Mariah Carey: Her attitude, her looks (wasn't really feeling her before) the way she moves, I love it all. That started happening like 10 years ago.
Nia Long: She was always too skinny for me, cute, but she never really arouse any passion in me. A couple years ago when the whole cheating scandal broke they were interviewing her and I wanted to yank her threw the T.V. (phone) like Ghost Dad. GYATTDAMN! She fine as frog hair, and I renounce my younger self for thinking any different.
The News: I get up about 5am most days. I chill out with my mushroom coffee and watch last nights news while I scroll on my phone, it's my wake-up ritual and 20 years ago you could not have told me I would be a TV news guy. - Keep on living, as my Mother would say.
Am I the only one? Y'all got stuff, people like this?
Tiger Woods Member since Feb 15th 2004 18577 posts
Thu Jun-12-25 10:34 AM
1. "I still hate traffic, but more because its depriving me of fulfillment" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Jun-12-25 10:35 AM by Tiger Woods
I live in DC where traffic is just sort of a way of life ala Houston or LA. You have to chart your course based on avoiding traffic.
I used to hate traffic just because it bored me to tears like Catholic Mass. Like my chest would ache from boredom. And my car was shitty.
Now my car is comfortable. And I still hate traffic but differently - when I'm sitting in traffic I feel like it's depriving me of something fulfilling. Usually I'm on my way to and from work or to a client meeting, where I just want to get there and get started. I enjoy my job so every minute longer it takes me to get there is depriving me of that enjoyment. And this is especially the case when it comes to spending time with my kids...where every minute longer in the car is a minute less I get to pick them up and hang out with them.
2. "Ah man TV news is poison for your brains ha." In response to Reply # 0
Better off reading.
Re: Things/people I appreciate more, it's more about respect, and for me it's pretty much all celebrities. I, like the rest of our culture, was pretty "oh Britney Spears is fucking crazy" and the like back in the early and mid 00s. But in my old age I have a newfound appreciation for just how much bullshit these people put up with, especially at that time. I realize my reckoning comes at around the same time as a more general national reckoning about these things but I find myself always siding with celebrities when they're under attack for anything, by default. Especially younger celebrities.
To be clear, Britney Spears *is* fucking crazy, nowadays. But I think she was driven to that by her circumstances. When you watch interviews of her when she was younger, she was exceptionally well spoken and perceptive, but that kid was taken advantage of to such a level that she eventually did snap and never recovered. Sad story. And her story is just the most well known and sensational of many stories that closely resemble hers.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82645 posts
Thu Jun-12-25 11:02 AM
3. "I used to skip De La’s Ghetto Thang and This Is A Recording on 3 Feet" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Jun-12-25 11:16 AM by legsdiamond
those songs are hard af now. WTF was I thinking?
Same with other songs like Take Me With U on Purple Rain. I HATED that song as a kid. Shi lt is a banger.
The shiny suit era. I know Diddy aint shit but I was a backpacker who HATED mainstream rap in the 90’s and I missed out on a bunch of ass because I was outside the clubs in cyphers and refusing to dance to the hot shit. Some of those songs were dope and I knew they were dope back then but I was stubborn af.
Eating pussy.
I was against it on some Brand Nubian “I don’t go down south” and I’m sure this is why a relationship or 2 ended. I was selfish as hell back then. But I’m also sure I saved myself from some health problems cause those VA women were wild af.
I was always a Nia Long fan. Mariah was skinny af back in the day.
Fame/Music Biz. I fell into it in college and we had a nice run but I jumped off that train and for years I regretted it because my homie stuck with it and blew the fuck up. I looked back for years which made me mad at life. But I realized that was never my dream. That was HIS dream. I just wanted to make a few songs and own a little lounge. Well, we used to host a few DJ nights and that shit got old real quick. Nigga just wanted to go to bed and here I am working late af woth drunk people wasn’t that much fun. Still fantasize about owning a lounge but just owning it, not running it.
