Friday's Top Three Ways to Keep UP!

1. Today the new Blackberry Storm came out, and the lines at Verizon are ridiculus this morning. Why is it that every time something new comes out, people want to be the first to have it? As if you now become so much cooler then you were a day ago, because you have the latest new item. The crazy thing about trying to get the hottest new electronic first....is that the first batches are always messed up anyway. You end up having to take it in and trade it for a new one. The price is also really high when it first comes out, but like a week later the price drops like crazy.

How to Keep Up:

a. Never wait in a long line for the hottest new item just to say that you had something first.

b. Never hang around people that care that much that you have it. lol

c. Wait for the second batch to come out, because you are going to have to return it anyways.

d. Wait for the price to drop so that you are not spending $500 for it.

e. Never be that into material things, that you wait longer in line then you did to vote for President of the United States.

2. It is nice to be able to still see artist that strive to be unique, and really show us that music artist can still be creative. We are stuck in a current world where everyone has gone mainstream and the poster child for talent is Beyonce.


There is something to say about someone who can come out today and can go against the grain. Earlier this week Janelle Monae showed us that Black Girls really do Rock!!!

Photo by Selena Singleton

Janelle Monae with her unstraightened hair, boyish look, and rock star personality, is definitely a change from our typical female artist today. This girl was smashing speakers with guitars, surfing the crowd, and had the audience truly partying like rock stars.

How to Keep Up: If you are an artist of any form....stay true to who you are, and show the world something new! The beauty of art is that it can not be defined by one standard; art is defined by the artist.

3. Let's go into this weekend with the idea of taking the time to truly show the people that we care about that we Love them. Remember God's idea of Love:

"It is patient, kind, not jealous, doesn't brag, is not arrogant, doesn't act unbecomingly, does not seek its own, is not easily provoked, does not take into account any wrongs suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never fails!"

Have a Great Weekend Keeping Up Fam. Love you much...Keep UP!