am i wasted talent?

son. i gotta question myself right now.
i could've made this kanye west video myself.
the shit is hot. and i deadass could do it.
how come i can't get a decent fucking gig?

Kanye West - Heartless Vid.

-C!

remodeling.

it's been a while since i last touched this bitch.
lemmie remodel and get back on it hard body karate style for youuuuu SSSSUCKASSSSS!!!

-C!
P.S: you guys aren't really suckers i just thought that was something cool to say.

P.P.S: my early 90's hip hop playlist is wayyyy too ill to go unmentioned. you can tune in, leave my page open and do something else when you finish reading it cuz i'm sure you'll find SOMETHING good to listen to on it. Peace.

it's all about me right now.

yes, i do photography. yes, i do graphics. however, i'm not doing anything for anyone. i'm sorry. i hope you guys don't feel some kind of way about this. it's just that i have so much to do that i can't separate myself from my personal projects to cater to those of outside clients at the moment.
i HAVE to get my music out. that means i have to make my own photoshoots, do my own graphics for album art, promotions, media kit etc. and of course; make the effin' songs.
truly you must understand.
DJ Takeova, DJ J Level out the level vibes sound, & Vladimir, i got yall ASAP no matter what, everbody else...... i just need you guys to support me and i WILL hook up everybody once i get the time to. until then, ARTFUL C! demo/mixtape coming soon!!






-C!
P.S: if i sounded rude its only b/c thats the only way people get the message sometimes. no harm no foul? cool.

that's illegal in New York State?

so, just like damn near every new yorker i know, the police are not viewed as a law abiding force of justice and the enforcement of value and aid by me. their more of a menacing nuisance and bothersome problematic gang of street thugs sanctioned by our cockamamie mockery of a government. their presence brings about a sense of instant frustration and grief. however, in all their faults, there is a list of laws that i am glad they are too consumed in themselves to even bother to cater to. did you know....

women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business...

citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers...."

a fine of $25 can be levied for flirting....

the penalty for jumping off a building is death...

while riding in an elevator, one must talk to know one, and fold his/her hands while looking towards the door.

slippers are not to be worn after 10:00pm...

 a person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket...

it is illegal for a father to call his son a "faggot" or "queer" in an effort to curb "girlie behavior"...

.... i don't make this shit up.


-C!


P.S: fuck the poe'leece.


P.P.S: i'm bout to remodel this blog joint in a min.... this design has ran its course & gotten quite stale to me.

the people you love the most are the people that hurt you the most

this one is kinda personal. bear with me....

so, i love my mother. she carried me for 9 1/2 months, went thru labor for an alleged 8+ hrs, nurtured me all the way through, and helped me to no end. i love her.
but now that i'm a man i find that shes having difficulty letting go. and that difficulty is turning her into a controlling, annoying, nagging, discouraging .... i have too much respect to call her a bitch...
granted i may have done somethings to provoke certain elements in her behavior, i can deal with that knowing that i'm on a road to recovery and redemption. and thats evident to all, so this leaves me asking; when is enough, enough? what ever happened to let the punishment fit the crime? i feel like i messed up, and  i deserve some rebuttal to my actions, but when its clear that i've learned from my mistakes, shouldn't there be some ease? why does she feel the need to press issues and make them that much worse? i can't deal.
i know its time for me to go. i'm preparing for a departure from the nest. but my situation is so complicated its so hard for me to make that move, and life here with her just isn't getting any better.
i can't do anything i want to do, because everything i do is disrespectful to HER house. i'm 23 years young and this is no way for a man like me to live. my dad isn't any better, my brother is a pest and i'm going crazy. being home is the last place i ever want to be and its so unfortunate that i have to be here so often.
this blog has no relevance to anything... i just needed to vent.

-C.
P.S: just b/c you love someone does not mean you have to like them at all.

be yourself.

don't you hate it when people use words bigger than themselves to sound smarter than they are? those are the types of people who act totally different around people than they do around family. i mean to some degree i guess everyone does, but i'm talking about those who make that complete 180. night & day. hot & cold. real & fake. i hate to notice when someone is putting on a fake persona.
this trend is becoming ever present in 2008. don't blog about some shit and load it up with a bunch of 13 letter words cuz you think people will accept you as a better writer. you can use the words you do everyday; please, just spell them right.
be yourself and the world will either accept you for you... or shun you for you. either way, stay true to you. b/c when you fake and try to be something your not; the world will notice and real people will call you out on it.

