| Lines On Obama's Struggles For Healthcare... |
[Aug. 20th, 2009|02:14 pm] |
The siege won't cease
through these seas
of creeps and leeches,
like crackas packing guns
up in obama's speeches,
but it only takes one
tip of the tongue
to go beneath it
and how I've forseen
the outcome of defeat,
when the deaf, dumb and blind
try to mobilize their peeps
with first and second rights
utilized for deceiving. |
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| "Needs Meem" |
[Feb. 21st, 2009|12:55 pm] |
Taken from Megan...
Yes, just google your name and the word "needs" and list the 10 most appropriate.
1. Jake needs money for a hooker (the very first one, I kid you not)
2. Jake needs a show name.
3. Jake needs love, direction.
4. Jake needs a home.
5. Jake needs to go.
6. Jake needs to grow artistically.
7.Jake needs a new Mummy Adoption Hartlepool - TS25
8. Jake needs to gain weight.
9. Jake needs a vacation.
10. Jake needs you!
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| (no subject) |
[Feb. 18th, 2009|03:47 pm] |
What they say about
Catholic chicks is all true...
just like the bible. |
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[Feb. 5th, 2009|12:27 am] |
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Today has been one of those days when the labor movement sets off my indigestion. |
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| A Poem For New York |
[Jan. 7th, 2009|10:53 am] |
I
I submit to you-
the vast constant world of steel
shining glass and filth
for I cannot but
fall to my knees in humble
awe at the insane
complexity that
stays endlessly awake
as I fruitlessly
try to discipher
a pattern in the chaos
of this universe. |
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| 2008 In Review Meme. |
[Jan. 2nd, 2009|01:03 pm] |
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Bombed out a psypher circle.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
More or less. I am improving myself, def.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Many blessings arrived this year.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No, thankfully.
5. What countries did you visit?
The black planet, the white planet.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A financial plan
7. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
We don't remember days, we remember moments.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting my partying under control.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing another job because of partying.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I was a little under the weather and occationally hungover, but nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My mattress!
14. Where did most of your money go?
Pot and food.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Joy and Enlightenment
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
"American Dreamin' by Jay-Z
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? WORLDS happier!
Thinner or fatter? Thinner...
Richer or poorer? Actually richer...imagine that shit!
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Saved money and planned for the future
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Consume alchohol
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I already did. I spent too much!
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Yes I did! :-)
23. How many one-night stands?
Just one - but it was very special.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Random History Channel
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I have done my best to let things go - but there are some folks who have hurt me a little bit!
26. What was the best book you read?
A Sufi Anthology
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
All the ole skool hip-hop I now love!
28. What did you want and get?
I wanted Obama to win. I have had so many other blessings this year, but that one was awesome.
29. What did you want and not get?
To freestyle in front of a crowd...maybe 2009?
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Dark Knight
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Threw a party, went to NYC...I was 27
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I can't think of anything.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Old Man Chic
34. What kept you sane?
Meditation, pot, and healthy foods.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Lauryn Hill! Don't get ill on the Hill!!
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Healthcare reform and the Wars.
37. Who did you miss?
My college/LARP friends. My CT family.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
Saul Williams!
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
To love and focus on yourself, then watch as success unfolds!
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Play That Funky Music White Boy
SIKE!
"Peace and blessings manifest with every lesson learned; and if knowledge were your wealth, than it would be well earned."
-Erykah Badu in "On and On." |
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[Dec. 31st, 2008|10:49 pm] |
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Whoo! Party in Brooklyn! |
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| More Proof That We Still Have A Ways To Go... |
[Dec. 30th, 2008|10:26 am] |
'Magic Negro' flap might help Saltsman Andy Barr Andy Barr Tue Dec 30, 4:31 am ET The controversy surrounding a comedy CD distributed by Republican National Committee chair candidate Chip Saltsman has not torpedoed his bid and might have inadvertently helped it. Four days after news broke that the former Tennessee GOP chairman had sent a CD that included a song titled “Barack the Magic Negro” to the RNC members he is courting, some of those officials are rallying around the embattled Saltsman, with a few questioning whether the national media and his opponents are piling on. ( Rest of article )
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| Untitled |
[Dec. 17th, 2008|02:54 pm] |
As the time that we
have is so fleeting and short,
let me then move you:
I have awakened
each morning to the sunrise
that smiles brightly.
I have held in my
strong arms the form of one whom
makes my mind dance wild.
I have labored long
hours and tasted the fruit
of perspiration.
I have quieted
the misgivings of the mind
and arrived at peace. |
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| WIP: My Regards For The Guru |
[Dec. 16th, 2008|07:47 am] |
Insanity is so
liberating, and yet, see
how insane it is.
Do I savor the calm
as body and mind are left
to time's drifting sea?
If the end does come,
are we prepared to survive
whatever it is?
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| Homesick |
[Nov. 24th, 2008|06:18 pm] |
I realize that it's really only a few hours before I get to go home to MD, but I am missing it quite a lot these days. Whenever I need some of that back home flava, I just play this joint.
