Life's Treasures

Blip.fm/NatRockSki

2008-12-10T22:20:00.002-05:00

I love this "be a dj" site! I always wanted to dj but my bro NEVER gave up his turntables and record collection. Once Serato started taking over...i couldn't invest in that. So...thanks to Blip.fm...i'm a dj. LOL...

It's a great site where you can create a playlist and find all the music you want to show off/share... You can add friends and they can see your blips...

aaah just check out my Blips

Loner vs Lonely

2008-11-23T17:41:00.005-05:00

I always thought of myself as the "social butterfly"....somewhere along the years I've developed the LONER personality. I wonder if it's just a phase. A loner is a person who avoids the company of other people. How is this me? lol...i love people...most of the time! However, I really love to just be alone and do the things i like to do at my own pace...on my own time... etc.

Lone-LY on the other hand is not necessarily me. While they both are on the same page...ALONE...I'm not really dejected by being alone.

Man I enjoy my own company. Honestly tho, NETWORKING is needed....otherwise your life could end up like this...

...so little time...too much time

2008-11-15T17:59:00.003-05:00

Damn Chris Rock was right.

JOBS VS CAREER

A Career, you don't have ENOUGH time in the day...constantly busy, working on projects etc...

A JOB? TOOOO MUCH time in the day. You'll be at work going to the bathroom 4-5 times a day...just LOUNGING on the toilet WAITING for the time to pass.

=/ not a good way to live y'all....

been busy. be back later.

Signed,

Putting Thoughts Into Action

2008-10-02T23:28:00.002-04:00

Surgeons have implanted a novel neural prosthesis into a paralyzed patient’s brain. The high-tech device enables the patient to communicate his thoughts to a computer, which translates them into spoken words.
Nine people so far have received brain-implanted prostheses. In the past, patients have used these devices to spell words on a computer, pilot a wheelchair or flex a mechanical hand.
One day implants may enable paralyzed people to move robotic arms or even bypass damaged parts of the nervous system to reanimate unresponsive limbs. In the meantime, the quest to develop implanted neural prostheses is revealing details of how the brain orchestrates movement.

Got the ITIS? Take a nap.

2008-10-02T23:16:00.004-04:00

Does napping after a meal affect memory formation?

The lion’s share of research has focused on the relevance of longer periods of nocturnal rest. For that reason, the duration that is actually needed for sleep’s effects on memory to become behaviorally relevant has not yet been exhaustively investigated. We have reason to assume, however, that even short periods of rest can indeed improve memory formation.

There are only a handful of studies investigating the effect of a short nap on the consolidation of declarative memories, which involve facts and events. Most of these studies have reported better memory performance after sleep as compared with wakefulness, revealing improvements of 4 to 46 percent in word-pair memory after a nap and a 3 percent loss to a 28 percent improvement after wakefulness. Even an ultrashort catnap of about six minutes resulted in better memory retention than staying awake did, but a longer doze of 35 minutes was clearly superior. Interestingly, a number of experiments have indicated that sleep improves memory regardless of whether it occurs during the night or the day, which further highlights the cognitive potential of a postprandial nap.

Research on procedural memory, which comprises perceptual and motor skills (such as learning to play an instrument), has found that a short siesta of 60 to 90 minutes improves visual perception only if the nap includes both slow-wave and rapid-eye-movement sleep, the two phases that the brain cycles through while we doze. In studies focusing on motor skills, such as those in which subjects were asked to repetitively type certain keyboard sequences, a posttraining nap of 60 to 90 minutes likewise improved finger-tapping performance. Even so, the study participants did not show as much improvement after the nap as they did after the following full night of sleep.

FULL STORY at Scientific American Mind

Using Plants Instead of Petroleum to Make Jet Fuel

2008-10-02T22:51:00.002-04:00

From Scientific American Mind:

Chemical engineers in North Dakota have successfully turned oil from plants—canola (rapeseed), coconuts and soybeans—into jet fuel indistinguishable from the conventional kind, according to U.S. government tests. Working with the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), scientists at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota turned these plant oils into fuel that had a similar density, energy content and even freezing point.

