CHRIST, rhymes, & Life

To many, what I admit in this might be a surprise and even seem a little crazy. I feel weird trying to add to the conversation on such a popular topic and as I write this I'm still hesitant to do so, afraid to join the pile of cringeworthy contributions. But with as much as I've read and heard on singleness, I can't remember too many that discuss the experience from a male perspective. Maybe that's why I felt so compelled to write this, because I feel like my experience is somewhat unique. So here it is.. I'm 25 now and for just about 99% of my life I've been single. I use to take pride in never having a girlfriend and wore my singleness like a badge of honor. The only dating relationship I've been in failed miserably (my fault) and it was quite the learning experience. Outside of that I've really only been on one date, depending on definition. Still never had my first kiss. Honestly, my mind has often entertained the thought and possibility of being ...

Warning: All this is based on background information from the comics and other stuff so if you feel like this spoils parts of the movie for you.. not sorry. I mean.. the obvious reason is that I'm a nerd and a huge Marvel fan. Infinity War is going to be nuts. But this right here.. Black Panther is special. Historic. And it is situated in such an important time. In  Civil War , T'Challa demanded the spotlight every moment he was on the screen. Now for him to have his own stand-alone film.. my, my, my. And Kendrick with that soundtrack got me even more hyped! I've been heavily anticipating this for so long and got my tickets as soon as they went on sale. Plus it's a four day weekend so I'll probably watch it three or four times, which I never do. I expect nothing but two and a half hours of glory. So here are my top five reasons why I'm so geeked about Black Panther . 1. Black Excellence Geez, where do I start.. When it was announced that Ryan Coogler wou...