thanksgiving

i am not good with the holidays.  i didnt go home for thanksgiving yesterday.  and it made me kind of sad. but i feel kind of distant from the family right now.  i was thinking i need to call more, but its a two way street. i wish my parents would call me more too.  but they dont. 

i spent thanksgiving with AMANDA's family.  and it was interesting.  the turkey was off the chain. i dont like turkey.  but i will eat it.  AMANDA's stepdad STEVE fried a turkey and it was amazing.  it was tender, moist, flavorful and i still cant believe a turkey could taste so good.  and then my thoughts went to the video of PALIN, where she is at some turkey farm and a man in the background is not so gently lowering a turkey to its death in some grinding machine. 

her family was great.  i think it was nice to be around a family, but i was also grateful for my bed after i went home. 

i have a couple of really cool gigs coming up, but they are at christmas parties.  christmas is an exciting time because i like all of the lights and the smells of christmas.  i have to learn some songs soon.  people like to hear christmas songs for some reason around this time. 

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a review of me from Oligoville.com!

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thinking outside the box. no. wanting to get inside the box

i have an issue.  my xbox 360 console hasnt been working for about 4 months now.  and after a random discussion with my cousin, he informed me that i could call the service center and get another one, as its under like a 4 year warranty.  i have done this before but it was 2 years ago. 

well i am waiting anxiously for the UPS man to deliver the goods.  but i missed him while i was at work.  agin.

imma get that xbox.  SOMEBODY is gonna give me an XBOX.

TODAY.

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welcome to my life... where you can have it your way... but dont get CRAZY

this morning i had to go pick up one of my friends from the airport. i dont usually get up early on the weekends but it today i awoke to a beautiful morning. 

first thing i needed to do was clean out my car.  cos that shit was dirty.  haha.

old coffee cups, sonic cups, a lone french fry, gym clothes, random pieces of paper with guitar chords... it was a big mess.

but clean it became.

then i turned the keys to the ignition and was ready to go. 

the car WOULD NOT START.  it just kept making a clicking noise.

i started cursing immediately.

it was 9:00 am.  who was going to be up at that time?  i texted one person i knew lived in the apartment but honestly wasnt sure if he would even notice; he was either asleep or out of town.  then i called a friend who works in a hotel down the street.  no answer.  no surprise there, because i dont think she would be able to help anyway.

the other 2 people that i know would help me no matter what were also not in town this weekend. 

the situation seemed dire.  i NEEDED to be at the airport by 10:00.

so i called my job which is about 10 minutes away from my house and spoke with my buddy who is a supervisor in a different dept.  i asked him if he would send one of his reps to my house for a jump.  he started stuttering and i could tell if he was wondering if he would get in trouble.  but we worked it out.

the rep came over and we jump started the car.  she was a little surprised at how fast we got it done. 

yeah but it was a great way to start out the morning.

LUCKILY someone was able to help out.

HOPEFULLY tonight it wont give me any trouble as i have a gig at IRIE BEAN.  i need to be there at 6:30pm.

all will go well...

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why i am eating so much. why i wish i was rich. cos when you are rich, you NEVER have issues

i am trying to eat like a fat man.  i am consuming so many calories and grams of protein, and yet, i remain to stay in the small stickly body.  i am half hawaiian.  why didnt i get the meaty parts?  right now i am cursing my metabolism.

i just adjusted myself in front of everyone at work right now. it had to be done.  my manly parts were in an extremely uncomfortable position.  and i have no shame.  i am not turning around because i dont want to see anyone who happened to watch me.  i am sure they are disgusted.  in my defense, i did shower like 2 hours ago.  so i am quite clean.

this was the week of disappointing gigs.  one place wouldve been totally tight, but for the fact that as i was playing i blew out the fuse.  not once.  not twice.  but three times.  all within 5 seconds after the other.  absolute craziness.  so, my performance was cut short.

i wish i was rich.  or that i had richer friends.  haha.  i need someone to pay my rent.  i could be your stripper.  i have a car payment too.  i dont have rhythm but i make up for it in other ways.  wink. wink.  yeah baby. i am talkin to you.  who are reading this.  haha. 

no seriosly who wants to pay my rent?

what would my stipper name be?

