day off..

So im off today.....work that is.


Gonna try to take care of some things..


Yall have fun in the work world today





O

Differences..

Growing up in the city, its a predominately black...African American population. Never seen many whites, or any folks for that matter. But in the work field, especially in the design field, i tend to be the minority. Im a people person, so it don't bother me at all. Never been a prejudice person at all...my best friends are black....LOL.


But there are differences that I've that seen between us and whites folks...like apples and oranges. Heres a couple examples...



- Heard one talking about how his relatives had to put down a horse that had. a HORSE...who has them as pets!!


- Funerals....theres are quick and easy. Ours...well...NO ONE sticks to the 2 min comments rule....never, in the history of Niggadom..


- Child discipline. My mom never put me on time out..


- Euchre. We do spades.


-They do pranks like....put a dirty diaper in your car. I wish a .......




Apples are different from oranges...but still fruit. We all different, don't mean bad..


Just different.




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Hometown Love

I love my city.


Born and raised.


I always wondered if i could live somewhere else..Atl....Ny....Cali.....


Probably couldnt go.


Dont want to leave my family and friends that I love the most.


My city has had some negative attention as of recently.


Glad the bulk of the mess is over.


But im not fond of the choices they made for leadership.


All change isn't good.




Wish the Lions would do better. Fire Matt Millen (CEO) is what i been saying for years.


With all the coaching changes and players and such, he's the only constant after all these years.


Its a potential blackout this Sunday at Ford Field.


I wish folks would stop going so that they would make changes.


But if they selling out every year with losing records.....why change anything?





Im a big Pistons fan.


Be pissed off when they lose .


Especially in the playoffs.


The 2003 draft was one of the biggest mistakes the Pistons ever made.






Tigers and the Red Wings...have to admit, im a fair weather fan.


I like to see them win.


But its nothing like watching the Pistons or the Loins play.


Or The Wolverines or the Spartans play.



Good Times..

Top 5...Almost

I was having a conversation with a good friend of mines. He said that a guy posed him with a question....


Says " Whats your top 5 albums of all time? "


Thats not a simple question.....at all. So we stared thinking about it. you cant do it, lol. I mean.. you have to at least separate it in to genres . Rap....R&B...jazz.....just not a simple and plan Top 5 list.


We decided to stay with rap for todays discussion. Our music taste are pretty similar..some of our top 5 was the same...some not.

I say top 5...but i couldn't narrow it down to JUST 5. I was tryin, but i just couldn't eliminate some stuff.


In no order....

Aquemni- OutKast.

That was truly a classic album. I say no order, but this might be my number one all time.

Soul Food- Goodie Mob.

Again.....classic cd. Was so pissed when they did "World Party" though

BlackStar- Blackstar

2 of the dopest lyrics spitters make an album...how cool is that. The track "Respiration'" With Common...have to say one of the better collaborations this hip hop generation has seen

Common- Like water for chocolate.
From track 1...its a pretty solid cd. "Thelonius" with slum village (hometown homeys) hits real hard.

All Eyes On Me- 2Pac

"..Out on bail...fresh outta jail California dreamin'.." Pac had some nice work...this was probably my favorite cd of his.

I have other albums thats gonna mess me up as far as maintaining a top 5....


Illmatic- Nas


Things Fall Apart- The Roots


Reasonable Doubt- Jay-Z


Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik- Outkast


Ready to Die- Notorious B.I.G



Im sure im forgetting some key albums...and i know i will be reminded of that as well, lol .




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Real Talk...

The mayor....yaddaaa yaddaaa.....who give a hoot!! sick and tired of hearing about the mess...the most comments come from folks that dont even live in the city..

Real Talk...


The turn signal isnt your right to change lanes...its a SIGNAL to let the other drivers know you wanna get over..


Real Talk...



Women will be women....dont try to understand...( hope none take offense...if so...oh well )


Real Talk...


Barcardi 8.....some good sh!t......



Real Talk...


Chilled with my step dad ..(mom and him was never married.not even together..but he still got that title) and had a blast. killed a 12 pack and chopped it up a lil....thats my Nigga for real..



Real Talk...



Happy weekend folks

Mad as F*ck.....

Bad enough work was ultra boring...


I had planned on going home....


Showering up....


Cooking my pork chops that i seasoned last night....


And watching the first NFL game of the season.....


In stead.....




My dog decided she wanted to get out the cage....


Relieving herself throughout the house...


Tearing up my NEW Detroit Tigers hat.....


Among other things....


Emptying out my garbage and getting what she wanted out of it......


Tissue......


Just toooo much to name......







