Today I finished reading Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen.  I'm not sure if I mentioned I was reading it, but I have been tearing through it all month.  I loved it!  It is interesting to think that the book was written purely for a mass audience, purely for entertainment, but over time it became recognized for its artistic merit.  I think that is the way to go about doing art.  Hit the people with something entertaining, but then there is much more to it on a deeper level.



Right now I'm watching the BBC version of the book.  It came out in '95 and is hailed as the best adaptation of the book.  This is probly cuz it's a TV drama and, since it is far longer than any movie, they could do justice to all the book's details.  I'm thoroughly enjoying this version and have watched it for about 50 minutes longer than I intended.  Oh well. 

I wrote a new KLAT article about newspapers and how I never been too fond of them.  Check it out at the top of Cageliner.net.

Wow, I can't believe Michael Jackson passed.  I am honestly not that sad about it because I didn't know the guy, but that doesn't mean his death hasn't affected me.  It's not sorrow I feel as much as the happy memories I have of listening to his music.  My homie Paminator and I used to always listen to his stuff.  From Thriller to Bad to Liberian Girl it was never ending MJ.  We would bump it all the time, but mostly before we headed out for the night or while playing Dr. Mario.

Whatup!

Sorry about my blog being down for a minute.  My domain name ran out so I had to renew it.  To all you haters out there who had plans of snatching up the name as soon as you got the chance, it's too late.  I am good for another year!

In honor of being back on the internet grizzy I wanted to give a shout to the homies DJ B-Mello, DJ Hyphen  and J. Moore, the geniuses behind Cornerstone Mixtape Vol. #115, which is out now.  It was mixed by Mello and hosted by Hyphen and J. Moore.  

Another unknown fact is I played a major role in recording it.  It was actually me behind the boards, recording their ish until 3am (no Eminem).  It doesn't say my name on the credits tho and if noone else is gonna give me props for putting the work in then I gotta do it myself! 

The track list is star studded, mixing some of the dopest cats from the town with artists all over the country.  

Download Cornerstone Mixtape #115 – http://sharebee.com/9c9bde51

Now that I have my Macbook Pro it's way faster and easier for me to post on here, so I'll probly be posting way more.  My parents are in town this weekend!  My dad has an art show up in Edmonds (he paints) so they are pretty much tied up the whole time, but at least I got to eat breakfast with them this morning.  We went to Glo's on Capitol Hill, which is bomb breakfast, especially if you like french toast.  I love french toast and the kind I had today had a grip of whip cream and blueberries.  I also drank 4 cups of coffee...I know I say this all the time but even though I work around coffee all day I never get sick of the stuff.  

The homie Johnny Concrete hit me up to be on this compilation album he's putting together.  His concept is bringin together tons of MCs from the town and recording an album over the course of just one weekend.  Johnny if you reading this, thanks for hittin me up, I'm happy to be part of the project and I think it's a great idea!

They sent me 3 beats to choose from and I picked this Marcus D beat.  Marcus D is a cat who been putting it down on the production end for a while now.  He is nice with it and has an album out called Revival Of the Fittest. 



He has hecka cats on the album including Substantial and Royce Da 5'9.  His beat that came in the email is ill so I'm tryin to write a filthy song to it.  I haven't been able to work on beats as much cuz I been writing this song but it's all good cuz I love both rapping and makin beats. 

In follow up to my last post, I'm happy to announce that I GOT MY MACBOOK PRO IN MY P.O BOX!!!!!!!

Ebay worked like a fuckin charm and now I have an ill Mac at probly the best deal I have ever found.  I'm so glad that I went through with my gut feeling and copped that shit before I left for work, despite my uncertainty about the seller.  Otherwise I woulda missed out on a fantastic deal, which someone would have undoubtedly snatched up.  It just goes to show that ya gotta take risks in life.  Granted you will win some and lose some, but I like to think the wins outweigh the losses (if you're wise with your risks).

No more wack hp laptop for me!  I was thinking about goin Office Space on my hp but I will probly give it to my Dad instead.  I think he needs a new laptop and I'm sure this will fit his needs. 

I been super nervous all day.  Before I left for work I found this great deal on ebay for a Macbook Pro.  It was a loaded up Mac for a really good price and, since I am in the market for a laptop, I had to get it.  So often I see great deals and then hold back because I want to be certain of some little detail about the computer, only to find that the deal immediately gets snatched up by someone else. 

I didn't want that to happen this time so I bought the fuckin computer really quick before I left for work.  Keep in mind this thing cost more than a grand... far more $ than I have ever spent online. 

What weirds me out is I emailed the guy I bought it from right after I bought it, just to make sure of some details.  Actually I mostly emailed him in hopes that he would email me back and put my fears at ease that the computer will never show up.  The thing that sketched me out is he won't take a return on it.  Then again, he has good feedback, so I figured I would take the risk.  I just want him to email me back so I know I am gonna get this computer!

Does anybody know what ebay's terms are?  I heard that, even if you get ripped off, ebay will hold you down.  I have heard that from multiple people so hopefully it's true.  Anyone know what's up with that?