The R.A.N III Experience

Yes, I Am Still Alive

Current Song: TheProfessional – “Give It Up” –First, I’d like to thank Chuck one more time for gettin his CD to me so quick, I finally have the opportunity to listen to it. So far I’m gonna have to say it’s off the hook. I think Charlie is really incredibly talented, I think eventually he will be picked up by a record company, then I could finally say I know someone famous, hah. Oh ya, if you wanna buy his CD (which you do) go to RoleModelRecords.com. Allright folks, now its time to get back to business, if you wanna call it that. I’ve been pretty stacked for the past few weeks, hence the dissapearance of me. It all started like 2 weeks ago when I got a letter from MSU saying I could send in my mid term/current grades and have the opportunity to be admitted quicker. So blah blah blah nothing too exciting other then that has been going on with my life. I did however just discover this phat magazine. Import Tuner it’s full of bad ass rice burners and all kinds of ways to pimp out your car. Too bad a year subscription is like 28 bucks, oh well, I’m sure I’ll prob still get one. On a side note, Evan bought a lily last night at Meijors for our room lol. I know it’s been quite some time, however, I finally have the pictures from wayyyyy back, these would include: J’s house party, Spring Break fun in Miami Of Ohio, Brooke’s Bday Party, and two random shots from Tom’s apartment. Check out the Foto Album to peep the pics.

Home Town Rapper

Current Song: none-NCAA is on –So you all remember Chuck Korn right? Or is it TheProphessional? Well, today I finally got to talk to him for the first time in a while and I got to hear some of his new songs, they are great too. TheProfessional, as he calls himself is prone to rapping. His style is pretty much Rap/Hip-Hop, R&B/Hip Hop, rappin bout yo life, original, and Hip Hop Rap. His debut album, “LET ME BREATHE” is now available. I recommend you all buy it quick because as dope as it is, it’s going to sell out. If you don’t know Chuck goes to Full Sail in Florida so I’m gonna give you all his contact info if you wanna find out more. You can go to his website promotion at RoleModelRecords.com.  Also, because I’m so nice to all of you I (with the permission of Chuck) decided to put up some of his songs available for your listening pleasure. So without further adiau or however you spell that word, download and enjoy: Turn Back The Clock and Demons. Unfortunatly, due to size restrictions, I cannot put the other tracks he gave me on the server I use, however, if you want to hear more just IM me and I’ll hook you up. Props to CK for doing a incredible job thus far in his music career. Make sure you all go to see him live at the Emerald on April 4th, 2002!

A Very True Thought

Current Song: K-Ci & Jo Jo – “Crazy” –This morning I got a very interesting letter from Brooke. It’s about us college kids going away to school and trying to survive in two different worlds (IE. College World vs. Back Home World) and how in 2 months we will be back at home. It was a pretty cool story so I decided to post it for all you kiddies to see.  

