EVOLVING BLACKNESS: Light Skin, Dark Skin, My Asian Persuasion,

Let's start out with the good news first. Janet (of the Jacksons) has released the video for the song Feedback from her highly anticipated forthcoming album "Discipline." What I love about Ms. Janet is that she gets right back on that horse even after radio stations refused (for the most part) to play any singles off of "20 Y.O.", a very good album that was given the cold shoulder, just like "Damita Jo." I also want to praise Mrs. Dupri? for getting right back out there so soon and not making her fans wait too long.

Did you see it, did you enjoy it? I am the biggest Janet fan if ever there was one, but I just want her to wow me. I am not a fan of the science fiction special effects she used, but what I did like was the ending of the video where she is bouncing the white liquefied balls up into the stratosphere. I just think that Janet alone dancing without all the digital effects is enough to satisfy all her fans. Check out "Pleasure Principle" from back in the day, one of Janet's best videos. Anyway, can't wait until the entire album is released. Go Janet...I'm hoping that the rest of the album lives up to your first single!

BADDDD NEWWWS

Yeah, I know how to spell. Okay, A. gets sick this weekend, I mean the fever, chills, body aches, the whole 9 yards. And what a baby when sick. A is like: "Come hold me!" "Come lay with me!" So, as the perfect mate, I do what I can to try to make A. feel better, while is is hacking all over me. Try as I might, I wake up Monday with a scratchiness in my throat while A. is getting better. I had to call in to work today and might not make it tomorrow either, if I don't break this fever and horrible cough. I know, I'm the best...but I really don't need to be sick right now. Plus, we have a busted pipe under the sink in the kitchen, a downed line in the back yard that I need to call about and I am ill-equipped for this sickness. And I just heard that Barack Obama is running second to Hilary Clinton. Still too close to call though. Does it sound like I am complaining? I should know better. I should go to urgent care like A. did, but I hate hospitals. Ever the optimist, I am trying to practice the Secret and see myself as well. I will let you know when it starts to work!

Well what do I do now? Well I am going to leave you with something light...light-skinned that is. Although I think I prefer dark skin, and Asian men are exotic, I have to support my own kind this time around!

TRAVIS MCCOY from Gym Class Heroes