What is the Difference Between Uptown and Downtown?

What's the difference between uptown and downtown?

"I'm going uptown to the bank"
"I'm going downtown for a drink"

Uptown: formal, business, etc. Downtown: informal, grittier, where all the action happens.

It definitely has more to do with the characteristics of certain parts of the city. Uptown tends to be he more "classier" part of town, where many people work and business is done. Where as Downtown seems to be the more "bustling" side of town, with nightclubs and tends to be where more people live.

Random, but I'm sure somebody will find this useful.

GLASS WALLS HOME Hollywood Hills,CA - WealthyKidRealEstate

My faavvoorriitte cuzzo Subee is always ranting about having her 'glass house on the beach'. Now, while I love modern architecture, I'm more into the wood/sustainable type look, but I never knock her style-- It's miles ahead of mine.

This Hollywood Hills gem built by artchitect John Lautner, blends in beautifully with it's surroundings. The use of organic materials creates a "spa" like feel throughout the house. With glass walls, you can see L.A. skyline (however miniscule) from any room. Even the bathroom!










What do you think about this home? Are you more into conventional homes, modern homes, or condos? Fill me in, kids.

Online Window Shopping: 2008 Bentley Continental GT Zagato

While online window car shopping, I ran across one of the most rediculous Bentley Continentals I have ever seen. The Bentley's exterior is beautifully remodeled, made to look like an older 1920's esque automobile. Reminds me of a what an excalibur would look like if it was made for the 2000's.








Pretty sick, eh?

2012: The Crazy Ass Movie

Yesterday, my grandma (during her daily youtube binge) bought this video to my attention: a trailer from the 2010 movie about whats 'supposed' to happen in 2012. It looks very extravagant, and the trailer is very graphically intense. Although I think it is just another illuminated ruling class scam, just like the whole Y2K thing, oh, the swine flu, and the AIDS virus. Enjoy the trailer.

DANKDEAL: DYNEX 32" LCDTV HD $329.00

Hey there, my fellow broke ass.

As I was online window shopping, I came across this hell of a bargain.

A 32" Dynex LCD TV for only $329 bucks-- and the best thing about it is that it hasn't even went on Sale yet. So you guys can cop this before anybody else does!!!!


What a great deal! Reminds me of that IKEA commercial where the lady had saved so much money that she thought the cashier had made a mistake on her order and ran out like she was stealing something...




Now remember, Wealthy Kids Save Money.

2010 JAGUAR XFR PERFORMANCE TESTS

So, you guys should already know how crazy I am over Jaguar's new models-- The 2010 XJ & XF series. They totally rock my world. I mean, everytime I see an XF on the streets I get all wet... ahem.

I ran across these two videos of the Jaguar's performance. The first is a test drive of the Jaguar XFR (which is totally amazing!!!). The guy has no mercy on the car, and the car takes all the blows like a pro. Blows BMW out of the wind!! And you have to see the jump that he does in the car starting at around 3:55



The car's limiter stops the car at around 165 MPH. However without the limiter the car will take you upwards of 220 MPH, very close to Bugatti's 270 MPH.

Here is another video of the Jaguar XFR VS. The Ferrari 550 Maranello.




The Jaguar clearly has this in the bag, but the limiter kicks in--> Something that Ferrari doesn't suffer from. Oh and did I mention that this Jaguar is less than half the price of a Ferrari? Just another amazing feat. Okay, enough with my fanboyism.

FILTHY FLY SKYLINES

Until recently, I've never been too crazy about living downtown. Now I can't speak for a cities like New York and Chicago, but I know that in Miami the Homeowner's Association fees are just rediculous. On a $400,000 Miami Beach condo (If you can find one that cheap without having to constantly mediate drug deals and dodge bullets), with a mortgage payment that is likely to be upwards of $2,100--- You can expect to pay $600 to $2000.00 in Homeowner Association fees (maintenance) per month. Bringing your monthly pay anywhere to $2,700, to $4,100. For a shabby one bedroom studio with an obstructed view of the beach, pharrell's 10 Million dollar Miami condo, Amber Rose's ass (well, you can google that), and if you're really lucky, Rihanna defending herself against Chris Brown. But that's just where the condo's begin. I don't know about you guys, but I just am not keen on paying $2,000 a month to have the grass cut.

I can't help but appreciate the New York and Miami Skylines though. New York's dark and looming skyline screams capitalism and power-- like, "I Wish you fuckin' chinese would try us...". Whilst the Miami skyline say's something more like "OMFG IS THAT A COACH OUTLET!!!", it's still quite beautiful with it's clean waters and modern architecture.

Here are the top five skylines in the U.S. accord to Forbes and Raime/Skyline Rankings :

1. New York City




2. Chicago


3. Miami



4. Houston



5. Los Angeles



And here's the rest of the of the list:

6. Dallas,TX & Atlanta,GA (TIE)

8. San Fransico

9. Boston

10. Las Vegas


Phoo-Phoo! To the sucky cities that didn't make the list. Hustle Harder, pay da bitch off, up ya wealth, and see ya on the list next year.


So which city skyline is your favorite? Why?