As this is my first blog back with Instant O in roughly a year, I want to start by thanking Robert Emil Swanson (IV) for being so gracious in letting me return to such a prestigious blog group. Although we’ve had our differences in the past, I can assure you all Bob and me have put any issues aside in hopes of making this the best blog site to ever exist ... ever. BUT ... now that I’m back, it’s time to make some waves BITCHES!!
I’m not talking some kiddie pool waves here, folks. I’m talking some mid-2000’s Thailand (was that where it was?) tsunami tidal wave shit here. And it starts with Exhibit A: Isaiah “Brinks Truck” motherfucking Thomas.
I actually added the "MF-ing", I don’t think anyone refers to him as that (he’s a pretty solid guy actually) .. BUT CAN WE GET OVER THIS DUDE ALREADY???
For the life of me, you’d think the Celtics traded Larry Bird for Kyrie Irving this past summer, not Isaiah “we got you for Marcus Thornton and a 2nd rd pick” Thomas.
I understand none of you probably cared when we traded for him (unlike ME who literally called him being a stud - “he put up 20 a game playing for SAC” I think was my argument - I have witnesses!). But guess what? NOW YOU DO CARE. And now let’s take a huge step back (fuck your own face) and think about why that is. Why did he go from being a nobody to Isaiah freaking Thomas in 2.5 years?
“When you get down to the brass tax” as my father has said to me 4,765 times in my life, the truth of the matter is Boston made Isaiah who he is. Brad Stevens made Isaiah who he is. Danny Ainge made Isaiah who he is. Being a BOSTON FUCKING CELTIC, and understanding the true meaning of it, made Isaiah who he is.
Now I’m not taking all the credit away from this guy. What he accomplished here in even such a short time is nuts. Yes, he was as big a conduit in transforming the franchise back into the contender as almost any, but didn't we know that he wasn't going to be "the guy" to take us to the promised land??
Look ... what he did for the team after his sister passed doesn’t even need to be mentioned in regards to the type of person he is because people know. However he does deserve all the credit in the world because the amount of courage and strength it takes to do that is unparalleled. But do we have to be at this guy’s mercy and sing his praises till the end of time? Do we have to make him into some sort of martyr for being traded??
THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED. We wanted the ”fireworks” we were promised years ago by Grousbeck. We wanted a star player who might be able to lead us to a ring. All these things are coming together! But now that we get caught up in a quick love affair and can’t let IT out of our heads - we have to go out of our way to feel sorry for this guy at every turn. I say FUCK THAT. And I’m justified.
I’m justified because the guy literally came out and said he wouldn’t have played after his sister died had he known he’d be traded. Really, Isaiah? ... All that talk about playing for your sister, but now that it would’ve came on the heels of getting moved, you wouldn’t play for her anymore? ... Or can we just call it what it is ... the guy is just being salty.
I wish I could use some of the salt IT has been throwing around to donate to Winthrop’s shitty DPW system so my hill wouldn’t become Wachusett for cars ... because there’s been a whole lot of it. — On a quick side note, if you think Winthrop’s plowing isn’t good (they’ve actually been all right this year) ... go take a trip to Arlington. Honest to God, I don’t even think those people plow the fucking roads. That shit really is like using a four wheel toboggan.
Idiots will call me a conspiracy theorist but I honestly believe Isaiah specifically had his Celtics tribute video cancelled for the same reason. He was still salty and said “let me cancel this last second” to either purposely have it switched to Pierce’s night to cause that stir or at the very least to throw the C’s for a little loop having to reschedule it.
The dude claims he wanted to have his family there to see him play but then has no problem standing up off the bench for close to a minute to receive an arena-wide ovation from fans. Insert the 'face thinking about something' emoji, please.
Sorry but why are you standing up acknowledging an ovation FOR A MINUTE but can’t accept a tribute video because “you’re not playing?” Are people really going to believe this guy didn’t know he’d be on the bench a few weeks in advance and that he couldn’t get tickets for his family in that time? The Celtics had a tribute set up for him ... they probably had tickets side aside specifically for his family for the occasion. Would they not?
But yet instead we have some people calling out Pierce for being “selfish” because he just wants the night that honors his 15 FUCKING YEARS to himself even if it means not sharing two minutes for Isaiah. BOO FUCKING HOO you crybabies! “Why can’t Pierce just reschedule HIS night? Wahh wahh!!” ... uhh yeah, try maybe the fucking Napolean complex midget doesn’t reschedule his night because his panties are still in a bunch? No, that's too much to ask though I'm sure.
