Mos Def - The Ecstatic

You all should pick up the new Mos Def disc.  A nice return to form from the actor/rapper.  The beats are provided by my favorite producers: Madlib and Oh No.  The beats evoke various regions of the world: Middle East, India, New York, Euro-Club.  The lyrics are pretty good. Not quite the lyrical purity that was Black Star, but better than past couple albums and most of Kweli's stuff.  A very solid album.

Tiki Bar

Another post about my summer boredom.  To relieve boredom, I suggest you all watch Tiki Bar.  It is a video podcast available on itunes.  Imagine Venture Brothers coming to life.  Only instead of mysteries and Brock killing people, they sailed on a pirate ship and made drinks to cure all problems.  Needless to say it is fantastic. 

Summer (Pictures at the End)

Greetings from California.  I have been back home in CA for about a month now.  I still have no job and it is looking less and less likely that I will get one.  So in the spirit of that I decided to write a post about what to do all summer with no job.

First, go to lots of events.  This summer I have been to Lakers game and WWE.  I am going to Beyonce with Shareen later in the summer.  Events keep you from getting way too bored.

Go to movies, especially dollar movies.  These are movies that you probably did not want to see to begin with, but for a dollar you can do it.  Knowing was one of the worst movies I have ever seen, but for a buck it wasn't that bad.

Invest in a bike and a longboard.  Some people will say you only need one.  They are fools.

I have a couple guitars.  Both are missing at least two strings and are horribly out of tune.  Still fun to mess around with them and play bad chords.  Probably should take lessens though.

Read some books.  I am currently reading Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail.  I also have Hot, Flat and Crowded; A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius; and the Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway going at the moment.

Drink.  You have to stay hydrated.  Microbrews are good cause they actually have flavor.  Margaritas and Mojitos are for those times you want to feel classy.  Tall boys and 40s are perfect for party nights and hip hop jams.

Go to the beach.  It helps when you have a beautiful partner in crime.

Pick a gaming console.  I like the xbox.  Then get games you like.  I am all about Skate and NBA Live.

Listen to a lot of tunes.  Here are a couple current favorite jams:

Wavves - Wavvves (album)

The Field - The More I Do (Foals Remix)

Meercaz, Little Girls, Ganglians, Dum Dum Girls - Assorted Tracks