Nicki M.....and the beat goes on....

I call her the light skinned Lady Gaga of hip hop.....not kidding. With her candy cotton looking hair, snake Egyption nails etc....body suits. She's like a cartoon character, which I do dig because I LOOOOOOOOVE girls with a SHOW-OFF style (which she clearly has). She's cute too, her NY accent reminds me of an SNL skit (which I also dig). I'm not so sure I really like her trying to come off as "street"...all of that gets erased as soon as she opens her mouth and how she's dressed. If she walked the streets up in the Bronx you KNOW something would happen to her, hands down. So she walks in "her" area that she knows. I'm tired of the online "freestyle battles" anyways....that mess died when hip hop started falling off and going zig zagged etc.

It's just a show, nothing authentic, but because her lyrics can be highly entertaining (like the female version of Lil Wayne), I must give her some props for her cartoon style, and animated version she gives off to her audience. Here's some other clips of her from Lopez Tonight where you can learn a bit more about HER as a person etc. (she's got a sh** load of haters), that much I do know from other blogs and she did bother me when I first saw her because LADY GAGA already exists, this is just another variation of the copy cat. But most girls hate pretty girls anyways, so that's understandable and clearly what's happening in this "hateraide" as well, haha.

Video #1

VIDEO #2

need energy? Me too...how bout THIS music DROPPPPPP!!!!

Let me BLESS (my least favorite word on earth), your EAR DRUMS with goodness. Music samples & just ol' fashioned AWESOMENESS:

GOODNESS #1

GOODNESS #2

Things I've learned this week (already)...

Kanye West can't be shocked about Walmart not liking the cover of his new album...but I have to admit, I was laughing REAL HARD when I saw the cover of it...how can you not?

LOOK HERE

Also, in other news NeNe (From Bravo's Real Housewives of ATL), she finally got the message to wear a bra & cover up in the right ways!!!! Thank GOODNESS too! Woah gravity would not let go of her goodies in those one-on-one interviews she'd do for the camera (SEE HERE). Love me some NeNe, but love her even more for choosing to wear the bra :-) Thanks mama!!!!

Other news, Paris Hilton is still trying to pretend that she's ok with all of this community service hours that she has to commit to for getting caught with white china (she does have the best lawyer known to man-kind though) because if she wasn't some spoiled annorexic rich girl, she'd be locked up for life,...carrying around some coke like the big dumb criminal that she is....womp womp. Will she ever learn her lesson? NOPE...not when she's got money the way she does. Her mentality clearly skims the average mindset, cause she's a true idiot.

Craft it up sucka!!!!

If you know me, then you know one key element that makes me exactly who I am, CREATING. Can't stop, won't stop...bad boy bad boy (Dave Chappelle Show, you'd have to watch it enough to know what I'm talking about). For the past 3 weekends this fall, I've had the pleasure of meeting some EXTREMELY awesome artists, craftsmen/women and then some. I'm going to share with you the best of the best from the festivals I went to. Here they are in no particular order:

- Artisticaya
- Loyalty And Blood
- Nate Duval
- Claire McDermott
- Sean Hennessey
- Jen Skelley
- Lillian Crowe
- YoHoHo Design
- OverDue Industries
- Caja Jewelry
- Bare Tree
- Style With Statement
- Junk Prints

Let your inspiration BEGIN!!!! :-)

Things I've learned from this past week

I'm going to erase the entire day yesterday since nothing positive came out of it, except that I won't be homeless next year :-) Hurray!!!!

But here's some REAL news:

- More US women earn Ph.D's than men (I know that's right ladies!)

- Hand sanitizer (alcohol based) doesn't significantly decrease our chances of getting a cold, or the flu...turns out that the plain old "washing your hands frequently" is the ONLY real solution to preventing yourself from catching a cold...so I guess I'll stop buying any more hand sanitizer since it's really not going to do crap for me & it's a gimick. GOOD TO KNOW, I've now just saved some additional money from never buying those things again.

-Crime has fallen in the past year (& this is for the 3rd straight year)...which is surprising considering that not that many people have jobs anymore, and most are still struggling.

- RAH DIGGA is BACK!!!! LISTEN HERE

- Conan answers your questions :-) BAM HERE

Emily Blunt vs. Katy Perry

I used to get these two confused because all white people look the same to me,...then it turns out that these two white people really DO look the same. With that being said, what are the odds of these two fine young thangs being split at birth? Emily Blunt (actress) and Katy Perry (singer)....someone please solve this case. I believe it was Mr. Green, with the candle stick, in the library....but that's just a guess.

