tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:54:23 +0000Wenn du magst's bist du cool, wenn nicht bist du ein Bastard.http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)Blogger545125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-2569276153071151779Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-11-04T21:03:48.963+01:00This is my first week being officially unemployed. I was still on the payroll until the end of October...and now I'm not. I've been sending out applications and have even had a handful of interviews, nothing that I've really been too excited about (with one exception). I've been keeping myself busy by taking on a couple of side projects: a quick, but well-paid stint doing voiceover work for a http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/11/gimme-some-of-that-urban-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-6774039132908315555Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:51:00 +00002009-11-02T23:48:50.561+01:00Zilv's been in baking-mode all morning. These Wu-Tang cookiesshe made ain't nothin' to fuck with.http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/11/pictures-from-my-life-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-4124700112616356204Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:22:00 +00002009-11-01T21:08:41.935+01:00In my mind, I've already skipped over Halloween (even before yesterday) and past Thanksgiving (which has lost all meaning since I moved to Germany). And while Christmas and New Year's are holidays that I'm looking forward to, it's more about seeing Frosty, C.Dub and the Mettigel Gangstaz (literally: Ground Pork Porcupine Gangstaz).Crazy as it sounds, I'm already planning my 30th birthday. It http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/11/futuristical-box-socials.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-4488489092413163393Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:39:00 +00002009-10-31T10:54:57.054+01:00Frosty has sent me one song a day, every day for the past 81 days. It's an on-going ritual called the "Daily Tight Song" and I can usually expect to get it each day before noon. In fact, I get a bit antsy if it's past noon and it hasn't arrived, which causes me to arrive at the completely logical conclusion that he's been kidnapped by laundry ninjas who have locked him in cage located in a bunkerhttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/10/daily-tight-songs-vol-1_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-4843863040019081743Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:57:00 +00002009-10-29T21:03:03.073+01:00So, I'm a big Jay Smooth fan. And here's a prime example why. Social equality and justice are so hot to me. It's the same reason why I love my gender stereotype rejecting boyfriend and his radical commie ways. Sophia would be proud.http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/10/rawr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-7424333307627253877Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:50:00 +00002009-10-26T20:56:56.542+01:00Zilv and I are thinking about "developing" a bilingual (or monolingual...nothing's really concrete yet) hip-hop public radio show. I put "developing" in quotes because we don't really have a concept yet, aside from playing music we like and being on air and some artist name things and a rough draft of a promotional flyer. We both love hip-hop, we've both done radio. It sounds like fun to me and http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/10/quickies-14-keep-it-locked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-2695364098562209250Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:24:00 +00002009-10-25T15:02:26.859+01:00The picture above (and you can click it to englarge the view) is from the 1962 edition of a textbook called When You Marry. It's slightly more than a little offensive, but it was published five years before Loving v. Virginia (the US Supreme Court civil rights case that abolished restrictions for marriage based on race*. *=fun fact)I don't know where I was going with that. Anyway, that picture uphttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-hug-mulatto-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-1760424174231679539Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:05:00 +00002009-10-23T20:17:02.939+01:00There are a lot of different qualities that people take into consideration when they decide to move into a new apartment/home. I mean, that's at least the assumption that I'm making. Everyone has their individual tastes and opinions as to what is or isn't a dealbreaker. For example, I'm not at all fond of Altbau architecture and I don't like living higher than the third floor (which is actually http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/10/to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-8998259594251958852Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:31:00 +00002009-10-22T10:35:08.758+01:00A view of my spam folder, please note at the bottom the "What's up now bitch"health care newsletter that I apparently subscribed to and sent to myself (click to englarge)http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/10/pictures-from-my-cyber-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-983370642448106333Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:01:00 +00002009-10-15T17:19:38.665+01:00The extra "c" kind of looks like a third "o". I think my mail situation is gonna be fucked up for awhile. The good news is that I have a new nickname for my roommate.http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/10/pictures-from-my-life-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-6912357817967567321Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:06:00 +00002009-10-10T16:49:22.538+01:00As I started typing this, I realized I'm gonna have to make it quick. I was having some cramps (I know, TMI) and was offered a couple of Tylenol with codeine for the pain. I had no doubt that they would work well, but now I just really have the urge to lie down for awhile.But first things first. Yesterday, I embarked on a trip to Tübingen to figuratively knock Frosty's socks off all surprise likehttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/10/quickies-13-jive-tofurkeys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-1004700178799122868Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:13:00 +00002009-09-28T20:12:54.489+01:00I couldn't think of a clever opening line, so I'll just jump right in.I got laid off last week. It definitely sounds much worse than it actually is, because I was right on the verge of quitting anyway. The only thing stopping me from doing that was that it would kind of fuck up any potential unemployment benefits and I like not being homeless. Since the end of last year, things