talking sh*t

4/30
When you haven’t written in a while it’s hard to know where to come back in because so many things have crossed my mind. Here are the ones on the surface:

* Children are the only ones that seem to have expendable income. Every thing is geared towards them and “rich” people. Now they’re talking about reinstating the draft and guess which one of those two wont be heading on a plane towards the front line. Sometimes I feel we should lower the voting age. Youngsters in this country: you need to realize your power to change the world. I guess that’s the reason they try to keep them dumb in public schools.

* I would like to give a shout out to the world of pornography. Recently in the news I read that this actor contracted HIV. But because porn actors get tested every 3 weeks, they were able to track down who he might have spread it to and who he might have gotten it from. They made these lists public, and stopped all movie production for a 60 day period while they tracked down the source of infection. This kind of response probably saved lives and I applaud them for being on it so thoroughly (so to speak.)

* When was the last time you got an HIV/AIDS test? Get it get it get it get it!!! I cannot stress that enough, especially since in the general population we don’t tend to be as efficient.

* A couple of nights ago some friends and I were playing a game. It’s called “sell out.” Someone gives a price (say 2 million dollars), and an outrageous act and the other person answers honestly weather or not they would do it. So one of my friends is consistently saying he would do any of the things I suggest for the prices I’m calling out. When I asked him why he was so willing to do these things he said that he “came from nothing” so there was little that I could mention that he wouldn’t do. I was like DAMN. It caught me off guard. Does he really believe that?
* I found out there was yet another shoot out in front of my mom’s house. For the first time, I couldn’t be there. It was a very helpless feeling to be this far away. What do I do so that it doesn’t happen again? I welcome any suggestions. It’s always the same people from the same house getting that negative energy. I wonder if they feel they come from nothing.

* Why aren’t guns considered weapons of mass destruction?

* No one gives you your freedom
No one gives you your freedom
No one gives you your freedom

* One day they will play Wu Tang songs on oldies stations.
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April 8, 2004

Am I a day late yall? I try to be consistent but we have been extra busy at exit; a lot of things to look forward to this year. I’ll mention these 2 things then I gotta get back to work.

#1 the power of worth has been on my mind lately. As we zoom further into this future that sees destroying a farm, paving it and putting up a Wal-Mart as progress, we see less and less of actual physical money... more and more of the symbols that represent it. You have as much as a blip on a screen tells you.

The responsibility falls on ourselves to define the worth of what we do. Can my worth be quantified? If so, how do I demand from the world what I feel I’m worth? How do I share my wealth? We need to collectively perceive wealth and worth through a completely different paradigm as times change.

#2 BIG EXTRA HIP HOP HOORAY shout out to the sisters at Spelman College for knowing their worth enough to organize a protest/demonstration questioning Nelly’s portrayal of women in his videos during his planned visit to their campus for a bone marrow drive. His foundation cancelled the appearance AND the drive itself. Here’s my question…What about the people who need the bone marrow transplants? I suppose to Nelly’s foundation, it wasn’t worth being questioned?

http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/music/0404/01nelly.html;COXnetJSessionID=A1VSexA6zuMoxZ3aN1yskMi2AKtlYLjflyz7LeIYrACk0sVohxdV!114335374?urac=n&urvf=10814477623650.22889680952613123

http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=3017

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4/1

"i woke up to day... the rest is just gravy," my bus driver said to me a couple of days ago. he was MAD late today and the lesson for me was to always look forward. the bus is either going to come or not. looking back for it won't make it come any sooner. all you can do is be prepared and be there. that's what you control. once you're there, read a book, pray, do push ups, rest... whatever. you have arrived, and are prepared for your journey. don't waste that time looking back for things you can't change.
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