Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com My thoughts, ideas, and rants. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:21:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 BEMODEL.com Is Live http://www.andrewfashion.com/2012/01/07/bemodel-is-live/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2012/01/07/bemodel-is-live/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:05:13 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2168 Go ahead and sign up, ignore the current sign up and home page, as it will be fixed soon. When you sign up, you’re technically requesting an invite, and you will be approved right away. Shortly, we will have open registration, where you will be able to see the home page and content of the website, do not worry!

We still have a lot to fix though, design wise, just not everything is perfect. So if you see any kinks, report them.

We’re going to be doing a lot of social media marketing, and prizes, giveaways, contests, etc… Starting mid February, so be sure to follow our Twitter and Facebook page to keep up to date with all of that! Here we go!
One new feature will be released every month up until June 15th, which means we’ll be 100% out of beta.
]]> http://www.andrewfashion.com/2012/01/07/bemodel-is-live/feed/ 2 Drivable.com Partner? http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/12/11/drivable-com-partner/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/12/11/drivable-com-partner/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:31:38 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2107 http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/12/11/drivable-com-partner/feed/ 3 BEMODEL Updates & More http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/12/05/bemodel-updates-more/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/12/05/bemodel-updates-more/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:56:53 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2081 “If your product or service isn’t working in this recession/depression/current economic crisis, maybe you need to rethink what your business can do for customers. Come up with a NEW service or NEW product.” That’s exactly what I went for. Fuck the old business plan of social networking, fuck it completely. It’s still going to be there, but that’s just the fucking surface. I spoke with some respected photographers, did a shit load of research, and just thought to myself 24/7 about what the fuck can I do, to turn this around. Now, that’s no exaggeration when I say 24/7, I’m sick in the head. I care more about business, and fixing my debts with my investors and delivering what I promised than I do life itself, more than anything… I could easily pay them off with my own cash from Email marketing I have on autopilot now, I’m only making 30k a month, but within 6-12 months, I could pay them off. But I am FUCKING determined to make BEMODEL work. So I hired a new designer, haha. I’d still like to consider this BM V3 since I’m still using the same programmer and we’re only in the beta stages. A designer for the iPhone App, and the website. That’s right, an iPhone App finally. Expected launch date is 3 months from now. I say that conservatively, so hopefully sooner, but I hate giving timeframes now, because it’s always one thing or another with the teams I hire, and nothing is really ever done when you want it to be, so we’ll see. As far as what I have coming with BEMODEL is so simple, but exactly what will turn this around. I probably spend an average of 2 – 6k a month on BEMODEL. I can’t even save fucking money because I keep spending it on BEMODEL, because I am either A) that fucking stupid, or B) that fucking determined. Last month looks like this for business:

