A Hell of a Life!

So, I was up late last night watching some music videos (big up to Channel [V]), when the VJ mentioned something about T.I.'s new song. I thought he was past the times and alluding to "Remember Me" with Mary J. Blige (which apparently was produced and filmed before he went to jail), and took no real notice. That's until I heard THIS banger!!! Damn, I thought T.I. was in jail!! In the 5 months that he's been in in prison he's either released or been featured in about 5 videos. The reality of going to jail must've really stirred up the creative juices of T.I. and his camp; I mean, Paper Trail itself was penned while on house arrest awaiting his jail sentence, so I guess he's been thinking big for a while.

I showed the video to my sister, Abena, and her response to it was perfect:

"oh...and when i was watching the video, i just assumed that it was a compilation video that someone had made, you know since he's still in jail and all...until i noticed his mouth moving perfectly to the words...dang! did he have that much foresight to record a video and song BEFORE he got locked up?? homie is smart...jail is making him so creative haha...maybe thats the way to revive the music industry right now...send them all to jail and see what happens...lil wayne is next!"

Funny story: While waiting to start class today, one of my students came up to me and asked me to go to the bathroom. Why? "I have diarrhea!!!" she said, pointing to her stomach. I tried to hold back my laughter but it came spurting out in fits. This excuse is actually very common amongst students, but I can't figure out whether it's used because of legitimate cases of diarrhea or, given the difficulties of understanding the nuances of the English language, as a way of saying "I need to poop." Either way, it's always hilarious. So, I said yes to her request, and she told me that she'd be back in 20 minutes. 20 minutes?!?! What kind of diarrhea was she on??

...Real talk, true story.