Wednesday, October 21, 2009

ABC's of Me..

So the future father of my Zebra Children tagged me in a note on facebook by the name of ABC's of Me'. I thought this would be cool to do on my blog instead of facebook cause...I wanted to, Im a rebel like that...heh. So here it goes.
ABC About You Questions:

A - AVAILABLE: to do what exactly?
B - BIRTHDAY: March 6
C - CRUSHING ON: Right now I hate to say it but....Drake :hides in shame:
D - DRINK YOU LAST HAD: Woo Woo its a shot
E - EASIEST PERSON TO TALK TO: Myself
F - FAVORITE SONG: it changes all the time
G - GUMMY BEARS OR GUMMY WORMS: Neither
H - HOMETOWN: Bronx, Castle Hill Projects what up!
I - IN LOVE WITH: person, place or thing? Either one dont know the answer.
J - JUGGLE: boobs
K - KILLED SOMEONE: maybe...
L - LONGEST CAR RIDE: Radford VA to Lake Charles LA 15 hrs and I had to drive 14 of em, long story.
M- MILKSHAKE FLAVOR: chocolate
N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: one, well technically two, but we wont go there.
O - ONE WISH: Happiness
P - PERSON YOU CALLED LAST: Umm my mom :checks call log: I was wrong my brother
Q- QUICKIE: What is that?
R- REASON TO SMILE: Fresh Prince and or Cosby Show
S - SONG YOU LAST HEARD: Kid Cudi "My World"
T - TIME YOU WOKE UP: 11:30pm tuesday
U - UNDERWEAR COLOR/PATTERN: Um pink and black zebra stripes, exotic I know
V - VEGETABLE(S): Broccoli con queso
W - WORST HABIT: eating then sleeping
X - X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD: One when I was 9, skating accident, wait no i got my wisdom tooth taken out in march so then too.
Y – YOYOS ARE: OYOY spelled backwards
Z - ZODIAC SIGN: Piecies ( i think i spelled that wrong, yes I spelled my own zodiac wrong, possibly)

Random Questions About You:

Spell your name without vowels: Tl Jns
What color do you wear most?: Black
Least favorite color?: White cause im a slob and it gets dirty easy, but I love white people :)
What are you listening to?: tv
Are you happy with your life right now?: far from it
What is your favorite class in school?: Im not in school anymore and even if I was I would not have a favorite class, I was never a huge fan of school, I just did cause I had too, doesnt seem to paying off too much right now, but I digress
Are you outgoing?: eh sometimes
Favorite pair of shoes?:depends on the day nike's chucks, vans, take your pick
Where do you wish you were right now?: NYC

THE CANS:

Can you dance?:
I dont dance I boogie
Can you tie a cherry stem with your mouth?: nah, never really use my mouth for much...[pause]
Can you whistle?: YA, im a flute player!
Write with both hands?: no, im just a lefty
can you walk with your toes curled?: uh never tried

THE DO'S:

Do you believe there is life on other planets?: to think we are the only living beings in the galaxy would be idiotic
Do you believe in miracles?: Small ones yes
Do you believe in magic?: Eh I dunno
Love at first sight?: :sigh: well a few years ago I have to say when i met this paticular person I think I did, but do I really believe in it? I dont think I do but anything with love and romance Im a total pessimist, thats how I roll.
Do you believe in Satan?: Im the devil, I love metal.
Do you believe in Santa?: Well at one time I did, didnt we all, Santa is one of the many lies a parent will tell their child, that's why people become mass murderers.
Do you know how to swim?: You know what they say about black people, but I do know how to swim.
Do you like roller coasters?: I used to.
Do you think you could handle the stuff they eat on those reality shows?: Hail to the naw.