The problem with recessions...

There are MANY reasons why this "recession" sucks. Have you read the news as of late? The economy still sucks, there are hiring freezes still all over the place (stay where you are and never leave cause there's not many other options out there). But now DUE to there being no jobs available to hire folks people are starting to make up their own jobs....this is called the job of "robbing" others. This has always happened recession or no recession, BUT...doesn't it seem to be on the rise due to people being desperate and needing to find ways to pay off whatever it is they're paying off, or if it's just to keep them from going homeless.

A very good friend of mine was robbed yesterday, her home, almost everything was taken out. Turns out that the robbers did this to several other houses that same day on the same block while everyone was out at work. This isn't a rough area to live in, but sh** does happen anywhere so....

moral of the story: get a dog, get an alarm system for the house, maybe get a gun? (it's the Americans dream right?)

Things I love and hope to never forget...

Raindrops on Roses & whiskers on kittens...these are a few of my favorite things. If Oprah can do it, so can I....ha. Take that O!

BrightestYoungThings Sunny with Coco

Fawn Gehweiler Texts from Last Night

Around The Way Girls Informavore

GDK is the New Black Polyvore

Postcards from YO MAMA Ready Set DC

Standard

Tila Tequila "attack"...

So she was performing with Insane Clown Posse....she got on stage with 4 body guards or people just waiting to block her from getting hit in the face with a water bottles, beer bottles etc......lets be honest, her "music" or whatever that was playing in this clip is pure GARBAGE....the audience was just trying to prove a point, sex might sell, but "talent" is either there or not, in her case "NOT".....so can I blame people for wanting her to get off the stage when they came to see Insane Clown Posse instead? Nope, not at all, I'd do the same thing they did if I could aim....but I can't. Point is talent doesn't come out of everyone, and also....if you're following a group called INSANE CLOWN POSSE, wouldn't you think that any "reality TV" star would just ask for it by showing up there?....common sense isn't in all of us...sorry for you Tila.

When you watch this, its kinda like a game that you'd play at a fair where you're trying to hit the target but things keep blocking your way...ya know?

WATCH THIS

Too much or?....

I love the art of dance. Trust me, I'm a fan. I have done almost every type of dance class there is when I was younger and I loved the feeling of being on stage....as I was looking for professional Flamenco dancing videos, I came across this...I'm not sure how to take it. But this kid is good...I can't get over the face though. It's totally different when you see an adult perform this, but for a child? Thoughts?

THE ART OF DANCE

What I fell in love with this week...

This was from the new brilliant site called Ready Set DC. If you haven't checked it out yet and you're living in this city of mine, or are planning on visiting, please CHECK it.

http://readysetdc.com/

After you're done with that, you should watch this. I absolutely LOVED this video:

http://vimeo.com/13833923

Missing the Simple Days...

Remember (well some of you at least), when you were a little kid and used to BEG your parents to be able to hang outside & play until the sun went down just because you didn't wanna get stuck in doors?...or when you just wanted to meet up with your friends to catch a movie and then hang out and had a specific time where you would get picked up by your parents or guardian, you had to memorize your friends phone numbers and if someone couldn't be reached you'd get a busy signal and then kept moving in your life? You didn't CONSTANTLY feel like you had to be connected to the world, you didn't panic unless you left your wallet w/ your money somewhere?

I am seriously missing those days where we'd sit back in a huge grassy field and kick it, make jokes, blow bubbles with our mouths & just be KIDS! Maybe the corporate world is finally starting to kick my a**...but whatever it is, I am seriously on the verge of loosing my sh** and I mean it this time. I need to re-evaluate this thing called LIFE.

I am starting to realize how much TV I do NOT want to watch and how little creative, witty, funny, entertaining programs there are for us to pick from. That goes for summer time movies too. There have been WAY too many over-produced films that cost millions of $$$ to make that were pure crap that ended up going straight to DVD.

