The past couple of weeks its been hit or miss with the weather but these past few days it hit the 80s and it feels great. I had to take a couple days off work and just chill with the fam lol. Definitely appreciate those times hangin with them. The weather has a way of putting people in a good mood. People have been all smiles and its just interesting. Im hoping the weather can just maintain and transition properly into the summer. This summer is lookin like its gon be cool. Im not doin a vacation but a few long weekend trips. Its so much I want to do and places Im tryin to be so hopefully I'll be able to do them come summer time. There are a few concerts I'm trying to see, a couple of weddings graduations, and host of other events going on so hopefully I'm hopin i can get it all in. Either way its gonna be a good summer and I cant wait till it gets here. Here's a couple of joints to rock out too:
Peace
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
March Madness
I'm such a huge basketball fan and love when March Madness rolls around cause its just an exciting time. This years tournament has been nothing short of exciting. There have been some big name schools going down early and last night my team, the one i picked to win it all, got kicked out of the tournament. I'm a big Syracuse fan and when they got kicked out last night i felt some type of way. My bracket is all messed up now lol. Maybe next year. Now I'm really wondering who is going to win this years tournament. All I know is that it is gonna be some more good games.
Peace
Peace
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Life/Death
This past weekend I went home to attend a celebration of life. Every time I go home its always love and it sort of rejuvenates me until the next time I come. Its just so much energy and when I am there I take some of that energy with me. The celebration was great and everybody enjoyed themselves.
So while I was there I had a chance to see one of my neighbors. She always speaks and always ask my fam how I'm doing so I wanted to go say hi. WHile we are talking she mentions to me that she is going to be 90 next month and in my mind I'm like damn thats the ill blessing right there. She could only speak with me at her front door cause she has had numerous surgeries and couldnt walk down her front steps. It was such a beautiful day and I felt sorry that she couldnt get out and feel what was out there. Anyways we were just talking about how much she has seen and she started goin way back like 50 yrs ago when she first moved on the block. The way she spoke it was with so much pride and appreciation. She kept saying that things were so different and neighbors actually knew each other by name and watched over everybodies kids on the block as if they were their own. Its funny cause when we were growing up she would be the one to tell on me and my siblings if we skipped school, had people over, were makin noise, whatever and we would get in trouble for it. She was so meticulous about her lawn and she would watch to see if people walked on it or not. Looking back I can appreciate what she did for us. There were lessons taught.
The real sad part of the conversation is when she said that she "hopes" that she makes it to see her next birthday. The way she said it sort of made everything around me just stop. I'm no stranger to death but its all in how she said it and even thinking about it now I feel like everything is moving in slow motion around me. Other times I would see her and say hi and keep it movin but the energy just pulled me in her direction and we had a nice conversation.
I barely saw any family check for her so I wonder if she has any family or anybody in her life that cares enough to just say hi. I wonder if she is gonna make it to her 90th birthday. Im rootin for her but the way she said she "hopes" almost sounds as if she has given up or if she is just tired. 90 thats real. At the end of the day I appreciated that conversation. It meant a lot and touched me lol. Why I dont know but it did. Maybe in a way I needed to hear what she had to say cause nobody else is listening........
Peace
So while I was there I had a chance to see one of my neighbors. She always speaks and always ask my fam how I'm doing so I wanted to go say hi. WHile we are talking she mentions to me that she is going to be 90 next month and in my mind I'm like damn thats the ill blessing right there. She could only speak with me at her front door cause she has had numerous surgeries and couldnt walk down her front steps. It was such a beautiful day and I felt sorry that she couldnt get out and feel what was out there. Anyways we were just talking about how much she has seen and she started goin way back like 50 yrs ago when she first moved on the block. The way she spoke it was with so much pride and appreciation. She kept saying that things were so different and neighbors actually knew each other by name and watched over everybodies kids on the block as if they were their own. Its funny cause when we were growing up she would be the one to tell on me and my siblings if we skipped school, had people over, were makin noise, whatever and we would get in trouble for it. She was so meticulous about her lawn and she would watch to see if people walked on it or not. Looking back I can appreciate what she did for us. There were lessons taught.
