DJ - What everyone thinks I do and what I really do

Gorilla-style moving

As I was going inside to my apartment today, the guy from upstairs (laughing along with his moving buddy) said "Don't worry if you hear a loud noise." And sure enough, he found it much more appealing to toss his entertainment center over the railing than to carry it down a couple flights of stairs.

The Wal-mart craftsmanship is clearly recognizable from a distance. The scattered wood dust and crooked corners clearly resemble a new $39 furniture assembly right out of the box.

Personally, I've got to start tossing more items off of 2nd and 3rd story heights.. such as potted plants, cats and potentially small children if all goes well. These movers appeared to be having the time of their lives.

Pet Peeve of the Day #2

People who always set their ear-piercing alarm to go off 3 hours before they have to be anywhere in the morning and then hit the snooze button every 5 minutes, 23 TIMES IN A ROW, before finally getting up. If you can sleep in 5-minute intervals for 2 hours straight, you may want to get your head checked for narcolepsy, brain trauma or maybe just do us all a favor and let someone strangle you.

Will the REAL Free Credit Report please stand up?

...please stand up, please stand up.

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 requires the 3 major nationwide credit companies (Equifax, Experian and Transunion) to provide consumers with a free copy of their credit report, at their request, once every 12 months.

The ONLY website authorized under federal law for this free copy is AnnualCreditReport.com, NOT the ever-so-popular highly-advertised FreeCreditReport.com or any other "free" credit report website. Don't get it twisted.

Last year FreeCreditReport.com, who is OWNED by Experian, was forced to stop false advertising and offering free credit reports due to the Credit Card Act of 2009. They now charge $1 for their credit report AND, as they always have, require you to enroll their "Triple Advantage" monitoring service, for the monthly fee of $14.95.

FreeCreditReport.com TV ads encourage you to believe that they are going to demystify the credit report "rollarcoaster" for you... and if you don't join up with their monitoring services, your identity is going to be stolen, you're going to end up wearing tights, playing the ukulele and singing pirate songs at a restaurant!

Whatever.

After obtaining all three TRULY FREE credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com, each credit company allows you to return to their website at anytime with a credit report number that they give you. You can check up on all of your up-to-date credit accounts at any time.

Actor/Musician Eric Violette

If only someone would have told Eric Violette about AnnualCreditReport.com, he wouldn't have had to do all those  misleading commercials.

...maybe he had trouble paying $14.95/month for Triple Advantage.

However, while the FreeCreditReport.com ads are designed to scare us into singing up for their unnecessary service... they're totally catchy.

My favorite is the original "New Car" ad. Feel free to sing along... just don't buy into the hype as the song seeps into your soul. "F-R-E-E, that spells free..."

Know Me and...

Eminem at Bowery Ballroom

MY MUSIC

Rap & Hip-Hop (West Coast, Southern, Pop, Gangsta, Glitch, Old School), Dance & Electronic (EuroDance, Dubstep, Electro, Progressive Trance, House), Pop (Dance, Vocal, Singer-Songwriter), R&B (Contemporary, Funk, Motown)
I am forever inpired by the passionate vocal expressions of  2 Pac and Eminem. I also feel that the innovation that happens on a constant basis in electronic music is amazing. Mainstream music usually follows in the same direction within a few years.

Kid Boogie at Juste Debout

MY DANCE

Hip-Hop/Funk Style Street Dancing: Popping, Tutting, Waving, Boogaloo, Botting, Ticking, Floating/Gliding, Liquid and Animation
I also love watching B-boying, especially seeing the b-boys & b-girls that can rock on beat to the music.

Chicken Quesadillas own

MY FOOD

Mexican, Indian, Chinese, sushi rolls, gyros, turkey sandwiches with mayo, fish tacos, meat-stuffed blinchiki, Sonoran hot dogs from a street vendor, pepperoni pizza, Cinnabon, Massis Kabob, tandoori naan with humus, sopapillas with honey, warm churros, apple fritters, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cake from Bluebay Villas Doradas, a hearty American breakfast at night, cheese & crackers, Doritos, and the Double-Double (Animal Style) from In-N-Out Burger.
P.S. This isn't my day-to-day diet. My doctor won't allow it. He just wont.

