*Highlights* I'm a M'Fing Morbid Video

Kanye's video for Monster has leaked...all over the place...somewhat like the blood in the vid..it's there...but it's just there

Input appreciated

The rest of my two cents after the break...on with the unscheduled programming:





MEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Video killed it for me. I had enjoyed the music when Kanye released the song on his twitter. It was in my gym mix if I ever took my unfit ass back to the gym.

But now...I hate it. The video did plenty for me. It absolutely made the song dead to me, like the dead chicks in the video. And like the dead chicks in the video, the video is unmoving. My life was not enriched having watched this video.

None of the music artists in there showed anything visually stimulating. Stick to aural pleasuring, please. So many people are praising Kanye for yet another brilliant video. Maybe it's me. Maybe I just don't get it. I don't see anything awesome about this video or most of his "art" videos. I'm bored yet again. Perhaps I take things too literally. I expected to see monsters. Throwing in Cookie Monster eating Elmo's cotton guts would've satisfied me at this point. It was just morbid. I saw no monsters. I saw one bearded lady...o0o0o0 sooo scary...PSSSSSH I paid a quarter to see a bearded lady at a street fair when I was in the 6th grade and I wasn't impressed then. I'm definitely not impressed now. The only thing that made me do a double take was when chick slapped her vag. I'm like What? Shrug...Moving on

I suggest you move it along, too. Nothing to see here.

How much do I care now?




1 cap for that vag slap
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Jennifer Hudson Performs "I'm Here!"

Jennifer Hudson performs at the 2011 Kennedy Honors, and she tears the house down.  Her honoree was Oprah Winfrey, and as a tribute to the global power woman, Jennifer sang the song "I'm Here" from The Color Purple.  Check out the performance below:

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Mini EXCITING Update!!!

Hey all! It's been awhile again...just a little update

Today marks 6 MONTHS for my sweetheart and me =) I got us a little something...shhhhhh it's super cute, I swear...I'll post pics after I give him his half =)

I can hardly wait to see him...He's been sick so I haven't spent time with him for awhile...I miss him..but hopefully I should see him soon and celebrate 6 months of love =)

AND...

I started my NEW JOB today!!!


There are a lot of new things I need to learn...I didn't absorb all of it but I have the rest of the week for training before I take over the position of the girl who's leaving at the end of the week...I'm a little nervous because normally, new hires in that department shadow different people for a month...I have ONE WEEK. I should've taken notes when the person training me was talking but she talks a mile a minute using abbreviations! I didn't even know WHAT to write down. But she did let me try out some stuff and I got to initial stuff (that felt oddly good). Hopefully I'll pick up stuff easily and quickly. Navigating the office will be an adventure in itself, too. SO MANY CUBICLES!!!

Ah well...wish me luck!!!

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GLEE!!!!

OMG ITS BAAAAAAAAACK!



I know I'm late but I was so busy yesterday and definitely forgot!!!

Some amazing renditions of great songs - I LOVED the version of "Listen"!! Who knew that girl would have such a big voice!!!!! Whole episode is below but that version is at about 33 mins in!


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Damnit...I did it....

I hate you "REPLY ALL" button...how dare you scorn me!!!!



I did it...I joined the club of people who mistakenly hit the "reply all" button at work when the message was only meant to go to one person. The funny thing is, I am usually the first to complain when someone hits that pesky button and accidentally tells me their weekend plans while I'm working or about their new puppy, etc.

Friday, I became that person...

My friend e-mailed our firm about a Leukemia walk at 5 p.m. on October 9. As we all know...that is the day of my LSAT. So,I wrote back....

Think about the things you would say after taking a huge test like that...think about what I would say!!!! "I'm gonna go get FUCKED up afterwards", "I'm gonna go GET SOME after that horrible experience"..........................
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By the Grace of GOD - I kept it PG (for the first time in my life) and simply said "I would love to do this but I'll be too tired after the LSAT...."

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THANK GOD. The worst part was that I was PLANNING on saying crude things but for some reason (GOD) I didn't put those in. I was literally thinking up the worst combination of things I could say to crack my friend up LOL. I even thought I DID put those things in. I got a message from another friend that said "did you mean to send that to everyone?" HEART ATTACK!!!!

I had to go and READ the message and when I saw that I didn't put all that dirtiness in there, I relaxed a little. But then I realized that now the whole firm would know I was taking the LSAT....

That's not so bad on paper but I'm a really private person when it comes to things like that. I don't want the firm, especially my enemies there, to know what I'm doing with my life. I don't want HR getting ideas that I'm leaving soon (I still need to save and I may not get in so I may need this job!) so they should find someone who is staying.

So I tried to recall the message (yay outlook) but the current tally is 70 "Message Recall Faileds" to about 50 "Message Recalled Success". Thank GOD the e-mail was only to our Atlanta office. I'm mortified all the same!

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I've. got. a. JERB

Assuming I pass this background check, I will regale you with tales of debauchery and boredom next summer.

The law school hiring process is called OCI. Hundreds of employers come to campus and pretend to value diversity and a work/life balance, and you pretend to not know that they have 1 black lawyer and require 70 hours a week of billable time. During this entire cycle, you should be steadfastly certain that you're not getting a job and so, if you're anything like me, your main goal should be to abscond with as much free schwag as possible. I have enough pens now that I will be able to leave some to my grandchildren.

I say you should assume that you're not getting a job because you're probably not. Statistically, the odds are just against you in a huge way. I went on literally dozens of interviews before finding my job, and was successful only because of personal connections that preexisted law school and a connection to my alma mater. Of course, if you have great law school grades and a perky personality, there is no such thing as a bad economy.

