I'm Homesick Yet Again

That's all...

Nigerians Boycotting District 9...hmmm I wonder why...

I'm not Nigerian or anything but I understand why they are protesting District 9. That movie made them look like criminals, thugs, schysters, canibals, and they were having interspecies relations. I would not have enjoyed if I were them. My question, is why weren't the aliens having relations with the white South Africans? Hmmm. Were they too pure for that?

My Take on trick-ass Kanye

You know, people might think I am late on this, but whatever it is fine. I want to talk about this Kanye-Taylor Swift thing.

Now, I admit, I am always the first to call some racial motivation to something, but for some reason, I just cannot see it here. Maybe because I've never liked Kanye's ole punk ass since he first came out, I'm happy that someone FINALLY reacted to something bad that he did. He's an rude, short, ugly, egotistical, self-centered lil bitch in my book. He always was and he always will be.

I will say that we don't know how the world would have acted had he done this to a little black teenager, but he didn't. He did it to a white girl. Maybe white people are reacting because of the ingrained, "you don't mess with our lily white girls or we'll eff you up" mentality from the slave times. Or could they really just be reacting because he's an asshole?

Now this whole thing about him being a racist...I don't think he is a racist. Come on, he likes white people because they mix with black people and produce mutts, his favorite type of video whore(I know ya'll remember that quote). I think for someone who is such an idiot, he is race conscious and knows about race relations in that nature. Just because he said Bush hates black people...sheeeeeit from the coverage of Katrina to what went down in Katrina, any non-American watching could see that was clearly motivated by race and was not a product of black folks imaginations. And Kanye calling out white girl wasn't racist. It was dumb and rude and uncouth as hell, but it wasn't racist.

But anyone calling Kanye anything I've called him or worse (sans tigger with an n or a racist) is completly justified because his fool like behavior that night (what kind of 32 year old walks around a video music award with an open bottle of liquor, skinny jeans that fall at his butt, and a sleazy looking chick on his arm)...

Rant over

Best Quote Ever

"How small of you"- Nene Leakes from Real Houswives of Atlanta.

I like to add some variation to it. Sometimes, it can be used as an insult, while other times, it can be used as an observational phrase. All you have to do is insert your choice adjective in where "small" is and there you go.

For instance, if someone says, "I'm going to put on some trousers", you can say, "How British of you". You can go where ever you would like with it. Its such a verstile phrase.

Shows They Need To Bring Back

1. Supermarket Sweep- that show was overall bomb. I used to play Supermarket Sweep in the store with my mom...it was her way of getting the shopping done faster and it was fun for me. Everyone wins.
2. Anything with the Wayans Brothers- I'm talking the main siblings...not children of siblings.
3. Sailor Moon- OMGGGGGGG, I used to watch that show at 3:30 after schoool in middle school. it was the highlight of my day man.
4. Bug Juice- well maybe they shouldnt bring it back...cuz they'll still use 14 year olds and I won't care anymore.

Getting My Erudition On

That is all... I just really like that phrase.

Don't Be Tardy For The Party

The End.

Ellipse

So is it just me or does it seem like Imogen Heap wrote the song, "Aha" on the new Ellipse album just for Mia Michaels or Wade Robson? So sounds like a song they could do a bomb dance to. Just them though could pull it off. It reminds of something that woulda been on "The Nightmare Before Christmas" or "Ahhhhhh! Real Monsters". Awesome.

And let me just take another moment to say how awesome Imogen Heap is... the new album is freaking bomb. It starts out kinda slow for me because I don't really like the slow ballad like songs from her, I need something with a beat behind it and then plus her odd voice. I guess that means I like the "trip-hopdom" style from here. AWE SOME.

"The Fire" was also great. So enjoy the solo piano for the entire song. Canvas is good too. My recommendations:

Swoon
Tidal
Bad Body Double
Aha!
The Fire
Canvas

Conclusion: this chick is beyond great.

The Coldest Rejection Ever

Yeah... That dude Jason "J. Free" on Making His Band really should feel like an ass. When you are rejecting someones advances, all you have to say is, "Im not interested" or "nothing can happen betwixt us". No no...not this dude. He proceeded to tell ole girl that he doesnt want to be with her for 10 minutes and in about 5 different ways. She kept telling him, OK, but he keeeept going.

That was one of the dirtiest things I have ever seen. I wanted to come through the screen and give the girl a pat on the back. Its OK Lynette...that was an assholic move on his part...although he was possibly drunk when he did it.

Guess What, It is MAURY Povich, not MURRY

That is all...no actually it is not. I need to know why people still insist on calling that dude Murry. How do you look at Maury and get Murry? I'm just curious. Can you not read?

Hyperizing

This video is super awesome. I'm sorry. It simply is. Im also very angry this is a DJ Quik production. And you could tell too with that little bell at the end of every line. lol. Greatness.

King Curtis

This is the best WifeSwap EVER!!!!! Yes King Curtis. He needs his behind BEAT man!




My favorite phrases:

"...she be's sarcastic"

"...little high heels"

"i'll tell you something, bacon is good for me"

"im on team fun"

Eric Darius is Amazing

I forgot to mention it, but Eric Darius absolutly killed it at the Long Beach Jazz Festival. Everyone else (sans Norman Brown) was terrible in my honest opinion. But oh, Eric Darius is freaking amazing. Not to mention that he's hot. Just throwing that out there. His live version of "Just Like That" gave me chills. It was great. I so would go pay to see him again. And ya'll know I do not say that often.

Wait...Actual Coloreds?

Yesterday I wrote a little something about my love for the The Practice. I could only think that I liked it because it was realistic. But I really like it because they have black lawyers who act like black people! Love it. Rebecca and Eugene get it!

Adult Garanimals

I think they should make adult garanimals, especially for men. Just mix and match ish up...no?

Battle of the Legal Dramas/Dramadies

So basically, I've been watching pretty much all the legal drama's of lore and present and they make me giggle. I think by FAR, THe Practice is the most realistic of legal dramas out there. This show is super awesome. Can't stand Berluti though.

Then we have the Boston Legals...I love the show, but its not that realistic. No one wins that much and what kinda firm takes on cases like that?

Raising the Bar...hmmm, this is decent, but I cannot deal with the dialouge. It is so forced. I love Jane Kazmarek though.

Law & Order...come now. Need I say more. Too much unfair suprise to be real.

Drop Dead Diva...awesome show, terrible legal show. It's like please. That chick woulda been disbarred.

Also, sort of unrelated...someone please tell me what the deal is with Jami Floyd. I do not like her one bit. Now Ron Kuby...that's the dude.

Plastic Surgery Changes Your Race

Is it just me or is Faye Dunaway starting to look like a light-skinned black woman? Or at the very least a creole lady. I love how when people get so much plastic surgery they start changing races and ish.

This "Drake" character will always be Jimmy, or "Wheelchair Jimmy" to some. Yes he is all big now as Drake, but he shall always be, Jimmy from DeGrassi man. I don't care what anyone says.

Don't Be Corny On Your Instrument

Por lo tanto, Cuanto lo siento, pero la banda ha Haciendo Su despertar el amante de la música en mí de nuevo. Me gusta cómo me van a través de chorros de que es mi instrumento favorito. Lo que solía ser la saxaphone, entonces es el piano, luego fue la guitarra. Me he cambiado de nuevo ... ahora ... es el bajo.

Siempre he apreciado el bajo como siempre suele escribir sobre caliente, y los sonidos. Pero debido a los bajos por lo general es un instrumento de fondo, es obtener un lote doesnt del reconocimiento o de jugar. Wayman Tisdale desempeñado conducir bajo, pero ahora se ha ido por lo que no creo hay alguien que juega incluso conducir bajo.

Larga historia corta. Reproducción de los graves es sexy como el infierno. Lo siento que es. Es un instrumento caliente. Y si bien no voy a decir que el bajo es más caliente que la guitarra, le diré que creo que tenemos que respetar un poco más.

