Official Hustler

*Updated 9/1/05*

I'm telling you, it's hard just to blog once a week!

But I got good news to share. I can now blend in with the rest of the ATLiens because I have received my first check due to my hustle! Whoo Hooo! I'm happy, and proud of myself, because I see many more dollars coming my way... if they are successful w/ their business. Personally, I don't see how they are going to profitable, but I'm going to do my best to help make it happen. It's only $100, but that's just my hook to reel them in for bigger future tasks. :-)

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Old Skool

I attended the Ebony Family Reunion festival this past weekend. Aside from the scorching sun, it was a very nice event. I was under a tent, so I didn't have to worry about getting more burnt up than I already am from Miami. So who did I see? First up, I saw Lisa Lisa! She can definitely still sing. Has a 6 month old baby. Then came Big Daddy Kane. He looked real sharp. Even broke out some fresh new lyrics. Remember how he used to spit lyrics real fast? He still can, but was exhausted after each stretch. So after a couple of songs, he let his DJ play some old skool R&B for a good while, must be so he could recuperate. Then Whodini came out! Well, half of Whodini. Two of the rappers & the DJ were the original. Then they had 2 young'ns took rapped the missing parts and did the dancing. In fact, none of the artists danced. They barely moved, and every last one of them complained that they were too old to continue doing what they are doing. I didn't stay to watch Atlantic Star.

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Another Gas Blog

Since Georgia's gas comes from Louisiana, there's speculation that gas will soon jump to over $4.00/gallon! That will be enough to stop be from going out eat at lunch. Cafeteria food isn't that bad.

Update
As soon as I wrote this, seems like everyone in Atlanta went crazy. hour long lines at the gas pump. Price gouging. Georgia's govenor just issued a "State of Emergency" forcing stations to freeze their gas prices. As you cans see.... it's too late!!

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Racist Media

And borrowing the post by my fiancee', I also noticed the racist news reporting. I'm proud to point out the proof:
Black people loot, while White people "find"!!!

Canadian Press - Tue Aug 30,12:03 PM ET A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday. (AP/Dave Martin)

AFP/Getty Images - Tue Aug 30, 3:47 AM ET Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans, Louisiana.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)

Alburqwerky - Part II

I know I've been away for a while, sorry about that. Don't forget to visit weekly, I'm still here! Again, I've been out of town. Right now, I'm back in Alburquerque. This place doesn't get any better the more I visit. I don't know why anyone would move out here.

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Excuse me, Mr. President

I decided to book a flight that arrived an hour earlier than my co-workers. Aside from the extra frequent flyer miles, that was a waste! As we attempted to depart from Salt Lake City on my connecting flight, we were stuck on the airplane. President Bush's arrival required all air space to be cleared, so we couldn't go anywhere. WTH? Is his flight really worth disrupting commercial air traffic? I was even more frustrated since my ATL flight arrived 15 minutes before my next flight's scheduled departure, which had me running through the airport. I ended up arriving at the exact same time my co-workers did.

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Got Diapers?

So instead of getting settled in my hotel first, I headed off to the worksite, anxious to see what Albuqwerky will treat me with next. So I'm signing my name at the security desk, and the guy that's giving me the visitor's badge has a huge wet pee mark on his pants. Ummmm, WTH? Did he put it away too quickly? Got excited talking to the receptionist? Ran out of Depends? What ever the reason, it's sick. *Gotta wash my hands, badge may be contaminated*

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Thanks, Dat Fuule

Since Dat Fuule has been pressuring me to go check out the Martini Grille, I ventured over there. Again, anxious to see what the city has for me. Yippee, it's happy hour! Boo!, only well drinks. So here I am, at happy hour, and I'm the only customer there. I ate dinner, and enjoyed my Belvedere Martini (not half off). They had a band playing that night, but I wasn't about to return back. I did learn that the military and UNM is was draws most people here.

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This Ain't Vegas

My last night here, I had to go do something. So I hit up the casino at Sandia Indian Reservation. I'm excited the entire 12 mins it took to get there, with visions of Vegas running through my mind. I arrive... dark as HELL!!! They must have something against street lights at intersections. So here I am, making turns at 3 mph so I won't accidently run over a cactus. Inside, the Casino quickly brought me back to my Vegas comfort zone. I head straight for the $5 Blackjack table. The drink lady comes. I'm expecting a voluptuous blond, 3 feet of cleavage, 3 inch heels, you know, the Vegas girls. Ahhh, no. This ain't Vegas. Lady looks like she works in the diner across the street. I asked for a screwdriver. Uhhh, This ain't Vegas. I had to settle for a lemonade. Anyways, I'm trying to save money, so I had intentions on losing anything significant. I started with $40, and I ended up with $75!!!

Albuquerque isn't so bad afterall. :-)

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Bootlegged

OK, remember earlier, I mentioned I downloaded a bunch of movies that I can watch on my laptop. As ghetto as it sounded to everyone, WHATEVER! I enjoyed a very nice movie on plane. I felt sorry for everyone else who was stuck watching 2 year old episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond".

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T.M.I.

Why did my boss tell us at lunch last week that he had himself "fixed"?

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Another Gas Blog

Folks driving away w/o paying for gas is old news. It's always been going on. I'll tell you what's surpriseing. Folks are now siphoning gas from other vehicles!!! Now that's some craziness! I may have to go buy lock for my gas cap.