have gone (http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/09/groe-freiheit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-8590142469006562861Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-09-22T19:07:10.588+01:00It's almost scary to think about how simple it is to bring a smile to my face these days. New apartment is cool, but my work situation continues to fuck me in the head (bluntly said).I had scheduled a work-related appointment for this morning, which I probably should have re-scheduled due to the fact that I'm currently off sick. But I waited too long and decided to go anyway. Blah blah blah, longhttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/09/best-part-of-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-7570558554004447784Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:51:00 +00002009-09-20T19:23:37.727+01:00A picture painted by Zilv (aka new roomie)What HASN'T been going on? That's the question you should be asking. This is quite possibly the longest blog hiatus that I've ever taken. There are absolutely no entries for August 2009. Weird, huh? So I guess this will be my attempt to get you all up to speed.Residency / Work Permit CrapFirst off, there was the whole struggle with the immigration & http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/09/you-cant-get-rid-of-me-that-easily.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-6148452974566409069Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:20:00 +00002009-07-20T16:13:44.930+01:00Cheffe just sent me the link to a video about these so-called "zombie walks" that apparently take place in various cities around the world. Here. Read up on zombie walks on Wikipedia. Suffice it to say, it's like a flash mob combined with...my worst fucking nightmare.In an unofficial poll of the Brooks Family (meaning discussions that I've had with my siblings Remy, Cris & Pickles), the #1 http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/07/zombies-re-re-re-reetcvisited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-1774302523786041066Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:28:00 +00002009-07-15T15:52:22.418+01:00I'm going to try to work in that phrase as a response whenever someone thanks me for doing something. "No problem"/"You're welcome"/"No...thank you" are pretty played out and I like keeping people on their toes.My camera (that I never bring with me when I go out) mysteriously broke...while sitting on my bookshelf not being used. Maybe it was suffering from some sort of depression that technical http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/07/just-doing-my-part-to-help-out-black.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-8575074596615428195Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:05:00 +00002009-06-25T07:02:59.322+01:00Harburg Rathaus Train StationMama Brooks wasn't the type of mom that got up early in the morning to pack our lunches for school or make us an elaborate breakfast or have cookies baking for us when we got home. She was quite the early riser, but she just had too much on her plate to do those things. On cold winter days she would make a big pot of hot oatmeal, but that was about it. She didn't sendhttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/06/remini-scents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-2017441008816237340Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:51:00 +00002009-06-19T22:02:37.250+01:00It's like "Free Candy" for German shoe enthusiasts. Picture taken from Königstrasse in Hamburg, across from my apartment.http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/06/pictures-from-my-life-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-8174082007569904033Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:34:00 +00002009-06-15T18:55:49.492+01:00I've been back from my trip to Dresden for over a week and I'm just now getting around to updating. I've been battling a serious case of writer's block -- or what Jay Smooth refers to as the "little hater" that lives in your head -- for at least the last six months (at least). It basically stems from some personal (read: bureaucratic/immigration-annoying-as-hell) issues that I don't want to delvehttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/06/with-friendly-greetings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-5091529054831287545Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:24:00 +00002009-06-08T22:27:31.076+01:00We talked about this South Park clip only about a bajillion times last week.http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/06/dedicated-to-frosty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-4888850150017833537Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +00002009-06-04T12:09:38.762+01:00As I write this entry, Frosty is sound asleep and I have commandeered his new laptop. I'll try to be brief and give you the low down about the past few days.You see, I am on vacation. A much-needed, well-deserved vacation. Frosty has a week off from university. It's kind of like German Spring Break, but centered around that time those dudes got filled with the Holy Ghost in the Bible. We http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/06/vacay-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-2207687292304952194Tue, 26 May 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-05-26T19:45:03.513+01:00Raven vs. The Free & Hanseatic City of HamburgIsn't it fun how old news becomes current news?I dug up my old court ruling from that time where I had that legal battle to get my work permit. Now I need it because the federal employment agency here in Hamburg has taken going on 5 months to decide whether or not they want to renew my work permit (which is vital for my residency permit). I would veryhttp://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/05/raven-vs-dotdotdot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-2780825644745572007Fri, 22 May 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-05-22T19:01:25.212+01:00Me in my Gold Key t-shirt. If the other person in thepicture weren't already a Smithie, this would have been an awkward tour.I volunteered to be a campus guide my sophomore year at Smith. Fairly regularly during the fall semester of that year, less so during the spring semester. I got a free t-shirt. Scratch that, I might have had to pay for it. Still, in general, I can't say that I was a http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/05/gateway-to-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13562901.post-8665880904570500753Fri, 08 May 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-05-08T17:33:00.980+01:00Art from a birthday package from Frosty. http://sickpimpin.blogspot.com/2009/05/pictures-from-my-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lebrookski)0