30.7.10

From 'Round These Internets

Articles & such alike that I've read this past week. The gray words are the links

-It's days like this I remember
why I love Jozen. *Helga Pataki sigh*
"Even the best conversation in the world can’t compare to the feeling of coming home to someone and without having to say so much as a word, receiving a hug or a kiss from them."

-Yay! I'm proud of all of us who've gone our separate ways from the creamy crack!

-Uber random. But who remembers Cascada?!

-I'm on to you Forever 21!
"A Very Sad Fact: Forever21 (and other stores) trick you into thinking you look hotter in their clothes than you actually do."

-Aww I ♥ how they broke down the movie. They did Tiana right.

-Her hair. Has captured my heart.

-Hey. She goes to my school *insert Spelman hand*

-Dito, I like the black & white pic of them.

-I look like yes and you look like NO. Smh

-Damn. Boy. You. Go. 'Head.

-She's so adorable! & Her blog is cute too! & She's natural, diez puntos for her :)

-You dis man. *sucks teeth* Foolish.
"When I cut my hair into a bob because the mix of perm and color made it fall out, he complimented my “First Lady” do. But when I went natural — nothing.

Many of my male friends bluntly said that they liked my hair better when it was straight. I even got a “you look black now” meaning to be an insult
."

"I get saddened by permed and weaved hair because it does not look like freedom. It just looks like fear." {um. I'm not against weave though.}

"It's Mr. Steal Your Girl"



I Nicki Minaj's verse {@2:26}
Saw the movie Salt last night.



Pretty darn good



lol she was bookin in this scene!


Also saw Twilight Eclipse a few days ago....



um...




Totally sus*.



*=definition #7

21.7.10

Sooo Tia & Tamera Have A Reality Show?




Nineties TV stars Tia and Tamera Mowry have been given a new lease on life on the tube. The Mowry girls are back for a half-hour docu-soap premiering on The Style Network next month Tia and Tamera Take 2 will follow the identical actresses as they embark on everything “from a disastrous blind-date, to a fear-tinged flying lesson to a visit to a Los Angeles tattoo parlor” -PopCrunch

"Tia and Tamera Take 2" debuts on July 17 at 10:30 p.m

o_O

mmkay...

19.7.10

Curlspiration - {semi} TWA Edition

aka styles my hair can do


















via Afro.Art.Chick & BGLH
All these big haired naturals tellin me not to focus on length & just
"enjoy the journey".
Bulshiggity!
I want LENGTH & BIGNESS >NOW<
:( + >:O

No More Final Exams at Harvard?

"According to Harvard Magazine, final exams are "going the way of the dodo."
Last spring, a mere 23 percent of the school's 1,137 undergraduate courses gave exams, the magazine reports. And a new faculty vote dictates that a professor must actively decide whether or not to give a final within the first week of class -- historically, it had always been a given that a class would have a test at the end of its run.

The impetus behind exam extinction? Among other factors, professors questioned their value as assessment tools and disliked the responsibility of proctoring them.

The Harvard Crimson reported in April that professors are increasingly being prompted to consider creative final exam alternatives under the school's new curriculum, adopted in 2009."

via the Huffington Post


Nothing new, it's already happening in universities and colleges across the nation. At Spelman, several professors assign final projects, papers, or take home tests lieu of the traditional final exam. I guess I'm all for it as long as the final assignment is not a group project.

18.7.10

Name Change

VICTORY GRACE
>>>
DEARLY.BELOVED

17.7.10

Guess That Baby !



"My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at His feet." - Gandhi

16.7.10

So Obnoxious



LMAO

"Fly" Link of the Day

"Fly is a journal of all things beautiful, creative and inspirational. Updated daily, visitors can find anything from hair webisodes, color trends, fashion and design to art and elements of pop culture. Fly's purpose is to inspire viewers to be fabulously creative."


