i think i'm in love again...

let me preface this entry by saying that i am fully aware of and take full ownership of my fixation with andre 3000 (but you can call him "possum alloiscous jenkins andre 3000", for short).

jay and i went to see idlewild last saturday (on opening weekend), and while there was no salavating on my part, i really enjoyed the movie. i actually found myself being quite skeptical at first, like, "this is one extra long music video." but then it occurred to me, this is a MUSICAL, genius! it is exactly one extra long video! so, once i was content to be entertained and not the witness of cinematic breakthrough or some revelation about life i really had a good time. i did come to a reaffirmed conclusion though - andre and big boi are BY FAR the best thing the south has to offer hiphop music -BAR NONE... scrap that, these dudes are doing some of the most imaginative work in the industry all around. outside of adaptations of stage plays, i had no idea what a contemporary musical would look like. but they did, and they showed us. i haven't purchased the soundtrack yet, but oh it's coming...

what i can say is that both singles out right now are fresh - "idlewild blues" and "morris brown" would play back to back and repeatedly if i had anything to say about it. (aside: dre, i don't really know what the big floating draws meant; i guess i'm not that deep brotha. shout-out to janelle and scar - looking right in the big boi video.) so i saw the dynamic duo on some video show being interviewed ( i think it was VH1), where said interviewer (i think he's dj envy) proceeded to ask them if they were breaking up. he says, "ok, ok, so i have to ask because i'm feeling like a little kid whose parents are about to divorce - are ya'll breaking up?" the grounds for his question? because on the sdtk/album, they do some songs separate. they were both wearing glasses, but you could see the expressions straight through; their expressions kind of said, "this nigga..." but 3000 and "billy ocean" answered very diplomatically. big boi said something like they're too strong right now and why would they do that and they did some tracks separately to give the full effect of their individual styles, so what is he (said interviewer and haters-at-large) complaining for? it's like getting two for one. 300o reminded ol' boy that they played different characters in the movie and some tracks are character songs, so it wouldn't make sense for "rooster" to be on "percival's" songs and vice versa. in response to breaking up and the relationship of outkast, andre put it in a way that was so...so him. he said, "this like 10th grade love right here." (aside: it's stuff like that which makes it so clear why erykah badu had his baby.) they were both nicer than i would have been. i may have told said interviewer that had he listened to any of kast's last...what?...3 or 4 albums, he would know that they've BEEN DOING some separate tracks on the same album. stop trying to be barbara walters, homie! and to quote "return of the 'g'" (aquemini) "...then they wanna ask the question...'what's wrong with andre? is he on drugs, is he in a cult, is he gay? when ya'll gone break up?' when ya'll gone wake up? nigga, i'm feelin' better than ever what's wrong with you? you get down!" (gansta)...

outkast always makes me dream you know? they show all the time that possibilities are endless, but they are also the end result of hardwork and not resting on one's laurels. i say? not bad for two dope boys in a cadillac.

i don't even know what to call this one...

so, take a good-sized chunk of all the people you love in the world and put them in a room. now put good food (some cupcakes for dessert), cameras, an ill playlist, a sweet and heartfelt slideshow, 6 degrees of separation (or less in some cases), not to mention fresh make-up, a baddasss dress and a fly cat - and you pretty much have one of the best days in my whole life. the weather was not too hot, the ring was oh-so-cold. and i tell you in truth, my face hurt by the end of the night...from smiling so much! (stop being fresh!) the only real hiccup in the whole operation was making it on the plane 4 minutes before take-off. but we made it. the ceremony started later than expected, so the set-up for the dinner afterwards wasn't complete before guests started arriving. but let me tell you why this had to be the gathering of one of the coolest, most loving, most laid back groups of people on earth - because everybody helped set up the place! everybody! it was comfortable and fun and full of love and God sent an awesome vessel to be in that same space that same weekend to record the whole thing. when i told my mom, she almost cried. i heard her say to herself, "see? that's why it's so good to have real friends." i agree, mommy, i agree...

so now there's photo albums to put together, thank you notes to write, lingering thoughts of "why didn't ----- show up?" but NOT asked with malice, only curiosity. special shout out to everyone who had anything to do with that beautiful endeavor *and if you sent us good vibrations, that counts too.* in the end, we were blessed above and beyond. and when i got back to work, they'd announced my promotion. (i tell ya' boy, if i was the shouting type, i'd be jumping up from this monitor right now). it's not back to life as usual. co-workers and friends ask, "how's married life treating you? doesn't it feel pretty much the same?" "no," i say, "it feels better."

that's all for now.

love[ing] al[l]ways,
fruitfly aka "the mrs"