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?

The "All Over The Place" List

1. "Yo...you might see me joggin/you might see me walkin/You might see me walkin a dead rottweiler dog with it's head chopped off in the park with a spiked collar/hollerin at him cause the son of a bitch won't quit barkin!" - Eminem "Marshall Mathers"
2. Deliciously evil insane genius
3. The Marshall Mathers LP was an angry album
4.I listened to it as I washed the dishes
5. I realize it's probably prevented me from committing at least 3 homicides
6. "I'm anti-Backstreet and Ricky Martin/with instincts to kill N'Sync/don't get me started/ These fuckin brats can't sing/and Britney's garbage/What's this bitch retarded?/Gimme back my sixteen dollars/All I see is sissies in magazines smiling/Whatever happened to wildin' out and bein violent?/Whatever happened to catchin a good-ol' fashioned/passionate ass-whoopin/ and gettin your shoes coat and your hat took'n?" - Eminem "Marshall Mathers"
7. I could go on but I digress....
8. It's been 3 months
9. Please believe my brother and I are about to have a talk
10. Dammit I wanna walk around naked again
11. Why is Al Sharpton trying to get his own sitcom?
12. I dont want him to get it
13. I do want Stanley 'Tookie' Williams to get clemency though
14. I used to be so pro-death penalty......so eye for eye
15. But now I dunno if does any good other than for revenge purposes
16. "Aye dawg what's some good websites I can go to look at some ass?" - My Co-worker Daniel
17. Because I would know?
18. ....the fuck?
19. Lesley has the best quotes on her lists about improving your life and the such
20. I, in turn have aggressive Eminem lyrics
21. LMAO
22. They fired the new black dude who was supposed to take over the night audit after only 4 days!
23. Now who knows when I'll get off the nightshift!
24. All I've heard thus far was he was 'creepy'
25. That's some bullshit Alonzo!
26. Brothers cant catch a break!
27. I listened to Joss Stone's "Right To Be Wrong" like 6 times in a row
28. "I got a right to be wrong/been held down too long/ I might be singing outta key/ but it sure feels good to me!" - Joss Stone "Right To Be Wrong"
29. Her package made my week
30. The picture is sitting on my desk
31. It makes me smile....and blush I do admit
32. How anyone can have partners in a business and think they dont have to compromise is totally beyond me
33. "My shit always works sometimes!!"
34. "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." - Albert Camus
35. No need to page Janity...she called
36. The universe musta told ya I was thinking about ya
37. I just met Goapele!!!!!!
38. I am sooooo geeked
39. She is sooooooooo beautiful
40. And I got a picture....SCORE!!!!
41. If I hear one more fucking version of 'Santa Baby' Im gon snap!
42. I usta like the damn song......but shit this is ridiculous
43. Why would I drink before going in for an overnight shift?
44. Because Im stupid thats why
45. Im one of the stupidest smart people in the history of the world
46. No Im not addicted to myspace
47. "Beef is not what Jay said to Nas/Beef is when the working class cant get jobs/Beef is when a gangsta aint doing it right/and other gangsta's decide what to do with his life/Beef is when a golddigger gotcha seed in her/with a manicured hand out like 'pay me nigga!'/And all your little kids is doing is getting bigger/you trying not raise 'em around these wild niggas/Beef is not what Ja said to 50/Beef is Weldon Irvine not being here with me/When a soldier takes his own life with his gun/Beef is trying to figure out what to tell his son/Beef dont come with a radio edit/Some beef is big/and some beef is small/But what yall call beef/is not beef at all!" - Mos Def "Beef"
48. One of the realest raps ever!
49. This list is going past 50.
50. I dunno what Im gon do for New Years
51. This 'break' is stupid to me I think
52. What is she trying to prove?
53. "....attackin the system/the blacks and latins in prison/They numbers in prison/they're victims lacking the vision/Shit and all they got is rappin to listen to/I let them know we missin you/the love is unconditional/Even when the condition is critical/and the living is miserable/Your position is pivotal/I ain't bullshittin you/Now, why would I lie?" - Talib Kweli "Get By"
54. "But if he's locked in the penetentiary/send him some energy/They all winners to me" - Jay Z "Ballad For The Fallen Soldier"
55. I have to write my peoples
56. And maybe some unsuspecting people I know locked up too
57. Im sure they could use the energy
58. Trying to decide between a Blackberry or a Treo for a xmas present to myself
59. Pretty vain aint I?
60. We have to be back on TV as close to the top of the new year as possible.
61. Idleness is bullshit!
62. My mind is kinda clouded
63. Not neccesarily thinking clear
64. Maybe some weed will help.
65. LMAO!!!!!!
66. "Keep playing!/You gon find me in ya lobby blunted/and I dont even smoke nigga/Aint no joke!" - Jay Z "Ride or Die"
67. You mention a couple restaurants in the paper and they love you
68. How about them Bears?
69. Im ready to put in some "It's been 7 days and the same clothes/niggas aint scared to hustle" work
70. I think I want a girlfriend again
71. At least some days I do.....really really bad
72. But then I know I still need time
73 "I get so lonely lonely lonely/ I feel all by myself up here...." - Erykah Badu "Ye Yo"
74. Gummy Life Savers is my candy of the moment
75. Oh what to get these people for Xmas
76. "Now back up! Put the gun down! And give me a pack of Tropical Fruit Bubblelicious!....And some Skittles!!!"

More Night Audit Craziness!

I tell you about crazy ass white people! It's an hour into my shift. This possibly french white dude comes in, says he wants to call up to a room. Okay, nothing outta the ordinary. So I ask what's the guests name? He gives me a name that aint in my system. I tell him I dont have a guest under that name. We repeat this about 3 more times. Now the whole time Im getting a weird vibe from dude but I dunno why. So after the 4th wrong name he gives me the 'one second' finger. Then he reaches in his inside pocket. Of course I think gun, my adrenaline starts pumping, but son pulls out his address book and sits in the lobby while he searches for whatever name. He comes back like 2 minutes later and asks me about 3 more wrong ass names. Then it's gets crazy. He then asks me for MY name? I, by my smart-ass nature kinda glance down at my big ass name tag before I look back him. I said in a very 'What the fuck is wrong with your crazy ass?' tone 'My name? It's Anthony'. And this fucker replies 'Anthony whooooooooooo'. And yes he stresses the 'whooooooo' part. So now Im thinking 'Dude, what the fuck?'.

Now the whole time my co-worker Daniel who is 6'4 and about 300 pounds is standing about 5 feet away from me trying to keep from laughing. Daniel usually shoos the crazies away. I guess he was enjoying this shit and wanted to see where it would go. I on the other hand am just waiting for him to be like 'Alright dude you gotta get go'. So anyways...crazy french dude starts trying to do some staredown trance thingy with me. I swear this nigga stares directly into my eyes for like 45 seconds or some shit. So the thought pops in my head 'Is this fucker trying to hypnotize me?'. I really dont think it could happen, but I break eye contact with him nonetheless. Anxious to get some sorta dialouge popping off again I ask him could he possibly have the wrong hotel. He then looks as if a light bulb goes off in his head and starts to walk away. Im ready to wipe my brow on some 'that was a close one shit', but son wasnt finished. He gets to the door, turns around to face me and asks if I believe in the holy spirits?!?!?!!? 'ARE YOU SHITTING ME? ARE YOU ABOUT TO BLOW THE BLOCK TO SMITHEREENS?' At this point my heart is really pumping. Im scared to say yes b/c Im thinking this nigga is gonna say 'Good!' and press a button on his coat or some shit and that be the end of this section of Chicago. So I try to stall. I really wanna run though. I ask him what he said and he repeats 'Do you believe in the holy spirits'? So Im turning to Daniel like 'Do you believe this shit? and this nigga still trying not bust out laughing. But Im not finding shit funny. So I turn back to dude and slooooooooowly say 'Yea' and then he gives me the two air guns and goes 'Boop' and turns and walks out!

I figure he had to be high off coke or x or some shit. I wish I had the time to make this shit up, but I really dont. This night is making me glad Im getting off the overnight shift in about a month. I've had my fill of the late night crazies!

Happy Thanksgiving?

