• Just because you have a show on Blog Talk Radio … That doesn’t make you a celebrity
• Just because you may know a couple people at record labels (join the club, we all do)…. That doesn’t make you a celebrity
• Just because you have a Twitter account with over 500 followers… That doesn’t make you a celebrity
• Just because you have a couple of views on your YouTube video… That doesn’t make you a celebrity
• Just because you have a Wordpress blog (we all do!) … That doesn’t make you a celebrity

Now by all means, get that money & get to the top. I can’t knock no one for that. But just know where you stand in the public eye first, before you go out boasting that you are “big”. Because those 500 followers who you thought loved you, are really just laughing at you.

Brand yourself. Learn some marketing. Get yourself represented by an agency. Get……… LEGIT!

This is a PSA brought to you by the good folks over here at The Daily Dub.

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I’ve never been one to just not care 100% and just go with the flow of things. The times where I may have, they always end up badly. So what is one to do with this dilemma? Should I just go buckwild? I mean, im 27 now, perhaps it’s a little too old at this stage in my life.

Don’t get me wrong, I wan’t what everyone else wants in the end… marriage, kids, settled, the whole sha-bang. But there has to be more to it than that. There still has to be some level of excitement in my opinion.

Often I want to just pick up everything and move overseas, see the world. But then reality kicks back in and tells me I have bills to pay & that I am currently at a very stable job.

Even when it comes to relationships, sometimes in my mind I may be moving at warp speed already looking at some sort of end goal. But I know that the person who I am dating would not feel the same. Perhaps its just because I have a good read on people, and I kind of already know how things will play out with me and that other person 5 mins into our first convo. Almost as if I am psychic.

I think in the end, I just need to relax, sit back, and take it all in. Often this past year, I will walk into my place and just look around. I would just be staring at things, and saying to myself “this is all mine”. Kind of like a self-compliment. As my Dad says, I am a BMW…. a Black Man Working. I got my own car, my own place that I pay for, and provide for myself in every which way. I should be happy right? I just know there is more out there, and I am always looking for that “next” big thing.

So what awaits me?

After many months (or at least a year) I have decided to start blogging again. It’s one of those “on the whim” types of decisions. I just suddenly felt the itch to come back to blogging and expressing many of the random thoughts that come through my head on the daily basis.

So where is JDub now?

Some things have changed, some have not. Am I still at the same job and in NJ, yes. Many things have happened in the course of this year at that place, but nevertheless I am still blessed to be employed in this current economic state. Am I looking for that next level up? Always. But when that will come is a different thing.

I write this as I am watching Matrix Revolutions on AMC for the billionth time, lol. You know how you tend to remember where you were & what you were doing when a certain song, show, or movie came out? That’s what I am thinking about right now. I remember when this movie came out, I was on the outs with my then very serious girlfriend. My god, how things have changed for me since this movie was released. That relationship back then was just disastrous, on so many levels. But it was definitely one of those types of life challenges that you learn from in the end. Learn what you don’t want that is.

I have matured much since that time, and have focused more on me & my happiness. That’s what its all about right? You can’t go through life looking for someone to please all the time. That’s great and all, having a loving partner who you want to give your all too. But you gotta put YOU first before everything else.

It’s funny, no matter when I blog on a personal level, I always seem to focus on relationships for the most part. Just sitting here realizing that now, lol. When I came back to NJ, I ended up getting with my ex from many years back…. again. Yet another point in life where you realize what you don’t want. Don’t get me wrong, we both understood each other on many levels. But when you have a person who is just not bringing the same things to the table that you are…. you just get fed up with it. Now I know she will probably end up reading this, and I will probably end up getting a phone call or text about it, but at this point I don’t care. Everything I am saying here I would say in person.

What I can say is that I have met someone else who I am very much interested in, and can’t wait to see where it goes. I said this on Twitter the other day, but there is nothing better than meeting someone new that makes you realize all of ex’s and their drama was nothing but a bunch of BS. It’s a very true statement. Will you all hear more about this person in the future, I am sure of it. But for now, I will leave it at that. I will say that she has thus far made me very happy, on many different levels.

So I will keep this return blog a little short, but I promise to keep more coming. With random thoughts, design topics, entertainment news, whatever is roaming around in this head of mine.

Until then… take care…

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Please…. don’t use my damn email address, lol!

Yea, I have been gone… I’m sorry. I feel like I have been saying that a lot lately. The trip back home to NJ put a lot on me. On top of that I have been busy at the new job & getting situated in the new apartment.

All in all, I am loving it back in NJ. Soooooooooooooo glad I am out of VA for good. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like “party central” in the area I live in within NJ, but still… it’s not as slow as VA.

I live in this North Jersey, mountain area of Flanders (yes, like the Simpsons) NJ. I still have not ventured out just driving around the area, but there sure is a lot around here. I went to this great Italian restaurant the other day with some co-workers. It was so posh w/ amazing decor, I loved it. Sad to say, the clubs & nice lounges are more towards the city… but not TOO far.

The job is good too. I like it here, great building with a mall like setting almost. If you have ever heard/seen the Google/Nike offices, then you know what I am talking about. Just gotta get used to this cubicle life. I got a big ass cubicle though. I wanna get me a red stapler like that guy in ‘Office Space’ lol. A lot less work, but bigger responsibilities in a sense. The only thing I don’t like is all of the freakin’ meetings. Sometimes meetings just to have more meetings, lol. But hey, I will get used to it.

I should be going home to visit the parents this weekend. That is the good thing, because they only live about 45 minutes away. I know it makes them happy that I can come home more often now. On top of that, hey… it’s free laundry, lmao.

Been talking to some of my good friends from up here a lot more too. They are excited that I am back in the area. Re-connecting and ish is good…. real good. I’m happy, and that’s all I can say.

Anyways, I should hopefully have another VLog coming shortly… so stay tuned

My friends & I have been going back and forth on this one, mainly because of Robert Downey Jr. trying to be a black guy in it. But I still think it will be funny as hell.

So go get you a can of Booty Sweat! You better look like Beyonce! And while you are at it, pick me up a Bust-A-Nut Energy Bar!

Also peep this other “Alpa Chino” video of him basically looking/sounding/crying like Diddy: