New Year

2013: Reaching The Height of Creativity

I hope that everyone’s New Year is off to a great start! Mine for the most part has been sort of dull, considering that I was sick for the past two days and didn’t even go to work yesterday. But fret not, I’m feeling quite better now and being sick has given me the time to think of a bunch of ideas for 2013. Crazy how it works, being sick forces your brain to sit still and allow new thoughts to come alive.

2012 was a horrible year. I mean the only real good things that happened were graduating college, moving to Los Angeles, and getting a job my second week here. Aside from that, 2012 was filled with drama, financial stress, and some unwanted heartbreak that I don’t even dare speak of; the past is the past. 2013 has got to be a better year, and I’m hoping that it will be a year in which my creativity flourishes.

Right now, perhaps because my daily life consist of a chill 9 to 5, my brain is on fire with so many creative ideas. First off, going to Amoeba last Friday changed my life. If you live in Los Angeles, and you’re a music junkie, then you already know how awesome Amoeba is. The coolest record store I’ve ever stepped foot in and sadly I didn’t get enough time to enjoy it the way I wanted to (I was on a date…) As for the date, eh I think I wasted my time. Yet another guy who barely knows how to communicate and just falls out of touch. I need someone who can spark my creativity and serenade me with musical eargasms, so he doesn’t fit the bill. Oh well, single, 21, and living in Los Angeles. Sounds pretty good if I may so so myself.

Being single and in a new city has given me this drive to create, create, and create. I’m hungry to start doing some projects and I want this year to be jam packed with ideas. 2012 gave me the chance to fall deeper in love with house, but I also neglected my love for actually producing music, fashion, and film. So this year I want ThinkSoul25 to be not only an awesome blog with great readers as yourselves, but I want it to be a space where I can show my art, my videos, my music, and debut a clothing line. Yeah, I’ve got a lot of ideas in my mind.

Of course, I’m not going to share all of these ideas at once, but I just want to inspire my creative brothas and sistahs out there that 2013 should be the year you reach the height of creativity. And when you think you’ve reached that height, push yourself even further into organic innovation that speaks to the masses. The job of an artist is never done, even when the masterpieces line the musuems and runways of the world. We must keep creating until our soul bleeds for mercy. And even then, we must get a blood transfusion in the form of creative inspiration from likeminded individuals, and keep the creativity pumping.

NYE Fashion | The Hilarious-Awkward-Kind-of-Cool Flashy Disco Tuxedo Jacket

NYE is right around the corner! I still have no idea what the heck I’m doing, and I really have no idea what I’m going to wear either. But I must say the men out there have a lot of options to pick from this year, including this hilarious yet kind of cool flashy Disco Tuxedo Jacket.

Maybe it’s just the hilarious print ads for the jacket, but there is something that is sort of cool about it. Question is, if a guy walked up to me wearing this, would I talk to him? The answer is yes, I would marry that man. He must have a boss-awesome personality to be that daring to wear a Flashy Disco Tuxedo Jacket. Oh and if has the matching pants, wow, sign me up for a date! LOL Mr. Personality

P.S. There is more disco themed items. And in general, this clothing line, Betabrand, has a lot of awesome cool clothes work checking out.

Awesomesauce | New Years End: BioShock Infinite Short Film

I never played the first BioShock in it’s entirety, but I always thought the game had an interesting plot, as well as graphics. I try my best as a gamer to stay aware of what’s coming out, so I like to keep my pulse all things gaming related.

Well one of the latest things I found was a pretty awesome live-action video called New Years End: BioShock Infinite Short Film. The short film takes place prior to the events in BioShock 1 and 2. I don’t know much about BioShock 1 or 2, but I will say the video was very cool. It made me actually want to maybe check out BioShock, especially the new one.

Watch the short film below.

©Jasmine McGee.ThinkSoul25. http://thinksoul25.com

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Inconsistent Persuasion

I didn’t get a chance to blog the other day due to a lot of things that were taking place, but now I have the time today to share some of my thoughts. This week so far has been pretty good. I been spinning on my spin bike like a maniac, and I’m just anxious for the semester to start. I can’t believe I’m so close to actually graduating college; a mind blowing feeling of accomplishment tends to overwhelm me.

Nearing graduation is an awesome feeling, and it inspires me to think about what I want to happen in the next few months. I turn 21 in April  & that signals a lot of new things for me, especially more social outlets. My brother is always asking me to go out to house clubs & cool lounges, but I’m never old enough. But least when I turn 21 I can go out more with him, as well as have the chance of interacting with some better men.

2012 is going to be a year where I actually ignore the lames & get rid of unreliable bastards men. My major pet peeve is men that are extremely unreliable and inconsistently persuasive. When I say “inconsistently persuasive,” I’m referring to men that don’t really follow through when it comes to getting to know you, but then they pop up weeks later with all these “charming” words that are supposed to allure you back into their self-centered orbit. All the “charming” things they say are apparently supposed to evoke an “awwww” from me, and have me forget the fact they’ve stood me up, often didn’t return my text or phone calls, and preached about going back to their ex, but then come back saying they want to give me a shot. WTF?

I absolutely loathe when men try to play games like that, it seriously pisses me off. I’m not just some loading zone that you can chill in for a little bit when your visiting, then you leave for days or weeks, but then come back later and try to set up shop for a few days. I know dating is all about having a variety of options (which I always do, never limit yourself to one man when single,) but I can’t stand it when guys seem really nice & interested, but then so damn inconsistent.

