Black Woman

Why don’t black men date/marry more black women? Why are black men marrying white women at a rate of 32% in California? And why won’t black women branch of into dating other races as willingly as their male counterparts? The subject came up on Facebook and got pretty intense. I felt everybody needs to hear what I said about it.

Black women are goddesses. And I really can’t see why a black man would want anything less. Yes I said less. Black women have been raped, devalued, and neglected as a whole since the first slave ship crossed the Atlantic. And the black men who were their kings and princes have consistently rewarded their loyalty with more neglect and indifference. The strength it must take to watch your husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons humiliated and stripped of their glory and still see the god that dwells in them; still give their life for that man’s seed after he leaves her for a lighter, more “beautiful” woman.

How To Make It In America [HBO]

With an east-coast Entourage feel, this new series on HBO about 2 guys making names for themselves is looking like solid gold. And HBO is being “super-legit” [that’s a Chazi term] about the first episode, airing it in its entirety through Youtube a week before it airs on Feb. 14th. Thanks for the freebe HBO. This series might turn out to be my next big crush.

Timelapse Painting Yeah – Pat Perry

Lets pretend i’ve been posting regularly and that i haven’t missed a beat at all.

i came across this video while checking my Society6 studio earlier tonight [new sketches to be uploaded soon]. i love the uses of primary colors. check it out. and support Pat Perry.

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Smooth

Simply because I can…

Coldplay – Strawberry Swing | Video

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this blew my mind. animated video done entirely in sidewalk chalk on a street. wow. talk about patience.

the MoonLight Train

Yeah… so its been awhile… again.time to play catch up.

I went to Berkeley for a week during my 3 week summer break. never before have i enjoyed sleeping so much. of course the sole reason for my trip was the wonderful Chazi. she took me to SF, where we rode the ferry to Sausalito and toured the Dr. Suess art gallery, napped in the park under a crystal clear blue sky, and watched as the Bay area’s signature fog enveloped the island just as we were leaving.

the adventure continued at the Rose Garden with Casey the English major and Isa the “Film Studies major” [who i believe was a flower in her past life] as we blew bubbles, laid beneath big trees, doodled on benches with sidewalk chalk, and the conquered the Concrete Slide [Casey is nut-so for going down head first haha]. i was reminded that day that a clear blue sky viewed thru the breaks in the sunlit leaves of green was among life’s many simple masterpieces.

the Berkeley foothill had much to offer. from the $5 pizza at Fat Slice, to the $10 junk and jewelery hawked by the bums and “Buddhists” on Telegraph, even the iTunes-sized library of music on file at Rasputin’s, there is something for everyone. I’m sure one day I’ll try to soak it all in. no doubt it would be easier if my mind wasn’t preoccupied with one Chazi. it amazed me to find that an hour in her company could change the complexion of an entire day. from her silly mannerisms and habits [like rambling on and on at the speed of light about stick bugs and biology] to little things she does that make me smile [like squeezing my hand at random moments while we walk down the street], she is seems to define happiness with her existence.

not sure where this train is going. but i know i’m enjoying the ride.

The Wait…

07.07.09… this is real baby-makin’ music.

Summertime. Prt.1

i just took a quick glance at my recent posts and i noticed a horrible trend: they say absolutely nothing. horrible, right?!

well i think its time for that to change. its been awhile since i posted ANYTHING, let alone something with a purpose. so lets catch up:

The past month has been… hectic. between, school, work, trying to vacation, and a juvenile delinquent sibling, days- sometimes weeks- go by in a blur. so rather than go thru all of it chronologically, i’ll just deal with each category individually. yeah? ok…

Asher Roth x Kanye West | videos

First off… no. they are not in the same video. they do not have a song together… ok.

Asher puts up some dope visuals to go with his cut featuring Cee-Lo, off Asleep in the Bread Aisle [if you don’t have a copy… get one!]. this happens to be one of, if not THE best joint on the album, imo. and the video is up there as one of the best i’ve seen so far this year.

Kanye releases his [stunning] visuals for Amazing ft. Mr. Ad-lib aka Young Jeezy. after the jump.

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Ares v. Hercules

took awhile… but i’m happy with the end result. although, in retrospect, i would have used Herc’s mace rather than his club. seem’s a bit more fair that way.

for those of  you who are aware of the “sibling” rivalry between the God of War and his half-brother, the Incredible Hercules, you all know that Herc manages to win every confrontation they have. well, personally, i dont exactly agree with that outcome. i mean… he’s the fuckin’ GOD of war, not the Really Strong Dude of war. so here is my scenario. and it ends with Zues calling for an end to the fight just as Ares is about to deliver the fatal blow.

but wait jon… isnt that usually how these things go?

not in my story… cuz badass Ares decides that pop isn’t runnin’ the show anymore… and lops off Herc’s head to prove it. of course, Zues willl ressurect his son, and most likely banish Ares from Olympus. like he cares. He here’s Norman Osbourn has need for a god on his Dark Avengers roster.

color version coming sonn, courtesy of Scott Havrisik.