Damn...are the majority of our holidays bullshit or what? I was already thinking about blogging something with this same sentiment but Lesley beat me to it on myspace. So Im just gon cut and paste what she said....

"The "Pilgrims" and "Indians" did not have this lovely sit down feast in 1621 complete with clean clothes, delicious turkey, squash, and potatoes. No... no way. The "settlers" ambushed and killed at least 700 Native Americans on one particular occaission and feasted to celebrate. The governer condoned and supported this action..therefore the founding of "Thanksgiving." Please let's not also forget the diseases the "trailblazing pioneers" brought from England and spread to the Native Americans such as small pox, influenza, and a form of the bubonic plague. Between sickness and murder they pretty much destroyed an entire race of people. Ignorace is bliss they say. I say no thanks to that bullshit."

I, on the other hand, in addition to 'honoring the culture and spirits of the beautiful people who were wiped off of the face of the earth by greedy and evil individuals', will be saying thankful prayers to the Most High for the blessings bestowed upon myself, my family and friends.

*All words italicized are by the homie Lesley (b/c she be knowing some shit! *smile*)

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Cee-Lo and Phonte say......

Cee-Lo said....

Its such a blessing when my eyes
Get to see the sunrise
Im ready to begin
Another chance to get further away from where I've been
But I'll never forget
Everything I went through....I appreciate the shit!
Cuz if I had of went and took the easy way
I wouldnt be the strong nigga that I am today
Everything that I did was different than what I was told
Just ended up being food for my soul

And Phonte' of Little Brother said....

Each day's another chance to do the things I could've
Done the day before, but I didn't and I known I should've
So I say a prayer for the gone for gooders
Who left this world, then kiss my girl "good mornin', suga"
Another sunrise..and as much as I would love
To roll over on you I cannot do it because
The good Lord I prayed to him
And he said..."Niggaz is listenin' now"
So I better have something to say to 'em
This is the price that I pay for this music
And every word that I write is a testament to it
And if I had to go back, I wouldn't change a thing
Wouldn't re-cut it, re-edit, or change a frame
'Cause it would not be fair, to turn my back on the struggle
When that exact same hustle got me here
I survived far too much now to ever let up.....

And I believe them both!

The 'I Was Just Starting To Have Fun...Are You Sure It's Time To Leave Cali?' List

1. No sleep for almost 2 days prior to the plane ride
2. America West has NOOOO leg room
3. Even in the Emergency Exit aisle
4. Tashie scooped me from the airport
5. "Take me to the nearest Carl's Jr. dammit!"
6. Carl's Jr. is what's real in the streets
7. Carl's Jr. also will send the 'itis' for your ass!!!
8. Slept all the rest of Saturday and most of Sunday
9. No Vibe Awards afterparties for me
10. Meet up with She-Ra for lunch
11. What did I have to drink again?
12. It had me niiiiiiiice
13. Then this child decides she wants a nose piercing
14. Tashie your hospitality was second to none!!!
15. I like KoreaTown
16. I'd move there
17. Clo you know we are beyond crazy right?
18. The 'popcorn chicken' from KFC was disgusting
19. Do me a favor Clo?
20. Stay off the damn curb, okay? :)
21. So silly me thought the seared tuna would be cooked!
22. Needless to say I was more than surprised when it was brought to the table
23. I ate it all....with chopsticks to boot!
24. And that old lady turned out NOT to be Betty White
25. Glad I realized before I went and asked for a picture
26. I finally met Reese's crazy ass
27. Why'd she have to scream when I came outside
28. What am I?......one of The Beatles or something?
29. I had to call Dee-Dee with Reese in the car
30. Feeling better yet mi amor?
31. Reese I really do think homie draw all those pictures INSIDE the Denny's
32. Oh shit...Bokeem Woodbine is on my flight outta LAX
33. Yo....son scares me!
34. On screen, off screen, whatever
35. He dont have to worry about noooo problems outta me
36. Risha is crazy!
37. We had the best time doing absolutely nothing!
38. But dont be taking me to South Central LA w/o warning
39. Maybe I've seen 'Menace' and 'Boyz N Tha Hood' one too many times
40. But when I start seeing the streets 'Normandie, Crenshaw, Florence, etc.'.....
41. .....I get a little tense.
42. I need to mentally prepare for that type shit!
43. Sorry about the repeated toilet seat fiasco Tashie
44. Can you tell I havent lived with a woman in awhile?
45. But I was rather efficient with taking the trash out, no?
46. Hanging with Peppur and the cast was the shit
47. That's the type of shit I should been doing more of
48. And to think I only saw 4 or 5 friends
49. Why'd I come to a malfunctioning computer?
50. What this nigga dun done to my shit while I was away?
51. I tell you about niggas!!!
52. Im sure this list could be alot longer
53. I just did it off the top of my head
54. I think I will pull up now though
55. Thanks again to all who made my LA trip the shit!

