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talent.. gotta love it.. click the image.. or cut and paste the url below..

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Democratic Nerd Convention..

for the first time that i can remember, i spent dang near an hour watching the Democratic National Convention.. if this isn't a Nerd Ball, i don't know what is.. i sat there trying to ignore and listen to the commentators (bored me dang near to death), look at these people who appeared to be having the time of their lives (which i couldn't understand, cuz absolutely nothing was going on in between speeches), and wait for Michelle Obama to speak..

that was it for me.. i just wanted to hear her speak..

so there i was, trying to listen and understand.. each moment that passed, i got more upset at the fact that i was getting lied to about when Michelle would come up.. i was also getting more upset because i just didn't understand why these people didn't seem to have a life.. why this event was so major to them.. i mean, this year brings some historical value, as we have the first Black man leading the charge.. this is something even Joe Biden is coming to grips with.. like "damn, it's really come to this? i worked my entire life just to take orders from a Black man?".. that ish had to hurt!!

but i watched everything from the looks, the outfits, the ages.. everything.. this is a Nerd Ball.. nothing short of one.. i've never been to one, but i can imagine that in my dreams, what i saw last night is what i would expect to see at a Nerd Ball.. manners kinda off.. badly dressed individuals.. conversations about the same dang thing.. some bad speakers.. everything..

pardon me, but the Kennedy thing was qute for a split second and that's it.. dude's elbow and hand kept messing w/ me.. like it was from years of being hit w/ a switch on some "keep it up this high, not that low!!".. "curve your hand like this, not like that!".. it was horrible.. then seeing him shake.. yeah, i was done.. it's wrong.. dude had a brain tumor.. i get it.. but dang, if you get paraded up there, then you can get talked about.. i talked about Ali when he about lit all of Atlanta on fire by handling the torch at the 1996 Olympics, and i'll talk about this dude.. and his speech? man, i was nodding off.. Great Grand Dad done had it.. let him go..

Michelle, it was just impressive to watch you speak like a proud Black woman.. i appreciated that.. i think i was expecting more, but i'll take what i can get.. you repped the South Side of Chicago easily and frequently.. much love for that.. i sat there saying that 2 people that have lived on the South Side of Chicago are about to be Mr. & Mrs. President.. that ish is messing w/ me.. and for the first time (actually, 2nd, cuz i gave Hillary respect), i feel like the woman in the White House is a great equal to the man in the White House.. Michelle is bad.. stumbles and all..

but your kids? come on, y'all had to keep it too real.. Barack crashing the party from some other people's home.. then gonna show up on a video.. how Black is that?? then is speaking directly to his wife and kids.. having his kids interrupt him (please resend the baby daughter the memo).. having the oldest stand right in front of the screen, knowing Michelle wanted to snatch her back and say "is your Daddy a window maker?".. it was just some classic Black people stuff.. Barack was stumbling around with his words, cuz he was like "damn, i guess we are Black!".. white people didn't know what to do or say, cuz that man was literally their boss.. it was all classic material..

a Nerd Ball it definitely was.. i can honestly say that the DNC is far from being included on my to-do list..

i'm just sayin'..

Redeem Team..

so we saw.. dudes did their thing.. so my question is this:

what happens to this team now?

i mean, we know about the 3 years of playing together.. do they stay together now? are they playing in the tournaments each summer? are they practicing in the off-season? i'm not sure people thought about this..

i love the thought of them killing the rest of the world, but i'm also happy that no Bulls players are on this team.. cuz not being able to rest could shorten the careers of some of these dudes..

i'm just sayin'..

Baby Powder Awards - 08/08

i'm sorry.. i had to do it.. i had to bring these back.. The Baby Powder Awards.. i initiated this on Troubl's blog site earlier this year, but i need to bring them back home.. need to start slapping more people.. as a review, The Baby Powder Awards are given to those individuals who need "hot fire" slapped out of them.. i'm willing to do the slapping.. i just need my baby powder so that my hand can get through the sting of the continuous slapping that's about to commence..

1. George Bush, Jr.
• Just because..
2. Fox News
• For being too blatant with your media power.. Do some research.. Get people's names right.. I mean, Ill Doctorine did a piece which was a take off of Soulja Boy (political piece), and you actually put it on your news and said that it WAS Soulja Boy.. come on now.. You never came back telling ppl you made a mistake, and that it wasn't Soulja Boy, you just let it keep going..
  
3. John McCain
• Just because you look like you smell like an old folk's home.. i'm just sayin'..
4. Scorpion King 2 Staff
• i'm blaming all of you for putting out that wack ass movie.. really? i mean, how are you going to name the PREQUEL to Scorpion King, Scorpion King 2? that's just backwards.. then how are you going to trick me into believing it would be as good as Scorpion King or The Mummy, so i wasted a Netflix spot for you?? then, how you gon' put those bad as actors in there?? i'm mad.. bitchassness.. for real..
5. TV Show Competition Voters
• i might need to smack myself for watching and not voting, but that's besides the point.. on shows like American Idol (which i don't watch beyond the prelims anymore), America's Best Dance Crew, etc, there is a lack of intelligence.. a serious lack of it.. i mean the best get voted off too early.. consistently.. producers, judges, stop blaming America.. we are stupid.. we are led by an idiot.. what do you expect from those that watch? they follow their leader.. they don't know how to vote.. they don't know how to judge talent.. if they did, they'd have your job.. stop leaving it in their hands.. rig the damn votes for crying out loud..
  
