Tu .... Circles

Even When I am By Myself

2011-02-15T22:34:00.000-08:00

Be By Myself...

I am Duck Down Staff

I am Boot Camp clique

I am O.G.C…

I’m Little Brother

(even by when I’m by myself).. I am every artist, every head that loves hip hop music…. (Even when I am by myself)
The Indie hip hop community is about as interesting to most people as Yoda was to Luke before he knew what time of day it was! Call this an entry by Asoka Tona (googling will be allowed on this)

I love the break dancing, the pretty ladies that get excited when they hear “Electric Relaxation”... I LOVE it! (Even when I am by myself)
Dj’s that show off a rare Nina Simone record, put it on display in front of his turn table, just to let us know that he has it, and may or may not play it. I love that kinda bragging (those kinda records are hard to find, so dude looked hard for it -> in the hip hop community we call it digging in the crates <-) point is I LOVE IT!!

(even when I am by myself)

Dj’s that will play a Fela song then blend into the hip-hop song that sampled Fela that we all know and love, sample, then blend it into the J Dilla beat that we all know and love, just to let us know HOW it was done… I LOVE IT!!

(Even when by myself)

I love all kinds of music... I go out to all kinds of places… but coming from where I come from, getting the opportunity to actually LIVE hiphop is a dream... I am living it for everyone that is like me (grew up writing down lyrics.. pressing pause, rewind, Make sure what I wrote was correct and say a small prayer on each rewind hoping the tape didn’t snap cus my tape deck had chewed up the tape pretty bad earlier on in the morning)....
But you know what… the community is small (even in NY!)… I’d be selling everyone I grew up with short, by not going/doing this hiphop SHYT!!!!

(even when I’m by myself)

1… 2 I am humble when I meet the community… Call me beast from the East!
So I’m gonna do it, live it.. (Even when I’m By Myself)

I never thought I’d be here… so I’m gonna do it (even when I’m by myself)

I got YOU! If you are like me...

The Slam!

2010-04-24T21:14:00.000-07:00

Growing up, my dad always complained that he could never hear what i was saying...

(granted most of these conversations where about me asking for money, for the car, or to go out.... later it turned into going out with the car with money).

His message to me was always, "you must speak up, speak fluently and get you're point across"...

I went to my first poetry slam years ago... (don't worry this all ties in)

I love poetry slams! SOmetimes the stuff you hear makes you laugh, cry or think (sometimes all). You hear from different people the experience "totally rocks"

Everytime i go, i always say to myself, I CAN DO THIS!

I should be able to do it! I can now speak in front of crowds, with a command of the audience. In high school i was on a team that made the National finals of senior debate (lost to some team the president of Zimbabwe went to)**, I was the second speaker!!!! The guy that carries the body of the argument with a little bit of a rebuttal and improvisation thrown in!

Growing up, I was one of those sad boarding school kids, whose parents lived outside the country, so i never had any parental support for any event that i participated in*.. The finals where important to me cus it was me speaking against the school dear dad went to, and he came out to support me.

Senior debate, was cool, the real challenge for my public speaking skills I always felt was when I MC'd the Ms Harare auditions. The senior debate structure is controlled, No heckling and people come in uniforms, with teachers looking etc.

This (Ms Harare) was about, 10 years ago.. auditions where held at Girls High School. As Harare City Juniour Councillors we charged people to come in to see the auditions. SO anyone from anywhere could come... The acoustics in the GHS (or was it QE) hall we where using where horrible no mic jus pure voice projection to a bunch of teenagers (i could tell most where tipsy on a pre-afternoon session binge). But i controlled that crowd, when it got too rowdy I came in and SHUT IT DOWN, cracked some jokes, made the show continue. No authority just pure personality!

That was the first time I really had to use crowd persuasion skills in an uncontrolled environment.

Soooo.. That was years ago, but the foundation.

This year I swear i am going to do some live poetry at a slam!!! This summer it's on!!

Watch this space***

* on that note that just makes me a black kid in zim, engaging in extra curricular activities.. so cry for Argentina not me

** Yes Robbed and Mugged (Rob Mug)

*** Naturally noone will be invited excepted maybe that girl (yes that one from previous posts- because ill probably suck big time)****

**** This may also be the last time i see her

The reason why I am still single…

2008-08-26T18:57:00.000-07:00

Long day after work, got online, seen one of my boys into old school beats*.

I know it’s sad, but ill look up sumn on wiki, then see how many links I can click on to get to another topic. Say I could google “Charlie Chaplin wiki”. Get onto wiki and see how I can bring that around to Pi (3.14). So as I read about Chaplin, I could see a link that I think could get me closer to my goal (pi)** etc, etc, etc…

I hit up my boy, so we started a new game, but it’s played on youtube (and IM)
First time we did it we started at Kenny Rogers’s song the gambler, object was to see who would get to A Tribe Called Quests song "Scenario" first.

I went thru the version of Kenny Rodgers “gambler” got to his song “Aint No Sunshine” , Stings "Aint no sunshine", Bill Withers "Aint No Sunshine", DMX "Aint No Sunshine"… was trying to work to A Tribe Called Quest.

I lost! Words of wisdom I got from my dude…

E-Jey says (9:51 PM):
Those booty shakers will have hip-hop in there somewhere
E-Jey says (9:52 PM):
from hip hop just find an artist that will link you to the right place
E-Jey says (9:52 PM):
I started from missy
E-Jey says (9:53 PM):
Then Busta, then got you all in check
E-Jey says (9:54 PM):
then tribe
E-Jey says (9:54 PM):
and it was there”

Moral of the story is, there is no moral…but its fun! ****

Any1 wana challenge me??

* I don’t really like the guy, but he is one of my best friends cus our older brothers where best friends, and so we both grew up on that old school hip hop
** between me and u (well both of u) I have a fascination with 3.14 right now- odd- considering I am not into math’s***
*** If i was a serious blogger id be writing about circles etc, maybe another lifetime.
**** Well also black people like booty

Deep Thought

2008-08-22T19:45:00.000-07:00

A close friend asked me to reconsider what I am doing with my life, who I talk to, how I spend my time, and really take the time and reevaluate my life…(apparently I keep on complaining)

I thought id take that concept a step further, in high school I was inspired by a concept from the Society of Jesus, I learnt in high school ( I went to a Jesuit Mission School*).. Where at the end of each night Jesuit Priests, reflect on the day that has just passed.
A personal reflection, where one can consider the thoughts that go through ones head. In interactions and situations faced throughout the day. How one thinks in certain situations and how one may have reacted to whatever stimuli they may have encountered throughout the day. The mistakes one has made, the things one did right, etc, and how one may use this knowledge in the days to come… To help make one a better person! It is in essence similar to how Muslims "strive for perfection"

I am not sure if I am doing it quite right! At the end of the night in reflection, here is a typical sample of the things that go through my head, during the day…

“I bought a big box of chocolates, a week or two ago, for some reason there are no Twix candy bars, left!”… (Later in the day)… “Why is my apartment filled with Twix wrappers???”

“Dammit another salad is tormenting me”... (a little later)…”Why does my fridge smell??”

“Maybe I should have taken a shower last week”… (A little later)…. “Why am I still single?”

Maybe one day I will figure this whole life thing out...**

* For all intensive purposes it really was/is
** Or just read the Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy

A star is born

2008-08-11T20:56:00.009-07:00

I think its time, to take my villainy to the next level.

Somehow sneaking more than 11 items into express lanes at the supermarket isn’t doing it for me anymore. As devious as that is, I don’t think, it will get me remembered.

After some thought. I have come up with a 2-point action plan*:

1. Fire Tendai as my hype man, engineer, and consultant.
2. Lie

Steven Colbert coined the term “truthiness”; History is what we make it (depending on who won, or which “truth” appeals more to you/us)

If it’s on Wikipedia then it must be true…

By the time u finish reading this (if u can see this entry), according to Wikipedia.
Eating Tuna will be a sign of worshiping the Big Tuna... the hole in Pandaves door will not be really there… Oprah eats Tuna everyday… New York state law will allow the stealing of beer glasses… Okra will be illegal in 52 states, Singapore, and Hatfield!
Hillary stopped eating Tuna (thus the loss)... the tomatonation will be a recognized state… And in a statement by the surgeon general the nutritional value of Sierra Nevada, will be acknowledged and recommended that the American work force have one or two before work, and have one at half hour intervals every Tu's day (Thursday, Monday, wedensday, Friday), and at 15 minutes intervals for those that have to work weekends!**

* Anything past 3 will confuse my readers***
**This is not to imply the practice is not currently being employed by individuals who appreciate the grandness of Sierra Nevada
*** Ironically, there are only Tu****
**** One of which, wont let me see their blog!

The Emperors New Blog.. Post

2008-08-01T20:12:00.002-07:00

I could not for the life of me figure out, why the below post, was not visible…

Then I remembered that it is actually invisible to anyone who lacks intelligence…

Hmmm….

Actually now that I think about this maybe, be the reason why I have been hearing complaints about lack of blog post entries….

Hmm….

Ohh Pinky

2008-07-29T17:06:00.003-07:00

Pinky: Hey, here’s a quote for you

"there;s one good thing about music: when it hits, you feel no pain" - bob marley

Tunga: i disagree

Pinky: i do

Tunga: music for me, can be harmful

Pinky: really?

Tunga: yeah

cus it speaks to u

no?

Pinky: it does... but i find it doesn't make me hurt. it echoes my own pain but doesn't create more

Tunga: i guess

but it can also amplify ur emotions

Pinky: true

Tunga: cherish the day

wont go astray

breathe again, breathe again....

Pinky: my shoulder hurts

Tunga: what song is that?

u listen to weird music!

New Roomate…

2008-06-23T19:20:00.001-07:00

The problem with living by yourself, Is that without roommates one may forget to do certain things, like say pay electricity bills, or cable bills…*

After being inspired by a close friend… I have decided I am going to have an imaginary friend/roommate. At some point, the line about the lights being off, because I feel its more romantic is going to stop working.

At least now, when I walk into the apartment with a friend I can be like “Dammit, I gave this guy money to pay the bills and he still hasn’t, I hate that guy!”

Show how irresponsible, he is leaving MY clothes on the floor** show how he eats all my food, Never buys any food, leaves my fridge empty, but somehow always manages to keep it packed with nothing but beer, beer, beer, and even more beer. How he visits and bookmarks dubious websites on my computer. Leaves dirty dishes in the kitchen, empty beer cans in the bathroom, living room, kitchen, windowsill and pantry***

And just for kicks, I figured id call the guy Tendai****

I see so much potential… When I go out for Dinner, and suddenly cant find, my credit cards, I will recall how I had my wallet last night, left it in the living room, when I got home, and the only person, who has been home is…..*****

* This is not to imply that I am currently sitting home alone in the dark, stealing internet access from my neighbors wifi, wondering how much longer the battery power on my computer is gona last me while frantically trying to come up with an excuse for delaying the impending arrival of some mates from work, who are coming to watch TV

**Yes pinky just like the bright lime green shirt.

***SO truth be told it’s a studio/loft thingy going on, there is no room for a cutting board in the kitchen let alone a pantry. But I felt I needed to put in one more “and”, so pantry

Was the next best thing

****This way, when I say ohh he was at the club, 3 weeks ago (and there Is always gona be a Tendai who was at the club three weeks ago), it just makes my story sound more believable. When she says which Tendai was that, ill act all offended and be like, hw come u don’t remember my friends.

***** Come come now pinky, its not rocket science

Cool like that…

2008-05-03T23:40:00.001-07:00

I have come to the conclusion that my apartment…actually likes being messy..

Spent the whole of yesterday cleaning, and today it is all messed up. I think it just likes being messy. I am not one for confrontation, so I wont mess* with it.

Then again…. Maybe it just wants me to stay single

* No pun intended

Stress

2008-05-01T23:41:00.002-07:00

Having trouble getting my super villainy taken seriously…

2 sumn in the morning. I am hungry, have cans of Tuna in my cabinet, can’t eat it.

Working with some elderly gentleman, at work… What’s ur name he asks “Tunga” I reply… “Oh Tuna” he says, tired and impatient “yes” I reply…

Turns out everyone was listening, Big Tuna they call me now…

Been three months, I have tried flipping it to the newbie’s….“ Yeah Tuna… you knw, Dophins, like free Willy, ‘big Tuna’, get it get it get it?”…

Has not worked, I hate it.

I cannot eat Tuna, without someone saying something. Someone goes to subway walks in and says, “Hey Tuna... guess what I got”.

