Walking with Us

A Little Peace of Sunshine

2011-04-06T18:14:00.000-07:00

My Warless Understanding of the Hotep

"I'm sure there's a reason why a smile & laughter, even during the point of agony,

are so much easier to maintain than a frown & anger. Even the divine sciences were created

to make a peaceful existence the easier option. So find your smile & laughter,

even when you're alone in the dark, that way even if you can't see a light source,

you can be the light source!"

Nezyah Amas

I've been searching for a specific image of peace.

I've searched far & wide, high & low!... From my desk on my laptop.

It may be a myth of my mind, but here are some images that I still feel capture the sentiment.

A powerful & majestic Eagle, resting over a calm lake.

Imagine what that view looks like with such augmented sight.

Maybe it was peaceful enough to soothe even a bird of prey.

There is no peace like the balance of nature.

Photography by Buzz Hoffman

Haha sorry but WOW this is more peaceful than a stone at the beach!

A peace that we have all experienced this week, Apollo lighting his spliff!

A peace that we must all learn to discover...

The reasons why peace must flourish.

And as I'm sure anyone will tell you, I am a Foodaphile, and it brings me peace :)

So try and be happy people! Sometimes, the reason to

cheer up when everything is going bad, to smile so that

the tears meander to the side of your face,

instead of drowning your frown, is that

we are creatures of habit, and if you make a habit

of finding a sense of happiness & peace,

you will always have some sunshine, even when it's raining in your piece of London... or the world!

Theme music :)

Peace, iL.

...Oh and the image was an image I think I saw a few years ago,

with a raging tempest thrashing against a cliff, and just under the cliff edge, a little crevice with a small bird in a nest. 'Ard stuff.

'When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws.'

2011-03-27T18:43:00.000-07:00

I think I'm just going to sit here

Consumed by lust

Dude... You stand in that field so handsomely

*wipes brow*

*Sigh*

Piano house in An hui, China!

Portia x

Follow me @portuiadouglas

I hope that came as a treat :)

Seriously though, I sincerely believe, 'that whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.'

Absolutely great work x

Nate Dogg: the G who put the G in G-Funk

2011-03-16T08:49:00.000-07:00

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale

August 19th 1969 - March 15th 2011

'N.o one E.ver R.eally D.ies'

The No1 HipHop vocalist PERIOD.

You live on through your music.

One of the most influential characters in HipHop, almost single handedly carrying the entire G-Funk genre on his back, as well as helping to add some G & some Funk to every track he featured on.

The list is endless.

Thank you for keeping it real and bringing a peaceful melodic vibe to that REAL Gangsta Rap,

And providing us with the perfect cruising/chilling music for generations to come.

You helped make the 90's & my childhood what it was.

Your fans salute you!

(Fan Art by KdotDip Designs, on facebook)

I'll let the music speak for itself.

Track overload! I just let my memory & my shuffle choose these classics

Rollin' 20s, C's up!

I refuse to walk straight today!

C walk to this... Cuzzzz.

Eternal Homage, iL. & the YBL Family

I Believe I am in Awe

2011-03-10T17:44:00.000-08:00

I am God Fearing

I am humbled by God's Art

Actually, I believe I am in awe

I embrace and relish our given freewill

So in fact, I am indeed 'the master of my fate and the captain of my soul.'

Yes, it is true

I have made many mistakes

Which sometimes have drowned me in regret

However I'd like to think that I have learn't

As...

'By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest: Second, by imitation, which is easiest: and third by experience, which is the bitterest.'

I Love that...Redemption is a beautiful thing :)

We cannot change our past.

We cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way.

We can not change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our ATTITUDE.'

Charles R Swindall

Mine is simple...

Love conquers all

You see...

'A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.'

So it is natural for me

As I am the hope and dream of the .....

*You may fill that gap with something personal to you

Whether your're from a line of veterans, whether your're black, white, creole, thin or fat*

Live, Learn and Love

Xx Follow me @portuiadouglas xX

I hope you have enjoyed our blog so far, your comments are welcomed

But as an Adult I need a Tree Tower! -Tree Houses Part 2

2011-03-09T19:45:00.000-08:00

When Portuia posted the Tree Hotel, we were all impressed.

