Thursday, December 30, 2010

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A THIRD lesson In doMESStication. "Its 2010, EVERYONE IS SUSPECT" -(qoute from Kristen Kilpatrick)

by Henry Emmanuel Abuto on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 9:16pm
My Readers,(from here on out you all will be referred to as "babies") Forgive me for taking this long to write another Lesson. Today's lesson is a very serious topic and thus it required a lot of investigative work. I, along with my fellow investigators,(Matthew Slayter, Cynthia Taiwo, Amanda Williams, Holly Babb and Annie Weiss) have conducted both filed and lab research over the past year to collect evidence. We were SHOCKED by the results. Shocked is actually putting it mildly. Due to the shock, we decided that 2010 could only be aptly deemed THE YEAR OF THE SUSPECT. Yes people, SUSPECT is the topic of this third Lesson. I will present you with definitions, a brief history, provide supporting evidence,  and let you know about the JUSTICE SYSTEM that we put these "suspects" through. (Known as the ATS system. (Abuto, Taiwo, Slayter). Because I am writing this as a future lawyer, I will do my best to present legal facts that would hold up in a court of law. I do not want to be sued for defamation of character(Libel and Slander aka lies) so every example I present will be TRUE. As Investigators, we also can't name real names. If you recognize yourself or someone else, tough shit. Grab a drink or a snack. Lets begin by defining exactly what SUSPECT is. 
1)Wikipedia defines suspect as "In the parlance of criminal justice, a suspect is a known person suspected of committing a crime...Under the judicial systems of the U.S., once a decision is approved to arrest a suspect, or bind him over for trial, either by a prosecutor issuing an information, a grand jury issuing a true bill or indictment, or a judge issuing an arrest warrant, the suspect can then be properly called a defendant, or the accused. Only after being convicted is the suspect properly called the perpetrator.
2)Websters definition-to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable,defective, bad, etc.
3)and now my favorite definition that probably pertains the most to this Lesson. From Urban Dictionary-"The word "suspect" is meant to suggest that somone is believed to be below par. They are hiding something or are believed to have a serious character flaw which makes them undesirible as a friend or acqaintence. In some areas it is primarily used to describe a feminine man or a man who is not feminine but suspected of homosexuality or other sexual deviances. Most commonly used to denote suspected homosexual tendencies." ALSO "person who's sexual preference is questionable -GIVES OTHERS REASONS TO BE SUSICIOUS of his/her heterosexuality - gives off homosexual vibes and displays characteristics common to the homosexual community.
4-when Me and my friends use this term, we use it in close conjunction with #3. use it in a sentence. "I don't know who the hell he think he fooling, EVERYBODY know he is SUSPECT as a mofo"
   Before 2010, it was hard to define someone as suspect and it was hard to gather the necessary evidence. That is because before 2010, even if an individual was suspect, they kept those suspect tendencies to themselves and covered their tracks WELL. (Trust me i used to be a suspect.) In those days, it was rare to move someone from a suspect to a convict because there was little evidence. However, the end of the first decade in the new Millennium brought with it a new breed of suspects. LET ME TELL YALL, these NEWBIES have NO DAMN SHAME. at all. they left that behind a long time ago. This group is all about having their cake and eating it too. I of all people understand what its like to not be ready to take that next big step. But damn, if you are not ready, then don't be partaking in things that only "ready" people do. And then when they get called out, they wanna get mad. Bitch get mad at yourself.( refer to my first lesson for this. "if you don't want people to talk about you, don't give them things to talk about") 
 The Justice System- If we think a person is guilty of something(falsifying sexuality, perpetrating, pretending to be someone/something you're not) we start the proceedings. Back in the day, we wouldn't move past the suspect phase.  but this is 2010.  If the person keeps acting suspicious, we then start gathering evidence. this phase is probably the hardest and most extensive part of the ATS system. Evidence can include but not limited to, Pictures, first hand accounts, second hand accounts(not too reliable at times) texts, emails, and most importantly eye witness accounts. If we have sufficient evidence, we gather a jury. we then proceed to trial. At trial, the defense and the Prosecution(us) present their cases. (we have a 95% conviction rate). After this, we schedule a sentencing hearing. The Judge and Jury can find you guilty in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees. Depending on the degree of guilt, we can hand down a sentencing as light as probation to severe as life without parole in solitary confinement. Now you might be thinking, "this is all great Henry but can you give us actual examples of suspects and verdicts reached?" The answer is yes my Babies, I am about to give examples. Some of yall might want to stop reading and some of yall might seriously want to get a pen and paper.
