Can't Wait, Mayne!!

The Glow In The Dark Tour made me a N.E.R.D. fan in a major way. I didn't listen to their music at all before then and now I can't wait for June 10 when their new album "Seeing Sounds" drops. They performed this song and the crowd went, well, semi-wild lol. Austin was kinda wack during their set, but I got it in... yopp!!

Download N.E.R.D - Spaz

"Spaz if you want to!!"

AND...



Santogold had to grow on me, but she's dope too.

PEACE

Anxious.

I can't help but to feel that my life is slowly inching away from me. In a mere five months, I will be 23 years old if the Lord says the same. Inside, I feel that I am so ready to move onto the next stage of my life which, prayerfully, will allow me to invest more time in my passions and intended businesses. However, I am caught up in the bureaucracies of school and work which hinder the manifestation of the aforementioned desires. Now, please don't get me wrong. I am so thankful to the good Lord that I have obtained a college education and a job that is waiting for me upon graduation, but I can't help but to feel that there is something greater that I should be pursuing. I feel that there is a definite change in the wind, but I am not sure if it is something God-breathed or something borne out of my own selfish will. All I know is that I do NOT want to miss out on something great that God has for me... I know that at this point in life I am where He wants me to be because every possible change regarding the future that I've considered is in direct contradiction with what I feel is His plan for me. Complicated. Yes. Yes Indeed! But oh GOD I'm ready to pursue my passions wholeheartedly, whether I fail or succeed, without any fear of stepping outside of Your Will. ARGH!!!!

I'm still against marriage...



Today I had a conversation with my friend. She asked me if I thought it was okay for her to marry some dude because she had an amicable relationship with his mother. She was joking, but I was serious when I told her that my opposition to marriage causes me to dissuade anyone from jumping the broom. She proceeded to reinform me that marriage is of God and that it is something that should be desired by those who seek to remain in the His Will (e.g., don't fight God if He calls you to be a wife). I know it sounds bitter, but I feel that marriage is just not for me at this point. I have been guilty of pushing my views off on other people, and yes, there is probably some fault in there somewhere. But the thought of being someone's wife makes me cringe! My friend also told me that since I don't believe in marriage, I must not believe in sex because that's reserved for married individuals. My response was shocking:

I don't believe in marriage, but I believe in consummating it.

I couldn't believe what had come out of my mouth! To the average person, premarital sex may not seem like a big deal. But for someone who had to come into a relationship with Christ on her own due to wariness from several avoidable self-inflictions, I understand that every action has consequences. For me, sex outside of marriage is one of those "non-negotiable" aspects of my faith. But my comment made me aware that I am on the cusp of waywardness! Oh no! There have been times when I've struggled to see the point in "saving myself" (what a lame term) but I feel that I would much rather be judged by man than condemned by God. What have been the reactions to a 22-year-old virgin? Ha. Laughter. Broken off relationships on the first date. But I've also gotten respect from guys who find a woman sticking to her morals admirable and attractive. So what does Lupe Fiasco have to do with it?

Lupe Fiasco represents the kind of guy that I wouldn't mind dating at this point. And I'm not speaking of a high-profile rapper with a solid bank account and any material thing that he desires at his disposal. From what I've read in interviews and whatnot, Lupe appears to be someone who knows that he can have pretty much whatever he wants handed to him, but realizes that these things do not make him and is therefore able to live without them if necessary. He's not afraid to think outside of the box and challenge others to do the same. He makes those things that are uncool cool. He's in a committed, monogamous relationship and makes sure that everyone (especially the groupies) are aware of it. Humble, smart and committed. Yep. If the Lord blesses me to meet anyone who meets these requirements then I MIGHT consider marriage. But only if God tells me to do it.

PEACE

The Glow In The Dark Tour Was...

To say the least, the most dopetasterrific concert in the course of history!! I got a review, read :)

Join me as I journey down the road to reflections of... a Glow In The Dark Tour

LUPE FIASCO



- For starters, security was not on point... by the time the event staff told me to put away my camera I already had 35 pics and 6 videos. By the end of the night, I pulled off about 80 pics.

- I had some trouble finding my seat so one of the event staff members took my ticket to find someone who could help me find it. Well they disappeared with my ticket for a good 20 minutes, and for that period I casually strolled up to the general admission area (pretty much the front row) and enjoyed Lupe Fiasco's set until they located me and directed me to my seat just as he left the stage. WOW.

- Ibn Jasper can't be over five feet tall...

- Bishop G really does remind me of the cousin that you used to kick it with back in the day. He looks approachable.



- Sarah Green can SING...SIIING!! That girl absolutely killed a run at the end of Paris, Tokyo that garnered the loudest applause out of all of Lu's performances.