Some updates on me

For the curious ones, here is how I’ve been doing: * A lot of you have been asking what have I’ve been doing, a lot of it is email marketing and some search marketing, the majority is email. As far as products, my own e-books, and pushing finance ads. It looks great, and it is great, but with more income, comes more expenses, bigger bills, and more for me to spend on BEMODEL. So really I’m not doing the best job of saving, but I’m trying as hard as possible. For the negative nancies who are about to say I’m just as stupid as last time. I haven’t bought cars, houses, or much toys, it’s been all into one hell of a risky investment (BEMODEL). The higher the risk, the higher the return right? Fuck a 401k/SEP-IRA/Roth-IRA right now, I’m only 24. And at the current rate of income, I’m on track for about 30-40k/mo. Slowly building my way back up, but to be honest, I’m not fully satisfied, because the last three years of my life has been dedicated to BEMODEL, and I have, in my eyes, have let 3 investors down thus far. Vegas is okay, it’s tough with no friends, but I have my beautiful Girlfriend who takes great care of me, and we’re both on the Vegan challenge together, and tomorrow marks exactly 30 days of no meat, dairy, eggs, etc… I’ve lost 19 pounds so far, my highest was 197 right before we started, and now I’m 178. Give or take a few fluctuating pounds, so about 17 pounds I’ve lost in reality. It’s insane really, how much weight I’ve lost from my face. I can go on and on about how much better I feel, and how much more sensitive my taste buds are to plant foods, and how great they taste now. But I’ll post another blog on this later. We have only gone to the strip one time since I’ve been living here, and have only gone out once to the clubs. I’m not really a club guy unless I have a group of friends to hangout with, otherwise it’s boring as poop to me. Poop might be more fun actually. Well that’s just a little update on BEMODEL and myself. Leave comments or questions below, I reply to every single one!]]> http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/12/05/bemodel-updates-more/feed/ 32 My Almost-Vegan Challenge http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/27/my-almost-vegan-challenge/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/27/my-almost-vegan-challenge/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:47:45 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2070 everything we’re putting in our body is so bad for us. We are poisoning ourselves and our children from the day they’re born. Fuck I could go on and on because I love health and food. It’s almost a second passion of mine, it’s just so difficult to stop what we been conditioned to love, fatty chemically cooked food and liquids. After his 10 hour speech, I was sold after his meat speech, oh god… He didn’t even talk about the slaughterhouses, it was all about how bad meat really is for us, and where the flavor comes from. Uric acid in the animals blood as their slaughtered, and the blood is not fully drained from the animals. Did you know the flavor of meat we’re enjoying oh so much is the flavor of the animals piss (Uric acid). Oh god and the dairy part! You know, and have known we’re the only animals on this planet drinking breast milk as adults! Every other animal on this planet stops drinking breast milk after their infant stages, and do you see other animals drinking other animals breast milk? No, just us. I’ve even known this, just figured the FDA was in our best interest, or just never pictured my physical fucking mouth sucking on Cow titties, sucking milk from their udder, not to mention the chemicals they add to milk actually prevents you from “getting strong bones,” it actually sucks the calcium straight from you, so you’re not really even getting the calcium benefits from milk, it’s hurting you. Oh god, it almost makes me sad to even think about how we’re poisoning ourselves every day. So he pitched his 10 day challenge, which he didn’t even mention the word Vegan/Vegetarian, he just simply pointed out what’s bad for our bodies, which is very close to Vegan, except fish is allowed. Anyways, I was sold, and he gave us a 10 day challenge. I’m now on day 21 without high fructose corn syrup (or any refined sugar), refined whites (only brown), alcohol, caffeine, dairy, meat, eggs, or any food/liquids with pesticides/added hormones/or fancy ass chemicals that are linked to cancer, which is pretty much everything I was eating. That’s right, I’m almost 1 month completely sober of any fucking drug, and it was tough. Really tough, those first 10-15 days I was having some intense cravings, and I had to eat a salad… I have drank 100 ounces of water every single day for the last 21 days as well, half my body weight in ounces. The first 2 weeks was a living hell, let alone we were in fucking Maui 4 days later, and we made a promise with Tony to commit to the 10 day challenge, so we did even while on our 8 day vacation. Fuck was it hard, I almost cheated quite a few times, because my conditioning was to crave yummy fucking fatty greasy acidy foods. So we went to the grocery store out there and stocked up on all organic food in our little hotel, and cooked for ourselves every day which really included only salads and fruits, haha. When I got home from Maui, I deleted/trashed EVERYTHING IN MY HOUSE and I stocked up my fridge with ONLY and ALL organic foods, only brown rices/flours/breads (nothing refined). All organic canned veggies, frozen veggies/fruits, fresh fruits, fresh produce, tofu substitutes for sandwich meat, veggie patties for hamburgers, etc… And now I feel like a fucking Vegan pro, because I just made the most awesome Vegan Gyros with my own homemade Vega Tzatziki sauce. It is not even a thought anymore to crave restaurants, fast food, bad foods, sodas, coffee, etc… I even switched my shower head to a 5-stage filter so I only shower in filtered water, just google what you’re showering in. I switched my deodorant to an organic one, because did you know you’re rubbing “Aluminum” into your armpits? Google that too, it’s linked to cancer. I asked myself if all this shit is linked to cancer, why the fuck is it in everything we buy? Pick some books up, and educate yourself. Tony changed my life, not just the Vegan part, the first 3 days were insane. I changed all my soaps, shampoos, conditioners, laundry detergent, dish soap, EVERYTHING to organic. I only drink filtered water from a 5-stage filter, not a 2-stage like Brita. Now some of you might think I’ve gone overboard, but hey, if I’m going to test this theory of my immune system boosting, not needing to pop pills for every little problem, and most likely never getting colds/flus again. I’m going to go all the way. How do I feel? Well the first 2 weeks I felt like fucking shit without caffeine, or wine, or my fatty foods. But now I wake up bright ass fucking early, 7AM every morning feeling ALIVE, ready to work, ready to do anything. I start to get tired around midnight, but feel great throughout the entire day, minus the first 2 weeks. I feel myself getting healthier, and I feel better about myself, oh and I’ve lost 14 pounds of FAT. I was 195-197 before Tony Robbins. Now I’m 181-182. Now that I have the Vegan eating on lockdown, and it doesn’t feel difficult, it’s time to start my workout regimen. Fucking fresh veggies, fruits taste like fucking amazing to me. Meat smells like ass now in the stores, and people smell fucking horrible. Not needing caffeine or alcohol to be ready to thrive during the day is quite fucking nice. I use to laugh at Vegans (not literally, but at the thought of it), I would ask them how the fuck do you not eat meat? Now I know, it’s easy, it’s poison, it’s not to meant to pass through or digestion system, it’s so bad on your body and digestion system. Now I’m not truly Vegan, because I still eat fish such as salmon, tuna, etc, for the omegas, and other health benefits. I still wear clothes made from animals, lol. So it’s more of, I follow what common sense says to eat now, not what we’ve been programmed to eat and conditioned to stuff our faces with. What I completely avoid: White anything (sugars,flours,breads,pastas) Fake sugars (high fructose, corn syrup, etc.) Animal meats (cow,lamb,chicken,pork,buffalo,etc.) Alcohol Caffeine Processed fats (fast food, most restaurants, fried food, frozen packaged foods-unless organic,trans fat,hydrogenated oils) Dairy completely (milk,cream,butter,yogurt,cheese) Anything from animals (eggs) What I can eat: (I choose to eat organic only at least 95% of the time) Brown rice, sugar, pastas, breads, tortillas Potatoes! Sweet, red, whatever Beans! Fish Soy/Tofu substitutes (soy milk, soy meats, soy based fake dairy products, soy cheese, etc.) Almond/Rice substitues (rice milk/cheese, almond milk/cheese, etc.) Vegetables Fruits Almonds, nuts, etc. All kinds of other fancy shit, agave nectar, flax, cane sugar, yeast Skys the limit, I just need to read the ingredients, and make sure it doesn’t have processed fats (trans fat, hydrogenated oils), meat, dairy, fake sugar, anything refined, or any weird unknown mad-made chemicals, hormones, or pesticides (LOL good luck on that right?) I have made a lot of dishes I enjoyed in the past, in a Vegan way, and it’s fucking delicious. If any of you are considering or have been considering eating better, because you care about what you put into your body. I strongly advise you do it now, because it will to late 5-15 years from now when you’ve been stuffing the same chemicals in your body every single day for years on end. Well there you have it, my almost-Vegan challenge! Below are just a few samples of things my girlfriend and I made.

Thanksgiving

* Salmon, sweet potatoes, kale salad

Vegan Burger

* Rice cheese, Vegan mayonnaise

Vegan Enchiladas

* Homemade enchilad sauce, corn tortillas, rice cheese, homemade Guacamole, vegan sour cream]]> http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/27/my-almost-vegan-challenge/feed/ 16 Looking for a new venture, anyone? http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/24/looking-for-a-new-venture-anyone/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/24/looking-for-a-new-venture-anyone/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:44:07 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2064 http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/24/looking-for-a-new-venture-anyone/feed/ 5 Anthony Robbins Day 1 http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/04/anthony-robbins-day-1/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/04/anthony-robbins-day-1/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:10:44 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2061 http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/04/anthony-robbins-day-1/feed/ 4 Just some quick news. http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/01/just-some-quick-news/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/01/just-some-quick-news/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:46:39 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2045 girlfriend. I decided to bring her because I was feeling nice, haha! No, I got tickets for half off! $497.50 a piece instead of the $795 per ticket, thanks to this person! I am incredibly excited, because I need this badly. I am working my ass off for money, I feel like I work more than I can enjoy the money I am finally making. I am nowhere near making a quarter million a month like I was, but $20,000 net per month is a lot better than what I was making last year. Zero. And unfortunately, no, it’s not from BEMODEL, however I am spending a lot of time and money on BEMODEL, all the fixes and upgrades are coming within three months. I have been busting my ass off working a lot, twenty-four-seven. I’m pretty sure my girlfriend wants to leave me, hah. I moved to California in June. Since June till today, I’ve grossed $110k from marketing on the side. Not BEMODEL. Soon though :) Here is a snapshot of last month: I share this to show, not to impress you, but to impress upon you, that seriously, anything is possible. I went from zero to grossing $32k last month. I don’t even believe it myself sometimes. Here are some short notes until I can post the juicy details.
  1. I bought an awesome Espresso Machine, and make awesome Cappuccino’s. I recorded a video to teach everyone.
  2. I was paying $3,700 in rent in Los Angeles, so I moved to Las Vegas.
  3. My rent is half the cost of LA, and 2x bigger, with 10x better amenities, and I get 20′ ceilings, a gourmet kitchen, and an 800ft sky deck, the list goes on. I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy with a place. Photos coming soon
  4. Las Vegas is actually not as bad as you think it would be. However I do miss LA.
  5. I bought the Logitech Harmony 1100, and it’s fucking amazing.
  6. I have the best girlfriend in the world, sometimes…
  7. I’m going to Hawaii from Nov 10th to the 17th
  8. One amazing programmer turned BEMODEL around from the fucking good for nothing Refresh Digital, LLC Denver based company. Worst fucking company I have ever hired. I don’t usually like bad mouthing, but sometimes, freedom of speech is just absolutely necessary to make sure my fellow friends don’t get ass-fucked like I did.
  9. I’m working on my book release for May 2012, I know it’s a long time away, but it’ll be worth it. Follow my blog for now!
I guess that’s it for now. Better start packing for Anthony Robbins! ]]> http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/11/01/just-some-quick-news/feed/ 27 Las Vegas. http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/10/31/las-vegas/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/10/31/las-vegas/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:17:01 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2040 http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/10/31/las-vegas/feed/ 7 Will keep you updated soon! http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/09/21/will-keep-you-updated-soon/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/09/21/will-keep-you-updated-soon/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:02:14 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2026 http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/09/21/will-keep-you-updated-soon/feed/ 1 BEMODEL Development Blog http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/08/05/bemodel-development-blog/ http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/08/05/bemodel-development-blog/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:40:53 +0000 Andrew Fashion http://www.andrewfashion.com/?p=2021 http://blog.bemodel.com]]> http://www.andrewfashion.com/2011/08/05/bemodel-development-blog/feed/ 7