“Humdi Lila Allah Jehova
Yahweh Dios Ma’ad Jah”

You may or may not have gotten that these are all different names of The One, The Almighty, The Gracious Lord, Our Heavenly Spirit….God.

I looked up most of these, but I’m unsure still about a few. Voila:

Humdi lilla- not quite sure but I read that “al Hamdi lullah” means “Thanks be to God”,
lilla is like Allah- Humdi Lila might be similar to the Muslim greeting: “Asalaam alaikum”
Allah is the standard Arabic word for God
Jehovah is the English reading and pronunciation of the Hebrew name for God
Yahweh is also an English version of a Hebrew name for God
Dios is Spanish for God
Ma’ad is probably the Egyptian goddess Maat or Mayet who represents “the Ancient Egyptian concept of truth, order—law, morality, and justice” (from wikipedia)
Jah is a name commonly used for God by Rastafarians (also derived from the Hebrew)

It goes on to talk about music and hip-hop and Badu talks about how it’s bigger than a lot of things. I think she is relating hip-hop to God and making a commentary on organized religion. But I don’t want to get into the politics of interpretation, thank you.

At least I didn’t do bad like Eli does in this video, poor kid. He really freezes for a moment….

Worst (or maybe….best?!?!) Rap Battle Ever

I can totally relate. Whether I’m freestyling, or like in the interview today when I didn’t remember whether C.S. was red or white, I have my moments where I get scared and my brain becomes foggy.

But I’m the best man, I stay on top, I’m never gonna flop, I got you roasted like ever, my rhymes are cleva, I’m the best man- you need to the f&%^in dental! Oh!!!

Oh snap. This video is outrageous.

Also Lizzard is wayyyyyyy tooooooo cutttteeee! She has some awesome perceptions of rhythm, and/or she’s like one year old and can’t wait to wiggle.

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Go Lizzie Go!

CUTE.

So odd of me to have a blog where I want to share both everything about myself and nothing personal. I keep it true to a fine-tune and I think that shows through it all, and now I’ll give you something interesting to reflect on:

What It Is.

Best video of my life right now!

My favorite part of the short article is most of it:

“The lucky man is Henry Hager, a stand-up guy who, in honor of his country and his new father-in-law’s top priority, will go to fight in Iraq immediately after the wedding.

Just kidding. He’s finishing his MBA. But, no doubt, he’ll be supporting the troops in his own way, perhaps on the crucial investment banking front. ”

Aww. Gotta love that. Just gotta love the top-down support system the country has in place.

Here’s a sweet video I got right when we got there of Busdriver’s “Pompous Posie’s” with Antimc’s sick beatmakin:

I was a lil bit tippin to the tips, so halfway through I try and get a shot of Rizzle and I dancing, to no avail (I did done shoulda know better!)

Here’s a picture of probably Dizzee Rascal from behind, but no one can be sure:

More videos to come. More other stuff too. Stay tuned. Stay in tune.

2) Best friend wedding was the best time ever! Here’s a picture to prove it:

3) I need a lot of jobs. Looking good is not enough of a job. At least until I’m a model and get paid for it:

4) There is a cute cute wild kittencat that my mother befriended. It is too cute and weird how it loves her so much, but it so afraid of me. Here they are:

I’m nervous sometimes. But not when I look at this cat…can you see it?!:

The Worst:

4) PNC Bank: After waiting in line for over 10 minutes because there was only one teller open, I got the bad news. I had thought- “Well at my bank maybe they’ll do it for free because I have an account with them!” NO! When I told him how much, he said “5.00 dollars” (which is way more than 10% even!). I guess $5.00 is their starting fee!!! He even suggested I go to Giant. BOOO!!! Your bank might do something like this to you too.

3) The Post Office: The post office isn’t the worst place, but my local post office is, because there are always long lines and only one poor post office worker. And I sort of forget, but last time I think the charge was like 1.50 (I’ll check on this) but it wasn’t as cheap as the followings…..

The Best:

2) 7-Eleven: usually going to be a pretty quick transaction, and the flat fee for a money order anywhere up to $500.00 is $1. One dollar. Not to mention the banks and post offices are only opened sometimes and grocery stores are usually open later and 7-elevens…could be all night!

1) Giant, Superfresh, or any other grocery store: If only it could have been as simple as getting my first money order and addressing it right- it was only 59 cents fee at Giant. Since Giant’s wasn’t working, after several FAILS, I got it at Superfresh- 75 cents fee at Superfresh. Not bad compared to annoyingness and upwards to $5.00.

The Best Place To Get A Small Money Order Is Your Local (Larger) Grocery Store! Seriously, ladies, and gents, save a buck or two!

so happy to finally be done three long years of mastering my life. soon enough i will have the qualifications to teach French in any high school here in Piyay….or really any other state as well. it all depends on how much they like me. and I like myself a lot. I actually grew to be a very competent teacher, or rather, I have the potential and ability to continue to grow into a competent teacher.

yay!

I am too excited. now it’s time to look for a Summer job and send out packets to potential Fall school jobs. YAY!!!