- Lupe defeated the "CP Time" phenomenon by starting his set ON TIME... I showed up at 7:10 thinking I had a good 45 minutes till the show started and got in the arena in just enough time to see Nikki Jean walk off the stage after performing "Hip Hop Saved My Life." Dude was OUT by 7:31. Dag.

- I think the punctuality threw everyone off... it was kinda sad to see Lupe performing to a theater that wasn't even a 1/3 of the way filled. A person that didn't know better would have assumed that he was a struggling opening act as opposed to an accomplished, grammy award-winning, gold record selling artist (man I sound like a groupie!)... but ah well. Those that were in attendance showed him love and gave him great audience participation. Songs performed: Hip Hop Saved My Life, Paris, Tokyo, Daydreamin', Kick, Push, Superstar, Streets on Fire, Fighters

N*E*R*D



- I wasn't that great of a fan of N*E*R*D prior to this concert, but within 45 minutes they made me into a believer! They opened up their set with a song from their upcoming album (dropping June 10) called "Anti", and now that's my mantra: "You so anti, you don't really matter!"

- Pharrell appeared to be displeased with the standstill audience. I'll admit, the audience was kinda wack during their set.



- Pharrell pulled 4 girls from the audience to dance on stage and I was jealous!! The front rows got lots of love from N*E*R*D. I still had great seats, so I wasn't mad.



- They performed another new song called "Spazz" that allowed more people to get on the stage and, well, spazz. It was entertaining to see Nikki Jean and Sarah Green get on stage and act out.



- Their drummers were dope!!

- After holding it down for 45 minutes, everyone walked off stage, except for Pharrell who jumped in the audience to give people hi-fives. Songs performed: Anti, Spazz, Lapdance, Rock Star, some other ones that I can't remember lol.



RIHANNA



- I'll admit, before Rihanna got on stage, I was prepared for boredom. I wasn't that big of a Rihanna fan at all. BUT... I gotta give it to her. Rihanna is actually a really good singer. And she is very beautiful... I think that she was one of the main reasons why I saw so many teenage boys around lol.

- She earned hecka cool points when she performed M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" and songs by Beenie Man.



- The only problem I had with her performance was that she had this persistent "Night at the Roxbury" head tick throughout her set.

- I actually got chills when she performed "Unfaithful"! WOW!

- After about 45 minutes, she exited the stage. Songs performed: Hate That I Love You, Please Don't Stop The Music, S.O.S., Unfaithful, Umbrella,Break It Off, Some other songs that I'm not aware of (but were dope nonetheless)

KANYE WEST



- Kanye took the stage about 45 minutes after Rihanna exited (they had to prepare his set).

- Kanye delivered nearly 2 straight hours of pure entertainment. His energy never let up and every song he performed made you want to just spaz out... you could have been the stiffest, most boring person in the entire universe but I guarantee that NO ONE was sitting during his performance.



- I tried to capture videos, but decided that I wanted to dance and enjoy the performance while I could.



- Kanye's performances followed a storyline: His spaceship had crashed on some distant planet and he had to figure out how to get back home. Each song was the soundtrack to everything that he encountered on his journey.



- Summation: Straight DOPE. Songs Performed: Homecoming, Get 'Em High, Jesus Walks, Stronger, Good Life, Golddigger, Spaceship, Champion, Hey Mama (2008 Grammy Remix), Diamonds From Sierra Leone, Touch the Sky (no Lupe :/), Flashing Lights, I Wonder, All Falls Down, Heard 'Em Say, Good Morning, Some others I can’t remember… I was too busy dancing lol. It was all a blur.

AUSTIN

- People aint up on MIA And Beenie Man here.

- I swear I was sittin' behind some 12 year olds... and their 40 year old parents...

- Man groupies were hitting on Matthew Santos during the intermissions (he sat in the audience and watched the rest of the concert)...

- I have never seen so many blonde extensions and tanned bodies in my life...

- Another summation: I got this from somebody else, but it's pretty accurate.



LOL... PEACE

What The Heehaw?!

"Sources close to the hip-hop star tell me that it was West who ended the engagement after revealing to Phifer: “I just don’t think it is going to work out anymore.”

The 30-year-old entertainer even asked for his ring back!

The often-controversial rapper/producer got engaged to Phifer while overseas in the fall of 2006. The two met when Phifer worked as the assistant to West’s fulltime wardrobe stylist.
A graduate from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in California, Phifer is working on a clothing line and has already designed some dresses that have been worn by artists like Lil’ Mo. Sources close to the couple claim she was also helping West develop his forthcoming Pastelle clothing line. The Chicago-raised rapper had been dating Phifer on and off since 2002."

Man there really is no hope... say it ain't so! Dag, that was coldblooded 'Ye...major cool points deduction.

PEACE

Random Stuff... Bear With Me

I'm taking a break to blog. I like blogging. At first I thought it was kinda lame to sit behind a computer and write for people who don't give 2 cents about how your day went... but since I'm too lazy to get up and write in my diary I choose to open a new browser and record my thoughts for countless millions. So here are some random thoughts/observances... ENJOY!

