It's July 31, which means a couple of things:
1. It's the end of July for 2003
2. 4 years ago today, July 31, I set foot in California for my 3rd tour of duty here. The next day, OJ came out to hang with Sanaa (not Lathan). That was a nice welcome. a few weeks later, I decided not to let Sun America hire me in order to go to the Airforce. After I decided NOT to go to the Airforce I got a job at eToys, then Halloween weekend I got arreseted, put in County Jail for a week, then probation for the last 3 and a half years....
Until Monday *does the wop*
So now, 4 fuckin years after arriving, I can breathe... and yes, I will stay out of trouble this time...
Kobe news...
According to sources at ESPN, the prosecution is going to use the fact that the sex was non-consensual and that Kobe gave misleading statements to police in order to convict his ass. They also said that there was some consensual sex acts going on but the actual sex was forced...
In other words, he probably got some head but wanted to go in.. LOL
In Other News...
It's the end of the month so once again its time to thank our sponsors and inspirations
Kobe Bryant - New citizenship of Bolivion pending....
Lifetime
Various CUBS
Funky people who ride the bus
The Black Bluto
Morris Day & The Time
Popeye's
Won-Ton Soup...
From Black Consciousness:
We hear that Queen Latifah no longer wants to be called Queen anymore. When she was perpetrating as a Muslim, that was kool, but now that she has been
saved by some White Jews from Hollywood, we can drop that Queen action!
Hmm, it kinda fits. Smaller boobs, no more 'Queen'... pretty soon she gonna drop the Latifah for her gubment 'Dana'.... SHE WANTS TO BE WHITE!!!
Well, I don't think its that serious. I mean, anyone who gets an Oscar nomination, their stock goes up in Hollywood, with that (allegedly) comes better roles, and the demands that come with them. Plus, I guess the twins were getting hard to carry for her, no matter how much I like lookin at em (LOL).
But then again... you never know... gotta keep that 3rd eye open...
I had to link this. I never saw it before. It made me think some.
Oh yeah before I forget....
CLUE!
NEW LINKS!
DESERT STORM!
lol...
I'm out...
In case you don't already know, there was a trial out here in which a cop was being tried for kicking another young black man's ass, basically.
This, like the Rodney King Case, had a videotape.
This, ALSO like the Rodney King Case, did not bring a guilty verdict. In fact, it was a mistrial.
Unlike the Rodney King Verdict, the streets did not erupt in violence. Does this mean that black folks have basically accepted that this Bull Shit will continue to go on? I hope not.
But also there is no point in tearing up the places where we live, work and shop (janky as they may be sometimes.)
So, whats the solution? I think if more cops were getting THEIR ass whooped on a daily basis a lot of this shit would stop, but that is real REAL radical. Besides you may get the (maybe justified) argument that cops will get even worse.
I don't know what the solution is. It's pretty much a fact that cops are trained to treat black men like animals and hunt them down anyway. Think not? When was the last time you heard of a white kid gettin his ass whopped by a cop? When did the last white man get shot by a cop for reaching for his cell-phone?
*silence*
That's why I was felling Steve Harvey this morning, saying "Show me the tape of the white people getting (fucked) up by cops and I will not be mad, but I am pissed because it only happens to us"
And, as Kobe is about to find out, money dont matter...
In Other News...
With my new freedom, I am now torn. I mean, yes, now I CAN leave, and I been bitchin and moaning about L.A. all this time, but at this point, would it be WISE for me to go? I mean the best ways to pitch stuff like screenplays and novels and what-not would be to BE here. However, since I DID catch this break, I'm like, this must be a sign that I need to go...
Decisions, decisions...
Do you know how many songs/albums have the word 'Free' in them?
dead prez's album was called 'Let's Get Free'.
Goodie Mob's 1st track on the soul food album is called 'Free'
Denise Williams has an old school jam - 'Free'
Black people love free stuff...
Then there's BET's Free...
The Amistad brotha said 'Give Us Free'
Why all of this free talk? Because simply, yours truly has been freed from the hassles of Probation life. This is by no means to equate this with 'Out on Parole' or nothing like that, however it is hard enough being a black man in this society without things like 'on probation' or 'convicted felon' attached to your name.
In a week I can apply to have my record expunged and my civil rights restored, so then I can vote and do all those things that regular americans can do. Except hold public office, but in that George W. Bush is my hero, I mean if an alcoholic basehead can become President, the sky is the limit!
Before I forget, special props go to those who tried to keep me sane during this ordeal, and encouraging me to keep my head up and to be patient while all the while I was getting frustrated and plotting escapes n shit. Ya'll know who ya'll is...
Kobe News
Welp, according to the National Enquirer, it seems that Kobe and wifey were contemplating divorce before the shit hit the fan. This was due to issues we are all familiar with by now (Family not accepting her, opinion of her as a golddigger, allegations of extortion on the part of wifey's parents, etc...) Now, she is going to stay by this nigga. Probably because she can get more out of him that way.