Initially my first order of business, as ruler supreme was going to be to outlaw Lite beers, but now I think it will be to ban Tuna.

so.... yeah....

2008-04-23T21:42:00.003-07:00

So many adventures, so much to say so lil space*…

I remember back at supervillian school, when they told us that if u have nothing to say, trying to rig an election, or if your stories are not good (maybe even a lil depressing), jus suppress knowledge of what’s going on to the general public.

I mean the blog itself is pretty wack, only 2 people read the thing, and when I think of a cool concept… like say, how when the water in my overpriced apartment building was out for a day (which has never happened b4), couldn’t shower (so didn’t), went to work and people thought I smelt better**.

But anyway not every1 gets it………

* Many believe my blog is taking up a painful amount of cyberspace.

** This is not to confirm that I only use deodorant, when the water in my building is unavailable

Hmmm....

2008-04-14T20:28:00.001-07:00

Wondering if I can get away with staying at home tomorrow, cus Zimbabweans are having a stay away.

Just another manic monday.

2008-03-17T21:23:00.004-07:00

Was considering going out (St Patty’s) thought bout dressing up in green, taking some pictures, etc…..

Then remembered I am not on Facebook*.

What’s the point?*

Figured Ill just stay at home, drink solo, get to work with the usual hangover, except it will be justifiable, ill claim I went out on a saint patty’s binge somewhere in the village.

I have it all planned out. And for my Wednesday hangover, ill use the excuse that it was my boy’s birthday party (had to drink all night), and once again, the pics WOULD be on facebook, but alas…. (I was kicked off)..

Ladies gentlemen I just made drinking at home, getting drunk, and going to work with a hangover cool!!!**

* I mean what is the point of going out, if ur not gna get tagged in any photos????

** I mean what did people do before there was a Facebook, to get kicked off of??

ohh cruel world

2008-03-15T17:52:00.008-07:00

2 days, no Facebook.

Got kicked off without warning, from what I think is allegations of my spamming. I see what this is… Its Obama and Oprah, hitting back for my Hillary support*.

I dunno, I am just sitting here, looking at a blank screen, the feeling is like nothing else, it’s like being expelled from ZDECO college, Or denied entrance into Jobs night spot, for not getting dressed up well enough.

The internet is now suddenly a ridiculous waste of time and space. No one to stalk***.

I am considering cancelling my whole internet connection.

* Little do they know no one actually reads my blog**.

** Okay no intelligent people.

*** Damn u Oprah!

hmm....

2008-03-03T21:32:00.005-08:00

So officially been one week, living solo.

Somehow, I am just hemorrhaging a ridiculous amount of cash…

Who knew that all those small things in an apartment like furniture and stuff, actually costs money! Microwaves, rice cookers, bottle openers... who knew I had to pay for these things??

Have been digging into the savings account a lot the last couple of days., But its okay, I have been rationalizing the expense. Now that I have publicly denounced my wooing of Oprah*, I am sure she is going to come to her senses (get rid of the restraining order) and come running back any minute now**…

Until then, I shall continue to spend and spend... Spices…Knives… Mops… coffee tables… Soap***

* And my new intrest in Hillary!

** Seriously what does Obama have over me???

*** This is to not imply that I had previously been unaccustomed to the use of soap****

**** Contrary to popular belief.

Looking at my facebook profile I realized I have a blog*.

2008-03-01T23:14:00.004-08:00

Hmm...

Been a while, actually not even that 4 posts all year and we are in March…. (Ru, would not be proud).

So…

Truth be told, been struggling to post an entry, mostly because I have been trying to find a nice way to tell the world I have a girlfriend without causing embarrassment to her.

Issues that have come up while attempting to post an entry...

1: The blog itself is really really bad**,

2: I’m ashamed to mention to her that I own this thing*** (I tell her that, it belongs to some other person who by some freak occurrence has the same name, and get this same last name, and we both like Hillary (only if she wins)… and recently both started disliking Oprah/Harpo or whatever the hell she calls herself these days … Star wars... and Starbucks).

4 I would not wan't my name assosciated with this blog.****

3. Only ediots find the blog amusing, or remotely funny*****

* Come on, would u own up to this nonsensical nonsense??

** Sha to both of you that are still checking out my log religiously… Get a life

*** Also the claim that I have 2 readers at this point seems pretty far-fetched (actually, any reader, at all seems pretty far fetched).****

**** Actually I am accepting monetary compensation from individuals, whose names do not want to be documented as having had read this awful awful disgusting waste of internet space…. I’m charging, bottles of alcohol, So Chipo, Tatenda, Tendai, Tawanda, Lovemore, Givemore, and Forex, yaal better pay up!

***** He He He…

so....

2008-02-05T21:18:00.001-08:00

Anther year, another ash Wednesday that just sort of snuck up on me. Hopefully not another 40 days and 40 nights where I fail to commit to some sort of sacrifice.

This year initially I chose to give up drinking over lent, which quickly changed to drinking in the mornings, then to before 5 pm. Then to just binge drinking during the week. After very little thought decided giving up alcohol would be both impractical and detrimental to all the families of bartenders I support (single handedly I might add).

Since I have saved myself, I thought id drink a lil lil tonight, somewhere a long the line decided to give up meat, then laughed really hard.

Been troubled lately.

2008-01-24T20:59:00.000-08:00

Oprah knows I planned to take over the world, sometime this month, then she had to go out there and Endorse Obama. Here I was thinking me and her had a thing going on…

But I see what happened, it’s not about Obama, Its all about ME and her just playing hard to get!*. I mean what has Obama got that I aint got??

Have had enough decided to go ahead and start wooing Hillary through 2008*. What's Bill Got that I aint got?

* That and all my un replied emails, phone calls, and retraining order

So I have some salad in my fridge*…

2008-01-04T22:10:00.000-08:00

Surprisingly I am the one that bought it, I open the fridge when I go looking for beer. The salad looks at me I look at the salad. Damn thing was bought this time last year (resolution time).

It's jus been looking at me through 2007, and I look back. Hopefully it will just leave one day**

* Initially I had written “a salad”, had to change that, figured someone might think I was talking bout one of my friends.

** Along with all the bills I refused to pay last year

Two circles????

2008-01-03T00:41:00.000-08:00

Two thousand and eight…. A lot of symmetry, even numbers. Hopefully there will be not so much confusion this year….

Admittedly Seven is my favorite number, wondering if Tu Thousand and Eight could possibly be any better than Tu…007???? I doubt it. Hopefully, I can duplicate (symmetry) and make it better. Being a Libra (balance), I have a feeling this year will be defining… Well maybe not that, but at least build from the strength of last year….

Circles on top of each other (8...balance); I am excited about the new year, sad to leave the last.

legend

2008-01-03T00:13:00.000-08:00

Was never big into stealing shot glasses, so far I have 3, and a glass that has a New York Knicks Logo on it, and to cap it all off….

My Good friend, stole a pitcher of beer for me today!!! Not only did she manage to smuggle out the pitcher but did so with beer still inside it.*.

In short, I have accomplished more so far this year, than i did the whole of the last!

* I would like to note that this was the only way they could get me to leave the bar…..

The Plan

2007-12-21T21:16:00.000-08:00

Damn cold/flu/fever has gone down, and I have only been sick for a little over a week and a half.

Tonight I am gona kill the damn thing with alcohol!

I’ve been drinking a lil so I thought I would share this piece of wisdom, that I came up with drunk, and for some strange reason, can only remember when I am intoxicated…...*

* Being that I am intoxicated I have been distracted by all this writing and since forgotten the wonderful piece of information I had that I was going to share and bring piece to the world and save mankind!**

** Maybe if people bought The Tung more alcohol he would remember his idea which would ultimately result in happiness, joy and peace on earth.

Buy Tung Alcohol = World peace and enlightenment

Time to take a stand!

2007-12-18T21:27:00.000-08:00

I have been sick for most of this month. I recovered the first time in a few days, then got sick again, possibly the same flu, who knows.

I refuse, to be sick!

A time must come when everyman must put his foot down!

Considering the fact that there is alcohol flowing freely all around, who am I to refuse free alcohol and claim sickness?

I owe it to the alcohol, and urban legend status!

Even more Work

2007-11-13T22:19:00.000-08:00

Everyday at work feels like an off day with Ferris Bueller. I don't even knw why I complain, about work! I have more fun at work, than out of work.

The Zimbabwean in me came out at work today, when I was trying to get a petition signed to have us not get paid in dollars anymore*.

* unless they are Canadian, Offcourse

100 Posts and counting*

2007-11-10T21:13:00.001-08:00

Its a celebration beyaches, I know all two of you that read this thing are sad that u still don't have lives**!

Admittedly, it's been a while since I last blogged***.

I blame Facebook! And the whole trying to take over the world by January thing.

Then again, I have actually been busy at work, and promising to get busier. The current in thing at work is taking someone’s phone, when they are not looking and setting random appointments in people’s calendars’.

Last night the Outlook Calendar on my phone went off at 11pm, message read, “Start having gay sex with guy downstairs”.

* While others have none..... (Pinky)

** No offense, but u are reading this crap!

*** Not that anyone notices!****

**** Again, No Offense meant to the two of you that read this thing

I stopped going out!!!

2007-10-27T18:31:00.000-07:00

Gna stay at home, save money I have been saying…. “a penny earned is a penny saved!”*

I have to go the club tonight cus its one of my boys birthday, and on Monday night cus “A.P.T” isn’t really a club, and on Wednesday (Halloween)….

I am ignoring phone calls tonight! Only cus I have been preaching about the benefits of not going out**.

* Or something that sounds like that

** Good thing no one reads my blog or Id be screwed

Candles

2007-10-24T20:01:00.001-07:00

Just lit my first scented candle of the Season…

You must not know bout me….

2007-10-23T17:16:00.000-07:00

First day back at work, some INTERN (that has never seen me before) steps up to me and asks , “So What’s your name?” Tunga I Reply.”Oh” she says and continues...."how bout I just call you '“T”'.

Demmit

2007-10-21T22:26:00.000-07:00

Start work again on Tuesday.....

Jack Bhawa-ring*

2007-10-14T07:34:00.000-07:00

Last 24, 24…

Get it???? Get it?????

Last Twenty-Four Hours, being 24?

K so its supposed to be clever cus, there is a show called 24, I am 24 and I am gna be 24 for 24 more hours…..

I know people that read this thing really have no life and all 2 of u are really slow!**

It’s been quite a ride! Made great new Friends! Discovered Sierra Nevada, Got a chance to hang and reaffirm friendships with old friends, Discovered Sierra Nevada on Tap, got to see and hang with so many people! Discovered Sierra Nevada in a 40oz bottle. Met some new people that seriously dislike me… And ohh yeah started wasting space on the World Wide Web with this blog!

Its been lovely, best year ever so far! From what I understand, its only gona get better!

Hopefully I will make the necessary sacrifices this coming year, to make life easier later on…

I love my life, Unfortunatley never got a chance to take over the world in the last 364 days, (always next year right, ehhh Pinky???)…

* The pun with Jack Bauer from the TV show 24 and the coincidental drinking “bhawa- ring” is coincidental
** Once again no offense, to the two of u’s

Rock Star Tung!

2007-10-14T00:04:00.000-07:00

Late Saturday Night

Listening to my Beatles greatest hits album! I think music can be depressing….
Music is so powerful!

This is why sometime in the next year I am really going to go ahead and buy that damn acoustic guitar I have been planning to buy for the last year or so!!!!!!

If the Tung cannot take over the world, at least he sure as hell might be able to irritate the hell out of it, with my guitar*.

Yeah I can see it. Never had a guitar lesson in my life. Black hat on the floor, Times Square subway station. I am going to put my laundry change in the hat, play random made up impromptu songs in shona, wearing some stunner sunglasses. Looking like a rock star!

I suspect people will put money in my hat mostly out of guilt cus I am sure they will think, I am a struggling artist. Not because I haven’t been discovered yet, but because I will suck so bad, there is no way in hell I will ever find honest work as a musician. My other theory Is they will just want me to shut up!**

I think I could make mad money doing that!! Then again if I just wore a t-shirt that said “I am From Zimbabwe” on it and just leaned on a wall with a hat on the floor not say a damn thing; I could probably make more money.

* And no, I don’t mean by hitting people with the thing.

** I know I saw that one coming from a mile away too

FW: the october babies invite you to come and play .....

2007-10-13T21:23:00.000-07:00

how have you guys been....

so ,Tendai Vengesa,Tunga, and I are getting older (shoot)
Tendai is comin from out of town to celebrate his gettin older
Tari is turnin 21 people...
(ok.... anyone notice a conspiracy with the" T" names)....

so the October babies would like you to join us in ummmm CELEBRATING our birthdays....

