but what about jermaine? ... f*ck jermaine!

in trying to keep up with what's going on in the hip hop world, i came across this the other day.

Jermaine Dupri Screws Virgin, Leaves Label

you gotta love that headline. straight comedy.

... and then:
da scruffy ONE (11:18:25 PM): cuz when i screw a virgin
da scruffy ONE (11:18:31 PM): i leave a label behind too
da scruffy ONE (11:18:40 PM): its just common courtesy, frankly.
bmasc123 (11:18:55 PM): it's like sticking a flag on the moon
da scruffy ONE (11:18:58 PM): hahahahah
bmasc123 (11:18:59 PM): you're claiming your territory
da scruffy ONE (11:19:03 PM): exaccctly
da scruffy ONE (11:19:17 PM): either leave a label or pee on them . . i'm marking my territory
da scruffy ONE (11:19:23 PM): and at least this way, they can't just move out the way

yes, yes ... jay and i are idiots ... we know.

ahh ... good times ...

the choice is yours

as many of you know, work had been kicking my ass for the past month and a half. well, the weight has been lifted ... as of tuesday, we called the project complete and moved into a support role. i'm sooooo glad this project is finally over. it had been consuming my left for the past month and a half. now that it's over, i feel like i have loads of free time in the evenings and have no clue what do with them (btw, someone suggest a good song to learn to play on the piano).

... and like last time, it's time to get rewarded for all my hard work. last time, my manager and i were given a choice: fancy dinner or day off work. my manager pulled rank, and since he has amassed hours upon hours of vacation time, he chose the dinner. he also promised me that i would be given the choice next time. so now is next time ... BUT i have no choice once again.

why?! because this time, the office manager gave us BOTH! yup, that's right ... a day off AND a fancy dinner. last time, we tallied an almost $200 bill between the two of us. we would have reached the $200 plateau if my manager hadn't somehow convinced them to give us dessert for free. and who knows, maybe this time the two of us won't be losers and will actually have dates to take along with us ... yeah, i know. that's a big IF. unfortunately, i didn't get a choice on the day off (it's tomorrow). long weekends are always nice too, but if i had known a bit in advance, i probably would have taken today off too and made a trip out to the bay.

so ... the choice wasn't mine ... but hey, who's complaining ...

tease me

my friends have been teasing me lately ...

raman sent me this link last night. i CANNOT wait for the nba season and the LAKERS to get back into gear. i'm excited about the new season and seeing the team progress ... and the link just amplifies that feeling.

my old roommate mike sent me two new jay-z tracks. one isn't all that ... but i'm definitely feeling the other. the lyrics aren't anything special but just blaze blessed the track with some HOT production. he tossed in an wrexx n fx sample and some NICE drums. i just hope jay-z's first album after returning from retirement will be as good as the black album was.

but yeah ... talk about teasers.

take that cookie

i went to panda express for lunch today ... good, cheap, quick food. after i finish eating, i crack open my fortune cookie:

"ASK YOUR MOM"

what kinda fortune is that?!!? i mean, come on ... i got jacked ... and why would i ask my mom? she thinks i'm ugly anyway.

super ugly

so i'm sitting at the dining table at my parent's house with my mom and my brother ... i just got finished telling my mom that my cousin angelo wants to go to goa next year. her response, "why ... to get married? ... you know, one of your aunts think one of the cousins should go to india and find a wife there." she won't tell us which aunt said it or about which cousin that aunt said it about (or even if it was actually about a particular one at all). that whole talk brought on a big conversation about dating, which is always a great conversation to have with your mom.

some highlights:
after my brother said something about some girl being really pretty ...
my mom: "you can't date someone just for looks."
terence: "but looks are important"
my mom: "i mean, come on, look at you guys"
me: "she just called us ugly!!"
my mom: "not ugly ... but you know ..."

about my brother and some girl he's dating ...
my mom: "so you're dating ... but she's not your gf ... ???"
terence: "yeah"
my mom: "so make it happen"
terence and i: "HAHAHHA"
my mom: "well ... just don't screw it up"
terence: "wait ... you think i screwed it up with [a] and [t]?!?"
my mom: *silence*

those may not be direct quotes, but that was the basic gist of it. gotta love it.

**UPDATE**
terence made it his personal quest at the wedding to find out which aunt made the above mentioned comments about goa and about which cousin it was direct, if anyway. the first aunt he questioned was his godmother, aunty bushu.
terence: "do you think one of the cousins should go to goa to find a wife"
aunty bushu: "i think that's a great idea."
terence: "but have you said it before?"
aunty bushu: "yeah"
terence: "about which one of us?"
aunty bushu: "you"

after the initial shock, terence is quite pleased to have found out who the comment it was about. he goes to tell my mom that he knows that aunty bushu said it about him. my godmother, aunty mia, overhears, "no, i said that."
terence: "what?"
aunty mia: "yeah, i said that"
terence: "about me??!"
aunty mia: "no"
terence: "then who?"
aunty mia: "shawn"

so it looks like i'm safe from being shipped off to goa by my aunts to find a wife for now ... terence and shawn, not so much.

i'm slippin'

it's now october (happy birthday, lo!). september has come and gone ... but there hasn't been a september concert for brian. yeah, i'm slippin'. i tell myself it's excusable since i went to two concerts in august: billy idol (yes ... you read that correctly) and simple citizens. it evens out, right? i think so. i consider my new years resolution to make it to one concert a month still in tact. for october: zion i, crown city rockers, and the grouch at ucsd on friday the 13th at ucsd. unfortunately, those are the only details i have. i don't know where to buy tickets (if you know, get at me). anyone want to join me?

as for my other new years resolutions ... i've been going out a lot more lately, and now that third year is over for the medschool kids, i've often had company doing so. i've still only missed four thursdays at dynamite all year so far (new york, belize x2, and palm springs). i got this text from my friend's cousin last thurs:

"yo, what're you doing tonight? i'm going to be in sd and we're going to some placed called bar dynamite if you're interested"

i thought that was pretty funny. when i show up there, dom, christine, and others are outside at the gelato place across the street. they already had their hands stamped, so when we're walking in, christine asks, "have you already been inside or do you need to wait in line?"
"nah, i haven't been in, but it's alright"
"huh"
"yeah ... uhh ... i don't wait in line here"
"ohh ... so it's like that ... didn't know you rolled like that, b"
hahah. she's moving down to sd soon, which will be nice cause she's a dope girl.

and the last resolution, i have one more trip to go, and as of now, i'm planning to go to toronto around christmas/new years time to see my grandparents. it's been awhile since i've seen them, and i wanted to visit the rest of my fam out there.

... and yeah ... i'm just posting because it's monday morning, and i can't bring myself to do actual work yet.