"It's got a freeze point of –47 degrees Celsius (–52.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Anyone familiar with biodiesel can tell you that's no small feat," says chemical engineer Chad Wocken, EERC environmental technologies research manager. "It's processed so that it contains only the same hydrocarbon molecules present in petroleum fuel."

Although he declined to explain the exact details of the process, Wocken says it is thermocatalytic—in other words, the engineers heat the plant oils in the presence of an undisclosed catalyst to create a slew of petroleum products. In fact, the process is not unlike conventional oil refining in that it produces everything from the kerosene used as aviation fuel to regular gasoline.

"The processing costs would be similar and comparable to petroleum oil refining," and perhaps even less expensive, Wocken notes, "because you're not dealing with contaminants like sulfur."

Virgin Atlantic has flown a jumbo jet on a combination of conventional jet fuel and biofuel made from palm oil, and a jet powered solely by biodiesel has stayed aloft for more than 30 minutes—albeit with a special device to keep its fuel from freezing at high altitude.

Leaked: Homer Simpson Votes for Obama

2008-10-02T21:43:00.002-04:00

Hopefully this doesn't happen to any of us!!! LOL!!

In an episode of 'The Simpsons' slated to run November 2, Homer Simpson will vote for Barack Obama.

As Homer tries to vote for Obama, a machine changes the vote to McCain and proceeds to kill him

nghdf

2008-10-02T21:43:00.000-04:00

Fox Fires Producer who wrote: “Outraged Liberals: Stop Picking On Obama’s Baby Mama!”

2008-09-25T12:09:00.003-04:00

Think about how they would never say that about Bush or McCain. Says a lot about the culture at Fox. >=/

Debt To America by Jon Stewart (hahaha!!!)

2008-09-25T12:06:00.001-04:00

According to CNN : "Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's brilliant $700 billion plan could buy every single American 2,000 McDonald's apple pies."

Daft Punk and His Piano

2008-09-25T11:14:00.005-04:00

This guy does GREAT WORK on this Daft Punk medley. If you love MUSIC you must listen; if you love Daft Punk, you must listen; if you love the Piano, you must listen. IT'S BEAUTIFUL....

Speaking of Daft Punk(whom I love, waaay Pre Kanye sample days). GOD can i PLEASE be able to make it to the NEXT TOUR (whenever that comes again =/ ) !!!!

A Few Favorite Daft Punk songs

Voyager (dope beautiful groovy track)

Emotion (funky electronic emotion evoking)

WHERE DAFT PUNK GOT THEIR SAMPLES FROM----

G's to Gents Trash

2008-09-25T11:11:00.003-04:00

This is just cold!!! LOL I'm sorry I'm laughing. It's really cold! This dude gets suckered punched backstage because he was "talkin all that jazz".

Letterman bangs on McCain

2008-09-25T01:12:00.004-04:00

The YouTube is nine minutes long, so here are the relevant parts:

:01 - 3:27: Letterman takes fairly tame shots at McCain mixed with genuine praise for the man's heroism.

3:27 - 6:34: Dave starts getting testy!

6:35 - 9:11: Fill-in guest Keith Olbermann (haha, amazing choice) is interrupted when Letterman finds out about McCain's Couric interview, conducted at that very moment down the street. Letterman then plays live footage of McCain getting powdered by a makeup assistant before Couric goes on the air.

Notorious 2009 Teaser Trailer

2008-09-24T11:18:00.003-04:00

I can't wait to see this....it's going to bring ME BAAAACK. I miss Biggie... I miss TUPAC...but right now, it's time to miss Biggie.
This movie should be good content wise as well as acting. Derek Luke's sexy ass playing the Hype Machine aka Puffy aka Diddy aka "Aspiring Actor Sean Combs".... Angela Bassett playing Voletta Wallace..Jamal Woolard playing Biggie (new actor).