6. Jamie Foxx
• you knew damn well them dudes wasn't G's.. i'm just sayin', fam, i'm just sayin'..
7. Jay-Z
• for being on the cover of the new Vibe with that Louis scarf on.. fam, you know that's like last summer's fashion.. Louis or not.. my man L was rocking that style for the last 3 years.. shit ain't timeless..
  
8. Recession
• because i ain't living how i was last year.. because i can't get paid like i should.. because it's hard out here for a pimp..

bitch niggas..

The Man..

i've pretty much stayed away from talking about Barack.. with everyone trying to make anyone who is siding with him a reason not to vote for him, i didn't want to be another Ludacris.. i'll come clean and say that i'm honored to know this dude.. to know him before all of this President stuff.. he lives around the corner from my Pop-Pop.. has attended my church.. shoot, he's in our family photos.. one of his mentors is the daughter of one of my mentors.. i have a couple autographed books from him.. books i still haven't read.. i'm bad, i know.. but that's my disclaimer..

so yea, i'm for this dude.. been in his corner, cuz he was in mine before he knew much about me.. Chicago love.. that's what i call it..

but this picture i snagged from today's NY Times.. it was fitting.. it puts in perspective the pull he has on people.. young, old.. white, Chinese.. doesn't matter.. the dude moves us.. and i know we don't need a glorified coach or public speaker to lead our country, but he's more than that.. yes, "he speaks so well".. so can i.. so can many of you.. so let's build that bridge and get the hell over it.. that ain't what he's about.. (yup, i said ain't right after i said i can "speak so well").. the dude just makes sense.. which is hard to find nowadays.. do your research.. not what the media puts out.. not the sly Fox's of the world.. do your own research..

whether it's his take on the gas and whether to dig or not to dig.. or his take on the war.. or health care.. or the economy.. or education.. whatever it is, do your own research.. you might be surprised at what you find..

but let's not get it twisted.. what's wrong with being popular (like that McCain ad tried to poke fun at)? really? what's wrong with so many people wanting to be on your side and wanting to support you? what's wrong with the fact that other countries have already come out and said that they would have a newfound respect for the US if we elect Barack? what's wrong with having a smooth dresser and athlete in the White House? can anyone deny the fact that if we see Barack in that position, then it would have a lot more kids actually wanting (and believing) to become the President? probably more than an NBA player.. what's wrong with that? what's wrong with all of the excitement this man brings to an area that no one really cared about in years past?

i just don't get it.. i mean, i do, but my mind goes back to it being a matter of race.. which i don't really want to cry about, but it gets harder.. i'm sick of hearing about how this or that becomes racism.. especially when minorities are not the ones screaming it.. it's like that one Vanity Fair (or whatever magazine that was that i don't read) that had LeBron on it with that one white actress.. immediately the press made a big deal out of it saying that it's racism, cuz LeBron was being portrayed as King Kong or some other beast trying to snatch a white woman..

really?

was i really thinking that before you said it? it never crossed my mind, and i was (and still am) upset that the media ran with that.. Black ppl didn't come out to say that.. we didn't immediately scream racism.. we saw LeBron as LeBron on that cover.. not some gorilla.. there was no "G-Unit" call or anything like that.. if anything, i can see it as some "move over, i'm here now".. but they do that with Barack, too.. somehow bringing race into a discussion that doesn't need it.. now that's not to say that there isn't a bit of that going around, cuz it is.. it's actually a lot of it.. but not in every dang case.. some times it's just pure hate.. point blank..

but i'm excited about this.. because i believe he's our next President.. i believe it just as much as seeing Usain Bolt crush the 200 and break a record i never thought would be broken.. i believe it, cuz it's needed, too.. we need a change.. i don't want to bite on his stuff, but it's the truth.. nothing is going to change immediately, but i hope and pray that he'll have 8 years to start to right the ship.. the first 4 years will be hard, because there is too much stuff to undo.. but i believe in his mission.. and i believe that when it's all said and done, i'll be able to say that i have a friend in the White House.. i believe you will too.. cuz i honestly believe Barack is a friend to all of us..

G's to Gents..

big shout out to my girl, who inspired me to write about this.. you know who you are..

so yea, i'm guilty of watching the MTV show "G's to Gents".. blame it on the internet.. but i sit and catch this show online each week.. now, i'll be late every dang week, but i make sure i watch it.. that and some other shows..

but this show has me addicted.. another pseudo reality show, hosted by Fonzworth Bentley (created by Jamie Foxx), that talks supposed G's and turns them into Gentlemen..

