You Rocked Our World

Posted by VonDign 6/26/09 3 opinions

Damn....Heal the world just came on BET... last night when i first heard it...again i started tearing up cuz I remembered where I was the first hundred times I've heard this song. It wasn't the best of places but almost as if some type of repressed memory came back i started tearing up. Back in the day I would stay watching Michael Jackson's videos on TV. I don't know what exact day it was out of the year but it was very significant because they would show his videos and it seemed endless and they were all back to back ( almost like music videos were significant in the industry: FU MTV; his definitely were). His moves were significant, his decisions were very unorthodox but his mark on the world....legendary. I didn't see you in the spotlight lately MJ so im gonna admit I thought we forgot about you, but you will be missed.
The world as a collective has ever been a witness to such a catastrophic one casualty loss but we're feeling it now. (maybe Mother Theresa, princess Diana???)

I havent been the best fan but you did leave a mark on me...Rest in Peace Michael Joeseph Jackson....


PS (edit) my brother said some interesting shit "this may be the single most mourned death in history that rivals Jesus" Mother Theresa may come close


no way am i comparing the man to jesus im saying he was a world figure, everyone knew of him and are devastated by the loss. Im just saying aint no one crying about Farrah Fawcett in japan

think about it though a significant amount of people in this world from each country is mourning right now. Everywhere this man went he was loved. He was an entity that resonated with everyone....im just saying...

oh yeah PPS my fav song from him: another part of me

Oh, and if you're hurt (by the statement) get a bandaid

Beliefs

Posted by VonDign 0 opinions

"I'm not here to tell you what to believe in. But I am here to say that if you don't know what you believe in, everything in your life will be confused. knowing what you believe lays a foundation for your life. then you can have ideas that follow. Things you are unwilling to compromise. if you decide you believe something everyday and everyday you believe something different then you will have nothing else to look forward to but chaos." -Sista Soulja


I finally read something that wasn't imposed on me by school. I haven't done such a thing since Goosbumps. The book I've read was Sista Soulja's The Coldest Winter Ever. A couple of female friends put me on to it and I finally gave in. Lemme stop, i was willing to read it ..shit i was bored as fuck and the synopsis Ju gave me piqued my interest so I moved foward. Don't expect any spoilers in here because the fact that a read a book isn't the focus of this entry. Just know that the book is fire and it opened my eyes to a certain type of female (their need for security, lust for material possessions, how they know what their doing [using what they got to get what they want]) .... now of course this isnt all females and i know that but if you think that a Winter Santiaga doesn't exist out there then you are in neverland....

Anyway.

The quote above is obviously from the book and I highlighted it so i wouldn't forget it. Im feeling this quote becuz its the truth. If we don't know what we believe in we are destined to live like a hobo in hollywood. If there is a foundation for anything we hope to accomplish in life its our mindset, our mental. So i thought what do I believe in, what morals/ standards/ beliefs I hold that makes me, me. Brace yourselves cuz im actually thinking about this shit.

umm lemme be like: 10 things i believe in

1. I believe in self preservation. selfish I know but I believe everyone will do whats neccesary for them at any given time and specially me included. I've learned a long time ago that worrying about everybody else will leave you unhappy and worse off.

2. Never take shit from anyone! because all in all they shit stinks just like yours and i just have too much pride to let a lesser being take control of me.

3. Shoot for the moon cuz even if you miss you gonna be with the stars. I love setting high goals for myself because i'll act accordingly and i'll never be disappointed. If I happen to be disappointed the reasons why and the answers will be more clear for you to try again.

4. Never start something with a potential serious someone on a lie because you never know how it will go. That whole relationship is based on a lie shit holds some water with me. I believe in being open or closed but I'll never lie.

5. The truth is a time saver. You ever been in a situation with somebody where they would continuously stack lies and then you eventually find out the truth and you look back at all the uneccessary time you've wasted. The truth is like removing a bandaid just rip the shit off and be done with it and most importantly move foward.

6. Know what you want ... thats basically the hardest thing to do but once you do know and you start taking steps towards getting or attaining whatever you wish it gets easier because you're moving foward.

7. Know what you deserve and don't settle. This isnt hard at all just do it.

8. I dont impose my vehement beliefs onto anyone else. That shit is just ignorant of other people congnitive abilities. You a republican (example) fine dont cast aspersions to the people who don't necessarily believe the same shit you do. Atheists/christians need to learn to shut the fuck up, and thats real.

9 The loudest man in the room is the weakest/A wise man doesnt argue with fools... now me being of a quiet nature i sorta fell into this. I knew how true this was before the words were put together in front of me. In the grand scheme of things (i stay looking at the big pic) somethings aren't worth arguing about... i digress, MOST THINGS arent worth arguing about. Especially in our ass society today. Who do you see more, a dumb loud person or a dumb quiet person? You know how they say its the quiet ones to watch out for or that the quiet ones are the real freaks....its not neccessarily fiction, marinate on that one

10 Realism > Idealism... shit rarely happens like its supposed to. If you crumble every time shit goes left then you gonna be sand by the time life is done with you. When life happens roll with it because tears won't do anything but release frustration (in some weird emotional way) instead of crying too much try to find a way to flip it. Life happens but it doesn't have a mind to plot against us with....we do, use it to your advantage



...pieces

Veritas

Posted by VonDign 6/19/09 1 opinions

I remember a couple of days ago when i was cruising facebook and i come across one of my friends status and it read

Cliff Johnson: remember when bush stole the election from gore....that's basically whats happening in iran right now....except that heads over there are wildin and not havin it! ... way more gangsta than America




I read this and I'm in awe at the truth that is displayed in this status message. I remember reading stories and sitting through history lessons that consisted of people fighting for all types of injustices, from civil rights to Rodney King. For a while any type of fuckery that came from a governmental institution would result in people whiling out in the streets. In this day and age we see all types of niggas getting killed by the police and we sit on our hands and complain at most, maybe we create a slogan and wear tshirts commemorating the victim. We've even witnessed Grant getting shot while handcuffed in SanFran and it didnt incite any type of riot. Quite frankly I'm dissapointed in our mob mentality right now. I mean maybe if we as inhabitants of a democratic country stood up and said: "wait a minute bruh! something aint right about this, do that shit over!!" we would be alot better off at this present time.

[im just sayin, no Bush, no war, no defecit, more american soldiers, more jobs, more money, more happy!!!!1!]

But whatever Rev Run said to keep going foward and don't look at the past for excuses

Maybe we're too individualistic to care about each other the way our parents/grandparents did in their time. Maybe we're satisfied with how things are going and we don't wanna fuck it up or bring any unpleasantries in the forefront of the rest of society. I'm Just saying: before i die i wanna see some shit go down, im talking a collective anger so strong that it would take a tornado to rival the damage it will do. I'll be watching while it goes down :-)



SyKe!!! I love @narchy and righting blatant wrongs


Song Stuck in My Head 1

Posted by VonDign 6/9/09 0 opinions



Dramatics - What you See is what you Get


I was watching "Listen Up" the Petey Greene story starring Don Cheadle and this was one of the songs played throughout the song. I've watched it before and the song moved me .... So i've YouTubed it and acquired their hits, I must have played this song at least 12 songs and its only 1:36 PM.

So yeah this song is definitely stuck in my head ....peep it