SATURDAY OCTOBER 20th, 2007 at the at WEBSTER HALL ...1030pm http://www.websterhall.com/nightclub/splash/?splash=saturday

Also please join us at 8pm for a quick bite and a few drinks at one of the little lounges/bars at UNION SQUARE - 14th and Park Ave, NY before we walk down to Websters which is 3 or so blocks away....

On the link above you will also see what Patrick has been tryin to figure out for us....here is a snipet of his email ;
so here is the deal...talked to my girl over at webster hall...probably the best place to throw a party at considering we got pple coming in from out of state and a diverse crew....there is everything for everyone ... reggae..reggaeton...hip hop...rave...house...mereangue....rnb....watever u want..watever u wanna party to.....
1) $70 premium open bar from the time we enter (we aint standing in line) to the time they kick us out..we aint leaving before....we partying all night!!!!!!!!
2) $20 reduced entrance to get in before midnight and then u buy your own drinks...before midnight tho....
so l reckon we get there by 11 so we can party hard... aint wasting time....

So yeah ummmm Please RSVP soon to either Patrick or me.....ummmm you are more than welcome to bring anyone ...please forward this email i guess.....

Regards
Priscilla 914 310 6910

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From the East side, take the FDR to 14th Street or to Houston Street, Exit, go west to 3rd Avenue(from the north), and turn left (heading South), or Bowery heading north from Houston, go east to 11th Street at the Sony Theater.)

From the West Side take the West Side Highway to 14th St. or West Houston St.-Go East to Third Ave. (Heading South) or Bowery (heading North) To East 11th St.

Travel by Subway

Take the N R 4 5 6 or L to Union Square/14th St. Walk to the corner of 14th St. and 4th Ave. Walk downtown 3 blocks to 11th St and make a left. You can't miss it. There is no thru traffic on 11th St. (Limousine or bus access is available if arranged in advance. Contact 212-353-1600 or by fax 212-614-0420.)

Parking

Street parking is limited. Four local garages are:

NICE PARKING CORP
311 East 11th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-475-5262
$3 off regular rates with proof of Webster Hall admission

KEY PARKING CORP.
115 E. 9th Street (Between 3rd and 4th Ave.)
Below Ground-212-473-9643

STEWART HOUSE
Corner of 4th Ave. and 9th Street
Below Ground 212-995-1940

KINNEY SYSTEM
220 E. 9th Street
(Between 2nd and 3rd Ave)
Inside 212-979-5708

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Madness!

2007-10-04T20:51:00.000-07:00

Madnesss

Its official, I am officially officially being screwed by my evil landlady.

Rumor has it she is selling the building, not sure, but that may finally explain why she started fixing things around the building. I seriously Dislike the woman, even got a foreign hitman from England to “take care of her”, turns out My hitman liked the woman and hung out with her, had tea and biscuits with her, and looked over old family albums, with her!*

If only someone would drop this apartment building, on her, and leave me a fly pair of Michael Jackson Billie Jean type dancing shoes that I could wear on my way, to find the Wonderful landlord of Oz**,

Dancing Merrily, On the New York pavements, "Flashing Lights" on each concrete yellow slab I step on, singing randomly about denying that I am the father of Billie’s Kid. And my journey to find the Wonderful landlord of OZ.

Actually scratch that thought, a fly pair of Michael Jordan’s***, would work better, and to be Honest having The Wizard of Oz as a landlord might not be ideal, I am trying to pay as much attention to the stuff behind the curtains as possible. I am trying to be careful in my apartment searching, I am gna try and take a look at as many places as possible.

With my luck, my next landlord might turn out to be The Wicked Witch of the West. Hope all plays out well, I have been lucky so far. I don’t like fighting with Landlady’s and the chances of me defeating her would be slim, cus we all know how I feel about bathing and water…..

* You know who u are…….
** And NO, I Don’t mean The Show about Prison..
*** Figured affiliation to the other MJ is not going to help my apartment searching****
**** Ironically someone left someone left some “soul glo” in my apartment

Life

2007-09-30T20:31:00.000-07:00

The Tung has been thinking about Life.

Sometimes He wishes he could rewind time, and just erase the dumb things he says, and does!!

I am pretty sure he also knows that it’s not possible. I think he will compromise with the Universe, and take a little planet called Earth (for now). When He eventually rules all , and someone asks u why the Tung did it, its only cus, he said something wrong to a girl he liked, and decided to take over the planet instead of trying to explain himself (hell of a whole lot easier).

Understanding

2007-09-22T01:34:00.000-07:00

Understanding

So …. My roommate has taken a liking to Sierra Nevada….

Just got back home, and there was a 6 pack in the fridge.

I knw I didn’t buy it, shame that our lease is up end of October. Chances are I wont be able to steal beer from my next roommate. Ohhh cruel world!

Been at the current for almost 2 years. And this dude decides to start liking Sierra Nevada now????

Anyway the world is now officially a better place, cus one more person drinks Sierra Nevada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note to the Tung….

2007-08-30T23:47:00.001-07:00

Your dance moves are old.

And the clubs u LIKE to hang out at play old music, so ur late 90’s bad boy puff moves don’t work anymore……

Plan of action:

Get onto this site called youtube, watch some James Brown videos, learn a thing or two about the hardest working man in show business, and his steps.
Get onto Some guy called Mike Jackson while he was still black, learn his dance moves (except the moonwalk* ….that got played out).

*Well if you can perfect the moonwalk (like u have the running man), the ladies might think its cool, in a nerdy sort of way.

Pain

2007-08-16T23:38:00.000-07:00

In Dallas, I met a girl*, I was confused tho. I spoke to her in Shona, and she spoke back to me In English. Then I asked her why, and apparently, my Shona is funny.

Funny as in weird. I was like whateva! So I called around and asked people, and apparently my shona is funny/weird. And apparently I “overdo” my inability to speak shona.

SO WHY THE HELL, SHOULD SOME STRANGER TELL ME THAT MY SHONA IS BAD. What about everyone else I speak to??????????????????? Those I speak to on an almost daily basis.

Why am I only hearing this now?? Now I have insecurity issues. Thank you all my shona friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just asked my cousin in Zim, his response, “Maybe I don’t notice, cus I’m used to it”.

Like What the flying F@#$%??????????

*K so I met a few

I'm back!!

2007-08-16T21:03:00.000-07:00

When I say that, I don't mean back to blogging, or even back from my lil trip to Dallas Texas, or my return to trying to loose weight*...

Had briefly stopped drinking alcohol. Spent the last two days drinking water and eating fruits. (And going to the bathroom a lot). I am not sure if it was the lack of sleep, or over consumption of alcohol, screaming at the top of my head, or possibly bad bbq meat.

Feeling a lil restless today, I decided to try out my local Irish bar, and voila**. I’m back, and I have nothing to thank but my good old Sierra Nevada. My theory is that my body was reacting to all the Heineken and lack of Sierra Nevada, in Texas.

I got my mojo back!! I'm kinda ashamed that I spent the days since my return to New York just mopping around in bed watching TV. Now that I have my Mojo/Swagger back, I’m going to spend the remainder of my vacation mopping around the house watching TV on ALCHOHOL!

* Or at least the idea of wanting to try and loose weight.

** Yes, yes I had to look up how to spell that word.

Earlier

2007-08-08T20:11:00.000-07:00

For the first time in a while, I went to work feeling refreshed, and good!

I want to attribute this, to not drinking the night before.

Just to make sure, I am drinking tonight, to see how I feel tomorrow morning.

It is all right, I am telling myself, my second vacation of the year starts tomorrow. I just need to make a physical appearance at work tmrw. My heart is already in Texas! We are having an almost high school reunion this weekend. I say almost, cus there are gna be a lot of people from rival schools that are gna fly and drive in to be there.

It’s alright though, its just gna make war cry practice, over beer and meat on Saturday afternoon that much more interesting!

FInding Forever*

2007-08-08T19:01:00.000-07:00

This is a real conversation, i had with a friend earlier...

Tu Words..... Finding Forever says (9:53 PM):
dawg?
Tu Words..... Finding Forever says (9:53 PM):
i thought id give u some words of wisdom
Tu Words..... Finding Forever says (9:53 PM):
if u play ur cards right...
Tu Words..... Finding Forever says (9:53 PM):
everything is gna be alright
lyricaltopics@yahoo.com says (9:54 PM):
just don't be misunderstood
lyricaltopics@yahoo.com says (9:54 PM):
when you start the show
Tu Words..... Finding Forever says (9:55 PM):
dude ur breaking my heart
Tu Words..... Finding Forever says (9:55 PM):
we have so far to go
lyricaltopics@yahoo.com says (9:55 PM):
but that's when forever begins
Tu Words..... Finding Forever says (9:55 PM):
its all apart of the game
lyricaltopics@yahoo.com says (9:56 PM):
black...
lyricaltopics@yahoo.com says (9:56 PM):
maybe
Tu Words..... Finding Forever says (9:56 PM):
yeah yeah, the people
lyricaltopics@yahoo.com says (9:56 PM):
and so on

*Okay the post won’t make sense to most people, but each line in the conversation was a title from one of the songs from Common’s new album called finding forever, or from a recent track he did…

It has to be the most classic album we have heard in a while, and we are both, real hip-hop heads… some of the names of the songs are:

Play Your Cards right.

Misunderstood.

Start The Show

Driving Me Wild.

The Game.

Black Maybe.

So Far To Go.

Break My Heart.

Forever Begins.

The People.

Afrika...

2007-07-28T17:00:00.000-07:00

In The Know: Is Our Wealth Hurting Africaâ��s Feelings?

Meanwhile

2007-07-26T23:30:00.001-07:00

In a drunken moment of clarity the Tung thinking to himself, in a crowded bar realized a few things. Among them, The Tung is a savage in pursuit of happiness *, Violet Moyo has disabled the Tung's ability to take Justin Timberlake’s song Sexy back seriously.

Coors Light on an empty stomach can be intoxicating, The Tung is apparently, actually not a "scrub" but officially and more politically correct "A Designated Drinker".

Most importantly, the Tung heard Prince's song "Cream" and the whole thing suddenly made sense. Like how could I have not caught the underlying meaning behind the song??? How the hell did I spend the last decade or two thinking he was talking about milk????

* Don’t ask

When I grow up…. Or go on vacation.

2007-07-09T20:13:00.000-07:00

I just wana chill.

A little known family secret is that was when The Tung was but a Wee little lad, His Grade one Teacher Ms Nancy*, asked him to draw what he wanted to be when he grows up, so that it could be put in his schools year book.

Some in his class drew themselves as nurses, policemen, and princesses, one or two weirdo’s drew themselves as witches. Having limited drawing abilities and a lack of an imagination**, The Tung decided to draw what he always Drew…..a car.

It’s been Twenty or so years since and with a little therapy, I think It’s now safe to say, The Tung No longer want’s to be a car. I saw an episode of Knight Rider recently and was not impressed by KIT, and parking in my neighborhood. Is a nightmare. / ticket in waiting. Instead, the Tung has decided he want’s to be like this guy that hangs out in his local Starbucks.

The guy dresses like he is on the runway, or a music video, and stands out cus he is black. Thing is he is always posing, like he is having his picture taken. Sometimes, he is standing outside starbucks smoking a cigarette, some times, he is sitting inside posing, I guess that would be cool if he had a laptop with him, or better yet reading something. He is always there, just chilling, posing. I see him on my morning starbucks run. I see him, on my mid afternoon Starbucks run. Thing is I always see him, and I don’t do starbucks that much nowadays cus it’s hot right now, but everytime I go I see him. I think he spends more time there than the people that work there. My current theory right now is that he has no air conditioning at home.

It just amazes me how this guy apparently doesn’t have a life! He just gets up in the morning and goes to chill in Starbucks all-day.

This is why black people get a bad rap.

I conclusion I also wana chill all-day too!!!***.

And steal glasses by night.

* My first crush

** AS you can see by this blog

*** This is not to say, that I do not currently dress up in my suit and tie go to work, and just pose like I am being productive, all day.

confused

2007-07-05T23:28:00.001-07:00

Someone really needs to explain to me why the hell I am up in the middle of the night, listning to Fergie*

* might explain why I am single again, I really need to rethink this whole life thing…

So.....

