djondjon (noun)
mushroom
Manman m ‘te fè diri ak djondjon yè. (Translation: My mother made rice and mushroom yesterday.)
Category: Learning Curve
Kreyol Word of the Day: maltèt
On the Go: Anberlin and Story of the Year
Went to a concert with Ceecee and our respective sisters last night. Pretty awesome if I do say so myself! If you don’t know, now would be a good time to brush up on who these two bands are.
Aside from the fact that the band members are HOT, they can really belt it out.
Whereas Anberlin’s music has a subtle Christian message about hope and love and perseverance, SotY is full-out power.
Anberlin has matured so much over the years and I am glad to know they were signed by Universal Republic last year!!
Story of the Year is an amazing performance band and deserves a label that can market them well. Hopefully that will happen soon!
To learn more about Anberlin go to: www.anberlin.com
To learn more about Story of the Year go to: http://www.myspace.com/storyoftheyear
On the Go: Power – Kanye West
The new Kanye West song.
This song resonates with what this nation as a whole is going through, not to mention our individual struggles with the influences we hold over our friends and acquaintances. Power is a drug that ends up corroding your thoughts and eventually causes your descent from grace. It makes you forget that you are not the be-all-end-all. Power lulls you into a false sense of confidence that you can do no wrong.At least until you fuck up and then there’s no where to go but down.
Having power is fun, but it is indiscriminate and will turn on you in the end for someone more capable of wielding it.
On the Go: There Goes My Baby – Usher
Loving loving loving this song! This is classic Usher, before “Yeah” to those days when he was U.S.H.E.R. R.A.Y.M.O.N.D.
On the Go: Breakeven – The Script
Sometimes, a song can express exactly how I’m feeling. This song is a few years late, but at one point I knew what it was like to feel like the world was ending…but only for me. The script has written an excellent song. Not their first by no means, but a recent favorite of mine.
To learn about The Script: http://www.thescriptmusic.com/us/home/
On the Go: Shark in the Water – V.V. Brown
This song is so catchy and I love the pop/R&B feel of it. It’s not new at all now, but it is definitely on my ipod #1 songs playlist!
Enjoy!
On the Go: OMG – Usher (feat. Will.i.am)
This is my new ipod “on repeat” song. Its not as addictive as “Yeah” and is not a smash hit, but the chorus is just so freaking cool!
I truly believe that we’ve been lax in our standards when it comes to how many syllables there should be to make something a word. First it was “ella” (two syllables) now its just “O”.
Enjoy!
On the Go: Beyonce – Smash Into You
This song is in her movie Obsessed with Idris Elba and Ali Larter. Everyone was great in it except Beyonce…she needs an acting coach, although I will say she was good as an angry black woman…so, yes, even if she needs to brush up on her skills, she did a good job.
Sorry about the video, she never made one for it.
On the Go: Kid Cudi – Day and Nite
Love, love, love this song! Just discovered this artist. I can’t wait to hear more from him!
It’s the newest addition to my ipod!
Enjoy!
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