Going back in time?

So I was walking out of cafe after enjoying Howard University's oh so generous lite breakfast (read: sarcasm) and was met with the usual tour group. I think its cool that my school is so popular/historic that we get tours almost everyday of the week, but sometimes that shit is annoying. Huge crowds blocking up doors and I really dont like alot of people around me anyway. However, this time I noticed that they had Howard folders and that reminded me that we were having open house for incoming freshmen today. Oh how time turned back for me..

See I never did take a tour of Howard's campus. Atleast not an official one. My mentor and a family friend showed me around a few times, but I never was in one of those big tour groups. But seeing them still sent me back in time, back in the beginning of first semester when everything was so new. Watching them be all excited and take pictures really brought me back. It also made me think..was I like that back then? Was I acting like that just a few months ago? In the long run it was a good feeling and I was happy for their excitement. I just wish the would come in smaller groups!

I feel like I had something to talk about..

But it slipped my mind. So I guess I'll just link this hilarious video a friend showed me on youtube..



Key Hilarious Part: "What set you rep??" "East tokyo!" "You done said the wrong answer motherfucker!!!!"

Getting on my grind..

So basically I have like a month left of being a freshman at Howard University. I feel like it all went by so quick, the first weeks memories still pretty much fresh in my head. In some ways I have definitely grown from what I came in here to be, but I still got plenty more growing to do. I feel like I have accomplished alot, but in the back of my mind I feel like I should have done more. But its ok..just got three years to go.

However, back to the topic of getting on my grind. This last month is very important because I feel like I'm going to be hit with a ton of work in alittle bit of time. This feeling mostly comes from the fact that I haven't really done shit in my classes. I have..but then I haven't. I know that sounds stupid but if you were in my position you would know. For example, My Ancient Law and Politics class. We got this syllabus that made it seem like we would be covering all these different books and such. I thought the class would make me very busy. Now I look back and see we havent even done half the shit that he has on the syllabus! What. The. Fuck.

I'm going to be pissed if he throws a whole bunch of shit on us in this last little month that we have left. But its ok, I'll just grind it out. Along with that class there is the dread of my life Spanish. I hate 4 credit classes, they weigh so heavily on your GPA its crazy. So I refuse to do bad in this class, it can't happen. Gotta get an A on the final. So everyday, even on them saturdays, I will be studying espanol. I will understand it and I will be speaking fluently within a few months.

Atleast I hope. lol.

Things that Annoy Me Part 2

Ok this one imma do two.

1. Not using the heat that you pay for.

So my mom is just against using the heat. And she is not alone. Alot of parents just like not using the heat that they bought/pay for. Now I understand sometimes its just gonna be cold for awhile and it will warm up later. I also understand that sometimes I should be wearing something more then shorts and an undershirt. Sometimes its time to put on some lounge pants or something. But when I need to wear a HOODIE? Theres a problem. Just because its technically spring does not mean its warm now and that we don't need heat. This is just like when its technically winter but you still have a few hot days. So use the air or turn off the fuckin heat! Geez. When I get my own house with my own heat, I will be sure to use it.

Annoyance Level: Like a 4..its really not that bad. In fact I kinda like wearing a hoodie in the house..but I dont like waking up with cold feet.

2. Looking over my shoulder

I get it sometimes, I might be sitting in a position where you can easily see what I'm doing. Things catch peoples eyes and you wind up looking, we all do it, thats fine. But when I'm sitting somewhere and you have to actually walk over and look at what I'm doing..thats not cool. And then not just look, but read! Read all my convo's on facebook or read what I'm doing. Also not cool.

Its not like I have stuff to hide, its not world domination or something like that. Its just simple privacy here. I dont bust into your room and look at what your doing on the computer. Mostly cause I dont care, but also because I respect your privacy. Geez.

Annoyance level: I'll give this one like a 6 cause it semi pisses me off when people do this. Keep to your own shit!

Old School Jooooint.

This song was and still is the shit. I wonder what happened to Slum Village...