2 Months
By: Unknown A year has past and now we stand on the brink of returning to a world we are surrounded by the paradox of everything yet nothing being the same. In two months we will reluctantly give our hugs and, fighting the tears, say goodbye to the people who were once just names on a sheet of paper to return to people that we hugged and fought tears to say goodbye to before we ever left. We will leave our best friends to return to our best friends. We will go back to places we came from and go back to the same things we did last summer and every summer before. We will come into town on that same familiar road, and even thought it has been months, it will seem like only yesterday. As you walk into your old bedroom, every emotion will pass through you as you reflect on the way your life has changed and the person you have become. You suddenly realize that the things that were most important to you a year ago don’t seem to matter so much anymore, and the things you hold highest now, no one at home will completely understand. Who will you call first? Where are you going to work? Who will be at the party Saturday night? What has everyone been up to? Who from school will you keep in touch with? How long before you actually start missing people barging in without calling or knocking? Who will get breadsticks with you at three in the morning? How long until you adjust to sleeping in a room by yourself, or how long before you realize your three best friends aren’t in the bed next to your room? Then you realize how much things have changed, you realize the hardest part of college is balancing the two completely different worlds you now line in, trying desperately to hold on to everything all the while trying to figure out what you have to leave behind. In the matter of one day’s traveling time, we will leave our world of living next door to our best friends, walking across campus to eat, instant messenger, 7:30 classes and perpetual procrastination to a world that will seem foreign to us despite the fact that we have lived in it for nineteen years. But it is different now. We now know the meaning of true friendship. We know who we have kept in touch with over the past year and who we hold dearest to our hearts. We’ve left our high school worlds to deal with the real world. We have had our hearts broken, we’ve fell in love, we’ve helped our best friends through the toughest times of their lives, something even their best friends at home couldn’t be there for. We’ve stayed up all night just to be there for a friend. We’ve partied the night away, doing stupid stuff, but we were always there for each other afterwards. There have been times when we’ve felt so helpless being hours away from home when we know our families or friends needed us most, and there are times when we know we have made a difference. Two months from now we will leave. Two months from now we take down our pictures, and pack up our clothes. No more going next door to do nothing for hours on end. We will leave our friends whose random emails and phone calls will bring us to laughter and tears this summer. We will take our memories and dreams and put them away for now, saving them for our return to this world. Two months from now we will arrive. Two months from now we will unpack our bags and have dinner with our families. We will drive over to our best friend’s house and do nothing for hours on end. We will return to the same friends whose random emails and phone calls have brought us laughter and tears over the past year. We will unpack old memories and dreams that have been put away for the past year. In two months we will dig deep inside to find the strength and conviction to adjust to change and still keep each other close. And somehow, in someway, we will find our place between these two worlds.

March Madness

Current Song: None, unfortunatly –For the first time ever I’m actually excited for March Madness. It’s kinda weird, all through high school I never really got into the whole bracket picking thing, but as soon as I got to college I can’t wait for it to start. So far I’m in 3 pools, Chaz’s at MSU, Chris’s at GVSU, and ESPN.com’s fantasy bracket where I have the chance to win $10,000. I’m not sure if its the money or the chance to make fun of Brooke’s picks, but this madness is killing me, I want the games to start now! Since I’m new to this team picking thing I kinda went through it fast the first time. However, upon hearing tips and opinions from just about everyone and their mom, I have changed my bracket numerous times. I think the current bracket I have now is my final one, no more changing. So if ya wanna take a look at who I got picked to win (Duke!) click on the picture thumbnail that looks like a white square below.  

Back in the Valley

Current Song: Nappy Roots – “Aw Nah” –First off, download this Nappy Roots song its killer! I guess I can start off with where I previously left off during Spring Break, that would be uhm I think Thursday. Thursday I ended up sitting around most of the day. I met up with J at the mall, we ended up just going to Steve and Leigha’s new apartment to play video games for the rest of the night. On Friday, I went to the Detroit Institute of Arts with Styczinski, Blust, and Lovell. Mike had to draw a sketch of one of the rooms (he did an amazing job way to be an architect) and Jessica had to see something or other to write a paper on. Me and Jackie went for shits and giggles. After the D.I.A. we went back to Jax’s house to hang out, eventually we decided to see a movie. At 10:40 we headed for the ghetto dollar theater (actually $2.00, but you get the idea), we saw “Training Day.” It was the most crooked cop movie you’ll ever see, it was definetly worth my 2 bucks. Saturday, Lindsey finally came home. She got me a cool blue shot glass from Chi-Town (Shy, not Chi or is it Ky hah). Nothing good really happened besides that. On Sunday Lindsey and I went back to state, I stayed the night which brings me to today. This morning my mom called to tell me my little sister got lice (oh hooray, of course it happens right after my week long spring break of being home), I think I’m clear of it. After that ordeal I went outside and I had a parking ticket *sigh*. If there was one glimmer of sunshine today, if you wanna call it sunshine, it was the fact that MSU sent me a letter. Pretty much it says that my status will be determined after review of my final semester grades, not good, not bad. I won’t be going to MSU for the rest of the year, only if Andy has a party. Im gonna try and study a little more on the weekends, I’m not blowing this. Well it’s almost time for me to go lift so enjoy the night.