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February 26, 2010
Dumb it Down
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February 23, 2010
Why White Guys Don't Approach Me
"It was nice chatting with ya"
….and walks away.
I sat there flabbergasted with my mouth wide open. Seriously?? You talked to me the whole time. You FLIRTED with me doggone it! I flirted back with you…and what did you do?? You walked off. I wasn't the typical "mean black woman with a chip on her shoulder". Actually, I never am. I smiled. I laughed at his cornball jokes and inquiries. I was engaging and articulate. In other words, I was ON and acted the way I would with ANY attractive man! And he just walked away. HE had no ring on his finger. HE had said he JUST moved to Atlanta so (perhaps) he wasn't attached. He didn't mention a girlfriend or a wife…he mentioned his RIT education and skateboarding….and I was familiar with both.
I sat there pretty bummed about it. What was it about me that he didn't like? My breath wasn't funky. My locs were groomed. My hair was flawless…what the HELL was it??
Then it hit me. I'm not "that type" that non-brothers go for. With them, it's one extreme or the other. I call it "The African or The Octoroon". White men either want a woman who looks DISTINGUISHABLY and strongly African (i.e. Alek Wek) often times unattractive or a woman who looks "colored" but not necessarily strongly African but you know she's black (i.e. Rasheeda Jones). In both women, you get to feed your slave/erotic/exotic fantasies. You are either getting the fresh of the shore….or mulatto queen.
But I'm neither of these archetypical women. Sometimes, folks will ask if I'm Blasian (black and Asian) due to my eyes or I must be "mixed with something" and I truly am not. I'm just a plain old African-American girl and THAT isn't always appealing (hell...sometimes that isn't appealing to brothers! LOL). When I tell folks that, it is as if they are disappointed. I do have a "different" look but I'm in neither of those categories. Guess you don't know what to do with this mocha-colored girl with the Asian eyes and dark locs. I'm certainly not unapproachable. In other settings, I do get a brother or two to come up to me in social settings. I smile and I flirt "with my eyes"….and most times..black men DO at least speak to you (even if nothing happens) and show interest or will even hand you a business card. No haps with the white and non-white brothers...no matter how beautiful I feel or how charming I am.
Granted, I don't see many non-black brothers unless it is a work related event. But I'm ALWAYS pleasant. I rarely go out to clubs where there are a bevy of non-black men so perhaps I need to expand my social horizons. But…this isn't the first time something like this has happened to me. It's been super fine Pakistani dudes in the grocery store…Tall, svelte Asian dudes on the train….etc. They will chat me up..EVEN flirt…and just walk away.
I talked to a friend about it and he sort of made a joke. He was curious to know if the guy asked for my number. And I told him he didn't…and told him my theory and he joked a bit.
Maybe they are just being nice.. *sigh*
NAW!! No way..you don't say stuff like.. "That's a lovely color you have one" or "You hair is beautiful" something… What is it that makes them stop cold in the pursuit? It's like they can turn it off in a heartbeat.
*sigh*…I don't get it at all. Or maybe it's not for me to get!
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February 22, 2010
"Ask A Man"
This week's "Ask a Man" question comes from Ru. She wants to know..
"Do men REALLY wanna know "THE NUMBER" a chick has? You know..THE number before you???? What is TOO MUCH? " Hmmm...felllas?
Cee (Man)
any dude that has a problem with a number needs to (1) check his own number, and then (2) watch the movie "Chasing Amy".
Mon at 6:50pm ·
Bwahahahahaha! , who REALLY asked this question. Even though I'm not a dude, I'll answer. No, NO ONE wants to know. They say they do, but they don't. I have no problem telling but I rather not because it starts shit and I don't want to know either because I get "images". Plus I think we're too old (and "experienced") for that. I'd want to know... See More if he was a virgin so I could slip out the back before it even started and never call again (don't want to deflower one and have em all attached, especially since I'm a no-gooder). Besides that, keep it to yaself.
Mon at 6:58pm ·
hahahah@ Slip out the back? WOuld you really??? Damn that's cold! *smh*
Mon at 6:59pm ·
Oh, and I don't care about the #, just about the status re: current attachments and STDs.
Mon at 7:00pm ·
Maybe not slip out the back, but I wouldn't do it or even close...I'd probably tell them, um thanks but no thanks and save yourself for someone who'll appreciate it and not for someone like me, who's not looking to make any deep bonds. I think that's why I like older guys because they've learned through life not to attach serious emotions to the "... See Morehorizontal tango" hahahah! I honestly feel way more intimacy in a serious conversation or a sincere hug than I do during gathering "bilblical knowledge".
Mon at 7:05pm ·
lol.. Ru loves and leaves em! lol
Mon at 7:07pm ·
I'll agree that nobody wants to know the number. Either it's too high, or it's too low. That's something nobody ever really needs to know.
