The "Double The Pleasure, Double The Fun" List

1. "I pray I'm forgiven/For every bad decision I made/Every sister I played/Cause I'm still paranoid to this day/And it's nobody fault/ I made the decisions I made/This is the life I chose/ or rather the life that chose me/If you can't respect that/your whole perspective is wack/Maybe you'll love me when I fade to black/If you can't respect that/your whole perspective is wack/Maybe you'll love me when I fade to black...." - Jay Z "December 4th"
2. That line really resignates with me
3. But most Jigga lines do
4. Teej = A Jigga head
5. WTF is 'A Jigga head' boy!?!?!!!!!?
6. I digress.....you get the point, right?
7. I'll convert Stacy if it's the last thing I do
8. Lesley should really be listing on her blogspot blog
9. Getting my big ass on a speaker at the club and dancing would definitely constitute a new level of drunkness for me.
10. Im sure I wouldnt have did it if the club was crazy crowded
11. Everytime I hear that one God awful note in Keyshia Cole's song "Love"........
12. .....I wanna take her out in the field and put her out of her misery!
13. Can anyone explain how that note still made the song?
14. How does ANYONE think that is okay?
15. "Are you questioning my 'wow'? My 'wow's' are never questioned!!! - LH
16. I got my fingers crossed about that VH1 gig
17. I could soooooooo do NY
18. Or LA
19. Shit Im just ready to do some new shit!
20. Being too broke to buy CD's blows big ol chunky monkey nuts
21. Go see "V for Vendetta"!!!!
22. "'I only want to see you laughing in the Purple rain', cause if the rain is yellow somebody is giving out a golden shower and you need to move immediately." - Ms. Flanders
23. Flanders is a stone cold fool!!!
24. Apparently Im interesting and intriguing or something like that
25. Either that....or Im being severely gassed up as of late
26. I dont need no flippin 26!
27. Poop? You'll always be poop! Always lovely lady!
28. Oooooh and 'Turtle Girl'!!!
29. I give the strangest nicknames to people
30. My friend 'BooBooHead' really despises her nickname
31. And with good reason I might add, but it's the name I gave her dammit!
32. The palm reader said that I have good instincts and that I should trust them more
33. Hammer's "Have You Seen Her" came on recently
34. Without a doubt it's the most hilarious and God awful shit all in one
35. Can you say "God" and "shit" in the same sentence?
36. "I think I want a tattoo, a whole lot of them...just get all tatted up like Im hard and out of prison, then shave my head and open a daycare...cause if you send your kid to me I know your ass is cool..." - Ms. Flanders
37. Stone cold I tell ya!
38. I swear I meant every word of my drunken texting binge the other night
39. I'll spare you all the details
40. "If I said it/I meant it/Bite my tongue for no one/Call me evil/or Unbelievable" - Biggie "Unbelievable"
41. Wait a sec.....that's my shit!
42. "B.I.G./G.I.E/AKA/B.I.G./Get it?/BIGGIE!/Also known as the bon appetit/Rappers can't sleep/need sleepin/BIG keep creepin/Bullets heat-seekin/casualties need treatin/Dumb rappers need teachin/Lesson A - don't fuck with B-I/that's that!/'Oh I, thought he was wack'/Oh come come now/why y'all so dumb now?/Hunt me or be hunted/I got 357 ways/To simmer saute'/I'm the winner all day....." - Biggie "Unbelievable"
43. Damn I need to hear that shit in the club
44. Im thinking I would lose it
45. Sure could go for a "Yes, hello Anthony" soon
46. My aunt and that damn VCR is gonna be the death of me
47. I swear I feel like slamming it to the ground, then crip walking on it myself!
48. Looks like Whitney was fronting with her "Crack is wack" quip
49. "These people pay like $229 a night for a REGULAR room, so when they come to the concierge desk and ask me to get them OPRAH tix for the next day, they figure they should be able to get them! Dude are you crazy? Stedman cant get Oprah tix for the next day!!! Only person that can get Oprah tix for the next day is OPRAH! And that's b/c she has to host the damn show!!!!" - As said by me to my co-worker
50. I think I wanna go past 50 this list
51. "Even Cheney's own daughter doesnt like Dick" - As seen on a protest sign
52. Mighty nice of my offense to show up at the end of the 3rd quarter
53. You know that probably wont be happening again, dontcha Dre Day?
54. My brother said my feet usta smell like "alien sex!"
55. At least I aint ever try to catch line drives with my teeth!
56. "Catching (line drives) with his teeth?!?!!? Nigga please!!!" - Sho'Gun (The Last Dragon)
57. Lupe Fiasco is the truth!
58. Cop that "Food and Liquor" when it drops, will ya?
59. "Hi...we'd like to go to a restaurant. No seafood......unless they have chicken!" - As told to me by a guest
60. Can you guess what color these people were?
61. See I dont ONLY pick on white people
62. "Uhhh excuse me. Can you chew a little less loud out this mug?"
63. At least that's what I wanted to say
64. He too damn grown to be chewing like that though!
65. I guess I should move on to a new book since it's sooooo obvious I aint interested in finishing bell hooks' book, huh?
66. After all.....a year is a enough time to finish a book, aint it?
67. I blame my probable dyslexia
68. Sunday mornings at the hotel IS NOT what's up!
69. The little baby was jammin to her headphones
70. Being on the phone is even more unattractive since my earpiece broke!
71. Alot can be said for consistency
72. Ask my TV show
73. "Shit, I'm goin through it....../My life is gettin too wild/I need to bring some sort kinda calm to it/Bout to lose it/voices screamin "Don't do it!"....../Everybody doing it/I'm still scratchin on the block/like "Damn....I'ma be a failure" - Jay Z "This Cant Be Life"
74. Work ya contacts Teej!
75. Know better. Do better.
76. Most times....Life is really what you make of it
77. Diddy is suing Proactiv b/c he says his skin isnt bump free and he looks dumb being on the informercial praising it for clearing his skin and skin isnt clear
78. Proactiv is countersuing saying if his dumb ass wasnt endorsing (and probably drinking) Diet Pepsi than his situation would be moisturized and his sexy would stay perserved
79. I wish I were making that shit up
80. Shout out to all the dreamers
81. Continue to dream
82. "I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out/when you're face to face with your adversity/ I really know how it feels to be stressed out stressed out/We're gonna make this thing work out eventually.....I know that we gon make/I know that we gon make it/We gotta make it/We gotta make it" - ATCQ f/ Faith Evans "Stressed Out"
83. BTW.....yall real funny talkin 'bout I can give Grandpa tips on picking up floozies on myspace
84. Yall should try out for Comicview with ya funny asses!
85. I think I wanna plan family reunions for both sides of my families
86. Im thinking Im about to engage myself in a world of headaches but it's something I really wanna do
87. Deeds? Imma need your advice
88. "Nigga you gay!" - Riley from The Boondocks
89. That shit is hilarious!
90. Sad to see Russell and Kimora break up
91. Even sadder if she really is dating Baby from Cash Money
92. Who the hell wants to date him?
93. Have they seen this nigga?
94. Heard him talk at all?
95. Are people actually trying to imitate what they see on TV and "ghostride the whip"?
96. Fucking idiots!
97. I hate followers
98. Do you at all times
99. Red Ballons.....whatcha know 'bout that?
100. "It's time to bring the emcees on/I'm sick of niggas lookin bitch/tryin' to read poems and battle me with sandals and capri's on?!?!/Come on dog!/I'm about to get hyped with this/shed some light to this/So called black righteousness/Even though ya'll niggas might not cuss like me/At the end of the night/ya'll just trying to fuck like me/So what's the reason for the hating/ niggas with dreads/Calling they self gods with white girls named Caitlin/And I'm cool with interracial dating/but I aint about to hear no fucking speeches cause I wanna have some bacon!" - Phonte of Little Brother "The Yo Yo"
101. Pat ya stomach to that shit!

Why I Dont Work Sunday Mornings!

Teej at the hotel manning the Concierge desk on a Sunday morning is not a happy Teej. There's too much traffic with people checking out and going in and out of the Cafe for brunch, lunch and the such.

It's instances like this that have me thinking crazy shit such as......

When I first got to my desk and began preparing to "open up shop" I mumbled to myself "Okay...yall dumb asses can come ask me your dumb ass questions now!"

Or when I see people approaching the desk I think to myself ".....and what the fuck do you want?!?!?!" or "Now what yo ig'nant ass got for me?!?!!?!?"