2007-07-05T22:26:00.000-07:00

Initially being a momma’s boy, I was anti Hip-hop. When my older brothers where bumping KRS-1 and EPMD, I used to hate that stuff. But I Knew it and I knew the words. Used to spend Saturdays learning Kid-N-Play Dance moves with my cousins. But it was just something we did. It’s not like I loved it back then.

I guess I Was more into Whitney Houston, and Dolly Parton*, back then.

Then in 94 The Keith Murray album dropped, I think my older sister had the TLC album (the first one) on one side of the tape, and the other side had the Keith Murray album, “The Most Beautifulist thing in this world”. And we had this really hi-tech stereo system that could play a tape and when the one side finished it would automatically play what was on the other side of the album, so one weekend while my sis was cooking dinner, I was lying in bed sick, it automatically switched to the other side of the tape. So I listened, and this dude (keith Murray) had some mad lyrical stuff, with ridiculous vocabulary on it. I was vexed, intrigued, and captivated**!!! Then the song that got me was when he was rapping about going to NASA, stealing a space ship, redefined gravity, flew to mars, met some Martians, smoked with them and came back to Earth.

I guess it might have been the cough syrup, but it was the first time, I got into the whole music thing. Like really into it. Next thing you know I am spending my free time, with a pad and pen sitting by the radio, trying to write down the lyrics.

Stop, pause write, rewind, listen, pause, write down the words, rewind pause, fix broken tape from all the pausing and rewinding, listen to see if I got it, then have arguments with my brothers about whether he was saying “think think think” or “blink blink blink”,

More than a decade later, I guess its not cough syrup anymore, and thankfully not the “blunts”, but a glass of something, a dark room, some headphones, and this cool ass thing called the world wide interweb***, where I can just Google the words (or write some nonsense for people without lives to read). Basically not much has changed.

I guess the music will always be my true love, will always be there for me.

* Moms stuff

** Much like how you guys with nothing else better to do feel when u read my amazing

Nonsensical blog.

*** You might have heard of it

Tag

2007-07-04T22:21:00.000-07:00

The truth has not been very popular lately!!!!

Well for those of you that read this thing...

I'm gona break it down.

Tung = Energy = mc2

also, I got tagged, by RU....

so a few true things about me....
1 I honestly believe Whitney Houston will make a huge come back
2 I used to think Mr “T” was cool
3 I used to think there where little men in the TV screen
4 I recently discovered you can have a Grande Coffee in a Venti cup*
5 I still think Mr T is cool….
6 I have no idea which side of the bed I like better**
7 I believe OJ did it

Now that I Have said some things about me, apparently I have to tag some People too…. Get Tu know more about them, but all of my friends don’t have a life***

Also I have to name them,
Pinkaling, Nya, G, ice, Tjitji, Puwai, Vim, Ten DAwg!

And post the rules
• We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
• Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
• People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
• At the end of your blog post, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
• Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
Later….

* Apparently it’s a trade secret that even a girlfriend that works at starbucks won’t tell you! If you get a medium coffee and put in a large cup, you won’t have to spill any coffee out cus, you will have the space, for milk, etc....
** Long story
*** That’s why they are my friends.

yippee-ki-yay

2007-06-26T21:35:00.000-07:00

The Tung is Confused.....

Why on earth is noone excited about the new John McClain Movie??????

He is only the baddest action hero ever!!!!!!

I'm kinda ashamed to say I have been following the hype (or lack of), but its okay, its not like this is "snakes on a plane", this is frigging Die Hard!!!!!!! This is not about Dying Hard, Dying Harder, or Dying Hard With a Vengeance, This is all about Dying Hard or living free*.

I'd put money to say that when people in Zim say "Mu Hard!", they are talking about John McClain and the Die hard Movies....

The only other action hero who is not a Super hero, who's name I actually know is John Rambo (but we heard all about that scandal), and commando (but that isn’t even a real name), I guess Dirty Harry too, but I don’t even know his last name off hand. .... Well actually now that I think about it I guess Indiana Jones is a hero who's name I know so is Han Solo**, and Jack Ryan, but that's only cus Harrison Ford is a bad ass Mofo.

People like Luke SkyWalker, Neo, Bilbo Baggins, etc do not count cus that is sci-fi fantasy**. For me after the September 11 bombings, I felt like the events sounded like a John McClain story gone bad, actually I’m lying cus same sort of thing happened in a Jack Ryan Story so I was thinking about that too.

I think I just have a thing for the character (McClane), he is not necessarily one of the good guys, he is probably the most flawed protagonist I have ever come across, well at least on the big screen. Kinda like most people.

so "yippee-ki-yay" and now that I have managed to waste a good twenty minutes of your time reading this dribble*** In McClain We trust, and I wanna see how the dude that introduced the concept of terrorists on American soil to me, does in this post 9/11 world.

I have heard people say that all the games people play and movies we watch are really just helping to condition us, so that people-crashing-planes into buildings doesn’t seem so preposterous. Maybe I am just interested because I live in a city where things that happened in these movies (terrorist threats) are a little more than just something from a writers imagination, thus the heightened interest, then again maybe its just a childhood thing.

The concepts and plots in these movies that where seemingly far fetched back in the late 80's and 90's, seem a whole lot more plausible in today's world. There are so many movies and Tv shows (like 24), in today's world, so i may yawn. When I watch this movie, but hey I grew up on John McClane!

* Tj, this is not a blog post about dying your hair blonde...

** If you are thinking Han Solo, is from a sci-fi world you are mistaken, Han Solo is just a bad ass mofo!

*** I know you guys that read this blog, read really really slow, and mouth out the words.....

hmm....

2007-06-25T19:47:00.000-07:00

I’m kinda pissed the Brooklyn Hip Hop festival came and went and I was totally unaware…

The weekend was really really good tho. So I’m not gona complain*

I lost interest in the club scene some time ago. But it was ridiculously off the chain on Saturday Night. Maybe it’s the whole 85 thing, Or the fact that I haven’t been to the club in a while, or the fact that I haven’t been in a club with that many Zimbabweans since Zim, Or rather In a club with a gang of Zimbabweans I actually don’t mind hanging out with. Or the fact that I was in a club where they where playing a lot of songs that where hot when i was in Zim. Or the fact that I hadn’t been to the club in a while, and went there with some Zimbabweans, that I don’t mind hanging out with and had some fun listening to songs that where hot in the club back in Zim?

Or maybe the 40/40 is just my spot….

A big part of me just wants to call the whole weekend a fluke, the 6^th consecutive fluke…

Spent Sunday, with my nieces and nephews** at the New Jersey State Fair!

To sum up the weekend, I would call it “A weekend so good that I didn’t even have to steal a beer or two from fridge while the roommate was away upstate good!***”

* Not that anyone reads my blog, so who would I be complaining too?

** Its really just nephews but nieces and nephews sounds cooler.

*** Except for when I grabbed a beer or two on on Friday night, Saturday Morning, Saturday Afternoon, Early Saturday Night, Late Saturday night, early a.m Sunday morning, late a.m Sunday morning, early Sunday night, late Sunday Night, and early Monday morning!

Umm so…

2007-06-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

Ever heard urself on Tape? Or called your celly and heard your own voice, (on voicemail*), and thought to yourself I’m sure I sound better than that!

So me and a friend decided to start a blog last year, it lasted one or two posts from me, and one or two from her. Then the whole thing just died. I’m not gona name any names, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t me!

So my friend, restarted the blog, or rather just picked up from where we left it which was roughly a year ago...

It’s looking good! Except the bits, I wrote… I am grateful, I can claim that spellchecking, and grammar wasn’t such a big thing back in 2006**.

* Yes, yes it’s true… No one calls me so I have to call myself in order to hear my phone ring

** Or 2007 for that matter, thus all three of my current readers.

A roller skating jam called Saturday

2007-06-15T20:47:00.000-07:00

Can’t wait until tmrw!

Well first of all I knw nothing about roller skating*, but it’s a song about Saturday!

“Five days of work, one whole day to play”

“It’s Saturdaaaaay, Its saturdaaaay”

Now if only I can figure out how to get to tha train station, without passing through some of the local stores, where I have some outstanding IOU’s

One of my Best friends Nyasha is in town, and going to meet up with my girlfriend and some other Chisi people…

Sounds good should be fun, looking forward to it!

* sorry Pinky

LQM*

2007-06-14T22:27:00.000-07:00

Earlier someone told me that I should never tell anyone what my true ethnicity is.

Logic behind that (Apart from saving my race embarrassment)…. Is if you ever get caught doing something you shouldn’t be**, and word travels, about you behind ur back, and they refer to you as say “That Italian guy” but you are really Cuban, you can deny any wrong doing by simply saying “Baby that wasn’t me I’m Cuban, not Italian, and I couldn’t have been wearing an Orange shirt and blue tie”. I guess that’s the jist of the idea.

Initially I thought the advice was retarded considering, some might refer to me as Pitch Black. I really can’t claim or pass for anything but African***.

The whole concept intrigued me the more I thought about it. Living In a multicultural community. There are really no such things as just Black, White, Hispanic, or Asian people.

I guess its like attending one of those large classes, in college where there is no way the professor will know your name, so he will call you out to answer a question by referring to the clothes you are wearing****. He cant say hey black guy, or hey White guy, Apart from appearing racist there will more than likely be more than one black person, or one white person in class etc. So he will need something to differentiate.

I guess out here we classify ourselves by country of origin (even if it is 2 or 3 generations, deep) or in my case by continent, so now that I think about it I’m not Black, I’m African! Reading that over it sounds retarded. But in all, honestly I guess they refer to me as African not black, and likewise I see people as Dominican, Thai, Greek, Mexican, Polish or Tomatian, Etc and not by color.

So I guess I can pass for any Ethnicity, because here that means country of origin.

It’s one of those things, end of the day you can be White, Black or Malato and be Zimbabwean, English, Brazilian or from any other country, and that will be your identity (and not color of your skin) . I guess its another reason why I appreciate the multicultural cities, where you are defined by your country of origin, as opposed to skin color.

I think its good, at least that way I wont be mistaken for coming from some godforsaken place like Brooklyn.

It also means, the Purple Shirts and Orange Ties are in! And if anyone asks my name is Robert Horry, and I am Tomatian!

* Laughing Quietly to Myself

** Like wearing badly coordinated clothes to work.

*** Factor in the accent

**** And if you are smart, and coordinated, everyone will wear white t-shirts to class!

Gone Till October

2007-06-14T21:17:00.000-07:00

Shoot,

I am happy the Spurs won the NBA finals! I’m mad the season is over, I’m glad my pick before the playoffs went all the way, I get seizures looking at pinky’s new blog colours*, I’m happy my boy Robert Horry got ring number 7 and Mike Finley got one too.

I guess the summer leagues are what it is for now, Harlem Rucker Park.

Who knows the Knicks, might even make the playoffs next year.

* Just had to throw that in there……..

Mid-Summer Crisis

2007-06-14T15:08:00.000-07:00

I have whiskey, vodka and some wine in the house, and no mixer....

No cash in my wallet*, Three of the four corner stores closest to me have stopped accepting my IOU's and I am afraid to go to the fourth**.

Maybe it’s a sign; I am not sure what the sign is! But logic tells me, that I need to be more of a man and just Drink the damn whiskey straight.

* Or the bank either, while we are on the topic!

** Paid the guy in Zim Dollars once.

Contrary to Popular belief*,

2007-06-10T21:04:00.000-07:00

Contrary to Popular belief*, I actually do have a girlfriend, I started going out with someone special…

I felt like writing something about that, I did, I posted it for a few minutes, and then I deleted it. I guess cus I couldn’t have something personal on the same site, as my glass stealing and super hero ambitions….

Contrary to popular belief*, for the people that don’t know me (personally), on occasion my conversations cover a little more than Starbucks, Super heroes, Oprah, Alcohol, stealing glasses, Stedman, hip hop, Gayle, Online communities (Second life, Facebook, Hi5, etc), Stedman, New York City, Urban legends and Work!

Here and there*, I feel deeply about things, political, social and the continuous bomb threats where I live***, and the struggles back in Zimbabwe!
So I write…. And I write..... But I can never just post, and contrary to popular belief*, I feel like I have something to say and have a point to bring across....

Contrary to popular belief*, there is actually a lot of fiction on my blog! I want to be able to write about something, and for it to be taken seriously. I guess I have to put THIS out there, regardless of who's fault it is, i can not write about inflation above 1 500% or something else serious and try and be nonsensical , on the same site.....

I am wondering if I should start 2 blogs? Or just keep it all on this blog????

Here is the thing, contrary to popular belief* every time you log on to see my blog, I can see it. I now know for a certain fact that not only is there more than one person reading my blog but contrary to popular belief***, there are 3!!!!!

