Friday, November 30, 2007

He said, she said...

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
- Dr. Seuss

Argument Hour - Writer's Strike

I'm not sure how many people are following this, but I NEED my TV shows. But with this writer's strike, not nearing any sort of compromise, it's time to voice my opinion. You may have your opinion, but I have mine, and that is what you are going to hear.

Now as a business major, I can see this in the business sense. And actually the studios are doing a pretty good job at keeping this on the low. It has made news, but no major headlines, no drama, just a strike. This is all working for the studio's favor, they get to hold out longer, and keep postponing resolution.

Here's how I feel:

  • Right. The writer's deserve this. They are justified in their actions. They are asking for 3% of profits off of web content. They may not put the web content together, but they write it. How hard is it to give them 3% of what you make off of those things.
  • Cost. How much more is it costing you to not pay these writers. Let's calculate this. There are tons of losses. Re-runs do not get any where near as much viewers, that means less demand for advertising space. This also means less views on the website, because of the lack of new material, which also results in a decrease in demand. You are losing viewers and also
  • Losers. I took this one from my sister, but it seems that with this strike, you have to wonder, who are the real losers. The corporations and their profits? The writers? It might actually be hurting the little people. I don't mean me and you. But the unseen heroes in the studio. The camera people, the lighting and effects people. All these people are out of work. It's not like the corporations are crying over the loss of these employees.
Just some thoughts for today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G76igEUtxCA&feature=related

Thursday, November 29, 2007

E-race Racism!


Clever title from a bunch good hearted people. There is a marathon to "e-race" racism coming up this weekend. The marathon is either a 5K run, 10K run or walk, or a 1 mile walk. There is a fee to enter the marathon, it is $30 at the door. Proceeds benefit youth leadership programs of the NAACP. The marathon will be held at Lake Cunningham and the doors open at 7:30am. Come out and support! For more information, go to this link: http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?CHECKSSO=1&RESET=0&EVENT_ID=1462453

that good feeling.

all amazing artists on stage, wish i get to see a show like that some day. enjoy.

He said, she said...

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”
- Dr. Seuss

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Movies - I'm Not Here



Well it's tough to describe in words, but it definitely is a must see. Let me try to explain my enthusiasm for this movie.

It is a very artistic film based on Bob Dylan. Now I know right there some people got a bit turned off, but so was I. When I heard what it was about I thought, "I'm not going to understand any of it, I don't know what Bob Dylan represented, what his music was like, shoot I don't even know the titles of any of his songs." But like it or not, he was a an artist of phenomenal magnitude.

The layout of the movie, isn't in your normal format. Basically, they take apart the life of Bob Dylan, his love, his friends, his thoughts, his idols, everything. And they characterize them. Each facet of Bob Dylan is depicted in a separate person, in a different way. Now given, you're going to go through perhaps the first 30-45 minutes thinking, "What am I watching?" But once you get through that, onto some of the more provoking scenes, you'll get hooked. Just like I was.

The film has a bit of an entourage, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Cate Blanchett, and Heath Ledger are some of the people that get to portray Bob Dylan. And let me say, that they do not disappoint. If you know what Bob Dylan looks and sings like, then you'll be okay. Because believe it or not, in the clip I posted, Cate Blanchett is supposed to be Bob.

Now to the reason why I believe it is a great movie. It brought up a lot of really great points. Some that I actually plan on reviewing. For example, idolatry, poetry, lyrics and the masses. They spoke about how some people just listen to the sound, and do not really listen to the words. They also discuss, the concept of "selling out" and becoming something other than what you're viewed as.

Now, I liked this for personal reasons, and I saw the film in a way that may not be apparent in other people's view of the movie, but for me, I'm giving this movie an 8.5 out of 10. A point deduction for my complete loss at the beginning, and the .5 deduction because it is quite a lengthy movie. So go look up the trailer, or maybe a few clips, and if you like, check it out.

Poet's Demise - Text Messaging

Now once again, I'm going to admit, that I'm a bit of a hopeless romantic. I like the surprises, the highs and lows, everything. It's just grown on me. Chalk it up to spending all this time with my two sisters and my mom. But those dramatic displays of affection, no matter how corny, or how unrealistic were always my favorite part.

I've been coming up with new segments, and not really following up on them, but hopefully this one sticks, because I like this one.