Mon at 7:17pm ·
JD.thanks for answering (and always having input)
Mon at 7:17pm ·
What is this "love" thing you speak of, madam? LOL Ru has fun, then leaves them whey they start "when-ing"...as in, "when we get married", "when we have kids", "when we celebrate your birthday next month"...I've been with Andrew for 2 years and I'm still "if-fy". "If we're together by May, I'd like to go away for a week". Life's unpredictable, man!Tat, you tell your "viewers", as a womanly woman, do you like to know and tell?
Mon at 7:26pm via Email Reply ·
hahahaha @ "when-ing" I MUST steal that!!!And I personally dont need to know the number..just need to know how SAFE you were...and if you may have been to jail and/or purchased sex OR..sold yourself for drugs. (LOL)...
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February 21, 2010
I'm Not Saying She's a Golddigger....
In my next marriage, the "money" wont be that important to me....it's what HE does with it. How do you use it? Do you pay your bills on time? Do you pay the FULL amount? Do you save? Do you tithe? What's your plan for retirement? Are your student loans in default? Are you in bankruptcy or debt management? Do you have life insurance or college savings for your kids? I guess in a lot of ways.... I'd ask all of the questions I failed to ask the first time.
..and I'd hope a guy would ask me the same thing.
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February 20, 2010
Haikus: The Seduction Series
Lead to hallway first touches
"Can I stay tonight?"
" Good morning love"
You so softly say and
Pull me back in bed
I can feel your lips
pressed against my skin softly
if only in dreams
You…in the mirror
Shaving your face…cut your hair
I smile watching you
Hand running through locs
Softly cascades down my back
River of onyx
The kitchen island
My back against cold granite
Love is our breakfast
Awkward Silences
Still permeate through the house
Like unanswered prayers
I was not ready
To receive the love you gave
Melting my ice heart
To imagine you
Is to know the depths of you
Versions of your soul
Your side of the bed
Grows colder by the minute
Your warmth…what I need
Your Lips Say Good Night
But the Rest of You Tells Me
Hello and Welcome....
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February 19, 2010
"Ask a Woman" Question of the Week
This week's "Ask a Woman" question...is....
Tue at 10:39am ·
Tue at 10:42am ·
Tue at 10:42am ·
Nope and nope and nope I'm old fashion. I believe in the chase...
Tue at 10:48am ·
Wow 4 No's...no modern women here? No women who shun "gender role" (I'm just stirring it up....LOL)
Tue at 10:49am ·
No. Hell no. Lol. I'm a mix of traditional and modern. But this is one tradition I dig.
Tue at 10:52am ·
Right now...i would say NO..cant do it. It's HE who findeth a wife. If i gotta give u a nudge..then you dont want me. BUT....if I was drunk enough and we were in Vegas. In other words..I can never say never.
Tue at 10:55am ·
Tue at 10:57am ·
Tue at 11:43am ·
@Ru..guess you'd give him a ring and the whole nine yards.
Tue at 11:46am ·
Hell no x 500...! And you know I shun gender roles.
Tue at 11:49am ·
Ok, I can dig you on the suggestion to elope thing...but not a down on my knees, ring, stadium giant screen proposal deal!
Tue at 11:52am ·
@Ru..this is a lot more common than we know. I think Pink, Halle Berry, and a few other celebs have done this! *shrug*. I mean, not trying to compare celebs to regular folks, but it happens more often than not. A man would have to be might extraordinary for me to go above and beyond.
Tue at 11:53am ·
A girl I went to law school did this. She bought herself a ring and proposed to the dude and then put the ring on her finger. I think she got him a necklace or something...interested to see how they turned out. Now I don't see a problem with a woman bringing up marriage in conversation...depending on the status of the relationship. But asking? My answer is no.
Tue at 12:26pm ·
Heck no!!!!
Tue at 1:50pm ·
Madame Diva
Nope..I say if you can mustard up the courage to ask then we really ain't that close!
Tue at 4:31pm ·
yes....if its true love, y not?
Tue at 7:17pm ·
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February 17, 2010
The "Back Pocket" Girl
You let out a sigh and say..."Yes. And my answer was YES the last time you called me".
The dude laughs and goes.."Just checking...you know when I get ready to lock it down..I wan tit to be with you. You re wife material...you know that right?"
Thus begins the "back pocket" check in.
We all know him. He's the man that calls you ever 3-4 months tio make sure you are still single. You entertain the convo and let out an exasperated sigh. You dont HAVE to be single. And there would be nothing stopping the two of your from having a relationship. You both are single. You both have great careers and goals. You both know what you want in a person and you both (seemingly) get along. Perhaps the two of you dated in the past. Perhaps there is still chemistry. And perhaps the sex was fantastic. (perhaps the sex is STILL fantastic..and you dip your toe in the water every now and then). Well...if everything is so great....then...
I will be the first to admit this hasnt happened to me (at least not that I am fully aware of). I cant say that I am anyone's "back pocket" chick currently. I dont get the calls inquiring if I am single...etc. No one really cares that much since being divorced (ironically..I got more calls inquiring "you stil married/happy"...) But either way, this is often the experience of my girlfriends- talented, successful, and single women. They get calls from dudes who, once upon a time, they cared a great deal for. Only to have them ask them if they are still single and say silly sh*t like "Well..when we get married at 35..." or "I want you to have my kids"...and dumb crap.It just makes my heart ache to hear.
