So, the radios, internet, tv, etc have been totally saturated with the latest editions to the Chris Brown/Rihanna saga. My question is..."am I the only who thinks that these people should be left alone???" Seriously. Yes, it was wrong for C.B. to beat up Rihanna like that...and even then, I am basing my assumption on the picture that was leaked by the police department. However, I find fault in the way that C.B. has been attacked. I'm not saying that he was not wrong, but at the same time, he's innocent until proven guilty....
I just find it extremely sickening how people just have this fascination with what's going on in Chris and Rihanna's lives...I mean, don't people have bigger fish to fry?!?! After all, we ARE in a recession!!! People are losing jobs left and right, along with losing their houses, and their retirement funds/pensions!! However, people would prefer to stay glued to the tv to get the latest about what's going on with ol Chris and RiRi!!
I mean, I would be okay if I could easily turn on CNN or Headline News to see the least developments on President Obama's administration or how Rush Limbaugh continues to make himself look like a racist prick...however, I have a SERIOUS problem when those aforementioned channels are known for respectable new coverage are not filling their time and their news tickers with the most recent developments regarding Chris Brown!!!! Ugh!!! Who cares if he gets counseling with his pastor!!! I wish him well, but that does not affect my life. Who cares if his childhood consisted of his parents being violent toward each other!!! Yeah, that's really sad and unfortunate; I hope the counseling helps but that still doesn't affect my life. Who cares if Chris and Rihanna decided to reconcile!!! If that's what they want to do, I wish them all the luck in the world; but, again, THAT DOES NOT AFFECT MY LIFE!!!!
I guess, in the end, what I'm trying to say is that people should be able to live their lives however those choose as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others. Chris and Rihanna getting into an altercation will not help me pay my bills nor will it ensure that I do well in school. I understand that the lives of celebrities are often fascinating to look at. However, is there ever a point in time when we just say "enough is enough"???
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
For Patrice and Kendie :)
So...within the past two days, I have gotten requests for the aforementioned ladies to update my blog. No, scratch that...it wasn't a request; it was more like, a demand. Lol! Anywhoo...I guess I've kinda of developed a blog phobia. Maybe phobia is a strong word, but the feeling is more a less the kind where one side of your mind tells me, "you should update your blog"...meanwhile, the other side says, "you seriously don't have time". Nonetheless, I've decided to get over my blog fear, phobia, etc and appease my loving friends :)
School and work have seriously gotten me bogged down; but, I can handle it. I can't figure out which one is more stressful, but I think that work is close to winning that award. Ugh. The agency that I work for is going through quite a bit of turmoil, so there are constant changes in the midst of people trying to maintain their cool when you can tell that they're one step away from losing it. The economy has seriously affected us because there is not any funding being contributed to the people that we serve. However, in that lack of funding, there are also forces who seem to want to see our agency fail...I'm not going to get specific because I don't know who is lurking around. Either way, there has been a strong push for everyone to be on their "p's and q's" but even in doing so, it almost seems as if we're fighting a losing battle. So, with that I'm extremely grateful that I'm in school because I don't know how much longer my agency will be in existance in its current form....ok, enough of the sad stuff.
Words cannot express how excited I am to be going to Hawaii next month!!!! AHHHH!!! While I'm not exactly in beach-body shape (I have lost weight, though), I'm still really thrilled to get some of that Hawaiian sun!!
Besides that, I'm looking forward to attempting to plan a class reunion alongside my best bud :) I can only imagine the work that's ahead of us and I am realistic enough to know that we probably won't agree on everything. But, I know that we'll work everything out and hopefully it'll be a success!! However, I wish that my other homie-til-end could be more involved, but living in Japan might not be very conducive to planning a class reunion in Decatur, AL, lol! Either way, I can't wait!!!!
Ok, that's enough for now...gotta get back to work. Hopefully, I have appeased the masses by gracing cyberspace with my prescence and thoughts...lol
School and work have seriously gotten me bogged down; but, I can handle it. I can't figure out which one is more stressful, but I think that work is close to winning that award. Ugh. The agency that I work for is going through quite a bit of turmoil, so there are constant changes in the midst of people trying to maintain their cool when you can tell that they're one step away from losing it. The economy has seriously affected us because there is not any funding being contributed to the people that we serve. However, in that lack of funding, there are also forces who seem to want to see our agency fail...I'm not going to get specific because I don't know who is lurking around. Either way, there has been a strong push for everyone to be on their "p's and q's" but even in doing so, it almost seems as if we're fighting a losing battle. So, with that I'm extremely grateful that I'm in school because I don't know how much longer my agency will be in existance in its current form....ok, enough of the sad stuff.
