Change is Good

So the past few years I've been accumulating my change. I even changed my purchasing strategies, like if something costs $1.06, I'd give $2 even though I may have a dime in my pocket. I was inspired by those guys who bought a car or whatever major with all their loose coins lying around. But now its getting to the point where the Corona bucket is almost full, so I might just cash it out. I have no idea how much 45 lbs [less 0.2 for the TARE scale] of coinage is worth though. Shoot I can just get a 45lb plate from the gym and start bench-pressing them. I'm contemplating using the proceeds for a laptop, but I still might have ways to go. Maybe I should just have a contest to see who gets closest to it. Whatever the case is, for sure I'm not going to CoinStar though since I'ma put my rolling skills to use.


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A Double Feature

Okay I’ma try this new scale for my 60 secs movie reviews:

5 – Opening weekend worthy
4 – Matinee showing worthy
3 – Wait for the DVD
2 – Wait til it randomly shows on TV
1 – Its not even acceptable to watch it on a plane ride


Juno

So after listening to all the hype, G and I decided to watch this movie. While I appreciate its offbeat and somewhat quirky plot, I felt that it lacked a certain something. Then again I can’t exactly relate to a pregnant 16 year old, so maybe it didn’t resonate with me? I just know that I would be mad anxious for impending parenthood at my current age, so I would be pooping cinder blocks if I was in their age group. And I’m imagining that’s definitely how G would act if we were put in that situation haha. But besides the case, I thought for such a fast paced flick, the characters were developed well and filmmakers were able to convey their message rather swiftly.

I’d gave it 3.5 out of 5


Forgetting Sarah Marshall

I don’t want to hype it up, but this was the funniest movie I’ve seen since Superbad. And Mila Kunis jumped from “honorable mention” to Top 10 after this performance. I mean she was like George Mason in 2006. Malculay Culkin is that dude. In this movie, she was like the Hawaiian version of a Kristin Kreuk/Rachel Bilson hybrid. Jason Segel’s character rebounded here like Dennis Rodman. Also the title character isn’t too shabby either. Ironically, these two ladies were on recent Complex covers, so someone there is doing something right. Anyway ladies - don’t break your man’s heart since payback kinda sucks. And it would behoove me to mention that the secondary characters take this flick to another level. Just go out and watch it, even by yourself if you have to. I’ma definitely maybe buy the DVD when it comes out, at least when it drops to under $10.

I’d give it 4.5 out of 5
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050108: The Departed

You know what? Myspace isn't a good blogging zone. I've reference that I may transition to another avenue to post my thoughts, and that's what I have done. Well actually, I just e-dusted off my old site. So you can find the new ReegSpeak back where you originally found him:

http://reegsta.blogspot.com/

Sayonara!
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Welcome Back!

It’s the Reegturn of my favorite blog - my own! If you peruse right, there’s a gap from 2005 through 2008. Similarly to the New Testament, Jesus’s life wasn’t talked about for a long period of time. In Supeman Returns, Clark Kent was about 7 years away from Earth while exploring Krypton. So I guess this gap also marks my sabbatical, and yes this ninja just compared himself to the homies Jesus and Superman, who are the only two eternal mancrushes I have. Anyway, I’m in the process of overhauling this whole page, so gone are a few of the applications that I had on the old site.

Loyalists know that I was using Myspace’s Blog, but I realized that it sucked harder than a Dyson. It was like a broken abacus so it didn’t really count; I just wanted to get my fingers wet. However I’ll transition those here so I can be like Sears-Roebuck and catalog my works. I might even put all my ploomy articles here if I get reproduction rights, so I hope Ant doesn’t go all Suge Knight on me. Okay thanks for bearing with me as I’m working on my analogies, them last few were brutal!
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The Roots – Rising Down
Bose In-Ear Headphones

It’s a double dose of reegviews today, since I need to be like Del Monte and catch-up on past entries. So after much deliberation, I’ve finally graduated from the generic iPod earbuds to some Bose ones. And I’m glad I switched the style up! The sound is richer and cleaner, while being less staticky and flat. But I remember I was happy with listening to dubs over another recording on an old Maxwell, so I guess I’m not hard to please. There is one caveat however, and its that sound quality is optimized at a higher bitrate, so I’m finding myself in a conundrum. I have about 7K songs in 128MHz, so it would be very onerous to convert these into 192MHz, especially for a subtle difference. I might just enforce the rule going forward yeah? Once again laziness prevails.

