Sometimes a brotha just wants to get his thoughts out...

Monday, March 26, 2007

Birthday And Beyond

First and foremost I want to thank everyone who used various media outlets to wish me a happy birthday. It really made the kid's day. To you cold-hearted sons of bitches who couldn't send a nigga a text message please believe that right there just landed you on the hit list. I know for some sending a text is like $.30 extra on the phone bill, but just don't get cheese on that burger and it'll all balance out. Ok, on to business...it has come to my attention that quite a few people read this little blog of mine. More than I thought. Will this make me more cautious of what I write? Will I censor myself...NAH! I will however get back in the lab on the thing I was writing.
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This is the point where the faithful readers say to themselves, "Oh yeah, I was wondering what he was doing with that". For the people that are just jumping on the bandwagon...hit that archive list, you'll find it.
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So with that being said, new chapter in a week...

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Randoms...

You know I gotta keep it left field. That's my lane...

-I need some more Black friends. Dead ass. I mean I got a few leftovers from my Hampton days, but I need some new ones. I feel like the things some of them do aren't what I'm about anymore. Problem is, I'M not sure what I'm about anymore. I'm not really a club dude like that just cause I'm not about ironing, throwing on the smell good and then getting charged $7 bucks for a watered down drink only to have some hood booger bump into me and make me spill 3/4 of it. Oh yeah pile that on top of the possibility of me getting shot and that equals a night of Madden and Chinese food.

-My birthday is coming up (March 25th) and I'm getting that old feeling again. Not the "oh goody it's my birthday and I can't wait for my party/all night drinking session". It's more of a "sweet Lord I'm gonna be 24!". I'm looking forward to this like O.J. was looking forward to that book coming out. Now don't get it twisted, I'm all about life. Breathing is my favorite hobby. But I feel like I'm not "living" ya know?

-One of my fellow bloggers is putting out her Black Album. Remember how "The Black Album" was supposed to be Jay-Z's final album? The metaphor is kind of like that. Like when Tiki Barber announced last year would be his final year, he was metaphorically putting out his Black Album. He was retiring. Well La has put out hers. Hope you come back in the recording studio soon.

-I was in the crib and I had a hankering for something sweet (pause). So I went to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I went in the fridge...got the whole wheat bread...some strawberry jam...and turned to open my cabinet when I realized I DON'T HAVE ANY DAMN PEANUT BUTTER!!! Why you ask? Because Peter Pan can't keep disease from it's product! Before I was a little miffed, now I'm pissed! All I want is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with some Peter Pan Honey Roast Peanut Butter! Is that too much to ask for? By the way I didn't put that jam away. I promptly got my other jar of grape jam and made two jelly sandwiches. Sweet tooth satisfied (pause).

Saturday, March 10, 2007

I'm Getting My George And Weezy On!!

That's right your boy is movin' on up! I've been lamenting for months about my part time status at the TV station. Well consider that over. I am now a full time producer. I produce the weekend morning show and the noon show three days a week. The schedule is a little crazier being that now I work 10 pm (Friday) to 8:30 am (Saturday) and 10 pm (Saturday) to 9:00 am (Sunday). What that means is basically my weekend in the traditional sense is a thing of the past. But it's a small pennance to pay for doing what I like to do. I'm excited for the challenge, but also slightly apprehensive because now I really can't screw up. But I'm not going to think about that now. I'm going to relish that fact that I'm starting my career in a top 50 market. I mean this is a place some people aspire to reach in their career and it's my launching pad (Jameil can attest to this). So I'll take sometime to pat myself on the back and then it's back to slaving over the computer. Oh and if anyone wants a business card, I'll be sure to mail them out to ya!

Monday, March 05, 2007

Mall Moments Part Deux

So about two weeks ago I'm slinging watches at the part time gig. It's almost 9 so that means I'm about to close up shop and go hom. Naturally the store gets packed with people who ain't gonna buy nuthin. Finally one couple decides to buy a watch. The guy has been clowning his girl about buying it because he says it looks like something "straight out of Star Trek". So he's about to pay for her watch when he notices mine. It's a big face black leather band DKNY chronograph. All of a sudden homeboy gets real animated saying how fresh my watch is. Mind you he has on this huge clock of a watch on his wrist shining and shimmering with diamonds. So here comes the kicker. Dude says he'll buy the watch off my wrist. And he's dead serious. He starts off low with $100. I paid more than that for the watch when I initially bought it. He goes up to $200. Now I'm starting to get nervous, but still I say no. Then he goes up to $300. I have to call his bluff.

"For real fam? $300? Let me see the money."

Homeboy pulls out $300 cash. At this point in my head the watch is sold. As I ponder what I'm gonna do with the money he says to his girl...

"See baby, everybody has a price."

I look up at him and tell him I'm not gonna sell the watch. He looks surprised, like no one ever told him no before. I set the right time on his girl's watch, put it in a box and hand it to her. I escort them out the store and then bring down the gate.