I got the idea for this one, from a number of different places, and it kind of just evolved in my head. I take notes down in my phone, just random thoughts, or ideas and I see where it leads. Bomb$hell has sort of been my testing post for all these things.

Recently I was watching a show, and for the first time in a while, I saw a real romantic gesture. And I started to really think of why it seems that I have been seeing less and less of these things, in movies and in real life.

I used to love planning ways to surprise the person I liked. Understanding what they like, remembering specific phrases or quotes they used or just writing notes. So here it goes:

Text Messaging. Has taken the world by storm. Quick messages, whole conversations or whatever. The convenience of text messaging is overshadowing the connection of interaction and actual talking.

Admit it. We're all guilty of not wanting to talk to someone. So texts get used instead of phone calls. It just happens. I message in class when I'm bored, because shoot, I can't readily pick up my phone in the middle of lecture to chat about whatever hoo ha is going about. But I find that even after class, I continue with the same texts, too lazy to call or unwilling to converse for extended periods of time. Not that I don't want to talk to these people, but more that I'm just a naturally lazy person. But in far too many cases, so much is lost in these messages.

  • Emotion - In text messages there is no way you can truly express real emotion. Emotions are hard to explain, and many times unexplainable by words.
  • Length - We get 160 characters per text. At least I do, I think it varies between carriers but nontheless. How are we supposed to get anything really meaningful across in 160 characters. I think my last 2 sentences were that long.
  • Distance - You can text from anywhere at anytime. Well almost, sorry Metro PCS, you're restricted. Haha. But I mean, romanticism is lost much of the time when a text message conversation wins over a perfectly appealing face to face interaction.
Here's my point. Text messages are nice. I love getting them, I love sending them. But in the end it's hard to beat a real, at the least, long letter. Because well, look at it this way, you're not limited to words, you can go over and deliver it and have a face to face conversation. You can express, without limit, what you want to get across. Romanticism occurs when the effort, stuggle and passion you experience, is expressed in a meaningful way. The willingness and effort for the sheer emotion you are feeling comes through is romantic. Ultimately, texting it is a truly effortless gesture. There lies the poet's demise.

He said, she said...

"A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you've been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high full of the single greatest commodity known to man - promise. Promise of a better day. Promise of a greater hope. Promise of a new tomorrow. This particular aura can be found in the gait of a beautiful girl. In her smile, in her soul, the way she makes every rotten little thing about life seem like it's going to be okay."
-Beautiful Girls (Movie)

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Consumer Perspective - Weed

Just because it was something different to put, and I got amazing epiphany watching TV yesterday, here is your job as a consumer. I'm applying this to weed, but feel free to apply it to any scenario. For example, drinks at the bar, food at a restaurant, things at a supermarket.

You cannot expect people to tell you everything about a product. They are going to give to you what sells. I had a interesting conversation a few weeks about, a musician and the way she was being marketed to the public. I am not going to name names because that's just rude, and you should not judge people based on what I say, but rather your own personal experience.

The conversation went a little something like this:

"I think it's disrespectful that they are marketing her as if she was just discovered off of myspace. That's all they say, she's a singer of the people, or she's big because of her fans, when the reality of the matter is that she has family in the music industry."

And that's the prompt for this installment.

Weed

  • Knowledge. It is your job as a consumer to know what you like. In the case of weed, no what your favorite looks like. What the effect is, and what its name means. I met a guy yesterday, that could give you the name of what he was smoking just by its smell. You're going to need to know what you want, because if your provider doesn't carry it you can educate them on what you like, how to find it or maybe even how to produce it
  • Alternatives. Know what else is out there. Names provide a lot of information. You think scientists go naming diseases randomly. NO! For example, the suffix -itis, infers inflammation. They have scientific names for this stuff, learn what it entails. So that you can find something with the same effect.
  • Conviction. If you are not satisfied with what you get. Let them know. Hard when dealing with stuff of this nature, but you could always just go back and find someone else to get stuff from. I mean, if they refuse to offer the absolute best for your money, don't bother with them. There are many other places to go that's provide you with great service
Now once again, don't hesitate to apply this to any situation. You like Newcastle when you grab a beer? What makes it good, it's not just the color that determines the taste. Know your alternatives. As for now, I'm off. So be a smart consumer! Do your part

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Just a Thought: Should and Ought

I should go on a diet.
I ought to do my paper.
I should spend more time with my parents.
I ought to learn how to dance.