In Other News...
My White Sox are starting a 3-game set against the division-leading Kansas City Royals. The Sox are 4 games back so this is a great opportunity for them to get closer to the lead.
Raven.... 3... maybe 4...
And the pics OJ took of me are me at my drunkenest....
RIP Bob Hope
Latest Kobe News: Kobe's first hearing is on August 6, and there will be one video camera and one still camera allowed in, so we can see kobe look all stupid and sad and shit.
The Enquirer showed a picture of the victim, with the little black mark over her eyes, but someone already said that that girl was not the one.
They need to just show a picture and get it over with.
Also, today at Venice Beach there were several vendors out selling 'Free Kobe' T-Shirts, along with a mural in purple and gold screaming 'Free Kobe'
Last I checked Kobe wasn't in anyone's jail. Well, maybe his wife's lol...
In Other News...
I went to the beach today. Mad fun... Lots of basketball played, but also lots of women. Thats always a plus...
Among the things seen at the beach was a black man with an actually fine white woman. Most of the time niggas (Like Kobe) like to pick skanky looking or acting ones. I think if more negroes did pick tight white girls I would not be so mad about them dating white women. But bruh-man was the exception to the rule.
Not that I would ever date a white woman *raising fist*
Ok Raven, you can be THE babymomma, but you have to have them all... lol
I don't know the area code, lol
For now I have no new Kobe news to report, since there has been a gag-order issued. Ah well...
Friday Five...
1. If your life were a movie, what would the title be?
Float... because for most of my life that's what I did basically...
2. What songs would be on the soundtrack?
Welp... among others:
Float by the Floaters.. (Cancer.. and my name is Larry... LMAO)
Wanna Be Startin Something by Bolivion citizen Jacko
I Get Around by Tupac
Stoned is the Way of the Walk by Cypress Hill
Dumb Shit by Ice Cube
3. Would it be a live-action film or animated? Why?
My film would be live, cartoon sex doesn't always translate well LOL
4. Casting: who would play you, members of your family, friends, etc?
I would be me, everyone else would be secondary anyway... this is MY shit LOL
5. Describe the movie preview/trailer
It would start by me falling off the roof while my friend and my cousin ran. Then it would show me sitting in the dark while waiting for some fool in North Carolina to come home. then cut to the losing-my-virginity-in-a-project-elevator scene. Then the you-did-what??? jail shit... finally a 'smoke' session in the Lincoln with 'float on' playing in the background...
In Other News...
None to report, so ya'll have a good weekend!
Oh Wait... Raven needs to be my ex-babymomma #14
That is all...
in the summer time...
Now, if you join this site, you can bet on the outcome of the Kobe trial, LOL
*we interrupt our Kobe Koverage to bring you another on-the-street Kodak moment*
I was walking around where the CUBS dwell and smoke their crack, when this woman could obviously not hold it any longer and just pulled her pants down, squatted, and peed right on the sidewalk. Never mind that there was an alley nearby, she was just like 'fuck it' and peed in front of a fast food joint.
The white people covered their mouths and gasped and all that knda shit. I just laughed. Shit was nasty, and woulda been REAL funny if she decided to wipe herself with one of her dreads that hung down to her ass...
Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled post....
Tom Leykis (sp), a radio guy out here in LA, said the victims name on his show, saying that he didn't beleive you could have a fair trial without knowing both people's names. Of course people said that was an invasion of privacy, similar to a rape. However I kinda agree with him. I mean we talk about invasions of privacy and all that, but send reporters non-stop to these people's homes. If there was REALLY such a concern about privacy, let all the media people go home, and not report shit.
Like that will happen.
Oh yeah, Kobe bought his wife an 8-carat purple diamond ring worth like 4 mil. This, of course, was AFTER apologizing.
LOL... I am gonna call this nigga Sheep from now on cuz he's gonna get FLEECED!
In Other News...
California is holding a recall election for the governor. It's official. It will be held October 7. What will happen is that a bunch of Republican candidates will line up to replace Davis, but probably no democrats, mainly because they think this is wrong, and I do too, simply because you're gonna replace this guy with people who couldn't beat him in a REAL election...
What?
Well, that is unless Ah-nuld runs...
BET has an ultimate black history quiz. They spelled 'Reconstruction' wrong...
figures...
nobody can...
or nobody (else) will...
Now it seems that the girl Kobe (allegedly) assaulted was a virgin.
Which would probably explain the blood. Maybe.
I can't even call this one no more. Every day I hear something more fucked up than the day before, and we haven't had the trial yet.
To wrap up, we have Kobe allegedly sexually assaulting a 19 yr old white virgin... without a condom. That sounds like something out of To Kill A Mockingbird, damn.
