B.U.D.D.Y

Ok so I have been trying to find this video and post this on my blog for the past what 3-4 weeks!
But I finally found it...




plus I went and bought the CD right after work today!
I have heard nothing but GREAT things about the album and was really pressed...in fact I ordered it from work on bestbuy.com and picked up it in the store...

you know what it is...I am addicted I am addicted to new music...I am addicted to all music...I love new music...I love music I totally love music...like all kinds of music...I can totally feel music, from the drums, to the guitar strings, the horns, the keys, the melody...the lyrics...

I just love it...

Musiq's album seems to be what i have heard a take back to the first one...ijuswannsing...and i am totally diggin that...back to basics works for me...


Here is a list of my all time fav artists: (this is a serious list, like if I don't have ALL of their stuff I have MOST of it)

Prince
Earth, Wind & Fire
Maze fet Frankie Beverly
Mervin Gay
Chaka Khan
Patti L.
Luther Vandross
Stephanie Mills
The GAP Band
Al Green
New Edition
Guy
A Tribe Called Quest
Run DMC

New School:
Erkyah Badu
Jill Scott
Anthony Hamilton
A. Keys
India A.
John Legend

Rap:
Jay-Z
OutKast
Beanie Sigel
Common
Mos Def
Biggie


Honorable Mentions
Eric Roberson
Raheem D.
Kelis
Kanye West
Floatry
Musiq
Maxwell
The Roots
The OJays
Talib Kwali
Van Hunt

New Artist:
Amy Whinehouse
Anthony David


So you may or may not like my list, but hey that's why its MY list....I am thinking to see if I am missing someone or something...

but you know it is the FAV list...so everyone can't make that...they just can't...

HELLO!

The rAndomneSS

Ok so I have like a thousand and one things on my mind today...

nothing bad, just random thoughts...

so I will just start to go.....

• the friggin orange line has been so friggin backed up lately...the dag on train is PACKED BEFORE we even leave the New Carrolton station
• how come the lady that ran a escort service here in DC has sold her "black book" of 15,000 client names to pay for her defense team....
• who pays for that?
• what will happen to the people "listed" in the book????
• why is it that young people don't think about their futures anymore? not all, but most don't...like my man mikesee said: "I got too much to lose!"
• its not just young people acting a fool, its old folks too...who in the hell at 20+ is fighting??? WTH, dude...grow up
• why is it that I can't figure out how to put lines and stuff in this thing to really make a cool random thoughts list...
• we always want to complain to our friends about what our significant other does wrong, and never really brag about what they are doing right, and then WE get mad because our friends don't like em...get it together and figure out if YOU really like them FIRST and keep some stuff to yourself...geesh...
• why is it that we are always quick to tell others to leave someone alone, and our own stuff is all jacked up...LOL
• when you are happy and thankful, no one really has much to say, but they love to talk to you when you are miserable....
• people always seem to call me with THEIR stuff...and its stuff that I saw coming like 4 or 5 months ago...and I HATE being that I told you so person, but I kinda did...
• how long are you "together" before you give someone a key to your place?
• do people still do that?
• am i old fashion because I really don't believe in living together? My mother would kill me! Then my father, and then my brothers, and then my sister-in-laws, and then my sisters (my girls) and then my mentors...OK so you get the picture to long of a list to even THINK about doing it...
• how come we don't stop enough to really just love and appreciate the one we are with...its always, what he/she should or could be doing...well that's your opinion...why not focus your energy on what made you grow to be in love with them in the first place (I don't' like to say fall in love because that implies that you were blinded by your decision)
• so if you are 1/2 Dominican 1/4 Cuban and 1/4 Black...you aren't really Black, right? You are basically Hispanic or is it Spanish? What is it? UPDATE: in Hispanic countries he is Hispanic...HERE he is classifed as OTHER...unbelivable right
• why is it that one of my sisters is moving next week to TX...its lil big sis...and i am SO heart broken over her move...I know she will ALWAYS be there but still...
• I need vitamin water daily
• the older I get the more confident I am IN MY decisions about MY LIFE...
• you know you can't tell everyone every thing...some people can't keep stuff to themselves
• no matter how old you get, some people will never change...if you stopped hanging with them, it was for a reason...keep it moving....
• why is it that I dress very "artsy fartsy" lol....I have so many different "looks" to me
• you can really tell that its wedding season in OUR lives (25+ folks)...I have 2 weddings to attend, 1 that I am in and 2 that are scheduled for next year already
• I really love my job...I came to work all last week sick, had that been a year ago, or a job ago...you could have deaded that one buddy....
• I love to hear your voice every morning? you wake me up daily, did you know that? yea you do, because you hear me sounding all raspy in the phone off the 6am call....
• i still look cute again today...I have on gray boots and a gray dress...
• i think imma walk around the pond tonight and just enjoy the weather and ME
• i am about to start travel for work....
• and if I didn't have enough to do with Kiamsha and tutoring and now being about to work with kids on friday nights, I have offered my services to bring this play to the DC Metro area...but I really believe in it though...check out the review here
• ok now I am just looking for stuff to say...

despite this list...don't get it twisted...I am still ALL good...I still feel like I did yesterday....

