Surviving the Times // 04.22.08 Update

April 22, 2008 | Filed Under A Day in the Life, Favourite Songs, Music Discussion | Leave a Comment 

i’ve witnessed a lotta strange things, but yesterday has got to be up there.. day started off great, had a productive five hours before i went for lunch, then i had the chance to relax for once and i took it.. that’s when the figurative bombs dropped on me.. i saw the first one coming, and i’d been getting ready to embrace that one for months.. the 2nd one, though, left me shocked, dismayed, hurt, worried, confused and just about every other emotion possible..

i mean, dealing with disappointment comes with the territory, but it jus becomes a little different once you love someone though, and i guess there, the onus is squarely on me.. its hard to believe that someone i used to know and care about turned to something that low after everything but, i can’t say there weren’t warning signs..

and, to be honest, i’m still a little numb from the shock.. but i’ve long accepted that this is the end of the road, and at the end of the day, people have minds of their own – if they choose to degrade themselves & compromise their self-respect for money, that’s a choice i have no say in, regardless of how i feel..

now that the dust has settled, it’s my turn to deal – i still hold all the aces.

11:59am, a day in the life..

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“Focus, take care of your brothers, n*ggas do as I do
Keep your enemies close, where they can see you
It not your enemy who get’s you
It’s always your own people”

- Nas, “In Between Us“

this is probably up there in terms of favourite rap songs ever (coz i like everyone’s contribution on it, from Scarface’s verse to the haunting hook to, obviously, the Nas’ opening verse), and it’s a fitting selection as I’ve been on a 90s rap thing since i woke up with a Nas/AZ playlist.. Nas’ verse on this song always gets me hyped, coz it sounds like some shit the overly-aggressive 16-yr old me woulda said in a similar situation, haha.

Its gutter, and I spell it with the ‘G’ I stole from “get-the-f*ck-up” // 04.20.08 Update

April 20, 2008 | Filed Under A Day in the Life, Favourite Songs, Music Discussion | Leave a Comment 

when i sat down to write this entry, the first thing that popped into my head was “wow, i’ve been up to a LOT lately” – then i realized, when is this ever not the case? we’ve had some amazing weather in Toronto since Friday (almost time for the beach?! yessssssss!) and everything is continuing to look up.. the Kayce Staff Forums were finally put up again, and we’re almost done all of the boring administrative-related groundwork we have to do this year.. after that, it’s onto this year’s exciting new projects – our first individual feature sites for our top handful of girls as well as a couple of other sites that the other Kayce Models will be contributing to..

i’m off to Vancouver again in less than a month, so again, things will be hectic all the way through to mid-June or so – what can i say? i love my life.. not to mention, it’s the 2008 NBA Playoffs and i gotta get my hoops fix or i go a little nutty.. not too much else i want to get into for now, except that we’ll be posting more about our recent & upcoming updates as we get into it.. and before i forget, HAPPY 4-20. haha.. i haven’t touched it in months and i won’t touch it today, but i’m thinking about 90% of my friends in Vancouver will be “enjoyin the fresh air” today.. so.. i’m thinkin bout y’all.. haha.

anyways, i’m pumped right now coz it’s time for my workout – i skipped yesterday’s because i was way too sore from the previous session.. did core exercises yesterday though, and i think i’m closing in on my goals in general, right in time to head out to the beach =P did i mention i was excited to go to the beach? haha..

random note i’ll throw in here while we’re on the subject of working out.. i’ve been asked at least a dozen times in the past few weeks how i’ve built so much muscle mass & cut down on body fat in such a short period of time.. well, to be honest, i use every single workout as a release from all the things that are usually on mind (work, upcoming plans) and as such, every time i’m struggling with a final rep and my muscles are on the verge of dying, all i really have to do is think about the unpleasantness that was the aftermath of my last relationship and BAM, i get through that exercise.

nothing pushes me harder than pain does.. and while i know most things come easier to me than they do for most others, that only means i need to work even harder to get where i want to be..

i’m used to getting what i want – call me spoiled, call me cocky, or call me lucky: i’m probably all of the above.

12:24pm, a day in the life..

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“Life’s not a bitch, life is a beotch
who keeps the villagers circling the marketplace
out searching for the G-spot…”
- Aesop Rock, “Night Light”

i’m taking it back today, revisiting one of my favourite songs by quite possibly the most uniquely talented writer in the rap world today.. you probably won’t have heard of him, and 90% of you probably won’t like his songs because he raps “weird” – or so i’ve been told.. whatever the case, you can’t deny his genius with writing and originality with flow – he speaks his mind, unrestrained, in every song, with a captivating delivery that forces you to pay attention – even if you “don’t think its hiphop” or whatever you radio-brainwashed “urban music genre” types are going to say.. can’t imagine what i could possibly mean by that? go listen to some of his songs.. Aesop Rock is the dopest. period.

KaycePhotography.com v3.0 – Site Re-Launch!

April 19, 2008 | Filed Under Kayce Updates & Press Releases, PRIZM Updates & Press Releases | Leave a Comment 

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