DXMEPIECE



^ That's Jade from FlawlessMistake ^

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Dimepiecedesigns.com

{click shirts for prices}

Case Closed



This show went hard.
Came on at like, 4 in the mornin on adult swim.
Detective Conan was a G.
They should bring it back!

Patterns & Stripes & Lines-Oh My!

"Take the kinks out of your mind instead of your hair." - Marcus Garvey

15.7.10



^Sophomore year SB 2010 {Miami}^




Freshman year {in HH}
{<<}




























{me on the left. Mi amiga, Esi on the right}


My friend > roomie > sister.


Met her like, the 2nd day at Spelman. been lovers ever since


Roomed with her sophomore year. ghanaian collaboration/cohabitation


& now she's leaving me :( transfering to another school


I'm gonna MISS HERRRR!!!

14.7.10

Eight Legged Haiku

In my sisters room

Two spiders sit beside me

I'm no Ms. Muffet! >:O

el em aye oh

Teehee. Got this from another blog who got it from facebook.

*More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

*Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

*I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?

*Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

*I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

*The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again. << class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">*Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

*There is a great need for sarcasm font.

*Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f*** was going on when I first saw it.

*I think everyone has a movie that they love so much; it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

*How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

*I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

*I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

*The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.

*A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

*Was learning cursive really necessary?

*Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".


*I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

*Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

*Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

*How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

*I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front.

*While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it....thanks Mario Kart.


*MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

*Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.


*I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

*Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

*I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

*Bad decisions make good stories


*Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

*If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

*Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from; this shouldn't be a problem.... <<
*You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

*Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
that's to YOU blu-ray discs

*There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

*I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

*"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

*I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room.

Will we still be friends after this?'

*I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

*When I meet a new girl/boy, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.


*I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

*Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...

*As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

*Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

*It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

*I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

*I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.

*Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

*Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my a$$ everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...


*I wonder if cops ever get pi$$ed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

*I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

*The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.

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via TheFashionBomb
Alright, so I'm watching the Disney Channel

{Judge me not.The remote is out of reach. Plus. I don't mind that Wizards of Waverly show.}

& this Eloise movie is on. I don't like the little girl. She's like a wannabe Madeline. She's a snob. Madeline would never be a snob. & that little friend of Eloise's is a fake Papito. They both get a #fail.

& what the hey. A commercial jus came on & all I heard was "it really gets my creative juices flying". Umm, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought your creative juices were supposed to flow. Why would you want them to fly? They're getting away from you! Don't you need them?

Antywho. That is all.
oh man oh man oh man. People keep takin the words from right inside my head!!! I just found this blog {& it has instantly become a favorite} & I come across THIS post which is EXACTLY how I feel & what I've been sayin. No lie! I's got witnesses!!


"I'm Grown!!!

My parents lie. LIE, LIE, LIE.


They've been telling me for the past week that I would be able to bring my car back to school after Spring Break {for the next school year} and today, they changed their mind out of nowhere!


They say it's just too much of a risk and don't want me getting tickets, having car problems, etc. 1. I've never gotten a ticket before and i've been very responsible but they're always sooo scary! "What if this happens...What if that happens..." and I won't deal with that anymore.


I've been such a good daughter!!! I've never gotten any tickets or had any accidents, i get good grades, i do volunteer work, I'm nice to others, -i do everything to make them happy and they still treat me like a kid! I just don't get it.


Rule 1. Start doing whatever the hell I wanna do whenever I wanna do it and wherever I wanna do it at!!! I refuse to listen anymore!!


--This means I'll be taking it while they're sleeping. They have pushed me to this point.


It sounds bad, but I have to do what's best for me. I've been sweet lil innocent ol' Melanie {Nicole} , doin whatever my parents tell me for the past 20 {19} years and 11 months but that ends RIGHT NOW!


I have to start doing whatever I want or they'll be controlling me forever. I tried being nice by talking to them and trying to reach an understanding but they didn't wanna listen so now I must be rebel and do things my way. I plan on leaving on Sunday morning around 4am so that by the time my parents wake up, i'll be halfway across the country.