Do you remember the last time you were actually PATIENTLY waiting for something, anything? I can hardly remember how that felt. I find myself feeling like the world is going to end if the page I'm looking up on the internet doesn't pop up fast enough...I want my text messages to go through when I send them double the speed it normally takes them. But seriously...for what? Why am I trying so hard to get something done so quickly? What's the rush? Sometimes I have a good reason, but most of the time, it's just because I really feel like there is a need for a speedy process for things to get done in life. Which is actually the OPPOSITE of how anything in life gets done. Nothing is fast, it's like an optical illusion that we've tricked ourselves into thinking needs to be "the way"...so I'm going to take a chill pill for awhile and let the old times roll, turn off my cell, write more on paper and less on the computer and re-learn what the real "speed" of humans feels like and IS. Not technology. We'll see how this goes. Maybe I'll even loose my road rage!.........big "maybe" on that one.

Lazy Americans.....

I'm one of them...because I just found this website (recommended by a good friend), in case I didn't want to leave my apartment to go across the street to pick up items that I needed from the drug store....somehow this site called ALICE.COM is going to handle that for me, ship it to me for free without adding on any additional fee's just so I don't have to hit up CVS on my walk home from work. Handy site? YES...there are MANY times when I seriously cannot STAND dealing with waiting in a line full of sweaty gross people after work just to buy a roll of toilet paper. If you lived where I lived you'd understand the pain that I'm speaking of. But I also find it kind of astonishing that this is provided in the city, when I literally can see the CVS from my apartment balcony. I'm guessing that this was really supposed to benefit those that decided to live out in the sticks where there isn't a drug store for miles. THEN this site would make perfect sense for someone in need like that, I guess I'm not the demographic they're looking for, but I sure am lazy...so maybe I AM the demographic.....hmmmmmm. On a lazy sweaty hot weeknight....I really might just use this website to get my drug store shopping done so I don't have to miss my marathon of It's Always Sunny in Philly....I'm just saying.

Random Clip of the Day

Happy Friday to you and yours and yourses yours.... (don't know where I'm going with that but whatever...that just happened)....& so did THIS!!!!

BeatBox Super Mario Brothers

Music that makes things alright in the world again

There are times when one gets sooo pissed at the music machine that the radio stations like to pump out (since it's the same 15 songs on rotation), that we just want to BREAK from it...including the god awful (yet sometimes entertaining) ones that grace our TV's with. Whelp, here's something to give you hope again. This website displays TRUE musicians jamming out and making your ears know that there IS STILL HOPE. I dig it, so will you.

http://watchthisfuckingshit.com/

Great name, for a great reason :-) YOU'RE WELCOME!

Janelle Monae...makes my ears smile

Just so you know what you MAY have been missing out on, the lovely and extraordinary Janelle Monae seems to be making her way around the stage lately with her brand new album titled: Archandroid (w/ her single: Tightrope) seems to be making everyones ear drums smile these days, including yours truly. If you have yet to know about this talented young lady, then WAKE UP and prepare yourself because it's refreshing and she can sing on stage live just as well on the album...today's music seems to be LAKING that talent.

Want more? Me too, check out her website for tour date & album/ video info!

I'm done

So if you don't want your bike to get stolen, create a VAGINA SEAT COVER???? Really??? Yup! apparently the same thing that each and every single one of us came out of makes people think twice before they steal someones bike seat.....

Judge for yourself Judgers:

SEAT COVER

What the new Sex And the City 2 movie has taught me

I'm single, I'm classy (most of the time), I do not live in NYC although I have this sick love/hate relationship with the place...and I most definitely do not have a group of 4 girls who I can depend on to meet me at a diner for "girl time"......My style is a bit more like this (I like to think at least). I'm single, have male friends that I can turn to when I have a relationship question (since I'm a female, I already know what other females think/ feel/ want etc.) so I don't really waste my time on asking my girls their opinions because I have already made up my mind and then ask a guy friend what they think. I meet up with my friends at bars and I drink Whiskey on the rocks with a separate glass for Ginger ale. I eat tatter tots..... what does that make me??? I do like to get dressed up from time to time, but that sh** takes TIME and effort and most guys don't have to bother, so why should I?...I digress...this is supposed to be my review about the newly released film, "Sex and the city 2" so here we go guys & gals.

I used to like the main character Carrie, she's easy to identify with, has had a similar relationship for a long period of time that I've personally been through (without the marriage part), she's got very different fashion taste, but doesn't care what anyone else thinks, she just goes for it and I respect that A LOT. This movie is about her marriage (spoiler alert for those who haven't seen the first Sex And the City movie...). She's been married to BIG for about 2 years according to where this story picks up from, now all of her friends are also married to the men they love and all seems right and well in the world (minus Samantha who is the freak-a-leak of the crew).

