i'm not a businessman. i'm a business, man.
what's important to you?


i am not a rap guy. i like real music. i like my guitars loud and frenzied. i like my vocals stretched and sometimes off key. i like my rhythm section to sound like they've played together before. synthesizers, beat machines, recycled motown, loops...all of this stuff starts to sound the same to me. boasting. about what you have. about what you didn't have. about what you will have. it all sounds so petty and unoriginal. now, this isn't all rap. i don't guess. it's a lot of it. even the "brilliance" of kanye west contains stereotype on top of stereotype. but you know what i do like? putting some kanye on and watching my two year-old shake that two year-old booty. what's important to you?

listen. stop it. you are not this unhappy. you are not this unique. your problems are not so new and complicated that you couldn't just talk to someone about it. that might make you feel better. you know. talking. not typing. i type because it's fun, but it doesn't make anything better. the only thing that does is a conversation. hearing someone's voice. seeing their face react to the words that are coming out of your mouth. give me a fucking break with all your sob stories and lost love and all your other shit that you are too scared to say out loud. for that matter, you're even afraid to type it. why? what's important to you?

a day wasted is a sad day. you might be tired. you might be sad. you have that right. you have to be sad sometimes. but why stay sad when there is so much to be happy about. what's important to you?

the end of common ground reared it's head this week. phase one is over. phase two is in the balance. i can't say that we didn't try. i can say that it's a shame. when something you've invested in doesn't take off, do you cut your losses or do you pour more into it with the risk that you'll lose that too? i am not a gambler, but i will take a risk. as it relates to common ground, every risk has paid off. i have tried something new. my family has gotten stronger. i have a new job that i can't stand the thought of leaving. i have a new disrespect for people that can't be honest with the ones they allegedly care about. all good things. really good things. this is how we grow. not by gambling. but by taking risks. what's important to you?

i am not a business man anymore.

i am a business, man. the ceo of kevin michael o'kelley. i know what's important to me.

what's important to you? do you know? are you pretending?

are you looking in the right places? or are you defined each day by the quote on your calendar?

i guess we'll see.