I want to be as tactful as possible in this post. Therefore I may have to write a bit, save it, then come back and finish posting later.
I'm not sure where to begin; fore I have much to say. I first want to apologize to all Brothers and readers for the literary sparring that has occurred over the past few days. The next part of this paragraph is directed almost solely towards Nathan... *deep breath* I have absolutely no problem w/ quote 'long posts', in fact I sometimes welcome them. You guys are always harping on the "realness" of the Brotherhood, and the goal of keeping posts "uplifting" and "supportive", so on and so forth. If that be the case, how is a post listing of survey questions detailing Nathan's personal preferences, favourite colour, smell, etc etc uplifting and or supportive to anyone? If you ask me, it's down right self-indulgent and serves no one other than Nathan himself.
Most of that aside... I deleted my posts for one of 2 possible reasons. One, yes Mikey, maybe I did indeed have a rash estrogen moment. Or two, perhaps I was sick and tired of Nathan's passive aggressive jabs in my direction. The post, the IM, and the away message he left up all day. I can only take so much. Rather than post a hateful harangue and bring every body and their brother (no pun intended) into this little, little.... tiff. I decided to delete my post, hand in my honourary falice, and bow out as gracefully as possible.
Some more of that aside... You know what I'd like to see from the Brotherhood? Perhaps a credo, a memo, a mission statement, an explanation and or and inexact definition of what it means to 'keep it real'? You know? Not only for my own edification (so that may never again step into 'unrealness'), but for our readers as well, so that they too will know the meaning of 'real'. Just a suggestion.
... as for uplifting support... thesonof PETE: i dunno what nate said or did, but don't let him get you down, for you are mighty with femininity Thank You John.
So now, ALL of that aside... in a show of Sisterly-Brotha'luv... I love you Mikey, John, Mark, Brooks and all the others I have yet to have the pleasure of being 'real' w/. Bring on the love.

Honourary Falice in Hand... I now depart.

TIME OUT. (Preliminary apology for the long post here) I'm sorry.

My infamous survey post has been deleted.
It could serve as some kind of "statement", I guess, but I did it simply because I felt bad that Jess deleted all her posts.
It's not my idea that any of us should be censored, I have never edited or deleted anyone's stuff, cause I wanted to see this thing rise up to greatness, not to see it fall by inner strife. So, to those who may think I've been plotting some kind of totalitarian rule over this speck of the web, think again. I already rule Greensboro :)
Let's get this straight...it is true that some readers would rather see this site as guys only. I guess that comes with the territory of The Brotherhood being nominally male. But I wanted to give Jess a chance to post since she'd been so nice to me lately and she seemed like she really had something to say. Her request was innocent enough and I was honored, as always, to invite a new writer on, especially since I consider her to have such a potential for quality posts. So far I haven't seen that, but my comment regarding there being no visible point to women posting was not to deride her as much as to challenge her to make a point. I was truthfully a little fed up by her comments against the "survey posts". But whatever Jess lacks in tact she makes up for in cunning. I long to see this improved upon.
I have full faith that, for whatever it's worth, there could be really great stuff on this page. It seems silly to talk of it as the construction of some kind of great empire, but my love for writing means that I love the practice of it. Nowhere else do we have this chance to bleed our souls into the web in a collective mish mash of insanity.
It is nitpicking to make such a riot over one person's long post instead of finding something new to say. However, we could all be held guilty of this charge. I would ask the Brothers to be less harsh on long posts, as both Nate Beard and I are oft famous for writing these, and I would be bitter about not seeing more of Nate Beard's continual New Jersey narrative spilling forth into our NC lives.
In return, I'll go easy on short posts and stealth IMings.
That having been said, Matt and Jessica are the two newest posters. By an odd design, one is known almost exclusively inside the Brotherhood, while one is in essence exclusively known to the readers. I would ask Jess to refrain from insulting Matt until some root of visible folly has been established, the snide remark against him was my main quip to begin with....I felt that I had to retaliate for him, since he does not have the heart to plot fierce words against a virtual stranger.

Alright, so, we're all cool? Maybe? Okay.

So, to the ladies who still don't have posting privileges, I apologize.
To the worthy men who do not have those privileges either, I apologize.
To Jess, our venerated and respected sole female brother, I apologize.