As far as The Roots 8th studio recording [and what do you know, I got them all], I was pretty pleased but not astonished after the initial listen. But as I like to say, Illmatic didn’t give me a woody after my first listen either, so knowing their track record [that’s a subliminal double entrendre, as they record tracks!], I shouldn’t be too worried. They’ve reached the level where I would buy their album regardless of reviews, opening singles or feedback, since I’ma be in store whatever Tuesday that is. I absolutely loved all of their albums since Illadelph, and while this doesn’t punch as hard as Game Theory either, it sounds like it’ll hold its own. Other people might complain of their repetitive nature of social commentary, but I for one appreciate their consistency. They’re like a group of Tim Duncans – they get the job done without much fanfare. I just don’t know why isn’t Malik B a permanent member now?

Solid 4 out of 5 Mics
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Confessions of a Sneakerhead: The Safari Edition

Is this really my first pair of AF1’s since the World Cup packs? Probably, since the 25th anniversary was severely disappointing. But anyway, I’m generally not interested in shoes being inspired by other shoes, so normally this wouldn’t catch my eye. And when the first sample pics rolled out, I had to do a double check for these and the Spiridon ones. I made a mental note to pick up the latter ones, and even tried them on first. It just didn’t look right though, as if I was cheating on my Spiridons. The store employee, who was actually really courteous and un-boutique employee like, had on The Safari joints and they looked fresh on him, so they should look extra fresh on me right?. I have the CO.JP exclusive Air Trainer Safari but not the actual original Air Safari [sorry Biz Markie], so I was leaning towards these even moreso.

Contemplating the purchase, I thought about them since I was on vacay, and wanted a memento to take home. Yeah I could have them for $20 cheaper off eBay, but when I wear them, I wouldn’t think about the trip I took. Then the worker forgot to mention that the whole store was 20% off. Sold! And it was validated after seeing them for higher prices in the subsequent stores I visited.

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you
Without a strong rhyme to step to
Think of how many weak shows you slept through
Time's up, I'm sorry I kept you
Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
The rhymes from the microphone soloist
And you sit by the radio, hand on the dial, soon
As you hear it, pump up the volume

- Rakim - "I Know you Got Soul" [1986]

020108: The first blog of ’08? Can it really be...

Happy Friday yall!

So its been about a minute [well, 60 min * 24 hrs * 30 days ~ 43K min] since I last entered this realm, but I still have nothing significant to say. But here's a peek right of what's going on upstairs in that mind of mine:

- Damn January is already done, and it was the fastest/longest month ever. So I would like to shift all my resolutions to Feb 1st. Or to honor all my chinese comrades, I could even do a Chinese New Year resolution thingy. Then I'd include everything listed below and dim sum [ = dem some = then some?? Get it?]

- Oh yeah, I'm part of a new crew called the Dim Sum Kings. Holler if you want to be down. But it requires initiation of having it back to back meals.

- So last night I got dinner and drove home. There's train tracks nearby, so occasionally trains come through. The light just turned red since a train was approaching. And I swear it was the never-ending train. It had literally 100 cars attached to it. I was listening to Kanye's "Last Call," and if you're familiar with that track, you know its really long. And I finished the whole song. My food was getting cold too dammit. Anyway, so finally the train finished and the bars lift. But the light is still red, since cross traffic has to pass. Then all of a sudden, the freakin' bars descend again! You hear the "choo-choo" but I just wanna chew-chew on my food. Another train comes by seriously. I was at that stop light for 10 minutes when my complex was a stones throw away, and my BBQ ended up cold.

- The other day I went music shopping in Berkeley. It disheartens me when I peruse the used stuff and find classic joints in there. For example, I saw a "Paid in Full" album there and the Wu's first album. I mean was selling those cds for $2 or whatever worth sacrificing your hip-hop cred or the heartache that I experience when I saw them?