1L year was time consuming and stressful because I didn't know what I was doing and everything rests on those first-year grades. 2L year is time consuming and stressful right up until you find a job or don't. Once your employment status is resolved either way, you go from reading treatises in airport lobbies to sitting in your apartment drinking at 11 a.m because class is boring and you can't bring yourself to care.
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Good Intentions and DRAGONCON

Now that you got the drama side of me... (you know you wanted it!)...

I come with good intentions! Now that I live in such a cool area - I can finally do something that we had intended our blog to do - go out and give reviews of the city life around us!

Isn't that what post-graduate living is all about? We get to do the 9 to 5 but we have NO kids and NO marriage holding us back!!!

I'm attempting to stray away from the "I went out and got drunk and went to some club" posts though - I want to actually experience Atlanta. Yea - there will be some clubbing and drinks - but first - I want to do artsy fartsy stuff (lol).

There are tons of events going on in the next few weeks (I'm still wading through the list a friend sent) so I'll try to go to as many as possible!

1) Atlanta Chili Cook-Off!. MMMM FOOD!!! My stomach is already growling just thinking about this. Over 300 participants will be making chili with tons to give away as samples to attendees. I'm a little disappointed by the music for the evening, but...it's the South and it's not hosted by ethnic folk, so I can't expect some hip hop or R&B. Should be fun though!

2) Midtown Festival of the Arts . Now that's more like it! There will be artist booths, live music, demonstrations from local chefs (sooo interested in that). There's also something called "Plates on Peachtree" where you pay like $30.00 bucks and you get to walk around sampling some delicious sounding dishes made by local chefs from amazing restaurants. There's also a beer garden, which I'm less excited about but I know one of my friends will be so into that so we'll probably go. I wanted to volunteer...serving drinks of course...but Saturday is the chili cook-off so I can't do that and Sunday its during my online prep course. Too bad...

3) Habitat for Humanity - my firm is sponsoring a house with another firm! Finally - some charity work that doesn't involve just opening my wallet. We're going on the day where the roofing needs to be done. I'll have my will drawn up by then... I leave the name SS to whomever can be witty and bitchy enough to replace me!!!

4) Gay Pride Atlanta - there is usually something around Halloween so believe I'll be out in force to support my gay buddies! Coincidentally - this is the day before our LSAT scores are available on-line so I'll need to prepare with liquor beforehand!
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DRAGONCON!!!

As you all learned, and probably have forgotten by now, I'm a nerd!!! I love video games, sci-fi stuff etc. Atlanta has this huge festival every year called DRAGONCON in which people come to town for a weekend and attend forums etc for their favorite shows. This is the weekend where you see klingons and storm troopers unite in harmony! I'm not THAT nerdy by the way... that doesn't get my juices goin'! There is a parade that is free to the public and, since it always seems to be in the building next to mine, tons of people watching in our joint food court. My friend and I took some pics from the people watching and the parade, so I've posted those below in addition to some links to other pics I found online. Some of these costumes were AMAZING!! Next year... I'm dressing up! Any ideas?















ANNNND the coolest costume EVER!! (please click it - I'm too lazy to figure out how to re-size so the whole thing fits! lol)




Had a great time!!!

Here are some CNN news stories on it - in case you needed more information!

Dragoncon Costumes
What is Dragoncon?
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Another Long Winded Post

Brought to you by

MOI!!!

Update (again) time! While I'm glad that there's so much going on in my life that I barely have time to breathe (see: below), I do miss being a reliable source of drama for our readers!!! If we still have any left - I will try to be better!!!

In true SS fashion - this post leads to a rant. God... I fit the bill for angry black woman to a T... SHAME!

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I finally put on my big girl panties and moved out on my own! I live right in the heart of Atlanta in an area known as Midtown in the most perfect location for someone like me. I'm near a huge shopping/eating center called Atlantic Station (probably a 10 min. walk or a sweet 5 min. ride on one of the free shuttles offered to and from there).

They've got all the stores and some amazing restaurants and sports bars there so I should continue to be nice and broke living near it lol. Within a 5 minute walk in any direction of me there are great restaurants and stores and clubs - all of which I plan to visit (again - brokeness). I live like a block away from a Marta station too. Instead of my old hour and a half commute to work- I just hop on the train and am there in 15 minutes. Consequently, I was actually late everyday last week...just couldn't get the timing right!

So what prompted this huge move you ask? A bit of back-story - I was living with my mom and brothers to try to save money for school in 08. I ended up taking a second year off of school because my mom had to quit her job in order to start receiving disability payments; this was the end of '08 and she still hasn't been accepted into the program so that lets you know what life has been like! Unfortunately, neither of my brothers were "able to work" which translates more into - refused to find jobs, so my menial paycheck stretched to feed all of us and keep us housed (my mother did receive some money from the military but not much...). Needless to say '09 was a bust in terms of paying off some loans and saving some cash so I took ANOTHER year off. Realizing that it was impossible for me to save cash living in that situation, I decided to just apply to some law schools and see what happened. Hopefully I could get in with some scholarships and escape this cycle! I got in to some (yay) but no scholarships were offered (aw) because I applied so late in the cycle. At least I got my feet wet!

So again what inspired me to move and continue to be broke?

Someone did something very stupid and has a bundle of joy that will be joining us in February. Someone put their dreams of going to school and improving their life on hold all because of one mistake.

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My 22 year old brother knocked his "girlfriend" up!!!!

HAH you thought I'D be that stupid?! Re-read the posts boo - I don't make mistakes like that (although I am currently knocking on wood and swearing off penis just in case...). The move was prompted by the fact that he decided that her and her 14 year old son and the baby could just move into our place under the guise of "getting section 8 and moving out on our own soon". Yea...heard that shit before. Hes been "looking for a job" since '08 and hasn't worked a day since I've been here. No one's that unlucky! Of course, no one TOLD me they were moving in. I come home on a Friday to see all their stuff in our living room and I'm like "WTF". I was told that they were headed back to New Orleans that Monday but needed a place to crash the weekend so I agreed. HAH... two weeks pass and I'm a prisoner in my own home. I can't go in my living room to watch the cable I pay for because the kid is always playing a video game or watching some stupid shit. I cant go in the kitchen because she's always in there making food I don't want to eat (but that I paid for...). I want them gone so badly but I don't want to put them on the street since I know they have nowhere to go.