I should probably never post again. Someone needs to assume my role as moderator. I can only assume that it will be Mikey, since he's the only original Brother left in Greensboro anyway.

To anyone who really really wants to post, ask Mikey, I'm sure he can work it out. But let's try to go somewhere beyond just continuing the Love Bucket Saga. :)
(Which is kinda funny)
Something about encouraging Brothers toward good deeds....it's in one of those letters....I'm out.

Yeah, what up. I'm gonna have to back nate on his unclean survey love. Plus, being my initial post, its a good way to spread disinformation about myself to the kids. Here goes:

Name] Matthew A. Jeffreys, Esq. (although i go by matt. matthew is generally off limits to call me unless i tell you otherwise. it evokes strange feelings in me when someone not very close to me calls me matthew.)
[Hair Color] Dark brown.
[Hair Style] Pretty long, for guy's hair. it's certainly the longest i've ever had mine.
[Eye Color] Blue, with a little yellow.
[Height] 6' or so, although i slouch pretty bad. Tell me to stand up straight if you see this happening, i won't be offended.
[Birthday] January 27. not nearly as close to christmas as nate's, but close enough i generally don't get anything, which is what birthdays are all about.
[Zodiac Sign] Aquarius. i seem to meet a fair amount of the various stereotypes as well.
[Nicknames?] once upon a time i was known as mustafa, now i am sometimes called esquire.
[Hobbies] i like and study music, books, comics, and general pop culture, but i don't build trains or have a sick lego collection or anything.
[Favorite Animal] people.
[Favorite Sport] hmmm, i dont really love playing any sports that i can think of. i like watching college basketball occasionally on TV, and almost any sport is pretty OK live.
[Favorite Color] black, probably. pretty generic i suppose, and im not really that angsty or depressed, i just like the way it looks.
[Favorite Music] I like pretty much all musical genres to some extent. my favorites right now are thrash metal and female country. that could easily change tommorow.
[Favorite Movie] my favorite movie of all time is It's A Wonderful Life. following that in some order would be Rocky, Willy Wonka, Shawshank Redemption, Donnie Darko, Terminator 2. I really like the Marx Bros and Charlie Chaplin as well.
[Favorite Movie Quote] i dunno. i hate quoting movies or music, not sure why. how about "a little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" by willy wonka.
[Favorite Store] i like Amazon, they've got pretty much everything. good used cd/record stores are always nice as well.
[Favorite Shoe] my jam master jay's, the only exp. pair of shoe i have ever owned. The proceeds go to JMJ's DJ school, and you get a nice letter signed by JMJ's wife when you buy them.
[Favorite Scent] don't think i have one, offhand. nate's definitely on track with clean girl hair, i think cleanliness is always good, it keeps the patchouli away.
[Do you have any pet peeves?] I'm sure i have lots. it probably comes down to "I don't like people that annoy me" :)
[Do you have any advice?] i'm not really qualified for advice. I would recommend going back to college if you have dropped out, it has been fun for me, at least the first week or so.
[Do you wear makeup?] no, i don't. furthermore, i don't like tons of makeup on anyone. basically, if i can tell youre wearing it from more than a few feet away, youre probably wearing too much for me.
[Do you believe in god?] yes.
[Do you believe in abortion?] Not personally, although i'm not a girl, so i dont really have the true final say. I don't think it should be illegal.
[Which is more important, personality or looks?] Looks are generally what gets people talking, but it certainly takes a good personality to keep it going for long.
[What kind of personality do you like in a girl?] hmm, probably what anyone would say. i like girls who are nice and funny and smart and are generally fun to be around.
[Do you move fast or slow in a relationship?] it varies. i would say slow most often.
[Do you prefer blondes or brunettes?] neither really. both can look very attractive.
[What is the first thing you notice about someone?] face, specifically smile. a pretty smile is always nice to look at.
[What do you want to be when you grow up?] so many different things. someone who is able to effect lasting change on the world. there's really no way to say something like that without either coming off naive or egotistical, but there you go.
[Do you sleep with stuffed animals?] not right now.
[How far have you gotten?] i've been to mexico.
[Do you have a best friend?] Yes. he is well known to many, as the first way i met most (all?) people reading this was through him. NateEdge himself.