I feel like deleting this thing, I write a lot, but only the nonsensical stuff makes it…..

I don’t want to be known as that guy…. The Ediot!

What do u think?

All three of u don’t rush to comment!!!

I want to keep this blog, but do u think I should get two blogs or just put everything on this one site?

* “Contrary to Popular Belief”: That sounds good doesn’t it???? I think a headmaster of mine used to say that a lot, “contrary to popular belief”

**New York City

** I knw I knw that one was forced

Too Big a Fundamental!!!

2007-06-03T23:20:00.000-07:00

Lets just assume, for arguments sake, I was supporting a certain basketball team over another!

I was supporting one team over another purely because i despised the other team, because of its over hyped basketball star!!

Now lets jus say hypothetically i had a blog, where someone who i have now disowned, posted something like.....

"WOOOHOOOO!!!!
Cleveland!!!

somebody say - Detroit in seven?"

Detroit in 7, may, or may not be actual words i have said on more than one occasion. But the fact that someone would put that on this world wide interweb, to "show me" is appalling. ...

I would just like to put it out there, that since before the playoffs started (and the Knicks failed to qualify) I have been saying that San Antonio, and the "Big Fundamental" aka "Tim Duncan" are winning this year!!!! Any Detroit team that may or may not have been beaten disappointingly by a team from Cleveland, was never my choice to go all the way! But only my candidate for the most likely team to beat San Antonio from the East In the finals!

All i was saying was that if a team from Ohio, went to the finals, then the finals would be boring cus, everyone knows the "Big Fundamental" doesn't play, and they are taking the finals in 4 games!!!!

Well no, they will throw one game, and take it in 5 games!!!
Only so that they can win on their home court!

home???

2007-05-31T20:22:00.000-07:00

I’m on my New York……

I think I said, I was gona pick 5 bars that would be my only bars in the hood I would go to on a regular basis for the summer.

Summer kicked off over last weekend.

I can’t choose which bars I should call home *, I think I am just going to go wherever the wind takes me and those 5 are going to be the ones.

The last month or two has been good for me, Had my sis come in from Zim, Gene, Michelle, and Nina, come thru so far. Carol, Nyasha, Tim, Martin, and others not yet confirmed scheduled to make an appearance. Its looking for the most part, like a friend is going to be here every other weekend. It’s beautiful!

Then there are all the new NY Based friends I have made!!!!! And the crowd I have been hanging out with the last year or so.

It’s really starting to feel like home………

Yeah, yeah I know everyone else pays a hell of a whole lot less, with more living space, and all that Blah blah blah blah.

But it’s really starting to feel like my American hometown now.

Now if only we can trade, Stephon Marbury and Stevie Franchise for Kobe………

* I live just off a strip with bars and restaurants, so there are quite a few.

Even more famous online

2007-05-25T22:34:00.000-07:00

Last couple of weeks, I have introduced more friends to my blog...

mostly negative things I here, like...

" Dude you need to seriosuly consider getting a life...."

"Tunga I think you need help"

"i think you are loosing it"

So much for my expansion idea, maybe i should just stick to all two of my easy to amuse current readers*.

Moving on.... i decided to join Facebook for real for real, I dont see me actively bieng active. I think i sent one or two friend requests to people i have no communication with whatseover, but thats about it. I guess i am going to let Oliver Mapfumo die.

* No offense.

Im famous online

2007-05-23T16:04:00.000-07:00

I am continuing with the whole Oliver mapfumo thing, On Facebook.

Been looking up friends, sending them invites, with very personal messages attached.

Like

Hey Nzido,

Been a long time, I remember when you had six run's in six over’s back in form 2, I hope things are good, and hope your mother has stopped giving you shady haircuts...

First of all Nzido, is a nickname that only a close friend would know, the crack about high school and miscellaneous items like that would be enough for you to think this person knows who you are. Unfortunately, no one is accepting my friend requests.

Apart from my Friendster antics (or was that Facebook?), im in a good mood, I figured out how to remove that annoying message at the bottom of my emails that say "sent from my blackberry". Contrary to popular belief, I am not actually trying to let people know I’m emailing from my phone.

I also changed my picture on my msn messenger; I’ve had enough of the craks about my chicken picture*.....

* The one up there

Office space?

2007-05-19T23:38:00.001-07:00

Just watched office space fully.

Hung out at a co-workers recently, watched half the movie but had to leave cus it was late and had to work early the next morn.

I think “im gona have to ask…” all my friends that are gna get their first job in corp America to not watch this movie…..

I think ryt now” I’m gna have to go ahead” ….and put this flick above the first star wars movie*.

…

*First Star Wars, Movie being episode one.

commercial beer

2007-05-19T21:09:00.001-07:00

I ran out of my pale ale, all that was left in the fridge was Corona*.

I just wanted to put this out there.

Commercial beer, just like commercial music sucks.

* stolen from a roomate

Immigration

2007-05-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

I was reading up on the new Immigration laws.

I guess if you are illegal, paying $5 000 in penalties $2 000 in processing fees and going back home for 10- 13 years, b4 u can come back is not a bad deal..........

Immigration: The Human Cost

Facebook

2007-05-19T18:11:00.000-07:00

Facebook, just seems like the In-thing-to-do, and I am not a conformist, and I told myself that all the other little nonsense things I do to waste time like cleaning my room, showering and blogging are enough.

So I joined Facebook, Right now I cant see much, cant see anyone’s profile, and no one is accepting my friend requests. I am not sure if this has anything to do with the fact that I didn’t use my real name. To tell the truth one of my friends realized that anyone that would come up with a nom-du-plum as original as "Oliver Mapfumo" had to be me, Or was that Thomas Mtukudzi I forget***.

Come to think about it, maybe I should have just gone for Tawanda, Tendai, Lovemore or Ross. I didn't think the name was that bad? I am sure there must be someone in ZImbabwe called Oliver Mapfumo...... If there are babies in the United States called ESPN, then what is so ridiculous??

Right now, I am trying to figure out, if I had a point to get at in this blog*,

For now I am going to leave Facebook alone, seems cool. Seems to have more people that I know than hi5. Maybe eventually ill get around to getting on it legit. I think Ill spend my time cleaning my room for now, who knows maybe oprah will call one day and want to come through. My more immediate concern is that the roaches I thought I was living peacefully with, have decided to move out cus of the mess.

Then again maybe next year Ill clean my room****.

* Like how I do on every other post**.
** That was an attempt at humor***.
*** Pinky give up if u haven’t gotten it already.
**** I guess the only perk of not having a girlfriend.

The Plan

2007-05-13T21:13:00.000-07:00

I have never achieved much in life, I tried calling myself Tung the Third (To make myself sound cooler than I am)*, but it just seemed like too much work.

I tried playing the lotto a couple o times (the fact that I am up blogging and not partying with the puff myster and Paris is testament to the fact that I still haven’t won). To tell the truth I have had a lotto ticket in my wallet for about 3 weeks. I might be a multi millionaire as we speak but I can’t be bothered to check to see if I won.

Then there was my attempt at becoming an urban legend……

I Think I epitomize the concept of slacking, I contemplated wearing some diapers driving all the way to Chicago, Kidnap Stedman and knock him out the out the box and get Oprah all to myself. But I still haven’t even figured out where I can buy grown up diapers.

I tried to steal glasses from restaurants, had a friend come in from out of town and was clearly outclassed in my restaurant glass stealing capabilities. I am still traumatized by my inability to steal glasses this past weekend. Thing is not only did it not happen once but on two occasions.

I think I have had enough! I am going to do something and accomplish it!!!!!!!!

My NEW plan for this summer, is to not go to the same bar twice!!

To put it mildly New York City is a Big Big place, and I only ever go chill at the same few bars. I need to diversify my portfolio. Also if I am going to be stealing glasses. its best to steal from a bar and not go there for a minute.

My only exceptions to the rule are going to be nightclubs and poetry spots, my five favorite neighborhood bars***. and places where I am going to meet people.

Its time for a change, I am going to do something and stick to it, and then I can feel I have accomplished something. Summer officially starts in June, so between June and September we will see how it goes…………..

Well maybe one more exception if someone is going to buy me alchohol, Ill fly all the way to Nebraska, not once but maybe 6 or 7 times and go to the same bar, just as long as the alchohol is free! Infact for that I may even get some diapers and drive all the way non stop.

* This is not to say that I am not cool.**
** Well at least if Oprah ever asks I am the coolest dude on the planet
*** Something to do with local economy and laziness………..

My Hero

2007-05-01T22:19:00.000-07:00

I have been having trouble blogging and sleeping, I have been stressed. Too much going on, I have been consumed trying to figure out what part of Queens Peter Parker* comes from, and whether or not Oprah cares that I live in the same borough as Spidey.

I have also been thinking about creating my own superhero, that will cater for people like me .
Who cares about mutants, and billionaire boys??

First of all my super hero, would be cool (much like me). Unlike Clark, Peter, Tony or Bruce my dude is gona be a hero in the daytime and Hero at Night. I’m thinking a Fireman AND Policeman (Daytime), and at night is when his real super heroness comes out.

He is gna be a super bartender, the kind that will confuse $10.00’s for $100.00**. The kind of bartender that will sacrifice his whole paycheck to buy patrons drinks. The kind of bartender that will not only hear you bitch about the ex, but use his connections at the police department to tow her car, and connects at the fire department to burn her house down…***

Id like to point out that my blogging may or may not have anything to do with two free drinks that I received earlier on tonight. But If I had to make my own super hero it would be a bartender, that saves lives by day and gets me drunk by night..

And maybe my hero will work side by side with my ideal girlfriend that will work at starbucks during the day, and work at the bar by night…

Actually, anyone that would get me free Starbucks or Beer would be a hero in my books….*****

Don’t front tho, the character would be interesting…..

* That’s Spiderman Pinky!!
** Like buying a $10.00 drink with a $10.00 bill and getting $90.00 back…..
*** I know, I know, why am I still single????
**** I know, I know know low standards***

all around the world

2007-04-25T19:42:00.000-07:00

I just felt like saying that!

Actually, I haven’t been around the world yet, I am waiting for the lotto or Oprah to take me.

Then I can expand my collection of stolen glasses and make it International.

I started collecting caps; the premise behind the idea is that every time I go out of town ill buy a cap, so when I go to Boston next month, I'm gona buy a Red Sox Cap. In Philly* I would get a 76ers cap, actually no! Cus getting a basketball cap would be like betraying my Knicks. So id get a Phillies cap. The only Exceptions to the rule are Manhattan and New Jersey**. I went to Brooklyn the other day and I am mad at myself for not getting a Brooklyn cap***!

Right now I only have two caps,(and I know its sad), An Atlanta Cap (the first one i bought), I got that back in Sept, when I went to Atlanta, and I have my Miami "1966" Dolphins cap, that I got in.....****,

Maestro and Jan pay attention I really want a Raiders and a Dodgers cap*****. Nina even after you move you are gna help me pick a Bears cap.

To tell the truth, after Atlanta, Chi, Cali, Boston, Philly, and DC I don’t think there is too much I am going to look for. I mean if by some sad and unfortunate twist of fate I end up with a Denver Bronco's Cap, then so be it.

A few college caps would be cool too, Mt Holyoke, MIT, Harvard, Jackson State, U Chicago, Florida State (Yes Brian Ill put my Hatred aside), Lander, etc, etc.
I just want to be able to fill a room before i buy my bottle store at age 50.

I am not gona wear the caps, only thing ill take off is the price tag. Hopefully, overtime Ill get more and more. When I do get them, Time allowing id try and get em as different as possible.

Then when im old, senile, and drinking in my highly unprofitable bottle store in Zimbabwe (The one right next to my highly unprofitable butchery). Ill be giving people free beer on condition that they listen to my ramblings about the trip I took to Atlanta back in 06, where i Was in pain and thought I had broken my leg one day, and miraculously recoverd the next day******.

I need hobbies people drinking and Oprah don't count.

Ive got my time budgeted this Year. Hopefully Ill get a Caps United Cap Next Year. ...

* Or as my boy put it Killadelphia
** All Jersey has is Hockey teams, and that isn’t going to look good on my wall.
*** Yes I Go to Brooklyn that often
**** Pinky that means I got in Miami!!!
***** That’s really a "yo I’m letting you know now I’m gona come crash at your place soon!!"
******* U had to be there...

Everyone’s a rapper............

