portlandia is soo my shit right now..

warren — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:41:49 +0000

Hot damn these two are killin’ it right now (well on my Netflix anyhow). Always been a fan of Fred Armiseni’ve never heard of Carrie Brownstein but I’ve always had a crush on smart, funny, witty brunettes.

Just jump in your car drive to any US highway-straightaway-and-hit-cruise-control-feel-good music provided by Living Legends’ Grouch.

warren — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:12:41 +0000

Wow I really slept on this album.

another jem from the album. definite stress reliever to end a long day.

Higher Learning.

warren — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:18:48 +0000

Its pretty fuckin early in the day but I have to say I’m proud of myself today. After meeting and becoming inspired by Lane’s words about reaching out to our ancestors for guidance and to discuss getting more tattoo work done several weeks ago, I’ve been taking an active approach to fine tuning my spirituality. Its an aspect of myself that I’ve neglected for waay too fucking long. First off getting up at 2am for work after just 4hours of sleep is quite an accomplishment for some one such as my insomniac self. So meditating right away after my irregular 4 hour slumber is even more of a feat. It was only 5min, but boy did it help cleanse my mind and keep me focused throughout the day. Granted I’m pretty tired now but point is it helped get me through work. Later I’m foregoing martial arts training for all-you-can-eat sushi with the co-workers. Stay busy Warren. Stay busy.

Forgiveness

warren — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:43:49 +0000

Still on the fence about it. I’ve learned for some time to channel much of my anger, frustration and resentment through my martial arts and working out. Some of my sparring partners my not be happy but hey its helped with my emotional content of getting in “that zone” and with the intensity in my martial arts and workouts.

Downsides of not forgiving Katrina are obvious and I don’t think needs much of an explaination. My biggest hurdle however is not allowing it to spill over into my personal relationships. If I’m to open my heart out to another again how can begin emotionally caring for this woman when my shit ain’t together?

This weekend I had some time with a fellow co-worker who I find attractive. She mentions after we have a nightcap that I was anxious about something when we saw each other at the club. I kinda laid things out for her a lil about my past and hopefully she understood that I was goin through some shit but it didn’t help. Because we kicked it again the next day but I forgot what context our conversation was in and I retorted back in a defensive manner. Most of the time I’m just joking/shooting the shit with people, and I think it rubs some people the wrong way. Anyhow I came back at her with something and she had said, “why is everything I say to you like a personal attack?”. Cognitive therapy alert. I just need to relax and not trip over things and as per the Four Agreements not assume a damn thing. I need the Four Agreements tattooed on my wrist or something as a reminder of how to handle 99.99999 percent of the things life throws at me.

Heartache + Forgetting the Past.

warren — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:30:53 +0000

So 5 minutes ago I’m browsing match.com taking a look at a “wink” someone sent me on my profile. I’m actually thinking about signing up concidering the fact that for one I’m in a town in which I hardly know anyone. 2: my screwed up schedule doesn’t really allow me the time and flexiblity to actually see and connect with anyone. And 3: well, its alternative avenue to find dates and them to find me. Dang, only after my trial period ends did people start viewing my page. Anyhow I’m on the site and my calls. I don’t pick up. The ex leaves a message with my Tala on the other side. Tears begin to flow from my eyes. For the past week I’ve been diligently trying not to contact my ex and keep her in my past as it leaves me all emotional damaged and I’m still trying to heal from our spotted past. I have to remember everything she did to me and the fact that she’s dating other people now. Hard to do and accept when we share a child together. Plus 4.5 years as a couple. Sigh.

So where do I go from here? I’m just gonna continue to keep pushing and do what I’ve been trying to do for the past 2 weeks. Although its going to be hard especially with the holidays coming and I really miss my daughter I have to remain focused and not let what Katrina did to me continue to hinder everything I have going for me.

Fighting.

warren — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:01:32 +0000

Was trying to go fall asleep. But I just heard one of the neighbors fighting a few houses down, then several mintues later hear a car peeling out with the quickness from said house. Although its my Tuesday, Mondays are usually my Mondays as well. Rough. Today was a little more productive, worked out. Tried not to be such a lazy azz bum. Threw on some sappy RnB (what else?) and got down. Yeah I’m still sad about my breakup. I miss my little baby. Its been real real rough this year. Possibly one of the worse, had I not found this job. Its such a catch-22 and I’ve been so conflicted. It hurts being so far apart from your friends/family/support systems.

My mind has been in a daze trying to figure out what to do. I’m so worried with how to proceed with my former partner in regards to Tala. I’m fighting internal x external pressures and I feel like simply running away from it all cause its getting to me. As much as I try to smother any negative thoughts I have that surface I just feel like sometimes its too much. Several thoughts do enter my mind but would be counter productive, plus Tala would probably miss her daddy.

