Free Your Mind

We, as humans, use money to define a sense of ownership of anything we feel the need to be entitled to. Our government funds [with money] the conforms of society. Big brother regulates everything we encounter. Our government uses money to regulate humans. This is the way I see it. We’re all being regulated to conform to a ‘society’ deemed just by mankind. Every aspect of our lives are controlled by mankind. We have to conform….that’s what the law [OF MAN, FROM MAN] states. That we conform to the law. We spend billions of dollars in conformity…scratch that…WE SPEND TRILLIONS: every aspect of our everyday lives is controlled by the government. We are not free. Freedom is the sense of entitlement to everything that is available without entitlement. Entitlement is created through power. This is not what the world is about.

My Top 5 Songs

To kick off this new year with some new content and ideas, I decided to start lists of my favorites.

The songs following are not just songs that get a lot of play time on my iPod/iTunes/Blackberry, but songs that are simply amazing for the reasons given.


#1 Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing [Live at Royal Albert Hall version]

Jimi Hendrix is my favorite guitarist simply because of his innovation of all of his own style of music. I've listened to this song at least 500 times in my lifetime because every note within this song has feel and every note phrase has a separate feel of its own. The lyrics are simple, he's referring to his mom throughout the song whom died before the song was created. The song starts out with a great bluesy feel, but ends with the best guitar solo I've ever hard that builds with intensity as time passes.

#2 Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness

Kid Cudi is well known for mixing his emotions with great lyrics and outstanding beats. Pursuit of Happiness is a prime example of this. After countless plays, no matter what mood I'm in to begin with, I always end up with a sense of happiness. "Everything that shines ain't always gonna be gold." <- One of m favorite quotes not only because of the truth, but that it can apply to anyone's life. I also love the guitar solo in this song for it's simplicity and sound. The music videos for this song are well put together. The original version features Kid Cudi having an amazing time partying with some of the biggest names in the music industry, then later ending up stumbling to the bathroom feeling terrible. One can go from pure happiness to the crappiest mood of their life in a simple matter of time. The Megaforce version of this video is amazing because every lyric of the song matches the content of the video. You'll just have to watch it for yourself to understand what I mean.

#3 Bob Marley - Don't Worry, Be Happy

Another song that aims to put listeners in a good mood, no matter how terrible it is at first. Any time I'm feeling down, this song is played. I love the simplistic reggae feel and the lyrics as a whole.

#4 Nas - Hero

Coming from a controversial album alone, this song shows that controversy and the artist's view of the album as a whole. Nas wanted the album to be titled 'Nigger' but of course the market wouldn't allow it. So he comes back saying no matter what the title's called, he's still going to speak his mind, even if he has to fight to say it. Imagine if legends in the past couldn't say what they felt from the soul. The beat alone is outstanding and lyrics come together beautifully.

#5 Kanye West - Spaceship

Mr. West did an excellent job with this song of reaching out to all the people out there struggling. He's "been there, done that" and shows this well within the lyrics. This is for the people who work very hard but would like a break and can escape from it all. "I've been working this grave-shift, and I ain't made sh*t. I wish I could buy me a spaceship and fly, past the sky."

Deviation of the Week [12.20.10]

Welcome to the second installment of the Deviation of the Week. Due to the lack of posting this yesterday on time, I decided it's only fair if I post two deviations rather one.

The following deviations were chosen simply because I love using my laptop, and having a comforting area to use it is a must. The following setups are very warming and are inspiration for any setup I'll create in the future.

The first one comes from ~GCTHawk7 and the setup looks simply amazing. I'm a fan of having more than one monitor to work on at one time.

 

The second comes from ~sh3kk and the setup is very warming and illuminating. 

Fail of the Week! [12.18.10]

Welcome back for the second installment of Fail of the Week!
The following video makes me laugh every time I watch it.

*Hit and runs are very bad.

Hit and Run FAIL

Respect.

Respect - you give it to receive it; but most the people I meet show respect as a first impression. This first impression carries out to establish friendships and relationships that we cherish and want to continue. This flag, hanging at my buddy Mike's place,  proves that all of the respect he's given out as a first impression, expanded and broadened into mutual respect between many individuals. This flag shows the signatures and remarks of all the familiar faces he's known, knows, and respects. This flag is truly a symbol of respect in itself.

Old Wisdom.

You really have to take a moment to experience a heart-to-heart conversation with an elder.

I just had one with my 92 year old greatgrandmother and the amount of wisdom she sent my way was simply amazing.

The older you are, the more you've seen, the more you've gained, the more you've lost, the more you've been through; the more you've lived.

Take the time to listen to them and take in what they have to say to the heart. They know what they're talking about [usually].

Deviation of the Week [12.12.10]

Here's the first installment of the Deviation of the Week. Each week I'll go through my favorites on deviantArt and post a new one I feel worthy of showcasing.

This week's winner is Heaven at Night Kid Cudi by ~JMcCarthy55