Or when being forced to deal with these mugs who just dont believe in personal space when they roll up and literally stand right next to me or lean over the desk that they should be standing behind and look at whats on my computer screen....see I got a good mind to drop a elbow on these bastards, but I chill. But Im sure that elbow would learn they punk asses about personal space real quicklike. Im personable, but not THAT personable, shit. 3 FEET NUKKA!!!!!

Or as the early morning brunch crowd leaves they inevitably stop by my desk to ask me shit I really couldnt give a rat's ass about like "What was this building before becoming a hotel?" I'm thinking "Who the fuck cares? Because your ass is older than the raw materials used to build this damn place?....I oughta do a kung fu leg sweep and take ya ass to the ground. Get that hell on with that bullshit now!"

And that's not nice. That's not customer service at it's finest.

So I'll just keep mumbling these Ice Cube and Biggie lyrics to myself and try to keep something that resembles a smile on my face.

It's EVERYWHERE!!!!!

*Just click on 'em*

Cant Fool Me! (The Dreaded Future)

"I might look kinda funny/but I aint no fool!!!" - Andre 3000 (Outkast) "Synthesizer"

Get ya asses ready! The Government is coming for you! I peeped a commerical today where some business offers to implant a tiny tiny tiny chip in your dog should you ever lose him. On the surface this may just seem like the latest in technology. The commerical promises the procedure is non-intrusive, and it wont be uncomfortable to the dog. In fact the chip will be implanted via a needle much like the shots the dog would need to be healthy or whatever.

Yall know they testing that shit on dogs before they move it to humans, right? My guess is that when they take the baby away to wash it after birth they'll also slide the chip into the baby or some shit. Yeah.....I'll be opting for natural child birth at the crib. Fuck all that! They already got the streetlight camera jumpoffs all over the hood. Now with the chip they wont need to be so obvious. Shit is scary son! Eventually with the chip in place they'll be able to watch and control you Im sure. Makes sense, dont it?

Its finna be new age, New World Order shit in a hot sec yall. Remember in the Goodie Mob's video for "Cell Therapy" when Big Gipp went to buy the fish and instead of paying cash, they just scannned his hand? How'd the line go? "Tag my skin with your computer chip/Run your hand over tha scanner to buy you dish now/No more fishing for your fish!" Yup! Shit is realer than real it seems.

I did a quick google search. Peep these sites......

www.canismajor.com/dog/microchp.html
www.avidmicrochip.com
www.chippet.com

Be Ready yall! Be ready. "Rakim never joked. So why should I loc?" says Kurupt.

"Kicking shit called street knowledge/Why mo niggas in the pen than in college?/'cause of (this blog) I might be (they) cellmate........" - Ice Cube "The Nigga Ya Love To Hate"

I've Been Tagged (6 Things)

The Rules......you're to write 6 revealing, strange/quirky things about yourself on your blog and then tag 6 people to do the same....

1. My 2nd grade teacher Ms. Bradley would make me sit under her desk when I was bad. I didnt consider that to be punishment on the days she wore a skirt though.

2. I power walk/race unsuspecting people ALLLLLLL the time.

3. The last time I pee'd in the bed I was 23!!! I had the most vivid dream ever in which I was standing over the toilet, but then I awoke to found I had been dreaming. Needless to say, my brother still wont let me live that down.

4. I always trim my pubic hair the night before taking a flight.

5. As nice as I am most times...the people who really know me know that I can be one mean asshole when Im in my mood.

6. If I were to ever be in a coma or severely injured, etc. I want someone to have the decency to
repeatedly play soul music and that true school hip hop shit in my room. Im almost sure it will help in my recovery processs.

The following people have been tagged......

Miss Keish
B-Roc
InsanelySane
Drea
Simnicity
D-Cap-Ree-Yo (Or however the hell you spell it)

"Nigga What? Nigga Who?"

See what had happened was.....I made a list, right? And in this list I cut and pasted the definition of the word Nigger as published in the online version of Oxford's dictionary. I was simply making light of the fact that they basically warned white people that although some of us use the word amongst ourselves, they would still do best to leave the word alone all together. I found that a bit funny. Go see......

http://teejsays.blogspot.com/2006/02/theres-nothing-better-than-love-list.html

So what had happened was.....this particular blog was passed along by and to various people when it found its way overseas to a brother named Neil. Neil wasnt having it!! Yo, he straight up contacted Oxford and gave 'em the business! I aint mad atcha brother Neil. To paraphrase Neil....he basically told Oxford that first of all they were wrong to generalize and state that the word 'has begun to be used by black people as a mildly disparaging or ironically affectionate way of referring to other black people' , when in fact, for the most part it is used by the youth and music culture. Not all black people. Secondly, when the term is used amongst ourselves it is almost always 'nigga' and not 'nigger'. And thirdly, where the fuck do they get off referring to us as 'black people' anyways? We thought the PC term was 'African American'. Get it right punks!

Of course all that was me paraphrasing brother Neil. I must say he put it alot more elegantly. But the tripped out thing is they responded!......and promised to correct it!!!!! Peep........

Dear Neil,

Many thanks for contacting us about your concerns regarding the usage note for the word 'nigger' in the online Compact Oxford English Dictionary, which has been passed to me. I fully agree with the points you make: I think the note does come across as rather generalized and patronizing: in fact, the latest edition of the print Compact Oxford English Dictionary has revised this note to simply state 'The word nigger is very offensive and should not be used.'. Although this latest edition is not yet online, work is in progress to get this entry changed as soon as possible. I would assure you that we always treat sensitive or offensive vocabulary with great care and much thought: it is unfortunate that this note gave the wrong impression, as it was certainly not intended to sound patronizing or petulant. Thank you again for bringing this matter to our attention.

Yours sincerely,

Catherine Soanes

Project Manager
English Dictionaries and Thesauruses

Well damn Gina! Sho'nuff on the get down! I damn near started a revolution. Okay not really, but still....this is crazy. Again I aint mad at Neil for taking action for something he believed in. Let it be a lesson to us all.

The "I Really Dont Mean To Pick On White People" List

1. "Im left to write/til my forearms get all tight/and my fingers start cramping up...." - Rapper Big Pooh of Little Brother "Say It Again"
2. Some people say Im a good writer
3. If anything....I know Im a lazy one if nothing else
4. 8 turnovers in one game?
5. That'll never happen again.....trust!
6. 2 kids killed in Englewood in less than 10 days by stray gunfire
7. This really cant be life!
8. God bless them and their families
9. "I often wish that I could save everyone/but Im a dreamer" - Scarface "Smile"
10. Apparently most white people dont believe in person space
11. Must I get on some ol grimy Onyx "BACDAFUCUP!" shit?
12. Why am I almost certain that the Pork industry created Mad Cow Disease and the Bird Flu craze to scare people back into eating pork?
13. Last week I had no access to myspace for 3 whole days and Im still alive!
14. "Slow down baby/you're going too fast/You got you hands in the air/with you feet on the gas/You're 'bout to wreck your future/running from your past/ You need to slow down/before you go down baby" - India.Arie "Slow Down"
15. What the hell is it with white people and architecture?
16. If one more guest asks me about historical architecture anything Im gonna scream
17. You think I give a shit about when such and such building was built and by who?
18. Fool what I do give a shit about is my rent and bills!
19. Who has time to ponder dumb shit like that but stuck up ass well to do white people?
20. As you can see....white people irk me at times
21. ....but I promise Im not racist
22. "i play, but nothing can compare..." - Fox
23. My concierge status has earned me complimentary passes to some ballet
24. Why the hell cant I get tix to the Ghostface concert instead?
25. Is it bad to wanna beat the shit outta one of your co-workers simply b/c you do not like them?
26. No Teej....put positive thoughts and energy into the atmosphere
27. Anyone remember the skit from Saturday Night Live in which Garrett Morris sang "Im gon grab me a shotgun and kill all the whities I see/and when Im done it wont be no more to bother me...."
28. I know it seems like Im picking on white people this list, but I swear that shit just popped in my head.
29. And that's the point of the list.....to list random shit!
30. You gotta love it!
31. It sucks how the White Sox won the World Series last year but Im still seeing the suck ass Cubs' stories leading off the sports segment of the TV news
32. So I know I just mentioned how I couldnt check myspace for 3 days last week and I managed to survive....but they just blocked it at work!!!
33. That shit aint cool son!
34. 'specially since my internet is off at home!
35. WTF!?!?!?!
36. "Sometimes you gotta be still/before you can get ahead/Be still......../Take some time to clear your space/Be real/Chaos isn't good for your health..." - India.Arie "Slow Down"
37. There is shit in my life that I need to purge....
38. .....this I know!
39. Oh shit.....I think Im 'seeing' someone
40. Still awaiting Cali or NY to call with a job
41. We're 'The Get Fresh Crew' says Toya
42. I tend to agree
43. Them dental office gangsta's is on my ass!
44. She aint even 25 yet, but she looks a lil over 30 in face to me......she needs to slow down
45. Hotmail just took it upon itself to delete my account after almost 10 yrs together
46. Guess they heard I was fucking with gmail now and got mad at me
47. Ms. Arie is about to drop that shit on us soon
48. RIP Gordon Parks
49. Writing my relatives in jail is becoming a task
50. ".....came to me to see if I can give 'em guidance for change/shit yall....I need guidance myself" - Pos of De La Soul "Trying People"

They Fucking Won?!?!!?!?

