Every 45 seconds...

I saw this on Oh Hell Nah and thought it was too good not to post again...



Has this happened to you?

KB did you send this in? I thought I saw a comment on Oh Hell Nah that said you did...

Who Dat

I'm not gonna lie, I was waiting for him to release a single/vid for this song...after listening to it for the 1st time I knew it was only a matter of time.

The video is not spectacular or great, I just like the song...



The Recession is cool but it isn't the front to back classic that Thug Motivation 101 was...

HIGH VOLTAGE!!!

Here are a few retro illustrations from the book Elektroschutz in 132 Bildern. These diagrams outline causes of electrical accidents. There are 30 illustrations in all...To see the rest click HERE

Not a good idea...



My personal favorite...



This one is a little disturbing...maybe they are touch sensitive lamps that malfunctioned???



If you still play w/ kits then beware...I heard this is a common problem...



This is why house inspections are important...



Show this to you dog and he/she should understand...



I know its getting cold out there but be sure to TURN OFF your electrical blanket...



You would've thought this mad scientist understood the concept of electricity...



Who reads books outside w/ electrical lamps but just in case you do...



Surprisingly, milking a cow under an electrical lamp is the leading cause of electrocution every year...



And in the spirit of the holiday season...

Who knew house back them were death traps!

Shoutout to bre pettis for the pics...

"Danger! High Voltage"

The real world...year 1.

This time last year I was walking across the stage and beginning the next chapter in my life...Post undergrad, welcome to the "Real World"...

I can't believe it has already been a year...and its crazy how much has changed since then...

Do I miss the days of undergrad...yes and no...the social scene was cool and I had a lot of fun...but I hated the homework, test, papers, long nights in McNair studying...basically everything I did in school that was graded on a scale of 100.

times flies...

Candace Johnson (Miss NC A&T SU 07-08) and me at graduation, December 15th 2007...

SHOUTOUT TO ALL THE AGGIES THAT GRADUATED THIS PAST WEEKEND!!!!!! BIG UPS, YOU MADE IT!!!!!

its December...

Why is it 60 degrees out and raining and not 30 degrees out and snowing...its December.


pic by jaded11us

Not that I'm trying to freeze my a$$ off...I'm just saying...

"The Greatest"

One of my favorite movies, Ali, by one of my favorite directors, Michael Mann.

I always find inspiration when I watch this movie. Don't worry it doesn't make me want to pick up a pair of boxing glove...I was thinking more along the lines of filmography.

Great movie...check it out!

things to look forward to in December...

Here is a quick list that I jotted down for things i look forward to this month...

Things I am looking forward to...
-family coming to Atl for christmas
-2 week paid vacation
-new years w/ niki
-25th bday, i'll hit the 1/4 century mark...
-jesus bday
-presents (bday + christmas)...giving gifts mostly.
-poppin bottles (new years)
-movies - Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Seven Pounds, Wrestler, The Watchmen

Things I am NOT looking forward to:
-spending $$$...but it'll be worth it.
-Atlanta traffic
-possible hangover after new yrs celebration, but technically that'll be Jan 1st so this is a worry for next month...
-family leaving to head back home.
-niki leaving (in January)
-and going back to work (in January)

Mirror's Edge

The video below is in-game footage of a game that came out last month called Mirror's Edge. A lot of hype surrounded this video game after this vid premiered at E3. The game's instills a freedom of movement not yet seen in the first-person genre. Its physics and movement is based off of a form of training called, Parkour.

Watch the vid to see what I'm talking about.

I tried to do something like this when I was 14 yrs old. I jumped off my friends balcony and I thought I was cool until I tried to stand up. Foot broken into pieces!!! Thats when my dumba$$ thought I was invincible...never again!

Electric Life

I need a vacation...Tokyo and its bright lights sounds nice...


pic by modern classic

Antony Hare

The pics below are done by illustrator Antony Hare. Pretty dope! I need to step my Photoshop/Illustrator skills up!


Allen Iverson


Clint EastWood


Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka


Will Smith as Robert Neville (I am Legend)


Jason Lee as Earl


Woody Allen

Antony Hare in action...click HERE for more info and illustrations

Sunglasses Display Mannequin...

Cold(est) Winter

It's Monday, it's cold and all I want to do is leave work and crawl back in bed...


photo taken by mattlandia

It looks like its gonna be a cold winter...Hot-lanta my a$$!

My hands are so ashy right now...It looks like I've been banging (chalk) erasers!!!

Night Time Is the Right Time...

Saw one of my favorite Cosby episodes over the break...

Richard Pryor

One of the greats...

"I'm slower and some days are better than others, but I'm a fighter...I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think."

~Richard Pryor

December 1st 1940 - December 10 2005

Heading home...

Just to give you a heads up, I'm heading home early tomorrow morning, so you may not hear from me until next week...

Although it seems that things change every year back home...it's still home. It should be a good break...it'll be almost a whole week...should be refreshing...

well if you don't hear from me until next week then I'm probably stuffing my face and letting my ~itis set in as I lay on the couch....

