Jul 31, 2009

Morethanmeetstheeyes











I used to have this picture of Byrd from freshman year sitting in Urban Outfitters with an Optimus Prime helmet on, I wish I could find it.

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Waddup Tina!



Your favorite Atlanta housewife that you love to hate looking a complete mess.

I believe she was paying homage to Tina Turner with this one.

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Blackthought and ?uestlove



pretty old footage id guess

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Jul 29, 2009

I Miss the Old Days...

Wheelies, Kawasaki's, Whiffle bats, four square, bugjuice, nerf balls, and supersoakers

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Jul 28, 2009

Desktop Art

The following were made (not by me) using desktop icons on a mac or a pc.
They're actually pretty good, but I don't think I have the time to try to make one myself.











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Jul 27, 2009

Fight Night



Come on African-Americans we can do better

even though I'm probably in the wrong for promoting this Tomfoolery

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Jul 23, 2009

Kung Fu Fighting



These guys are really tough

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The Allure of the Game... something epic

This is probably one of the greatest Neptunes beats EVER, possibly a strong second after grinding. Rell was snappin on this one. The actual song describes so much about the lifestyle, simply put. Maybe one of the best produced songs on the Black Album and a real testament to why some would argue that HOVA is the greatest of all time.



Off of the "Fade 2 Black" DVD

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Gotta Hustle


I wonder how many he sold

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Ms. Minaj

I did not no she could rap like this! I mean clearly I'm a fan or whatever, trust and beleive if I see her on the street (and I make it past the body guard) I'm going smack. Even though she dates women more than she dates men, whatev.



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Jul 22, 2009

Before it's too Late

Im not sure when the official date for Christmas in July is, but I figured it was appropriate.

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN JULY










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Jul 21, 2009

Tsk Tsk Tsk



So let me see if I got this straight --

World renowned Harvard professor and best-selling author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. comes home from a trip abroad to communist China where he was filming a video about America. His driver brings him to his home in Cambridge Massachusetts, and he notices his front door is jammed or otherwise locked. He cannot get in. He goes around back (as all of us would) and finds a way into his home. A concerned neighbor calls the police and the police show up. Gates produces his driver's license and Harvard ID and within a matter of minutes he is arrested for so-called "loud and tumultuous" behavior.

Welcome to post-racial America , black folks. This is the America of 2009, where we live in a Twighlight Zone of sorts. On the one hand, we have school kids in Philadelphia who cannot swim in a pool at a suburban country club (where, by the way, arrangements had been made for kids to do so in the summer) -- because according to the club president, they might change the "complexion" of the club.

And on the other hand, we have in Barack Obama the nation's first black president, who has an African/Arabic surname: "Hussein Obama." We have in Michelle Obama an accomplished, Ivy League educated, black first lady who is of a darker ebony complexion and allows her young daughters to sport ethnocentric hair braids to school and White House functions.

Then there is Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The nation's first presumed Latina Supreme Court Justice-to-be, who also hails from humble roots in the Bronx, is Ivy League educated, and whose awe inspiring American story evokes not pride, but suspicion and fear from Republican Senators and conservatives alike. Go figure.

Now we have Gates -- a 60-year-old baby boomer, Harvard professor, founder of theROOT.com and friend of Oprah. He is the epitome of black success in America. And yet, in an hour standing in his own home he was badgered about who he was and why he was there and was further reduced to a black male criminal at the hands of lesser educated, ignorant, local Boston police (need I say more) who I believe lied in the arrest report to cover their tracks. But this is nothing new really -- is it?

My point is this: All of this talk about a so-called "post-racial" America is bogus. There is no such thing. America's greatest sin is the issue of "race." And until we really talk about our individual and collective fears and biases out in the open, we will continue to see eruptions, anger, misunderstanding and humiliation perpetrated on others who are of a different hue.

In the final analysis, America has not changed at all. Yes, we have made progress -- of this there can be no doubt -- but it is what lurks underneath, it is what people feel they are rightfully entitled to (e.g., Pat Buchanan's very recent rant against Judge Sotomayor and protecting white men in America) that drives them to denigrate and deride others.

Professor Gates is someone who deserves better from America. He has played by the rules, been a good citizen, a model citizen in fact. Yet, at the end of the day, he was just another black man residing while black.