Check out the trailer

then check out the many NYC and Brooklyn shooting locations and behind the scenes footage & interviews with Ms. Wallace, Lil Cease, Director George Tillman and more.

Amazing Grace-The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation

2008-09-24T10:55:00.003-04:00

I read this book years ago and I never stop thinking about it. I'm constantly plotting ways to make bigger things happen... one step at a time tho eh?

a review that took the words out of my mouth

Jonathan Kozol has dedicated his work on bringing light to the inequalities that exist within our nation. These inequalities are best seen, unfortunately but not unexpectedly, along racial lines. "Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation" is a book with a lot of questions, a lot of shocking information, but not a lot of answers; if only because the answers may not exist. It is a stunning look at the deep disparity between rich and poor within our nation.

Kozol focuses on the South Bronx ghetto of Mott Haven, the poorest borough in New York, clearly segregated from the middle and upper classes, where two-thirds of the population are Hispanic and one-third African-American. Through interviews with school children, teachers, ministers, and community members, Kozol paints a bleak picture of the equally bleak lives led by those who live in this area. He recounts stories of buildings where wires have been eaten through by rats that are the size of squirrels, of drugs being bought and sold openly on the streets (although the drug dealers have enough respect to break when school lets out), and of families too numerous to count who are being killed off one by one by AIDS. The way these children see the world is frightenly dead-on; they know when they're not wanted because it's proven to them everyday in the way they have to live.

"Amazing Grace" is not an easy read due to its topic matter. Kozol's style is matter-of-fact, made up of usually uninterrupted comments by those he's interviewed, sometimes with his questions thrown in, and his own comments and hypotheses as to how this can go on. But Kozol doesn't necessarily have answers or even blame. Surely, some blame has to go to a system that keeps the poorest people with the least chance for success segregated from others, a separation of the haves and have nots to the greatest degree. And certainly others would place the blame on the poor people themselves. Perhaps it's a combination of a lot of factors, not one or the other, but what is certain is that too little is being done (or maybe can be done) to make a difference before it is too late.

Medical studies about drugs may be victims of a spin

2008-09-24T10:29:00.004-04:00

"Does the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have access to the data it needs to make informed decisions on approving drugs, or are drug companies cherry-picking the studies they publish to make their drugs look better than they actually are?

A new report in Monday's PLoS Medicine questions whether doctors and patients are getting objective information about whether a medicine works. That's because more than half of studies on government-approved medications—presumably the ones that show a drug doesn't work—are never published, and those that are show disproportionately positive results."

FULL STORY at

Scientific American Mind

This really doesn't surprise me. I can't stand that pharmaceutical big business B.S . I don't believe in the medication the spill out. I had a friend who was getting treated for depression with epilepsy pills. WHAT? I mean it's no wonder you sit through a commercial for some pill, and they spend the entire commercial listing the side effects.

HERE is a Cymbalta commercial.... "Depression Hurts"

and HERE is a Cymbalta VICTIM video "Cymbalta Hurts More"

This is very deep. It just proves that this is nothing but big business. Our healthcare system is a joke. I went to the doctor for a tiny back ache and left with 5 prescriptions of pain medicine including Vicodin and Flexarol. It's just a minor bache ache....JEEEEZ.

I feel it's important to look into natural ways of healing your body. Before you go to the doctor, take a look at what you're eating and fix it....because the FDA approves THAT processed shit too. =/

Happy Birthday John Coltrane!

2008-09-23T23:49:00.003-04:00

Today (September 22)[or yesterday depending on when this posts] would have been his 82nd birthday.
I love John Coltrane because he had amazing harmonic knowledge and instinct. WOW...this man had delivered harmony with such complexity and was definitely a "funky technician" with that saxophone.