-C!
P.S: i'm only blogging again b/c a few loyal readers requested my service. this blog is my kingdom come; i'm hova with the keys. (take it how you want to....)

P.P.S: stay tuned... artful_carlito@yahoo.com

I'm environment friendly :)

why can't scientists come together to make some kind of manmade gasoline-like chemical to help aid the planets fossil fuel crisis and improve American economy?

if the government can manage to produce a new medicine or PILL for any and everything that can possibly happen to the human body, convince us that it is a problem when it happens, then charge us out the ass for treatment, then how hard could it possibly be to come up with a scientific fix to fuel a MACHINE that WE created?

this doesn't even strike me as a good, great, world shattering idea so now i must ask; why haven't i ever heard of this as an option before?


this random thought was the first of many via iPhone.
-C!

a few random things to say....

#1 - the iPhone is probably the illest piece of technology i have ever owned.

#2 - this summer session at my school is finally over this week. shit has been so stressful this summer from job hunting, to making & breaking & mending & realizing different relationships with different people, to financial woes, to jail, to bail, to my temporary position with the family business, to the professional job hunt, to rebuilding myself and finally growing up.

#34 - my legal issues are still not over. court date thursday. pray for me.

#864 - i can't wait for a fresh clean start academically this fall. i had so much stress on my head i feel way out of touch with things and i was broken mentally & emotionally for a long while. that obviously affected my studies and spilled into every other avenue of my life. i just need to take a break from everything, a small vacation to breathe and come back.

#8 - i feel like my creativity is being geared to music way harder than it has ever lately. i'm making some good connections and guys ..... i honestly feel like i just might be the next big thing. watch me please. i know its a long time coming but i'm telling you stay tuned.

#13 - i want that new macbook. you know the black one. that shit is tough.

#5,685 - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is fucking sick!!!! xbox 360 a gwan MAD!!! everyting boom bang CONNECT!!!!

#23 - the artful image concept is currently closed to the public still. building a company from the ground up is not easy & it is time consuming. its gonna happen asap tho. i'm a multitasker so all my ideas & aspirations will be realized simultaneously. 

#9 - i told you this was random.....






this kid is pretty cool.









yeah thats all i got to say right now. stay up & wait for my next move.
-C!

i do this from time to time ....

listen guys.... i am currently a student @ the art institute of nyc. being such entails that i can handle a rather large workload full time. i also have a part time job. if you are looking to do further business with me at this point in time my apologies for not being hastier in our endeavors, but i am indeed a student before anything else. this summer especially has been quite a tumultuous one on us all & quite taxing on me in particular. i'd ask in kindness and good faith that anyone who i have previous engagements with, and to those looking to spearhead new projects, that you wait until i am finished with my summer schedule in about 2 weeks.

thnx
-C!
P.S: Valdimir i didn't forget your pix homie. IDK why you couldn't see em before but check em out right here real quick.

i love cartoons but this is fucked up

during my usual youtube.com searchings for weird things to share with you all, i've stumbled accross a number of banned cartoons. i find that cartoons are used as the media engine to slide in subliminal messages to our children, because everyone knows - kids never forget whats on tv.
in any case, these cartoons in particular were banned b/c the message that was to be subliminal, didn't quite come off as discreet as required.
i now without further due, present to you, straight from the files of youtube.com,

YOUTUBE.COM's GALLERY of LOST ANIMATED PROPAGANDA

(please watch them in their entirety)

Spongebob Squarepants IS gay.

OMFG BUGS BUNNY IS A NAZI 

....AND A RACIST

WANTED: NIKE AIR JORDAN RETRO/OG 3's

ok so if you know me you are probably aware of my stacks upon stacks of sneakers. with that being said i'm desperately trying to add to the collection, however i'm going through a pivotal stage in life right now where my style indeed is transforming. i'm getting older, getting rid of the helio & getting an iPhone, and getting a new style cuz i feel like i'm becoming average and it frightens me. most change is born out of fear but thats neither here nor there... i have a few more purchases to make before i enter a whole new style into my wardrobe. my main target? these bad boys right here....

 

any information about any of these suspects should be promptly reported to Artful C!.

-C! 

