My 'In My Head' Latin/Hispanic Girl Homies

It's not a beauty contest. Just ladies who I think are 'cool people'

No I haven't made a mistake, I didn't forget to add Eva Mendes...I can barely watch any movie she's in.

Roselyn Sanchez, Sofia Vergara, Shakira, Salma Hayek & Paulina Rubio

My 'In My Head' White Girl Homies

Sorry, the likes of Paris Hilton, Brooke Hogan, Miley Cyrus, Britney, Nicole Richie [her white side], Pamela Anderson, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera just get on my damn nerves. Now I would add Heidi Montag-Pratt to my 'in my head homie' list if she wasn't just plain evil to Lauren, but I'll give her props, even with help in the hair & make-up department she is pretty. That's all you're getting from me Heidi.

Now y'all know, this is the 'tell it like it is spot' not all but a lot of white folks get on my nerves...PRIMARILY cause without fail in my experience they say some dumb shit around black folks regarding race/colour or just "want to touch my hair."

NO YOU CANNOT TOUCH MY DAMN HAIR....only my 'In My Head' white girl homies can, and ask dumbass questions about what we do, why we do it and how we do it as a people.

But don't worry folks my disdain is for people of all races at times, and being black my own damn people get on my nerves a little too often...

...so today I pay homage to my celeb 'In My Head' White Girl Homies.

**Drum roll please**

Megan Fox & Lauren Conrad

I don't care what none of y'all say [poor use of the English language on purpose], these girls are just so fly... Latina, Asian and Black 'In My Head' homies...coming soon.

Can't believe I forgot to add Juliette Lewis, Sandra Bullock, Eliza Dushku & Kim Catrall to the list.

Will 'Tangle Teezer' Be The End To My Hair Tangle Woes?

I saw this guy on Dragon's Den over a year ago. He had a simple product that de-tangled wet hair with ease that minimised breakage and seemed to effortlessly glide through hair with no problem.

Right now I have a K Cutter comb, Bone comb, Denman brush just to do the same damn thing after a hair wash. Tired of it to be honest. And when I go away I don't want to be taking all that crap with me in a suitcase.

Isn't it about time I bit the bullet and paid under £10 for one of these to see if it works. My hair is longer and thicker and as well as length, health is paramount to me.

He didn't get the backing from the Dragons, but he went on to do very well in his business.

You can get the Tangle Teezer on eBay for £9.75 [FREE postage] or direct from the Tangle Teezer Website £9.77 [PLUS postage]

I will be a guinea pig and I'll keep you informed of my progress with the Tangle Teezer on my 4B 'texlaxed' hair.

Here is the video of his pitch on the Dragon's Den. I actually thought they were idiots NOT to get on board with this product. The Black haircare industry ALONE is worth over $1 Billion, and the last time I checked, Asians, Hispanics, Whites and Indians all had hair.

The Tangle Teezer pitch to the Dragon's begins at 2:32. Dude was pulling on the mannequin head with some menace, but out of his 2468 feedback on eBay plus it being at 100% I think I'm gonna part with my cash and have a go!

....Off to order mine!

She Had To Have It - Maxi Dresses on eBay

Whatever height I am, whether it's 5'8 or 5'9 I'm not exactly sure, for a woman and judging by clothing standards I'm pretty tall. When it comes to dresses, it's either ultra short of ultra long. I do not do that in between length unless it's a 'occasion dress,' so when I found a seller on eBay who sold maxi dresses [which I love] specifically for tall women I was in heaven. So far I have 2 from this seller, one in black the other in a pale blue print and have my eye on the white dress and brown dress. [pictured]. They are very reputable have 100% feedback and their shipping is fast [they are UK based].

No zips, or buttons, what you see is what you get with these dresses. The whole top part is comfortably elasticated at the top which means whether you are a size 8 - 16 it will fit. No restrictions, no tight spots or figure hugging areas on the dress just slip it on and go, and it stays on. What I love about them as well it they practically hit the floor, so even when worn with 4 inch heels it's still pretty long.

So over the years whether you lose a bit of weight or gain it, it's one dress you'll have no problem getting into in the summertime.

The seller on eBay can be found here

In The UK, But Want To Watch TV On US Blocked Websites?

If you're a TV junkie and want to watch some TV shows and movies on US sites which are blocked in the UK like the US MTV site, Hulu.com, NBC, ABC etc then there's a handy lil gadget you can download to your PC.

I've had no problems with this and when I want to watch Hulu.com I simply switch it on [I never have it running on start up] first log on to the site and it give me a US IP address, and hey presto you're watching your fave US TV shows.

It's called Hotspot Shield you can download it here. Thank goodness I don't have this problem when I want to catch up with all the good crap on BET.com.

She's Gotta Have It - Littlewoods

Winter time is coming, that means September for the UK folks. I have my eye on this padded jacket. It's only £55. I saw it last week, am still in love with it this week, which means I'm supposed to have it.

UPDATE: Got it, and at a discount too They also had the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Patent Leather shoes I've had my eye on too....discounted as well. Sorry I'm not paying big bucks for canvas.Now I have to find a decent pair of 'Boyfriend Jeans' with a long enoughi inside leg to wear with my Converse and I'll be a happy bunny.

Paper Bags & Light Switches Were Invented For Dudes Like This...

Sheree "who gone check me boo" Whitfield from The Real Housewives of Atlanta ex-husband. Bob Whitfield.

And just prove that wasn't a bad picture or that he was caught off guard with the camera shot...

Now I am not one for women wanting all this spousal support crap, from my Tyrese Rent & Car Payment is NOT Child Support!! blog post you know my feelings on that. But in this instance Sheree, you laid down with that for 17 years and only 3 of em married, girl I am not mad at you for claiming a lil sumthin but only in the form of C.O.M.P.E.N.S.A.T.I.O.N. I would be so mad having to look up at that during....OK let me just stop right there with the unnecessary visual. I mean I know they say love is blind, but ladies you know it ALWAYS happens when you're done with a brotha and you feel disgusted that you even dated him, let alone touched you. What must Sheree be thinking now it's over. I bet during an argument the words "cock-eyed and bastard" were thrown around their Georgia mansion! 17 years, how did you even manage something as simple as conversation. You must have argued every time you were out, accusing him of looking at other women when he was looking at you all along.

Trying to say something positive....

...bet he had a real nice personality. *whistles*

So Fake To The Point Your REAL Hair Makes The News!

"Tyra Banks has given fans a sneak peak of her new haircut. The model-turned-presenter has now posted a picture of herself on Twitter - but blurred the photograph to avoid her new look being properly unveiled before the return of her talk show, 'The Tyra Banks Show', next month. Alongside the picture, she wrote: 'Here's me rockin my REAL hair, had 2 blur it so its still a surprise on Sept 8! Who else is sportin their real hair that day? (sic)' Tyra has previously declared September 8 'National Real Hair Day' in honour of her new look. Speaking about the show, she vowed: 'No fake hair at all! Will be the hair coming out of my scalp! 4 all 2 C! No ponytails, no ballet un head. Hair will be out and free"

Oh Lord Ty Ty Baby Banks, give me strength sweetie. I really wish her rich banker boyfriend would just wife her and she goes and has some babies somewhere. The general consensus about Tyra is that she's not all that nice, personable, self involved and her show hinders rather than helps black women and issues. Seems like a lot of the topics she does on her show pisses a lot of people off. And here's another one....

So to remain even more relevant Tyra is revealing her natural lace front free hair for the whole season of her new show.

Who actually cares? What is the world coming to when a woman takes off her wig and it causes this much controversy. Is this the best that Tyra can do? She gets a doctor to come on to her show to prove her breasts are real and now she's got to show us she has hair too.

....waiting for the surgeon to confirm the rhinoplasty surgery. That's nose job..... From the look of it she's had the bridge narrowed and nostrils made smaller. And probably had more than one surgery over the years as well. If there are pictures from yesteryear, why do these celebs continue to deny it. And no that's not a make up contouring job, there's only so much make-up can do.

Good surgeon though!

My take on the whole story...."Whatever Tyra! Although I respect your hustle and your futile attempts to remain relevant."

MJ Is The New Elvis!!

Conspiracies are rife. I just logged on the Innnnernet, and saw this video of what claims to be Michael Jackson coming out of the back of a coroners van.

"A video posted on the internet claiming to show Michael Jackson stepping out of a coroner's van has stoked conspiracy theories that the King Of Pop is still alive.

The shaky, hand-held footage taken in a darkened underground car park sees a man climbing out of an ambulance.

There is no suggestion that the clip is genuine, and the man's face is completely obscured. Even the number plate of the ambulance cannot be seen.

Conspiracy theorists, however, are likely to jump on the video and claim that it is proof that Jackson's death was faked.

The person who posted the 29-second clip to the video-sharing website LiveLeak said the footage had come from a 'trustworthy source' but refuses to name who it is.

Conspiracy theories are rife on the internet, with many claiming that their moon landings were faked, the September 11th attacks were staged and that President Obama is not a US citizen.

The LA coroner confirmed Jackson had lethal levels of propofol in his body when he died in June at the age of 50"

You can't see much except a thin MJ like frame pale face, which wasn't even clear and a shoulder length black wig.

Faking your death is illegal and if caught you will be imprisoned for it.

Secondly who the hell rides in the back of a coroner's van, hops out and goes through a secret entrance.

Also who just lies in wait with a video camera/cell phone waiting to film it?

There are 2 possible answers to this video:

1. It is indeed Michael Jackson and he did fake his own death.

or the more realistic...

2. This whole video was planned and orchestrated with an MJ lookalike, setup to be filmed and sold to the media worldwide for money and attention.

