Headed to the city!!

Oh and another rhetorical that rubs against the grain for me is 'How adjective of your choice is that?!?' I don't it's kind of adjective but I don't know if it's the adjectiveest that I've ever heard......

Okay, am I the only person in the world who hates the saying 'Can you say.....'. It's most often used when two guys are talking trash about some sports team or another. For example, "Can you say 5 touchdowns against your team?!?" How idiotic that is. It has to be the absolute stupidest rhetorical question in the world. Uh no I can't say that but I learned three other statements just the other day that I would love to demonstrate for you. I mean , it was kind of funny the first time someone said it but by the third time you hear it in the same conversation it definitely loses its comedic thunder.....

Uh oh, I've got a new blog so I may not be able to provide all my best wittiness to Xpinionated but I have enough to go around. For example, uh, hmm. Oh yeah, this is not good, I had nothing to say and it is because I put all my good thinking into my other blog......problem, ridiculously huge problem!!! I'm so scared.....

Excuse me, can I have the vegetarian steak fries, please?

I can't stand spoken word. It is so over dramatic and so often done in the same way....people are sheep!

MH sounds like R. Kelly's less talented cousin....

Marques Houstion: MH. Album is okay, some nice beats, relatively uninspiring vocals but not bad vocals. Just not outstanding. That girl remix is a fun song, de-emphasizes his lack of strong vocals but he's never had strong vocals just a voice that doesn't annoy....

Yep, I have one loyal reader not including myself but she never leaves comments so I don't even know if she is reading....ah the life of a solo author....Maybe I should form a group of solo bloggers as a support group. The we need love too blog!!! Yeah, and we could invite more popular bloggers in as weekly guest bloggers.....

DWELE - Subject. The album is definitely nice. It's not today's traditional r&b, rather I would classify it as neo soul like Bilal. Definitely a laid back album as there aren't any songs that you would listen to on your way to a party but definitely cook the date dinner and let the music ride in the background type groove....

Bought a new phone but I can't seem to download ringtones. OR get online for that matter and I'm paying for the ability to get online so I'm slowly yet surely getting pissed. If I have to call them again there will be some strong kicks to their Cingular nuts.

Showdown: R.Kelly: Storytellin with Ronald Isley....hot....long but still hot....

CBS.SportsLine.com - Consumer group wants NCAA to nix beer ads

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This is a crock of shit. They claim university officials lose credibility for showing beer commercials during football games?!?! No they don't. Underage drinking on campuses is a problem. University officials lose credibility when they allow alcohol induced tailgating to go on on campus grounds. But beer commercials don't incite young people to drink. They drink because they've heard that it gets you drunk and has the potential to make everything that much more fun.

And then they throw out the stats that the 2003 Final four had more ads combined than did the other major sports. Well yeah, it's a tournament that is virtually impossible to catch all the games in a household where there is only one tv. So people go to bars. When you're at bars there is beer. Why not throw on a commercial to maybe push a multi-beer drinker who's on the fence into drinking your beer.

The Center for Science for Public Interest has entirely too much freaking time on their hands. They claim 'Coaching legends back....' their campaign. How much did they pay these legends? This is utterly stupid.....I wish there were some way I could boycott the CSPI but I've never heard of them before so I wouldn't know where to start!!

Had an interesting conversation yesterday with Kayla at the Avenue. Me and Tommy Gun were talking about why he didn't like Kobe Bryant. Basically, he thought Kobe was arrogant. So I asked him what the difference was between arrogance and confidence? He walked away, not because of my question but because he's a bartender and he's at work so he had to work. So I asked Kayla, who is a waitress but wasn't particularly busy at the time. She said she needed to think about it but while she was gone I thought about how often age plays a factor in the fine line between arrogance and confidence. Then I said, and I may have to get this copyrighted or something, "When you're an older person and arrogant, it is considered confidence. When you're a younger person and confident, it is arrogance."

I'm not cocky, I'm not conceited. I'm convinced. There's a difference. Being cocky means you act like you're the shit. Being conceited means you think you're the shit and treat people like shit as a result. Being convinced means you know you are what you are and you're happy with it. A lot of times being convinced comes off as cockiness or conceit, but don't let it fool ya!!

Beyonce -> Speechless: She lets loose on this slow jam and gets away from the whole pop scene a little bit, not much, but a little and it's a hella strong vocal performance.

Yep, definitely have out stayed my welcome in Boston. I'm tired of being here. Slowly but surely, everything is getting on my nerves. I think having L-Boogie come this weekend opened my eyes to how much I would rather be in Atlanta than here. Don't get me wrong, nice place, nice people, definitely a place to revisit at some point, but my summer work/vacation is starting to turn a little sour for me.

This is hilarious.

Obie Trice -> The Set UP: I knew Eminem's crew would represent and this is the joint that starts it off.

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Obie Trice ft Eminem -> I'll Shit on You: Classic.....nuf said.

What happened to the days where you could see an internet link, click on it, and read whatever you wanted to read. Now you have to sign up for newspaper articles....flipping ridiculous....the internet is going to turn to shit if the corporate world continues to dig their slimy ass paws into it!!!

