Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Woke up quick, at about noon
Got a surprise knock on my door around noon today, and these were handed to me.
Reunited with one of his brothers..now the third and final brother needs to be rescued from someone's hands.
Let the package deliveries begin.
Reunited with one of his brothers..now the third and final brother needs to be rescued from someone's hands.
Let the package deliveries begin.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Once again I'm bored, and ended up here. I should be studying for my Econ midterm tomorrow..but oh well.
It finally turned into summer weather here..~90 degrees today :( I don't mind that weather, as long as I have an air conditioned home...which I don't.
I'm not sure how many people have already seen this article/story..I found it awhile ago, but just randomly saw it in my bookmarks a few minutes ago, and I think its worth sharing. It's about a girl's dying wish to see Pixar's movie, Up. Click Here to Read
If you haven't heard of Melanie Fiona by now and you like soulful R&B/pop voices/styles, I suggest you go look her up. I'll probably do an album review for her album once I get bored again.
In more Michael Jackson news, he took over the top 9 of the top 10 album spots on Billboard this week. :) He sold over 422,000 copies spread out over 9 albums. Nicely fitting, 'Number Ones' took the top spot with 108,000. Thats more than several new artists debuted at, and this album is six years old. The only non-Michael Jackson record to grab the 10th spot was a re-issue of the Woodstock movie soundtrack. From what I remember this was also the first time that a non-debuting album has taken the #1 spot and beaten out albums that released that week..Which means he kept the Black Eyed Peas' new album, 'The E.N.D' from debuting at number one, and not just by 1 spot, but by 3. What's also crazy is that even before he passed, his catalog still pulled in 297,000 album sales for the 2009 year up until June 21st. He owns 25 out of the top 75 Hot Digital Download sales. Thriller saw a 3,551.00% increase in sales. Just more evidence on how much of an impact he had on music and the people.
I definitely wouldn't mind seeing people actually request his music enough for it to break into top 10-40 radio countdown lists. His music was and still is better than most of the garbage that's flooded the radio over the last several years. I'd pick Smooth Criminal over Soulja Boy - Turn My Swag On any day of the week.
I think I'm going to see Public Enemies to escape the heat tomorrow, so expect a movie review shortly after :)
It finally turned into summer weather here..~90 degrees today :( I don't mind that weather, as long as I have an air conditioned home...which I don't.
I'm not sure how many people have already seen this article/story..I found it awhile ago, but just randomly saw it in my bookmarks a few minutes ago, and I think its worth sharing. It's about a girl's dying wish to see Pixar's movie, Up. Click Here to Read
If you haven't heard of Melanie Fiona by now and you like soulful R&B/pop voices/styles, I suggest you go look her up. I'll probably do an album review for her album once I get bored again.
In more Michael Jackson news, he took over the top 9 of the top 10 album spots on Billboard this week. :) He sold over 422,000 copies spread out over 9 albums. Nicely fitting, 'Number Ones' took the top spot with 108,000. Thats more than several new artists debuted at, and this album is six years old. The only non-Michael Jackson record to grab the 10th spot was a re-issue of the Woodstock movie soundtrack. From what I remember this was also the first time that a non-debuting album has taken the #1 spot and beaten out albums that released that week..Which means he kept the Black Eyed Peas' new album, 'The E.N.D' from debuting at number one, and not just by 1 spot, but by 3. What's also crazy is that even before he passed, his catalog still pulled in 297,000 album sales for the 2009 year up until June 21st. He owns 25 out of the top 75 Hot Digital Download sales. Thriller saw a 3,551.00% increase in sales. Just more evidence on how much of an impact he had on music and the people.
I definitely wouldn't mind seeing people actually request his music enough for it to break into top 10-40 radio countdown lists. His music was and still is better than most of the garbage that's flooded the radio over the last several years. I'd pick Smooth Criminal over Soulja Boy - Turn My Swag On any day of the week.
I think I'm going to see Public Enemies to escape the heat tomorrow, so expect a movie review shortly after :)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I paint picture jot it and dot it/but won't print it/my project is photogenic
When the boys with the Tech's throwin up they sets..
And the spot so hot the ceiling starts to sweat..
That’s when the beast come out:
The poor result of boredom late at night. Might actually take this concept and turn it into a (decent) collage later..when its not 2:45AM.
And the spot so hot the ceiling starts to sweat..
That’s when the beast come out:
The poor result of boredom late at night. Might actually take this concept and turn it into a (decent) collage later..when its not 2:45AM.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Life, Love and the Pursuit of Happiness
Using this as a way to kill time while waiting to get tired enough to sleep. Hopefully it won't backfire and actually keep me up.