Come on, we all do it. We seem to realize the struggles in life and know how to overcome them. Yet sometimes, it never seems to be in our grasp. Something so simple as to watching what we eat or signing up for dance lessons seems to slip our minds, despite the fact we repeat it over and over again to ourselves starting off with I should or I ought to. Of course we know what we want/have to do, but why, sometimes, it just doesn't get done.

I recently read an article about not saying should or ought to yourself. It seems that by telling ourselves that we should/ought to do something gives us relief on our guilt. We punish ourselves by saying we should/ought to do something, and our guilt is eased by our punishment, making ourselves able to live our life while never doing what we said we should do. "I should go on a diet." I know I should, I know I ought to eat less and excersise. By saying this to myself I am comforted in the fact that I know what I need to do and what I want to do. Realizing it makes me feel a little better. This gives me comfort even tho I actually never do it. And if I never do it, what is the point of realizing it.

I will go on a diet.
I will do my paper.
I am going to spend more time with my mom.
I will win 'So you think you can dance?' next season.
By saying will instead of should, you give yourself a push towards your goals. You actually give yourself confidence by saying will, leading you to actually doing something. Your mind is set with doing, so you are more likley to actually do it. By saying should and ought to yourself will make you a citizen of the biggest nation in the world. Procrastination. Well I know im a citizen, hell, I could be king. But maybe I can get away by listening to what I post. Maybe you should too.

Article.

I know it starts talking about relationships and dating and stuff. But hey, it works for anything.

He said, she said...


I know Thanksgiving passed but heres a good one.

"Be thankful."
- Bt

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Thoughts: Thanksgiving

Here's a thought. Before you head off to dinner, think long and hard about what you're thankful for this year. After this thursday, we have exactly 39 days left in the year. What are you really thankful for? What's made you happy? Who's made your life that much more special? Why are you thankful for these things?

Let's give thanks, serious, much needed thanks. There are a lot of things I'm thankful for. And I'm not sure if I've thanked those people enough for it. Sometimes some of the drama in the world would be put aside if we begin to realize how much we are intertwined. That every friendship, every interaction and every second of every day contributes to what you have become. So thanks community, for reading, for commenting, for being who you are, we wouldn't be where we are without you.

Food for Thought: Mashed Potatoes

Since turkey day is coming up, I thought I would start a new segment. We will call it, Food for Thought. My aim is not only to teach you how to make something step by step, but also tell you why you are doing what you're doing. This will not be a recipe of the day kind of post, because you can find recipes anywhere. In fact, I will rarely have measurements posted because sometimes cooking requires more than just numbers. A simple example is, salt and pepper to taste. Who knows how much you will add? Well you do, till it taste good. Well lets get chopping.

Mashed Potatoes
Yessirrr. Let's start it off easy. And hey, if you have to cook something for thanksgiving, tell them you'll make the mashed potatoes.

What do you need?
Ingredients

  • Yukon Gold Potatoes - Ideal for mashed potatoes because they hold a good amount of starch and has a clean look. Russets hold a lot of starch and have a dirty outer layer that may cause your mash to be not as white as you would like. And red potatoes are to small to peel efficiently.
  • Heavy (whipping) Cream - Let's face it, more fat, more flavor. Also the thickness of heavy cream will make for a smoother mash. Regular/nonfat milk is far to thin for a good mash. If you want to go a little lighter, you can use half and half.
  • Butter - Not margarine. And also get the sweet unsalted butter. Using the salted butter will cause uncontrolled salting of your mash. You can always use salt to flavor later.
  • Salt Pepper and Nutmeg (if you can get some) - In this case, you should use white pepper. If you use black pepper, you're mash will have a dirty look to them because of the black specs. Black pepper offers more flavor but white pepper gives a cleaner look. You're food should not only taste good, but look good too. Add a small amount of nutmeg. It's one of those things where you know its their, but you don't know what it is cause theres not enough in there to figure it out.
Tools - I will explain what you should use and what you need as a go along with the how to.

