Melts My Heart to Stone...

Been feeling kinda down today... Probably because I am internalizing the feelings of others again... I really wish I could learn how to turn it off...I'm headed back to the city tonight, the china bus shall be my bed for 6 hours smh... The city is cold, maybe I shouldn't have stayed away so long, I hope he forgives me... I leave you with this gorgeous Adele song...

Merry Christmas to ME...

I did a tad bit of online shopping last week... Satisfied my T-shirt lust and copped some new joints from Vicky's... But I shan't be showcasing my undies on the internet lol

I have Lusted after this T for over a year,

finally it is ALL MINE.

Kid Cudi, Day N' Nite T

TITS (Two In The Shirt),

Inked T

This holiday season treat yourself instead of waiting for others to give you gifts...

~Sky~

Valerie June...

... Memphis based musician...

I saw this picture of her forever ago and had to find out who she was... Isn't it arresting?
Her lions mane consists of the most beautiful free form locs I have ever seen...

And Another One...

...

Dunkin' On A Reindeer...

Krs-1 as Santa, Lupe Fiasco as Blitzen, Bobb'e J Thompson as Lil' Dez, Keenan Thompson as Lebron and David Allan Grier as Kobe... Nike is freaking genius

Lupe Made a Diss...

...For a Nike puppet commercial lol shit's dope though, Blitzen goes in

Question...

Am I the only one Hyped to see Kesed doing his thing on a sprite commercial for the 2010 slam dunk contest?

Shapiro...

Luke Shapiro... The Wackness has to be one of my favorite movies ever... Set in the summer of '94, it takes a ride through the life of weed man Luke Shapiro, after his high school graduation... From his pill popping, pot smoking therapist Dr. Squires, to Stephanie, Dr. Squires step daughter and, his first love... The interactions of the cast and the fly soundtrack really make you feel like it's back in '94, even though i was 3.5 in the summer of '94 lol... Josh Peck, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Method Man did an excellent job... Josh looks a lot better with the extra weight off him BT-dub...

~Sky~

Jesus Riding Shotgun...

By Mr. Joshua Bennett...
I've been planning this review since October but with school, travel and family gatherings I've fallen slightly behind... If you're new to my blog then go back about 120 posts or something like that and you will find my profession of love and admiration for this young man's mastery of his craft... And my love for the way he squints when he smiles but I digress, I want to make this as un-creepy as possible lol... After a shipping snafu and having to wait until thanksgiving break for my book I read this bad boy in one sitting... And I'm currently using my Lupe Fiasco concert ticket as a bookmark...
Contents:
Flying With Icarus
Black Boy
Dilla as my DeLorean
Sophomore Year
10 Things I Want to Say to a Black Woman
Bacon Cheeseburger With Fries
Father's Day
Jesus Riding Shotgun
Swings
Carbon Copy
Eulogy For Youth
Derrick
Ultraviolet
Open Letter to Lil' Wayne
Tamara's Opus

I absolutely love this book it's the 4th book of poems I own and the 2nd I purchased myself, all I can say is, money well spent...
10 things made my eyes well up, it's amazing that in this age of disrespect among men and women something of such beauty can exist...
"When I was born/My mother's smile was so bright/It knocked the air from my lungs/and I haven't been able to breathe right since"...
Who knew young men still thought this way or even had the courage to commit it to paper...
I've posted a live performance of "Derrick" before...
Eulogy For Youth is beyond words, he says everything we are either afraid to or can't think of a way to communicate to one another...
"Swings" had me feeling all girly and such, this quote in particular...
"I want to hold you so tightly/that my fingertips etch guitar notes into your stomach/until your spine becomes the neck/and your ribs transform into strings/I've mastered every chord of your contours/and we make music of our own"... Tell me he isn't absolutely amazing... That's all the waffling on I can do for now... Make the investment and buy the book you will not regret it... And if YOU read this, Hampton University needs your presence King...
All quotes and titles in this review are the intellectual property of Joshua Bennett

~Sky~

It Would Be Most Wise...

To check this out... I plan to... If we don't support the arts, who will?

Love of My Life...

