great story i found online

keep chasing ur dreams... u may never know wat can happen... if u never take a chance ull never know wats possible


Fred Jones woke up a little earlier than usual. The Clippers had cancelled their morning shoot-around, so he could have slept in.

But it's been hard to sleep soundly of late. Like too many of us these days, he's worried about losing his job.

On this morning, there were another set of bags to pack. Where he'd be taking them was still to be settled in a discussion he would not be invited to.

Wednesday's game against the Chicago Bulls marked the end of Jones' second 10-day contract with the team. By league rule, the team had to either let him go or sign him for the rest of the year.

Jones had been around the NBA long enough to most guys in his position heading to wherever home is when their second 10-day is up,


so he prepared himself for the worst.

"I hadn't heard anything," he said. "So I came to the game open-minded and felt like I needed to have a good one.

"I packed up all of my stuff either to go on the road trip or to go home."

His wife Kia tried to help him stay positive, as she always did.

But every time he looked at her belly and thought about the day this June when she'd give birth to their son, he couldn't help but worry.

This wasn't just about basketball or holding on to a dream anymore.

It hasn't been for the past nine months. Since Jones left the New York Knicks training facility at the end of last year and waited for a new contract that never came.

"All summer, my agents kept telling


me, 'Be patient, it's going to happen. It's going to happen,' " he said. "So we went and got married at the end of August thinking that the next week I was going to be heading to a new city and starting training camp."

They even put off a honeymoon so they wouldn't have to cancel it when the call came.

Jones had every reason to expect a call. Right? In 2002, the former University of Oregon star was the 14 th overall pick by the Indiana Pacers. Two years later, he won the NBA dunk contest at Staples Center, and in the chances he'd been given to start over the years, he'd always done well.

But as the months passed, and training camps started around the league, Jones began to realize that call might not come.

"I knew it was going to be a tough summer, just based on how this league works and the state of the economy," he said. "But you never can brace yourself. I just tried to stay faithful and know that he has a plan for me."

First the season opened, then a few weeks passed. Jones still worked out and kept himself in shape, but it was getting harder and harder to sit and wait when you've got a new wife to support and a child on the way.

" I started telling my wife, that I might need to find something else to do," he said.

"That this may not be my calling. This may be over."

There was disappointment and sadness. But mostly there was resolve.

It's rare that an NBA player who has made millions of dollars in his career could ever be forced to see the world through the eyes of an average, middle-class citizen.

But Jones seemed to draw strength from the experiences of so many others around the country who've been forced into perilous economic straits during this latest downturn.

And he did what most people do when times are tough. Cutting back on expenses, eating at home more than dining out, keeping his tastes simple.

The hardest part was not being able to help support his extended family, as he'd tried to do in his first six NBA seasons.

"I've always supported my whole entire family, so that's been tough," he said. "But I think all of us are better people for it. We don't need all of the stuff we have. Having that stuff was fun at times, but now it's about family."

When the Clippers signed him to a non-guranteed contract on Dec. 28, he immediately called his wife and mother.

"They started crying on the phone because they knew how much of a struggle it's been," Jones said.

That was a month ago. After Wednesday's game, he was going to find out whether his struggle would continue, or get easier.

It was the kind of day where you weren't sure you wanted to pick up the phone or not.

Every call, every e-mail makes you nervous.

So Jones just went about his normal routine, packed his bags and drove to the arena. It was impossible not to think about it. On the court, he'd be fine. But the drive over was nerve-racking.

Little did he know, the discussion about his immediate future was taking place at the exact moment.

When he got to Staples Center, he went to his locker and got dressed. His teammates on either side tried to pretend like nothing was out of the ordinary.

"But you know," said forward Zach Randolph, whose locker sits next to Jones'. "That stuff is public. Everybody knows."

Jones made his way onto the court for warm-ups and tried to prepare. On his way back into the locker room, Clippers coach and general manager Mike Dunleavy stopped him in the hall.

He was smiling.

And soon, Jones was too.