So I call from work one day with then intention of telling my brother that they need to go NOW. I've got my speech all worked up and ready to go and I'm riding on so much adrenaline. They're eating up all of our food and I can't afford to house them in the tiny apartment barely big enough for the original people living there. My name is on the damn lease after all, and I'm pissed that no one once asked my opinion or consulted me on whether or not more people could move in. I make the call:

Me: We need to talk right now about your girlfriend and her son. Two weeks have passed and they are still there. You said they were headed to NO about two weeks ago... why did you lie? They need to be gone when I get home.

Him: I never said she was leaving... he was supposed to go back but now there's a problem.

Me: There's no problem...they need to go. I can't afford to feed all of you and take care of all of you.

Him: There's a problem....

Me: She pregnant isn't she?

Him: Yes.

Funny how you're able to guess these type of things. Maybe its because I'm a pessimist? I slammed down the phone and screamed FUCKING IDIOT at work so loud. I'm still waiting on HR to fire me (I had my review and still work there so I think I'm ok!). Then I proceeded to cry and wander around aimlessly. I wanted to kill him!!!! How could they be so FUCKING stupid?!

Needless to say - within a week and a half I had found a new apartment and moved out on my own. My mother, though I love her, is not the type to stand up for herself or put anyone out (as evidenced by a 30 year old son sitting around leeching as well as a 22 year old) so the situation is never going to change. All I can do is what is best for me for now!

That pretty much sums up the drama for the past few months - am I in a soap opera or what...? Damn!


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Who wore it taller?

Trey Songz showed up on the red carpet at yesterday's 2010 VMAs

He was so proud of his outfit, he tweeted it...



I don't know, Trey...Candice Flynn has the neck for it...LOLOL


I'm playin...

Passion Pain Pleasure
9.14 GO!...
TOMORROW!!!

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2010 MTV VMAs: Taylor v. Kanye - Round 2 - Fight!

Yes, the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards stage design was amazing. Yes, Lady Gaga and Eminem won big. Yes, Drake, Rihanna, and Justin Beiber performed.

BUT the thrill of the night revolved around 2 performances - Taylor Swift and Kanye West.

After Kanye's infamous interruption of the young country singer's acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs, Kanye found himself excommunicated from the music industry. He lost fans, the support of the media, and was cast out as the industry leper. Well, 2010 has marked Kanye's triumphant return, with songs like "Power" and the hugely popular remix. Taylor Swift, still high off of last year's success and influx of support, has had a tamer but profitable year leading up to the awards. Combine this with Kanye's recent public apology to Taylor on twitter just a few weeks ago, we all thought that any beef between the two stars had long been pushed to the past...we were wrong. or were we?

Taylor Swift chose to perform a "tongue-in-cheek" song called "Innocent," written about the 32 y.o. rapper, in which she reprises her role as the victim of last year's "tragedy," but goes on to assure Kanye that she's forgiven him, understands he's bigger than his mistakes, and is still innocent in her eyes.

Lyrically and melodically I thought Taylor's song was very impressive and heartfelt. The only issue I had came with the intro video leading up to the performance which depicted Kanye as a loose cannon and Taylor as a simple, sweet girl whose accomplishment was spat on. (Oh wait, that's what happened...) Even so, revisiting that event was the last thing anyone wanted to do and for me it came across as unnecessary and tactless. The situation wasn't that black and white and also revolved around an MTV VMA award...not a Grammy, or a life...an MTV award. Not that serious in the grand scheme of things.

Ultimately, it appeared she was using that "tragic" event to stay relevant in 2010, a quiet year for her, and appeal for sympathetic support. She did, however, paint a vivid and successful picture by singing barefoot with just a simple dress and dark makeup.  I briefly felt a little sad for her again...

Do you think her performance was too much? Warranted? Necessary? Artistic? Overly dramatic?

No matter, Kanye answered back with the strength of an army in his show-ending performance. Visually impeccable with a bright red suit, white background, ballet dancers and one simple beat machine on stage, Kanye made us remember (for those who forgot) exactly why he IS a star and creative master. Embracing a new mantra of humility and growth, Kanye indirectly rebuked himself as the douche bag, asshole, and jerk-off that Taylor had referenced as innocent.

While Taylor had depicted the rapper as a lost soul whom she would coddle with her words of forgiveness, Kanye offered a contrasting portrait of a man taking his power back, maturing on his own, aware of his imperfections, and one who is genuinely good.

So, who won the battle? Was it a battle at all?

The only thing certain is that at the end of the night, the very crowd that had booed him last year, now found itself chanting "KANYE, KANYE, KANYE!"

Remember: Power is to be used wisely.
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Calvin Richardson - You're So Amazing

Check this new track by talented R&B singer Calvin Richardson.  He's definitely been on my musical radar for a while, and it's somewhat surprising he hasn't become bigger than he is.  Well, when I like something, I promote it, so check him out and the new song yourself.  I've seen this music video about 4 times now and still don't entirely get it...maybe you will.  Regardless, the song's great! Let me know what you think:

p.s. there's a breakdown in the middle of the vid where he features a separate track off of his forthcoming album? I presume...

