diff --git a/blog/content/posts/013LVNeverfullGMMG.md b/blog/content/posts/013LVNeverfullGMMG.md index dd40a01..bd4db21 100644 --- a/blog/content/posts/013LVNeverfullGMMG.md +++ b/blog/content/posts/013LVNeverfullGMMG.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ title: "Louis Vuitton Neverfull GM" date: 2021-09-25T13:34:27-04:00 categories: [bags, louis vuitton] tags: [neverfull, brown] -draft: true +draft: false --- +![Louis Vuitton Neverfull GM [Monogram Canvas, Peony Lining]](/images/lvneverfullgmstock.jpg) + This tote bag, originally released as a knockoff of Goyard's St. Louis bag in 2007 might actually be the most popular designer handbag in existence, at least from what I've seen "in the wild"--that is, on the streets of diff --git a/blog/content/posts/014AJ1Hi85ReverseBred.md b/blog/content/posts/014AJ1Hi85ReverseBred.md index ea02928..26ba232 100644 --- a/blog/content/posts/014AJ1Hi85ReverseBred.md +++ b/blog/content/posts/014AJ1Hi85ReverseBred.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ title: "Air Jordan 1 Hi 85 Reverse Bred" date: 2025-09-25T14:29:14-04:00 categories: [shoes, jordan] tags: [air jordan 1, red, black, white] -draft: true +draft: false --- +![Air Jordan 1 Hi '85 [Varsity Red, Black]](/images/aj1hi85reversebredstock.jpg) + This was the shoe deal that mister "greatest of all time" took despite being personally more interested in Adidas' "Forum" high top basketball sneakers. But regardless of what Michael Jordan wore to international tournaments before diff --git a/blog/content/posts/015YSLCollegeBag.md b/blog/content/posts/015YSLCollegeBag.md index 9d1f374..154763d 100644 --- a/blog/content/posts/015YSLCollegeBag.md +++ b/blog/content/posts/015YSLCollegeBag.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ title: "YSL Medium College Bag in Grey Goatskin with Gunmetal Hardware" date: 2021-09-26T19:30:07-04:00 categories: [bags, Yves Saint Laurent] tags: [college bag, grey] -draft: true +draft: false --- +![YSL Medium College Bag in Grey Goatskin](/images/yslmediumcollegestock.jpg) + I carry this bag by its top handle so much that I've considered many times just leaving the chain off, but then I have to carry more than one object and I'm immediately reminded of how useful it is to be able to carry my things in @@ -15,6 +17,13 @@ reminiscent of. The full-width slip pocket on the back and the magnetic closure make this even more functional than a Louis Vuitton Pochette Métis in my opinion, which is another popular bag with a similar silhouette. +In recent years, YSL was rebranded to "Saint Laurent" and moved to +California. This bag also got a small redesign update, not to remove the "YSL" +monogram that's adorned a variety of products since its inception in the 60s, +but to reposition it slightly higher so that the bottom of the monogram is no +longer hanging off of the envelope flap/closure. I like the older version +better. + I am lucky. There's no doubt about it. How else could one describe the situation I'm in? Not only do I have the privilege of being able to spend so much of my time reading about the quality and details of luxury leather goods diff --git a/blog/content/posts/016VansJJBABucciarati.md b/blog/content/posts/016VansJJBABucciarati.md index e354e4d..3fbace1 100644 --- a/blog/content/posts/016VansJJBABucciarati.md +++ b/blog/content/posts/016VansJJBABucciarati.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ title: "Vans x JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Bucciarati Slip-Ons" date: 2021-09-27T09:39:26-04:00 categories: [shoes, vans] tags: [slip-ons, white] -draft: true +draft: false --- +![Vans x JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Bucciarati Slip-Ons](/images/vansslponsjjbabucciaratistock.jpg) + Is that a JoJo reference?? Yes, Araki's beloved manga series "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" got an animated adaptation so successful that Netflix bought up the production ahead of its 6th season to get exclusive diff --git a/blog/content/posts/017HoriMiniPadPS4Slime.md b/blog/content/posts/017HoriMiniPadPS4Slime.md index 72be8ed..fc7ba8a 100644 --- a/blog/content/posts/017HoriMiniPadPS4Slime.md +++ b/blog/content/posts/017HoriMiniPadPS4Slime.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ title: "Hori Mini Pad for PS4 (Slime edition)" date: 2021-09-21T11:53:19-04:00 categories: [hardware, hori] tags: [mini pad, blue] -draft: true +draft: false --- +![Hori Mini Pad for PS4 (Slime edition)](/images/horiminipadslimestock.jpg) + I've been a fan of Hori's aftermarket video game accessories for a long time. The first time I personally purchased a Hori product was back in 2006 when they released screen protectors for the Nintendo DS' plastic resistive @@ -15,14 +17,12 @@ but this interaction gave me the confidence to purchase my first mass-produced arcade stick, the Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 (which I immediately disassembled and reconstructed with other aftermarket parts, but I digress). -"Mini Pad" is a line of more generic controller designs that aim to be smaller -and cheaper but still (nearly) fully featured. The first of these was for the -N64, and it consolidated the iconic (albeit confusing) 3-prong design to a -more tradtional 2 handle form factor. For the PS4, the Mini Pad omits wireless -connectivity, the "Light Bar" (an RGB LED indicator) and the onboard speaker -that was largely reserved for occasional gimmicks, and replaces the -trackpad/touchpad with a button used in combination with the analog sticks to -simulate gesture inputs. +"Mini Pad" ("Wired Light Controller" in Japan) is a line of more generic +controller designs that aim to be smaller and cheaper but still (nearly) fully +featured. For the PS4, the Mini Pad omits wireless connectivity, the +"Light Bar" (an RGB LED indicator) and the onboard speaker that was largely +reserved for occasional gimmicks, and replaces the trackpad/touchpad with a +button used in combination with the analog sticks to simulate gesture inputs. These are fantastic trade-offs for the competitive offline player who needs to carry their controller around between PS4s to play matches. The sheer diff --git a/blog/content/posts/018AdidasSuperstarArizonaIcedTea.md b/blog/content/posts/018AdidasSuperstarArizonaIcedTea.md index 77c3738..42e1053 100644 --- a/blog/content/posts/018AdidasSuperstarArizonaIcedTea.md +++ b/blog/content/posts/018AdidasSuperstarArizonaIcedTea.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ title: "Adidas Superstar (Arizona Iced Tea)" date: 2021-09-27T11:12:26-04:00 categories: [shoes, adidas] tags: [superstar, green] -draft: true +draft: false --- +![Adidas Superstar (Arizona Iced Tea)](/images/adidassuperstararizonastock.jpg) + Yung Lean's "Unknown Death 2002" (released in 2013) feels like a lifetime ago, but the influence of internet artists still persists to this day. They made a name for themselves showcasing their favourite things from their childhood and diff --git a/blog/content/posts/019AjazzK680T.md b/blog/content/posts/019AjazzK680T.md index 2644ec5..fb908ac 100644 --- a/blog/content/posts/019AjazzK680T.md +++ b/blog/content/posts/019AjazzK680T.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ title: "Ajazz K680T" date: 2021-09-21T15:27:41-04:00 categories: [hardware, ajazz] tags: [k680t, black] -draft: true +draft: false --- +![Ajazz K680T (black)](/images/ajazzk680tstock.jpg) + When I buy Cherry MX-compatible mechanical keyboards now, all I look at is what the case looks like, and the physical layout of the keyswitch plate. 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