Entertained??????

I love a good laugh, really I do. So I secretly find humor in everything......but I haven't been laughing lately - nor am I entertained.

So Maia Campbell is in treatment and doesn't want to be there. They say she needs like 50,000,000 prayers....oh and she's diagnosed with co-occurring bi-polar/Manic depression but with drug abuse the symptoms are like schizophrenia. I realize the addiction to the drug doesn't want her to go into treatment - so hopefully she'll stay and regain control of herself and her life's direction. Good luck on that.

But was I entertained? No. I was saddened.

Jermaine Jackson, super strange tail, is a mess. I just find it hard to tune into what he's saying because of the hair and his face, it's so hard. He really reminds me of Nipsey Russell's rendition of the Tin-Man.

Well I'm not sure what's going on, BUT they say he's been trying to put together a benefit (benefiting whom?) in Vienna, Austria that several big names would be performing such as: Mary J Blige, Chris Brown, Akon, Natalie Cole, Sister Sledge, etc. Well Mary and Chris both claim to not attached at all. There's even a video of Mary and Kendu exiting a restaurant looking confuzzled at the comment of performing or even knowing about this concert. The Jackson family wasn't endorsing this concert or going to be there - so I'm feeling so irritated by him. The fact that he married a woman that was either married to or involved 

Exclusively with, has 2 sons with her, and names one - Jermajesty, just sounds crazy odd. He smears that black goop across his head just creating a hairline, no one is fooled, and that don't look nan like Steve Harvey.

Not Entertained.

While on the subject of the Jacksons - Janet. I know I can't give her any slack, she's alright, a lil' freaky - but cool. She just wrapped up filming Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too in Atlanta. Harper's Bazaar did an interview with Janet where she said that she has recently broken it off with Jermaine Dupree after 7 years. Odd since he just got a likeness of Janet on his ribs back in May. I wonder why the break?

I believe I'll be entertained when the movie comes out.

Divorce is supposed to be final, but for Jon and Kate Gosselin it's just the beginning it seems. They've gotten more press since their divorce than when they were shooting out kids at a per mile status. I hated Kate. She is strong and really loves and knows her children, but she was such a nag. And Jon was so immature to let her constantly treat him like one of her brood. But mostly it was her. She never shut up, she always has to have the last word and that's fine, but she never showed respect for him. So he's come out recently to talk about their break and how it came about, but we all knew and could tell why - but comes off as a child speaking on adult issues. Talking about how he beat him down, how she abused him.....blah blah blah. He is so useless. This is waht happens when you marry young and immature, now look at him 'having a mid-life crisis in his thirties'.

I might be wrong but there is a noticeable balance of soft and hard in a man that's beautiful when done well. He talks about how she separated him from his family and his friends, how she told him that couldn't go anywhere. What real man does that? She wasn't happy with him, and seemed more into the television show than anything else. He was totally unhappy, boring, childish, and unmanly. They would have never made it and if they did it would have been because it was forced. I, for one, am glad that is over (washing my hands with that).

Not Entertained.

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Obama's Speach to Students Released Early....

Below are a few excerpts I found noteworthy:

You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You’ll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.


We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that – if you quit on school – you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country.
 
Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide. 
 
That’s why today, I’m calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education – and to do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending time each day reading a book. Maybe you’ll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community. Maybe you’ll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all kids deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you’ll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. And along those lines, I hope you’ll all wash your hands a lot, and stay home from school when you don’t feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.

 Click here to read the entire speech.

My take: I can't see what is wrong with this speech, nor can I see anything wrong with the President of the United States addressing the youth personally. It's a shame that Obama gets so much slack for trying to tactfully handle our youths problems escalating from lack of direction/ positive reinforment. This speach is nothing never-before heard of, it - to me - sounds very fatherly and Daddy Bush did this and so did Reagan. But I guess some overly-sensitive and/or republican voters feel that they should be the only ones to speak to their children about these subjects. I just know that the backlash that Barack is receiving is laced a tad with racism and leftover hateful feelings from the election. But those that feel this way are not sensitive the concept of 'it takes a Village...' Some children aren't spoken to like this, some don't have parents, some are alientated for being smart or dumb...I think there is a neglected sector that this speech will impact.

Way to go Barack - You're really doing your thing.

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Where R They Now - Maia Campbell

Maia Campbell is best known for starring opposite LL Cool J in UPN's sitcom 'In the House' as Tiffany Warren. Since the show wrapped Maia has dealt with at least one trip to a Mental Hospital ending with a being diagnosed her as bipolar and schizophrenic. There was a video years back that I tried to find, to no avail, that showed her smoking crack from a straight-shooter, but I did find one of her on a trip singing topless.

I'm never the judge, so I can't be distracted by Maia's wild behavior. I know my own heart and remember how lost I was, so I just remember to include 'and all those lost' when I pray.
 