So......


Im headed to "Cheers " to watch the game......


Definitely a few drinks.....


Cuz i need it......


Hope work see's me tomorrow......





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Lucky me...

...on the 2 cent slots....

hee hee



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So..............................

I was gonna blog on things i hate..part 2....this is part 1, but my mind was all over the place..plus, didnt exactly feel like being a hater. Its 10:10pm..and although i shouldnt..ima have a beer anyways.





ahhhh........its sooooo good..once it hits the lips....lol



Brownee is getting so big..and still a handful. She is 8 months now.Whenever she greets me at the door...its a problem, because she suppose to be in her cage!!! The great prison break !!




I'm a blog lurker. I can admit it....i read alot of blogs. And for some, i dont even comment. I just like reading them. Sometimes i dont think i have anything worth saying..so i just read and move on.


And whats up with bloggers retiring and takin sabbaticals and such...its just kinda funny to me..thats all. Dont mean any harm to those bloggers that may take offense.



Excuse me while i get my second beer........





So i wish i could blog more. But my thoughts scatter too much..its hard doing the blogs i do now. They would all for the most part be random thoughts. Gonna try to channel my thoughts more to have structured blogs lol




"... When the Remi's in the system, ain't no tellin
Will I fuck em will I diss em, that's what these hoes yellin
I'm a pimp by blood, not relation
Y'all still chase on, I'll replace on, punks
Drunk of Dom, silk and gators
Spittin words makin birds till they flock see you later
Whether, drunk or high, skunk or thai
Nigga play against some playa shit, slugs gon fly
Ain't no lie, pimped out, the SSI
Nigga don't ask why, just respect it
She bought me the necklace, the bracelet
The Benz-o, she laced it
Crib-o, got it, interior decorated
Now my popularity grew, in each state
Now I got two in each state
Used to drink brew and eat steak
Now I pop bottles with models,
large estates on larger states"


And that was TOTALLY random..just popped in my head, lol .




Well, earlier i was wanting to hear the song "Victory". I was thinkin that was on a BIG cd...but was on Puffys "No Way Out"cd.







I couldnt bring up BIG without bringing up Tupac.....






Think im getting sleepy....

Back Home In The D....

So Im finally back home from my back and forth trips to Nebraska.

I truly love my city.

Dont ask me about the mayor....cuz i dont care.

Getting to see my fam.... my friends....my dog...all just wonderful things.

Got a huge to do list...and it keeps growing.

Will try to blog more.

I'll try.

T-Morons...

I've had T-Mobile for a long time....LIke since 02'. In Michigan...Detroit to be more specific, I get great service. I've been traveling to Nebraska for a couple months on business, and cant get good service to save a negro life!!! I finally got fed up and called them. I had to find there 800 number cuz i wasnt about to pay for that call from the hotel ....


T-mobile rep: Hello!!!! this is (random white chick) , how are you???

O: im aiigh.....could be better.

T: How may i help you

O: Well, im out of town in Nebraska on a business trip, and i get really crappy service.

T: Oh my...well, lets get to the bottom of it. Are you calling me from your mobile phone??

O: (WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hell woman, if i could call you from the fucking cell phone, why would i be calling you in the first place at early o'clock???!!!!!!) No im not, i dont have adequate service to call from my mobile phone .

T: Im very sorry to hear that. Lets see what we can do about that ...

*****asking random technical questions i dont feel like typing******

O: And its difficult to check my voicemail because of the lack of service.

T: Well, you know you can call your mobile phone from your hotel phone to access your voice mails??

O: (This chick on them good drugs...she expect me to call and PAY on these high ass hotel phone to check my voicemails ) I pay a monthly service fee to you all, dont feel the need to pay again to check my voicemail on your service .

T: I totally understand and we are very sorry about your service.





It was an uneventful call to them. I leave on Friday for good (hopefully) so i will just deal with it and look forward to getting home. If i didnt sign a service agreement just a few months ago...i'd really be shopping around for a new carrier. Although i know i wont get a better plan..i feel like saying i'd shop around for new service, lol.

How many Mutha F***as could i say in a conversation about my service here..(RIP BERNIE) ...tooo many to count. But oh well...

COME ON FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



O

Why..

Why couldn't my dad be more like John Q...
Willing to give his heart for my heart...
Instead, constantly tugging and breaking my heart


Why did my mom lose her job..
Got so frustrated to walk off,Instead of letting the bastard fire her...
Wonderwoman currently on hiatus

Why was i the first male,
Out the projects to graduate from high school since 88'..
Never thought i was accomplishing nothing that great..
Or was it that every other man that fucked up within that ,
And was just doing something normal.