The more positive is simply moving. I want to travel not only for the sake of seeing different cultures and ways of life but also to get away from all this. Consumption. Apathy. Waste. Greed. Envy. Capitalism. Ignorance. Not saying the next place I live would be devoid of all I mentioned, no where is perfect, however it would certainly be a more healthy place emotionally, physically and hopefully financially for me at this point of my life. Cause this way right now is not one that I want to live till my dying day, no doubt. I guess it all is magnified by living in Vegas so my displeasure of being here grows even deeper by the minute.

Warrenmatic 5000

warren — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:40:56 +0000

Dang, sometimes I wonder if any other dads feel like the secondary family garbage disposal.

Journal… Blog… Diary..

warren — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:43:39 +0000

A friend recently commented on her blog or facebook status (forget which) not too long ago bout the false dichotomy some of strangely put in our own faces when publishing our lives digitally, online, on the matrix. And I ain’t talmbout that new song we saw on TRL or who we’d like to go in on. See, on one end we want to completely spill all our beans and want people to see what the fuck is going on our minds, comment on your thoughts etc etc. On the other side of the coin, ultimately, we all don’t know who the fuck is reading our blogs (ex’s, girlfriends, partners, co-workers, stalkers or better yet big brother) so we are left leaving simply shells, fragments, pieces of what rilly the drilly..

I suppose there is a grey area but even then its a cop out after all, our biz is our bizness (like I said if you smart) and you still filterin’ out your real thoughts words. Fuck I guess I’ll have to break out the ole blackbook once again..

In other news: Just took my drug test last week waiting to hear from them.. Brotha was startin to get rill desparate though.. my hair was too short two weeks ago according to the nurse at the time. Went back determined to get that nurse to sample the hair! Haha. Girl was cute too wish I could’ve sampled.

My lil girl is growing! All talking back and everything, her timing is flawless as she nears her wonderful 2s.

Paz.

SOTW: BEST OF DJ QUIK MIXTAPE

warren — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:44:20 +0000

Nevermind song of the week (being that I’ve been MIA the passed few weeks), what about album of the week? Grab it here.

Mixed by DJ Matthew Africa outta the O

SOTW: Al Green – Love & Happiness (Shoes Edit)

warren — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:36:50 +0000

I’m back ya’ll for the 2nd installment of Song of the Week… for all 1 or 2 of you reading this, hope ya’ll enjoyed the last one. Anyhow my Macbook caught a serious cold, had to take her in to get patched up. Was kinda holding out on taking it in for the longest time and waited till it got a lil too bad. Sounds like the what I do with my health. Ha. Sidenote: damn ain’t it gettin’ vicious and crazy wit the right’s fuckin’ with Obama’s healthcare plan (or what’s left of it?). Anyways I’m back in thissss..

Okay, so I’ve been lookin’ for this one on mp3, wax, what or whatever for a good minute! A dope ass edit of Al Green’s Love and Happiness! What?!

Yes. Nicely chopped pieced sans screwed. Enjoy…

Al Green – Love & Happiness (House Shoes Edit)

Coincidentally…. Tommy from UG from SJ is bringin’ guess who out? Wow! I wanna do this one!

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009: Fahrenheit, Ungrammar, Conn 5, BlindIForTheKids invites you to this special edition of The Lounge

pushes along with an appearance by the one the only….

DJ Questlove :The Roots | Okayplayer | Philadelphia

+ Special guest opener
DJ Houseshoes
Detroit to LA

Limited $8 Pre-Sale Tickets Available at:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/78899

Questlove DJ Sets are a pleasure to experience everytime out. It allows a nightclub going listener to get open to sounds not usually displayed in that arena. Questlove’s first appearance in San Jose was back in July of 2003 at the infamous weekly jump off called ‘STANK’ at the more or less infamous Agenda Lounge. So lets call this one a 6 year anniversary of that monumental night. 7 times more to San Jose since, his sets are always different – all the more to take a chance and come out.

As the opener, DJ Houseshoes will set the night off right. His first time to San Jose, lets all give a warm southbay welcoming. You can cop his current mix project “King Jame Version” dedicated to his hometown brethren J Dilla at Streetlight Records on Bascom Ave. More on Shoes’

Detroit’s HipHop ambassador to the world…. Four time winner of Best Hip-Hop DJ in Detroit. Relocated to Los Angeles in 2006…. Ran Detroit’s Hip Hop scene for over a decade. Released the highly sought after JayDeeUnreleased in 1997… Released PhatKat’s Dedication to the Suckers 12″ in 1999… The House Shoes Collection Vol.1 : I Got Next followed in 2004… and Loungin’ Vol. 1 : Live at the Buddha Lounge in 2005… Loved by many, Hated by few… Make sure to peep the podcast at www.shoeshouse.podomatic.com…