Case #1-If you make out with 8+ guys in a SINGLE NIGHT at a party, YOU ARE SUSPECT. If you proceed to carry a "secret relationship" (i use the word relationship LOOSELY) with a guy, YOU ARE SUSPECT. If you go on dates and have special days with a guy, YOU ARE SUSPECT. If you call yourself "omnisexual, YOU ARE SUSPECT. (WTF does that even mean?) This one could go on and on but it would get too specific.(Guilty in the FIRST DEGREE)
Case #2-If you exchange TEXT messages with a guy telling him what you want to learn, YOU ARE SUSPECT. how fucking stupid do you have to be? TEXT MESSAGES?? THATS THE EASIEST FORM OF EVIDENCE. you'd be better off sending smoke signals. If you break up with your gf two days after hooking up with a guy, then get back together with her 3days later, YOU ARE SUSPECT. If everyone at a table is reading these texts and you're pretending to not realize, You're not even suspect, you're just plain stupid. if you call a guy 5X between 3-5am, (after he left your apartment) YOU ARE SUSPECT.(HOT ASS MESS.)
Case 3#-This one is just something else. I love it when straight guys have "ready" friends. infact most of my best and closest friends are straight. HOWEVER IF YOU CHOSE TO ONLY SURROUND yourself with gay men and you are not a fat woman or a lesbian, You my friend, ARE SUSPECT. if you claiming to be straight but I SEE you holding hands under the table with a guy at Starbucks during dead week, YOU ARE SUSPECT. If you start treating this person as if they're your man but you won't give them a title and just keep leading them on, YOU ARE SUSPECT.(See note#1 for more on that) (GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY)
Case#4-If you and your girlfriend are at someone's garage apartment and you keep talking about things you wanna do to the male organ, YOU ARE SUSPECT. shit he got convicted in five minutes. (On a side note, if said girlfriend isnt worried about you hitting on two gay men, take that as a warning. she may or may not allegedly be cheating on you with a 15yr old boy.) (2yrs and early release depending on good behavior)
Case #5-THIS ONE GETS THE HOT MESS AWARD OF THE YEAR and was the one that CAUSED SHOCK AMONG EVERYONE. If you make out with a guy, you are suspect. if you put his hand on your junk, you are suspect. if you bring your own supplies with the intention of seducing a guy, YOU ARE SUSPECT. if you then proceed to stay holed up in a house for three days and give the business every night, YOU ARE SUSPECT. if you're getting blasted on university websites, YOU ARE SUSPECT. If you ask a guy to date you but still walk around bragging about how many women you've conquered, YOU ARE SUSPECT. if you have relations with a guy for three months on and off, YOU ARE SUSPECT. (LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT)
Case #6-If you are on a school trip and get drunk and end up ON VIDEO saying about how you want to perform certain acts on a male organ, YOU ARE SUSPECT. (GUILTY in the 2nd degree)
Case #7-If everytime your girlfriend goes out of town and you immediately call a guy so you can stay at his house "cuz you don't wanna be alone" YOU ARE SUSPECT.(hhmmm..dunno)
Case#8-If you let a guy perform on you, you are HALFWAY suspect. (Cat you know who I'm calling out) (case dismissed)
case #9-IF YOU CONTINUOUSLY and AGGRESSIVELY ask gay men about how "it works" YOU ARE SUSPECT. knowledge is power but knowledge is also called doing research.(Waiting trial)
I think those cases are ample enough to provide evidence of suspect behavior. With this new breed, some might just not care anymore about what or who they do. we throw those cases out. not worth our efforts. Others have brief moments of suspect so we just patiently wait for an opportunity to gather evidence.
  Now how does this pertain to domestication? Let me tell you. THIS NEW BREED OF MOTHERFUCKERS ARE MEAN. How? they are palying with peoples emotions,feelings and dragging people down with them. When they're about to be found guilty, they start spreading lies to cover their tracks. WELL THIS STOPS NOW. I will NEVER EVER out someone or officially declare someone something until they tell me themselves but this is getting ridiculous. Some of them have girlfriends and are hurting them too. Girls, be extra careful for warning signs. take a step back and put them through your justice system. The worst part about these suspects is that they're also guilty of stealingyourman.com. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL times. well they're tried but like Beyonce told me, "ring the alarm!) I refuse to be a victim of that website. If you're not ready to be "ready", thats fine. take your time but stop taking people along on the ride of your aggressive hot ass mess life. 
To anyone who has suspect tendencies. * Here are some words of encouragement. "people who mind don't matter and people who matter won't mind." ITS THAT SIMPLE. Like the goo goo dolls said "JUST BE WHO YOU ARE". Those other people are just ignorant people who are too insecure. don't let them stop you from being your best you. Don't mean to get all PBS afterschool special on yall but come on. STOP PLAYING GAMES. 2010 is over and we are changing the rules in 2011. Domesticate yourself or WE WILL domesticate for you and hoes, it ain't gonna be pretty. 

