Whatever U Want by Consequence f Kanye West & John Legend
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Thought of the Day
I just got lectured by some lady telling me that my hairstyle was a "'wall' to success" and that i am "sending the establishment a message" that i stand against them. Apparently she "read it in a book." (LOL)
the whole time i just wanted to say "That's the point."
reflecting on: what success is to you may not be success to me, how someone who tells you to conform to the "establishment" is in fact part of what makes the "establishment" so "established." Stop referring to yourself in 3rd person and just say "I don't like it."
the whole time i just wanted to say "That's the point."
reflecting on: what success is to you may not be success to me, how someone who tells you to conform to the "establishment" is in fact part of what makes the "establishment" so "established." Stop referring to yourself in 3rd person and just say "I don't like it."
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thought of the Day
Anyone will help you once, but after that, you have to convince them that you're worth it.
Quote of the Day
"A successful life is one that’s lived through understanding & pursuing one’s own path, not chasing after the dreams of others."
- J. Sakiya Sandifer
You sure, J?
- J. Sakiya Sandifer
You sure, J?
all my quotes from facebook
since i've been slumming so hard (completely uninspired right now) i thought i would post this, my quotes from facebook, all of which i thoroughly love. I feel like these quotes have been amassed as I have developed myself as a person, and they kind of document the changes, each quote signifies a point where i shifted direction in terms of how my perspectives and thought processes grow and change... i live by the first one, it's the one that keeps me going when i feel like shit. blah blah blah... read and enjoy
"Some observers have been led to comment on a 'childlike' or 'primative' quality in a creative individual. He is childlike and primative in the sense that he has not been trapped by the learned rigidities that immobilize the rest of us."
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
-Jimi Hendrix
"The only way to fight the inevitability of death is to stay young through daily challenges, both physical and mental."
-philosophy of Arakawa and Madeline Gins
"Yes, I know my enemies:
They're the teachers that taught me to fight me;
Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission, ignorance, hypocricy, brutality, the elite...
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS."
- Rage
"Now you may look around and see two groups here: white collar, blue collar.
But i don't see it that way.
You know why not?
Because I am collar blind."
-Steve Carell from the Office
"Those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither."
-Interpretation of Benjamin Franklin
"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
-Albie Einstein
"Most people think
great God will come from the sky
Take away everything
and make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
you will look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
to stand up for your rights."
-The late great Robert Nesta Marley (Get Up Stand Up)
"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but looking outward together in the same direction..."
- Antoine de Sainte d'Exupery, The Little Saint
"Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music."
-George Carlin
"It is not your environment, it is you - the quality of your soul, and the determination of your will - that will decide your future and shape your life."
-Benjamin Elijah Mays
"Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don’t matter
and those who matter don’t mind."
-Dr. Seuss
"The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and live each day according to teachings...Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity."
-Eldest seer in the oasis in the Alchemist
"...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"Real artists do what the fuck they want!!"
- Kanye West
If we ascribe wholly to any one man's philosophies, we are indeed fools.
You can lie to anyone on earth, but you can't lie to yourself.
"Some observers have been led to comment on a 'childlike' or 'primative' quality in a creative individual. He is childlike and primative in the sense that he has not been trapped by the learned rigidities that immobilize the rest of us."
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
-Jimi Hendrix
"The only way to fight the inevitability of death is to stay young through daily challenges, both physical and mental."
-philosophy of Arakawa and Madeline Gins
"Yes, I know my enemies:
They're the teachers that taught me to fight me;
Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission, ignorance, hypocricy, brutality, the elite...
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS."
- Rage
"Now you may look around and see two groups here: white collar, blue collar.
But i don't see it that way.
You know why not?
Because I am collar blind."
-Steve Carell from the Office
"Those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither."
-Interpretation of Benjamin Franklin
"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
-Albie Einstein
"Most people think
great God will come from the sky
Take away everything
and make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
you will look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
to stand up for your rights."
-The late great Robert Nesta Marley (Get Up Stand Up)
"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but looking outward together in the same direction..."
- Antoine de Sainte d'Exupery, The Little Saint
"Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music."
-George Carlin
"It is not your environment, it is you - the quality of your soul, and the determination of your will - that will decide your future and shape your life."