But I'm a big kid so I'd need more space to cause havoc!

Presenting...

The Morris Arboretum Tree Adventure

Clearly my treehouse is bigger and... 'funner'!

So minus all the fancy luxuries of the Tree Hotel, I think I've won! :)

And now a random song about Trees

For more information go to www.upenn.edu/arboretum/

Photos by Paul Warhol

Check & Mate Portuia! muahaha

Peace, iL.

'Mysteries of the Universe' - Poetry Feature from the Archives

2011-02-21T14:56:00.000-08:00

Disclaimer - Written from a fictional, biased point of view, with intention to make 'Ex' a mathematical play on words; emphasis on the keyword 'some'. So if you find offense in this piece... Perhaps it's because deep down... you feel guilty. ;-)

"An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God."
Srinivasa Ramanujan

Ex Equals

By Nezyah Amas (formerly iL.LoJik)

I’ve figured out what’s wrong with some women,
X is the square root, a variable yes, but none the less,
Represents the catalyst of stress for the new guy in your life,
me, who tries his best to be casual & blessed, without delving too far into the marital conquest.
But not so relaxed that he seems careless or spineless & curve-less in the cosine,
line where we both sign our numerological star signs
and see if the angle degrees fit perfectly,
hopefully building to something potentially divine,
that will last a lifetime like honey or wine,
But you fill your angles with assumptions grown from,
Alge-breres, who calculated simultaneous equations when with you,
Fractioning your heart, wrongly putting higher numbers above you,
Can’t keep up? Let me make it more complicated then,
Your x=y bracket pie 2, because he’s air, making you bitter like sea air
So don’t make excuses for your x= negative bitch plus negative square root of bitch 2 negative 4acervix drip 2a which is a few days,

I’m not involved in your erratic quadratics, I’m aware I’m unclear like phone static,
So let break it down for you.
I want to add some positivity in your life, subtract negative thoughts in brain,
Divide the load of which you carry pain, s*** I’ll even evaporate rain,
Every memory stain
Divide it and analyse it, carry it over to the bus stop,
Send it to y or x’s house, to be dealt with by his new spouse.
Right now he isn’t here, and yes there’s so much to fear,
In the tunnel of darkness your leaving from your break up,
But I swear down, right down to the reoccurring decimals,
The murmur of the lowest decibels of my heartbeat,
I’m a clown, I’m a scholar, I’ll protect you,
Be your friend and your lover, I’ll reflect you,
Now the remainder of response doesn’t change,
Any number of words can be used to show you’re different,
But the result is always the same, you divide my words,
Analyse my words into the demonic pentagram that is “that’s what they all say”.

Now at this point I have to calculate deeper to differentiate,
Between if you’re another stupid b****, or I just have an X on my face,
But bear in mind this X can be a variable;
Since you haven’t taken the time to see what’s behind,
And thus stay blind and unkind. For once integrate my mind state into yours,
Realise I’m relative and beyond two hands, two cheeks, on all fours,
I may just be above all your laws about, all boys are the same,
All boys are to blame, only think about themselves, with their prime number games,
Cos it’s a damn shame when my Ex’s figure out 2 times 19 equals 38,
3 times 8 equals 24, 24 divided by 3, could be you and me and that’s infinite,
With the endorphins your thoughts bring,
I might sin, cos only you tan-talise me, your trigonometry makes me fantasise,
No lies, 1.6180339887, perfect in size, isocline thighs,

And I’m trying to make us an isosceles triangle,
But the only time they have a right angle,
Is when two of the sides are equal, otherwise you end up with x = a squared + b squared,
x being the third side, which is c squared, so why are you making me squared?
I’m trying to keep it simple, I’m not a phi kind of guy,
my integrity lies in integers like Abrahamic 7, a number in it’s prime,
Like the honeymoon thoughts of you in my mind,
Divisible by only one and one of its own kind, nothing breaks it apart,
Even times by a 6, leads it to the suffix that is 42,
pronic which means that It’s made from the number that wants to follow you,
n(n+1) is the sum but I’m missing the point with this tangent, I’m the hermit on the run,
went from third to first person, without the starter gun,
The basic summary, your x = negative pi,
Negative because you’re stuck in a vicious cycle over this guy,
Times my phi, make’s your ex a 5,
So why waste memory on an average guy?
That leaves the equation unbalanced in my eyes,
The Ex should be equal on both sides,
So balance it out, cut him out,
And get on with your life.
(",)

Let it marinate.