- So I was browsing NT's Music Forum, and there was a post called "How big is your music collection." I figure I might have 500 cds, some people have 2000 records or whatever. And dudes were like "I got 100GB of music, "I got 15K MP3s," "I got 4 iPods" and so forth. And it took like until the second page for someone to quantify their collection in actual tangible items! When I started to buy music, I read all the liner notes and production credits before I even listened to the CD. I guess I'm in the minority to see who they shout out. Times are different now. Well I guess if it were my pops, he'd say he got like 30 Reel-to-Reels and a few more 8 Tracks. The evolution of music technology I suppose.

- So I purchased J-Live's latest album from BestBuy.com, as I have a gift card from there. A few days pass, and I get a package from Best Buy. I see it and go, "hmmm, seems pretty big just for one CD." I proceed to open it up and see that they sent me the vinyl! All 12" of it. Then I'm like "did I order the record instead?" I check my order, it clearly says CD and they don't even offer that format! How come when I order retro Nikes online, they can't send me the originals?

- So Heath Ledger is posted all over the news nowadays, and dude was the same age as me. What's crazy is that he still had his whole life in front of him. I'm not gonna make any Brokeback jokes, but I thought it would be cool if he was in the army, gained rank and would be called General Ledger [accounting joke alert!]

- So the other day I went snowboard boot shopping. Boarders love their Salomon boots, so I was checking those out. And I came across a pair that was slashed to $99 after having a retail price of $159. Then as I was rung up, the actual cost was only $71! Yeah, I don't know what type of discount they used either. But then afterwards, I was browing NT, and it looks ilke Nike is coming out with some Snow Forces! [I'm lazy to do the fancy formatting, so here's the linky: http://sneakernews.com/2008/01/30/nike-snow-force-1-nike-enters-snowboarding-boots-business/ Should I wait? Hmmm….

- So NT used to be blocked @ work since I used to visit it too often. Now the URL is http://yuku.niketalk.com and its totally accessible now! haha take that IT people! [now watch it be blocked on come Monday.]

- Pet peeve alert: You know when a check is printed on a full sheet of paper, and the check is trifolded when mailed to you? Why can't they put one of the folds on the perforated part?! Grrrrrr. And when you try to detach it, its all janky-looking because the creases aren't consistent.

- Pet peeve alert pt II: You know when you record a season on your DVR, it defaults to record the standard definition when the high definition is available? As such, I had to watch all of the current Smallville episodes in SD, as I didn't even know it wasn't recording in HD.

- Pet peeve alert pt III: My television has 2 tuners, {2ners!], so if I want to record something, I can watch something else. However, on Wednesdays @ 10pm, someone [my girlfriend] had recorded "Cashmere Gangsters" or something and "Project Hallway" or something, so I ended up watching the former. Its basically a rehashed SITC suitable for network television. [I can't front, I kinda liked it. If I really wanted to, I could've just watched something on the bedroom TV, so I'm not really peeved boo!]

- http://www.ploomy.com is turning out to be one of my fav blogs. Check it out! Okay I can't front again, I have an article up in there too. So try to find it!
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122707- a mini year recap and a look forward...

Woohoo its my last working day of the calendar year today! Here's a preliminary list of my new years resolutions. Let's revisit them on -010109- and see what was accomplished.

- lose weight, gain muscle [but if you've seen me recently, you can tell that process already started!]

- have the see pee aye sufffix after my name [oh yeah I'm retaking the first part again eeeks]

- upgrade the whip [I had my last straw today as I had to tetris my golf travel bag into my trunk]

- downsize the kicks [since I only wear sneaks on wknds, I rotate about 40-50 pairs, so that's like 100+ pairs that remain untouched]

- stack chips [I've collected cards, starting line-ups, cds, shoes all pretty thoroughly – now I just want to get my paper chase on]

- become a better golfer [it has been determined it's the sport I suck at the least]

- become a better boyfriend/brother/son/friend/coworker [not that anyone has any complaints, but there's always room for improvement]

- become a better photographer [but that would entail getting a camera]

- launch http://ww.reegsta.com [which should just contain my amusing musings, like a more mature reegspeak]

- get out of the country [I haven't been international since '04, since canada doesn't count]

Okay so these are 10 things I would like to do for 2008. Funny thing is that it mirrors my 2007 list!

