#27

Old, white men need to watch their backs for BANANA PRODUCTIONS!

[Shout out to Darlene the Diva]

---If your one of the lucky and blessed people to know me and my awesome ways, you know that I love stories. And I love bananas. I also think its important that you always be yourself and don't ever mess with drugs. Haha, anyways, do you know what time it is?! No... Not tool-time. Story-time! So gather your friends, grab a banana or some type of fruit, and prepare yourself for storytime. (P.S. I was deprived from "bedtime story" as a child if you cannot tell)---

So I was talking to my friend from Maryland. And it's very rare that I talk to my friends from back in the day, but this conversation was quite hilarious because I was describing for him the wonderous possibilities and different cities and atmospheres that lay in California:

"Well in LA, you have the land of the go-getters and beautiful weather. You gotta strive-all-day everyday and if you can't keep up you gotta get outta the way. Then there's San Diego, which has calming beaches where your worries just seem to melt away because it pales in comparision to the beauty of nature, and also, there's lots of Mexicans, considering the border is just over yonder, but that's also one of the major reasons why they have great Mexican food. And then you have Orange County, which is lots of white people and Asians living in a bubble of Disneyland-kind of lifestyle with their ridiculous shopping and $3 cupcakes."

Considering he's never been to California and was thinking of moving here, I felt I should be accurate with my descriptions. After he laughs, he suggests, "You should be a movie producer or writer because your descriptions are amazingly vivid.. yeah, you could call it 'banana productions.' "

And I thought, "Oh dang. Would not mind that. Just the 'banana' thing makes me want to make it happen.. Uh-oh. MAKE IT HAPPEN. A reoccuring theme in my blog entrys!" But seriously I considered it, and realized that all the ones who are in the movie production industry are usually old-white-men.

Why? Why is there no Asian girl in the movie production arena... Why?! Because to be a creative genius is forbidden by Asian culture.. Why do Asian parents think being "artistic" or majoring in "Drama" isn't gonna get you anywhere? Because Asian parents are SAFE, they like the predictable! But without risk, there's no growth. No development. As my sister hilarioiusly argues,
Asian people are one of the most creative people, but they don't often reach their artistic potential because people, doubt hold them back.. but that's okay, cause this nation needs doctors.

Perhaps I can create a music label called -dramatic pause- Banana Records, catering to the Asian talent out there and prove them all wrong! YES, I AM ASIAN. AND YES, I DO KNOW HOW TO DANCE. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, I SUCK AT MATH. hahaha, oh dang. Banana Productions! Get it? Banana. Yellow talent? LOL/"tee-hee." It's funny, because right when I thought about it. I already had some names in my head I wanted to sign onto Banana Records. Someone like.. oh I don't know.. Darlene the Diva (marketing her as a filipino, down-to-earth diva).

And that my friends, is my story-of-day/goal of my life. :) LOL jk... or am I?

Back In The Day(Puff) - Erykah Badu