Hillsong

Now, the Hillsong Church of Sydney, Australia has been at the forefront of the Christian music scene for YEARS. Now though, some of their powerful music has gained new meaning. SO yes, my strong, but faithful blog community, here's some healthy ear candy (if there ever were such a thing).

Yaweh

Healer

Desert Song (including the testimony of Jill McCoughtry)  

(PS. if i worship in Australia, do i become as beautiful as these two?) 

So basically, God is good, Music is a blessing and there are beautiful people in Australia.

FAITH.HOPE.LOVE

Gravity

Gravity is a funny thing.

Some say it keeps us grounded.

Some say it brings us down.

Never let your dreams feel that kinda weight.

I hear ambition isn't that humorous. 

I think It's Time to Bring Back the Word of the Day...

orotund

  \OR-uh-tuhnd\ , adjective:

1.

Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.

2.

Pompous; bombastic.

"Jennifer Hudson has quite the orotund voice"

 "Rush Limbaugh is an orotund idiot ". 

Palin is about to be the Past!

The Washington Post recently reported that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (Uber-Republican) plans to resign. Palin says, "I know when it's time to pass the ball for victory."  Her resignation will take effect on July 26 and she will be succeeded by Sean Parnell (R).

Mrs. Palin...your term isn't even over!!!! I'm sensing there's a scandal she's trying to avoid!! If she gets out of office now, America will probably forget about her craziness by the 2012 Election. 

At least now, she can take care of Track, Trig, Bristol, Willow, Piper and grandson Tripp(born to Bristol who is only about 19 or 20). A grandma's gotta do what a grandma's gotta do! 

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More Michael Jackson Mayhem

See, i know Michael Jackson was the King of Pop and has sold and insane amount of records (Thriller went 28x platinum) and I'm sure the number in increasing since his passing, but why do we have to be all up in his business as if people aren't actually grieving his loss? 

As famous as he is, no one's will should be on CNN as public domain. How do you think the Jackson family (read: small village) is supposed to feel? As Janet Jackson said at the BET Awards (read: Hot Mess Jamie Foxx Variety Show), "To you all he's an icon. To us, he's family." AKA---leave his personal documents just that. Personal.

In case you didn't hear, Jordan Chandler, the boy who MJ had "molested" (which led to a 2-million dollar settlement and MJ's painkiller addiction) has confessed that he LIED. 

"Now for the first time i can’t bare to lie anymore. Michael Jackson didn’t do anything to me, all was my father lies to escape from being poor.” says Jordan. 

It's crazy how money talks, but I still love the Music. LIVE ON Michael!!

CANDACE IS BACK!!!

YAY YAY YAY! After giving birth to her baby girl, who was a full 20 inches in length, (that's what you get when you have professional basketball players for parents) Candace Parker is finally getting back on the court with the LA Sparks. The Reigning WNBA MVP and Rookie of the Year is hoping that she can drop the baby fat and get her skills back and try to lead her team once again. 

For the jealous and/or curious types...sorry that Sheldon Williams of the Toronto Raptors (her husband and daughter's father) stole your woman....

Here's the Sparks semi-official video.

BET Buffoonery! (and some good stuff, too)

WELCOME TO THE JAMIE FOXX VARIETY SHOW!!!!!!

                                                                                                                                       

Soulja Boy...did you really need a track in the background? Bumping your 12-year-old shoulders and jumping out a bed....MESS!

Tyra Banks is crazy. "Presenting best male hip-hop...."  Hip Hop WHAT? Get it together Tyra!

Keri Hilson. Only Michael can keep singing after the track stops. One cannot try call-an- response if you don't sing well without digital effects. 

Keke Palmer. THANK YOU. Girl has some amazing voice quality...she needs to teach some people lessons out here. 

Chaka ODed on Latoya and said, "you have plenty of time to catch up to me and get 10 Grammy's"  <---WILD!

Terrence from 106(after Mary Mary's performance): "I definitely need some church after all the stuff i did last night!"

Keith Sweat, retire. Ciara...retire. (People in the audience were on their cell phones...it was THAT bad!)

Beyonce when did you sound better in different languages than your native tongue...and you are not a Disney Princess with your Tinkerbell skirt!!

Jay-Z...thank you for the DOA. One of the few decent performances. 

Jamie went up to the balcony and the camera man fell...why were people so OD? 

Tevin "reedeemer of the BET awards" Campbell...Still got it!

Johnny Gill, Tyrese, Trey Songz....way to go! 

The O'jays are mad funny--Especially Eddie. He said, "he's always been that slow."<-- how do you diss Quincy Jones?  My other dude goes, "I know how to quiet 'em down....I'd like to thank God for his blessings." <---PROBLEM.  But really O'jays...ya'll performed well even in old age. Where has the music gone? Ciara won't have it like that when she's 70...MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY....MOONAYYYY. 

Kanye was practically making out with his girl during the performance and Ray-J was Willie Bouncing...FAIL. 

Humanitarian award: Alicia and Wyclef. Way to go. 

12 grammy's and 20,000,000 albums and she's tryna keep a child alive. 

Over 50,000,000 albums and he's never forgetting Haiti...nice.

I get down with that!!!

Taraji Henson and Tyrese...Baby Boy was such a long time ago...Let it DIE!

Jamie Foxx(again)--Stop plugging yourself!! Stop giving shout-outs! Stop making bad jokes. 

For example (his intro of Maxwell): "i'm heterosexual, i'm all man! But this dude had me in a Prop 8 situation when I heard him sing. He had me moist." STOP. 

Maxwell. BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT, but how many birds did they have to kill for the feathers. I'm calling PETA...Doves are missing their pretty wings.