One of my most favorite songs of John Coltrane is "Naima"....the song was named after his first wife. The chorus of this song is so beautiful. This entire song educes a whirl of emotions. THE GOOSEBUMP FACTOR

Not many hip hop artists have sampled John Coltrane. I think the Fu Schnickens did...i know the Pharcyde did, Aceyalone...but I'm not sure who else. EXCEPT, how could I forget KRS-ONE "Brown Skinned Woman"

that song sampled Coltrane's "The Late Late Blues"

The Late Late Blues - Milt Jackson & John Coltrane

Piano-mation in LED

2008-09-23T19:00:00.001-04:00

Light-Paint Piano Player from Ryan Cashman on Vimeo.

Ryan Cashman describes Light-Paint Piano Player -

"Animated light paintings of a little piano player performing. Filmed at night with the lovely I-5 and San Diego skyline in the background. I would like to thank everyone for the fantastic feedback I have received lately. To answer a few questions, I wrote the music and recorded it first. The frames were photographed with a Canon Rebel using 20-30 second exposure time. I used a small green LED keychain light to draw each frame. Once all the positions were photographed they were strung together and synchronized to the music in After Effects."

This is really cute! God I love talent!!! I had to post because A) it's dope and B) its got my hometown in the background! San Diego baby...

You Got It- The Glamorous Life...

2008-09-19T21:49:00.003-04:00

This used to be one of my jams back in the day! Had to share...
Too bad Cool C finished himself off along with Steady B (who's now "SERIOUS" in prison) by robbing a bank and killing a cop (stupidos)...is he [Cool C] still on death row?

** Check Jill Scott looking young and lovely.....(she's the main chickadee walking and smiling)

Cultural Genocide

2008-09-19T20:28:00.003-04:00

"By the late 19th Century, the theory that European achievements arose from innate racial superiority became widespread, justifying race-based slavery, genocide, colonization and other forms of political and economic exploitation.

So the presumption is, that over generations of indoctrinated euro centrism, the exploitative elements of this phenomenon progressed to encompass social perspectives and beliefs that were actually embraced among those oppressed by eurocentricity and remain prevalent even today – hence the portion of the Wiki definition that the belief or practice of euro centrism may be subconscious to the point of innate and inherent behavior without specific rhyme and/or reason. I would hypothesize there are a great many who are unaware of being euro centric, although fully cognizant of NOT being Afrocentric, though lacking the understanding that the latter condition is actually a symptom of the former."
Via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocentric

Morals and purpose are at an all time low. I feel as though people forget the reason that we were put on this earth. Everybody wants to make it about emotional comfort, status and egotistical material items. Everybody wants to feel good all the time. I believe the species has regressed due to inferior breeding habits. Breeding habits that are based on an inferior society and not on the development of the species. This country is ass backwards.

"elements of this phenomenon progressed to encompass social perspectives and beliefs that were actually embraced among those oppressed by eurocentricity and remain prevalent even today " ======>> Can YOU see how it has been embraced by those OPRESSED by eurocentricity?? I can. Welcome to the ass backwards Jr Europe we call America.

Newports $5...Newports $5....

2008-09-18T11:00:00.002-04:00

I love these shirts! LOL! The essence of the corner...

VOTE FOR...

2008-09-18T10:56:00.000-04:00

....CHANGE ;-)

The MAXIM's I buy....

2008-09-17T17:49:00.013-04:00

NOT THAT^^^^ MAXIM!! ;-) She's hot tho! I'm speaking of the MAXIM that means a fundamental principle...The list below is important to me...I look for it[and expect it] in myself and the people I interact with often.

1.If you want someone to do something, persuade them; don't make them.

2.Always be kind at first, but be firm if your kindness is exploited.

3.In matters of blame, think twice before you speak.

4.Be critical but not cynical.

5.Never allow the low standards of others to lower your own standards.

6.Admire good people.

7.Be truthful, but not in order to hurt others.

8.Let the facts speak for themselves.

9.Don't allow your temper to do what your reason can't.

