http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dispensaries-i,0,5658093.htmlstory
They are all over the city. I could go on for days about how marijuana should be legal, but I'm tired. Lol. Just check it out. Imagine, all of these locations and how much money they make. My ex knew someone who ran one and said they made about $10,000 a week. That might be a bit embellished because he was tryna get in her pants, but let's think about this... when she would go, she would spend about $60. I'd be willing to bet that that's about average for a person's visit. Let's say it's a slow shop, and they get 20 people that day. These are probably conservative estimates, mind you. That's $8,400/week. Damn... maybe that guy wasn't exaggerating. Fine. I'm okay with saying that a dispensary pulls in 10 g's a week. You're talking about half a million a year from ONE location. According to this article, there are 260 in the Greater L.A. area. That's $130,000,000 coming off weed from this region alone!!! Put these businesses all across the nation and tax the shit out of the operation... it's a crop that would be totally ruled by America. We would own and end a whole lot of problems. I'm just saying.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Greatest Image Ever
I have to thank Perez Hilton for providing me with the greatest thing I have EVER seen. This made my day so EPIC (lol) that I came out of blogging retirement. The reason I love the movie Aladdin is because of Jasmine. She made the songs better, the Genie funnier, and my 6-year-old junk a little older. Now, my 23-year-old junk got that same tingling sensation. Somehow i knew, Kim would be the one to do it. I would LOVE to Reggie that bush.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Drake signs to Young Money
So I was searching for places to find some good hip-hop and I came across this blog. I heard from Julio Paz that the blogs is where you keep up with your music. Figured I'll stick to this one. And it had a great article about Drake: check it here.
I just wanted to comment on one idea proposed in the blog:
"Not Drake himself, but the fact that EVERYONE is seemingly head over heels in love with him... "
YES! I completely agree. It's definitely a phenomenon that's going on in hip-hop. I think fans have been clamoring for so long for a rapper that can actually rap. Wait, wait. Let me rephrase that... a rapper with MAINSTREAM APPEAL that can actually rap. He's very user-friendly. He's got the same swag, wordplay and entertainment value as Lil' Wayne. But Drake can go where Lil' Wayne can't: the eyes & ears of the easily-offended conservative.
Ladies love him because he's got that confidence and looks (no homo, but he's mad over-rated in that category). Fellas love him because he's got lines for days. Dare I say... he's even better than Wayne? Yes I do dare. Yes I do.
I don't know who kept their ears out for this guy, but I'm pretty sure Drake already knew how he was gonna market himself. And damn he did a good job at it. I mean, who would have known where you can find a clean, marketable version of Lil' Wayne? Apparently, you find him in Canada on the set of a Nickelodeon teen drama.
Drake is it. There's no stopping him. All Young Money needs now is a great-looking Latino from Los Angeles. And I thiiiink I know where to find him....
Lol.
I just wanted to comment on one idea proposed in the blog:
"Not Drake himself, but the fact that EVERYONE is seemingly head over heels in love with him... "
YES! I completely agree. It's definitely a phenomenon that's going on in hip-hop. I think fans have been clamoring for so long for a rapper that can actually rap. Wait, wait. Let me rephrase that... a rapper with MAINSTREAM APPEAL that can actually rap. He's very user-friendly. He's got the same swag, wordplay and entertainment value as Lil' Wayne. But Drake can go where Lil' Wayne can't: the eyes & ears of the easily-offended conservative.
Ladies love him because he's got that confidence and looks (no homo, but he's mad over-rated in that category). Fellas love him because he's got lines for days. Dare I say... he's even better than Wayne? Yes I do dare. Yes I do.
I don't know who kept their ears out for this guy, but I'm pretty sure Drake already knew how he was gonna market himself. And damn he did a good job at it. I mean, who would have known where you can find a clean, marketable version of Lil' Wayne? Apparently, you find him in Canada on the set of a Nickelodeon teen drama.
Drake is it. There's no stopping him. All Young Money needs now is a great-looking Latino from Los Angeles. And I thiiiink I know where to find him....
Lol.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Hate Crimes
It's a shame that this stuff is going down. The media and government have worked hand-in-hand to create racist sentiment towards Latinos. And they promote it even further by continuously reporting on the Mexican Drug War in such a negative light, practically blaming the swine flu on Mexico, and constantly heating up the immigration debate.