Procedure
  1. Peel the potatoes. (How much you ask? As much as you or your family wants to eat. Roughly, 1 big potato will feed 2 people and 1 med/small potato will feed one person. Unless you eat a lot, then by all means, make up your own ratio. After peeling each potato, submerge into cold(tap) water. This will prevent the potato from turning (browning).
  2. Cut into medium sized similiar sized pieces. This will make cooking faster and they will all cook at the same time, seeing they are the same size.
  3. Boil potatoes in a large pot of salted water. The more potatoes, the larger the pot. If you use a small pot and dump a lot of potatoes in, you drastically change the water temperature and it will take a long time to boil again. Also salting the water adds flavor and seasons the potatoes during cooking.
  4. Reduce (boil down) cream. On the stove put cream in a pot and wait till it comes to a boil. But, at that moment turn it down to medium heat. If left at a high heat, cream will boil over. What a mess. At this point you can add different ingredients to flavor the cream to create different mashes. I'll give a few examples later.
  5. Check potatoes for doneness. To do this, stick a knife into potato. And if you can pull the knife out with out lifting the potato, it should be done. Strain water.
  6. At this point, if you have a food mill, you can pass the potatoes through so it will become more smoother. If not, have a whisk in hand. In a big bowl and potatoes and some cream that you've reduced. Whisk hard as potatoes will break and "dissolve" into the cream. How much cream? How creamy do you want it? Add butter at this point. Have it cut up in small pieces so it can melt away in the potatoes easily. Salt and pepper to taste. And nutmeg.
Conclusion
You should end up with a white, creamy, buttery, fattening, mashed potatoes the whole family will enjoy. You can also add different stuff to personalize your mash.
  • Garlic - Chop garlic very small. Put in a small pan with vegetable oil and butter. Under medium heat, stirring every now and then, wait till the garlic cooks and becomes a golden brown. Add oil, butter, and garlic into the mash potatoes while stirring to make garlic mashed potatoes.
  • Herbs - Chop up some parsley, chives, scallion, or whatever you want and add at the end.
  • Bacon - Cook bacon separately, chop and add at the end.
  • Buttermilk mash - Instead of cream, use buttermilk.
  • Healthy Mash Potatoes - Just eat a baked potato with nothing on it.
  • Truffle - Add truffle oil at the end.
There are many other things you can add to specialize your mash. Have fun with it. If you have any questions, comments, or what not, feel free to comment this post or email me. Also if you did make mashed potatoes, send me feedback. How was it? What went wrong, if anything? Did the cream boil over? Tell us. And if you'd like to request a certain dish, just ask and email/myspace me. At bombshell , we write what you want to read. Well tell me what you want me to write about so you can read it, cook it, and hopefully, if it taste good, enjoy it.

Politics: Presidential Debate

Well, to be honest, I've been lagging on some things and maybe I should be more on point with this stuff, but I'm doing my best to muscle all these posts out there so you all can have something to read and to think about. I've been pushing you to think about the things that are affecting you and those around you and here's something positive to check out whenever you're free.

Presidential Debate

It's an easy way to get to know the people who could potentially run your country. They divide videos by topic, by candidate as well as see any media coverage. So when you're free, watch a video or two and see some of the issues being discussed.

Youtube

Here's another place you can go to watch a few videos about the election. Just in case you run out of things to watch on the other site.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Thoughts: Perception

You know to be honest. I want to be liked. Not more than anything, but I want to be friends with everyone. I want a lot in this world. I want to learn this, and I want to learn that. But one thing I want, is I want people to enjoy my company. I want to be able to talk to people and understand what they are going through. I want to feel the highs and the lows. It's just something that I've always wanted. No background story, it was just there.

This is random, but I've been watching some Nip Tuck lately, and it brought about a few thoughts.

Perception. How much thought do we put into the things we do? I heard this line, that went about the lines of, "you went to school, so that people would look at you differently" And it made me think. Why am I out here learning anything? How much of what I do is based on how I want to be perceived. I do a lot because I like to do it. But I think maybe somewhere along the lines, I might have lost direction. Started using the things I love, to inflate my self esteem. And perhaps, somewhere along the way, I lost this love.

Like I said. I want to be liked. But part of being liked, is being perceived as a person that you can relate to. Am I lost, in my constant need to be perceived this way? What is really me. Everyone has their own perception of everything else in this world How they view love, how they view truth or whatever. If not, then we wouldn't have so much to talk about during the argument hour. We can change the way we are perceived, in turn changing other people's perception.

