45

Rarely am I a fan of the "self help" genre which is weird because I swear thats apart of whats become common place in this blog but I was cleaning out my email account and I found something kind of interesting in it from my aunt. She's very much the type to send forwards "Send this to 25 people or you don't love God" and of course I delete them on sight but this one was saved which I found odd. So I opened to see if I jus forgot to click delete, a normal upkeeping error but what I found were 45 pearls of wisdom from an old woman. Now I kno what your thinking, "How sexy was the old woman?" No? Well you are now suckers! Seriously though you were probably like this is some lame fortune cookie, believe in yourself bullshit 2 Easy's going to re-post and get views from. 

Funny enough it kind of is, but why is that so wrong? Often times the jaded people of this world have us convinced we shouldnt be able to remind ourselves that we're worth shit. We hear how often what and who and how we should be that after a while we believe it and then being jaded becomes cool or the new it thing. Im as jaded as the next guy (im not, see ill Dapoe) but I should still be able to see my life, ALL life has value and should be led as happily as possible.

I went through some of my recent posts and some unfinished ones and it was some of the whiniest, feel sorry for me-iest, bullshit babiest pieces of writing I've ever seen. I get shit hasn't been as easy as my name says for me in the last little while but that isnt to say fuck it all lemme jus be in a funk. Fuck THAT! I'm in my physical prime, Im on the come up (The Burning I's takeover is more imminent now than it has ever been before) and quite frankly I jus hate being a suck, it isn't me. I can find the positives in my negatives or sulk and since sulking's boring I decided enough of that shit. 

This email has 45 tips and while I don't agree with all of them, it is a good idea to go over em from time to time and jus remind yourself of some of these things. Hey some of you may not need to but I realized a while ago, sometimes we jus need a pick me up.... 

Countdown

About 4-4 & a half years ago I found myself in a place most young men would kill to be in; life of no responsibilities, wrapping up school, rent free home with a car at my disposal that I didn't have to pay for and a string of meaningless sex partners (I got it IN). Then, I fell for one (despite my own advice and best efforts) and was for all intensive purposes happy. Till I realized she wasn't the only one I fell for. This led to months of anguish and difficulty and inner turmoil for me. Easy answers were "jus stay with who you were already with" or "go with the one you love most" and as much as I love an Easy answer (cheap pop) there honestly wasn't one here. I knew each had their strengths and weaknesses but how could I pick based off that? I wasnt comparing 2 meat cutlets at the grocer this was the potential mother(s) of my kids! I also know myself quite well and while I can and have surprised myself with what I can and can't do & handle, I also knew the liklihood of me resenting whoever I chose for causing/making me and losing the other. So we tried to make a go of it as 2 independent relationships. I had idealistically prayed it would work but I knew due to all the circumstances (a lot of which I caused) and parties involved there was less chance of that than....something equally implausible. Knowing that, I jus enjoyed the ride for as long as I could. (What man isn't happy with 2 knives?) Hell it made me a god in the hood and I'm not gonna lie that did feel good but it was a hollow kind of good cuz I knew it wouldn't last and what it was based on/in.

Whose The Boss?

I'm Bossy....

No I'm not tryin to be the 1st one to scream on a blog, that's a completely different (insane) type of bossy, one I don't think I have the hips (or bathing suit) for. No my friends, I'm referring to the bossy where I jus tell people what to do a lot. It isn't the greatest of traits, & I realize how annoying it is for those closest to me (sorry) but I've taken the 1st in what I hope to be several (Please be no more than 3, I've got other things to worry about) steps to coping with it. 

Things That Bring Me Joy: Pre-Game Hype

I consider myself quite the well rounded individual but when it comes to the sports I enjoy, there exists slight rabidness in my fandom from time to time (dont judge me). Being that rabidness exists several things can get it to its apex. Usually a dynamic play, something disrespectful, hell even somethin comical but usually what gets it at its highest is a good ol fashioned Pre-Game Chant.

How Easy Is It?

Well hello there! No I didn't forget you guys. I kinda feel like T.I. promising that I wont get disappear anymore then fading into the background for months on end (no my fingers aren't broken... I kno I could have called) but I have a good excuse reason this time, my P.I.C and I have dedicated a Herculean effort towards legitimizing our show The Burning Insomniac Inquiry (www.theburningis.com) among our other projects (I kno right, we do stuff) and so I haven't really had the time nor chance to sit down and give you my brain goo. Ive had several things I wanted to talk about for a while but since Ive been working, filming, or tryin to get something called sleep (ya I kno I sold out) I haven't had time for you guys....  Ok well pity party over! To the point! Its why you guys still (VERY sparingly) read this thing.

I wanted to speak on my (most prevalent) alter ego 2 Easy *waves* Im sure many of you missed the volume (what we refer to episodes as) where illDapoe and briefly I explained the origin of our nicknames and thats fine cause I kind of wanted to go into a bit more detail (keep in mind I'm lazy and haven't done this for a while so I use the word "detail" quite loosely)

Things That Bring Me Joy: The Greatest Clip Ever

Yet another new segment Im going to debut,"Things That Bring Me Joy". In this space Im going to share pictures, videos what have you that jus make me laugh and ultimately jus bring a little joy to my otherwise insane life...

For those of you unfamiliar with Home Movies, its the most underrated cartoon ever! Could that be an overstatement? Possibly but it definitely hasnt received nearly enough acclaim as other odd cartoons (The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy) have. In *my* opinion its right up there with those other shows and once you start watching its damn near impossible to stop (I dare you)

Noteable Quoteables - Dzogchen Ponlop

This time on "Noteable Quoteables" I have more of an obscure one for ya. My previous quotes were pretty obvious and straight forward but this one is open to more interpretation:

Take A Sip

Usually Im not one to promote (unless its myself) but I realize that with great blog comes great responsibility, Im paraphrasing of course.

Computers Be Chippin'

Welcome one and all to my acting debut (virally, cause Ive been in some school plays *coughs* Scar). I was approached in a windowless grey van by the Grouch and he said "I wanna make ya a star".... Who smells the bullshit? If you raised your hand, your learning, good for you. Basically my dude illDapoe got a green screen and wants to make videos and since he's my P.I.C I said "Why the hell not???" He had a hilarious concept and I thoroughly enjoyed the process, we ad-libbed it all and most importantly it was fun. Expect many more vids in the future and maybe a transition for The Burning I's to a more video friendly format....stay tuned

Really??? - Fushigi???

Being that Christmas jus passed recently, this Really??? edition is dedicated to what is quite possibly the worst gift ever (Im exaggerating but it is pretty awful) Fushigi. Im aware Im not the only one whose been subject to terrible late night infomercials but this one takes awfulness to an entirely new low.