Out," Anna Wintours' genius creation that probably pulls in more money in one night then the men working their asses off in the Forbes building, which, consequently, was being completely ignored yesterday. I wonder how the shoppers and celebrity-seekers feel when they wake up from their highly materialistic ventures to a day of mourning from an event that shows you how precious and short life is. Not that I'm judging almost all the New Yorkers who enjoyed the festivities, fashion, and free booze last night, that would be hypocritical on so many levels.
I myself was in Brooklyn trying to escape the frenzy, AKA trying not to make it obvious that there was no way I could go spend money at every high-end store in the Meatpacking district, but despite my efforts Brooklyn too caught the fashion bug and had stores open all night! My friend and I window shopped and copped some vodka tonics on the way. Our homie is a local rapper so we supported him at his show. Check him out.
http://same.bandcamp.com/track/swim-in-the-road-technicolor-lenses-with-the-aposoul
[He's so interesting I've decided to make a short film about him! Coming soon.]

The Village Voice pronounced Fashion's Night Out as, "Halloween, with a little more fabric." It blows my mind how influential the editor of the largest fashion magazine is. She comes up with an idea that allows the public to be a part of the fashion world for a single night, and it seems as though there is a new national holiday.

As fashion week continues I'm sure there will be a lot of great events and star-sightings around town. I wish I was a little more into the goings-ons of this week, but, I'll likely be playing the role of a nanny or doing homework during the bumpin' fashion shows of designers such as Alexander Wang and Prada. Good thing I'm young and healthy and theres fashion week twice a year!

I hope you can take a moment of your day to remember the loss that we all encountered, some more than others, exactly 9 years ago today. Remember that through the ashes of tragedy rises a new symbol of Freedom. The New "One World Trade Center" is said to be finished construction in 2013, and will be the tallest building in the USA.
LIVE IT, go HAM! Because life is priceless and talk is cheap.

Here is a video of the Freedom Tower. I love the name.