We live every second of everyday around other people. Whether it be physical or mental. It directs us in ways we can't imagine. I may not achieve everything I plan on achieving, I've come to terms with that. But one thing we can all do, is realize this. Perception is not devoid of truth. Not all perceptions are true. Not all truth is perceived. But we can all exude a pattern of truth, honesty and outright goodness. Drama people is bullshit. Hope we can all do our best to cause the least damage possible

Monday, November 19, 2007

He said, she said...

"I tell you one lesson I learned, if you want to be something in life.
You ain't gonna get it unless, you give a little bit of sacrifice.
Ooohh, sometimes before you smile you got to cry.
You need a heart thats filled with music,
If you use it you can fly, if you want to be high."
- The Roots

The Struggle to Keep Pace

Are you comfortable where you are? Should you be? What is the argument for being content?

The world is constantly growing, constantly moving. Do you want to know about politics, history or the human genome? There's so much in the world. How are we suppose to consume all this information in the world. How do we decide what is important to us?

I heard someone say once. That we are standing on the shoulders of giants. In other words, that we don't need to start from the beginning because we have our past to work with. But if we are a part of these giants, how do we know ourselves. How well do we know our fellow giants.

Using this metaphor, these giants are constantly growing. And say we give the giants names. Like science, math, history, art etc. Can we ever be comfortable with where we are? With our place among giants?

The struggle to keep pace, is long and hard, are we ever supposed to stop wanting more? How much time are we supposed to spend trying to improve, trying to become more.

From now on, I dedicate myself to learning something new every week and teaching it to you. Whether it be small, or it be large. We are a part of these giants. Let's be the biggest part.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Premature Christmas

I've been busy with school work and what not. But Bomb$hell defiinitely has a lot of ideas. Since, the new year is coming in less than 2 months, I came up with a few things that our little community needs to discuss, just to get the new year started off right.

- Can we get our ideas together?
- Can we come up with some new ones?
- There has been some serious discussion about serious business. Who's serious?
- Anyone down for a Christmas present for Bomb$hell?
- Can we set at least 1 goal?

I don't want to keep pushing people if they do not want to be pushed, but personally, I am pushing myself or something more. So who's down for some serious brainstorming?

But as for everything else. Man guys, people been on point lately. Definitely proud member of this right here. Real proud!

For all you people lining up on Black Friday

This is a list of all the known sales that will be taking place on Black Friday at various stores. From Ace Hardware to Walmart, this spreadsheet covers it all. Enjoy! (Link)

Attack Of The Killer Kung Fu Wolf Bitch

One of my favorite shows, The Boondocks has it's episodes up and streaming on adultswim.com before they are aired on Mondays. This is the latest one, Enjoy! (Link)

He said, she said...

"Life is a beautiful struggle."
- Talib Kweli

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Freestyle: Battle - Juice vs. Supernatural



Supernat and J-U-Ice.. that's what it is, some of my favorite's right there.

Just a thought!

Lists:

How many of us make them, think of how useful they could be in our everyday lives. I know that we've all thought about them or used them once or twice. But using them regularly, is something different. Think about their many practical uses.

  • Shopping/Grocery List
  • To Do List
I could name more, but I am choosing to explain my other ideas.

  1. Things Before I Go List. Think about it, it will set out goals that aren't readily on your mind. I know that if asked, what do you want to do before you die, you'll have the answer. But how often do you think about this list. Are you working toward achieving these goals? How hard would it be to carry that list around with you in your wallet or your purse. This way you can stay directed with the goals you have, and continually think about the various ways you can go about achieving them
  2. Dating List. Simple as that. Not a list of people you want to date, but the things you are looking for in a person you would like to go out with. You could segment it into things that you are not willing to compromise and things that are just pluses. I'm not asking you to carry this around, because this one might be a bit more extensive than your before I go list, but have it so that you can at least remind yourself of what you're looking for and you aren't compromising who you are for some person that has no real personality.
  3. Goals List. We all have goals, what do we want to do, who do we want to be, and what we plan to achieve. How about a list? Write it down, post it up, and so that way you can know exactly where you plan on heading. I spoke earlier today about the path being the best part to getting anywhere. But who says you can't walk down numerous different paths and achieve many things. We're on earth for a limited amount of time, let's stop wasting our time doing needless things, and direct our actions to do something productive. Write down your goals, for the day, the week, the month, your life or whatever, but plan to achieve them. Remind yourself that this is where you want to be
And that's my main point, lists can do wonders. I personally don't do it now, but I sure am planning on it. Get it down on paper. Know who you are and where you want to be, and don't let anyone change that. This is all written proof that you have gone out and done something. So that when someone says, "Who are you?" you can say you are someone.