Hope you all had a merry Christmas and raise your glass to a happy new year. 
Love,
Henry Abuto, Matthew Slayter and Cynthia Taiwo.
Special thanks to Amanda Williams and Holly Babb.
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  • Richard Nelson likes this.
    • Matt 'tobes' Tobey o man henry, just o man
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    • Amanda Danielle Williams OH MY GOD. OHMYGOD. I love you!!!!
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    • Matt Slayter PREACH.
      18 hours ago · 
    • Richard Nelson every time i read one of your lessons, it makes my day. this is fantastic.
      18 hours ago · 
    • Henry Emmanuel Abuto Ha Tobes you know I've always called people out. Amanda-Girl did you think all the evidence we gathered at 1532 B was gonna sit in storage? We worked HARD to gather. you know #8 and #5 have the same first and middle name. JUST dawned on me. Slayter-we did good! Richard-I'm glad I make your day haha
      17 hours ago · 
    • Amber Stafford sounds like one of your friends I met meets a lot of those "cases"
      16 hours ago · 
    • Amanda Danielle Williams 
      Honeychild. God bless 1532B and the SUSPECTS who occupate it now and next-door.
      CASE #9: girls kissing girls isn't cute. If you brought roadkill home to your mom and dad, they would slap you. Girls who makeout/do stuff with a girl for attent...See More
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    • Holly Babb Henry--this may be the best one yet. I'm looking forward to the next one already. I knew who u were talking about in almost ALL of these. Omg! Omg!!! Love u!!!!
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    • Henry Emmanuel Abuto Amanda, judge, prosecutor and Jury all in one!
      Holly-Thanks girl! Ha next one is coming New years day for things people should leave in 2010 and not carry into new years.
      16 hours ago · 
    • Rani Watters TEXAS TECH IS UNDERCOVER BROTHER CAPITAL. I'm glad you said something but I GOTSTA GET THIS OFF MY CHEST cuz its getting real down here...if you pose for the camera now *flick* *flick* harder than me in the club...YOUR SUSPECT. AND if you stick you lips out and put up the peace sign in more than one of your profile picks..YOUR SUSPECT. "Its not lipgloss its carmex"- SUSPECT. If I ask you what yo homeboy look like and your response is he cute you would like him...and your a guy...YOUR SUSPECT.
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Friday, December 17, 2010

This one actually is about London! (kinda?)

