I’m leaving the DMV.... i think...
Current mood: confused
It's taken me a while to really get on my own 2 feet. Matter of fact, I'm still workin on it! In any case, I'll be moving down to Blacksburg to kick it with my sis and finally finish up my college education since I have one semester left.
On the other hand, I would like to kick it up here but there hasn't been anything really promising to keep me here besides awesome friends (NO OFFENSE) and what seems to me as a slowly dying sub-culture of electronic music so I'ma go down there and I'll be damned if I don't bring a couple people out of the mindless mainstrem music to see just how propa we kick it up north.
So yeah leave a comment, or not. Just kick some words of knowledge for me to dig as I will definetly appriciate the notion of someone caring bout me. I know you all got pleanty of knowledge to run by me so hit a brotha up!!!
In regard of my body....
Current mood: working
Category: Friends
To those friends and associates of mine who wonder where the deuce my body went and why my ass ain't at the club dancin harder than you.....this is why ;)
I've got 1 job that I'm at from 2pm to 6pm every Mon, Wed, and Fri Then my other promo job every Wed, Thurs, and Fri that I work 8pm to 2am
So yeah....sorry if I've be absent every roll call but I do think about you all and I wish all of you the best time ever. I do still have my weekends free unless there is some serious family function so if anyone wants to chill n such hit me up and let me know when you've got some free time and we'll kick it old skool style!!!
Uptown Tavern + Local Talent = BETTER THAN FUR!!!!
Current mood: cheerful
Category: Parties and Nightlife
After having a rather hecktic week of workin 2 jobs and keepin up with school I'm now getting an idea of what the real world has in store for me. STRUGGLE!!! And I welcome the challenge at least until I finish school. But needless to say this weekend was phenomenal I missed the crazy sardine packed crowd (i heard from a friend who had attended) @ Five in hopes that Just Blair and Soundflux's party at the Uptown Tavern would be much more entertaining. IT WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT AMAZING!!! I was surprised how many people actually came through the cold for this basement boomin event. Not a lot of room to move but I had me a damn good time. I look forward to checkin out this new venue more than Fur ANYTIME!!! KEEPIN TALENT LOCAL IS WHERE ITS AT!!!! Peace and karma to all who attended and BIG UP to tha troopaz who made it out to the afterparty!
Why St. Valentine’s Day is nessacary
Current mood: discontent
First of I wonder how many peole actually know the story behind St. Valentine and his mission to spread love. For those of you who don't know the history goes a little something like this according to the website below. You OBVIOUSLY DON'T have to read it all but hey you might as well be gettin yo mind right!!!
There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.
Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending poems and simple gifts such as flowers. There was often a social gathering or a ball.
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the first valentine cards. Commercial valentines were introduced in the 1800's and now the date is very commercialised. The town of Loveland, Colorado, does a large post office business around February 14. The spirit of good continues as valentines are sent out with sentimental verses and children exchange valentine cards at school.
Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.
The lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. However, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.
Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, about the year 270. At that time it was the custom in Rome, a very ancient custom, indeed, to celebrate in the month of February the Lupercalia, feasts in honour of a heathen god. On these occasions, amidst a variety of pagan ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed.
The pastors of the early Christian Church in Rome endeavoured to do away with the pagan element in these feasts by substituting the names of saints for those of maidens. And as the Lupercalia began about the middle of February, the pastors appear to have chosen Saint Valentine's Day for the celebration of this new feaSt. So it seems that the custom of young men choosing maidens for valentines, or saints as patrons for the coming year, arose in this way.
I think it's kinda nice that we have a holiday to just celebrate love in it's multiple forms from intimate to plutonic. Hell, if we were Romans we'd just fuck each other and say the Gods told us to do so. That, or, there might have been a different story posted. Like i was saying, it's just another holiday to give people a reason to talk to each other and get to know one another because any other day you know days would be getting laughed at for doing sweet things.
Meh, I support the incentive that the holidays brings but I sure as hell don't support the BS of going out and spending ass loads of money in the name of lust. Hope you and yours have a great St. Valentine's Day. Peace and karma as always.
I could never understand...
Current mood: contemplative
Females are such an enigma to me. The ones I like don't like me and the ones that like me....I don't think there are any who do like me as more than just a friend. I'm ok with that for now only because I plan on being down at VCU by the fall but that's all pending my grades and living situation. I just want the one girl that makes me think how lucky of a guy I am to have meet someone so caring and thoughtful. But apprently that's not exactly how most of this area is raised up to be. ALMOST everyone as their pride and stereotype to lean back on so why try to get to know something different than what you're comfortable with. Accoring to my female co-worker I need some one a little bit more country whose got that sense of family and community and I couldn't agree with her anymore. Maybe I'm just too damn old fashioned and I should change for my own good if I'm goin to make something of myself in this area. I just don't know what to do with myself anymore and I'm running out of ideas fast.