Making His Band...Best Thing to Hit MTV in Years

OK, Puffy just got an extra 5 points from me...so that puts him at a -45. lol. This Making His Band so far is absolutly bomb. Sorry it just is. And you know what's really sad, a lot of people (the MTV generation) probably dont like it...

Here's my thing, there were so many talented ARTISTS on there, not just singers. And they seemed like regular people. Not attention starved whores (whores is used for men and women in this case). Not just talentless people who gyrate on the floor and call that crap ass ish dancing. lol.

My favorites are....

- Jaila (vocals): this "chick" is crazy man. Crazy...she embarassed all those singers. She tore it up beyond belief man. And she was killing that outfit man lol. But serious, she was so awesome it wasn't even funny. And it just goes to show, if you have talent, it doesn't even matter what you do in your personal life, people will recognize your talent and respect you for it.

- Jamereo (bass): this kid (yes he's a kid, he's only 19) has some serious talent. After he is done with Puffy's tour (if Puffy doesnt pick him he has lost his damn mind and those 5 points alloted to him will be taken away) he really needs to go into the jazz scene. He would get so much musical play in the jazz circuit its not even funny. Not many people can do it, but his style is almost a slap bass style...kinda like Louis Johnson from the Brothers Johnson. So enjoyed him.

- Brockett (keyboard): yes, this dude is wierd, but he is a savant on the boards man. So love this dude too, he looks like he may be a little crazy though. Just saying. But his musicality is really good though.

- And those two white guitarists whose names I cannot remember...i enjoyed as well.

All I know is the show "bet not" be effed up by some old petty drama or imma be mad. Don't eff this gem up for ratings MTV. Do not do it.

Why I Love My Boyfriend v.4

4. His natural smell is so yummy. I could smell his neck for ever.

3. I've said it before, but I'm saying it again. He tries so hard to make me happy and the fact that he tries so hard makes me feel so special.

2. He has stuck by me for the past 2 years. We only get to see each other 5 times at most during they year because I'm in TX and he's in CA. But he sticks by me and is always there for support.

1. He said my new "roll" was cute.

sadness abounds

Say what you want to about Michael Jackson but he was a legend. There will never be another one like him. There just won't.

If You Arent Familiar With The Table Flip You Probably Arent From New Jersey

Best line ever.

SYTYCD Intro

I'm sorry, but the introduction where they all dance in to their names is sooooooo rediculous. It makes me want to vomit each time I see it, mainly because they all do the same thing each time. Vom everywhere.

Oh yeah and Lil C. is hot. Sorry, he simply is.

The Sims 3

So yes, this game is freaking awesome, but I do have some qualms...

1. The game is so good and chocked full of stuff that it can't fast-forward and it makes my computer super slow with it. I figured out how to rectify the first one; basically, you have to change the screen resolution to the lowest possible and it fast forwards a little faster.

As for making my computer run slower, that is a serious problem and I am probably going to have to take it off my computer when school starts.

2. I still cannot figure out how to get sims to marry each other. I can get them to have babies and love each other and co-habitate and everything, but I cannot get a "married" option to come up. What is that about? It kinda hurts my feelings. lol. Illegitamate children and everything. LOL.

3. Also, there is a lot more hidden things in this game which could be seen as a negative and a plus, which ever way you want to look at it. It took me forver to find out how to catch a deathfish...forever, but I guess somepeople like finding the puzzles...me, not so much.

There are a lot of good things though. First, you can have extremely different looking Sims. In previous versions, they kinda all looked the same. I also like the seamlessness of it.

Apparently, the goods outweigh the bads because I still play it every day. lol.

- So when I get tired of the people, then I am going to figure out the architecture and stuff. Yeah!

Magic v. Lakers Game 2

I know that basketball games are a team effort...or at least thats what we are supposed to say. But real talk, Courtney Lee and JJ Redick kinda lost that game for the Magic. Yes, they should have been up more and played more aggressively at the end, but those last couple of plays those two made were a mess.

But did anyone see my boy Hedo with the Kobe back block? That ish was awesome son. Awesome.

WTF iTunes?

So there are some songs that cost $1.29 and $1.49 now as opposed to the regular $.99. Not happy iTunes. It doesn't seem like that was the best business move to make man. Fifty cents doesn't seem like its a big difference, but it is. It sure did just prevent me from buying a song. And note, I am not saying I am going to do it, but don't be surprised if you see a raise in piracy again. NOT SMART man....

The New Job

So, on the second day of my summer clerkship, I am totally "digging" it. Let's see how I feel about it at the end of 6 weeks. No one made me mad yet, so of course I like it lol.

But in all seriousness. I can TELL that this is the kind of firm that I want to work at permanently. They have a very VERY laid back atmosphere. Meaning there isn't anyone always looking over your GD shoulder and ish. Plus they have a casual dress code, which is awesome. You don't have to come in a suit and stockings in the summer! You know that is freaking awesome. You just have to dress up if you are meeting with a client or during trial, but thats a given.

And they actually give us work. Yes, it is document reviews and memos, but it is interesting. Totally enjoyable.

They also are soo nice. And I know that part of it is the whole "wooing" the summer associate thing, but the attorney's I'm in contact with all genuinely seem like the get along and are easy to get along with. And that is something coming from me, cuz I don't like a whole lot of people. No I'm kidding, only slightly though.

But yes, this is the kind of environment that I would like to work in. First, it is a plaintiff's firm so they aren't fighting for corrupt ass people which is lovely. Second, they are midsized, so there are only about 20 attorney's in the office I am in, and like 30 medical people/legal support staff. And they don't have the whole stuffy law firm crappy feel. Its hot.

Oh yeah, and I get paid son!

Hedo Turkgalu...Yay or Nay

He is definitely a YAY! This guy is like the new Vlade Divac. Yes, they are from different countries, and they play different positions, but that's fine. He's my new Vlade just because I love his name. PLUS, the dude can shoot. He be making shots that don't even look like they should go in. Loving this dude.

Dhani Jones...Yay or Nay

I cannot decide if I like this Dhani Jones. Some days I feel like I do, some days I feel like I don't. I enjoy the Travel Channel show. He's getting out and traveling and stuff and he seems to be a good representation of the black race. But then, there's that Fredrick Douglass pulled back hair. Yes yes, its original and its not dirty locks like these others...but I just don't know about it.

SYTYCD 05/21

I'm sorry that those two guys dancing latin together were actually getting it. It was wierd together, but then by themselves, they were getting it. HA!

There Are NO Words...

...to describe just what my mommy means to me. There just aren't. We've spent the last two weeks together and even though I knew I missed her, I didn't quite know the level. My mom has always been my very best friend and only seeing her duri school breaks has been really hard for me. Anyway, so I surprised her on her birthday and came home in between my finals and got to spend her birthday, mothers day at home with her then we went back to texas for my cousins graduation. Then we took a road trip down to finish my final then to visit another cousin in Houston and back up to Dallas today. Point being I've had such a good time with my mm and I'm going to miss her when she goes back to CA in a couple of days. My parents can move down here right?

Yuck

It irritates me when people say "after the jump" in reference to a second page of a blog. That is all

at a certain age a girl needs to wear a brar

Jill Zarin from Real Housewives of New York puts extra r's on things. It is great.

Thanks Damages!

I looooove finding music from TV shows. It is the greatness. So my newest song is "Ceylon" by Madita. It is some good stuff. I don't do well with music classification, so bear with me. I feel like it is kinda like electronica/trip hop, but I don't know. Kinda reminds me of my girl Imogen Heap.

I also found that I for some reason looove ignoring TV shows when they are popular and stocking up on back episodes so I can watch them all in one sitting. Did that with Boston Legal and the OC and now I'm doing it with Damages. I love this show. Glenn Close is one of those people who they are absolutly hideous until they smile. What is that about.

can you be in both Arlen,TX and Brooklyn, NY at the same time?

Why yes it is. Does anyone beside me think that that Van Kampen dude from The Real Housewives of New York looks a whole lot like Hank Hill? Just gonna throw that put there.

