A Slacker's Uprising

Dedicated to Bob Marley

2011-05-11T23:05:00.000-04:00

It's so rare for a generation to experience a being that is inspirational and heavenly in essence. Whenever one of these beings come along, we should consider ourselves honored to experience the presence they left on the world. Mister Marley, this is for you!

Finding Peace in Death

2011-05-03T23:31:00.003-04:00

Special message on the death of Osama Bin Laden

In several facebook posts, I wrote, I joined my fellow Americans in the enjoyment of the death of the most infamous financier and proliferator of global terrorism. Here they are below:

I normally dont get excited over jingoism, but this man gave me nightmares for years. I still remember the rancid smell of lower Manhattan after the towers collapsed and almost being trampled by people running for their lives. This may not erase the violent images and the years of depression, but this at least gives me a sense of justice. And thats something that cant be taken away!

I normally dont enjoy the death of others, but I hope Osama Bin Laden is burning in the fiery depths of hell for the lives he ruined.

I had some time to think about it, and while I cannot chastise those who praised the death of this savage man (nor can I condemn the death of this savage man either), I cannot condone my actions in celebrating his death. The notion of revenge is not a means for comfort, but a narcotic emotion that damages the soul from within. I do feel with no regret that he did deserve to die in that manner, at the same time, we as a society have to understand that death is nothing to celebrate. Even though Osama Bin Laden will have to answer for his sins before the all mighty, we as humans need to learn from his sins and the sins of his followers and not follow in their actions of celebrating and perpetuating savagery. The negative energy we put out in the universe will only manifest in more negative energy, just as the negative energy he put into the universe came and harmed him and his family in the end.

Also, I do not criticize those who did celebrate his death. I understand the complexity of emotions, and we are all entitled to our own reactions.

-Alshawn Jabari Rushing

A funny joke

2011-03-03T08:59:00.002-05:00

A unionized public employee, a member of the Tea Party and a Big Corp CEO are sitting at a table. In the middle of the table there is a plate with a dozen cookies on it. The CEO reaches across and takes 11 cookies, looks at the tea partier and says, "Look out for that union guy, he wants a piece of your cookie."

On the Rooftops of Iran

2011-02-01T12:19:00.003-05:00

by Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna
translated from the Portuguese by Lloyd Schwartz, with Rogério Zola Santiago

Over the starlit rooftops, in Iran,
echoes the agonized voice
of those who only want
to say something.

Not the litany of the muezzins
and their monotonous prayers,

asking no questions, insisting on the same answers.

It's the green song tearing
off the black cloth of the ayatollahs
as if from high above the houses
it would be possible to anticipate
the birth of light
that bloodies the dawn.

Happy birthday Aaliyah

2011-01-16T13:51:00.002-05:00

Born January 16th 1979, Aaliyah Dana Haughton would have celebrated her thirty-second birthday today.

An amazing soprano, Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New York to Diane and Michael Haughton. Her parents fostered her desire to sing, and enrolled her in various programs and talent searches; including an appearance on Star Search in 1988. She signed her first record deal at the age of twelve, and two years later she released her first album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and sold over three million copies in the United States. She would go on to release two more albums, star in two films and won twelve awards; including the 2000 Best Female Artist award for her song “Try Again.”

Her career was cut short in August of 2001, when she died in a tragic plane crash with eight other people after filming a video in The Bahamas. Despite her short career, she is still considered one of the best recording artists of the 1990s, and one of the top R&B artists of our time. I personally consider it an honor to have enjoyed her beautiful voice throughout my youth.

“As we watch this vision of an angel, we will remember her spirit flying free along with the eight others who were with her. They soar together with out eternal love.”

Rest in peace angel

Today is also the fourteenth anniversary where the beloved son of Bill Cosby died at the hands of Mikhail Markhasev. He wanted to teach kids who were afflicted with dyslexia like himself. He would have been 41 today.

Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Gabrielle Giffords Shooting

2011-01-09T11:38:00.002-05:00

Rest in Peace Christina Taylor Greene

2011

2011-01-08T00:35:00.000-05:00

This year, I decided to only one New Years Resolution. Plain and simply, my mission for 2011 is to make an impact. It's time to start laying the foundations of something meaningful, and to show the world that our destinies are in our own hands!

NerosisMuse Photography

This is the beginning of a new chapter in our journey.

Best of 2010

2010-12-22T22:13:00.002-05:00

"Every photo I take is seen by me, as my greatest work."
-Alshawn Holden Jaburi

I can truly say that every photo I've taken has in some way touched me, and in some way helped shape my outlook of the world. Regardless of how bad some may see it as, or regardless of the recklessness of the shot itself, I can truly say that I love what I do and I truly see this as something big for me.

2010 has truly been a remarkable year for me in terms of photography. This year has been significant in terms of producing content, of trying out new things, and most importantly; having fun. I cannot predict the future, but I can hope that 2011 is even more prosperous for me. I hope this year I can do everything that I couldn't in 2010, and do things in a more different way.

2010 Mermaid Parade set

Subway Series set

More photos: The best of 2010

Here's to 2011!

Current Listen: Biggie, the final chapter

2010-12-18T01:08:00.001-05:00

One More Chance

A nice bonus (This really brings me back)

And a special treat

Ghosts of photos past

2010-12-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

Sankofa
"It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten."
-Ghanaian culture and symbolism

These photos were taken between 2007 and 2009. More to come!

