Farewell, Prop. 19

Proposition 19 failed to pass, though 44% support isn't something to be embarrassed about. I can't figure out whether there are truly more people in California who don't want to legalize pot, or it's that not enough people who do support legalization show up at the polls. All I know is that up until the very end there was still so much confusion surrounding the issue and so many opinions, the conversation became SO LOUD. I kind of tuned out and I bet other people did too.

My personal use of marijuana has not changed at all since Tuesday. In fact, I had a bowl packed and ready to go for that night, either to celebrate a victory or to console a loss. I will safely assume that many Californians did the same thing, though this is only based on Twitter updates and common sense. Smoking on Tuesday night was such a strong reminder that California is in this weird, suspended state where marijuana is almost legal. For those with ailments, an appointment with a medicinal marijuana doctor effectively makes marijuana yours to use. All you need to do is show up to your appointment, pay the fee, and you walk out with an identification card that let's you enter any dispensary to buy weed over the counter. If you don't have an ailment, stretching the truth works too.

Whether or not California legalizes the recreational use of marijuana, those who smoke it now (legally or illegally) will continue to light up. It makes me think whether the personal incentive to legalize is gone, because one way or another marijuana is easily available. It's funny that those who oppose marijuana legalization are eager to vote because they believe that once marijuana is legalized the state will fall apart. At the same time, supporters of marijuana legalization may be less enthusiastic to vote because they don't think much would change if it did pass - at least on a personal level.

As everyone keeps pointing out, Prop. 19 remains a monumental success because marijuana is now a mainstream political issue. A least we can say that starting in 2010, people started to stop and listen to weed-loving liberal hippies. Did I just kill the renewed sentiment with that stereotype?'

xoxo, rose

Stella McCartney: Fall/Winter 10/11 (+ramble on 1's and 0's)

Stella McCartney's Fall/Winter 2010/2011 campaign
Modeled by Natalia Vodianova
Photography by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
Source: FS

It's not new, but I never got around to storing it on here. It's remarkable to think of the internet as storage space. I acknowledge the tangent, but the list of things that we no longer own physically grows longer everyday. So many things have turned into 1's and 0's, literally. Is that okay? Are we compromising something, or is this just the part of some progression towards something else, a something else that ignores writing by hand and admires JPEGs rather than photographs born of a negative image? I suppose it is not really a progression, because that implies something inherently better. Regardless, the course we are taking now is fully committed to obliterate not just newspapers, but virtually anything that could be stored on a hard drive. It doesn't seem okay, but I don't yet have a grasp on why it's not okay. I mean, what ill would it really do to us? But a culture of no newspapers, printed books, and Polaroid shots seems so deprived. But maybe that's old fashioned thinking.

Okay, tangent over. The illustrations in this Stella McCartney campaign were done by Barry Reigate. Check out his drawings here. I especially like his paintings. I included a couple below, but check out more here. His stuff is kind of strange, but what art isn't? I'm one of those annoying people who goes to an art museum and says, "I can totally do that," so I will be the first to say I don't always get art. But these are pretty intriguing.

Happy Saturday! It's rainy and gloomy here, and I'm loving it.

Corset

photo: lesmoking

Pink corset with black lace detailing. The article mentions that it is from the BBC costume department.

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I'm usually not the biggest fan of edibles - I don't find them very effective and they usually just don't taste that good. Anyone who says weed brownies taste better than real brownies are lying, I vouch for that. But I recently purchased caramel candy made with hemp oil, and I'm pretty happy with it. :) Review coming soon!

In other news, I'm being forced to watch the Dancing with the Stars' results show tonight. I saw a little bit last night, and though it makes my stomach turn to admit it, I find The Situation endearing. To put this in perspective, to find him remotely appealing is against every rational and moral fiber in my being. But there is something about him...ew, let me go slap sense into myself.