Thanks J-Lo (there is sarcasm there)

OK seriously, this whole new big behind thing is getting to be a little too much. It's really quite annoying actually. Actually, I think what's annoying about it is WHO they are targeting with it. Yes, this is old, but for some reason, it is really, truely effecting me now. I am soooo sick of people being amazed that white/Armenian/Asian who the eff ever has a little bit of azz. It is soooo annoying to me.

I do not want to name any names or anything, but there is one which out there whose behind literally looks like she has a diaper on when she wears anything other than dresses. It is past and beyond disgusting.

No, actually, I know what happened to make me so upset. There was this picture of Zoe Saldana and someone was like, "She's cute she is just to skinny. She ain't got no azz". But wait a minute now. Zoe Saldana is like 5'7 and probably in the 120s-130s and she has a toned, worked out figure. WTF. She is not flat-behinded at all. WTF?

I really do need to know why it is now all of a sudden "cool" to be out of shape? I mean honestly. This is not saying that you cannot be in shape and have behind, sheeet, look at most track athletes, gymnasts the Williams sisters. But that kind of behind is straight MUSCLE, it isn't fat and weirdly shaped. But what I am saying, is when did it become cute to look like your ass is deformed. I need to know that. And when did it become cute not to like in shape women?

Yes, black men have always liked big butts over the chest area. That is a given. But I mean, I think it obsession getting really ridiculous. Maybe it is the track runner that will always be in me, but that shit is not sexy. Not in the least.

Whore Pit Vipers!!!!

I have never like Melissa Rivers, however her meltdown on Celebrity Apprentice was great. She called Annie Duke and some ex porn star, whore pit vipers. lol. Imma start using that one.

The Amazing Race

I strongly dislike Margie and Luke...they disgust me. Just because you are hearing impaired/deaf doesnt mean that you can treat people however you want and not expect for someone to say something. And I say this having #1 a best friend who is deaf and my sister is hearing impaired and I know neither of them use their disability like this dude Luke and his Mom are. That dude DID forearm the black chick and what, because he's deaf she's not supposed to do anything. Get that crap outta here.

And of course, the black women get portrayed as the bitches of the group. They just don't play, thats all.

Big Red Gum Burned My Tongue!!!!!!

OMG son! I got a burn on my tongue from eating Big Red. WTF. I took a nap and had some big red tucked on the side of my tongue and then I woke up. I was fine for the rest of the day, but then this morning. The side of my tongue is swollen and it hurts like a bit my tongue AND scalded it.

It took me forever to think of what could have done this, and then i said, maybe it was the gum. So I looked it up on google, and I saw 2 accounts of this. One that happened yesterday! So, the semi-lawyer in me says class action law suit against Wrigley's man. That ish is not normal!

Update: on Monday, my tongue had swollen up on the side and it had blisters on it. It even hurt to talk. But today, it is just slightly hurting. I ate a lot of ice cream yesterday so that helped. Class...Action..son.

Who Has The Best Falsetto?

1. Felton Pilate- Confunkshun
2. Phillip Bailey- Earth Wind & Fire
3. El DeBarge

A Bunch of Randomness Mixed Up With Nothing

First: Darn the UT library...they offer most popular TV shows/movies that have a lawyer in them for free. Last semester, I got addicted to Boston Legal. Took a CD home per day and watched...it was great. This semester, I must admit, I am now addicted to The O.C. Yes I am slightly embarrassed about it, but it's OK. That show is bizzom. Even though the lawyer is the dad and it has nothing even remotely legal about it except the sprinkling of attorney-client privalege here and there, it is a great show. The main character, Ryan is a little too brooding for me. In fact, he reminds me Harry Potter...got transported to this new place made new friends and has this, "Im not a teenager and I do what I want" type of attitude. And the faces he makes, I can't look at the screen when he's on. But I LOOOOOOVE Sandy and Seth Cohen. They are the only reason I watch the show. Oh and Julie Cooper, she is who I aspire to be when I grow up, except I'm not white, a gold-digger, devious, or a whore so I don't know how that will work.

Maybe I like the O.C. because it reminds me of home. Am I from the O.C? No, I'm from Oakland. LOL. But my boyfriend is from Southern California near the beach, and in the past two years, I have gone to SoCal just as much as NoCal, so it is starting to kinda feel like home too.

2nd: Imogen Heap/Frou Frou. I've written a little bit about her before, but I chose to expound. This woman is insanely talented. Like seriously. Her voice is crazy, but it is awesome. I think the first song I heard from her, was in Shrek 2...well actually it was Frou-Frou...Holding Out For A Hero. I just thought the song was cool, but eh, not much. Then a couple of years later, I heard "Let Go", once again by Frou Frou on SYTYCD and fell in love with this chick. She captures emotion so well...her voice is has natural emotive qualities. You can tell when some people put fake emotion into songs, but she doesn't. And then mix that with the airey quality of the instruments they use...omg. It will give you chill bumps on a 100 degree day. No lie. Cuz there's beauty in the breakdown.

If I wasn't immediately convinced by this time, which I was, a couple of seasons on SYTYCD, Mia Michaels didthis CRAZY piece go "The Moment I Said It". It was crazy. I just sat there breathless for like a minute and kept watching it again. Then I went out and bought "Speak for Yourself" and every time I need something light and airey, that's where I go. She is beyond words...and proves that good music transcends genre. If you have an appreciation for music, you can and will find it everywhere.

3rd: Confunkshun. Now with them, I am convinced I was born two decades too late. OMG, I probably would have been the biggest groupie to them. I remember my parents used to play their old records and stuff and I had a couple of favorites, but I never really listened to them until I got imeem, and some good ones came out the wood works. "Let Me Put Love on Your Mind"...really though. This song is effing bomb. You just feel it man. Where are people like this now. They were straight killing it. Had choreography and live instruments and still killed it 68 times harder than these ridiculous fools out there today.

4th: I'm spending the first 7 weeks of my summer in Dallas. I'm getting paid so I cannot complain, but it is going to be crazy hot and I am staying with my cousin whose daughter and I do NOT get along, and she just graduated from college, so she is staying at home. It is going to be interesting. But I figure I will be able to spend more time at the office and the social events because I won't want to go back, so they will be forced to hire me. :).

5th: Because I am spending 7 weeks in Dallas, that means I do not get to go home until July 10th. Please believe I will be out my last day. I haven't been home since spring break... that makes me sad. My mom is coming the third week of May and we are going to my cousins graduation in Oklahoma, but its not like going home to California. I need some In n Out and some Chinese food that doesn't taste like Mexican food or PF Chang's (sorry to tell ya'll, but PF Chang's is not genuine Chinese).

Which brings me to a thought I had last year. This firm I am working for this summer is a medium sized plaintiff's firm with offices in Dallas, Las Angeles, San Francisco, and Baltimore...all places I can live. I am going to try my hardest to get in with some people who can give me contacts with the LA and SF offices, because I really NEED to be in California to function properly as a human being. I know it sounds weird, but the culture is so different, and I have just not caught onto this Texas culture. I want to go back home. Sometimes you need to get away from home to remember what you've got. And I've done just that. Back to home please.

And with that, I think I really want to be in Southern California. I love it down there, not the party scene because that's not me, but the beaches. Loooove it. When I was stressed at home, I would hop on the BART and go into SF and walk along the "beach" to the GG bridge and back. Or I would get in my car and get on the 80 and drive along the side road thats right near the bay. It's just relaxing. In Austin, I walk along Town Lake (sorry, I refuse to call it Lady Bird Lake) every weekend because it mellows me out. Point being, I need to be near water to survive, and being in a landlocked city, kinda effs that up.

That brings me to my last statement. After these 3 finals, I will be a 3L. OMG OMG OMG. It is almost over. At this time next year, not only will I be studying, I will be packing up my apartment, and planning my move back to California, and planning my BAR study rituals and stuff. It's just crazy. The real, REAL life is about to start in a year guys. It's kinda scary. But I am looking forward to it, because I know I have prepared myself in law school and I will be OK no matter what happens.

-- Yes, this whole post as me procrastinating. I don't want to study any more.