LIFE:
Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. And for those of you who didn't, I hate you. Just kidding, I really don't care who did/didn't say it..I've never been big on celebrating any sort of holiday/event, let alone my own birthday. Today was just an ordinary Sunday for me, with the exception of a recovering back and two(?) pulled muscles in my neck.. Work 8:00AM-5:00PM, attempt to study from 6:00PM-8:00PM. Watched the BET awards at 8, and now I'm sitting here. Maybe I'll celebrate later on this week. We'll see.
I was nervous about taking summer classes for the first time in college, but so far its going well, even though I've already missed 1.5 days of classes. I had a test already in my 4 week Econ class. I didn't really study too much and got a B along with scoring ~10pts above the average..I hope the class is curved. Midterm in that class later this week.
LOVE:
Put up an old blend of Michael Jackson - Remember The Time blend w/ Cypress Hill by Ron G :)
Two new Lupe snippets of what is said to be tracks off of We Are L.A.S.E.R.S. leaked earlier tonight, and I'm liking what I hear. One of them sounds like hes rapping over a Dre beat. My biggest complaint is with the music leaking in general, because his album isn't even scheduled to drop until December, even though hes 95% done with the album already.
The 2009 BET Awards were tonight..Live. What a mistake that was. This years show (and past) seemed very unorganized and not very thought out. I give them a half of a pass this year because of completely restructuring the show literally last minute to honor Michael Jackson. But when you're BET (Under MTV's giant label, which is under Viacom), you should have a staff capable of producing a quality live show. Even things such as Jamie Foxx (the host) not knowing when they were coming back from commercial, or the sensors letting the swear words slip out, and then censoring words after that, which were just normal words. There were also dirty versions of songs being played for award winners stage entrance music. I'm also not sure how much of an influence BET has on artist's acts, but some of them were set up weird and just not made for that type of show..some parts shouldn't have been made for anything :(
Onto the performances in no particular order..
Beyonce had a great performance as usual, singing Ave Maria and..something else..I forgot. It was solid as always. I wasn't really feeling the little wedding gown type outfit she had on..but its Beyonce, so who cares.
Keri Hilson's performance was just eh..I think she needs to work on her live singing a bit. Shes hot though, so I don't care. Jamie Foxx & T-Pain performed Blame It,. They switched it up by having Snoop come out and mashed it up with Drop It LIke It's Hot beat..but Snoop didn't really do anything which was lame. Then TRavis Barker came out and they flipped it again. Travis always provides so mcuh energy into his remixes and always delivers. Ciara had a shoddy MJ tribute..
Maxwell gave an always solid performance of Pretty Wings. If you don't know who he is, I suggest you check him out and watch the video above.
Ne-Yo did a good job doing a MJ tribute performance also. Not too sure about those glasses, but the singing was on point.
Jay-Z performed D.O.A, which sounds muhc better live than on the track. The live instruments give it that extra bang and hard hitting sound it needs on the beat. I hope No ID adjusts the beat for the album version. I feel like the beat needs to come a little bit harder, Takeover style.
Besides that, they did several tributes to Michael Jackson like Jamie Foxx dressing up and moonwalking. It definitely looked and felt rushed, but it was, so I give them a pass on that.
The best (and hardest to watch :/) part was at the end of the show. Janet Jackson came out (big props to her for doing that so soon), saying few words, but displaying miles of emotion, and then Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo closed the show by doing a nice duet of Jackson 5's I'll Be There. I just wish that it was a better awards show that went on instead of a BET/MTV event. :| I'm assuming some network/company is going to put together a 2-5 hour tribute special within the next week or so though with tons of interviews and performances. I sit eagerly awaiting.
Afterwards Jay-Z's D.O.A. music video premiered..I wish I could be in Vegas this weekend to see him tear it down live with this. Video below:
AND THE PERSUIT OF HAPPINESS:
We keep getting new items at work..and I keep wasting my money on them :|
Haven't tried any of them yet, but I've heard good things about all of them, and they all sound good.
Finally, after about 4 (Yes, four) years I invested in some insoles for my work shoes. It took me this long to finally buy them because of such a big selection. I was always too lazy to look and see what materials are the best, what brands, what a decent price is, etc. But today while at work I decided to waste some time and take a quick look at our selection. I landed on these because I figured the fabric/memory foam ones will eventually just get smashed down and be ineffective, whereas gel shouldn't, or not as much anyways. I'll report back with results once I work again. Does anyone else use gel insoles? Are they worth it? Can you feel a noticeable improvement?
I feel like everything is spinning around me right now..so that's probably a sign I should get off of this and go to sleep.
continuing on with the tiny tributes..
LIFE:
Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. And for those of you who didn't, I hate you. Just kidding, I really don't care who did/didn't say it..I've never been big on celebrating any sort of holiday/event, let alone my own birthday. Today was just an ordinary Sunday for me, with the exception of a recovering back and two(?) pulled muscles in my neck.. Work 8:00AM-5:00PM, attempt to study from 6:00PM-8:00PM. Watched the BET awards at 8, and now I'm sitting here. Maybe I'll celebrate later on this week. We'll see.