Call Me What You Want Bitch... ... ...

people judge me because of the things i do, they way i talk, the way i dress, the way i joke, the way i live my life, they way i don't care, the things that entertain me, the music i respect, the people that respect me, the people i frequently surround my self with, the persons i love, the reasons why i love them, the fact that i love, that fact that i hate, the things that i know, the things that i admit to not knowing, the places i've been, the things i haven't seen, the environment i grew up in, the way that i think (as if you really know anyway), the things that i've done, the things that i haven't done, the reasons why i haven't done them, the color i am, and the things i associate myself with because of that color, and more importantly  because of what i believe in.

to all the judges of all the courts that govern these such allegations i just wanna say, FUCK YOU.

-C!
P.S: pause the music & look @ this video that made me laugh.japanese people are invited to be friends to the room! :)

radio songs.

look @ the date. (go on look @ it) today almost every single song that came on any station had lil wayne on it. thats was the single most annoying thing i could have ever heard. now i'm not taking anything away from wayne. he nice as f**k. however, scroll thru my playlist, you'll find that he isn't the only talent in the industry.

i feel like there are soooooo many great EMCEES (not rappers) that just go under everyone's radar. i mean they get credit, but not as much as they really deserve.

support your local underdog.
if you know of an artist, big name or local emcee, who should get more shine that what he/she is receiving, drop the name on my comment wall over to the right. and let's start paying respects where respects are due and stop rerunning the same shit as if hip-hop is really dying.

-C!
P.S: i may fuck this quote up, but my favorite book the alchemist most definately states something like, "when you posess great power within you, and tell people about it; you are seldom believed" so instead of telling yall i am an emcee, just wait and imma show yall how i transform.....

nothing really to say here...

not much to talk about tonight guys. i mean, i'm keeping as busy as possible.
after the island (scroll down to see bullpen therapy post) i missed out on a very imporant week of school.
i'll up date when i can, but until then, vibes to my playlist while i catch up on some projects....

-C!

XBOX 360 is a engine of hate.

i'm proud of my younger brother.
he's 11 years old b'day 3/23/97.
he managed to save up his christmas money, and his birthday money
& sold a few old games along the way to finally buy the XBOX 360
that santa forgot. for a lil kid to gain & understand the concept of
money & maintain it for that long is so impressive to me at this age.

it sucked so bad when some racist white dude & his chick playing
Gears of War on XBOX Live (the internet program on the system
for those that don't know) got on and started calling us niggers.
chris shurgged and continued to play unscathed, but i was more
than furious. as the game continued they gradually kept calling us
niggers and saying way more derrogatory commentary towards
black people.

he started catching on and constantly asking me, "carlos why are they
beasting? thats not hot".... obviously i made him turn off the xbox live
and play regularly, as the only answer i had for baby bro was,
"their just ignorant spineless snakes in the grass chris, these people
are gonna be wack to us cuz they're far away now - then go chill with
their black friends at school or work".

not exactly the experience he was looking forward
too and it hurt that i couldn't protect my brother from that.

-C!

P.S: its not every single day that you experience blatant racism, but when it happens its just a reminder that ignorance of that degree is still very prevalent in today's society. i could go on & on saying how & why this is so wrong, and how & why we should stop this but .... honestly ... you already know how and unfortunately, we all know why.

The Midnight Society (tentative)

so as you all may or may not know... ya boy artful c! is not limited to one style of art.
as you all may or may not know, i attend full time classes @ the art institute of nyc majoring in graphic design, my side hobby of course is my freelance photography, i dabble in culinary along with simillar dabbling in screenplay scripting, and yes... i am quite lyrically/musically inclined.

in announcing such, i shall inform you that i am attempting to form a band.
right now all i'm working with are two vocalists (JusThink & I) & a kick ass stomp hard drummer (Mr. DJ Mateo himself). we are currently working on some music in studio with A-1 production equipment & A-1 engineers & producers. with Media Kit in production i shall leave you all with that much information to look forward too.

we are indeed searching for more band members. if you or someone you know plays any of these following instruments contact me immediately: violin, lead guitar, bass guitar.

-C!
P.S: if your not really really confident with your skills, don't bother contacting. we need the best of the best of the best like MiB recruiters.

The Orphan Works BIll Sucks SOOOO BAD.

back to the regularly scheduled program... sticking it to the man.
As an artist i personally feel SLAPPED across the face. We HAVE to find a way to prevent this NOW.
PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO.