THE HAVES:

Have you ever been on a plane?: When I was like 3
Have you ever asked someone out?: Kind of but I dont think they really took me seriously.
Have you ever been to the ocean?: I live in hampton roads...
Have you ever painted your nails?:At one time its been over a decade
THE WHATS:

What is the temperature outside?
fall like
What radio station do you listen to?: I work in radio so I dont listen to the radio in my downtime, I click on the iPod
What was the last restaurant you ate at?: Macados in radford
What was the last thing you bought?: 2 pints of Ben and Jer's Half baked and toilet tissue, ha.
What was the last thing on TV you watched?: Chelsea Lately before i went to work

THE WHOS:

Who was the last person you IM'd? AIM is sooo 2 years ago
Who was the last person you took a picture of?: Umm TIM!
Who was the last person you said I love you to?: Mom

CRYING SECTION:

Ever really cried your heart out?: Oh yeah
Ever cried yourself to sleep?: As a child
Ever cried on your friend's shoulder?: No I dont like crying in front of people.
Ever cried over the opposite sex?: Psst nah
Do you cry when you get an injury?: No.
Do certain songs make you cry?:Umm Kate Bush's "A Womans Work", Donny Hathaway "Someday we'll all be free"
LOVE SECTION.

How many times have you had your heart broken?:I never been in a relationship but coming to the realization that a person you like doesnt like hurts a bit and that has happened a lot, man i sound pitiful.
What is your current hair color?: Uh black and fading pink dye
Current piercings?: lip, guaged ears
Have any tattoos?: no
Eye color?: dark brown

IN A BOY/GIRL:

Favorite eye color: anything but bloodshot red or yellow.
Short or long hair: doent matter
Height?: equal to or taller than me im 5'8
Best clothing: non smelly

HAVE YOU EVER:

Been to jail: nah
Mooned someone: unfortuntely no
Ran away from home: thought about it in my tweens
Laughed so hard you cried: not really.
Cried in school: In HS when my good friend Max died senior year :(
Thrown up in a store: Eww no
Is there something really stupid that you still laugh at today?: In 10th grade some dude dared me to snort powder from a pixie stick, that's how I wound with the name "Crazy Bugz" and that dude became one of my best friends.
THIS OR THAT:

Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
McDonald's or Burger King: Burger King, but I try to avoid both of them.
Single or Group Dates: At this point any date would be great. That rhymed.
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Strawberries or Blueberries: Blueberries
Meat or Veggies: Meat with veggies
TV or Movie: A movie on TV
Guitar or Drums: Guitar and simulated drumming i.e. rock band
Adidas or Nike: Nike, support Dallas Penn dont fux with Adidas!
Chinese or Mexican: Men or food? Chinese food,mexican men, I like latinos :)
Cheerios or Corn Flakes: Frosted flakes they're grrreat!
Cake or Pie: I love cake like a fat kid loves...cake.
MTV or VH1: Ive given up on MTV, VH1 has the better reality shows IMO and they still do a lot of musical programming like Behind the Music so VH1 for the win.


I hope you enjoyed this, cause it took a long time to fill this out. Maybe you learned a bit more about me, maybe you didnt, maybe you could care less, if so, you are mean and deserve a time out!·

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Pic of the day


In my last semester of college I had to take an art class to graduate. Since Ive always been a far away admirer of photography I figure Id do that. Im glad I did I have not taken any photos lately I have to start again but this picture is from a what I used to call my 'secret hiding place'. When I moved back home I was just like really anxious and just needed to get out of the house sometimes so I would go there just to sit on that bench and zone out for a minute, so there you go.

Miss HU, the wrong HUe.

