After all this waiting...and I'm sleepy...here are the pics.
Here's my table:
Here's my homeboy Frankie's table:
Here's Self-Consious:
FlipJays representing with the Eminem Jordan IV's:
Some cats I just met, Sneaker Boy:
They had autographs...dopeness.
And a couple other unnamed cats:
And here is the winner...
I'm tired now...I'll post the cars tomorrow.
Be Safe or Be Smitten.
Still bored...more crap I stole from old blog stuff...
1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
Rent
2. What's the best place to eat a romantic dinner?
Fleming’s
3. Last time you Puked from Drinking?(Details)
At Jon’s cousin’s house after a company said I wouldn’t be a good cultural fit.
4. When is the last time you got drunk and woke up in a strange place?
On the couch at Jon’s cousin’s house.
5. Name of your First Grade Teacher?
I couldn’t tell you.
6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Sleeping
7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
A Lawyer
8.How many colleges did you attend before you settled on the one you graduated from?
Ummm…yeah, no. Let’s not even go there.
9. Why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now?
Because I wanted to wear black today.
10. Gas Prices! First Thought?
I should start selling Heroin.
11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you where would it be and who would you take?
Liz…and it would be somewhere warm, but poor…with lots of internet access.
12. First Thought When the alarm went off this morning?
This is some Bull$#*t.
13. Last thought before Falling asleep last night?
I wish this was easier.
14. Favorite style of Underwear?
Fruit of the Loom comfort band boxer briefs
15. Favorite style of Underwear for the opposite sex?
Ummm…do they have to wear underwear?
16. What Errand/Chore do you despise?
Dusting and cutting grass
17. If you didn't have to work would you?
NOPE!
18. Sex or Sleep?
Sex; plenty of sex…then I can sleep easier.
19. Your Favorite Cartoon Character?
Eeyore
20. Favorite non sexual thing to do at night with a girl/boy?
Play with their hair and talk.
21. A secret that you wouldn't mind everyone knowing?
I love to relace my sneakers.
22. What was your First Car?
1990 Honda Accord coupe…I loved that car.
24. Your Favorite Lunch Meat?
Smoked Turkey
25. What do you get every time you go into a WAWA?
Don’t know yet; I’ve never been to one.
26. Beach Or Lake?
Lake; always.
27. Do you think Marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20?
No
28. Who do you stalk on MySpace?
No one; I will look at random people sometimes though…
29. Favorite Guilty Pleasure?
Baked Waffles
30. Favorite Movie you wouldn’t want anyone to find out about.
Spanglish
31. What's your drink?
Simply Limeade
32. Cowboys or Indians?
Indians; they got the short end of the stick
33. Cops or Robbers?
Switzerland?
34. Do you cheer for the bad guys?
As long as they are not after me…
35. What Hollywood star do you think resembles you best?
I know one, but I won’t even go there…ok…
Mack 10
34. If you had to pick one which cast member of Sex and the City would you be?
That one black dude that “dated” the one who has sex with everyone.
37. What do you want when you are sick?
Sleep on the couch, and watch tv
38. Who from High School would you like to run into?
Josephus Whitfield
39. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
Ummm…it doesn’t work.
41. Stifler or Oz?
Not sure what this is referencing…
42. Norm or Cliff?
Cliff, he’s way smarter.
43. The Cosby Show or the Simpsons?
The Cosby Show all day.
44. Worst Relationship Mistake that you wish you could take back?
Going to Texas.
47. What Famous person would you like to have dinner with? Alive or Dead?
Jesus is the easy answer…normal human though? Nikola Tesla
49. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
Nope, just on a hallway in college…for fun.
50. Last book you read for real?
A Clockwork Orange…again
51. Do you have a teddy bear?
Well, he’s a small panda bear.
54. How many times a day do you text?
-32.8 times
55. at this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship?
Career by far.
56. Do you go to church?
Yes, but I need to more.
58. Describe your favorite Day?
In the bed on a mid morning with the woman I love talking about things that only matter to us in that particular situation.
60.How many jobs have you had?
Too many…ummmm…17 I think
61. What would be your "dream job"?
Philanthropist
62. What do you want to achieve in life?
Have a wonderful family, travel, be comfortable, grow in knowledge and wisdom…focus on my purpose.
I know this isn't the first one you read, it's not even the first on on my own blog...but I'm bored, so here we go.
