The Sweetest Thing I've Ever Read

So today I was browsing through some of my favorite blogs (located on the tab on the left) & I came upon this post on Talk2TheTrees. I thought it was really precious and you should read it. Click here to read it. I want someone to dedicate something like this to. (: 

That is all. 

xoxo 

Jackie

Brrrrr.....

So today it was 65 degrees outside! I feel like Gucci....Brrrrrr! Unfortunately I've been sick for the past week...but I have several updates!

•  I made a twitter! Ahhhhhh! I really wasn't going to, but my friend Alex convinced me into getting one. Speaking of twitter, this twitter beef between Ray  J & Fabolous is absolutely outrageous...OUTRAGEOUS! Why do we preoccupy ourselves with this mess?
• Michel Chikwanine is absolutely amazing. He is an ex-child soldier and refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He came to my school last week to speak about his experiences in a war torn country. He is a PHENOMENAL orator. If you are a college student and he comes to speak at your school, this is an opportunity that you are not going to want to miss out on. Or if you are a member of a school organization which brings speakers to your school, Michel Chikwanine is a great suggestion for a speaker. He put all of the benefits of my life into perspective and made me realize how truly blessed I am to live in the United States. Click here to here an excerpt from his speech and to learn more about him.
• I'm With You- So today I went to health center and I was feeling like absolute crap :( The appointment took longer than expected and I ended up missing a class and an appointment with my teacher while waiting. Exhausted and distraught I hopped onto the bus and was pleasantly surprised when the bus driver was rocking out (and I mean rocking out!) to the entire I'm With You album. I mean he was singing on the TOP OF HIS LUNGS to all my faves including Ethiopia, Factory of Faith etc. I was sooo excited. That def made my day.
• Toga, Toga, Toga- So this weekend, instead of trying to heal myself and get better I decided to a Kappa Alpha Psi toga party! It was soooo much fun and way worth the fact that I felt crappier the next day. LOL! We had a toga making party in my dorm. Then my hall family (yes, we are a family) all headed downtown & partied! Me & my friends Wobbled on stage and had an awesome time. After the party, we went downtown to Waffle House (of course (: ) and met new friends as usual! Then we drove around my dorm's parking lot and stalked people. LOL! It was lots and lots of fun (:
• Dubstep! Friday night we went riding in my friend Jon's jeep. Then afterwards we danced on the top of my parking deck & it was soo much fun lol (and also another reason why I still so sick). When we were riding around, he was playing this song on his Jeep's awesome sound system! I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.
• Dancing in the Dark- The next time that I go party, I am not leaving until this song comes on. It is so much fun to dance to & it makes me wanna pop it wherever I'm at...the dining hall, the bus, class, or in the dorm. LOL! 
• Salsa Sabrosa!! Before I get to the actual point of this bullet, I can't believe that I haven't told y'all about two awesome new websites that I found about for finding Spanish music. One of my co-workers from my hometown (I worked at a Mexican restaurant) told me about flowhot.net. It's a great site to find reggaeton, new & old. However, this website may be slightly tricky for those of you non-Spanish speakers. When you first enter the site, you will be bombarded with lots of crazy "download" links. Click on the white link which says "entrar" which will take you to the main site. From there you can download entire reggaeton cds, pre released reggaeton songs & old school reggaeton (my personal fave (: ) If you're looking for the newest music but don't want to search through all of the posts, I would suggest that you start with the Top de Estrenos list on the right side of the home page. It takes a couple of seconds for it to appear, but it usually has the best current reggaeton. The next site is konklase.com. Once again the majority of this website is in Spanish. Click the blue "entrar" link this time & it will take you to the home page. If you click hover the mouse over the unreleased section it will list bachata, salsa and merengue. This is a great side to find current Latin music other than reggaeton. Enjoy! Now the point of this bullet was that J. Alvarez released a salsa remix of my favorite song of his, Junto Al Almanecer. (Click here to hear the remix of the original.) Anywho, here is the Salsa Version!

 Welp, enjoy!!

Love Love Love

Jackie (:

Party Rock is in the House Tonight!

Hey Hey Hey!


So I am completely in awe of the fact that I'm at 800 views! Woot Woot! It has taken me a while to get to this point, but I'm super excited. Hopefully I'll be at 1,000 soon. Here's a couple of updates for now!

Everyone on the bus, headed to the game!

1. Drake has new music...aigdadhfoigjiojasdgabbagabbagabba!! I am SUPER excited because I was starting to get just a little bored with Headlines. But that song is still great nonetheless! The first song, Club Paradise, is kinda chill and somber. It's more like the "new" Drake. The second song, Free Spirit featuring Rick Ross, sounds a lot like So Far Gone! Yay (: The final song, Waka Flocka's Round of Applause, which features Drake is....interesting to say the least. Drake's part goes real hard of course...but anything Waka Flocka is not so great (to say the least). Nevertheless, I'm super excited about Drake's newly released singles & extra pumped for "Take Care" (which comes out in 1 month & 12 days yay!)
2. First home football game of the year! Woot Woot! Unfortunately we lost, due to a last minute fumble & a sucky offensive line. I was seriously hoping that we would win this game. We lost by 3 points :( Three points! I had lots of fun with my friends though (I got to see my Patrice who I've missed sooo much) & next week's game should be a definite win :)
3. Party Party Party: So Friday night there was a hugeeeee frat party at the Delta Sigma house. There were sooo many people there. I had lots and lots of fun (: Then Saturday night we headed dt after the game. It was lots of fun! Two of my friends and I were at this club dt and they started playing LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem. My friend looooooves that song and immediately climbed up on a table & started shuffling. Well she shuffled too far to the right and fell off the table! Bahahahaha. The funny thing is that even though she fell and was wedged in between the table & seats, she was still singing and trying to shuffle. LOL! That was a very eventful night!
4. So Far, So Good: So far sophomore year is great! I'm meeting so many new people, my classes are terribly easy (they're my final core classes before I enter my major) & I'm just living it up! I think it has a lot to do with the building that I'm living in this year. Last year my building was filled with lots of Sorostitutes (except for Inverness Hall & the 9th floor!), but this year a lot of my friends live on my hall & everyone is super chill. Thank God for that!

Welp, that's literally everything that I've been up to! Hopefully more interesting exciting news will be posted later!

xoxo,

Jackie

That the Real is on the Rise, Forget them Other Guys

Okay so I'm in the blogging mood tonight & I decided to make another music post. I've added 987348756345 new songs to my I-pod and I wanted to share some with y'all: 

1. Love on Top-Beyonce...if you didn't see the VMAs, you missed out! Not only did Beyonce belt out this song, but she announced that she's prego. This baby is gonna be adorable....as long as it doesn't look like her husband...or her mama....or like that. -------> hahaha.


Here's Beyonce's performance if you missed it:

2. Niggas in Paris- Jay-Z & Kanye West. This is my absolute favorite song off of 'Watch the Throne.' This song makes me wanna get it crunk on someone's ahhh. Hahaha. But this is my party song. If you want a hype song, this is it!

3. Mas Dinero, Mas Mujeres, Mas Drama- J. Alvarez. So let me just say that J. Alvarez is my Latin lover. His voice= ahhhhhhh.  This song is amazing! BTW, I know this is a hip hop song in English...More Money, More Women, More Drama. If you know of a song in English, drop me a comment below because this lack of knowledge is killing me. 

4. Frio Remix-Ricky Martin ft. Wisin y Yandel Ricky Martin is back with W con Y! haha. This is a really great song and it easily gets stuck in your head.

Enjoy!!

xoxo

Jackie :)

I'm With You > The Carter IV

Hello Lovers,


So as many of y'all know, I was anxiously awaiting the release of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' new album, I'm With You. Well the wait is over. I'm With You was released on Monday (I think...it's been a long week) and this cd definitely makes up for the five year gap between Stadium Arcadium & IWY. Many were disappointed by this cd because of the departure of guitarist John Frusciante. Although the guitar chords are definitely a lot weaker than those on some of their previous albums, I think this cd is ABSOLUTELY amazing & it was well worth the wait. Now for the good part...my favorite songs off the album :)


***Disclosure: Before I begin this, I have to admit that I'm still in the process of listening to this album. I promise I'll finish this blog as soon as I'm done listening ;) For the meantime, I'll rank the songs from favorite to least favorite. Remember to click the links to listen!


1. Ethiopia- E I O I E I A. I guarantee that if you give this song one listen, it will be stuck in your head! This is my absolute favorite song off of this cd! It's quirky and funky, reminiscent of 'Mother's Milk' and 'Blood Sex Sugar Magik.' 


2. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie- This is the album's first single, which was released towards the middle of June. It really got me excited for this album! This song is also quirky and funky, just like Ethiopia.


3. Factory of Faith- With this song we're reminded of their more recent albums, with a hint of something new!


4. Look Around- This song is somewhat similar to Factory of Faith. It reminds me of one of their old songs, but I'm having a hard time figuring out which one. (I'll get back to y'all when I finish listening to the rest of these songs).

5. Brendan's Death Song- This song is ranked so low, simply because it's super sad. It's about LA club owner, Brendan Mullen, who helped to give RHCP their start. After passing away from a stroke, Anthony Kiedis wrote this song about him.


6. Did I Let You Know- This song is soooo different from anything that RHCP has ever done before. It has a Latin vibe.  & I love it.


Okay, so here's my basic review of I'm With You. LOL. Enjoy for now!! :)