I say dont even bother entertaining it. You see that number..hang up. You take it out your phone. Block that fool from all social networks, email accounts, etc. Dont even give them the satisfaction of knowing if you are single or not. Why end up with someone who looks at you like the "ace in the hole"? That's not romantic at all. Who want's to be treated like lay-away? They are calling every few months to make sure that that no one bought you. But even so..somestimes calls get fewer..the dates get fewer...they exhibit less and less effort. (they are putting less and less down on their "lay-away" plans)
I dont want to be someone's "last resort". I want to be their "dream destination".
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February 16, 2010
I Can't Hardly Wait..
… to be a wife again. I was a great wife. I'll be the BEST wife possible the next go around. I've learned a lot of lessons. I learned that sometimes they have to lead. Sometimes you have to trust. Sometimes you have to walk by faith….in a relationship. This however...takes time
…to be a mother. I want to hold a brown bundle of joy in my arms. Smell them..kiss them..read to them. Walk them to the bus stop….put their first band-aid on. I'm ready. I've been ready
...to be persued. Deep down I am an old fashioned girl. Me trying to be all "modern" and asking guys out wasnt my style deep down
…to walk in my destiny. What God has for me it is for me. I am so ready
…to have sex that makes the beds rock. (Hey…just being honest!) I know this wait will be worth it in the end. I want to make love and really mean it. I want to sweat and mean it…I want to moan and….(well…you get the point.)
…to fit into my "skinny girl" jeans again! The diet seems to be working! I just want to be healthy and be around for years to come
…to actually live my fantasies…all of them.
…to actually dust of my stilettos..and get dressed…and actually not feel like a hassle to be on a date.
…to have a guy call me..and not text me to death! (Wishful thinking in this day and age….)
…to be financially sound! I'm almost there
..to not mix being "broken hearted" w/ being "emotionally broken or bankrupt"
…to see more of the world.
…to actually feel again. …and be open and live life with authority
..to just believe again.
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February 15, 2010
"Ask a Man" Question of the Week
Our "Ask a Man" question this week comes from Dani
"Men usually don't care about who they date..or who they sex (right??). But really..are there any situations/people that are "off limits" to most guys?"
Hmmm.... Fellas...??
Ok Dani..I'm assuming you mean we can exclude any and all "illegal" situations (LMAO).
Yesterday at 9:08am ·
Yes, and I'm not talking about men who are the "exception" lol.
Yesterday at 9:15am ·
Angel .
This answer isn't pc but my hubs said that in his single days, he would have sex with a girl of....um. another persuasion. But he wouldn't seriously date or be in a relationship with one. Too dramatic. Plus the whole not understanding 'me' thing.
Yesterday at 9:17am ·
Sooo Angel...he had no scruples about dating "other" chicks because he knew it wasnt going to get serious. Therefore, those chicks were not "off-limits" to him sexually, but relationship wise?
Yesterday at 9:19am ·
Pretty much. But he had to have been in at least one to come to that conclusion.
Yesterday at 9:24am ·
JD (Man)
Current significant others of friends and family. Exes of friends and family.But men do care who they date or sex. Sometimes the restrictions are less that others, that's all.
Yesterday at 9:25am ·
@Angel..ha..that's true! LOL!@Jason..thanks for that input. I know we arent saying men are heartless, unfeeling creatures (LOL). As you said..the restrictions may be a little less...."rigid"
Yesterday at 9:26am ·
AJ (Man)
Men do care who they date. Off limits: Baby daddy drama...Helpless damsels who can't lift a finger or try because that's a "man's" job.Extremely conceited sistasManipulators.Spoiled brats..... See MoreThe sex situ is based on where they are on the rainforest to desert scale..(bell shaped curve no doubt)If a man's in the:"your ishts dry side".. He will hit just about anything.Rainforest side: he turning down Halle Berry..Middle of the road.. He is choosie..
10 hours ago ·
Rainforest to desert...good analogy!!
10 hours ago ·
9 hours ago ·
What is interesting?
9 hours ago ·
The analogy based on the fact that sex for men is on a Bell curve.....and I thought men liked a woman who was a "tad' big Scarlett O'hara "Oh hun..please do this...etc". LMAO! Not "captain save a-chick"...just you know...does a lil ego stroking by being a little helpless. (JUST a little)
9 hours ago ·
Naw..Guys read helpless as manipulative and see that as a pattern that they do not want.
9 hours ago ·
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February 14, 2010
Crush Haikus
Wrapped up in an enigma
Please reveal yourself
The way your name rolls
Off my tounge is like water
Quenching to my soul
I ache for your touch
I imagine you kissing
The depths of my soul
I have not felt this
Emotion in a long time
Open to the thought
I wonder if you
Even notice the way I
Admire your beauty
I wont make a move
Until you make a move and
Move in on my heart
I wish I wasn't
So afraid and so shy
To reach out and try
In my fantasies
Our love becomes palpable
Hope you feel it too
I daydream about
The way that you smell and taste
The sweetness of love
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February 12, 2010
The Art of the Dirty Talk
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February 11, 2010
"Ask a Woman"????
