"Fresh dressed like a million bucks" (c) Slick Rick

For real, "30 Days of Night" was 29 days too long. It is amazing how people can mess up a vampire movie.


However, "The Last Dragon" is still one of the best movies from the 80s... sho nuff.


Jay-Z's "American Gangster"... wooooow! #3 with a bullet on my best of the year list.

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One of the freshest t-shirts I've seen in a minute:


These are dope as well:

"Ahhhh I see now..." (c) Kanye

I am convinced human beings have made life waaaaaaaaaay more complicated than it ever needed to be.



seriously.





on a different note... sometimes i hate having common sense.

"Be true to the game" (c) Ice Cube... Part II

The other day, I had an interesting conversation with some co-workers about listening to people's opinions about you and the things you do. My co-workers were a bit surprised when I said I stopped caring about what people say about in the 3rd grade. It does sound a little suprising, but it is true. I decide at an early age to really only care about what someone has to say about if he/she is someone close to. Everybody has opinions and if you get caught up in those ideas, well then you are not being true to yourself. I know who I am and if you want to talk different, well then that is on you.

See I think this is an attitude that everyone needs to adopt. I've known too many people who go out of their way to always impress people, and it just doesn't make sense to me. I value the opinions of the people closest to me and in my close circle, and if you aren't in those groups... feel free to have your opinion, but understand that I might not listen. One of my favorite records ever is "True To The Game" by Ice cube. Obviously the ideas in the verses don't relate to my life, but the overall idea of be true to who you are always stood out to me. The idea of understand who you are and be happy with that was something I chose to adopt in my life. I'm Eric 365, man.

No matter how hard you try or how many opinions you listen to... you can't change who you are. In the end you just have to accept that and run with it. I really do believe that if I hadn't adopted this idea, I would have been fucked up in the head. When you are the new kid and overweight, you can be an easy target, but I made it to 26 by only caring about those closest to me whose opinion I respect. Thats how it should be... otherwise life get more complicated than it needs to be.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aM2oKqwu-g

I'm lovin this record right now. It just sounds happy... and the fact that Smif N Wessun did it... makes it so much better.
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On a different note... i'm tired of a lot of shit right now... i think it is time to make some serious changes.

"Be true to the game" (c) Ice Cube

People should listen to more early Ice Cube...

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One of the greatest comedy characters ever:

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The most gangster release Rap-A-Lot ever put out:

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Is it just me or is this title redundant? Like can a criminal get more wild than being a criminal?

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I love titties as much as everyone else, but for real, these ads are very creepy:

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This is very, very true:

"Been around the world and I-I-I" (c) Notorious BIG

For real... all politics and social issues aside... strictly based on design ideas... Dubai is brilliant. I am convinced that the Dubai government is building things just for the hell of it. Of course they have their calculated ideas of what will make money, etc... but I would love to be in the design meetings when they are deciding things like building a hotel/shopping center/appartment building twice the size of the Empire State Building or building a housing development in the shape of a palm tree. Or the better yet... building personal islands in the shape of the world! It is like a real life Lego set where they come up with an idea and build it. Vegas used to kind of hold this title, but Dubai has taken it to new levels. Wow... smh... hahaha

"Smack it,lick it,swallow it up style" (c) MC Lyte

Sometimes I will watch movies that I consider "Art House" films. These are not just independent movies, but more so films that require you to actually think because everything is nice spelled out. "Lust, Caution" is definitely one of those films.

I went to see "Lust, Caution" because in the few reviews I glanced at it was a spy/assassination story set in Japanese occupied China in the 1940s. Truth is... that is like 1/4th of the story. This is a true "Art House" film because it is really about emotion... more so emotion that isn't really vocalized. The main one, as the title suggests, being lust... raw and uncut. The noir style of the film makes this even more interesting. You really have to pay attention to the emotions on the screen to get the entire story (which is tough to do because it is a Chinese film, with subtitles and clocking in at 174 minutes). At its root is is a basic assassination story... get into the organization... gain trust... set-up the hit. But the passion between the two main characters is the real story. The "adult" aspects to the movie (hence the NC-17 rating) might make some people uncomfortable, but the emotions that Tony Leung and Wei Tang display in those scenes are more real than anything i've seen in a few years. Yes, Ang Lee could have cut some of those scenes down, but we're all adults and he was purposely trying to display those types of emotions, so they were justified. In the end you are left thinking about their relationship in relation to everything else in the film and if it was that important to risk what they did.

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Some day I might end up going broke in a record story. I'm kind of funny when it comes to money. If I am purchasing anything over $50.00 I will think about it... for some time. I will make sure it is worth purchasing. Like I will walk into a sneaker spot, and if i see a pair i like, but ones that aren't super amazing, i will think about it... maybe for weeks... even if the sneakers are only $60.00. It comes from how I grew up... so it is hard to explain. BUT when it comes to records. I will drop between $50.00 and $100.00 without thinking twice. See only purchase records that mean something to me. Music is a huge part of my life and the stuff I buy reminds me of various parts of my life. But really alot of the stuff I buy are old records that you don't see that often, so really it is basically like either I buy this now or i might not see it for another 5-10 years. What can I say... *shrugs*

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"Pushing Dasies" is one of the most original TV shows I've seen in a long time. Original, cinematic, and creative... i hope the ratings are good or it will end up like "Arrested Development," "Freaks and Geeks" and so many other great shows.

"Summoned up the posse and bum rushed the movies" (c) The Fresh Prince

"The Darjeeling Limited" is great. It is quirky, funny and strange... just as it should be.

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This looks like a very interesting movie... another quirky, strange movie.

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Okay, I will be the first to admit that my mind can go from the gutter to the Vatican and back again in nano-seconds. If I didn't hear Clive Barker's name before the title of this one, the first thing I would have thought would have had absolutely NOTHING to do with a killer on a subway after midnight. I'm just sayin... "Midnight Meat Train"... for real?!?!? hahahaha

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I can't wait to see this one... it will be great!

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Shout out to Filthy for this one. I'm not the biggest fan of his movies, but this one has a lot of comedic potential.

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I also had a great conversation last week about how Feminism is actually to blame for the issues in society with regard to female body issues and the rise in labiaplasty procedures. The basic idea is that with the sexual revolution, women became more aware of their bodies, so therefore they have developed a need to make sure their bodies look perfect including their labia. There are flaws in the idea, but it is a solid argument.

"Lemonade was a popular drink and it still is." (c) Guru

I think it is time i finally completely shave my head. I have slowly been losing my hair for th past few years. Even though there is still hair up there, it is so thin that under bright lights it looks like i'm already rockin the culdesac... i'm just not sure how my head will look completely bald... hmmmmmm....
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*looks at calendar* October? Seriously?!?! Wow...
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The one thing I love about Kanye's production is the chipmunk soul samples. I love old soul records, but after you have listened to them over and over again... it is interesting to hear them changed up just slightly. There is a Kanye mixtape out there that he put out with all of his soul samples... sped up to the speed of his records. My favorite on that mixtape is "Cause I Love You" by Lenny Williams. Lenny already has an amazing voice, but when you listen to the entire song sped up to the speed of the sample on "Overnight Celebrity"... woooow... Lenny hits notes that no person should be able to hit... it is very amusing.