Oh Shoot Philippe

So why am I just finding out that Philippe Saisse's "Young Nation" is a cover of an Aaliyah song? And he does kill it. Want to hear it? OK!

Aaliyah-Young Nation

Philippe Saisse- Young Nation

And yes, I am "re-finding" Philippe after I put him down when he did that horrible performance I saw in San Francisco. But this dude is really talented. You want to talk about multi-layered master piece? Go back and listen to....my favorite song from him. I can listen to this one on repeat for hours.

Halfway Til Dawn

Oh Shizzy Son!

So two of my very favorite artists/rgroups came out with new records on March 10, 2009: Philippe Saisse and The Rippingtons. And they are both effing bomb.

I will say this, neither album particularly sounds like anything that they usually do, but they are still very good, quality songs. It bothers me to no end when people say, "This is so not their style". WTF? Do you think people are supposed to stay static in their lives, opinions, habits, likes and dislikes? The obvious answer to this question is NO. So why would you expect an artist to stay static in a style?

1st, Philippe Saisse. People are saying that this album is not like his last two albums and thank goodness that is true. I personally thought his last two albums were garbage, but I bought them because I am a die hard fan. This new album, At World's Edge takes me back to Next Voyage on some songs and to Halfway Til Dawn on other songs. It is just freaking bomb. He is definatley one of the best producers out there. You want to talk about hearing layers in your music???? OMG. Just listen to Topanga Moon Dance, that song gets it on so many levels.

Oh yeah, I let me revise a comment I made in a previous post. I went to go see Philippe Saisse in September of 2006 and I was soooo disappointed. So much so that I renounced his title of best pianist and gave it to Keiko Matsui. Now, I do not want to take anything away from Keiko, so I will give them both NEW titles. Keiko will get the title for best structural pianist. Meaning that I like her mechanics and the emotion she can convey through her music, especially when playing live. Keiko will make you want to cry because he music is unbelieably beautiful and touches something deep inside you. Now Philippe will get the best funk/soul/jazz pianist. The way he just rides the beats is freaking amazing. He is always in the pocket. I just love his style beyond words.

2nd, The Rippingtons. Just going to throw this out there, but with this album, The Rippingtons should be called Jeff Kashiwa and the Rippingtons, not so much Russ Freeman, but it is still great. He is killing it on alto and soprano sax on these songs. So enjoying it. A lot of people who have reviewed the album seem to be upset because it is more of a smooth jazz album with fewer percussion. Well, let's look at the title guys. It's called Modern Art. Key word, Modern. Once again, they are switching up. If you listened to the album and was told it was som unknown band, you would like it. But just because it is not what you are used to from the Rippington's doesnt mean that you automatically have to dislike it.

Punch You In The Jeans

...best believe this ain't a metaphor...

From the people who wrote, "Dick in a Box"... I bring you...Punch You In The Jeans...



"when i punch your jeans I like to imagine a face. the fly is the nose and the balls are the base of the face"

"I gotta vendetta, it's against ya jeans"

"i'm gonna bruise dat denim, it really doesn't matter as long as you're in em"

"man i'll murder your jeans"

"cause of death? hecka punches"

"put divits in the rivits causing physical harm"

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Best Picture Michelle Obama Has EVER Taken...

The only thing that can be said about this picture is....B.O.M.B. Seriously, she is bomb is this photo. Boss. Anyone who has something negative to say has lost it. She doesn't look homely here now does she. You wanna talk about her arms, you're just mad that she looks good and you are chunky (yeah I'm sensitve on the subject because I get the same criticism). And that dress...I usually dont wear sleeveless clothes because of the same backlash she is getting, but I would rock that. For $3,100 it should be getting it.

The Bachelor pulled a Real Chance at Love

Um, so I cannot figure out why people are so mad at "The Bachelor"...like seriously. We KNOW this ish is fake. I mean seriously. Even the realist of reality shows (The Real World) is now partly scripted. We know whats up. I don't even like the Bachelor but I wanted to know what the big hubub was about... yeah the Bachelor just knew the ratings were slipping and ish and took the VH1 reality route. Let us be real with life. lol.

So right now I'm on this jazz guitar kick. Not because I think it is the best instrument ever because the piano is. I think it is because it reminds me of home so much. When I say home I mean california. There is something about a guitar that reminds me of the pacific ocean and beaches and piers and stuff. I don't know what it is. But when I want to think of home all I need to do is out on some Nils or some Rippingtons and it is over. I just think of either being at Huntington Beach or driving on the access road next to 80. It is awesome. So excitable to go home in three weeks. It is just so soothing to be around water and listening to some guitar based jazz. I think that's why I go to Town lake so much. Its not the same but it has to suffice. I miss you california!

I Love Me Some Dancing Asian Dudes

Sorry, I have to say it again. And when I say it, I mean absolutly no disrespect. Dancing Asian guys are hot to me, point blank. It doesnt matter...Chinese, Japanese, Philipino, Vietnamese, whatever man...its hot when they can dance.

But yes, this is like the SYTYCD supercrew of this style of dance. Quest Crew. My favorites Dom, Hok, and Ryan are in the group...loving em. But they arent even the best. Love that little dude that be flipping everwhere. Just hawt.

Enjoy their best performance like EVER...

The Workplace

So I figured it out man...I have issue with "authority" in general, but I have seriously issue with "faux authority". So there's this chick at my intership who JUST graduated college and she be trying to exued authority and ish. Like Imma need you not to be talking down to people. Don't act like I will not put you in place. Because I will, and did today.

But yes, why did this chick ask this intern to get her a Dr. Pepper out of the fridge. She was like 5 feet away. WTF. Who the hell do you think you are. I need to know. You are not special and I need you to understand and recognize that. So today she come calling herself trying to correct me on something she knew nothing about. Naw son, back up on off. I had to lay it down (politly of course).

And that's another thing, when you have internships or summer jobs, you can't lay it down like a permanent job because they big big big bosses are watching you and asking others how you are. You can't totally let people know, don't eff with me, you gotta be more political. I cannot wait until I can lay it down for real at a perm job. Let these eem effers know. I look nice and innocent and unassuming, but I will tear your ass out if you eff with me.

Vent over.

Address to Congress...

Was HI-larious. OMG. Nancy Pelosi kept shooting up like someone shot her and/or bit her in the behind. Then Joe Biden looked like he was reading his blackberry or something, like why do these effers keep standing up. I'm tired of it. Then ole McCain looking like..."this was mine".

Freaking great. Almost better than the debates. Just saying!

Classic Guy

I remember this kind of music from back in the day...granted I was like 3 or 4, but I used to get it. My sister is 8 years older than me so she thought it was funny to teach me these dances. I can remember me her and my mom dancing to the acts on apollo and stuff... what happened man. Where is this goodness? It can come back and it would be so welcome.

This is Round and Round by Guy.

The Wonderfulness that is the Rippingtons

I am an outspoken fan of The Rippingtons. I have only been a fan for about a year now (I found them on Pandora... thank you Pandora). I mean I had heard of them before, but I really only heard the stuff they play on the radio (and we all know the mainstream stuff is never edgy like it should be).

Anyway, I know I have other articles on here about them, but I have to... sorry. I mean, seriously, Russ Freeman can cut up with a guitar man. He be killing it man. So mad at myself I didn't see them this summer...but I went to go see Keiko Matsui the week earlier so I should calm myself.

Their music is just so complex. I like many other people hear music in layers. I can go through one song just concentrating on the bass, or the piano, or the guitar. Point being is that there are so many different instruments with the Rippingtons and so many melody and rhythme changes... you will never be bored. Then when they added Jeff Kashiwa...man.

I also think it is so funny how a lot of their CD's were made in the 80's (Moonlighting was made in 1987 when I was 3), but they still sound fresh today. I am sure in the 90's people might have been tired of that type of music, but it is almost like it is making its comeback.Cannot wait until the new CD comes out in March. Hopefully they will come to the Bay Area this summer again. I would appreciate that.

BTW...Russ Freeman absolutly kills the end of Cicada from about 4:38 on. That is artistry man. Beautiful.