Eddie Murphy once told a joke about how when Jesse Jackson ran for president it would have been funny if all the crazy white people decided to vote for him just for the hell of it, and he ended up winning and then when they sobered up they'd be all in shock and shit like "He fucking won!?!?!"

Well a moment much like that has happened as far as Im concerned. Memphis rap act Three 6 Mafia has won a fucking Oscar for Best Original Song! Yup....the same Three 6 Mafia that has given us such timeless classics as "Hit A Muthafucka", "Elbow A Nigga", "Slob On My Knob", "Blow A Nigga's Ass Off", "Hoes Can Be Like Niggas", "Azz & Tittiez", "Let's Start A Riot" and of course "They Bout To Find Yo Body" will now go down in the anals of history as the first rap act to ever perform at the Oscars, and the 2nd to actually fucking win one. (Eminem won the 1st ever for "Lose Yourself" a couple years ago, but he dont count!)

*This is where I shake my head*

Is this a big joke? Did the people who vote on this shit do this as a mistake? Did they jokingly decided to use their individual vote to vote for them thinking no one else would? This just cant be life people! And let me say that I am not hating on Three 6 Mafia. Ive met them. They are cool dudes and all....but "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp"????????? I mean sure...I suppose the song was/is important to the story and all, but that's not the representation I want in 75 years when most of us are not here and they look back on this moment.



"For anyone keeping record," Host Jon Stewart said later, "Martin Scorsese, zero Oscars. Three 6 Mafia, one."

What's funny is....I actually wore my Three 6 Mafia promo sweater today b/c I was in a rush to leave the house and it was right there. So I guess in a weird twisted way....this is all my fault.

I apologize.

Essentially

Now I've only been doing this concierge thing full time for about a month and a half or so but.....Im more or less pretty sure that the word 'Concierge' essentially means to get shit for white people.

Ewwwww!!!!

Ewwww nasty mu'fucka!!!

The TALLEST MU'FUCKIN SHIM I've ever seen in my life just went up to a guest's room! This broad (and I use that term loosely) looked like Charles Oakley in a bad weave and horrible make-up! There is no mistake to be made. That was a damn man, man!!! Aint no getting out that...I doubt that!'

Unless you're Lisa Leslie or Rebecca Lobo (and the jury's still out on her!), aint no damn woman that tall. Son Im 6'5 and (s)he had a smooth 4 inches on me!!!!

I dont get that shit. Im sure 'she' went up to a male guest's room. Aint no woman finna order a dude dressed like a woman. But it's like....if you are gay then you are gay dog. No need to front. No need to add some extra kink to the mix and prefer men that dress like women. It's still a fucking dude.

The "There's Nothing Better Than Love" List

1. Damn yall.......I was just playing!
2. "There's nothing better than love/what in the world could you ever be thinking of" - Luther Vandross & Gregory Hines "There's Nothing Better Than Love"
3. Teej still = 'The Love Advocate'
4. I just thought the picture was funny
5. RIP Coretta Scott King and J Dilla
6. Get out there and live your life while you still have one why dont you!
7. I was trying to type the word ‘Godly’, but accidentally typed ‘Goldy’
8. Funny how they are so close to each in spelling huh?
9. At least I thought so
10. My fingers are crossed tight than a mug about that job
11. "Sir with all due respect.....WE set the fucking trends!" - Charlie Trotter
12. So she said she got a letter in the mail at work from the ‘American Waffle Association’...the letter on the inside said "Fuck French Toast!
13. Then she said she got another from ‘American Pancake Institute’ and it said ‘Fuck waffles!’
14. And she swearsssssssss she isn’t making this up
15. "My umi says shine your light on the world/shine your light for the world to see!" - Mos Def "Umi Says"
16. Dude I lost to a girl in Madden!
17. I might have to sic her on the rest of the fellas
18. nigger • noun offensive a black person.
— PHRASES a nigger in the woodpile dated a hidden cause of trouble.
— USAGE The word nigger has had strong offensive connotations since the 17th century. Recently, however, it has begun to be used by black people as a mildly disparaging or ironically affectionate way of referring to other black people. Despite this, when used by white people it remains strongly offensive, and should be avoided.
19. That’s in the online version of the Oxford dictionary
20. Go look!
21. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/nigger?view=uk
22. LMAO…..even they know what’s up!
23. "(If a) nigga say 'nigga'/we cool, but/(If a) cracka say 'nigga'/niggas nut the fuck up!" - Eazy E "Nigga4Life"
24. He sounds like he needs to clear his throat one good time
25. Why wont he do it?
26. "This is what happens when bitches get knocked up!" - Jenn B Well
27. Just saw the "Touch The Sky" video
28. Kanye is one creative mu'fucka
29. Evel Kanyevel though?
30. I ate puree'd collard greens at this tasting at a fancy restaurant
31. Thanks for hooking my computer up Eesh!
32. "One of the local television stations in South Louisiana actually aired an interview with a black woman from New Orleans. The interviewer was a woman from a Boston affiliate. She asked the black woman how such total and complete devastation of the churches in the area had affected their lives.

Without hesitation, the woman replied," I don't know about all those other people, but we haven't gone to churches in years. We gets our chicken from Popeye's".

The look on the interviewer's face was priceless." - As forwarded to me.

33. So wrong.....but sooooo funny!
34. Now I know why Les was stressing over the dentist
35. I need well over $8000 worth of work done to let the dentist tell it
36. My first thought was "Damn....I get complimented on my teeth all the time....I didnt know I was a yuckmouth!"
37. That shit's just another hustle if you ask me
38. Same way doctors find shit "wrong" with u 2 get u 2 spend more money
39. Drea....Im having fun!
40. We had a guest at the hotel by the name of 'Van Hofwegen'
41. Tell me that aint some shit straight outta St. Olaf!
42. Cherise......
43. "If there aint no beauty you got to MAKE some beauty!!" - Earth, Wind and Fire "All About Love"

44. "He had already told me he was a genius," she says.

"It's the truth!" he howls.

Their cackles have a way of melting into one another.

They fell in love. She once gave him an inscribed picture of herself: "Dear Ossie, When I think of you, let there be silence and no writing at all. Ruby." He smiled the country smile when she handed it to him.

They went across the river to New Jersey to marry in 1948.

"We were working," she remembers. "We didn't have the whole day off, did we?"

"I think we had Thursday off," he says.

45. Now what's fucking with that?
46. Why is Romeo about to come with a dis track aimed at Bow Wow?
47. Why come my mama knows someone named "What it is!"
48. But thats still not as bad at that stipper's bodyguard/money-holder named "Cant Get Right"
49. File those in the "I wish I were making this up" column
50. "….remind yourself/nobody built like you/you designed yourself/I agree I said/my one of a kind self get stoned everyday like Jesus did!/what he said/I said/had been said before/’just keep doing ya thing’ he said/say no more…" – Jay Z "A Dream"

Happy Valentine's Day Bitches!

Teej Dun Did It!

Just an FYI from me to anyone who, much like me, doesnt know a whole lot about computers except how to navigate the web, use word and excel, and open up your instant messenger......yeah if you ever do a virus scan or 2.....and call yourself nipping shit in the bud by emptying the contents of what seems to be unimportant folders full of shit you dont recognize....yeah dont do it!

