Saturday, August 29, 2009
Seriousness For A Moment
St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital is a cause very close to my heart. The organization, founded in 1962, has treated children with cancer and other diseases. St. Jude's has been one of the leaders in changing the way Medical Science approaches pediatric oncology.
Good family friends of ours, the Shadyacs, are heavily involved with the organization. My best friend Tim's grandfather, Rick Shadyac, Sr., was the ALSAC CEO (the fundraising arm of St. Jude's) from 1992-2005. Now Tim's dad, Rick, Jr., is taking the helm next year in Memphis, TN.
Rick Shadyac, Sr.
The hospital costs about $1.5 Million a day to run, and the organization is set up so that families of all children in need of treatment and care who are accepted don't have to worry about the staggering medical costs. The hospital is funded almost entirely by charitable donations.
St. Judes, founded and run by Lebanese-Americans, also realized founder Danny Thomas's dream in 2002 when the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon was established in 2002 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Working alongside organizations like Ronald McDonald House, Target, Domino's Pizza, the Williams-Sonoma family of brands, CVS/pharmacy, Kmart, Kay Jewelers, 7-Eleven, Inc., American Airlines, American Kiosk Management, AutoZone, Brooks Brothers, Busch Gardens, Casual Male XL, Catherines, Diane von Furstenberg, Dollar General, Easy Spirit, General Nutrition Centers, Gymboree, HSN, J. P. Morgan Chase, Marshall's, The Melting Pot, Memphis Grizzlies (NBA), Nine West, Rochester, Sag Harbor, Saks Fifth Avenue, SeaWorld, St. Louis Rams (NFL), West Elm, Westfield Shoppingtowns, and Yahoo!, St. Jude's is able to reach more people to help their cause.
I'm not writing this post to try to force people to donate money. If you do, then God Bless You. I'm just writing this so that you realize how lucky you are to have good health and that there are people around us less fortunate and also as a reminder that sometimes, doing good things, regardless of what you get out of it is the most rewarding thing in life.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Everyone Wants A Piece of My Shit
EASTBOUND & DOWN IS ANOTHER GREAT JEWEL THAT HBO AIRS. BEFORE I TALK A BIT ABOUT THE SHOW, I JUST WANTED TO SAY... IF YOU DON'T HAVE HBO, STOP BEING A LOSER AND GET THE PACKAGE. IT IS BY FAR THE BEST TV COMPANY IN THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION.
ANYWAY... DANNY MCBRIDE PLAYS ONCE-PROMISING MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER, KENNY POWERS. WHOSE CAREER, AFTER FAME, FORTUNE, WOMEN, & DRUGS, HAS SLUMPED. KENNY POWERS RETURNED TO HIS HOMETOWN OF SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA TO BECOME A SUBSTITUTE PE TEACHER.
KENNY "FUCKING" POWERS IS WORKING ON HIS COMEBACK ALL WHILE HAVING A FEUD WITH ASHLEY SCHAEFFER OF ASHLEY SCHAEFFER BMW (PLAYED BY THE SHOW'S WRITER/PRODUCER WILL FERREL, ABOVE), TRYING TO SELL HIS AWESOME SHIT ON EBAY, AND GETTING BACK HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, APRIL. THE SHOW IS FILLED WITH HILARIOUS QUOTES AND YOU CAN EVEN FOLLOW KENNY POWERS ON TWITTER.
The-Dream Got Nothin On Me
http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix
I JUST SPENT 30 MINS PLAYING WITH THIS. IT'S ADDICTIVE. ENJOY!
Run This Town - HOVxRihannaxKanYeWest
ANOTHER MUSIC VIDEO FOR YOU GUYS THAT JUST DROPPED TODAY... THIS IS THE LATEST SINGLE OFF JAY-Z'S UPCOMING 11TH STUDIO ALBUM BLUEPRINT 3. THE BEAT IS HOT, AND EVERYONE'S ABOUT TO GET ON THIS LIKE LAST SUMMER WITH WEEZY'S A MILLI. RIHANNA'S VOCALS ARE REDIC AND AS ALWAYS, YEEZY BRINGS AWSMAZING DOUBLE-MEANING LYRICISM TO THE JOINT. ALL AROUND, AWSMAZING SONG, AWSMAZING VIDEO, AND AWSMAZING 4 STARS.
COVER ART FOR THE BLUEPRINT 3.