See Maxwell's performance here: 

http://vodpod.com/watch/1827969-performance-maxwell-pretty-wings-bet-awards

Drake, Your name is Aubrey. Why did you and Lil Wayne swear like sailors on stage?? That song is offensive. He couldn't even get off that stool because of his accident and had little girls on stage as if that song doesn't say, "I wish i could f*** every girl in the world." <--MESS. 

After Drake's mess, Janet Jackson came out to speak at the awards. It was classy, beautiful and brief. Go ahead Janet. 

...and once again, Jamie Foxx performed(count them...1, 2, 3 times). This time he and Ne-Yo did a rendition of "I'll Be There". It was good, even had some harmony...*snaps to that*.

So in summation, BET is a mixed bag, but mostly foolish. 

PS. Art.Dreams.Faith.Hope.Love.

Mia Carruthers

For those of you who have seen MTV's Taking the Stage, you've heard this awesome girl sing her heart out.  She's an acoustic folk type of singer, but her style pulls from some Jazz as well. I love her voice and she's just quite a talent. Check her out!

Summer is coming!!

Yesterday I saw an italian ice vendor crossing the street with his cart. I bubbled inside.

Now with only 4 more real days of school and all the AP's behind me, it's starting to hit. Summer is really coming! As in, graduation parties, family vacations, playing in the sprinkler, lazing on the couch, retail job,  camp counselor-in-training summer!

Let's Go!!!

Politics.

I figure it could stand alone and just make ya'll think.

Is It Urban? Word!

So today I competed/watched the preliminaries of the awesome Urban Word NYC teen poetry slam. In short, it was awesome and there were so many phenomenal young people coming out and expressing their views through this powerful medium. It's an awesome organization that allows free speech, educational development and cheap events(oh, & the talent is crazy). If you can come to the events, do so!! Tickets for the grand slam finals at the apollo are already half sold!!!!

See times and locations here:  http://www.urbanwordnyc.org/uwnyc/index.php?q=AnnualNYCTeenPoetrySlam

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Unprofessional...

Now i know it's been a long while, but I would just like to say I am not a fan of the unprofessional e-mail accounts.

Now, there is nothing wrong with having interests, but it's repulsive to see email's from:

BigWillie616,

Babygurlbx1145,

GucciBaller92,

HotChocolate69,

hotsizzle7172,

queen4eternity,

and other such things.

Is this what you want colleges and employers to see?

I rest my case.

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Something New: Word of the Day

Acumen

noun

the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.

I would make a witty sentence. But I'm tired.

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Ah Senator John McCain...

...has now become the authority on what is lacking from the Phoenix Suns franchise.

When asked his favorite player during the 4th quarter, JoMc replies (In the Mr. Burns voice) "It would have to be Shaq". Even better, he can throw out stats. "Shaq missed his first shot(my friends) but then made his next eight!" 

ok, so he didn't really say "my friends".

Either way, Old Spice knows his basketball.

Maybe he needs to pull a GW and invest in the local team.

ALL STAR COMMENTARY: The Foolishness People Say...

I assume anyone who watches the NBA all-star game tonight will notice Allen Iverson's new haircut.I write about this only to acknowledge the hot messery that a TNT commentator made public. 

"When asked about his new look, Iverson said, 'Obama is president now, It's time for a change.'"

(H)WHAT???? 

Someone needs to let him know that George W. Bush and his cornrows are very different.

SHAQ !!!!!!!

Can I say I love Shaq? 

He's such a character. 

He made his entrance with the Jabbawockeez and started poppin on the All-Star Stage.

GET IT!!

<----Nate Robinson. Enough Said.

Lastly, my man Dwight Howard is so OD. 

<----Here's him dunking on Yao.

Chris Paul(recorded from his mic during the all-star game): "You gonna guard him herre, and then you gonna switch to herre, and them imma come all up in herre butt naked..."

*Shaking.My.Head.*

The Last of the Ignorance: A near and dear friend of mine just said "Kobe is the next Barack."

Do with that what you will. 

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Ew.

Robert Frost's Poetry leaves alot of room for suggestive interpretation....

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Rihanna gave Chris Brown Herpes?

I don't care about these people for real, but i'm just saying....that never goes away!

oh, and then he BAXED her. As in beat her and bit her....

SOOOOO....

Perfect time to spread awareness about Domestic Violence:

Check out:     http://www.ncadv.org/

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The Emperor of Ice Cream

The Emperor of Ice-Cream

Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip 
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. 
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress 
As they are used to wear, and let the boys 
Bring flowers in last month's newspapers. 
Let be be finale of seem. 
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.

Take from the dresser of deal, 
Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet 
On which she embroidered fantails once 
And spread it so as to cover her face. 
If her horny feet protrude, they come 
To show how cold she is, and dumb. 
Let the lamp affix its beam. 
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.

so we read this in english. and its about a dead wench in a whore house. or the futility of life. and pidgeons. and sexual references.

OOOOOOOKKKK.

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Myspace Music...

...is awesome.

I've discovered so many amazing artists and i'm incredibly excited to share:

Oren Lavie- 

http://www.myspace.com/orenlavie

check out 'her morning elegance'

Chase Coy-

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=136323309

he's only a senior in high school, and he sounds kinda young, but he records in his basement and

has something to him

I'm working on my whole myspace music thing. More like, i'll eventually record some songs and see what happens. Hey, that's how Adele and Colbie Caliat began.

and they say i'm quixotic...

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Inaugural Post

So i think this blogging thing is cool, and since i don't keep a diary and alot goes on in my life, i figure online catharsis would do me well. 

Word. (See what i did there? writing? word?)

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