Happy Thanksgiving...

In my next life...

...I think I'll be an Astronaut...

Its funny isn't it? I can't figure out what I want to be/do now but I've already got my next life figured out...

"And Im floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today...
...Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
Im feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go..."

~Space Oddity by David Bowie

In/Rainbows

buy, rip, download, borrow, and/or steal this album....

Kicking it old school!

Not sure what is up w/ me and red shoes as of late....

These Vintage Red Nike Blazer Highs are the definition of old school! The suede looks as smooth as butta! Cot d@mn, I'ma overdose...

pics from END


itchy-scratchy!

Oscar the Grouch Un-Edited

The clip below contains never before seen clips of Oscar the Grouch speaking his mind on how he really felt...

***Viewer Discretion is Advised***

Vans Syndicate = Official

Vans Syndicate Max Schaaf pack. Classic representation of Vans signature styles...made of superb high quality leather and fire resistant suede and canvas so your foot doesn’t melt while your walking on the sun!






heat...

itchy-scratchy!

Top 5 things I miss about her...

High Fidelity

coffee table + books: Wall and Piece

The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
~Banksy



Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous British graffiti artist and his artwork can be seen around the world. It is often-satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique...

I've been following him for a minute and his work always impresses me. He is one of the best...







His work is not limited to graffiti...for example last month he opened up a gallery in New York called "Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill"

1 yr. down.

I can't believe its been a yr. already.  I'm surprised that I've kept it up this long.  The pic above is where it all started.  Everything I needed was in this picture...oh those were(n't) the days...

The ironic things is I started this blog 3 days after niki and we weren't even talking to each other then...

Your favorite producer's favorite producer...

J. Dilla (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006)

Hands down one of the best producers ever...

You may not know his name or face but you know his music.  look through his catalog and note how many songs you recognize/love...

Thank you for your heart, soul and music...R.I.P.

I'm a mac...

I bought a mac...I'm back...although i never left...



Thanks for the advice...

now i need to figure out how to work this thing...very, very different from windows...

Guilty Pleasures: Party All The Time.

Produced by the late and great Rick James....


~Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time



Does anyone else feel like partying??? maybe its just me...


oh yea I have the record (LP) too...

Childhood' questions and confusion...

man or women...maybe a transvestite??? i could never figure it out...



what do you think???

The Answer

I don't follow any particular team in the NBA but if Iverson is in the lineup I'm rooting for them and him...

I'm glad he made it out of Denver and landed back in the Eastern Conference...he is on a better team, Detroit Pistons, and has a better chance of making it to the finals this year.


Even w/ Billups, Denver is at best a 6th seed...

As real as it gets...

Ever wondered what photoshop looked like in real life?!? Art Snob Solutions made it possible...

No this isn't a screenshot from the desktop of my computer, it seems safe to say that this display is tangible, and was not created by computer graphics, or even...Photoshopped!

Click the pic to zoom in and see what I'm talking about




click HERE to see how it was made...


big ups to Gizmodo for the heads up...

My surpressed sneaker addiction + Hot Fi-yaa! = relapse!

I haven't bought a pair of sneakers since the beginning of the summer so I thought I kicked my sneaker addiction but after seeing these I realized that it was only surpressed. I'm starting to get that ichy-scratchy feeling...

Probably my favorite sneaker of all time...I have a pair of (beat-up) Jordan I's but they are mid cuts...these are the High cut version....straight FI-YAAAA!!!!

And they come out tomorrow...and I just got paid! IS THIS FATE?!?!?

I'm having a relapse!!!!

more pics HERE

Addiction: Video games

Today was a sad day for the gaming world after hearing about a Canadian teen named Brandon Crisp and he, like may kids his age (15) and older, played video games. A few weeks ago his parents became concerned about their son after realizing his "addiction" to playing Call of Duty 4...and after seeing how it was affecting their son's social life and grades, they decided to take away his Xbox 360.

This action ended up backfiring on them and Brandon ran away...this happened almost a month ago on October 10th...

I was hoping this story would end happily but unfortunately it didn't. Sources have reported that on November 5th hunters discovered what is believed to be Brandon's body in a field near what had been the police search area. An autopsy is currently underway to determine the cause of death and confirm the identity. Sources said they didn't suspect foul play. Click HERE for the developing story.

This story is so sad and I can relate to it b/c I, like Brandon and millions of other kids around the world, play video games. Although I don't play them as much as I used to, I understand the "dependency" that people have on them (whether good or bad).

I also understand the concern the parents had...When I was younger my mother took away my Playstation too...b/c of my supposedly "addiction". It ended up working for me and I realized how much time I was spending/wasting playing it but that doesn't mean it is the only way to address/fix this "problem".

Ironically, the game I play the most right now is Call of Duty 4.

When they eventually address gaming addiction there will be a fight to point the blame. Do you blame a video game company b/c they delivering product, the family or both?

Listen to Curtis Mayfield!

do yourself a favor...

On November 4th, 2008 @ 11pm (EST) Barrack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States of America.



pic from thefader