they say... "spare the ROD and spoil the CHILD"

Okay so 2day(friday) I had a 2hour lunch(I love my new job) so every Friday I run all my errands during that time…

2day I left work, went to get movie tickets for later this weekend, then to pay my bill at the gym, to pick up my dry cleaning, and the to the bank to handle some business…

I had my dry cleaning over my shoulder as I walked in so I laid it down on this bench that they have in the bank when I noticed some bad ass little kid goin crazy nearby… so I walk away fill out my deposit slip and when im done I just look at this little demon child… he’s just yellin for no reason at the top of his lungs… im lookin around like who’s child/pet is this… no sign or gesture from anyone… so then this kid jumps on the waiting benches and he’s running and jumping around when the woman in front of me who had a baby over her shoulder yell “joe get from down there” and im thinkin’ ohhhhhhh! Ur the non parent of the metal mouth heathen, I say that cuz when she said that he looked her in the eye and gave this “problem child”… “gremlin”… “grinch” style grin and revealed his little silver teeth as he proceeded to run and jump around…



Im keeping my eye on him cuz as soon as he jumps on my clothes I just got out of the cleaners he’s getting flashed on and I dare his parent to say somethin’… so he musta’ read my mind cuz he went from there to the entrance area and was walking along this ledge until an employee told him he to get down and go to his mother… he nonchalantly walked thru the whole bank to the other side and was hanging on these stairs like a monkey… so now im just lookin’ at the mother at the mom thinking, “at what point do u jus say fuck it he can do what he wants even tho’ he’s like 4 years old”

*shaking head*… that was a heavy dose of birth control!



*thinking* my ass woulda been WHOOPED in front of everybody in there, and whoever woulda tried to intervene woulda felt the wrath too…


PEOPLE PLEASE START WHOOPIN YO KIDS ASSES AGAIN… PLEEEEAAAASE!

they say... "confidence + confidence = arrogance" PT. 1 (Kanye West )

"wit so much personality, what do u want from me?............ I ca' be by myself & enjoy the company"

-Kanye West

Is arrogance a bad thing???... what do u say?... I say it's not THAT bad!

Honestly when i first started noticing the shit this fool did i was like, "who this ni**a think he is"... but recently this dude has been crackin' me the fuck up!... I mean he takes cockiness to a whole notha' level and I LOVE THIS SHIT!
I don't blame the guy he's a top notch producer who is also a beast on the mic and he knows it!

I mean if u honestly in ur heart feel ur at a certain point financially, career wise, socially, sexually, intellectually, etc. is it OK to voice that or walk with that "I KNOW I AM" swagger?... with that said i don't condone looking down on other people or being disrespectful toward anyone or thing but you should be able to be confident in ur positive aspects even if sometimes its seen as overly confident.

By definition, confidence is belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance
ANNNNNNND...
Arrogance is an offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.

So is it safe to say, if you are in fact superior(higher in rank) than another person(s) in certain areas it IS ok to act accordingly... i know a few people who say shit like, "i cant stand that arrogant ass moth-f@!*a" and at that very moment i wonder is that the inferior person that is considered lower than the "arrogant" asshole?... I mean the world needs balance if everyone were arrogant, there would be no such thing as arrogant and it would be the norm.

I feel like confidence is something every single person on the planet has in at least one area of their life... u might be confident that you can smoke 100 cigarettes in a day, that you are the most talented monopoly player in the history of ever, that ur the best drunk driver, or you may be confident in something as simple as the best PRODUCER at this present time(hence Mr. West).

What im saying is once you reach a certain level of confidence its seen as arrogance... but why?... and SO FUCKIN' WHAT!... be proud of what you have, what u can do, and more importantly WHAT/WHO YOU ARE!

I've been called arrogant many times(or conceited, take ur pick) and at first i would fight the accusation but it came to the point where people are gonna believe what they want to believe anyway and thats where the attitude derived from... that transformed into a part of my persona that shows at certain times when I'm "feelin' myself"(and i don't mean drunk...lol)... and now i don't even bother explaining myself i just enjoy the over confidant remarks from my "inferior haters".