Too bad.


I'll keep you guys updated on how everything turns out. =) "


This goes without saying but...
I cosign 50-eleven %

Check Melanie out at MelanieSays. Too real. Too adorable.

Urban Dictionary: Nicole

-(Noun)
1. An individual who is described as funny, enduring, and charming.
2. A female who enjoys eating grapes and partaking in the ritual of laughter at the same time.
Nicole chocked on a grape. This amused the group. {muahaha tis true. minus the choking part}

-Nicole is the most amazing person ever! She may seem quiet but she soo isnt! Once you take the time to get to know her she is one of the best people you will ever meet and sooo PRETTY! She is funny and nice and a party er all at the same time! She is always there for you and makes you laugh. She is the best person you will ever meet, if your lucky enough to
Nicole is amazing!

-extremely sexy intelligent drives a passat incredible woman and girlfriend and all over amazing person you would be lucky to know. Has a fat bootie {see! I be tryin to tell folk} and is sexy as hell
Bro your chick is a real Nicole ;)

-A beautiful intelligent and all around wonderful person. Despite this, Nicole's are prone to underestimate their excellent skills and significant assets.
Fiercely loyal to friends and family, she has your back when the cards are down. Also she has a supernatural love for animals and most especially dogs.
Warning
Don't fuck with a Nicole because she might punch you in the throat...she don't take no mess. {yeah!}
Overheard at a party-

person 1: "Nicole is so awesome!"
person 2: "duh"

That Nicole, she's so terrific and she doesn't even know it!

-A strong person with a victorious heart. A sensitive soul with a gentle personality and kind spirit. Creative and funny, easily makes friends and is a true friend herself. Sensual and mysterious at times, loves romance. Is very appealing to the opposite gender. Has many self-doubts about her life and is sometimes too hard on herself.

-The very best girl you will ever meet. Ever. If you actually wake up and give her a chance she won't disappoint. She's beautiful, sweet, caring and she will make your life worth living a thousand times over. The girl I love. The girl I intend to marry.
I love you, Nicole.
I'm everything you need, baby.
Marry me? {o_O a proposal on urban dictionary? for real bruh? wheretheydothatat? way to pull a Que}

-Nicole's are amazing, their individuality is credited for and their smartness is not seen but mostly always there, they have sweet hearts underneath all the self protection of being strong, and always needing to put up a shield around people. They are described as out-going, down to earth, true, shy at times, confident, funny, trustworthy, honest, loyal, and a lot of other things. They won't let you down if you let them in.

-A massive, ferocious gunt with quite the perculiar sounding laugh. {oh. oh no. there's no escaping this!}
person 1: is that a baby dolphin dying in a fishermans net i hear?
person 2: oh thats just nicole laughing i think
{iWeep}
I wish to feel loved again. I wish I didn't feel so lonely. I wish that wasn't the truth, that I'm lonely. I wish I had a life to live instead of watching other people live theirs. I wish others would be happy. How could I be happy when the ones around me aren't? I wish I wasn't so hard on myself. I wish I knew someone was here for me. I wish someone would hold me at night. That's all I need.


I wish I was stronger than this.

-LokeiDreams

{100% cosign}

oh man

9.7.10

*sigh* She Knows My Heart

Smh. This chica knows me too well.

{Textual exchange between me & @SkitzoSkittle}

Me: @Skitzoskittle!
Skitzo: You !
Me: Lol. I jus had to tell someone this.
I miss {insert old flame's name here} ! x_x
Skitzo: Awww! Really? Thats so random. Lol.
Yu've been {insert creepa tendency here} or something?
Me: *gasp!* I've been found out! How in the heezy did she know?
Where the camera's at?!...
Lmaoo how do you knooooow?!
Skitzo: Lol. Cuz i know yu!