10.Don't confuse independence with rebelliousness.

11.Don't think that what is right is always obvious.

12.Stare at yourself in the mirror once in a while.

She Who Loves Goodness Also Loves TRUTH

2008-09-17T10:29:00.004-04:00

A good person is a truthful person, not only to others but to themselves. They seek out and respect the truth for their own consumption, not fooling themselves about where the truth lies.

The honest person wants her real beliefs and motives KNOWN. She doesn't want to hide behind anything. It is the opposite trait to deceitfulness, manipulativeness, and corruption. An honest person tries to be open so that the book can always be identified from the cover. A dishonest person is forever watchful in case her true feelings and intentions should slip out, so she has to put on an act to hide what is really in her heart. That often takes the form of an EXCESSIVE show of trustworthiness, so that the others will be thrown off the scent. A lot of people are highly skilled at that form of theater; and their dishonesty may come as a big surprise. An honest person makes a point of letting you know where she really stands: no act comes between you and her real self. She feels a powerful commitment to the truth. Honesty is a virtue not a vice. It's not just about "letting people know what you think of them" ; it runs deeper than that. Honesty can sometimes come in harsh words, however, it needs a good intention behind it. It's not about blurting everything out without regard for the consequences.

With a Cherry [tomato] On Top--

2008-09-10T07:36:00.006-04:00

Fat ass America!!!

Stop the Insanity!!

We're going to sink the U.S one day by eating like this...

More My Speed

2008-09-10T07:19:00.003-04:00

French blue canvas, while the heel is yellow suede. The heel contains a Charlie Brown-like zig-zag design. The pair also comes with round, brown dress laces.

The toe and lace hole tabs in a red/pink suede; rest of the sneaker is brown canvas with the exception of the black, suede swoosh;complemented with forest green and black laces.

These SB’s are on schedule for spring '09!

Tart rubs submandibular gland

2008-09-10T07:14:00.003-04:00

WTF happened here????

Too Kimmie Gibbler for my taste.... dear God.

Delicious

2008-09-10T07:02:00.005-04:00

While I'm very excited for the Fall/Winter [fashion wise], I can't ever wait to get back to Spring/Summer. It might be that I'm a Summer Baby...or just the simple fact that I love sexy sandals/heels.

MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

PIERRE HARDY

I am a StoryTeller

2008-09-10T06:55:00.005-04:00

KEY CONCEPTS
* Storytelling is a human universal, and common themes appear in tales throughout history and all over the the world.
* These characteristics of stories, and our natural affinity toward them, reveal clues about our evolutionary history and the roots of emotion and empathy in the mind.
* By studying narrative’s power to influence beliefs, researchers are discovering how we analyze information and accept new ideas.

Full Story at Scientific American Mind

I'm A Gifter Sniffer-Hidden Power of Scent

2008-09-10T06:49:00.004-04:00

KEY CONCEPTS

* The human sense of smell is often seen as insignificant, but this sense is keener and more influential on our species than many people realize.
* Smell subconsciously facilitates a variety of human social interactions. People use smell to assess a person’s likability, sexual attractiveness and emotional state. They can also use scent to distinguish a stranger from a friend, a male from a female and someone who is gay from someone who is straight.
* Deficiencies in olfaction may contribute to social withdrawal, such as that which accompanies schizophrenia.

Full Story at Scientific American

Sleep on It-How Snoozing Makes you Smarter

2008-09-10T06:36:00.005-04:00

KEY CONCEPTS

* As we snooze, our brain is busily processing the information we have learned during the day.
* Sleep makes memories stronger, and it even appears to weed out irrelevant details and background information so that only the important pieces remain.
* Our brain also works during slumber to find hidden relations among memories and to solve problems we were working on while awake.