I feel like people should flaunt their positive aspects...

(TO BE CONTINUED...)

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Kanye is the poster-boy for this persona with quotes like:

- "George Bush doesn't care about black people""(15 seconds left on video #1)

and more recently:

- "I wanna' do music cuz i know people need my music, people need Kanye West albums"(2:35 left on video #2)

- "They feel like, Yo... You know he's got a God complex cuz he said if they wrote the Bible again he would be in it... DUHHHH! YEA I WOULD BE IN IT!..." (1:11 left on video #2)

- "I'm high up on the line u ca get behind me/ but my head so big u cant sit behind me"( 1:53 left on video #3)

- "IF I DONT WIN, THE AWARD SHOW LOSES! CREDIBILITY!"(just watch the whole video... lmao!)
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VIDEO #1


VIDEO #2


VIDEO #3


VIDEO #4

they say... "media rots ur brain"...

lately ive had a random ass thinking pattern about the crap ive been watching and listening to, for instance...

Let me start with the talk of the summer (or @ least the end of the summer)... KANYE vs. 50... aka MR. "you cant tell me nothin" vs. MR. "i get money"...
both albums drop on Sept. 11th (whats with rapperS droppin albums on that date???)... personally i think its a hoax to boost record sales... but all-in-all beyond the publicity stunts imma' cop that KANYE because i feel it'll be a better variety of music than "50" and his same-ass-songs on every album scheme. Might i add i already have both the albums jus havent had time to really listen 2 em in comparison!

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Okay moving on to more important shit... the controversy over the "READ A BOOK" video being aired on BET...

I cant believe black people are actually getting up the nerves to speak out against this... i mean cmon' are u FUCKING serious???.........

U fuckin people mean to tell me that you'll watch the SERIOUSNESS of women shakin their asses (which i must admit i guiltily enjoy,) rappers promoting alchohol and jewelry above more important things, and mothafuckas in general coonin and actin a foo'!.......... FOR INSTANCE "SUPER MANNNN THAT HOE" (but i'll get back to that later...lmao... OMG)
These people are borderline insane... so the video "a bay bay"... "i get money"... "crank that soulja boy"... ETC. are that much different than this... and this actually has a positive yet SATIRICAL message!... what this is saying TO ME issssss that parent don't mind if its REAL ignorance but if it's FAKE cartoon ignorance it's a problem?.... WOOOOOW... TALK ABOUT A REALITY CHECK!!!

[side note: as a fellow black man i should'nt say this but, I cant belive that "uncle tom" ass Tony Harris(African-American cnn newscaster)]
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Now back to.....
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"CRANK THAT SOULJA BOY" ...&... "SUPER MANNNN THAT HOE"...

Is it?... or Is it NOT?... more than hilarious that this dance is takin the club scene by storm...

*I CANT FRONT THE BEAT DOES SLAP THO!*

I kid u not a home girl of mines said she went to club in the BAY AREA (GEOFFREY'S 1ST SATURDAY'S to be exact) and they had to turn the song off because everybody on the 2nd floor was doing the dance and it felt like the floor was gonna cave in.... [crackin up laughing]...

I'll admit I don't know how accurate that statement was but i could only imagine... DONT GET ME WRONG!... I'm not tranna' hate on the song or the video... but why are grown ass people(i refuse to say adults) doin this 07' hokey pokey in a club with they good clothes on... but hey all & all i'd rather that then somebody shootin' up the spot.





ON 2ND THOUGH.... NAHHHH FUCK THAT... THAT SHIT IS IGNORANT!!!!!!!! (lmao)
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Moving right along... QUESTION???..........................


WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF CRACK IS SHAQ'S WIFE SMOKIN'???... (i dont use this word when speakin of women especially my sistas... BUT...) IS THIS BITCH CRAZY!?...

[DISCLAIMER: im not sure if this is true or not... could be 100% wrong but this is what i heard/read...]

It was said that Shaq's wife was messin around with the personal trainer that Shaq hired and payed for her to have... this 27 year old Cuban cat... hahahaha... lmao!... hella shady!... i hope she didnt realy cheat on the brother tho.