[Do you like to give hugs?] Yes, i do. I dont do it nearly as often as I should, because I'm trying to appear "hardcore" or something. If you feel like hugging me(and you are a girl, I dont know if i feel comfortable enough with you guys for a man-hug just yet) go right ahead.
[Give back rubs?] Yes. and receive them. a back rub is always nice.
[Take walks in the rain?] i havent for the longest time, but i did last week for a little while, and it was surprisingly fun. although i did wimp out and go inside when it started pouring hard.
[You ever had that falling dream?] I have, and it's specifically tied to a certain experience when I have it. more on that in a moment.
[Do you collect anything?] i collect lots of things, although that's not to say i buy things just to have and put on a shelf, i certainly get use out of the things i buy. I like old records, books, comics, art, and lots of other things as well.
[Do you use chap stick?] No. I should, because sometimes my lips get chapped, but i just dont like it.
[Have you ever drank?] Yes.
[Smoked?] Yes.
[Done Drugs?] Yes.
[Gone on a date?] Yes.
[Eaten an entire box of Oreos?] not all at once, as far as i remember.
[Eaten sushi?] Yes, i'm not fond of it. although ive never been to one of those high-dollar places, maybe that is different than ghetto sushi.
[Been dumped?] yes.
[Had someone be unfaithful to you?] not to my direct knowledge.
[Been unfaithful to someone?] No.
[Hiked a mountain?] hahaha. remember the falling dream? well, i used to hike a lot. then i had the bright idea that i could climb as well. so i did. then i fell. 40 feet or so. It was most unpleasant. I would recommend against anyone else doing that, it is fairly painful when you bounce, and then bounce again, and then hit the ground, facing a different way than the way you fell.
[Been in love?] Yes.
[Are you popular?] not right now. i hope to leech off some of nate's popularity before he leaves :)
[What are you doing right now?] fulfilling the amusement of millions, hopefully.
[What are you wearing?] my "lesser" sniper shirt, and a pair of denim shorts. socks and underwear as well. contacts. that's it i think.
[Cold or hot?] neither extreme is pleasant, but hot might be better than cold. barely.
[Lace or satin?] umm satin? I cant say i own either.
[Rain or snow?] snow, as long as I dont have to drive in it.
[Give or recieve?] giving probably makes you feel better in the long run, but receiving is always pleasant as well.
[Rose or daisy?] daisy i guess. i dont have a strong emotional bond to either flower, really.
[Wool or cotton?] cotton.
[Private or Public school?] public school, without a doubt. it is the responsibility of the community to ensure that the local public schools are better than the private ones. i have strong feelings about this.
[Chocolate milk or plain milk?] chocolate, except i like cereal a whole lot. so plain then.
[Spring or fall?] ask me again in the spring, when i've had a chance to live here a while and determine how i feel about important questions such as these.
[Inny or Outty?] Inny.
[Now or then?] now i am enjoying myself more than i have in a while.
[How many fingers am I holding up?] None.
[Bath or Shower?] Shower
[Self-stick or lick?] i'm confused. is this about stamps?
[Cursive or print?] Print, although anyone who has seen my handwriting will probably just tell me to put down the pen and find a nice computer to type on.
[Paranoid or Cautious?] Paranoid.
[Half-full or Half-empty?] neither is my set outlook on life, it changes with my moods.
[Top or bottom?] as far as what? i was sleeping on the top bunk at my parent's house, that seemed to be okay.
[Do you dye your hair?] not right now. i kept it bleached for a couple of years once. I liked the way it looked then. I like the way it looks now.
[Speeding or running red lights?] Driving rules arent meant for the overman like me. we are allowed to violate at will.
[Gold or silver?] whatever. as long as its not too gaudy.
[Piercings?] i dont have any. they look fine on some people.
[Maybe or Mebbe?] Maybe.
[Do you have one of THOSE voices?] i hope not, the way you make it sound. my voice is deep, and i have a unique speaking style that can offput some people if they're not used to it.
[Jammies or Naked?] clothes, minus pants. i havent owned a pair of pajamas since childhood.
[Neurotic or Psychotic?] i dunno. hopefully neither, but you tell me.
[Last words?] On my deathbed? something nonsensical, most likely, rosebud-esque. the great secrets and mysteries i have learned during my time on earth.

john has posted...

twice...

in one day...

someone give this man a job...

as always, keepin it real... REAL real...

and i slowly add to how bad nate feels about himself and his feminine survey...

