7 posts from October 2007

How are you celebrating Halloween today?

I'm not... I've never really been into halloween and this year will be no different.  My kids will be attending parties (any reason is a good reason to party, eh?) as they are out of school tomorrow (why would teachers want to try to teach sugar amped kids!?!?).  But as for me... I'll be kickin it, chillin' with alllllllllllll the lights off and pray the doorbell dosen't ring! LOL

of that honeymoon... LOL

Sometimes I truly feel like Lucy Ricardo.  The nutty moments I find myself in are priceless.

This weekend, I attended a wedding, of which I was to provide music for.  I had created a playlist in iTunes specifically for the wedding (the wedding party would walk to) and one for the reception.  So, we set up my laptop in the church and the playlist is all squared away and ready.  I go over it a thousand times to make sure all was cool, and it was peachy.  Sound check with the singers.  Peachy.  We're set right?

So, the wedding isn't ready to begin (as is usual), and I'm asked to play some music to keep the peeps quiet until it is.  Since I *knew* it was already set to the wedding playlist, I simply hit "PLAY".  *smh*.  When I heard what came on (laughing), I had to scramble to get it turned off before the lyrics started!!!!  I'm not ashamed of anything on my playlist, mind you... but some things should not be played in the house of the Lord.

You wondering what I played?  Take a listen!  (If you really want to feel my panic - turn your speakers way up!)

Not to be played in church!

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And yes, I turned it off RIGHT before the lyrics began... *sigh*

It took a few listens before I truly connected with the awesomeness of the new Jill Scott CD!  Now ~  That thing dosen't leave my CD player!  She escorts me to and fro home to work and back again.  She's in the bathroom with me when I'm soaking.  She's in the kitchen with me when I'm doing dishes.  She is helping me get through the day.  Jilly is definitely my girl right now.

I had the blessing to see her in concert last week and if I hadn't hyped up about the CD by then, this concert surely would have made it so.  She performed at my old work joint HOB on Sunset.  My girl Silvia and I had dinner there and lo and behold, Miss Scott was already on stage warming up.  What a TREAT!!!!  I sat there perplexed at how awesome she is, not to mention gorgeous.  And I got crazy chills looking at her because I'll be dog gone if she and my girl Regina are not TWINZ!   Same beautiful smile, skin, demeanor, mother earth composure.  Amazing.

In concert, Sil and I were right up in front of the stage.  She performed almost all the tracks on the new CD (darn near in order) and a handful of her old classics.  She did two of my tagged fav's, a naaaaaaaaaaaasty slowed down version of 'Crown Royal' (which I wish I had thought to record a la Rerun on What's Happening) and 'Whenever You're Around' (which I do a dope accompaniment to *giggle*) and my new favorite 'Epiphany'... The concert was great, and I will indeed be forking up the change to see her again!

Now... Jills got a new vid for another of the cute I very much dig.  It's nice, but not what *I* envisioned.  And if you didn't know, I'm a lil wanna be video director (well... what do you call the concept person?! that's me)... Here's the vid:

I digs... BUT my concept would have included Jill as a ... hmm.... less than stalker.  you know, kinda just following home dude around with his new *lady* for a while, then returning to her dimly lit home, looking through photo albums, videos, etc of her life w/him.  Ah well... I'on know if i'ma be able to break into the bidness at 40, but that's my .02 cents (yea, i said .02 *smile*)

So I caught two episodes of VH1's Salt N Pepa (online).  Uhm... *speechless* 

Episode 1 was kinda deep.  I didn't realize they had feel out like that.  I'm feeling Salts changes, and convictions (to not bend from her beliefs), but I also feel she is being unrealisting in expecting Pep to embrace that.  I don't see how the two are going to co-exist.

Episode 2 was very unwatchable.  I was distracted by Pepa's nose job.  I literally thought I was watching Lil Kim!  She honestly looked beautiful before the nose job.  And while I do agree that Pep should probably date differently than she has in the past (different than her usual *type*) Salt was also out of line bringing dudley do right to the table and expecting that Pep would be about that.  Again... I don't see how the two are going to co-exist.

That aside.  I'm just not sure I'm feeling it.  It's kinda ... Not sure what I'm feeling about it.  Just don't know yet. 

i have a coworker who constantly complains.  it's usually funny, and because he dosen't get mad when i call him a chronic complainer (well sometimes he does LOL).  at this very moment though, he is working my nerves to the point where i want to do something more than call him names.

let me set the stage.

there are three (web) designers here.  myself (jr. web designer - and i haaaaaaaaate being jr.), a newly hired designer who is in another state but very experienced, and our lead designer.  the lead designer disseminates the work flow to the other two of us.  so this dude (we'll call him gary), ordered some banners.  the project got assigned to the designer (we'll call him bill).  gary dosen't care for the banners, but instead of him just contacting *bill*, he finds it necessary to not only come and bash them to the lead designer, but insists that she look at them so he can point out all that is wrong w/them.

that pisses me of.  mainly because it lets me know that he probably does the same darn thing if it's a project i work on.  which i do not like.  if you have an issue with something i am working on, then let me fix it.  don't go over my head or around my head to discuss it with others.  and what, exactly, is his reasoning?!?!?!  he said 'i'm sure that if i ask *bill* to change it, he'll report it back to you guys anyway'... HUH!?!?!?  what kinds of lame sense is that? 

he is just a complainer.  tried and true.  complainer.  and i just had to vent that.

now that i decided to let my domain name for my current blog (l-volution) expire, i have found a notion, almost daily, to want to blog.  so crazy LOL... so my backup plan.. VOX!  i mean, why did i create it anyway if I wasn't gonna use it?  ok, well, that was cause Carla did, but still.  i guess i'm back to blogging.  here.