Why did a childhood friend get hit by a car a die when i was younger..
Was the same street my mom caught me crossing with him the day before..
Keep wondering why was i spared and his life taken.


Why did my sister have my nephew at such a young age..
I remember when she told me, i could not believe it..
she told me last because she thought I'd be mad at her..
Its amazing how mistakes can make such great kids.




I can keep asking all the questions ..and never get the answers.
But those things happened for a reason,
And i cant change them. So i move forward..
I will focus on what i can change,
Put my energy in those things..
And make them happen.

Murphy's Law

Murphy's law is an adage in Western culture that broadly states "if anything can go wrong, it will."




So I'm back in Nebraska... For 2 weeks. Its my last trip out, so thank God.

But it wouldn't be a day with out Murphy's Law peeking his punk ass head in my life. I get to the airport... And I NEVER get curb side check in. It just don't seem right. So as I'm walking to the door a nwa worker gets my attention. She asks me did I want to check in at the curb side. Telling me the lines are super long and such.. So I follow her. Now, won't even mention the whole thing about her mentioning a tip... Before she did anything...


ANYHOW..so I do the check in. Really fast, and I throw her a couple bucks. Hell, I should of balled it up and tossed it in the street.. Hate folks that want a tip for doing THERE job... They call that your wages.

So I get to Nebraska. Before landing , the pilot announces that its 100 degrees in Lincoln. WTF?!?!

Fully anticipating this wonderful heat... I go down to the luggage carosale to get my bags. Get my small suitcase, and waiting on the big one. The conveyor stops... And I see the worker literally THROWING luggage... I mean, forcefully on the floor. I couldn't believe it... Well, I can believe it. But damn, I actually seen him throw em.


My large suit case never came out....so im super pissed. I go to the customer service counter to see whats up with my stuff. As i get there, i see all the other folks that bags were thrown.
Everybodys complaining to them..hell WE ALL SEEN THE DUDE TOSS THE BAGS!!!!! There response...." heres a complaint ticket, fill it out if you with" . No....No...NOOOOOOOOOO!!! Call his punk ass out here, so we can ask him what was the deal in throwing the bags. CRAZNESS!!!


About my bag.....ummmm yeaaaaaa. I ask the lady about it . She politely tells me that its still in Detroit. I kinda wanted to have that bag with me...lol. But i dont trip, cuz its no use...cant change the situation. So i go to Wal-Mart, cuz most of my underware and socks..and toothbrush....and deodorant......just all the stuff i really need is in that bag, so i pick of those items just in case i dont get my bag soon.

So when i was half sleep at about 1130pm...i get a call from the front desk that my back had arrived at my hotel...thank GOD!!

But i will NEVER.....NEVER do curb side check in EVER EVER again...

Thursday Thirteen: Places I’ve visited..

So.....i stole this post from Someone ... lol


1. Atl, Ga...I have family down there, so been down there a lot of times. Its wonderful down there during the x-mas holiday..weathers great! Hell, WAY better than the Michigan winter.

2. Boston, Mass. ...Was there for on a work related trip. Got a chance to visit Harvard and had some of the Bestiest Clam chowder!

3. Egypt, Africa...Well, i cant totally count this one, lol. I say that because it was on the way to another place and i never got off the plane...just sat there and refueled for 2 hours.

4. Ethiopia , Africa..WONDER PLACE!!! We see all the stereotypes at home on tv....barefoot, flies on them...mess like that. True enough its there...but hell its everywhere. But thats just a small part of what i saw. Beautiful women...educated people. We Americans got this notion that all Africans are super dark...like purple black, lol. But thats a different part of Africa (Sudan). These folks were fair skinned..even light skinned.

5.Lincoln, Nebraska..My second home...i work out there for my job time to time...nothing there....

6. London, England...Wasn't pressed at all. Weather was bad...nothing to see...lol

7. Mendahall, Mississippi..Have you ever heard about those towns where it starts right after the railroad??? this is that!!! lol . But it has the nicest people you could imagine there.

8. Mexico..HOT AS HELL

9. Montego Bay, Jamaica...Great place! I do remember going to the McDonald's or Burger King...and i think that the ice cream was goat cheese, lol. But Dunns River Falls was great...getting to climb up the water falls...WONDERFUL.

10. Nashville, Tennessee ..Went down there a couple time. But this one time...me and my boy went to visit his sister who went to Tennessee State at the time....Yalls college folk knows hows to party!!

11. New York..I was there in July before the 9/11 attacks. Didn't do too much, did get to the top of the Empire State Building though. i wanna go back....