"Big Ups"

-Big Ups to Erika for rokkin the cheerleader shorts when i went to visit her at 2am tonight
-Big Ups to Nate Beard who i love more than peeing standing up
-Big Ups to Christie Ray for rubbing my back for the hours of battlefield play i took part in tonight
-Big Ups to Zoe for letting me load battlefield on her computer to feed my addiction
-Big Ups to Brooks for buying me chinese food... and being cute
-Big Ups to campusflirts.com for providing me with hours of entertainment
-Big Ups to my large bed which i am now going to go sleep in... it's nearly 5am...

as always, keepin it real... REAL real...

Lizzie McGuire...she has her own movie. I have not seen it. I would, but that would involve a contrivance of superfluous free time that will never exist in my life, regardless of how unemployed I ever am.
Today I got the entirety of Rhapsody's integral symphonic catalogue...I am thinking a complete nerding out (I mean listening party) will have to occur in the near future.
In other news...Matt has full out invaded Greensboro with his SEVC style. He cannot be stopped.

Props to all the kids hanging out at the fountain at the appropriate time, that was a sequence of events that stirred the blood and soul. Now thanks to one, I know how to kill, thanks to another, i know how to love.

i have to work at 10am and i am sitting here at 2:31am washing clothes for work... as i do this i realize that just because they are "reduced fat" doesn't mean i can eat half a box of cheez-it's

as always, keepin it real... REAL real...

... ok, so I know the Bro'hood blog isn't a forum for parking complaints... but... OMG!!!! I hate parking on campus!! >:0 No, wait, let me rephrase that. I hate driving ALL OVER (and I do mean ALL OVER) campus desperately seeking a place to park my autobus... having the little man in the orange vest tell me that I can "go park @ Park'N Ride" (when my class ends @ 6:15 and the Park'N Ride lot closes @ 5:30!!!), driving-driving, braking for dumb pedetrians as the watch on my left wrist ticks away the minutes until my class starts (which I was late for apropos)... and FINALLY parking, oh NO, not on campus, but a block or so down Walker on some side street w/ 2 hour parking (this was 11:00am, my classes end @ 6:15pm. You do the math.) Oi vey.
*deep breath*
Many thanks to the Powers-That-Be... my car was still where I left her when I came back this afternoon. I now have a greater empathy for those upperclassmen and commuters I knew b/f I was one myself... Peace be w/ you.
And on that final ranting note...

Hey Brooks, you wanna go to Wal-Mart...??

-Furious J

...deep breath... wow... I thought hell would freeze over b/f I ever found myself here. As the newest "honourary member" of the Bro'hood (lack of the proper genetalia is all that is preventing me from a full membership, dang that extra X chromosome), thanks to Nathan for thawing the freeze in our mutual effort to "act like people"... and 'big-ups' as they say in the homeland, to Mikey-doodle... you and John saved me this summer.
And while I'm doing the annoying "shout outs"... Love Bucket...? are you there? Oh my dear sweet Love Bucket, how I've missed you. Please come back to me... And I have to say... how about that Amazing Mark and his Dangling Earlobe...? What I trooper. I was there (yeh, I'm the 'Jess' he's refering to, not "Danny's Jess"). We bonded over blood, a few tears and bad hospital lighting. You rock too kid-O. Well, b/f this b/cs one of those annoyingly long, freshmenesque, AIM buddy info shout-outs... I'm gonna head on over to 46-C for some good, good lovin'. And since most of you have NO idea who the heck I am... heh heh heh. You just wait. You ain't seen nuthin' yet...

Never trust a man in Penny loafers.
- Steamin' Beamon

MC ScurV: hey give me a shout out on your webpage
tHEwaYofthesWORD: ah...okay.

shout out to Bad News for teaching me the Dirty Shuffle. you bad, bad mofo.

ok, backing my brother mark, i must say that construction and parking do suck... i think i parked somewhere near my old apartment this afternoon and shall walk all the way out there again in the dark around 10 when i go home. i don't feel safe... hold me...

i also found it bothersome to have a huge street (or lack of street) full of people trying to give me things as if i, the 5th year senior, were some type of freshman un-oriented to this dusty campus. i just don't like when people who don't have a good reson to start a club start one and try to get people to join it just because they are lost and confused and generally bored cause, as they will find out, everyone leaves UNCG on friday night and they do not return until sunday night at 9:30pm. so with my new found hatred for stupid organizations...