Here are the Chorus Lyrics for Calvin Richardson's "You're So Amazing":

"I done been to the river, swam up the stream
Stood on the mountaintop, I swear it leans
Like Martin Luther said, girl I had a dream
But I'll never stop loving you, girl
Ohh,
You're So Amazing Girl"

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*HIGHLIGHTS* - Willow Smith: Whip My Hair

I can always count on fellow bloggers for news and new stuff...Thank you Necole Bitchie for this one

Someone is always commenting on Willow Smith's hair. (You know Willow...Will Smith and Jada Pinkett's daughter.) She has been showing up around town (wherever town is for her jet-setting self...) and on red carpets with some new hair style or other. Would I ever do any of that to my own hair? No. Mostly because I'm too old and non-famous for them. Hahaha



But it looks like Willow can put her hair press (lol corny pun) to good use. It's not a classic per se but I think it's a fun song we can all prance around to. Ah...I can just see the homemade youtube vids now...

What's your take on this?
Willow Smith: Whip My Hair



Bet you didn't know just from listening to this that she won't even need all her fingers to show you how old she is until October.

You can download it for yourself. I've been bumpin this and keeping the whipping to a minimal as I was writing this post.

How impressed I am by this little big girl:



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*HIGHLIGHTS* - Trey Songz Can't Be Friends

This video leaked awhile ago...That's how hot this man is in the R&B game. Only the music from people that are relevant ever leak, and with the music game so alive, music leaks all the time. But to have a music video leak is definitely a testament to how coveted even the IMAGE of the artist is to the masses. And oooooh boy, how I LOVE to look at this man!

But all silliness aside, plenty of people can identify with the song and the video, even though it seems to be more on the artsy side, conveys the emotions in the lyrics and his voice very well.

Let me know what you think:




Go to TreySongz.com for more updates and more talent!

How much emotion this evokes:


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Kanyeezy at it again!

Kanye woke up this morning and decided to stir up the still sleepy and hungover tweeting masses (I was on my way to work)...

He either had a lot on his mind or wanted to use his infamous lack of mental filter create some hype for his new song. But no matter, let's take a look at what he had to say:

(Ought to be interesting...I'm taking this verbatim from his personal Twitter page)

Man I love Twitter... I've always been at the mercy of the press but no more... The media tried to demonize me

They wanted yall to believe I was a monster in real life so you guys wouldn't listen or buy my music anymore

I feel like they were waiting for the opportunity to go in all the way on me and when it came they beat me to a pulp

Even now a lot of articles start there first 2 paragraphs about how much of an asshole I am

Happy B day to sister B ... I gotta dope ass gift for you.

I accept the idea (ideal) that perception is reality

When I say perception is reality I mean whatever you think is the truth... is your truth

Some people's truth is Kanye is racist... It's not my truth but I do believe it's my Karma.... walk with me...

Even though the NBC telethon was widely praised yall didn't think they was just gone let me get away with that did yall???!!!

With the help of strong will, a lack of impathy, a lil alcohol and extremely distasteful & bad timing ... I became George Bush over night

How deep is the scar... I bled hard.. cancelled tour with the number one pop star in the world ... closed the doors of my clothing office

Had to let employees go... for the first time I felt the impact of my brash actions ... I felt the recession from an ownership side

People booed when I would go to concerts and the performer mentioned my name.

Remember in Anchor Man when Ron Burgandy cursed on air and the entire city turned on him? But this wasn't a joke. This was & is my real life

There are people who don't dislike me... they absolutely hate me!

I was chilling with this white girl having a conversation and she cut me off and said... Hold up... I thought you didn't like us?!

That's when you realize perception is reality. I've been straying from this subject on twitter but I have to give it to you guys raw now.

If you google Asshole my face may very well pop up 2 pages into the search.

Some people say... Why worry about "the haters?" This is bigger that just the concept of haters.

I have a mission in life to bring truth and beauty through my music and the visuals that anchor around it

The media has successfully diminished the "receptive" audience of (3rd person)... KANYE WEST

...taking a 15 second blip the mdeia have successfully painted the image of the "ANGRY BLACK MAN' The King Kong theory.

I'm the guy who at one point could perform the Justin Timberlake on stage and everyone would be sooo happy that I was there

People tweeted that they wish I was dead... No listen. They wanted me to die people. I carry that. I smile and take pictures through that

I wear my scars... It's almost like I have to where a suit to juxtapose my image and I won't lie... IT WORKS!

I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that's so beautiful and I want her to have it. If she won't take it then I'll perform it for her

She had nothing to do with my issues with award shows. She had no idea what hit her. She's justa lil girl with dreams like the rest of us.

She deserves the apology more than anyone. Thank you Biz Stone and Evan Williams for creating a platform where we can communicate directly

We're both artist and the media and managers are trying to get between us. Everyone wants to capitalize off this is some way

I'm ready to get out of my own way. The ego is overdone... it's like hoodies

I know there are family members friends and fans that have literally fought for me.

There are people who have named there kids after me... can you imagine that next day in school. Even though I don't have kids...

I am responsible for those who love and represent me and what they have to deal with on a day to day defending "The American Psycho"

I watched Justin Timberlake at the Grammies loose every televised award including album of the year which the Dixie Chicks won

I would have ran on stage for Justin that night because Sexy Back (in my mind) was that important... that impactful to our culture

It's not about race America. No one in our position ever stands up and says anything anymore.

I have given my awards to other groups multiple times on national TV... They never showed that this past year during the massacre of Kanye

Who's seen the play Wicked? I've seen it 4 times! Other than loving the music acting and costumes... it's my story!!!

The Wicked witch of the west basically is so convicted to tell her' truth when she does it she is outcasted by society and turned WICKED

With new found humility ... who am I to run on stage? I would never ever again in a million years do that. Sorry to let you down.

It is distasteful to cut people off as a general rule. What's the point of dressing tastefully if I'm going to act the complete opposite?

Yes I was that guy. A 32 year old child.