If Kobe was really that horny maybe he shoulda got a snow bunny stripper from Vail or something. It's not like he couldn't afford it. And (for the most part) discretion is their business...
In Other News...
I hung out with my cousin today for awhile. He decided he loves LA too much to leave just yet, so he will be enrolling this fall at West LA, which is the school I'm at now.
Hopefully only for the time being, as I still have one foot in Arizona as far as staying here is concerned. Wait, the other foot is in Vega$, not Arizona lol
The WNBA is trying to get kinky, LOL
Okay, I think that Kobe Bryant needs to apply for citzenship to Bolivion, don't ya'll think?
I think so especially after finding out THIS muthafucka did that white girl bareback.
No condom. No Jimmy hat. No aluminum foil. NOTHING.
This shit with Kobe just seems to get worse and worse. And you notice with all the biggies (Tyson, Jordan, Jackson) the shit always happens after mad success, like for some reason having a bunch of money and being able to do shit the average mufucka can't do is just not enough. They have to marry gold-diggers (Tyson) tape their pervertedness (Arrah - Kelly), sleep with little boys (Jacko) or kill their cracker-crackhead wives (OJ)...
I bet Kobe was like passive agressive even with his sexual assault LOL..
Let me stop, it is not nice to poke fun at the rich... actually it is when they do things that smack of being divoid of common sense.
In Other News...
I have been told I am not on someone's shit list, but we are not cool anymore...
ah well..
I have been a scaredy-cat recently. I still need to go see this math professor, but I know somehow he's gonna say, take the final, and imma be like, nooooo imma faiiiiiiiil. but I got to do it to keep my classes in the fall... so if anyone out there knows a good tutor, let me know...
It's almost lunchtime here, but I am feeling pancakes...
Yes, I am still on that TIME shit, lol.
You know, I was going to talk some more about the Kobe dandruff (aka fallout) of what about to happen with him when I got an interesting bit of news.
Some one is mad at Max.
I know what your thinking, who could POSSIBLY be mad at a charming, intelligent, witty, sexy, tall nigga like me?
Welp, when people tend to blame other folks for their mistakes, that tends to happen.
There will be more details of this because the proverbial shit is about to hit the fan very soon, and I don't wanna violate probation but when personal safety is involved rules of engagement change.
In other news...
I think the 'creep' is a lost art.
I don't necessarily mean cheating, even though that can be a part of it. But I remember when I was in college in the 90s (just IN college, I think I had a class or 2, but anyway) it would be late at night, you could be going across the yard to some dorm to swerve with a lil bag in tow, and see someone else coming from that direction, you just nod and keep going about ya biz. Next day, no one says nothing or anything like that...
Now? shit, I'm surprised niggas can take a shit in private on a college campus. People (especially SUNS who think they need to know every mutha fuckin thing) are ALWAYS trying to be in the video. Why? Did everyone change their name to Diddy all of a sudden? Damn, let the people who wanna creep creep in peace.
Them lil fried onion things from Popeye's are good, imma get me some more. But I think I will eat chinese tonight.
No, not the stupid looking moon-boot Addidas shoe.
Just as Christ was a superstar/you stupid star/they'll hail you then nail you/no matter who you are - Lauryn Hill, "Superstar"
I miss Lauryn, but thats a whole 'nother post.
I would have to agree with Lauryn on this one too. Kobe is stupid. One of the things that troubles me is once again we have the whole "White Woman/Black Man" dynamic.
If Kobe was any kind of student, he would have known this would not work under ANY circumstances. It did not work for O.J. Simpson. It did not work for Emmitt Till. It did not work for Mandingo. It didn't even work for Michael Jordan. Did he think he was any more special than they? In his world, ummm yeah.
And Mrs. Bryant, has this nigga by the nuts, probably like Juanita has Mike now. She leaves, she gets half (california... community property state). She stays, as Red put it, she gets it all. Guilt trips all the time.
And Kobe is not gangsta, up there snifflin n cryin like a BIATCH! He should have taken notes from Bill Clinton. Bill didn't cry, he just stood up there and was like, fuck it, she gave me head, but thats all. Bill don't love them hoes.
On an off shoot of this, I have more respect for AI these days. Because whilst I sit here on keyboard laughing at Kobe in a public arena, when people asked AI to say something he was like, "I don't have a comment, because when I was going through (shit), people made comments and I didn't like it at all."