I don't think it's true that women go for the "bad" guy every time. I haven't been with a bad guy, so I can't fully speak for these women who do this. However, if I had to guess, maybe they're looking for adventure and the "good" guy doesn't offer them that, or maybe they have a complex which draws them to bad guys. Maybe they feel they don't deserve a good guy. I don't know...just my thoughts.
8 hours ago ·
Guess I'll answer. Women like bad guys for the sense of "adventure" they bring..often wild and spontaneous which women find sexy. Sometimes the nice guys are boring to women. Furthermore.. Many dudes who hail themselves as "nice guys" aren't all that nice themselves. *shrug*. And think because "oh I'm single..black..no drama.. Etc" women ought ... See Moreflock to me. Wrong! Depends on your humility and personality. I have my own personal preference but most women (not all) like a sense of wild,uninhibited instability (lol). I dunno why.. They just do! Maybe it's biological (hunters vs nurturers)
8 hours ago ·
Good point there...having had my share of both I will say that while I like the dependability of the good boy, I also like the excitement of the bad boy. I agree with you as well Mocha that some of the so-called good boys really aren't that good once you start peeling back the layers. I don't want a truly BAD boy, but neither do I want a shrinking wallflower either.
8 hours ago ·
AJ (Man)
I've seen the "Moth to the Flame burned by the fire (c) Janet Jackson" too many times. I have a couple of female friends who can't stay away from the bad guy.
8 hours ago ·
I got an even simplier answer: the sex is good. *shrug*. (Hey.. Some women love the thug lovin")
7 hours ago ·
I can only speak for myself. I have had my share of "bad " guys and a few "good" guys as well. In agreement with what was said before, I know I loved the thrill and excitement of the bad but appreciated the sincerity of the good. In the end, the good became mundane and routine and there was no excitement left. To me, I think a relationship can use ... See Morea jolt every now and then and for me, the bad ones seemed to bring that jolt. Granted, I swear I have a magnet for drama and bad guys, but I still appreciate the good when the come around. The only bad thing for me is that I will get bored with them and more then likely create drama just to keep things exciting. That takes too much energy. LOL.
7 hours ago ·
For Guys: That crazy chick maybe "datfye" but there is no way on the relationship tip
7 hours ago ·
U sure about that? I know too many dudes staying in god awful and crazy relationships cause the chick "gives it good". (I would call em out but I'm not that cold...lol)
4 hours ago ·
They must be married, older and them chicks gotta be on some Halle Berry status. Not the kid....
4 hours ago ·
Naw not married.. I think they just generally like unhealthy drama-filled relationships..or the skills are just that good! *shrug*
4 hours ago ·
I'm for the former. I got peeps who are the same way. Luvs the drama-chicks. Give me a cool fun caring sista in a nice frame. I'm working with sumsumin
Dr. Jean Gray: Girls flirt with the dangerous guy; they dont bring him home. They marry the good guy
What RU Said! *nodding head*
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February 10, 2010
Musical Interlude of the Week
Born Maxwell Gerard Manard Rivera in Brooklyn New York.... one of the neo-soul "godfathers" has staked his claim in the worlds of soul music as a pioneer and smooth crooner of all things silky, romantic, sexy and love. He exudes sex. He sells sex. He IS sex on two legs. Everyone remembers his "Urban Hang Suite" and the melodic sexual overtures and steam that was released from that LP. And after 3 other successful albums ( The Unplugged Album, Embrya, Now) ..and an almost decade long break..he came back with his finest album yet....BlackSummersNight....awesome piece of work as well. A recent Grammy winner (his FIRST Grammys actually if you can believe that...) he is deserving of all accolades.
Maxwell IS my favorite singer in the world. I mean it. ALtought I had been a fan for years, I just saw him in concert last year in Nashville at the famous Ryman Auditorium (the Grand Ole Opry). I saw him for the first time in concert after years of missing him. I was five rows back. I could touch him (if I wanted...some women surely did..andhe kissed their hands..stroked their faces)... Smell him...reach for him. As you can tell...I'm his number one fan.
Yet I was paralyze for all of the 2.5 hrs that I saw him. I was screaming yet no sound was coming out. I was sweating like a crazy woman. I could not move. I did scream..I cried. When I came out the concert..It looked like I had been having wild sex for hours..hair messed up....makeup almost gone...sweat in unknown spots! LMAO! Amazing! HE had channeld Marvin Gaye, Sam Cook, Al Green and every other soul singer in one body!
When most folks think of Maxwell..they name his popular songs that have or had a lot of airplay... "Fortunate", "This woman's work", "Lifetime", "Till the Cops come Knockin"........but for my fav Max song I dig into the crates.....
there's a power that knows just how you feel
we were prone to feel a love not real
oh yea hwonder when you'll show if not
i'm gon' feel what i feel
you and i were sposed to grow old
guess i was symptom unknown
The lyrics are so haunting...just....amazingly beautiful.