(Was that the longest run-on sentence in the world or what?)

Ask somebody who knows a thing or 2 about these things before you decide you gon do them for yourself. I learned this hard way when doing exactly what I described in the first paragraph, I somehow managed to delete folders full of info that Windows needs to operate. Now my shit wont even turn on! I was piecing together my new list, but until I get that joint up and running it's a no go.

So in review.....you gotta know when to do it ya damn self and when to ask somebody who know something about something, ya diggin me?

The Music Baby

*Seen this on the homie InsanelySane's page....I had to jump on it!!

1. A favorite political track - N.W.A. "Fuck The Police"
"Fuck the police coming straight from the underground/young nigga got it bad cuz Im brown/and not the other color so police think/they have the authority to kill a minority/Fuck that shit cuz I aint the one....."

2. Song that makes you dance no matter what?
Beenie Man F/ Mya "Girls Dem Sugar"

3. Song you’d use to tell someone you love them?
Mary J. Blige "Im In Love " ....those horns is a muthafucka!

4. Song that has made you sit down and analyze it’s lyrics?
Ras Kass "Nature of the Threat" .......shit is mad deep!
"Now listen...when you celebrate"Thanksgiving"/What you are actually celebrating is the proclamation of the Pope of Rome/Who later, in league with Queen Isabella/sent Cardinal Ximenos to Spain to murder any blacks that resisted Christianity/These Moors, these black men and women were from Baghdad, Turkey/And today you eat the turkey for your "Thanksgiving" day/as the European Powers destroyed the Turkeys who were the forefathers of your mothers and fathers/Now fight the power you bitch-ass niggaz!!!"

5. Song you like, that a two year old would like as well?
Dem Franchize Boyz "Oh I Think They Like Me"

6. Song that gives you an energy boost?
Freeway F/ Jay Z & Beanie Sigel "What We Do"
"If my kids hungry (I'll) snatch the dishes out ya kitchen!"

7. A song you and your grandparents would like?
Billie Holiday "Them There Eyes"

8. Song you really liked when you were 14-16, and still really like now?
Chante Moore & Keith Washington "Candlelight and You"

9. Sad song that would be in the soundtrack of the movie about your life?
Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" ...Im such a sap!

10. Peppy song that would start the opening credits in the movie of your life?
Stevie Wonder "I Wish"
"Looking back on when I was a little nappy headed boy/Then my only worry was for christmas what would be my toy..../I wish those days would come back again....."

11. Good song from a genre of music no one would guess that you liked?
Ani DiFranco "Back Back Back"

12. Song that you think should have been playing when you were born?
2Pac "Young Black Male"
"Hard like an erection/Young Black Male/Hard like an erection/..aint shit to fool with!"

13. A favorite artist duo collaboration?
Any Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell song

14. A favorite song that you completely disagree with (politically, morally,commonsenically, religiously etc.)
Snoop Dogg "Bitches Aint Shit"

15. The song that you like despite the fact your IQ level drops several points every time you listen to it.
Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz f/ Ying Yang Twins "Get Low"
"I dun been to the club bout fifty-leven times! " ..........WTF?

16. Your smooth song for relaxing?
Amel Larrieux "For Real" .....Her voice is amazingly soothing!

17. A song you would send to someone you hate or are mad at?
Mya "If You Died I Wouldnt Cry 'Cause You Never Loved Me Anyway"
"I HOPE YOU DIE/I HOPE YOU DIE!/.......You could get struck by the lightening/washed away by the sea/burned in a fire/just dont bring it back to me!" ......I know it's harsh and Im sure I'd never let ANYONE fuck with me this much, but I do like the song. It takes you there.

18. A favorite track from an outfit considered a “super-group"?
Wu Tang Clan "Protect Ya Neck"

19. A song that makes you reminisce about good times with a family member?
Salt-N-Pepa "Do You Really Want Me" ......This was the first song my now 18 yr old little sister learned as a 3 year old. It was kinda cute. Guess you had to be there.

20. Your favorite song at this moment in time?
Heather Headley "In My Mind"

Im A Friend To All.....U Got A Problem With It?

"Accept me as I am...with this tendency that I have...of being able to love everyone, including YOU...or just dont fucking bother me at all!" - Alice Walker

Friend ( P ) Pronunciation Key (frnd) n.
A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.

That's the definition of a friend according to dictionary.com. Ever since I can remember I've been told repeatedly "TJ....'so and so' is not your friend". Or "just b/c you laugh/play/joke with them that doesnt make them your friend". I dunno I've always had sort of a rebellious attitude about that. (Shit...what HAVENT I had a rebellious attitude about?) My natural instinct is that everyone I come in contact with is my friend damn near til they prove themselves unworthy.

There have been times when "friends" didnt seem to be interested in staying in touch and I've been hurt by that. Even wrote a poem about a situation like that. Or the other one that really burns me up is if the friend is of the opposite sex and they start seeing someone or get a boyfriend or whatever and then they act as if we werent friends for x amount years? My feelings be hurt like "WTF?" I guess a small part of me can understand, but the majority of me is still thrown for a loop.

Oooh once me and KK got into a HUGE argument about one of my friends. KK told me flat out that she didnt like her and she didnt think we should be friends b/c she didnt think this friend was 'for the relationship'. I was blown away. This friend in question was one of my peoples! I got friends and I got peoples. There is a difference. So to be told that I couldnt kick it with one of my peoples was crazy to me. KK and I had it out, but eventually we came to a mutual agreement concerning this friend. But I stood up and defended my friend.

I've always been the friend my friends can depend on. If I think the person is really sincere in their need I'd give them my last. I'd take 2 buses and a train across town at 4am if my friend needed me. My cell phone is always on. I've consoled and counseled friends via the phone in the middle of the night. Someone asked me if I was "a counselor or something" in reference to a few peeps thanking me for being there for them on my myspace page. All I could do is laugh. I really dont know any other way other than to give of myself to my friends...and sometimes strangers, and all those in between.

I may have the most eclectic group of friends of anyone I know. Dude no lie.....I have friends who do everything from teach to own a kinky dominatrix company to strip to work heavily in the church. And I love all of 'em unconditionally. There's something within all them that makes me wanna count them as people I know.

I was once told a by a woman I was dating "TJ loves everybody, [and I cant handle that!]". So it's something I've come to grips with. Some women cant handle it....and that's cool. I do realize it's alot to deal with....but this is me dammit. I could very well be single for awhile b/c of all my friends. But overall Im just a friendly dude. Too friendly according to some, but that's just a reminder of all people having opinions as they do assholes, ya know?

My name is TJ, and Im a friend-aholic.

"No matter where you go/you are what you are player/and you can try to change/but that's just the top layer/man you was who you was 'fore you got here!/Only God can judge me/so Im gone/either love me or leave me alone....." - Jay Z "Public Service Announcement"

Mindlessness

The GM of the hotel is in the lobby with some guy showing him floorplans or some shit. The assistant GM/my manager comes over to me and whispers "Stop passing gas in the lobby. I can smell it." LMAO. Yo true story!

First of all.....I mean damn...is my scent that recognizeable? How the hell did he know it was me? It's a hotel lobby for crying out loud. There are other people in this bitch! I guess he recognized the smell from when I let one go in the back office earlier in the day. He was standing with the GM and the floorplan dude....so I guess they smelled it too. I dont give a shit though. Maybe I have to take one.....but I sure as hell dont give one. I mean it's a natural bodily function. If I had the choice, I'd choose not to ever have to pass gas but hey....that's life, right?

This post is so mindless. Okay Im done......

