Candy Bucket

She brought me a bucket of reese's(my fav), skittles, and starburst.

i'm so cali in the cold

got my highlighter skinnies

cookies and lemonade

It reads: Hey Babe, Hope you enjoy the cookies & lemonade! Have a good day!!

Surprise cupcakes

I can't believe she brought these to my job all the way from Auburn. I had no idea. She spelled my initials. Made my day.

I love you, Ms. Hatcher

We always end up coordinating.

Me and tori

she had 2 kneal down cuz I'm so short.

Wanted 2 Buy

it was a xxL in boys. I coulda made it work. goes perfect wit my new kicks

Obie's Stats

Thats My brothers records

Gold Chains and Interns

I love my current job. I'm working for NASA. I'm a business major. Some people may ask where do I fit in at NASA. I answer, "Business is everywhere." How'd I get here one may ask. I was lucky enough for them to have always had a special relationship with Tuskegee University to come there especially to recruit. Why did I take the position? I took it because it was NASA, and furthermore a government job. This was a step to securiing my future. I am a co-op meaning I do a semester working and a semester of college on an off and on basis. That's a feat in it's on for someone to explicitly delay they're graduation. It's an investment, I say. I've learned about the interns as well. They come to NASA in the summers. The intern pool ranges all the way down to freshman year, in high school.

This amazes me. It also has me wondering why aren't more people aware of such possibilities. I go around high schools when I'm at home and ask kids what they want to do with there life and it's still they same cliche refrain being itterated from the mouths of the blessed youth that remain ignorant to their unlimited possibilities other than becoming a rapper, movie star, or playing sports. I'm not demeening any of those professions at all. Plenty good has come from our achievements in those areas. I'm just screaming for some diversity. I just want to show the youth that there is another way. I think Obama's election has shown a definite option, be it a stretch, but still a shining a example to inspire the little black boys and girls.

I think what is it that gets the youngster's attention. It's the lifestyle that these famous people live that gets them wanting to lay down some tigh beats, dunk on someone, and win best lead role. What can we do to lure them in? We need to stop sending the typical pencil pushers recruiting at these high schools. The first thing they observe is not the job description. Some of the recruiters make more than Kobe, but you would never know by just looking at them. Modesty is charming, but it's reel in the kids with eyes open to a more flashy life. Basically, I'm saying we could better to attract their attention. We still must remain professional. I'm not saying go to a job fair rocking J's (air jordans to those unfamiliar) {Flash shoes to those who still don't get it}, or showcasing a gold grill (doubt anybody even finds that attractive anymore). I'm saying that there is nothing wrong with part of your pitch being that you are living just as happily and comfortibly as your P. Diddy's, Jay'z's, Lil Wayne's, Lebroan Jame's, Denzel Washingtons, etc., if not better.

"A little bait gets you the fish."

Resume

Click here for J._Holloway_Resume.doc

Just so you know a little about my profesional background. There plenty more but I'm trying to keep it a one-pager.

Mickey D's Step Show in Cleveland

This is actually in a Magazine. August 2009 is of Canvas

look it up on Canvascleveland.com

At Mongolian BBQ

We rockin the skinnies. I'm fresh, I'm an independent jerk.

M.F. Grape Jones's Soda

M.F. Motha........ Grape

Family Matters

Family Formal

The lil uns

Harm even the air around em and you're gonna pull an involuntary dissapearing act.

On the road to detroit

I was sleep the whole trip.

View from the apt.

Its so tranquil to gaze at the unknowing passersby.

shoes and ques

didn't even buy any kicks.

Sky Blue

Took this 1 at at a parking structure. Was kinda captivated.

Jame's Glasses

I held em 4 ransom.

Hookah

I was on a date at a hookah bar.

40 Year Old Bag Boy

There's a big problem today in the work place. It is baffling when you see a 16 year go in for an application for a part time job and there are no openings. Upon receiving this response, the 16 year old observes the workforce and finds herself competing with people in retirement age. There is no reason a 45 year old should be a bag boy. These part time jobs were created for young adults. I truly can't understand how an of age human being can survive receiving payment at a minimum wage rate.

Two things should happen. There needs to be some time of affirmative action plan as far as supporting the youths entry into the workforce. This would get the experience. They'd have the energy to do what is needed to be done in the workplace. It would also be society's part in investing in the leaders of tomorrow. The second measure should be incentive for current over age workers to get a degree and search for a career instead. If a person has put in so much time into a minimum wage job the government should definitely contribute an amount to their education, based on time served.

Generally speaking, these adults with these minimum wage jobs don't even like their jobs. They wish that they had a job that they actually made a difference in. Either that or at least they want a job that pays them comfortably. I find myself greatly motivated to perform at a job that my presence actually makes a difference in. When I worked for Abercrombie and Fitch, I was a Impact Team Member.

