Facebook-less Living...Niiiiiice

"OMG you're not on Facebook? Well I'll just Tweet you then."
I get into a conversation like this about 4 times a week. And no, I'm not on either.
You can't Facebook me, can't see my Twitter Tweets, and good luck on finding my MySpace...
do ppl still use MySpace?
All my wurms from way back know about my blog basically saying fuck Facebook. I must say I did contradict that by signing back on again. My intentions were to use Facebook for my business,my show,and my blog (of course!).
But then the need returned. THE NEED.
That's right, it had gotten to the point where I HAD to Facebook again. Where every run-in with an old friend ended with "Just Facebook me...I'm on Twitter too!" Where every other or funny situation instantly became a "great Facebook status." Where I had over 800 friends when I can name no more than 20 I truly consider my ppl.
My pictures were mostly those of me at shows or parties, I don't live that life daily.
Honestly I like being in my apartment with my boyfriend or chilling lakeside with a few friends talkin shit. Facebook had started taking on a perspective of me that made me tired. Not to mention a daily reminder that my ex is still alive. BOOOOOO lol.
I'd forget to poke someone back, or read a note, or check my invites, or check my inbox, accept or decline an opportunity to grow a garden, sell drugs in NY, or be in a fake sorority...sounds funny, but alot of people started rating their level of friendship on these factors.
NOT TO MENTION THE DRAMA.
Every week I'm seeing someone close to me (and @ one time, myself) really get into it with someone else via messages or public statuses. It takes 2; the person to say the comment, and the other to say sumtin back. People are waaaaay too affected by words. Typed words.
Facebook takes away the personal contact. People say shit on there that they never would face to face. Some create images of lifestyles they don't live. And that's fucked up!
"Social Networking" is a bit vague if you ask me. Nevertheless I don't knock it, many ppl really do use it just for business, or recreation. But way too many try to fulfill the image created on this site, and others or use it as a tool to argue, flex muscle of the mouth, or just be a whiny sensitive little bitch! (Cmon, everyone's been a WSLB at least once or twice). Not to mention grown ass parents, grandparents, aunts and shit got more non-business-related issues on FB than their kids. But that's cool, right? Grow the fuck up.
So please excuse my absence from FB. This isn't to discourage anyone from using it, just re-evaluate how you use it if you find yourself constantly in the middle of drama, or simply doin too much! Use it to really connect to people, cuz we're slowly taking away the strong connection of really being with another person. I fear that one day everyone's memories will be something they saw on FB, or a Tweet they caught at lunch. I don't fear technology,just its effects.
So use the rest of this summer to really lilnk up with your friends. And if you're out of state, USE THE PHONE.
And if you find yourself within the beef that is a FB argument, remember this. ANY idiot can type a bunch of insulting words, but only the TRUE IDIOT will take those words to heart, and get offended. Whatever happened to sticks and stones?
Peace.

Na Palm...another Chicago artist on fiya!

Check out Napalm, str8 outta Chicago. Imagine a kick ass mix of hip hop, electronic, house, and funk all rolled up into one fly white boy. Check him out on Facebook, YouTube, and of course ReverbNation (one of my favs for local talent).

This single is blowing up YouTube! Start rockin to "Nay Is Like"


Support gotdammit! We gotta start being known for more than Lupe, Kanye, and Twista for once lol!
And please don't hate, yes it seems like he's trying a lil hard, but lyrically I give him his credit.
If niggas can support learning how to Dougie and hittin em with dat Flex they can support this. Hmph!

Now I REALLY feel like somebody's watchin me

Chicago Chicago Chicago...wtf man? First an oversized silver jelly bean and now a giant eyeball? Mayor Daley is just letting anything get setup to attract tourists. There's enough creepiness on State Street without a 30 foot eye checking me out. Ah well, I'm sure it was money well spent.
Ya know, with all the other shit we're being over charged for just to live here. Geez.

 

How is this thing fun to look at? And I want the truth...what can that eye REALLY see? Mmm hmm, I plan to remain suspicious.
Maybe next year the city will tweak out again and hang a big black penis from the Sears Tower. Get ya cameras ready!

"Shawt Bus Shawty" Video! Hilarious!!

For those who haven't seen this video yet, it's hilarious. All the Gucci/Wacka/OJ fans, hold your gut lol. With 2 million views in 3 weeks, I think alot of people feel this way about the So Icy crew.

Vote For Tomorrow Kings for "Toast of the Coast" Contest!!

Ya'll know I gotta support the Kings. LOCAL TALENT!! Click on the following link to vote (everyday please!) and help them win this contest. It's gonna put em on!

http://www.northcoastfestival.com/contests/profile.php?aid=357



And don't forget the North Coast Must Fest this Labor Day Weekend @ Union Park in where else? Chi city baby. The artists line up is crazy, Nas, Damian Marley, The Chemical Brothers, Jay Electronica, De La Soul, Lupe Fiasco, Moby, and a whole lot more I don't feel like typing. Go here for tickets:

http://www.northcoastfestival.com/tickets/

Chicago Summer...starting to feel like hell.

So last week Jody Weiss, superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, stated that although the city has experienced headlining murders and other senseless crimes the overall rate of crime has decreased since last year...or 2008. I dunno.
I don't care.
So, because there's been a decrease that means things are getting better? Are these new figures including just school shootings, bus stop stabbings, drive by park air outs by the dozens sometimes in one weekend?
I dunno.
But I find it pompous for him to point out such a statistic without identifying the TYPE of violence that has decreased. The suspects are getting younger, and so are the victims. Was that considered?
AND if these figures are true, isn't it ironic that the year our crime is the lowest in, whenever, is the same year the Chicago Police Department reported having the lowest amount of city police in, whenever? (They're hiring 100 more by the end of the summer, apparently.)
There has to be a better solution than a to-be police state. Neighborhoods are being red-lined as simply terror zones. Terror zones are not, PEOPLE are here, they're trying to raise families, they're trying to live. It's hard to have pride in an overpriced city with ridiculous weather that you can't even feel safe in.
Yea I know, every city has crime. But that's no excuse either.