Damn its been a long time, but its about damn time I came back. Damn.
First, I shall be leaving the frozen tundra of Chi-town for the cool gulf coast breezes, smog and traffic of Houston, but honestly, I'm pretty excited. I've had much fun here, especially these last few weeks and apparently I will miss out on the "awesome" summers, but, for now, the homeland beckons.
Second, in honor of the latest big change in my life, and Outkast's recent Grammy win for Album of the Year there is a new tag line for the pizzle! (Congratulations to them, I couldn't be happier for hip-hop, but this begs the question, Is hip-hop now OFFICIALLY mainstream? Is this good or bad? Also, I love Coldplay as much as the next guy, but how did "Hey Ya" not win Record of the Year? That has to be the best song from the last few years, I mean come on, has a song ever been stuck in your head and you DIDN'T want to get rid of it? "Hey Ya" is that song, anyone who doesn't like it should have their CD player revoked immediately)
For many months, the pizzle has been neglected, but on 12.30.03 "becki" became the first surfer that I don't know personally to visit AND leave a comment (on my Three Kings entry from back in October). Galvanized by the fact that someone who I've never met or talked to or has actually seen my little humble stop on the information superhighway, and by the fact that I will soon be able to walk around outside without my nose hairs freezing, I shall be making entries with much more regularity.
Soon, I will post a list of my movie "chill moments", a concept borrowed from the Sports Guy of ESPN's Page 2. These are scenes or parts of scenes in a movie that are just so good, so affecting, that you actually, physically get chills watching them.
Also, since the start of the NBA season I've been working on an "why Allen Iverson is so great and important" entry that has never been completed or met with my satisfaction. But since the All-star break is coming up, I think it's about time I stop dilly dallying and get it out.
Lastly, Kanye West's solo joint, College Dropout, will FINALLY be released this Tuesday February 10. To mark that occasion, I'll make a Kanye entry I've been meaning to make since, hell, since I first heard "Through the Wire" a year ago. That should also provide the impetus for an update of the long stagnated Spins, Flicks, and Words section.
That should do it for now, remember, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make (did I get that right? I always mix up the take and the make) and always, always, shake it like a polaroid picture.
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"Whoever looks for the truth deserves punishment for finding it. "
----Naomi Watts as Christina Peck in 21 Grams
"Free ain't easy. Free is real. And real's a motherfucker. "
----Jamie Foxx as Bundini Brown in Ali
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world...is what you share with someone else when you're uncool. "
----Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs in Almost Famous
"I'm the only normal one left around here. I'm a black Jew, I'm half drunk and I cant read. "
----Bundini Brown (again)