2008 August

2008 August

I Can't Imagine You Naked

August 31, 2008
me, men, relationships, women
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I’m superficial. There, I’ve said it. Yes, it’s not a good thing to admit, but I think if more people admit their own faults, the world would be a better place. Let the record also show that by no means am I supermodel status, I’m just your average tall chick with big hair. Everyone has heard the saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”…but I’d like to ask, “Who wants to be-holding a badger?”.
Recently I met a guy who happened to be a friend of my brother. I can’t say he was my ‘type’, but he seemed like a pretty cool person. My brother always referred to him as the ‘corny white guy who sings too much’. Usually when I date white men, I typically like more of an Abercrombie & Read more [...]

Friday Asides Part 3

August 29, 2008
Friday Asides, randomness
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Another Friday is upon us, and thankfully this is a long weekend. I can’t believe the summer has came and went so fast. It seems like it was only a couple of weeks ago that it was Memorial Day. For me this summer seems as though it went by in a blur. I didn’t travel as much as I would have liked to, for business or pleasure. I guess one highlight of my summer was my business trip to San Diego. Talk about perfect weather every day!
This summer was definitely one of the most stressful. Between relationship, family and health issues, my spirit was definitely broken in more ways than one. Now that the summer has drawn to a close, I can definitely see the silver lining in the clouds. I’ve gotten Read more [...]

I Need You Bad

August 28, 2008
me, relationships
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This morning as I was sitting in traffic on I-95, Jazmine Sullivan’s song, “I Need You Bad”, came on the radio. I’ve heard this song several times already, but I never ‘listened’ to the words. Needless to say the words hit home this morning and eventually tears started streaming down my face.
Yes, I’m pms’ing, but it was a little bit more than that.
Every word in this song is something that I’ve wanted to tell a certain person in my life for years now. But you know what, the fear of rejection sucks big time. So I guess I’d rather sit back and keep my feelings to myself. During these past couple of weeks, I guess I’ve been in reflection mood, primarily reflecting on the things I should have done Read more [...]

The Hygienically Challenged

August 26, 2008
beauty & health, me, randomness
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I’m picky and I’m stuck in my ways, I can admit that. There are certain things that I do systematically each night, and typically I’ll never forget to do these things (well unless large amounts of alcohol are involved). A few of these things have been ingrained in me since I was a kid. If they weren’t done before it was time for me to go to bed, my parents would not be pleased. I remember a few times when I was waken up out of my sleep only because they found out certain things weren’t done. Yes, my parents were drill sergeants, but they instilled a few things that I still follow to this day.
What you’re about to read may shock and amaze you.
I’m sure you won’t believe it once you find out Read more [...]

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

August 25, 2008
family
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Today, August 25th at 8:30 a.m., marks the end of freedom as my son knows it. No more video games, no random tv watching and a bedtime of 8:30 p.m. No, he’s not on any type of punishment (that rarely happens), but it is the first day of school here in Howard County, Maryland. I’m not sure about a lot of kids, but my son is psyched about going back to school. Yesterday, all he could speak of was the friends he hasn’t seen in a year because we relocated to another area, and how much he missed them. At our local grocery store, as we were in the meat section, the butcher came out and gave him a hand shake and at first I thought to myself, ‘Who is this man?’, but then I realized his daughter and Read more [...]

Friday Asides: Terrence Howard

August 22, 2008
randomness
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I’ve never really given Terrence Howard much ‘props’ in regards to his acting. I saw how hard it was for him to be a pimp and also crashed right along with him, but I wouldn’t label myself as a ‘fan’. I recently received a copy of his new cd, “Shine Through It”, and I must say, as a singer, he has definitely impressed me. Many entertainers have been unsuccessful in making the transition from actor to musician and vice versa but Terrence, in my opinion, definitely succeeds in making it happen.

I was impressed so much, that I begged, well no, I hinted around to a friend of mine that a great belated birthday gift would be tickets to his upcoming concert in Annapolis, MD. So I’ll get to see ‘Slickback’ Read more [...]

Hi Hater!

August 21, 2008
me
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For the record, I hate the song “Hi Hater”. I find it to be one of the most annoying songs being played on the radio and I swear 93.9 WKYS plays it every two hours.
But with that said, it never ceases to amaze me how people try to cut other people down, especially in a working/professional environment. I’m the type of person who goes to work (well most people who know me say I’m barely there), I do my job and I basically keep to myself and mind my business. Typically the only people I interact with is my assistant and my boss, I keep other interactions with my coworkers to a cordial ‘hi’ and ‘goodbye’.
In my line of work, I work with projected forecasts and making and/or exceeding those forecasts Read more [...]

My Hair Arsenal

August 19, 2008
beauty & health, me
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Once upon a time I was addicted to expensive hair products. My bathroom looked as though it was straight out of a beauty salon. There was every type of conditioner, gel, mousse, shampoo, hair oil, you could possibly imagine. I also had a hair partner in crime. My friend Michele was about 2 yrs into transitioning to natural hair and we would trade products all the time. We would literally go shopping in each others bathrooms to test out each others products. I didn’t realize how much money I was spending on hair products until I started going though my receipts one day. That’s when I realized there had to be better and cheaper alternatives.

I was faithful to brands such as Aveda, Carols Daughter, Read more [...]

My Hair Story

August 18, 2008
beauty & health, me
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If someone was to ask any one of my friends what would be the first thing anyone would notice about me, I guarantee you, they would all say my hair and then coming in at a close 2nd place, would be my height. The tall girl, with the big hair. Yup, that’s me.
Growing up my mother had 3 daughters with heads full of curly and what she called ‘unmanageable’ hair. Every week we endured the ritual of having our hair blown out and straightened. There weren’t too many options back then, besides a hot comb and blow dryer.

Rarely would she let us wear our hair natural and curly. If memory serves me correctly, when I was 11 she took me to the hair salon for my first relaxer. I remember crying in the Read more [...]

Friday Asides Pt. 2

August 15, 2008
randomness
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It’s been another long and interesting week to say the least. I’ve been a little sleep deprived but last night I finally got a full nights sleep without waking up 6-8 times throughout the night. As of last week, I stared my “Friday Asides”, so here’s my list for this week:
1. Having haters in the workplace is so hilarious! Just b/c I do my job well and I’m barely in the office certain people find it necessary to whisper and gossip. I think my “Hi Haters” post it I left on my office door got a few laughs.
2. SBM, you think women confuse you?? Some of yall men are just ANOMALIES.
3. Went to the post office yesterday and the clerk asked if my hair was a weave…I don’t even get offended Read more [...]

I Hate Facebook

August 13, 2008
me
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Once I graduated high school there were only a handful of people I kept in contact with. They included my best friend that I’ve had since 8th grade, a friend that would end up being my roommate for my first couple of years at Rutgers University and a mutual friend we both had. Besides that, I figured once I graduated high school, if I didn’t feel the need to keep in touch with you, then au revoir to you.
So last year, I was introduced to Facebook. I really didn’t keep track of the page much, some of my contacts were coworkers, a few people from the DC area and my best friend. I was a little incognito on the page as well. I hated the fact that your last name was displayed on your profile, but Read more [...]