It's SPRING TIME!!!

AAAHHHH, the skin quotient has jumped exponentially in the last two days and I love it..

Jesus freaking Christo... I am about to explode!!! The thing I hate the most about being single (besides the in-house punani) is sleeping alone. Some days, I really feel like I could go about my business, have the mrs.. go about her business and we don't really interact with one another until the very end of the day, in the bedroom. But it's that end of the evening cuddle right when I'm finally tired and I'm unwinding that I miss.. that rub of the shoulder for someone to essentially show you their appreciation for all of the hard work you've done today. It was worth it. And there is someone that acknowledges you worked hard today. And despite the fact that they would rather have you spend the entire evening with them, they understand. It's that daily recognition of your struggle that only someone you're living with can understand..

AND at that point, we could go right to sleep even!! I prefer morning sex anyway, but it seems like ladies I'm with are never down!! ..... okay, that's probably a lie...

But I'm hoping this break of the season is going to just be good for me and that there are a good crop of ladies that have been hibernating all winter long and are just ready to open up and BEEEEE FRRRRREEEEEEEE!!!!!! BBBEEEE FFFRRREEEEE WITH MEEEEEEEEE!!! for real, because Latino Sexpots 6 is worn the FU*K out!!!

on another note, I had a homeless guy trying to sell me bootleg soap. How do you get soap on the black market that would allow you to sell it at a discounted price??? I mean, if he stole it, I suppose a bar of soap would last quite awhile and carrying around an extra bar of soap would just be added weight... but it just seemed odd... I mean there are some things I'd buy from homeless folks, soap is not one of them.

I'm doing the big pimpin bachelor party thing this weekend... H3 stretch limo, big pimpin dinner and lots of titties in my face I'm sure... should be fun.

Well get out and enjoy the weather, and ladies, if it's not me, give a stranger some booty this weekend. You know you want it, and he wants it too. Just be safe.

~C

illegal immigration...

I'm curious to know where you all stand on the issue... Please post your opinions below...

~C

Showbiz vs Chuck E. Cheese

We all know Showbiz had the better pizza, but my question is, who do you think had the best show? and was I the only one that got nightmares from these mechanical animals??

Showbiz Pizza's Rock-afire Explosion?...

or The Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Players?

~C

Friends of friends (of friends)

Have you ever bumped into a friend of a friend of a friend when the common friend wasn't around?

So there was this girl in college that I knew, but I didn't really "KNOW"... knowhumsayin? So I was talking to the common friend not to long ago asking her about how all of her friends are doing, etc... And so I ask about her friend "Cindy" (name obviously changed), and she tells me that the last she heard, she had been hanging out a lot with this real exotic French guy. Her and the girls weren't really sure what was up, if there was a relationship or not, but with a little more prodding she tells me,

"and I hear he's working on a coffee table book of nudes, of which "Cindy" has been taking a lot of photographs for."

.... now, "Cindy" was pretty sexy. She had a nice body, but she acted like a goofball which kinda killed it for me. (plus I was trying to get with her friend from Atlanta).... but the thought of some long haired French guy taking nude photos of her kinda gave me a little rise I can't lie.

So there I am, in NYC checking out the Ellen Gallagher exhibit at the Whitney when I hear a rousing, "CURTIS!!!" from right next to me. So we're chatting it up for about 10-15 minutes with the usual "how you been, what you doing" crap, then we both kinda ran out of things to say.... but it was kinda too soon for us to part from each other since we had both given it up to someone the other person knew quite well... so in an unthinkable moment of mental lapse I say,

"So how did that coffee table book thing work out?"

... I was so shocked that it came out of my mouth, I honestly don't remember what she said.

~C

Top 50 Musical Artists of 2005

Yeah, I know, it's March and I didn't do my top 10 CD's of 2005, so in it's place I've listed my top 50 musical artists / groups of the year.

This list is based on the artists that I played the most at home on my computer as tracked by last.fm. If you haven't heard of some people on this list, I highly encourage you to check them out. These are definitely the artists I was feeling the most as I played the most tracks by them.

Enjoy!

