[OH] my God

Can we all read this and chortle a little? Thanks.

Hell Explained by a Chemistry Student



I love typography...and Citizen Cope. Nom nom.

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Potential

This tool has very interesting potential if it is utilized by an open eared person. The songs they've chosen aren't songs that I would generally have myself listening to, but the idea is cool.

Props to them.

Check This.

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[HAAAAA] Weird, I know.

Hope everyone had a wonderfully delicious Thanksgiving and an injury free black friday shopping frenzy! Turkey leftovers for another week? I think so...

As I wandered into my cousin's room yesterday in search of cold meds, he chucked something at me (which I so gracefully missed). It rolled off my arm to the floor. Just some black plushie blob. As I pick it up, he tells me "You just got HIV." o_O So I looked up this nonsense.

Random but OH-SO-CUTE! GiantMicrobes

I know it's pretty useless to get stuffed animals and such now that we've all matured so wonderfully, but turns out if you buy HIVs or HCV they donate!!! Do it. Tis the season. Besides... they're damn cute.

I'm done being nonsensical. Here's some Hall & Oates to make you SMILE. Only since I fancied this movie so.. and the dance is just SO endearing :)

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GERMANY'S ROBIN HOOD...A 62 YEAR OLD BANKER???

Dubbed the 'Robin Hood Banker', A 62-year-old German woman transfered more than 11 Million dollars from richer people's accounts to poor people's accounts. And get this, she kept not a dime for herself. She allowed overdrafts for those who wouldnt normally be allowed to have any, and then hid those overdrafts by transfering money from richer accounts whenever the bank's monthly audits came around. Gangster. Sadly she got caught and is now facing a 22-month suspended prison sentence. The court, however, went easy on her because she confessed immediatly upon investigation and didn't personally profit from the whole ordeal. Plus I mean c'mon..she's 62! I feel as though some things deserve leniency when you're old. She has been ordered to pay back a portion of the bank's loss though. There goes her retirement pention I guess. People, if you're going to steal, DON'T GET CAUGHT!!!

*Both the bank and the German woman have so far been unidentified.

[FACTOID] I will in the future super-glue those drug store thick ass senior citizen sunglasses unto the face of my daughter(s). Boyfriend shmoyfriend; You're ass is studying and turtle-necking it 'till marriage!!!

Full story here.

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[MUSICK] MUSIC BLENDER: Audio candy -YUM YUM YUM!!!

Rocky: I heard a song from these guys from some random Indie mixtape I downloaded (I know, I know, bad Rocky). Something about their music appeals to my inner white-boy..lol. Check it out. FILLIGAR's "The Observatory." Great music!



Onward to the Hip Hop realm. Black Milk has been around for a good minute, but haven't really reached the commercial success he seems to be half-foot-edly striving for. Why should you care? His delivery is pretty clean, he makes his own beats (Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, and Electronic blend: #&@%in' fantastic!!), and he's got Detroit heavy hitters like Royce backing him. BLACK MILK's "Overdose"...Beat is FIIIIREEE!!!!



Oldiiee!!! What can I even say about Jimi Hendrix? Nothing you haven't heard before. Here's "Crosstown Traffic". Somehow, I can see RJD2 remixing this.



What kind of African would I be if i didn't include reggae in this music blender's mix. It was either this or Sean Paul & Estelle's "Come Over". Mr Serani has an incredible voice and his music touches the soul. Don't believe me? Just keep your eyes on the ladies when this is played on the dancefloor. I really like this joint: "No games" by Serani.




AND SPEAKING OF MUSIC-BLENDING!!! U2 and Jay-z recently performed together in Berlin for what I guess is the "Sunday Bloody Sunday" remix. Mister "Z" emerges about 3 minutes in. Check it out:



Before I get too carried away, let's end this installment here. Peace and Love.

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[KIXX] AS GREEN AS THEY ARE FLYY!!!: U ROADS

Rocky: Where should I start? Anyone who know anything about shoes know that the Italians are revered for their exceptionally constructed hand-made foot-gloves. What happens when you take that concept and stich it together with respect for the environment? A beautiful idea, and noteworthy shoes happens!!! A far as I know, U ROADS is the only shoe company with an actual certificate from the United Nations Environment Programme. When fashion meets green, Rocky meets excitement.




THE DEAL: Handmade in both Italy and Spain, U ROADS shoes are made from canvas, leather, and recycled TYRES. Shapes, cutting, stitching, soles and washing of the leather (softened via special washing for additional comfort) are all executed with the Italian handcraft tradition in mind. Style is kept simple; The material is the focus here.














































A lil something for the femmes; fashionistas only please..hahah.


























I personally believe any firm making past a certain amount of profit should donate 10% -minimum- to a cause of their choosing. Or at least incorporate recycled material in production whenever posssible and practical. However, most businesses will seldom venture outside of what's in immediate consumer-demand. And because of that, I tip my hat to those at U ROADS for being proactive, not only in fashion but morally as well! Kudos!!!!

More U ROADS HERE.

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[PONDERING] ... love?

My father likes to make me do things that create a deeply rooted feeling of misery. His current means of instilling dread in me is by forcing me to read self help books (shows you just how much he loves the young lady I've become). I fought, and fought, and fought, but he won. To avoid the incessant nagging and badgering, I've been shoving my nose into these darn things for the last several months whenever he gets within a certain range of my bedroom door.

--Does anyone else agree with me when I say that the whole genre of "self help" books are bs? It's not really self help if you're reading someone else's advice and using that to mend your problems, is it? Even if it is meant to inspire one to be proactive in fixing one's problems, it's still depending on someone else to start the process...right? I think I stopped making sense there somewhere.

I digress...

The current book-from-hell is "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey. I have to admit, though, this is the first one that I'm reading where I actually think this guy isn't a complete idiot. I actually agree with him here and there. I just finished a chapter that said something about love that threw me off a little.

"In the great literature of all progressive societies, love is a verb. Reactive people make it a feeling. They're driven by feelings. Hollywood has generally scripted us to believe that we are responsible, that's we are a product of our feelings. But the Hollywood script does not describe the reality. If our feelings control our actions, it is because we have abdicated our responsibility and empowered them to do so.

Proactive people make love a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world. If you want to study love, study those who sacrifice for others, even for people who offend or do not love in return."

True? False? I'm not sure if I'm sold, but it was strange to think of love as a verb instead of a noun (and no, not like that "oh, baby let's make love" kind of way). I think I was one of those people who always thought it just happens. That you get lucky and you just click. It's actually reassuring to think of it as something you can create and nourish. Something to choose to do instead of just falling into it. Perhaps I won't be lonely and single at the overly ripe age of 40. I'll make love happen dammit.

And on a completely random note. IF YOU ARE NOT WATCHING GLEE, START NOW. It's my guilty pleasure. Hulu every thursday morning. Just do it. I got distracted writing this entry about 67325483 times because I was frolicking about in my room dancing and singing. Maybe I do need help...

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Amber Rose >>A Girl After My Own Heart<<

Soooo....I have a girl crush on Amber Rose. She's beautiful but she won me over with this interview. We got the same thoughts minus the lady-on-lady, lesbian, bi-sexual acivities, haha. Seems like a cool chick. Honestly I didn't expect her to have such a down to earth persona.



Did I mention that World Star Hip Hop is addicting? Rocky I am positive that you will appreciate MANY of the videos featured on that site!

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