"Have you talked to you agent yet today?" Dunleavy asked him.

Jones shook his head, indicating he hadn't.

"We're going to pick you up for the rest of the year," Dunleavy said, grinning as widely as he has in quite some time. "You've done a good job."

By Ramona Shelburne, columnist, Daily News Los Angeles

old school classic

i was just thinking of this song..

old classic

enjoyyy

i don't care wat u do. . .

just please dont lie to me ... Even if u think the truth will hurt me... I can learn to deal with the truth... But a lie will only make me not trust u .. Then we can no longer be friends.....

and this is for every one



1984

today i.s January 29, 2009

,

today i woke up at 11… the luxury of not having a job

today i went for a run and worked out.. that’s two days in a row .

today i seen my cousin. He came from out of town to visit us. I haven’t seen him in almost 2 years.

today i wrote this listing to “if I could draw” by XV,

today i made an attempt to hit up the club but they didn’t let my cousin in… so we left…

today i was hit up by some idiot in line. He was like “are u checking me out?” he was drunk and was trying to act hard. I giggled as I responded. His homies came and he told them a false story of wat happened. I laughed more… then all my homies showed up and he shut the fuck up and I laughed my fuckin ass off

today i would like everyone to know im against fighting =] total waste of time and energy. Check out the quote

today i Bangkok Dangerous… good movie.. but I didn’t like the ending to much.

today i drank a lil bit of E & J and felt sick as hell .

today i became a Nino for a second time when my cousin Melissa gave birth to Samuel Isaih Acevedo… isn’t it ironic? Don’t u think? Sammy Acevedo finally seen the light of day. =\... but over all I am happy =D

today i continue to tell everyone and their mom that Slumdog Millionaire is the best movie I ever seen. .

today i fell asleep in my sisters bed. Its been a while.. but It hurt my face because the pillow had fuckin rhinestones on their.. wtf

today i got a call back for work. I got me a new job yay .

today i started watching “Religulous” fuckin awesome movie… have u ever seen it? I guess I think its hilarious because im not religious.

today i got asked again.. whens the mixtape dropping.. I got people waiting for me…. I cant wait to drop that cooked crack for yall

today i seen the nastiest finger ever. My lil sisters nail fell off…



quote of the day

u have to love someone to hate them

today i.s January 26, 2009

today i woke up at 9… then realized I no longer have a job and can sleep in a few more mins

today i took the bus to Glendale to pick up a working world magazine to help my quest in finding a job.

today i seen an old good friend on the bus , I meet him when I was 12 maybe 13 and at the time I was the coolest guy he knew. Today I heard him speak and thought how much he had things better than me. Then I thought how I don’t know his demons and stopped that train of thought

today i wrote this listing to “move on” by joell Ortiz and the slaughterhouse,

today i spent the last of my money on “ The Audacity of Hope” by Barack Obama… the irony …

today i went to the park for the first time in a long time. Spoke to the coordinator and a few parents. Apparently I was being requested by numerous parents to be a coach. Makes me happy

today i watched my 5 yr old cousin Play basketball. And argued with him because he wanted gum haha

today i watched the clipper game. Don’t get to watch many, but when I do its very exciting. A lot of people make fun of me for loving the team so much. They just don’t understand how much I love watching a team that everyone counts out fight till the end of the game. Reminds me of me.

today i wanted a drink, but I didn’t want to fall back into the trap of how I was before. Unemployed with a liquor habit.

today i ate another big mac special. 2 for $3.50… that’s a great bargin.. eat one for lunch save the other for dinner

today i joked with a woman I call mother, but is someone else’s mother, about how much people text. No need to call any more. But then I thought about how and why we are so out of touch these days. We used to pay a visit to someone if we wanted to chat. Then we started calling to save a trip. Now we text to save our voice.

today i never thought id be this happy because I found out I had 10 more dollars than I thought I did in my bank account. That’s like 3 more big mac specials lol or 10 burritos from taco bell

today i was asked about when my albums dropping.. I said March.. I hate that it keeps moving back.. but March is the Month.. .