LUSCIOUS. haha

if i was on I LOVE NEW YORK what would my name be?

PEE WEE.  probably because i am a little man.  haha.

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house is possible infested with spiders. i saw 2 of them.

i was making cookies a couple days ago.  chocolate chip cookies.  i just was filled with memories of mom baking cookies for christmas, and since xmas is around the corner, i thought i would get a head start on some cookie making.  cookies make people happy. 

as i was going about this baking thing, i noticed a spiderweb.  i quickly dropped all cooking utensils and grabbed my handy dandy kill the spider spray and doused the whole area.  which of course leads me to inspect the rest of the kitchen and living room.  and dining room area.  and i find another web.

just because it is getting cold does not mean they can move in and try to take over the place.  dont they die during the winter?  i need to look up for information on the hibernation patterns of the bastards. 

believe you me, if it is a war they want it is going to be a quick one and i am the only one who will survive.  they always travel in packs but i am ready.

spray on playa

spray on.

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october is the month of love

this month has been a great one for me and its almost over.  time goes by so quickly.  sometimes it seems it goes by faster than i have time to enjoy it. 

sunday i played at THE DIRTY DOG opening for DWELE and i must say the concert was amazing.  everyone was already in the mood to have a good time and i think i gained some fans.  i love it when people llike my music.  it still amazes me.  sometimes its overwhelming.  DWELE did a great job. i cannot wait until i reach his point. 

i saw him last year at the urban music festival last year and it was also a great show.  then this year i had the opportunity to play at the urban music fest (sanz DWELE) and now we meet up again at the DIRTY DOG.

also this month, there is a film coming out that is featuring my song TODAY TOMORROW.  a director named patrik ian polk messaged me on myspace a while back ago stating he really enjoyed my music and was interested in using my song in a film he was working on.  of course i got excited and said yes, though honestly i was wary because i didnt know if he was who he said he was  and if he was legit.

but long story short OCTOBER 24th NOAH's ARC:JUMPING THE BROOM comes out and 52 seconds of my song TODAY TOMORROW is in it.  its exciting stuff.  my first movie.

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miami tales : TJE KNOWS BEST

i am in miami right now.  and my brother and cousin might be irritated i didnt tell them i was going to be here but since i am only here for the weekend and i didnt think i would have time to meet up with them.  lame.  i know.  we shall see.

i have already lost my id and my card.  not good. i dont remember which bar or club i was at but hopefully one of them has it.  SUCKS.  drinks here are crazy expensive.  i had a 14 dollar drink that would usually be 4 or 5 bucks in austin.  i miss austin now.  miami is on the bad list. haha.

the highlight of last night was meeting BROOKE HOGAN.  she was in the club dancing and they were playing her track over and over again that she was going to releasing called SWEET LIAR or something like that. it was tight.

BROOKE is waaaaay taller than i thought she was.  she is still fine though.  she was dressed like she was about to do a performance.  i took a picture with me and she told me she loved my hair and i looked like lenny kravitz (i got that man growth going on with the facial hurr right now).  then she laughed at me and said that i didnt have to look so serious taking a picture with her.  she took my hand and placed it on her hip and then my other hand on her shoulder and i felt like we were about to take a prom picture.  but she was tight.

iight imma bout to go.  i need to see if they got my card. or else i dont know how imma get back to austin cos the airport needs to see id.  SUCKS!!