This brings up an interesting situation. We now look at Kobe and how stupid he is for getting with that white girl and having her cry 'sexual assault' n shit. But what about our man The Pied Piper? That's right, R. Kelly. It's funny, because while it looks like Kobe will lose so many endorsements and what-not (by the way this gives him no street crediblity, it just confirms the 'creep' factor everyone knew was there lurking, LOL) Rob's career seemingly is better than ever. Is it because the girl in the alleged videotape is black and Kobe's accuser is white? The possiblity is very distinct, as we as black folk have for (now) centuries treated certain, um, secrets about our community with a wink-and-a-nod mentality and a never-speak-of-it dialogue. However, when certain things cross the line, all hell breaks loose. The fucked up part is, even if kobe is found innocent, he will now always be looked at as some sexual predator type nigga. Fair? no. Then again, life isn't, cause there will always be some girl ready to give it to hime no matter what, and therein lies the real tragedy.
I should REALLY consider writing Op-Ed pieces... LOL
In Other News...
In True colored people time fashion, I showed up at OJ's Pool Party at 11pm, nevermind that it had been going on since 3 and nevermind still that it was over, LOL. But I still stayed until like 4:30 am drinking assorted clear liquor mixtures and seein OJ take MORE effed-up flicks of me and not being able to do a damn thing about it, and beating people (cept OJ punk ass) in Tekken Tag to the tune of 43 wins and 14 losses...
Even with that I didn't get back to the spot til 8:45, driving around on some where the hell am I this is not the way to the freeway type shit.
So, you ask, why isn't Max asleep now?
Welp, internet time at the library on sunday is at a premium, and since I didnt want to miss my time i got up got dressed and dragged my ass down here. But I am leaving in a few because I must do laundry.
and, eat.. of course :D
I was going to pass this up. I think I will until tomorrow. My library time is almost up for the day and I need to get a move on if I am to make it to OJ's Pool Party before sundown (you know niggas ain't goin to nothin at the time it's sposed to be LOL)
But...
OOOOOOOOOOOh, Kobe in troublllllllllllllle, LOL
And a white girl too? tomorrow is gonna be sooo much fun!
That is, if I am not hung over, LOL
In Other News...
Just off the heels of that Santa Monica accident, why this old man almost hit this lady with her stroller? I mean he almost tapped her he was so close rounding the corner.
Ya'll better watch out, them old people are reckless drivers who should be taken off the street immediately as they pose a danger to the public, much like night clubs who cater to the, ahem, 'urban' public...
Of course that won't happen. Because old white people vote...
*hint hint*
I-scream... you-scream... we-all-scream.... for PIZZA! lol
I will post an excerpt (sp) from my book so that I can be ridiculed by the unwashed (and washed) masses, lol. Look for it sometime this weekend, probably after OJ's pool party. Not RIGHT after though, as I may be hung over and shit.
Yeah, I HAVE to go to this thing, and probably bring some absolut vanilla.
In Other News...
I am not doing the Friday Five today. Having that kind of business out on the internet street? I don't think so.
Homey don't play that.
There's no one to stalk today in the library, only some old white men and a gang of kindergarteners.
Chris Tucker once asked "Ever been around somebody that stank so bad, you thought it was YOU?"
Welp...
I was on the bus today going through Griffith Park (like ya'll know where that is, lol) and a blue black woman with blond hair and her boyfriend get on the bus too (after all rosa parks n em did, why do we still sit at the back of the bus... anyways...).
So i'm sitting back in the A/C while they talk about eggs, when I start to smell must. So I sniff myself, and I am Ocean Fresh (according to Ban Invisible Solid). I look to my left, and why does the nigga have his shirt off, sitting directly in the way of the A/C. Ridiculous, right?
I mean, if anyone had lit a match or used a cell phone, the bus would have exploded.
I love black people but DAMN...
In Other Not-so-funky News...
Some old dude drove through Santa Monica's Farmer's Market, some shit, and kilt like 8 people including a 3 yr old girl.
If the time in prison does not ruin him, the lawsuits will...
Bad Boys II is coming out tomorrow. I heard it was decent, and over 2 hours long.
Speaking of movies, I have like 5 ideas for movies swimming around in my head (2 of them thanks to OJ). Eventually I will put them on paper and when I sell the screenplay you all will be invited to the party, lol
Now this I found funny: if you haven't already go to Google.com and type Weapons of mass destruction in the search, but click the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button instead of search and see what happens.
Can I say that now my cd collection has dwindled to the proverbial handful, I have a new appreciation for Jay-Z, De La Soul, and cd Burners.
Yes, I did say Jigga-boooo
*checks over my shoulder for stalkers*
ok... I feel like chicken tonight... like chicken tonight... LOL
is just sad, really...
I am coming to the library when I see the black Bluto coming towards me. I know ya'll remember Bluto from them old Popeye cartoons... anyway, he is singing some ugodly version of 'Anchors Away' or whatever. I try not to laugh but I can't help it.
It was just 9:30. Little did I know what was to happen next.
I walk down even further and I see another huge black man. This one's face was painted like he was part of the Homeless Raider Nation, some shit.
And I wont start on the rainbow-colored biker shorts.