He's a genius!! MUSZE has it...down pact!
Just listen for yourself.
PS: If you EVER get a chance to see him live..PLEASE do it! OMG..worth every single dime. You will leave wanting to either break up.. or make a baby... LOL
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February 9, 2010
"Ask a Man" Question of the Week
The "Ask a Man" Question is a little early (usually ask on Mondays)..but. this question reminds me of the movie "He's Just Not That Into you" "Nell" would like to know "When is a man flirting....and when is he being "nice"? Because I mean...the signals can be mixed" Fellas, wanna tackle this?
D.S (Man)
Unless you are a blood relation, men are always flirting.But just cause he flirts, don't mean he wants what he's flirting with. He does it because he can.
Fri at 11:44am ·
EX-Husband (yep...the ex husband...LOL)
perfect answer. agree with DS. i was thought by the older men in my family to always compliment or flirt with a woman. you never know how you may make her day.
Fri at 11:48am ·
*side eye* @ Ex....flirting gets you in trouble, too.
Fri at 11:50am ·
@DS good answer!
Fri at 11:51am ·
@DS but doesnt that lead the female on though.. flirting because you can is a bit misleading.
Fri at 11:59am ·
It's up to you to brush it off or believe it.That leads to another question. "Why are some 'people' not just women, so ready to jump on the first person that flirts with them?" What happened to finding love within ones self before searching for it with another person. You can't be misled if you don't fall for it in the first place.
Fri at 12:04pm ·
@DS hmmm..you have opened up a can of worms. I guess because some folks are so desperate for love and attention they dont care WHO gives it to them. They arent self-aware and confident.
Fri at 12:08pm ·
"Some ppl" not just men can be very persuasive and manipulating in their ways. They can be very persistent to the point where the other person may feel like its worth taking a chance on "love" when all in all, the other person had a specific agenda in mind. A person can be as focused as they want to be in finding self love but in the end, no one really wants to be alone.
Fri at 12:08pm ·
@ Mocha and Nell :Touche' Pussy Cats. Good Points.Back to work for me, lunchtime is over. Back to the grindstone.
Fri at 12:11pm ·
Nice chatting with you DS
Fri at 12:13pm ·
My #1 pet peeve: dudes who flirt all mad aggressively and then when you go "Well..wassup??" they go..'Oh..I'm sorry..I got a girl". Ninja..why you talking to me then?????
Fri at 12:16pm ·
A.D, esq
Maybe the get a touch of conscience Mocha. You know how that goes.
Fri at 12:59pm ·
@AD....naw..they are testing out "if they still got it". I'm not your lab rat! *smh*
Fri at 1:13pm ·
Dr Angie, DDS
The question should be: why do guys think it's ok to say I'm dealin w/ somebody but I don't see why we can't continue what we're doin". Ugh, now that I know about her, we cannot!
Fri at 1:39pm ·
Dr Angie, DDS
OMG, ur post at 12:16 is right on it
Fri at 1:43pm ·
Dr V, pediatrician
agreed with DS...i don't get myself all worked up over a compliment or flirting..i just politely thank him and keep it moving..i've always been that way. i think you are right, a lot of people need validation from the opposite gender. so they get all caught up from the attention they get whether it is genuine or just plain old flirting..
Sat at 10:25am ·
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February 8, 2010
Off-Limit Love
It's quite ironic really. Right after the post I made the other day abotu "crushes"...my little heart began to flutter and my mind started to imagine scenarios with a guy I've known a long time. You see...I dont know what it is just yet. Convos are small. Here and there. There's just something about him. I can't put my finger on it...and my finger isn't really what I want on IT anyway :) It's like a mystery...
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February 4, 2010
This Week's "Ask a Man"
On this week's "Ask a Man" blog series, our question comes from my friend "Tee Tee."
Tee Tee
I can dig both sides... see if you let the crush remain a fantasy they can never disappoint but if you act on it and they do disappoint then you 'll never feel the same about the crush. IDK.. #imjustsayin... I dated my crush for 4 yrs.. still ♥ him 2 this day :) So go for it if you think it's mutual I guess :)
JD (Man)
Yeah, go for it if you can. Forget "What if's."
I married mine. I made my interest known and took it from there.
My hubby had a crush on me and well... here we are. lol.
No crush I've ever had (past or present) has manifested itself into a relationship.
Cee (Man)
I developed an immediate crush on this woman once on our first date... and, well... *looking at his wedding ring & smiling*
Tee Tee
Awwh @ all of u who married ur crushes! If my crush wasn't so foolish or blind or maybe a touch of both I'd be married 2! ☺
AJ (Man)
Awww @ The married cornballs! LMAOOO!!! (I am kidding!)Lmao@Tee...it's like that..they are real Helen Keller. @AJ....really..in all your age and wisdom...never had a crush????
about an hour ago ·
AJ (man)
I would have to take it back to Elementary/HS days..Wait I did have a crush on a Senior during my freshman year in college.. I thought it was about a current Crush
@AJ I need to ask Tee if this is about current or past crushes. I think she meant current.