By: Sophia A. Nelson

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I SAY WE FRY THAT MAN



Method man rips this guy a new one lol

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Flamebroiled



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Jul 16, 2009

Sleep

My man, or at least this homeless guy I see somewhere around my office everyday was knocked out! Sometimes I feel like being homeless or a bum would have its perks, sleep when and where you want, people watch all day, and best of all you don't have to work.

But on second thought, I think ill just keep the 9-5

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Brrrr



Gucci

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A Hot Mess

If you want a good laugh, please visit this site.

messdressed.com


The site shows people that are a literal [hot] mess... (dress, hair, actions, etc.)

For Example:
I really think females should stay far away from the lace front wig.







Come on (mostly) black people, we can do better!

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Jul 15, 2009

Potter Mania

I am currently in line for the 7:00 showing of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

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Poor Dog

This little puppy can't figure out the secret to the box made out of cans



It wants the toys, but something just seems to be in the way.

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Halle Berry, Halle Berry!



I know that I've been a little heavy with the videos today but for good reason. Ellen seems to coax EVERYONE who comes on her show into dancing. I really wish I could have seen the whole episode of the show. I wonder what Halle was thinking when her publicist/personal assisant came and told her that a young "hood" rapper made a song about her, and that there is a dance to accompany it. Probably something along the lines of "Are you serious?"



PLEASE note, Halle actually does the dance justice, she really is fine... (Ellen kills it too)



This is an old video of Hurricane Chris performing his song "Halle Berry" in front of the Louisiana state legislature That's just a snippet of the Tom Foolery, the full video can be seen here

All I'm saying is you know you've made it when they start making songs about you (good or bad)

Maame-Ya I know you'll appreciate this post.

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Outdoor Art

Went back down to the lake, only to find some art on the path and on one of the park signs. Remember that art is what you make it, and that everything is something to someone.

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Austin 3:16

I don't know what's going on with wrestling today, but I was alive for the glory years. I used to watch RAW, SMACKDOWN, and was privileged enough to watch a few Pay Per View Wrestlemania's with my Uncle at my Grandma"s house.

Wrestling used to be real to me, in my opinion the characters were real, the drama was real, and the action was real. Think back from about 1996-2000, EVERYONE knew about the WWF until it got sued by the World Wildlife Foundation for copyright infringement. When the WWF changed it's name to the WWE, it all went downhill. Today's generation just missed out.

Stone Cold Steve Austin, one of the baddest men of my WWF era. He used to drink big beer, kick big ass, and take big names.



The Stunner, probably one of the easiest moves to emulate, did the most damage, and looked the tightest. Notice how Steve Austin would always jump up after pulling it off, cussing and yelling... classic.

Up Next: THE BRAHMA BULL

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Date 2.0

Forget a Match.com this is the NEW way to go on dates, who said you needed to be present to wine and dine someone?



Found this over at DCtoBC

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Jul 13, 2009

Lakefront

Sunset at the lake behind my crib, sometimes it's nice to just sit and "be"

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How To: Kill a Werewolf

Instructions
Difficulty: Challenging

Things You'll Need
  • Silver

  • Mercury

  • Gun

  • Blunt instrument

  • Stake

A typical werewolf will probably look something like this: (Artist Rendering)

Please note that this is werewolf form, they are a little harder to spot in human form

Steps
1 Buy some pure silver. Silver is a magical metal used by sorcerers and alchemists. It is one of two substances that are guaranteed to destroy a werewolf.

2 Make some of the silver into a weapon such as a sword or dagger in case you need to get close to the werewolf. Use the rest to create silver bullets so you can shoot the werewolf from a distance.

3 Obtain some mercury. Most thermometers contain a small amount of mercury. Make the mercury into bullets. Mercury is the other substance that is guaranteed to destroy a werewolf.

4 Hunt for a werewolf when the moon is out. Take the gun, the silver and mercury bullets and a wooden stake with you.

5 Shoot the werewolf with the silver bullets. If these do not work, try the mercury bullets. Put the wooden stake through the werewolf's heart.

6 Remove the werewolf's heart by cutting its chest open with a silver knife. Use a blunt instrument such as a hammer to destroy its brain. This should ensure that the werewolf stays dead.

Tips & Warnings
If you cannot buy silver, melt some silver coins. These may not be pure silver.

Mercury was once known as quicksilver. Since no one is quite sure whether werewolf killing bullets are made of quicksilver or real silver, you should take both with you.

Werewolves usually come out on nights with a full moon, though they may also appear at other times.