Besides she gonna be paid either way, least just say she DID cheat... this means she wont get alimony... BUT... and there is big BUT (buffie the body size butt...lol) cuz she got 4 kids by ol' boy and she gone get close $20 or $30 thousand a month per child.... so you do the MATH!

i guess... THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE!

READ THE ARTICLE FOR YOURSELF (click here)
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The next 1 is more of a personal thing... so i was in L.A. this weekend and while in the car riding around L.A. the radio was playing (i always listen to a little radio when im outta town to see what playin')... anywho this commercial came on late sunday night i died laughin.... it was an advertisement for "RENT-A-WHEEL"... YESSSS i said RENT.... A.... WHEEL!... i was like r u fuckin kidding me... this place rents out rims & tires... i mean if u cant afford RIMS of all things then u dont really need em that bad!!!
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NOW THATS GANGSTA!


NOVEMBER 2ND to be exact "American Gangster" comes out and im already juiced.... heres the all-star line up... Denzel, Russel Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr.(maybe he can redeem his sell-out career), Common, T.I., and RZA...


People go see this shit... i looks like its gone be the shit annnnd its based on a true story!... UV BEEN WEEL INFORMED!


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OKAY!... im done... until next time this my randomness... PEEEAACE!

they say... "music soothes the soul"

Last night I fell in love... AGAIN!...

I fell in love, and a big reason why was because this time reminded me of the very 1st time I fell in love... although I mainly used 2 senses to capture the essence of this feeling... it was long waited and much needed... and perfect timing!

I went to a lounge last night where they have local artists... usually a few singers... possibly a rapper or two... maybe some groups... but last night... I was mesmerized...

The 1st performance was an Oakland singer by the name "Brianna" aka "Bri"... nice lil petite cutie with a nice voice... reminded me of a Kiesha Cole type of singer... the 2nd performer was also a singer but a lot more soulful, to put it in perspective she sang a Jill Scott song... and did a damn good job if I might add... they both had etremely short sets... so I was like damn they must not have many performances 2night...

At this point I was gonna go across the street to a club and do what I do... 2 of my boys from the east bay were hella like lets go over there... so when I was about 2 consider... I notice there is a band setting up... so enjoying live music like I do... I say "I wanna watch a lil bit of this to see what's up with this band"...

After about 20 minuts of setting up... this little ass stage has a DRUMMER, a KEYBOARDIST with 2 keyboards, a GUITARIST(wierd lookin dude...hahaha), a PERCUSSIONIST with the bongos and some maraca style instruments, a BASS PLAYER with an upright standing bass(one of my favorite sounds), and there's another keyboard set-up in front of everything... so I'm highly interested because the guys setting up their equipment jus give me the perception there's gonna be some HIP-HOP type of stuff goin on...

And it starts... an odd looking light skin dude with a clean ass purple and silver hoody walks on the stage as the bass player is playing what sounds like a classical music riff... and it speeds up as he plays it then the guitarist joins in and then to add to the experience I notice a SAXAPHONIST and TRUMPET PLAYER as they added their spark to this escalating music... then the guy in the purple hoody sits down and starts playing the shit out of his piano/keyboard... I mean he was beast on the keys and then the drummer joins in and this shit is rediculous... in my head I'm like "I aint goin no fuckin where til this shit is over"...

After they play this clean ass classical, hip hop infused routine the guy on the keyboard starts rapping... and the shit is right up my ally cuz its what I like to call REAL HIP-HOP!...

The performers name was KEV CHOICE(sorry didn't catch the bands name)... honestly (after careful evaluation) that was the best musical performance I've ever seen... the performer said him and his band had just come back off of tour with LAUREN HILL...

The performance continued with each song leading into the next... with solo's by some band members mixed in... they also mixed some classic west coast rap instrumentals into their set which was tight as hell...

I honestly don't think that lounge will see a much better performance than that... but then again I never would have thought I would see that one! (I LOVE HIP-HOP)

LAST NIGHT... I FELL BACK IN LOVE WITH MUSIC!!!!!

they say... "choose your battles wisely"...

*for the short brief version scroll down to the red bold type!*


okay!... so last night me and my boy SMITTY fot into what would be considered a fight but i beg to differ... lemme start from the top!

We go to this event that our homegirl is throwing... and its coo' and laid back... after it was over we lingered around a bit and then went outside and socialized for a while... eventually Me and SMITTY get in the car and he's like u gotta make any stops, im like yea LETS GO TO JACK IN THE CRACK... so we get there and the homegirl LA-LA is like im finna come in there so we like coo'... as im sayin that my order is ready so i get my shit and head to the door....

As soon as we walk out we see LA-LA and we like wus good(for any of you familiar wit the geography of this area, we were by the italian place on the corner)... no sooner we see her these two fuckin dudes start makin' comments from a short distance like:

"ay mama"

"come holla @ ya boy"

"im tranna see wus good"

...now let me clarify LA-LA is indeed our homegirl but off top these mufukkas didnt know that shit... so im already light-weight agitated cuz what if one of us was her dude or her fuckin husband for that matter... but anyway...

the dudes get close enough to have a civilized conversation(but u can forget about that shit cuz it aint gon' happen!)... and the one main dude some husky 240 lb ni66a starts talkin hella slick so in my head im like its just a matter of time before this foo' say somethin disrespectful... so he proceeds to try and pop @ LA-LA and she like im coo' can i jus talk to my homeboys and this ni66a is steady sayin hella shit...

so then this ignorant bastard pulls out some crumbled up ass money and throws it on the ground talkin bout is it a money thing or what... so me, SMITTY, & LA-LA look down and its a $10 bill... a $5 bill... and a $1 bill... simple arithmetic equals that to $16 TOTAL(whooopty-fuckin-doo)... so we look @ each other a start laughin'... and SMITTY say well let me hold somethin!...lmao...

START HERE FOR THE INTERESTING SHORT VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED

SO THIS IS WHERE THE SHIT ESCALATES... after being shot down the husky dude is still pushin the issue... im lookin at em muggin hella hard cuz he was jus being a fuckin asshole... so the lil lightskin foo wit em' looks @ me like r u coo' and im like yea ARE YOU!???...

so then the husky dude goes... MAAAAN YOU A HOOKER!!!... so im like you gon' be disrespectful like that... i looked @ his boy and said u need to get this ni66a and he says "thats a grown ass man"... AIIIIGHT I CAN RESPECT THAT!...

so i take off my shirt cuz im passed pissed now... cuz im takin the shit personal cuz of the fact he felt it coo to test my manhood by disrespectin her and us and think nothin is gon' happen... so LA-LA's doin the dont fight tranna hold me back thing which aint gon' work cuz i had my mind made up that it was gon' be a fight before i left that fuckin area... MIND YOU: nice-guy-SMITTY is jus relaxed as always and laughin but shit i know he got my back... so hes like jus drop it blood... i calm down like a good 8%... and we get to the car which is still on that same corner and i sit in the car facing the street with the door open and LA-LA stands in front of me with her back to me and SMITTY is leaning against the open door... and the this husky fucka says...

BITCH I SHOULD KICK YOU... and before he got it out his mouth he had rushed and kicked her... BUT... before he got his leg all back to the ground SMITTY bombs on the ni66a and its a wrap... dude is on his back(that part was funny as SHIT after the fact)... so i jump out the car and start gettin on husky dudes head hell tough... and his potna is kinda jus standin there but fuck that ur guilty by association so i start takin off on him too... so im back and forth simultaneously on these to lame ass ni66as... and then the big dude finally squares up and here comes SMITTY out of nowhere and pushed the husky dude hella hard and he falls again... so @ this point dude is squarin up dont even wanna fight so he was tranna spit on us and shit LIKE A LIL BITCH!.... so that shit is about over and this silly bastard runs up and punches the window hella hard and it didnt brake SO thats when SMITTY finally gets pissed and is like if he break this window im goin to jail cuz IMMA FUCK HIM UP!... so we kill the shit and bounce, but not before LA-LA finds the one of the dudes phone... and that my friends concludes last nights ordeal...