Mad love & Respect to the team, affiliates & inspirations, G.N.N, LXL, LXM, Upshot, Spmg, Nutmeg, KdotDip Designs, Tuan Hollaback, & all my peoples...

'Divided we will stand, United we must Fly'

Peace, iL.

"None but ourselves can free our minds."

2011-02-19T09:51:00.000-08:00

'There are No Limitations

To the Mind

Except

Those we Acknowledge!!'

In the words of my brother Nezyah

'Let it Marinate'

And enjoy one of my favourites

Live and Love

Portia x

One Love, One Heart, One Destiny

2011-02-14T09:03:00.000-08:00

I am a sincere believer in the power of Love

And it's never ending youth

To love I made a promise

Forever merry, in the spirit of it's juice

Omnipotent is it's presence

1+1=2

A bond that cannot be broken

Love, how I love you

Let lips do as hands do

Label it not a Taboo

Continue to Protect, Guide and Comfort me...

Embrace my spirit and my soul

For love your all I want to be

With you I will grow old

Happy Valentines Day All

Love

@PortuiaDouglas x

'And on the News' - Poetry Feature

2011-02-07T15:49:00.000-08:00

This is a piece I wrote a couple years back, but I feel the subject matter is not only timeless, but shall remain with humanity for as long as humanity exists.

“The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness; and knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.”

Kahlil Gibran

New News

By Nezyah Amas (formerly iL.LoJik)

You elude me with bank vaults of fairy tales, by hiding behind brave faces,

But the tints of my glasses were long ago replace by the blood stains, of the remains

Of a battle between, innocent clenched fist, and a legion of demons,

I inhale the potent blessy fumes of the toxic drums, of ant farm council blocks to Muslim war slums,

My core numbs as we approach the real cold wars, even global warming won’t thaw out humanity’s biblical inheritance, to be ungrateful & negligent,

Recycling campaigns can only do so much, I hope it’s your mind & hearts that I touch,

So you can realise, in the hood the struggle is deep, but it gets deeper as we circle the globe

Yet we remain blind like being exposed to lights strobe,

Serbia’s lost souls cry out for compassion as the polar ice caps drip & rip, from Eastern Europe, to south of what was once divine Nubia, and now there’s beef over mines,

No movie stars...

The real blood diamond shines in the left of the ribcage, and it shines from Asia, to South America...

To this place.

Hope you enjoyed

Peace, iL.

"Gamersss, come out to Play-yayyy!"

2011-01-17T12:05:00.000-08:00

If ever there was a video to take me back to the days of adolescent 'binge' gaming,

it is surely this one!

Covering an almost chronological, compressed timeline of world renowned
gaming platforms and consoles, this video made by Game Design students
in Munich will take every gamer on a trip down cartridge binary memory lane.

However they missed out a few of my favourites.

In no particular order...

A gold star to any avid gamers who can name the game for each image.

Keep in mind I said game and not franchise!

Whilst you're thinking/googling, here's a classic game inspired track.

Work hard, play harder! iL.

Two Tires and a Business Attire

2011-01-17T10:59:00.000-08:00

"A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results."

B. C. Forbes

Welcome to the land of Corporate Style

Where aesthetic innovation meets unique functionality

Where you trade your dingy carbon footprints for trendy tire marks

And you work out whilst going to work

So I ask you... What is there not to like about the Bikoff?

Should I back pedal?

So we've come to an agreement then?

It's been a pleasure doing business with you:)

Cue pedal music!

(Don't ask me why I felt this track was appropriate... it just is!)