~C

1 Jazztronik - Japan's Finest
2 Esthero - I kept the newest album "wikkid lil girls" on repeat for months
3 Gaelle - Sexy downtempo vibes
4 A Bossa Electrica - My favorite mix CD of the year
5 Blaze - the masters of house kept it funky all year long
6 Tosca - 1/2 of Kruder & Dorfmeister shows you why Berlin keeps it funky
7 Jazzanova - More amazing breaks from Germany and flawless production to boot
8 Louie Vega - The undisputed King of House. I bought everything he touched this year
9 Edan - My favoite hip-hop CD of the year, and it was from the UK
10 Bah Samba - the phenomenal "Portuguese Love" remake was the highlight for me
11 Franck Roger - hot NY house producer right now who's been on a roll lately
12 Ananda Project - FINALLY got a copy of their remix album from 2004 and played it out
13 Prince - ..... no comment necessary
14 Lady Alma - HOT HOT HOT album which hopefully gets a full release this year.
15 Krzysztof Sadowski - weird shit I couldn't get enough of
16 Ladybug Mecca - The chic from Digable Planets does bossa, hip-hop, funk and more
17 Atjazz - UK breakbeats at their finest
18 Curtis Mayfield - the master
19 Dimitri From Paris - kept disco in style worldwide
20 Roy Ayers - the BBE releases of previous unreleased tracks are a MUST HAVE
20 Richie Havens - saw the Woodstock documentary and was captivated
20 Sweetback - Sade's band releases their follow-up, but the first one is still a classic
20 Studio Apartment - I need more info on these cats, but I love everything they do
24 Ryota Nozaki - side project for Jazztronik. once I got over the cheesy vocals it was cool
25 Kevin Yost - deep house done the right way
26 Beck - always on some different shit. I check all his releases for their creativity alone
26 福富幸宏 - Yukihiro Fukotami (i think that's it in english?) - hot Japanese break beats
29 Coldplay - had to see what all the hype was about this year and enjoyed the ride
29 Kyoto Jazz Massive - more hot Japanese beats
29 Mark Grant - Chicago house producer who transitioned to a chunkier sound this year
32 Manu Chao - brazilian vibes
32 Fela Kuti - the king of Afro-Beat
32 Kanye West - I actually LIKED Kanye until the egotism set in
32 Brazilian Girls - PUSSY PUSSY PUSSY MARIJUANA!!!
36 Björk - Got the greatest hits box set this year and was reminded why I loved her so
36 Quasimoto - Phat hip-hop rhythms
36 DJ Gregory - French House music for the masses
39 Los Amigos Invisibles - Venezuelan party music
40 Jazzinho - not sure where they're from, but they're latin-house inspired album bangs
41 Bran Van 3000 - weird downtempo
41 Butti 49 - erratic beats vs house music vibes. i love it
43 Roni Size - the original drum & bass man still going strong
44 Jamiroquai - new album was lackluster, but was good to finally get something new
44 Digable Planets - re-discovered Blowout Comb and never put it away
44 Sergent Garcia - y'all know I get my Latin vibe on from time to time
44 Trüby Trio - more German goodness. phat beats, cool tracks
48 Micatone - sultry downtempo that would make Peter Kruder proud
48 Bugz in the Attic - hot hot UK breakbeats for that ass
50 Lisa Shaw - FINALLY a proper release from the voice of Naked Music

Da Chriz-onicles Beeyotches!!!!!

not sure what's going on in the world, but we just had another person resign today... That's like 3 people in 3 weeks and a couple more are coming...

I can understand the concerns to a degree. I work for a very demanding woman. Her expectation level for her employees is high, and I don't mind that. And when she see's shit, she lets you know, "that's shit." I like that in her. Some people would try to find a nice way to say things or don't feel like they should be talked to like that. I can understand that and if people's individual standards of integrity don't allow to be spoken to like that, then you have to do what you have to do.

She doesn't yell at me. The one time she did, I yelled back at her. Everyone that night at happy hour was saying "you're crazy dude!! I'd NEVER talk to her like that!!". My feeling was, if you're keeping real with me, then I'm going to keep it real with you. She hasn't yelled at me again. Actually, I'd say her and I have been cool ever since that day.

Personal integrity is one of those elusive things that defines who we each are to a certain degree and there is nothing really tangible you can point to, in order to prove to someone else how valuable it is to you and/or when your line has been crossed. But it definitely exists, and controls how we react in certain situations, etc..

It's sort of like "Visible" vs "Invisible" cultural traditions which speak to how each group decides to view / feel about history. Some cultures have very visible traditions and some cultures have very invisible traditions. For example, take the Parthenon in Greece. When you look at the replica in Nashville, Tennessee, you know it's a copy and somehow know that traditions that were used to build the one in Nashville weren't the same as the one's in ancient Greece. Take that when compared to the Japanese temple (name escapes me at the moment) that is made of wood and is just as old (if not older) than the Parthenon. So how has it stayed so beautiful over the years??? It is complete rebuilt every 20 years so that the traditions can pass from generation to generation.... thus "invisible cultural traditions" being maintained..

where the eff am I going with this?............ not sure. (and since when did I start censoring myself??)

................... other than to say, a lot of peopleI work with have big time problems with this place. So much so, that they've done something about it and are leaving. I respect these people and know how hard it is to leave. I worked at a company in Chicago about 2 1/2 years longer than I should have. But as much as I share the concerns of these people, I'm actually really content with the situation I'm in and feel that I can still grow here. (especially if more people leave!) So the point of this is just to say, stay true to yourself and no one can define what that is for you, but you.


OH!!! I KNOW what I was going to talk about... these bastards in my class. dammit, ok. I'll tell this story next time. I'll leave you with a note I received from a student this week.

"This letter is to inform you of my absence from class on March 7, 2006. Please continue class without me in my absence. Thanks.."

... how nice of her.

~C