WHICH IS WORST IN A BAD ECONOMY?

A year ago I told a friend I was doing summer school so I can ensure graduating on time SPR2010. Their response was I'm not ready for the real world& Why graduate in a recession, so I'm gonna hang around and get a couple of degrees... This fall alone tuition has increased 3 times since 2006 and grants are being cut/Budgets cut/Professors are being laid off. and many of my friends cant afford to stay. which is worst?

No biased perspective on this one just curious to hear your views.




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CYBERSPACE

Living in Cyberspace instead of the real world?

With all the new cool social networks like Facebook, Myspace,Youtube, twitter , ETC! A question I hear quite often is, "What would we do without the internet"?

Well.. The answer to that question is.. Without the internet, in order to see the world... One would have to explore it. I'm not going to bore you with another long note about escaping your past and making a better future... But What I will do is ask a simple question about the present that you can answer for yourselves...

Are you exploring the world? Or are you Googling it?

A "NIGGA" MOMENT

So... I KNOW I'M LATE... but I've fallen in love with the Boondocks this summer. Yes, it's a comedy but it is so much more than a comedy. Have you ever had someone blatantly disrespect you to your face? Imagine that feeling and what it does to you... Or Someone mocking you and your family... But you cant get mad because what they are saying is TRUE. It just makes you want to improve on yourself instead of picking a fight and proving them right... PLEASE WATCH THESE CLIPS.. AND RESPOND TO THE NOTE WITH YOUR FEELINGS ON THEM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2rNF-hndSQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKApBaebYAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKXca5Oc7sY
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BANNED BET EPISODE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYMUCuodv4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAXDd7_TeYA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BUQ3mCmHV4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhe04ikezjU&feature=fvw

NOW... LOOK @ THIS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZjOwCUQLfw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2rNF-hndSQZ

FACEBOOK SLAVERY!

So... In case yall couldn't tell yet.... I think A LOT! lol. I think a WHOLE lot. 24/7. Always looking at something, observing things, developing opinions just because... Thats how my mind works. I've been told at job interviews, in classes from teachers and even friends that I always have an interesting perspective on things. I would have to say I charge that to first off asking God to give me understanding for a lot of things. Secondly, I challenge myself to think. My close friends can tell you... we have some VERYYYY deep conversations all the time...lol (KB,Brittany, Pierce, MArsha, Craig, Iman, Gloria, Thomas, James, Gillum, Irene, BTFO! lol..... and many more). Most of the time it's a debate that I usually start..... what they don't know is I do it intentionally...lol I do it because I always enjoy seeing my fellow brothers and sisters using their mind.. developing their opinion... KAY-B always tell me.. "Y U ALWAYS STARTING STUFF!" lol she thinks I pick on her...lol but she has a beautiful mind that could be a powerful tool if used correctly. 

Even if you disagree... I challenge everyone to just pick a side... any side and stick to it.. defend your point of view... on a movie, rumor, color, opinion.. anything...My prof. Gordon told me... Your brain is a muscle... The only way to make a muscle stronger is to use it... exercise it... TOOOO MUCH OF OUR FREE TIME IS GOING INTO THINGS NOT EXPANDING OUR MINDS.. I know people say We'll brandon how you gon talk? you on fb 24/7! YES, BUT I'M on here thinking.... observing.... reading.... writing..... Which led me to write this status this morning:

"THE MOST ENABLING THING FACEBOOK COULD DO FOR BLACK STUDENTS IS GIVE US THIS NEW "LIKE BUTTON" WE DONT HAVE TO EXPAND OUR MINDS OR EXPOUND. WE DON'T HAVE TO ARTICULATE OR EXPRESS HOW WE FEEL. WE SIMPLY... FEEL "SOME" TYPE OF WAY AND CLICK LIKE!!! USE YOUR GOD GIVEN MINDS.. THINK AND EXPRESS... IF FOR NO OTHER REASON.. JUST TO PRACTICE DEVELOPING OPINIONS FOR YOURSELF. U GONNA CLICK "LIKE" IN A JOB INTERVIEW?"