When I woke up from the crazy nightmare I looked in the mirror and said GROW UP KANYE ... I take the responsibility for my actions

I am not a bad person. Even in that moment I was only trying to do good but people don't always need my help.

Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that.

These aren't regular tweets... this is stream of consciousness ... I want you guys to know and feel where my head is at...

It feels like the movie Heat when you wanted Deniro to make it... You want the bad guy to make it.

These tweets have no manager, no publicist , no grammar checking... this is raw

Humanity and Empathy are 2 of the 4 principles at facebook. Those were the 2 principles I was missing on that evening

Why are there so many tweets? Well this isn't a simple subject. There are layers to this beyond me running on stage.

You've got the top layer... Kanye's rude!

If I speak in 3rd person it's because I'm quoting people sometimes I forget to put the quotations you know my grammar.. #ITSAPROCESS

You've got a layer of order... this is how things are spose to go this is how it's always been etc.

You've got a layer of... What is reality? You really want this guy to die over an award show???!! wooooooow .....

You've got the Media play... Who benefitted off of the moment?

MTV? JAY LENO? BEYONCE? ALL FORMS OF MEDIA? TAYLOR? KANYE WEST? Who gained? Who lost?

Walk with me people... let's break this down for real now. I might get in trouble again lol?

WHO BENEFITED FOR REAL PEOPLE???!!!!!!!!

A year later where do we stand?

There's a layer of... hey Kanye said what I was thinking

There's a layer of... Entertainment... we are entertainers and this is only TV... not the War

Why was it made into such a race issue. Taylor loves rap music... I love country music.

TAYLOR LOVES RAP MUSIC... I LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC

When I right songs like Heartless I always say "is this melody good enough to be a country song or a broadway song?"

I've hurt, I've bled, I've learned. I only want to do good. I am passionate I am human I am real. I wish I could meet every hater

I wish I could talk to every hater face to face and change there a opinion of me one conversation at a time.

I wish they all knew how much I really cared about music and pop culture and art and peoples feelings.

I wish they could accept that I've grown and only want to do good for the world. I want to help as many people as I can.

I want to help starting with the music and ending with the smile.

I want to win there hearts back so I can continue to bring my take on culture to the masses with a clean opinion.

It starts with this...

I'm sorry Taylor.

Hmm...pretty interesting. Halfway poetic despite the typos and grammatical mistakes (he did say to overlook those, #itsaprocess). I particularly enjoyed the irony of the George Bush and white girl comment. The apology seems very genuine...or at least especially effective when he left it as the last tweet (twitter uses a larger font to highlight the most recent posts).



One might think, "why an apology NOW after so long?" Perhaps he's trying to get invited to award shows again (or at least not left out) and to get people back on his bandwagon when his new album drops. But that's cynical. Maybe he's just using Twitter as a "raw" platform as many artists do as their voice in a mess of mass media. He's had time to think about it. The immediate quiet after the storm is the most resounding, and he's putting his words in when people least expect his noise. Far be it for him to not shock people. It's a pretty good read if not anything else. Sure made my commute to work interesting as if a Saturday morning subway ride isn't eventful enough. What do you think?

O yea...he also said:

Also on blogs if I can get a click through back to my blog ita be dope. Put it on the inside of the post so you still get the extra click

So click away! Take a look at Kanye's blog for his new song, Devil In A New Dress, that he made available to download for FREE!

(Who else thinks it's interesting that the only people he has followed on Twitter so far are Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift? I laughed a little. And no, Taylor Swift hasn't responded to Kanye's tweets.)

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CELEB NEWS

So let's talk about T.I. and his f*ckery (c'mon, son!), "Pretty Boy" (yuck) Lloyd and his (lack of) hair, Willie from Day26 (sexy) and his horrendous math (doh!), and a football star player who was bored and messed around with his own sister (barf)

Alright...I'll throw in some GOOD promo in there too...Guess who I'm going to spotlight...this can NOT be a surprise anymore hahahaha



First up: T.I.

Did this guy not JUST GET OUT OF PRISON???

And I'm with 50 on this one...Tiny, you gotta help ya man out here. You're not really pulling in new money. Your income is from royalties on things you did YEARS ago and from that reality show that SUCKED. T.I. brings home the shiny brand spanking new money and I'm sure he has projects lined up. Your record is probably clean (or cleaner than your hubby's at the very least). Just like in T.I.'s new movie, Takers, he can't go back this soon.

But on another point though, T.I. is an idiot for this. He better have a DAMN good explanation for having that crap in his car. I mean...C'MON, SON!!! Really? A man of your status is messing with METH and X?! METH?!?!!? Low class, my dude. Low class

Ok Second thing: Lloyd and his hair

R&B singer Lloyd cut off his signature "long hair don't care" for a good cause because it does seem he cares! I did Locks of Love a few years ago and they sent me a nice little certificate for my donation! It's pretty cool of him to make his donation. He's still not attractive to me and I still don't enjoy his music, but I'm glad he's bringing some attention to the cause. It's quite a bit he donated!






















Third thing: Willie's grammar and math

It's not really NEWS but it really irked me when I saw this on Twitter yesterday.



It's really obnoxious. Ok fine. You're a celeb. You BALL HARD. But come on! I'm going to let the grammar and spelling slide for now because it is after all just Twitter. But the math...ARGH!!! I don't even KNOW how he got his final total for his yearly expenditures for undershirts. If that's his real math skills, yuck. If he jacked up the numbers to look better, yuck. SMH. Just stick to singing half naked. Don't try your hand at accounting or PR. But I'm just being silly.