"Colours"
Taken at Brooklyn College
-October/November of 2009

"Battery Park Blue"
Taken at Battery Park City
-April of 2009

"Flat Iron Illuminated"
Taken at Broadway and 25th Street
-March of 2009

"BC Sunset"
Taken at Brooklyn College
-March of 2009

"RFK Triborough Bridge:
Taken at the Astoria Boulevard (N) Subway Station
-May 3rd 2007

Copyright © 2006-2010 Alshawn Holden Jaburi. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2006-2010 NerosisMuse. All rights reserved.

The slackerness continues!!!!

Current Listen: Biggie part 2

2010-12-11T19:56:00.000-05:00

Big Poppa (Censored)

The slackerness continues!!!!

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2010-11-10T11:55:00.001-05:00

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Originally uploaded by Hey Its Alshawn

Current Listen: Biggie part 1

2010-11-04T19:05:00.003-04:00

I'm in a Biggie mood right now. Dont ask, just listen...

005a

2010-10-19T14:40:00.001-04:00

005a
Originally uploaded by Hey Its Alshawn

Taken at Central Park. Part of Nerosis Muse

Happy Birthday John

2010-10-10T11:35:00.004-04:00

The most disturbing post secret youll ever see.....

2010-09-26T22:55:00.003-04:00

This was a part of the weekly PostSecret update. Think of this the next time you go to class (especially if it's Miami U).

Who watches from Poetry Daily

2010-09-13T03:01:00.004-04:00

Another Moment of Zhen: Who Watches

Who watches
on a moon-surface hillside
the soon-dead children's rubber ball
circle in an oval
sunstruck orbit,
from hand to hand ...
Cange,
Haiti,
Earth

Jean Valentine

Break the Glass
Copper Canyon Press

From Poetry Daily

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2010-09-09T14:14:00.001-04:00

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Originally uploaded by Hey Its Alshawn

Blue Church

2010-09-07T22:23:00.002-04:00

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Originally uploaded by Hey Its Alshawn

Copyright © 2010 Alshawn Holden Jaburi. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2010 NerosisMuse. All rights reserved.

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-http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblackirish/
-http://twitter.com/HeyItsAlshawn

Meet Joanne

2010-09-06T00:01:00.002-04:00

Another non-denominational post.

2010-09-04T01:21:00.002-04:00

Alicia Keys - The Streets of New York

Emily Henochowicz is an artist and peace activist. She currently resides in New York City, where she attends Cooper Union. She made headlines when she was injured in a Pro Palestinian peace protest by Israeli soldiers. A tear gas canister hit her directly in her eye.

Honesty, by Emily Henochowicz

Ground Zero Mosque Outrage

2010-08-25T11:45:00.001-04:00

While cruising the usual news websites, I stumbled upon this story about a recent stabbing. Two things caught me about this incident; the location (literally two blocks south of my residence) and the motive.

From NY1

A city cab driver is in the hospital after being stabbed by a passenger who allegedly asked if he was Muslim, police tell NY1.
Investigators with the New York City Police Department say it all began Monday night when a 21-year-old man hailed a cab at 24th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan.
Police say the passenger asked the driver, "Are you Muslim?" When the driver said yes the passenger pulled a knife and slashed him in the throat, arm and lip.

There is nothing that can convince me that this incident doesn't have anything to do with the recent Ground Zero controversy. As a 9/11 survivor, I absolutely understand the feelings around the issue. Having said that, there are just a few things that are just fact:

One; we cannot as Americans allow for Muslims to be collectively guilted because of the actions of a fringe minority of Muslims. 9/11 was a horrible tragedy, but it's time we move on from that and learn to forgive the followers of Islam (which by the way doesn't mean forgiving the terrorists who committed these acts).

Two; regardless of your feelings towards the mosque, this kind of hate crime cannot, under any circumstances be allowed, condoned nor excused.

I hope this story gets wider coverage, so people can truly understand the power of hate and bigotry in what is nothing more than a land use issue. I'll end with the quote from a previous post:

Somewhere right now, evil people are planning evil things. All of us will do everything meaningful, everything we can do to prevent it, but each horrible act can’t become an ax for opportunists to cleave the very Bill of Rights that binds us

-Charlton Heston

Celebrate Originality...

2010-08-17T22:22:00.000-04:00

...with a corporate logo

By Victoria Chang

2010-08-17T18:22:00.003-04:00

From Poetry Daily

Dear P., IV

Five seconds to open a parachute, one
that smells like terror. I am a river and
you a body. When your body fell into
the river, you informed it, ignored it.
I handled you as a half-masted plank or
wooden vessel. When I received you, it was
night. The constellations broke their
vertebrae arching to see you. I stumbled
over myself to key you into my folds, river
of error, river of dirty whiteness. Now I know.
If I press hard enough on my eyeballs, I see
geometric shapes and stars. My love for you
is something like this. It is there like
the stars but nothing I can grab or free.

Dear P., XIII

Someone says it is difficult to write poems
that are both domestic and ambitious. If
your small round head is my earth, if I have
concerns only for the internal affairs of your
body, then how am I too not mining waves
of concentric circles outward? Our home has
more than four sides. There are wars in rooms,
furniture in formation. If I am your domestic
servant, why is it assumed we are domestic?
That we are small and petty, that we are
controllable, unwild. You betray me over and
over. I play you and prey on you. This is not
domestic. There is no plaid sofa here, no
salad plate, no bingo hall, just falling bodies.

Victoria Chang

Diary of Jane by Breaking Benjamin

2010-08-01T12:40:00.000-04:00

Breaking Benjamin - Diary of Jane