A werewolf is covered in fur and is bigger than most men. It has pointy ears, a long snout, huge claws and sharp, pointy teeth.

Werewolves regenerate quickly. This is why you MUST destroy the heart and brain.

Mercury is highly poisonous.
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I can't reiterate how important this is, PLEASE read and follow these instructions, keep an emergency defense kit. Werewolf attacks usually increase during the fall. Knowledge is power.

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Jul 10, 2009

Writings on the Stall

Saw this in the bathroom the other day:

Here I sit so lonely hearted
I came to shit but I only farted


Lolz

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Clipse Interview

NOT to swagger jack off of BBC/Icecream or even HipHopOfficial but I had to post this.

I think they touched on a lot of important things in the interview regarding the hip-hop scence in VA, because like I've told many people in conversation, Yes, I live in Virginia, and yes it's in the south, but no I don't really consider myself southern like someone from Georgia or Mississippi would.

These brothers paint a picture with words giving the listener an inside look to a lifesytle that they often know nothing about.



The playclothes are looking better and better everyday though.

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Zeek

seen him around campus doin his thing



I saw this video for the first time on Facebook yesterday, had me feelin a bunch of different ways. He def has talent though.

don't _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ezekiel Phillips

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Jul 8, 2009

Safe for Work

Add campaign for Diesel Jeans (don't even see any jeans)



It's very very funny though.

Parasites Though?

Read this article and let me know what you think:

Why do we have sex? From an evolutionary perspective, the answer is not as obvious as we might think. And now, a fascinating new study in American Naturalist suggests that sex may have evolved primarily as a defense against parasites.

Sex is something of an evolutionary mystery to biologists, as reproducing without sex - as microbes, some plants and even a few reptiles do - would seem like a much more efficient way to go. Every individual in an asexual species has the ability to reproduce on its own. But in sexual species, two individuals have to combine in order to reproduce one offspring. That gives each generation of asexuals twice the reproductive capacity of sexuals. Why then is sex the dominant strategy when the do-it-yourself approach is so much more efficient?

One theory is that parasites keep asexual organisms from getting too plentiful. When an asexual creature reproduces, it creates clones - exact genetic copies of itself. Since each clone has the same genes, each has the same genetic vulnerabilities to parasites. If a parasite emerges that can exploit those vulnerabilities, it can wipe out the whole population. On the other hand, sexual offspring are genetically unique. So a parasite that can destroy some can't necessarily destroy all. That, in theory, should help sexual populations maintain stability, while asexual populations face extinction at the hands of parasites.

Now, thanks to Potamopyrgus antipodarum, a snail common in fresh water lakes in New Zealand, scientists have a chance to test this parasite theory. The snails exist in both sexual and asexual versions, thus providing biologists with an opportunity to compare the two versions side-by-side in nature.

Researchers Jukka Jokela, of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Mark Dybdahl, of the University of Washington, and Curtis Lively of Indian University, began observing several populations of these snails for ten years beginning in 1994. They monitored the number of sexuals, the number asexuals, and the rates of parasitic infection for both.

They found that while clones were plentiful at the beginning of the study, they became more susceptible to parasites over time. And as parasite infections increased, the once plentiful clones dwindled dramatically in number. Meanwhile, sexual snail populations remained much more stable over time. This, the authors say, is exactly the pattern predicted by the parasite hypothesis.

"The rise and fall of these female-only lineages was surprisingly fast and consistent with the prediction of the parasite hypothesis for sex," Jokela said. "These results suggest that sexual reproduction provides an evolutionary advantage in parasite rich environments."

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Beat Ya Feet

I rememeber in like 7th and 8th grade EVERYBODY used to be on this dance. I wish they would bring it back, foreal foreal if you get seen doin this at a go-go yoo'll probably get clowned nowadays, but there are still the select few who still be "choppin." The only people really known (and that still do it) around the area are the "Beat Ya Feet Kings." They really do be choppin tho.



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Jul 7, 2009

Deb







Tina Majorino aka Deb



She's not too too bad in real life

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Potter Mania

With Potter Mania hitting an all time high at the Hall household (my mom used the accio spell to secure our tickets on the internet last night) I thought it would only be fitting offer an inside look into the upcoming film.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince the original book was actually released on July 16, 2005 so four years later here we are looking at the July 16th movie release date. It's based on the 6th book, taking place during Harry Potter's 6th year at Hogwarts (even with my SAT scores in the top 90% I didn't get in). This movie will just bring to life Voldemorts past, and start developing the romance relationships that start to spring up among the antagonists, it also starts stair stepping toward the final battle between good and evil.

