new artist: d-r-a-k-e, drake, drizzy!

omg i've been listening to drake for the past 2 nights & he's grrrreat! i've tweeted about him & wrote about him on my facebook, so eventually a blog post had to come :)

he's come a long way since cute lil jimmy brooks from degrassi in a wheelchair... possibly the most talented actor turned rapper/singer!! i'm not a r&b fan, but his songs are the perfect mix of sweet, sexy, & lyrically sound. i like the way he sings, the way he raps, the way he looks... guess it's safe to say i'm a fan! (my cousin thinks i like him bc he looks like smoe, but that's not true they're just the same complexion)...

best of all he's like a protege to the love of my life (wayne) so they have A LOT of songs together. lastly, he was born in toronto, so 'nuff said (people always crap on canada, but they've given us good stuff good people)... anywho, here are a few good introductory songs:

unstoppable remix (drake, wayne, santi)

replacement girl (drake ft trey songz)

brand new remix (drake ft wayne)

closer (drake ft andreena mill) **

i can take your girl (wayne, drake, kid cudi)

in other other news, my janet jackon is growin up (tear, tear)... i'll explain in another post on another nite (maybe not)

** side note: andreena mill (also born in toronto) is pretty good too...again not a huge fan of r&b so i can only listen to so much, but worth checkin out

facebook song & twitter vs flutter

thanks to @rex7 on twitter i found that second life article and this facebook video:


i've also been meaning to put up this twitter video... though it makes fun of folks who LOVE twitter (i.e. me) still think it's funny:



gotta love the folks at slate for flutter! flutterized glasses are great:



...okay enough w/ playing around on the internet, must go back to reading library book so i won't have to pay anymore overdue fees...

how i spent my friday night

o no, it's friday the 13th... i used to look forward to this day to see if somethin bad happened. i had a great day today! i've realized i shouldn't go out on fridays (unless it's a special occasion or event) bc i'm drained from work week. got home at 8pm, watched olberman, ate left over couscous, played around on fbook & been twittering my life away... omg new snickers commercials are grrrrrrrrreat!

anywho, umm lost train of thought so i'll keep typing, but tv is so loud can't concentrate (darn you king of the hill theme)...got it so i've accomplished 1 thing this cold friday nite- photoshopping a pic from my bday thing (come back to me march 8th) at modern:

trying to decide if i'm gonna wake up super early & volunteer w/ church's homeless ministry or spend time w/ smoe. it's odd bc folks think we're always together, but smoe & i rarely actually enjoy time we spend together... bc we're always doing somethin else (i.e. commuting or running errands or he's on the computer as i sleep/as i talk n the phone, etc.). he works tomorrow afternoon so ideally we could spend am & early pm together, but even if i don't wake up at crack of dawn to feed homeless i gotta volunteer w/ kids early pm so our time is limited...is it silly to plan a "couple time"... aren't we too young to be too busy w/ conflicting schedules? oh well. feel silly for blogging about this so i'll stop & post the 4 song that gave me an extra boost of energy late at work today:

gloria (laura branigan) ...i love her outfit. this song is such a classic!
dirty diana (mike jack) ...this song makes me think of my band friends from hu!
beat it (mike jack) ...love love love the dancing, love the outfits, love the fact that the cute light skinned guy from ny undercover is in it,love the piano shirt & absolutely loove the way mike gets outta bed when the hook first comes in!
go your own way (fleetwood mac) ...regardless of what mood i'm in this always makes me hype.

1q1b OUT (a la star trek)... off to watch my show & wait for smoe to get off work & come over.

personal life vs professional life

as more and more social networking sites pop up it's important to know what you're putting out there! i think i'm fairly connected w/ folks via my book of face (facebook to most); linked in; twitter; now this blog. i'm also mindful of the content i send out on all of my social networking sites... i.e. after becoming "friends" with an intern at my organization i def had to go unto the book of face and take down some party pics a friend added!

i'm a fan of transparency and letting it all hang out, but there's my personal life & my work. as a generation Y-er i know the difference, so one would assume that older individuals would as well. unfortunately, that's not always the case.... i was slightly annoyed after reading Twitter, Facebook and Charitable Campaigning. not with the author, as i thought it was a well-written piece (unfortunate that it had to be written though). i was annoyed w/ silly people.

In it, he explains:

Section 501(c)(3) prohibits charities from intervening in political campaigns, either for or against a candidate. The prohibition is absolute; if the IRS so decides it's one strike and yer out. Yet if you pay careful attention to charitable Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, message boards and other social media, you can find any number of accounts associated with 501(c)(3) managers also being used to tout Obama, slam Palin, raise funds for a political party and so forth.

i'm a fan of freedom of speech; i understand this current election is emotional, and too close for comfort for some so it's natural to have pride in your candidate. as a person who works for, volunteers with (several), donates to nonprofit organizations i'm amazed that some would walk so close to the line w/o making clear distinctions of personal thought & thoughts on behalf of their organization. use your organization/work voice to talk about your mission, cause, send messages; use your personal/individual voice to give social commentary.

i encourage those interested to check out the article.