Fantastic.

Me and Orson Welles



The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus




I can't wait. I didn't want you to either. So I'm up when I should be asleep.
Night all.
~Ferdinando

Chace Crawford - Interview Magazine

I've always found Chace Crawford to be a very attractive guy and personal experience from across the street will tell you that those cheekbones are not exaggerated, but what I find most attractive about him is the natural energy he has.

Chace Crawford does not perforate the media. Thank god. I can literally go weeks without hearing about him and I am never forced to feign interest in some trashy drama that surrounds him. But that doesn't make him any less relevant to today's culture. Just because he isn't on every news channel I turn on doesn't mean that he is without merit. It just means that he wants his talent to speak for itself. But that just leaves us wanting for more, wanting to see more of Chace, not the Gossip Girl side of him.

He has a piece in Interview magazine that I highly recommend. It is here that you can truly see a side of him that so many young stars are lacking - real charisma.

I know a lot of you probably don't know what to think of him. But that's only because we haven't yet had the opportunity to see his talent play out on screen. Opportunity will arise this year thought when Footloose and a smaller film, Twelve, which have release dates in 2010, reveal something of substance for us to work with - therefore it will only be a matter of time before a real consensus is come to.

Until then, I don't think it's a crime to admire a man that is probably prettier than many girls you know. I go for the rugged type personally, but I wouldn't dare disregard him based on looks alone. That would be vain...


"I want to keep to myself. I don’t want to be out there. You have to keep some kind of control over who you are."
-Chace Crawford


~Ferdinando

Being Dashed

It's been a very busy month.

I've been struggling to finish a screenplay I need to write and fit that in around my busy school schedule. That means later nights, earlier mornings, and the intense drive to eat, sleep, breathe the characters and storyline. It's an interesting predicimate, making it hard to write in a blog when you just spent hours writing in a screenplay.

This week however, was pretty mellow in regards to writing, just because it got to the point that my time was so filled up. I hit Philadelphia with a group of friends to see the Arctic Monkeys at the Electric Ballroom. Crazy night, to say the least. It was one of the wildest shows I've been to, but I've been to quite a few. In fact, about halfway into the set a certain band member's model-host girlfriend, who had been standing behind me, spotted a girl who had collapsed in the crowd. This led to security officials dragging her out while the crowd raged on unnoticing. Also, the former writer band member of Panic At The Disco was there. Apparently he's a fan of the Like, who opened for the Arctic Monkeys.


Afterwards, we all piled into an open late diner and on our way out, for some strange reason, the whole diner joined in a huge discussion of what we should do next in the night. What a strange town Philly is. Much nicer than New Yorkers, who wouldn't have even glanced up when we exited the diner. Very interesting night.


Rapid change of topic:
Lately I've been obsessively listening to the Beatles. My sister gave me her Beatles Anthology CDs which reinvigorated my love for them, but it also got me thinking. I began thinking about the level of fame they achieved at such a young age. By the time they were 20-23 they had literally taken the world. They were so young to be LEGENDS, but that's what they were.

I wonder what effect that really had on them.

~Ferdinando

On the Street with the Sartorialist

Yesterday was a really great day for me. Instead of slaving away in classes while both the sunlight and my youth seeped away, I took advantage of the beautiful weather and spent it exactly how I wanted. On a whim, a friend and I went to the last summer episode of It’s On with Alexa Chung! and then bounded over to Alice’s Tea Cup for a late lunch in the Upper West Side. Yes, we bounded. After that we attended a book signing at Barneys on Madison and 60th with Scott Schuman. Now if you don’t recognize his name, you shouldn’t worry, it could be that you know him less for his name and more for his fashion blog, The Sartorialist. I picked up a copy of his book, which I recommend if you’re a fan of his blog. Just something to get inspiration from on one of those days when you “have nothing to wear.” I’ve been in that mindset for a little bit of time now and being on a college student’s budget requires you to find new ways to look at your old clothes.

After that a group of friends and I went to dinner at a cheap Mexican restaurant before hitting New York’s favorite basement bar – the sorta place where the most eclectic group of people hang for that college dive atmosphere. Seriously, there are the Suits, Frat Boys, Hipsters, and others. You can’t stick out here – it’s the dirtiest, cheapest, most fun way to spend a night.

I swear I had a point to this blog. I also swear that one day I’ll actually begin a blog and finish it without you wondering what my point is. My intention when beginning today was to talk about the Sartorialist and his affinity for seeing beauty in the mundane. No, that’s not right. He simply sees beauty. Because his blog is not about fashion – though fashion is an obvious outcome within his pictures- rather the shots he takes are about inspiration. Inspiration from what’s right outside our front door.

So go inspire.

~Ferdinando

A Fellow Blogger

Hello, my lovely readers!

I apologize for our extended absence, we've been busy getting back into the swing that is college life.

We recently embarked on a journey to the MTV VMA's that were held on Sunday night, here in Manhattan. But this post does not have to do with the scandal's and drama's that, I'm sure, you have all at least heard about. I'm here to discuss someone else that was in attendance at Sunday's festivities...

I'm sure that if you follow our blog, you also follow others. One of my favorites is none other than, Perez Hilton. As cliche as it might sound, I find his blog to be addicting and check it on an almost daily basis.

The self proclaimed "Queen of all Media" posts the latest celebrity gossip, almost, as soon as it happens. Between his "additions" to the photos and the nicknames he gives certain celebrities, Perez acknowledges that his site is "Hollywood's Most Hated Website" and yet we can't seem to get enough of it.

Perez started his site five years ago and, now, rakes in 10 and a half million readers a day! For being the most hates Hollywood website, the fans certainly love it. While Perez has caused quite a stir amongst the Hollywood elite, he is very proud of the fact that he only blogs the truth and with his telling of celebrity exploits he, usually, finds a way to get a chuckle out of the reader.

So if you are ever just poking around on the internet, I recommend checking out perezhilton.com or his fashion blog cocoperez.com (of course, only do this if you are in need of a new addiction...)

~Hans

PS this picture was not taken by me, I found it on perezhilton.com

when Johnny Depp is right, he's right

“There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are easy.”
-Johnny Depp

I would rather try and fail than never try at all.
Even better, I would rather try and succeed.

But not trying is never an option.

~Ferdinando

Hollister in Manhattan?

New Yorkers will never be silenced.