AJ (Man)
Current Crush.. I think I am too old to crush.. I see someone and they may be attractive..I am trying to get to know them.. things are always good when they are new..so My advice is to get to know the person and pay attention to the little things. Infatuation is blinding to reality.Once the birds stop chirping you have to make your own music
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February 3, 2010
Musical Interlude of the Week
I have a confession. I love John Mayer. I own ALL of his albums and I am a huge fan (not as big as I am of Maxwell....but still a big fan). There is something real, melodic and just gritty (and sexy) about his guitar playing and his lyrics. I close my eyes and pretend he is my "cool, white boyfriend who voted for Obama, smokes a little pot, and paints my toes". (OK..that might be a bit borderline crazy.......) He has so many good songs..it was hard for my to pick one...so hey..it's my blog..I picked two! :) For a white boy born and raised in Conneticut (but lived a bit in my hometown of ATL after school), he has some soul!
I was first exposed to the Grammy winner on the album " Room for Squares ". I loved the whole album but the lyrics of "Your Body is a Wonderland" just struck with me. " You tell me where to go and...Though I might leave to find it...I'll never let your head hit the bed...Without my hand behind it" I sat and played it a few times. Just listen to how sexy this is...
But I think my ultimate favorite Mayer song is "Gravity" from his album Continuum. I think to hear the pure beauty and grit of the song...you have to hear the live version. I just get chills. "Gravity..stay the hell away from me..."
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February 2, 2010
Thoughts on Valentine's Day
This is my 2nd Valentine's Day as a divorcee'. You know, I never did get into the whole "day" although I love what it represents. I never had a "valentine". Even when I was married and with my ex for seven years, we never exchanged gifts. The most we ever got each other was a card. I think we MAY have gone out to eat once or twice (I truly don't remember)...and the only flowers he ever got me were AFTER we were divorced.
As of right now and V-Day itself, I'm not hoping for anything. I seriously doubt any flowers will show up on my doorstep. I seriously doubt I'd be asked out (and I'd decline given my feelings about V-day first dates) or be asked out by someone with whom I shared any type of physical or emotional tie to. I don't have any crushes (well..I do...but..c'mon..I'm almost 30 and it seems silly to hope and wish for romance via a crush). I def am not feeling like putting on makeup, dusting off my stilettos and pretending to actually give a damn...with someone I feel nothing for..just to say I went out on V-day. BLAH! However.....there is something I do hope for.....
Maybe V-Day Will Inspire our Men....to get MARRIED.
And when I say "our men"..I do mean black men in our community. I just really am sick and tired of another year, another Valentine's day...going by and having my men do the same bullshit (AND women accepting it! You are accountable too!) How about you stop co-habitation with your baby mama...and marry her? Stop making kids with women you have no intention on marrying..and save your sperm. Ladies, stop having babies with these dudes! For the life of me, I've never understood the fear of marriage and commitment our men have. Are they hoping their lives won't be a perpetual rap video or something? They won't get anymore coochie? They wont be able to control primal desires. That's so bogus. I know a lot of our men don't have father figures in the home. and their mothers were unmarried themselves. If anything, I'd hope that would inspire us to want to strive for higher heights. Girls are hoping, breathlessly, for their men to pop the question. How can you date a woman for 7 years and not propose? It's preposterous! Do you know what you are doing to our kids? You have them thinking crazy stuff like.."Marriage is for white people!" What's next?? "Reading is for white people??" "WTF! I don't get it at all.
I'm hoping, one day, we'd have less baby mamas and live-in girlfriends on Valentines Day than the year before...and have more wives. Yeah it's corny to get engaged on Valentine's Day..or even get married on Valentine's Day (LOL)..but corny be damned! you have so much to gain by getting married. According to a 2002 study sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, married men and women tend to have lower mortality, less risky behavior, more monitoring of health, more compliance with medical regimens, higher sexual frequency, more satisfaction with their sexual lives, more savings and higher wages.. Therefore, statistically, married people are wealthier than single (well duh...married folks can pool two incomes together). You get all kinds of tax breaks, earned income credits, etc. You are taxed at a lower rate than a single person. You can eliminate debt faster.....I wouldn't say just marry for monetary reasons alone...but ..how do you think the rich get rich..and STAY rich? They get married (or if you are gay....you get in a same-sex union...hey..I don't care how you do it.. but for all intensive purposes..I'm speaking to my hetero family...no offense).
Marriage isn't a black thing. Or a white thing. It's a covenant thing. A covenant you make with God to better yourself, your family, and your community. Seeing married people gives us all hope.... (and just try your best to STAY married...*sigh*) The excuse of "marriage just ain't for me" is some utter and complete bullshit. It's an excuse of the scared and the weak. Hell..I used to say that...and I know it all stemmed from fear. No one on this earth is meant to roam alone. Even Noah got the animals two-by-two....male and female. C'mon son!! GTFOOHWTBS!!!
