New Year’s Eve: A Day of Reflection

So Best Friend N just woke me up about maybe 30 minutes ago with her revised party plans for tonite. Part of me wants to go to the party, another part of me wants to go to church wit the beautiful Ms. Bed-Stuy. And another part of me wants to just become a hermit and just stay my ass at home. I still don’t know what I want to do. But I guess Ill decide later on. To me (and im sure alot of other people), New Year’s Eve is a day of reflection. It’s a day where u think about all that you have done over the past 365 days and see if anything should be changed. It’s a day where people cook Black Eyed Peas, and clean their homes “from the roota to the toota” as Monnie would say lol. It’s also a day where people make resolutions for the New Year. Do I have them? Of course…Am I gonna share them?…Ill take ‘No’ for 500 Alex…Whatever your plans may be for tonite, make sure your with who u wanna be with and most of all make sure you stay safe… This is my last post for the year 2007… I wanna wish every1 a Happy New Year and see every1 in ‘08.

Brran1

Random Thought of the Moment: “I need more gospel songs on my iPod.“

The Song of the Moment: “Heaven” by BeBe & CeCe Winans

The Best of ‘07

Here’s my list of the best Movies, Music, & Television for the year thats rapidly coming to a close. (Some things on this list I may have discovered in ‘07, but were released prior.)

Best Music

Best Rap Album (NY): “From Nothin to Somethin” by Fabolous

Best Rap Albums (Midwest): “Graduation” by Kanye West, “The Cool” by Lupe Fiasco, “Finding Forever” by Common

Best R&B Albums: “The Real Thing: Words & Sounds Vol. 3″ by Jill Scott & “I Am” by Chrisette Michele

Best Alternative Album: “Riot!” by Paramore

Best Rap/Rock Album: “As Cruel As School Children” by Gym Class Heroes

Best Pop Album: “Good Girl Gone Bad” by Rihanna

Best Jazz Album: “Lovely Standards” by Amel Larrieux

Best Reggaeton Album: “King of Kings” by Don Omar

Honorable Mentions (Albums): “Back of My Lac” by J. Holiday , “Kevin Michael” by Kevin Michael & “American Gangster” by Jay-Z

Best Rap Songs (NY): “I’m The Man” & “Return of The Hustle” by Fabolous & “Roc Boys” by Jay-Z

Best Rap Songs (Down South): “Circles” by Crime Mob & “International Players Anthem” by UGK

Best Rap Songs (Midwest): “Dumb It Down” by Lupe Fiasco, “Flashing Lights” by Kanye West & “Drivin Me Wild” by Common

Best Rap Song (West Coast): “Can You Work Wit Dat” by The Fixxers

Best Uptempo R&B Songs: “Work” by Kelly Rowland & “The Way I Are” by Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson

Best Midtempo R&B Songs: “Best of Me” by Chrisette Michele, “Wreckless Love” by Alicia Keys & “Just Fine” by Mary J. Blige

Best Slow Jams: “Lost Without You” by Robin Thicke , “Liquid Lava Love” by Kevin Michael,
“Bed” by J.Holiday, “I Want You” by Common & “My Love” by Jill Scott

Best Alternative Song: “CrushCrushCrush” by Paramore

Best Rap/Rock Songs: “Viva La White Girl” & “Shoot Down The Stars” by Gym Class Heroes

Best Pop Songs: “Umbrella” by Rihanna & “Gimme More” by Britney Spears

Best Jazz Song: “If I Were A Bell” by Amel Larrieux

Best Reggae Songs: “Love Is Wicked” by Brick & Lace and “Top Shotta Nah Miss” by Movado

Best Reggaeton Songs: “Sexy Movimiento” by Wisin Y Yandel, “Impacto (Remix)” by Daddy Yankee & “Que Lloren” by Ivy Queen

Best Bachata Song: “Mi Corazoncito” by Aventura

Best Dance Songs: “Crank That” by Soulja Boy & “Cupid Shuffle” by Cupid

Honorable Mention (Songs): “Whine Up” by Kat DeLuna, “Without You” by J. Holiday & “Calabria” by Enur

Best Movies

Best Comedy: The Simpsons Movie

Best Action: Live Free or Die Hard, Death Proof (Grindhouse)

Best Horror Flick: Hostel Pt. 2

Best Drama: The Great Debaters

Best Summer Blockbuster: Transformers

Honorable Mention: Illegal Tender

Best Television

Best Comedy: Family Guy & The Simpsons

Best Cartoon: The Boondocks

Best Drama: Law & Order: SVU & Cold Case

Best Reality Shows: Intervention, Run’s House, The Real World: Sydney, It Takes A Thief, Mythbusters

Worst Reality Show: I Love New York 2 (It’s complete coonery but I still watched every episode)