In a nutshell these 4 ladies react exactly how you expect them to & you're basically spoon fed for this entire movie without a question or thought, "what would I do if I were in her shoes"....whelp no need to worry because I'm sure that Martini you sneaked into this movie is going to be the only good part in your experience, it's risk taking, classy and makes the movie go by much faster so you don't have to waste your time listening to Carrie bicker at her husband about BS. This movie only showed me how much more of a guy I am than a woman. Stereotypes are real time savers and saving your $ from NOT seeing this movie would probably make your life A LOT happier....I'm just saying.

New video from Christina A....

I'm pretty sure that she IS the same girl that we thought she was before (unlike what her new song lyrics say)...clearly the woman can SAAAANG her a** off, BUT...this video doesn't really prove anything to me, Madonna paved that road in the 90's and then Lady Gaga took over for the new gen...now Christina A is just doing what we expect ANYONE that wants to be part of the dance music scene would do...not saying that this video isn't good, because I DO dig it. BUT...it's just not orginal....when will THOSE days come back?

Christina's new VIDEO

Tyra Banks has done it again...

There are times when I'm so excited about the news I hear I want to share it with the world and then, there are times when I want to scream and ask God why.....this is one of THOSE times. Tyra Banks is coming out with a book fantasy series about models.....................what a stretch for her right?....I'm sure it'll teach little girls around the world valuable lessons about the catwalk and how rewarding the life of starving yourself to fit into a dress is. Gross....I don't know which part I'm more upset by, the fact that the book company is allowing a book series to be distributed by her...or her existance in life period.

It's about a girl trying to keep up with the beauty "game" at an elite school for supermodels....I'm pretty sure there's a show that failed on the CW that had this plot already. It takes you to a fantastical place you've never seen, or heard about, or read about before *cough cough* where dreams come true and life can change in the blink of a smokey eye..........

I just threw up in my mouth. If you don't watch any of her programs/ buy her products etc. you actually INCREASE brian activity and can gain more brian cells....I think there's actually science that backs this theory up.

the unwritten rules of baby showers

OK folks, I have an issue. It has to do with the unwritten rules regarding baby showers. I love going to a baby shower don't get me wrong. I think that they're extremely cute, it's a big wake up call to me in terms of inventions that I could use when it comes to that time in my life where I will want to have some kids (not yet though). BUT...lets be clear about this (because I have gotten into a few arguments regarding this), ladies please note this because from the personal poll I took 85% agreed with me.

When you have your first child, it is perfectly ok to have a baby shower and expect your friends and family to come through since it's your first time and there are lots of mothers out there that may be able to hook you up with some much needed items. BUT...when you are on your second kid and there isn't a 12 year age difference between your kid and the upcoming new born, PLEASE DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER BABY SHOWER. It's tacky, it speaks volumes on your "motherhood" and pretty much screams that you're not ready to have another kid and somehow you've managed to get rid of your first borns baby clothes/ hand me downs etc. You made that second decision, not your friends.

With this knowledge please make sure that you never invite me to a baby shower if you're planning on having one for your 2nd or 3rd child. It is NOT ok with many people.

Thank you!

MJ or sausage link???

A wonderful woman sent this clip to me today and I MUST get everyones opinion on this one. How did a little kid steal the attention of someone that was dancing on STILTS? Also, I'm mad that this kid grabs his crotch like he knows what to do with it, when really...he's at the age where he's just learning how to tie his own shoe laces by himself...I mean really parents? Really???

I can't say that I'm NOT entertained by this clip...but good lord, really?

Watch it for yourself & make your own judgement...you know you wanna ;-)

MJ or sausage link

Don't Do Drugs

Here's a little story provided by a once golden baseball player to let you know what his life was like when he was in the big leagues on drugs......apparently things still work out in the end ;-)

STORY TIME

NEWS YOU MISSED

Casino in Berlin gets robbed during a tournament LIVE on TV...here's a clip of how it went down. Apparently there were several hooded guys w/ masks that stole millions of $$$$...police are still looking for them. VIDEO OF ROBBERY

The White Lady version of Kanye West? Yup...if you watched the Oscars last night, then you would have noticed that the guy who won the Best Documentary catagory was interupted by this red-headed fatty...here's the clip: RED GETS IN THE WAY why didn't he just push her head and face away from the mic??? I don't get it. White people I swear ;-)

Also in local news every white person decided to throw on their shorts & flip flops when the tempature went up 5 degrees making it 55 instead of 50. Yeeeeaaaaahhhh....