Jesse Powell

Yo, whatever happened to Jesse Powell? That guy was freaking bomb and he was cute. I wonder why he didn't do better than he did? His voice was velvet silky man. You want to talk about some range? He was the type of singer who at times you couldnt tell if it was a guy or a girl. That is some range. And he could sing an entire song in what some would consider falsetto... but it really wasnt even for him.

Neyo...you need to take some notes. You too bitch ass Chris Brown (yeah i usually don't cuss, but I felt this was more than appropriate).

Interesting Week

This has been a very interesting week...

I got the WORST grade I have gotten in my entire 25 years of living...and surprisingly I didn't cry.

I found 3 law school classes that do not send me running to gchat ever three minutes.

I am going to LA tomorrow to visit my boyfriend and bestest friend...

I turned 25... I am oooold son!

I got the birthday song serenaded to me... by someone who is NOT my boyfriend (ho din)

I started my internship as a TX House staffer... now I am not going to tell you who I'm working for... but he is awesome. And the rest of the staff is awesome...AND I get free lunch and dinner. Please tell me that is not awesome behavior!

Air and Simple Gifts

Man... I can't believe I forgot to elaborate. This was the perfect song for this moment. The song is broken up into three distinct parts. First, there is a sad almost solemn part...which to me symbolizes the distant past of America and everything as a people we have gone through.Then in the middle, it is a picks up and has a happy peppy feeling which symbolizes a change. Obama is that change. Hopeful change. Just a lot of symbolism there. It is what I would like to call a "Fruition Song".

Also, I loved that they played it right before Obama took the oath. Right in the middle, the "Obama is officially president" thing popped up on the...just overall beautiful. There was no point in this whole election race that moved me so that I had to force back tears.... But then again, what do you expect, It was composed by John Williams who has composed some of my favorite movie scores (Home Alone and Harry Potter just to name two).

Anyone who didn't appreciate that song, really doesn't appreciate music in general because that was amazing.

Go 'head on and check it out.

The Inauguration

So...um what can I say...it was awesome. My highlights of the morning...

1. Bush doing his best Nixon impression when he was getting on the helicopter.
2. The helicopter with Bush and Laura on it taking off and flying off to Andrews.
3. Malia and Sasha walking out looking precious with their grandmother behind them.
4. When CNN flashed across the screen that Obama was officially President even though the oath had yet to be taken.
5. That song Yo-Yo Ma and 'nem played. That was hotness actually. Totally loved it.
6. Obama... or should I call him President Obama now? Naw Imma stick with Obama. Anyway, that long pause he took during the oath. You know he was like... yo should I back out? LOL. Just playing.

Overall, it was awesome. And I am kinda happy I didn't spend the 400 dollars to go see it. Sheeeet it was cold and I was warm right in the law school atrium watching it. LOL.

By the way...Obama was getting it with the first dance. Not so much the "Signed Sealed Delievered" but thats fine.

Christian Audigier is the new Tommy Hilfiger

Is it just me but is the Ed Hardy/Christian Audigier brand like French Fubu? You see it everywhere and everyone feels like they have to wear it? They got knock of Ed Hardy and ish...wtf man. Well I guess maybe it could be like French Tommy Hilfiger since it is a white guy.

But still man, I am so sick of this ish. It's really not even that hot. Different colors and ish. They make me sleepy. And I love how they call it "Luxury Streetwear". Hilarious. You look like a box of crayons threw up on your shirt.

Just saying...

New Reality

Just like The Hills I am addicted to The City. I think these effers might be dumber than the ones on the hills. Sorry they are. I do like that this random dude said his shoes were super comf. I like that. Imma use that in everday life now. Oh and I do enjoy Daddys Girls. The rest of these random reality shows.

Bromace...

Is THE awfulest show ever invented. I just cannot handle it. And please explain why that African guy got a tattoo like Broady. Had he shirt off and ish with dem gross ass nipples. That was just nasty. And what is wrong with him. You answer. He is a hot ass mess.

This is just a mess. Acting like they want to be this dudes friend and ish. "This is what best friends do..." It's just random.

Oakland Riots Pt. 2

OK, so today they shut the part of downtown Oakland where the BART offices are. My mom works right across the street and she said it was pandemonium. Police in the full scale riot gear... and ish...I wonder if they have horses. They put all the buildings in the area on lockdown, so basically, my mom is locked up in her office and cannot leave. I know they are doing this for people's safety, because it is liable to get crazy after the meeting is over, but man... come on man, come on man (think of that Chris Rock skit).

The point they are making is correct and valid and needs to be made. You can't just do this kind of ish and think you can get away with it. But once again, I have a problem with the way the people are doing it. You see this on TV...people are not going to see pain and anger that the protestors feel... they are going to see rage and ignorance, and violence. That is ALL.

Now, what would the best alternative situation be? I do not know. But this is not it. Pretty sure about that.

But long story short, this WAS wrong, like the worst kind of injustice there is. BART police were trying to point to the fact that the officer (who resigned btw) might have thought he was pulling out his taser, or that the victim had a prior arrest record... REALLY? You couldnt have come up with anything better than that? The officer had already used his taser prior to this (not on the victim)... you know what side your taser is on. Come on now. And I hate when people try to use prior record as an excuse. At this venture, they didn't even know dudes history... just sad crap man.

Oh yeah, oh yeah. And the officer resigned...wtf did he think that was going to do. You explain that right now. Yes, he cannot be compelled by BART to speak anymore as he is no longer an agent of BART... but when he acted, he was an agent of BART acting under color of law. What does he think, he is going to get away? Please believe he can be tried himself in civil and criminal court. They would probably only charge him with manslaughter or some ish... but come on now...that was 1st degree murder. There were no extenuating circumstances to take that down to a lesser offense.

Just ridiculous.

"Oakland Riots"

OK, so there was a shooting at BART a couple of days ago. The police basically executed a young black man for no reason. Just all kinds of incorrect. People got pictures of it and stuff...its a big deal in Oakland right now. There are people protesting and such.... but RIOTING?

I sort of have problems with this... you are smashing businesses and people's cars who didn't do anything. Demonstrate and protest all you want to, but why are you messing up other people's property. That is just wrong. There just has to be some sort of line. Smash up the DA's office, smash up the BART office, smash up City Hall, but other people's ish who had nothing to do with it??? Come on man...come on man.

And the officer, so ridiculous. He knew what was up. Just gon' shoot a dude cuz he's black, really? More on this later.

Thoughts On This Misery Known As Law School

So....I am starting to have second thoughts again about law school. Yes, this always happens when I am about a week away from having to return to Austin. So, I am thinking, is this really for me? I am coming to realize that life is not a dress rehersal and you only get one chance. Do I really want to spend my life miserable? No I do not. I feel if I work in law, I probably will be miserable. Well, I don't know about mid size firm life, but big law, yeah I will be miserable.

BUT, if I am poor, then I will be miserable too. It's like, how do I find the balance? I am so confused right now. I mean, just like everyone, I want to be able to be able to deal with work without becoming a souless bastard AND I still want to be able to have me time and do what I want.

That not taking vacation until year 5 thing in big firms is simply not going to work for me. There has got to be some kind of life balance for me.

I wish there was some kind of viable option for me to do that does NOT involve the practice of law. I would really love to become a sports agent or doing something in real estate that doesnt really involve law. I don't know.

Maybe I am just freaking out again... who the bleep knows.

Daddy's Girls

So... how do I feel about another show about some rich girls living in LA? Not to happy. But at least they are black and it is not as grossly scripted like bunk ass Lauren Conrad. Hellsa scripted with it.

But yes, I enjoy that they have some black chicks with money that are not ghetto with it (see Real Housewives of Atlanta). This will probably be a regular on my DVR.

And its funny...I hated Run's House. I feel like I was the only one who thought that show was hot garbage.

Momma's Boys

This show is actually pretty good. Its kinda funny. But the point of this is that I am really mad they chose an unattractive dude to be a Momma's Boy... I'm just saying. I don't even know what the bleep his name is... but he is that out of shape chonkey one. I mean... he is awful to look at. Why would someone be competing for him?