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Music: The Year in Review

I used to be way more thorough and critical of my music tastes. Since I'm not a backpacker or thug anymore, I'll listen to whatever nowadays. Hip-hop has been disappointing me every year since I don't know when, but I still support my fav artists. So I categorized the albums I've bought here:

Exceeded expectations:

Met expectations: Kanye's Graduation, Jay's American Gangster, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool

Below expectations: Common's Finding Forever, Consequence's Don't Quit your Day Job, Talib Kweli's Eardrum

I haven't listen to yet but plan on it: Blu & Exile's Below the Heavens, Little Brother's Getback, Hi-Tek's Hi-Teknology 3 [was tempted to just iTune these albums, but for my rap, I like to have the tangible CD]. I guess there was nothing that exceeded my expectations! Basically to me, hip-hop albums and kicks have parallel lives. Like I just wear kicks that I've bought 3-5 years ago, and what I listen to primarily is stuff like pre-2004. Maybe I just really like to lag. As I was perusing lists to inspire my list, I noticed dudes had like top 50 albums of 2007 and such. I didn't even know there were 50 albums to choose from! I'm sure there were, but in '07 I was primarily listening to '06 ish [Roots, Nas, J-Dilla, Gym Class Heroes, Sound Providers]. I think these lists should be made in arrears by like 2 years for albums to settle and stand the test of time, but it would be kinda funny to see like "Top Albums of 2005" at the end of 2007.

5 non-hip-hop songs of 2007 that really lowers my street cred, but I felt them anyway: Ne-Yo's and Kanye's Because of You Remix, Maroon 5's Nothing last Forever, Colbie Caillat's Bubbly, Alicia Keys' No One, and Pink's Who Knew.

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Confessions of a Sneakerhead, the 2007 edition

I used to have posts that gave a lil story about every sneaker I've purchased. For 2007 though, we can consolidate this to one entry. The number of kicks I bought can I counted on one hand: a pair of grey/purple Dunk SBs, a pair of skull pack Air Max 1s, some brown/yellow Air Stabs and some Air Max 360s to run in. That's right – this is probably the first year that I did not purchase one single Air Jordan [but there's 4 days left in the year still, so I can continue the streak hehe]. For someone who says he stopped caring about kicks, he surely talks about them a lot! Oh yeah, like 8 years ago I bought my brother Arvin some black/grey Humaras for Christmas, which I regretted since I wanted them for myself. Then on Christmas I was in his garage and noticed them, all beat and stuff, so I inquired about these semi-grails. And he's like "yeah I was gonna throw those away" and my blood started to race. And so now they're in my possession. I guess there's part of being a sneakerhead that never dies.

I'm off to TX in a few. Have a wonderful and safe New Years all 4 of you! See yall in "oh-sideways-infinity" ['08]
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121907- The wish list...

BOSE QC3 Headphones

Retail: $180
Why I want it: Last time I was on a plane, the dude next to me pulled these out, and I had ear envy. I'm sure his ride was much more pleasurable than mine. And the ubiquitious white Ipod-issued earbuds aren't cutting it anymore.
Why I don't want it: I've been disenchanted with Hip-Hop the past few years, so its not like the content, beats and meanings will change.

CALLAWAY BIG BERTHA 460 DRIVER

CALLAWAY X 3 WOOD

NIKE SLINGSHOT CART BAG

MIZUNO MP-60 IRONS

Retail: $300, $200, $150, $850
Why I want it: The driver just looks big and sexy [that's what she said]. I haven't had a 3 Wood since Jefe broke mine on the range a few years back. I have a carry bag now, but I don't even remember the last time I walked a course. My irons are over 10 years old and are my dad's old set. And I'll pretend that I don't know that G didn't get me the driver already.
Why I don't want it: A carpenter never blames his tools, and its not like new equipment will transform me into a better player. But its a start!

APPLE MACBOOK

Retail: $1500
Why I want it: I'm not saying my laptop is old, but it weighs more than some desktops nowadays. And it has a floppy disk drive.
Why I don't want it: The matte black finish won't match the piano black finish of my Samsung, DS and Jordan XI's.

THE WIRE SEASONS 1-4

Retail: $150
Why I want it: Strictly based on what critics say about this series, The Wire looks to be the best show on television.
Why I don't want it: Why should I buy whole TV run if I nary seen one episode?