... Mr. Wasalu Muhammad Jaco... Everytime I see him it's like the first time I saw the Kick, Push video... The poetic prophet of west side Chi invading my eardrums and assaulting my eyes with his beauty... The rock and roll scream wears well on the man... His penchant for a disestablishmentarian (SAT words anyone lol)  stance when it comes to the American government coupled with his near mastery of the English and Arabic languages makes my hands shake more than the spirit fingers guy in Bring it On... My pulse quickens like the moment before a first kiss and then sonic and visual euphoria sets in... Gah I FUCKING LOVE HIM!!!!!!

Enjoy Solar Midnite
Click the link, embedding has been disabled by request... I hate that smh

Late Night Lines...

Your body, a marauders map of the universe
And I solemnly swear I am up to no good...

Everytime The Moon Shines...

... I become Alive... Scott is the only adult male than can pull off footy PJ's with a hood and tail a la Max from where the wild things are

Dear Derrick Rose,

I love you and everything but your team is horrible... How do you let a member of the opposing team tuck the ball under his arm and tie his shoe without even attempting to make a steal?... Smh I need to find a new third string team.... BOO

Staying Alive

... I love Travis, and he's such a good dude *Le Swoon*

Travis McCoy's Unbeaten Track from mtv staying alive on Vimeo.

Ignorance Is Your New Best Friend...

Just watch...




... *Sets up my soapbox*.... Wake the fuck up folks, what your born with isn't bad or less desirable unless you think so... I feel for people who think this but more for the people they emotionally scar with their judgments... It's not cool... And if you believe in God and all that, do you think he made a mistake by giving black folks kinky, curly, nappy hair?... If you don't then why is what a person is born with that is healthy and unique not good enough?

P.S. Fellas don't be mad if a chick spends the night and you wake up with little broken hairs all over your pillow and sink

Okay ranting done... These kids have upset my soul... Why would you disrespect your mother like that young lady smh...

This Makes Me Laugh...

... Might rip this and add it to my psych up playlist for my presentation tomorrow... lol
And why on earth is the wind blowing hard enough through my window to lift my ceiling tiles smh

5 Inch Heels and Body Stockings...

... I've posted a video of a stripper b4 and that chick had me jealous as all get out... But this video for Raindrops by Jeremih is on another level... This joint CANNOT be shown on regular television, this is something made for BET Uncut (RIP) lol... I think I may have to find a class because these girls are in great shape...Lol I kid, I kid... Side Note: All this girl on girl action is slightly off putting

All Things Considered...

I'm a decent person... But If I see one more lovey dovey statement I'm gonna scissor kick someone in the back of the head... Apparently my sis thinks I'm awkward socially but the truth is I'm emotionally guarded, I've seen the madness of little boys trying so hard to be everything that no one is anyway... They forget to respect the altars at which they sacrifice their bodies... Why is it that men and women respect the member of the opposite sex Above them and below them but forget those next to them... Running game on "Hoes" or "Tellin' them hoes where the party is so they can get drunk and felt up" is not and never will be cool... Think about it this way, at some point another dude was saying the same thing about your mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, hell even your daughter... If you wouldn't want anyone saying these things to them then don't say it to anyone's family... Ladies DO NOT use and mistreat men unless you are fine with your father, grandfather, uncle or son having his pride and heart tied to a bullet train at top speed... Respect folks, it should be a large part of your life... Also pay a stranger a compliment every so often it will make you both happy...
I think I ate a bad muffin, no bueno, my tummy is not happy

Just Tell Me What You Want...

... I'm not a mind reader son... I don't know why I'm even writing this shit right now but Facebook can piss you off sometimes, and that's how fuckers get deleted... Yo J, I'm happy for you and Imma let you finish, but WTF was the point of talking to me for 1.5 years, you knew I wasn't smashing you from jump homeboy... And texting me to come over should not happen if you "Love Your Girl" so damn much ugh... No good fools like you are the reason women end up so jaded... Ahhh I gotta admit the deletions felt good as hell, I've never deleted a number from my phone... Thankfully I have a decent head on my shoulders and the good sense not to put too much focus on a homie in any emotional capacity... I'm straight now... Just had to vent a little bit