Ok so I am done...pretty random...pretty much just me typing what I have been thinking...I like to get stuff out sometimes

Today....

So I got part of this prayer off of Jus page

Let there be an abundance of good things, right relationships and positive experiences in my life.
You, Lord, are my source of every good thing I need or desire!
Let my mind be filled with the wisdom of your presence.....
Let my heart be filled with love, respect and honor for myself and all other people....
Thank you, God, that before I ask, you have already answered!
For my awareness of this as the reality of my being andin my life, I am so grateful

Now isn't that totally wonderful...that's a way to start off your Monday...

Today I feel so at peace...I had a wonderful chill weekend spent with those who are most important to me...saw my best girl friend, chilled with the new (what do I call him...) "folk" and saw my parents...and most of all I hung out with ME...

Its such a wonderful feeling to just get up and say, you know what
THANK YOU JEHOVAH GOD...
you keep me moving, you keep me growing, you keep me inspried, you show me what love and life is really all about....
you know what I feel like...
LIFE is good...

of course life isn't perfect, but its good...and when you recognize that source of energy and strength...MAN...you feel like you are so getting closer to your dreams....

I feel strong, fresh, beautiful in spirit and in sight!

I am happy with who I am and where I am going...and I KNOW that I have love all around me...

Life is such a beautiful experience to be enjoyed...

we should love hard, laugh often and just be glad to be here to see another day...

I am so bursting with love and joy right now...

I hope this makes you want to burst as well....be happy, enjoy...

Stay Up
T

The Metro Chronicles...

yea its been a minute since I have had anything funny to write about...well actually I have but what's the point....in fact its been since last June since I talked about anything Metro (well I guess that's because the Metro seems to be OFF the hook when its hot...) but NOW I am starting to see that when its cold outside, people act a fool too...

Ok so the other day I was on my way home from work, now I work typical hours, 9-5, and I work directly across from Metro Center in downtown DC (for anyone who is here you get the picture, this is one of, if not THE busiest stations in the city...you have 3 train lines, and the 3 lines that have the MOST traffic, RED, BLUE, and ORANGE) so at even given time, but especially between 8-9 am and 4-5:30 pm METRO Center is jumping....1000s of people coming and going...

So you already know that its going to be hella folks getting off and on the trains, so why fuss, right? WRONG...man it was this lady on the train, and she was going off...and what made it so funny was the fact that she was an older lady, looked very well put together, very business like/a professional...suit-the whole nine...blackberry all that...
so when she yelled out:
"got damn it...close the damn door...that got damn voice is getting on my nerves..."

I was totally floored...I mean she went off...I was cracking up (in my coat of course she was looking around for someone to say something to her...) and THEN she kept mumbling to herself...HA-LAR-RI-OUS

(if you don't know what i am talking about, there is this automatic recording that says "doors closing/doors opening" right...and it is annoying especially when the doors get stuck and it does it like 5 times in a row...which is what it was doing...but to just SNAP like she did...CLASSIC!)


Ok Ok...but that's not all, so right after she goes off I look up and I notice this 6 foot 5 inches or better dude standing in front of me...and I say to myself...what in D hell does this bama have on?

This bama had on a posquat coat...(yea take a second to click on the link and look this up...)

yea like that....

I mean a seriously...it was like something out of a broke down, low budget, movie...it looked like rat, mixed with cat/dog, squarrel (Baltimore at that)...you name it that's what it looked like..

I mean the coat was gray and dusty...and what made it so bad...home boy thought he was DOING it...shades on and ALL, while ON the train UNDERGROUND...too funny....

Man I can't stop laughing about that bama's XXXXL posquat coat...

Well its about to start getting warm so I am SURE there will be many more stories to tell, and so begins another year of the Metro Chronicles....

Words of Wisdom...

So I received this in an e-mail today and wanted to share it with you all...I think that these short but sweet sayings REALLY say it all...