Maia is the daughter to Bebe Moore Campbell, author and playwright. Bebe passes away from complications related to brain cancer in April of 2008, and I don't think that Maia has properly mourned her mother because of her disorders. With the publication of her most recent novel, '72 Hour Hold' she also became an activist of sorts on mental-health issues. The novel, about bipolar disorder, was said to have been about her daughter Maia. Throughout her work, Ms. Campbell sought to counter prevailing stereotypes of black people as socially and economically marginal.

Based on the responses from people who've seen the video of her going off on a trip, I'm sure that someone like Debbie Allen or LL could reach out to her and get her the type of help that a person dealing with a mental disorder and an addiction needs. I don't want Tiffany Warren back, it'd be fine with me if she would stop getting high and video-taping it.

UPDATE...

Not sure if this dude is telling the truth, but beyond his infomercial he said he said Maia was begging for change for chips and a soda, and that he knew her from being 'down and out' in the hood.......

Didn't know that U didn't know...

So a feature on my blog is to add e-mail addresses to send my posts out to. Well, I could only add ten and most likely you're reading this in your e-mail. So unbeknownst to you this is not all there is. I have a super hot blog ready for your reading and commenting pleasure and you are welcome any time you wish by visiting:

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Monkey? Is that all you got?

I really have problem with everybody, for some reason or another, just as I have problems with myself. For clarification, all types of things irk me....a myriad of stuff. Their breath, fashion sense, teeth, how folks drive, thier fears and how they don't address that, that people don't use spell check, older people that act young, young people that act old, people that do everything possible to not use technology.....etc. That list could go on and on and freakin' on, but one thing that doesn't irritate me is the status of melanin levels, or skin color. Problem is.......I was blessed with the ability to read people by interpreting thier non-verbal signals and body language, and I connect spiritually with them. So I know without you telling me what you're all about. nuf said.

Well in my morning surf I found a story about Costco selling these dolls Called Lil' Monkey. Costco put out an apology saying they didn't want offend anyone, blah, blah, blah, oops, sorry, blahzeae blahzae, whoomp dee doomp.....

Not feeling Them at all anywayz. I, not only do not like thier brands, I don't like how they chose to put-up shop in a totally non-convenient part of town from my house, lol (Sams all the Way). Well, I began to wonder how many people had to see this and thought that it wasn't a good idea and still allow this to enter the market. I wondered too how a little baby girl wearing a hat labeled Lil' Monkey, sitting beside a stuffed monkey holding a banana didn't trigger any smart business person's 'bad idea' alarm. The reason I say that is black people are the only race that buys black dolls. Blacks and all other races buy white dolls, but no other races buy black dolls. So to think that blacks would still buy a doll donning a hat that clearly is calling the black playing with it and the babydoll, and the monkey - Lil' Monkey - is straight up crazy. Now I blame Costco - what they did was racist. The person who selected the item for the store and the buyer that entered the PO was either foreign or racist, but not South American. They know all about the Blacks being called monkeys (example 1,2). But the stockers had to be too, any person that allowed this item to remain on the shelves for as long as they did.....racist.

The company, Brass Key Keepsakes, either makes or remakes the Disney Princesses....like Jasmine, Cinderella, Snow White.......and this is the same company that made a doll called Lil' Monkey. Click to send a non-supportive email. So basically what I'm saying here is This Brass Key Keepsake company, Costco, AND Disney are all officially boycotted by me, not for only wasting so much plastic in packaging, but for hating blacks, and the craziest part is that I'm not even sure who I'm offended by. I do know though ignorance & racism are close cousins to weak & pathetic. I won't get mad - I'll just expose them and boycott.

My girlie in her Beauty and the Beast Belle cfostume - totally not a monkey.

Fantasia & Kandi Get Loooooooooow.................

Since the world is so quick to criticize - Fantasia quickly took down this video posted on Twitter by Kandi . Kandi and Fantasia were having a good time playing around, however Fantasia's management felt it wasn't the best look for her. Kandi responded:

Fantasia & I thought the video was funny but her manager didn’t approve & I don’t wanna do anything that would b hurtful 2 her career. Oh well! Fantasia management just didn’t think it was a good look. I understood. gotta keep yo self marketable. some people may not think its funny like us...

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but everyone already knows the deal with Fantasia. No secret. I've read a few stories about her getting her freek ON! don't believe me? mmph! Well she's young and paid, so she better create memories now before she's too old (ugly and fat) to get someone to help her make something worth remembering. Ha! But Kandi is a llittle too much for me......something odd about her, that is other than her played hairstyles, her mediocre voice, and her sad tastes in fashion. I didn't enjoy Kandi's parts in this at all, and by far, not as much as BigLip-Tasia.

critics.......shmitics, some folks need to get some business.