be prepared my fellows night owls, i will be launching the anti-sun campaign 2003-04 very soon and encourage all of you attend the regular meetings monday nights at 3am, where we will be giving away free things that people like. like babies... girls like babies, and we are trying to encourage more females to join the club, so babies it is. anyways, feel free to take our *FREE* brochure telling all about our activities this semester and has your complimentary papa john's coupon for a buy 12 et nothing free large pizza dinner with macaroni and cheese... thanks for taking the time to stop by and maybe i will see you in one of my classes!!!

as always... keepin it pointless... REAL pointless...

dang.
i missed everything.
speaking of missing everything, where are my people? Lindsey, Christie Ray, I'm talking to you guys! You've been mad elusive or you just haven't been, and I'm clueless.
The storm of the century almost killed me today...I drove home mad tired too. dang Brooks, Die Trying just came on my winamp player...I forgot I downloaded their song cause you told me to. don't make music recommendations to me anymore :) (the new Metallica album is better than the last, but, i'll be Typical Metalhead and say that their old stuff was REALLY a lot better).

anyway. the storm was INSANE. anyone that was driving in that mess knows it, but try driving down an interstate with a full tank, with a sloppy 18 wheeler behind you, knowing your car model and year is one of the few known to blow up in rear collisions, because the gas tank happens to be geniusly placed partly behind the rear axle. thanks Jenny for supplying that information...my car ride home would have been fearless except for that one bane. and well...the bane of tons of water pouring over my car and under my hydroplaning tires.

i'm working backwards in my day, because before the storm i hung out with Alena. we were rambling around Winston Salem...we did obviously boring things like walking around Walmart, and more entertaining things like walking around a bookstore, but we got to talk a good long time, so a great time was had by the both of us. we made the mistake/wise decision of seeing American Wedding...this after my reluctancy to see Freddie vs. Jason...(haven't built up the excitement or preparation quite yet for it). American Wedding was as predictably entertaining as you could imagine from the previews...nothing living up to the previous two. i'd say wait to see it on video, i saw the previous two post-video release. we did see a pretty good preview or two though...one with Jack Black coming along called The School of Rock. i know Mikey will love it...I know Jenny will LOVE it. the other preview that i thought was pretty hot was this one for a movie with The Rock and Christopher Walken and the American Pie guy Stiffler in it, which looks terrible but great.
anyway...point being that time with Alena was good, so i feel like my drive to Winston Salem was worth the quality company.

previously, before my WS trip,

there were lots of people at church today...fall is kicking off well. Josh Serano is quickly becoming my Darby Landy of Greensboro...or maybe my Joe Teague, but i can't be certain. the sermon was amazing today, because Allen is the man with the gift.
shoutouts...thanks Beth and Jackie and Christa, even though you girls don't read this page, i always love talking to you guys, thanks for the few minutes we had at lunch...you made me feel special when i told you about my day's plans :) i met Nate...again...the black Nate...who also goes by Nathan interchangeably like i do...who is infinitely smarter than me cause he's going to grad school, not the army...he was at the ice cream party the other day. hmm...i'm signing off...i'm gonna send Allen an e-mail concerning membership...it's been almost 4 months of regular attendance, i think now's the time to call it out...then i can sleep soundly having a completed day.

Mark's thumbs up and thumbs down post inspired me to give some peeves and perks to my life, just to get them in the clear, for brief, for real.

Dislikes- milk without ice, obnoxious girls, dumb girls, sarcasm without wit, cell phone headsets, soccer moms, joke thieves, nu metal, American thrash metal, bands that sound like Cake.

Likes- gum drops, smart girls, crazy cool girls, carrying boxes up stairs, nordic sagas, hardcore covers of pop songs, most Nordic metal, most Nordic anything, knowledge of pressure points, bands that are for the children.