The 'It'll Be Okay In The End' List

1. "The only thing constant in the world is change/That's why today I take life as it comes" - India.Arie
2. If only it were easy to remember......
3. btw....India IS the 2nd coming of Stevie!
4. Check out this analogy that was sent to me....
5. Picture two soldiers on the field with swords fighting a battle... both soldiers are giving it their BEST, swinging those swords around and all that... and then one of the soldiers just throws his sword down and walks away. But the other soldier keeps fighting, swinging his sword around and doing flips and fighting his ass off... hellooooo the other soldier walked away, gave in and is gone. Does that make the remaining solider valiant, or just some silly dude swinging around a sword??
6. Nuff said!
7. Thanks LFPT
8. Why does this water taste like feet?
9. Maybe it's time I clean out my 'frig
10. Cant think of the last time I did that
11. "You gon get hit by a car. You gon die. And I'm gon cry!" - Drunken Dave
12. Dave shouldnt be fucking with the Patron
13. "....it aint even fun no more/Im jaded/Man it's just a game/I just play it to play it!" - Jay-Z "Allure"
14. Thanks to Eesh I think Im hooked on Creme Soda again
15. Why is my light bill like $120???
16. b/c I usually have ALL the damn lights in the place on
17. ...oh and not having paid the bill in like 4 months is part of it too Im sure
18. I'm so 'urban' sometimes
19. Paying $20 on it 'n shit or whatever will keep them from turning them off
20. These student loans bitches are fucking up my rotation
21. SOMEBODY aint finna get paid b/c that $500 they relieving me of monthly is hurting me baaaaaad
22. This is my 2nd time writing this list
23. The 1st time my computer restarted and I lost it all
24. Are my pipes backed up?.....what the hell is that vile ass smell?
25. Will somebody PLEASE force Chingy to stop making albums?
26. The dancer chick's butt was "Oh my God...Look at her butt!" huge
27. Could he had went any harder at Lor?
28. It was funny to a point, then it became sad to me
29. "....in my mind it occurred.../What if God was a 'her'?/ Would I treat her the same?/Would I still be running game on her?/In what type of ways would I want her?/Would I want her for her mind or her heavenly body?/Couldnt be out there bogus with someone so Godly/...Through good and bad call on her like I'm chirpin' her/Couldn't be jealous 'cause other brothers worship her/Walk this earth for her/glory, I'm grateful/To be in her presence I try to stay faithful" - Common "Faithful"
30. So shall they doubt The Teej, so shall they be proved wrong!!!
31. Im such a flake when it comes to answering and talking on my phone sometimes
32. Alot of people are learning that the hard way
33. I promise I love you all though
34. "Would you like to go to the sharing chair?"
35. Are Scorpio's world renown for being freaks?
36. Ms. Connor is a precious being
37. I hope we are gonna be good friends if nothing else
38. "Kiss of Life" is my ABSOLUTE favorite Sade song ever
39. RIP Wilson Pickett
40. The theory is that my having lead poison as a child is in direct relation to my probable ADD
41. "Ooh child/Things are gonna get easier/Ooh child/Things'll get brighter/Someday we'll get it together and we'll get it undone/Someday when your head is much lighter/Someday we'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun/Someday when the world is much brighter..." The Five Stairsteps "Ooh Child"
42. PLEASE dont let that really be Janet in those pics going around
43. Im gonna give Jess the biggest hug, then kiss her cheek and tell that
'everything will be okay'
44. Then Im gon kick her ass in Def Jam Fight for NY!
45. People actually eat fish tacos?
46. I woulda jumped into the stands in the middle of the game if I thought my wife was being harmed/harassed/threatened too!
47. Fuck a fine!
48. Les I still have to get your package out!
49. Where the hell is my favorite 2 heifers?
50. As soon as I finish this list I'll inevitably think of more to list
51. But oh well...
52. Such is life

Various 1/15/06

The Bears lost! In my opinion b/c of shitty coaching. Why the fuck did they left Charles Tillman on Steve Smith after he burned him the first time I dunno. They shoulda put Vasher on his ass to shut him down after that. And can anybody explain why they put the rookie Thompson or whatever his name is on Smith when this nigga is already having a career day on our asses? And how the fuck does the defense allow damn near 30 points TODAY of all days. I dunno if anybody scored 30 on us all season long. We winning games scoring 12 points and shit. BUT TODAY, OF ALL DAYS, the offense looks respectable putting up 21 and the usually reliable defense allows 30. What part of the game is that?

In other news.....this mentally slow lady keeps coming into lobby talking about absolutely nothing. She even tried to flirt with me. Looking like Kathy Bates and shit! That was mean I know. Im sorry. But for real...she keeps bringing up various non-relating topics. Mayor Daley (the first one) was a good mayor. She's from Springfield. Walker Texas Ranger was a good tv show. Turtles cant cry, and etc. Alls I can do is offer an occasional "Really?" or "Is That So?" But it's 5am people! Slow or not I aint trying to hear shit about why she prefers Ovaltine over Nesquick!!!

Anyone see The Boondocks? I go back and forth over whether it's relevant or offensive. But today's episode was thought provoking. It was about what if Dr. King survived the shooting in Memphis, was in a coma for 30 years and awoke in 2001 to see shit like BET'S Uncut! In one scene they had him amazed at a boneless rib sandwich! But the capper was when Dr. King held a party for his newly formed political outfit. They hired an urban researcher who ended up having the party advertised on the radio! And you know those go. So when Dr. King and Huey rolled up to get in they got charged $50 at the door!!!! Hilarious I tell you. When I saw the preview last week I was sure that Jesse, the NAACP and er'body else would have called for the show to be taken off, but the message of this particular show was pretty good.

Oh yeah.....and umm.....I kinda asked KK back....sorta....read below for that one.

You Read Right

So I dunno if I was feeling especially sentimental or weak or what....but I called KK up pretty much outta the blue. And after some bullshitting around I threw out the topic of us getting back together. I aint ashamed to admit Im sap. Hell if you've read thru the first half of this blog you've seen me at my most sappiest. So again....Im not sure if it's Mariah's "Dont Forget About Us" or Mary's "Be Without You", but something possessed me to make the call. I hadnt been drinking either. I mean our relationship as it is now is really cool. We're still good friends so it wasnt like an embarassing thing. It was on my mind and I figured Id bring it to her. Yeah she politely shut me down though. LMAO!

On another note.....did I mention that Im not feeling the single life right now? But the catch 22 is...How could I persue another chick if Im not sure Im over my ex? Okay...I just re-read this. I sound hella-lame. LOL. But shit this my blog dammit. I can express myself on it how I feel. Go ahead...ask me the last time I cared what a nigga thought.

In any event....it was all just a thought. Much like this particular blog. I suppose the advice I was given on making the damn song stop crying was best.

Okay, Im done.....

.....I think.

Another 'White People' Blog

Disclaimer : I have nothing against white people or any other ethnicity. It's just that with these differences in ethnicity and so on, there comes differences in the way we do things. Not to say anyone is wrong or right. Im just making note of those previously mentioned differences. And with that said......

Only a white dude would think it's okay to bring his dog in a crowded hotel lobby, let the leash go, and let the damn dog roam free about the lobby!!!!!! No!!! That shit aint kosher people! That is NEVER okay. Ever!

Im standing at the concierge desk during wine hour, (the lobby's BUSIEST hour) just standing there stuck on stupid b/c this guest is lounging in the lobby with his dog (we are a pet-friendly hotel), and then he sits down and just lets the fucking leash go?!!?!? The dog is going around sniffing and startling other guests as they walk in, he's running behind the front desk and shit. Im thinking ' Now see...if he comes near me Im gon kick the shit outta him, then they gon say Im wrong'. Im looking to the dude like '...the fuck! Aint you gon come get this fucker?!?!?' Now I'll give it to dude that the dog was well behaved as far coming back when called, but that aint the point.

The point is.....you just dont do that shit! How is that ever okay?!?!?!?!

And to top it off....this isnt the first time he's done this shit. He lives in the condo's next to the hotel. Since he knows we are pet friendly, he brings his dog whenever he comes in to have a drink at the bar. Since the dog isnt allowed in the restaurant he just leaves the fucker in the lobby! Maybe one of the pet-crazy front desk agents will keep him company if they are there. But still......I wish I were making this up. And everytime he does this I just go in the back office and wait for them to leave. Because I dont wanna get fired for kicking the living shit out of a dog!

