enjoi my essentials

1. Cant go wrong with the new HD Tivo 2.Canon GL2 DV camcorder i do need a sick camera for some movie time 3.Apple Wireless Mighty mouse, apple snapped this this product 4. Pacific Drums by DW Snare with wood hoops, gotta get me that crispyness 5. Fire red Air Jordan V's

thanksgiving..?

The China-men built the railroad
The Indians saved the Pilgrim
And in return the Pilgrim killed em
They call it it Thanksgiving, I call your holiday hellday

-Nas

but other than that this day was really cool after all..

im going going

back back to cali cali =]

drumline and stuff

So I got this test in my animal physiology class and it just hit me that I study/practice more drum stuff on my drum pad then actually studying...i wish i could just drop out of school and pick up drums full time...but thats pretty much a hit or miss..i also wish that i had joined marching band in high school and work at that and then maybe go to a kick ass college with scholarship but i never wanted to think ahead..a lot of what ifs in life...i think its time for the what ifs to stop and start doing the steps to start becoming.

also i gotta get this off my chest, i was out camping out and chilling with a couple buddies that i met over here super cool dudes over here in vegas and when i got to the campout some kids in line took a good look at my sea crystal SB dunks and said, "damn what did he do to those" i mean come on now SBs are meant for skating, so why buy SBs to just hate on people who actually put them to good use, fashion today is going downhill when i look at it, i mean it is no longer a statement, its just who has nicer limited shit then the next person, no one gets it for the love of it or if they like it or not, fashion should be meant to express ones feelings or show the public what they are like, not put off the yeah i got limited shit and you dont facade. if you like the shit then buy it, dont hate on the next person who rocks SBs that are beat from skating, or someone rocking general released shit, its not even about making a statement anymore its all about showing off to other dudes and that makes no sense at all to me...but whatever if thats how they are then so be it..

but yeah i ate at this dope ass spot that Pat, Louie, and Akon took me to called tea planet, shit was good as hell! good ass boba and food damn i got that itis too, thanks fellas for that good ass food...must go there again sometime thanks..

my deepest fear...

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

-by marianne williamson

this excerpt from a book called "Return to Love: A Course in Miracles" written by marianne williamson and also seen in the above movie called Coach Carter, is personally very inspirational and powerful to me. being the youngest in my family i feel that my deepest fear is being inadequate also, but its not that. i believe that i can be more than what i can be if i put my mind and soul into it, its just that i am too scared to take that next step to the next level of my life. fear is what makes me inadequate, it makes me feel that i am limited in my abilities but in fact I/we have all the abilities in the world to make something of ourselves we are just either too scared or we dont do it because in actuality we believe that people would judge us and we wouldnt want that because of our image or reputation, but the truth is that we are all the same person and that we are all capable of doing what we want to do its just up to ourselves to determine the outcome.

basketball..amazement

so i was playing basketball again..and boy was i getting into it..doing buncha shooting and dribbling and getting my timing down again...its so hard to get that timing again..but practice makes perfect...its so hard not to cheat on skating but basketball is looking really tempting right now as if to say i am hungry and i see a plate of carbohydrates, thats how tempting it is..its even more tempting after watching this bad boy video of my main man mike

my block chicago...

well i was watching some documentary on mtv2 and it was called, "My block Chicago." It was about the up and coming emcees, current emcees, blues music, skating, fashion, bears/bulls and different areas in general of chicago. I never knew chicago had all that flavor and culture, it was kind of cool to hear about the city i grew up in and mtv not always having to talk about new york this new york that and california this california that. it was also very nice to see Lupe Fiasco actually skate at a skatepark on lakeshore drive called wilson skatepark and to see Sway bust his shit. i thought that lupe was just saying he is a skater like skateboard p but he proved me wrong by going down a ramp and kind of ollieing and doing a nice little pop shuvit. another part of the documentary that i personally liked was the different stores that they went into, it was dope how they visited all the nice spots like uprise (chicagos finest skateboard shop) and saint alfreds (chicagos finest shoe/clothing store) but its hard to talk about all the stuff they did so you should go check that video out..heres a little trailer for ya

1 e & a

it is now time for me to start a journey that I have started but have not really put my all into. It is time for me to start learning the ways of gut busters, groove filling, beat machine sounding, soulful tunes. That is right..drums. My journey starts next week, I will be meeting up with a teacher to further my learnings as a musician. I will try to accomplish as much as i can into what people say is "the art of noise" its time for me and my drum sticks to travel to a place yonder and try to learn the 40 essential rudiments, reading sheet music, learning music theory, and keeping in time. for the mean time here is a video of one of my favorite drummers..my idol so to speak..ahmir "?uestlove" thompson

emcee esher!

damn yet again i was youtubing...and my brother justin told me to peep this dude out..



reminds me of me back when i used to be a G