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Ijeoma Jr, welcome to the world…

Jay — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:42:45 +0000

My eldest brother, Ijeoma and his lovely wife, Gbemi, brought this little guy into the world just last week. Thanks be to God!

nuthin but a hero…

Jay — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:14:21 +0000

This guy, Tabi Bonney, is always coming up with creative video concepts to accompany his quality music. Hailing from DC, his music always has elements of the area and his African heritage. Truly talented. This video’s based on a hero theme. “Nuthin’ but a Hero” is definitely worth a watch. Side note, I used to look like that cute kid with the cape, and then I grew up…

fire belly toads…

Jay — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:05:56 +0000

In college, I had 2 Fire Belly Newts, Mark and Jay (long story)… They were OK, as pets go. Today, for whatever reason, I went looking to get Fire Belly Newts again. But I had an issue finding them. So, I settled for the next best thing: Fire Belly Toads. I got two green ones, and two brown ones.

Not sure why, but staring at them is fairly soothing.

best friend - your best enemy

Jay — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:14:01 +0000

HBO has this great show discussing the relationship between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. I’ve always known that these are two of the greatest players, ever. However, because of my age, I never saw these games. I am shocked at how much these guys simply wanted to be better than the other… This is a real good example of F. Nietzsche’s concept of your best friend actually being your best enemy. These guys hated, hated… each other. Also, if you want an example of mind over matter, pay close attention to Bird pushing through his back pain, for the love of winning.

continuity game…

Jay — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:58:50 +0000

I was watching the Unbeatable Banzuke on G4, and one of the G4 reporters mentioned this hot game from Sweden, Continuity. Pure genius. Also, not bad background music for a puzzle/strategy game.

I gave it a go, and I’ll say once I hit Level 10, it hit me… Fortunately in level 11, you get a break.
Leave to the Swedes to produce something so simple, yet so beautifully layered.
Yes, I do jealous much… Check it out for yourself - Enjoy!

truly a bohemian rhapsody

Jay — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:19:42 +0000

If I ever had to create a list of songs that would never find their way into a rap song, you know as a sample. Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody would be very high on the list… Yet, someone actually did it, and did a pretty good job of it too.

Checkout the Poor Boy video from Shaun Boothe.

single story…

Jay — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:08:31 +0000

Thanks to Markendya, I know about this beautiful story-teller, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. If you get a chance, listen to her reading.

for the new year - 2010

Jay — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:51:44 +0000

I had this list of goals for the new year, in 2007. Then in 2008, I did very little towards that list.

OK, in this past year, I’ve actually started learning a new language/platform - Grails/Groovy. So that’s one out of four. Most important of all, I have a new goal for the upcoming year, and that is, nothing. By that, I mean, to do less. One of the major reasons I haven’t accomplished my 2007 goals, is a lack of time, or in some cases, trying to do too much. Well, this year, I’m gonna veg-out a lot more. Yeah, that’s gonna be great…

As usual, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours!

atmosphere’s glass house…

Jay — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:07:49 +0000

I was watching MTV Subterranean, and saw this video come on. First time I’ve seen this video, and I really liked it. Now, some videos are creative. That’s nice. But it’s rare that a video is great, and the lyrics to the song are just as creative. Kanye, Common, and a few others are good at this… not too many others.
Anyway, if you have the time, watch the video, but more importantly, listen to the lyrics. Enjoy.

I am…

Jay — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:05:48 +0000

OK, so there’s this video, I am. The song is by Novel, Talib Kweli and Spree Wilson. It’s really uplifting, with some quality lyricism - something that you don’t see too much of now a days. I couldn’t embed it, based on the wishes of the publisher. So check it out at YouTube when you get four minutes - and yes, it’s safe for work.

Here’s a sample of Spree Wilson’s lyrics:

I am the new generation’s beat writer.
The Jack Kerouac influenced - I am the hippy peace fighter.