What do you think?

I think #2. but personally I hope it's him and he is alive...could you imagine the global frenzy shoot I'd have 10 packets of popcorn beside me watching this whole mess go down on every news channel. Only because outside of my life I like to watch a lil drama, and there needs to be a dead celebrity who is in fact alive..please in my lifetime let it happen...just the once!! But seriously when you're the most odd looking and most famous man on the planet, where are you going to hide out? Ummm is he going to undergo reconstructive surgery to disguise his look for the 14th time?

Thoughts of the Day

• I wish people knew how to use voicemail. If you call my house, then my mobile, and then my mobile again either (a) I don't want to talk to you, (b) I'm unavailable. LEAVE A MESSAGE. Don't do the same thing on Monday and then Tuesday.
  
• I've had a 'can't be bothered' attitude for about 3-4 weeks now. Feel like I haven't done shit in a long ass time.
• I shouldn't have to ask for my money back. I don't lend people money, this was due to a refund for the Michael Jackson tickets, but please, after I booked em, gave you the 50% of the tickets, processed the refund, then 6 weeks later for me to ask "where is the refund?" is ridiculous.
  
• I still don't lend people money, I'd rather you just have it, but you'd have to be very, very, very close to me in order for me to even want to say "here just have it." Causes too many damn problems trying to get what's yours back. I don't lend A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G out. I'm not mean. I'm sensible. It keeps my blood pressure to a minimum.
  
• The only thing going well right about now is my weight gain. Still don't trust those digital scales though.
• Miss Understood.
• I'm going to shut down my Fotki account. People still e-mail me asking me for the password and questions advice on haircare. I really have not and cannot be bothered...hey at least I'm honest.
• I put Beverley Hills Chihuahua on my HIGH priority list to send me out next for my DVD rental, do you think one of the 3 DVD's coming to me tomorrow is about a prissy, diva talking dog??? The hell it is NOT!
  
• What is it going to take to get me 'back to normal'?
• Tired of being tired. How much sleep can one person have in a 24 hr period?
• I feel the only person that 'gets me' is a 7yr old. And no it's not my imaginary friend.
• Don't assume....ASK!
• I'm addicted to Subway.
• What's the point of addressing something/someone in the hope of feeling better and getting it out of your system, only to feel ten times worse for doing it? There is none. Listen to your gut. Shut up. Try and sleep it off.
  
• Why did my cousin give up smoking when pregnant, and now her daughter is a matter of weeks old she's breastfeeding and smoking? I am not surprised though, wouldn't expect anything less from her.
• The problem is not necessarily having the problem within yourself. It's when you don't address it and refuse to do anything about it. That is the bigger problem.
  
• I have computer rage right about now. How many times do I have to reboot this thing?
• Aww well...."like attracts like" If I'm having a shitty day, then shitty things will follow I suppose.
• I woke up in the not so greatest of moods, went for a 3.6 mile walk (thanks Google Maps for the accuracy), listened to my Ipod which usually makes me feel better. I didn't. Was worried about the amount of weight I'd lose on this long walk on an empty stomach so made sure I ate 3 Auntie Anne's pretzels on the walk back home which was a total of 1220 calories.
  
• I broke my walking on the street and eating rule. But today I really didn't care. It was hardly fried chicken, jerk pork or pizza, that I see a ton of people doing. Plus 3.6 miles walking on an empty stomach whilst trying to gain weight...PLEASE.
  
• My legs were so tired so I came home and slept through Family Guy [again]....that's all I seem to bloody do.
• I shouldn't wish for it and don't want it [again] but I'd rather have PCOS than PMS.
• Speaking of PCOS, why do I know so many women that have it over ones that don't, and doctors claim it's only 10% of women that suffer from it...yeah whatever!!!
• My goal of finishing my book by the end of 2009 may not happen. I can try, but......well we'll see.
• Don't ask me what the above is about. Not yet anyway.
  
• Haven't yet decided if Rihanna has a great sense of style, or a great stylist.
• Beyonce has neither. This girl cannot dress for shit.
• Mariah can only get it right about once a year.
• Tired of white kids dying from a drug overdose in a club and them making the news like they died for some worthy cause. When it's black folks, we're junkies or crackheads. They were a good girl with a promising future ahead of her, and not into this lifestyle says the delusional white mother and father.
  