CUSTOMIZED TIMBUK2 BACKPACK

Retail: $150
Why I want it: The work issued logo backpack isn't cutting it anymore.
Why I don't want it: I don't even carry anything important or work related, but i need something to transport my mags and DS.

NIKON DIGITAL SLR CAMERA

Retail: $700
Why I want it: If I want to resurrect me eBay career, this would be a start. And it would be lovely for future travels. CNET recommends this one.
Why I don't want it: I already bought G a camera which can do everything above, which is good for now.

PLAID SNOWBOARD PANTS

SALOMON SNOWBOARD BOOTS

Retail: $150, $130
Why I want it: I think I used Jeff's pants more often than him, and I think I used Arvin's boots more often than him too. Yeah I'ma perpetual borrower.
Why I don't want it: I'll probably just go to the snow once more this season, so maybe I'll wait to purchase during the off-season. And who wants pants that look like PJs?

SCANDINAVIAN DESIGNS POLO DRESSERS

Retail: $450 [but I want 2!]
Why I want it: The plastic bins underneath my bed just aren't cutting it anymore.
Why I don't want it: Can't think of a reason actually - maybe they'd be hard to wrap? This will probably be a Q1'08 asset acquisition.

NIKE AIR MAX 90 BACONS

Retail: $90, but street value is $350
Why I want it: The only shoe out there that I really want. Plus the shirt I'm wearing now would match them.
Why I don't want it: They were on my feet when they first dropped and I could've had them for retail. Now they would cost over triple that.

MODERN CEILING FAN LIGHT

Retail: $700 [but only $350 on eBay!]
Why I want it: My current floor lamp is rusting, and its always been kept indoors. And its remote operated!
Why I don't want it: Installing it might require a lil too much wiring, and do I need another remote?

Well this is all I can think of know. Man I feel sorry for my girlfriend haha. Or I should just say screw it to everything above and get a new whip.
With christmas fast approaching, I figured I'd share what's on my list. But of course I'm not gonna get any of it haha. Everything would still be on my list after the 25th too! Darnit I hate being materialistic. Warning: my HTML skillz are way rusty.
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121807- Just a Top 10 list...

After taking the afternoon daily deuce, I was thinking of reasons why its more beneficial to go at work than at home. So here I present you the top 10 reasons:

10. Preserve Resources: I haven't bought TP in about 8 months prior to last week. And with the amount of flushing I do, I know I save on water bills.

09. Seat Covers: When I have guests, they also use the bathroom. Who's to say my guests' derrieres are cleaner than my coworkers? But at least's there's seat covers to protect us. And they also work great for blotting paper.

08. Flush with the Foot: I'm not sure about other people, but I'm not sure when was the last time I used my hand to flush, as I get my Ronaldinho on and just kick it. I only wish I had that option with my toilet at home.

07. Handicap Benefits: I can't park in their spaces or take their seats on the bus, but best believe I go for the handicap stall when its vacant. I have yet to be in a bathroom the same time as someone in a wheelchair.

06. Daily cleaning: I do clean my bathroom frequently, but the toilets here get cleaned ALL THE TIME. If you leave skid marks at home, the next time you use it, they'll still be there. However if you leave the same marks on your work toilet, its almost guaranteed they won't be there again the next time you go.

05. Industrial strength Toilets: How come there's a plunger in every bathroom but you don't see any in public ones? Because they never get clogged! If my toilet here were a vacuum, it would be a Dyson.

04. Multiple TP rolls: I store my TP in a different room than my bathroom. Sometimes when I commence my deuce and see just enough TP, I need to ration it per wipe. However at work, there's 2 sometimes even 3 rolls at your disposal, so you can be as liberal as you'd like.

03. Random reading material: I usually don't read it, but someone often leaves the business section of the NY Times at the stall. It is appreciated.

02. Ultimate Refuge/Sanctuary: If you're working and your stressed, you can go to the bathroom to relieve all the negative chi. It's equivalent to a spiritual cleansing.

01. $$$: If you think about it, you're getting paid while you defecate. Now if this post doesn't inspire you to go drop a deuce, then I'm not sure what can help you.
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121107- Untitled like that D’angelo song...

For some reason I've been inspired to post.

- Ever think of onions? Like why are white, yellow and red all the standard onion shape, but green onions are just long stems? I mean red, green and yellow bell peppers have the same shape, as with different colored grapes. That's totally a wrench in the notion that a chick has an onion booty, because you very well can be talking about a green onion booty.

