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"

"

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).