All in all, the whole situation was resolved by Thomas “taking the high road” as some fans on Twitter put it, A.K.A. doing the only thing to not make an ass out of himself and more importantly ending all this bullshit that HE STARTED by now requesting (a second time) for his tribute to be cancelled.
Honestly, like I said, I could call him out more but at this point I’m just happy this is over. I really can’t wait for other Celtic fans to realize we have KYRIE MOTHERFUCKING IRVING, A.K.A. UNCLE DREW, A.K.A. MR. “IM A REAL BAWLAH,” A.K.A. THE GREATEST BALL HANDLER ON FUCKING EARTH. Stop being contrarian whiny little bitches (if you have to think about it, you're probably one) ... take your candy and fucking go home.
Thomas got what he wanted and caused a stir -- now we get what we want and this shit is done. The only thing I look forward to at this point is the Celtics using IT like one of the midgets in Wolf of Wall Street and watching PP sling him across the hardwood into the hoop on February 11th. MAKE THE LITTLE** MAN FLY!!!!
It's a pleasure to be back writing for Instant O and we hope you liked the blog! Fuck you Gumby!!!!!
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Friday, April 7, 2017
How long until the NCAA suspends Michael Porter Jr....
If you need a refresher: #1 HS recruit, Potential NBA #1 pick.
I recently started to follow Michael Porter Jr. after Washington axed their coach LoRenzo Romar a few weeks ago. He had a chance to rethink his shitty decision of going against the grain by commiting to a non "one and done" program like Kentucky, Duke etc. But this dummy decided to take the road less traveled at Missouri. I got a kick out of seeing that his Dad is joining the staff as an Assistant coach. No big deal, that certainly worked out well for Ben Simmons. Also remind you its that Missouri to which i dont know what sport the school hangs their hat on anymore. I hope he can produce and take the reigns from ole Chase Daniel country. But thats not the issue im attempting to bring up. I see an IG story of his last week (that i forgot to screenshot) of him saying to follow his IG shoe page.
I recently started to follow Michael Porter Jr. after Washington axed their coach LoRenzo Romar a few weeks ago. He had a chance to rethink his shitty decision of going against the grain by commiting to a non "one and done" program like Kentucky, Duke etc. But this dummy decided to take the road less traveled at Missouri. I got a kick out of seeing that his Dad is joining the staff as an Assistant coach. No big deal, that certainly worked out well for Ben Simmons. Also remind you its that Missouri to which i dont know what sport the school hangs their hat on anymore. I hope he can produce and take the reigns from ole Chase Daniel country. But thats not the issue im attempting to bring up. I see an IG story of his last week (that i forgot to screenshot) of him saying to follow his IG shoe page.
This dude in todays society has a platform & is attempting to make that little extra coin, i get that. But guess who else tried this shit and got pinched? Terrelle Pryor. Those kids playing Fantasy Football.I will acknowledge that the tattoos, and the "gifts" had a few guys in the investigation. On a much different/higher scale, but we've seen that the NCAA is a much different asshole. 10/10 times.
Im going to assume he's realistically in situations where he can receive merch illegally, lets say, like twice a week. When he gets a haircut, stops by his immediate family's houses. Everywhere. F it might as well flip some gear here and there. This may double once he's on a college campus with extra resources/noise. Not only is he hitting the secondary market with his stuff, its exclusive shit. Lol. Oh well. Hope I'm overreacting but i figured id get this up before its too late & I'm like the bracket guy who knew Frank Martin had a run in him.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
I think Johnny Manziel is Back
..I Think JFF is back. Yeah i said it. Not too too loud though.
