Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. - Marcus Aurelius Anyway, once upon a time, my best friend and I would have conversations, as … Continue reading The Power Post
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The 2019 Bored Ambition Master Plan
It's finally the end of 2018 and a few days before my 30th birthday, and as many of my ilk - the goal oriented yet jaded, underemployed super millenials- have done or are in the process of doing, I have devised my master plan for 2019, the list of hopefully attainable goals that I will … Continue reading The 2019 Bored Ambition Master Plan
I’m Sick of Nostalgia
Part of The Dirty 30 This post is going to be hypocritical, as I too have waxed poetic over the favorite things from my childhood. Power Rangers, Space Cases, the Fox Kids weekday and weekend lineup, Nickelodeon on Friday and Saturday nights, the beginnings of both Cartoon Network and the Disney Channel, BET, MTV's Rock N … Continue reading I’m Sick of Nostalgia
I Don’t Know What I Want to Do
Picture perfect, I paint a perfect picture*... I live in the South now. Louisiana to be precise. It's a long way away from the creative bubble that Los Angeles, my hometown, is. I thought I wanted to be part of that bubble and for some time, I worked to gain access to that bubble - … Continue reading I Don’t Know What I Want to Do
#InternetKilledtheVideoStar Vol. 5: Wannbe
Yo, I tell you what I want. I want to celebrate this shit. Quite honestly, while impressive, this isn't one of my favorite videos. It was done in one take in the Midland Grand Hotel in St. Pancras, London. Sporty Spice did a back handspring (which earned her my devotion). They ran around and fucking … Continue reading #InternetKilledtheVideoStar Vol. 5: Wannbe
#InternetKilledtheVideoStar Vol. 4- California Love Part 1
Let me preface this by saying that after almost 22 years of this song, I cannot stand it anymore. I'm from California, I live here. I can do without hearing this song ever again in my life. Even on the rare occasions that I do decide to be amongst the peons, if it comes on, … Continue reading #InternetKilledtheVideoStar Vol. 4- California Love Part 1