I wonder if any of the girls even find him attractive. The other two, yeah maybe, but that one... oh gosh. Every time he gets on the tv, I get disgusted. Croocked mouth having self. Oh his name is Robbie, they just said it.

And what do these black girls think they are doing? Have you learned nothing from The Bachelor and Rock of Love? Black girls do not get far. Let us be real.

Just saying...still like the show though.

And I Thought Whitney Had Some Sense

All these Hills chicks are dumb as hell. I want dude to like me! I've only been dating you for a week but I want you to be exclusive.... hella whiney I need a boyfriend in my life. Gross.

Also, I'mn going to leave my job I just got a week ago to go apartment hunting, but I really want to see that random guy.Super slow on the uptake.

Mama Day Again

I wrote a long thing about the book "Mama Day" by Gloria Naylor back in 2006. I have to just say it again. This is definatley a top 3 favorite book ever and I recommend it to any and every one. This book was freaking bomb. Would love to read it again...if only I could find it...hmmmm

What Did The Five Fingers Say To The Face?

SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!

Mexican Breakfast aka The Real "Single Ladies"

And you all thing Beyonce and her choreographers are so original.... naw son. Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, and two other random chicks were getting it 40 years before. Just saying. And I didn't think white women danced like that until the later 70's/80's. LOL.

Family Matters

So there is a marathon of Family Matters right now... and the first episode when Steve turned into Stephon is on... super funny. I remember thinking he was sooooooo fizine when it came on. Now...this dude is beyond funny looking. I mean beyond.

Overall, this show was kinda funny though. In like an awful kind of way. Super scripted, but I still enjoyed. Where are the shows like this now? All we have now are stupid reality tv shows (do I like them...yes i do) no good black situation comedies. Sadness.

Is This Bourgie...or Just Different

You know... whenever I think of December, I think of a staple in the mid to high level black society in Oakland... the Links Cotillion. I've been to so many and was actually in one when I was a senior in high school. And it got me to thinking...

I wonder if I will partake in these activities myself when I am older and more established AND if I will enroll me children in such things?

I say this because when I think of the Links and to a much less extent Jack and Jill, I think of mid to upper society black professionals... which I plan on being (yeah i said it so what). But at what point does that make me bourgie? I don't feel it does. I know my parents for sure were not and are not bourgie in the least and they made me partake in a lot of activities that were geared toward that particular group of black people.

So for starters, when I was growing up, my dad was a "prominent" black accountant in the area we grew up. So when I grew up, we had a little money. My parents sent me to a private school where I was one of two black people in my class. We lived in Oakland, and if you have the means, you do NOT send your child to an Oakland Public School. Even the ones in the good area of town sucked ass. So basically, in order to combat this onslaught of white people, they made sure they enrolled me in as many black centered activities and such as possible. I was part of a black ski club for most of my childhood, they always sent me to the YMCA summer camps, and other camps that were "black focused". When I grew up, there was the Jack and Jill thing. At this point I was the only black kid in my class...roughness. And then there was the Cotillion, which I thought was funny. I was forced into it, but it was one of the best experiences of my life. But whats really funny is, its basically a debutante ball, so you learn ettiquate and how to ballroom dance. I love how all the etiquette was pointless... as we already knew it. Come now...if ur in the Cotillion, you know etiquette...just saying.

I didn't realize that all black kids did not do this kind of thing until college. LOL. Seriously, I would talk about this stuff and the people had no idea what I was talking about. I don't think I realized what kind of life "that" was. I really thought it was the norm. Which brings me to my starting question. Am I going to enroll my children in things like this, AND be a part of the adult divisions myself? I think so... because even though it gave me a kind of skewed version of life, it was very beneficial to me.

Oh wait, on another front. Like I was saying, the black upper middle class (im leaving out the upper class... Im just including accountant, business, lawyers, and SOME doctors) in Oakland, was a rather small and tight knit community in the 90's and early 2000's. Not saying we all knew each other and all that crap. But you basically knew of everyone in some form. We all went to 1 of 3 high schools...yes there were outliers who went to private schools, but the majority went to either Bishop O'Dowd, St. Mary's or Holy Names. Why the catholic schools, I don't know. But I kid you not, this is where most of us went. I just think it is so funny. Half the black people at my school I knew from either summer camp, middle school dances (thats another thing, there was this league, I can't remember what it was called, but it had all of the good Private elementary/middle schools- Ecole Biliung, Athenian, Redwood Day School, Bentley, St. Paul's, The Academy, Head Royce, and some others... so we knew each other that way too), or the little social clubs.

So yes, just writing this, I know I am going to do it. Like I said, I came out of high school with a sort of skewed version of "the truth", but I think it was a good experience for me.

Aw Mike!

So I am procrastinating...dont feel like studying and I got in a Michael Jackson mood again. This fool was so freaking talented. Will never be another like him (Usher and Chris Brown, just stop attempting, like really).

Anyhoo, so I'm listening to "Off the Wall" and looking at videos and I must say when his skin color was still brown (lol), he was getting it. His songs had a much more soulful feel and his tone was different too. He sounded kind "good" on a couple of those songs. I'm just saying. I especially liked when he talked/sang in the deeper voice (like on Get on the Floor and Burn This Disco Out)... it was kinda hot. lol. Can you say RANGE?

Why he have to go looney on us? Oh yeah cuz his dad beat his ass and didn't let him be a little kid and his brother had relations in the bed next to him (or so the movie says).

Danny Jung

So I am totally feeling this saxaphonist named Danny Jung...I feel like he's the next Jeff Kashiwa (yeah, Jung is Korean and Kashiwa is Japanese...but bear with me). He's freaking awesome man. Where can I see this dude in concert? Why isnt he on the radio? He plays very clearly...kinda Kenny G. like...but totally not. He doesn't have to soul of Gerald Albright or Boney James, but he has his own unique style that has just enough soul so I don't call it hot garbage, but it's not overly funkdafied or soulful. Nice and melodic. Which is why I compared him to Kashiwa (besides the fact that they are the only 2 mainstream Asian American saxaphonists lol).

He has this song called, "Don't Ya Go Nowhere". Hotness. Check that ish out on imeem.

Also, theres this saxaphonist named

Is BL trying to get emotional on me?

Oh my goodness...there was just a moment in Boston Legal that was kinda sad. I have never felt sorry for Denny Crane and his mad cow, but I kinda did in this episode. He was going to get up to deliver his closing and he knocked over some flash cards. And they fell all over the floor and he had to go on the floor and pick em up. Looking all old and frail.

But then he regained it with his summation, so it was OK. But that was immensly sad when he dropped the cards. And I must say, season 4 of BL may be the best season for issue oriented stuff, but its also kinda sad. There were a couple of moments where I felt sad. Never really felt sad before except in that episode where they executed that cute black guy.

I wonder what season 5 is going to be like.... aw Denny Crane!

Oh yeah and on a totally different note, they seem to be making Jerry more and more wierd. I dont like it. He started off being moderatly wierd, then he got a little better, now he's supposed to have Aspergers AND Tourettes? Really?

Round here a burger comes with fren' fries and AIDS!!!!!!!

One more random thing, I was watching, "This Christmas"...and their casting was a hot ass horrible mess. Just saying. There are worse than the Cosby's with it. Yes, black families come in all colors, but like come on now. You got a chick on there that is obviously mixed, the rest of them look like they can be related, then you got that African dude on there that really didnt even try to change his accent? Why he sound African/English with it. Sooooooo mad man!

Just saying, and generally it was awful. DONE.

True Blood Take 2

So I got a new cable system which somehow allows me to watch HBO... did I order it, no...but this has happened before and they've never charged, so lets hope they don't do it now.