*cough*

bullshit

*cough*

from the first episode i was like "where did they find these dudes?" G's?? really? gangsters? OG's?? really?? from where?? well, that was answered immediately, as they provided their hometowns.. i know people in Detroit and other cities are UPSET.. on some, "nah, that nigga ain't from here".. i apologize, but i had to drop the n-bomb.. it fit.. and nah, it's not a show full of Blacks.. everybody has a shot to take that label.. but them niggas are bitches.. punks.. whateva you want to call them.. they are far from a G, and far from Gentlemen.. but what's crazy is that they would be A LOT closer to being a Gentlemen than they ever will be as a G.. just ain't happening..

all of them soft.. a couple have heart, but heart doesn't make you a G.. i know some dudes i grew up with that would love to smack the ish out of them dudes just for posing.. shoot, in some cases, i want to get my slap in..

you got a dude that was on the show, that just needed a few hugs when he was younger.. dude had a temper, but dang if i ever felt like he would be a threat to me.. say whatever he want, but i would've just laughed at that dude.. another dude is the epitome of "doofy".. i can't think of a better word.. he's soft.. lacks any ounce of sense.. looks confused all of the dang time.. it's like the women that get their eyebrows done and it is arched in such a way that they look like you just asked them a question, and they responded with "huh"?.. well, he has the same way of making a face that shows he is utterly confused at every possible moment of the day.. and i feel bad for him.. i really do.. doesn't belong on the show at all.. belongs more on I Love New York or something.. or an episode of Dave Chappelle, but he wouldn't have to act.. he would just stand there, collect laughs for looking doofy, and get a check.. that's it..

but yeah, y'all have to check out this show.. if i'm lying i'm flying.. peep it.. it's worth it..

now, i have no clue who is going to win this show.. i haven't even paid enough attention to figure out what they win.. the nonsense is just too much to actually concentrate or act like this is a legit show.. it's just entertainment for me.. so i apologize for not giving you the rundown, cuz i really don't have one.. i just laugh.. make messed up faces, and wait for next week's episode..

i'm just sayin'..

Smart Stupid People..

i'm sick of y'all..

really, y'all are just stupid.. those of you that fall into this category are those of you who believe you're smarter (much smarter) than others, so you try to prove it each time out.. but when you try to prove it, all that you prove is that you are actually stupid.. right now i'm talking about some Black people..

i made this comment:

"the one thing i love about my people is that we are good for showing our ass eventually"..

that came from this chick trying to play games with other people's lives.. talking slick.. trying to act slick.. trying to run her mouth.. and every single time she tried to act smart, she just showed how stupid she really is.. it's amazing..

here are some ways to spot Smart Stupid People:

1. they talk to you about your own close people/friends/associates, not realizing those are your close people/friends/associates
2. they don't know when to shut the eff up
3. they confuse their lies
4. they argue with you, and you can switch it up midstream on them, and take their side, and then they'll flip and argue your side, but will do that wrong, and then try to flip back, but they are lost
5. they will say "i really like you" or "it's no one's fault" but RIGHT after that they will say the opposite
1. y'all might need an example on that.. you know like when someone will say "my team played hard, but they played so soft"..
6. did i say that they don't know when to shut the eff up?

that's just a start.. i'm sick of these people.. seriously.. i'm making my baby powder shirt as we speak (yeah, the clothing line is finally launching in the next month).. cuz i need to start smacking fire out of people's face.. yesterday i almost got into a physical altercation, just cuz i wanted to get this chick of my girl's back.. there is also this dude that i know the next time i see him, ain't shit to say.. just a fight.. i don't even get like that much anymore.. but this dude has been asking for one since May.. lil' fat mickey fickey.. him being fat doesn't matter, but that's just where my head is.. y'all MIGHT think i'm playing.. i MIGHT get in trouble for even typing this.. but at this point, i really don't care.. dude been talking slick, not getting me my money, and lying consistently.. dude ducks me.. had him come by a spot i was in, saw me in there, and took off.. i give it to him.. he has good luck or some angels.. cuz there have been moments when my people told me that he appeared at a spot i was just at like 5 minutes after i left.. his problem is that i know where he and his family live..

his other problem is that i'm going hard with the boxing thing.. really hard.. i know the numbers with my eyes closed.. second nature now.. throw in the various combinations, and while i'm bragging, i'm bragging.. point blank.. i won't skate around that.. i always felt that i was nice with my hands since growing up on the South Side of Chicago.. lil' dude with heavy hands.. (Herm, don't play).. but now i can fight traditionally (instead of southpaw).. now i know how to throw check hooks and "four plus".. so, yea, dude is getting it.. i told a few of his friends already.. they replied:

"he's just going to have to take that.. we ain't gonna allow him to go to the cops, etc.."

that's all i needed to hear.. plus i just got a check.. i got some money to escape if need be.. C3, i ain't gon' leave with the whole check, but i can't be an episode of Oz.. i know you feel me..

i'm just venting.. but i'm starting to strongly despise Smart Stupid People.. it's not about a degree.. but in many cases, these people don't even have a GED, but will profess like they were Cornell Barack Winfrey or something.. aka your next rap superstar..

i'm just sayin'..