Johnny just looks in shape and has put some weight back on, first off. The "I'm really not messing around and am focused." look is always a good sign, you just gotta hope thats his mindset 24/7. Hes putting X hour days in his 3/4 leggings & theres a tractor tire always within 30 ft of him. Pairing up w T. Boykin out of TCU seems like a good offseason look to pace with as hes shadowing everybodys favorite goaline passer Danger Russ. Back to JFF though, he's trying the be out & social while still keeping the tiger in its cage. Out w Mike Stud and his crew in LA, who arent some JV pow wow. Portnoys a mad man now a days and is admitting Johnnys drinking water while hanging and shit. Thats hard man. Im back on the train. One thing i am noticing is that he is a guy with a hell of a blank stare. Hes not high or tripping, just a chillaxed (lack of a better term) guy. Final Note: Im All about the buy low sell high strategy. Exception being TB12. GIG EM!! #RWTW
Monday, February 20, 2017
THE PRICE IS WRONG .. BITCH (aka the whole deal with the Celtics at the trade deadline)
Another trade deadline approaches Celtics fans and as you, your mothers, fathers, and probably anybody that lives on this fucking sphere (YES A FUCKING SPHERE KYRIE .. NOT A FLAT DISC YOU UNEDUCATED DIPSHIT) know, once again Danny Ainge and co. will probably get us UP for a letDOWN. Thats right. Ya'll heard me correct. You idiots are probably thinking to yourselves, maybe THIS year will be the year the boys in green make a splash. Maybe THIS year we'll bring the next perennial star player to play for the most historic franchise of basketball lore. Maybe this year THE Boogie Man will be coming to town.. oh wait nope, HE GONE .. to the sorry ass New Orleans Pelicans. But back to the point, let me put ya'll mafuckas in check real quick .... ITS NOT HAPPENING. ITS NAHHHHHT HAPPENING. THIS SUIT IS NAHHHT BLACK. All right, you get the point. Now let me explain ...
Yes Trader Danny has earned his title as one of the biggest swindlers in sports history. Pulling off win after win with deals, I honestly can't even explain how some of these other GMs were employed to begin with making such donkey moves unless their desire was to completely self-destruct. It started with the original (K.C.) masterpiece (I'm personally a Bullseye guy .. always have been, DONNNN WANNA HURR ABOUT IT), when he called old buddy Kevin McHale up in cold ass Minnesota to pretty much ruin that organization for the next decade. Oh Danny boy the danny boy will be the danny boys snagged the Big Ticket for a bunch of people, beside Al Jeff, who politely found their way out of the league within five years (okay Gerald Green actually still plays & still is good for a Isiah Rider-esque posterization once every blue moon). Then after winning a quick ring, a few years later, he pulled off the Herschel Walker (there's actually a wikipedia page dedicated to it, its that insane) of NBA trades aka giving the Nets and their owner Ivan Drago two dinosaurs, one previously referenced in much better notion. Or should I say three dinosaurs, No DISRESPECT TO THE JET (Jason Terry).. all right, actually fuck that .. FULL DISRESPECT to the Jet .. especially after his ANNIHILATION by LBJ - one more note on this play, I actually ENJOYED watching it .. It was the basketball comparison to a piece of steak being flung into a pack of wolves and it was lovely .. I just wish they had that crazy voice from those Nintendo Mortal Kombat games scream FATALITY after. In return, the Celtics got a neverending bevy of draft picks & actually a few role players too, some of them honestly not being that bad lol including MY MAN DADDY HUMP (Kris Humphries) aka the only white man to ever slay Kim K. Then finally, in more recent memory, Danny kindly took Isaiah Thomas 30 PPG scoring ability off Phoenix' hands amidst a firesale for honestly what was so bad of a return, do any of us remember what it was? Marcus Thornton and a 2nd round pick lol? Which team in Italy is Thornton playing for these days? ANYHOO .. There's been a litany of deals Trader Danny has made & most of them, besides the Perk trade .. YOU BASTARD DANNY, YOU SON OF A BITCH, ended up with the other teams involved slowly fading into NBA DARKNESS (DARKNESS SAYS .. DARKNESS SAYS) that is a 15 year rebuild.
BUT ITS NOT ALL SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS KIDS .. This isn't the fucking Teletubbies and no dumb sun with a baby for a fucking face is gonna be giggling in the sky like all is well (just ask Kevin Bacon) .. Because the rain has began to fall on our parade. Not like the rain/snow on the Pats parade, which I'm pretty confident half of you drunk bastards lining up on Boylston embraced with arms wide open (<<< Swan's 4th favorite band of the 90's) .. This is gonna be like a raging fucking monsoon Jumanji-style inside of the Parrish family home, which by all accounts defied the laws of physics and was a bunch of whoreshit (P.S. that whole movie was filmed in New Hampshire .. da fuck???). Every reasonable GM in the league, clearly I'm not including Vlade Divac, knows what's up with Danny's 18 wives having mormon ass.
