
Last night we went to this black owned lounge off of 16th and Wabash and watched the speech. I almost teared up a few times...just the idea that we as a people have come so far!

*Originally posted on 7/6/08 on my myspace blog*
I've been adjusting back to the city life in Chicago! I absolutely love being here...and despite the good days, bad days, and cloudy days...things are great! I start my new job tomorrow with a publishing company downtown and am excited! So, like always, I keep my sidekick handy to jot down any blog topic ideas that cross my mind!
1. Thongs - - are sometimes necessary! Walking arond the city I am beyond disappointed to see the vast amount of panty lines. PANTY LINES! People..this is 2008, damn near 2009, and there is NO reason to jet around town with visible panty lines...an ever present reminder that yes, we can ALL see your underwear riding their way up your cheeks...moments away from permanently wedging in your ass!
2. This must stop: Hanging onto "non-quality" hair just to be the girl with the long hair...but you're really the girl with the scraggly, damaged hair! The girl that everyone notices NOT for your luscious locks...but instead your fried, split ends...that girl that makes you cock your head in a 45 degree angle, squint your eyes and ponder WHY in the world doesn't she just cut her hair and look fabulous!
3. While I was at the DMV getting a state ID...my eyes were bombarded with so many fashion choices...gone TERRIBLY wrong! I have to say that the fashion free for all that was displayed at the DMV was none other than a hot ass mess!...sometimes a dress code...or uniforms...are not a bad thing! I'm all about being unique and rocking your own personal style, but your loud shirt, hair style, 10 inch long overly designed nails, etc...are just making everyone's eyes throb...and it doesn't make the waiting time go any better!
4. Neck tattoos...never a good decision! I don't feel it's necessary to expound on this, but unless you're Diddy...you should NOT get a neck tattoo. They aren't professional, cute, or..well, they aren't anything good at all! Just leave the neck tattoo thing alone!
Can someone explain to me why it's 110 degrees outside right now? Please...anybody? Anybody? Bueller.....Bueller? lol...okay...but for real...it's hot as hell outside...I'm convinced that the Devil has come to permanently reside in the valley of the sun.
Can you picture yourself stepping foot outside and inhaling...only to feel as if you're choking...on pure HEAT??
Can you imagine getting into your car and within 10 seconds having your earrings heat up so much that you have to take them out because they're burning you?
What about trying to put your car into reverse...but not being able to handle touching the gear shifter thingy for longer that 2 seconds because the skin on your hand is damn near being burned off?
Well...this is currently my reality and I have to say that it's ridiculous that it's this hot out here...I'll be so glad to feel the brisk wind of my hometown hitting my face in a few days!
I'm quite perplexed by all of the blushing brides I've seen as of late. I thought that people turned into bridezillas and thus lost weight in the months leading up to their nuptials. Everywhere I look brides are looking quite plump...and not pleasantly plump...but more like "....is this a shot gun wedding because you've had MORE than an adequate amount of time to look your best."
I'm not going to buy into the idea of being fat and happy. There's nothing "happy" about being overweight, buying ugly clothes, getting winded from walking across a room...a small room...lol...you see where I'm going with this. I think that we as black women need to really make our health a higher priority. You can't walk into the club, 300 lbs...with a crew of 300 lb friends and really think you're the baddest bitches in the club! Baddest, no! Fattest, probably!
I'm not saying that people need to be skinny because anyone that knows me KNOWS that I'm not an advocate of the bobble head movement. Black women take pride in the figures we have! We have been blessed with curves for days...but unlike some may think, round is NOT a shape! lol...
I think that everyone should get into a gym, meet with a trainer and get their fitness level assessed. The idea of being in your peak shape with a good level of fitness, healthy diet, and overall healthy lifestyle really appeals to me. Lately I have been gotten into running and circuit weight training...pretty hard core. I workout at least 4 days a week and love the feeling of actually seeing my body change. Though I have only lost 9 lbs, I've dropped inches and feel great.
Whenever I do decide to take the walk down the aisle, it will be in my peak fitness condition. Pictures and memories are forever and best believe I won't be pleasantly plump.
