The Game's New Album : LAX In Stores NOW!

I just bought The Game's new album LAX today, and listened to it.

IT IS THE BUSINESS. Its a great album! But could you really expect anything less from THE Game??

I suggest everyone go cop this right now. Its worth the trip and the money.

Let's hear it everybody for West Coast Rap!!

Here's a few of my favorite tracks: (Even though pretty much every single song is amazing)

• State of Emergency ft. Ice Cube
• My Life ft. Lil Wayne
• Money
• Cali Sunshine ft. Bilal
• Gentleman's Affair ft. Ne-Yo
• Let Us Live ft. Chrisette Michelle
• Angel ft. Common
• Never Can Say Goodbye ft. Latoya Williams
• Dope Boys ft. Travis Barker
• Game's Pain ft. Keyshia Cole

Check them out.. They're pretty amazing. And I could've listed more, but then it would've probably ended up being the whole album! Lol

One Love,
Dimitra

Kanye Does It Again!!

I just checked out Kanye's blog, and he's got a new song up called "Go Hard", a collaboration with DJ Khaled and T-Pain.
With the exception of Khaled doing that same annoying ass yelling over the track, this song is amazing! Kanye KILLS IT! Literally! And T-Pain does not fall short either. I've decided I like when T-Pain and Kanye are on the track together...Its gonna always be a hit!

Take a listen to this track: RIGHT HERE!

Prepare for that which is amazing...

Dimitra

Think About It...

A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish...

'Nuff Said...


Catch your dreams, Plan your goals.

Dimitra

Something Worth Fixing (July 20th, 2007)

What you are about to read, was written over a year ago. I just stumbled across it, and it made me think. I'm now in reflection and currently analyzing my life and myself, and the things that have and haven't changed since I wrote this. I don't remember the exact details of the conversation that sparked it, but I know who the conversation was with. And considering then and now, it brings a certain song to mind: "Let's See How Far We've Come" - Matchbox 20. That same line is ringing true in my head... "Let's see how far we've come, let's see how far we've come..."


Which only leads me to wonder: If this was written at 5 months, and now it is 2 years, and this same note still seems all to familiar and still rings true, how far will we go? Or have we gone as far as possible and are now in a rut?


Here's the note. You tell me.

Something Worth Fixing...

Some of the most hurtful things anyone has ever said to me and some of the nicest most loving and beautiful things anyone has ever said to me have all seem to come from the mind, heart, and mouth of the one person I care about and love most next to my family.
My mind is just boggled at how someone who's supposed to love you and care about you so much can build you up and break you down so easily.
All I keep thinking is why?....WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY????? Why is this happening, and why now and all of a sudden? Have all these feelings of hatred towards me been here all along and he finally can't take it anymore?
Was wanting to call and have conversations and maintain a connection in the distance we have right now so bad? My intentions were good -- to bring us closer -- not drive him away.
Now I find myself going to sleep in tears every night, and waking up with tears every morning, pretending everything is ok with all my friends and roommates, and my family, knowing they all know something is very wrong with me... I'm clearly a person who wears their heart on their sleeve, and anyone who knows me knows this.
All I've ever wanted to do was find someone who fits me, which he does, and love them, take care of them, completely spoil them, do everything for them that they need, and just be there in every possible way they want... I just want to make you happy. And what do I want in return?? All I want is a pure untainted connection... Reciprocated love and affection. I don't want material things, I don't want money, I don't want anything except that real human connection you get between you and the person you love, who is supposed to love you back.
I guess he doesn't understand that. I'm also guessing he doesn't understand that he too wears his heart on his sleeve, so if something is truly bothering him, its obvious...painstakingly obvious.
All I want is realness at this point... Am I seriously smothering you?? If so, I can fix that easily. I told you I could, and I told you that if I'm smothering you, the only reason is that I was just trying to actively keep the relationship going through our current situation... I mean, we've made so many future plans, why do you wanna throw this away all of a sudden? You've been claiming that you love me, so why are you pushing me away? What happened that it seems in just couple days you wanna throw everything we've been through and worked for away? I just want to know what I did, and how I can change it, so we can be happy again.
WHY DON'T YOU WANNA FIX IT? AREN'T WE WORTH FIXING???? Have you not had a good time with me since we started? Have I really just been a horrible girlfriend since I've started dating you? If I could just know what's going on, I'd even feel better. I'm completely in the dark here. If you've met someone, and they're worth throwing away 5 months for, I hope she's amazing and willing to do for you what I am. Just be real. Don't lie, or make up reasons to shut me up, just say what's on your mind. What happened between the few days we spent together and the 2 days I was away from you? Did we not have a good time? I just have so many questions that you're not willing to answer, and I don't understand why you won't answer them, or just tell me straight up what's happening.
Please,...I implore you.... PLEASE, let's fix whatever is wrong. Don't you think it'll be worth it in the end? I do. I truly believe we're worth fixing. I've never invested so much time in someone and my connection with them. Please don't let it go in vain. That would mean your time was wasted too. Don't let it be a waste.