A local story caught my eye yesterday. Its a story about a young Caucasian lady who attends Hampton University, a historic black college winning the Miss HU pageant. This appointment has the whole campus split on the decision. Her name is Nikole Churchill and she is senior who attends the Va Beach campus of HU (i didnt even know there was a VB campus). There have been negativity because of her skin color and the fact she doesn't attend HU on the main campus (i agree with that one)Others are positive on the issue and say it shows the diversity of the HBCU. I am personally split on this decision. If this was a young black woman becoming queen on an all white campus will the rumpus be the same? At the same this is a historic black college and in keeping with tradition Miss HU should be african-am. But I dont want to sound like a biggot. I will tell you this, I know a lot of the black chicks are like "First they take our men, now they're taking our pageants!?". Churchill had written a letter to President Obama explaining her issue and asked for him to come to Hampton University and speak on racial tolerance, a letter which she later apologized to writing and sending. So all in all im not really sure how to feel on this subject, how bout you?
I would like to send a video dedication to Ms. Churchill Gym Class Heroes "Viva La White Girl"

Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Mid 20s Crisis.


What is a Mid 20s Crisis? It is different things for different people in their mid 20s. My crisis began shortly before I graduated from college almost 2 years ago. I started to get high anxiety not really having any plans, not having any money, just not knowing what's going to happen. Some people may thrive on the unknown, but im not one of them. So ever since then ive been going through this 'crisis' and just when it seems things are letting up and a little bit of sunshine is coming in something else happens and the crisis continues. In the vein of being a 'crisis' hopefully this too shall pass or will it become the Late 20s Crisis? We shall see...

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Photo of the Day

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From Fail Blog one of the best websites ever! Ok maybe not but it makes me chuckle <_>

Song of the day.

Im at work today and usually im all like ugh but 1) I didnt have to come in till 7 which is like sleeping in for me, I only work 5 hours and its a beautiful morning today. I stepped outside and I automatically thought of this song...

K-OS' "Sunday Morning" from the Atlanits:Songs for Disco album, one of my fave albums from 2007, you should check it out, just a side note.

You Need This In Your Life


So for a while now a lot of people have been looking forward to Kid Cudi's debut album
Man on The Moon: The End of Day and whether this dude will deliver on all the hype that has been surrounding him for a year and change. I have to say that he delivers big time! There will be a lot of haters and nay-sayers because that's just the way the world works. You can be the person who cures cancer and SOMEONE will say condem you for it, that's the way it is. Hardcore hip hop heads, old rappers and back-packers may want to hate but this is a great album. Kid Cudi and I are about the same age (he 25 me 24) and to me as an artist he represents and era of kids who grew up on mid to late 90's MTV where say a Metallica video plays and Dr. Dre and Tupac plays after him the maybe some Sneaker Pimps after that. Its a generation of kids who embraced many different genres of music. He takes this and in my humble opinion takes the art of conception and hip hop as a whole to another level. The album is set up as a play/movie/dream/musical if you will being split up into 5 scences. The transition into some of those scenes are narrated by Common who's like this generation's James Earl Jones. Listening to this album is truely cinematic. There are some songs that on an individual basis that I would not turn to like "Simple As..." and "Pursuit of Happiness" but this is a project that needs to be listened to as a whole. There are some standout tracks "Soundtrack to my Life" "My World" "Cudi Zone" the best song on the album to me is "Heart of Lion" which Cudi describes as "Eye of the Tiger"-esque which it really is. Its dark yet triumphant with a pulsating beat. I mentioned on twitter the other day how I was surprised of the number of interviews and articles I have read about Cudi how no one mentions Bone Thugs N Harmony's influence on his sing song-y style. This is well demonstrated on the song "Hyyer" feat his friend, artist and fellow Cleavland-ite Chip the Ripper. On that song its so blantantly obvious, its so blantantly Cleaveland as us outsiders are familiar with. As a whole this album really does push the musical envelope, it engages ALL musicians and artist in all genres to step their game and imagination up. However; I believe the pressure is really on for the Kid now, how could he possibly follow up to this, is he able too? He has so far proven himself very sensitive when it comes to this whole music game, threatning to quit, deleting his twitter account because of 'negativity'. So I say get this album and listen to it whole preferably in the dark cause this may be as good as it gets from Kid Cudi.