If you don’t know what a slang term means, don’t act like you do. Just ask.
It really becomes obvious you have no clue what you’re talking about.
“AW YEAH MAN THAT PENCIL TOTALLY CATTED ON ME”
No. It didn’t. Did you have plans to hang out with a pencil? Did you really?
This weekend my family and I drove down to LA. My distant cousin/ family friend had ordered an engagement ring from some fancy jeweler in Sacramento, so we picked it up and delivered it to him Friday night. Yesterday, after some beach trips and shopping, it was time to go to a huge family reunion dinner at this awesome Chinese place downtown.
Before we left my uncle’s house, he called me over and told me to ride with him in his new 2011 BMW cough so sexy cough cough. For the next 40 minutes (thank you LA traffic) we had one on one time for catching up and talking about our experiences the past year.
After hearing about my past year, he said to me, “True love at first sight, doesn’t even exist the way most people think. I mean, you see a girl and maybe you’re attracted to her, but that’s not love, that’s just normal. That first feeling is like, just the initial attraction. As you get to know her, you see her at her best and, unfortunately, her worst and that’s when you start to fall in love.
“Of course you can deal with her when it’s all good, but if you can’t deal with her at the worst times, you don’t have the right to tell her you love her. You’ll know when you do. So don’t rush it- in fact don’t even think about it. Just let it flow, you’ve got time. Don’t force anything, because it’s worth waiting for. Really.
“So remember that ok? You’ll know, trust me. You’ll know. And when you do you’ll be as happy as I am now.
“Now where the hell are we supposed to park? We’re gonna be late for the most important dinner of my life d*mmit”
We found a spot, got to the restaurant, went inside, and 20 minutes later he proposed a toast, got down on one knee in front of his girlfriend, and asked her to marry him. Oh, and she said yes. :)
Congrats Kuya Tom, and thank you.
A sample off Champagne and Sweatpants.
Stranger- Josh Smith
Ugly is an attitude. Last summer I volunteered with special ed kids with more attractive attitudes than several females that I know. Of course, that’s the truth- but it’s the Miss America truth, and not the answer you’re looking for.
What you want, dear anon, are physical things. Very well. I’ll give you physical things.
I like women with:
In terms of physical appearance, I have no specifics. I think that we all like to say we have “a type”- but honestly, who actually follows that “type” they set for themselves? It’s more of a convenient thing to parrot to acquaintances during small talk or casual rapport-building.
If I like you, I like you. I don’t have a type.
What I do have is an incredible amount of respect and a significant attraction to a female who has enough respect for her own body to take care of it and live comfortably in her own skin. Although I should note that I get a deep sense of satisfaction when I get a girl to think better of herself than she did previously- and that goes for all girls, not just potential girlfriends. I want to be able to tell her she’s beautiful and not have her deny it or brush it off as expected. Have enough confidence to know your worth, but still let me remind you every once in a while, you know? :)
Oh, and one last note- 95% of the girls I’ve ever crushed on have been brunettes.
If I told you what I thought ugly really was you’d get diabetes. Are you sure you wanna hear it?
Nothing like some Bob Marley for a summer track.
Could You Be Loved- Bob Marley and the Wailers
Closing this beautiful day with a beautiful track from CJ. The hook says it better than I ever could.
Like Mine- Sucka Free CJ
Kixxie Siete. An underground artist that, in my humble opinion, is taking hip hop back to its roots. This track uses the beat from DJ Premier’s 1999 track with Common, “6th Sense.”
First few lines of this song had me hooked. Give it a listen. The music video is a super chill backyard home movie. Seems a bit more realistic in hip hop than bottles of expensive liquor, fast cars, scantily clad women, and men that scowl even though they’re surrounded by expensive liquor, fast cars, and scantily clad women.
7th Sense- Kixxie Siete
I don’t smoke, but this song is just too “summer” to not post. Acoustic guitar and Tiara Thomas on the hook, plus that famous Wale flow. Music video here.
The Cloud- Wale (ft. Tiara Thomas)
At our very last school board meeting of the year, a measure was introduced that would allow second year athletes to opt out of PE and use their sport to obtain the necessary credits for graduation. Sophomores ahtletes wouldn’t have to take PE in whatever trimester their sport falls into.
This is something that I’ve heard an overwhelming amount of support for from students. Ever since my freshman year, I’ve heard people complain about our rigid PE system and how PE is a waste of time and energy for athletes that already know the basics of fitness. As a varsity tennis player my sophomore year, I know firsthand how inconvenient it was to run every day during school when I would have three hour practices right after. And I had it easy- I’ve heard testimonies from water polo and swim team kids that swim before school, during athletics fifth period, and then during their actual practice time. These kids don’t need an extra 70 minutes of running, stretching, and bowling.
The scheduling aspect of the issue is also something that we discussed. When it comes down to it, this is the district deliberating whether or not to give students’ more of a choice in what they do at school. At present, our school requires PE for two years. This is supposed to be for the benefit of some ambiguous, faceless overweight statistic that the district hopes to help live a healthier life. The idea is that two years of PE make enough of a difference in his life to inspire him to live healthier and educate him in order to do it effectively. Obviously, PE rarely goes this way- but that’s an issue for another time. This deals with the students who already have the basic knowledge about fitness and healthy living that PE is supposed to teach. For these kids, an extra year of PE is time that could be spent training in their sport of taking academic classes. I know of at least one girl that couldn’t take a science class her sophomore year because of required PE- which is odd because she was an all-league water polo star that definitely wasn’t in need of any more physical activity.
And this isn’t some revolutionary thing; most other districts in the county have some kind of customizable PE program for athletes. In EBAL, I know that the majority of schools don’t even require two years. But changing things in any school district can be extremely difficult.
The primary opponents of this new measure worry about the childhood obesity and unhealthy lifestyles that this option would allegedly encourage. But if childhood obesity is the issue, wouldn’t specialized classes be the best way to reach students that are in danger of becoming obese? I mean, even the best PE teachers can only do so much to educate a single child with a personalized, effective approach. These days, they’ve got 40-50 other kids that need to be looked after. If athletes were allowed to stop wasting their time in these classes, then PE teachers would be better enabled to give at-risk students the attention and care they need.
In the end, the board decided that it was a complex issue that needed much more research and deliberation, as well as “direct communication with the people it would affect most… (at this point I was thinking, ‘students?’ Wait, nope.) PE teachers.” It’ll probably be a month or so before this measure is revisited. In the meantime I’m hoping to contact those students who feel strongly about getting this passed. They’re entirely capable of showing up to the meeting and raging for their allotted three minutes- I’ve heard such speeches many times before, usually after running Boot Hill or 20 snake runs up and down the football field.
I’ve heard so much complaining about this policy, and now that it’s being discussed, I’m really excited for it. Because if we can complain about this the right way, future athletes won’t need to complain about it any more.
Took a one day hiatus today. It’s good to go MIA once in a while. In any case, here’s a track I’ve really been feelin for the past few days. Love Asher Roth’s flow on the second verse.
This song’s been out for a month or so, but I saw the music video the other day and started vibing to it once again.
“I never want to see the world as something routine.”
Roof Tops- Luke Christopher and Asher Roth