"Dear Cracker A** Crackers,

Just because the sun is out and it seems nice doesn't mean that you should break out the tank tops & flip flops & shorts in March...it's still considered the winter time.

Sincerly,

Your white friend Semra"

....goodness, it was amazing how I called it before it happened once I knew the weather would be nicer....WE GOTTA DO BETTER WHITTIES!! And stop interupting other races that need their Oscar time...there's enough white people there as it is....that's directed at you RED.

Favorite Video of 2010

Hands down the new Gorillaz music video for the song "Stylo" is so beyond words I can't even type anymore. I'm really OBSESSED with this to be honest. Haven't seen/heard it yet? It just came up recently, so no worries if you haven't. Here it is, check it out:

STYLO

30 songs in 1 single song????...YUP!

I wanted to hate this kid because most folks that post themselves playing guitar or anything like that on YouTube are always a flat out joke...but I couldn't. He's just too talented for combining all of these songs together. I know it's 8 minutes long, but it's the art & choice of songs that make it what it is man, I'm telling you. Enjoy:

KID SINGS 30 songs in 8 minutes

Hilary Duff winning over straight males?...yup

Want to know why all guys are now going to support Hilary Duff??? Here's your answer, she taught little girls around the world on how to truly get engaged..check it out:

HOW HILLARY WON MENS HEARTS EVERYWHERE WITH HER ENGAGEMENT

The Grammy's 2010 review

Music for 2009 into 2010................what can I say about it........more importantly what can I say about this years Grammy's?......Lady Gaga....I expected something much more over the top. I fell in love with your blood drippin' face from the VMA's last year...so I guess maybe my expectations of your stage performance was much higher. Oh well, I just think you could have done more, I believe that CBS held you back from going deeper.

Overall the Grammy's this year was watchable, meaning I watched the entire show from start to finish without turning the channel. BUT...what really made you awesome to watch was my parents trying to watch it and not understanding everything that was happening. My dad did a really great impression of Lil Wayne which I captured on my cell phone for my own enjoyment on a rainy day. My mom's comments like, "Beyonce married Jay-Z??....why...look at him" made my tear ducks drip with joyous laughter. I recommend watching anything with lots of current top chart selling artists with a generation that would rather watch paint dry then have their ears subjected to what is considered "music" now-a-days. I'm also pissed that I wasn't given a good heads up about the 3-D portion of the show when they paid tribute to MJ....seriously, I needed 3-D glasses for that part :-( ....I could only imagine what the random parrot on the side of the screen and butterflies could have looked like if I saw in through my 3-D glasses....or maybe I'll just go outside and to the zoo & do those things for FREE (what a concept). Who was missing at the Grammy's this year....ALICIA KEYS...I didn't even notice but my own father was like, "I guess her song was wrong, If I can Make it Here, I can make it anywhere....she couldn't make it to LA from NEEEW YOOOORK"...good one dad...

My girl Taylor Swift...how can you hate that little girl? It's just like what Katy Perry said when Kanye West interupted her acceptance speech....(he wasn't invited to show up at the Grammy's either...hmmmm wonder why...idiot)...she said, talking ill about Taylor Swift is like stepping on a basket of kittens....TRUE STORY...she was beyond excited about winning Best Album of the Year (which she deserved and earned). So now my dad wants to see her when she comes to DC to perform this month....................................interesting dad...very interesting. Reminds me of when one of my college professors was a HUGE Ashley Simpson fan :-) Oh music industry...you've reached beyond the demographic you set out to grab hold of this year, congrats.

I don't like when...

folks feel obligated to "rep" where they're from like I'm supposed to give them some new found respect...WROOOOOOONG...I think it always sounds corny especially when you're trying OH so very hard....example:

D town

Folks, please stop making these, come up with original ones...D town has been and will continue to struggle...I mean, we've all seen it's so cold in the D. Here's a list of other places that I really don't feel like I need to check out:
Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnasota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dekota, South Dekota, South Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wisconson

Sorry guys, I'd rather see other countries than states that blend in with the same food chains and landscapes in the US of A.

Vita rocks the stations ear drums in a good way

Pro's of working in radio...you get to see the up & coming artists signed to the major labels perform during your lunch break. Vita Chambers was that artist today and she really is a talented little lady :-) She's got a lot of experience for her age in terms of performing (she's only 16 yrs.), but now-a-days lots of kids in pop are around that age as it is. Here's her new video called "Young Money" (dance-able beats). Her debut CD comes out on March 2nd so be on the lookout for it!