Images & Design from www.coroflot.com/mmadia/profile
More info at www.designboom.com

Keep pushing! iL.

The Tin Foil Revenge

2011-01-13T10:43:00.000-08:00

There comes a time in ones life when it becomes imperative for the laws of this here game to be unveiled. Today girls and boys, hamsters and guinea pigs, the focus is law 21.

Law 21

'Never fill your house mates room with balloons because he will not take it on the chin.'

He will do THIS!

Cover every inch of your room in Foil!

NO! Your imagination is not playing games on you... Your house mate is!

And NO, walking out of the room and returning minutes later will not change a thing.

YOUR ROOM WILL STILL BE COVERED IN FOIL

You indeed will have been made to look like a complete and utter MUPPET!

So please girls and boys, both hamsters and guinea pigs, abide by LAW 21.

After 30 hours of hard labour and 29 rolls of tin foil

Sir Alex Byron created an inspirational piece of Art

Portia x

"The Name means Divided, but the Hearts Stay United" - Poetry Feature

2011-01-11T11:46:00.000-08:00

We are Lost

By Nezyah Amas

We are the lost Kings & Queens of the richest soil; we wear crowns of vivid shades of mahogany, olive and caramel,

Our spirit & potential lies beyond the height at which the light in the sky lies upon,

Ambidextrous with our hands & feet to the heart beat of music,

Savannah lands & jungles dwell in our lungs for we possess the gospel spell of a tropical bird,

The trumpets of heaven’s elephants, the battle cry of the lion pride,

The joy & laughter of hyenas,

We are the blood line of hunters, who braved wild herds of wilder beasts,

Sailed beyond horizons with a navy of wooden canoes,

Mind states of infinite wisdom & instinct to see digital watches in the skies and shadows,

The healing properties of Mother Nature’s meadows,

We are descendants of those who sparked the first notions of mechanical science,

And harnessed the seeds of life from crops for food & architecture, taming the ocean defiant,

Those who stole the beauty of flowers & trees, to lavish carvings and garments,

With the tears of joy from the colour itself.

We are blessed with mothers, daughters & sisters with beauty of celestial height,

Perplexing the angels with dark skin, that shines so bright,

Our story is the river of the universe expanding beyond sight,

We were royal from birth; we are the Lost Kings & Queens,

Many have been cast to cages or ocean deep graves, from being beaten or slaughtered,

But in tribute, we must rise above the tide, because our blood will always be thicker than water.

Written By Nezyah Amas

Art & Photography from

Deviant Art: Brinkdj, Grini, Sabin-Boykinov,

Campaign Posters from Charity

'AMREF' African Medical & Research Foundation

www.uk.amref.org

'Charity begins at home, but it should not end there.'

Proverb

Peace, iL.

'Believe it or not, I can actually draw'

2011-01-06T10:08:00.000-08:00

'The whole world as we experience it visually,

comes through

the mystic realm of colour'

Kasseem Daoud Dean known by most as Swiss Beats, through music, fashion and expression through paint, proves to be a testament to Art.

Portia x

I Gave Him Boss Status... Actually, He Took It

2010-12-30T17:41:00.000-08:00

Whilst in New York I went on a date with a talented fela

Nigerian Multi-Instrumentalist Musician and Composer, pioneer of Afrobeat Music, Human Rights Activist,

and Political Maverick.

So, yes, you are right to assume I had a great time :)

"The secret of life is to have no fear"

The inspiration

The legend

The artist

The picture

Fela Kuti

Portia x

'Fashion is more about feel than science.'

2010-12-30T17:06:00.000-08:00

'I start a picture and I finish it.'

Jean Michel Basquiat

' Beauty visible to the eye is a picture, when finished joins the mind.'

Portuia Douglas

Dedicated to all creative minds

Enjoy

Portia x

'N.o one E.ver R.eally D.ies'

2010-12-28T13:00:00.000-08:00

“Music is the Voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows”

Napoleon Bonaparte

I've been thinking for the past couple of days about how to write a worthy tribute to a Queen of the Soul/Funk Monarch.