Lots to talk about! You guys haven't really gotten an update about London in a while, so here ya go.

First thing's first: I COME HOME IN 4 DAYS. Of course its bitter sweet, but I'm crazy excited to come home and see everyone.

I guess I never told you guys about my trip to Oxford? Well, Laura and I took a trip to Oxford, which was tons of fun, and cheap! We went to ChristChurch, which is one of the main colleges at Oxford, AND is where scenes from Harry Potter have been shot? Did Laura and I take funny pictures? Of course we did. Please refer to Facebook for further information. Afterwards, we just kinda wandered around the town. Great day.

Today has been a WONDERFUL day. I woke up, and got to say goodbye to someone who has been a lot of fun, and really good for me while I've been here. They really helped me realize that its OK that I don't have a gameplan set in stone for my career, and that If I try hard enough, I really can do everything that I want to do. Goodbye friend. Its been a blast.

From there, I got a cup of coffee (sidenote: last time I got a cup of coffee from this place, the bottom FELL OUT of the cup, leaving me drenched in hot coffee. Thankfully, that didn't happen this time), and then had the privileged of being a part of a staged reading for a few friends. See, whilst I've been here, I've made a bunch of friends from another program who all live in my building. A few of the kids were taking a playwriting class, and they asked me to read for a character in the reading of their play! It was great to be able to act again, even if it was just a reading that only a few people saw. Lots and lots of fun. Thanks to everyone who let me work with them!

Upon arriving home after the reading, I was greeted with a wonderful email informing me that my roommates for next semester found a great apartment for us! We'll be living in the Orion at Oak Hill complex off Hulen (just across the road from the Villas), and I couldn't be more excited. Trip to IKEA??? I THINK SO.

Lunch, paper writing, and then while on the phone with my mom, I looked at some finance stuff involving student loans, blah blah blah. Long story short, everything is going to work out just fine money-wise next semester. I'll have plenty of money for rent, and even some furniture! See? What did I tell you? Things do work out. You just have to have a positive attitude and a little bit of faith. :D

Tonight, Laura and I decided to go see Burlesque at the cinema right by us because they have really cheap student tickets. Oh man.... so many things to say about that movie. All of the visual stuff about the movie... the costumes, the choreography, and the lighting were all fantastic. In fact, all of the musical numbers in general were great! (Can we talk about the Christina/Marilyn Manson mashup? Brilliant). However... the script? Awful. The acting? Apart from Stanley Tucci at at times Cher, Terrible. And what's with Alan Cumming randomly popping in and out? Its fun to watch... but definitely not Golden Globe worthy.

Came back to the dorm, and a bunch of the girls from my hall were watching Mean Girls (In my top 5 favorite movies). I did a little happy dance (you should ask some of them about it) and plopped down to watch.

Oh, and did I mention that it looked like a snow globe up here today?

Papers are almost done. Christmas gifts are almost all bought. Goodbyes are being said.... Its time to go home. So prepare yourself Texas, because things have been FAR too calm since I left. ;)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Eff Fear. Holiday cheer!

It's slightly ludicrous, the amount of things that an average person is expected to deal with in his/her life. Love, death, money, school, having a job, supporting yourself, and supporting other people, just to name a few. Oh, and you're expected to be happy too, while trying to juggle all of these things. Life is at least nice in the sense that it doesn't throw all of these things at you at once. It stacks them, more or less neatly in your hands one at a time, so that you seemingly don't notice the imminent overload, when you can't hold anymore.