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its not anything personal. i am just saying hello

i am wearing my favorite jeans today.  the ones that rarely get washed.  and worn everywhere i go.  (hmm, i am contemplating deleting these sentences because of the jokes that might insue after i write the rest)

i must say i look fly.  and the fro is unleashed.  cheers for the fro.

earlier, as i was at work, i walked over to the desk of a co-worker to ask her a question.  she was sitting down at her desk typing away and she turned to give me her full attenion.  as she did so, i looked down and realized that it looked like i was also giving her my "full attention."

the crotch of my jeans was poking out in a very noticeable manner.  and it was at her eye level.  i wanted to burst out laughing.  i couldnt fix myself in front of her.  it was just the jeans, not my manlies. 

i know i had been walking around all day in an "excited state" and no one pointed it out to me.  funny.

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knew it was coming... MCAIN’s VP... smartest move ever

is a lady.  SARAH PALIN.  the govenor of ALASKA.  and a good choice i think.

if OBAMA had chosen a woman for his running mate, i think he would've had a huge lead over MCCAIN.  unless MCAIN did the same.

I am just not a fan of BIDEN.  no one speaks on his clean black man comment.

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woe is me. woe is me. SHIT.

alright so where do i begin. 

tje's very no good horrible bad day.  something like that.

yesterday i went to work.  i got off work about 3:30.   i went home to go to sleep.  because i had to play at cedar street from 6-8.  a quick nap never hurt anyone.  WRONG.  it hurts people all the time.  and people suffer.

i recieved a phone call at 5:45 asking where i was; (for those who dont know, when i am suddenly wakened from any sleep, i am cranky and incoherent; i forget many things) i said i was asleep but i would probably get my ass up at 6:20 so i could make it to cedar street.  i was then asked if i had been smoking crack because i needed to be at cedar street at 6.  and there you have it.  NAPS ARE BAD.  i was late.

i rushed downtown and as i pulled in front of CEDAR STREET, a bike cop knocked on my window and told me to pull over.  okay.  well i knew where this was going.  he talked about my expired inspection sticker...blah blah blah... something about 2007... blah blah blah.... and then he wrote me a ticket.  well that was slightly embarrassing.  i think it was because the fro was out in full force.

okay.  so as i begin setting things up (its about 6:10) the rain comes.

well boy howdee.  since cedar street courtyard is an outside venue, they are very touchy about the slightest drizzle affecting their equiptment.  understandable.  i walked up to the owner to see if the gig was still on and he promptly said no.

okay. 

so jesus and i are on bad terms right now.  i am not speaking to him. he isnt speaking to me.  we will kiss and make up later on today.

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yesterday last night playing at the DRISKILL CAFE

and it was pretty good.  i had a lot of fun and met some nice people.  also a few folks from the myspace community came out and it was nice to meet them.  afterwards i thought i was going out to drink at BLACK AND TAN because they had dollar drinks all night, but i went home instead.

i rented BATMAN AND ROBIN for some reason instead.  i shouldve gone to BLACK AND TAN.  because B&R is trash.  i used to like it.  but that was before BATMAN BEGINS came to theaters.  everything just looked so campy. it made me die a little inside.  and POISON IVY is such a sexy character/villaness.  she just looked cheap.  no offense to UMA because she is a great actress.  i am just mourning what i thought to be a fun movie.

i also rented REDBELT.  i havent watched it yet but i like CHEW-ET-ULL EJIFOOR haha i spelled it wrong but he is a good actor.  and TIM ALLEN is in it.  you cant go wrong.

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i think something is wrong with my blog

that last one i posted is messing up and i cant see it.  and i cant delete it.  i hate it right now.

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some things you might keep to your self

its been a long time since i have locked myself out of my car.  but i did it last night.  totally sucked.  i considered breaking a window out of desperation, but i called a cab company and this lovely woman came and saved me.  she talked about how she when she was a younger girl, she used to do the same thing for her mother, who smoked a lot of weed and rock.  then she cackled like she missed the good ole days.  interesting. 

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i wanna be asian

why does it seem that asians have more fun?  they drive cool cars, listen to cool music, and they can dance.  AND they have cool movies and cartoons.  i need to find a group of asians in austin and infiltrate their group.  because i wanna be asian.  changing the spelling of my name from TJE to TAI.  that looks asian.

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