-Benjamin Elijah Mays
"Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don’t matter
and those who matter don’t mind."
-Dr. Seuss
"The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and live each day according to teachings...Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity."
-Eldest seer in the oasis in the Alchemist
"...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"Real artists do what the fuck they want!!"
- Kanye West
If we ascribe wholly to any one man's philosophies, we are indeed fools.
You can lie to anyone on earth, but you can't lie to yourself.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Reset
Today was my last day of work.
Interestingly enough, today was also the last day of summer.
Opportunities abound, I will have to make it through a cold winter to truly enjoy the sunlight again.
I dunno what I'm going to feel like tomorrow morning when I wake up. But I can do whatever the hell I want to. I suppose I should make something of it.
Interestingly enough, today was also the last day of summer.
Opportunities abound, I will have to make it through a cold winter to truly enjoy the sunlight again.
I dunno what I'm going to feel like tomorrow morning when I wake up. But I can do whatever the hell I want to. I suppose I should make something of it.
Bonus Quote of the Day
"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be."
-Kahlil Gibran
-Kahlil Gibran
Quote of the Day
“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste time.”
-Henry Ford
-Henry Ford
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
I'm back
And I come bearing gifts:
"...The Kafa Beanz is a group of solo artists who share a passion for Africa and a desire to expose their music to the world. Four of the five members are of Ethiopian origin, and the exotic sounds of East Africa are evident in their music..."
Follow link for the new hotness, funky rhythms, and the return of the female rapper!
Kafa Beanz Music
"...The Kafa Beanz is a group of solo artists who share a passion for Africa and a desire to expose their music to the world. Four of the five members are of Ethiopian origin, and the exotic sounds of East Africa are evident in their music..."
Follow link for the new hotness, funky rhythms, and the return of the female rapper!
Kafa Beanz Music
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I just shared a laugh with a friend about someone's metaphysical existential philosophizing and it got me thinking (what's new).
It wasn't the philosophizing about that made me laugh, it was that I've seen the same type of shit for a while now. And you can't be on that same tip forever man. I mean its good to contemplate the big picture, but temper it with the medium and little pictures, those are a little important too.
That existential shit will give you breakthroughs that are deceptively satisfying but don't ever do nearly the job that living life does. And its dangerous, because you can get stuck at a particular level of thinking, its like an addiction I think.
What I've realized is that I have the tendency to do that. I don't do it all the time, but I have, and still do reach a certain point of thinking, instead of trying to stretch my horizons and think on a whole nother plane.
I guess its like, I have exhausted what's around me. I need a refreshment. I need to get somewhere where my perspective is different, because I've been staring at the same thing for so long, it's starting to look like nothing's there.
So, my decision:
As much as I love thinking about random shit, finding inspirational shit,and sharing my thoughts, it's not really doing me much good. I've been trying to psyche myself into taking action, but I've been failing. So it's come to this -
No blog posts, no facebook, until I accomplish 3 things to progress my life.
Whoo. Hopefully talk to y'all soon. Wish me luck!
It wasn't the philosophizing about that made me laugh, it was that I've seen the same type of shit for a while now. And you can't be on that same tip forever man. I mean its good to contemplate the big picture, but temper it with the medium and little pictures, those are a little important too.
That existential shit will give you breakthroughs that are deceptively satisfying but don't ever do nearly the job that living life does. And its dangerous, because you can get stuck at a particular level of thinking, its like an addiction I think.
What I've realized is that I have the tendency to do that. I don't do it all the time, but I have, and still do reach a certain point of thinking, instead of trying to stretch my horizons and think on a whole nother plane.
I guess its like, I have exhausted what's around me. I need a refreshment. I need to get somewhere where my perspective is different, because I've been staring at the same thing for so long, it's starting to look like nothing's there.
So, my decision:
As much as I love thinking about random shit, finding inspirational shit,and sharing my thoughts, it's not really doing me much good. I've been trying to psyche myself into taking action, but I've been failing. So it's come to this -
No blog posts, no facebook, until I accomplish 3 things to progress my life.
Whoo. Hopefully talk to y'all soon. Wish me luck!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Thought of the Day
I really don't have any profound revelation or interesting thoughts to share today, so feel free to skip this post.
