Notes from a Friend's Town

I cried a river over you without ever shedding a tear I ran in terror from you without ever showing my fear I listened to the worst of you while standing as still as a dear I washed my hands of you without a bar of soap near I thought day & night of you actively forgetting you in a year I envisioned the end of this without the suffering of silence in my ear

1. 2 opposable digits up for Saturday off!! 2. I'm not riding around on a conspiracy theory bus, but theres alot of questionable legislation coming from his O-ness's cabinet. First the Auto Industry Bailouts, now this healthcare plan. I'm all for equal access to healthcare for everybody but what about regulating private industry more aggressively and not endangering people lives the same way we endanger their magazine subscriptions. 3. Waking up instinctively before the sun rises is a side affect of adulthood I was not warned about and it is not in the least bit cool. 4. The energy involved in daily wrestling with your emotions and keep them in check is enought to fuel the exploration of a new hobby. 5. Why are Mrs. Fields cookies soo damn good? More importantly,why did I spend $10 on cookies the other day and not bat an eye?? 6. It's never what you do, it's always the way its done. In the end, the action has been completed but the impact can vary greatly i...

1. Drake provides the freshmen class a great service. It appears that he is a multi-talented artist. I suspect Universal hopes he's as complex as he's talented least the distrubuiton be a waste of their resources. I'm no hater, just a realist. 2. I wish you would've remained in cognegro than resurface to bullshit me along. It's all good though, one monkey does not stop the show 3. Is it me or does every other movie appear to be a commerical/recruitment video for some product/organization?? When the hell did a story line become insufficient?! 4. I never want to see another man in a dress for the rest of my life. 5. There is a great lesson to be learned in not over examining the everything. Its the quickest way to lose the forest for the trees. 6. The direct approach is always the best approach. 7. Where DO we belong? 8. I looked at my never ending list of things to do/short term goals. Should I accomplish them all, I suspect I won't remember the mechanics...

1. Prof. Gates' s ordeal & President Obama's remarks following it should be a lesson to America's citizenry, old & young alike. It's all in your best interest to comply with the police in any interaction. I'm sure Prof. Gates has heard enough Driving while Black stories to know better. I'm not encouraging a blind to police brutality & the abuse of power that often comes with a badge but you don't threaten an officer with paper work that won't be filed until the next day as he stands in a position of power over you that night. As my mother would say " Pick your battles wisely, son." 2. How can I fault you when I've done the same thing? 3. I'm way too excited about this trip & I haven't even firmed up the details & bought the ticket yet. There's a child like joy I've immediately associated with this entire endeavor, although I've no qualms with declaring my membership in the card carrying world of gr...

Just a few tracks for all of your sun filled festivities We Fight, We Love - Q Tip Run to the Sun - N.E.R.D. Unexpecetd Delight - Flying Lotus Mr. Moon - Jamiroquai Gobstopper - J Dilla Venus 2 Mars - J*Davey Skyscrapper - Ben Keney Juice - Drake Let's Call it Off - Peter Bjorn & John Restless - Unkle Come Tommorow - Van Hunt Telephone - Erykah Badu Hearbreak Hotel - Jackson 5 Montego Bay Spleen - St. Germain In the Space - Janko Nilovic Accident - TV on the Radio

(this bus can't be for the Kindergarderner's?) In the interest of encouraging an engaging discussion on what the nature of the boundaries of a society are I've put together a brief list of arguments that beyond a shadow of a doubt, can not be won in my presence. Ladies & Gents, grab your legal pads and commence your deconstructions. 1 . Any argument in defense of selling crack, heroin, meth, etc. Let's face it, there's no justification for having your hands in this sector of the black market. The jury is still out on guns, natural resources, & plasma TVs 2 . On refusing to adhere to basic tenets of personal hygiene while working/existing in close contact with the majority of the population Clearly a pass is given to the homeless , whose life's circumstance prevent such personal upkeep from occurring. Hippies, Anarchists, jam banders etc have nooo excus e 3 . The sale of children in impoverished countries to those rich enough to make charitable cont...