Dodging The Pyramids

"Are you interested in learning how you can make extra income?"

And that's how you know you are being pulled into a pyramid scheme. That one sentence or some variation there of it! I'd say on a whole.....I average about 6 or 7 pyramid attempts per year. Maybe it's my laidback demeanor or my babyface or my mild manneredness...but for some reason it seems EVERYONE thinks they can sell me a bridge in Brooklyn! No fucker! I dont need an extra bridge. Especially in Brooklyn when I live in Chicago. Plus I'd have no place to put the damn thing!

So anyways it really sucks with the pyramid pullers are family, freinds and/or associates!! Cuz now you gotta worry about this bastard feeling some kinda way if and when you turn they shit down. The time before last I called a friend who I went to college with to wish her a happy birthday. Would you believe the heifer tried to suck me into her pyramid scheme on her birthday yo!!!! Who does that? So I think I managed to successfully shake that one off.

Which leads me to today. A friend who I went to college with pretty much called outta the blue. Said he wanted to meet with me to discuss bringing me in on a project he was working on. I shoulda known when I didnt get many details. He was just anxious to meet soon. Yeah okay! So this whole time Im think he's putting together some type of something and he's probably gonna want me to contribute in the form of videotaping and/or broadcasting whatever it is. WRONG!

First of all...I agree to meet with dude at 10am when I know I get off at 7am. Which means I slept from 7:30am-9:30am. So Im on short sleep. Then I get to the meeting and this fool starts with some sorta survey. "What are your financial plans for the next 5 years?" "Are you happy with your current career?" So now Im thinking....."Oh shit! I KNOW son didnt get me up here to sell me some shit!?!!?!?. Nah son...this cant be life. This cant be love. There's gotta be more. This cant be us!" But sure enough as Im not commonly referred to as 'Teej' son turns his laptop around to show me a powerpoint presentation on his Pyramid/Financial Planning company. And the funny this is I got a peek at the script that he was reading from that he tried to personalize. It's like damn dude..."I dunno what you take as me /or try to underestimate the intelligence that TJ has / Im from rags to riches nigga / I aint dumb..."

So I let my man go thru his lil presentation. No Im not gonna refer any other names and numbers to you. Im not a contributor to the pyramid! No I probably wont get down with 'financial opprotunities' presented to me. I simply dont have the energy for alla that man. Of course I didnt tell him all this though. To prevent, on his part, any furthering sale tactics I simply took the info, told him I'd look over and I'll get back to him on it.

.....waking me up out my sleep with this bullshit.......

The Blog About Absolutely Nothing

I just havent been in a blogging kinda mood. Having been reading nor writing them (except for Lists. I like doing Lists....although I feel like I be beating yall over the head with them. Darn you Lesley *smile*) Not sure of when the funk will end. It's like something is clogging my blogging (check the rhime!) ability. It aint like I aint had shit to blog about. LIFE is blog material! I think my laziness with writing has spilled over to my blog life. Oh well.....I dunno even know why I feel the need to endlessly apologize. Dammit it's my blog I'll blog in the shit if and when I feel like it. And dammit...the next time I feel like blogging I will. So there!

Told yall this shit was about absolutely nada!