But the main thing is I wouldn’t have my wife and kids and that has been the best thing I’ve done in my lifetime. I still go out to visit from time to time and while those LA trips are fun.. its still a gotdamn job and sitting in a studio for 8 hours listening to the same 3 songs always bored the fuck outta me. But those royalties are no joke… lol.
rant over
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
36. "1100 percent. its sublime" In response to Reply # 10
"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz "But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
I miss waking up and just jumping out the bed to start my day. when I open my eyes that's the jump off point to start negotiating with body parts. I sneezed the other day and had to rest about 5 minutes
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82645 posts
Fri Jun-13-25 07:07 PM
13. "man.. I got out of bed one morning and said.. “so this is how it ends?..." In response to Reply # 12 Fri Jun-13-25 07:08 PM by legsdiamond
the body just aches for no damn reason
used to run full court ALL DAY LONG back in the day.
Now if I shoot a few 3 pointers my back starts screaming at me.
They were playing softball at the park and a ball went over the fence. I threw it as hard as I could and a few days later I’m wondering why my left side is hurting. One throw fucked me up for 2 weeks.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
I'm more thankful than not that I didn't meet anyone with a camera phone until a year and a half after high school. News already spread fast about who was fucking, I can't imagine people sharing photo/video evidence.
33. "^ stands in this line." In response to Reply # 32
>RE: I can feel golf coming. >I got a feeling it's finna be my next thing. I been on >watches, tho. lol.
Also been on watches and love them.
And I've already been to the driving range twice this month, which is the most golf-related activity I've done in a summer in like a decade. So here we go I guess ?
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82645 posts
Tue Jun-24-25 08:50 AM
38. "definitely home renovations and house flipping" In response to Reply # 34
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
37. "i can't imagine ever working in an office again" In response to Reply # 24
"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz "But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
I love living 45 miles outside ATL. I listen to the cows and chickens while I sip my coffee as the sun comes up. I don't hear a bunch of cars. It's just so peaceful to me. I want to now move even further out.
35. "avocado, onions, cracked pepper and dental floss." In response to Reply # 0
"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz "But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
used to take for granted going to shows and getting the live experiences. went to a lot of shows, big and small. now their a lot less frequent because of adulting and they're so expensive.
43. "seats or Im stayin home. Effa GA" In response to Reply # 42
>used to take for granted going to shows and getting the live >experiences. went to a lot of shows, big and small. now their >a lot less frequent because of adulting and they're so >expensive. > >recently saw the Wu. shit was amazing! > > >
I know yall don't know me personally, but yall know I'm passionate about certain things and a bit of my personality. There are a lot of things that perplexed me, struggles I had, people I've been at odds with, all kinds of things that were easily explained by the very thing I'd walked away from. Turning back to it after decades, everything began to become crystal clear. At the risk of sounding cliche, it's as if I was called. And being as critical and intellectual-leaning as I've been, I fully realize how that sounds to a lot people... people like the person I've been. It's wild, but the teachings of Jesus really are the only way. Retaliation is futile. What you sacrifice for the Kingdom, you gain in greater abundance. Simply love. It's simple, but difficult for the human heart and mind to comprehend without spiritual awakening. Peace to all of yall.
46. "They finna get you" In response to Reply # 45
>I know yall don't know me personally, but yall know I'm >passionate about certain things and a bit of my personality. >There are a lot of things that perplexed me, struggles I had, >people I've been at odds with, all kinds of things that were >easily explained by the very thing I'd walked away from. >Turning back to it after decades, everything began to become >crystal clear. At the risk of sounding cliche, it's as if I >was called. And being as critical and intellectual-leaning as >I've been, I fully realize how that sounds to a lot people... >people like the person I've been. It's wild, but the teachings >of Jesus really are the only way. Retaliation is futile. What >you sacrifice for the Kingdom, you gain in greater abundance. >Simply love. It's simple, but difficult for the human heart >and mind to comprehend without spiritual awakening. Peace to >all of yall.
47. ""old man" ish -- scotch, cigars, fine wine, kids" In response to Reply # 0
hated scotch when I was younger. Now I appreciate it more. Ditto with nice red wine.
Never been a big cigar smoker, maybe 1-2 times a year. But now appreciate them more.
Not sure if just evolution of my palette, or you need the experience and wisdom of age to differentiate good from bad in those areas.
Also now that I'm a dad, I really enjoy kids -- both my kids and other people's kids. Just seeing the world afresh through their eyes. Not an experience I ever thought I would have when I was younger.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 82645 posts
Thu Jul-03-25 02:19 PM
50. "when she got boobies and started eating" In response to Reply # 49
yes, I called them boobies
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
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