• The word swag doesn't bother me at all, but 'epic fail' certainly does.
• Now if you could put a picture to word swag of someone who I think epitomises that I would definitely have to say Jay-Z. Nothing about the money, but I can definitely see why Beyonce married him.
• Why does she look more like his #1 groupie than his wife?
• The more I see them together, the more I like Nick & Mariah as a couple.
• After my online class I'm gonna watch Tiny & Toya dammit.
• I can't stand Toya, no one cares you were married to the Critter aka Lil Wayne. We didn't even know before the show. And no one wants to read your non juicy book either. You've been divorced for 300 years get over it.
• I do like Tiny though. I may not understand what she says half the time, but she seems cool.
• Shame on T.I. for being another controlling bastard, even from behind a prison cell. I hope Tiny does get back to work and does something for herself other than being another black woman to a black man keeping her interested with not 1 but 2 engagement rings.
• Yes I'm 3 years late, watched Stomp The Yard [in full] the other day and enjoyed it. A LOT!
• Is Gerard Butler the new Russell Crowe...Let's hope so. Like Nicole Kidman anything with Crowe in it you have to FORCE me to watch.
  
• Is there a black movie out there, without Meagan Good? So glad her ass got tore up in Saw 5. One of my favourite parts.
  
• I really want to take that Hip-Hop dance class, but if I'm feeling lazy now is not the right time to be thinking about getting hella active.
• How hard is it in London to find somewhere to get your nose pierced? Still in 2 minds about getting the belly button done though.
  
• Had my nose pierced when I was 18 then went to work in the corporate world. Didn't feel it was appropriate. No longer in the corporate world...appropriate!
• So no more Big Brother......[I'm a little saddened by this], but if they keep making trash like Charm School etc I'll be alright.
• Hungry, and not a clue of what I want to eat...Subway maybe???
• I don't care what anyone says that South African 'girl' is a dude. And if it's a girl then she's definitely into girls. The one from the world championships. *Shudders* I'll post pics in another blog post.
• There is one girl on Twitter who cracks me up. Funnily enuogh she reminds me of myself. Jamaican fam and her birthday is a day after mine...not surprised. She definitely keeps it real.
• Love Twitter, hate Myspace, thinking about closing my Facebook account.
• My mood has lightened by 0.01% since writing this blog. *Note to self* do NOT call my mother until I've eaten again, as she may set me back 1,000 steps and send me to the damn asylum.
  

Come Back? Please Go Away!

I must be the ONLY ONE that doesn't care about this particular comeback!

Talented, yes...whatever!!! *blah blah blah*

I actually don't care, nor can I even get excited, or even slightly curious to listen to any sample tracks of Whitney's new album.

I was already bored from the album cover. I don't even care if I'm proved wrong and it's a late summer smash!

In Death, Does Aaliyah Get Way Too Much Credit??

I don't know if it's just my generation and older who remembered Aaliyah in the 90's before she passed, but my thought today was "OK how many of you remember the date of the anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King's Birthday or Nelson Mandela's release date from prison?" Not saying the death of Aaliyah cannot be commemorated, but do you feel where I'm coming from? If you're going to be a braniac of historical dates that are prominent in the black community on a global scale then learn a few more and pay homage on those too, and not just Aaliyah, Left Eye, Biggie & 2Pac.

So I've been a lil off Twitter today. I've seen the Aaliyah tweets go by and some folks mention that the whole compare Aaliyah to another artist thing is going on and that they feel it's totally unnecessary...OK, whatever to each their own. You wanna talk about it fine, not a problem, I'll blog about it. 140 characters just aren't cutting it for me right about now.

Maybe it's just me but I'm pretty sure that Ciara would have been doing her thing in the new millennium had Aaliyah been around or not. I'm sorry I'm not about to give Aaliyah that much credit especially when looking at Ci-Ci her huge major influences are Janet and Michael Jackson. Aside from that both are/were vocally not that great, both dance/danced. Aaliyah went to a stage school her choreographed moves weren't all that free flowing [pretty much like how JLO's were] and Ciara is more street/crunk when it comes to her dance flow, which appear to be more natural and not learnt/rehearsed. Aaliyah had it going on in the looks department and they are both black women. Done!

Like I just tweeted to someone, Aaliyah was likeable, attractive and had a great production team behind her. She was pally with the likes of Missy, Timbaland, Ginuwine and DMX who at the time were VERY on top of their game, then some years later Ciara rolled with Missy and Luda.

Times change, music changes. I think it's highly arrogant to assume that Aaliyah was that much of a force in the industry that had there of been no Aaliyah there would have been no Ciara and whoever else that followed. I found her music bearable...meaning, aside from the tracks that were released I had no desire to listen to the rest of her albums. Now I can understand when artists say had it weren't for the likes of Michael Jackson then they don't think they'd be where they are at in terms of their influence. But Aaliyah...no. I hear a lot of "she was an angel. She will be dearly missed" etc etc. Not somebody who set the standard and made a pathway for other young up and coming artists. **shakes head** I have never heard that.

Aaliyah was a beautiful, nice [portrayed in the media] girl, OK so her career started off a lil dramatic with the whole R.Kelly marriage drama. She showed her stomach, wore her hair covered over her eye, wore boxers, danced to a routine and sang softly with no real vocal range and power.