I love you.


All I know is one thing. I'm determined to not be stuck in a rut, and by this same time next summer, it will be different. I'm already taking the necessary precautions to make sure of that.
I believe we are worth fixing.

I just hope it works. I love him too much...

Dimitra

Tech N9ne's long awaited DOUBLE DISC album: KILLER...

Tech N9ne, Tecca Nina, Tech - Whatever you wanna refer to him as, he's back. With appearances from people like Paul Wall, Ice Cube, and Scarface, this long awaited double disc album entitled "Killer" is amazing. If you're a definite Tech N9ne fan, you'll love this album which is rumored to be his last.

I've not made it to the 2nd disc, but last night I was able to get through the 1st and its lovely.

So just give it a listen. Its definitely worth the buy. You'll enjoy it.

Dimitra

Aaahhh... Portland in the Summer.

I was driving and got beautiful view of Mt. Hood and everything else below. I just felt I needed to share it with you all.
Portland is one of the most beautiful places to be, and I'm proud to be from Oregon, born and raised. Lol
I'm anxious and excited to go back to school and start classes, see my boyfriend and friends, but leaving home always breaks my heart. This place is the greatest, and if you've never been, come and visit. You'll never wanna leave.

You Can Do Better Than Me... Death Cab for Cutie (Narrow Stairs)

This song is truly AMAZING. For those of you who still haven't given DCfC a chance, here's another opportunity. I swear, this band always has the most amazing and most heart felt lyrics. The things they sing about I'm sure everyone can relate to in one way or another.

You Can Do Better Than Me.

I'm starting to feel we stay together out of fear of dying alone
I've been slipping through the years, and my old clothes don't fit like they once did
So they hang ghosts of the people I've been

But its like my heart can't be tamed,
And I fall in love everyday and I feel like a fool
And I have to face the truth,
That no one could ever look at me like you do.
Like I'm something worth holding on to

There's times I think of leaving,
But its something I'll never do
'Cause you can do better than me,
But I can't do better than you.

Like I've been saying. Amazing stuff. Narrow Stairs is the album, Death Cab for Cutie is the group.
Be open minded. Listen for depth and realness. When you do this, it will allow this music to really speak to you.

Music is a beautiful thing.

I feel sorry for the deaf, for they can feel the vibrations and the sounds, but they can never know the beauty in the meaning of the words.



Enjoy.
Dimitra

When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be... John Keats

Here's another poem to enjoy. Its a John Keats. He's pretty cool.
Enjoy:

When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be

When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,
Before high-piled books, in charactery,
Hold like rich garners the full ripen'd grain;
When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face,
Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,
And think that I may never live to trace
Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance;
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour,
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
Of unreflecting love; - then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.

Wonderful, right?

Dimitra

Its like pulling teeth...