Words cannot express how excited I am to be going to Hawaii next month!!!! AHHHH!!! While I'm not exactly in beach-body shape (I have lost weight, though), I'm still really thrilled to get some of that Hawaiian sun!!
Besides that, I'm looking forward to attempting to plan a class reunion alongside my best bud :) I can only imagine the work that's ahead of us and I am realistic enough to know that we probably won't agree on everything. But, I know that we'll work everything out and hopefully it'll be a success!! However, I wish that my other homie-til-end could be more involved, but living in Japan might not be very conducive to planning a class reunion in Decatur, AL, lol! Either way, I can't wait!!!!
Ok, that's enough for now...gotta get back to work. Hopefully, I have appeased the masses by gracing cyberspace with my prescence and thoughts...lol
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
East vs. West...The Real Housewives of ATL, NYC, and the OC
So, yesterday, while I was working at home I happened to become absolutely enthralled with the Orange County edition of the The Real Housewives series that appears on Bravo. Yes, I have a new addiction!! How do you know this, you may ask...well, any time I'm willing to devote a complete blog to something, clearly it has to be something that I am passionate about :)
Let me tell you...up until yesterday I mainly watched the Atlanta edition of the series -- however, that completely changed!! Now, I must state that watching the ATL housewives was a guilty pleasure at first mainly because I heard lots of media outlets saying how that cast misrepresented successful Black women (most of the cast member's husbands are atheletes). However, once I saw how many other people were taking part in this guilty pleasure, I decided to make my affinity for the show known as well...I mean, heck, you had Anderson Cooper of CNN talking about how is absolute FAVORITE character on the show was Nene!!! I felt that was the equivalent of getting the Pope's approval...but then again, I'm not Catholic so that probably doesn't count...ANYWHOO, I watched the show and became addicted but I never really thought about watching the other two editions because I just figured that they wouldn't give me the type of drama and mess that "reality tv show lover" within me craved...boy was I wrong!!!
From my perspective both groups (OC and ATL) are just the same. For instance, they both engage in obsessive and almost sickening amounts of spending money. Additionally, there's atleast one person in both groups that is so messy that it makes it almost impossible to not want to anticipate what that woman's next diabolical move is going to be.
I hear that the same holds true for the NYC cast as well! So, I foresee that I'll acquire another addiction. But, hey, a minor addiction to reality tv hasn't ever hurt anyone, right?? I mean, geez, at least it's not internet porn...lol!
Monday, January 5, 2009
An attempt for a a new me for the new year
Whew!!! So it's seriously been a minute since I last posted...At the time of my last post, the country was still engrossed in a hard-fought presidential election, I was still still trying to decide what or if I was going to do anything for Halloween, and precious Reagan wasn't quite 1 year old yet. So, if you get my drift it's been a minute since I've posted and I've gotta to do better!! With that in mind, I decided that I'd turn my short list of things that I'd like to work on for the new year into a blog...however, keep in mind that I'm not referring to the following list as resolutions because that term seems to strenuous and binding -- instead I'd like to think of them as "personal characteristics that I'd like to work on". (lol)
1) Become more punctual...consistently.
For those who know me, I'm usually late. If I say I'll be there in 15 minutes, go ahead and expect that I'll actually be there in 30 :) However, as of late, I've been trying to do better and but I'm not consistent with it.
2) Stop being mean to Brandon.
Brandon's my boyfriend and I love him...honestly, I do. However, I'm mean to him. I tell him that I pick on him because I love him. Such a characteristic possibly makes me a bully and no one likes a bully.
3) Be more "girly".
From Dec. 26-31st, I visited my family in Michigan. My dad's sisters (my aunts) are brutally honest and gave it to me raw. I'm 27 years old and still march around with nothing on my face not even lip gloss and, to them, that's unacceptable. Funny thing is, that was not the 1st time anyone tried to conduct a "makeup intervention" on me...A couple of months ago, my mother gave me 2 bags full of makeup that she wasn't using anymore. I took that as her way of just getting rid of it without throwing it away. While I took the makeup, I tossed it aside because it Fashion Fair makeup and who wears that in 2008??? (well, besides my mom...lol) Anyway, my mother saw me on New Year's day and noticed that I had on eyeshadow and a lip gloss and she was ELATED!! LOL! However, little did she know, that makeup was actually remnants of the makeup that I had on the previous night...I caught a couple zzz's on Trice's couch and hadn't had time to wash my face. Needless to say, since so much people are making a big deal about this whole makeup thing, I might give it a try. Instead of wearing it when I go out on the weekends, I might attempt to at least throw on some lip gloss...notice that I said "might attempt"
4) If people are going to allow themselves to walk into a brick wall, then I'm gonna let 'em.