Oh yeah, its not the actual video because embedding was disabled on it. But no matter..enjoy!

Classic Movies: Do The Right Thing

This movie is a classic in my book and everyone should see it, just like Smiley would say, Th-th-th-th-three times!!!!

Why three?
The first time: Just watch it to laugh. The movie is hilarious. In fact it was the first film Martin Lawrence was in. And all the scenes with Robin Harris are hilarious too.

Second time: Analyze it, take in the commentary on race, especially black people, that Lee put in this movie. I think this movie is great because it hits many of the problems in the black community, from our racist attitudes to the problems in our families. This movie hits home.

Third time: Finally just appreciate the movie. The acting is superb, I really feel like all the characters could be walking down my street right now. (Well maybe not now..but in the early 90's). Its a masterpiece of film making, and as soon as I find it on dvd I'm buying it.

So yeah, Do the Right Thing, classic.

Cool Website Of the Day

Something else new, that I might start doing alot of.

Free site promotion.

Because I think they are pretty cool/funny/something. Which makes me visit them atleast once a week but probably more.

First site: cracked.com

Hilarious to me. They update everyday with some new "List of something something". It can go from movies, to videogames, to history, to celebrities, etc etc. Usually with a hilarious twist. For example last week or earlier this week one of the lists was "Seven Badass Cartoon Villains Who Lost to Retarded Heroes". There are better ones..if you want to go on an Archive Binge and look up some old ones.

To add to the hilarity they also have alittle thing called "Craptions" where they put up a ridiculous picture, or sometimes a very normal looking picture, and ask the visitors of the site to write a caption about it that gets voted on. Usually the "craption of the day" is hilarious along with the picture.

And finally, little bit more rare then the two above which get updated regularly, is the photoshopped pictures competition they have. Again they give people a topic, usually something weird like "Create A Moment In History..if you were a Third Grader" or something like that. Then you get to photoshop a picture and submit it. The winner gets money at the end. Fun for everyone!

There are other funny bits they add day to day, but these are the shining gems that I notice every day. So if you want alittle laugh during the day, check out this site.

Stalkerbook

This is the new name for Facebook.

It was already bad, if you were friends with someone you could see their conversations on other peoples walls, even if you werent friends with the other person. Same thing goes with pictures, picture comments, note comments, etc. All you had to do was click on the other persons profile to see it all. Hell, you could look at someone elses photo album if one of you friends commented on it.

Creepy. But you actually had to go on their profile and do this kind of creeping.

But now facebook does it for you. Wall posts for DIFFERENT people popping up on your home page. I got confused because one of my friends sent one to another friend and I thought it was for me. Really stupid. The whole thing looks kinda jumbled together I had to go in circles just to post a note because for some stupid reason your press note and all it does is show OTHER PEOPLES NOTES. What. The. Fuck.

So yeah. Facebook=Stalkerbook. But Im going to put it like Mike put it one day, if you want to keep it a secret dont put it on the internet.

Edit: Oh yeah, you can comment on anything now.
For example: Friend 1 farts on facebook
Friend 2 comments: "Damn dude that stinks!"
Friend 3 comments: "lol, sweet"

Like What. The. Fuck. Must we comment on all our actions??? Geez stalkerbook.

What Annoys Me Part 1

Now, if you know me, you know I get annoyed by alot of things.

Alot.

Of course not all of them are teeth grinding punch a hole in the wall annoyances, usually they are just things that get checked off in my mental list of what does annoy me. Worst ya might get is a look for a second and I'll keep it moving.

So I decided to unleash the list onto the world, even catergorize it through a scale from 1 to 10. 1 being just a check and a look for a second and 10 being teeth grinding punch a hole in the wall. Im going to begin the list with one that happened just five seconds ago..

Chores.
Chores gets a good ole middle of the road, 5. Its in the middle because its enough for me to complain about for alittle bit. I'll drag my feet about it, bitch and moan about it, but at the end of the day they will get done. I think its even worse now because from being in college I dont have to do alot of the things I had to do while I'm at home.