THREE THINGS I AM WEARING RIGHT NOW
1. Black Dress shirt
2. Black dress pants
3. Burgundy tie
THREE THINGS ON MY DRESSER
1. Cologne
2. Deodorant
3. mints
THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1. Go to Japan
2. Have a great wife and kids
3. Be happy
THREE GOOD WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY
1. Clever
2. Fun
3. perceptive
THREE BAD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY
1. Harsh
2. Mean
3. Did I say Harsh?
THREE PARTS OF MY HERITAGE
1. African-American
2. 1/16th Scottish
3. I'm Yellow!!!
THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
1. Hair
2. Face
3. Eyes
THREE THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
1. Butt...(I'm a man...it isn't suppose to be this big...)
2. Chin...it's too small
3. Fingers
THREE THINGS MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME
1. That I talk differently to certian people that I think can't understand my vocabulary or wouldn't appreciate it...
2. I don't go out of my way to talk to women
3. I'm shy
THREE THINGS I SAY THE MOST
1. That goes hard.
2. Wow
3. …really.
THREE PLACES I WANT TO GO
1. Paris
2. London
3. Tokyo
THREE NAMES THAT I GO BY (other than normal name)
1. Chris
2. C.J. (Family and super-close inner circle family friends call me that.)
3. Christopher
You have a classic style, but you're up-to-date with the latest technology. You're ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you're one of the elite,and you know it.
Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.
Whatever.
Don't judge me.
I did this years ago, but I'm doing it again...the results may be skewed due to anger, but it's interesting none the less...the web address is in the title...just click it.
Your Existing Situation
Working to improve his image in the eyes of others so as to obtain their compliance and agreement with his needs and wishes.
Your Stress Sources
Feels that life has far more to offer and that there are still important things to be achieved--that life must be experienced to the fullest. As a result, he pursues his objectives with a fierce intensity that will not let go of things. Becomes deeply involved and runs the risk of being unable to view things with sufficient objectivity, or calmly enough; is therefore in danger of becoming agitated and of exhausting his nervous energy. Cannot leave things alone and feels he can only be at peace when he has finally reached his goal.
Your Restrained Characteristics
Wants to broaden his fields of activity and insists that his hopes and ideas are realistic. Distressed by the fear that he may be prevented from doing what he wants; needs both peaceful conditions and quiet reassurance to restore his confidence.
Able to achieve satisfaction through sexual activity.
Your Desired Objective
Urgently in need of rest, relaxation, peace, and affectionate understanding. Feels he has been treated with a lack of consideration and is upset and agitated as a result. Regards his situation as intolerable as long as his requirements are not complied with.
Your Actual Problem
Needs to achieve a stable and peaceful condition, enabling him to free himself of the worry that he may be prevented from achieving all the things he wants.
Odd, huh?
As Always,
Be Safe or Be Smitten...
P.S. Can anyone besides Liz tell me what I mean by my tagline? I wonder if it makes sense to people or not...
...with stupid people. I mean, I don't know what I have to do to make people shut up and leave me alone. If I tell you not to contact me, why would you do it twice in twelve hours? Hmmm? I swore, "Don't contact me" means don't contact me...it doesn't mean "Contact me more"...
You ever feel like you want to kick someone in the head?
With lead boots on?
At the end of a jog?
While you are on speed?
And steroids?
With a target on their head?
For a contest?
Where you would win 800 million?
Euros?
Everyday?
Since birth?
I'm just saying. Some people need to smoke dynamite...for real. Maybe then they wouldn't have any problems. Maybe then they would leave me alone.
Am I that f-ing fantastic?
Am I that fantastic at f-ing?
I don't know, and at this point, I don't care...it's just annoying.
Why would you text someone that you are changing your number so if you want to call, do it soon? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of changing your number? Maybe that's what they do in the bizarro world...I'm not sure. I know one thing, I am so tired of dealing with it. And even though, even though I'm writing about your severe retardation Jenn, I really don't need you to contact me; if you do, I will contact the police, 'kay?
In other news:
Don't you hate it when people ask you a question and then tell you that you are wrong? This f-er at work asked me how something works, then told me I'm wrong. I'm like, "Ummm...do you work here? Since you know so much, why did you call ME?" I hate that. For real. Don't ask me something, then say I'm wrong. That is completely illogical, because if you knew the answer, you are wasting the time of two people's lives with the conversation. It's just, ughh...annoying. Like an itchy sweater...or a bogus orange.
Eventually I'll post about the shoe/car show...but not yet. I keep forgetting the camera in my car.
Be Safe or Be Smitten.
Now I know I wrote a heartfelt post yesterday, but now I can't help myself. Yesterday, I went to visit my dad, and he was watching Casino Royale...it was in HD and they just started the poker scene, so I decided to stay for a bit and watch it. Toward the end, James says something that startled me...something I didn't remember...and something that I didn't expect from a Bond film.