I just have a curious feeling that I've been experiencing. With music. And I just wanted to try and capture what I'm feeling in words... hopefully I can get a better understanding of it.
So I love music, thats given. But lately I've been playing the guitar more. Playing the piano. Listening to interesting tunes. SCOURING youtube. Researching great guitarists. I was at a drum circle on Sunday and felt completely stoned. I was just watching a documentary on Jimi Hendrix. Always have music on in the car. I got my iPod on at work. And a definitely have the headphones hooked up at home. The past couple days especially: I've been swimming in music. And I loved it. I wanted nothing more.
One day last week I left work early because I heard a cool tune. And I HAD to play it. It was overwhelming. I couldn't focus on anything else. I HAD to go home IMMEDIATELY and learn it. Which I did and it felt really good.
Ever since someone taught me to drum on tables when I was in middle school, I've had to stop myself from annoying everyone around me with it. I've been caught playing air guitar several times, and apparently I should be embarrassed about that. Never really cared tho. Poetry has always made more sense to me than regular speech.
I've always said that I wanted to play music. I wanted a drum set, then later a clarinet, when I was a kid but it was too expensive. I've been writing lyrics off and on since I was in 9th grade (I still have some of my shit, its hilarious).
Am I fooling myself or am I really this in love with music? It confuses me because all that fire never comes out right when I want it to. When other people are around I mess up. I don't feel like, connected. I can't write when I want to, I can only write when it comes to me. I wonder if it's just some type of panic related thing, like I'm worried that I won't good enough for others, or maybe it's a perfectionist thing, like I'm not good enough for myself yet, so I don't even want to bother with others. Or maybe I'm just really not that in touch with music and I don't want to be exposed.
Either way, lately my headphones have been transporting me to a different planet.
And I dunno... I think I might like that planet better than this one.
I just have a curious feeling that I've been experiencing. With music. And I just wanted to try and capture what I'm feeling in words... hopefully I can get a better understanding of it.
So I love music, thats given. But lately I've been playing the guitar more. Playing the piano. Listening to interesting tunes. SCOURING youtube. Researching great guitarists. I was at a drum circle on Sunday and felt completely stoned. I was just watching a documentary on Jimi Hendrix. Always have music on in the car. I got my iPod on at work. And a definitely have the headphones hooked up at home. The past couple days especially: I've been swimming in music. And I loved it. I wanted nothing more.
One day last week I left work early because I heard a cool tune. And I HAD to play it. It was overwhelming. I couldn't focus on anything else. I HAD to go home IMMEDIATELY and learn it. Which I did and it felt really good.
Ever since someone taught me to drum on tables when I was in middle school, I've had to stop myself from annoying everyone around me with it. I've been caught playing air guitar several times, and apparently I should be embarrassed about that. Never really cared tho. Poetry has always made more sense to me than regular speech.
I've always said that I wanted to play music. I wanted a drum set, then later a clarinet, when I was a kid but it was too expensive. I've been writing lyrics off and on since I was in 9th grade (I still have some of my shit, its hilarious).
Am I fooling myself or am I really this in love with music? It confuses me because all that fire never comes out right when I want it to. When other people are around I mess up. I don't feel like, connected. I can't write when I want to, I can only write when it comes to me. I wonder if it's just some type of panic related thing, like I'm worried that I won't good enough for others, or maybe it's a perfectionist thing, like I'm not good enough for myself yet, so I don't even want to bother with others. Or maybe I'm just really not that in touch with music and I don't want to be exposed.
Either way, lately my headphones have been transporting me to a different planet.
And I dunno... I think I might like that planet better than this one.
Quote of the Day
"You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you've lost them forever."
-Wayne Dyer
You can't think your way out of a slump.
-Wayne Dyer
You can't think your way out of a slump.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Quote of the Day
"If you end up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it."
- Frank Zappa
- Frank Zappa
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
more hip hop
Mos Def + Kanye West freestyling
Links to the rest of it:
Part 2
There was a part 3 but I can't find it on YouTube so I'll give you this instead:
Mos Def Freestyling
Links to the rest of it:
Part 2
There was a part 3 but I can't find it on YouTube so I'll give you this instead:
Mos Def Freestyling
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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