Full Story at Scientific American Mind

The Neurological Root Of Genius

2008-09-10T06:30:00.003-04:00

KeY ConCEPTs

* Smarter brains tend to be bigger—at least in certain locations. Researchers have fingered parts of the parietal and frontal lobes as well as a structure called the anterior cingulate as important for superior cognition.
* Some studies suggest that the brains of brighter people use less energy to solve certain problems than those of people with lower aptitudes do. But under certain circumstances, scientists have also observed higher neuronal power consumption in individuals with superior mental capacities.
* People often overestimate the importance of intellectual ability. Practice and perseverance contribute more to accomplishment than being smart does.

Check out the full article at Scientific American Mind [great magazine]

Blackberry "Thunder/Storm" /HTC COke / LG Lotus reviewed

2008-09-10T06:02:00.003-04:00

Ok, the Blackberry Thunder looks like it sucks. What's with the touch screen battles?? I'm not a fan of the touch screen keyboard. This Thunder makes you push too hard on the screen. That definitely leaves the possibility of some schmuck breaking the screen. (then again, that's his problem) The HTC Coke is too big, plus I hate Windows Mobile....when they come out with 7, call me.

Kidz in the Hall f/Estelle at SoB's

2008-09-10T05:43:00.003-04:00

I definitely like Kidz in the Hall...

"School Was My Hustle" was a good album..

Give it up for the U.K [Estelle]!! I love live music...

They perform "Love Hangover" , their latest single...video premiering soon. My kind of hip hop! lol

i heart iGoogle...

2008-09-08T03:53:00.001-04:00

Please hurry with Chrome for MAC. Google, you're my own virtual office, you're my "best friend"...so far, it gets no betta' than you G. *siiigh*

Word to Jay Electronica..

2008-09-06T18:53:00.001-04:00

This dude...very talented...very. I really hope he does something with that gift of his. Everything is right there for him! Dude might need an army to push him.

Good luck Jay.

Video posted by NahRight...love that blog.

FLIP THAT SAMPLE

2008-09-06T03:53:00.003-04:00

Tom Scott - Today

This song used in one of my favorite, arguably the most classic hip hop song ever.

"They Reminisce Over You (My God)"

Pete Rock is a genius and is in the ranks of being one of my most favorite producers.

Actually, my MOM lived in a Downtown hotel

2008-09-06T03:42:00.000-04:00

"I Learned it by Watching You, Okay?!"

2008-09-06T03:36:00.002-04:00

"Parents who use drugs....have kids who use drugs."

LOL Oh lawd...

Seriously, that drug filled cigar box had pipes, bags of weed and cocaine, pills, needles...damn PSA, one step at a time. If I saw that announcement and all I was doing was smoking a lil "cheeba cheeba", then I wouldn't feel so bad about myself. LOL "Hey at least I don't have all of THAT"

HBO 1983 Intro-

2008-09-06T03:19:00.002-04:00

This intro was always exciting to see. I remember being a kid eating white bread and butter ( tsk tsk ) watching movies on a Saturday night. They had a few version throughout the years, but this one was classic!

I loved the score....

Then there is this one, very old school...punks won't let me embed it. Here's the link

HBO Main Title - Flying Silver Logo - Short Version - Early 80s; Feature Presentation

Marsha Ambrosius aka Songstress

2008-09-04T21:15:00.005-04:00

I just felt like posting about this woman. I've been listening to a few unreleased joints and I'm just too impressed with her!!! Marsha has the ability to give me goosebumps with her voice [even after repeating her songs for 3 weeks straight].
Self-proclaimed "Washington Heights own Randy Jackson" ("good and terrible")..probably because she doesn't just SING...she saaaaangs.

She is very talented and I give 12 thumbs up to her for all her wonderful creativity and soul.

More Marsha and JB collabos...they're DOPE together.

In honor of the apparent circumstances in my life right now:

RIP It's Over- by Marsha Ambrosius

Co-Sign

2008-09-04T09:48:00.001-04:00

From WhateverWhenever

Am I missing something here? I mean didn’t we just go through the most fucked up Republican Administration ever? But yet these Kool Aid drinkers are acting like Democrats are about to fuck this country up?