I know..I know...you are like.. "Mocha..you are asking for WAY too much!". So what...if I'm the best..I deserve to see and be around the best in people! *kanyeshrug*
Give Love Everyday...not on V-Day only.
Now on this one..I'm speaking to my ladies. Yep..YOU! *pointing* You expect a man to pull out the absolute WORKS on V-day...whether you deserve that or not! LMAO! If he doesn't give you some flowers..candy..jewelry...he ain't sh*t! Now Now....you cant get mad if he doesn't go all out on Vday...esp. if the other 364 days of the year he does NOTHING to show you how much he loves you. Howbout you expect more! Demand it And most of all...it should be reciprocal. You get treated the way you demand to be treated Don't expect the works if you don't do the same.
Now, Im not talking about some "lay down and be a doormat" kind of submission...and do whatever he says to please him. That's not love. Certainly not biblical (and I'm not even that religious).... I'm not even talking about some wack ass "Cater to you" Destiny Child bullsh*t. I'm talking about..............being nice. Black women get an absolute bad rap for being mean, argumentative, and hard to get along with. With your man, you should be the sweet spot for him in an otherwise harsh world. Now I'm not saying not to be mad or fight (cause fighting, believe it or not, is healthy!).... So in other words...do something to deserve being showered with love on V-Day.....and give love everyday (esp if the man deserves it!) After a while., V-Day just becomes a regular day....of love you experience everyday!
As for ya girl............
*sigh*. I won't lie. I've had a lot to think about this past year..and V-Day sorta highlights those things for me. Not necessarily what's wrong...or what makes me sad. It's more about...what I know I can bring to the right person. I have ALL this to give and so much more. I'm an absolute sap. I'd be the one in the kitchen cooking in nothing but a girly apron and stuff....5 course meals. Hey...at least this way I'll save the money! LOL. Above all else, it can be frustrating.
Lucky for me, I'm taking off work the Friday before V-day so I wont be inundated with the flowers, candies, etc that my co-workers get. I'd hate to walk past the receptionist desk thinking.."Hmmm..maybe those are for me..." when I know good and damn well they aren't! LOL. So i'm gonna treat myself..love on me..get a mani/pedi...my hair done.......Just pamper me. I'm not of the school of doing something crazy like...wearing all black...playing break-up songs....or eating a gallon of ice cream. Not my style......... If I'm angry..and full of hate and bitterness..how on earth do you expect love to come to you.
I know this blog post was longer than I expect..but....these are just my thoughts.
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A Little Poem
a Love song
Let's make Music
Go slow tempo
Insert your lyrics
In my music
And maybe
we can make a ballad.
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By Staff Editor On January 15, 2013 @ 5:54 pm In Local
Police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1320h today on the Demerara Harbour Bridge and which resulted in the death of Lemuel Ogle, 22 years, of Middle Street, Pouderoyen, WBD.
Police say that investigations revealed that motor car HC 110 was proceeding west along the bridge, while Ogle was riding his motor cycle CG 4998 in the opposite direction. It is alleged that the motorcyclist skidded on the bridge and collided with the motor car.
He suffered injuries and was taken to the GPHC where he was pronounced DOA.
The driver of the motor car is in police custody, assisting with the investigations.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Two Tennessee errors on a stolen base by Florida in the top of the 11th allowed the 13th-ranked Gators to squeak out a 6-5 victory in the series opener at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Thursday evening.
After a one-out single, Harrison Bader took off in an attempt to steal second two batters later. The throw down bounced off the runner into center where it was misplayed, allowing Bader to race around the bases and score the game-winning run and give the Gators (36-18, 20-8) at least a share of the SEC championship.
"It's frustrating but I'm not disappointed in our players though," UT head coach Dave Serrano said. "They're hurting in there right now, in the locker room. Like I told them, tomorrow's a new day. I know this one stings, this definitely stings. We went toe-to-toe with the eventual champion of the SEC and came up short. We were an out away from sealing this down and we couldn't do it. That's what champions do late in games. I give kudos to Florida and Coach (Kevin) O'Sullivan and his staff for what they've accomplished, but it's tough for us.
"We have a goal too. We have a goal to get this program to the SEC Tournament. That hasn't been taken away from us. It would've been a lot easier if we would've closed that out tonight, but we didn't. I have heard that both teams that are chasing us lost. So, the baseball gods are looking down on us a little bit, but we've still got to do something. We have to do it ourselves. We can't rely on someone else to beat the teams that are chasing us. It will feel a lot better if we take care of business ourselves."
With Auburn and Georgia both losing on Thursday, the Vols (30-21, 11-17) continue to control their own destiny in regards to the SEC Tournament. They will look to tie the series with Florida on Friday with first pitch set for 6 p.m. Recent UT graduate Nick Williams will take the mound for his final career start in his hometown.
Senior Taylor Smart paced a 14-hit UT offensive effort with two hits, including a three-run home run, his third of the year and second in the team's last two SEC contests. Scott Price, Christin Stewart, Derek Lance and David Houser each had two hits in the game as well.
