Cole World

(Please excuse the formatting of this post. I accidentally uploaded the pictures wrong was too lazy to re-do it. Hopefully it will be better next time!)

Pictures in order:

1. Nesto the Owner.

2-3. J. Cole

4. Big K.R.I.T.

5. Triple Threat Society (L-R: Homework Jones, Louie V, Irv Da Phenom)

6. Curren$y

Hello, folks. Not much to blog about today. The weather is frigid and Kansas is being sucked in more and more by the arctic air. I suppose it's a testament to my willpower to make it through these trying winters without losing any appendages or decaying skin patches due to frostbite, so I'll take what I can get.

This is a bit of a rewind post but hey, I need to catch up when I can! Upon my arrival in the Sunflower State back in October, I was lucky enough to catch two pretty good rap concerts. The first concert was a tour entitled "The Smoker's Tour" featuring several artists, with the most well-known fellow being Curren$y from New Orleans, LA. Before Curren$y (AKA "tha hot spitta") hit the stage the crowd was blessed with some music from Bit K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA and of course, Kansas City's own Triple Threat Society consisting of Louie V, Homework Jones and Irv Da Phenom.

The nice thing about the rap and hip hop concerts that come to Lawrence is that most of the gigs are in smaller venues, allowing the artists to connect with the fans. It's a cool thing, for me anyway.

The next concert was the B.E.T. Music Matters concert about a month after my return. This concert featured one of the most up-and-coming artists in the game right now, J. Cole. He's the first artist that Jay-Z signed to his new Roc Nation label, so he obviously has a lot of support behind him.

One of the opening performances was from Nesto the Owner, straight out of Kansas City. This guy has been on several tracks with well-known artists from the area, including Tech N9ne, Kutt Calhoun, Irv Da Phenom and many others. It was a great concert to say the least.

Anyway, I'll just post a few of my pictures from each event. Nothing too great, but this provides a reason to put some pictures up.

Big K.R.I.T.

Curren$y

Hello, Folks

Hi guys. Please excuse my absence. I'm struggling with finding stuff to blog about as of late, so the posts are few and far between.

Just a quick update of everything since I've been back from the great state of Wyoming...

I came back and worked for a couple of months at the grocery store, Dillon's, where I've unfortunately been employed since sophomore year of high school. I'm thankful for the time there with extreme schedule flexibility and great co-workers (for the most part). But, it was time to get the heck out of there. I've since taken my talents to South Iowa Street at Peoples Bank. I'm enjoying it there. It's very laid back compared to the fast paced corporate world of Kroger/Dillon's. So, I plan on sticking it out at the bank for a little bit until I determine what my next adventure will be.

Just in case I decide banking isn't for me, I've applied and accepted a position at Yellowstone again for next summer. The job would be the same thing as next year, and likely at the same location. I'm up for any location, so I'll wait to hear more about that later on.

As far as running is concerned, I've been on a hiatus for about 3 weeks now. I got a nasty bug a few weeks ago, which took me out for a week and after that the weather took a turn for the worse. After missing a week of running and trying to jump back into it with crappy weather, it makes it a bit tough.

I've been snapping a few photos, but nothing great. I'll post a couple images here that I recently had printed to fill a frame that I received from Jake for Christmas. Other than that, being the rookie photographer that I am, I find it tough to find my creativity during the winter months, so hopefully I'll come up with something before spring arrives to put on here.

Lastly, I've been considering setting up a Twitter account. I'm not sure why. It seems like that's where all the news in the world comes from now, which is slightly ridiculous, but I don't want to miss it!

Until next time!