The real sad part of the conversation is when she said that she "hopes" that she makes it to see her next birthday. The way she said it sort of made everything around me just stop. I'm no stranger to death but its all in how she said it and even thinking about it now I feel like everything is moving in slow motion around me. Other times I would see her and say hi and keep it movin but the energy just pulled me in her direction and we had a nice conversation.
I barely saw any family check for her so I wonder if she has any family or anybody in her life that cares enough to just say hi. I wonder if she is gonna make it to her 90th birthday. Im rootin for her but the way she said she "hopes" almost sounds as if she has given up or if she is just tired. 90 thats real. At the end of the day I appreciated that conversation. It meant a lot and touched me lol. Why I dont know but it did. Maybe in a way I needed to hear what she had to say cause nobody else is listening........
Peace
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Hip Hop Sighting.........
Last night I had the opportunity to see one of my favorite groups of all time perform: Brand Nubians. I been a fan since around 92' when i first heard One For All. I remember workin wit my pops and when we got finished and he paid me I asked him to take me to the record store and thats where i got the Brand Nubians tape and we listened to it all the way home. I was hyped when I got home and played it again with my brother and my friends. There were plenty standout tracks on that albun and when I heard it I was instantly hooked. Their lyrics were strong and to some controversial. Ive always been a person that was proud to be Black but this one one of the albums that made me even prouder. Even to this day I recognize know and understand their music on so many levels. They deinitely have had an affect on me.
Fast forward to last night and I was crazy hyped to check the show. I went solo cause none of my people wanted to hang out and its been a minute since I been out so I had to go out but thats here nor there. It was a nice crowd in the spot. The DJ was doing his thing and i was lovin it. There were a lot of local cats that went on and they did their thing. One group in particular was The Cornel West Theory. They had a live band and everything so I was in the zone. They even had cats break dancing so people were enjoying themselves. During the performances all the Brand Nubian members were in the crowd just vibin with the people taken pictures signin autographs and everything. When Brand Nubians hit the stage the place was crazy packed and ready to go. They ran thru joint after joint after joint and they had the people in a frenzie. definitely an A+ show. I was happy when I asked if a new album was comin and they said yes..........
Peace
Fast forward to last night and I was crazy hyped to check the show. I went solo cause none of my people wanted to hang out and its been a minute since I been out so I had to go out but thats here nor there. It was a nice crowd in the spot. The DJ was doing his thing and i was lovin it. There were a lot of local cats that went on and they did their thing. One group in particular was The Cornel West Theory. They had a live band and everything so I was in the zone. They even had cats break dancing so people were enjoying themselves. During the performances all the Brand Nubian members were in the crowd just vibin with the people taken pictures signin autographs and everything. When Brand Nubians hit the stage the place was crazy packed and ready to go. They ran thru joint after joint after joint and they had the people in a frenzie. definitely an A+ show. I was happy when I asked if a new album was comin and they said yes..........
Peace
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Valentines Day...........
Happy Valentines Day!!!!!
Just got off the plane and Im home chillin watchin the rest of this NBA All Star game. This year I was spposed to be out there for all the festivities but I had to step out of town. Its funny cause the airport was full of red balloons and everybody was just in a loving spirit. The plane was all decorated and everything. I just had to laugh.
This year doesnt feel like Valentines Day because its just been a hectic but fun start to this year snow storms and some more stuff. For this post I just have to give a shout out to my love. Im happy and thankful that we are in each others lives. She is beautiful smart strong thoughtful and has one of the biggest hearts. I like that she is so giving of her time to others and we just make each other better. She's my number one supporter and she shows it to me day in and day out. I could probably write about how she has been there for me in some real tough times but Im not Im just gonna say I love you.
Peace
Just got off the plane and Im home chillin watchin the rest of this NBA All Star game. This year I was spposed to be out there for all the festivities but I had to step out of town. Its funny cause the airport was full of red balloons and everybody was just in a loving spirit. The plane was all decorated and everything. I just had to laugh.
This year doesnt feel like Valentines Day because its just been a hectic but fun start to this year snow storms and some more stuff. For this post I just have to give a shout out to my love. Im happy and thankful that we are in each others lives. She is beautiful smart strong thoughtful and has one of the biggest hearts. I like that she is so giving of her time to others and we just make each other better. She's my number one supporter and she shows it to me day in and day out. I could probably write about how she has been there for me in some real tough times but Im not Im just gonna say I love you.
Peace
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