
editor’s note: i wrote this about a year ago. i found it in the archives of my computer’s hard drive, so i figured i’d share it with you all. it’s actually getting a little cold here in boston, so i feel like this is a good time for the re-up. let’s get it. enjoy.
man oh man…it’s getting cold out there, people. i can’t really speak for other schools, but i feel like when it gets cold in boston, i tend to see more couples linking up, more relationships blossom. my guess? daylights savings + frigid weather = crucial cuddling time (CCT). well, it’s a little more complex than that. let me break it down.
sure, doubt me if you want. but haven’t you noticed? that guy who lives in the room next door is no longer midnight creeping to (insert homegirl of the day here)’s room. instead, he’s posted up with his main squeeze, watching a movie in the lounge or something. your buddy doesn’t tell you about the wild weekend he had, because the weekend wasn’t wild. he was probably watching 10 things i hate about you with his wifey. it’s basically a fact…everybody out there, around this time of the year, is looking to get bunned up. didn’t you notice shorty who you’ve been eyeing in the cafeteria everyday FINALLY coming up and saying what’s up at the halloween party in a few weeks? or ladies, how about the extra flirtatious dude working at the school store? maybe it’s just me, but i feel the desperation in the air. now, the thing about this whole dilemma is, nobody is excluded; youngsters, adults, nerds, jocks, divas, cool kid. it doesn’t even mattter. you just want somebody to care about, right? don’t be ashamed, it is what it is.
i know some people who read this entry are like, “easier said than done, man.” and you are exactly right. it’s all about reciprocity. you can pour your heart out to somebody, but it means nothing unless they show you love back. trust me on that. there are no guaranteed methods to winning the boy or girl of your dreams. there’s only hope. me personally? i’m a dreamer. i don’t care if the odds are favorable that i will get carried (carried = played. rocked. chopped and screwed, as t-pain would say in that new song. yeah, this is an update to the year-old entry, so what?), because that slim chance is good enough for me.
i know i’m rambling, so i’ll just get to the point: everybody gets bit by the like/love/lust bug, and there’s nothing you can really do about it. the bug’s been tryna get me, but i won’t speak on whether or not he’s actually chomped on me (all hetero) just yet. instead, i’ll let lupe fiasco speak for those out there who have that special person that they’ve had their eye on for a minute.
anyway, watch the video, you’ll like it. oh, and shout out to all the dreamers out there…i see you. preach, mr. fiasco. preach. (sidenote: the real video i was tryna show you is triller. this is the same song but a different video. this guy who made this was a dork. the other joint was vicious. but this’ll do. if i find the other joint, i’ll post it. – modi, 1.30.2010.) feedback is appreciated on this post. enjoy.
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son you are speaking the truth. the love bug has been nibbling on my flippin ankles the past couple weeks. sheesh. the sad thing is its not even cold down here.
Comment by nick 10.14.08 @ 4:11 pmModi, I think you make very valid point, it’s cold so what the best way to warm up but with a boo. But i think you fail to mention the idea of Summer Love (fling, lust, water you want to call it) filled with hot sweaty, well you can fill in the rest. I feel there’s an epidemic of relationship (or relations) during the summer, one that only last for that short 2 or 3 month period. Care to expand?
Comment by HewieBaby 10.14.08 @ 4:12 pmSO, modi knows i def agree with this situation lol today was the first Legit Cold day of the year and the heat in my house is Not that good i mean…cuddling is just a warmer solution…but it is definitely more easily said than done because personally, just about any guy ive met recently is after One thing and no more, I mean where are those guys who are even focused enough to Have a “main squeeze”?
Send them over to tufts…sociology majors? lol
Modi that video is spectacular.
I definitely agree with what you are saying about people settling down during the winter months. Nobody has the energy to be chasing skirts that have changed to pants because of the weather. So you narrow your options and settle for the chick who will be there on the cold nights.
Real talk, man. It’s like Spring Fever, but in the Winter time instead. It seems more correct for the love bug to hit around now instead of Spring anyway, just listen to Drake’s “Come Winter”, it explains all of that.
Comment by ceased werds 10.14.08 @ 4:16 pmdid you get the girl?
are you gonna get the girl?
it’s so cold. keep her warm.
i think we all agree that this man speaketh the truth lol i mean i def. do. i think its jus in our nature to look for warmth when it gets cold. but i think when ppl make that move and actually look for a main squeeze or wutever u wanna call it, that’s when we they come up empty handed. i always find that when i start lookin, i never find anyone, but when im jus chillin thats when i get approached. *shrugs*maybe thats jus me.
ill video btw. mmhmmm
Comment by Heather Rene' 10.14.08 @ 4:19 pmtrue story..
and i’ve been waiting with this track in my files forever to use (via myspace lol) when i get a man.. lol.
Comment by heather H.E.R. widener 10.14.08 @ 4:27 pmrandom comment but- lupe came to umich last week and man o man was he a dissapointment. he came out to the center of campus and basically talked about his album for an hour… no performance! and he didn’t have anything interesting to say or talk about… I’m a huge fan so I was blown. Anyways, love the blog, keep it up!
Mariel
Can I just say that final fantasy VII is not only my favorite video game, but the best rpg of all time. And aside from that, yes, modi, i agree. (Can you believe i actually read this??? fascinating, ain’t it?) I really like the song, first time hearing it – it’s cute (lyrically brilliant – like all lupe) – look modi! we’re in agreement again…time to battle it out in class!