"I have no armour left. You've stripped it from me. Whatever is left of me, whatever is left of me; whatever I am...I'm yours."
That sums it up. Sometimes after analyzing, and critizing my own decisions, my own mistakes, the person that I have edited, the person that I have become after remolding who I am...I forget what I started with. Of course not all of the changes were bad, but I honestly, I honestly don't remember who I use to be before my first hurt...the one that broke my heart; misused my trust. Lowered my confidence...you know. I mean, I know, I KNOW who I am, I just mean I don't know where I started. I don't remember what I was initially...but whatever I am now; I belong to Liz. Does that make me a bitch, maybe. Maybe it just makes me loyal. Maybe it just makes me committed. Maybe it just makes me smart...maybe it makes me all of these things, I don't know. What I do know is though, I know I'm in love with the person that I'm with, and there isn't anything anyone can say to me about her...for real.
I just am.
Y'all need to see this:
Laugh at High Gas Prices With a 282-MPG VW
With gas prices going through the roof and regulators requiring cars to be ever more miserly, Volkswagen is bringing new meaning to the term "fuel efficiency" with a bullet-shaped microcar that gets a stunning 235 mpg.
Volkswagen's had its super-thrifty One-Liter Car concept vehicle -- so named because that's how much fuel it needs to go 100 kilometers -- stashed away for six years. The body's made of carbon fiber to minimize weight (the entire car weighs just 660 pounds) and company execs didn't expect the material to become cheap enough to produce the car until 2012.
But VW's decided to build the car two years ahead of schedule.
According to Britain's Car magazine, VW has approved a plan to build a limited number of One-Liters in 2010. They'll probably be built in the company's prototype shop, which has the capacity to build as many as 1,000 per year. That's not a lot, but it's enough to help VW get a lot of attention while showing how much light weight and an efficient engine can achieve.
VW unveiled the slick two-seater concept six years ago at a stockholder's meeting in Hamburg. To prove it was a real car, Chairman Ferdinand Piech personally drove it from Wolfsburg to Hamburg. At the time, he said the car could see production when the cost of its carbon monocoque dropped from 35,000 Euros (about $55,000) to 5,000 Euros (about $8,000) -- something he figured would happen in 2012. With carbon fiber being used in everything from airliners to laptops these days, VW's apparently decided the cost is competitive enough to build at least a few hundred One-Liters.
VW's engineers -- who spent three years developing the car -- made extensive use of magnesium, titanium and aluminum to bring it in at less than one-third the weight of a Toyota Echo. According to Canadian Driver, the front suspension assembly weighs just 18 pounds. The six-speed transmission features a magnesium case, titanium bolts and hollow gears; it weighs a tad more than 50 pounds. The 16-inch wheels are carbon fiber. The magnesium steering wheel weighs a little more than a pound. How much of the concept car's exotic hardware makes it to the production model remains to be seen.
Low weight only gets you so far in the quest for ultimate fuel economy; aerodynamics plays a big role. The One-Liter is long and low, coming in at 11.4 feet long, 4.1 feet wide and 3.3 feet tall. It features an aircraft-like canopy, flat wheel covers and a belly pan to smooth the airflow under the car. The engine cooling vents open only when needed, and video cameras take the place of mirrors. The passenger sits behind the driver to keep the car narrow. The car has a coefficient of drag of 0.16; the average car comes in around 0.30 and the Honda Insight had a Cd of 0.25.
As for the engine, the concept had a one-cylinder diesel engine producing 8.5 horsepower and 13.5 foot-pounds of torque. Car says the production model will use a two-cylinder turbodiesel for a little more oomph. Doubling the number of cylinders is sure to cut fuel economy, so VW may install a diesel-hybrid drivetrain. The engine turns off at stop lights to save fuel, then automatically restarts when the driver depresses the accelerator pedal.
(Update: The car reportedly has anti-lock brakes, stability control and airbags. According to Canadian Driver, "Volkswagen says the One-Liter Car is as safe as a GT sports car registered for racing. With the aid of computer crash simulations, the car was designed with built-in crash tubes, pressure sensors for airbag control and front crumple zones.")
What's it gonna cost? Car quotes "one well-placed insider" who says the One-Liter could have a sticker price of anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000 Euros (about $31,750 to $47,622). That's a lot of money. But then, the One-Liter, despite its diminutive size, is a lot of car.
Note/Update: Turns out the 282 mpg figure refers to Imperial gallons; the proper figure when converted to U.S. gallons is 235 mpg.
Photos by Volkswagen
I’m not even sure how to start this off; I’m sad. Extremely sad. Sad like someone in my immediate family died sad.
