“In the real world, these just people with ideas. They just like me and you when the smoke and camera disappear. Again the real world, it’s bigger than all these fake ass records. When poor folks got the millions and my woman’s disrespected. If you check 1,2, my word of advice to you is just relax. Just do what you got to do, if that don’t work then kick the facts. If you a fighter, rider, lighter, flame ignitor, crowd exciter, or you wanna just get high, then just say it. But then if you a liar-liar, pants on fire, wolf-cry agent with a wire, I’m gonna know it when I play it.”
Dead Prez, Hip-Hop
This past week has been a tough one for me and I haven’t written much because I haven’t felt like I’ve had anything particularly positive to contribute. How is that any different than usual, you ask? HAHA, VERY FUNNY INTERNET.
I’ve been missing Los Angeles far more than I ever anticipated and have been a little bit depressed lately. That isn’t to say that there is anything wrong with Minneapolis because Minneapolis is a great city. I just always assumed that upon moving back I would fall right back into my sense of Midwest normalcy. When I arrived I didn’t ever consider that I would have to try and adjust to living here. I didn’t think that I would have to change anything or acclimate myself. I assumed that being in a fresh city would just automatically be awesome, because I love cities. And this city? It’s close to the people I love. But that isn’t working out quite like I intended. It’s almost as if I was expecting the city to automatically impress me; to jump out and say, “Hey! Moving here? How could you consider any other option?” Just because I was here. But it didn’t care that I never really tried adapt. I didn’t know I would have to re-adapt. I’m from this area, for God’s sake. The idea that I would have to try and adjust was something that didn’t occur to me in the slightest. (more…)
life, love and the pursuit of coffee 