Ok, so today/night was cool. My video partner, Michael, and I interview D.R.E.S tha Beatnik. I'm sure that our project will be THE hottest in the class. :) Others will be good, just not hot like ours. Um... I had Mint Julep Tea earlier... probably won't do that again, but the bartender was cute and very friendly.... surprisingly ethnic as well. I've been listening to Goapele a whole lot. If you are not up on her music check her out for real. Let's see, I was a half hr late to one of my classes today because I was getting a henna tattoo at IsraelFest. Yeah, my priorities are straight cuz I did make it to class only to realize I had missed nothing and wouldn't have missed anything had I not shown up. I'm highly excited about graduation and have probably jumped the gun a little bit with my GT Alumni key ring AND the officially GT tassel hanging from the mirror in my car. [I'll wait until I actually graduate before I get the GT Alumni license plate frame :)]
On a more negative note, I seriously love my roomates, even the one(s) who annoy the crap out of me the most, but I'm getting too old to put up with the nuisance of living with people... as you may be able to tell by other writings. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that people are here to listen and talk to ... the problem is when the fact that they live here is outlined in a real way, like a messy ass kitchen or bathroom/sink/living room. Who in the hell (GT Housing) thought it would be good for 4 people to share a small refrigerator?! or a small kitchen for that matter. Sometimes I just want to be alone and unaware of the presence of other people. I get that, but not enough. I can't usually fall asleep early because I'm scared the freaking front door won't be locked... many times I have fallen asleep and awaken in the wee hours of the morning to find the door unlocked... probably cuz visitors have left and the door isn't made such that a person leaving without a key could lock the door behind them. These are just hassles I don't feel like putting up with any longer, so I'm anxious to get out of here almost moreso than graduating... then there are things I have NO desire to pay audible witness to that PISS me off but that I must put up with and ultimately be cool about. When I get pissed off lately about something I just breathe deeply and remind me of the NUMBER of days I have left in this situation. I told my dad (to be nice) that I could have a roomate next year, but he knows me better than that and said that I'm not living with folk next year. I don't know how we are going to afford that, but Jesus loves me and will make a way... but Jesus wouldn't be bothered by living with 3 other people and putting up with petty annoyances. I'm glad He's a lot more understanding and forgiving than I am, believe that.
I'm also going through an old school/underground hip hop moment in my life for a couple of weeks. I feel enlightened, but I'll still use D4L or Dem Franchise Boyz for a moment where I would like for all deep thoughts to cease. Their songs are like blankness, no sense of social consciousnes whatsoever... maybe an example of what's going wrong in the African American community since they have become icons in a way. I wonder, what does the average white person, when exposed only to artists like that, think about blacks and black culture. It CAN'T be good... but if I'm leanin and snappin along with them I'm merely consenting. That's what I like about Goapele though I guess. Her music is beautiful, yet she is socially conscious.
They're closing all the schools down
Some teachers work for free now
And libraries won't be found
Cause there's not enough
Can you see a change in your town
Small businesses close
It's corporate bound
I'm trying to sort it out
What we're giving up
Chorus:
Basically
There are people left out
From living
Comfortably can we figure it out
I've been waiting
Restlessly for the words to a song
That would
Change it all
Change it all
Change it all
Verse 2:
I never found a 9 to 5
That was worth it from my soul
Til I
I pursued what brought joy in my life
And there's something for us all
And I still think it is my right
And it's the last and one of few
To get the luxery for learning
Something I could use
Chorus:
Basically
There are people left out
From living
Comfortably can we figure it out
I've been waiting
Restlessly for the words to a song
That could
Change it all
Change it all
(If the words could change it all) Change it all
(Change it all)
Bridge:
So many laws are changing
They say it's the price for war
We said no, but He's spent billions
It's hard to believe that years ago people died to vote
And history feels so far away
History feels so far away
We're not fighting for our lives anymore
(You're not fighting for my life anymore)
It's hard to know what's really worth fighting for
Or is it killing and dying on the streets
Chorus:
Ohhh
Basically
There are people left out
From living
Comfortably can we figure it out
I've been waiting
Restlessly for the words to a song
That could
Change it all
Chorus 2:
Oh!
Basically
There's enough for us all
So
Why can't we somehow figure it out
I've been waiting
Restlessly for the words to a song
That could
Change it all
Change it all
(If the words could change it all) Change it all
Change it all
Change it all
If a song could change it all
What if we could change it all
Posted on 4.13.2006 at 2:55 AM
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