Teehee. She ain't lyin!
But despite my creepa tendency ways
She knows ma heart

7.7.10

Yo Side of the Bed



*sniff* Tremaine betta gon' head
ms Keri is so pretty. & the lickle girl is too cute!
love this song
love this video
First loves have it easy as there’s no baggage. I have far more respect for those able to make someone fall in love again. ~The Fly Guy

FlyGuyChronicles.com


14 Vogue US Covers that features minorities since Vogue started.

14 covers over 118 years of Vogue US.

1,416 covers published

and 14 of them are black women.

via BlackFashion.tumblr.com
From TheFreshXpress.com

"It pains me to hear a grown woman say, “Amber Rose, now that’s a bad chick. I love her.” Now I must admit she is bad in terms of physique and facial features. However, what has she done so great that has women shaving their heads off and rocking blonde fades? What has she done that has gained her over 80,000 Twitter followers that care what she says daily? Yet, well-known women writers and political activist are well below 10,000 followers. That says a lot about what we value as a society...

...On blog sites, magazines, tabloids, and television we are constantly bombarded with images of black women who haven’t done a damn thing for our communities. But, the media is subliminally telling us these women are worthy of our attention. What kind of sense does this make? I know someone will read this and propose, “Entertainers are entertainers, they aren’t supposed to be role models.” Bullshyt. Someone else will rebut, “If they’re dressed half-naked it’s an expression of art.” Again, bullshyt. Our little girls are looking up to these women. We should care what image they are projecting. Furthermore, grown women know all the moves of the “Single Ladies” dance, but can’t name the last time they volunteered. Or know all the lyrics but can’t recite any women of the Black Nationalism movement, or tell you the last book they read..." --Bene Viera {for TheFreshXpress.com} Her blog: WritingWhileBlack.com

-BUT-

"...I think we have to be careful not to think that all black women should fit into one mold. That’s what makes us great, we don’t. For every Michelle Obama, there’s an Amber Rose, or an Oprah, or a Shirley Chisolm, or a Nicki Minaj, and so forth an so on. Neither of those women are much alike or have similar backgrounds.

For those of us who are familiar with Grace Jones, we may not see Amber Rose as this powerful force, but to the newest generation of free thinkers, they see Amber Rose for her boldness and eccentricity. Her past is irrelevant to that point...

...I think that for some reason this younger generation is a bit more gullible than perhaps we were and those older than us were but I think that has a lot to do with the balance of access to information. So much is dumped on them in a way that to them makes it seem like real life. Youtube videos that celebs make these days, make kids believe that all that glitters IS gold, whereas when we were growing up we didn’t have that inside access and so we saw entertainers for what they were. Entertainers..." --commenter JG*

Read the original post in its entirety HERE {& be sure to check out the comments and replies as well!}

2.7.10

May We Bow Our Heads

Our father,
who leads the BLACK STARS,
milo be thy name, our time has come,
let the trophy be won in South Africa
as it was almost won in Egypt.
Give us this FRIDAY,
ASAMOAH GYAN brace and forgive our performances
as we forgive those who played against US
and lead us not to the airport
but DELIVER us from URUGUAYANS.
For G H A N A is the kingdom of FUTBOL
and we want the glory forever and ever!!!
AMEN!


This we ask in Jesus' name.

{teehee. text I got from mi cousin}

1.7.10

Curlspiration














visit the one on the right over at NappyLikeYoPappy




































so if my hair is curly & long like that Tremaine will rest his head upon my bosom?


So I've Learned (You Should Know)...

If I'm mad at you...

{say you did something wrong/you're the one at fault here}

We gotta talk it out

{or talk through it}

There's no letting the time pass {"maybe I should call her in a few days..."}
& maybe I'll lighten up { I won't }

We gotta talk through that ish or it'll pick up right where we left off.
{I liked you once before, right? Wasn't mad at you always. Help me remember the good you. The nice you. The you before you effed up.}

Otherwise

I'll still hate you.

*shrug*
You should know.