Job Description (for those of you unfamiliar with what I did, pretty much all of you):

My job was to pull, prep, and place. We pulled clothes from the stock room based what our scanner requested. We prepared the clothes for the floor by folding, tagging, and such. Lastly, we placed the merchandise on the storefront so customers could purchase. The scanners requests were everything that was being bought that day so its basically a continuous cycle; that is, until they day is over which means no one is buying any more product, which means that we just have to replace all the final material that was bought.

If the impact team didn't do their job efficiently enough them that meant that at the end of the day we would be scanning forever and also it would mean that there was very insufficient amounts and sizes of the merchandise bought. This equates to impatient customers, constant stock checks, long waits, and a need to replace all those clothes bought that day. The cherry on top was that at the end of the day, after the store was closed, they pretty much changed the whole store configuration.

Bare with me. This is all leading up to the climax of my motivation rhetoric.

I had to come up with a technique to fight the force. There were two measures I came up with. The best way to attack a problem is to prepare in such a way until the problem never arises. Considering the floor changed everyday, I used to come sometime up to 30 minutes early just so I could get into the store and see where everything is to be placed, such as the jeans, polos, and certain graphic tees. This cut plenty of time down in placing. Those that didn't prep themselves were left to wonder aimlessly around the store.

The second thing I noticed is that we have a big store with two levels and stairs. I began to run the store when I replenished the supply. It cut down on time. It got me exercise and cardio to be healthier for my job. It also attracted customers attention and made them feel like we were really trying (because we were).

That little extra effort made all the difference. I would love coming back to work after my days off to be greeted by the managers in deep breaths because they said they really could have used my help the previous shift. Impact breeds motivation. This is why these adult could do better than a bag boy position because they don't feel inspired. In getting a better job you free up positions that our youth can fill.

I'm taking a stand that plenty of college students and graduates are taking as well without even knowing it. When we go out and search for an internship, co-op, and/or career, what we are doing is actually taking ourselves out of competition with those high school juniors and seniors who are looking for work just so they can help their parents out a little, those who want to get some work experience, those who want to meet investors half way so they can get their first cars. I care about today's youth and my future. I can maintain both campaigns without conflicting each other if I attempt to live by my mothers motto: Mediocrity is a sin. I charge you all to do the same.

To Be A Shepherd

Everyone likes to be able to influence others. You feel accomplished. You view your opinion as something relevant. Decisions of an influential person literally impact the world. Those without a great degree of influence tend to be run over. They tend to be soft spoken. Harsh as it may seem, they account for a lot of those of the suicide population.

Quick sidebar: Can you really have a population of dead people? By definition, population means: the people who inhabit a territory or state. Directly, you can assume that a population can exist. On the other hand, if you assume that to "inhabit" is synonymous to "live" somewhere than one can infer that they can't. Weird, huh? But I digress......................................................................deliberately.

If one wants to decrease their chances of contributing themselves to the oxymoronic suicide death population, then they should strive to be an influential person.

First, you should ask this question: What does it take to be a persuasive person? I've filtered the composition of a persuasive person down to 3 basic skills. One has to have in-depth knowledge on the subject at hand. They've got to have a great degree of charisma. Lastly, they must be aware of the audience they intend to deliver their message to. With these three factors in mind, you'll seldom leave the room without everyone's minds on your words.

Today, I was working with a fraternal Brother of mine, Fred Gray Jr-attourney at law, on a case. One task we were charged with was to find an expert witness who could back our findings in the case. The three previously stated factors were the criteria.

He had to have the knowledge base. As an expert witness, they have to know what they are talking about. Extensive experience in the subject is highly obliged. No one wants someone feeding them malarkey. It gives your contest significant amounts of weight, given you have studied much in the subject. If the trial, has to do with a poker game gone wrong at a Las Vegas casino, the expert witness should be able to tell me what pocket rockets are.

For those of you non-poker players, that’s when you receive a hand with two Aces.

We had a long conversation with the guy. At the end, it felt like we were all pals. This says the man has some type of charisma. This goes a long way in politics and the business world alike. If you can speak well and keep the crowd in enveloped, you are half way there. I know that it’s quite an irritant to endure someone unsure of them self. How can you sway the hearts of the audience if you can't convince yourself that your rhetoric is worth putting an ear to? You can't. I can't be so harsh as to condemn anyone. One of my worst things is an occasional stutter. I was horrible in middle school. I've been told that when I get really bad with it that it seems as though I'm lying. This is a big problem considering I hate when anyone questions my opinion or knowledge on a subject that I hit square on the head. I've learned that it’s not their fault. One step I've made is to slow it down and take thought in what I am about to say. I know it seems redundant but when you get as many thoughts in your head as I do per second, words just spurt out like go-gurt.