I'm a social worker and it's my job to protect vulnerable people. However, I sometimes let that aspect of my job fall into a character trait and often try to warn my friends of what I may think are disastrous situations. But, my warnings to them are often unsolicited and therefore don't go over too well. So, for now, if people ask my opinion then I'll glady give it. Otherwise, if I feel that they're going into dangerous territory but they don't ask me for my opinion, then I'll keep my mouth closed; hopefully, they'll avoid that brick wall, but if they run into it head-first then I won't a bit surprised.
5) With #4 in mind...I'm going to stop being a "know-it-all".
After some introspective thinking, I've realized that I will often think that I know more than people do about their own lives. However, that's flawed thinking and I don't have a problem admitting that. I know that just because I'd do something one way, does not mean that someone else will do it the same way...as my dad says, "there's more than one way to skin a cat".
Ok, that's it. Wishing all who read this a happy and prosperous New Year!!!
1) Become more punctual...consistently.
For those who know me, I'm usually late. If I say I'll be there in 15 minutes, go ahead and expect that I'll actually be there in 30 :) However, as of late, I've been trying to do better and but I'm not consistent with it.
2) Stop being mean to Brandon.
Brandon's my boyfriend and I love him...honestly, I do. However, I'm mean to him. I tell him that I pick on him because I love him. Such a characteristic possibly makes me a bully and no one likes a bully.
3) Be more "girly".
From Dec. 26-31st, I visited my family in Michigan. My dad's sisters (my aunts) are brutally honest and gave it to me raw. I'm 27 years old and still march around with nothing on my face not even lip gloss and, to them, that's unacceptable. Funny thing is, that was not the 1st time anyone tried to conduct a "makeup intervention" on me...A couple of months ago, my mother gave me 2 bags full of makeup that she wasn't using anymore. I took that as her way of just getting rid of it without throwing it away. While I took the makeup, I tossed it aside because it Fashion Fair makeup and who wears that in 2008??? (well, besides my mom...lol) Anyway, my mother saw me on New Year's day and noticed that I had on eyeshadow and a lip gloss and she was ELATED!! LOL! However, little did she know, that makeup was actually remnants of the makeup that I had on the previous night...I caught a couple zzz's on Trice's couch and hadn't had time to wash my face. Needless to say, since so much people are making a big deal about this whole makeup thing, I might give it a try. Instead of wearing it when I go out on the weekends, I might attempt to at least throw on some lip gloss...notice that I said "might attempt"
4) If people are going to allow themselves to walk into a brick wall, then I'm gonna let 'em.
I'm a social worker and it's my job to protect vulnerable people. However, I sometimes let that aspect of my job fall into a character trait and often try to warn my friends of what I may think are disastrous situations. But, my warnings to them are often unsolicited and therefore don't go over too well. So, for now, if people ask my opinion then I'll glady give it. Otherwise, if I feel that they're going into dangerous territory but they don't ask me for my opinion, then I'll keep my mouth closed; hopefully, they'll avoid that brick wall, but if they run into it head-first then I won't a bit surprised.
5) With #4 in mind...I'm going to stop being a "know-it-all".
After some introspective thinking, I've realized that I will often think that I know more than people do about their own lives. However, that's flawed thinking and I don't have a problem admitting that. I know that just because I'd do something one way, does not mean that someone else will do it the same way...as my dad says, "there's more than one way to skin a cat".
Ok, that's it. Wishing all who read this a happy and prosperous New Year!!!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
My lesson for today
I started this day in somewhat of a funk...without being too specific, I saw a friend do something that was somewhat disturbing -- especially given that she isn't just knocking at 30's door, but she has one hand on the knob about ready to walk in the darn door.!! Anywhoo, this friend and I have been friends for a while. We have lots of good times but also some times where we have "fallen out". Either way, I can say that there are no hard feelings toward her; but I sometimes take concern with the fact that some of the things she does almost seems as if we're still our early 20's rather than our mid to late 20's.