For those who don't know, the name of the sound is "Go-Go." ;-)
Enjoy it!
Random PS: Anything by Sublime suffices also :-) |
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| La Poncena |
[Nov. 21st, 2008|02:13 pm] |
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One of the most enjoyable slices of New Brunswick flava is a favorate restaurant of mine, La Poncena. It is named after a town in Puerto Rico, and has the best "Spanish" food that I've ever had in a restaurant. Ironically, I haven't been back there in as long as I can remember, and after cashing my last paycheck from the Obama campaign, I treated myself to their marinated steak lunch special. The place was too crowded to get one of the tables, so I sat at the serving counter and stared at the food.
It was just like I remembered it! The thin-sliced steak was prepared in the certain special way that only Puerto Rican folks seem to know how to do: it's so tender you don't need a knife, and is heavily basted in gravy with sliced onions and a little bit of green peppers. It's served with yellow rice, which has a few green pigeon and chick peas in it. With that is a healthy serving of pink beans - also marinated but not watery - and comes with the best part: sweet fried plantains. It's food like this that prevents me from going whole-hog veggie, especially when I can have a quiet meal to myself with the sound of some good latin pop percussion overhead.
The place is always staffed by two servers and the tough-looking manager. One server tends to be a little friendlier, even though she acted surprised when I complimented the food. Everyone who comes in compliments the food. The food is the bomb! The other server never says hello to anyone except her brother and her husband, and I would wager is rather overworked. She carries the steaming-hot 10-gallon stew pots like it's no big thing. The manager is a large, gruff, tired-looking cat, whose beard and moustache style changes every time I go in there. Moreover, the semi-gray areas always seem to move with the beard, as if his signs of aging are coordinating with the changes he makes to his facial hair. The back of the kitchen is always has a few different young folks who are too busy flirting with one another to really prepare much food. The main cook is an attractive middle-aged woman, who I believe owns the joint and is married to the manager.
There is one more reason that I have to go back more often. They gave me the price usually reserved for rude customers or cats in suits, as opposed to the price charged to neighborhood locals. I made sure to be extra-friendly and tip well, and after that meal, I am def making this a part of my "treat" regimen. |
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| A Shout Out To All The N.E.R.D.s Out There! (Poetry) |
[Nov. 19th, 2008|09:51 am] |
My fave local Jersey poet, Ion, from the troupe "The Justus League," spitting his signature poem. (This is obviously an early version of the poem...)
Here's The Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lXsf-Vsy7w
And the video:
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| Amethyst Rocks |
[Nov. 15th, 2008|04:19 pm] |
Last night, I met Saul Williams. I thanked him for his influence and shook his hand. I asked him questions about persuing my future, and like any Older God, he encouraged me, but also said that I must find answers for myself. For those who don't know, Saul's work elevated my dreams from an angsty teenager writing for the high school lit mag, to actually having a dream of being a poet. Last night was one of those moments that has altered my life.
Moreover, Saul performed some of my favorite poems, including stuff from his film "Slam," which was filmed in Southeast, DC, not too far from where my father lived and worked as a youth. He also spat some of his ish from Def Poetry Jam, which, if folks have not yet seen, they need to check out. He spoke so eloquently, and explained his veganism and stances against drugs. In his words - "If you get fucked up, you're gonna get fucked up." He explained that focusing on the quest for enlightenment will yield your true purpose, and will inevitably bring about success and the money that we all need to live.
Many on here do not know that this is my sixth day of sobriety/cleanliness. Last week, I began attending Alcoholic's Anon meetings, and I am happier than I have been in years. Saul validated this decsion, and I feel as though I have been reborn.
So, just to show folks the power and skill that this poet has, I include the scene from "Slam" where Saul performs the poem "Amethyst Rocks," while trying to prevent a massive gang-fight in the prison that his character was involved in. Saul himself explained that the poem was one of his youth, when he was angry at white people, but also, angry at himself and filled with internalized racism and self-hatred. I highly recommend that everyone watch it.
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSR7H580e5U
And the clip:
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| Racists and The Obama Victory |
[Nov. 15th, 2008|04:16 pm] |
Election spurs 'hundreds' of race threats, crimes By JESSE WASHINGTON, AP National Writer Jesse Washington, Ap National Writer 1 hr 53 mins ago Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars. Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony, highlighting the stubborn racism that remains in America.
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| Barak Obama |
[Oct. 30th, 2008|11:15 am] |
I finally saw him speak in Chester, PA, which was a moving experience. He spoke of hope for America, etc etc, so I figured I would post something that always seems to find what little hope I have left some days, and reminds me that not every American is a total stick in the mud:
And here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dNKkomKKk8
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| Haikus |
[Oct. 27th, 2008|12:54 am] |
I would trade all vice
that I was let just once to
caress your sweet face.
I would leave the grape
to song-birds should it cause you
to hear their music.
I would burn all herbs
for one moment spent breathless
as I heed your words. |
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