The "Nothing Else To Blog About" List

1. "I woke up this morning/the sunshine was shining/I put on my happy face/Im living, Im able/Im breathing, Im grateful/to put on my happy face.../Woke up and realized/this world's not so bad after all/looked at it thru a child's eyes/and I saw these beautiful things that you never think about/Like the ocean, moonlight, stars and clouds/It's amazing how we don't appreciate our blessings/There's plenty of people who don't like me/There's 10 times more who love me and I love myself/Sometimes, it gets tough, it gets tough/But I can't give up, can't give up/Just take a deep breath, close my eyes/Feel the love and give a smile" - Destiny's Child "Happy Face"
2. BE HAPPY BITCHES!
3. Oops!
4. I do realize I have alot of female readers
5. Who am I kidding?
6. Mostly female readers
7. I didnt mean it like that......promise!
8. I know most women, if not all women arent bitches
9. "My mother's a woman. So that helps" - Chris Rock
10. Switching subjects......
11. *wipes brow*
12. When the eff is Woody Woodpecker coming out on DVD?
13. I cant believe that heifer smoked a joint in my bathroom when I asked her not to smoke in my crib!
14. Lil Nigglets!!!!
15. Who me? Noooo Im not feeling pressure with all these new eyes on my blog
16. I worked out for the first time in about a month today
17. Teej = Fat Lazy Pig
18. R.I.P. to my hair
19. Teej = 'Heady Murphy' and/or 'Dome Thugs-N-Harmony'
20. Maisha are you laughing at me?
21. Those were 'Martin' references by the way
22. Im really shook to shave it completely bald
23. But the low ceasar Im rocking now is barely hanging on
24. Losing your hair in your late 20's fucking sucks BIG dirty monkey balls!!!!
25. "People talk/dont worry about what they say/Live your life, live your life/Gotta trust yourself/before you can trust someone else/Live your life, live your life" - Angel Grant "Live Your Life"
26. Im at work as I make this list
27. Yup! Im still standing like Hall and Oates out this bitch!
28. Dogs is barking
29. Can the Wu come with a new album already?
30. And what ever happened to the R.A.G.U. album?
31. That was the 'Rae And Ghost United' album that was supposed to come out a while ago
32. Wanna be down ass white boys are so funny and yet so sad
33. Im not so much sick of my job as I am ready to do something that I LOVE
34. But as long as rent remains as real as it is......
35. "Thank you for calling the Concierge desk at the Hotel..... This is Anthony. How may I help you?" - Teej the Concierge
36. Having my place to myself is that bidness!
37. I enjoy solitude too much
38. But I really am a socialable and personable dude
39. Les....I predict that your new place will be your home in no time!
40. Ewwww on their coats huh?
41. Deliciously digusting I tell you!
42. Cali is looking more and more like an approaching reality for me
43. I hope the 'Spirit Food' CD helps her.
44. Anyone notice the title of my blog is "It's how I feel....You Dont Have To Necessarily Like It"?
45. I love that shit!
46. "Defy the authorities and follow God's laws!" - Talib Kweli
47. "Beating down the block knocking pictures off the wall!!!!"
48. Oh yeah Tam....I know about it!
49. It's only 1/9 and I gotta refocus myself already!
50. That's that mix of A.D.D. and procrastination for ya!
51. Fin!

What's Your Flavor?

Anyone seen VH1's new "reality" show 'Flavor Of Love'? If not...in short it's basically like 'The Bachelor' except for the bachelor is Flava Flav formerly of Public Enemy. Im sure Chuck D is somewhere at this very moment shaking his head in disbelief. This is Flav's 3rd go-round with VH1. First he was on a season of 'The Surreal Life' where he fell in something like love with Big Ass Bridget Nielsen, then he and Big Ass Bridget got their own spin off entitled "Strange Love" where I think he chased Big Ass Bridget all around her native Russia or some shit just to find out that Big Ass Bridget had a fiance that she wasnt trying to shake.

So I suppose that leads us to this season's newest runaway hit 'Flavor Of Love' where Flav has the impossible task of narrowing down a field of what I believe to be 20 (mostly) beautiful women (mostly) in their 20's, to one girl for him.

While on the phone with a friend and flicking through the channels I happened to stumble across it. And a thought occurred to me. These women are vying for the affection of a semi-broke, middle aged former crackhead with a bunch o' kids!!!!! (Oh yeah...Flav got a few Babymama's!) And so Im wondering if any of these women saw their lives coming to this? Where they would actually be in a house, getting catty with each other, and even into physical altercations over a dude who's like 5'5, no more than 110lbs, and who admittedly was on crack when he helped record the anti-drug song "Night Of The Living Baseheads"!!!


I just dont get it. Im sure Chuck D doesnt either. But this is TV. This is 'Celebreality' I suppose.

The "1st of '06" List

1. "If my manager insults me again/I will be assaulting him/After I fuck the manager up/then Im going to shorten the register up" - Kanye West "Spaceship"
2. *smile*
3. I thought it was fitting
4. "Teej is far from a pimp or playa. See this is the problem....9 times outta 10 he says the first thing that comes to mind. And if it's a female, it's usually some ol flirtatious slick scorpio shit. Add to that that he can be a wee bit charming when he wants to be and so.....well there you go" - As said to myself
5. LMAO!
6. Yup! I talk to myself all the time
7. Mostly as a form of entertainment
8. Nothing to worry about I promise
9. 2006 is gonna bring big things Im sure
10. Im glad it turned out that he was actually in Florida
11. She wouldnt have deserved that if he wasnt
12. Di and Reenie just left
13. We kicked it hard
14. I was a meanie the first night
15. I blame my moodiness....and the lack of sleep....and the huge of amount to do in so little time
16. Hopefully I made up for it
17. "This is for my niggas outside all winter/'cause this summer they aint finna say 'next summer Im finna....'/sitting in the hood like community colleges/'This dope money here is lil Tre's scholarship'/'cause aint no tuition for having no ambition/and aint no loans for sitting ya ass at home!" - Kanye West "We Dont Care"
18. Damn is dude riding the white horse?
19. Why the fuck did he come back from his break sniffling and shit?
20. He wasnt sniffling like that a minute ago
21. Speaking of work.....
22. Im tired of the drama
23. This shit is a job anyways
24. Time to make career moves nigga!
25. As you can tell....Im extra motivated right now
26. But who isnt at the top of the year
27. Let's see if I maintain this fire
28. The Buddha Lounge was hot to def this past Sunday
29. I still wanna call the city on them to have them check the sturdiness of the floor though
30. When you feel the floor budging just a bit it's never good.
31. Still buggin at how hard Tim was going
32. "Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it. " - Langston Hughes
33. Like anything else bachelorhood has it's up and downs
34. Somedays it's enjoyable....others it isnt
35. I sang "Green Eyes" to her while in the shower 2 nights in the row
36. And yeah...my in-shower concerts are still the shit
37. "Many nights he was alone/Many many many nights/His light was too bright/so they truned away/and he stood along every night and every day/Then he turned to me/He saw his reflection in me/and he smiled at me/When he turned to me/Then he said to me/How good it is/how good it is......" - Erykah Badu "Orange Moon"
38. Either that or Im just too big of a flirt
39. Basically it all boils down to I got some figuring to do
40. Introspective
41. Melancholy
42. Flirtatious
43. It's all in me!
44. Couldnt you go for some Tyrone Biggums or some 'Tron right about now?
45. Did anybody see Usher's movie 'In The Mixx'?
46. Me neither
47. Why did I lose my mind when Nelly's "Grillz" came on in the club though?
48. "You see my grandmama hate it/but my lil mama love it!"
49. Guilty pleasure I suppose
50. That and Shawnna's "Getting Some Head"
51. I told them that song was killing the clubs out here
52. Betcha they in Beantown/Being Bobby Brown land right now singing it too
53. "I can't stop/that's why I'm hot/Determination, dedication, motivation/I'm talking to you of my many inspirations/When I say I can't let you or self down/If I were on the highest cliff, on the highest riff/ And if you slipped off the side and clinched on to your life in my grip/I would never ever let you down!" - J.Ivy "Never Let Me Down"
54. LL Cool J/Loreal is coming back to the midwest baby!
55. More Cooks White Zinfadel in the A.M.!!!!
56. Im sending all these packages out this week!
57. Outta nowhere it seems my blog got "popular"
58. That's different
59. In case anyone was in question about it.....RENT REMAINS TO BE REAL!
60. "Blasts trap 13 in coal mine in W.Virgina" - Wall Street Journal Headline
61. God bless 'em
62. Why the fuck is that still an occupation though?
63. I usta do my lists over a few days...adding stuff here and there
64. The last couple have been one-nighters whilst at work
65. Who steals 5,000 cases of 'Pimp Juice' anyways?
66. And how exactly do you transport said stolen 'Pimp Juice' to begin with?
67. Isnt that a truck full of 'Pimp Juice'?
68. It would occur to me that that shouldnt be so hard to find, but dont mind me. Im just thinking out loud again.
69. No, but for real......the fuck do you do with 5,000 cases of that shit?
70. I digress
71. CTA is on some 'Gimme The Loot' shit for '06
72. Anyone know that Joe Budden is one of the best emcees to come out in the last 15 years?
73. I think Im done babbling for now
74. "Real simple. Give love in 2006" - Clo Clo
75. That's the realest shit ever!