Best Game Shows: Cash Cab & The Price Is Right (Before Bob Barker Left)

Best Talk Shows: Maury and The Tyra Banks show (some episodes)

Best Court Shows: Divorce Court, Judge Hatchett, Judge Alex, Judge Maria Lopez

Best Cooking Shows: Dinner: Impossible, Good Eats, Iron Chef America, Turn Up The Heat with G. Garvin

The Real Reason Why I Was in A Funk Last Night

*This is going to be a long post*
**Background Info: I’m usually in a good mood about 96% of the time. However, at the drop of a hat, my mood can flip to the opposite end of the spectrum for little reason (idk why).**

Yesterday actually went pretty well for me. I was at work from 7a-730p, and while I was there I did my usual surfing of my favorite sites (The NY Times, Monnie’s Blog, Fresh’s Blog & Lord Hannibal’s Blog) between periodic episodes of doing work. I got home around 8 and I went straight to the comp as I usually do & I turned on Fox to see if America’s Most Wanted was on, but as always I got entranced in my game of SimCity 4 (That’s right…I said it…ill sit up til 5am playing that game if im not doing anything else )

Rant: I Hate MySpace

I’m tired of that damn site…here’s why:

Everyone on there is between 70-100 years old. (Their posted age)

Some Dumbasses don’t have access to digital cameras so they take pics on their camera phone. and when u go 2 zoom in on the pic… It appears just as large as it was before.

People that hit u up on straight nonsense..and ask shit like “So where are you from?” or “How old are you?” *sigh* DUMBASS…It’s posted on my freaking non-private profile.

Females that have all these requirements for meetin a dude..but when you get there, they’re more busted then a tire on a pothole-laden road.

People that steal pics….nuff said…thats just triflin..

Old ass people tryna recapture their youth…I’m sorry, if your over 35, I don’t wanna see you bent over showin off your goodies like your Ciara. Unless you’re J-Lo (before the pregnancy) or Janet, There’s a big Difference…Shes 22. Your Not. Get Over it and Yourself. And while your at it, drive your car off a bridge.

smh

*Yea I’m in a salty mood rite now, Maybe I’ll write a post about it, maybe I won’t*

Education in the US: No Child Left Behind my ass…

I really should be attempting to recover from Best Friend E’s birthday festivities right now , but after reading DJ Black Adam’s Blog yesterday; I was inspired to expand on my comment on one of his posts…

Question: Why should children have to endure a subpar education just because they live within a low to middle income school district?

Should I Go Greek?

Well,
It’s that time of year again….a lot of ceremonies are going on my school’s campus and I’m seeing the products of those ceremonies. I’m noticing that a lot of the people that I’ve come into contact with during my matriculation are now the products of said ceremonies. And after seeing that. I’m back at the place I was my freshman year. 50 Million questions…. If I had the time to invest, I would have made an attempt to become a product myself… (Not necessarily saying that I wont have the time in the future.) I guess you can say I’m at a crossroads….Growing up, I was known as the quiet kid that stayed to himself…didn’t really speak much, did good in school, but not so well socially…Once I got into college, I started to come out of my shell a little, but sometimes I still revert to my old ways…knowing this, that is where my questions come into play….

If I do it would I lose my individuality?

Or, would I learn more about myself through doing it?

How would it fit into my already hectic schedule?

Is it something that I really want to do?

What would be the purpose of me doing it?

How would It better me as a person?

Would it better me as a person?

*I don’t know if other people that have done it have internally asked themselves these questions but every time I think about it I tend to…

**Hopefully some greeks out there can comment on this and shed some light on my questions…

A Possibly Racially Motivated Shooting in Long Island

(John White on his way to court in Riverhead, NY)

So here’s a brief synopsis of the case:Aaron White was at a party. A girl walks up to him and tells him that she is uncomfortable with his presence and she asks him to leave. He complies. Some time later the girl informs a group of boys which included Daniel Cicciaro Jr., that she was receiving inappropriate comments in a chat room from White. Cicciaro and some of his friends head to White’s home…Meanwhile, at the White residence, Aaron wakes his father and explains the situation to him. Aaron’s father instructs his wife to call the police. The teens pull into the driveway and start walking towards the house brandishing aluminum baseball bats. White comes out the house with a gun telling the group of teens to get off his property while they all yell racial epithets at John White. Daniel Cicciaro bucks at the elder White, and the gun discharges. Cicciaro dies an hour later at an area hospital of his gunshot wound. John White is currently on trial for manslaughter, and of course, the prosecution is making an argument that White did not have the right to shoot Cicciaro, and that Cicciaro was not a racist. (Although there have been reports that Cicciaro was overheard shouting racial epithets previous to this altercation.)

Whats your opinion on this?