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?