2007-04-22T01:30:00.000-07:00

I guess this myt make some sense cus my dumb ass friend writes in caps, on messenger......

lyricaltopics: IT'S AN EPIDEMIC
tungataks: i bet they all sound like tupac
lyricaltopics: YUP
lyricaltopics: OR WACK N THINK THEY DOPE
tungataks: yeah
tungataks: do u rap?
lyricaltopics: YEAH
lyricaltopics: BUT NOT TOO MUCH ANYMORE
lyricaltopics: FOCUSIN ON SPOKEN WORD
lyricaltopics: I STILL DO IT WITH MY KIDS
lyricaltopics: WRITE A 16 HERE AND THERE
lyricaltopics: BUT I DON'T LIKE MY RAPS TOO MUCH THESE DAYS
tungataks: thats whassup tho
tungataks: Ive got an apprecitation
tungataks: but i think i got scarred off rhyming a long time ago
tungataks: back in the 90's when every1 was rapping about whack mc's
tungataks: and i heard myself on tape and i was like damn
tungataks: im a wack mc
tungataks: so i quit
lyricaltopics: I STILL FLOW
lyricaltopics: BUT I THINK A POETRY AUDIENCE
lyricaltopics: IS MORE RECEPTIVE TO MY SPOKEN WORD PIECES
tungataks: if i ever tried to flow thats who i would try and cater for too.......
tungataks: but i gave up on poetry too
tungataks: when i read my own shit a few years ago and realised it was wigedy wack
lyricaltopics: LOL
lyricaltopics: LOL
tungataks: then i had a friend who is an mc
tungataks: was like music is a 2 way thing
tungataks: the mc needs an audience to understand
tungataks: so when he is mc'ing and connects with me
tungataks: then i become a part of the music
tungataks: because there is no him without me
lyricaltopics: TRUE
tungataks: so im fine with that
tungataks: ill make my fame elsewhere
tungataks: or rather make my mark
lyricaltopics: WORD
lyricaltopics: TOO MANY EMCEES ANYWAY
tungataks: and not enough mics
lyricaltopics: PROB THE ONLY DOPE LINE FROM PRAS
tungataks: lol

Seeking…….

2007-04-17T20:41:00.000-07:00

I am a single black man that has recently re-discovered the joys of stealing glasses from bars, and restaurants.

I am looking for like minded individuals, preferably females, that will come out for a drink or two with a hand bag, that will fit a glass or two*.

Summer is fast approaching so it will be that much harder, to sneak out glasses without the large winter jackets/coats. On the plus side, there will be more bars and restaurants that will serve drinks outside, so it will be that much easier…..

I am very picky, plastic cups and glass bottles do not count, and neither do items from establishments that sell glasses their glasses or give them away.

Feel free to comment/email or call me.

I will also be looking more favorably at, respondents’ that will not only help me steal glasses, but actually buy me the beer too….

* Maestro if you want to carry a handbag, I will not discriminate and fuck with you too…

?

2007-04-11T19:42:00.000-07:00

I get annoyed when people are like…….. “Oh, you live in Queens….I thought u had a half decent job…….Maybe when U make more money you will move into Manhattan”.

I just thought I would put this out there, cus I hear it too often………..

New York City is made up of 5 counties, which are also called Boroughs. Those 5 Boroughs/counties , Bronx/Bronx County, Brooklyn/Kings County, Manhattan/New York County, Staten Island/Richmond County, Queens/ Queens County, are just like any other county in the United States!

You have good parts and bad parts, granted per capita there are more rich people in New York County (aka Manhattan) than there are In Kings County (aka Brooklyn), but there are also many, many, many bad parts in Manhattan just like any other county in the United States………..

End of the day its all New York, where a One Bedroom in a bad part of Queens, will cost u $800.00 as opposed to the 2, 3 or 400 in Texas………..

I have had people come here and say, “Oh Queens is not that bad”. I think that’s so retarded, that’s like going to South Beach in Miami Dade county and saying” Miami is not that bad”. If I took them to Lil Haiti, or Overtown in Miami, which is the ghetto out there, they would say this part of Miami is bad. That will not make the whole of Miami Dade county bad. Same with any borough in New York City, There are Good Parts and Bad parts…

I love Eddie Murphy but I hate the movie “Coming to America”. I don’t like the way it makes Africans look naive and backward. Which is a Stereo type the general populace here endorses of Africans. Now that I live in Queens, I hate the flick even more, cus much like how anyone that has never been to Africa, thinks Africans act like the way they do in that movie, they think people that live in the outer boroughs are struggling (like how it is in that movie).

I know it’s a movie, its comedy. But like how I tell my New Yorker friends, come to Africa, and ill show you how off ur train of thought is… To my African Friends that have never been to Queens, Brooklyn, Staten or the Bronx come to New York and I will show you how off u are too….

Simple Simple man.....

2007-04-09T19:48:00.000-07:00

Earlier.....

Watching the Knicks almost beat the Pistons on TV I heard one of the presenters, Walt Frasier use the word "vociferous".

I was so intrigued that I looked the word up and now I am going to try my hardest to use it in a sentence tomorrow.

I might even do something "vociferously", just so that I can use it in a sentence*.

* I think I am starting to realize why I am still single......

Dear New York

2007-04-05T20:39:00.000-07:00

I Love You...!

I know it would be cheaper and life easier living in any other American city, (considering id get paid the same).
I love u Almost to a fault.

I love ur people, ur music, ur streets ur buildings and ur neighbourhoods (Even Brooklyn). I almost disowned a close friend when she blasphemously said that London TOWN was more culturaly diverse than you!!! I love u that much...

I think I came into my own here.

Through ur music I grew up here, I already knew about the Bronx/Boogie Down, Brooklyn/Crooklyn, Manhattan, Staten/Shaolin and Queens before I even set foot.

There is no judging here, people that live in Brooklyn talk diffrently from people In Queens, or the Bronx. I like the way u treat people that grew up in Virginia and people that grew up in Africa the same, untill U incorporate them and make them natives!

I Know people that have moved out and moved back! I know people that are too scared to try you.

Me and you know that, you have to walk the walk, and talk the talk, New York, New York to understand.....

Dear Friend's

2007-04-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

I'm happy yaal are coming to New York.

Just a couple a things...

1...... Bring Money
2...... Buy Alcohol
3...... Bring cute girlfriends
4...... Did I say bring money???
5...... Brooklyn is an evil, evil, evil place
6...... Leave ur dodgers caps at home,MaestroAmado
7...... leave me at home, when u go shopping!!!!!!

Dear Summer

2007-04-05T20:06:00.000-07:00

I know Jay- Z did a song about you, but that was almost 2/3 years ago tho.

Truth be told I fell in love with you back in Miami, where it’s pretty much summer all year long.

I'm looking forward to you this summer. I have been cold, and bitter, and been discouraged from going out a lot during winter.

I have friends coming to visit and friends moving into NY.

I think I am a little less of an African man because I haven't been to a barbecue for a while now. Now that you are here, I am going to crash as many as possible this summer.

I am going to play as much ball as I can, and go to as many concerts as possible.

Summer I'm happy you have come back to me!!!!!!!

Jus one more Day

2007-04-05T19:43:00.000-07:00

I’m in a good mood today!

I gave up coffee and energy drinks for lent, I get an adrenalin rush just thinking about how I’m gna fill myself up with redbull and my beloved/hated starbucks on Tuesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow is Good Friday, gna try my hardest to not to eat meat. I have been eating rabbit food for the two last weeks on my detox (which finishes tonight); I think I can go all out for one more day!

rock the bells

2007-04-03T18:31:00.000-07:00

retox

2007-03-29T19:05:00.000-07:00

Urban Word of the Day
www.urbandictionary.com

March 29, 2007: retox

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=retox&defid=771177

To start consuming drugs and alcohol again after a hiatus in an effort
to avoid the effects of withdrawl.

"Man, I haven't had a drink since monday and I'm getting the shakes.
I'd better retox."

The Emperors New hustle

2007-03-26T19:41:00.000-07:00

Actually, I have no hustle, to tell the truth I’m not even an Emperor*, I just thought the title sounded cool.

I’ve been off the alcohol for a total of 5 nights now, the weekend was particularly hard. I had to assure some of the local neighborhood bars and liquor stores, that it’s only a temporary thing, while I take some Detox tablets, to get rid of all the toxins in my body. I had to assure them that this is being done to make room for all the toxins and unhealthy stuff I am going to fill myself up with this summer.

This non-alcohol thing is really hard. I mean mornings are that much easier to deal with, but the nights are just awful.

I really feel like having a drink ryt now, but I can’t. Had a frustrating day at work, The Knicks lost (again), I lost my headset, and some person who shall remain nameless (Pinky) makes fun of me on my instant messenger when I am not at home!

I don't know how many more nights of this soberness I can take, my whole world is falling apart. I saw Star Wars Episode 1 sober for the first time, and I have come to the sad conclusion that not only is it not a classic, but one of the most pathetic movies I have ever seen. Now I will never be able to take Jar-Jar Binks or George Lucas seriously, ever again!

* Yet

sleep..............

2007-03-21T23:48:00.000-07:00

I can’t sleep.

I have been thinking about titles, forget being a hall monitor, I am thinking about making my own cards that say “Tung…..Controller of Planet Earth”.

I was a part of a study group earlier. I was repping my company, In a Microsoft sponsored windows item. I mean I know how to talk, I know how to say things…. I know how to look good, and say the right words when talking in public.

The whole thing was intimidating at the start, big glass mirror (with people looking from the other side) a million cameras, and microphones everywhere. Then they made us sign sumn that says everything we said or did will be owned by Microsoft and can be used however, they see fit.

Which was kinda scary for me. I went to the National High schools quiz In Zimbabwe once. So during taping sitting next to a friend, we would try answer the questions asked. Friendly competition between my boy and me. So every time I got a question right, that my boy got wrong, I would do a lil dance while sitting down. The People at zbc caught me on camera. So when airing that episode of the National High schools Quiz, everytime my school got a question correct they would show me doing my lil dance.

I was in boarding school so I didn’t see the airing, but every1 was laughing at me at breaktime, the day after it aired. I distinctly remember my brother disowning me when I got home, the weekend after it aired.

Moving on, after the focus group, The people who where behind the glass mirrors came out to meet us. One of the girls, who I thought was really nice/pretty, pulled out her card and gave it to me (and not any1 else!!) hers said Microsoft Product Manager, I gave her mine (which just says Retail Sales), I jus felt kinda low after the card exchange.

Now I am not sure if I should take over the world first so that I can have a card that says ruler of the earth, or just make one now that says “Future Ruler of Earth”

Talk the talk

2007-03-18T19:53:00.000-07:00

I sure as hell hope it snows tmrw.

Weather report says it won’t; I have been up to my usual antics, talking crap.

My newly found growing Legendicity, myt be lost.
Either that or I am cultivating the wrong kind of rep*.....

In my hey day, I was that dude that would be dribbling at the top of the key and ask the guy marking me, which way u want me to drive? Left, right or through the center? Then in a dubbed Chinese accent id say.... "Well now! U have dared to mark me???", “You think I come to a basketball court, in the middle of the hood, and not knw what is going on, I f#$^&ng represent**!” Then drive in whatever direction dude dared me to go.

I enjoy that, it makes the game that much more intense, more fun. The only problem is that nowadays I can barely bounce the ball!

A date has been set for tmrw, money has been put on the game. People from work are coming to watch.

Part of me thinks I can take this guy. He is taller than I am, bigger than I am, and recently started working out.

In preparation........ Actually, I don’t knw what I am going to do.

I hope the underwear is gna smell really bad tmrw. I'm kinda happy it glows green in the dark***.

* Much like hw I am doing with this blog
** Think skit from Fugees album the score
*** Why am I still single?

The legendicity.....

2007-03-18T18:51:00.000-07:00

I’ve been meaning to blog for a minute but I've been distracted working on my legendicity*.

Some work on their sexy, me I’m all about the legendecity!

I work in the hood, which is a semi-big shopping/party district. Naturally, I go to a lot of the bars in the neighborhood**.

So as a group, we went to a local bar after work. Between Peoples usual screaming of Tuuuunga Tuunga Tuunga, every time I said sumn, and the appearance of an ex /xfile and all her cute girl friends. The Urban Legend Stamp got that much closer to being official.
Both at work and at the local watering holes.

A couple of things I learnt:

Attempting to break dance and doing the running man at a work get together is not a good idea! It will get u free drinks but it gives them that much more ammunition the next day.

When U hang with Ur boss at night, and he leaves before u. You can’t just give the age-old excuse of “problems at home” for ur lateness.