The 'Coming Back From Indiana' List

1. I got my blueberry pancakes dammit!
2. They were ‘what’s real in the streets’
3. All of Lesley’s cooking was ‘real in the streets’
4. So much so….folks took doggy bags home!
5. Loreal is the cutest!
6. I hope she had a great time this weekend
7. I think she did
8. Who’s idea was the park after the club?
9. THAT SHIT WAS FUN!!!!
10. …..til the hail came down
11. How absurd was it that our grown asses took cover in the sliding board thingy?!!?
12. I don’t care what none of yall say….
13. …The Meatball Band kicked ass!!!
14. Especially with their cover of “867-5309 (Jenny)”
15. Who knew that Indy was so country?
16. So much so that “Choppa Style” would get play in the club?
17. And niggas would lose their mind?
18. Im sure I was the only one who STOPPED dancing when that bullshit came on.
19. Was I wrong for demanding my Hennessey be put in something OTHER than a martini glass?
20. I mean really….cognac in a martini glass?
21. That’s absurd!
22. Plus the shit was cold!!!!
23. Who chills their cognac?
24. Im sure I spent at least 3 hours on the floor amidst Les’ books
25. Talk about contentment!
26. But Im still jealous about the ‘Big Book of Racism’ book she got for a dollar
27. Im not so sure Lesley and Amel Larrieux arent the same damn person!
28. LaToya Nicole = Absolute Sweetheart!
29. Toya I really tried to tolerate his snoring
30. but when you’re tipsy at 5am and STILL CANT GET TO SLEEP…..
31. …you can only take so much ya know?
32. I wanna see ALL the pictures from Perkins!
33. We were surrounded by absolute comedy
34. Did yall get all the pine outta yalls heads?
35. Is it Courtney or Cortney?
36. Either way he was maaaad cool
37. Definitely enjoyed hanging out with him
38. I just saw the news talking about the tornado that hit
39. If our cwazy (© Lesley) asses woulda known……
40. Lil Lindsay’s band will kick ass Im sure!
41. How didn’t I get any cake?
42. Im convinced the cake was actually a myth and not a fact
43. Who knew there was a remix to Michael Jackson’s “PYT”?
44. Too bad she awoke to birthday drama?
45. But from the sounds of it…we think she nipped it in the bud
46. Yall were wrong for not helping me and Cort find his wallet after Perkins!
47. “It takes me 20 minutes to put my guns together!”
48. We gotta do it all over soon
49. And always remember…..
50. ….Jesus is in your stomach!

At It Again

Much like my good friend Lesley I am a huge book whore. The insanity just doenst stop. My friend Dawn came over recently to show me how to work this money management excel spreadsheet. And yeah....we figured out that a good majority of my money after rent and bills goes to CD's and books. Im absolutely okay with the fact that when it comes to this...Im about as hopeless as a penny with a hole in it!

So Im finishing up my overnight audit at the hotel and I come across a web-ad for blackexpressions.com bookclub. I usta have an account with them a couple years ago. But then I inadvertedly stuck them for they papers and left them high and dry on a bill. My SSN wasnt/isnt attached so I wasnt/aint as concerned. LOL. Anyways maybe it was my late night delirium...but I couldnt resist signing up again. Much like the hustle I continue to run on Columbia House and BMG Music....having 3 names (Anthony, Tony, TJ) comes in handy if you know what I mean.

*Dont none of yall work for any of the above mentioned companies, right?*

I'm Not A Racist But......

...I swear the Mexican dudes that work in the kitchen of the hotel are plotting on my ass! We just got new lockers with company issued padlocks (I know, right!) and apparently I have a real stubborn one b/c I have to do the combination like fifty-leven times before the bitch will open. Anyways so yesterday Im pretty sure one of the Mexican dudes was peering over my shoulder trying to peep my shit. I aint Rockwell nigga! I know somebody's watching me. AND THEN....they start speaking in spanish around me? What am I supposed to think? I wonder what they are planning to do. Steal my shoes out my locker? My work clothes? I mean WTF!

And then there is a group of about 10-12 Germans staying here right now. Apparentely these fuckers do not believe in personal space. Everytime they come back in the hotel they all hover around the front desk asking for their room keys. Can I get a single file line out you bastards? I do not need nor appreciate yall crowding the front desk to the point that I cant see illumination anywhere. Im claustrophobic fuckers! Like aint yall asses ever heard of the 3 feet rule? Dame espaciao nigga damn!!!

....but again I swear I aint a racist.