J Lo hosts Lopez Tonight on TBS....

Not forever...but she did for a night because her last name is the same as George Lopez's so the producers thought that it would be a cute creative thing to do. I do have to give it to her with the jokes she pulled out regarding the continued NBC late-night drama between Leno and O'Brian, but lets be honest....everyone is tired of hearing that right now, just as much as everyone is tired of hearing Idol's "Pants on the Ground" song..........when an NFL player starts using it as a joke then it's time to retire the song.

So if you want to see J Lo attempt a bit of stand up hosting jokes...then click HERE. Otherwise enjoy your week!

Craigslist...Personal's section

Well I'm at work today on MLK Day...thanks pointless media day for making me show up when every place else on earth is reflecting and remembering MLK today and NOT AT WORK! I'm just surfing the web trying to kill time until my office time is no longer!!!! Anyways, I digress. I was searching for stuff that I could get for my new apartment online (tables etc.) and realized how much crap Craigslist actually has on there. So (as any normal bored person), I started looking at the "personal" section. What I saw made me laugh/ cry on the inside. Most (if not all of the men) either talk like they're a creepy 60 year old person who still uses the word "lover" or a complete freak that I may fear my life for if I met in person. Do people actually use this to find "the one"...do people still try to find "the one" anymore in general??? Probably not, they just settle for whatever is closest to them, or whoever is on the same page as them at the time.

This is from some real postings I found:

- a casual conversation over drinks (cocktail or s ome fabulous wine), laughs, and a pleasurable afternoon. (I'm pretty sure this person hasn't seen a V-jay-jay in many moons for him to be writing like he's submitting a script for a soap opera)

- looking for a steady relationship (posts up picture of their abs & no face).

-Just divorced, show me what I missed (wow, there's literally nothing I can add to this one because it's so F-ing sad)

- Hi I'm James this is a first time post . So I am a nice chill guy I like music and wright lyrics and sing soungs in the car ( I know I'm a dork ) I like movies and anime I'll watch anything wonce. I like heavy metal and clasic rock and anything vinal. When it comes to the bed room I am giving lover I love 4 play and alittle kinkiness I always good. (I really hope that this kid takes up english one day to learn how to wright lyrics....and he'll watch anything WONCE....really? You spelled both of those words wrong dude and it was not a slip of a finger because those keys aren't even close to eachother on the keyboard. Please try again later once you're done with school. The picture of this guy clearly shows that he's well into his 30's too....so....congrats with that one ladies).

- I am looking for a sexy bbw that has a pretty smile. Must be cute and sexy. That is all I ask for. I have pictures to exchange but I must see yours first. I am : 6'1 185 lightskin Response Title should be Pepsi. (Pepsi???.....really?...why?)

-blue Eastern-European eyes that cry "Who ate my beets?" Not to worry, I hide my accent well except when I've had a few beers - then it's Hello, Alexander Petrovsky. (who ate his beets?.....I don't even want to know what's happening with this dude at all)

- I'm feeling a yearning for someone to enjoy the city with (he's YEARNING ladies....just like the first guy wanted a "pleasurable afternoon")

That's all I can handle for now, you get the point. Check out these available men now, hahahaha....it at least will give you an ab work out from laughing at them ya know?

You look kinda cute, but what are your pants doing???

I love fashion...I love the originality of most of the outfits I see now-a-days. I love how people are all trying to be different, but end up looking the same as well as looking like followers and then get mad when someone calls them out on it because they just really want to never blend in with the crowd. But what I REALLY deeply love and would NEVER attempt to wear are the MC Hammer looking pants....just after looking at this picture you can see the uncomfortable pain in the models face. $500 bet you she'd never be caught wearing those pants on her average day out...although some stylist that was producing the shot, really felt the need for her to wear what looks like a shirt that she put on her legs instead and just gave up......well it does!

Anyfart, I'm over them trying to bring these MC Hammer pants back and I would really like for the fashion world to GIVE IT UP and TURN IT LOOSE. Those breezy days are over, just like those pants.

Ukraine's Got Talent

Ukrainian sand artist won 2009's TV show (just like we have here in the US), 'Ukraine's Got Talent' and she won it for good reason. Her impressive art in motion piece about Ukraine's involvement of WW2 and the sad destruction & loss of many lives in Ukraine, is truly a moving statement about war and its ability to change a generation (or several) by a world tragedy.