I am spending wayyyyy too much time in downtown Los Angeles these days because now I see these things and shrug. The whole thing about the CUBS is nothing new because when I lived in South LA (not South Central, we don't want to send the wrong message) people would smoke crack on the steps of my building, every now n then offering me a hit (I declined every time). This is probably what led the people in the building to ask was I a cop, because I seemed so much healthier than anyone else on the block. When I said no, the second question was did I just get out the pen....
I said naw... LA County...
Which I had (like 6-7 months before) so I wasn't lyin...
Maybe I should consider a move to the (hot-ass) valley. I don't think I would do well in Orange County and I am weary of Los Angeles this time. I mean it....
In Other News...
The American Leauge won the All Star Game, which was held in Chicago and I am so pissed I missed that. PLUS I will miss my family's reunion. So I am in a real good mood these days...
I heard the Deficit is now like 455 Billion, the most ever. I don't know exactly what to make of it but it does not sound good at all.
I lost ANOTHER set of CDs... I am especially bummed because this one had just about EVERYTHING in it from that Wherehouse sale I went to:
No more Old Dirty (36 Chambers), Ghostface (Bulletproof Wallets), Donnie, Nas (God's Son and Illmatic), Outkast (aquemini), Blackstar, Big Daddy Kane or the Time and Isley Brothers Greatest Hits CDs I made...
So out of a collection of about 300 CDs this is what I have left:
Busta Rhymes: The Coming, When Disaster Strikes, Anarchy
De La Soul: Buhloone Mindstate
Outkast: Stankonia
DMX: It's Dark and Hell is Hot
Prince: 1999, The Hits 1, The B Sides, Crystal Ball
Stevie Wonder: Innervisions, Original Musiquarium (Disc 2)
Mary J. Blige: What's the 411
Mystikal: Mind of Mystikal
Nas: Stillmatic
Jay-Z: In My Lifetime Vol. 1
Slum Village: Fantastic and Trinity
Talib Kweli: Quality
Diamond D: Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop
Maxwell: Urban Hang Suite
The Police: Ghost in the Machine
LL Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out
Ruff Ryders Vols. 1 and 2
And that is IT...
I am mad depressed now on top of my 'I hate LA' angst...
It's almost lunch time but I think I will just have a caramel frap...
This was supposed to be an entry about the summer of 1983's all star game where I watched Fred Lynn hit the only grand slam in all star game history and the AL won 13-3 and I got sick on kool aid's Sunshine Punch flavor.
But now I am going to talk about this girl at the computer in front of mine.
Caramel complected, 5-10, skinny like a model with a nice booty.
her hair is all over the place tho.
She keeps talkin on the phone so I can't say nothin yet...
Am I stalking? I probably should stop staring at the least huh...
lol
In Other News...
I actually sat through a Lifetime movie yesterday. I think it was Going for Broke with Delta Burke. That shit was funny and sad at the same time. That old white lady was the Devil-in-a-sweatsuit herself. I don't think I will make Lifetime a habit though. No one wants a mushy-ass man, huh RAVEN? lol
I had the second part of the Story in here but it got lost.
So much for technology. I'll try again tomorrow...
In Other News...
Let me just say that the PULSE feature on the showerhead does not work for everyone.
My nuts are STILL sore from that shit...
Sometimes we forget how good it is we had certain shit until it is gone... Like my computer for example (no, its not gone, but it is not hooked up and I miss the luxury of going on/offline with relative freedom.)
Why was there almost a fight in front of my building bewteen this old nigga and like 3 gangsta-girls. This was not going to be a good one either, as old boy did not have a weapon and each of the women had shanks. But it got stopped before it got out of hand....
Can someone who lives in L.A. tell me why there are traffic jams on Sunday? Of all days?
Ok, that's enough, let me go eat a few won tons...
that must be told....
With Martha discussing details on her convention trip to vega$ right now, it had me reminiscent of summer of 1998. More specifically, the July 4th weekend. Remember 1998?
The Bulls won their 3rd straight title for the 2nd time.
Thats about all I can remember, except for a mad painful breakup... I mean that shit physically HURT me... how do women DO that shit?
Anyways, on July 3 of that year (which was a friday) Myself and my friends R and W were chillin with basically nothing to do. So W was like, I know these chicks from AOL lets holla, so me and R were down, since W don't know any ugly women, except for that one.... all imma say is, "Tonight's the Night"
W is gonna kill me for that shit... LOL
Moving on, we meet up with the girls and roll to the liquor store. They call 2 MORE (fine-ass) girls to meet up with us back at R's place. as we were going up the elevator of the building (on South Shore Drive, NOT the Robert Taylor Homes or Cabrini, lol) R say something to the effect of we can chill here since my momma aint home....
That was R's first mistake...
So, while we are going to the apt, the 2 new chicks were dogging R something awful...
