Daily Archives: December 9, 2012

Night Luster by Sarah Lian

 Night Luster by Sarah Lian

Actress Sarah Lian put together a short video based on the monologue from Laura Harrington’s “Night Luster”. Here’s her monologue:

I don’t think people see me. I get this feeling sometimes like I’m invisible or something. I can be standing there in a room and I’m talking and everything, and it’s like my words aren’t getting anywhere and I look down at myself and sometimes my body isn’t getting anywhere either. It’s like I’m standing behind a one-way mirror and I can see the guys and I can hear the guys, but they can’t see me and they can’t hear me. And I start to wonder if maybe I’m ugly or something, like maybe I’m some alien species from another planet and I don’t speak the language and I look totally weird. But I don’t know this, you see, because on this other planet I had this really nice mother who told me I was beautiful and that I had a voice to die for because she loved me so much, not because it was true. And I arrive here on Earth and I’m so filled with her love and her belief in me and I sing like I have a voice to die for. And because I’m so convinced and so strange and so deluded, people pretend to listen to me… because they’re being polite or something — or maybe they’re afraid of me. And at first I don’t notice because I sing with my eyes closed. But one day I open my eyes and find out I’m living in this world where nobody sees me and nobody hears me. I’m just looking’ for that one guy who’s gonna hear me, see me… really take a chance. I mean, I hear them. I’m listening so hard I hear promises when somebody’s just sayin’ hello. if anybody ever heard what I’ve got locked up inside me… I’d be a star.

If she could only voice her true self.

Night Luster by Sarah Lian

Procrastinate with D-Trix

Procrastinate with D-Trix

D-Trix has a paper due and he doesn’t want to procrastinate. However, all these distractions get in the way including food, video games, and girls. Even with notes reminding him not to procrastinate, he still manages to stay unfocused. If you have a paper due, watch this video. On second thought, maybe pull up your pants and get cracking on your paper.

Procrastinate with D-Trix (contains profanity)

A Unique Approach to Rehab in Indonesia

A Unique Approach to Rehab in Indonesia

VICE traveled to Indonesia to buy sandals made by former drug addicts. The shoes, called “junkies,” are a part of a program started by the YAKITA Drug Treatment Center to help women suffering from addiction learn a marketable skill. Indonesia experienced a drug epidemic in the 1980s due to rapid economic growth and the increased availability of new drugs; YAKITA was started in 1999 as a response to this crisis. VICE spends the day at the center getting to know the girls and chatting about shoes and drugs. YAKITA puts a positive spin on junkies.

A Unique Approach to Rehab in Indonesia