What’s wrong?
Liz is gone. She’s on an airplane headed back to New Jersey. I’ve found the person I’ve been waiting for my whole life; the person that matches who I am, and helps who I’m not. The person that I can watch drool on a pillow, and still find incredibly attractive. The person that I want to raise my unborn children with; the woman that I want to bring my children into the world. She’s my constant. She is the filler of my void. She is my forever. If I could get away with marrying her yesterday, I would have. But we can’t be selfish. There are other things that need to be sorted out first. Like meeting her parents, her meeting mine…meeting her family and friends…me moving to New Jersey…me finding a job there. Lots of things to figure out…and we will figure them out; I just wish we had it figured out already; I wish we were married now. I don’t have doubt about her. It’s a different type of love; I feel an unconditional love. An “I love who you are” love, a “you always look cute” love. It’s a love where I would take care of her and love her no matter what; I’m obligated to her, and I love it. She makes me feel important, smart, clever, worthy, motivated…she makes me feel like I can do everything I’ve ever dreamed. But she also wouldn’t let me waste my time and money with something foolish. She shares my interests…and she shares my passions. I love her. I can’t wait to be with her in the way we were intended.
that I think randomly?
that I have a crush on Zoe Kravitz, Brianna Taylor from RW Hollywood, Sofia Vergara, Kelis, women that have overwhelming confidence, women that are vulnerable even though they are confident?
that I really like kissing better than sex?
that I crave women like they're a drug?
that music can make me feel that way all of a sudden?
that it it's Hip-Hop sometimes?
that I'm a ridiculous amount of horny every Friday?
that I enjoy a slight bite when I kiss?
that I like to feel a woman's fingernails trail my skin?
that I think about women more than anything else at all during my day?
that I think about sneakers almost as much as I think about women?
that I care about tomorrow, but not as much as I care about today?
that Jay-Z used the word vehemently?
that I think it's dope?
that I could care less what type of car I drive?
that I would care if I was rich?
...I don't know. I just wonder...
Be Safe or Be Smitten...
So like most negros...I never had REAL sushi before. Like, I've tried a California roll from like, the grocery store...but nothing authentically prepared before my eyes...so here is my experience at
Tsukasa, pronounced SU-Casa...you know, your house...I thought the title was cute. Anyway, this was a total different experience for me. Well, for one, I've never been on a real business lunch. For two, this was to celebrate my awesomeness...that's new, well, at least for a company to do...and for three?
Well, I ate seaweed.
Surprisingly, it was really good. The director of my department kept emphasising the word texture. Like,
"The food is really interesting to taste, the textures keep you interested in the new types of flavors."
He's cool though, he drives a Corvette, and he listens to Seal...so he can't be that bad, huh?
My co-workers Kim
and Kelly
seemed to enjoy themselves too...Kelly more than Kim. Kim was a little picky about the stuff she wanted to actually try. Like, she would say she didn't like it, but she didn't actually eat it yet...odd.
Anyway, here is the sampler we had...
We had some potstickers on the bottom left, salmon top left, shrimp, greenbean, sweet potato, and squash tempura on the middle top, Japanese pickles on the top right, and vege and tuna california rolls on the bottom...wasabi and ginger in the middle...it was good stuff. I also had this other stuff called the pink dragon, and that was amazing...and I had a 911 tuna roll...that was hot...literally.
It was good though. My direct manager chickened out and ate stirfry:
I didn't cheat though, I used chopsticks and everything...
I really enjoyed myself though...I might go back this weekend with Liz; we'll see.
Oh yeah...I did have one pick of myself eating something.
Happy 4th!
Catch me like Spaulding, Catch me like Rawlings...
Who buys sports products by Rawlings anymore?
Anyway, my big weekend is coming up! Lots of shoes and lots of se...bonding with my gf of present...should be good stuff; take that anyway you want to.
...but yeah, it's gonna get kicked off tomorrow night with a Launch party for the Shoe Expo at Self-Consious in the City of Wind...(that's Chicago for those on the slow bus). It should be fun. Rubbing elbows with the sneaker elite...the ones I'm trying to creep into. I acquired about 5-6 pair of shoes last night...kinda hot stuff. I actually want to keep a couple pair...I love these...I think they are hot;
Nike Easter Egg Air Max 180's
Air Jordan Retro 3 Flips
Air Jordan Cement Spi'zikes
I mean, I'm SUPPOSE to sell them for my homeboy, and I'll try, but I'm not going to try that hard...he'll sell them to me for the low. But we'll see what happens...I'll post more later. Off for sushi! Did I say the boss is paying? Oh Yeah!
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