I was nervous about taking summer classes for the first time in college, but so far its going well, even though I've already missed 1.5 days of classes. I had a test already in my 4 week Econ class. I didn't really study too much and got a B along with scoring ~10pts above the average..I hope the class is curved. Midterm in that class later this week.
LOVE:
Put up an old blend of Michael Jackson - Remember The Time blend w/ Cypress Hill by Ron G :)
Two new Lupe snippets of what is said to be tracks off of We Are L.A.S.E.R.S. leaked earlier tonight, and I'm liking what I hear. One of them sounds like hes rapping over a Dre beat. My biggest complaint is with the music leaking in general, because his album isn't even scheduled to drop until December, even though hes 95% done with the album already.
The 2009 BET Awards were tonight..Live. What a mistake that was. This years show (and past) seemed very unorganized and not very thought out. I give them a half of a pass this year because of completely restructuring the show literally last minute to honor Michael Jackson. But when you're BET (Under MTV's giant label, which is under Viacom), you should have a staff capable of producing a quality live show. Even things such as Jamie Foxx (the host) not knowing when they were coming back from commercial, or the sensors letting the swear words slip out, and then censoring words after that, which were just normal words. There were also dirty versions of songs being played for award winners stage entrance music. I'm also not sure how much of an influence BET has on artist's acts, but some of them were set up weird and just not made for that type of show..some parts shouldn't have been made for anything :(
Onto the performances in no particular order..
Beyonce had a great performance as usual, singing Ave Maria and..something else..I forgot. It was solid as always. I wasn't really feeling the little wedding gown type outfit she had on..but its Beyonce, so who cares.
Keri Hilson's performance was just eh..I think she needs to work on her live singing a bit. Shes hot though, so I don't care. Jamie Foxx & T-Pain performed Blame It,. They switched it up by having Snoop come out and mashed it up with Drop It LIke It's Hot beat..but Snoop didn't really do anything which was lame. Then TRavis Barker came out and they flipped it again. Travis always provides so mcuh energy into his remixes and always delivers. Ciara had a shoddy MJ tribute..
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Maxwell gave an always solid performance of Pretty Wings. If you don't know who he is, I suggest you check him out and watch the video above.
Ne-Yo did a good job doing a MJ tribute performance also. Not too sure about those glasses, but the singing was on point.
Jay-Z performed D.O.A, which sounds muhc better live than on the track. The live instruments give it that extra bang and hard hitting sound it needs on the beat. I hope No ID adjusts the beat for the album version. I feel like the beat needs to come a little bit harder, Takeover style.
Besides that, they did several tributes to Michael Jackson like Jamie Foxx dressing up and moonwalking. It definitely looked and felt rushed, but it was, so I give them a pass on that.
The best (and hardest to watch :/) part was at the end of the show. Janet Jackson came out (big props to her for doing that so soon), saying few words, but displaying miles of emotion, and then Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo closed the show by doing a nice duet of Jackson 5's I'll Be There. I just wish that it was a better awards show that went on instead of a BET/MTV event. :| I'm assuming some network/company is going to put together a 2-5 hour tribute special within the next week or so though with tons of interviews and performances. I sit eagerly awaiting.
Afterwards Jay-Z's D.O.A. music video premiered..I wish I could be in Vegas this weekend to see him tear it down live with this. Video below:
AND THE PERSUIT OF HAPPINESS:
We keep getting new items at work..and I keep wasting my money on them :|
Haven't tried any of them yet, but I've heard good things about all of them, and they all sound good.
Finally, after about 4 (Yes, four) years I invested in some insoles for my work shoes. It took me this long to finally buy them because of such a big selection. I was always too lazy to look and see what materials are the best, what brands, what a decent price is, etc. But today while at work I decided to waste some time and take a quick look at our selection. I landed on these because I figured the fabric/memory foam ones will eventually just get smashed down and be ineffective, whereas gel shouldn't, or not as much anyways. I'll report back with results once I work again. Does anyone else use gel insoles? Are they worth it? Can you feel a noticeable improvement?
I feel like everything is spinning around me right now..so that's probably a sign I should get off of this and go to sleep.
continuing on with the tiny tributes..
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Pickups
Some of these are old, but I'm trying to avoid doing homework, so they'll have to do for now.
And...junk food:
S'mores!
And...junk food:
S'mores!
Found it!
“There’s only a couple people in this world that are supposed to be immortal…we just lost one” -Estelle
Homie Tell Me Whats Good
Time for an actual post with (little) content.