Lately, overload has definitely been setting in. I'm feeling the stress of having to write final essays, 3 of which are worth 50% of my grade in their respective classes. I'm feeling the stress of money. I currently have $0.83 in my bank account, 2ish pounds in cash (most of which in .05pound coins), and $93 left on my credit limit. When I get back to the states, I'll be needing to pay off my credit card bill, pay rent (FOR MY NEW APARTMENT YAY!!!!), take 18 hours of class, design costumes for a show, hopefully be in a show, start an honors project, and hold a steady job that somehow accommodates my schedule....

....right....

And as stressed as I am about all of this... I know its all going to be ok and work out in the end.

How do I know this? well... I don't. What I do know is that I have amazing parents that even in their hard times will do whatever they can to help me out. I know that I have friends that will be there when I feel like I'm about to pull my hair out. And I know that God is going to help me see it through.



There was a suicide bomber in Stockholm recently. 
We still haven't repealed "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (although we're making progress) or allowed Gay Marriage.
Westboro Baptist Church is still picketing funerals
People are starving all over the world
People are trying to scare others into believing in God and "preaching at them"
There is an HIV epidemic in Africa.

...But we're gonna get through it as best we can.

Yes, we have to do as much as we can to help all of these situations and others that are happening around the world... but in the short term... what's the use in worrying?

Shit is gonna happen. It just is. And we're not getting anywhere by worrying about it. And that applies just as much to my bank account as it does to terrorist attacks. 

So in the meantime... put on a smile. Its Christmas for God's sake! Throw on your favorite tunes and rock out. Dance 'till you're thighs hurt. Throw parties. Have fun, spread God's love through your actions, and STOP WORRYING SO DAMN MUCH. 

Everything is going to be fine. I promise. :D
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

London Boredom

London Boredom is slightly different than regular boredom. See, when you are bored, you usually still have a plethora of items to devote your attention to. TV, videogames, the internet... or God forbid, your homework. Yet in London, boredom works a bit differently. TV? Nope. We have one TV in the floor's lounge, but there are always people in there. Videogames? Only if you count what I have on my iphone, the majority of which I have played ad nauseum. Internet? Hahahaha, nope. It takes about 30 minutes load a 5 minute music video. Thats how bad the internet is here. So here I am... In my room... with nothing to do.

"But Matt! You're in London! Surely there are things to do in the city!"

Ah, a valid point my friend! However, in London, once the sun goes down, you're slightly limited in your choice of activities. Options generally include: A pub, a club, a movie, or a show, all of which cost money. Money that, unfortunately, I don't have.

Now most nights, London Boredom isn't an issue. When I do have money, I'll go out to a show or spend the night on the town. But usually once or twice a week, London Boredom sets in, and its enough to drive a person nuts.

I've read more books for pleasure since being here than ever before.

I've whipped through 3 seasons of Weeds in a very short amount of time.

I've stumbled upon. And stumbled upon. And stumbled upon.

In short: I'm ready to be busy again. A job. A show. A library to go to to do homework that is open 24/7 with a coffee shop that isn't 45 minutes away. The gym. Friends with a space to hang out in. ANYTHING.

I mean really, you can only play water pong so many times before its just no fun anymore.

A lot of people would use this time to write their final papers for class, but I've known for a very long time that unless i'm at the library with a cup of coffee, I can't do school work at night. I don't know why, but if I try to do school work in my room, I am extremely unproductive. But if I go to the library, I can get tons of stuff done! Unfortunately, as I mentioned before, my school's library is A) only open until 11pm during the week and 6pm on the weekends, B) 45 minutes away, and C) until recently didn't have a coffee shop. LAME. The other time of day that I'm really productive is during the morning and the day. I love getting up early to work on assignments. For whatever reason, I get so much more done in the morning than I do at night! Weird, I know.

Also, I'm real tired of being broke. And this exchange rate is killing me. Every time I spend 60 pounds (and they spend the pound like we spend the dollar), I'm actually spending $100. Not cool. I need an income. BAD. So if anyone's hiring when I get back home, please let me know.

16 days until I jet outta here. And besides the boredom and being constantly broke, I'm gonna miss it.