Take a look here: Ukriane's Got Talent

There is a GOD!!!!

Well USA, you've proven me wrong and uplifted me (which is hard to do), what's the secret? MODERN FAMILY on ABC.........have you ever watched it? If you have any respect for what sitcoms USED to be made of (clever, witty remarks, while still holding onto a plot) then you'd know about this show already. I'm not into shows that are an hour long, because it's about 20 minutes worth of straight ads.............boooooooooooooooo............but with half hour programs you get 20 minutes of golden quick wit puns! YES PLEASE!

I've longed for a show that wasn't so over the top (what my favorite show It's Always Sunny in Philly has turned into as of recent seasons unfortunately); but still had humor built in with strong characters that aren't too stereotypical. This show fits them all, all other shows have failed....well Parks & Recreations is a close following...and I have a back & forth relationship with 30 ROCK. But Modern Family has a delicate balance of clever under-toned jokes, mixed with actual meaningful realistic morals, all the while making me addicted as each new episode fills my screen. Thanks ABC, for finally giving me a show that doesn't make me feel like an ass for liking it! Thank you.

My review on KESHA

I really dig her song called "Tik Tok" since the moment I heard it on the airwaves & I was crackin' up in bed the morning I woke up to it. Felt like I needed to get ready to leave to party somewhere, instead of just getting up and rollin' on over to work...when you hear it you'll completely understand. Haven't heard it, or clueless as to what I'm talking about? Find out what I'm talking about here: CLICK ME!

I've checked out some of her other songs online. One titled, "BLAH BLAH BLAH".....ok, so it reminds me of M.I.A without the clever/ political messages/ tonelessness (kinda hum-singing style where anyone can pick it up as long as it's catchy enough), which seems to be famous and keep the POP $$$$ rollin' in these days. The day of the ONE HIT WONDER's has blasted us again and Kesha is part of that band wagon. To be honest I'm not sure what she's thinking, she's pretty young (21 yrs) and it's hard to have creative control when you're new to the scene especially with the FANG hungry labels that completely turn artists inside out if they're semi-weak from the get. This might be that girl. She's also got this YODILLING (where's my spell check?) style that Shakira does which is really annoying when she's singing. When I saw her I did NOT think that she'd look the way she does. I thought she would be mixed or Hispanic and wore bamboo earings or something....but she looks like any hipster/ Cali style kid that bleaches their hair blonde and gets fed into the entertainment machine in LA LA LAND.

She hasn't proven to me that she has any vocal talent what-so-ever. In an interview with VENUS MAGAZINE she talks about how her style is like the Rolling Stones, old rock...................................................................wrong answer, maybe that IS what she's INTO personally, but that's NOT reflected in her music in any shape or form. Maybe she was just trying to be funny...I can't tell. Now it could be that due to FLO RIDER finding her first and having her cut the club hit 'TIK TOK' she's already being pulled in that direction of HIP POP...but usually that just means that she's going to end up a flop......so let it be TIK OK.......wait maybe I should get paid for rhyming the way I just did!!?!?!?!?! CALL ME P MUTHA LUVIN' DIDDY B****ES!!!!!

Californication..where have you been all my life???

Californiacation….what rock have I been sleeping under? My GOD, I love sarcastic honest responses and this show is FULL of them, plus sex addiction, YES PLEASE! It's the ohh to my ahh.

If you haven't had a chance to check out this awesome show, then now is the time people! Netflix that b****!!!! You will love it, want to be part of it, but also be glad that you're life is nothing like that in the slightest bit. It's time that something of quality & genius took over the visual airwaves and let this show be that for you.

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Review on Chris Rock's film "GOOD HAIR"

Growing up where I did, I was fortunate enough to actually know what folks were talking about when it came to perms, flat irons etc. etc. etc. even though I'm basically just white (well if you saw me at least that's all that you'd think of off first impressions). Chris Rock's new film "Good Hair" focuses on the most basic thought that every Dominican/ African/ African American female will hear or think about at some point in her life, which is "do I have good hair?"

Well defining GOOD is like defining BEAUTY; it's completely different per person. One thing that does pop up more than once in this film is something that cuts to the root of every woman, SECURITY. It seemed that the women that believed they were getting, or had "good hair" were the ones that also believed that they were more secure individuals, as opposed to the other females that were trying to mimick the women they saw as beautiful with "good hair." It's unfortunate and cuts deep across the racial line because ALL females feel the magnifying glass being put on them as early as age 3 regarding their physical beauty! That's right...how many boys do you hear running around giving a sh** about how they look, if they smell good etc. etc. etc.? ZERO that's how many, especially not at an early age.