Sorry the only thing she influenced me with was being acceptable to be a tomboy and regain that totally feminine side at the same time. She was one of those girls who you didn't mind your teenage boyfriend liking cause you liked her too [no not in that sense], but like I said she had that nice girl quality about her. Very likeable, like the sister or friend [in your head] knowing that if you met in real life you'd be cool. And yes many years on I still "wave my hands in the air, and wave em round like I just don't care" in the club.

Like today....we have a barrage of female artists whether they are hip-hop, pop or R&B, they are all doing their thing in the industry. And I'm sure that whether Aaliyah had graced the Billboard charts or not they would still be there doing their thing today.

I'm sure Aaliyah would have gotten to a point where the popularity would have died down on the music side, before she passed it seemed as though acting was becoming more of her thing, and I'm sure as the likes of Ciara may have liked her music and respected her as a fellow female artist they would have been both been able to hold their own in the music world today.

If folks want to go there with the whole comparison thing with like for like, and I'm talking in respect to a black recording artist, beautiful, mediocre singer and badass dancer then they need to stop being blinded by Aaliyah and give it up for Janet. I'm sorry, hand on heart I'd be more inclined to say had there been no Janet Jackson then maybe Ciara wouldn't be inspired or motivated to do what she does. Shit y'all... Control, Rhythm Nation 1814 the Janet album, fair enough Miss Jackson "if you're nasty" was never a Whitney or Mariah, but when it comes to "give me a beat!" Janet is on it.

What???? When it comes to female entertainers who fit the mould past and present like Aaliyah, Ciara, Mya etc Janet is the teacher the others merely students.

So no I don't credit Aaliyah for the like of newish-bies like Ciara when it comes to doing what they do. And just because she's passed and has been for 8 years am I about to sport a dunce cap and do a 'we are not worthy' motion in front of her statue like she was the best we ever had. I liked Aaliyah I was just not excited by her like I was by Janet growing up. Although Janet isn't doing it like she was, she's the baddest of em them all in her field...that's if you want to make comparisons......

And all this "there will never be another Aaliyah.." OK as a human being, a presence on this earth yes there will never be, but as an artist, what legacy did she leave behind?

Why do we act the fool when people pass and give them much more credit than we didn't give them when they were here?

"Simple Simon!" This New Format Is Too Complicated!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I do not apologise for my love of reality TV. Whether it be ghetto trash like Flavor of Love or Charm School to American Idol or The Real Housewives of Atlanta, I'd rather watch pre-conceived reality scripts over soap operas any day.

Rewind to last Saturday 7pm ITV1, I was soooooo excited to see the return of X Factor, and about 30 minutes into it, I couldn't escape faster from my TV set.

They have...no scratch that, SIMON COWELL has gone and screwed up a brilliant format...how? By simply having the audience be a part of the best bit of 4 months of Saturday night viewing. I don't need to hear the audience booing or cheering. I don't want to see backstage shots of these nobodies taking to the stage and performing to a backing track. It's pure and utter crap and I DON'T LIKE IT. Am I the only one in agreement who thought, Louis, Dannii, Cheryl and Simon in a room of pure silence with a crap audition was pure comedy? Even at home in your living room you felt the tension right along with them and just the expressions of the 4 judges were enough alone to make you piss your pants. Now it's like watching it with 20,000 other people giggling over the parts you want to be hearing in silence.

X Factor: New format. Hate it. I didn't laugh once, and I read that in the 90 minute show only 7 auditions were shown.

Simon I think you're smelling yourself a little mate.

Now onto X Factor rant #2. Danyl The prick with an even more jumped up spelt name than himself. Some of you loved him. Some of you hated him. Well whilst I was eating my 10p Tesco Value Noodles he put me right off. Sorry sweetheart, with your racially ambiguous self you weren't that cute. Simon seems to like the mixed contestants. This dude can sing an old Joe Cocker song and Simon's veneers are all a gleaming. When the brotha came out singing a classic before him, Simon gave him hell and asked him for something more current before allowing him through. I've peeped Simon do this a lot on X Factor and American Idol. I don't think he likes the black singers too much, talented or not, he always has something derogatory to say regarding their song choice or they 'sang it with too much soul/sounded like they were in a gospel choir' Whatever Simon. We all know for you that marketing black artists is a hard task for you as opposed to the white/mixed contestants. I've watched enough seasons of talent shows where Simon is a judge to notice this trait. He's not fooling me.

Back onto Danyl. Arrogant twat. Sorry, I was not moved. So what you can sing. I always say this, 99.9% of the people that make it through onto X Factor wouldn't even get past the audition stage on American Idol. Maybe I've been spoiled by the talent that I've seen on Idol and when it comes to watching the UK counterparts I don't care for any of them. This year past, Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert were killing it each and every week. Down to earth guys with killer voices. They knew they were hella talented yet remained humble throughout. This Danyl comes out with a Joe Cocker song, moves the mic back and forth from each hand 3 times and the audience starts screaming like he did a Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas one handed cartwheel whilst singing. So Danyal you sat on the stage pointed, winked and sung to the ladies. Am I missing something here? I was not impressed. And everybody was WOW WOW WOW. Now to me that was mediocre.