Danny simply does NOT lose trades, unless they involve graduates of Clifton J Ozen High School (AKA MY MAN PERK ... lets not get back into that #tearsinmyeyes). And lets be real, who are we really talking about for "big fish" on the open market? Jimmy "I look like I didn't pass the 4th grade" Butler? Paul George? Who we know the Basketball Jesus, aka the Great White Hope, isn't stupid enough to give us unless he receives a haul .. AND I MEAN A FRIGGUNE HAUL (18 wheeler haul motherfuckers). So who else are we talking about? The last saving grace, aka The Boogie Man, all ready was banish-ed (Romeo and Juliet style - you have to say it like this "banish .. ed") last night in what was the most exciting moment for the city of New Orleans this All-Star weekend .. IN NEW ORLEANS. Yeah.. don't even get me started on that 3-day shit show .. From the complete snoozefest of a dunk contest which featured all of one exciting dunk .. THE FIRST FUCKING DUNK OF THE NIGHT, to Eric "I look like 6 foot 5 Fievel" Gordon winning the 3 point competition, to that blasphemous exhibition which we called the All star game .. Including the only guy in league history with a unibrow, and the only person in human history to be proud to don one besides that ugly ass bitch from Dodgeball, setting the points record. I honestly think I would have enjoyed watching Charles Barkley doing continuous swan dives off the top of the backboard all weekend more .. A LOT more.
But back to the Celtics up in here up in here, the move we all seek .. IS NOT coming. Well, you know, I'm just a stupid fan with my beliefs .. SO WHAT THE FUCK DOES MY SORRY ASS KNOW .. but after being promised fireworks upon fireworks by owner Wyc Grousbeck .. And Ainge never delivering .. I like to think I have a decent inkling upon this matter, you know being one of the idiots that thought those fireworks were coming .. THEY'RE NOT. Its like the second coming of Christ in the Old Testament .. Sorry Jews, your boy isn't coming back. But like Boogie .. HE GONE. It's like being promised that toy you always wanted on Christmas .. And your asshole parents still don't have the heart to pony up 40 extra dollars to get it.
Soooo ... What can we look forward to here as Celtics fans? WELL DON'T WORRY ... WE HAVE SOMETHING IN STORE FOR YOU!! ... A BRANDDD NEWWW CARRRR .. All right, there are no free giveaways included especially not some Japanese compact car like in the Price is Right (by the way, who died and made fat ass Drew Carey the host? Hint hint: Bob Barker .. wait, is he actually dead? .. at least they still got Vanna White shaking that ass up on stage, oh right thats Wheel of Fortune .. I guess the Price is Wrong BITCH). But what Celtics fans can look forward to is a pretty bright future. With what looks like almost the perennial top pick in this year's draft (and what very well could be next year's draft) .. Expect I guess at least a mini firework show (like a few fire crackers and roaming candles going off) these next two drafts .. Whether we decide to use them, and get a stud like Markelle Fultz .. Who from everything I've seen has the tools to excel at the next level ESPECIALLY AS A NORMAL SIZED SCORER (Thank christ .. Yes we'll actually have a player taller then 6 feet who can score) and Lonzo Ball, who's overly confident, to say the least, father says hes better then Steph Curry (probably a bigger dipshit then Kyrie and his flat earth ideology) .. But nonetheless, expect some guys who can ball to come our way one way or another. And if the Celtics do decide to give up their draft picks, you better damn believe Danny will make sure he gets some sort of return. All in all, the Green team may have not won the most recent battle (aka the Demarcus Cousins sweepstakes) and maybe they didn't really want to (I know I friggune did), but they still have a chance to win the rebuild war.
