Happily Ever After...

This video gives me hope that real love and the concept of living old like this still exists.

I like his comment : "Is that all there is to it?" He's giving the play by play like it's nothing. I've seen kids coming off this type of ride practically crying. They're great! Can only hope to find a woman like that and live my life to the fullest with her.

Training Progress Vol. 1 No. 001

On Sunday Oct. 12 2008

Not much of a workout!

bench press : 3 sets of 95lbs (2 sets of 5 reps each, 3rd set was 8 reps)

1 set of 50 crunches

1 set of 20 push-ups

Weighed in at 140lbs, 15.3% of fat, 65% water weight & 46% muscle mass.

How I feel... Defined by Lyrics Vol. 2, No. 3

I'm out!

Short playlist and a quote :

Gnarls Barkley - 'Going On'
Nas - 'Live Now'
Will Smith - 'Miami'
Rick Ross - 'Husslin'
Wyclef Jean - 'Party By The Sea'
Jay-Z - 'Big Pimpin'

"Live now n!ggaz, there's no promise of a second time around, put it down
We'll just live now, there's no reason why you shouldn't, everything is up to you
All you gotta do is just, live now, we spending
Not under the ground yet, we enjoying every second yo
Live now, don't forget to bro, yeah
cause I promise you you'll regret it bro" - Nas

How I feel... Defined by Lyrics Vol. 2, No. 2

It's Obama's time! The Evolution will be televised!

"They said this day would never come" - Obama

I have great hope to see him make it and change the face of the USA, has hard a job it will be.

"I'm out for presidents to represent me" - Nas

"If I was President, 
I'd get elected on Friday, 
Assasinated on Saturday, 
Burried on Sunday. Then go back to work on Monday" - Wyclef

They might try, but they won't get him. People keep making jokes about assassinations, nothing funny about it because if "He dies we die too" - Nas

"And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready, to have a black President, uhh" - 2Pac

"Something is holding me back, Is it because I'm black?" - Syl Johnson


A message To All the detractors, black & white:

"Yes We Can"

Makings of the "Perfect Chick"... Defined by Lyrics

You know those chats we have sometimes when we talk about which chick we would rather be with (TLC & Destiny's Child had our imaginations flowing). Ghostface Killah had a whole skit on his Supreme Clientele album going back and forth with his crew (Kim or Fox, Eve or Da Brat, Missy or Bahamadia, Naomi or Tyra, Nia or Halle...lol funny as hell).

Knowing I might not get a chance to hook up with Halle or Alicia Keys and ask her to marry me (unless I get passed security when she comes here in June), here is my list of lyrics that make up the perfect chick.

She has to be real :

"Its been a while, I can't front like I ain't phased
She was my reality check, cuz we the same age
I mean she put on a show that you CAN'T stage
She made the shit sound effortless" - Joe Budden

be naturally sexy :

"I'm the type of guy that notice subtle signs
When I cuddle mine, she ain't even tryin
To look sexy, but even if she was so what" - Outkast

She has to be able to generate her own cash coz u know how it is "You can have anything in this world except CREAM" lol :

"I-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t do you know what that mean
She got to her own house
She got her own car
Two jobs work hard you a bad broad
If you aint on sit down" - Webbie (yeah that ugly mofo... but this hook describes what I mean)

A nice complexion, but color ain't an issue as long as she doesn't have an issue with it (even Captain Kirk bagged a nice green skinned chick!) :

"French-vanilla, butter-pecan, chocolate-deluxe
Even caramel sundaes is gettin touched
And scooped in my ice cream truck, Wu tears it up" - Method Man

"I don't discriminate, I regulate every shade of the a$$" - Big Pun

a bit of self-sacrifice in her loyalty :

"And if the rain stops
And everything's dry
She would cry
Just so I can drink the tears from her eyes" - Lupe Fiasco

(To be updated...)

How I feel... Defined by Lyrics Vol. 2, No. 1

"I'd cry, if I thought, that me sheddin' a tear might help
Then again, me sheddin' tears don't help" - Scarface

Man... Can we talk about balance in this world?

When ur down it seems like everybody else is in high spirits floating around problem-free. And then when you finally make it to the surface for that long awaited breath of air you've been aiming for all this time, while you were dweling in the endless depths of an ocean of problems, you peek and notice everybody else is drowning.

You take another breath and plunge back in to reach out to them... It's just that sometimes u get dragged back down with them... They can't tell up from down. You try and shout at them to tell them to stay calm but ur voice doesn't carry out. Do you let go and convince urself... 'One day they will learn'

"You've got to realize that the world's a test
You can only do your best and let Him do the rest
You've got your life, and got your health
So quit procrastinatin and push it yourself" - Cee-Lo

or do you hang on knowing you might not make it out as well.