So I had my wisdom teeth pulled yesterday morning. It wasn't the most fun thing ever, but everyone who said it was gonna be horrible... You're wrong. It was just regular.
I will tell you what's a bitch though: trying to find something to eat. That sucks totally. I'm confined to only soft things, and its not fun...Well, not as fun as I thought it would be.
My face is slightly swollen, but I'm popping vicoden every few hours, so that's a definite plus! Lol
I'd say the biggest down side is not being able to go to the gym. Which means my recent progress will be lost, and I'll be set back from the goal I was trying to reach by the time I go to SCAD.


But anyway, aside from that, I've come to realize that people take my kindness for weakness. Or maybe its that they think that I'm just either gullible or stupid, or both. And this seems especially true with my family. Specifically my siblings. I don't know what to do about this, but it seems that they all are reaching out to me, THE YOUNGEST to solve all their problems. Just because I do one thing for you, doesn't make me a push over, or anything else like that. Sooo, I don't know how to combat this, and if any of you have some ideas on how to do so, I welcome them. But right now I'm frustrated. I'm the youngest, and I should be the one reaching out to my siblings for guidance. Not the other way around.

The Ice Is Getting Thinner... Death Cab for Cutie (Narrow Stairs)

This song that I'm about to share the lyrics with you is really speaking to me right now. I feel it seems to parallel my life right now at this exact moment...Who knows? Tomorrow it might be another song... Enjoy.



We're not the same, dear, as we used to be
The seasons have changed, and so have we
There was little we could say, and even less that we could do
To stop the ice from getting thinner
Under me and you

We buried our love in a wintery grave
A lump in the snow was all that remained
But we stayed by its side as the days turned to weeks
As the ice kept getting thinner with every word that we'd speak

And when the spring arrived we were taken by surprise
When the floes under our feet bled into the sea
And nothing was left for you and me

We're not the same, dear, and it seems to me
There's no where we can go with nothing underneath
And it saddens me to say what we both knew was true:
That the ice was getting thinner under me and you




All too real.... Listen to Death Cab. They can speak to anyone...Especially those who have ever been in love.

Dimitra

Reggae Re-Awakening...

A friend of mine has reawakened a part of my soul that I didn't even realize had died a long long time ago. One of my true loves, and some of the best genres for summer music: Reggae/Ska music.
Back in the day I was involved in an intense love affair with the uplifting sounds and hard-hitting words of Bob Marley.
Once I left home, I got involved in a relationship and well, frankly the reggae/ska scene just isn't something that he considers good to listen to. So now, nearly 2 years later, I found myself no longer a Rasta child, but just Dimitra. I had suppressed one of my real true loves and ended up suppressing it so hard, that it ended up suffocating and dying out...All of this done subconsciously, I moved on with life.
Now I've returned home, and I'm having an amazing summer - PORTLAND STYLE. I'm thoroughly enjoying my time here, and when I have to return to Georgia, it will truly be more bitter than sweet.
I cannot thank my friend enough for reminding me of what was lost in the archives for so long. I was giving her a ride home, and she asked if we could pop in a Bob Marley cd. Of course she could! It'd been a long time! I was not ready for what was about to happen. All the familiar beats and rhythms, Bob's one-of-a-kind soulful voice, and lovely lyrics. Needless to say, it captivated me, and I literally felt like a part of me that had been lost forever had come back. All the memories, good times, and lessons I had learned have all come back to me, and I remembered who I used to be, and saw how much I've changed. Reggae made me more light-hearted, laid back and happy...It really feels like right now I'm none of those things. Now, I worry too much, over analyze things, and I let everything bother me.
Its amazing how music can affect your moods, and indirectly affect your life. I love it!
Thanks to my friend, I've now returned to Mr. Marley, and I am working my way back to being that Rasta child once again.

For those of you who've never heard Bob Marley, or just never really listened to him before, or anything else, check him out. I highly suggest it. My favorite Marley album is "Legend". And I'm sure you will love it too.

I hope I've inspired you. Either to take a listen to Reggae, or to just allow yourself to be re-awakened by whatever it is in your life that you've allowed to die out.

I hope your summer is as meaningful as mine.
Dimitra