Thursday, December 9, 2010

Today was a good day.


Banksy, of course.


Work was bearable.
kcwonder.com went live.
My Melbourne move was confirmed.

It's a little overwhelming to think that shit is actually happening in my life, but I am damn sure I have procrastinated enough and now is the time to act. Despite knowing all that I am leaving behind (namely my loved ones), I'm motivated by the endless possibilities that lie ahead and the knowledge of what I wish not to become - content in a mediocre existence.

I won't deny that I am fucking terrified at the prospect of having to build a life from scratch in a place where I know nobody. But I think that fear is what forces ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Drags you out of your tiny box and shoves you into an environment where only the fittest survive.

I don't know how successful I'll be, if the dark moments will supersede the light, if I will throw my hands in the air and concede defeat...maybe. Hopefully not.

What I do know is that I'm gonna be working my fucking ass off making sure I prove myself to myself. And to all the small town folk who are hoping I fail? Fuck you. You'll see me.

K. x

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Something wicked this way comes...

So I've warned you before, but I don't know whether you know how serious I am about this.

KC Wonder is about to blow.

And if you're not gonna listen to me, then take it from DJ Symphony aka Raekwon's official DJ.



Ya heard.

Be about it - kcwonder.com

K. x

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

An excerpt from...

EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED


"She eats well enough and is healthy, insofar as she's never sick, but her body looks like that of a chronically sick girl, a girl squeezed in some biological vise, or a starving girl, a skin-and-bones girl, a girl who is not entirely free. Her hair is thick and black, her lips are thin and bright and white. How else could it be?
Much to Yankel's dismay, Brod insisted on cutting that thick black hair herself.
It's not ladylike, he said. You look like a little boy when it's so short.
Don't be a fool, she told him.
But doesn't it bother you?
Of course it bothers me when you're a fool.
Your hair, he said.
I think it's very pretty.
Can it be pretty if no one thinks it's pretty?
I think it's pretty.
If you're the only one?
That's pretty prett.
And what about the boys? Don't you want them to think you're pretty?
I wouldn't want a boy to think I was pretty unless he was the kind of boy who thought I was pretty."

So sometimes I read. And what?
Turn a page, learn a little something.


K. x


Looking back and looking forward to...

MOS DEF



I'm geekin' out at the possibility of being within the direct vicinity of this man when he finally graces our shores early 2011. Easiest way to start the new year on a serious motherfuckin' high.

Mighty Mos will be touring his album The Ecstatic, which I played on repeat for a minute after it dropped, and revisiting some tracks today reminded me of how ecstatic his music actually does make me feel. And how he makes me laugh. And how I want to carry his babies.



So, naturally, I decided to jump on Youtube to see what goodness I could find and I stumbled across this joy series of acapella verses he did for Current whilst cruisin the streets of Tokyo.

All cuts of The Ecstatic...
...including Auditorium, one of my faves





...and I defy you not to grin throughout the Casa Bey vid.



Such a beast. And I look forward to welcoming him to our home with open arms. Literally.

K.x