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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
You never really graduate high school!
I had the distinct yet strange pleasure of connecting w/ several high school/middle school friends over the last few weeks… Some came from friends that I’ve just managed to stay in touch w/ (we still have each others cell phones etc.) some came from myspace (apparently this rap thing makes me very easy to find on a google search) and others came @ random (ie “HEY! I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WORKED HERE!”).
The funny thing about the whole experience that happens is that you immediately snap into whatever relationship you used to have in school i.e. … grown men will immediately start talking like they are 17 again. As me and these peoples began to catch up etc I found myself mythically transported to the wonderful world of the late 80’s-early 90’s. It’s ironic that all these things take place in light of my album being called “The Yearbook”… this whole experience made me have to go back and dig out my old yearbook mentally and made me realize this:
a. I was really goofy in high school
b. I’m really goofy out of high school
here’s my observations based on this whole experience I’ve had as of this last 2 weeks:
1. Stupid phrases you use in high school are still cool out of high school
Me and my one friend used to use non-sensical words to each other like “DUPE”, “STANK” “BOY DEY BOY” and other things that really make no sense whatsoever … yet here I am as a grown man w/ a mortgage, child, wife, etc… still resorting to one line text messages stating “DUPE”, “STANK” “BOY DEY BOY” when we hit each other up… will I ever grow up?
2. Grown men who poke each other when they aren’t looking is still an acceptable form of greeting/relating:
I’m not talking about “hey look at that” POKE! I’m talking about jabbing the other person in the ribs when they aren’t looking for no other reason except for you left yourself open (why do men resort to relating to each other around pain and humiliation?) This to me never gets too old…
3. High school nicknames are still applicable years later
Me and one of my friends nicknames were the following; BONZ (me) PIGZ (him)… don’t ask me how these names got started but even as a grown man it’s perfectly ok to refer to someone in a convo. as “Hey Pigz!”…. and yes I do get looks when I use these terms speaking on my cell phone by those standing near me.
4. Feathered hair, Pegged jeans, mullets, fluorescents and rolled up sleeves were a bad choice
As I look back on the terrible fashion in my yearbook I’m reminded that all things 80’s-90’s should be left there in the 80’s-90’s.
5. Being a rapper as a profession is a lil’ hard to explain sometimes:
“So what do you do now?”
“Uhhh……”
“We’ll I’m in accounting but I used to be in real estate… what have you been doing”
“uhhhhh….rapping?”
“HA! No seriously what do you do for a living?”
“Rhythmic words set to a syncopated beat?”
6. I can remember exactly what we did in 4th period Language Arts when I was sixteen on Dec. 14th but can’t find my keys:
I’m full of useless knowledge as it pertains to my high school years yet I find myself losing my Bluetooth earpiece for the 6th time this month… I sometimes think the only reason I earn a paycheck is to pay for all the things that I lose…
-Here’s to the best years between 14-18!
-tweezy
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. Girls jabb each other in the ribbs too. and it HURTS! real bad, but they say it only me. nick name : im the 11 yr old BABY! i always loose things too, but i can't even remember what we did on friday in school! 
7th grde to be exact and let me just say that I dont think I've ever met someone who doesnt lose things and it's completely normal... I cant remember what we did 1st period of today... 
im still in 7th grade. 
