Kanye's "The Good Life" Video

watching/posting that Heartless Video reminded me how amazing Kanye's other videos have been. If you haven't seen this: prepare yourself.

Rethinking

How am i supposed to be an Econ major when Intro to Macroeconomics makes me want to die...??

Movies

Watched Lars and the Real Girl last night...wasn't amazing, but still interesting.

If you have a netflix, add me as a friend. my email is ssmith5@uoregon.edu

You gotta love Nike...

Japanese Game Shows

I could probably watch this forever and still be amused...Asians....what will they think of next?!

Kanye's "Heartless" Video

I'm digging this right now. Really really digging it.

Dre's 'Detox'

is anyone else as excited for Dre's new album as I am? Why aren't more people talking about this? I mean, this has the possibility to be the next great album in music history. Dre and Nas on a track? I'm so excited.

Expected Release: Nov/Dec '08

Taboo: wasted nights at the club

Sophomore year thus far...

My transformation!

http://www.teenbodybuilding.com/transt47.htm

NEW SONGS!

hey everyone. it's been awhile TOO LONG since I've updated.

here are a couple new songs:

"Tears"
http://www.zshare.net/audio/50933022c077f2a0/

"Butterfly"
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5093307249fa8454/

let me know what you think!
for more, go to:

www.myspace.com/russellsmithmusic

Hallelujah

I just recorded a little snippet of a song by the late Jeff Buckley called Hallelujah.

I would like to know what you all think.

Download:
{Russell Smith - Hallelujah}
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Random Thoughts on a rainy April night...

I got the new John Mayer single today, "Say." It blows. He started off so promising...so instrumentally inclined...and now he's throwing it all away for this like...Howie Day meets Jesse McCartney sound. Make me sad.

I am playing a show at a little local coffee shop inside of a dorm here at U of O.




Henry and I are ordering Tamagotchis on eBay...o yeah! Bringin' back digital pets!

My foot is healing well I believe. As of tomorrow, I will be walking in 3 WEEKS!!!

Anyways, I can't think of anything else for now.

Love you all!
Russell

19th Birthday

So today's my 19th birthday...please, please hold your applause.

Just wanted to get on here before the crazy partying (homework) gets underway.

So yeah enjoy your Sunday in honor of me, because I will be celebrating by studying Econ on reviewing sources for a research paper.


One Love.

Uncle Sam Goddamn

A great song by Brother Ali and an even better music video. Just watch.






Just a little of the lyrics:

You don't give money to the bums
On the corner with a sign, bleeding from their gums
Talking about you don't support a crackhead
What you think happens to the money from yo' taxes

Shit the governments an addict
With a billion dollar a week kill brown people habit
And even if you aint on the front line
When the master yell crunch time you right back at it

You aint look at how you hustling backwards
And the end of the year add up what they subtracted
3 outta twelve months your salary
Paid for that madness, man that's sadness

Whats left get a big ass plasma
To see where they made dan rather point the damn camera
Only approved questions get answered
Now stand your ass up for that national anthem

This seems to sum it up...thank you John Mayer

"Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you’re really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I’ve got a few missing. It’s ok though, because I’ve got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation.. so when I meet someone who’s an 8-color type.. I’m like, 'hey girl, magenta!' and she’s like, 'oh, you mean purple!' and she goes off on her purple thing, and I’m like, 'no - I want magenta!'"

-John Mayer

Hot Today 4.13

Fabolous - I Came for the Money (Produced by DJ Drama)
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Young Jeezy - Wanna Be's (feat. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg)
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Akon - Fallin' In Love (feat. Ray-L)
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Casely - I'm A Boss (feat. Bravo & Young Pat)
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Dancing in HipHop

just a couple videos showcasing great dancing in hip hop.

Soulja Boy and Arab - My Dougie




Cash Camp - Crank That Yank



Little kid showin his Dougie

If I had a million dollars...

Stitches Out!

So today I got my stitches out.

Here's what it looks like now.


and here's the screw inside.



yeah...it's big.

the foot feels good, but still have 5 more weeks of no weight-bearing.

Walking again May 14th

Foot Update

So as some of you know...

I had jones fracture surgery on my right foot a week ago and I thought I'd let you all know how it's going.

Instead of crutching around to classes I rented a powerchair thing that is my new best friend.

As for my foot itself I think that it's doing ok. It's really cold, numb, and swollen all the time. I still haven't gotten to see it because it's covered in this dressing that I'm not supposed to remove and was on when I woke up from the anesthetic.
Tomorrow morning I have an appointment with the Orthopedist to get the stitches out. I'll make sure to take more pictures for everyone. Alright well take care, I'm going to go pop some Vicodin.

4.9 Mixtape

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01) Mariah Carey feat. T-Pain - Migrate
02) Mariah Carey feat. Damian Marley - Cruise Control
03) Ray J feat. Yung Berg - Sexy Can I
04) 50 Cent feat. Spider Loc - Liar, Liar (Remix)
05) Lupe Fiasco feat. Lil Chuckee - Superstar (Remix)
06) Usher feat. T.I. & Young Jeezy - Love In This Club (Remix)
07) Rock City (of Konvict Muzik) - Flashing Lights
08) Soulja Boy - Myspace Freestyle
09) Wyclef Jean feat. Lupe Fiasco - Fast Car (Remix)


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MARMADUKE EXPLAINED

This is a hilarious post from one of my favorite blogs.

check it out

Myspace 'About Me'

So here is my 'About Me' on my Myspace. It describes me from all angles.