Now word on the street is he's the new 'Susan Boyle' and some US talk show wants to interview him as he's had nearly a million hits on You Tube. **ROLLS EYES**

Does anyone remember the black guy who was friends with Danny Gokey on Idol and didn't make it to the finals, he had a bit of a Pharell vibe/look to him?? Well that guy could sing rings around Danyl and where was the hype and the fuss? There is none because raw talent seems to be a plenty stateside. Now had he been a UK contestant and sung the same way, there would have been a frenzy.

I AM EMBARRASSED that Danyl and the likes of Susan Boyle garner so much interest especially in America of their average performances. And please tell me why when someone can sing to a decent standard in the UK the whole country goes crazy?

Leona ain't no damn Mariah, shoot she's not even a Jordin Sparks and Jordin can sang...yes sang...I watched that girls every performance and she can blow. Shoot she (Leona) is not even a Jennifer Hudson or Fantasia. Alexandra ain't no Beyonce and as much as I rooted for her last year and like the girl, listening back to her performance with Bey is a lil painful to hear now. She's good but she's not great.

Now I'm watching the audition back, and dudes vocals aren't all that. I bet I could sound great lifting my leg up, arms flailing to make a somewhat decent vocal appear amazing.

I AM NOT CONVINCED.

THAT does not warrant a US TV appearance. Americans if you see him, turn the channel. PLEASE!

And what kills me is this...1 show and he's already the winner...? Siddown UK, Siddown!! All of the Susan Boyle hype and some street dancers beat her. I hope history repeats itself. I'd much prefer Austin Drage come back from last year and make it through. Man was I pissed when I cam back from holiday and he was gone. Pure kiss teet a gwan!!!

And for the ladies that love him, want him, need him, he swings both ways and is an open bisexual. But hey, at least he isn't on the DL. Right?

And let's stop with the overuse of this damn word amazing, and reserve it for artists who truly are. Maybe now being 30 and have a lil old skool years behind me I can say x,y and z were truly amazing at their craft. No Danyl was not amazing to me, it was not 25th Anniversary Grammy Billie jean performance that will stand the test of time. Michael Jackson was amazing, Prince is amazing, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey vocally and as performers. One dry head man performs a Joe Cocker song and now the dude is amazing. NO. HE. IS. NOT. If he's amazing, I am legendary.

What do you think of his performance? You can see it here

So The Child Molester Is Releasing Another Album Is He?

Lord give me strength....

There will be no downloads, jacked or paid for from me.

PLEASE...I don't even wanna know if you still buy his stuff and are still a fan, I just don't!

It's amazing who we give passes to in our community...simply amazing.

Let it have been a 50 year old white man in that video with the same girl, we'd be taking it back to slavery and wanting him to hang for what he did.

If I hear "those girls were fast" or "those girls looked too grown" I swear I'm going to scream.

I'm Just So Into You [And It Shows] Black Love

I'm a die hard romantic I love how these black men are so into their women and never afraid to show it.

Ummm no T.I. and Tiny pics here...sorry

I know there are a ton of other black celebs that are happily married/together but these 3 just can't seem to keep their hands off of each other.

I swear sometimes from the body language I'm convinced that Bey and Jigga aren't even married [even though I know they are].

If You Don't Like Dogs, Then Why Would You Want One?

Ladies,

Whether it's Facebook, Twitter, reality TV, a talk show I'm beyond tired in my 30 years of hearing you single miserable heifers talking about....scratch that....ranting about "I can't get a man/good man"

**Let's pour a lil liquor for your lost selves**

I've harped on about the relationship threads before [check the 'relationships' label] so you know my stance on them and a woman's attitude [or let me say my attitude as I can't speak for an entire gender] on the matter.

What the hell are you expecting to attract if you believe that "all men are dogs" mantra? If you don't believe there are any good men out there, then like a dutty dawg you're simply going to be picking up fleas. You'll lay with and settle for anything that comes along just to say "I have somebody." Being single to me is not that serious. And yes I do want to be married and have children one day with a passion, but I'm patient about it all and can wait. I wish more people embraced being single so when you do find the one you can call The One, then you're ready with open arms to be in a relationship with that person for the right reasons and it won't be about fulfilling a need or a desire to erase any loneliness that you maybe feeling.

Someone on Twitter said last week that she wishes people would stop acting as though being single was a damn disease. If you're not afraid to embrace it then that is just an important part of your adult development as is being in relationships. You can learn from and enjoy both.

Back to the point. I'm not an animal lover, especially dogs. And as I don't like dogs, there is no way I am going get one as a pet and have it shitting everywhere. So why do some of you have the same mentality where you cast aspersions on the male species, call them dogs before you'd ever think of them in a positive light, yet be so desperate for one? To pick another bad thorn amongst the many roses, and like an untrained dog have them shit all over your life, then as a result AGAIN have YOUR bad choice tarnish the name of the good men out there?