12. Toronto, Canada... Went with 2 of my good friends (Its the R.O.C!!) WE HAD A BALL!!!!! except when we went to this Chinese place...and i almost choked to death on a shrimp....was f'd up....lol

13. Walt Disney World... Went right after i graduated from high school ( Redford c/o 98' ) . It was pretty fun. Saw M.I.C.K.E.Y and everything..lol


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Its Friday!!!

So im heading to Chicago with some old co-workers for the weekend...hoping to have a blast!!!


This is a totally random post..just some things on my mind




- Busta Rhymes still doing it... he got " BASS " (listen)


- Don't wanna go back to Nebraska.... :(


- Try this...Absolute Disaster: shot... 1 part absolute, 1 part jagermeister, 1 part sambuca


- Not a gay basher...to each its own..just dont fake the funk


- Al Reynolds said he not gay..( shhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttt )


- My lil bro is turning 19 this weekend....feelin a bit old


- Try this ....Mexican Drive-by : a shot....1 part patron, 1 part crown royal, 1 part goldschlager


- Old people should be barred from using the self check out at the market...stood behind a person trying to find the bar code on bananas...........

- I watched the episode yesterday of Martin (watch) where he interrogates his friends about his missing cd player...soooo funny everytime i see it !!! lmao



Have a Great weekend folks !!

Dont you hate it when...

- People stop at the green turn arrow......( either turn or get out the way!!)

- You have to sit in work meetings that have nothing at all to do with you

- When you go out of town for work and have no phone signal...(maybe thats just me)

- Some people call you, and you know that they want something from you ( switch it up some..call for stupid reasons as well so that i dont always think you want something)

- The damn dog just keeps barking in the morning...(just give me 15 more minutes!!!)

- Your socks get wet??? (i can not stand that !!!)

- Your a/c in your car doesn't work.... ( well, mines never worked, lol. )

-Its a fly that keeps hitting your tv,but soon as you cut on the light....the fucker vanishes into thin air...

- People send forwards thru text... (swear that should be illegal)

- You were younger, and your mom would call you from outside to change the channel ...(dont act like i was the only one..)




O

The State of The ....

For some years now...we've seen the quality of the music we listen to slowly water down. I listen to alot of music ( rap, jazz, house, gospel, R & B , neo soul techno..you get the picture) , and rap has been a big part of the music i listen to. Nas ( My favorite rapper) started this big buzz when he said that Hip Hip was Dead. Now, I was for him on that (yup, im bias) . Then you had Southern rappers saying HipHop was in the South. So he definitely ruffled some feathers with that . But if folks dont think they wrong...why would they change??

Then I started thinking... if Hip hop was dead...what the hell is Nas still doing around here?? Why is The Roots still playing shows?? Common is still making hits....Talib still doing his thang. But its not just the "conscience " rappers that still make me rock out. 2pac still gets me going...Snoop still has his moments. Big fan of T.I (even before he was popular)...Freeway 's " even though what we do is wrong" is still one of my favorite songs ...and alot of others .

I was Listening to Mos Def's " Black on Both Sides" Cd....cuz lately, new music been wack. and i think He sums it up on the first track of the album .



"....Listen.. people be askin me all the time,

"Yo Mos, what's gettin ready to happen with Hip-Hop?"

(Where do you think Hip-Hop is goin?)


I tell em, "You know what's gonna happen with Hip-Hop?

Whatever's happening with us"

If we smoked out, Hip-Hop is gonna be smoked out,

If we doin alright, Hip-Hop is gonna be doin alright.

People talk about Hip-Hop like it's some giant livin in the hillside

comin down to visit the townspeople

We are Hip-Hop

Me, you, everybody, we are Hip-Hop.

So Hip-Hop is goin where we goin

So the next time you ask yourself where Hip-Hop is goin

ask yourself.. where am I goin? How am I doin?

Til you get a clear idea

So.. if Hip-Hop is about the people

and Hip-Hop won't get better until the people get better

then how do people get better? (Hmmmm...)

Well, from my understanding people get better

when they start to understand that, they are valuable

And they not valuable because they got a whole lot of money

or cause somebody, think they sexy

but they valuable cause they been created by God

And God, makes you valuable

And whether or not, you recognize that value is one thing..."





O

Tagged...well, not really

So i stole this from a random surf of a blogger...seemed cool, so i'll give it a try...but im not tagging anyone, just posting just because.