Ringtones Are So 2000 And Late... This Is So 3000 And 8
SO RECENTLY I POSTED ABOUT HOW THERE WAS THIS COOL PREMIUM LEATHER SERVICE THAT ACTUALLY MAKES CUSTOMIZABLE LEATHER CASES FOR PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING... WELL I FOUND SOMETHING NEW, BUT VERY SIMILAR. ColorWare IS A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN MAKING YOUR PHONE (AND RECENTLY HDTVs, HEADPHONES, PS3, XBOX, Wii, & MACBOOKS) REALLY YOURS. IF YOU HAVE A BLACKBERRY OR IPHONE, YOU CAN GO TO COLORWARE'S SITE AND CUSTOMIZE A COLOR-SCHEME FOR YOUR PHONE AND BUY IT OR YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE YOUR PHONE THE WAY YOU WANT IT AND SEND IN YOUR DEVICE TO BE MOCKED UP. HOWEVER, AGAIN TO HAVE SOMETHING PRETTY BALLER/AWSMAZING LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE TO PAY A VERY UN-BALLER PRICE: CUSTOMIZING YOUR BLACKBERRY OR IPHONE WILL COST BETWEEN $99-$250 AND THAT'S ONLY IF YOU SEND IN YOUR OWN PHONE. I THINK I'M GOING TO DO THIS AFTER I UPGRADE TO THE BLACKBERRY TOUR OR BOLD IN OCTOBER.
Supernova Video by Mr Hudson x KanYe West
Mr Hudson IS A BAND BASED IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK. THEY ARE SIGNED TO MUSIC PRODUCER KanYeWest's G.O.O.D. MUSIC LABEL & MERCURY RECORDS.
THE TRACK IS SOMETHING SPECIAL & FOR A LIMITED TIME YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR FREE ON iTunes.
THE TRACK IS SOMETHING SPECIAL & FOR A LIMITED TIME YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR FREE ON iTunes.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
I Call It the iTape
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
21 Shots? Get It BDay Boy
SO THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, MY PARENTS THREW MY BDAY PARTY AT THE PARK @ 14TH & MY MOM INVITED MY CLOSEST FRIENDS - HALEY BRYANT, MARY MARGARET, DMAGEE, JMAN, CYNTH, NELLIE, AMELIA, JAKE PARK, BEN ABRAHAM, NOVIZZLE, & PATRICK. WE HAD A BALLIN, AWSMAZING TIME. ABOVE IS A PICTURE OF THE VIP/ALL-ACCESS BRACELETS WE GOT.
MY COUSIN REMY SET THE WHOLE THING UP.
WE HAD A TABLE, PRIVATE BOUNCER, COCKTAIL WAITRESS, 2 HUGE BOTTLES OF STOLI, AND UNLIMITED MIXERS.
LATER THAT NIGHT REMY AND HIS BROTHER/MY OTHER COUSIN EDDIE SURPRISED ME WITH THEIR BDAY GIFT - A THIRD BOTTLE OF CIROC VODKA!
OVERALL PRETTY BOSS BDAY.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME AND TO ALL WHO WISHED ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ALSO, GILL WE MISSED YOU A LOT! LOVE YOU
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
T-Pain For FSU President?! LOL
IMAGINE GETTING A LECTURE IN AUTOTUNE
THE SEARCH FOR A NEW PRESIDENT AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HAS BARELY BEGUN, BUT THERE'S A CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY TO REPLACE T.K. WETHERELL WITH RAP STAR T-PAIN.
CALLED T-PAIN FOR FSU PREZ — WITH NIFTY T-SHIRTS TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE — THE CAMPAIGN WAS STARTED LAST WEEK BY FSU GRADUATE STUDENT JUSTIN DE LA CRUZ.
IT QUICKLY EXPANDED TO A FACEBOOK GROUP THAT HAS MORE THAN 1,100 MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE WIFE AND SISTER OF TALLAHASSEE NATIVE T-PAIN. T-PAIN, WHOSE REAL NAME IS FAHEEM RASHEED NAJM, HAS ENDORSED THE CAMPAIGN VIA TWITTER AND HIS OWN FACEBOOK PAGE.
"RIGHT WHEN I SAW TK WAS RESIGNING," DE LA CRUZ SAID, "I THOUGHT I'D TRY AND GET SOME ALTERNATIVE IDEAS OF PEOPLE FOR PRESIDENT — NOT THAT THIS IS THE PERFECT CANDIDATE OR ANYTHING.
"THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY, AND T-PAIN MAKES A LOT OF MONEY."
THE "PAIN" THEME PLAYS A PROMINENT ROLE IN THE "CAM-PAIN." IT CALLS FOR THE RAPPER TO CREATE A COLLEGE OF HIP HOP AT FSU, AND CLAIMS THAT AS FSU PRESIDENT T-PAIN WILL REPLACE THE WATER IN ALL OF THE FOUNTAINS ON CAMPUS WITH "CHAM-PAIN."