So see? I've kind of laid down all the crucial info.
Now a bit of praise for the wonderful day I had at move-in on UNCG campus. It was the wild social event of the season. It was hilarious watching the group of frat guys all be helping the one clueless freshman girl. Like some kind of rainforest dwelling birds' mating ritual.
But seriously folks, we got to get buff, get sweaty, and Daystar handed out lots and lots of water to some very thankful people. I feel that God really placed the proverbial pimpslap on Greensboro and showed us all He was still here, taking care of business as always. It's good to know that.
So, I'm kind of wishing I had some cool people to hang out with, but until people figure out a central convening point, I'm really not interested in going to Bent Tree or Mallard Lake or any of these places. As interesting as apartments are, really everyones' probably look about the same. So I'd say just figure out a place where people will be hanging out the majority of the time, that way when I drive into Greensboro I don't have to figure out the dilly. You know, one apartment to visit is enough. Just finding these places is nuts.
But yes, there's an A-list of cool people I haven't seen lately and I do certainly want to see them, Danny'n'jess, Mikey, Mark, Christina, and many more of course. I have my on campus people, faithful to the cause of dorm life, and that's good, because at least I know that they're a phone call and a walk outside away when I come randomly to the fountain with my rabbit.
So, until we all meet again and I make more sense...adieu.

contrary to popular belief... i am NOT dead... i am quite alive living it up in my new apartment (46 C at Bent Tree). But i still have no internet to speak of, but when i do expect some great things from my posts as i will actually have to time read everyone else's posts and write a decent one of my own.

coming attractions:
-things i've learned about moving in
-higlights and letdowns from cornerstone NC 2003
-things actually checked and proof read before i hit "post and publish"

stay tuned for more here, same brotherhood page, same brotherhood time...

as always, keepin it real... REAL real...

Correction to my post on August 7th...

Faith bought a backpack, not a bookbag. My major bust. Because apparently this backpack is "5000 cubic inches of ripstop and nylon." Which just sounds majorly brutalicious. It must be indestructable, because she's going to take it all the way across Europe, which I hear is a pretty sizeable place.

Props. Mad props. To the mad little pony.

Was thinking about tobacco.

From a while back...

tHEwaYofthesWORD: i'm out....over to Benton's to see how cool i am not
JennayBird: ok, you'll gain major cool points by working on getting oral cancer


And heck yes! Nate Beard posted. I always enjoy your longer more descriptive posts, but it's good to hear that both Nates are equally retired out of college at the moment. Making unemployment not just a success story, but a state of mind!

Who knows the heart of a man, but God? And who knows the way to a man's heart but a woman?
If this is indeed true, then Connie's mom is making a precisioned surgery in my chest. She knew exactly what my favorite ice cream flavors were, and had them in scoops in a big huge bowl for me to select at will. Also, any time I am over there I either get treated to Papa John's pizza or I get a deliciously home-made bologna sandwich, cut into halves. I tell you, go to the Chandler residence, and you will not leave dissatisfied.

Tonight was actually Zoe's return party, and it was energetic and awesome. I have to say, I wish we could have showcased Zoe for about 45 minutes so that she could regale us all as a group of her wonderful exploits. I did learn though, that if I go to the Phillipines, I will leave married, and that Zoe is now on her way to joining a motorcycle gang.

In other news, my Birmingham and Mikey's Mobile have recently combined powers with Daniel's Huntsville. Once we can get Mark Wingerter's Montgomery, the collaboration will combine to form the ultra powerful Alabamabot. Either that, or it'll be Birmingham with an ensemble. But I like to be hopeful about other things, especially when I'm making up my own idea for a new Transformers toy line. "Combining Geographic concepts and toy robots! Makes learning fun!"
No scratch that. I sound re-tar-ded. But it's 2 in the morning, so I'm excused.

I'm also excused if I say that I'm still a sucker for blondes. I told Mikey I'd probably stand a better chance if I went for dark-haired girls. It seems the blonder I go the hotter the fire gets. But who knows. Even with that being said it's hard to ignore schoolboy crushes, as founded or unfounded as they are. Why? Cause I'm a sucker for blondes.

Speaking of blondes, I've gotta give a shout izzout to Faith McDuffie. Even though she has an unnatural fear of nipples, she got a new bookbag today. But more importantly, she's one of the smartest girls I know, because she's insightful enough to read some of my most sarcastic works and understand the humor in them (See my post from August 4th)

I think I'm done. Oh, wait, shout outs for today. The guy I bought Dragon Warrior VII from off Half.com...for timeliness, I got my game in the mail today. Go you. Um...Zoe's mom...for bringing Zoe into this world. Kevan Chandler...for pimping my music. Wes...for having a beard. Matt Windley...for being up front and personal. Connie...for being a real woman. Casey...for being truly awesome and representin' Alabama jam style. Alena...for being blonde. Everyone...for...I don't have time even to list everyone. Oh, Laura Wright, if you're reading this, you broke whatever form of oath you gave to Mikey about never reading the Brotherhood page again. But don't worry. I'll monitor Brooks to see if he says anything too ridiculous, and be sure to reprimand him for it in a way that would suit you, Honorary Brother.