Avoid friends that drive without shovels in their cars when it is snowing, because they will ask u to help push their cars out of the snow, at 4 am in the morning.

* Don't look for the word in the dictionary, the Tung's urban Legend is growing at such an amazing exponential rate, that new words are being created to cater for the growing legend.

** i live In the hood

"D" League*

2007-03-12T20:00:00.000-07:00

I tried to play ball today.

Note the operative word is "tried".

I left work motivated, practically ran home! Changed, dusted the cobwebs of my basketball! Got my new sneakers out, new shorts, new socks, and lucky underwear.

I checked to see if I still had some handles, bouncing merrily on my way to the courts.
Looking basketball fresh, with my fresh shorts, and old underwear.

On any playground, you have two leagues sometimes 3. You got the Pro's, Loosers/boozers/loosers/D leaguers and 8-year-old kids. I knew I could dominate if I went to play with the 8 year olds, but my pride wouldn’t let me**.

So I stood there for 5 minutes in my fresh pair of sneakers, and old underwear, watching the pro's play. I was bouncing the ball between my legs to show the pro's that I had some game, 20 minutes later no one chose me to be on their team. I can't understand why, especially since I was wearing socks that matched my fresh new shoes and lucky underwear. After I was passed over for a spot to play with the pros by some 8 year olds. I decided to go try my luck in the D- League\loosers, on the otherside of the court.

To be honest I wasn’t really trying to play, I just wanted to shoot around. I was happy they weren’t playing games in the d league, just shooting around. Well at least I just wanted to shoot around, after a while I was just trying to hit the damn ring. Forget making baskets!
Then I gave up on that and tried to just do lay ups. Thing is when people are shooting around at half court it’s usually from the 3 point line, and u don’t want to be the only dude trying to do lay ups. So I was trying to do some fancy windmill type lay ups. If anything, at least I succeeded in making some 8 year olds laugh, and show them how not to do a lay up.

Eventually tho, the D-leaguers decided to play a pick up game. I think I played okay, all my airballs looked like inside passes. I am not sure if the reason why they let me drive here and there was because they where afraid to step on my fresh sneakers, or the smell from the lucky underwear. Eitherway, I think I played better than I expected to.

Ru, I took Ur advice and took it easy. I can tell my body is gna hurt a lil tmrw. The target I set for myself is to be able to dunk by the end of the summer. Hopefully In a few more weeks, ill have enough confidence to play with the big boys again.

* The D has nothing to do with my high school nickname

** If you know that you are going to be schooled, its better you get schooled by the pro's.

Air ZImbabwe

2007-03-07T19:31:00.001-08:00

Note To Self

2007-03-06T20:21:00.000-08:00

Don't quit ur Job untill you are sure you have won the Lotto.

Bye Bye

2007-03-06T05:38:00.000-08:00

I just thought it would be fair to explain why I am going to stop blogging.

The New York, state Lottery is now at 355 Million Dollars!

I know deep down in my heart I am meant to win this money. I have been procrastinating playing the lottery for so long. Now that I have, by right the money is mine!

I even decided to double my Odds by not buying just one but two lottery tickets! Considering people call me Tu , You can all see this is meant to be... Tu bought two tickets.

Sorry Kids but I won’t have time to blog anymore. As we speak, I am trying to figure out how to pay Bobby Browns Child support fees so that he can join my entourage. Ill get Him, Mike Tyson, K Fed and Arnold Drummond*.

I think results get announced tonight.

After I win, I am going to pay my phone bill! Change my name, and get around to doing my laundry! I would pay my rent but I think my landlord gave up on that one a long loooong time ago.

Later .....

*Jus to hear him say "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

Axis?

2007-03-05T20:00:00.000-08:00

Now as the world turns, when will us black people learn?
Before we had a perm, we came from Adam's sperm
You see with plain vision, we live in the same system
Became victims, once was able, can't even raise children
Where's 'the village' when you need it?
A question for the person in the looking glass
Our community's lookin bad like a bucket full of crabs
That's the crooked path
If we don't straighten this out, how long would it last?
Every night you hear the bullets blast
Even if you in the suburbs every night, you see the footage flash
across your screen, I'll tell you my biggest pet peeve
You lookin at it thinkin like, "It don't affect me"
You livin large I'm thinkin like, "It don't impress me"
Rockin them chains, Sojourner Truth is tryin to set free
It don't take a pro-fessor
to see the o-pressor got the whole treasure
Now how many Africans slain for one platinum chain on yo' dresser?
I'm no better just because I think I know better
Tell me who you trust when you're in your new trucks
Some of us dyin over a few bucks, killers old enough to ride a school bus
With brothers like these tell me, who needs the Ku Klux?
Women walkin with titties out cause the truth sucks
It's time to breastfeed, knowledge is the best key
We got us pourin liquor out for all the dead G's
Rest? Please, in the grave you gettin less peace...

One Be Lo

Note To self

2007-03-01T23:44:00.000-08:00

Redbull and vodka is not a good drink to have as a nightcap!

Dreams

2007-03-01T19:20:00.000-08:00

I have been having trouble sleeping lately.

After I saw the Departed the other night, I had a weird dream about being an undercover agent working for Dr Phil, trying to steal Oprah's secrets! Oprah who is all knowing, found out! Forgave me! Then paid me double to go to the Maury show, and find out how he manages to have such a unique and different show everyday.

Then I dreamt, I won an Oscar for playing pinky removing her hair.

I really need to figure out how to sleep, without having to read battlefield earth first.

I quit drinking last night (again). I have been health conscious all day and alcohol free for about 12 hours. At lunch time I did not go to the Mickey D's across the street from where I work. Instead I walked a whole block to the Wendy's up the road (I feel healthier already)*.

Seriously, tho, I need to figure out how to sleep on time! I keep on daydreaming! Earlier on, I thought I saw some weird looking "fabulous tights".

Then I dreamt the city of New York, outlawed niggaz. Turns out it was just the word nigga. At least we are still allowed to say Wigga, Goldberg’s, Cracker, Bipty, Chiegro, Redneck, Honky, Chink, Kaffir, and Brooklynite**.....

* To anyone not called anonymous, why am I still single?
** I couldn’t resist I had to throw that one in!

Work

2007-02-25T21:28:00.000-08:00

It just has to snow on a Sunday Night.

This is going to be another ugly Monday Morning Ladies and Gentleman!

I have been at the place I work at now, since the beginning of the year. In that time, I have tried to be as professional and as classy as I can.

Meaning I was not running around cracking at people, making jokes and such. I have been speaking in my well rounded and executed English. The same one I use when I am trying to mack on the phone. You know the one! The one we used when you where in trouble in high school and where trying to explain urself to the headmaster.

Somehow, tho, these people I work with just love starting with me. I will admit that on occasion, I wear loud pink shirts and sometimes I dance when I think no one is watching. Apart from that, I am not giving them much ammunition to attack me.

Unfortunately, almost every1 has their own variation of how they think they want to say my name. Excluding the name thing, I do not think I have ever accumulated as many nicknames as I have in this short a time.

When I walk into the lunch room, people just start screaming Tooonga, Tooonga, Toonga, like they where supporting me just before the start of a 100 meter race. It’s like I am walking around with a bull’s eye strapped around my chest.

What really bothers me is initially I really tried to be professional!

I don’t mind the disses, cus I can fire back. I enjoy the banter, but I did not provoke it this time.

Only in the last week or two have I really started firing back. Now they all gang up on me when I attack them individually. I will admit when I am wearing an Orange shirt and Pink Tie* it is very easy for them to gang up on me.

Funny enough, I am really enjoying working with these people.

* Seriously why am I still single???

Obi-Wan Taks.....Urban Legend

2007-02-24T18:08:00.001-08:00

Okay I am going to dump the super villain stuff. Well at least for lent, and I think Oprah might not approve of my villainy.

Being an Urban Legend is so much cooler!

I am about to get a significant amount of money, from some Nigerians that contacted me by email. I was asked to not to discuss the details but all they wanted was my social security number, mothers maiden name, date of birth and bank account details, so that I can help them repatriate millions of dollars. I have to send them some of my life savings first**, but hopefully if everything goes smoothly “The Tung”, will be worth a few million.

Right now, I feel like quitting my job spectacularly, then when I get my cut of the money from these people, I can come back to work, and stun!

Forget winning the lottery, I am so lucky to be the one and only person contacted by these people. Off course the last, two times, I tried this it turned out to be a scam. However, I digress

When I get my money, I am going to change my name to Obi-Wan and focus on being an urban legend!

Ill pimp Oprah, and Marry Toni Braxton*.

My plan is to plant a seed on every continent, so that my seed will grow up to make the world a better place. You should all support my offspring and me. We will make the world a happier place! How could u not love my children? Little “Luke“, “Anakin”, “Jar-jar”, “leia”, ‘Qui-Gon” and “Forex”***

* If u saw the halftime show at the all-star game u got to admit that woman is fine as hell!!!!!
** Not sure what $20, will do for em tho
*** My Zimbabwean roots showing

40 days and nights

2007-02-22T19:54:00.000-08:00

Ash Wednesday was yesterday which is not just the day before Thursday, and the day after Tuesday*.

Ash Wednesday (among other things) is the start of the period that Jesus went into the desert and fasted for 40 days and 40 nights.
I am Roman Catholic, so I am supposed to give up something or make some kind of (sacrifice), for the period.

In the back of my mind, I knew Ash Wednesday would be around the corner. I knew it was coming. I only realized it was here when a girl I was hanging with motioned to an elderly Gentleman that he had some black stuff on his forehead, and hinted he should wipe it off.

I have to give up something, and I have no idea what!

I do not really do much! As in I do not do much of anything with much consistency. If I ate, bacon regularly then maybe id give that up. If I went out to the club on a regular basis then id give that up. I have no regular schedule.

I was considering stop ordering food and eating out, and just start preparing my own food everyday. The only problem is that eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner can get old very very quickly.
I would love to try to mess with the stove, but it gets embarrassing when the good people at the fire department come to your apartment so often they know you by your first name, and can tell when you are wearing new clothes.

Ill have to figure this one out soon……

* I have been looking at that statement for the last 20 minutes and I have no idea if I got it right. I give up. I think if anything this blog has served to document that ur boy is not very clever. So who cares? This is one of the benefits, of not being regarded highly amongst peers**

** Blatant attempt to gain sympathy from female readers***

*** Valentines is over so Ur boy is on the prowl****.

**** Yes ladies I am Cheap*****!!

***** Sometimes I wonder why I am still single.

Career Change

2007-02-19T23:36:00.000-08:00

I can’t sleep Right now.

I have been thinking about my life and trying to figure things out.

Where I am heading??

How can I knock Stedman out the box?

Am I doing the right thing? Am I on the right career path?

How can I Knock Gayle out the box? Or can we make this a tandem?

Am I a good person?

Why cant I Get that Beyonce song out of my head?
“To the left, To the left…..”

After all my pondering*, I feel like I have had an epiphany, Superhero ambitions are silly, childish, and pointless!

I have decided to stop wasting my life and be a Super Villain instead. Either way I will still be super. Darth Vader will always be cooler than Luke. Everyone knows who Keyser Söze, Frank White, Tony Montana, Michael and Vito Corleone are.
Think about it given the choice who would u rather be Professor X, or Magneto??

A lot of the Super heroes out there, are rich troubled spoilt kids that have nothing else better to do. In my case I want to make money. Best way to do that is to be a super vilian. After I cause world chaos, hold the planet ransom then maybe then ill consider philanthropy.

Look at Mike Bloomberg, and Ted Turner as Examples.

Or maybe ill just stay evil like Trump!

Maybe ill re-evaluate the whole super hero thing then.

Superheroes are made because of super villains. Super villains would still survive without Superheroes. Where as superheroes would be nothing but glorified firemen without super villains. Everyone knows the only reason people watch the powder-puff girls is cus of Mo Jo Jo Jo!

I know K – Fed needs a job maybe I can get him to be my sidekick. Or rather Henchman!

In the Morning I am going to go get me a Mask, Cape, work on my evil laugh and buy me a cute white cat!

* Ehh Pinky?

stalker extraordinaire

2007-02-19T21:14:00.000-08:00

It’s Official my Hi5 stalker extraordinaire days are back!! It’s going down!

A friend showed me how to hide the fact that I have been looking at someone’s profile on hi5. This whole having people see that you just saw their profile was bad for business. I am not trying to Have Jane or Lucy see that I have been checking out their pics, 32 days a month*.