DE LA CRUZ, WHO'S HALFWAY TO A MASTER'S DEGREE IN HUMANITIES, IS PLANNING A PEP RALLY PRIOR TO THE FSU-MIAMI FOOTBALL GAME ON LABOR DAY.
"WE ARE LOOKING FOR LOCAL SPONSORS AND SUPPORT FROM ANYONE IN THE TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY," HE SAID. "WE'LL BE HAVING STEADY UPDATES ON OUR SITE ABOUT MERCHANDISE, CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS."
WETHERELL, WHO ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION IN JUNE AND IS STAYING ON AS FSU PRESIDENT UNTIL A REPLACEMENT IS HIRED, WASN'T AWARE WEDNESDAY OF THE STUDENT-ORIGINATED CAMPAIGN FOR T-PAIN.
"I'M MORE A TOBY KEITH, JOHNNY CASH GUY," WETHERELL SAID. "I DON'T KNOW WHAT A T-PAIN IS. CAN HE LOBBY THE LEGISLATURE? THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW."
DC Chillin'
TODAY, I CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY WOKE UP AT 7:45 AM. I DIGRESS...
I WOKE UP AND MADE MY WAY TO MY HOMETOWN ACROSS THE POTOMAC,WASHINGTON,D.C.,TO VISIT CYNTHIA. CYNTH IS INTERNING FOR HER CONGRESSMAN FROM TEXAS AND HAS AWSMAZING SKILLS LIKE GIVING REALLY GOOD TOURS.
SO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN, WELL EVER, I WAS LEARNING SOMETHING NEW ABOUT D.C. APPARENTLY EVERY STATE HAS DONATED TWO LIFE-SIZE STATUES TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING (MY FAVORITE WAS HAWAII'S FATHER/PRIEST WHO LOOKS LIKE A BOX).
ALSO, CYNTH AND I TOUCHED THE STAR-POINT FOR THE OFFICIAL NORTH-SOUTH-EAST-WEST DIRECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY.
ALSO, THE CAPITOL BUILDING IS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN D.C. AND SITS ATOP THE HIGHEST POINT (CAPITOL HILL) MAKING IT THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE DISTRICT.
THE APOTHESIS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON UDER THE CAPITOL'S DOME
THANK YOU AGAIN CYNTHIA. AWSMAZING TOUR!
BIKE OF THE FUTURE
OLYMPIC CYCLIST, CHRIS BOARDMAN, HAS DESIGNED THE BIKE OF THE FUTURE. IN ABOUT 20 YEARS, YOU COULD BE ROLLING AROUND ON OF THESE.
THE BIKE INCLUDES AN ONBOARD COMPUTER AND FINGERPRINT SCANNING ABILITIES, MAKING IT VIRTUALLY THEFT-PROOF.
ALSO, THE BIKE HAS PUNCTURE-PROOF TIRES THAT SELF-INFLATE.
AAANNNDDD, IF YOU'RE TOO TIRED OR BIKING UP A STEEP HILL, THE PEDALS ARE MOTORIZED TO ASSIST YOU ON YOUR RIDE.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Let Me Be Heard This One Time And I Swear To God, You Will Be Stronger Than Ever Before... Like Lance Armstrong, But With Two Balls
BASIC RUNDOWN OF THE CHARACTERS:
VINNY CHASE - HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR VINCENT CHASE BLEW UP IN THE MOVIEHEAD ON AND IS LOOKING TO CONTINUE HIS PATH TO SUCCESS. HE LIVES WITH HIS BROTHER, JOHNNY "DRAMA" CHASE, AND TWO BEST FRIENDS, ERIC MURPHY (E), & TURTLE. BANGS AT LEAST 1 HOT GIRL PER EPISODE. AFTER HIS HITS HEAD ON &QUEEN'S BOULEVARD, VINNY FUNDS THE MAKING OF MEDELLION, TODAY'S SCARFACE. THE MOVIE IS A BOX OFFICE BUST AND THE NEW SEASON FOCUSES ON HIS QUEST TO REGAIN HIS ONCE-HYPED FAME & SUCCESS.
E - "NEUROTIC LITTLE FUCK" ACCORDING TO ARI. E IS VINNY'S MANAGER AND HELPS VINCE CHOOSE HIS NEXT CAREER MOVES. E IS PROBABLY THE MOST AWKWARD/QUICK-TO-ATTACH-HIMSELF-TO-A-GIRL PERSON IN L.A. HOWEVER, SOMEHOW HE CONTINUES TO GET REALLY HOT GIRLS LIKE SLOAN (PLAYED BYEMMANUELLE CHRIQUI) WHO AFTER BREAKING UP WITH HER, IS DESPARATELY TRYING TO GET HER BACK. (FOR THE RECORD, E IS MY BROTHER OMAR. FRIEND OMAR ON FACEBOOK!)
