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About Erick's Brain

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The mind of a black man trapped in a cynical world.

Damn Allergies

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Every spring and fall seasons, depending on the year, I get really bad sinus allergies. I know I’m not the only one who suffers from seasonal allergies, but I seem to be one of the few people who are content with using Benadryl.

What’s so bad about Benadryl?

Most people say they hate Benadryl because it makes them sleepy. What type of reason is that? It’s my impression that the majority of people love to go to sleep. I know I do.

Yes, Benadryl does make me drowsy, but I’ve tried Claratin, Allegra, and all types of allergy medicines; none to my preference. I even thought about that allergy shot procedure through my doctor, until I found out they do like the flu shot and inject you with what you’re allergic to. That’s ridiculous, and apparently the shot has a 15-20% negative rating, meaning you’ll still have allergy attacks.

Benadryl is one simple pill and you know your ass has 4 to 6 hours on the shit before you start hackin, sneezin’, and post nasal dripping away once again. I’m good with those odds, and a little nap here and there during the workday is a plus in my book.

Gimme the Bennys!


Don’t Mooch People’s Weed

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I do understand the reasoning behind wanting to ask can you have a few tokes from someone else’s blunt. Almost every smoker has done it, including me. That still doesn’t make it a cool thing to do.

Most of the time smokers mooch from smokers they know and have smoked with before. But there’s that unfortunately often time when someone you’ve never seen before in your life approaches you and your weed smoking friends and asks for a hit.

There are plenty ways to be considered a moocher, but asking people you’ve never met before to do illegal activities with them is always not a good thing. After that, you’re pretty much just an asshole and a scumbag, simply because most people usually allow you to hit the blunt; and you knew that would be the outcome. Don’t take advantage of that, ever.

Now, that’s just one particular case of weed mooching. There are all sorts of ways to be considered a moocher, females especially. All in all, the best thing to do is bring your own weed.


Gil Scott-Heron 4/1/49 – 5/27/11

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I got into Gil Scott-Heron’s music and poetry fairly recently, around 2005, and I instantly was a fan. He had a motivating vibe to all his work, and it always made me think deeply about my Blackness and our culture.

Two of my favorite songs off the top are “Almost Lost Detroit” and “Angel Dust”. I also like his cover of Esther Phillips’ “Home Is Where The Hatred Is.” Of course I can’t forget to mention his most popular piece “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”

Gil Scott-Heron, you will be missed.


Why Carl Sagan Gets High

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If you’ve never heard of Carl Sagan, Google him.

There are plenty reasons why I get high, but Carl Sagan’s reasons are way cooler than mine. Any dude that can explain the space-time continuum to an elementary school class, break down the reasons why nebulas form, give a clear definition of what a black hole is and consists of, all while high on weed, should help shed light to why pot is not as harmful as lawmakers would want everyone to believe.


White Girl Booty

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When I was younger, and living in Houston, Texas, it never occurred to me that I was living in big booty heaven. It wasn’t until I moved away to Washington D.C. that I recognized a huge difference in the shape of Black women’s asses. Much to my surprise, I realized I was spoiled.

Now that I am older, I have a great appreciation for all types of women’s booties. Don’t get me wrong, a flat booty is a total waste, and I’d probably walk by and not give it a double take. But there are some less voluptuous shapes that a woman can have that are still highly acceptable.

We should all be familiar with the coke bottle, the apple bottom, and of course the onion. Respectively, those shapes are usually possessed by women of Black and Latin descent. That leaves a lot of races and ethnicities to wonder, “what’s my shape?”

Well, if you’re not under the category of nasatall (no ass at all), or you’re not an Asian woman, or even Guatemalan (never seen a Guatemalan fatty before), then you probably just have a white girl booty.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a white girl booty. It just means you have to look at other girl’s fat booties and simply admire, or go get butt injections. I’m not a fan of fake booties. But besides that, a white girl booty is actually attractive to most men, as long as it’s got shape and is no more than an inch close to being nasatall.

The picture above is a perfect example of some nice white girl booties.

Black women, Spanish woman, white women, all women alike should feel totally fine with a white girl booty. As long as you don’t have fat back, or muffin top, the shit looks sexy. Don’t alter it cosmetically, and stay in shape. You’ll do fine in some leggings, bikini, tight jeans, and all the clothes that bring out the best in your white girl booty.


Ishmael

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Ishmael is a must read for everyone. I was told by a friend that I would enjoy reading it, and I did. This book is for anyone who is struggling with understanding the basic and fundamental problems in society.


May 21, 2011

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I think this meme pretty much sums it up.


What’s in Erick’s brain

All things are relative. It took me years to understand what that saying means, but I now do. It is the saying that has been revolving in my head for weeks. Everything else on my mind has currently been encompassed in that saying’s paradigm.