The first time I heard those words, it was August 20, 1989. My girlfriend broke up with me over the phone. A surge of sadness cascaded through my body as I stood in my parents’ basement filled with unanswered questions and my first, official broken heart. I was thirteen. Fast forward 20 years — and countless “it’s over” phrases said and heard — I find myself slouched in my home…

Musicians and producers have been pimpin’ their songs on Vimeo and YouTube for a minute now. I’ve discovered a few instrumentals and rarities as I’ve scavenged across the ‘net looking for a hit Recently, I’ve been able to follow a number of great entries to Eric Roberson’s Remix Contest. There are some very talented musicians out there and I chose to take my late pass and join in on the…

Day Nine of my master cleanse and I’ve conquered the psychological triggers of hunger while finally gaining a sense of clarity. It took longer than I anticipated but I’m there. I’m still hungry, but I use those physiological prompts to eat as reminders of why I’m going through this process. It isn’t about weight loss as much as it’s about mental dexterity and spiritual focus. I needed to enter this…

I’m halfway there. For the past 48 hours, I have felt the sludge of toxins loosening from my insides and, to my fault, I have not given my body the catalyst to expedite their release. In other words, I need to drink more water. . . a lot more. I don’t feel good and my body feels like compressed energy begging to press through a collage of bad energy. Insomnia…