P.S. If you start a to do list, put "read the Bomb$hell blog" on there.. thanks HOWLA!

Argument Hour: Pain & Suffering

This might hit a sour note for a few people, but I had a discussion with a very close friend of mine recently, and sometimes I think people need to be reminded of the need for all this to happen.

I have always encouraged you all to think for yourselves, and be critical. Also, I am not one to impose my beliefs on others, but as for this discussion I had, I feel that I should let you know what it was about.

My friend asked, "
If there is a God, why does he allow so much pain and suffering?"

Here are a few reasons, why I feel that these things exist. I hate going through the bad times, and goodness I can't wait for them to end. But no matter how long they last, how much pain they cause, and how much I suffer. I know a time will come when it won't be as bad.

  1. Appreciation. I think the main reason for pain and suffering, is that if there wasn't things to bring you down to earth, everything would have to increasingly get better and better. Every day, you would have to be earning more money, your breakfast would have to taste better than yesterdays, your friends more loving and your life more enjoyable. Why? Because you are going to naturally want more. And without pain and suffering, you don't have a way to appreciate life the way you do now.
  2. Reference. If there was not good and bad, then you would have no way to gauge future events. If you did not have the pain of death, you would not know the gift of life. It would just be something there for anyone at anytime. Don't some of the best times, come after the worst times? This ties in to appreciation. If you could not look back at the things you've toiled through, then you would have no way to enjoy what you did to get there. I've always heard it's not where you go, it's how you get there. And the struggle that you go through to get anywhere in life, makes any achievement that much sweeter.
Enjoy it people, enjoy it!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

He said, she said...

"If you're waiting for a sign, this is it. Do it, it will be amazing."
- Taken from PostSecret

The Hiero Crew Talk About The Meaning Behind Their Logo And The Creative Energy At Their Warehouse Turned Headquarters


Props to them for not spending their money on bitches or bling and instead buying a warehouse to turn into studios and a silk-screening shop. (Link)

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Photography ride.

Here is another cool little artsy video for you bikers. Cool lighting and a very nice spot.
-taken from Vimeo/ taco tuesday


Taco Tuesday :: Photography Ride from Kong on Vimeo.

Argument Hour: Hate...


Alright, so the post about love got a lot of responses and mixed answers. Here is my argument about hate, this might change how you feel about love. Can hate at first sight happen? Here are a couple of examples, keep in mind that there are several levels of hate.

  • If you are born into a family that practices Nazisms. Isn't it programed in you to hate people that are not of the Aryan blood. You are taught to hate those that who do not have blond hair and blue eyes. Hate is part of your beliefs.
  • There are times when you first meet someone, or just seeing them across the room, you automatically judge. By judging, you are not giving them a chance to show you who they really are. This is a very minimal level of hate, but by all means, it is still hate.
  • For us Golden State Warrior fans; I absolutely hate the Utah Jazz. Besides from them knocking us out of the playoffs last season and them contributing to our 2 loss this year. I just hate the way they play, the color of their uniforms, their players, their logo, their "Mormon" beliefs, and etc. The point is, being from Cali, I have learned to despise Utah through the simple game of basketball.
I know my examples are irrational, but it is something to think about. Also, If hate is so easy to do, why must love be hard. Why must love at first sight not be possible? Hehe, just like all argument hours, this is here for you to think and have a mental debate within yourself.

He said, she said...


"We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it."
- Lauryn Hill

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

A Marketing Perspective: Weed

I was writing my paper about how to make a business better. Basically, I interview an entrepreneur, and then I tell them how to make their business better. I paused a bit to look up some things on youtube, and what do you know, a Kat Williams skit pops up. And what did the headline say? "Kat Williams - Weed" In response, I thought of a few ideas.

So in the style of my paper, what could dealers do better.

Their main problem. Selection and Information!

Now, I remind you. I am a good kid, but we've all seen it take place. Someone wanted to smoke, it went down! End of story.