I HATE THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY WANNA BE HARD... WTF!!! IS THAT SHIT ABOUT... STARTIN SHIT DONT VALIDATE YO MANHOOD... IF DRINKIN MAKES U THINK UR THE FUCKIN HULK... QUIT FUCKIN DRINKIN CUZ MOST NI**AS AINT TRANNA FIGHT U... THEYD RATHER KILL U AND GET THE OVER WIT... MUFFAKAS NEED TO CHILL OUT!

they say... "all news, aint good news"

I had questions... and i felt i really needed answers!

1ST & FOREMOST... i was kinda peeved @ the fact that this person was too "BUSY" to talk for 10 minutes, shit maybe less depending on if i understand what shes sayin... i like to think im kinda foward so as a MAN when i feel somethin is important i want to talk about it face to face... *that was quickly declined upon request*... ok on with the blog!



The person im highly interested in had me wonderin what our situation was becasue we fa sho' wasnt the same as we were in the past(not even close)... but i kinda wanted to know what the deal was... soooo I ASKED!...

and long story short the answer was what i hoped it wasnt but not completely...

I wanted to know EXACTLY where we stood... and her answer was that we were friends... ok duhhhh im not a fuckin retard i know we're friends, so i told her i didnt want her to get it confused like we were friends like im friends wit my platonic play sister and homegirls, and whaddayaknow thats what she was talkin about... in my head im like what in the hell would make u think that?...(mind u i asked her to be my woman a month prior to this text talk)

so she goes on to say that were obviously not on the same page... and i agree... she says she doesnt want to be in a relationship, and shit i can feel that cuz ive felt like that for a while... even now i dont want to be in a relationship, I WANT TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER, theres a big difference! i mean i can get a girlfriend or 2 or 3 or 4(u get the point...lol) but im not interested in being wit any other chick!...

so im like would dating be too much and she says yes... now this caught me off guard because i had no clue and im lookin at the situation like "damn she really wants to be like my homie" so... i go on to ask would it be wise to drop this whole ordeal of askin how she feels and she like "right now, Maybe" which in laymans terms means HELL YEA, BUT I DONT WANNA SAY IT!...

So after that im jus like i guess i'll keep her as a close friend... i was kinda keep dating to a minimum and not get too involved with anyone else... but what the fuck for, i feel like she's moved on so maybe i should do the samn (yes i know i said this in another blog) but now im like really thinkin thats what i need to do...

now im finna go out and get drunk and turn on the charm im so famous for!... my homegirl said i should just do me and things will fall into place so thats what imma do starting NOW!


(my bad if i sound slightly pissed... i just needed 2 vent... this blog shit is a pretty way release what on ya mind)... THANK MS. P FOR GETTIN ME INTERESTED IN THIS BLOGGIN SHIT!... i owe u a drink(s)!

they say "honesty is the best policy"

I'm on my way to a job interview as they type this... and I'm just thinking how interviews are BULLSHIT...

Going into it they expect you to lie... they don't really want an honest hard worker, they want a lying bullshitter...lmao

They get u into an office(interrogation style) to interview you and ask u questions like:

Q: Do you think its fare to be late every now and then?

LIE: "no not at all that's unacceptable and should never happen"

TRUTH: "hell yea it is, I think its a crime to be on time... you need to be well rested when u get to work if ur gonna perform at ur best and if that means being late, so be it!"

Q: If you seen a fellow employee doin something unethical such as stealing, do yoiu think you should report it to management?

LIE: "Yes, stealing is a crime no matter how insignificant it may be"

TRUTH: "Rule #1 where I'm from... STOP SNITCHIN' (lmao)... no I aint tellin on nobody.... ummmm unless them gettin fired means I get a raise or promotion"

I can go on but I'm almost to this place for the interview and u know they act like the planet will literally explode if u ur 2 minutes late!

So in conclusion if I ever have the opportunity to interview someone I'm gonna higher the person being real abot it...lmao!... tell you how it went later peeeeaaace!