Anais Nin: You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book… or you take a trip… and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They picnic with their families. They raise children. And then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, and it awakens them and saves them from death. Some never awaken.

12.17.2008

My Travel Blog is up/////Paying Tribute to one of The Ten Queens (Bettie Paige (1923-2008))

It's official. I am making a promise to myself that I will be traveling this summer. NO EXCUSES!!! NO LIES!!!! NO PROMISES WITHOUT SUCCESS!!!
 
Matador is a Community of articles about all things Travel and its impact. Here is a statement from their website about who they are to better illustrate their purpose and also, why they are important to this post:
Matador is a meeting place. It’s a place for you to express yourself, tell others about your adventures, get meaningful travel advice, and take inspiration from the beautiful and remarkable things others like you have discovered all across the globe.

We started Matador because we love to travel. When we travel, we are constantly amazed and inspired by the people we meet, the cultures we're exposed to, and the adventures we have. We want to share our discoveries with you and allow you to share yours with us. The result will be a community of travelers, adventurers, and vacationers connected by their thirst for the unknown.
Travel is a vehicle for uniting individual voices, minds and ideas. As travelers, we are, in a sense, freelance ambassadors; not only do we return with stories of other cultures and ways of life, but we also share our own culture and ways of life with the people we meet along the way. We at Matador believe this exchange is essential to bringing about positive development in our rapidly changing world.

It’s sometimes easy to forget how vast the world is and how many interesting people are out there doing amazing things. Getting caught up in the day-to-day routine can make the world feel small and uninteresting. We want to inspire you, give you the opportunity to share your story, meet people who love the things that you love and give you the tools to plan new adventures.

So go get started! Discover over and over again how lucky you are to be on this planet and how much there is to explore. Whether you're taking a year off, or just those precious two weeks…the world is at your fingertips. Think of Matador as a global watering hole for creativity, culture, and adventures big and small. In the end, Matador will be what you make it.
Optimism without ignorance, confidence without arrogance, engagement without aggression – Matador offers a truly authentic connection to the world around you. Can there be any greater adventure?
So, since I've been on there enjoying their articles and finding some great info, I decided to make a profile. A thought came to me as I was filling in the "about me" section, The subject of which is in my blog on the website. Don't worry about missing out on any of my luvin' reader, every time I post on Matador, I'm going to post it here.

My first post is titled, "Who I am now, who I will be soon" 

"...I remember when Zerri and I were talking about how we were going to go travel and make money abroad so we could come back with more due to the exchange rates in The States. I hated the fact that he kept talking about it and it never happened. I refuse to stay in Michigan!!!! "

I'm going to make myself into the person I see in the back of my head. 

It might sound crazy to you, but just wait and see...I'm going to knock your socks off in a couple of months....

WATCH!




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Rest In Peace Ms. Bettie Paige 1923-2008
The Queen Of Curves...


If you know nothing about this amazing woman, I suggest you go research her because she is a BADASSMOFO!!!



Page starred in Varietease in 1954, which managed to challenge the sexual mores of the time without showing nudity or overtly salacious content. She stopped modeling three years later.

She is one of  The Ten Queens because I, as a fan of her work, have really learned the value of loving and embracing my sexuality and
 sexiness as a woman. 
I have also learned that sexuality,
 esteem and self- image has to be gained 
and made by myself, and by no one else.


People's lives have been wasted on the 
pursuit of other people's fantasies and goals
and dreams which all don't parallel
 with what we want for ourselves
often enough.



A moment of silence for her..
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(I will post my concept of The Ten Queens later)

12.03.2008

S.T.O.R.Y. Stories Told Over Remixed Years By K Salaam and Beatnick

OH MY GODDDDD!!!!!!!!!

My husband Common has a new mixtap out.

YAYYYYYY. I found out in Club U.G.L. when I was chillin with my friend Jasmine.

I had an auditory orgasm the first 12 seconds of the first track.












































iLike

Have you ever wondered what guys/girls feel or think about when they have a crush on someone? I interviewed Jasmine...


Jasmine!


How does it feel for you when you have a crush on someone?
"It feels like biting into a peppermint patty and you're flying down Mt. Everest butt naked!!!! But no, really It feels like...butterflies. It really does. If im around someone I like and I can see them comming from afar and i feel like 'WHOOSH!' 'Let me just get myself together!"

Do you currently have a crush on someone?
[Smiles] "No."

You're Lying [Laugh]
"Yes, I do.

What's his name?
"We shall call him 'Main Attraction' "

As you can tell, Jasmine has quite the imagination when it comes to attraction. 

12.01.2008

Hard-Hitting Ad targets teens

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/01/advertising-sexual-health

The above link transfers you to a video which the GB government has started to advertise during the party season.
It is very provocative. It runs backwards to show the sequence of events leading up to a young girls pregnancy. 