Well to whatever happens I guess the ride has been fun this far and it will only get more interisting the longer I stay on the ride of life. Thanks, peace, and karma to all who've helped me to keep a smile on my face for the time being.
Currently
listening
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Why/Fall in Love
By
Tortured Soul
Release date: 10 July, 2007
Pros Vs. Cons about me.......
Current mood: understimulated
Category: Life
I figure if I tell you everything about me then there will be no secrets and if you still would like to talk then I hope this will be the first testimony of my honesty. Just like taking medicene I believe you should allways take the bad before the good so at least the sweetness stays longer. And so begins my list....
Cons 1. I still live with my parents because there is alot I feel they can teach me about life and this country. 2. I've been goin to NVCC for the past 5 years and have no degree to show for it because I was not focused on having much of a future but now I'm a semester away from transferring to VCU. 3. I choose Drum and Bass and hosue more than anything else because I honestly love those genres with all my soul. 4. I'm the only one out of my family who hasn't been to a 4-year school since I graduated HS. 5. My nose is a damn joke. 6. I wish I would stop being so damn romantic because it only hurts me more. 7. I smoke from time to time and would really like to kick the habit but because I have no love in my heart so I don't see why I should stop killin myself. 8. I have a bad sense of timing. It's an Ethiopian thing I'm tryin to shake off. Lastly, I don't shop for clothes anymore cause I need a girl to help me look good and my sis is at VTech.
Pros 1. I'm going to school now because I value my education 2. I have 2 steady jobs and a car. 3. I spend time with my family. 4. I'm passionate, respectful, caring, and devoted to the lady of my dreams. Although there is none at the moment. 5. I like sports that I (or anyone else) can play realistically Finally, I have self control over all aspect of my life and live very quietly
Now that you've seen somethings about me feel free to add to either section if you know me. If you don't know me, perhaps now is the time. Not like much else happens around this piece
Why I LOVE Fairfax County officers :D
Current mood: frustrated
So a while back me and my good friend went to Oldtowne to enjoy the stars and have a good conversation under them. During which, I misplaced my keys and thought they were lost. So my friend calls me and says that they have my keys and wants to give them to me after they finished up at their friend's house. I was out just biking around so figured when they got near my house i could meet them and get the keys and move on. Apparently my friend had a bad day and we thought what better way to conclude the night than a nice talk while they smoked a CIGARETTE. My friend then pulls the car up to the house to the right of mine and apparently the car always has a pair of lights on if the keys are in the ignition. With the headlight off and not blazing on to the main road we unknowingly had the orange lights on. Anyway, they tell me about their day gone from good to bad. Sure enough, guess who come to hear the tale as well....yup you guessed it.....THE OH -SO AWESOME FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE!!!! yay!!! The officer puts the high beam directly in my friend's face and asks what we are doing parked and smoking. We simply explain that we were enjoying each other company and cooperated by giving the officer identification. He then daftly asks, " do either of you have a warrant out?" I reply " Not that I know of" and my my friend says "no". He then calls for back up...profiling....I think so! To which begins to question my friend asking, "Why didn't we go into my house instead of hanging out in the car? and my friend replies " cause his parents are sleeping and we didn't want to wake them with our chatter". So the offcier ask my friend their name WHILE HOLDING THEIR LICENCE!!! Whaaaa?!?!? Can't read or new tactic?!?! Either way.....The officer ends up searching me like I had a rod of plutonium half way up my butt next to my spleen. I had to take of my shoes, show him the bottom of my sock, if anything was tucked in my socks, my wallet, the whole 8 yards and finds, get this......NOTHING!!!! And has the audacity to ask me why I was nervous to which I replied "i'm not, just cooperating and it's cold so I shiver." He proceeds to ask about searching the car to which my friend happily allows...once again what does he find....NOTHING!!!! After which they probably felt a bit foolish and both me and my friend chilled for a minute then they decide they had to go home so they left. I took my bike put in in the garage and then just chilled in my front yard watching the stars wondering why the police officer was STILL PARKED in my front yard watching me like I was gonna go get the crackpipe and smoke it in front of his face. WHICH FOR THE RECORD, I DO NOT SMOKE CRACK!!! So he sit and waits and I do the same until he decides about 10mins later that there REALLY is NOTHING to see here. He drove off and all the while, he never told me is name, badge number or anything to ID himself!!! Go fig, the long arm of the law wanting to remain an autonomous power...I didn't see that one coming...I'm sure you the reader didn't see that either if you've ever been in a situation like that. Well it's 3:16am and I think I deserve some sleep in my nice warm bed rather than a holding/jail cell. Thanks for the great night officers A and B. You've made me want to leave this insanely profiling county to which my tax dollars go toward my own suspicion/arrest and ultimately, conviction.....Yet, another reason why I plan to move to another county and perhaps, should I have the opportunity, another COUNTRY!!!
P.S. The officer asked my friend if I had bought them the car!!! Yeah, cause I rode a bicycle to my house and my friend rides around in a car i bought them. Please think before you speak, I know it must be hard but please, try at least.
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