Yes Trader Danny has earned his title as one of the biggest swindlers in sports history. Pulling off win after win with deals, I honestly can't even explain how some of these other GMs were employed to begin with making such donkey moves unless their desire was to completely self-destruct. It started with the original (K.C.) masterpiece (I'm personally a Bullseye guy .. always have been, DONNNN WANNA HURR ABOUT IT), when he called old buddy Kevin McHale up in cold ass Minnesota to pretty much ruin that organization for the next decade. Oh Danny boy the danny boy will be the danny boys snagged the Big Ticket for a bunch of people, beside Al Jeff, who politely found their way out of the league within five years (okay Gerald Green actually still plays & still is good for a Isiah Rider-esque posterization once every blue moon). Then after winning a quick ring, a few years later, he pulled off the Herschel Walker (there's actually a wikipedia page dedicated to it, its that insane) of NBA trades aka giving the Nets and their owner Ivan Drago two dinosaurs, one previously referenced in much better notion. Or should I say three dinosaurs, No DISRESPECT TO THE JET (Jason Terry).. all right, actually fuck that .. FULL DISRESPECT to the Jet .. especially after his ANNIHILATION by LBJ - one more note on this play, I actually ENJOYED watching it .. It was the basketball comparison to a piece of steak being flung into a pack of wolves and it was lovely .. I just wish they had that crazy voice from those Nintendo Mortal Kombat games scream FATALITY after. In return, the Celtics got a neverending bevy of draft picks & actually a few role players too, some of them honestly not being that bad lol including MY MAN DADDY HUMP (Kris Humphries) aka the only white man to ever slay Kim K. Then finally, in more recent memory, Danny kindly took Isaiah Thomas 30 PPG scoring ability off Phoenix' hands amidst a firesale for honestly what was so bad of a return, do any of us remember what it was? Marcus Thornton and a 2nd round pick lol? Which team in Italy is Thornton playing for these days? ANYHOO .. There's been a litany of deals Trader Danny has made & most of them, besides the Perk trade .. YOU BASTARD DANNY, YOU SON OF A BITCH, ended up with the other teams involved slowly fading into NBA DARKNESS (DARKNESS SAYS .. DARKNESS SAYS) that is a 15 year rebuild.
BUT ITS NOT ALL SUNSHINE AND RAINBOWS KIDS .. This isn't the fucking Teletubbies and no dumb sun with a baby for a fucking face is gonna be giggling in the sky like all is well (just ask Kevin Bacon) .. Because the rain has began to fall on our parade. Not like the rain/snow on the Pats parade, which I'm pretty confident half of you drunk bastards lining up on Boylston embraced with arms wide open (<<< Swan's 4th favorite band of the 90's) .. This is gonna be like a raging fucking monsoon Jumanji-style inside of the Parrish family home, which by all accounts defied the laws of physics and was a bunch of whoreshit (P.S. that whole movie was filmed in New Hampshire .. da fuck???). Every reasonable GM in the league, clearly I'm not including Vlade Divac, knows what's up with Danny's 18 wives having mormon ass.
Danny simply does NOT lose trades, unless they involve graduates of Clifton J Ozen High School (AKA MY MAN PERK ... lets not get back into that #tearsinmyeyes). And lets be real, who are we really talking about for "big fish" on the open market? Jimmy "I look like I didn't pass the 4th grade" Butler? Paul George? Who we know the Basketball Jesus, aka the Great White Hope, isn't stupid enough to give us unless he receives a haul .. AND I MEAN A FRIGGUNE HAUL (18 wheeler haul motherfuckers). So who else are we talking about? The last saving grace, aka The Boogie Man, all ready was banish-ed (Romeo and Juliet style - you have to say it like this "banish .. ed") last night in what was the most exciting moment for the city of New Orleans this All-Star weekend .. IN NEW ORLEANS. Yeah.. don't even get me started on that 3-day shit show .. From the complete snoozefest of a dunk contest which featured all of one exciting dunk .. THE FIRST FUCKING DUNK OF THE NIGHT, to Eric "I look like 6 foot 5 Fievel" Gordon winning the 3 point competition, to that blasphemous exhibition which we called the All star game .. Including the only guy in league history with a unibrow, and the only person in human history to be proud to don one besides that ugly ass bitch from Dodgeball, setting the points record. I honestly think I would have enjoyed watching Charles Barkley doing continuous swan dives off the top of the backboard all weekend more .. A LOT more.
But back to the Celtics up in here up in here, the move we all seek .. IS NOT coming. Well, you know, I'm just a stupid fan with my beliefs .. SO WHAT THE FUCK DOES MY SORRY ASS KNOW .. but after being promised fireworks upon fireworks by owner Wyc Grousbeck .. And Ainge never delivering .. I like to think I have a decent inkling upon this matter, you know being one of the idiots that thought those fireworks were coming .. THEY'RE NOT. Its like the second coming of Christ in the Old Testament .. Sorry Jews, your boy isn't coming back. But like Boogie .. HE GONE. It's like being promised that toy you always wanted on Christmas .. And your asshole parents still don't have the heart to pony up 40 extra dollars to get it.