11.14.2008

Grey's....

Have you seen the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy?
The one where the homeless guy's broken leg bone was stuck inside his chest?

Not only that, but another part of the story was weird.

WARNING!!! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE LATEST EPISODE, THEN YOU NEED NOT READ THE REST OF THIS POST. IT CONTAINS SPOILERS...

SPOILER ALERT

So, Izzie is being haunted by Denny...yeah, her dead fiancee (the one who the Free clinic is named after) Even though I really don't like her character that much, mostly because she reminds me too much of myself (ah! a revelation), I'm feeling for her. Anyone who has ever lost someone, or has broken up from a horrible relationship understands where she's coming from. 
Being haunted by someone isn't fun. It's painful...

I finished watching the episode a couple of minutes ago shaking my head in disbelief and shock and pain, because Denny has been following her all around the hospital, making comments on her cases and also talking to her at inconvenient moments. NOT FUN.
But here's the part that I can't get over.
So, she realizes that she's being haunted by him and then, thanks to the advice of a patient who advises her to burn all of the things that she has that belongs to Denny, she asks Alex to burn his sweater. 
Great Right? Ya know, he won't be haunting her anymore...?
NO. The audience couldn't be more wrong.
She goes into her room and he's sitting on the bed.
Throughout the episode, Denny kept telling her to touch him to make sure he was real, and she kept resisting. Why? Because he's DEAD!! And any form of him that keeps following her around is a ghost.
So he keeps telling her, "I'm here for you, Izzie... Touch me."
She finally touches him at the height of disbelief...
and her hand rests on his chest. And he embraces her. 
WHAT THE HELL....
How can you explain that shit?!!!
Shonda, you are really laying it on THICK aren't you. 
Thanks for making me obsessed.

11.02.2008

Le Masquerade



Yes, the above video is footage of "Le Masquerade" which is an event I had the pleasure of covering for Wayne State University's South End News.

And YES. I had a BALL.
Pictures coming soon...

The Secret Garden

I want to know a secret of yours, reader. 

You've been reading my posts and everything, but I rarely hear from you.......


10.10.2008

Jazmine Sullivan's " Bust Your Windows"

Her new video disappointed me.

I was expecting to see her riding in a big Escalade with her girls, Dressed in all black, and tall stiletto boots to match, stopping around the corner of her boyfriends place and promptly taking turns beating the windows, side panels, back lights, front lights, turn signals, and rear-view mirrors out of his car. 

The video wasn't complete trash, but the director really missed the mark on this one. FAREAL

Hopefully the next one will be satisfactory...what's her next single? Hm..i hope it's not "In love with another man" because that's my favorite song on the cd...


10.04.2008

Le List

Mood:
Fragrance:
Nails:
Sweet tooth:
Celeb crush:
Makeup crush:
Something you don’t know about me:
Latest makeup or beauty find you’re sharing:
Hair:
Goals for the week:



Highlight and Paste!! Let me know what you are doing today!!!



My girl over at makeupandbeautyblog.com always does this, I think like once a week. It's going to be once a month for me. Here goes...

Tuesday!

Mood: Inspired and Ready to Go!!!

Fragrance: Asian Pear by Secret / It's a Secret..

Nails: Nearest beauty supply's nail buffing file ($.79!!! Score)

Sweet tooth: Cheesecake with Caramel and Cookie Crumbles

Celebrity crush: Common

Makeup crush: Anything in the YSL makeup collection. (Look Left)

Something you don’t know about me: I like telling strangers my secrets

Latest makeup or beauty find you’re sharing: Dark Blue Eyeliner

Hair: Ponytail and a cute curled bang

Goals for the week: Finish interview with Jeantrix/ Talk to Dr. Bayneson/ Find, Purchase or Borrow book for Communication Class


10.02.2008

Halloween Pt. 1

So my grandmother threw a fish-fry a couple of weeks ago, and I asked one of my 3000 little cousins what I should be for halloween.
Aleena* said, "An Angel!!!"
Then I thought about it...hm...not bad Aleena*
I could pull that off, but what would I wear? My Google prowess came in..

I can be a sultry, glowing, alluring, goddess - angel for Halloween.

Costume search!!!
I went online to Frederick's of Hollywood first...But then I thought about what I should be wearing: An angel would either have on a baby-doll or a long flowing gown, so I searched for those two things.








(Imagine these in White...)
Lover's Lane...



I like the gowns/lingerie from Lover's Lane more than Frederick's. Now, all I need to do is search where I can find some big ass Victoria's Secret angel wings...
then I would be perfect...


Yes!! This would be too perfect!! But I don't think that I can buy any like this online. The only ones I can find are the thin, papery kind...

Hopefully, by halloween I can find an outfit..