- Speaking of onion booties, I like Kim Kardashian. Then I had my KK theory, which is this: a chick is hotter if her initials are KK. A few examples are Kim Kardashian, sister Kourtney Kardashian [but not sister Khloe Kardashian], Kira Kener, Kristin Kreuk, Kelly Kapowski, etc. I work with a couple KK's but just have email contact with them and have no idea what they look like, but chances are they're attractive.

- So at work, its self-evaluation time. Doing these self-performance reviews is kinda tricky. If its all positive then they might think yeah right. Then if its bad they might think damn he's wack, he says so himself! I might inflate my ego a bit and go with the former though. Oh yeah during the last two peer reviews I've had, I was rated the highest in my whole group woohoo. I haven't got any raises or promotions, so I guess it doesn't matter haha.

- You know how sale prices are always a certain percentage off? Like I'm staring at a nike coupon that says 20% off your purchase. I wonder if it would have the same effect if you put "pay only 80% of your amount!" Well duh guys, I know it's the same monetary effect, but I'm thinking moreso of the psychological psyche. Like our minds are ingrained to think bigger is better, so if they see the 80% amount, they would be more inclined to use the coupon? When I shop with G and she gets all excited about getting something for say 30% off, and I just say "no you didn't save 30%, you just paid 70% of the price. If you really saved something you'd have more money in your pocket than you did before you bought it." Man I'm such a dream shatterer.

- I had a dream the other day that I scored a 14 on the first part of my exam, which would be totally fine if it was out of 15. But its out of 100, and realistically I think I did slightly better than that. And FYI I'ma only share my score if I pass.

- You are looking at the proud owner of http://www.reegsta.com. Yeah right now its not live [I just pushed the "purchase domain" button mere moments ago], but its about to take over. I mean it has the "consonant-repeating-vowel-G" structure that google has, so don't think it's a coincidence. [FYI it took me like 5 tries to spell consonant correctly.] My ticker symbol can be REEG [that's not taken either]. The more I think about it, this blog area on MySpace is just temporary. I kinda did it backwards, as I had/have my blogspot and now I'm doing it here. Kind of like how Kim Kardashian did her video with Brandy's lil bro [I told myself I can't say his name anymore], then her pictorial spread. Anyway I'm hoping for a launch date of 010108, so that probably means it'll be live sometime next summer.

- So on my Christmas wishlist are golf items, since my clubs and bag are way crusty. That's not the reason I suck though, since a carpenter never blames his tools. I'm tryna revert back to things that I use to enjoy doing, but for some reason or the other just stopped: playing ball, playing golf, blogging, selling crap on ebay, wearing certain shoes, listening to certain artists…just keepin it real reegsta really.

- People generally think I'ma nice dude, but its like I have a different persona at work. You know sometimes when you meet someone, you're all nice initially and they gradually lose points. With me, you'll start at 0 and try to build your way up. Like we had this new cat start today, and I notice he was in a file that I used. I told him to exit, but I didn't really need to. He then emailed a group of us asking if anyone was down for lunch, and I ignored it. I don't know, maybe subconsciously I see new coworkers as my competition, and I just want to annihilate them. Its probably the Starbury in me.

- So it was an experimental weekend in Tahoe, as I snowboarded the blues for the first time! Yeah I'm still very amatuerish [I mean, I wore sunglasses bleh], but it was fun nonetheless. The weather was pretty insane, as the snow was coming down hard and there was like zero visibility, but that made it even better. Plus just the overall weekend chilling in the cabin with the homies is always a fun experience. Can't wait til I go back again!

- My two axioms/adages/maxims that I live by: don't sweat the small stuff and what I eat don't make you [poop].

- Lastly, congrats Eric and Kini on your engagement! I do get an assist because I did introduce them to each other, even though both forgot the time. And another assist for living with Eric at the time when Kini visited me during that one Valentine's day and Eric told her to go to that one spot in K-Town where he used to promote. On and off the court, I rack assists up like Jose Calderon.
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112707- Just some of my thoughts...

Happy belated thanksgiving and black friday yall!