Chick #1: Aw, this nigga stay with his momma
Chick #2: Well, he wasn't that cute noways
C1: Okay? see if Eric is home...
The girl jumps on the cell phone and 30 seconds later they are gone....
This was no biggie since this left us with the original 3, and by this time we paired off. W was with the big titty girl, R was with the short fat girl, and I got with the big booty girl, which was cool.
We started drinkin all manner of gin n juice and alize and some other shit, watching sprung, people flirtin, touchin n shit. I am damn near ready to get my swerve on when there was a key going in the door...
R's momma and her boyfriend were home. With groceries. She saw all the liquor around and she jumped on us a lil bit in front of the girls. We all then go downstairs, pissed, grabbing groceries.
The girls went home, no doubt laughin at our asses.
After that, we did out normal IHOP thing (way down at 79th n Harlem, don't no one be there too much) and W got a brainstorm
W: Let's do something outrageous.
M: Like what?
W: I'm not ready to go home, let's rent a hotel room?
M: um, where at?
W: I'm thinkin the Hyatt Regency
M: well damn, I'm down! You down, R?
R: I gotta go home n get some clothes... but hell yeah
So the stage was set for these 3 to rent a room at one of the most expensive hotels in Chicago, and on a holiday no less. Will they get the room? If not, what will happen next? Tune in Tomorrow, same blog-time, same blog channel...
In other news...
I got quoted in someone else's blog! It was for a comment I made in Raven's tho, but not for us here at Bolivion. Nevertheless, it does prove that someone is always stalki... reading. Yes. reading your words.
I started reading this Marvel series call The Crew. I think its cool and some of you comic heads should check it out. It (kinda) stars James Rhodes, who was Tony Stark's (Iron Man not Ghostface) pilot for awhile.
Wow, all these people are travelling and what-not. I'm going to go somewhere too this summer besides the free clinic, you watch...
To death these days, but I keep writing here to keep it rolling until I have something worth REALLY talking about going on. But, as bored as I am I am not as bored as the CUBS who decided to celebrate July 4 a week too late by popping firecrackers at 8 am.
Not just firecrackers but the shit that does them lil flowers in the sky...
At 8am...
On July 11th....
I guess when you out of it, you just out of it....
In Other News...
The Lakers added Karl Malone and Gary Payton.
It would be mad fucked up if they didnt win a title.
And, no they will not win 72 games like the Bulls did. There are too many actual good teams for them to do that.
Mourning is going to NJ. Will we see a rise in the Georgetown Version of the Twin Towers? (him and Deke)
This looks to be an actually interesting NBA season...
Except of course for the Bulls....
Since I can't have Kelis or Beyonce, are there any reasonable facsimilies available? No? How bout Naomis or Vivicas....
You would think in LA the place would be crawling with em... however I think 8 of every 10 females think they have to look like the average video hoe.
Was that wrong? Probably. You could tell me to stop hatin...
Won't work...
I read this book last night by Ellis Cose wasting time at Barnes & Noble. At the end it has these 12 Things. I can relate to a couple of these, like #2. (I am an angry negro and I do complain a lot) #6, #9, #10 and probably #11 too. I can't help it I guess.
Anyways show me whatcha think...
In Other News...
White CUBS are sooo funny. I was walking home and one of them was rationing out her rocks, saying shit like, "well, I have these 2 rocks, so-n-so wants me to buy one more but I dunno..."
A transsexual has moved into my building. The kids have already jumped on it/her. Saying that was the ugliest woman they seen. From far away, you see these huge boobs coming at you, so you assume woman, until she is um, right up on you...
This is gonna be a wild summer...
My hair is now cut. It has not been this short since a brief baldy stint in 1998. I have to admit I look pretty good, but it feels so strange to actually feel my scalp. I will put a picture of it up or something soon, because I know people like Reddy won't believe it, lol.
In Other News...
For some reason, Morris Day and the Time are the bomb to me. So I am making a greatest hits cd. lol
Not much else to report on today, it's been rather dry...
Growing up in the Chicago Public School System during the 80s and early 90s meant one thing if nothing else: Strikes!
I remember having days off due to strikes in the 3rd, 4th, 7th and 9th grades at least. Well, maybe the 3rd grade was more snow days, but thats still a lot of strikes. The longest was the 9th grade, where we did not report to school til damn near October. I was on TV then, because channel 5 was discussing the alternatives parents were taking outside of the strike. One was a school ran by teachers who WEREN'T striking (that's right, a scab school), and lucky me, my moms saw them on TV and was like, hey, those are Kenwood teachers! And decided to send my ass there. I got on TV because they were asking how kids were dealing with the strike and I said something to the effect of:
'I was not aware that you could run out of things to do in a summer until now. It's time to do some learning, since there are only so many hours you can play nintendo...'