"And you can picture thoughts slowly upon phrases I run
And I can walk you through the days that are done
I often wish that I could save everyone
But I'm a dreamer
Have you ever seen a n!gga who was strong in the game
Overlookin his tomorrows and they finally came?" - Scarface


I know I will be holding on as long as I can. Hope you understand
...Nah... It can't be that deep. It's not that dramatic. It's just a thought...

I think I might have been helpful to some but I know many more have been a guiding light to me.

To all my people presently in a struggle, I'm not giving up on y'all, I'm still here and will remain here. Can't fight your fights, but I sure as hell will be in your corner supporting you.

Stay strong! Stay focused! Chin up! Hands high! Face what you have to face, no masquerades!

"Put some Henny up in your cup, your problems will start to drown
But soon as your buzz leaves, then problems come back around" - Chamillionaire

And for those who believe in something greater then them out there :

"I pray for everbody, hopin' that they hear that voice
The one that paralyzes you from head down, boy
When you're aware of your surroundings, yet you still can't move
Water shootin' outta your eyes you hear this dude
And the voice is much louder, than the voice that you
thought was the voice of the holy spirit
Who changed your life, when you hear it?
And the next morn', you wake up and the world look lighter
The grass greener, and the sun brighter
I know the feelin' first hand, I witnessed the sights
When I allowed the Lord to come in my life
And it was like (heaven, heaven...)
But I'm a man, I ain't perfect
That's a poor excuse, that ain't workin'
I asked him for forgiveness, for every sin I commit
Hopefully he gonna let me stay on his list
I'm tryin' to get to heaven.." - Scarface

You're going to make it to the surface. Just keep in mind that the struggle is necessary.

How I feel... Defined by Lyrics Vol. 1, No. 2

Friendship???

Ever had someone you felt was like a sibling turn their back on you.

Act like they don't know you when they see you. Stopped hollering at you. Someone who's back you had when they were short a dollar(s) without expecting to get the money back just coz you knew it wasn't an issue. As soon as they were back on their "feet" (or felt that they were) they just vanish from your entourage, act differently, seem indifferent when you actually get a chance to talk to them. All this making you feel their ungratefulness for all you ever did for them?
Damn... I didn't make you what you are. I didn't bring you up in this world. I especially don't think ur better coz you know me. Never said I had to be ur only friend. Must have been all that talking I was doing... sorry, twas only coz I cared too much when I thought I saw you going down a wrong path... Maybe it fits you. Money wasn't an issue til u made it an issue. Live ur life and live it well, the way u want to live it.

Hey no hard feelings... u know how the saying goes - Born alone, Die alone.

Damn... I don't know if this is real yet, but until I find out, this is how I feel (how 16 yrs plus goes down the drain).


"Yo...I'm seeing a couple things wrong with the way that I'm living
So come and walk with me I just need a second opinion
Introduce you to my friends I got to see if you notice
If they loyal or if they all got an ulterior motive"

-Joe Budden ('Walk With Me')


"*Friends
How many of us have them?
Friends
Ones we can depend on
Friends
How many of us have them?
Friends
Before we go any further, lets be
Friends*

Is a word we use everyday
Most the time we use it in the wrong way
Now you can look the word up, again and again
But the dictionary doesnt know the meaning of friends

And if you ask me, you know, I couldnt be much help
Because A friend is somebody you judge for yourself
Some are ok, and they treat you real cool
But some mistake kindness for bein a fool

We like to be with some, because they're funny
Others come around when they need some money
Some you grew up with, around the way
And you're still real close too this very day

Homeboys through the Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall
And then there's some we wish we never knew at all
And this list goes on, again and again
But these are the people that we call friends"

-Whodini ('Friends')


"Seasons Change, mad things rearrange"
-Lauryn Hill ('How Many Mics')


"If money makes a man strange -- we gots to rearrange
So what makes the world go round"

-De La Soul ('Itzsoweezee')


"The 'Bridge touched me up severely hear me?
So when I rhyme it's sincerely yours
Be lightin L's sippin Coors, on all floors in project halls
Contemplatin war n!ggaz I was cool with before
We used to score together, Uptown coppin the raw
But uhh, a thug changes, and love changes
and best friends become strangers, word up"

-Nas ('The Message')


"Enemies close coz friends switch sides when shit gets live
Dealin' with a lot of pressure I'm in too deep"

-Nas ('In Too Deep')

Done shaking my head. Let's all move on!

Peace and best wishes!