I’m Representing Sesame Street Yo

This week has very much been a week where, should I have been lacking in internet etiquette, I would TYPE LIKE THIS!!!  However, I will refrain from doing this and hopefully maintain the modicum of dignity I still have. 

Ok, so first things first.  I have received my contract from work today and it looks good!  I ironed out a couple of details that needed clarified but all in all, it is a really good first ‘proper’ job!  I am turning into quite the ‘proper’ adult...if only I was the same size as one.   I’m very pleased that things are moving quickly now (15 days tomorrow, where is that hyperventilation bag?) and I am starting to get things sorted from my end.  I have even got a rough budget sorted out but will need to actually get there to finalise it.  One major plus is that I might be called upon to travel around Asia on promotional tours for the College, which is amazing and hopefully will be a great opportunity.

Secondly, I shall be making my triumphant return to Dundee tomorrow , for a catch up with some friends and for a beer or two!  Should be a great night!  Thirdly, and most importantly, the Avengers trailer has been released (priorities?).  Sweet mother of Jesus it looks good.  Very good.  Anyway, enough of a catch up.  It is time for my main topic.

5 Reasons why I could never be a Gangsta Rapper

Yo yo yo, it is time for Vanilla Pod,

This is tha flow about a homey, his beagle and his blog

I couldn’t get much less cooler,

But of this blog, Im tha rula!

‘Sup yo.  I decided on this blog as I was watching a Busta Rhymes video and thought to myself, what?  Don’t get me wrong, I listen to rap and enjoy it but I could never do it and here is why.

1. As is clear from above, I ain’t got no flow.  I can barely write this blog, let alone rap lyrics to a beat.  Unless, perhaps, it was academic based.  However, I would have a limited audience who would want lyrics like: 
   
   Expats often don’t integrate well into other communities
   This can negatively affect their health,
   If you don’t like my hypothesis,
   You can go Foucault yourself
   
   
2.  I really could not pull off using words like ‘bitches’ and ‘hoes’ nor do I want to.  I mean, if I even tried, my mum, gran, sister and pretty much every woman I know would thoroughly make regret it.  I mean I’m genuinely frightened of about 70% of them and I have no wish to enter ‘a world of hurt’.  That leads me to my 3^rd point.
   
3. It is often seen as getting shot at, being in fights and being altogether ‘hard’ is a benefit.  Excuse my language but fuck that.  If I get shot at, I’m going to be curled up in a ball weeping and muttering to myself, most likely under a pile of towels under a desk.  I am not ashamed to admit this either.  If I end up in a fight, chances are, I’ll go down quicker than a call girl on the Titanic
   
4. I’ve had my share of wearing really baggy trousers and nobody really wants to see my boxers,  so overall, not a good look for me.  Not a fan of vests either.  Pretty much anything that isn’t a jeans and a t-shirt to be honest.  I also don’t like wearing jewellery, so bling is out of the question as well.  Maybe a doo rag...or a flava flav clock.  Sigh probably neither
   
5. Finally, and the main reason for me, I would not be able to stand  the person who shouts the last half of  everything you say and stands really close to you.  I mean watch the guy in the white ‘doo rag’ next to Busta Rhymes below.   At one part, he looks like he wants to take Busta Rhymes out for dinner and make him breakfast the next morning.   At another, he looks like he is having some sort of fit caused by the lights.   I would not appreciate it one bit.  I don’t really like sitting next to people on a train, let alone standing with their head over my shoulder, pressing against me

          

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 There we go, why I could never be a gangsta rapper.  I would like to point out that this was all in jest and I hope I haven’t offended any rappers out there.  Onto my picks of the days!   

Avengers Trailer  - Ok, they hardly need any more advertisement but still it is an awesome trailer (despite the Iron man heavy focus) and I cannot wait for it!

Yowayowa Camera Woman Diary - Thanks to Derek for linking this to me today.  A blog based around levitation photography.  I have to admit, some really interesting photographs.

For my song of the day, I will go to Kokia and her song (which I admit I don't know the name of) which opens up the film 'Origins - Spirits of the Past'.  I watched the film today and was struck by the song itself.

So enough from me and my rambles.  As usual, tell your friends, remember the 1000 competition and that is about it.  Vanilla Pod out.