Barbershop

Did you watch Showtime's new series, Barbershop? Same folks that made the movie. The show was pretty funny, but it's no where near Soul Food. The scenarios were not realisitic, questionable acting, and excessive cursing. Calvin (the owner) is the only REAL character. Everyone over exaggerates their role to the point you can't relate the characters the way you could in the movies. Maybe you have to do this to make a half hour show funny.

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Gnats

I was welcomed this morning to my half a cup a tea that I didn't empty out before I left for the weekend. So several knats are flying around my desk, welcoming me this morning. And despite cleaning out my cup, the damn knats are slow to leave!

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Gas

You know how gas stations post the price of regular, plus, and premium gas... in that order? Well, I only look at the premium, since that's what I use. So I'm searching for the cheapest gas around, looking @ the 3rd number, and I find it! $2.60, at Marathon. When my gas tank filled up at $40, I was about throw a fit! I looked at the gauge... $2.829/gallon. WTF?!?! No wonder this gas station was empty. I looked back up at the sign. In small print, the prices list were: Regular, Plus, Diesel. DAMMIT!

Burnt Up

I'm back from another trip. The lovely... Miami, Florida. Aside from the summer rains, you just can't go wrong in Miami. I take that back. Things can get bad if you let your sun screen wash off in the ocean like I did! I'm pretty burnt up. I guess the sunscreen is for folks who won't get into the water. For the next trip, I'll definitely be packing the waterproof version

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Damn Media

I was saddened to hear about the death of John Johnson, the founder of Ebony & Jet. But I was frustrated when I read about it on CNN.com. I thought the media spouted facts. Since the company has been around for 6 decades, there should be plenty of facts to go around. But instead, the article kept saying "According to the website, it's #1 at this...", "According to the website, it's #1 at that...", "According to the website..." It's nice that the article was postive, but I would have appreciated reading facts about him & the company, not the website's statements. I'm not surprised at all, guess I'll have to read Jet to get the scoop.

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Filthy Ride

You know it's time to wash your car when you can't even recognize it in the parking lot! After my vacation, I forgot that my car was still filthy from last weekend's road trip. So here I am, leaving the work parking lot, looking for my car. I don't see it! I'm looking for some glistening chrome rims, don't see none. Looking for sparkling white car, nothing. So I'm standing around, doing circles, then it dawned on me. That grayish looking car right there in front of me with the charcoal looking rims is my ride. "NOooooo" This isn't me. I have to find soem time to wash my car.

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Web Skillz

I just downloaded the tutorial for Ad.ob.e Dre.amwe.aver, get ready... I'm about to learn how to create some stunning web pages! Flash animation.... it's on now! :-) So I'm putting it out there so you can call me out if I don't show something impressive in say... 6 months.

Hustle (Cont.)

In case you're wondering, yes, I've updated this post.

I had my meeting to put my hustle into action. My plans were definitely bigger than theirs. They wanted many long-term goals, which is great. But that doesn't do anything for me now. I wasn't looking to be hired as a business consultant, but that seemed like what I was doing. At the end of an hour and a half meeting, all they have is a logo, a couple pics that need to be taken, and a couple of paragraphs. "That's it?" You want to pay me to put that on the web? Ummmm.... OK. I told them to update it with my suggestions, send it back to me in Word. I'll just do a "save as Web Page", FTP it, and charge them $100. I told them I was giving them a break. When they get their act together, I'll be ready w/ a new contract!

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Hot Hot

I love my hot tub. Very relaxing. For those moments, worries go away, and peace fulfills me. But darnnit... it's too hot outside! I can't wait for it to cool off.... then again, I did have the temperature set to 104, I'll turn it down next time.

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Checkup: OVERDUE!!!

As you know, I never stay in town. So I tested my rebuilt transmission on yet another road trip. Crazy, since the dude told me to bring it back for a check up after 100 miles. It's been 2600 miles!!!

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Be Gentle

What did I learn this trip? Although little kids love to be tossed around like a football, and they are a good substitute for weight lifting when away from the gym, it's a very bad idea to let a baby sit on your foot while you let him fall forward off of your foot, onto the floor, w/ a juice cup in his mouth. I feel really, really bad. I hope helping the Dad wipe all the blood from the baby's busted lip was a good enough deed to not have any grudges held against me.

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It's Free?

It was way too hot last week. So much so, my rear view mirrow was now dangling off a wire since the adhesive gave way. So I head off to the car shop a day before my road trip to get the adhesive. Mind you, this is the car shop where I personally have been ensuring the owner's kids have their college tuition paid for. So the guy hands me the rear view mirror fixer, and says "You're good to go!". I'm confused. Does this mean good to go to the check out counter? I'm not going to dare walk out the store w/o paying for it. Of course, I asked how much is it. He takes the glue back, gives it back to me, then gives me a hand shake, to see if I can get this clue, since, I obviously didn't believe the 1st one. I walked out in disbelief.

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K.obe's icon

I was sent this blog that showed K.obe's new icon for his N.IKE shoes. I would have to agree with him, why in the world would N.IKE pick a phallic symbol for K.obe, of all people?! I didn't think it was true, but sure enough.... go to http://NikeBasketball.com, click on Kobe's Training Room, click on the Air Zoom shoes, and the logo is on the back.