DRAMA - THE WORKING ACTOR'S WORKING ACTOR, DRAMA IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST BRO ON THE PLANET. HE SAYS FUNNY SHIT ALL THE TIME ("NO NO NO! MEAN IS WHEN I ASS-FUCKED JESS MANCINI IN HIGH SCHOOL AND MADE HER RIDE HER BIKE HOME AFTER."). ALSO, DRAMA HAS HAD EVERY JOB KNOWN TO MAN. HE'S CAMEO-ED IN A HUNDRED MOVIES (MAINLY TV MOVIES-OF-THE-WEEK), HAS HAD GUEST SPOTS ON TONS OF TV SHOWS, AND IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO TRY TO RIDE HIS BROTHER'S COATTAILS TO THE BIG TIME. ONCE A STAR ON MELROSE PLACE, PACIFIC BLUE, & ON THE SCI-FI CHANNEL IN VIKING QUEST (TAG LINE: "VICTORY!"), HE FINALLY CAUGHT A BREAK IN SEASON 5 AND IS NOW THE LEAD ROLE IN THE NBC HIT SERIES FIVE TOWNS. DRAMA ALSO IS A BADASS GOLFER, DATING ADVISOR (LOL), & COOK; HE MAKES BREAKFAST FOR THE BOYS EVERY MORNING.
TURTLE - IF YOU ARE FAT, NEVER GET ANY ASS, AND SMOKE TONS OF WEED, CHANCES ARE YOU'RE TURTLE. REAL NAME SAL, THIS GUY IS THE LOVABLE DRIVER AND ASSISTANT TO VINNY CHASE. HE IS FRIENDS WITH TONS OF CELEBRITIES, KNOWS WHERE TO GET THE BEST WEED IN CALI, AND IS A TRUELY LOYAL FRIEND. HE BUSTS DRAMA'S BALLS FOR MOST OF EACH EPISODE - AND WHY NOT? THE GUY IS DATING JAMIE-LYNN SIEGLER BOTH ON THE SHOW AND IN REAL LIFE. TURTLE ALSO HAS THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS SHOE COLLECTION ON THE PLANET, INCLUDING A ONE-OF-A-KIND PAIR OF NIKE AIR FORCE ONES MADE ESPECIALLY FOR HIM BY JAPANESE GRAFFITI ARTIST, FUKIJAMA.
LLOYD - AH YES, LLOYD. ARI'S GAYSIAN ASSISTANT. AFTER 15 ASSISTANTS IN 3 YEARS, ARI HAS FOUND HIS GO-TO MAN - ER, "MAN". PLAYED BY REX LEE, LLOYD IS THE LOVABLE ASSISTANT THAT GETS YELLED AT IN EVERY EPISODE, WITH EACH VERBAL LASHING FROM ARI GETTING FUNNIER AND FUNNIER. HOWEVER, LLOYD MEANS A LOT TO ARI AND EVERY FAN OF ENTOURAGE. IN SEASON 6, LLOYD GIVES ARI AN ULTIMATUM, EITHER GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO BE PROMOTED TO AN AGENT, OR HE WILL LEAVE ARI'S MILLER-GOLD AGENCY AND WORK FOR A DIFFERENT AGENCY.
ENTOURAGE IS HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST SHOW EVER CREATED. YOU CAN CATCH NEW EPISODES ON SUNDAY NIGHTS @ 10:30 PM ON HBO.
ALSO, TO FIGURE OUT WHICH CHARACTERS YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE, YOU CAN TAKE THIS SHORT QUIZ AND FIND OUT.
Beats by Dr. Dre
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT DR. DRE IS A GENIUS. WITH TWO ALBUMS COMPLETED IN THE 90S - THE CHRONIC & 2001 - THE DOCTOR HAS BEEN COOKING UP HIS THIRD AND FINAL LP -DETOX. HOWEVER, THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS WITH NO REAL SIGN OF WHEN IT WILL FINALLY DROP.
HOWEVER, DRE HAS BEEN WORKING ON A FEW OTHER THINGS... ALONG WITH HIS HITTING THE GYM LIKE A MANIAC (SEE HIS MARINE-WORTHY THIGHS ABOVE), HE HAS ALSO CREATED A PAIR OF HEADPHONES THAT PUTS BOSE TO SLEEP. THOSE HEADPHONES (& RECENTLY EARPHONES) ARE CALLED Beats by Dr. Dre.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THEM IS THAT THEY'RE MADE FOR THE TRUE MUSIC FAN, LIKE ME. NOT ONLY CAN YOU HEAR MUSIC CRISPER AND MORE CLEARLY THAN EVER BEFORE, IT'LL SOUND LIKE THAT 808 BLASTING OUT OF YOUR iPod IS RICHTER SCALE-WORTHY.