Excuse me?

High Gas Prices

Worst Economy Ever

Iraq War

Katrina

Environmental Disaster

Tax Breaks for the Rich

Corporate Corruption

Housing and Mortgage Crisis

Breaks for the Oil Companies

Borrowing from China

Shall I go on? Are you fucking kidding me?

This is about the future vs the past. I don’t want four more of the last eight years. Are they fucking kidding me?!

24 Hour Fitness Hierarchy

2008-09-03T19:46:00.003-04:00

24 hour always seems to one up themselves. Not only that, they know how to make money off of meYOU, the consumer. Between paying 3 years in full, personal training or the 3 different "Sports" type clubs, there is no way you're getting away from them! There's a solution to everything...

ME: "Uuuh I can't really afford that right now"
24: "Well, how much is in your bank account?"
ME: "Nothing"
24: "How about your mom and dad?"
ME: "They're broke too"
24: "What about your boyfriend?"
ME: "Broke"
24: "Any cousins you could borrow from?"

NO!!!

PS
How come not all 24 hour fitnesses are OPEN 24 hours??! They should call THOSE 12hour fitness.

How Conditional is "Unconditional Love" ?

2008-09-03T16:11:00.002-04:00

I thought I knew what unconditional love felt like.

“The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.”

“But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.”

“Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited”

“The only love worthy of a name is unconditional.”

Bush FIre

2008-09-01T23:56:00.007-04:00

Oh my...

MY TEMPERATURE: above 103 degrees F

Hip Hop Quote of the Day

2008-09-01T21:05:00.003-04:00

Artist: T.I
Album: Paper Trail
Song: Live Your Life

"I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid.
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics.
Articulate but still would grab a nigga by the collar quick.
Whoever had the problems with they record sales, just holla 'til.
If that don't work and all else fails, then turn around and follow 'til.
I got love for the game but ay I'm not in love with all of it.
I do without the fame and the rappers nowadays are comedy.
The hootin' and the hollerin', back and forth with the arguing.
Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in.
Seems as though you lost sight of whats important with the positive.
And checks into your bank account, and you're up out of poverty/
Your values is in disarray, prioritizing horribly.
Unhappy with the riches cause you piss poor morally.
Ignoring all prior advice and fore warning.
And we might be full of ourselves all of a sudden aren't we?"

NATELY SAYS: Thanks to UniversalHipHop for the quote.
This song is DOPE..HAAAY HOOOO! That beat gives me goosebumps...the entire concept of this song gives me goosebumps. That chorus is dope...i'd rather hear "Red 5ive" sing it tho...

I Miss Casey SO MUCH...

2008-08-31T18:48:00.004-04:00

Dude, I am worried about my dog...i hope she's not lonely. I pray to God that He make the best decision. I know what I think is right, but God only knows the bigger picture. I miss her so much. Damn. I hate that she must feel rejected by her family. I am selfish and don't want anyone to adopt her...at the same time, what if that's in God's plan??? I'm pissed. I feel guilty for leaving.... UGGGGGGGGGHhhhh.... This hurts my soul... I wish she could call me and say "No I'm doing alright! Don't worry about me..." Instead all I hear her saying in her head is "What happened? They didn't love me anymore? WHere are they? I miss them... " =(

I pray God is warming her heart with love...I pray that she knows in her spirit why this happened.

Gypsy Traveller

2008-08-31T18:08:00.003-04:00

Well, I've warned you...I'm definitely ALL OVER THE PLACE. I originally started a blog HERE. Eventually, I got bored of the layout and jumped to MY LIVEJOURNAL account. I was introduced to MY TUMBLR account through a 'net buddy. So there I go "blog hopping"...I liked the layout of Tumblr...however, it just seems easier to post from here, since I'm in my gmail DAILY...I actually had fun posting like crazy on LiveJournal. I will definitely make more time to add the weird stuff that fascinates me.