Soooo ... What can we look forward to here as Celtics fans? WELL DON'T WORRY ... WE HAVE SOMETHING IN STORE FOR YOU!! ... A BRANDDD NEWWW CARRRR .. All right, there are no free giveaways included especially not some Japanese compact car like in the Price is Right (by the way, who died and made fat ass Drew Carey the host? Hint hint: Bob Barker .. wait, is he actually dead? .. at least they still got Vanna White shaking that ass up on stage, oh right thats Wheel of Fortune .. I guess the Price is Wrong BITCH). But what Celtics fans can look forward to is a pretty bright future. With what looks like almost the perennial top pick in this year's draft (and what very well could be next year's draft) .. Expect I guess at least a mini firework show (like a few fire crackers and roaming candles going off) these next two drafts .. Whether we decide to use them, and get a stud like Markelle Fultz .. Who from everything I've seen has the tools to excel at the next level ESPECIALLY AS A NORMAL SIZED SCORER (Thank christ .. Yes we'll actually have a player taller then 6 feet who can score) and Lonzo Ball, who's overly confident, to say the least, father says hes better then Steph Curry (probably a bigger dipshit then Kyrie and his flat earth ideology) .. But nonetheless, expect some guys who can ball to come our way one way or another. And if the Celtics do decide to give up their draft picks, you better damn believe Danny will make sure he gets some sort of return. All in all, the Green team may have not won the most recent battle (aka the Demarcus Cousins sweepstakes) and maybe they didn't really want to (I know I friggune did), but they still have a chance to win the rebuild war.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
"The 7 types of people you’ll definitely meet when travelling in your 20s".
LINK:
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/the-7-types-of-people-youll-definitely-meet-when-travelling-in-your-20s/
Ok, so the title of the Article is pretty self explanatory. Although these are kind of things you'd see through living in a city or at a larger college, the 7 types were broken down into:
1. Selfie Stick Wielding Instagram Hero
2. The Trust Fund Kid
3. The Person who's Confidently Homeless
4. The Gemstone Healing Hippie
5. Middle Aged guy trying to relive his youth
6. That Brutally Honest person
7. The Australian w Alcoholic Tendencies
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/the-7-types-of-people-youll-definitely-meet-when-travelling-in-your-20s/
Ok, so the title of the Article is pretty self explanatory. Although these are kind of things you'd see through living in a city or at a larger college, the 7 types were broken down into:
1. Selfie Stick Wielding Instagram Hero
2. The Trust Fund Kid
3. The Person who's Confidently Homeless
4. The Gemstone Healing Hippie
5. Middle Aged guy trying to relive his youth
6. That Brutally Honest person
7. The Australian w Alcoholic Tendencies
Reddit Thread: What’s a Trap That Almost Everyone Will Fall For At Some Point In Their Lives? PART 1
Another Reddit Thread i came across and would like to elaborate on is "What’s a Trap That Almost Everyone Will Fall For At Some Point In Their Lives?". Right off the bat i assume you have/get a rush of thoughts and emotions to where you can rattle off a couple relatable answers no problem. So here we go: Theres 11 of these that were highlighted within the 1000's of comments, and i don't want to just have some longform piece, like a hardo. Im going to split this into 3 separate blogs. Less is more.
Trap #1: Comparing yourself to other people.
In my opinion this is pretty close to impossible to do, but effort certainly counts in this situation. Throughout your life everything is calculated. You're grades for 12+ years in school, sports/games as a kid/young adult, social status (being rich poor popular bullied etc). It's very tough to get out of a mindset that doesn't revolve around numbers and keeping score. All that type shit. But the older i get the more I'm starting to understand: Fuck it. Be selfish in your self evaluation and progress. Still keep a good attitude and always be trying to get better though.
But stuff happens whether good or bad. Oh well. Gotta keep it moving no matter what.
Trap #2: No, you won't stay for one more drink.
Kind of wish i took this advice once in a while during my 2009-2015 endeavors roaming around Winthrop and Bridgewater. You never know, staying for that one more drink may have gotten you very important things in your life. Wouldn't have bumped into that broad who's now your girlfriend, wouldn't have been there to help your buddy not get his teeth kicked in, etc. But i feel like the 2016 equivalent to this is being "For the Boys". Don't get me wrong, friends are very high on my list of priorities, but tapping out once in a while may be better in the long run. (cough cough me going from a WR to DE in stature) Shoutout those people who remind me whenever i piss them off enough.