Below, you will find a link to an actual hate crime. This kid was attacked by these backwards scum who tied a noose around his neck. A NOOSE! Despicable. Simply despicable.
http://blog.votolatino.org/2009/06/23/no.aspx
Below, you will find a link to an actual hate crime. This kid was attacked by these backwards scum who tied a noose around his neck. A NOOSE! Despicable. Simply despicable.
http://blog.votolatino.org/2009/06/23/no.aspx
Thursday, June 25, 2009
R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON
Whoa. I woke up today feeling kinda weird. Then, I found out the news about the death of one of the greatest legends to ever exist. Michael Jackson passed away today. Reportedly, of a heart attack. I'm not here to write a news article. You can turn on the TV and check out the reports. Seems like every channel is reporting on it. It makes all this even more depressing. As I sit here typing this at my Grandmother's house, I have faint memories of my days in the 1-bedroom "house" that I grew up in just down the street from here. Every Saturday & Sunday morning, I'd wake up, grab a vinyl from the album crate, and bother my mom 'til she woke up. She already knew what I wanted when she woke up. So, she'd wipe the mocos from here eyes (lol), walk into the living room, and put the vinyl on the turntable. As soon as the record began to play, my hips would start moving and my morning routine began as Baby Johnny would dance away to Michael Jackson's Bad. From then on, all jokes aside, this pop icon was gonna be part of my life's soundtrack no matter what.
Today, we mourn the life of a music god. It's sad that all this controversy surrounds him. It's a taint in the road of a Great. But there's people, BILLIONS of people, all over the WORLD that don't care. That put it aside because the guy is a part of the best songs to ever hit ears. It's a sad day. I've always been terrified of death and it impacts me greatly. Honestly, I've only had one major death in my family, but I am able to empathize very easily. Too easily. Because he was such a big part of my life and countless other lives, it actually affects me almost as much. I'm pretty depressed. Not gonna lie. It doesn't help that I can't get away from the news. Lol. And yet, I don't want to be away from it. I want to celebrate the life of a Legend. I want to be where all the people are. I want everyone to gather in one place and have the BIGGEST Michael Jackson dance party ever! Who's down?
Michael overshadows this day. Let us not forget about the others that died today, specifically the sexual icon Farrah Fawcett and t.v. icon Ed McMahon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_fawcett
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_mcmahon_7
Once again, it's a sad day. Everything seems to be annoying today. Lol. Whatever. Ima put on some M.J. tunes and wig out. Let's do this people...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/2.11.7978_8433/9player.swf
News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8119993.stm
Celebs mourn Mike:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/06/celebrities-mourn-michael-jackson-death-dead-twitter.html
Today, we mourn the life of a music god. It's sad that all this controversy surrounds him. It's a taint in the road of a Great. But there's people, BILLIONS of people, all over the WORLD that don't care. That put it aside because the guy is a part of the best songs to ever hit ears. It's a sad day. I've always been terrified of death and it impacts me greatly. Honestly, I've only had one major death in my family, but I am able to empathize very easily. Too easily. Because he was such a big part of my life and countless other lives, it actually affects me almost as much. I'm pretty depressed. Not gonna lie. It doesn't help that I can't get away from the news. Lol. And yet, I don't want to be away from it. I want to celebrate the life of a Legend. I want to be where all the people are. I want everyone to gather in one place and have the BIGGEST Michael Jackson dance party ever! Who's down?
Michael overshadows this day. Let us not forget about the others that died today, specifically the sexual icon Farrah Fawcett and t.v. icon Ed McMahon.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_fawcett
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_mcmahon_7
Once again, it's a sad day. Everything seems to be annoying today. Lol. Whatever. Ima put on some M.J. tunes and wig out. Let's do this people...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/2.11.7978_8433/9player.swf
News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8119993.stm
Celebs mourn Mike:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/06/celebrities-mourn-michael-jackson-death-dead-twitter.html
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Dear College Kid
Here's a little rant I left on a friend's Facebook Wall after she said my 3-month suspension from Facebook "inspired" her to get off it as well:
i personally think Facebook is the best social networking tool of all-time. it's much more personal than MySpace, and easier to find friends. it has a Wall that makes it quicker to leave comments. all the Apps. make it versatile. the interface is much more user friendly and not annoyingly complicated like customizing your MySpace page. and it has the Chat function. honestly, if they made their Chat operation more reliable, there would be no need for MySpace or AIM (or anything else for that matter). The internet would be ran by Google and Facebook.
but all that means is that Facebook IS the mortal enemy of that little thing we call Time. lol. i mean, keeping in contact with friends is great. but you can't possibly be BFF's with everybody. so keep the close friends on speed dial, the decent friends on AIM, and everyone else on a blue moon.
now BACK to homework and partying!
i personally think Facebook is the best social networking tool of all-time. it's much more personal than MySpace, and easier to find friends. it has a Wall that makes it quicker to leave comments. all the Apps. make it versatile. the interface is much more user friendly and not annoyingly complicated like customizing your MySpace page. and it has the Chat function. honestly, if they made their Chat operation more reliable, there would be no need for MySpace or AIM (or anything else for that matter). The internet would be ran by Google and Facebook.
but all that means is that Facebook IS the mortal enemy of that little thing we call Time. lol. i mean, keeping in contact with friends is great. but you can't possibly be BFF's with everybody. so keep the close friends on speed dial, the decent friends on AIM, and everyone else on a blue moon.
now BACK to homework and partying!