Ok, I beat Patrick in Mike Tyson's Heavyweight Boxing 32 to 1....winning the last 31 fights....embarassing for the newbie.....

Okay, there are three words that need to be erased from conversational vocabulary. 'So', 'like', and 'totally' should be banned for at least three years so that college kids everywhere can learn to be individuals again. If I hear one more sentence that starts with 'I was so totally like so like oh my god!' What exactly is being 'oh my god'? As a matter of fact, 'oh my god' should be banned for at least 6 months. COLLEGE KIDS, so like totally do not a sentence make.....

Okay, just realized that Marques Houston is that little cat from Immature/IMX and Sister, Sister. I found that kind of funny. I was thinking there was this new face in R and B and it was just a face that had finally gotten past puberty. Do ya damn thing baby boy.....

Beyonce feat Lloyd Banks -> Baby Boy rmx: OH this is a hot remix! Hot remix...slowed down to a classic dancehall riddim, Beyonce using some 'bout to have sex' voice, ridiculously nice

Lisa, one of my roomates in Boston, is very cool.

So I talked with the supervisor and it looks like they will keep me on past this thanksgiving....good because I need a job but bad cause I want to have a job at home!!!

R. Kelly -> Step in the Name of Love: This has to be the definition of smooth R & B....no rap interludes....just a funky bassline, smooth vocals, nice lyrics....HOTTT

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R. Kelly - I'll Never Leave: Say what you will about the man's personal life, but his music can not be questioned.

NOt so sleepy right now....GOOOOOOOOOO Caffeine!!!!

Clipse -> Ma, I Don't Love Her: Nice beat, catchy

So sleepy...I can't even keep my eyes open right now...and I'm downing as much coffee as I can right now

Nivea -> Ya Ya Ya: Nice break beats, silky vocals, nice track

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If you're wondering I'm listening to DefJay.com internet radio so I'm hearing things that I don't always hear. Maybe this will become the music critique blog....

Has any song had a longer airplay lifetime than 808 by Blaque...I mean I've heard it so many times that I have a damn dance choreographed to it......and whenever it comes on I rarely change the station, just start bobbin......too bad the rest of the album SUCKED!

Another hot track

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Blu Cantrell -> Unhappy: The chorus is very catchy, singing is just above mediocre but it's a nice little tune anyway....

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You know maybe I'm not as old as I feel. I keep finding all these songs I like although most of them are no longer hip hop. But as I talk, I'm hearing something kinda hot....hold on, trying to make sure I like it before I endorse it....it's very funky, vocals are unique, almost sounds like a mix between Remy Shand and Justin Timberlake....don't like the Timberlake influence.....but I think I like it...

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Thicke -> When I Get You Alone

Yes, yes, yep

-JayZ

Marques Houston --> Clubbin: This joint would be much hotter without the mandatory rap interlude. The singing alone carries the song and Joe Budden is just there cuz his name is currently hot....still a nice joint...

Aw yeah, and ya don't stop

You got you got you got what I NEED!

All in a day's work!!!

Ok, I have this thing where I refuse to go to the restroom that is on the same floor that I work on especially when I feel the need to release some gastrointestinal pressure right? So I'm getting on the elevator to go to my restroom of choice and lo and behold, a co-worker says are you going down to get coffee? Well, I think I do plan to get some coffee after I do what I need to do so I say yeah....and damn if he doesn't come with me. Now I'm all bloated because I couldn't do what I needed to do. The worse part is this same co-worker does this 2 or 3 times a week and I say yes everytime instead of no, I'm going to go do blah blah blah....

NCAA 2004 is the shizzel my bam bizzel

Not feeling the song I'm listening to right now...Kelly Rowland - Stole...somebody needs steal this song .. . . .

Erykah Badu --> Danger...Block on Lock: Don't know how I forgot this joint. The chorus is hella tight and catchy as hell and I don't even know what she's saying....Classic Erykay!

Songs I like right now:

Ginuwine--> Love You more: A hot bassline, sounds incredible with the right headphones on or on the right system...singing is okay but the bass line is no joke

The Transitions --> Ghetto Laws: Funky! That's it plain and simple, just ol school funky!!!

K Ci & JoJo --> Thug N Me Thug N U --> These cats finally got off that gay bullshit they've been trying to pimp since Jodeci broke up....the Tupac intro is hot too....

Okay, please explain how Delta can call me at 9:30 last night, tell me my flight is cancelled because of a mechanical error. I'm in Atlanta, the Delta hub, and they don't have any extra planes lying around??? I mean when a greyhound breaks down, there's spare buses reasonably available. So to shorten the rant, had to take a later flight which means I get to work later which means I leave later which means it's pitch black outside!!

Did anyone happen to notice the tossed salad Miami had to take from VT this past weekend? Oh that was friggin beautiful...just beautiful!!!

Trying out this new freeware called w.bloggar. It has an office like feel so I can be at work and look like I'm working which I am most of the time but when I'm not, I'm really not.....