- So I took the first part of the exam this past Saturday, and I'm not sure if I FARed too well. [FAR was the part I took, hence the the selected caps]. However I'm usually a testimist [that's a test pessimist], and I wasn't aware of a curve until Nimz informed me, so I might have a chance, which is slightly better than Harry's in Dumb & Dumber.

- Since the exam was the Saturday after T-Day, I spent my Thursday evening studying for it! woohoo. Actually that was more beneficial than last year, when I woke up at 4am to try to get a TV only to come back home empty handed.

- The parentals actually visited me in the east bay last wknd. Thinking about it, it's the first time my folks have seen my dwellings since I was living in LA. Understandably, the two places I lived in between were 2 and 4 miles away from their house, so distance could've played a factor. I guess I never invited them?!

- So this past wknd I splurged on a couple pieces from Café Coton [rhymes with baton, but not Baton as in Baton Rouge]. The shirts I got fulfilled my 5 criteria! [I think I touched upon that before.] It feels good, like official, to get measured up with tailored gear that's not for a specific event, but just to have. Shoot the dude was all talking about thread count on shirts, and I just nodded my head like I knew what he was talking about. For all I know, he could've been talking about sheets. Anyway, I might have to retire from the shirt-in-a-bag-with-15-pins steez. Oh yeah I have a profile on there now, so if any of you friendly ppl want to get me a shirt they already have my dimensions!

- Don't you hate it when you don't want to fart because you know something might come out? I experienced that today. There should be a name for that phenomenon. Oh yeah I also bought baby wipes @ Target this past weekend, so I'ma experiment with them when I deuce.

- It sucks not only when your home teams are struggling, but your fantasy teams as well. Why myself and countess other sports fans subject ourselves to this misery should be case-studied.

- I had Jack in the Box for lunch yesterday. A Sourdough Jack meal. I love ketchup, but once they started to put ketchup in the Sourdough Jack it wasn't the same. So I have to always ask for it with no ketchup. Anyone else notice that?

- Finding a regular fry in an order of Curly Fries is one of my simple joys.

- Despite the meal just discussed, I met my weight threshold last week! No seriously, I lost like 13 lbs and weigh about 7 lbs less than my driver's license weight. How many ppl actually weigh less than their printed weight?

- Henry the accountant on Ugly Betty has to be the coolest character on television. And the Asian accountant on there too is probably the 2nd coolest. I guess any accountant on TV would be a sav. If only I could get my own reality show.

- Despite my lack of buying shoes nowadays, I went ahead and bought a pair recently. And the seller didn't even put the shoes in another box, so the postage crap and tape was all over the box. The reegsta of yesteryear would've been pissed. However this time I just shrugged it off. I really didn't trip. It was amazing, like almost like I turned a whole new leaf. If I wasn't so lazy, I really would've sold about a 1/5 of my kicks by now. Also I don't call it a collection because I'm not a collector!

- I'm back to the Chi this upcoming weekend. So I've never been there in 28 years but then I go 2wice within a 3 month span. I hear its gonna be mad cold.

- I have a confession. Ppl think I don't swear. But when I'm alone rapping to myself in the whip, sometimes I don't skip the expletives but actually emphasize them. I'm so going to hell.

- Man I had this blog ready to post on Monday, but Myspace's blog space had issues [as it usually does]. Maybe it was either telling me to go back to blogspot or post on the 27th! Voila.
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happy halloween!

I couldn't let a month go by without one single post! So on that note, happy halloween everyone. G and I were gonna be Ugly Betty and Henry the Super Cool Accountant, but she didn't get her costume in time. Serendipitously, I need not to buy anything for my particular 'fit! Oh well, maybe we'll save this idea for later on. Our backup costumes are Wilma and Fred, so that's not so bad. Yadadamean? Except that its kinda cold out there and i wish i had that blue lodge hat he used to where. That was hot. Actually I was thinking of going as Bam-Bam [not Bam-Bam Bigelow], since he's mad strong and lacks definition, kinda like me. Or if I had claws I could've been Freddy Flintsone yeah?! hahah i'm funny...

Anyway I went to the Warrior game last night a little later than planned, since someone apparently committed suicide on the tracks right during rush hour. Luckily, we still got to the game on time though, so I appreciate yall concern! Isn't it crazy how desensitized we are to these particular actions? Crazy. It make it an even crazier night, there was a mini-quake in the 2nd quarter and no one even flinched. And to top it off, the Ws lost by like 20. There goes the undefeated season.

