You can try very hard to believe in the goodness and honesty in people, but at 22 I should no better. I continue to believe that people will commit the same effort and hold the same standards towards life or something close as long as I set a good present example. Now that sentence right there seems so utterly ridiculous it is not funny. Needless to say in a matter of days, my faith in people especially the people around me that I thought were put here to better me has been questioned if not completely destroyed.
Now let me preference this by saying that I know I can't trust everyone, but after a few years I have should have a good read on people. Maybe I don't or maybe money really does change everything.
reluctantly finished
Friday, June 25, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
To blow up the team or not to blow up the team.
The Hawks' problems are painfully obvious. Yes there might be other reasons, but Joe Johnson and Mike Woodson seem to be leading the pack in blame. And rightfully so. Joe Johnson is making a habit of trying to write a check his butt can't cash. Ha ( and trying to get a check some fool team will probably write). He wants to be a superstar with a good team around him so he doesn't have to carry the load. Well you got the team, but I must say you already left the building. And you want to be mr. fourth quarter, but instead you spend your time building Habitat Houses. Joe I know this is who you have always been.
Mike I have led campaigns to get rid of you and I have led campaigns to keep you. No longer will I run for you Mike I learned that the best thing to do is to let you run for yourself. Whether you run yourself into the ground or to a COY at least you will have done the running.
Mike is doing all he needs to do get himself where he wants to be. If he wants to run smack into a wall he needs to keep denying that voice in his head that is screaming change and continue to go with his gut.
And by the way it is fine for you Mr. Woodson to say yes we got cheated, but if you want to be really honest with yourself it should have never come down to that you should have won regardless just like the night before. Get your act together Mr. Woodson don't deflect a complete collapse on one possession. Or should you write to the NBA complaining about how it was to cold to play in Miami and they didn't send you a weather report.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
At first I was a fan, then I was a hater, and now I say get the money.
Don’t know what I am talking about? Well it all started about a year ago when I was on youtube and I stumbled upon twerkteam. If you do not know their work then youtube them, but before you come to any quick conclusions ask them why they do it.
I was simply engrossed at how good they were at it. If you get past them having no choreography you will be surprised at how GREAT they are. Each one of them is beautiful black female. They are in shape and they have some great curves. They are also very good at dancing they have a lot of control over their behinds and they use them well.
This is silly right I use choreography to describe girls shaking their bum bums on youtube. Its not though. They are great and very talented.
At least that is how I felt when I first saw them. They continued to make videos and unlike many other girls on youtube who shake their rums these girls made videos consistently and they were strictly about twerking. Which if you do not know is not the norm for girls who dance on youtube. They are usually infrequent with their post and they usually like to talk and all this other stuff.
When I began to know them by name I decided that it was probably time to turn off youtube and I did. I returned a few months to see them doing their same antics less members this time, but same goal. A few months later I decided to figure out who they are. I went to their myspace accounts and saw that they have a manager who is one of their moms.
I was mortified. I never thought a mom would support her daughter shaking her backside for the world to see. Not only that if you’ve ever see any one of these “booty shaking” videos of any girl you will see that men will say whatever they want. They are degrading and inappropriate. And guessing some of the ages of these guys it is just plain sad. After I got over that fact it finally dawned on me. What in the world were they managing?
I did my research and learned that the twerkteam girls had gone from shaking on youtube to dancing at parties for people their age and doing music videos. They were being paid to shake their what? For whom?
My mortification now coupled with disgust forced me to no longer watch these girls. I simply could not understand how they could do this and why they would do it. It went from interesting to repulsing.
And now here I am reading “Money Shot” by Lawrence C. Ross a book about blacks in porn. It is a great book with interviews of some of the stalwarts of the industry. It looks at the history and psychology that goes into it. The first chapter sets the tone. Lexington Steele is his first interviewee and he gives you his skinny on the industry. How they view black people, what it takes to stay in the industry and more importantly the lack of control he has. Now he starts his own company so that he can have that control. This was echoed throughout many of the other actors he interviewed. After hearing why some of these people got into the industry I got to thinking.
Why should I look down upon these girls for making money doing for the most part the same thing many girls do for free? These girls who I first thought silly and immature appear to be much more intelligent than me as I have yet to find a way to make money based off of one of my skill sets.
With college only rising in price as long as these girls keep their wits about themselves they can make their money and dip out. As long as they don’t do it for too long they could simply disappear and end up being your doctor or your lawyer.