-C!
P.S: we have to protect our creativity before big brother makes us pay for our own work.

Home. Sweet. Freedom.

so lemmie begin by saying, WHOOOOOO ::wipes brow:: that was close.

after a nice conversation with my homegirl Kelly Gentile, she hit me off with a number of suitable cliche` sayings that no matter how cliche`, they are they seem to be MORE than fitting, allow me to share them...
(she really said all of these deadass)

...w/e doesn't kill you only makes you stronger...

...everything happens for a reason...

...sometimes you need something bad to force something good...

...you gotta take one step back to take two steps forward...

...experience is the best teacher...

i find that cliche`'s are cliche` b/c they seem to ALWAYS be true. i find that people often take for granted the things that matter most. i took for granted my morality, freedom & self worth until they were stripped from me violently and i had to serch within; deep within, to get them all back. all in all i am especially happy that this ordeal is over & done with (for now) so that the reconstruction can begin.

expect to see a faster, stronger, smarter, more resourceful, more ambitious, hungrier, and fearless Artful C! than ever before.

i want to take a moment to thank everyone for all the support i recieved, the quotes, the away messages, & all the IM's. i really hoped you guys would have printed some FREE ARTFUL C! tee shirts for marketing purposes but i guess a shout out on your AIM shall suffice (kidding). special light needs to be shined on my immediate family mom, dad, bro (chris), bro (justin bryan)(i owe you so much my nigga), & my ace, my main muh fucka, brother from another mother for real; maffew mullings.

lastly my lil lady. el went thru so much during this ordeal. i've never before felt like another person literally emotionally, physically & even psychologically felt my pain quite like this young lady. even when i got out she was still under pressure in anxious anticipation for today. now that its over we can all rest easy bb. I LOVE YOU.

and thats all i gotta say about that.
-C!
oh & P.S: you guys know i rap, but i will NOT use this experience as a crutch to start my career glorifying the dregs of jail and crime. i am sick & tired of hearing these rappers make jail & crime sound like something everyone should do freely for fun. i WILL however, use this experience in song, as a warning of what could happen if the wrong path is taken, i WILL however, use this experience to try to uplift those listening & make all knowledgeable to the facts of the laws & how we must stay out of the corrupt babylon system (marley'ing on em a lil bit). and with that finally said... t'day hit ya brother about that studio time.... me & my band the Midnight Society have some stories to tell....

STAY FREE ARTFUL C!

so the day of reckoning is upon us and i am approximately 9 hours away from my court date. obviously i cannot sleep so here we are. lemmie just take this moment to tell everyone who has prayed for me to not stop. i also want to say thank you; really, thank YOU, personally. for all the support & the 'keep ya head up loso"'s and the "we keep you in our prayers"'s. only time will tell.... or as i formentioned in the belief's of the good man mr. Justin Bryan, only GOD will tell.

-C!
P.S: imma see yall later today.

Bullpen Therapy

did you ever do something so completely out of your natural character that your actions even surprise yourself more than others? probably.....but did you ever have to go to jail for it? i stepped so far out of my zone that i had to pay the ultimate price.....well maybe not the ultimate price b/c i'm still alive but jail is just as good as being dead if your in that bitch too long. i just spent a weekend being transported from cell to cell in central bookings, to being transported to rikers island itself.

i had more than enough time to dwell on what got me there, and ample time to pray that i get out and never go back again. the fucking bullpen. as horrible as it was, i must honestly say, if you make the best of your time there it can be equally therapeutic.in that wack ass cell i slept on floors and benches with the worst of the worst. shooters, bums, drug fiends, roaches, pimps, dealers, piss, shit & vomit. in that time all i could imagine is the direction my life is turning in, and how i can deter from this path, back on to the one that everyone KNOWS i belong on; the straight and narrow one.

right now the worst thing that could possibly happen to a human being is happening to me. i'm waiting for someone else to dictate what THEY are going to do with MY life. my court date is thursday august 14th 2008. it is then and only then will i really know whats going to happen to me for the next few years. hopefully i don't ever have to go back to the bullpen; EVER, and the NEW plan that i have for MYSELF can roll into play. until then the only thing there is to do now is wait.

my very good friend justin bryan, was once an atheist and is not one anymore. he told me he believes God is time; the only thing that was always here for sure, and the only thing that will for sure remain....no matter what. if i were to take on his beliefs, or hold on to my own, either way i pray, that time/God is working in my favor and i will make the best of it that i possibly can.

never stray from what you HAVE planned for yourself.
never let go of what you believe in.
never put yourself in a situation that you haven't thought & planned out COMPLETELY.
and i pray that you NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER go to prison. no one is built for it and no one should ever have to experience this form of therapeutic experience.