A strong point was made when Chris asks a group of high school girls if the girl with the afro would get a job if she came to an interview sporting her own natural given afro (aka: the natural hair she had)…the girls with the perms believed that she wouldn't get the job. There were 4 out of 5 girls that had perms that were asked this question by Chris Rock. We have a huge racial issue in this country already, icing on the cake is that these specific students in this fine nation of ours believed before they'd had a chance to really conduct professional interviews that they don’t stand a chance if they walk into the office sporting their natural God given hair without ANY products put in it. Hippy response? Perhaps,…the truth? Definitely. I don't want to toot my own horn, but good lord, these girls need to really understand that your hair is like clothes you sport, it's just one way of expressing who you are, it doesn't MAKE you who you are. And if the highering staff can't see beyond the hair, then THEY'RE the ones with the judgement problem and nobody should want to work for a company that doesn't value their employee, just how their hair is, give me a break. It's not like the girl was rolling in looking like she just woke up, her due was HER OWN HAIR and it looked damn good on her too. Remember the old fashioned saying, "never judge a book by its cover" it's time to really act on that folks.

Year in Review of 2009

2009 has been an interesting and sad year for me and my friends. I've seen A LOT of good & bad. So many people have passed this year that has mostly been a total shock for me & others, (part of life I know, but hard when you see it unfold before your eyes). To all of you who have lost someone that was close to you, let me first say that I am truly sorry that you're going through this and that I hope that you have had some closure and time to see the world in a different light and that maybe this will help you grow and take control of parts of you that you had lost before. We always learn something with each thing we loose in life, so it's important to know the lesson in each chapter of your life. As for the not so serious notes parts of 2009 here's my list:

- Snuggies!!!! Yes those corny commercials sold me on getting one for my dad this Christmas. And let me say it is Luxurious Fleece indeed, if there is such a thing as they claim in their infomercial.

- Best movies: The Hangover, Up In The Air, Coco Before Chanel

- Best Albums: Jay-Z, Wale, Lady Gaga, Lilly Allen, Kings of Leon

- Best moments: Kanye West taking away Taylor Swift's award speech at the VMA's, Play It Off Keyboard Cat on Youtube.com,

- My best trips: California (LA & San D to see 2 of my fabu ladies was amazing and made me want to move out there in a flash), Vegas (during a large rodeo, always a plus w/ real cowboys), NYC (where all the magic is and where I will eventually end up).

- Best exhibit: Brian Jungan (Canadian/ Native American artist) at the Native American Museum in DC, the way he used every day objects & furniture was simply amazing. His eye to be able to transform them into art was thinking completely outside of the box and is worth a trip since it will be there through the summer of 2010.

- Best Magazine RIP: Missbehave

- Best new discovered web sites: Yelp.com (restaurant/ museum/ club/ lounge/ event review site), thepeopleofwalmart.com (because we all need to feel better about ourselves).

- Best new lounge in DC: Policy (Tues. nights)

- Best new goal in life: Make your own happiness and learn how to maintain it to the best of your ability no matter what the obstacles.

- Best idea for the food industry: GET RID OF ALL THE CUPCAKE SPECIALTY STORES THAT CHARGE $5 FOR ONE CUPCAKE.

OK so to be honest, doing a year in review can be pretty tough considering how much I've been sucked into my job and own personal life and haven't been heavily influenced by outside things that many of the rest of the world have seen or been affected by. We got a new president, everyone leaned towards that good old fashioned word, "HOPE." Not to knock on Obama, because I do like the guy, (people really fell for the campaign though, which was strong and the first of it's kind using the technology outlits it used...mainly because of the demographic that was working on the campaign which was a fairly young crowd). But anyone that would have taken over couldn't fix the sh** that George W left from his 8 years in office. With that being said, everyone fell for the same miracle word in "HOPING" that every American issue would be solved within his first year in office, clearly that's not the case and NOBODY would ever have been able to do that, so folks, lets just get over it now and if you can control your own issues and figure out a solution, HELP YOUSELF, stop depending on the government to help solve all of your issues. (sorry for the run on sentence there) Here's a simple thought and might be my Jerry Springer FINAL THOUGHT of the day: With all problems, there is a solution, it may take some time to figure out, but there IS a solution because there are no problems that don't have a solution.