Hmmm these next couple months probably will go by mad fast. Gonna go back to the Chi for a wedding and to TX for new years and another wedding, and probably sneak a trip to Tahoe sometime in-between.

And if it seems like my page hasn't been updated its because I'm spending my free time studying! [at least that's what I tell myself]
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092707 Speaking of...

Oh blog, how has ye been! I noticed I've blogged on July 27th, and August 27th, so in order for the sequence to hold form, an entry for September 27th is only appropriate. Man I feel like a menstrual cycle =/

Anyway its been a minute since the last posting, and I'm sure the three of you interested in how I'm doing - and the answer is good!

- Speaking of good, The Good Life has been my theme song since I first heard it during the Entourage credits awhile back, and I was tripping because damn, that's a pretty common song name. TI and Common did a collab, of course that Kanye track, and Pac had it in his vaults, and The Mecca and Soul Brother did it. And those are just off my Ipod! So basically if you have a song called The Good Life in your catalog, you're dope! But OG blog readers, I'm talking from the The 3rd Floor era, recognize that Weezer's Good Life is still my fav one. And if you ever want to hack into my computer, guess what my password is?

- Speaking of computers, damn I need to get a new laptop. If Apple ever makes a piano-black finish laptop, because it doesn't really matter how robust or cool the features are, since I'm shallow and I'm all about appearances, I'll be first in line! Shoot I traded in my white DS to get a black DS simply because it looked cooler. Man I'ma vain loser. My current laptop got like termites or something, and it can't read wireless rotuers sometimes, and its mad heavy.

- Speaking of heavy, I done weighed myself this morn, since apparently that's the best time to weigh yourself. And I did it after I showered so that excess dirt on me didn't add on extra poundage. As for tor the results - I lost like 12 lbs in the past 6 months! I'm like 1.5 lbs away from my target goal, but that easily can be taken care of by doing a bigelow [deuce]. I should probably take down that Hawaii pic of me and Geraldine, since its so not indicative of how this adonis is now. Talk about a transformation!

- Speaking of transfomations, I saw The Transformers again, but this time in Imax. But to my dismay, I didn't see any IMacs in the audience! Ouch I should just hit backspace right now, but when you freestyle you can't go backwards. Even when I blog I keep it real. Anyway it was a dope flick – kinda reminded me of the last time I saw it, and my feelings about it remain the same. Gotta love the man-dates with the Tripod crew.

- Speaking of tripods, I really want a camera, like an SLR one. Dennis got one and its fresh, and Ant too. Plus these HD cameras are out now too. But man how should I prioritize? New camera, new golf sticks, new laptop? I already sacrificed clothes and kicks, but still I remain fresh as produce. Here's a thought: if slang for shoes is kicks, shouldn't slang for gloves be punches? [dadadum!] Anyway - you already know the theme song when I get my flickr page: "they shootin'! made you look, you a slave to a page in my picture book"

- Speaking of books, my CPA books that I've purchased a few months ago need to get dusted off. Man I need to get motivated. Maybe if CPA stood for something else, like Certified PlayA or Cool Pimp Association, I'd be more inclined to get it. As it stands, it still means Certified Public Accountant. Coolness!

- Speaking of cool, I've finally reached the benchmark of 100 friends! I got straight Century Club status now. So thanks guys for honoring my request.

- Speaking of 100, Sen-Dog reached 100K miles a couple months ago. I told myself I'ma push him til 100K, then I'ma look for a new whip. But I'm not looking anytime soon. Then again, I tell myself a lot of stuff that I don't end up doing [yet that is].

- Speaking of talking to myself, I've been doing a lot of that lately since G's been working in Europe the past couple weeks. Hurry back home before I go off my rocker!

- Speaking of rockers, I need a cut badly, as the 'do is straight-up J-Rocker steez, minus the highlights.

- Speaking of highlights, the NBA season is soon upon us, which means its Fantasy Hoops season. I'm already looking forward like Forward Looking Statements since I'm like vaccuum status [aka I Suck] for Fantasy NFL.

- Speaking of fantasies…naw I'ma keep this one to myself!

See yall no later than Oct 27th!
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