I wore a cape to the last premier (I have picture proof) but I think I'm gonna chill out on that this year.

Part 1


Part 2


Actual Movie Trailer


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Jul 6, 2009

Creativity Helps

Creativity Helps Innovate Trends

Creative Director and CEO: Todd Perry II
Chief of Business Operations: Tony Hall





Cop Up
New Apparel coming soon

ChitLife.com

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Cool Guy



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Perseverance

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

She was trying so hard to make it up the escalator (which was not moving.)

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Jul 2, 2009

9

So I saw a preview for this movie coming out on 9.9.09 entitled "9." It actually really peeked my interest. It's being directed by Tim Burton, who always brings a unique and sometimes gritty view in his films. The one thing that I really like about this movie is that I don't understand it at all. SO I'll be one of the confused individuals on 9/9/09 trying to figure out exactly whats going on.



1 the oldest of the dolls, and their self-proclaimed leader. He is clever and sly, but also domineering, irritable, quick-tempered, and slow, if not unwilling, to trust 9.

2 a kind, delicate old inventor. He is fascinated by garbage, and loves to explore the wastelands and look for parts for his inventions. He is not in very good shape, always walking with a cane, and can only see with a lorgnette.

3&4 curious but shy twin dolls. They are unable to speak, using flickering lights to communicate with each other, but when they need to explain things to someone else, their eyes turn into film projectors. They instinctively run and hide at the sight of danger.

5 healer, tutor, and skilled mechanic. He is the journeyman of 2, the great engineer and inventor. He is a diligent worker, a meek spirit, and a devoted friend. He is missing his left eye, which he presumably lost in a previous monster attack.

6 a wild and impulsive artist. He has visions of the past and future, channeling his visions through drawings to interpret them, which are accurate in predicting events and help solve mysteries that puzzle 9.

7 a female warrior. A rebel and a loner, she is fearless and brave. She is impatient and can be reckless and stubborn, but makes up for it with mobility and grace, caution of her surroundings, and calmness in dangerous situations.

8 a giant, cumbersome brute. He is 1's personal bodyguard and would die for him, though he is crude and mocking towards everyone else. He is strong and fierce, wielding two masterful weapons, but isn't very clever and is easily deceived.

9 the main character. Good-hearted, thoughtful, and sincere, he is always willing to risk his life to save others. Despite being a newcomer to the group, he displays leadership qualities that can help the others survive. He seeks truth in the history of the world and the dolls, and wishes to know the meaning of life.

The movie "9" is supposed to be based on the following short film made in 2005 by Shane Acker. I don't really get exactly what I'm seeing aside from the obvious. But from what I've read on the internet and youtube comments, this is supposed to be the last 10 minutes of the 9 movie (not confirmed or anything



Check out these sights for more info:

The Scientist's Facebook
www.9themovie.com

Hmmm... interesting

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Jul 1, 2009

Fun in the Sun

WELL... Since it is the summer and your prolly by the pool, at the mall or in the club. What better way to cool off or should I say heat up than be joined by a lovely female by your side?

Now use these at your own discretion because 9/10 these will get you rejected but that does mean that ten percent of the time these pickup lines work 100% of the time.

"I want to tell you your fortune." Take her hand and write your phone number on it. "There's your future."

Pick up a pack of sugar that actually says, "sugar" on it... then say "You dropped your nametag!"

"How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice- can I get your number?"

"If you were a new sandwich at Mcdonalds, you'de be called the McGorgeous."

"If I had a nickel for every time I saw a girl as beautiful as you I'd have about... 5 cents."

"I may not be the best looking guy in here, but I'm the only one talking to you"

"I'm not actually this tall, I've got this bad habit of sitting on my wallet."

"The only thing your eyes haven't told me is your name. "

"What does it feel like to be the most beautiful girl in this room?"

"I bet I can kiss you on the lips without touching you."

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Classic Skrilla







I'm actually wearing a Garretade shirt as we speak

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Shoutout to the 13

KungFu Fighting

My Tae-Kwon-Do series of belts, yes that is my name stiched on the blackbelt for those of you who thought I was playing.

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Arnez J



Peep the OG Grape V's (check his feet)

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