things to remember in 2009

there is much to do.
who are you? be that.
word of the year: relentless.
life is diamond-shaped.

almost saw a bad show ...

but then:
The Roots played a Fela joint
James Poyser and Robert Glasper showed up
"stack chips like a corner store"
dude on the sax killed it (Gary Price?)
and Bilal stole the motherfucking show.

as a bonus, Q-Tip showed up high
got sonned by BT
and played some mediocre drums—
it was fun(ny).

lastly, ?uest is a genius.

the end.

snow day

When it snows, I
walk these streets
afraid to run, lest I fall
and because I've been
told I am
unable to fly
by those who have never
tried.

And so
we step lightly
and
defeated, imagining what the
weather must be like above
the clouds.

situation

doin my own thang
do it my own way
can't get too caught up in the situation
doin my own thang
doin it my own way
i can't get too caught up in yo shit, baby
cuz yo shit, baby
will drive me crazy
i can't get too caught up in the situation

at my funeral

if the turnout is slim
i hope the attendees
understand the special company
they are part of, and
realize how much i cherished them.

dope quote!

to get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.

notes to self

www.letsfax.net
www.no-spec.com

notes to self

keep reminding yourself what love is.
lead by example.
live relentlessly.
"i never sat back feeling sorry for myself
if you don't give me heaven, i raise hell"
let go.
value of friends vs. value of ends:
they don't have to be mutually exclusive.
no self-doubt!

et cetera.

love &c. part 11.

a lot's been written about
a life without love.
that is, it sucks.

but love—
the pursuit,
the submersion—
shouldn't get
in the way of life
as it charges relentlessly
forward.

love should be life's companion.
the converse would be
deadly.