Newsflash

This isn't a news blog, like at all. I try to stick to music and/or my own opinion. But every so often some shit goes down that I feel everybody that I know should make sure they know as well. So here you go.
1) Justin Bieber Gets Nominated For A BET Award- Now, I'm not necessarily pissed off at that. I mean, the dude's a good musician, he pretty much exploded onto the Billboard charts in March, number one debut album, anybody who does that deserves some recognition. But the BET Awards? BLACK entertainment television. Now, I'm not saying he shouldn't be nominated because he's white. Cuz that's irrelevant. But BET was started as a response to cultural ignorance. Ignorance such as not knowing what "German" is. So yeah. I'ma little confused about that. But you know, they're right: He's enjoyed cross-over success, so by all means, if he can get nominated for a BET Award, more power to him.
2) Delonte West Is Smashing Lebron James's Mom- Now that shit is just funny. I mean, it's not like Lebron's mom is fine or anything, like, she's made regular looking. But even the fact that something like that could be formulated in the rumor mill is hilarious to me. Lebron has already denied the allegations, but that doesn't mean anything. I mean, nobody's gonna come out and be like, "Yeah, my homeboy is giving it to my moms, it's cool." So if Lebron leaves Cleveland soon, you know what's really up.

Formspring.me

If you are reading this right now, I want you to stop after this sentence, and type the following into you address bar: "formspring.me". Then I want you to register and create an account, then post the link to your account on your facebook wall. You have just done perhaps the funniest and dumbest things you could possibly do.
Formspring is dumb. I have one. Doesn't make it any less dumb. Let's analyze further: Here is a website that bases its entire existence on the assumption that you go through life feeding your friends, classmates, and associates so much bullshit regarding your personal actions that in order to grasp even a fraction truth, they have to ask you anonymously over the Internet. That was the INTENDED purpose, remember that. Here you are, Susie Q. Bullshit (or Steven Q. Bullshit, cuz I don't want to seem sexist) giving random people an opportunity to ask you anything about your life. But maybe that's not bad; maybe you're like me and you enjoy answering questions about yourself. It's fun, it's harmless, and you can ignore the ones you want to ignore.
Of course, if you're a dumbass, you can go ahead and answer the ones you should have ignored, thus making your formspring page the most embarrassing thing you've ever created for yourself. If people ask you really inappropriate shit, and you go ahead and answer it, or even worse try and create a funny banter with the person who asked you said inappropriate shit, thus creating opportunities for them to ask you even inappropriate-er shit, you should really reassess your possession of a formspring. Cuz you can't delete that stuff, man. But hey, I mean, it's not too bad. I mean, at least it's a web page, so they have to actually type in your site to access it. I mean, people are too lazy to do that, right? It's not like you have it connected to your facebook account....
Wait? You have it to your facebook account? So you just told everyone on facebook that you masturbate three times a day? Yeah, smart move. First off, I don't wanna see that shit. Number B, damn near no one else wants to see it either. And Roman Numeral C, you should have more self-respect than to put all your business out there, or be toyed with by some loser. Learn a lesson.
www.formspring.me/charlesrlamp

P.S. To set the record straight, I actually thoroughly enjoy formspring; However, when used in an improper manner, it can be extremely stupid. So, drink responsibly.

Techniques in Flirtation While Texting: Timing is Everything

This one, this is my personal favorite (other than the shower thing of course). This can either be the deal maker or the deal breaker in your textual relationship. It all depends on the personality of the one you're texting, and your ability to text efficiently.
1) The Delay. The delay is every guy's worst nightmare, and every girl's most overused tool. Every girl wants to play hard to get, and in today's world, the easiest way to do that is to feel that buzz, open that phone, read that text, and put that bitch right in the pocket. The power of not responding to a text message can be overwhelming. That extra minute that you waited to text me back was one more minute where I was sitting with my phone in my hands saying, "Why isn't this ho texting me back?" (Ho is for effect, here, don't be offended.) It leaves us wondering. Time wondering = time thinking about you, which is probably your overall goal. Of course, there is the exact opposite of this....
2) The Immediate Response. You may not be talking to the guy I mentioned above. You may be talking to the guy who doesn't give a damn how long you're taking to text him back; he's got shit to do, he ain't really thinking about yo' ass anyway. But nah, for real. The immediate response is sometimes just the right thing to do. It let's him know, "Hey, I'm interested in you enough to respond to what you just said, when you just said it." Which may be just what he needs.
I may be over analyzing the timing thing. Maybe girls just text when they can. But probably not. We're talking creatures who will analyze your voice mail with her friends for days before calling you back. We're talking creatures who will judge you on the way you asked them out just as much as the fact that you asked them out. Stranger things have been done. So when the girl you're tryna holla at sends you a ten word text in five minutes, think nothing of it: She's tryna get in your head.