That last factor we had to consider was whether he could appeal to the specific class of jurors. No matter how extensive your knowledge base or how well you think you deliver in general, you must always use tact and strategy with respect to those about to receive. If you are about to speak to a kindergarten class, it might serve one well to wear bright colors to appeal to the kids. If you are speaking to a religious crowd, try and tie your message with their morals. The expert witness we chose may not appeal to jurors in the area that the trial was to take place. He was very liberal when they were a more conservative bunch. This can mean quite the difference. In my experience, I know it has. I ran for Mr. Tuskegee, a representative position, and during the campaign there was a pageant held. I failed at appealing to the appropriate crowd. There was a point at which the contestants were to exhibit casual wear. I was the only one wearing jeans and a T-Shirt. This was a bad move. It was clear that the judges were quite old fashioned. We have to be more mindful of the minds of people whose opinion we intend to deter.

Leave with this: be smart, be cool, and be aware. Let's keep that population down.

Economy sitting at the Yellow Light

 

People can say plenty of bad things about the slowed economy. One can say, “It’s hard to get a job.” One can say, “People no longer have good enough credit.” These are problems that affect our daily lives. It affects me personally considering that I’m a college student. We, college students, tend to be a population in the U.S. heavily influenced by the economy’s traffic.

 

            I’m an optimist. My life motto is to be Proactive, not Reactive. Rather than crying over spilled milk, I go grab another jug. With the extreme hardship of getting accepted for loans, the economy has forced plenty of us students to seek alternative funding. Since, I’ve been unable to get the loans I wanted; I’ve been an avid scholarship applicant. Anyone willing to examine my Firefox Web Browser’s history would find countless views of United Negro College Fund’s pages, Fastweb entries, and plenty of general searches on google.com. I have my transcripts, letters of recommendations, cover letter templates, and army of essays on common questions asked such as my biography, career goals, community interests and such. I’m well prepared. I must say that I’ve immediately harvested the fruits of my labor. In just this semester alone, I’ve became the recipient of the Gap, Inc. and Edward M. Nagel Foundation scholarships. I’ve made my mother quite proud. Given various scholarship awards, along with dedication to my work-study job on campus, I’ve been making considerable efforts to be responsible for myself. I was glad to be able to contribute, without much of a dent being put into my pocket, towards getting my little sister a car for her 16^th birthday. I’m practically independent.

 

            I’ll maintain this pace well into my career. I most definitely am building toward a promising future. Others aren’t fairing so well. I hear plenty talk of lay-offs, companies not hiring, and general unemployment rates rising. This has inspired me, oddly enough. With all this stepping over toes to the top, I’ve opened my eyes to new possibilities. There was a time when I feared not going home for the summer. Virtually nine months a year away was enough for me. Then I realized that it’s not truly necessary and may not be the most economical decision to go back to Los Angeles. I also had a problem with spending more time in school in retrospect of pushing my graduation back. In light of opportunities I was missing because of being so close minded, I have adapted to times. This summer I will be a Co-op at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This is away from home and will require that I take a semester off pushing my projected graduation of May 2010 to 2011. The implicit benefits of it will be that I get to dwell in flux and allow the economy to stabilize before I enter the workforce. Not to mention it’s a paid position and a government job. The slowed economy has accelerated my progress.

Greed

"Jealousy of those worse off than you with something of insignificant value makes you a greedy person."

This quote is from yours truly. I found myself, the other day thinking about the opposite sex. There have been a couple times when I've received word of girls I talk to and their involvement with other guys and wonder what happened with me. I will admit. Sometimes I get jealous. This is a very hard thing for me to admit given that sometimes I can have the pride of King Leonidas I. Regardless, I attempt to remain my normal humble self. People like you more that way. But, I digress.

I found myself being jealous of these guys because of their "interactions" with these girls. I then realized that the people that were the objects of my jealousy where those guys that would do well to ask me for advice on my success. I then realized that the girls they had weren't contributors to my life. After that, I looked over the current events in Jesse Lee Holloway Jr's life and came to the conclusion that I'm doing well, and making my parents proud.

Since I'm doing so well, I believe that I'm just being greedy. It's human nature to want it all. Who can argue with high aspirations? I encourage everyone to go out and get what they hope to attain. I would just advise everyone to consider if what you want is truly what you want and/or need. Ask yourself how would that "golden grail" actually impact your life in a positive way. Is it significant? All there any alternatives? And can you go without it?

In my situation, I feel as though these girls may contribute a better role in my life by going on as they have. The keyword is that they are girls as opposed to women. I feel as though women may appeal more to me and require more time and effort. If I'm focusing on building a relationship with a true woman then I'd suppose I would not find the time to worry that which does not truly matter.

At the end of the day, I've reminded myself to dwell on important things such as money, school, family, work, and such. It's okay to be jealous because it natural, but it should not depress you. Instead it should motivate you to better yourself.