shit kept happening, one after another… so much of it to deal with and i needed a breather for myself.  most of my absence from here was spent on twitter and playing [...]]]> if anyone was to weather a storm it’d be me but this whole year has been a bitch and i just fell back.

shit kept happening, one after another… so much of it to deal with and i needed a breather for myself.  most of my absence from here was spent on twitter and playing animal crossing city folk.  that game is IT.  talk about relaxing me lol

but my saving grace actually happened last night in watching 2 shows that brought back bittersweet memories from being a teen.  as lame as it sounds they were:  TI’s road to redemption with a 15 year old girl gangbanger named cynthia from south central and icons: metallica

first of all, TI is a stand up celebrity.  he fucked up and now he’s trying to fix it while helping others.  not only the kids he’s personally helping but the ones watching..  i can appreciate that about him even if i’m not a fan of his music.  it shows character and most rappers that do damage (violent rap lyrics, stupid beefs)  are celebrated.

cynthia – she got into the gang after her brother was shot and killed when she was 13 and wanted retribution.  she had the toughest exterior i’ve seen on the show, her hardcore accent and slang were making me laugh. i grew up knowing a bunch of cynthias because i was raised in long beach.  TI brought her to a funeral home in compton then to homegirl cafe where gang members shared their stories..  then he showed her what her future could be, a photographer.  i was so touched by the episode because i grew up in the era where west coast rap was the thing and no one wanted to help misguided angels. i wish cynthia the best!!

metallica – i hadn’t watched it and it aired in 2003 so it was a nice treat.  i was like WTF at avril lavigne though.  really mtv, really? :rolleyes:  my faves were snoop doing ‘sad but true’ and korn doing ‘ONE’.  i remember the first time i ever saw the video for ONE.  i was at my high school best friend’s house and she had it on vhs.  taped off late night mtv when mtv still showed videos 24/7 or THE BOX (who remembers the box? you call in and order music videos for .99 – it was the shit).  anyways, she put it on and i was blown away.  i never seen shit like it and it was then that i started listening to metallica.  i was the type of chick that listened to KIIS FM and west coast rap haha

anyways, I’M BACK BITCHES!