It's 2007 and George W. Bush STILL doesn't care about black people!!!

well, poor people actually. George W. Bush you can talk all the shit you want and make all the empty promises you can but the end result still remains the same. You and your administration failed these people in the worst ways possible. You are full of the foulest shit and the gift of human life was wasted on you. Mayor Ray Nagin you are in an even worst position because this is your city AND your people. Your city has dramatically less housing yet housing rates have gone up 30%! It's no wonder you have homeless people camping out across from City Hall! When confronted by a CNN interviewer about the camps you refused to talk about it on air. What the fuck! In the end you aint nothing but another high yella nigga who can only look good on the camera and produce spin. Fuck doing something to improve the lives of those most affected. I applaud the resilience of the people of this city and I ask that if you cannot return to rebuild please do everything it takes to run these corrupt motherfuckers out of office! You are still citizens even if you have been displaced. Sign petitions, send letters, protest, sit in the middle of the street if you have to. Let these people who run your government know that they work for you, not the other way around. Wake up, stop bitchin' and start a revolution!

Katrina is an excuse for gentrication and whitewashing!

Ms. Kawana Jasper on voicefromthegulf.com got it correct that the government planned Katrina as an excuse to gentrify the areas of the city where blacks were predominate. Coastal real estate is always high in value. Don't be shocked if the greedy politicians and developers start to make plans to turn the devastated areas into a tourist destination with housing only the wealthy can afford. It's only a matter of time before the local government starts the use of eminent domain to secure land from the people who own it. Too many times have the wealthy and those in power pushed us "undesirables" aside to make room for more profitable ventures under the guise of "restoration". Fight for your right to live and work in New Orleans!

SHIT!...I did it again! ;-(

Normally I don't use emoticons in my everyday typing (except when I'm speakin' to my boo)but this had to be used for extra effect. I hate, HATE retail and would never go back to working in it again -consciously or unconsciously after what happened at the Prattstore. Why the vitriol? Earlier yesterday I had a 3rd and final interview at the Bryant Park STAPLES for a supervisor position. STAPLES is planning to run FedEx Kinko's out of business by opening 3 stores that will focus on print production. If you don't have STAPLES stock in your portfolio you should consider buying it now! Originally, I didn't want to get another position in retail but the constant pressure by the cost of living and Darryl's fiancial woes were weighing heavily on me.

College is a HUGE money-making scam!!!

An education at Pratt gets you nothing! At the most the only thing I have to look forward to is working as an Administrative Assistant, barely clearing 30K. And that's at a financial firm. There's no way I could get a job based on my skills and background in the arts. Sure, I could work at the Metropolitian Museum of Art as a security guard but they only pay $11.00 an hour. If you want to work the overnight forget about it! You have to wait a month or more until you can be considered. When I did get a decent paying job at Pratt I was treated like shit by my co-workers and upper management while trying to follow legal guidelines. Much to my ignorance Pratt doesn't care about breaking labor laws. That's why they have big name lawyers on retainer. The problem with schools like Pratt is that they don't teach enough about what happens out there when you can't find work or people never call. Professors and chairpeople will never tell you that the minute you get out there you'll be working in unfufilling jobs, where you will be exploited and underpaid all the while chasing your dream with little in the bank to hold you until next month. Truth be told you will be working paycheck to paycheck with little or no social life. What can you do while you are in school? Network, network, NETWORK!!! I can't tell you how valuable this is. These are future co-workers and employees. If all else fails dropout of Pratt and do something with your young lives before it's too late. There have many more than a few who have succeeded after dropping out. Nothing is worst than sitting around at your job knowing you paid over 120K to do something you have a passion for. The same is making people across the pond question the role of higher education in career development. Think I'm kidding take a peek at the link below:

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:OEWpP1PxjvgJ:www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artforum/saatchi_forums/topic/23010+when+a+child+must+attend+summer+school+and+you're+disappointed&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us