4.04.2016

My First Recollection of True Unadulterated Independence - Mehhh


Dependence is not evident until you get a glimpse of independence. Let me explain. In my younger years, I remember vividly finally being able to choose which flavor sno-ball I wanted. Ground breaking, right? Well, for me it was because prior to this life changing decision I remember my mother always making this decision for me. One day it was wedding cake, another time it was pina colada (hold the rum please), and I can also remember a coconut flavored sno-ball. What do all three of these flavors have in common? Well, the syrup poured into the ice is actually clear. Yes, all three flavors were clear. So this time, I got to choose. Ha! Licking my lips, I remember like it was the day before yesterday - I had on a brand new all white Lacoste polo style collar with my all-white shorts, and my all-white "G-Nikes" to match.

I hopped out of the car, walked to the register with profound confidence and excitement and said to the cashier, "Let me get a Large Ice Cream flavored sno-ball with ice cream on top. You know what! As a matter of fact, sir can you make it an Extra-Large, please?" "Coming right up", he said. As he handed me my ginormous sized sno-ball (no napkins necessary), the tears of excitement across my face were evident. My walk back to my mother's car was like a red carpet entrance. "Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me." Like an NFL running back, I juked my way through traffic with the regulation football sized cup in hand gnawing away at the ice cream and sipping while I walked. I was almost there. A couple more steps off of this staircase onto the sidewalk, I saw my mother's gold Dodge Stratus right in front of me, not too much furtherrrr and pow! It happened...I didn't see the last step, and even when I replay the scene back in my head I see everything in slow motion. The miscalculation of the locale of the last step resulted to my ankle severely rolling on the concrete like tumbleweed in the desert, while the red carpet audience all watched from all angles to see my spill in HD 1080P vision of embarrassment for me as my giant sized snowball with ice-cream on top (of course) spilled down my forehead onto my brand new all-white Lacoste shirt like a slow motion episode of eating anything with a 2 year-old. I was mortified. My knee and leg were all scratched up, my shirt yellow as the 2PM sun, my shorts full of presumable piss, my ego on negative 1 trillion, and not to mention how mentally discombobulated I was. All I remember was hearing a choir like gasp from the audience. I got up with the ice cream smeared in my face and of course no napkins in sight as I watched my Extra-Large sno-ball roll into the street. Embarrassed was not the word, I did not want to look back, pissy shirt and all I hopped in my mother's car as I directed her to speed off as she bursted out in laughter as she slowly drove off. Yeah, independence ain't 'allat'.

3.28.2016

Working to a Means of Consumption/Destruction

The reassessment of life continues to build building blocks toward the future. This continuous progression allows the mind to every so often formulate what we deem appropriate and worthwhile for our lives. The constant battle between knowing, wanting to know, and planning for the unknown is perpetual. Ultimately, we all know we are not in total control of our lives but we do have somewhat of a say so in the direction we choose. Life comes at you fast and sometimes faster than what we have time to react to but most of the time we do have time. We just misappropriate that time causing a cataclysmic divide of time and time well spent.

I want to revisit the thinking of who you and I are. Who are you? Who am I? What is life? What the entire fuck? Wrapping our finite brains around this complexity is no small task and without a firm foundation those loose adjustments can land us practically anywhere. The key is God. No, not another one of those 3 hour sermons ignited by an ancient traditional black Baptist hymn and a 25 people choir led by the older lady with the gray hair and the BIG angelic sized voice. No, just our homie – God. The one who has held us down too many times to count, the one who has saved us too many times to attempt to remember, the one who has kept us going day in and day out. Our individual, personal, intimate relationship with the man upstairs.

We should take a leap. Life here on earth is a temporary assignment. Plan to the best of our abilities but shoot for the stars and do what makes us happy because that happiness comes from above! That happiness is real and originates from love. Love of something. I believe this is a direct correlation and by no means do I believe this to be coincidental. So I’ve decided to plan for my attack to be liberated. (Levitate, levitate, levitate!) In my 25 years of existence, I’ve learned enough in my life to know that a planned attack is more productive than an impulsive Tourette’s like movement. Just because I’ve learned something “new and ground breaking” doesn’t mean I should react on them simultaneously.


I’ve also learned that spin doctors are real. Overnight, a close shut case can easily turn into a case of plenty elements and variables. I’ve learned that different interpretations breed different opinions which breed different stories. Just look at the news, it’s evident. I mentioned this because many people justify their ill actions based on their current situation. Unfortunately, the truth is because your mom doesn’t have healthcare and she needs immediate medical treatment and no one can help does not justify you robbing a bank. Or just because you are having a hard time with paying your bills does not mean you should devalue yourself and become an escort. Again, you cannot justify your ill actions based on your current situation, life does not work like that. So, I plan to be honest and deliberate with my actions and today marks the first real day of my plan of attack. I hope this inspires someone somewhere to believe in God who believes in us to make our dreams a reality and we do not suffer from oneirophobia (look it up J). This is my attempt at a formal/informal explanation to why I am about to gtf out of my current career path and find the path to more fulfilling success. Jump.