And lastly: The Sad and Gross story of Tony Washington

Basically, he and his sister sexed it up once or twice. He ended up getting arrested for incest. He's now a registered sex offender. But because it's a SPECIAL kind of sex offender, he's black listed in the NFL even though he would have been a STAR to bank on. No. Rapists and molesters are the okay kind of sex offender. But someone who made a bad (consensual) mistake while still a minor, not the okay kind. I mean yes, it's gross what he and his sister did but I feel bad for the guy. He worked hard to try to be better than his situation. That lapse in judgment really wasn't anything worth more than a funny look and then you move on from it. Read his story and decide for yourself. Warning: The writing is horrendous. It looks like multiple segments of fluff pieces shot up with commas thrown onto a page and calling it an article. It was frustrating to read. Maybe you'll have a better experience with it. Great photos though!

AND OH YES! I can't wait for September 14, 2010!!!



I am SO excited for this album to drop!!! Two singles have already dropped... Bottoms Up feat. Nicki Minaj and Can't Be Friends. By the way, the video for Can't Be Friends leaked. Trey Songz is so hot, his VIDEOS leak. CRAZY!

Watch out for his album!!! Support him!! Check it all out on his website!!!

PASSION PAIN PLEASURE
9.14 GO!!!

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yoooo hellooooo!!!

Okay...it seems us "being back" means easy goings too..hahahaha

Alright...well since work is more or less over with until next week, I should be updating. I make a lot of empty offhand promises when it comes to stuff like this but I really would love to post some movie reviews and tech stuff and news story things that I find interesting

Sooo just a little about my summer and stuff to hold u over til I post again...which might be in the next 15 minutes or 15 days ahahahah


Spent the summer working from 8am-6pm...or those are the hours I was paid for. I was usually there a few minutes early and left quite a few minutes later. The burdens of having the keys to the office...love the trust the boss has in me...but alas...what did Uncle Ben (Spidey's uncle..not the instant rice guy) say? "With great power comes great responsibility." Who am I to complain, really...it's money money money! WOOH! 50 hour work weeks. Not terrible. Just wished it was off the books. Forget Uncle Ben...Uncle SAM took a GIANT chunk of my paycheck every time!!! Who got kids they can lend me to claim as dependents?

Spent some time with the boyfriend whenever I can. But he got sick and then I got sick so we went almost a whole month apart. But we still talked (read: IM'd and texted) everyday so we're good. Surprising to many of my friends, we haven't...shaboinked...yet. I'm ok with it and he gave me good reasons to wait but I seem to be the Grabby McGroper of the two...hahahah :::eyebrow wiggle:::

What else...AH yes...I turned a quarter century. I partied it up last year when I turned two dozen. What did I do for my quarter century? Low-key'd it. Picnic at Central Park with games and awesome junk food...dinner and drinks (and a night of fending off creepy guys who accused me of not liking black guys...for real, son?) with friends...and a walk by the water with my boyfriend who wrote me the sweetest note ever :::warm and fuzzy feeling:::

Now...work is done. Just some minor subbing work for work. SOOOO...If anyone knows ANYTHING...HOLLA AT YA GIRL!!! cuz ya girl's got too many bills =( TOO MANY!!!! ARGHHHHHHHHHHH


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Grrrr >_< !!

One thing I can't stand is people who show no regard for other people's time. Why schedule a meeting with someone and then make that person wait, unnecessarily, for 30 minutes...this is the business world. Be a little more professional.

I'm to the point where i want to change the blog name to "I'm b!tching again!" haha

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oh man! I wish this dude would JUST!

Hi again!

I'm so excited to see all my fellow RGCers back at it haha...

So for those who don't know, I'm currently working at a VERY dysfunctional but highly comfortable and exciting music company. Sounds pretty interesting, and ... it is! *oh, did I mention I'm egregiously underpaid :-) :-)!?! (Cue the minority frat brothers chanting "BROKE, BROKE, BROKE, PHI, BROKE!")

In the last month alone I've produced a national commercial for a major car distributor, which is currently still on air, and found music for a number of other TV spots. But alas, I'm sure you've had enough of my vanity, haha. My life is still a mess in many regards:

My boss is...nice, but COMPLETELY and UTTERLY distracted by his gold-digging mistress. He has all kinds of financial troubles and has the tendency to screw people over when it comes to business and money. So yep - that's the man I'm trusting with my professional future, haha!

Biggest news though is that I'm part of a team that's launching a new music online community that's entirely devoted to indie and up-and-coming artists. The idea was spawned by a coworker and myself, and my boss fell in love with it. For the last six months we've been building a somewhat monstrous and potentially very lucrative website of which I am part owner = more excitement.

There's been lots of issues and drama though. And I am drained...the site just needs to go up already. Originally, I was planning on letting you guys in on all the MAJOR turmoil and just idiocy I put up with daily, but just thinking about it makes me gag. You'll often find me in the office rolling my eyes like they're on a cross-country road trip and mumbling things like "just shoot me...in the face" "I'm done with this" "they're just dumb" "can't stand this mess"...smh.

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That sucked

Alright, so I finished a year of law school at one of the better law schools in the country.

My grades are meh. I actually did pretty well second semester, but first semester dragged me down and now my grades are barely above the bottom third. They say that you call the person in medical school with the lowest grades "Doctor." Well, they may call me lawyer but it will be hard to enjoy that victory from my cot at the Y.

Anyway, now we move into what is called OCI. That is where, from what I've experienced so far, law firms that you don't even remember applying to send you rejection letters.

Let's see... law school.