Something like that...
Anywho, I bring this up because as I came into the library today, I spot workers at Athena Parking striking. I saw this a couple weeks ago and there was only like a few people out there. Today I see between 10-15. I think they are gaining momentum. They had people who passed by honk horns and what-not.
However, there is a flip side to this...
They are PARKING ATTENDANTS!
I mean, what, you are getting paid to sit in a booth and watch a security camera, or, if you are a valet, you park the cars, then go get them.
Is it really that stressful? I guess it can be if someone doesn't have their monthly parking pass. Or no exact change for the booth.
At any rate, they are claiming exploitation, so this bears watching for awhile.
Hey, it beats dodging the CUBS and mean-muggin the SUNS, well, no, I kinda like mean-muggin and giving SUNS the finger....
In Other News...
I get on the bus today (I semi-commute) and the lady bus driver smiles and gives me a transfer, I smile back and such, right? I go to my seat the bus starts moving and I hear this BOOMING voice go: "Broadway, next stop".
I'm like huh? I turn around and I think thats a female, she talks into the little mic again and it sounds a little more feminine, but now I am like is my mind messin with me and I wanted to hear that or was that really what I heard...
I think today I will finally go to a butcher--- I mean BARBER shop.... yeah, thats it...
I am being lazy today. So with that, I will share with you something I got in email...
What Good Sex Does For You...
Did you know that you can tell from the skin whether a person is sexually active or not?
1. Sex is a beauty treatment. Scientific tests find that when women make love they produce amounts of the hormone estrogen, which makes hair shine and skin smooth.
2. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.
3. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.
4. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up. It stretches and tones up just about every muscle in the body. It's more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps, and you don't need special sneakers!
5. Sex is an instant cure for mild depression. It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.
6. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones. These subtle sex perfumes drive the opposite sex crazy!
7. Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. IT IS 10 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN VALIUM.
8. Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up.
9. Sex actually relieves headaches. A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.
10. A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat as thma and hay fever.
So there you have it! Be safe tho...
In other news...
All Star Games suck these days. The baseball one is no exception.
No charges have been filed against Kobe yet, but it will be interesting to see how the 'Court of Public Opinion' weighs in on THIS matter.
Damn math chair is out of town til the middle of next week, so transcripts and the like are pending...
Just in case, let me go register for fall...
Well whaddayaknow...
I made it to my 100th post.
And I have nothing really profound to say.
But I can say with surety that the time between 100 and 200 will be shorter than the time between 1 and 100.
I would like to thank my inspirations...
The Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis fight (where Bolivion originated)
Michael Jackson's (white) son Prince Michael II (aka Blanket... aka GET THAT BABY OUT THE WINDOW!!!)
Starbucks
And the people who read my semi-coherent thoughts on a kinda-sorta regular basis!
In Other News....
I talked to moms today. We talk about once or twice a month. It cuts down on fights considerably.
Kobe Bryant got arrested... LOL
I's sleepy and I actually have things (plural) to do tomorrow...
Does anyone remember this card game? It was supposed to be like a sequel to Uno, but I don't think it took off as well. The only reason I am mentioning it is because this is Bolivion's 99th entry. Which means tomorrow will be happy 100!
Or the next one, anyways. It may not even be tomorrow, though I hope it will.
In Other News...
I do a lot in Central Los Angeles (aka Downtown) these days, and there is no shortage of CUBS. But on this night an old man said something to me. I had my headphones on so I couldn't hear him. I turned them down to hear him out...
Me: Wassup?
Old Man: They finna kill me...
Me: Who?
Old Man: *yelling* ALL YA'LL!!!
I put my headphones back on and walked swiflty away. Now I know why moms was like, never talk to strangers...
You know, incidents like these are not all that bothersome to me, but something else is. Now, from recent census stats, California is like 6% black. That means for every black person, there are like 2 asians, 5 messicans and 8 white people. Those are not good odds to me. But as I've spent my 4 years here, I find myself constantly asking, where are all the Black people?
The only places where I have seen a majority of Negroes concentrated anywhere out here are in like 4 places:
1. Church
2. The GR/Aid office
3. Jail
4. Skid Row
At church and the GR office, there are mainly women and children. In jail and on skid row, its mostly black men. Why is that? Is it that I am not in enough places? Is the situation truly that messed up for black males here in Cali? and is this a microcosm of the nation we live in at large? This is mad disturbing to me and I am going to see if I can try to find some guidance about this, but in the meantime, if anyone has any type of insight about this, please feel free to comment...
I am now out of Issey Miyake. The nightmare will be over as when I go to Macy's I will buy a TOTALLY different scent. Suggestions would be nice.
I think I will finally let someone cut my precious nappy hair. I just don't want to wind up in one of those 'Celebrity' type barbershops where they make the common folk wait and wait and wait until they homies and certain people with status get cut first. I HATE that shit...