3.06.2014

You Can Do Whatever You Want

The sky is the limit
Never set limitations on yourself
Because with God your boundaries are boundless.
Never thought I'd have a daughter, 
but God works in mysterious ways and I 
will teach you the ins and outs of this life.
I will show you how a man should treat you,
I will show you how to build a relationship
with your father upstairs,
and I will show you how FATHERS
are supposed to treat their DAUGHTERS.

I LOVE YOU

God Bless.Will York.One.Uno.Ace.

1.24.2014

My Angel

2011 was a very eventful year for me
to say the least, but my greatest creation to date
was my angel Niyah Gabrielle

6 Pounds, 4 Ounces
21 inches later my angel was born

GodBless.WillYork.One.Uno.Ace. 

1.18.2014

1.18.2014

It's been a minute but I am back...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 
I'm back full of life and growth 
On July 18, 2011 my beautiful daughter
Niyah Gabrielle-Nicole York
was born and I am rededicating this blog to you
I love you with all of my heart and when you were 
born I truly understood what love was...
Daddy loves you baby!

GodBless.WillYork.One.Uno.Ace. 

1.14.2011

AheadOfClass - The UnderGraduate



January 30 be on the lookout for the movement...

1.11.2011

AheadOfClass Official Track List

THE UNDERGRADUATE MIXTAPE
JANUARY 30, 2011

1. Intro Life f. Donte Newman
2. Stars In Reach
3. Bombastic Opus
4. AirFlight
5. Bank Account
6. McFly "The Leithmotif"
7. Cold Drinks X Pretty Women Eurotrippin with Mr. Jesse
8. Chillin At The Top
9. Keepin It OG f. 7th Letter
10. Euphoria f. J. Keys
11. Interlude Life f. Camellia Parham
12. Day Dreaming
13. Up Late
14. Thrax City All-Stars
15. Innate Humbleness f. J. Keys
16. The Awakening
17. Good Hopes for the Class
18. Outro Life

1.06.2011

Luck has nothing to do with it.

One of the reasons I am making a tribute to this young man is simply because he is from Houston, which is my home city, so naturally I have always supported him.
Another reason is because this guy had all the pieces in his favor. Just came off an amazing Orange Bowl win and great individual performance, along with all the talk of being the hands down number one pick in the NFL draft. Everyone thought it was a certainty that he was going to the league, but he stuns the nation by saying he wants to come back to school and get his degree in architectural design, while also getting better as a football player. I have a lot of respect for him for doing this. Turning down literally millions of dollars to hit the books. Since his father is Oliver Luck who is a former NFL player and current co-owner of the Houston Dynamo, money may not have been an issue in his family, but without a doubt this is something that I can tip my hat to and I only hope the absolute best for this Houston Native.
He has worked hard for it, i know this for a fact..
And Luck had nothing to do with it.
BatterUp.Marvin.Dk

1.01.2011

Top 5 Sneakers of 2010 in My Book

1. Asic Gel Lyte III "Ronnie Fieg" (3 Colorways)
THE COVE
HIGHSNOBIETY X RONNIE FIEG
NICE KICKS X RONNIE FIEG
2.PARRA X PATTA AIR MAX 1
3.NIKE AIR FOAMPOSITE 1 "DIRTY COPPER"
4.AJ IX - PREMIO BIN 23
5.AJ XI COOL GREY
HONORARY MENTION
Nike Air Max Lebron VII All-Star
Sperry Topsider X Band of Outsiders AO Chukka
Nike Lebron VIII "South Beach"
GodBless.WillYork.One.Uno.Ace.

TSG 4th Anniversary Party Recap

The Shoe Game showed love to many sneaker heads
and gave away a few pair of exclusives wish I was there...
GodBless.WillYork.One.Uno.Ace.

Bape Store Opens In Beijing

GodBless.WillYork.One.Uno.Ace.

12.31.2010

Merry 2011

Real excited about this New Year...God has been good
and I know he only has more in store for us...
Starting this year off right I will be attending church
and thanking him for everything in the past,
the present, and the future. Embrace this New Year
& I've learned this year more than any other
year that nothing is promised and that
life can be short...even though God knows our route
we all control our own destiny...God has
given us the liberty to make decisions and it is up to
us to make the decisions most beneficial to us
In conclusion, I just wanna wish everybody a Merry
Merry Merry 2011!!!!

GodBless.WillYork.One.Uno.Ace.

R.I.P. Bradley Eyo


I really don't understand how this
works and why but I can say I am a firm believer
that everything happens for a reason
and a higher power above us knows every next
move with that being said Rest in Paradise B. Eyo
its crazy bcuz I was just talking to you
about getting you in 1 of those live snapbacks
I sell but instead of Tears we should
all be smiling bcuz you're in a better place...

GodBless.WillYork.One.Uno.Ace.

12.29.2010