P!nk

When I first saw this performance at the Grammys this year, I had such a new respect for P!nk. It was such a flawless performance vocally and visually. I can't think of any past grammy performance that has been done so well and if you can think of one let me know.

I'm In A MOVIE!!

Not really much to brag about but last summer a couple movies were filmed here in Iowa for some Tax Incentive program, and had a lot of opportunities here to be an extra in a couple movies. I wasn't in a lot of flicks because of work and scheduling problems but I did get a chance to be the movie "The Experiment" starring Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker. All I did was walk up the Capitol stairs but you can see behind Adrien Brody. Here are some snap shots from the movie, I'm in a maroon shirt that they had me change into since so many people were in the same color shirt I was in that day.

First Impression Mean A Lot

I think I'm a lot more judgmental than I ought to be, as liberal minded I am and try to live a life where I don't care what people think of me I find it hard to do the same way about others. I might not care what people think of me but I do have an opinion on other people. I know there are jerks out there, douchebags, assholes, bitches, and tricks that do nothing but try to talk down to you because they do believe they are better than you. I'm not a person at all to kiss someone's ass or massage someone's ego so when people talk about themselves like they're god I'm put off so fast that I either drink or find an excuse to escape from hearing more about your bank account or social status.

I don't really give people a second chance to come back from my first impression of them, it's kind of odd because some of the people that I do give second chances to, are now some of my good friends.

The Social Network... Could Get You in Trouble

Sometimes you have to be careful what you post on the Internet. It's very true that whatever you say or do on the Internet can be used against you. Especially the workplace. I've learned by past experience that as great it is to have this freedom of speech, sometimes it's not always the best. Yes I have got in trouble before of what I posted online. Of course when you first try to be this blogger or writer you want people to read your work. You pass it around, forwarding links to your colleagues not really thinking twice of where it will get in the hands of. The blog entry was basically a rant of how I'm not fond of a supervisor, of course that is exactly who it got to. It's not like I was beating around the bush I mentioned names, status, class, and physical appearance. (Actually, you would be able to find that entry if you go back some years on this blog) Luckily it didn't really hurt me too badly at work as that person has moved to a new department but I was sure I was closely monitored for a while waiting for my little screw ups at work to kick me out of there...

As much as I love social networking, blogging, Twitter, Facebook, I feel almost like I still can't express myself fully because I'm so aware that people are reading and I don't want to offend people and I don't want another work incident. Perhaps this is a reason I'm so into Anthony Bourdain right now, he's a writer loves food and has a "I don't give a fuck" attitude. I think I really need to get out of this corporate desk job and work someplace or for myself where being me is all it takes for me to move ahead.

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Nas

So last night has to be one of the best nights I've ever had! I went to a Nas and Damian Marley concert and had such a blast. I can't really say I'm the biggest fan of Damian Marley but having Nas there was all I needed. It's pretty crazy, I've been such a fan of Nas since I first heard "If I Ruled the World" with Lauryn Hill. Everyone that knows me, know that I'm a big Lauryn Hill fan. Since I can remember watching MTV and seeing the music video for "Vocab" when Fugees were also known as Translator Crew, it completely changed my life and followed her career since and I'm just happy that it spread out to other artists that I've grown to love.

There's only a few artists out there that I would listen to their music and it would have such an emotional impact on me and Nas is definitely one of them. When that guy came out on stage I went delirious, it was like a little girl at a Justin Bieber concert. Maybe I was star strucked but I've never felt that emotion to see someone that was a big part of you growing up that you really never met but have been idolizing over and then being so close to him feeding off his energy was so mind blowing. It's like an upcoming fashion designer meeting Gianni Versace, or a painter watching Leonardo DaVinci painting the Mona Lisa. I think I completely lost it when he did a whole medley of his classics, I was trying to record the entire thing but found it very difficult when I'm also jumping and screaming.

Definitely can check this off my list, i'm closer to clearing out this bucket!

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