I felt like I wanted to say something to her, but I also knew that it really wasn't my place. So, I instead called another friend and vented my frustrations. My friend calmy asked me why was I surprised... I then told her that I honestly thought that this person would've matured by now and how I just couldn't understand it why she was still doing crap as if she was only 21!!!
Well, right after the conversation between my friend and I, I opened up an email that another friend sent. It was a daily devotional that talked about how two men were walking down the street talking. However, the men were so busy bumping their gums to realize that Jesus was also walking with them!!
Now from the outside looking in, one would probably say with confidence and their chest poked out "I would've known Jesus if he was walking with me!!!" But, would you really??? For me personally, I can't think of how many times I've gotten myself so worked up over trivial things that the things that are most important often get neglected!
Needless to say, I'm thankful for my lesson for the day because it served as a glaring reminder that I've got to do better...while I was busy thinking about how silly, messy, inmature this person was, I could've or SHOULD'VE been busying myself with was can be done in my OWN life. Either way, I don't know if this thought helped anyone but it definitely helped me! Happy Wednesday :)
I felt like I wanted to say something to her, but I also knew that it really wasn't my place. So, I instead called another friend and vented my frustrations. My friend calmy asked me why was I surprised... I then told her that I honestly thought that this person would've matured by now and how I just couldn't understand it why she was still doing crap as if she was only 21!!!
Well, right after the conversation between my friend and I, I opened up an email that another friend sent. It was a daily devotional that talked about how two men were walking down the street talking. However, the men were so busy bumping their gums to realize that Jesus was also walking with them!!
Now from the outside looking in, one would probably say with confidence and their chest poked out "I would've known Jesus if he was walking with me!!!" But, would you really??? For me personally, I can't think of how many times I've gotten myself so worked up over trivial things that the things that are most important often get neglected!
Needless to say, I'm thankful for my lesson for the day because it served as a glaring reminder that I've got to do better...while I was busy thinking about how silly, messy, inmature this person was, I could've or SHOULD'VE been busying myself with was can be done in my OWN life. Either way, I don't know if this thought helped anyone but it definitely helped me! Happy Wednesday :)
Sunday, October 19, 2008
New Kids on the Block - Single Ft. Ne-Yo
Has anyone heard this song??? OMG...I freakin love it!!!!! I almost feel like it's '89 and I'm rocking to "Hanging Tough" or "Step by Step" in my stone-washed jacket!!! HA! Watch and enjoy :)
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Why Wednesday
Haven't blogged in a while and I got the "Why Wednesday" inspiration from Trice (who originally stole it from another blogger, lol)...1) Why am I really thinking about not watching the last presidential debate??? ((((GASP!!!))))) I can't explain the feeling besides the fact that I found myself screaming about the tv so much on the last one that I might need to refrain from putting myself under undue stress...plus I'm very doubtful that they'll talk about anything new that hasn't already been rehashed over a thousand times already?
2) Speaking of the debate...why do I get the feeling that SOME people (I'm not going to be specific) are actually scared of the idea of Sen. Obama becoming president??? I seriously have my own ideas on that one and could go on for days but I'm not gonna elaborate on that one, just throwing it out there... but please notice the pic that I have posted above
3) Why is that some people just don't get it when it's CLEARLY obvious that you do not want to be bothered at that time...almost nothing burns me up more than someone attempting to talk to me when I'm not in the mood...oh, but do not let the convo consist of meaningless banter...that's definitely a recipe for disaster!!!
4) Why have I NOT gotten past phase ONE of the South Beach Diet but have managed to lose 10 lbs? Great diet that fits well into my lifestyle EXCEPT for the fact that you cannot drink alcohol for 2 weeks??? (BTW, I'm not a lush; just prefer an occassional cocktail every now and then...lol)
4) Speaking of health...Why do people wait until their health is seriously on the verge of breaking them down before they actually do something??? I'm somewhat guilty of this, but I've also seen people literally heading into a brick wall (when their health is involved) and will still act of as nothing is wrong!!!
5) Why am soooo excited about the Magic City Classic??? My friends and I have been carefully all the details of the weekend -- from the events that we plan to attend to the outfits...Did I mention that I have every intention to wear my newly acquired Alabama A&M Bulldog t-shirt to tailgate (the best part of the whole affair) and I'm sooo excited to participate in this year's events as a "tuition-paying, book-tooting, student fee-having" student (and future alum) of ALABAMA A&M?!?!?!
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