I spent a lot of time trying to see if her status still said she was single. When it said she was committed id wait to see how long it would take before it would say she was single again. It’s bad enough that I call, text, I.M and check her garbage everyday.

I feel so liberated! The feeling is amazing! It’s kind of like how O. J felt after he was acquitted, combine that with how K- Fed (Fed - Ex) felt after word got out Britney cut her hair.

Myspace/Friendster/Hi5/Bebo/Yahoo 360, etc, etc are all really just an incredible way to waste time. I'm ashamed to say that I think I have an account almost everywhere. Yes Maestro Amado Its true! Look for me I'm on all the above mentioned communities**. I also Instant Pester people on Msn, Excite, Aim, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, Skype, Voip cheap, and today when I was trying to put my picture on this damn blog, I signed up for some messenger from Picaso called Hello by mistake.

Sometimes I wonder why I am still single!

* Especially after the restraining orders
** Shameless attempt to add more friends to The Tungs Profile

Relatively Good Day

2007-02-17T20:43:00.000-08:00

I haven’t laughed as hard watching TV as much as I have in a while through tonight’s all star NBA activities.

I think there was a time in my life when I would have been mad. Mad if I wasn’t in the club on a Saturday Night. Mad that I wouldn’t be a part of the storytelling at the basketball courts on Sunday afternoon. Or storytelling at break time on Monday at school.
Nowadays I am mad when I am forced to go to the club on a Saturday Night.

Looking back, I think I was mostly mad at my Dad at the time*. Actually to be fair he did not restrict us from going out**

Parents are devious people tho! I was given a certain amount of freedom through my teenage years. Nowadays because of that I am not wiling out (Unless I am operating in super hero Mode) or as easily fascinated by happy hours like most people my age.

Me and my original Co-Defendant*** still went out tho. This was a really really long time ago and she is married now. Just like pretty much every1 else I grew up with!

I am not knocking going out to the club. Here and there I like getting my GQ fresh on and dancing. I just feel like I have done my tour of duty. I would rather go to a bar or lounge with live music or dinner with friends. I have mad respect for dudes I see in the club when I do go that are in their 40’s and 50’s.

I want to do it, but I agree with one of my best friends who is a professional Athlete****,
Who when we where talking about the whole clubbing phenomenon was like I dnt have enough energy to go out that often.

I’m not just about to settle down. But more often than not I would rather stay at home and read the odd Terry Pratchett novel, than go out. I just got, “Battle Field Earth” by L. Ron Hubbard, so that’s what I am doing tonight. Even when I do have a Girlfriend I dnt have much time to me, so I am enjoying time like this.

* My only source of Income
** Just Wouldn’t give us money to go out.
*** My older sister
**** Yes Yes I know how many people does the Tung knw that are professional athletes? Why not just Mention his name???

Super Hero

2007-02-17T01:16:00.000-08:00

Im Tunga Taks B&*ch! Enjoy Yourself!

Charlie Murphy!

The Tung has decided to make his superheroness official.

By day The Tung is a grumpy, slow, and often easily irritated office employee. Sensitive to light, loud noises and is usually dehydrated*.

By night the Tung is legendary for consuming large amounts of alcohol and mixing various drinks without throwing up. The Tung has also been documented in his efforts of attempting to break dance and do the running man while intoxicated.

To date the The Tungs only weaknesses are Work, Eating Okra, Strippers, Doing Laundry, Ex- Girlfriends and early morning conference calls on his day off.

Actually the Tung hates mornings and is trying to get Oprah, to get rid of morning’s altogether!

Im Tunga Taks B&*ch!

* For the uninitiated, its called a hangover.

War Zone

2007-02-15T19:08:00.000-08:00

It’s ugly out there!

Like seriously. It’s a hella cold. I am aware of the fact that it’s worse in some places, but who cares! None of those places are New York City!

I will say it now "The Tung" is cold!

I have a friend coming to visit "The Tung" this weekend. There is a growing concern that this person may be harboring secret intentions of wanting to be shown around the city.

Right now "The Tung" does not want to go outside!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless off course he is getting paid!*

Granted it stopped snowing, but it is still below freezing, so u gotta have ur Winter Jackets, hats, scarves, boots, and thermal underwear on**! The snow has turned into that ugly brown, from all the filth in N.Y city. The snow is kinda deep too, so going outside without ur new pair of Timberland's on is out of the question***.

What made today extra interesting was that the sun was shinning. Standing in a building looking outside you would think, it was a lovely day, but the wind was awesome! Once u stepped outside it would become awesomely clear, that It was awesomely**** cold! A lot of the snow has turned into ice. Which is pretty awesome!

I will reiterate my point, "The Tung" was very very very cold today.

Later yaal

* Naturally anyone coming to visit "The Tung" tomorrow night will be shown this blog upon their entry into "The Tung's" apartment!

** If anyone decides to vist the Tung Tommorow night they may have to buy "The Tung": a new Pair of Timbs, Jacket, Hat and Thermal Underwear!

*** And anyone flying in tomorrow night from Texas better pay this bad boy. Or else his dumb ass aint leaving the building.

**** "The Tung" would like to state that Use of the word "awesome", was used to cater for the caucasian readers!

Valentines day

2007-02-14T17:48:00.000-08:00

Urban Word of the Day

www.urbandictionary.com

February 14, 2007: valentine's day

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=valentine%27s+day&defid=815383

The reason so many people are born in October.

Creativity

2007-02-12T23:08:00.000-08:00

The blog is official now! If you Google my name "Tungamirayi", the blog comes up.

I would like to take the time out to thank all 3 of you that read this thing.
If I make this thing funnier I project we can add one more reader by the end of the decade.

That's only 3 years away, we have to be more creative people!

In Miami, me and my my boy would hang out till 4 or 5 am in the morning.

After dropping me off he would drive to his bosses apartment, park in front of his car and block his boss in. So first thing his boss would have to do is wake him up. That's classic! There is no way your boss will get into work b4 u like that!I wish i had thought of that!

I Usually have to play dumb to get away with my own faults and mistakes*, like bieng late for work.

I need to find something similar to help me get to work on time. I'm not sure how i can adapt that one.

In high school there where a lot of cases of "hydrophobia" that popped up. Pretty much that meant that u could skip swimming during PE class, in the winter**.

My only creative claim to fame to date is that i took that concept, adapted it, went to a doctor told him i get a rash every time, i play in the grass. So this shady doctor thought about it for a minute, and came up with the brilliant conclusion that i was allergic to grass. Which pretty much meant i could skip cross country, and taking part in any Zimbabwean winter sports. This meant i could spend all afternoon at the basketball courts, and if anyone saw me there instead of at a sport i was supposed to be at. i had a note saying i was excused from playing soccer, hockey and rugby (all sports played on grass).

If only every1 else was more creative! Like why would they name a city as far east in the country as possible West Palm Beach???????? Where the hell are they gonna fit an East Beach City/County? That just sounds retarded! Maybe they should just name that rougue state of the United States run by Tony Blair East Palm Beach.

I am going to keep on focusing my on creativity here, maybe that will lead to me making money. If by some unforeseeable twist of fate, Oprah decided not to marry me, this would be an excellent back up plan.

Later

* Not much acting required
** In my case, taking showers

lazy!!

2007-02-10T13:34:00.000-08:00

Its a little past 4:30pm on a cold Saturday Afternoon.

I'm afraid to go outside, not only because its cold but i think the good people at blockbuster have a warrant out for my arrest*.

I have been falling in and out of sleep over the last two days. This bum attitude must to come to an end! At some point i am going to have to go get a hair cut, shave, pick up my shirts from the dry cleaners and possibly take a shower. Right now this seems like a tremendous amount of work to do before i go back to work on Monday morning.

For today, tho I'm still on vacation.

* Late fees

enecS ehT nO kcaB*

2007-02-08T22:08:00.000-08:00

I am Disappointed.

I was expecting to see Micheal Bloomberg at the airport to welcome me back and screaming women wearing clothes that have my picture on them**.
Was it too much to ask for the city to stop operating in my absence?

Maybe when i marry Oprah ill get a little more respect.

Some bills welcomed me back tho. Well at least i think they are bills, maybe if i ignore them they will ignore me.

My friends here (Up North) are chuffed I'm back. I guess it might have something to do with the fact that i cant send sarcastic text messages about the beach bieng too hot anymore. I regrett doing that its really really cold here ryt now. To think a few hours earlier i almost missed my flight cos we where still having a few beers on Dania Beach***.

I'm still off work for a few more days so i can ease back into my schedule, and Detox.

Its good to be back home. I missed this place!

* My song for the moment, its by an Mc called One Be Lo. If you are trying to understand it try read it backwards.
** Just like ur favourite African President, coming back home from a shopping trip at Harrods.
*** An obscure little beach close to Ft Lauderdale airport. Its not as high profile as the other beaches, so its cleaner, has fewer people and u are less likely to get stressed about drinking ur favourite alchoholic beverage on this beach.

Return of the Tung

2007-01-31T22:19:00.000-08:00

Wow, well then, there now!

Some of My co-defendants are arriving in Miami Tomorrow (Technically today i guess).

I think its on! Its an Invasion! They should do a movie about this weekend! Hopefully it will be broken into three parts , when they are documenting it! Maybe they can Call the first part "The Tung Menace", the second "Attack of the Tung" and the third "Revenge of the Tung".

I am Looking forward to Miami, Its kinda like going back home*.I have lived in 5 cities since i was born. Miami Is the first one i have ever lived in by myself. So i guess that's what makes it extra special.

I had a lot of fun in Miami and also really struggled for the first time in my life. Would i Go back there?? Apparently I am... On Friday after work.

I recall eating Ramen Noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner**. The end of every month was always such an adventure, I mean somehow something would happen and I would have to figure out how to get the rent paid. I remember the one time rent was due like the next day and i was short like $400.00***. Some how it got paid, Somehow it always got paid! Sometimes I had to beg and borrow or purposefully write checks we knew would bounce ( i guess that can be classified as stealing).That would give us just enough time to get the rest of the money for the rent.

Someone should write about that time in my life, call It "Tung Wars, a New Hope",
Granted somewhere along the line I grew up (just a little), became more responsible(Just a little)! Or just started making more money, regardless... Within that transitional period (moving from parents house, to living by myself). I made some good friends, also made some enemies (only a few). For me that's what this trip is really about! Seeing my friends! I also kinda feel like I am coming back a lil more learned, with a lil more disposable income (to show my enemies). Someone should do a movie about this too, call it "The Tung Strikes Back!".

In preparation Ive been watching CSI Miami, Miami Vice, Golden Girls and I'm off the alcohol this week! I've been drinking lots of water (Trying to lower the alcohol content in my blood..I don't know why, it just sounds like a good idea) . I Have also been wearing as little clothing as possible when i go to work (So i can appreciate that south beach sun, when i leave this snow and cold). I also tried to watch Some B.E.T and MTV, and discoverd its clear that i am too far out of the loop to know whats hot. Let alone whats hot down south.

Its always good to get out of NY, Its been like 4 months since i last got off these 2 islands I call home.

Ive been meaning to go back to my American Home Town (port of entry) for a long time. I love Miami! Its cool that Two of my Best friends are gna be down in Miami too. Maybe they should just do one movie about all of this stuf and call it.... Wait for it..... Wait for it...... " Return of the Tung"

Im out.

* Lived there for a few years
** okay I'm lying I only ate twice a day, brunch and Dinner
*** Rent was $400.00
**** Like how if when u u are slacking in the restaurant u work in, and your boss says " You act like, you have a maid at home", and you look at him smile sarcastically and say "actually....."

2007-01-29T21:09:00.000-08:00

I have trouble coming up with a name for each post (Rumbi Help!),

I think I posses the dubious virtue of having nothing to say. Its amazing my blog has lasted this long*.

I'm in a good mood today, I found a place where I found some really rare hard-to-find hip hop stuff that I've been looking for for years.

I just got the O.C album Jewels, I remember when it came out,It must have been like 97 or 96. The damn tape kept on breaking on a schedule or get chewed up! Periodically either me or my older brother would have to get some tape and stick it back together again(which would take hours). I think the cycle ended when someone stole the tape.**

We have been looking for the tape ever since. Most hip hop heads don't even know who O.C is, which just makes it even harder to find. Point is i got it now! I got it today (explains the mood) and a ton of other stuff! I'm almost in heaven!

Now if only i could get a girlfriend that worked at Starbucks (During the day), listened to hip hop, and worked in a bar (At Night). Then Id really be in heaven!

Who knows....

* if u read this stuff seriously or daily u need to get a life
** Maybe for our own good