New term for the masses. Stuck Up Negroes will now be known as the SUNs.
So we now have CUBS and SUNS. LOL
R.I.P. Barry White...
One...
1. What were your favorite childhood stories?
Cat In The Hat, Danny and the Dinosaur, and the African Tale 'Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears', later on, Watership Down and Black Boy (not that thats a kids story per se...)
2. What books from your childhood would you like to share with [your] children?
Ummm, IF I were to have kids, the old Dr Seuss series, and the I Can Read Series too, and probably some old Encyclopedia Brown stories (how many of ya'll remember THOSE? lol)
3. Have you re-read any of those childhood stories and been surprised by anything?
I haven't had a chance to.
4. How old were you when you first learned to read?
They SAY since 18 months, but I've been reading as long as I can remember.
5. Do you remember the first 'grown-up' book you read? How old were you?
Does Romeo and Juliet count? if so, I was 11
In Other News...
I was gonna write some ole profound piece about the need for a real Black Independence Day, but I was lazy today. Ah Well, maybe tomorrows...
Don't get to close to the M-80s tonite... LOL
I have mixed feelings about family reunions. On the one hand, I don't think there's any better summer food than that at a family reunion. Church picnics run a very close second, but reunions are the best in that category.
On the other hand, there's the family and reunion part.
At least they only happen once a year. But I have been to some bad ones, where your cousin who decides he wants to play with you, his new BB gun and a knife, or the other where all the other kids try to figure out 'who son is you'.
Maybe I just hate extended family reunions, where you kinda part of this family, or only a part thru (indirect) marriage. My own immediate family is having a reunion in a few weeks back home in Chicago...
Guess who won't be there? My finances are fighting an uphill battle right now, but I am certain there will be PLENTY of pictures and at LEAST one fight.
That's just the nature of the bizz, lol
In Other News...
Welcome, to you new readers... This is Bolivion, and you are JUST in time for the 'Trip to Bolivion' 100th Post extravangaza/barmitzvah/quincenera(sp)! coming next week!
Public Libraries are like the Holiday Inn Express for the homeless. I mean they shower, sleep, eat and go online there (do NOT ask me to explain the shower thing...)
Carl's Jr. done went and did it. They got a Western Bacon Six-Dollar Burger now (for $3.95), so I will make that the new kick it spot, lol....
Tomorrow, look forward to Venus beating Serena this time and my entry on BLACK Independence Day...
From now on, when I talk about the crackheads under the boardwalk, I will say the CUBS... get it? lol
Anyways, today I get to contact schools that may think about accepting me. I also get to call my PO about making certain arrangements. I ALSO get to call the Math chair at my school to see how I can remedy this incomplete.
Academia is soooo much fun to deal with.
I think however I will get one more degree after I get the bachelors (assuming I survive the bachelors process lol)
In Other News...
The White Sox made ANOTHER trade tuesday, gettin Carl Everett from the Rangers. I am so hype right now! Once again I know this dont mean alot to some folk, but I am a baseball fan and I am thrilled to see how the second half is going to turn out for my Sox now...
I was on the train friday when I saw something you dont see too much of. I saw a mime. Black pants, striped shirt and all, but it was a black mime. He was normal though, and didn't have any invisible boxes or anything with him. I need to invest in a camera soon, for real.
And can someone explain to me what exactly pimp juice is? Is it Gatorade for Hoes or somethin? Let me know.
Oatmeal cookies it is!
Ass-shanti dropped another album. Watch it out-sell the first one....
But seriously, I saw a mime.
Ya'll remember that song by AMG? It was off of the Bitch Betta Have My Money cd. It was one of those CDs (Like Sex Packets and ATLiens) that I have had multiple copies of, but lost them or gave them away at some point. I don't know what exactly had me thinking about that song, though.
Damn, all of DJ Quik's lil crew fell off huh? No Hi-C, AMG, Second 2 None, no Playa Ham, none of em. And if they are around they not doin much (RIP Maussberg). Quik still makes OK music though, for the west coast...
I remember when he was upset that he wasn't called to be a part of the new NWA (Dre, Cube, Ren & Snoop). He said he shoulda been since he was a Compton native. I say like they did, NO. Mainly because he is not really off the family tree. I could see Mack 10 in NWA before Quik, because he came in with Cube, shit like that.
I really dig Allhiphop.com
In Other News...
I wonder how I did on Calvin's TV Triva Test.
The White Sox just traded for future Hall of Fame 2nd baseman Roberto Alomar. I know that only means something to like, 1 or 2 people who read this board, including me, lol. But it shows that a Chicago team is doing some active shit to WIN for once...
I had soul food at M & M's this afternoon. I think I'm getting nigga-itis...
And the State of California still doesn't have a budget...