• I was the only black guy in all but one of my classes over the course of the entire year. Downside: it wears at you. Upside: When I don't participate, professors typically just assume that I'm dealing with stereotype threat instead of playing Mass Effect 2.
• The arrogance and pretension can be pretty bad sometimes but not always. Moreover, some of the people that you thought you would never be able to get along with turn out to be pretty cool. On the other hand, you're usually right when you label someone as a doughy, bitter conservative with a chip on his or her shoulder about not getting into Yale.
• The people here are smart but they're not that smart. There are a handful of geniuses here. I say that only because statistically that must be true. Instead, it seems that the high performers here typically either studied 12 hours a day or came from a lawyer background and just knew what exams were going to be like back to front. The rest of us had to offer up fall term grades as a sacrifice.
• Everybody in law school has at least one diagnosable mental malady. For many of us, it's narcissism, but there some good old-fashioned batshit crazy running around here.
• The law is many things, but it isn't hard. Trying to regularly beat other people on a subjective exam might be hard, but the law is quite easy. Most of the rules can be stated in 20 words or less. This is a problem because it negates the need for lawyers. To make up for this, we deliberately obfuscate the rule by either stating it in latin or using the rule as stated by Judge X, where Judge X is 100 years old and couldn't care less whether he has stated the rule concisely and clearly.
• In each of your classes, there will be one person who (1) thinks he's much smarter than he is; and (2) likes dropping knowledge bombs on people. In a just world, I could murder this person when, during his 10 minute monologue during Criminal Law, he manages to mention that his parents are lawyers, that he already knew the answer to the question he's asking, and that he published a paper during undergrad.
  

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Worst Week Ever? Close to it!

Whirlwind week...

Deets Inside!!



I'm not even sure where to begin on this so I guess I'll start...well...at the beginning. Sunday was my first LSAT online course and it was pretty informative. I learned a lot and even felt inclined to do some of my homework that wasn't due until NEXT week (tomorrow actually). New lease on life I tell ya!

Monday morning, I awoke and headed off to work as usual as any other day. I realized halfway there, that I had no cash on me and would need some to board my bus as I forgot to refill my bus card (replace FORGOT with too broke to afford the monthly rate until payday ...lol). No biggie... I'd stop by an ATM at one of the various gas stations along the route. Got to the ATM and started digging through my wallet...Panic ensues because my VISA, which I NEVER remove for more than 10 or 15 seconds is GONE!!!!! I ran back to the car and headed home. I needed to empty my purse out and search every nook and cranny and I wasn't about to do that in some gas station!

Got home and cleared out the contents... no luck! I then began the process of backtracking which brought me to some new realizations. Firstly, as I always try to keep at least $10.00 (if not, $20.00) on me, why is there no cash in my wallet? On Friday I lent my brother $20.00 for gas...hmm... Then I remembered that after doing that, I took out $40.00 to get me through the next week without having to go back to the ATM. That $40.00 was nowhere to be found!!!! Logged on to my bank to make sure I did indeed withdraw it and had a mini heart-attack! There was the $40.00 withdrawal clear as day as well as a charge made on Sunday at a gas station. It was an authorization charge of $1.00 with a notation that the full amount would be charged shortly. Shit my pants! Who the HELL used my card and where was it!!?? How much did they spend at the gas station!?

Well... I had no time to figure all of this out as I still had to be at work! On the way, I called Bank of America who immediately blocked my card from use and alerted me that as soon as that charge went through for the full amount, I was to call them back and they would put the amount back in my account and I could then file a claim and we could find out who did this and prosecute them. This all took less than 10 minutes so Kudos to Bank of America. Unfortunately, I now had no cash and no means of GETTING cash since my card was gone. No problem, they said, I could head to a banking center and have a new ATM issued that day. Yay!

Cancel that yay... after waiting 20 minutes for that banking center to open.. I realize that my ID is also missing... so I can't even prove who I am! Also means I can't get a new ATM unless I call and have it mailed (which could take 7 to 10 days).

Gonna give Bank of America another kudos here as I called and asked to have it expressed to me and it came on Wednesday!

Back to the story (pretend you don't know I got my card on Wednesday!). This is where things get sad and fishy... The card was in my purse all weekend as I never left my home, as was the money. Honestly, at home I do not lock my purse up so it was sitting on or near my bed for most of the weekend. Sunday, my older brother and younger brother were arguing all day because my younger brother borrowed the car and neglected to fill the gas tank. He claims he did and couldn't fill it anyway because he had no cash (you can start to see how this is going to be sad...). Finally, tired of arguing, my younger brother says he will go fill it as he has another errand to run. He asked to go in my room and grab the iron and ironing board and I thought nothing of it...

Monday morning... gas tank full but my $40.00 and my ATM card are missing! Long story... semi-short... I filed my claim with Bank of America who told me that they would mail me an affidavit and from there they will begin to search for who did this. As you can probably guess, my inkling was that it was my younger brother. This was hard for me to even begin to think but after adding up all the details, it seemed to be the case. I cried, just so you know; it hurt me to even have those thoughts but I will say that my brother is not the most innocent person in the world. The Bank of America rep, after hearing my story, agreed that it was probably my brother and asked if I was sure I would want to pursue this to the full extent even if that were the case. I said yes but asked if the option to withdraw the claim would still be available. I would still make him pay, but charges like this are serious and can result in years behind bars. Theft itself is punishable by hefty fines and up to 4 years in jail, and in this case, Georgia also considers this Identity theft which would add an additional 2-4 years on. I wouldn't want my brother to spend up to 8 years in jail for 80 bucks... I asked him Monday if he did it, to which he responded "no" and seemed peeved that I would even ask. Tuesday, after speaking with another rep, I realized how serious (again) this charge would be and that Bank of America would really go after the person even if it was only a few dollars. Again, I questioned, and got resounding "no's".

On Wednesday, the charge went through for $40.00, the exact amount needed to fill my brother's gas tank. It was all too clear to me at this point, and I filed the claim officially. That night, I asked for the last time, to which my brother responded (pissed off might I add- as I would be if the situation were reversed and I was innocent) "no". So, at this point, I will file the affidavit and whatever happens, well... happens. I really hope it's not him but we'll see...