Editor Note: Also shoutout Kenny Chesney, "One is too many, and a thousand is never enough."
Trap #3: Letting Things Overwhelm You.
This is a little bit of 1 & 2 mixed together to some extent. In terms of positive thoughts, yeah FOMO sucks, couple examples for me would be not finishing school at the pace you would like, missing a prime Yirrell day, stuff like that. BUT most fun things can be replicated one way or another, or as long as things get sorted out eventually no big deal. For negative scenarios, worrying about shit (especially when its out of your control) is the WORST and is something we all battle. Whether it be school, social life, work...I'm personally trying to #TrustTheProcess. Unless its like a pending court case that will send you to the slammer, then id worry.
Next 3 will be up in a few days, maybe. lol
***Heres the link for anybody who wants to look ahead or whatever. Id embed it but I'm not trying to spoil my stuff later so you've got to copy & paste that shit. Getting 40+ page views rather then 75+ certainly isn't going to pay the bills anytime soon.
https://redditblog.com/2016/01/19/whats-a-trap-that-almost-everyone-will-fall-for-at-some-point-in-their-lives/?utm_content=bufferb6cdc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer/
RS Rebuttal: O/U Vinny Staples Video
This video was one of the funnier & interesting things I've came across on twitter in a while, 4 minutes and 18 seconds of Vinny being real but still showing a sense of humor. Now I've had this in the drafts for months, but sometimes with this blog i end up taking a break for whatever reasons and end up going silent for 3-4 weeks like an idiot.
Going to take each statement or phrase given, and then spit out my own response, whether i agree of disagree, that type shit. Also I'm aware I'm Vulture'ing here.
OVERRATED/UNDERRATED
1. SOBRIETY
Vinny S: "Sobriety is underrated man. I'm all about the necessary, and I'm all about going hard or going home. If you're getting high, and not off the crack rock, I've got to worry about your commitment to the cause. My boy DMX hit the pookie & went platinum."
Bobby S: Im pretty torn here. I've been laying low lately; i do think it for the most part sobriety is underrated. Not blowing money on temporary shit (buzz/drunk/high), not messing with your immune system and brain is pretty dope. BUT to quote my man Frank Sinatra (supposedly) "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, thats as good as they're going to feel all day."
PS: This depends on the time of year. Summer? Overrated. Winter? fuck it.
2. THE AMISH
Vinny S: " I don't know if the Amish are rated at all. I don't trust the Amish. I think they got iPhones. They don't got black Amish people. (Looks at somebody) They got black Amish? They got Puerto Rican Amish? I will never be Amish. Its not my movement. You know let them have that We are trying steal people shit in America man, taking oil, took peoples Playstations, Let people be. Im not putting on that stupid ass hat."
Bobby S: Tough to disagree here. 100% Amish are not on my radar. Pretty sure any negative thoughts i have came from that TV show they had called Breaking Amish on TLC. Weird people making a buck on being weird. Also i don't really have sympathy for people who purposely stay behind the times. I mean I'm not saying every Nana should be a wizard with an iPhone, but putting yourself at a disadvantage in 2016 isn't a good look. God and Faith will do that though. Not necessarily relevant but i do fuck with Matsiyahu though.
3. KFC
Vinny S: "KFC is overrated. Fuck the Colonel. Fuckin Asshole he's a slave owner."
Bobby S: First, RIP the colonel (if KFC the brand ever sees this). Im going to go with overrated though. I do like the Famous Bowls, had more than my fair share going to the one in Bridgewater. Only problem was it is basically a laxative for the lack of a better term. But Vinnys prob right with the slave owner statement. So i agree there with him there.
4. BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY
Vinny S: "Bill Nye is underrated man. Bill Nye is the reason all these kids know how to proportion the lean in their beverage. He taught us these algorithms. Very underrated, is he dead?
Bobby S: OVERRATED. Man F Bill Nye, and Lean. Tried to do fake lean once at 19 with two friends. Bought the big CVS cough syrup bottle and that shit got us soooo sick. Like my eyes crossed and shit. Pretty sure the baby bottles are what helped people start proportioning shit out correctly (s/o Future). My underlying opinion of Bill is that he's like Bob Saget (s/o Entourage). Just a closet asshole, weirder, sex addict. If I'm wrong I'm wrong, no big deal.