2005 In A Nutshell

2005

[P E O P L E]

1. Best friend/s? Dave, Jax, Los, Zell, Keish, Di
2. Best boyfriend/girlfriend? N/A
3. Lost any friends? Some niggas did disappear on me......
4. Gained any friends? Yes! All over the place!!!
5. Met a new good friend? A few

[P L A C E S]
1. Went out of the country? Yes - Jamrock!
2. How many times on an airplane? I cant remember....I did hella-traveling
3. Road trips? Actually yea...to the Lou
4. Moved? Thankfully no.

[Y O U]
1. Have you changed? I would hope so in a whole year
2. New look? Nah...no so much I dont think.
3. Any new addictions? My compulsive obsessive ass? I wont even list them.
4. Biggest conflict this year? Keep trying to win her back or move on?
5. Most depressed time this year? Post breakup.

[L O V E]
1. Did you fall in love? Nope
2. Did you get heartbroken? LOL...oh Lordy.
3. Who was your summer love? I wish
4. How many boyfriends/girlfriends this year? 10 minus 10 equal........
5. Favorite date? I went to the movies by myself for the first time this year to see 'Crash'. I stopped at the Walgreens and bought some candy and Vitamin Water to sneak in.

[S E A S O N S]
1. Favorite Season? Fall
2. Least favorite season? Winter
3. Good birthday? Not bad at all. Indy the weekend leading up to, then Cali the weekend after.
4. Any snow this year? It's Chicago fool!
5. Highest temperature? What? Like 102 or some shit?

[F I N A L Q U E S T I O N S]
1. Snuck out? From who? Im a grown ass man dog!
2. Met someone who will change ur life? Yup
3. Kept your resolution? I half-assed them.
4. Got arrested? Wouldnt that mean I got caught? LOL. Hell no!
5. Had a first something? Yup
6. Drank Alcohol? Is water wet?
7. Smoked weed/drugs? I did hit the bud a few time this year.
8. Did anything illegal? The Teej? Noooooooo! Never!
9. Kissed a boy/girl? A girl? yes? A boy? Teej straight like horse hair!
10. Had a crush? When am I not crushing on someone
11. Liked someone who didn't like you? Who doesnt like The Teej? Okay....lemme stop!
12. Lost a family member? Thankfully no.
13. Got bad grades? I did get wrote up a few times at work. Does that count?
14. Got suspended? Nope
15. Moved states? Nope
16. Got a myspace? Uh huh
17. Learned an instrument? I've been playing "my instrument" alot more this year w/o a girlfriend.
18. Started a band?In my head
19. Spent over 1 million dollars? I wish
20. Went streaking? All the time in my apartment
21. Done something you shouldn't have? LOL. Is eggshell white?
22. Kept a secret? Yes
23. Told a secret? Not that I can recall
24. Done something you totally regret? Mmmm.....not so much
25. Changed your view on things? Despite my stubbornness....I have.

HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS 2006 TO ALL!

I Sat Down & Got Wrote Up!

On some Rosa Parks shit....who would think sitting down would bring so much 'mu'fuckin ruckus' like Wu Tang's first album? So just like I predicted in my previous blog....I got wrote up! Yup! For why? For sitting down in the middle of the night behind the desk of my EMPTY ass hotel!

Apparently my GM got on some ol secret service shit by circling the block a couple times and peering in the lobby window to see what we were doing before he decided to casually stroll in during the 5am hour. Now my overnight shift is 11pm-7am. So yeah.....minimal guest interaction during these hours. So what if I get a bar stool from the restaurant and sit down for the most of the shit? I invite upper mgmt. to work this shift repeatedly and not be tempted to sit down. It's different in the day. In the day you got people bustling about, you are going to and fro handling shit and etc. But overnight? Nothing! Your ass is just sitting there!

What the fuck ever dude!

I'll tell you this though....my fucking feet are killing me! Im standing in this bitch, shifting the weight from one foot to the other, shoes is off and the whole nine. Im maaaaaad irritable right now. This is some ol monkey ball bullshit right here!

Some Stuff

* I think the MBB (Mexican Bus Boys) were at it again. In fact I know them fuckers were. If you are new around here and dont know the story of the MBB's....I blogged about it awhile ago. Basically sometimes when Im in the locker room changing for work the MBB's be in there talking shit about me in spanish. Little do they know I took 2 years of espanol. I may not be able to keep up with them....but I be picking out key phrases and piecing sentences together...albeit 20 minutes later, but still!! Today I heard some about 'pork chop' and 'punta'. Maybe I be on some paranoid and/or ignorant shit...but if THEY AINT talking about me, why cant they speak that shit in English, huh?

*My General Mgr came in the hotel around 5:30am today. I mean he's the GM of the hotel and I suppose that entitles him to drop in on it whenever he feels inclined. However, the thing is at 5:30am we be chilling! We got stools out, the satelite station that plays all over the hotel is changed from the boring big band shit (and/or seasonal music). Dont get me wrong....we dont have Biggie or even Mos Def or nothing blaring thru the hotel. I usually put it on the' Love Songs' station. They play a good mix of new and old R&B and typical Lite FM shit. Anyways to say our GM caught us offguard is an understatement. Im sure there are write up a-coming!

*I got 17 comments on my last blog!! That may not be alot to most of you, but damn Gina it's alot to me. I appreciate the love good people. Continue to tell somebody that knows somebody about ol Teejie here.

Said To Guest/Said In My Head

Said to guest: Wow! Quail Eggs? You're gonna have to give me a minute to track those down for you.

Said in my head: You want me to help you find a specialty store that sales quail eggs? Are you out your fucking mind? You think this is how I wanna spend my day? Fuck you and your quail eggs nukka! Regular eggs aint good enough for you? Get the fuck on with that bullshit!!!
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Said to guest: Well the box office is all sold out so that pretty much only leaves us the option of independent ticket brokers. And as you know they usually charge double or sometimes even triple the face value. I can check with them to see whats available and give you a call back.

Said in my head: 5 Wicked Tickets for today?!?!?! LOL. Yeah right! Tough luck nigga! THAT shit aint gon happen. You need to start making alternate plans now. Why dont you go ice skating or some shit? Even if I could find some tickets they'd probably be double or triple the face value. But your dumb ass would pay for them anyways, wouldnt you?
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Said to guest: You must be referring to the Harold Washington Library. Sure...it's on the corner of State and Congress, however it is closed today unfortunately. Yes Im pretty sure. I can call over and double check for you if you like. Yes sir they are indeed closed.

Said in my head: If you dont get your ol touristy ass the fuck outta my face! This aint the day! Are you deaf? You dont speak english or something? I said the corner of State and Congress fool! Thataway nigga...thataway!!! Oh so....what? Im lying? They are closed!!! Christmas was yesterday! I saw on the news that all Federal and City buildings were gonna be closed. You know what? Im gon call and let the answering machine tell me that they are closed just to apease yo stupid ass!!!
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Said to guest: Oh? For the restaurant? Just step inside the cafe and see the hostess. The restroom? You'd take this elevator down to level B.

Said in my head: Now dont you see the big ass sign on this desk that says 'CONCIERGE'? So then why the fuck is your ig'nant ass assuming that I am hosting for the restaurant? Do you see the restaurant to your left? Dont you see the hostess stand right the fuck there! Vamanos nukka! Didnt the server and/or hostess just point you to the restroom? So then why do you need reassurance by time you walk the 10 feet from the restaurant to the concierge desk? Why? Can you tell me that? Are you really that stupid? No...seriously......are you?

*As you all may be able to tell.....I really love my job!

5 Random Things (Tagged by Dee Dee)

So I have to list 5 random things about me, then name 5 tagees. Not a problem. This tag seems simple enough. This is a cake walk actually. DeeDee you must be sweet on ol Teej....throwing me this candy! lol

1. Im almost pretty sure I want a girlfriend again. I think I got this now. I know where I fucked up. It was all pretty fucking preventable. Pretty stupid on my part. But then again...I said almost dammit!

2. I liked baby food up until I was about 7 yrs old. I can remember getting in trouble for basically stealing my little cousin's baby food. I dont think I stole shit like mashed peas or nothing. But the applesauce and anything else sweet got ganked/gaffled/cuffed and all that!

