Noteable Quoteables - Voltaire

On this edition of Noteable Quoteables we discuss more of a political (controversial) quote from a french enlightenment writer (meaning he did this for a living) Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire who eventually shortened it (wouldn't you) to Voltaire:

Emoting; The Guidelines You Need To Know

Emotions are the easiest part of life right? They're universal. We all have em (despite our best efforts) so why is controlling them such hard work? Some can and have for years, while others seem like babies who jus figured out they have feet (sorry I have a son now so there will be a ton more baby references). I know as well as most people with sense that emotions are powerful creatures. They can render the most logical and sensible of us, into literal puddles of mush (I feel like I've written something like this before but since its been awhile consider this the remix) Its a weird dynamic really, emotional stability comes from a level of comfort not only in ones home life but their professional one. If I love my job but hate where I live my emotions will more than likely be out of whack as a result. I'm not saying that if you hate your family or your job you're doomed to be an emotional wreck (although don't be surprised) I'm jus saying the likelihood is MUCH higher. It would be like putting on a suit of armour and being surprised you lost a footrace

Muf*ckas Will Love Us... At Some Point

"Friends don't start supporting you until strangers start praising you" I can't remember where that quote is from and quite frankly I don't care all that much, I jus need it to make a point. I'm a simple man with simple dreams of world domination and while being supported on this journey would be awesome, its not a need and this should apply to all who are trying to make somethin of themselves. Don't get me wrong, this doesnt mean I think everyone neeeds to strike it out on their own and fuck e'erybody else (completely) I'm jus saying, getting upset at the fact that your friends don't attend EVERY one of your events or performances is a ludicrous standard to have in place.

Manhood Circa 2014

I could bore you with an "Its been a while and I'll never do it again" intro but I think we all know better. Life gets in the way and I don't get paid enough to do this thing as much as I enjoy it.

Now that that's out of the way lets discuss the topic at hand; Manhood. How many times have you heard Manhood (and not to be overlooked Womanhood) is dead? How often is it that some random old person starts a long winded story with "Back in my day" or "When I was your age"? Its practically a right of passage that once you get old enough you shit on those who come after you. I remember growing up waiting for the day I could tell the youth that followed me that their ways aint shit and we used to do shit for reals... not for play play (I was a bit of an oddball but anyone reading this should already know that) but that led me to thinking something, if every generation is supposedly weaker than the one before it than where in the hell are we gonna be in a decade's time?

En Vogue: In The Darkness

Recently Ive expressed a want to be a Jel Of All Trades (if ya don't know, now ya know... post coming soon) and in that I've tried my hand at many things. Acting, stand up comedy, pornography to name a few. Oh wait photography, my bad pornographic photography, dodged a bullet there *phew* Anywhoo I decided to get in front of the camera and try something new out. I can say Ive learned that modelling is awkward and surprisingly strenuous but kinda fun and I'd try it again.

Hit the comment section, tell my which ones are your favourites, which you hate and which ones gave you the vapours *fans*

Come back and look for En Vogue: In The Light in the upcoming day imminent future

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.