The good ole summer days

Dear summer,

Thanks for having Lonnie Johnson invent my favorite summertime toy way back when.

You can't tell me when you were a kid you didn't want a SuperSoaker. If you didn't, I'm sorry you had no childhood..just joking...

-Jus Kev

Jamaica!

No this is not about Usane Bolt, lol....

My last post was on the not-so-high-in-happiness side....so through the heartache I still want to impress some good soul feeling music upon ya. Most of yall know I am old school at heart so cheers to one of my favorites.

Laugh, Relax and Enjoy the weekend!

Keep ya head up Hokies

Yes, I am Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Computer Science graduate of 2007.

From day one I stepped foot onto Virginia Tech's campus, adversity was there to welcomed me and my colleagues. Spring of 2002, Affirmative Action voted out by the Board of Visitors (BOV). I and about 100 hundred other Virginia Tech students busted into the President's office and demanded to know why they had made a decision ahead of the Supreme Court case decision involving Michigan University.

Another incident, not widely publicized at all, occurred in the Student center where feces was spread on the door of the NAACP office with part of the message saying "Go back to Africa" you can figure out the rest. The feces was removed before authorities could document the scene so those who may research my find it hard to come up with results. Please take my word for it. I was there with the my roommate who was at the time the president of the NAACP. I believe that was late Fall 2004.

Then we move to the young man who shot and killed the Blacksburg officer. That was the first week of Spring 2006. And of course that cold spring day in April 2007...

Now we come to the first week of Spring 2009 and begin with another tragedy. Two students were found shot and dead in a vehicle at the National Jefferson Forest. Some information on that can be found at http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2009&itemno=639

I for one believe God only test the strong and I'm not here to argue that point. That is my religion, spirituality and positive nature speaking. Virginia Tech has always been resilient when it comes to tragedy and issues of the past and futures. I know this because I was well involved with the student leadership at Tech and had pleasure of creating great relations with faculty, staff and the President's office. The student body as whole does not let tragedy influence the atmosphere, when faced with tragedy we used it to show our strength in numbers. I honestly do not have much more to say because as write this I am remembering that cold spring day in April and become lost in thought. But as we mourn for all those who have lost their loved ones and have made their transitions. Let's remember that it is just that...a transition that we all one day will make as well. I believe we are below the heavens in a present day hell meant to prepare us for our transition.

So as i sit and reminisce,

on those that we miss,

missing their happiness which gave us bliss,

No there's nothing we can do to dismiss,

the hurt that comes about,

but believe their transition was not made in vain, no doubt,

God got it covered,

An angel with wings that has now made their route,

Many may not know the pain to lose a loved one,

I know it all too well,

I'll be a witness to God's blessings,

that you heart will heal and time will tell,

the story of a life once lived but not failed,

continue to keep you head up,

cause when you look up in the sky,

there they will be,

Another angel looking down,

at the God in you and me...

-jus kev

Patience is a virtue..

The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake.....2 peter 3:9

Sent from my cousin Tam, just felt like posting it for inspiration to you.

Just a beautiful night in the city...

We took my boy, Mr. Goode, out for his birthday to Fogo de Chao, a brazilian steakhouse . Just the few us and laughs, sharing good times. I thank God so much for blessings with a strong family, good friends, a good heart and mind.

The night is very calm. The city lights reflecting off the potomac drawing a blurred vision of the city; a reflection of my past. I sit here and reminisce on the times where I could have been in jail, could have been six feet under, could have not made it to college, may not have graduated, the people who told me I couldn't do it, the people who called me wack and fake and still don't believe, never feeling bitter still willing to give a faithful smile. I only pray that God would give them a heart as strong as the I one have been blessed with.

I also sit missing a friend, who I still believe is a life partner, who is distantly near. Finally learned to let go but love can never be let go.

Anyway, happy birthday Mike!

I continue not do this for me but live for those who can't, my family, thru me by God....

Bueno Noches
-jus kev

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Random thought for the day

The difference between rap and hip-hop is like the difference between saying I love you and I am in love with you.
-jus kev

Kitten mittens

Now that's just cruel, hahahahaha!

You called him "The Coming", didn't you?

Continents

So I had an interesting discussion about continents with my boys and just want to disseminate some info...

By definition a continent is Conventionally, "...understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water." Many of the seven most commonly recognized continents identified by convention are not discrete land masses separated by water.
-Reference: Wikipedia

So pretty much it is under discretion by whatever authority to call a land mass a continent.

Had it not been for the man-made Panama canal, North and South America would just be America. Actually, many South American natives refer to the continent as just America.

India identifies itself as a subcontinent because 1. The Himalayas and 2. Society as a whole depicts Asians as fair-skinned with slanted eyes and did not want to be identified that way

Europe has been an argument for centuries about it truly being a continent; mostly by mountain terrain, specifically Caucasus and Ural Mountains and small bodies of water i.e. Caspian sea, Ural River and Black Sea

Aiight enough of my geekness for today, you can add to it or just take it in...Hope you made it through Monday!

Peace & Blessings

Making your own Luxury

See my man is proud of what he has, got his own BMW

-Link found from post on reddit.com

Music for the weekend

Audio: Black Milk "Set Go" --> Definite head banger

Audio: Ryan Leslie "You're Not My Girl (Remix)" feat. Consequence --> I'm feelin' my man Ryan Leslie if you don't have the album get it and get the next one coming out too

Audio: Peter Bjorn and John "Stay This Way (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)" f. Big Pooh, Phil Nash & Chaundon --> Simple but fire

Big up to Okayplayer for the links....where I get most of my updates on music from

Enjoy the weekend!!!

DNA tampering

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/17/tech/main5248133.shtml

So maybe OJ was framed?....

It now has been scientifically proven that DNA samples at a crime scene can be replicated and/or created. 1984 has started it's reincarnation. George Orwell may one day be president...yeah I know that was corny but a catchy reference.

Peace and blessings!

Back for the first time...

Fresh off the plane...I went back to the Europe for the second time; a lil bit shorter but nonetheless a bloody good time as usual staying with my boy from Bury St. Edmonds...for right now ill leave you with this beautiful pic from Ramstein, Germany..went there for a few days, more to come!...Guten Tag!

Meeting the professor

This to me is the best part about my personality and going to different places....meeting DIFFERENT people and connecting.

I sat by a well
-know professor of philosophy from Iran on my flight. This man taught at Harvard, Princeton and Columbia universities to name a few. I asked do you enjoy teaching and he said "you are not a teacher if you don't enjoy it so of course I do." He was on his way back from a conference in Sweden.

He looked at me and said "long flight, I'm tired"

It's weird, he kept saying how he's living and he's tired...and he had that sort of aura to him too...jus tired..

No I never got his name, didn't want to bother him with that

Tired of the streets,
Tired of the beef,
Tired of givin',
Tired of defeat,
So tired of the yelling,
And the people who want to hate,
People look at you thinking they know your fate,
Tired of rejection,
Tired of the pain,
Tired of friends taking advantage of you just because they feel like they're goin insane,
Tired of walking with no end in sight,
Tired of the world
But God said never get tired of life...
-jus kev

Get atcha in the states!