Anyhoo, so I decided to give True Blood another try and I must say, sans the gratuitous sex scenes, it is a great show. Like freaking great. I love the actor they got to play Bill, he's actually kinda hot...just saying. But my favorite is LaFayette. This guy kills every scene he's in. Seriously. I love that he's a "queen" but will get thug with it with no problem. LOL. Best scene of the movie; when the rednecks come in Merlottes talking bout LaFayette served them a burger with AIDS. He goes over to the table, effs em up real quick then says, "Bitch, you come into my house, you eat my food the way I FUCKING MAKE IT!!! Tip yo waitress." I'm sorry that was genius. Loves it man. Loves it.

I also like how they focus on other characters. Anna Paquin playing Sookie is irritating. Sorry it is. So its nice that they developed other characters like Jason, Sam and Tara. And I still love that they made Tara black. The best thing they coulda done. Just adds a little something.

It's Finals Time, Charlie Brown

Wouldn't you have loved to see that episode. Man I know I would...

Girl You Got A 10-Piece Please Dont Be Stingaaaaay

This is the best commercial to come out in like 3 months... I bet Ne-Yo wrote this. Sounds just up his alley....lol. Still doesnt make me wanna eat McDonald's though.

Places I am Going IMMEDIATLY When I Go Home...

Within the week... these places MUST be hit up...

1. King Wah
2. Get my eyebrows done (thank gooodness!)
3. In and Out
4. BART
5. Coriander
6. Just walk around the big Westfield Mall in SF for no reason at all
7. Firebowl Grill or whatever it is called in the Metreon
8. Fisherman's Wharf...yeah I'm allergic to fish...but its the atmosphere man!
9. Yoshi's (SF or Oakland, I don't care)

Sooooooo ready to go home! Help me!!!!!!

Twilight the Movie

Is it just me or does this movie look like it is going to suck...thus not going to see it. Two things...I feel like Edward did not look like a heroin addict and thats what Robert Pattison looks like. I mean he didnt in Harry Potter... he was actually kinda cute as Cedric Diggory. But he looks a hot dirty mess right now. If they had kept him looking like Cedric but changed the hair color...maybe. But yeah, don't like it.

Plus I feel like when you see movies like this, it ruins the books for you. The Harry Potter books were ruined for me until the third movie. Well thats because the first two movies absolutly sucked. And I feel like Twilight is going to be like that.

I don't even know if I'll watch it on DVD. Just like the Sookie books were ruined by True Blood first sex scene for me... I don't think Imma risk it.

Can I Get Some Recognition?

I think it is so crazy that Dwele and Er Ro (Eric Roberson) do not get more play than they do. And when I say play, I mean radio play and or other forms of recognition? Both of these guys are very pure tones to their voices and I really enjoy. So I asked one of my friends why this might be, and he said because they are both boring.

Now I don't see them as boring. I see them as soothing. And I like the underbeats so I guess it is not boring for me. But I just don't understand why all music has to fit into some little category. I just feel like there is place in the market for both of these guys...and not the underground R&B market.

I just goes to show, you really gotta conform to whats good in the market or you will be cast as and peripheral character in the scheme of your given genre of music.

So Beautiful

I enjoy Musiq's new song, "So Beautiful". Really enjoyable. He sings the entire song except for the background vocals in a falsetto. I mean its not a Maxwell falsetto, but it is still nice. But what really throughs it over the edge is the strings section in the middle. Freaking hot. Loves it.

http://www.imeem.com/people/RfKTG8D/music/oaH5YbwO/musiq_soulchild_so_beautiful/

Bout to Witness History!

So excitable! A few people from my "black people's group" at the law school are chartering a bus to drive from Austin to DC to see the Inaugaration. Soooo excited. Plane tickets are going at like 700 dollars, so I just gave up all hope of going.... but now oh shoooot! Now I just have to find some place to stay. I still know two people down there, so hopefully I can stay with one of them (although they both live kinda far away (Baltimore and Columbia) and I'm not sure if there is a way of public transit down to DC).

So excited! Even though we can't get into any of the good stuff, just being down there when all that happens is going to be sooooo exciting. Black people are going down there like it is a pilgramage (yes, I know white people are too... just go with me for the sake of argument). My friend and her mom bought tickets and hotel rooms for the election last year, "just in case" according to them.

People are flocking, and yes, I will be one of them. OMG!

Best Concerts Ever

Maxwell
Alex Bugnon
Wayman Tisdale
Keiko Matsui
Talib Kweli
Sean Paul
Wayne Wonder
George Clinton
Philippe Saisse
Ledisi
Richard Elliot
Ludacris

Go see any of these people live. No really. Do it now. Thanks

Confusaled

I just do not understand why people care so much about what gay people do? Telling them they can't marry doesnt make them any less gay, so what exactly are you achieving by not letting them marry. That is just silly. People be all up in other's business waaaay to much. Just saying.

November 4, 2008

I wish there were only words to describe how I feel right about now. But there just arent. I am not going to try to talk in flowery or beautiful language. Imma just say what I feel...

I don't think that I have ever been so anxious about something that was not family related in my lifetime. The whole day I have felt sick. Sick to my stomach. While I was volunteering at RSS, my stomach would not stop bubbling. I drove 80 miles an hour on the freeway to watch Obama give his acceptance speech. I am absolutely exhausted right now. There are just so many emotions that I feel right now.

During Obama's speech, I felt fear... I saw the bulletproof glass and realized this is real. This man's life is bout to be at danger every single day now. More than it was before this wonderufl day. This is not a joke. This man is the next president of America. Our president. MY president. How bout it.

But let me tell you when I lost it... when Michelle Obama and the kids came out. That man is so in love with his wife it is unbelievable. This is a man. this is a real man who deserves every bit of glory that he got tonight. EVERY bit. He is a regular man with kids, and a wife...a family. A black family, who will be in the White House.

So what do I feel.... freaking AWESOME. How about it!

WE HAVE THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT! ONE OF THE ONLY 2 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS IN THE LAST I DONT KNOW 25 YEARS!

Yeah, not to be corny, but I will always remember this day and I just wanted to memorialize it with a post.

WHY????

Someone please tell me once again how I ended up in Austin, TX of all places. Oh yeah, it was the money. I have GOT to stop making decisions based on what is cheapest. I end up kinda not so happy. Maybe I should apply to become a visiting student. I don't know if I could spend another semester here. Like real talk. I feel like I am about to explode over here. AHHHHHHH!

Or maybe I am just stressed because I am taking the MPRE and 4 finals...who knows. No, I think I just hate it here.... I suck balls. I had a choice of 4 schools that accepted my in a city that I really wanted to be in... but, I ended up here. WHAT???? I must have some sort of mental issue.

VOTE

If you don't vote, then don't complain. How about it. This is for real serious people...

John McCain as the less talented Denny Crane

So I just got into Boston Legal and that show is freaking great. Sorry it just is. Anyway, so I'm thinking John McCain might have Denny Crane's "mad cow disease". Seriously, he couldnt remember the 4 secretary of state's who are supporting him. I mean I'm not saying he is Stage 4/Dementia level...but come on guys. Come ON!

This fool is not all there...

The Homesickness Is Back

Man, I had avoided being homesick for like almost a month. First my boyfriend came to visit. Then the next two weekends, I went to see my mom in Houston (long story) and then last week, I was catching up so hard that I didn't have time to be homesick, but yeah. It has hit hard as of late.

First, it starts with food. Yes, I know it sounds silly, but I sooo miss the food. I miss In and Out, The Original Red Onion, Pear Street Bistro, Coriander, Firebowl Cafe, Hunan Villa, King Wah... geez I miss every place. And what makes it bad is that there is nothing comprable here.

Second, then the missing the weather comes on. Although it isn't so bad right now because it is techincally "cold" right now in Austin, but still. I miss wearing jackets and sweaters. I miss the nice cool breeze. I miss driving on 80 and seeing the Bay/Pacific Ocean. Yes, there's Town Lake, but that's a lake. There's a totally different feel to it. Can't explain it.