I haven't been doing too much lately. My life essentially consists of being in class, at work or at the library. If everything works out schedule-wise, I'll finally be done with school this coming Spring term. Ended this past term with a 3.65 and i'm hoping to get about the same for summer term.
I feel like I'm really old right now..I'm almost 24, I messed up my back somewhere inbetween walking home and sitting down to eat dinner earlier this week, and then on Friday messed up my neck between the time of me waking up and getting dressed. My body is giving out on me :(
Although I have more money right now than I have in awhile, I've also went on a spending spree..expect pictures late next week once I get all my packages. I also really want to build a new computer to replace this ~8 year old desktop I currently have, but after buying a bunch of stuff I feel like I should put it off for a bit.
My Vegas trip has been killed, because no one has enough money to go right now..and I don't want to go by myself :|
Maybe I'll have an amazing birthday to make up for it..but i doubt it.
I started watching the TV show Weeds awhile back, and I definitely think its worth watching. It's light and easy to watch, and the episodes aren't completely dependent on you knowing exactly what happened in the last episode or whats going on in the big picture. It has some nice darker humor in it and a good amount of 'oh shit!' moments that suck you into watching the next episode.
Ever since I first heard about Twitter, I disliked it. Even after hearing about Talib Kweli & ?uestlove using it, I still didnt like it, and refused to join it. I saw it being the next big social networking site, and the social networking site of 2009 (Which it has become), even though I thought it was a dumb idea. Both myspace, facebook and essentially every other networking site out there has a 'Status Update' feature that isn't limited to 140 characters, and they all have several other features. But Twitter's simplicity (and celebrity usage marketing) made me think it'd be successful. It's also something quick and easy to use anywhere, especially on phones. I finally gave in and signed up only to attempt to win a pair of shoes (which I didn't win), but recently gave into using it as a way to kill time.
I haven't been doing too much lately. My life essentially consists of being in class, at work or at the library. If everything works out schedule-wise, I'll finally be done with school this coming Spring term. Ended this past term with a 3.65 and i'm hoping to get about the same for summer term.
I feel like I'm really old right now..I'm almost 24, I messed up my back somewhere inbetween walking home and sitting down to eat dinner earlier this week, and then on Friday messed up my neck between the time of me waking up and getting dressed. My body is giving out on me :(
Although I have more money right now than I have in awhile, I've also went on a spending spree..expect pictures late next week once I get all my packages. I also really want to build a new computer to replace this ~8 year old desktop I currently have, but after buying a bunch of stuff I feel like I should put it off for a bit.
My Vegas trip has been killed, because no one has enough money to go right now..and I don't want to go by myself :|
Maybe I'll have an amazing birthday to make up for it..but i doubt it.
I started watching the TV show Weeds awhile back, and I definitely think its worth watching. It's light and easy to watch, and the episodes aren't completely dependent on you knowing exactly what happened in the last episode or whats going on in the big picture. It has some nice darker humor in it and a good amount of 'oh shit!' moments that suck you into watching the next episode.
Ever since I first heard about Twitter, I disliked it. Even after hearing about Talib Kweli & ?uestlove using it, I still didnt like it, and refused to join it. I saw it being the next big social networking site, and the social networking site of 2009 (Which it has become), even though I thought it was a dumb idea. Both myspace, facebook and essentially every other networking site out there has a 'Status Update' feature that isn't limited to 140 characters, and they all have several other features. But Twitter's simplicity (and celebrity usage marketing) made me think it'd be successful. It's also something quick and easy to use anywhere, especially on phones. I finally gave in and signed up only to attempt to win a pair of shoes (which I didn't win), but recently gave into using it as a way to kill time.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Art vs. Artist
At just about mid afternoon nearly every major news, blog and social networking website experienced a slow down, and some even came to a complete halt. CNN seemed to slow along with BBC, while Twitter completely stopped working completely for me, and Reuters gave out even before Twitter. TMZ's single article skyrocketed to the front page on Digg.com receiving over five thousand digg's in under 40 minutes, with almost two thousand of those coming within the first ten minutes, at one point averaging at over 150 Digg's every thirty seconds. All social networking status updates turned to one topic, and nearly every radio station across the nation all began playing music by the same artist. This is definitely the biggest artist/celebrity/famous person to pass in a long time. From what I can remember anyways.
Even though I didn't follow his music too closely, I still liked and enjoyed everything I heard from him and definitely respected his work and his huge legacy and influence on music and art as a whole.
I've seen a lot of people talking trash immediately following his passing because of his obscure lifestyle, and I think Questlove said it best: "I think its time we let him rest in peace and learn to separate the ART and the ARTIST. --that is the MJ i will forever remember." It's interesting how the media and news companies can spend so much time prying into a man's life and tearing it down for the last decade, and then in an instant do a complete 180 and praise his legendary status.
I hate some really good quote to end this post...but I can't find it now :[
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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