Ryan Jenkins single-handedly destroyed VH1

One of my greatest embarrassments and esteemed credentials is that I absolutely love Reality TV. I like the sweet little ABC, CBS reality shows all the way down to the VH1 raunchy hot messes. Anytwayz, Meagan, who originally was a contestant on Rock of Love, got her own show that wasn't super hot, but It wasn't as bad as the 1st season of Daddy's Girls (which was Super-ooper-Dooper BORING).

So I felt something was missing lately and I go to search to find out why Megan and her retardo tricks weren't on TV on Monday. Well here's the story:

A contestant on her show, Ryan Jenkins, who was super boring, who also talked about writing a book about 'how to become the ultimate player', was found dead hanging in a hotel in Hope, British Columbia, suicide supposedly. Jenkins, an investor, the son of a prominent Architect, was on the run after he murdered his wife of only a few months, Jasmine Fiore. Since the show wrapped in March, he met and married fiore within a few weeks, and fell out two months later in May over Fiore's ex-boyfriends. Jealous. Of what though? Research says she was a whore and he got duped. She’s done Pleyboy, nood gigs, some poarn, Vegas shows, some dancing, probably some escorting……….He got took.

Well dude totally mutilated her body, beating her, strangling her, pulling out her teeth, and cutting off her fingers, crushing her body, folding her into a suitcase, and then tossing her into a dumpster. Coroners would have not been able to identify her if it hadn't been for the serial number on her breast implants. Fiore was last seen alive with Jenkins at a poker party on Friday, August 14, 2009, in San Diego. Investigators reported that the couple checked into the L'Auberge Del Mar hotel the night of August 13. Jenkins left the hotel the following morning of August 14, with a gray suitcase. Fiore was not seen alive again.

Ryan made it to the finals of 'Meagan Wants a Milli' show, and won I love Money 3. This dude killed VH1, Jasmine Fiore, hisself, and my Monday night entertainment. Word is that I love Money 3 will be retaped.
As with all domestic situations I side with mature reasoning, working out differences, and non-violence. I'm not the judge, so I won't go straight to how I might punish him, if I were God. But I'll say....when the run is over - jet. Don't stick around trying to change and mold someone, just move on. If they are not what you thought they were, too-da-loo. Feel hustled, deuces bich. Not satisfied, PEACE. Don't wait until you want to murder someone and pull out their teeth and have to hang yourself out of guilt.


Just walk.

Coroner rules Jackson's death homicide

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, a finding that makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died.

The coroner determined a fatal combination of drugs was given to Jackson hours before he died June 25 in his rented Los Angeles mansion, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the findings have not been publicly released. Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol acted together with at least two sedatives to cause Jackson's death, the official said.

Dr. Conrad Murray, a Las Vegas cardiologist who became Jackson's personal physician weeks before his death, is the target of a manslaughter investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed Monday in Houston, Murray told investigators he administered a 25 mg dose of propofol around 10:40 a.m. after spending the night injecting Jackson with two sedatives in an unsuccessful attempt to get him to sleep.

The warrant, dated July 23, states that lethal levels of propofol were found in Jackson's system. Besides the propofol and two sedatives, the coroner's toxicology report found other substances in Jackson's system but they were not believed to have been a factor in the singer's death, the official said.

Murray has spoken to police and last week released a video saying he "told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail." His attorney, Edward Chernoff, had no immediate comment but has previously said Murray never administered anything that "should have" killed Jackson.

A call to the coroner's office was not returned Monday.

Murray did not say anything about the drugs he gave to Jackson

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It's the God in ME...................

I only keep it real - not only with you, but with myself. When people look at me - a touch of God rains out. That's what I'm about. By sealing it with HIS secret language called love - haters hate. God motivates........

Ladies getting it together...........

You know I live in Houston and there are infinite opportunities to get your fashionista shop ON, know what I mean........... I 'll begin in facial care. I love sensible ways of making yourself look naturally great without spending a ridiculous amount of money. I'll be touching later on hair, nails, undergarments, professional wear, weekend wear, social wear, and of course - SHOES and HANDBAGS! I hope that you will enjoy this I will. Skin Make-up has really evolved these days. because I cannot stand to see a young, young, woman with foundation and powder. They block your pores, and tear up some great clothes. I use a tinted moisturizer, bronzer for the evening, an eye pencil, mascara for drama, and a not-too-glossy gloss. I don't use a night creme, but if you know of a good one, holla at ya girl. I try to get a healthy amount of sun, exfoliate every now and then, and cleans my face daily. Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer Spf 30 - $16 MAC Studio Moisture Tint (Medium Dark) - $30 Liquid Neutrogena Fragrance Free Cleanser $9 Physicians Formula Pearls of Perfection Bronzer $13 Maybelline Great Lash Mascara Washable Lash Building Brush Brownish Black - $5 Nivea A Kiss of Shine Natural Glossy Lip Care - $3