THE ONLY DOWNSIDE ABOUT THESE HEADPHONES IS THAT THEY WILL RUN YOU ABOUT $300-$350.
EITHER WAY, THESE ARE DIRTY HEADPHONES AND A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES TO FEEL MUSIC.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
I Got My Eye On You... AND That Sombrero, Jose
TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY! AND TODAY, LIKE MY MAN KiD CuDi, "I AM THE ONE, THAT YOU MIGHT SEE AROUND TOWN, GIVIN UP DAPS AND POUND. SO HIGH UP BUT I'M HOLDIN IT DOWN. SCREAMIN' WHAT UP? WHAT IT BEEEEEE?"
ANYWAY, TO CELEBRATE TONITE, I'M GOING TO WRITE THIS POST FROM MY BRAND NEW APPLE MACBOOK PRO
WITH MY BROTHER OMAR & MY COUSIN FROM NEW JERSEY
TOMORROW (LATER TODAY), MY PARENTS ARE THROWING ME THE OBLIGATORY FAMILY PARTY. I CAN'T COMPLAIN... LOTS OF FOOD, LOTS OF AWSMAZING PEOPLE, & OF COURSE... LOTS OF MUCH NEEDED MONEYS IN ENVELOPES. HAHA
ALSO, I CAN'T WAIT FOR MY BIRTHDAY BALL OUT NEXT SATURDAY!
ANYWAY, HOLLAT ATCHA BOY & WISH ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
PS... THANKS TO MY AWSMAZING MOM & DAD, AUNTIES, UNCLES, AND SHIT BRAIN COUSINS FOR HAVING THE MEXICAN PEOPLE AT THE RESTAURANT WE WERE AT PUT A SOMBRERO ON MY HEAD AND SING TO ME IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE JOINT. WHATEVER... I TRIED TO BLEND IN AND WEAR SUNGLASSES. IT WORKED... FOR 5 SECONDS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS A REAL HOMBRE/HERMANO TONITE.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Cudder on the Cover of COMPLEX Magazine
MY BOY KiD CuDi IS STARTING TO STEP UP HIS NATIONAL PRESS GAME NOW THAT HIS ALBUM RELEASE DATE IS GETTING CLOSER (SEPT 22). YOU CAN READ THE FULL STORY @ COMPLEX HERE. (ALSO, CHECK THE 3RD PICTURE... CuDi's ROCKIN THE LVxKanYe SHOES!) AND FOR ALL YOU TWITHEADS, YOU CAN FOLLOW CuDi ON TWITTER - TWITTER.COM/KIDCUDI.
ALSO, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A COUPLE CUDDER TRACKS HERE (TRUST ME, YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE EM, SO CLICK ON THE LINKS):
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61525412d2f8ac38/
http://www.mediafire.com/?4rzwddlmodk
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE "A KID NAMED CUDI MIXTAPE"
Door Hand-le
Monday, August 3, 2009
Felix
FELIX IS A WORLD CHAMPION POLE DANCER. SHE TRAINED EXTENSIVELY AS A DANCER FIRST IN PERTH, WA THEN MOVED TO LONDON TO COMPLETE HER STUDIES IN DANCE. SHE WON THE MISS POLE DANCE AUSTRALIA 2006, 2007, 2008, & 2009. SHE IS CURRENTLY PERFORMING WITH Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity SHOW IN LAS VEGAS. YOUTUBE HER (FELIX POLE DANCEE)!!! THIS GIRL IS ACTUALLY THE MOST TALENTED PERFORMER Cirque du Soleil HAS FEATURED IN A WHILE. I’M PLANNING ON SEEING HER PERFORM WHEN I HIT VEGAS WITH MY BOY SHANE FOR HIS 21ST BDAY IN SEPTEMBER!
HERE'S HER SITE: http://www.felixpoledancing.com.au/
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Customizable Leather Cases
VAJA LEATHER CASES IS A CUSTOMIZABLE LEATHER-MAKER FOR ANYTHING FROM YOUR MACBOOK TO YOUR BLACKBERRY. THEY EVEN USE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS (1st row, middle) FOR SOME DESIGNS. IT'S A LITTLE EXPENSIVE, BUT IT'S REALLY UNIQUE. CHECK THEM OUT.
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