My Heart, in words...

I'll start with a quote. "We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion." - the Dalai Lama

I don't know, I guess I've just never been the same as everyone else. Not to mean that I'm Spiderman or something, I just don't like being the same as everybody else and I think that that shows. Let me explain...

I'm a great guy. Not to sound to overly confident or egotistical, but it's the truth. I don't use or exploit people, I am a giver more than a taker, I have a big heart, and I try to treat people as I would like to be treated.

Lately I've been kind of forcing myself to grow up, but it's been for the best. It turns out that I love to read books. Not books like Dear Mr. Henshaw (not that Dear Mr. Henshaw isn't a fantastic book), but more along the lines of essays; things that make you think; ask questions. I just finished reading a book called Blink. It's by Malcolm Gladwell and it's all about the functioning of the subconscious mind. Stellar.

I am lucky to have traveled as much as I have (24 states, 10 countries). There is something about seeing the world that changes the one around you.

My family means everything to me. They give me what they have and I to them. There have been bumps along the way, but in the end I love them and I know that they love me.

I have played guitar for about 6 years now. The singing thing started off TERRIBLE, but it's starting to come around. I play a lot of little shows from time to time, but mainly I just play at people's bonfires. I write music. It's not great, but oh well. It's getting better and improvement is all you can really ask for. As for my musical future, I haven't yet decided what I want. I don't think that I want it to be my profession, but who knows, I might be in the right place at the right time. I have to admit, that would be pretty cool :)

Severe depression runs in my family. Not looking forward to that...

"Love" and "Faith" should be excluded from the dictionary. They transcend it.

I've found that whenever life looks like it can't get worse, it can and usually does... BUT then it does get better, so hold on.

I got a 1790 on my SATs. Not that you care, and not that I care. I stated a fact just now. You perceived that as boasting I would presume, but it wasn't. But I am proud of that and I was boasting.

If you are looking for something in your life just know that you are not alone. We all are.

My dream is to meet the most amazing girl in the world: smart, beautiful, funny, and hopefully she'll know that I am perfect for her, but maybe that is too much to ask for.

I am pretty calm unless you set me off... then I blow up... seriously.

Sometimes when I've been sitting in one spot for too long i get a feeling like i'm hovering up and floating, but then i look down and I feel cemented down again. It's probably a problem with my equillibrium or something, but it's kinda cool so you know, whatev.

This used to be a LOT longer, but I changed and it did with me.

I believe that getting over your fears is one of the most powerful and best things that you can do for yourself. My next fear that I need to conquer is confrontation. Oh boy that's a tough one.

I know that things in life happen for a reason and that everyone loves to say "I don't regret anything," but that's not true. Everyone needs to stop lying to themselves. Sure I wish that I had no regrets, but I do. The best thing that you can do though is to try and do things that you won't regret, but hey, we're only human.

I try to be a positive, kind, forgiving person at all times, but nobody is perfect. It's hard to find a happy medium between being cold-hearted and over forgiving. On one hand, you're disobeying God by turning away and not granting forgiveness, as He gives us. On the other hand though, if you forgive and forgive over and over again, people will take advantage of you... but maybe that's the point... hmmm.... deep.

About 2 year agos I realized that I wasn't who I wanted to be. Since then, I've cleaned up my life, lost 75 pounds, and tried to gain as much knowledge as I have been able to. The philosopher Plato was not just a nerd. "Plato" was actually a nickname meaning broad-shouldered. Not only did he try and gain knowledge through intellectual conversation, but he weight trained. He didn't let the fact that he was born into one of the richest families in all of Greece stop him from getting better. On that note, it's your life, be who you want to be, talk to who you want to talk to, but most of all, love who you want to love, because life is a blessing and you can only ruin it for yourself. If school is really that bad, stop going. If your parents are really that mean, move out. Life is too short and precious to whine about it. It can always be worse. ALWAYS. Life is what you make it. Be the best that you can be.

I believe that there are a few things in life that can make all of the worries and troubles in your life disappear. Poof! gone... (sadly only temporarily)... For example (these are mine):
1)my dog
2)one of those books that you keep promising yourself that you'll only read one more page because it's 1:19 AM and if you don't go to bed at that instant you'll be sleepy the next day at school but you press on and finally pass out with the book in hand; your thumb dividing pages WAY past where you had sworn to yourself they would be
3)Angels & Airwaves music
4)Lance Ladrow
5)concerts
6)and last but DEFINITELY not least, a beautiful girl who when she smiles, you wish that you could steal Adam Sandler's remote from that lameass movie, press pause, get a lawn chair and maybe some Junior Mints and just watch it for days... not that I have a particular girl in mind or anything...

In closing, life is short, your days are chosen yet numbered, summers aren't endless, and your heart WILL be broken again, but look on the bright side... you woke up this morning. Namaste

First Day

So I just put this up. We'll see if I keep it up, but I think that I'm just going to post songs that I'm listening to, videos I'm watching, websites I'm addicted to, and let you know what's happening in my life.