"If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others." - Haim Ginott

My nephews were out here last week for about a month. Apparently, that's what they wanted for Christmas, cause you know I live by the city and all and they can talk to the ladies. Forreal, they're nuts. I picked them up from the airport in December and the first thing Shawn says to me is "Sup, Uncle K. So, when we hittin the city? My phones gettin a lil light on the number's." Seth just chimes in with chuckle.

The two of them crack me up, there was a point when they were younger they were exactly alike. Into the sports, Nick Jr, playing games. The usual for kids I guess. Now, though. Granted they're twins, they've definitely gone their separate routes now. Shawn's the little athlete in the family. I mean, I thought I had some talent in it or whatever, but that kid. Jeez. And I suppose he's cocky about it. I mean in the fact that he knows he's good, and he'll say it joking. But there's the bit of humble there. However, he's the also the ladies man. Always sweet talking, always got a chick on the arm. Granted, it's not always a different one, which. I'll get behind that. Does school enough to keep his grades up in the B area. Though I don't let that slide. Haha. I can't let him get away with everything.

Seth on the other hand, while being a little athlete. He's more into the academics. Boy pulls the A's, scores the points. He's a little on the OCD side. I didn't quite realize until recently. Apparently, dishes in the sink annoy him, but he don't wanna wash if he don't gotta. He's actually picky about the whole friend, girl thing. Which I definitely like. I tell'em to keep it up, be picky in the folks you trust and all that. He told me he's gonna be a lawyer. I said that was a lot of school, and he just shrugged and said. So? Who could be disappointed with that? He's pretty damn patronizing though. Calls people out when they do something less full on the common sense. Stupidity. I'm serious. Tact. He has none.

If I'm as lucky whenever I manage to convince myself to calm down and settle. Which, won't be for a long while, I assume. I'll be happy if they come out anything like my crazy ass nephews. But like I said. It'll be awhile before I get to that, but it's still an entertaining and hopeful thought.

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"Sleep is like the unicorn – it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any." - Paul Bennett

It's about two in the morning, and I should be sleeping. I don't know. This late at night it's just quieter, cameras are not flashing. As much as I love my fans I don't have them running into my face for either autographs or pictures, and it's just quiet and gives me time to just think about things that drive me crazy during the day, week whatever. But, when I finally manage to work it all out it's time to roll and get started with the stuff I love doing. Also because it's day time and I don’t really have a choice in the matter. Still though. I've been told I need sleep, and I swear one of these days I'll actually make myself get enough of it, but until then, I think I'm doing just fine. I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Other than my seemingly chronic insomniac habits I'm thinking things have pretty much smoothed right on out, a few bumps in the road but every now and then everybody gets them. Or at least that is how I would like to think of it. If not then everyone do me the common courtesy of not taking away my silver linings.

The summer's coming which means the nephews will be coming out for a couple weeks before it's on to sports and studying. I'm still a little floored that they're gonna be seniors this up coming year. I feel kind of old knowing that they're gonna be in college come next year. I keep telling Jinx he needs to find a way to knock out time he says he's workin on it. Haha, but either way, they both got offers already one for football and the other for the schooling. I can't be mad at them, but I do know, I'm taking time off next year to see them in their last seasons of football and their graduation. That is my three months notice Devon.

Moving away from things that make me feel old as hell. Dev and me put forth the stipulations to the contest for the listening party. A lot of submissions. Somebody asked why those lyrics and I got my own reasons for doing what I do as I'm told. Besides, I like them obviously. I put them down on paper for a reason right? Anyway the way I feel on it is I think the person who’s supposed to get it will get it. When I was younger that’s what Mollee used to say anyway. "The best one wins and that’s it." So I try and go with that for everything I do. I think it's worked out for me so far I don’t really have a reason to change it over now.

Tomorrow, or today I guess, I got a photo shoot for the album cover. I think it'll be hot. I like the photographer. I worked with him for Kae Day so we're well acquainted. I like his style too so I think that should help out with everything. I know I should be trying to spread myself around to get a feel for different people and had I not run into the crazies as of late I probably would have done that this go around, but it’s also good to go with what'cha know too. And I know Dave Scott’s the man.

Aside from work and realizing that my nephews are getting older, things for once seemed to be in the smooth sailing route. There's still drama, there's always gonna be drama every now and then, but for the most part it all seems to be mellow. Hopefully this time around it will work out the way I think it should as well as some other people. Only get's better right?

I know, I rambled a little, but like I said it's two in the morning and this is where I get my best thinking done. Nah, this isn't everything that's in my head but it's enough for you all. Besides some thing should be kept on the under. I was under the impression that people liked when others were mysterious. I try to be as much as possible.

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"Love, ever since the first moment I spoke your name. From then on I knew that by you being in my life things were destined to change cause" - Musiq Soulchild

I feel like writing. I don't know what I'm gonna write about yet, but you just watch, it's gonna come to me I promise.

Love, that's a good one. Not actual, but that is good too, but I mean the song by Musiq. I was listening to it earlier, it's pretty good. I wish that I had actually took the time to write it. I got the day off finally, today so I figured I'd go back and listen to my old jams. I like doing that. Listening to shit I listen to when I was a teenager and took one way. When I hear it again this time around I relize what's actually going on. It makes a helluva lot more sense this go round and usually it's so much more deeper than it was then. Like I said, the song Love. I always thought he was talkin about some woman that he was feelin, but apparently, it's a general thing. How folks just throwing around the word for their own purposes and it shouldn't be used that way. I thought that was pretty clever.

You know sometimes you hear somethin and listen to it down the line and you realize that it was really deep, while other times it's really messed up, make me go "What the hell were you on dude?" Nah, I'm playing but I'm serious too. Haha. I do like hearing somethin that makes me go I wish that I'd done that when I was younger haha. I'da had all the ladies.

I like Musiq Soulchild. Dude knows music. I'm envious of the man. While I realize that while, I'm a little more well known then him. I would gladly trade places with him. While I may have a bigger fan base than him, lyrically. He'll kick my sexcrazed mind ass every single time. He'd not afraid to tell the world all the shit he thinks while I like to keep a nice little tap on the things that are important to me. I let people in on just the the top coating of my heart breaks and loves cause that's what you want to hear from me and I admit that I'm a little nervous to step out of my boxed in comfort zone and go deeper, but I've thought about it. I also believe that I haven't hit my peak in my career so I've got some time to buck up and step out and away from the bull shit.

Think that I may try and take a risk in the next album. Who knows it could be where I try it out and see how everyone likes it. I don't know, I think I would be alright if I was able to weed out some of my fan base for some real words that were important to people and helped them get by. I know it's kind of a weird journal entry, but I was just thinking about it after I was jammin to him. I had one of them moments. You know, the ones where you go, damn, that's a good point.

My sis used to tell me that I need to take risks, and I think that if I'd have listened to her back in the day I'd have accomplished a lot more things in my life. Not saying that my life is over. Though that's how I'm making it sound, it's not. I still got a lot of time, but I think that I could have got a head start and stopped myself from worrying about things all time and caring what my friends had to say. I'd probably have been on stage a lot earlier than I am now. But that also means that I wouldn't have done a lot of the things that I did on the way here. And I love the route I took to get here. I love the woman that got me here, I love the dude that guided me through it.All of it. Perfection in my eyes.

Places I've been wouldn't be in my memory bank if I'd done what she said, and hell I'm stubborn as hell. I mean I'm chill, but when I get set on something that's it. I'm stuck there until someone changes my mind. At least I've grown flex in that. I used to be the guy that couldn't get his mind changed for anything but somewhere along the way I figured out I can keep with my stubborness so long as nobody can give me a perfectly good reason not to keep my thought process. I thought that was a good way to go about it. Been going by it ever sense.

Tonight, While I'm thinking about it and it's way off topic, but tonight is the last night to get your entries for the contest for the chance to come party it up with me at the listening party for my newest album, yes I did just do a shameless plug get over it. Be checkin for it if you entered, and if you didn't what the hell are you doin lookin at this page anyway? Eh? Get on it.

I know, I know why the hell am I talkin about lyrics? I don't know, just had the urge and this is my journal and you apparently are still reading it so you wanted to know my thoughts on it too. I can also say whatever the hell I feel in here you know. So long as I don't diss somebody and Devon not find it before the press does.

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