I just saw this “news” article on the Yahoo index page about how your keyboard could be spreading the flu and you better wear gloves and stay indoors or you’re all gonna die! …Ok…well, the article doesn’t exactly say that, but it is another example of how the media loves to use scare-tactics to generate readership/viewership of their outlets. It’s rediculous. We have our government telling us that we’re all gonna die from terrorists and our news headlines are full of warnings about the next big pandemic. I think it’s time that somebody took some initiative and stopped the bullshit tactics that are being used. It’s sad that the “news” has become a 24 hour ticker saying “you better read/watch this, or you and your family may die!”
I used to watch the news regulary, thinking that I was doing the “right” thing; keeping up on current events, paying attention to the world out there instead of burying my head, like so many people my age seemed to do all the time. I always knew it was full of “doomsday news”, but figured I’d just filter out that nonsense and keep the “good” news. Now I’ve given up on checking the news regulary, realizing that it’s most likely not good for our mental states to be bombarded with all that bullshit. Especially since keeping up with the most current “news” means that you’re subjecting yourself to empty threats of death by Bird-flu, SARS, Anthrax, etc. Who wants or needs to hear that crap everyday?
I know this rant isn’t opening any new doors, but I had to get it off my chest. Like I said….I wish somebody somewhere would take steps to cleanse the headlines of the bullshit, but like everyone else, I don’t have the answer or the means. So, enjoy that next headline by laughing at it, like the bad joke that it is.

peace,
-zOnk.oNe

I got the opportunity to watch this ultra-low-budget flick the other day and my reaction: Holy crap. No….that’s not a good ‘holy crap’. This movie is basically just super weird. I don’t want to post about the storyline (it’s too abstract and doesn’t have much to do with the IMDB tagline), but just wanted to post that this movie was out and help spread the word about it. As you’ve already gathered, I am not a fan, but I still like to support the artists, etc.  There’s a bunch of Los Angeles underground Hip-Hop artists that are in this. Honeslty, that’s the real reason I even knew to seek this out. There’s a bunch of clips of different peeps droppin freestyles and the most redeeming quality of this film is actually the score. There are some really cool instrumentals throughout this and so the soundtrack might be a good thing for the archive.
Here’s a link to the official homepage.

Question for anyone that can answer this: In the movie, there is a scene where they are smoking in an army vehicle. What is the name of the big guy that drops a little freestyle/sing-thing?

peace,
  -zOnk.oNe

Well….2007 is done and gone. Welcome to big bad 2008. Let’s make it a great one. I hope all your holidays were, at least, as good as mine (which were pretty damn good).

 peace,
   -zonk