5. LOBSTERS
Vinny S: "Lobsters are underrated, they don't die. You have to kill a Lobster for it to die. You think I'm fucking around, don't you? Look at my face, do i look like somebody who doesn't know what they're talking about right now?"
Bobby S: F Lobsters too. First because i don't like Lobster or seafood. Maybe fried scallops and if I'm hungry enough i can deal with Crab Rangoon. Lobsters yeah they live forever, but they're bottom feeders of the Ocean. Pretty sure Feitelberg had this type take so I'm piggybacking off it. No need for a Lobster Roll to be $20 also, with fluctuating prices depending on the season. FOH. Overrated.
6. OPRAH
Vinny S: "Oprah underrated man, because people forget she has that trash ass broadcast network. And she founded Dr.Phil, and some other people probably, Dr. Drew?....Probably Beats by Dr. Dre."
Bobby S: Oprah's the GOAT. You get a car! You get a car! You get a car! Has so much money she doesn't know what to do with it. (kidding)
7. TOM CRUISE
Vinny S: "Tom Cruise is underrated. ("Why?"), cuz the Mission was Impossible.......then he pulled it off. Three Times!"
Bobby S: Tom Cruise in the 80's and 90's? Underrated. Top Gun. Risky Business. Jerry Macguire. Outsiders. Cocktail. Guy played with whatever he wanted whenever wherever. The Tom Cruise Scientology version? Hell no. Overrated. How the fuck you going to split with Katie Holmes like that. Him being like 5'4 doesn't help his case either.
8. KEEPING IT REAL
Vinny S: "Fuck all that Keep it Real shit man. Just be yourself, you might be a fake ass *****. If you a fake ass motherfucker you not keeping it real by being fake. But whats real? Cuz like you know some people are just not real. We know they know. But we got to act like we don't know that they know that we know. At the end of the day, they know that we know that they don't know that we know."
Bobby S: 100 emoji. Spot on. I have this situation going on with a few people currently, no big deal though. What you eat don't make me shit. Cole World.
9. CYBER BULLYING
Vinny S: "Cyber Bullying is overrated man. You wanna be mean to people go gang bang. Get shot in your fuckin ass. Bullying fat people man fat people are lovely. One of my Grandma's is fat.....lover her to death. So you bullying fat people then you bullying my Grandma? Imma fuck you up."
Bobby S: Cyber Bulling's low key one of my favorite things to do. But i understand theres a time and a place for everything. Making fun of Adam Schefter calling him Lord Farquad? Fun. 6th grade girls bullying each other via IG comments and snapchats? Not so much. TIE. Equally overrated & underrated. Sometimes the Cyber Bullies end up getting Cyber Bullied. Circle of Life.
10. PETA
Vinny S: "I dont fuck with PETA. Ive never seen PETA save one animal. PETA worried about furs, theres dude gunning down Rhinos. PETA out here worried about what people wearing rather than saving Rhinos. They out here DEAD theres no more Rhinos. Either all the white ones or gone or all the black ones are. What if Rhinos killed all the white or black people? We'd be mad as fuck right?"
Bobby S: Overrated. Good point about the Rhinos. But yeah PETA is going after shit when the damage has already been done. PETA definitely has good intentions, but messing with establishments and events in the "name" of wrongful killing or whatever the terms are does nothing. Just like the professional protesters who you see everywhere waving their freak flag.
11. PET OWNERSHIP
Vinny S: "Pet ownership is very overrated, its JAIL! People be hitting they animals and shit. And they wonder why Pitbulls start eating motherfuckers. Okay you keep kicking me? Imma eat your fucking baby. Only white people treat animals like people. We think they're "crazy" but they think they've got the right idea. Give em a bedddd. Give em some toys. Fuck it if you really wanna be cool give them a house. You like Tumblr? Look up fancy dog houses they got two stories, swimming pools in them. Exactly people know how to treat these fucking animals. But i guarantee you if you put a Pitbull in a house like that with a dog elevator, it will never touch your child. Feed my ***** kibbles and bits. Slap with with a newspaper? He gone go rogue one day man."
Bobby S: VERY Underrated. Pets keep people from going insane. Dog is mans best friend. I have nothing to say though about what he said with the dog house, toys and shit. My cats are basically Garfield, they have everything they could ever need. But for the Pitbull stuff, I'm all for whatever people want. Hands off topic for me. Because i know there people who are very very left or right on that.
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