The most beautifullest dunks i've seen in a while...

Nike SB Dunk Low 720 Degrees

These were featured on Ibn Jasper's blog... DOPE...

Speaking of Ibn.

Muslim boys are sessy...

I sho' don't know if this brother is Muslim... with a name like Ibn I just assumed (sorry...) Thank ya Jesus!

36 people shot in Chicago between Friday afternoon and Sunday evening...

"CHICAGO — The superintendent of the Chicago Police Department on Sunday blamed an excess of guns and gangs for a rash of 36 shootings over the weekend that killed and wounded victims from 13 to 65 years old. Nine people were killed, the police said, and at least 14 of the shootings were gang-related. Seven victims were juveniles, five of whom were out after the 11 p.m. city curfew." -- New York Times



"The stars are aligned/& the pack is colliding/& the plan is arriving/& shes out there smiling/& the fear is upon us/The skies tried to warn us/Your parents are goners/No children to mourn/& It's driving me crazy/This war is my lady/These bombs are our babies/& GOD is amazing..."

Maybe because he's from Chicago, but Lupe Fiasco's "Streets on Fire" started playing in my head when I heard this story. I guess people don't need a reason to kill anymore... how do you shoot a 65 year old?

180 PEOPLE GET SICK EATING AT CHIPOTLE... LOL

"KENT, Ohio — About 440 people now say they became ill after eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill in Kent. Kent Health Commissioner John Ferlito suspects the cause of the illness is a norovirus.
Officials have sent stool and food samples to the Ohio Department of Health to determine the cause. Test results might be available this week. The symptoms of norovirus typically include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Three people were hospitalized for one night because of severe symptoms. The restaurant reopened Saturday, following a voluntary shutdown Friday. Workers replaced food and sanitized equipment with a bleach solution. A Chipotle spokesman says there's no proof food was to blame and that the restaurant is working with the health department." -- Google News

HAHA dag Chipotle has their food poisoning game PROPER... broke, sick and fat is not what that is, kids!

Shame on you Vladmir...

See this is why I'm against marriage... he left his wife of 15 years for some flexible PYT...WHAT. Check him out with his "get like me" face... tsk tsk.

I want a semi-sleeve (shakes fist at Drea)...

eh... I think I'm too fickle to get a tattoo but if I weren't, I'd get something similar to these. Yopp.
Jazmine Sullivan...



I love the raspiness of her voice! She makes cracking sound good!

Was it necessary Jill...

Negro Please...



I like how he gives an account of John Lewis' beating during the 1965 Bloody Sunday march when Lewis is clearly an Obama supporter... I don't believe you, you need WAY more people... Show 'em how it's done, B:

Aight that's enough for today. Please pray I can be productive... OH and please pray that somehow the Heavens will open up and God will make it rain benjamins because funding my business will require nothing less than a miracle... YOP!

PEACE

LOL And A Tattoo

Yeah it's unoriginal but it's 2:30 in the morning and I'm still doing homework so my creativity is at zero... But this is one of the many reasons why I LOVE Ms. Badu:



"If you could get you a new scalp... wear glitter and a beeper"



AND I am hecka geeked that He Say She Say might be performing on the GITD tour. Their single "Crash Dummie" had to grow on me but it was all in my head yesterday and I didn't mind it being there so it can't be half bad. But Drea, the lead singer, has this tat that I wanna get as soon as I can think of a place to put it... maybe on my shoulder like her:

But yeah... it's a thought. Dood I gotta watch what I spend my money on... I just got paid last Friday and I only got $40 till next Friday...and my cell phone bill is due... DAG! I need to get up, get out and get somethin (like my own business)

PEACE

I Wanna Be Like Her When I Grow Up!

Kesh

Yeah, she's younger than me... what's your point? I like her because she's an example of what it means to know your calling and live in it, something that I hope to do in this lifetime. The girl is gifted... watch.

And on a side note DOOOOOOOOD this semester cannot be over soon enough! Wait... on one hand, I like being around my friends and not worrying about working full time and whatnot but on the other hand I'm really anxious to start earning money to put towards getting my business endeavor up and running. It's at the point that I spend more time working on my business plan than I spend on doing my homework, like seriously. To some that may mean that my priorities are out of wack, but I am keeping my sights on the long term so they can't be that disarray... whatever. Conya Doss is the business.



Smile Again



Stay

Oh and Algebra Blessett... DOPE!!







OKAY wait one more...ERRO's Def Ears... quite possibly one of THE BEST live performances I've ever heard... HOT FIYA haha!



See... it's stuff like this that let's me know that I am GROWING UP. This sounds like something my momma would've listened to when I was younger. At least I'm finally coming to grips with my adulthood... be happy for me. PEACE