1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.
2. Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be.
3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.
4. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have.
5. Success stops when you do.
6. When your ship comes in.... make sure you are willing to unload it.
7. You will never "have it all together."
8. Life is a journey...not a destination. Enjoy the trip!
9. The biggest lie on the planet: "When I get what I want I will be happy."
10 The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.
11 I've learned that ultimately , 'takers' lose and 'givers' win.
12 Life's precious moments don't have value, unless they are shared.
13 If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive.
14 We often fear the thing we want the most.
15 Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you have to say. Best
friends listen to what you don't say!
16 Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.
17 Look for opportunities...not guarantees.
18 Life is what's coming....not what was.
19 Success is getting up one more time
20 Now is the most interesting time of all.
21 When things go wrong.....don't go with them.
22 Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
23 God can mend all broken hearts. You just have to give him all the pieces.
24 A person who asks a question might be a fool for five minutes, but a person who doesn't ask, is a fool forever...
25 A best friend is like a four leaf clover... hard to find, and lucky to have.
26 A friend is someone who reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
27 A coincidence is when God performs a miracle, and decides to remain anonymous.
28 I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
29 Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look back.

30 Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace... and your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

stay up people

Just be Thankful...

HAPPY Marvelous Monday!

And that is weird considering the way I started my day...
because I started my day off crying...why you ask?
Because there has just been so much going on, and I have just kept moving and moving...so today this morning...I finally let it out and released it...and I feel so much better

I think it started once I decided NOT to let myself become stressed about every situation and just accept them for what they are...

but then yesterday I just had this extreme NEED to go to church...now I belong to a church and I attend church on the regular, BUT I hadn't been in a while since so much had been going on...and although I was extremely tired I decided I AM GOING!

So I went and as always I was totally blessed by what happened!

The pastor talked about just being grateful...he said he wanted to talk about the anniversary of the Rodney King beating, and other issues, but that the Lord placed on his heart that we needed to be grateful...

he talked about how so many times, we want to sit and complain about what is going WRONG in our lives and we don't want to talk about WHERE we currently ARE...(READ:WHAT's RIGHT IN OUR LIVES)

Like if you sit back and think about it, you may still be struggling in relationships or financially or whatever, but if you REALLY sit and think about it, you aren't where you were FIVE years ago, you aren't were you where ONE year ago...

Like seriouly think about it...literally take a minute or two to think about it

Ok so you see how GOOD your life really is...

So the moral of the story was that if you take the moments out to be Thankful, and you work towards your connection with GOD and you build your faith...HE will continue to MOVE in your life far BEYOND what you think he could ever do or he WILL do things in your life FAR beyond what you can ever imagine....

so take time to just sit back and appreciate what Jehovah GOD has done for you in YOUR life...even something as small as how beautiful the moon looks in the distance at night when its full...I mean if he can make sure that the trees and the birds are wonderfully taken care of, he will SURELY do the same for you...

The prayer that is on Jus.B.Fli's page today...really says it all...

Stay up people...

Baby I'm A Star!

Ok so let me start off by saying this...

My all time FAVORITE artist EVER is Prince!

When I was 5 years OLD I told my mother that I was going to marry this man...and I doubt if the purple one would marry my big butt but a girl can dream can't she...
So when I need a pick me up...I put on music that's what i do...that's me...and I have been getting better and better by the day and last night I just needed some Prince...and MAN ol MAN did he make me happy!

and this song right here says EXACTLY how I feel about me...and you should too...

Baby I'm A Star-Prince

1,2,3,4Hey, look me over
Tell me do u like what u see?
Hey, i ain't got no money
But honey i'm rich on personality
Hey, check it all out
Baby i know what it's all about
Before the night is through
U will see my point of view
Even if i have 2 scream and shout

Baby i'm a (star)
Might not know it now
Baby but i r, i'm a (star)
I don't want to stop, 'til i reach the top
Sing it (we are all a star!)

Hey, take a listen
Tell me do u like what u hear?
If it don't turn u on
Just say the word and i'm gone
But honey i know, ain't nothing
Wrong with your ears
Hey, check it all out
Better look now or it just might be 2 late (just might be 2 late)
My lucks gonna change tonight
There's gotta be a better life
Take a picture sweetie
I ain't got time 2 waste

Oh baby i'm a (star)
Might not know it now
Baby but i r, i'm a (star)
I don't want to stop, 'til i reach the topSing it! (we are all a star!)

Everybody say, nothing come 2 easy
But when u got it baby, nothing come 2 hard
You'll see what i'm all about (see what i'm all about)
If i gotta scream and shout (if i gotta scream and shout)
Baby baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby)
YeahYeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (star)
Might not know it nowBaby but i r, i'm a (star)
I don't want to stop, 'til i reach the topSing it! (star)
Baby baby babyOh baby i'm a (star)
Baby baby baby
Somebody(we are all a star)
(baby i'm a star)
We are all a star
We are all a star