Selection. We don't always want the same chips. We may have a favorite, but if you don't have our favorite, what the fuck are we supposed to do. We might not know other shit. So variety! Let us feel as if we're in command of what we are doing with our purchase.

Information. Know what you're selling. Does it make me sleepy? Does it make me happy? Am I gonna get the munchies? Let me know. Don't just tell me the name and that's it. What is sativa? What is kush? We're not all scientists and shit. Some people just smoke! A lot more people would buy, if they were able to select how they were gonna feel.

Ya feel me! Let me finish my paper beezies!

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Stress by Zu featuring Killa Sha



Love the beat on this, and the lyrics. Rare in Rap / Hip-Hop sometimes..

“Stress (Radio Edit)”

The music video, shot at Sputnik in Brooklyn, is a representation of the underground effort to pull Rap/Hip Hop back from the stronghold that pop/club hip hop has on the masses. Songs like A Bay Bay and Lipstick are catchy tunes but the lyrical quality of songs like Stress have been lost. Help return Rap / Hip Hop to quality and it’s roots.

Rza Invented Final Scratch?



Rza invented Final Scratch??

Monday, November 5, 2007

Freestyle: Cassidy



I thought this ish was clean. Not my usual steeze, but he was creative, and he put on a show. So check it out.

Argument Hour: Love

Well I've been a little off point people, so I decided to write about something everybody has an opinion about. What is it? Does it exist, and how do you feel it?

There are a lot of different ways we could go about this, but I decided to write about one of my favorites. Love at first site. I've heard far too many people say that it's not possible, that it can't happen and what not. Basically with the general thinking, how could you know that a person is the right one with just a glance. I know I'm gonna get a bunch of shit for this but here is what I say.


First of all, why would you not want to believe in such a thing as love at first site. That somewhere out there a little cupid is setting people up for the best thing in their life. I know, hard to comprehend, the idea that you can look at someone and just know that they are the right one. That the instant you lay eyes on this person, emotion comes over you like nothing else you've ever experienced.

Call me hopeless, but isn't that something you would hope to happen. That the perfect person for you is only a glance away at any point in your life. I'm not saying you should expect it to happen, or that it will even happen, but that it is possible. That one day you might be backpacking through Europe or at a friends party and you'll meet someone that just takes your breath away. I think it's possible. How many times have you heard, when getting told a story of how people first met, "I knew the moment I saw her/him" It happens.

Now I remind you, don't go around saying this about every good looking person you meet, because it doesn't work that way. Just because you say something like that to yourself, doesn't mean that it'll necessarily happen. But be open to the possibility. That no matter where you are there could be someone near by that is your complete compliment.

Sunday, November 4, 2007

bike therapy for messengers.

This is nice little video to help all you biking folks relax. If you're not into bikes, this is fun to watch as well. I think it was edited beautifully. We need to pick up some mountain bikes and ride them trails and be part of nature. I didn't know how to post the video on here so here is the link: http://www.milehighmess.com/vid/mountain_therapy_for_messengers.mov

enjoy-

collab art. art fusion experiment



It's a pretty old video and some of you might have seen it already. But, if you have not, check it out now. It's basically an art movement where all artists can add on to each others work, get into each others mind. For those of you that don't really know Bomb$hell, we are all about the art and collaborative pieces, we like to get our minds together to show whats good. Pretty inspirational video for everyone.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

armin ultra. ruby lynn video.


Hey guys, our friend Armin Reyes just launched his new website to show what he has been working on all his projects. For now the site only has the "Ruby Lynn's Birthday Dedication Video," but will include Dj ArminUltra's mixes. It will be like a regular blog, but instead of posts, there will be mixes; so don't forget to subscribe to it. Check it out and spread the word! Here is the link: http://www.arminultra.com/rubylynn/bday/bday.html

He said, she said...

"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
- Malcom X

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Anna on Bomb$hell & on Life

geear611 (4:06:29 PM): so what're your whole view on that whole aspect of life then?

annapp1e (4:09:04 PM): just take it as it comes. you cant really complain about things bec there are worse things out there than what you may be going through. we're really fortunate to be living like this and just relationship issues and all that stuff that goes with it, doesn't really compare. just love your life and the people who are in it and love you for you. and be grateful that they're just there. period.



haha.. she said "period"