Punishment = No Facebook?
After a series of unfortunate incidents culminating in the towing of my car and the mandatory payment of a class I didn't even complete, I've decide to punish myself. It's a firm penalty that I hope to adhere to through self-control and the strong urge to become sharper.
For 3-months starting today, June 18, 2009, I am disallowing myself from:
(1) Drinking
(2) Smoking
Apparently I have a party coming up on the 25th, so I'm leaving my Facebook up to invite friends to that AND LUL & OPB's 3rd Annual Greek Unity BBQ. I honestly don't quite know if people will still get the invitations even though I deactivate the account. If I knew that they would, then I would do it now. But I'm not too sure that Facebook will send the invitation from a ghost. Nevertheless, when I find out for sure that people will still get it (or until June 25th, whichever comes sooner), then it will be
(3) Facebook
The "party" will be the first challenge, ideally, to #1. I mean if people go for me, they're theoretically gonna wanna buy me drinks, right? But I already got a solution for that:
Friend: "Johnny, lemme buy you a drink!"
Johnny (Option 1): "I'm not tryna drink, but buy one more for yourself and get messed up for me!"
Johnny (Option 2): "I'm not tryna drink, but hook my homie up with one for me. He/she has been a ryder in my college life, so both of y'all deserve it."
Johnny (Option 3): "Who the f*ck are you?!"
Yeah so I'm pretty much serious about this. The beast in me is starting to come out. I've vowed to get on my grind like it was in high school. And now that I'm older and wiser, more SEASONED as they say, it's gonna be a VERY interesting summer.
But yeah... the whole point of this post though is to publicly declare that if you have no other way of getting a hold of me besides Facebook, you suck and really don't belong in my life, but I'm nice and want to remember random people that I've met in my time at USC, so I haven't deleted you from my Facebook friends. I guess one positive of going off Facebook for a period of time is that you'll see who really wants to be around you. Even leaving a Facebook Wall comment doesn't constitute friendship (surprising I know). So people who want to be in touch will do it in a form aside from Facebook.
That's that. As a punishment for my crimes, I'm taking away things that I "like to do". In old-fashioned parental style, I'm grounded from my hobbies. Lol.
For 3-months starting today, June 18, 2009, I am disallowing myself from:
(1) Drinking
(2) Smoking
Apparently I have a party coming up on the 25th, so I'm leaving my Facebook up to invite friends to that AND LUL & OPB's 3rd Annual Greek Unity BBQ. I honestly don't quite know if people will still get the invitations even though I deactivate the account. If I knew that they would, then I would do it now. But I'm not too sure that Facebook will send the invitation from a ghost. Nevertheless, when I find out for sure that people will still get it (or until June 25th, whichever comes sooner), then it will be
(3) Facebook
The "party" will be the first challenge, ideally, to #1. I mean if people go for me, they're theoretically gonna wanna buy me drinks, right? But I already got a solution for that:
Friend: "Johnny, lemme buy you a drink!"
Johnny (Option 1): "I'm not tryna drink, but buy one more for yourself and get messed up for me!"
Johnny (Option 2): "I'm not tryna drink, but hook my homie up with one for me. He/she has been a ryder in my college life, so both of y'all deserve it."
Johnny (Option 3): "Who the f*ck are you?!"
Yeah so I'm pretty much serious about this. The beast in me is starting to come out. I've vowed to get on my grind like it was in high school. And now that I'm older and wiser, more SEASONED as they say, it's gonna be a VERY interesting summer.
But yeah... the whole point of this post though is to publicly declare that if you have no other way of getting a hold of me besides Facebook, you suck and really don't belong in my life, but I'm nice and want to remember random people that I've met in my time at USC, so I haven't deleted you from my Facebook friends. I guess one positive of going off Facebook for a period of time is that you'll see who really wants to be around you. Even leaving a Facebook Wall comment doesn't constitute friendship (surprising I know). So people who want to be in touch will do it in a form aside from Facebook.
That's that. As a punishment for my crimes, I'm taking away things that I "like to do". In old-fashioned parental style, I'm grounded from my hobbies. Lol.
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