Then I realized, it's best to just let the music speak for itself.

Mary Christine Brockert, better known as Teena Marie

Born March 5th 1956, passed away December 26th 2010

Singer, Songwrighter, Musician, Record Producer, Legend

A Queen of Soul

R.I.P but your music loves on...

Eternal Homage, iL.

'Tis the Season... That Needs no Reason

2010-12-28T12:34:00.000-08:00

"Whatever you may believe about this day, whether you celebrate it or not, whatever it's origins may be....
The winter calls for a family feast, where families meet from west to east.

Besides, what is a cause that binds loved ones together, if not anything but beautiful and necessary?"

A friend told me that the Christmas spirit in the eyes of a child, is the only true joy of the Christmas Season.

My reply?

The joy in the eyes,

smiles,

laughs and hearts

of family and friends, old and young, through the gift of love and entertainment,

is more real than the joy felt within one person.

It is the lifeblood that orbits around the Earth,

and makes every bad experience, struggle, pain, act of retribution, forgiveness and gesture of trust,

determination...

all worth it.

So make your own whys and hows of how and why you celebrate every season & occasion of life, a precious memory, by celebrating with those close to you, in memory of those close to you, and in hope for a beautiful tomorrow.

Merry Christmas, Jolly Chrimbo, Happy New Year

and Seasons Greetings

From iL.

This December Love weighs more than Gold

2010-12-24T19:09:00.000-08:00

'Christmas waves a magic wand over this world and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.'

So Smile :)

Nice

Yes, You are an Angel

Stand tall and let the world see you in all your colours

Most important of all Believe

'Whatever the Mind of man can Conceive and Believe it can Achieve.'

Xx Merry Christmas All xX

Portia x

When it all falls down

2010-12-18T18:32:00.000-08:00

'Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.'

Taking the previous quote into account, no laughing please!

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult, lol.

I shall put it down

Promise

Still a kid at heart

'As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.'

Sorry about that, went off a bit... Just a tad... Maybe a mile... Ooops

Enjoy the snow!

Seasons greetings from ybl

Love and peace

Portia x

Visions of Transcendental Terrene

2010-12-13T18:19:00.000-08:00

Whilst we're on the topic of Art, don't you just love when an image is so tangible...

That you get lost in it's Lines...

Drown in it's Reflection...

Travel through it's Colours...

Soar into it's History...

Fall into it's Fissures

Freeze in it's mists...

Become Entangled in it's Curves...

Or Meshed between it's Metal?

...Maybe it's just me then.

I think Nujabes was on the same page. R.I.P

Art by the Adroit Artist Mr Daniel Dociu

More information and enlarged images at

www.tinfoilgames.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dociu

www.komotion.com/DOCIU/Default.htm

Sayonara, iL.

This is HipHop Log 4: Pepstar

2010-12-13T17:19:00.000-08:00

Passion & Talent.

I won't bore you with how the media & many of the public, deliberately overlooks positive lyricism and raw, passionate, hardworking talent, for the 'Rinky Dink', shock affect, hollow, negative music.

Nah I won't do that :D

Instead, here's an example of Rap & Beat Engineering in one of it's most effortless forms.

My bruddah, Music Magnate

Pepstar

(Been on the keys & MPC from a young age, believe me I saw it first hand! Pay attention.)

*Big up & mad respect to SB.TV for the support he shows, and the exposure he gives to upcoming UK talent... Support the cause at www.sbtv.co.uk and www.youtube.com/smokeybarz*

Walk with him.

www.pepstar.co.uk/

www.starforceent.co.uk

www.myspace.com/pepstaruk

www.twitter.com/pepstaruk

www.youtube.com/user/Pepstartv

Art-Noun

According to Wikipedia

"Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging symbolic elements in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect."

but for me

"Art is the message, from the heart & spirit, spoken through the body."

Are you HipHop?

Peace, iL.

This is HipHop Log 3: Sway

2010-12-12T12:02:00.000-08:00

Timeless & Powerful.