Third, then I start missing particular things about San Francisco. I don't be missing the city where I actually live, or Berkeley, or Oakland, but I miss San Francisco. I think because when I am bored at home, I just jump on the BART and go to San Francisco and the bordem is gone. I just go to that Westfield Mall, or the Macy's or Niketown, or take the F "cable car" to the piers, bike the Golden Gate Bridge (yes, those among things that I regularly do when I get bored at home). When my boyfriend came, we rented bikes and a kayak and did some cool things, but it was just not that same. I even miss...Walnut Creek... why Walnut Creek? I have NO idea. I don't even live there.

And finally (not necessarily because they are least important), I start missing my parents. So I hear that people need human contact to feel normal. I equate this to mean that people need to be touched and stuff. Being that I only let my parents and boyfriend huh me, this is kinda a problem huh. It's just wierd cuz my parents are like my best buddies, and even though I talk to my parents every day (except two weeks ago when my mom went on a cruise, which was torture) it's not the same because all I really want right now is a hug.... awwwwwww.

And what makes it even worse, Thanksgiving decided that it darn near needed to be in Decemeber this year, so I can't even go home for Thanksgiving. Sooooo upsetable about that one. But it doesnt make sense for me to go home for 3 days and pay gross amounts of money, to have to come back to Austin and then go BACK home in 14 days. Unfortunatly I am not quiiite balling like that.

But it's OK, I just needed to vent. Vent over, on to Crim. Pro.

Man...If Only I Had Money

Real talk, I'd be at some music show every weekend. Well, I guess that would have to mean that I would be out of Texas huh? That is another reason I cannot stay here. Nobody cool in my preferred music genre ever comes here. I mean, Keiko Matsui came her last week, but her tickets were $60! I was sitting like 5 feet away from her and only paid $25 at Yoshi's. But my main point in this is, yeah I can see myself as one of those fixtures at the cities smooth jazz events. I just see it.

Jazz Cruises too. They be having some hardcore line ups. This one, has The Rippingtons, Jeff Kashiwa AND Paul Taylor. Freaking classic. The Capitol Jazz Cruise had Marcus Johnson, Ledisi, and Eric Darius among others. Crazy yo!

The Rippingtons

Is it just me or does a lot of The Rippington's music remind me of a circa 1993-94 Sega car driving video game? "California Cruisin" perhaps? Now I KNOW someone remembers that game with the red car in all the arcades. That ish was great man! But yeah, The Rippington's music sounds like it belongs in one of those car driving games, which is probably why it makes such great driving music.

My Weekends

So apparently I need to go to Sugar Land more often. I drove down there for the past two weekends (my cousin lives down there and my mom went on a cruise that left out of Houston) and it has been the most normal time that I've had since I've been in Austin (besides when my boyfriend comes to visit).

I mean I really had fun and everything felt normal. I went last weekend because as I said, my mom was in Houston because she was going on a cruise and staying with my cousin the day before she left. I haven't seen my mom since August and I missed her so I said I'd drive 2.5 hours to see her. Yeah, best thing I could have done at this point in the game.

I had been super anxious and not at all wanting to be in Austin for about a week. My boyfriend had just visited and left and I felt all kinds of alone in TX. I got to see my favorite cousin-aunts (who were going on the cruise with my mom) and I got to see my cousins. I have a 5 and 3 year old cousins who I used to didnt like very much but they are some cool little kids. If Sugar Land was only an hour, I might go every weekends. Kids can sometimes make everything allll better.

And the drive is freaking awesome. 183 to 71 to 10 to 99... all scenic and stuff. Love it.

Kinky Curly Redux

Yeah, still not happy. I used a clarifying shampoo AND bought that knot today stuff. Still didnt work. My hair drew up smaller than I have ever seen it before. I can't figure out if I'm not using enough or im using too much. And its in like the smallest curls EVER. There are no elongated curls. Its in like millions of teeny tiny curls. And too be honest, it isn't just awful, but it was NOT was I was looking for so I am rightfully disappointed.

I don't know if thats because my hair isn't really kinky in the first place. Well it kind of is, but its more on the curly side, it just gets really dry really easy. So I am thinking maybe I used TOO much product?

So I did it yesterday at about 10am...was outside for most of the day so when I went to sleep it was pretty much dry. So why I wake up and it was moist again? Should I have not slept with a bonnet?

AND my hair has this gross residue on it. I don't know what the bleep is going on, but I don't like it. Now, if I can't get any instruction on how to use it... Imma need a product refund. My hair is just wierd man. It doesnt take to anything.

Back to twisting it up for me!

From G's To Gents

Yeah, this was just a show on MTV... but it was a good show. Well at least the last 4 episodes were. I mean seriously. I think it showed some serious issues that happen within the black community (yeah I know there were others on the show, but thats not what im talking about).

Especially Creepa. OK I'm not trying to have a defamation suit on my hands or anything of the like...but it was obvious to be that Creepa's mom had some "issues". Imm say issues, but we all know what was good with her. Anyway, so dudes dad was killed when he was young, so Creepa had to be the "man of the house". Now this happens in a lot of single mother/lower income households. The eldest boy is expected to take the roll of the father and fulfil everything that the father is supposed to do. The mom tells the boy, you need to step up and do what you need to do to take care of your family....

So OK, you have like a 12 year old boy, that doesnt even have an 8th grade education yet. What can he possibly do to take care of his family...run the streets. The mom doesnt care that her son is out there with the filth and grime of life... she is concerned that she gets money to "feed the family". It's just sooooo sad. Dude was in HVAC school and he had to cash in his financial aid because he was supporing 8 people yo! Come on now.

I wonder how much of that 100,000 he gave to his mom?

Kinky Curly Curling Custard

Yeah, I've heard really good reviews of this product...but of course...it did not work for me the way it was suppose to.

Now its supposed to make your hair like when it is loaded with conditioner...so didnt happen. Personally I dont think I have a hair type. My hair is not a 4c, but its not a 4b, but then it is not a 4a either. I dont know what the hell it is. When it is wet, my hair shrinks tremendously. Not a small bit of shrinkage, I mean it draws up well over 50 percent...it's below my shoulder when blown out and when wet it is above my chin.... and it is really really curly. AND it doesnt tangle except at the ends, where the bulk of the curl is.

Anyway... so the kinky curly did not work for my hair. Maybe because I didnt use a clarifying shampoo nor did I have the "knot today"...but still. I was hoping for SOMETHING. Basically, it took over 10 hours to dry and it wasnt dry completly and it shrunk worse than when i let it naturally dry...WTF yo? WFT.

At least it moisturized my hair like crazy... maybe I will use it to twist my hair.
Products just dont work for me.

Last Twilight Related Post Until I See The Movie

Sorry, just had to put this out there because I forgot to do it earlier when I finished the book. Is it just me, or did Breaking Dawn kinda read like really good fan fiction? (Note I said, really good. Not just garbage fan fiction). It was kinda all over the place and a little wierd. I dont know. I mean I enjoyed the book...but it seemed out of style of the other three books.

I cant put my finger on it, but it just read....wrong.

Who The Eff Are YOU

Let me know who this Russell Brand is? He looks like a broke down Edward Scissorhands. I'm simply saying.

My Thoughts On TrueBlood

So I was really really anticipating this as everyone knows I love, "The Sookie Stackhouse Mysteries". So I went to Blockbuster and they had the first episode available for preview. So of course I get it. So I watched it and I'm happy and very disappointed all at the same time.

It was just too much sex. It really wasn't that much, but it's like... this isn't Anita Blake. There wasn't that much graphicness of the sex in the book... so why did they have to overdo it in the movie? I'm just saying. I know it is HBO and they kinda had to sell the series to more than just vamp readers...but still. I was actually turned off. So I guess that means I will be more happy with Twilight then huh?

I'm just saying, they coulda done the sex scenes with a little more class. Just because it was on HBO doesn't mean I'm tryna see all that.

But overall... I'm pretty happy. They got the plot. SO surprised they made Tara black. Love that! Her and Lafayette were the best part. "I don't give a good got damn". YES!

And we all know Sookie was supposed to be on the chonkay side. Why is she a size 4? Just saying.

Overall, I enjoyed beside the gratuitious sex parts. I will watch next week just to see if they tone it down. If they don't, Imma have to watch the rated version. Two thumbs up though.