that’s great…

single story…

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

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…

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…

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.

for the new year - 2009

I had this list of goals for the new year, last year… I had twelve months, and I accomplished nothing (well, nothing remarkable). Disgusting. Anyway, instead of making a new list of items to learn/try for the new year, I’ll just stick to the old one.

Oh yeah, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours!