If you haven't heard the song "Dancing with the devil" by Immortal techniques you should look it up. Fuck it, i'll give you the friggin' link.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=308316023
It's the first song, listen to the lyrics, notice the beat, etc. That song has some dope stuff to offer. I think everyone should listen to it really. It's a reality check for "gangsters." -- maybe.
I can't get over the effects of the song, you should really check it.
On another note, I think I'm going to start collecting cd's. So far i got some ray Charles, Miles Davis, An Angle, Jane Liu, and a couple other. Hopefully I'm getting some Gypsies Kings, Specials, and Cold War Kids coming my way on the cd tip.
What else is there to talk about?
Oh yeah i started a new blog, it's pretty cool.
You should visit it, it's on my side bar under Quicky Style Tips.
I'm juast putting anything that relates to style on it, whether it be dancing, music or fashion.
Keep checking on it and give me your comments please.
I;'m actually going to go ahead and expand on what i think of the "dancing with the devil" song on there now.
Peace.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
What it takes, what it makes.
Jenny and I were at this restauraunt called Chipotle last night, never going there again by the way, and it made me think of todays culture; or to be more accurate, todays preception on culture.
What makes mexican food mexican? You eat a burrito or carne asada fries and you say to yourself "hot diggity dog this is some damn good mexican food" but in actuallity it's tex-mex. So in search for my inquiry i though what mexican food is there? and what makes mexican food mexican food?
Theres mole, chilaquiles, Tacos, etc. Those are as close to "Mexican" as you can get.
Scenario:
You walk into a taco bell and order a taco then you eat it. Did you have mexican food?
Theres many people i know that wont consider taco bell "real" "mexican" food. SO what makes it mexican or not?
What if i say all the cooks in the back, including the one who made your taco, are straight from mexico city. Did you have mexican food?
How about if i say you had this taco bell taco in Mexico?
What about now?
This question makes me ponder on how diluted our culture has really become.
They say America is a melting pot of culture but just because you have a mexican a filipino and a a indian living on the same block doesn't mean you have all forms of culture on your block it just means his ancestors are from south america his ancestors are from the philipino islands and his ancestors are from india.
This also makes me feel a little empty inside because i know jack shit about any culture, including mexican culture. I can barely speak spanish, actually i don't even make any type of effort to really learn spanish. I'm actually taking japanese classes next semester. Am i helping to dilute and kill my culture?
What is my culture and what makes anyone knowledgable of my culture?
Fuck it, enough mexicans speak spanish.
What makes mexican food mexican? You eat a burrito or carne asada fries and you say to yourself "hot diggity dog this is some damn good mexican food" but in actuallity it's tex-mex. So in search for my inquiry i though what mexican food is there? and what makes mexican food mexican food?
Theres mole, chilaquiles, Tacos, etc. Those are as close to "Mexican" as you can get.
Scenario:
You walk into a taco bell and order a taco then you eat it. Did you have mexican food?
Theres many people i know that wont consider taco bell "real" "mexican" food. SO what makes it mexican or not?
What if i say all the cooks in the back, including the one who made your taco, are straight from mexico city. Did you have mexican food?
How about if i say you had this taco bell taco in Mexico?
What about now?
This question makes me ponder on how diluted our culture has really become.
They say America is a melting pot of culture but just because you have a mexican a filipino and a a indian living on the same block doesn't mean you have all forms of culture on your block it just means his ancestors are from south america his ancestors are from the philipino islands and his ancestors are from india.
This also makes me feel a little empty inside because i know jack shit about any culture, including mexican culture. I can barely speak spanish, actually i don't even make any type of effort to really learn spanish. I'm actually taking japanese classes next semester. Am i helping to dilute and kill my culture?
What is my culture and what makes anyone knowledgable of my culture?
Fuck it, enough mexicans speak spanish.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
Self Inflicting Passion.
You know,
when you have too much to say or do and you don't end up doing any of it at all and it's all due to the surrealness of what the situation has made you think of it -- of what it is. The dream like state where you forget eveything except what the time has brought to you, then you realize you did nothing at all and comes the confusion and frustration, Yeah, it's kinda like that.
Via cyber space.
when you have too much to say or do and you don't end up doing any of it at all and it's all due to the surrealness of what the situation has made you think of it -- of what it is. The dream like state where you forget eveything except what the time has brought to you, then you realize you did nothing at all and comes the confusion and frustration, Yeah, it's kinda like that.
Via cyber space.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
They say that if you get two people who are a lot alike together it's silent.
For example, whenever JFK and MLK got together they say it was almost completely silent because they were a lot a like and they were both powerful leaders.
I experience that a lot with her, and i also experienced it today with her and Jane.
I was making pasta for all of us and it was silent a lot, but it was comfortable.
Though i felt like a bad host for not having nice conversation and att imes it did feel a little awkward, but i think that was just me.
It was nice.
Damn good pasta too.
For example, whenever JFK and MLK got together they say it was almost completely silent because they were a lot a like and they were both powerful leaders.
I experience that a lot with her, and i also experienced it today with her and Jane.
I was making pasta for all of us and it was silent a lot, but it was comfortable.
Though i felt like a bad host for not having nice conversation and att imes it did feel a little awkward, but i think that was just me.
It was nice.
Damn good pasta too.
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