I won't bore you with how the media still tries to refer to pop/r'nb music as Rap simply because of a rhyme, chain or presence of a black face, confusing the true origins & hindering progress.

Nah I won't do that :)

Instead, here's an example of Rap in one of it's most creative forms.

The UK's Flow Orator Derek 'Sway' Safo

(Lyrical genius and an example of a craft studied & executed, with complex simplicity & originality.)

Walk with him

www.facebook.com/Swaydasafo

www.sway.uk.com

Art-Noun

1. Archaic: science, learning, or scholarship.

2. Skill in conducting any human activity.

but if you ask me

"Art is appreciation of life, and telling stories of the experience from past to present and in some cases, the future."

Do you truly know HipHop?

Peace, iL.

This is HipHop Log 2: Rapsody

2010-12-12T11:18:00.000-08:00

Culture & Music

I won't bore you with how the media still tries to highlight & glamourise the miniscule, notorious & negative remnants of Rap, thereby fueling the fire of the repetitive cycle of ignorance, which stems to knowledge of process, execution & reception...

Nah I won't do that :)

Instead, here's an example of Rap in one of it's most expressive forms.

The Dohemian Queen of Lyrics, Rapsody 'Rap Diddy'

(Listen to her spit, then look up the Dohemians)

(Produced & Supported by 9th Wonder)

Walk with Her.

www.twitter.com/rapsodymusic

www.myspace.com/rapsodymusic

www.facebook.com/rapsodymusic

www.thesixtyone.com/rapsody

www.rapsody.bandcamp.com/

www.reverbnation.com/rapsody

www.youtube.com./rapsodyofjamla

www.myspace.com/9thwondermusic

www.9thwonder.com

Art-Noun

1. the principles or methods governing any craft or branch of learning

2. skilled workmanship, execution, or agency, as distinguished from nature.

but if you ask me

"Art is the voice of every culture, captured with the tangible & bodiless instruments of the generations; past & present."

Do you appreciate HipHop?

Peace, iL.

This is HipHop Log 1: Pikahsso Allen Poe

2010-12-12T09:27:00.000-08:00

Rhythm & Poetry.

I won't bore you with how the media still tries to pass it off as one of the 'hot topics' of now, insinuating that it holds no longevity, and will pass like all 'Fads'... Nah I won't do that :)

Instead, here's an example of Rap in one of it's most artistic forms.

The Cubist Painter 'Pikahsso'

(Rightly named as his flow chops up words & worlds, analyzing shape in vivid colours)

Check the homage to the shell toes, salute!

Walk with him.
www.PiKaHsSo.com
www.blackmanwithblog.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/pikahsso
www.twitter.com/PiKaHsSo

Art -Noun

"The quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing or of more than ordinary significance."

Walking with Us

A Little Peace of Sunshine

'When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws.'

Nate Dogg: the G who put the G in G-Funk

I Believe I am in Awe

But as an Adult I need a Tree Tower! -Tree Houses Part 2

'Mysteries of the Universe' - Poetry Feature from the Archives

"None but ourselves can free our minds."

One Love, One Heart, One Destiny

'And on the News' - Poetry Feature

"Gamersss, come out to Play-yayyy!"

Two Tires and a Business Attire

"A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results."

B. C. Forbes

The Tin Foil Revenge

"The Name means Divided, but the Hearts Stay United" - Poetry Feature

'Believe it or not, I can actually draw'

I Gave Him Boss Status... Actually, He Took It

'Fashion is more about feel than science.'

'N.o one E.ver R.eally D.ies'

“Music is the Voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows”

'Tis the Season... That Needs no Reason

This December Love weighs more than Gold

When it all falls down

Visions of Transcendental Terrene

This is HipHop Log 4: Pepstar

This is HipHop Log 3: Sway

www.sway.uk.com

This is HipHop Log 2: Rapsody

This is HipHop Log 1: Pikahsso Allen Poe

Art -Noun

"The quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing or of more than ordinary significance."

but if you ask me

"Art is metaphysical expression, given life through the five senses, for the six senses."

Do you understand HipHop?

Peace, iL.