'Good Day'

So yesterday was a good day. A really good day. A really, really good day. It's ironic that on my day that was so good, I stumbled upon this guy who did research and figured out the exact date of Ice Cube's classic song 'Today was a Good Day'

Good research by this dude. Stolen from http://murkavenue.tumblr.com

CLUE 1:

“went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988

CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
Feb 23 1993

CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics:

Nov 11 1988 114-103
Nov 30 1988 110-106
Apr 4 1989 115-97
Apr 23 1989 121-117
Jan 17 1990 100-90
Feb 28 1990 112-107
Mar 25 1990 116-94
Apr 17 1990 102-101
Jan 18 1991 105-96
Mar 24 1991 113-96
Apr 21 1991 103-100
Jan 20 1992 116-110

CLUE 4:
Dates of those Laker wins over SuperSonics where it was a clear day with no Smog:
Nov 30 1988
Apr 4 1989
Jan 18 1991
Jan 20 1992

CLUE 5:
“Got a beep from Kim, and she can **** all night”
beepers weren’t adopted by mobile phone companies until the 1990s. Dates left where mobile beepers were available to public:
Jan 18 1991
Jan 20 1992

CLUE 6:
Ice Cube starred in the film “Boyz in the hood” that released late Summer of 1991, but was being filmed mid-late 1990 early 1991 and Ice Cube was busy on set filming the movie Jan 18 1991 too busy to be lounging around the streets with no plans. Ladies and Gentlemen..

The ONLY day where:
Yo MTV Raps was on air
It was a clear and smogless day
Beepers were commercially sold
Lakers beat the SuperSonics
and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…

JANUARY 20 1992
National Good Day Day

Internet Meme's

With all this stuff about the SOPA and PIPA bills (look it up if you don't know what they are) possibly being passed, I thought I should mention how much I love the internet. It goes back to the AOL days with the 56k modems and being pissed when someone picked up the phone and knocking you off the internet. The web puts the world at your fingertips, and its so easy to google whatever info you need. It's my primary source of news and information. Can't lie though, I really love using it for dumb stuff like laughing at Internet Memes. You know, Foul Bachelor Frog, Good Guy Greg, Successful Black Guy, etc etc. They're hilarious and very witty. Anyway, heres to the Interwebz!!

My mother came up to see me. I love her. I love her cooking. I don't want her to leave tomorrow. That is all.

Keeping in Touch

An old friend (Marcell) dropped by the crib last night. We used to run together down in Va before we both moved up here to MD. It had been close to a year since I'd seen him, even though he lives less than an hour away. It made me think of how many friends I have but haven't kept in touch with like I should have. I have 345 contacts in my phone, 618 Facebook friends, & 77 followers on Twitter. How many of them do I really know and can say that we're friends? How many do I keep in touch with?

I'm gonna make it a goal to do better at keeping in contact with friends.

Did Ya Miss Me?

So I was talking with a close friend, and got the suggestion to start a blog. I thought about it, and then remembered that I had created this one waaaay back when. It's been neglected since 2007 (smh), but I'm gonna give it another shot and try to keep it updated.

So much has changed since my last post. My closest aunt (Victoria) passed away in January '08, and the family hasn't quite been the same since. I think about how much she's missed. J had a baby and is FINALLY engaged to Candace. Erica got married, and so did Crystal. I moved away from Hampton in December '08 to Maryland and bought a crib. Life is moving so fast that it's hard to keep up. It's weird that when visiting Hampton it doesn't quite feel like "home" anymore because so much has changed with the city and people there. Even my parents house looks/feels totally different from when I was there. I can't believe my younger brother is 21 now and we can go to the bar and have a few drinks. My high school is planning our 10-year class reunion and I can't help but think that it's all been a blur

It feels weird "growing up"- a lot of my friends are getting married and having kids. This line from a Kanye song sticks with me and makes me think about where I am:

"My friend showed me pictures of his kids,

And all I could show him was pictures of my crib…"

I'm 27 now and overall I'm happy. I like my job, the area I'm in, and things are going good in the Congregation. But I'm kinda at the "what's next" stage, and trying to figure out what that is going to be interesting.

Anyway, just wanted to drop a quick update to get the ball rolling and try to get some momentum going. Peace!!