Nitrous Monster Killer-B

MY DRINKS

Dunkin Donuts coffee (with cream & sugar), REAL brewed Southern-style sweet iced tea, Robeks Awesome Cherry, Mountain Dew Code Red, Nitrous Monster Killer-B

Alcoholic Drinks: Audios Mother (A.M.F.), Vodka & Monster or anything with 7-up & vodka.
Note: I drink alcohol pretty rarely, but when I do I like to start feeling it's effects sooner than later. If we can't get it crunk right now, then what the hell are we doing standing around staring at each other with these glasses in our hands?

Sonoran Hot Dogs and Santee Alley

It's not quite like meeting the superheros in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre or the gold robot man at Venice Beach, but it IS the perfect place to purchase knockoff sunglasses, fake jewelry, (Rolux is the new Rolex) bootleg movies and seriously discounted designer clothing... most of which is authentic.

Located in the heart of LA's Fashion District, Santee Alley is run by 200 merchants from all around the world crammed into every possible inch of space in a stretch only 3 blocks long.

AND while hunting down the best-of-the-best knockoff merchandise, there's also some killer food to be enjoyed. The freshly made and always hot churros from the churro stands are awesome. The Mexican grilled corn is fantastic. But the highly recommended 'must eat' is the delicious bacon-wrapped Sonoran hot dog topped with jalapeno salsa, grilled onions, peppers and mayo from the sidewalk vendors. If we all can't risk our lives by eating a little slice of street food heaven, then what the hell are we doing here?

If Christmas had a back alley, this would be it. (I actually did do most of my Christmas shopping at Santee Alley one year) Cheap merchandise and great food is a day well spent. Dear God I miss LA.

Best Cop Drama. Ever.

Law enforcement shows have never been so raw and entertaining... until now! Southland immerses you into the gritty day-to-day lives of LA street cops and detectives who chase down suspects, witness murder scenes and then get up the next morning to do it all over again. The show is very edgy and realistic, displaying the complexity of the characters in and out of uniform. What the show DOESN'T do is spend half an hour on some tiny crime scene detail or legal matters in the courtroom. Southland stays on beat with very engaging and intimate storylines. I can't wait until the 4th season starts up again on TNT.

The season 3 finale episode was quite a roller coaster ride...



If the video doesn't play, click here to watch it from TNT.com.

Pet Peeve of the Day #1

A "far parker" caught on camera

People who park WAAAAY to far away from a drive thru service. If you have to unbuckle your seatbelt to punch in your ATM pin number or open your car door so you don't cut off the circulation to your arm, you may need practice with your steering wheel. Why must you force some poor worker in the food service industry to lean halfway out of the drive thru window with your half-caf, double-tall, non fat mocha? These unlucky employees have been selected to work the back-breaking drive thru window all day long... and you've decided pull up 4 FEET AWAY. If that were me working behind the glass, you'd be wearing your #4 combo.

Suit and Tie... for now.

Yep. There are IT jobs in manufacturing environments.

The plant/prison where I work at...

Where ceramic substrates are manufactured... by plant-people/prisoners. There's white dust EVERYWHERE. If only it was that real shit, I could be "knee deep in the game". (Thank you Young Jeezy)

 ...however, I fix computers all day. From my table in Cell Block 4.

Unfortunately I'm not working with blue lasers, underwater robots or the new iPhone Hooker-Finder App. But I am saving up money to get myself back to LA. I'll get started on some of those other ideas when I get back to Cali.

NY in the SPRING

A polar bear walked by my window the other day. Possibly the same polar bear haunting my dreams.

Winters here are LONG.

I think I could use a little global warming right now. That's my Altima in the bottom picture. The 10" of snow on top makes it look like there's a minivan underneath.