For example my mom comes in from work and the first thing I hear is "Vincent why are the empty trash cans still on the corner!". I forgot about them, cause I'm not used to having to take them out anymore. I was in the middle of a videogame so I was moving kind of slow, so the next thing I hear is "Did I say that in french!?". Always having to add the extra, I was getting up and walking upstairs, pretty slowly, and got treated to the extra verbal beatdown.

Chores, level five annoyance that can quickly escalate to a 7 or a 6.

Getting Lost

So for my second post of the day...on a big roll now, I wish I could just get lost. Get a ticket for a plane to Europe, anywhere in Europe, and get lost there. Of course, not totally lost, I know where I want to go. All those spots that you see in pictures and say, I wish I could have been there for that picture. I want to see the spots that we learn about in the history books, so the next time I read about them I can truly imagine what they might have saw. Feel the air they might have felt, shit like that.

Europe wouldn't be the only place I would go though, the world is more connected then we think. Next would be a train somewhere east like Japan or Tokyo. And do the same thing. Then south to Australia, back west to Africa and South America. And do the exact same thing that I did in Europe. Just to see the world..would be the best.

Of course there is the problem of money. Maybe if I save up enough I can have enough to do this right after college. Maybe. Of course once I got back to life things wouldn't be so easy, but I think the best part is that when I do this I'll be young. Hopefully I'll have plenty of time to continue on whatever career I want too. And hell..maybe I wont even come back.

Just a far off wish...one that I might just make into a reality.

Can't Sleep

So last night was another one of those nights. They are when I stay up for hours just...thinking. I'll say I'm going to sleep at 12 and not wind up actually going to bed until 2 or 3. Just sitting up and thinking. I believe its all the backlog of what didn't get thought about during the day. Stuff that my brain didn't get a chance to process during the day and needed absolute silence to really bring up again. Sometimes its something random that happened during the day, but most of the time its about death.

I think I know why my brain decides to think about death right before I go to sleep. It is because sleep is the closest thing to death that I will experience before it actually happens. My eyes are closed, my brain is not on this world anymore, and you could do things to me and I might not wake up from it. I always feel like, I will go to sleep, miss something in life, and wake up to find everything different. While I was sleep, my life has changed. And it scares the fuck outta me when I think about it.

However, I always comfort myself with a few facts. For one..God has a plan for everyone, and that plan is going to work regardless of what you try and do. He gave us a brain to fight things, to make it seem like it swayed in our favor, but really, he knew how it was going to turn out before we did. So yes, fight things, dont sit back idley, but know that no matter what happens in the end, God wanted it too. Also another fact is that, death is inevitable and we must accept it. Its probably the only thing that always comes with life. No matter how far you decide to run away, you can't escape death. So we can only accept it. And finally, this really isnt a fact but a hope, that there is something beyond life that we get to go to after dying. I cant accept death if its truly the end..so i must hope that it isn't. The worst part about this last hope is that I don't know how it will turn out till I die.

So thats about it, kinda a sad second post for a blog. But its just something that I was thinking about last night. Hope I didn't scare anyone.

Introduction

So yeah, decided to start my own blog because I feel like I have alot to say, just no where to write it. Well there is always facebook, but fuck that its not really creative enough for my "tastes" as one would call it. Some blogs usually stick to one thing like movies, or videogames, or dogs, or life. This one won't, mostly because I think about alot of different things during the course of the day. So one day might be about movies and another might be about music, and sometimes..just sometimes..I'll have a jewel to drop on you the audience.

Oh yeah, to explain the title. It came from this cool movie I just watched, where the main character reminded me alot of my self. Save the fact he was white, a drug dealer, and various other things. Of course they sorta explain what "The Wackness" was in the movie, but my blog is not about that..atleast not all the time. The url is el-wackness.blogspot.com because I couldnt actually use thewackness because someone already took it. Hurray free blogging that lets people steal cool titles! ah well, such is life.