However if these girls continue to progress along these lines it could lead to something more provocative I wish they would not do this, but to each her own.
To make it plain these girls found a way to make money and as long as they don’t loose themselves they really would have done something innovative. These beautiful young ladies found a way to make money when most girls their age are thinking about their next crush these girls have zoned in on the next dollar.
I really hope these ladies keep their wits about themselves. And as much as I wish they had found some other way to make money I am proud these girls found a way to work for themselves doing something I suspect they enjoy.
I was simply engrossed at how good they were at it. If you get past them having no choreography you will be surprised at how GREAT they are. Each one of them is beautiful black female. They are in shape and they have some great curves. They are also very good at dancing they have a lot of control over their behinds and they use them well.
This is silly right I use choreography to describe girls shaking their bum bums on youtube. Its not though. They are great and very talented.
At least that is how I felt when I first saw them. They continued to make videos and unlike many other girls on youtube who shake their rums these girls made videos consistently and they were strictly about twerking. Which if you do not know is not the norm for girls who dance on youtube. They are usually infrequent with their post and they usually like to talk and all this other stuff.
When I began to know them by name I decided that it was probably time to turn off youtube and I did. I returned a few months to see them doing their same antics less members this time, but same goal. A few months later I decided to figure out who they are. I went to their myspace accounts and saw that they have a manager who is one of their moms.
I was mortified. I never thought a mom would support her daughter shaking her backside for the world to see. Not only that if you’ve ever see any one of these “booty shaking” videos of any girl you will see that men will say whatever they want. They are degrading and inappropriate. And guessing some of the ages of these guys it is just plain sad. After I got over that fact it finally dawned on me. What in the world were they managing?
I did my research and learned that the twerkteam girls had gone from shaking on youtube to dancing at parties for people their age and doing music videos. They were being paid to shake their what? For whom?
My mortification now coupled with disgust forced me to no longer watch these girls. I simply could not understand how they could do this and why they would do it. It went from interesting to repulsing.
And now here I am reading “Money Shot” by Lawrence C. Ross a book about blacks in porn. It is a great book with interviews of some of the stalwarts of the industry. It looks at the history and psychology that goes into it. The first chapter sets the tone. Lexington Steele is his first interviewee and he gives you his skinny on the industry. How they view black people, what it takes to stay in the industry and more importantly the lack of control he has. Now he starts his own company so that he can have that control. This was echoed throughout many of the other actors he interviewed. After hearing why some of these people got into the industry I got to thinking.
Why should I look down upon these girls for making money doing for the most part the same thing many girls do for free? These girls who I first thought silly and immature appear to be much more intelligent than me as I have yet to find a way to make money based off of one of my skill sets.
With college only rising in price as long as these girls keep their wits about themselves they can make their money and dip out. As long as they don’t do it for too long they could simply disappear and end up being your doctor or your lawyer.
However if these girls continue to progress along these lines it could lead to something more provocative I wish they would not do this, but to each her own.
To make it plain these girls found a way to make money and as long as they don’t loose themselves they really would have done something innovative. These beautiful young ladies found a way to make money when most girls their age are thinking about their next crush these girls have zoned in on the next dollar.
I really hope these ladies keep their wits about themselves. And as much as I wish they had found some other way to make money I am proud these girls found a way to work for themselves doing something I suspect they enjoy.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
A poem. from2007 when I use to have heart.
I am stained by imperfections; just as I am stained by your presence.
I wish I could rid my self and advance; just as I wish I could rid myself of the burden that only I bear.
In order for progress to occur I must push forward and become the leader I have always meant to be.
I wish I could rid my self and advance; just as I wish I could rid myself of the burden that only I bear.
In order for progress to occur I must push forward and become the leader I have always meant to be.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The Reason this Blog was started part 2
Another reason this blog was started was to open discussion about the Atlanta Hawks. This summer is definitely a turning point and I think the first topic of discussion is Josh Smith. How much is he worth? What sign and trade deals make the most sense. etc. etc.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Now or Never
Starting something like a blog is easy. It is continuing it and frequenting it that makes it difficult. This will be like any other process though you know the ( exercise, read, read the Bible, etc.) get real excited do it every night until something comes up and then you take a day off. Then that day becomes a week and then you do it two or three more times before all of that energy completely disappears.
So if you are enjoying this don't get to attached because the next one might never come.
So if you are enjoying this don't get to attached because the next one might never come.
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