THE FACT IS THIS: Like I said in my Facebook status last night, there are some AMAZING men out there. And if there weren't, some of you wouldn't be dating to or married to those men. AND NOT ALL OF THE GOOD ONES ARE NOT TAKEN. I've never uttered nor believed that ALL men are dogs, and never said it out of frustration of a relationship never working out. I like to think I'm a very good judge of character. I may not always get it right, but I'd like to say I'm pretty spot on. If you keep picking up dogs then at some point it's not about THOSE men, it starts to become about YOU being the problem. Start taking accountability for your actions on who you let in your life, then eventually in your bed. Hold up.....what am I thinking, this is 2009 that should be probably in your bed, then in your life, because you know how 'liberated' *sarcastic tone* women are these days to not even want to deal with an emotional connection and lay down quickly with a dude hoping that will be enough. **shakes head** Men are different when it comes to sex. Stop thinking you can trap and keep them with pussy tactics. It doesn't work. He'll only stick around if he's into you IN THE EMOTIONAL SENSE, he can get what you're giving him physically from practically anywhere.

So it's all well and good to date man after man, have them 'dog' you, then call him another dog, but when do you start to become the idiot bitch [in the dog sense] dating the dogs? how can you get mad at him, when you keep picking types like him??

Aside from all of that, if you have no faith and believe all men are dogs, then every man that you come across will not be a great fit for you. Like attracts like!! Think of it like a universal invisible magnet. And when the most decent man approaches you...sista you won't even have a clue, as you're in the totally WRONG mindset to even accept a man being polite with a simple hello. I've seen some of you idiots in action. Thinking it's cute when a man whistles at you from a car. Negro you HAVE TO APPROACH ME LIKE A GENTLEMAN. I don't even look or cuss in the direction of those men AS THEY COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN CALLING ME LIKE THAT! If you can step to me with manners I have time for you. If I get 5 years of cat calling, then guess what I go 5 years of not dating, because I AM NOT ABOUT TO SETTLE.

There's not a damn thing wrong with wanting a long term boyfriend, who could potentially become a husband [of course do not be spouting that out from Day 1 continuously], but don't settle with just anyone because they bought you a drink, smiled and told you you looked beautiful that night into thinking that he's a keeper. Can you please work at getting to know him, and him getting to know you? Can you wait before you drop the panties to see if he's shown you in anyway that he's worthy of a thong being dropped for and some bad hair come the morning. If he wants you he'll take you in ANY WAY he can and be satisfied before you get physically intimate. Shoot, you get in quickly and all excited sometimes and overlook so much IN THE HOPE OF....and when you realise he wasn't all that to begin with then he's a dog. Nah sweetie this particular dude may have ALWAYS been a dog but they all aren't. Maybe you were the idiot seeing things that weren't there in the first place and overlooked a ton of signs that said he had no intention of being anything more than just a friend with benefits to you.

There are good men and bad men. The same with women. But stop the foolishness about "all men ain't shit" or "all men are dogs." To me after a while that's the equivalent of a cover up for your bad judgement and screw ups where you have never known how to pick a decent man.

I've seen some of you rolling your eyes and neck at a dude who greeted you nicely but flocked to the "Yo whassup ma" brother chewing a damn cocktail stick **shaking my damn head** Then you have the nerve to get mad after hooking up and are now chasing him for child support payments. PLEASE!!!

Be careful which dogs you lay down with. You may wind up catching fleas, false promises, some STD's and some illegitimate children along the way all with different last names.

I guess getting back into my regular blogging stance wasn't so difficult after all.

How In The Hell Does This Work Again???

Blogging that is....?

I'm sitting here stumped on what I could possibly talk about.

I don't watch the news, I have no friends pissing me off to vent about...so what in the Sam Hill am I going to say??

**CRICKETS**

Errrrr....gimme a moment!!!

I Think It's Time....

To get back on the blogging bandwagon again.

I really do....

Man have I missed this side of the World Wide Web!!!

Them, Us. Race. Support. Politics.

There's a lot of love and support for Iran at the moment. OK fine!

I for one am not going green in any capacity to show my support. I show my support in the best way I know how, it's through prayer. Alright. I don't need to 'show' my support. I've never been into anything visual that shows signs of supporting charities/causes. In fact I hate what all that stands for.

That being said I spend a lot of time on Twitter on the Blackberry. A big addiction of mine. And all day every day tweet, tweet, tweet about Iran. God give me strength, I'm this close to Iran overload, to the point of I don't even want to know anything else about the situation at present. As they say, sometimes too much, is just too much.

Aside from that I noticed some interesting tweets, one in particular that caught my eye was one headlining about Black owned beauty supply shops getting no love from black customers. And with that, I thought about this Iran situation.

