Houston

Hey. So umm I'm moving to Texas. I'll be going to Houston for Teach For America. Yea boooi! Finally gettin the eff out of Michigan.

Kinda scared and anxious about the move but at the same time I'm ready for something new and different. I'm gonna miss my family. I'm really sad I'm gonna miss my two nephews growing up since CJ just turned one and Caleb is just now two months.

I'm gonna miss my frat as well. I love Eta Theta and all the ups and downs we've had. Despite stressing me out and constantly keeping me busy I-Phi has made me a better person and my chapter shits on everyone else out there *makes wet fart noise*

Of course I'll miss my friends and associates. I met some great people on this campus and I'll be sad to say farewell to most of them.

Thank God for twitter, facebook and texts unless I'd be one unhappy camper.

Bye Bye snow and economic despair Hello southern hospitality and adult life

Same 'Ol Same 'Ol

So I traveled to Orlando this past week for my birthday and to take a break from school. UofM is a b-i-t-c-h and it has a way of making the smartest people feel dumb. But it's cool, I have survived and I am about to graduate shortly and join the largest alumni base so it's all gravy.

While I sit in my room unpacking I realize that I am over Michigan. There is nothing left for me here. I have been here all of my life. Born and raised in Detroit, went to some of the best schools in the city and now at one of the greatest universities in our nation. I feel like I have sucked Michigan dry and explored all I can (or at least all I care to explore). It is time for me to move on to bigger and better things and Michigan is not in the situation to foster the growth I desire.

I want to meet new people. I want to see and experience different things. I want new friends. I just want to start a life of my own that is not based on Michigan. I am too familiar with this place and I have grown tired of it. UofM was cool the first two years but I feel like I have accomplished a lot here in regard to academics, social life and extra curricular activities.

Life here has become so mundane and repetitive. I need a new challenge. Something that excites and scares me. I loathe being bored which is why I stay involved in so many different things. However, I am now bored of this place and I can not wait to graduate so I can begin the next chapter in my life. I don't fear the unknown nor the future, I welcome it because some of the greatest things have arose out of unfamiliar settings.

Music Review

Aight so there's been a lot of music that has caught my attention as of late so here we go....

1. No Celings: Lil Wayne is a lyrical genius and all you have to do is listen to his new mixtape. My favorite song is probably his rendition of Swag Surfin although there are some other ones that get heavy rotation.

2. Graffiti: I still don't like Chris Brown since he feels it is alright to put his hands on a woman but his new song Crawl has me anticipating his album. I think it's supposed to drop in the beginning of December. I saw the album cover and it's pretty dope.

3. Lupe m'effin Fiasco: His mixtape is supposed to drop around Thanksgiving. I don't think there is a title for it evwen though it'll be available Nov 25th. Lupe is my ish and is the best rapper around. He has the flow and the content so I'm definitely awaiting this date. He has done songs with Chris Brown and Diddy so I wonder if they'll be on the mixtape.

4. Rated R: Rihanna is a lil angry mofo after C. Breezy got in that ass. I heard most of her album and she's pretty raw. Some of the songs I'm feelin while others seem out of character. Every time I listen to my favorite song, G4L, I wonder where was all this toughness when Chris went WWF on her.

Ahhh! It's Alive!

I do not know how, why or what the fuq Beyonce was thinking when she decided to do a song with the monster from the Blue Lagoon. And by monster, I mean the creature known as Lady GaGa. I do not like her or her music...at all. This video just proves how garbage she is. Beyonce is still bad but I feel like they were trying to be TOO different. Not to mention the seizure I almost incurred as I watched the first part of the video wit all those damn flashing lights.

Video Phone

Untitled

If I were to be truly me, would you accept me?

Whole-heatedly?

Or would you talk about me behind my back when no one can see?

Would you still respect and love me unconditionally

Or would you treat me disrespectfully?

Am I really ready to give it up willingly?

The chance at peace and normalcy.

I don't know, I know how people are

Staring and acting like you're something so bizarre.

Someone said I'd rather be me than anyone else

but is that really the truth?

Before sleep, I'd like to see how they really felt.

The world hating them for being true

The problem isn't them, clearly it's you.

How dare you think being you is okay

Fix yourself, get it together and get ready to play

The game of life. Not for them to be comfortable I say

but for you so you can survive from day-to-day.

On to the next one

I have a bad case of senioritis right now. I don't want to go to class...do work...sit in lecture or read anybody's articles. I just want to move on to the next stage of my life. Ann Arbor is soooo whack to me right now. I've been here for four years and I'm over it. I'm over the people, the city and everything about this place. Yea I'm gonna miss my friends, the open-mindedness of its residents and the other things it has to offer but I just want something new. Personally, I get tired of things quickly from TV shows to relationships. I just don't have the attention span to devote me energy to one thing for an extended period of time.

I am excited and anxious about graduating. Excited because I need a new scenery and will be departing Michigan immediately but anxious because of the job market and the economy. I am one step closer to Teach For America so I'm hoping all goes well and I am chosen to teach our future leaders. I am still debating whether to go somewhere warm or stay somewhere cold. Being in a warmer climate I would be happier because I dislike the cold and it would benefit me health-wise. However I have more family and friends in colder places and it would be closer to home compared to the South or out West.

I just need to be me, meet new people and enjoy life which seems impossible here at UofM.

Lights, camera, ACTION

If you know me then you know that I am a very closed off guy who keeps to himself. Yes I have tons of friends, associates and frat but only a chosen few truly know the real me. I am a realistic type. I don't get emotional because I feel like emotions are useless. Maybe it was the way I was raised. There is no doubt that my family loves each other and we are close but I can't recall ever telling my parents I love them or vice versa. And the thing is that I don't need to hear it. It is implied and I know they do. For me actions speak louder than words. The last phrase really speaks to my character and may be the reason I don't care for feelings. Yes you can weep, exclaim or have joyous outbursts to tell me much you care for, love or respect me but if you don't act on it then they are simply just words and a waste of my time.

Okay you say you are my best friend but if you don't act like it then I can tell you don't value our friendship. You may proclaim that you're my frat but if you lack brotherhood then I have no interest in building our bond. This is not to say I'm a mean person at all because I give everyone an opportunity and then some. I just have come to a point in my life where I am realizing there are a lot of irrelevant people in my life who are trying to play a major role in it. If you really do want a lead then be sincere, honest, patient and most of all remember that your actions speak louder than words.