3. I know it seems like Im some playboy relishing the fact that I have bachelorhood and all. But deep down....I really wanna settle down and possibly start a family. Im a bit envious of my married friends and those in LTR's

4. I had sexual experiences waaaaaaaaaaay too early. Hint : I hadnt made double digits yet. Damn ON-TV corrupted my young impressionable mind!!! Add to the fact I was lil slick ass getting away with shit with my mama none the wiser...........bad bad bad!

5. I participated in trying to kill my babysitter when I was about 10 or so. We HATED Michelle! She was a direct descendant of the devil as far as we (my brother, my cousin and I) were concerned. We threw away her medication that was in the 'frig. (In hindsight I think it was some vaginal cream or something but Im not sure.) We took it out back and threw it like as far down the alley as humanly possible. We also put some bleach in the glass of water she asked one of us to get for her. She didnt drink it though. Said it looked too soapy.

Okay...thats my 5 random things/facts about me. The following people have been tagged.

1. InsanelySane
2. Lesley
3. Janity
4. Reese
5. Maisha

*SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT*

Hallejulahthankyoujesus!

My brother dun found him an apartment! He even signed the lease this past Monday.

Fuck the dumb shit....Im throwing a naked party in honor of my being able to roam my apartment completely ass naked after 3 1/2 months!!!

Yall are welcome to come, but if not I will enjoy my butt booty nakedness all by myself.

The "4 Days In The Making" List

*I'm all better peoples. Thanks for all the well wishing*

1. "Take your time baby/dont you rush a thing/Dont you know I know/we all are struggling?/ I know it is hard/but we will get by/and if you dont believe in me/just believe in He" - Mary J. Blige "My Life"
2. I have a sickness
3. My sickness is I'd rather buy music than clothes
4. Dude I need new gear bad!
5. My mommy broke her arm at work last week
6. She just had surgery to fix it
7. Our last name is Armour, and it aint pronounced 'Omar' like that dumb nurse kept saying it
8. Did I mention that Im dead broke?
9. Think that stopped me from copping that Freddie Jackson album at Borders?
10. I just had to though.......It was $4!!!!!
11. In Teejland.....Music=Crack
12. Here comes Loreal
13. 2006 is a-coming yall!
14. Yall betta be ready b/c Im is!
15. Di? 'Reeny? Yall ready to do the damn thing?
16. So the smoking ban has been approved in Chicago
17. And then they just threw a $.20 cent increase on cigarettes
18. Ha ha!!.....*Teej laughs at the smokers*
19. "C'mon baby light my fire/Everything you drop is so tired/Music is supposed to inspire/ How come we aint getting no higher?" - Lauryn Hill "Superstar"
20. My lists arent so random
21. I be having paragraphs broken up by these numbers
22. This bike has got to leave my bedroom!
23. In spite of my brokeness the first thing Im gonna buy when I get paid is some custom running shoes from Fleet Feet
24. Im tired of bruising my feet by running in non-running shoes
25. Mariah's new song "Dont Forget About Us" reminds me of KK
26. Oh please know that she will make a 'I miss my baby' song on your ass in a hot minute
A. "Dont Forget About Us"
B. "We Belong Together"
C. "I Still Believe"
D. "Always Be My Baby"
E. "Love Takes Time"
F. "I'll Be There" (Remake)
27. And that's off the top of my head
28. Is it weird that "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb came on as I was typing that Mariah part?
29. We will have the show available to view online soon!
30. Any of you people out there knew I did a TV show here?
31. KD Aubert was hella cool.
32. The pics came out nice.
33. A digital camera sure would come in handy
34. I think Ms. Marvelous is gonna be a good friend
35. The child brought me applesauce just cause!
36. "We probably in hell already/Our dumb asses not knowing/Everybody kissing ass to go heaven/and aint going/Put my soul on it!/Im fighting devil niggas daily/Plus the media be crucifying brothas severely" - Makaveli aka 2Pac "Blasphemy"
37. No Treo or Blackberry for me
38. Them student loan bitches made it a point to see to that shit
39. Punk asses!
40. Why does he think I wanna continuously hear about his trife love life?
41. I dont want to get another email accountt but gmail is soooooo tempting
42. Hello Evie
43. You and me sugah....You and me!
44. I dunno what I thought I was saving that rum for
45. But that aint how I imagined drinking it
46. Why wont Randy, Marlon and Tito do their own BBD-esque group and stop playing?
47. How is it possible to be this sentimental?
48. "Love is.......a feeling you've met before in a previous life." - Love is... Comic Strip
49. Im gon get my Ossie and Ruby love
50. And you can pat ya stomach to that shit!
51. *wink*

A VERY Ignorant Thought

And I know that God dont like ugly.....and I try to not let ignorance rear it's ugly head anywhere near me....but when it's 6:46am...and you get off at 7am.....and you've pretty much only got like 4 hours of sleep in the last 32 hours....and it's apparent that none of your fucking co-workers are gonna be here on time to relieve you.....so you'll have to stay maybe 15 minutes later....and you are fighting off a cold but are losing the battle horribly.....and the fucking wake up call clock keeps going off....and the dumb bitch in Rm 1205 hangs up on you before you can give your complete, required but yet dumb wake up call speech.....well....quiet simply.....this asian lady who just checked out....and is standing in the lobby blabbering away on her cell phone in her native language....that shit sounds like noise dog!.....plain and simple noise dog!

needless to say Im irritated, restless and ret ta get the fuck up outta here. Im irritable when Im literally sick and tired. i cant help it.

but again forgive me for my ignorance. im really a much nicer person (re: not so ignorant) when im completely healthy and well rested. really i am.........

When The Man Digs His Foot Into Your Neck!

How a nigga gon choke you, all the while charging you for air (which of course you need to live), but you aint got no money to buy air b/c you cant work b/c this nigga wont stop choking you!?!?

The Federal government is fucking me right now. And they purposely left the vaseline at the crib! In fact they didnt even think to bring any. They wanted this to be a real long hard fuck!

I dont understand how they preach to us since we were grade schoolers of how we gotta go to college so that we can get good jobs and be something or whatever. But they make college sooooooo fucking expensive. To the point where if you arent from a very well off family YOU WILL leave college and enter the workforce (if you are lucky!) owing the government thousands of dollars, but you can barely pay them back (if at all) b/c the cost of living isnt decreasing! The shit is a hustle yo! A straight pyramid ass hustle. This makes nooo sense. No wonder Kanye was on some 'College Dropout' shit.

Pardon me if I ramble....but Im a little heated. I just cut a deal with this same federal government. Only this deal means that aint gon be no Christmas for no one I know though. If I tell this nigga that I make in the ballpark of $2400 per month BEFORE taxes....how is he gon slide me in this repayment program with a down payment of $6000? BITCH, FROM WHERE!?!?!? You think I got 6 stacks just chilling in my closet or some shit? No I cant go try to get a loan! Remeber Im in default!!!! Aint no bank gon loan me no money b/c I defaulted on my student loan. So I cant borrow the money to get the default cleared! I appreciate your working with me and offering to cut the $6000 in half to $3000. That's really nice of you. But lemme tell you something Virgil........As we speak (running up my daytime minutes inevitably costing me more money nonetheless) my checking account is $-48. Got it? So no....I dont have $3000!! Oh what's that Virgil? You can probably let me in the program if I agree to pay $500 per month for the next 3 months and $225 every month thereafter for a total of 12 months? Well......I guess I wont eat til March...but if it will clear this default from my credit report and sway the man to ease up on my neck a bit......I guess I'll have to run with that.

To anyone looking for a Christmas gift from dear ol Teej.....Christmas is closed!

So Long Rich! 1940-2005

Honest.
Funny.
Timeless.
Truthful.
Genius.
Fearless.
Brilliant.



"You have to have lived. You've got to have paid some dues. I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst... In other words, I had a life." - Richard Pryor

All Thanks To Nikki

Nikki you are alright with me! And to think....Reese, DeeDee or Namelia was about to get my password and do it for me b/c I was about to wash my hand of it! But then again them heifers strike me as kinda shifty so I dunno.....LOL!

A Little Help Here?

I often say that I have to be one of the smartest stupid people ever to walk the earth. So here's the deal.....I dont know how to post my photo in my profile here on blogger. Apparently the shit aint that hard b/c everyone else has theirs up 'cept for my dumb ass. So could SOMEBODY walk me thru it please?