Comment by camille 10.14.08 @ 4:36 pmSquash that bug!!!! Nah but on the real this whole winter love hibernation thing is a true story…I guess people don’t have warm enough blankets anymore they gotta get warmth from somwhere else…blahh… but i think its all excuses w. most, they feel they have to settle down at certain times in the yr which means its not real…
lets see if they r still together when the tempature rises..no pun intended
Comment by shyvonne 10.14.08 @ 4:38 pmkudos to you modi,
this post only speaks and goes beyond the truth.the fact that you state, “you just want somebody to care about, right? don’t be ashamed, it is what it is.” is oh so true, seeing that both genders,male and female, especially within the black community, have a hard time admitting that. i believe that it is an intrinsic human feeling that you want to be wanted, loved and appreciated by another, but often times, we, as in women and often times men, can act “cold,” conducive to this fall weather on the outside, but deep inside we are “dreamers.” your “shout out to the dreamers, i see you,” well you definitely are seeing me, along with many others out there, who dream, hope for, and live each day for love, whether it is in existence or through faith. because at the end of the day, like you said, it’s not about having a wild weekend, more so than it is, being cuddled, ensconced with and appreciated by the “other” who thinks the stars of you.
cuddling is sooo essential to winter but i get ALLL my play in the summer.. wth is that about..
Comment by juanita 10.14.08 @ 5:25 pmlmao. what a great time for this post to be up. it’s around this time of year that things get hard, and you need a little softness to help make things easier. you need a little cuddling.
i’m not usually a fan of cuddling, but when it starts getting cold outside, you got that draft coming through your apt. bedroom that you can’t stop even though you done shut both your windows, you’re too cheap to turn the heat on ’cause you can’t afford to have your national grid bill shoot up like a binging heroin addict, at least not until late dec.-february when it starts getting to be that charles dickens-upton sinclair, starving, orphan cold and the combination keffiyeh-under armour-cardigan-peacoat sweatpant cocoon that you have fashioned for yourself no longer works, it’s nice to have that special someone that you can snuggle up with and help make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
be forewarned, though: one that has had to go without cuddling for some time may be subject to over-cuddle if and when the opportunity presents itself again, and may soon find themselves as someone said, “hibernating,” spending vast stretches of time procrastinating– claiming to be on their way to getting work done in “a little bit” or “later,” idling in a twin bed zoning out to “Top Model,” “Family Guy,” or “I Want to Work for Diddy” marathons, or just sleeping.
so all in all, although cuddling is nice, one must work to temper the cuddling instinct, especially after a dryspell, so as to prevent themselves from losing themselves in fuzziness completely. but cuddling does tend to be nice, overall, at least in moderation.
Comment by Tjett 10.14.08 @ 5:27 pmu couldnt play a better song (my favorite song also) and just like one of ur old posts of the underdog, take that into consideration cause some of us think that we wont get the girl or dude but once you play that song….. your inspired and you gotta get the girl. final fantasy 7, 8, and 10 are the sickest!!!!!
Comment by firmdisbeliever 10.14.08 @ 5:36 pmthe pic, the post, and the lupe got me all bubbly and gushy and cheesy right now. This is one of my favorite posts… what can I say, I’m a gushy kinda gal. Plus! I’m def feeling you on the polar air…hoping one of these guys will try to keep me warm this winter lol!
Comment by Cam 10.14.08 @ 7:35 pmAgreed, cold weather is great cuddling time. Who am I kiddin, us ladies like cuddling ALL the time!
Comment by S_Wash 10.14.08 @ 8:07 pmRECIPROCITY
only the most important thing ever.
–unanonymous. yessir.
Comment by MM 10.14.08 @ 10:37 pmthat was the dopest video. thank you so much.
and i got stuck in cct this sunday- im gonna attribute it to deprivation.
Comment by tiye 10.14.08 @ 10:48 pmi completely agree with this post. everybody is looking for somebody to cuddle with in the winter. it’s almost too obvious, especially for people in school. generally nobody is tryna go off campus when there’s a blizzard outside, and by that time you’ve been cooped up with your roomates for so long that you only know how people of the opposite sex still look if you’re brave enough to venture to class in the wintery elements. Guys usually take a break from chasing girls to chill with that one who they know well enough to know will always answer their cuddle call. it’s kind of cute watching people pair off as soon as the breeze in the air starts giving you goosebumps but most of the winter relationships dont last. guys who never hit u up over the summer or in the beginning of the fall are suddenly all up in your text messages and your call logs tryna see if maybe you wanna watch a movie later cuz they know that the dorms of all the chicks on campus are within a 500 foot radius of theirs. but come spring they’ll be ready to come out of hibernation and get on the train to get their chill on elsewhere. hilariousness.
Comment by Morghen 10.15.08 @ 2:16 amOH YEA cuddle budd(IES)
things you need
-cold weather (snow is a bonus
-Working and effective heat
-movies gallor
-liquor
-condiments
-a car ( cant ask a girl to cuddle and WALK her to your place, the hell, lol
chuch homey, chuch. its getting cold here and ive noticed my desires going from wanting to boink the shit out of that hottie in my surveying lab to wanting to hold her hand.
Comment by iamagawwad 10.19.08 @ 2:58 pm“yet his presence, his manners, the warmth of his glances, and above all the touch of his lips upon her hand had acted like a narcotic upon her”
story of my boo & I
Comment by liya 12.06.09 @ 3:06 amHa, this is cute. I’m a cuddler so I completely understand. But on campus, why not walk the person thru the snow first? Gives you an excuse to get close and warm eachother up. Gotta have a strategy.
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