today i wrote this at like 2:15 in the morning.. I find it hard to sleep these days… but im hungry and tired.. cup of noodles any one?

today i went on Five Hundreds page to see how she was doing. Was happy that she is happy. Like I told u from day one…”id rather see u happy from a far then see u in tears when im near”.. and right now that couldn’t me more clear.

today i wanted some glasses I bought from ryohhhs girlfriend for a $1 but nothing matched with pink

today i watched Obama’s interview he had with some middle east reporter… and the guy ceases to amaze me…

today i turned my internet on and forgot half the sites I used to go to. I guess they weren’t that important.

are all girls full of lies?

its like even the one that loves u the most in a sense lies to u the most.

Today is my Favorite day

well to start off i had a meeting with Krazy Kat, the head of Krazy Kat entertainment. we had a business meeting that was a success. learned lots of good things as well as shared my knowledge and it went very well. very excited about the new business relationships i am developing.


to top that off on my high about my music


i was walking down the street on wilshire smoking a cig. and some guy approached me, i thought he was goign to ask me for a cig..
instead he asked me "do u rhyme?"
"huh?" i replied.
he said "do u spit?"
then i said.. "yes... why wats up?"
he said..."yea i heard ur shit before its tight. i like ur music."
to my suprise i said "yea.. where at?"
he said "i saw u perform at the knitting factory. its was prettty"
i replied "thanks" ad went on my way....


wat a great day
when u get recognition for wat u do. it seems like God keeps reminding me..everytime i think of quitting he puts the right people in front of me to remind me to keep going...

if u show the world crack...

ull attract crackheads


u show the world ur tits

ull attract pigs


just a heads up

a letter to self

keep ur cool anthony
stop worrying anthony
everything is going to be ok anthony
u knew that the soda pop would just fizzle away anthony
u cant control wat happens to u but u can control how u react to it anthony
family and business can never work....


get off ur ass and stop complainin

a new deall

i got some big things lined back for 09

got a new mixtape deal imma drop at least 4-6 mixtapes

like 6-8 showss

its going ot be fucking awesome


get at me for features
beats collabs so forth

the saddest thing ive seen

i met this quiet girl on myspace about 9 months ago.

very quiet, shy, only about 150 friends and very conservative.

she was always talking about how she longed for love and how no guys ever wanted to be with her because she never wanted to give it up on the first night....


as months progressed she put 1 pic up with some cleavage, then a month later she put one up of her in her bra.. but u can barely tell it was her bra but still she did it.

her photo comments went up, friend request went up, and her messages started coming in a lot from guys trying to take her out...


i went to her page the other day and noticed that every pic on her page was in her bra or excessive cleavage.

friends were towering over 1600, and she had 50 comments on each of the pics.


she loves the attention. . .


another young girl lost...

Toghether AS One.. New Yearsss

so i went to my first rave for new years
it was pretty intense

it took me a good hour to get used to the atmosphere. very different from the hiphip club scene i was used to. everyone was prety happy. guys and girl. not like a club where the guys try to act hard and the girls act stuck up. everyone was really cool.

going to enjoy of a few of these before i retire


peacee

before xmas

well my xmas week was fuckin narly

i got paid on the friday before and went to watch that george lopez.
that was a fun day.

now i am a huge stand up comedy freak. i love everyone from richard pryor to bill cosby to dave chappelle.. everyone.. i love that shit with a passion.

but that was my first stand up ever in person.

and i must say it was worth the money. i sat 10 rows back, had a double jack and coke and a margarita... and that whole night was gangsterrr <~~~ i heard some white boy use that word lol .

any how.. i went broke in 2 days. thats meee =]

holiday update***

ok so since i havent updated since like xmas i decided to leave a posts to update my shittt.


but instead of giving u guys a long ass essay on where the fuck ive been

ill drop it in sections.. so yea

stay tuned for hte next few days

new shittt