MEME Rules:

1. Put Your itunes (Sandisk for me) / music player on Shuffle

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT

4. After you’ve answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the meme themselves ( Nah, just doing it cuz i want to )


IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
Dont get it- Lil Wayne ( why he goes off on Rev. Al at the end of this song is beyond me, lol. )

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Get it for Life- Fat Joe ( guess i'll be getting it..ha ha)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Slump- Outkast ( im wit whatever like weestraw..)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Take off your Cool- Andre 3000 feat. Norah Jones ( Baby..take off....ya coooooooool!!)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
This Luv- Donnell Jones

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
It's Mines - Mobb Deep feat. Nas

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
ATLiens- Outkast

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Me against the world- 2pac

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
NY weather report- Talib Kweli

WHAT IS 2+2?
The Remedy- Game

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
The world is yours- Nas

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE
Trouble wont last (interlude) - Carl Thomas ( thats nice!)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
We Shinin'- Rick Ross ( swear its on random..lol)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Have a party- Mobb Deep feat 50 Cent and Nate Dogg

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Apologize- OneRepublic ( now thats funny)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Streets is Cold- Marks & om?Mas Mas Keith

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
No clothes on- trey songz ( again...its on random.....)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
One- 16

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
She's not you- Raheem DeVaughan

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
American Dreamin'- Jay-Z

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Blue Magic- Jay-Z

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Out of reach- Davor O (...but i didnt...)



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1:47am....

..Misunderstandings can kill a night...


..Dwele new cd is nice...


..Cant let her go....cant...


..Red Bull and Hennessey....its that deal..


..The movie " Mad Money" was pretty good...


.."...looking back, it was easy" Easy- Groove Armada feat. Sunshine Anderson...


..I got a problem...i love shoes...


..Like for real...4 pair in 2 weeks...


..Go Obama...


.."..Im from Joy rd, exit 9..come up off the freeway.." K-Deezy - In my hood ...


..So im not really from Joy Rd (Smith homes, Brightmoor) .... but i've lived over here for 3plus years...but i like the song...and exit 9 is my exit, lol...


..Moms middle school reunion picnic is tomorrow....yup, you read it right, middle school reunion



pssss...i stole this title from '1980'

O

Random Bordem Post......

-Congrats to KG for getting his first Ring...But where did all the Celtics fans come from?????

-Speaking on the Celtics, i was in Detroit Metro Airport a week or so ago coming from Nebraska. Saw a sports store that had Detroit Tigers shirts, and right next to it, Boston Celtics shirts...wtf??? i know the line is so long for the green bandwagon, but man..this was even before they won the title. How about the Red Wings??? They JUST won a title.

- I was at Target the other day...saw a girl with an Apple Bottoms shirt on...just struck me odd...

- I cant even be mad at Don Imus. I mean, if we were mad at every person who said dumb shit... after listening to his except from his radio show..he tried to say that he was implying that Pacman Jones was being picked with or whatever because he was black. Naw Dog, you were confirming that he was black cuz of of the bad description Wolf gave ( i mean, the description was true, lol). If you are to be mad at someone , blame WABC and Citadel Broadcasting Corp. vice president Phil Boyce...a.k.a Imus boss. Boyce pretty much condones it...at least thats how i see it

- Is Blogging that deep?

- The Martin episode when Bro man takes his cd player is one of the funniest episodes of that show...( others where Chilligans island...Gina head in the headboard...fighting Tommy Hearns, just to name a few)

- Why is DMX still getting arrested?

- Speaking on music, lil Wayne has some nice production on his new album....even got a song with Babyface called "comfortable"

-Any thoughts on Will Smith playing Obama in a bio flick??

We're not in Detroit anymore....

So my job shipped me to Nebraska. We got a contract doing some areospece stuff (can't really elaborate..but I'm a designer) ...off and on till maybe September. I been so reluctant to go out. Just knowing its not the same as been in the D.

Now, don't get me twisted... I'm in no way sheltered. Been to Mexico, Jamaica, London, Africa.....and a lot of the united states. But here...its just different.

One of my co workers, we real cool. Side bar... Only brotha on this trip. Anyhow... So co worker cool, but he on another shift. So I been really going back to my room after work for the most part. Had a damn good steak in downtown Lincoln the other night.... Really good.

A Friend asked me could I move to a place we are the minority..... And I couldn't do it. No offense, but they don't understand the struggle. And not even just my people....but MY people. I love my family and tru friends to the death. Even in a city with black folks... Still couldn't replace my real friends and family. Never thought being single and traveling would seem so bad. I got a summer of it, so won't cry about it. I'm going home for the weekend,but only till Sunday... Then its back to Nebraska for 2 weeks.

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