As always, bringing it to you smokeless without fakeness,

ok, for real real... i have a cell phone ladies... 336-420-0839

call me now...



why isn't my phone ringing...?

as always, keepin it real... REAL real...

It's so good to see the guys keepin' it real these days. I must say, Mikey made a warning that we shouldn't trade quality for quantity. So I'd just like to say to all the new panelists, I hope you guys strive to make quality posts, because you're representin' the realness.

On that note, I've made a realization about enemies today. Your worst enemy isn't necessarily the person that holds the most hate for you. Granted, enmity between people is a surefire way to make confrontation. But I think there's a far more lethal combination of qualities that makes a true enemy. See, when my best interests are at stake, it takes a special kind of person to jeopardize those. Someone with no compassion for my life, well-being, or personal quest to ensure the future of the human race. Someone with apathy towards what I hold dear. Someone with a sick disregard for being considerate or polite, ever. That would describe the qualities most reflected in my apparent enemy, Ryan Kee.
Now I could be wrong about Mr. Kee. But, I've been down with "the scene" for a while. (Unfortunately, the scene sucks.) I've been observant on the outskirts of "the crew" for a while, and I've been careful to watch this man's habits and personal qualities. Now, without saying anything intently malicious, and without being too brash, I will say that his penchant for joke and pickup line stealing came to smack me in the face very recently. Thereby being a direct attack on my quest to ensure the future of the human race, I consider his villianous quality of theft to be quite perilous to the good intentions of heroes everywhere. Also, in accordance with the newest fashions, Mr. Kee has been always quick to hop on the bandwagon. Styled hair, piercings, cool-guy clothes, his own "unique" trend. Now, in combination with those is a deadly Cell Phone Guy routine. He's now wearing a headset, thereby reducing the integrity of all his real life face to face interactions by at least 20%. It may very well be the end of Mr. Kee's already failing social skills. I will say that I applaud his extra effort around girls. But he's always keeping that hoes before bros philosophy. At least he's not gay. Or he's doing a good job covering it up.
I gotta say...I know I'm not cool. But I really don't try to unabashedly mask my uncoolness by trying to belittle other people constantly. And I don't gladhand people I hardly know like they were best friends in a vacuous manner in a vain attempt to promote my album sales. Truly, truly...I know life's not fair either. Of course, I came to the realization that my music sucked a long time ago. I didn't have to see a big box of my unsold CDs to realize that. And as far as the whole pursuit of life, liberty, and recreation goes, perhaps I don't go the extra effort sometimes...however, I also don't forfeit the integrity of others' noble pursuits. But seriously. Enough with the masquerades.

As always, bringing it to ya live,

So, in agreement with Mikey, and in order to launch a new campaign, we've decided to adopt two of our younger associates into the Brotherhood circle. There may be more panelists to the Brotherhood page as time goes on.
Think of it kind of like how the creators of the X-Men comic books, in an effort to keep things fresh, are on occasion creating newer, hipper series to add to the already present plethora of X-Men titles. I'd like to believe that this is more than a marketing scheme, and, like our efforts, a way to bring new views, thoughts, and ideas into the already fairly forward thinking circle.

Ladies...holla...
Peace,

what have I done?

so tonight at our rockin show, i figured it out....white people ain't got no soul. so i gotta think that the Holy Spirit is a hyperactive black guy, with sunglasses, gold medallion, and big crazy fro. and maybe gold teeth and a cane.

as always, keepin it almost as real as Mikey,

so at our show tonight, daniel, nate and i were trying to figure out how to play one of nate's songs using table decorations as symbols for the verses, chorus' and bridge, when nate wonders about the length of the song...

nate: "man, don't you think the song will be too long if it's all that?"
mikey: "nah man, we've only made your song a triangle, two palm trees, and a jolly rancher, longer..."

as always, keepin it real... REAL real...