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Time for some cheerful news! I took my first LSAT Diagnostic test for my class today from 2-5p.m. It was as difficult as I remembered the real test being but I got the same score I got in October of 2008. Now, at first I was sad, but then I realized that if I got the same score today as I got two years ago, with only 3 weeks of studying and preparation, then I can do nothing but improve. In 2008 I was studying on my own with no real idea of how to prepare. I was also working at a new job and dealing with stresses associated with late payments of bills and calls from creditors as I had been out of work for almost a year. My job required me to go in on weekends (I would get 60+ hours a week during this period). This left little time to prepare and when I did have an hour or two to study, it was ineffective study as I was too stressed. I took the test TWO YEARS AGO and never cracked a book since until recently (less than a month) and I managed to make the same damn score. If this class can get me back to there in less than a month, imagine what it can do in the ~5 months until the test. I will be golden!

That's all for now as I'm sure your eyes are tired of reading!
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Who Dat?

Ok... so ...

Since most others have magically reappeared... I might as well make it known that I am still alive as well. I guess I'll do a quick (and by quick I mean LONG) run-down as well but, first, a disclaimer: I am unable to post at work anymore (wonder why they blocked blog sites?!) and my evenings are pretty busy so I'm not sure how often I will be able to post.

News:

- Applied for law schools and GOT IN (YAY!) - but... the scholarship money offered was not enough or nonexistant and I'm broke and probably not a desirable loan candidate. So alas...one more year out of school in which I work hard to get a higher LSAT score which means higher scholarship offers and better school options!

- Along that vein... I have dropped $1400.00 of my hard earned cash on a Kaplan LSAT Xtreme Online Test prep which will hopefully raise my score. I would be happy with even 15 more points as that would significantly raise my prospects. Its pretty cool - you can view the teacher via web-cam and you have like a chat room where you can type to ask questions. They also sent me about 7 books (some are HUGE!) and some scan-trons and class materials. The class runs from June 13th to October 6th every Saturday and Sunday for 4 hours. They give full out LSATs 4 times and you get intensive study and tricks and tips- you also get one-on-one time with the professor after your exams to work on your weak areas. It's what I needed to do two years ago but couldn't afford. I've heard nothing but good things about this class. I've also bought several books for my own study and have been using them whenever I can find time. GuyIncog recommended them and he got an amazing score so I'm trusting in him.

- Speaking of GuyIncog - I'll give a slight update on him as I have discovered he is alive and well(ish). He's finished his first year of law school (or 1L) and found it difficult (as to be expected). He wasn't too happy a few weeks ago about his exams (he thought he might have done poorly) and I even worried that he might be wanting to give up but recently he mentioned that he did well in one of his classes and is hoping to get the same results in the
others. FINGERS CROSSED!

- Still working at my job - although I have been furiously applying for jobs elsewhere. My 2-year mark is fast approaching (July 15) and since I'm taking another year off, I want to sample a different position elsewhere or at least a different type of law. Its been a rough 2 years (well...year and a half of toughness - first few months were CAKE) and I have adopted this new no-care attitude which scares me. I roll my eyes at those two women (read my first posts if you don't know) whom I dislike and I'm finding it more difficult to be cordial. Also... I want to get a car and do other things with my money but I still don't feel secure in my job to do so. It would suck to get fired after committing to a car payment and insurance!

- No boyfriend but entertaining some prospects. Still finding it hard to actually want to fall in love or anything like that and trying to feel anything but just lust. The idea of actually committing right now makes me want to vomit (harsh...I know) but only a small part of that is that I haven't found the right one. The rest knows that now is not the time to start anything because these next few years are going to be hell. Still a girl can have some lunches and some drinks right? ;) P.S. Not having sex! Lust = looking and drooling!

I've also taken to gyming these days. It helps that my building opened a shiny new fitness center which is free to all personnel. Lovely - one of the 3 reasons I don't want to leave my firm (the other two are a guy and my homegirls at work!) - I go every morning from 7:30 to 9:30 M-F. Saturday and Sunday are lazy days but I try to force myself to go out walking. Its just been so rainy these days or sweltering that I'm not motivated to do it. Its been a little over a month and, typical of me, I haven't technically lost weight. I put on muscle fast and I can already see it in my thighs and arms! I'm even noticing that I can carry heavy things that used to wind me (huge boxes at work) much further without the tiniest sweat. As embarrassing as this is to admit, I finally got my 2 miles on the treadmill/elliptical below 20 minutes. Considering a month ago, I could barely do 1 mile in 15, I'd say I've improved a lot. I've taken to eating/drinking protein supplements and shakes before and after working out and eating a healthy salad or sandwich for lunch and a light dinner with one snack for the day. I've gone down a size but my goal is more to tone than lose weight. Looking at these hips, I'll never be a single-digit size- I'll be happy with a 10/12 as long as nothing jiggles when I run LOL!

I think that's about it. Nothing too exciting. Slowly getting my life on track. GOTTA GO - THE TUDORS IS ON!

Ciao

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Reporting for Duty!

Since Musecatto has risen from the dead...I'll make my lurker self known too..hahaha

HELLO!!!

I've more or less forgotten how to write simple lines of code for this so...bear with me in the next few posts as I relearn how to walk and talk Blog

a lil update then...a tiny rundown:



* still working at the same place
* still ready to leave
* thinking about going back to school
* wondering how i'm going to pay for it
* still not sure how to go about getting into school
* still living at home..coping with that
* now slightly more proactive about applying for jobs
* working out more
* biggest and most exciting news to date: BOYFRIEND!!!

details to be filled in later =)

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It's Alive...?...!

Guys, it's been forever... I know!

Sorry. I'm currently at work, which is a good thing, but I've been neglecting the very thing that got me the "mostly great" job I have at the moment.

Details to come, but I just wanted to tell you that I'm alive and well. Maybe still broker than I want to be...but alive and well.

Cheers

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