"We rarely support our own, from businesses to political and social troubles."

I have never seen so many black folks jump on a cause in my life with such passion. Everybody's talking about it. Fair enough, it's news, why not.

But you know what gets me? When a big ass crisis is going on in Africa, not a damn thing is going on in trying to garner attention amongst our own, let alone support. My God, just yesterday I got pissy in a tweet just to get a ReTweet of a missing black child in the US. For fuck sake, a headline pops up about Iran and bam ReTweeted with a quickness. One of ours goes missing, hardly a peep. [That child was found]. Although another one went missing again a 2 year old. I checked my tweets hardly any ReTweets. Thanks to the ones that did. It's less than 5 clicks to ReTweet. Twitter is mobile, who's to say someone doesn't read the story see a picture and spot the child in their area whilst they are about....I digress **HUGE sigh** The thought of a 2 year old baby breaks my heart. Black missing kids are hardly reported we need to do what we can to get that news out there and HELP OUR OWN when THEY [mainstream] ISN'T!

Today @BlackSolutions on Twitter posted a question about the whole blacks and their involvement/support on Iran 'trend' and wanted people's views on it. Interestingly enough there were a few people who had the mindset and mentality of "well when we needed help and support, no one was coming together to help us [blacks] as a people" and others saying "we need to help our own before we help others."

I'm in 2 minds when it comes to support of global nations.

1. is to do the Christian thing and help/support others regardless of creed, colour and race.
2. is to help/support our own people around the world and bring stories and struggles that are left on the back burner and bring them to the forefront.

People are dying brutally at the hands of governments and regimes all over the world, I understand that. But to be honest I'd be seriously having a WTF moment with black folks who have never batted an eyelid at anything that's gone down/going down in places like South Africa or Zimbabwe as examples.

Speaking of Zimbabwe Bodyform have a cause called Dignity! Period to help the women who cannot afford sanitary protection and are developing cancer by using dirty rags and newspapers whilst on their period. Imagine that? More than double the monthly wage for sanitary towels.

I'm not saying to hell with the rest of the world, especially the ones who aren't black, but TRUST me I'll be watching closely when some big news breaks about some serious BS going on in Africa and see how quickly, how many black folks jump on the support bandwagon.

One thing I've noticed about US as a people is our LACK of support as a community over many things from the smallest to the biggest. We're quick to help others and line the pockets of races selling OUR products to us, yet don't do a damn thing for one another.

So in a nutshell what I'm saying is this. Be a supporter yes! Not telling anyone not to, but don't act all dumb and clueless about what's going on your people's countries. I don't care if you're American and never set foot on African soil. If you're pumping your fist in the air claiming "I'm proud to be an African-American" then read up on some damn Africa dammit! Some black people wanna talk about the Motherland, claim Africa left and right, but haven't got a clue what the hell is going on in some parts.

Be aware. Educate yourself. Stay informed.

You've got the Internet to be reading this, read an online newspaper for goodness sake, whether it's Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Africa. But don't support one cause and not be informed of others that affect your OWN people. Remember in the Western world, plenty of blacks were under water in New Orleans and the US President at the time turned his back for 4 whole days. It's the same the world over. That man [Bush] was an example of how the world is when we as a people are in need....absent and blind eyed. If you're Asian [tsunami] you get donations pouring in with a quickness amounting to hundreds of millions. When you're black you gotta scream to be heard.

Blacks = Ignored. We have to start looking out for one another more from households to communities to on a global scale.

Will.I.Am SPEAKS!!! Perez You Are A Straight Bitch!

Awww man I so wanna come out of cursing retirement for this blog.

I'm pulling an all nighter, doing some work at the PC, and periodically checking my Twitter on my Blackberry "to the left, to the left" of me.

I then read the DRAMA that is Perez.

"I'm in shock. I need the police ASAP. Please come to the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel now. Please."

"I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke."

To which I ReTweeted "911 Biyatch."

He then continues his Tweet SOS in distress calls with

"Still waiting for the police. The bleeding has stopped. I need to document this. Please, can the police come to the SoHo Met Hotel."

"I spoke to my lawyer. I really need to talk to the authorities. Please come to the SoHo Met Hotel. Have called the police. Need them here."

"The Toronto police are here now. Thank you. Please stop calling them."

I'm coming outta retirement.

So this muthafucka couldn't call the damn police himself. Bitch has time to tweet but can't dial 3 muthafucking digits??

This reeks of some serious bullshit attention seeking. Take it to court BITCH, and stand there and tell the judge after an assault why you were NOT capable of calling the authorities but tweeting to hundreds of thousands of people and have them call the police on your behalf.

Punk ass bitch!!

Can you imagine the amount of emergency calls for this one incident.

I say prosecute for wasting police time!

In the meantime, Will.I.Am has spoken click here for his video to hear what really went down. Safe trip to London bruh!!