This inconsistency can probably be attributed to that “three-day-rule,” but man eff that nonsense. I know you don’t want to seem too eager, but I’m the type of woman that if you already barely have a busy life & some shitty job, then there is no need for you to not take the time to at least text me back. Then 5 days later, which is way over that 3 day time-frame, you text back like “hey baby.” WTF? Now all of a sudden you want to play this charm card. Ugh, I can’t stand that!

My thought on it is basically the following. I understand that dating is fun & it’s just about getting to know people, but don’t say a bunch of shit how you seriously want to get to know me and then not even have the common decency to be consistent with the process of interaction. Don’t just up & disappear for weeks to months, then text me or call me like everything is okay and you missed me & can’t wait to go another date. Nah, that doesn’t fly with me. Especially when I’ve actually take the time to be nice, then end up getting stood up or you pull that same inconsistent card & don’t bother to even call to let me know you can’t make our date. Instead you just don’t hit me up, then we go through the cycle again & a few weeks later you come back into my life like I owe you the time of day.

2012 is a new year, and new dating rules. No more second chances for guys jerks that try to play me with inconsistent persuasion. I’m going to keep dating around and just continuing not to take guys seriously, because apparently when you think someone is actually going to take the effort to be consistent, they are just coming in & out of your life like they have the right to play with your emotions. Well I’m not doing that this year. Like for instance, today I woke up two a few text messages from some guys I was talking to & one I had gone on a date with, but he is always inconsistent & comes back weeks at a time preaching how much he needs me in his life. Oh hush up! I deleted all their numbers, and I’m moving on with my life. Here’s new rule. If I hit you up with a text or a phone call, and it takes you longer than 3 days to hit me up, then you’re basically not a factor to me. “Delete, delete, delete.”

My time is too precious to be wasting it with inconsistent immature men that act is if they can actually charm their way back into my life. Wake up & smell the coffee, I’m putting some new rules in place in 2012. So get with the program, or get lost. Once you’ve lost my interest & my genuine communication, then it’s dead. This ain’t zombies, you can’t come back to life after this connection dies. It’s a wrap.

©Jasmine McGee.ThinkSoul25. http://thinksoul25.com

Dosage of Truth | NDL – “Young World”

A new year marks a time for people to make changes, consider the route they want to take, and even find themselves. It’s the perfect opportunity to carpe diem, seize the day. There are a lot of different resolutions and aphorisms people try to jam into the last 10 seconds before the clock signals the arrival of the new year, but the best way to start off 2012 is with a hint of positivity & a large dosage of truth.

It’s nice to have a large dosage of truth coming from a friend or a loved one, but sometimes it’s also nice to have that inspirational truth come from an influential & talented artist. Musicians, rappers, & other artists have the power to make a statement to the masses, so it’s nice to see that Napoleon Da Legend has released a new video that will truly speak to the masses.

Napoleon Da Legend’s new video is called “Young World” and it’s another dope Crazy Al Cayne directed video. In the video NDL gives a dosage of wisdom and solid truth that is a powerful message for the young generation & the individuals of the “young world” who often shy away from being original; lacking the sheer importance of being an individual. It’s a message that reminds the youth of this world to be free, be young, but most importantly be yourself. Conformity is not a beautiful trait, yet rather embracing a zest individuality is the way to go.

Check out the Crazy Al Cayne directed visuals below & be sure to show Napoleon Da Legend some love on his official Facebook fan page.

©Jasmine McGee.ThinkSoul25. http://thinksoul25.com

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Another Day, Just Believe

It’s amazing how a simple shift from 11:59pm to 12:00am can mark the start of a new day, a new year, a new path, and new dreams. All the hiccups of 2011 have quickly become hazy fragments. Everything that happened in 2011 are just events & circumstances that can easily be added to my Facebook timeline, but now I’m staring at a blank slate of 2012 waiting to be written.

H.P. Lovecraft once said that “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” He had a very good point. Fear. We’ve all experienced the apprehension that is the essential building block of fear, but 2012 shouldn’t be another year that is wasted. It should be a aggressively progressive journey that leads towards your dream. Whatever your dream is, make it a reality in 2012.

Whether you’re sure or not, but somewhere deep down inside you have a dream(s). In the past I’ve entertained quite a few different dreams, but at the end of the day I just want to be a successful writer. By successful, I mean I want to become an established writer and actually have an impact. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll get over my apprehension of NYC and try making it as a writer there. Or perhaps I can end up traveling the world and pursuing my desire to be a travel writer ( I write for a travel site now, but I don’t actually get to travel.)

I can’t exactly where I’ll end up, but that’s the beauty of life. You never know what’s going to happen the next in a few seconds, an hour, the next day, or the next decade. I mean apparently the world is supposed to end in 2012, so I should make every day count and not fret about tomorrow. I have to honestly work on my worrying and annoying trait of over analyzing my future. At this point all I know is I graduate in summer 2012 and whatever happens after that, well it happens. It’s just another day for me to just believe. So instead of worrying like I did in 2011 and wondering about the prospects that lay ahead, I’m going to spend 2012 being spontaneous and taking risks.

Everyday this year is another day. Each day is a chance for me to become a better writer, get my name out there, make mistakes, network, believe in the uncertain future of relationships, and to just live in the moment. I’m going to make the best of the year, and even start actually spending more time in New York. Maybe it’s not such a fairytale to believe I could actually make it as a writer there, or maybe it is. Who really knows? All I do know that in the end it’s just another day, just breathe.another day, just believe. Just breathe. Just believe….

©Jasmine McGee.ThinkSoul25. http://thinksoul25.com