Very strange time to wake up on a Friday morning.
Kind of hungry but I'm back on my lunatic healthy eating habits so I can't even slide down to Bagel Bros the way I would if this was 2 weeks ago.
Last night I watched Lebron prove why Kobe is the best player in the league. As a person, I love Lebron, I think personality wise he's way easier to get along with than Kobe. Unfortunately personality never won any games. Kobe's an assassin. He doesn't let up till his opponents are completely disheartened and realize they have no shot. In the event he takes a loss, he still makes you work to earn that victory and makes a statement to let you know he'll be back.
I said all that because the entire Famous Firm tried to crucify me the other day when I said Dwayne Wade wasn't a true winner. People threw verbal tomatoes at me and proclaimed that I knew nothing.
Ummmmm what else is going on? Oh I finally cut my hair yesterday after 3 months. I wasn't growing it for any particular reason other than that's what I do every Winter. The picture above is misleading because it was combed out so you can't tell really how high and out of control it had gotten.
Speaking of pictures, tomorrow's the 1st of the month. That means time for new profile pics on all gazillion sites that I'm registered to. Also time for a new nickname. I'm running with Phrankie Lyman. If you haven't seen "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" you should check it out, Frankie was the man. Hopefully, Phrankie will do him justice.
I've never been jealous of anyones girlfriends or anyones cars. What I am guilty of being jealous of is seeing creative people create together. I envy that and long for it. That's the whole purpose of starting Da Fam back up; like a free-zone of sorts for creative people where they won't have to worry about being judged or categorized. I envy these guys who just sleep in the studio all day and make music. Wish I could do it too but that starving artist routine gets old real quick and it's hard to justify. I miss when I was younger and I thought being a rapper was a good career. My naivete allowed me to just rhyme rhyme rhyme all day long. Now that I've discovered that rappers get no respect in the world, I'd be a fool to invest ALL my time into it. I'll find time eventually though. And if I don't, I'll definitely give shine to those that do.
"Forget this rap sh*t, I need a new hustle/a little bit of everything, the new improved Russell/I say that reluctantly cause I do struggle/As you see I can't leave so I do love you"-Jay-Z
Did it just take me an hour to write this? It's 7AM now. Time flies when you're having fun I guess.
I am also guilty of being jealous of other people’s creativity, or the time they have to be creative. i guess when you’re hustling, there isn’t as much time to create. it’s all about reaching goals and making it.
I’m totally with yóu on the eating healthy bit; glad I’m not alone! Its tough when everyone around you is eating junk :/ But w/ willpower you can make it happen, right?
As for being the ‘starving artist’ I agree in regards to ANY genre or part of the entertainment industry. Its rare to see people have lasting success just being a singer or rapper, etc w/o broadening their horizons and tapping into other things.
mellowyel: exactly, it’s like a catch 22. true true artists and creative souls will tell you that it’s all that matters. it almost makes you question how their bills get paid. like everything else in life I guess it just comes down to the individual
Crystal: Willpower is everything. People around me don’t care. They eat whatever whenever. Just gotta take each day as a new day to test how strong you really are.
Yea it’s unfortunate but historically most true artists died poor. You have to expand in order to see any kind of lasting success.