-C!
oh & P.S: pray for me & don't ask me what i been in for.
......deadass.

How ya doing? Where ya been? Whachu up to?

....well i guess i've been on what some in hollywood would call a hiatus. i guess i've been laying quite low lately. not necessarily ducking anyone or anything, simply put; summer just isn't my season. so to all who wish to know whats been the happenings as of late with me, how i've been, where i've been, and what i've been up to....i shall inform you.
i've been fine. i be in the hood. i've been busy getting famous..
details coming soon.........

- C!

Artful C!'s Nintendo Appreciation Blog

some may call me a geek, nerd, dork etc....
i've been labeled my whole life, and this company may very well take the blame for it all. i honestly wouldn't have it any other way. from but a young young boy @ age 4 or 5 i remember sitting in front of a big ass tv planing for hours on end, my classic NES (nintendo entertainment system). nothing made me happier. period. now that i am older and i have a little brother i see him growing in the same fashion, on the same tv, however his first brush with nintendo was the gamecube.

everyone knows by now that video games can help sculpt a childhood. think about it. they keep you inside & out of trouble, they excercise your hand/eye coordination, they test your patience (especially games like mega man 3 & the legend of zelda: a link to the past), and a whole laundry list of skills that nintendo has helped me personally acquire over the years can be named but i don't feel like it. i wanna take this moment to show my thanks and pay homage to a company that i'm sure all my wii sports players out there are well familiar with.








NINTENDO WE LOVE YOU! shouts out to Super Mario, Luigi, BOWSER & Samus Aran (Metroid)*
-C!

oh & P.S: now that i'm a grown man with ideas of my own i've got some great ones for the future of this company as far as character development & new game ideas & prospects. anyone who knows any higher ups might wanna contact me. like....ASAP.

nothing else to do ....

the title pretty much spells out the meaning of this post.
a meaning less blog by a meaningful host.
here's a bunch of random pix to view.
cuz i'm home alone & i ran out of shit to do.
i guess you can read my other blogs if you want to...
its not much to read b/c i only wrote two.
the next blog post, will be better, i promise
but read again, this one has promising contents.


Artful C.

no pretty pictures, no images, just words & sense.

my last blog post was may 26, 2007.
i lost interest in blogging on may 26, 2007..... wait, wait thats a bit harsh.
let's start from the ending.....

i'm a simple person. doesn't take much to please me or occupy my time. never did, never really will. in all my simplicity i have a slight, complex. i'm not afraid to try anything and i am MORE than open minded however, anything that requires more than my minimal efforts not only bores me, but infuriates me. why can't everything be as simple as i? an artistic fellow indeed i am, all you gotta do is put a pencil to a paper & BOOM! art....... an athletic lad at times, all you gotta do is catch the ball & run it & BOOM! score...... so why can't everything be that easy?

i've become known amongst many as an artist. i would more than love to incorporate art into every medium possible. so i got my lil space here on blogspot.com & my intentions on it were to indeed do just that; incorporate artistic worths from my photography, graphic images, words, & songs or whatever else i've been inspired to make, then display it all here for you to see. but i've run into so much difficulty in conveying my messages that i stopped trying. my last blog post was may 26, 2007. i lost interest in blogging on may 26, 2007.

i find it difficult to try to penetrate layers upon layers of frauds to bring forth whats real within me. the fight has been faught by many before me, won & lost by equal amounts. am i the spartan writer of 300 words who'll convince you all of my truths? or the persian scholastic bully who berates the masses with further perversions & falsehoods? who's to say? and will i find satisfaction in either of the two evils? i don't even know.

so how's this for a comfortable inbetween.... i'll cook up your food for thought, if you think its poison don't eat, if you think its cake, indulge yourself, and i'll take my satisfaction in knowing i gave you all an option. simple as that. i'm a simple person. doesn't take much to please me or occupy my time. never did, never really will.

Artful C


nods to Quintin Tarrantino.....now read it again. Peace.