The "White man holding us back" talk is getting old. We have minds and opportunities just like they do. We just choose to be lazy. Lets not be VICTIMS anymore... lets start being proactive instead of re-active... PLAN AHEAD.... If the white man does have a leg up.. Then simply WORK HARDER! FUSE YOUR FUN WITH ACADEMIA. Be on FB or wherever.. but make sure you are learning as well. Nothing is wrong with the LIKE BUTTON but if you use it.. try to comment as well or at least develop an opinion of why you like it.

You will find in the real world when you are competing in the workforce... Employers interview probably 500 people a day. What made you different... WELL THAT ONE KID SAID SOME PRETTY INTERESTING STUFF THAT NO ONE ELSE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF... THEY DIDNT HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE.. BUT I LIKE HOW THEIR MIND WORKS. THWY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US CHANGE OUR COMPANY'S DIRECTION.


AS ALWAYS, LOVE YALL!

Inspire & Move On...

I learned a valuable lesson today. We all have flaws.. right? One of my biggest ones is wanting TOO... much for others. I've learned that in addition to wanting for others... There is also a time to SHUT UP... Step back.. Realize you've said enough and MOVE ON... Their first step is beyond my control. Given that, I'm not someone who always points the finger saying people need to get their lives together without ALSO growing and getting mine together as well... So thought I'd spit this FLAW of mine and share how I made this personal experience... a LEARNING LESSON

To generalize my experience into a form that anyone can apply to their own lives..(Thats if they want to.. I'm not forcing ya) : 

INSPIRE AND MOVE ON.... THE FIRST STEP IS WANTING FOR YOURSELF. CAN'T FORCE BLESSINGS ON ANYONE. AS I PROGRESS ON MY PERSONAL JOURNEY.. I ALLOW TIME FOR "PERSONAL GROWTH". NOT JUST FOR MY FUTURE BUT TO INSPIRE(NOT PUSH) OTHERS ALONG THE WAY. IT'S UP TO OTHERS TO TRANSFORM INSPIRATION INTO ACTION... HAVE A BLESSED DAY EVERYBODY.

FOLLOW ME ON YOUTUBE!

http://www.youtube.com/user/bmccaskill00

Cocoon..

Life awaiting to bloom. Life bursting with talent, potential, prosperity... However, again.. it is waiting to bloom... All of this greatness is confined inside of a thin layer of silk, spun by the caterpillar, a covenant....
A caterpillar has a few different stages of life.. All from which it gains new/different/fresh perceptions on life.


Starting off as an egg. it is completely innocent and pure. When it hatches it transforms into a caterpillar... still innocent but extremely inquisitive and curious. That can be a good and bad thing. It's great to want to learn and explore. but in the midst, sometimes it finds its way in not so good predicaments...



Once it has seen that everything in the world isn't so welcoming, everything isn't as it seems, everything that glitters aint gold... It begins to get more apprehensive about life decisions... Less trusting than the care-free spirit it once was... Once it's made so many mistakes to the point where it's afraid to make any decisions at all.. out of fear of making more... It withdraws from the world.... finding a safe, secluded spot and just rests.. meditates.... clears it's mind and before it realizes that it was once feeling pain beyond this world... It has transformed into a Cocoon. At the cocoon stage... The now fearful, timid and less trusting caterpillar is purified of any wrongdoings, mistakes, sins, or whatever it may have gone through.... IT no longer has the distractions of the world which allows it to tune into senses and signals it would have never paid attention.. It's mind develops and it transforms the traumatizing experiences from its 1st phase of life... into WISDOM.

It no longer blames the world for being the way it is.. It simply gains the knowledge on how to maneuver in it.


When it hatches out of its cocoon.... It is a brand new specimen.. Wings that allow it to fly over the life it once had to pull itself through. Even though it is now a beautifully, highly respected "butterfly" it has kept the same heart the entire process.. remembering it's journey... Wanting to help others with theirs and preparing to give life to the next batch of baby eggs.. Who will hatch and learn the ways of the world on their own.