MOOOOOODY

2008-02-21T16:15:00.001-05:00

I'm sick...I'm moody... i have things to do today.... i HAVE TO DO THEM... but this is how i REALLY FEEL...AT THE MOMENT

FUnny SHIT

2007-06-28T13:41:00.000-04:00

COURAGE

2007-06-21T00:59:00.003-04:00

Soooo, I have my moments....where i lose my courage. I HATE THAT!! LOL...it's just that TIME is too precious to give in to FEAR...SO i kick myself in the ass everytime I give into my fears.

I won't LIST my fears here...because, well...why waste keystrokes on Fake Evidence Appearing Real ? Its like COnFIRMING that they exist..and its a waste of convincing.

I'd rather convince myself that i DO have this inside...and that i NEED to do these things...
ALSO, that FACING MY FEARS becomes SO MUCH MORE EXCITING than RUNNING... once you get THROUGH it? man...its Nooooothing. What a trip.... Makes you much stronger!

There's this guy.....Ralph Marston...boy is he enlightening...

"Courage is the commitment to do what you know is right. Courage arises when your integrity will not allow any other choice.
Courage comes from following a purpose that goes beyond your own petty concerns. Because of that, courage gives far-reaching power and consequence to your actions.
In the short term, courage can often appear foolish. In the long run, courage has the power to move the whole world in a positive direction.
Courage asks much of you, yet it is not complicated and is always within your reach. Courage is truth put into action.
In every moment, courage is there for you to choose. In every moment, courage is the choice that will fulfill the best of who you are."

so i say....lets face some things we haven't wanted to face...TODAY....we only have TODAY....until we get to "tomorrow"...if we're lucky.

So there's no forum yet...

2007-06-21T00:48:00.001-04:00

LOL....so what? but one day i will have a niiiiiiiiiiice following....

Samantha

2007-06-12T01:21:00.000-04:00

Man....Samantha I miss you sooooo much...my 20year baby...you were with me since i was 7....it's hard being without you...
I am doing great...thank God...im motivated...im moving forward in life...but i don't EVER forget you...I MISS YOU TREMENDOUSLY...i still will cry when i reflect on the day i had to let you go to God...

words will NEVER explain how much you mean to my soul...and how much you ALWAYS meant to me. I love you Sammi....

its sucks being without her....i wish i could hug her and use her like my pillow...and love her...

...we'll be together again...until then, i know you're here with me in spirit...you're with me...

THE FORUM

2007-06-11T05:50:00.001-04:00

http://natelyrenee.s10.forumsplace.com/index.php

Welcome to my world...

2007-06-10T23:23:00.001-04:00

What up people! So yeah...I've got my own blog...and well, I was inspired to do so.

For those of you that know me, YOU KNOW.
Those that don't...well, I'm on a MISSION......a serious big MISSION...

Who I am and What I Stand For:

I am a Puerto Rican woman from Southern California...with a family background of NuYoricans and Islanders..
I grew up influenced by HIP HOP....brother was a dj...he influenced me a lot. I have an INTENSE LOVE for MUSIC...its the air I breathe. Performed in theater all my life...and am currently in pursuit of a career in the arts. I am a full flegged ARTIST...which means I am extreme...I am a VEHICLE OF EMOTIONS...ready to jump for JOY at a "10"...or get angry at a "10"...maybe cry at a "10" or sulk at a "10"...lol....my spectrum is either 1-3 or 8-10...there's no in between. lol. I am extremely sensitive to things in the community...

i don't feel like rambling much more...its about that time...but basically, I've got some real work to do in this world.

i'm here to serve others...and share my soul...

the people i've got in my heart--waiting to be helped by me (in its due time) are those that are forgotten by many.

the youth
elderly
incarcerated
artists

...so that's it for right now...because i'm just setting up...and well, I'm going to figure out how i want to utilize this...

much love always!!!