It has been a while since a tv show has really surprised me or caught me off guard enough to let out a gasp. lol...well, Tuesday night's episode of Law and Order SVU managed to do just that. I have to say that I'm a complete nut over the show...which isn't hard to be with TNT playing reruns literally every hour...lol...but Benson, Stabler, Tutuola, Munch, Finn...lol...those are my people! Anyways, I was just really pleased with the episode, which I believe to have been the season finale. Will Finn go to prison? Will Casey get suspended for a year? Oh me...Oh my! lol...I'm on the edge of my seat...
In other TV news (yes, I've allowed tv to rot my brain...lol...)
1. I love Gossip Girl! Everyone should watch this show...it's like a more fashionable The OC...with better story lines.
2. The Hills is on my list of shows to catch...but I really wonder if there are NO black people that interact with any of the characters in their day to day life.
3. An interesting late night show (conan o'brien) that I managed to catch last night while at the gym actually surprised me! He's funny...and I think I may have to catch another episode...
4. Keeping up with the Kardashians! They have the cutest blended family and I really like this show. People can hate Kim if they'd like...but it's simply hating...she's beautiful, has a bomb ass body, money, a loving family, clothes for days, and a GORGEOUS boyfriend. lol...She really has all the ingredients to hate on. She should walk around with a sign up list because you know people don't like her...
5. Chelsea Handler - she's one of the few late night women on TV and she's hilarious. Watch her show, on E!, at least once and I promise that you'll be balling. lol...
6. Deadliest Catch - this comes on the discovery channel Tuesday nights and is a great, accurate account of what life is like as a fishermen on the Bering Sea. Don't count this show until you watch. I am HOOKED on crab legs and to actually see what all goes behind getting those delicious little creatures...it's intense...
Obviously the other shows that I'm obsessed with are The View, Oprah,Grey's Anatomy...and they need no introduction, explanation, or paragraph! lol...
*originally posted on 5/15/08 on my myspace blog*
Despite being in their 100th season, I still find myself tuning in on Wednesday nights to see what drama Tyra has cooked up for the eager model hopefuls. Though half of them tend to have no potential, each season there is one that stands out. This cycle, for me, it was definitely Anya! From her first photo she was high fashion and leap and bounds ahead of the other girls. I just knew she was going to win. She had to. Nobody else came close to her in beautiful pictures, challenge wins, and actual model potential. Well, to my disappointment they announced Whitney - - the "plus size", cheesy robotic pageant smiling girl from the South. I am convinced that this show is a joke. There is no way to justify giving her the win. Anya was superior to her in every way imaginable...and the fact that Whitney actually won...I'm in total shock and disgust.
To me it goes slightly deeper than just the ANTM show, but the Tyra Banks' Bankable Productions corporation as a whole is quite suspect to me right now. Her Tyra Show talk show went from being a "must see" to a "who cares". She started strong but how many "don't lose your man" or "how old do I look" or celebrity interviews can you have? Does Jordan Sparks really bring in the high ratings? Heidi and Spencer? Give me a break....
After last night's huge let down, I'm officially letting go of Tyra in terms of providing entertaining tv. She is in the works to bring a new show to the CW network (Stylista) which is pegged to be an Apprentice meets the world of high fashion. We'll see if she can redeem herself.
I knew he was old when:
- He pulled, ever so gently, out of his pocket a *brace yourself* DISC MAN! Yes, a bonafied disc man, portable cd player...whatever you want to call it...he pulled it out of his pocket and actually pressed pause! Lord...I didn't know that people still used these things...but I guess so. Aren't iPods and MP3 players pretty affordable nowadays?
- I made a comment about Miami Vice to which he made a comment about Ricardo Tubbs. *blank stare* Who is that?? Apparently we were discussing 2 completely different eras in time. I was referencing the talented Colin Farel and Jamie Foxx. lol...he was talking about the 80s show with Don Johnson. :( lol...
- He used the words "free spirit" and "groovy" in a sentence and it wasn't a joke.
- We had this conversation:
ME: How old are you?
HIM: Late 30s
ME: What does that mean?
HIM: 38, is that a problem? Do I look like I'm 38?
ME: I don't know what 28 looks like, let alone 38.
--end of convo--