okay. i'm pissed. i just spent like 40 min. writing a GOOD entry (no really it was witty, and had sharp social commentary as well..) and because of some stupid a$$ java error, i lost it. i guess that should teach my stupid ass to back iSh up before i post it. but oh well. okay i ain't gonna write that ish again. sorry. maybe i'll rewrite it tommorrow. for now..shoutz out to liza and mel cuz i saw them last night and i haven't seen them for like a long a$$ time. also a shout to janice(i think that's how u spell it) cuz it was nice to meet u and hopefully we'll kick it again sometime soon :p.
okay. sleep. now. =)

hrMM...it's been awhile :) saw oZomatli perform at UCLA last weekend...pretty hype a$$ show :). They did some new stuff along with their "classics" (are they really classics?...i mean they're only a few years old)...but anyway the crowd was somewhat lacking in enthusiasm..but it got better at the end.
anyway today's topic is "activism."
as an Asian Ameican Studies Major....i have to pleasure of learning about many (and believe me, there are many,) issues that the Asian American community is facing right now. My question is..."Where's the activism??? Where's the excitement?!??!?!" I mean, I understand that there are many efforts being made by MANY various CBO's (community based organizations)...I mean..i even work for one! click here to find out where i work. but anyway, I don't want to downplay the work that these awesome groups do, it's just that....well I miss the enthusiasm that people used to have for civil rights and justice. I mean...what happened to the energy of the 60's and 70's even? It's really sad to see a lot of the apathy that people have for civil rights and equality these days. It's almost like society as a whole has reached a point where those who used to be unprivledged feel that things are "good enough." Now, like i said, don't take this the wrong way. I am well aware that there are MANY people that are FIGHTING HARD to resolve civil rights issues in modern society. It just seems that the general public's awareness has slipped and MOST people are generally complacent. How are we gonna get anywhere if people are complacent?!??!?? Anyway, that's my rant for today. I hope it makes sense. :) If you have questions/comments/points of clarification, plz contact me @ gsunoo@leap.org or IM me @ NiHoNPrYd. :) peaCe.
oh. ps. here's some music i'm especially feelin today :).
1. Jill Scott - "One is the Magic Number" (Jill Scott is QUEEN...and this song 0wnZ me right now :).)
2. Rahzel - "If Your Mother Only Knew" and "Man vS. Machine, with dJ. Scribble (mad sk33lz)
3. del tha funky homosapien - "Mr. Dobalina" (this song is a hip hop CLASSIC)
4. Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard (one of those songs that just makes you happy :p...besides what would a hip hop playlist be without a lil j5 up in there)
5. Common feat. Jill Scott - 8 min. till sunrise (once again...jill scott is QUEEN)
okay that's enuff for now....got class tommorrow...peas out :).

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So sayeth the emode oracle. I will probably not be a millionaire. That's okay..at least i'm loyal to my friends and family and I will never sell out =). Actually I think that the test result was actually pretty accurate. I consider myself to be fiercly loyal to my friends...and however fickle *some* people think I may be *cO LisA uGH*, I also think i'd be pretty devoted to a significant other.
this stupid weblog feels so inadequate. I am tired of looking at other people's logs and thinking "damn mine sucks" must design something soon. too damn busy tho. oh well..really somethin nice comin soon! :)
i promise.

whEw...i *was* gonna write everyday. so much for that. but i guess if i wrote everyday, things would get boring.hrMm..oh yah. i went to go see lucy pearl last night...at this little(sorta) club in hollywood....let me say..before I saw them..i kinda liked their music...after i saw them live...THEY ARE THE SH*T!@!@ :). dawn robinson (is gone :() but the new singer (joy) has a good voice..so it's all good. plus raphael saadiq and ali shaheed (sP??) have always been dope. raphael and ali even did some of their old school stuff..they all have a great stage presence, and the crowd was jus HYPED. i don't watch many concerts/live performances, but i think i will start :).
anyway..since i lack anything better to write about...here is my playlist for this week :p
1. Lucy Pearl - La La La
2. Latyrx - Lady Don't TekNo
3. Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? (yes you caN!)
4. Moby- Honey (aphrodite remix)
5. Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over till it's Over
anyway umm yah. coming soon...a redesign...gonna actually make this thing look nice....or at least different.