Freshman right-hander Hunter Martin gave the Big Orange seven solid innings on the mound, tying for the longest outing of his young career. He yielded four runs on seven hits while striking out five.
Sophomore Andrew Lee (4-4) suffered the loss for UT, allowing two runs - one earned - and striking out three in three innings on the mound. Ryan Harris (3-1) pitched a scoreless frame of relief to pick up the win for Florida.
Tennessee used a two-out rally to crack the scoreboard as Stewart lined a single to right and then scored from first on a double down the left-field line by Nick Senzel.
The Gators answered right back, however, with Peter Alonso launching a three-run shot on to "The Porch" in left in the top of the second to put his squad up 3-1.
Down 4-1 going into the bottom of the sixth after another UF tally in the fifth, the Vols quickly put two runners in scoring position with just one out after back-to-back singles and a sac bunt to open the frame. It looked like the Gators might get out of the jam after a big strikeout, but Smart crushed the very first pitch he saw on to "The Porch" in left to knot the game back up at 4-4.
That is where the score would remain until the bottom of the eighth when the Big Orange would take a 5-4 lead on a two-out bloop single into center by Will Maddox.
Needing just three outs to close out the victory, Tennessee got the first one quickly on a line out to center. After a one-out single, Florida put the baserunner in motion as a groundball was hit to short. Instead of a game-ending double play, the Vols had to pitch to another batter and Bader made them pay, tying the game with a double off the wall in right. The Vols would go down in order in the bottom of the ninth to send them to extra innings for the school-record fourth consecutive game.


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The search war is officially on. Google has an almost monopolistic stronghold on the market, but other small set ups are coming up with new innovative ways to search the Internet. ChaCha.com happens to be one of them.
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When you're searching with ChaCha, your question is sent to a person who is specialized in searching the Web. These people are referred to as guides. Once you click the Search With Guide button, a new window quickly comes up. This window has a chat service on one side and a search results pane on the other. This essentially means that you can chat in real time with the guide that is performing the search for you. The chats are a communication tool between you and the guide so that you can further discuss your question and get a more precise result.
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My mother decided, when I was about eleven, that I might make a good ballerina, as a career option, and one of my sisters might make a good concert pianist and the other sister might make a good artist, specifically, a good painter. So I became an ethnomusicologist, and one of my sisters became a newspaper reporter, and the other taught French. Then we all became, not surprisingly I suppose, writers. Writers are people who are always thinking about what they will someday do.
The point at which we embarked on our first careers (ballerina, pianist, painter) occurred during an era when children did not begin their extracurricular educations at age three. With the exception of the piano lessons, we were maybe nine, eleven, and even thirteen before we did anything more structured after school than play Models. Our playing Models should not be confused with the tedious, product-oriented manipulations with toothpicks and airplane glue and tiny parts that my poor brothers—who didn't purposefully sniff the red, crackly glue, though they sometimes licked it—pretended to be interested in. Playing Models, for us, involved a dramatic reenactment of Milly the Model from the funny papers, and—was it Ginger? and Stacy?—her co-workers. Or we played Store Clerks. Or Telephone Operators.
I don't remember ever playing Concert Pianist, Painter, or Ballerina.
Our play material was taken from a pragmatic world of gainful employment, hourly wages and so forth, and, since this was the early '60s, that, for us, meant assembling outfits and applying makeup, mainly, and making sure we had a nice pair of manageable high heels and a day-to-evening handbag.
In contrast to this world of work, our new (possibly real) careers were drawn from the realm of pure play. This was about self-fulfillment more than coordinated wardrobes and we understood that. There were practical concerns, of course; this kind of dedicated play cost money. There were lessons to pay for and things to buy—tutus, ballet slippers, oil paints, brushes, metronomes, pianos even. But the ultimate lesson was that what matters most is often good for nothing but itself. We never talked about these careers in terms of whether or not they would earn us money. The only questions hanging were whether or not we had what it took, whether or not we could recognize our vocations, whether or not we would answer the call. It wasn't exactly pressure my mother exerted; we were taught to believe in ourselves and in fate, equally. It was a seriousness about how we were, ultimately, to fill our days. And we gave the ballerina, concert pianist, and painter options serious attention (while continuing to play Toll Gate Operator on the sly).
Unfortunately, being five-foot-eight-inches tall by age twelve and weighing l00 flat does not guarantee the making of a ballerina. And we lived in Cut Bank. There were no dancing schools, as such. There were no ballets to attend, no key parts to covet. Pursuing ballet in Cut Bank, back then anyway, was a quasi-clandestine, esoteric pursuit, something like Sufi dancing or snake handling. And it took place in subzero weather, always, in the meagerly-heated basement of the J.C. Penney's store.
There were maybe five of us in the class—myself, and a few other hapless hanks of hair, and two older girls, who possessed toe shoes and had somehow earned the right to wear them. These girls clumped through our stretching exercises in a mysterious state of stunted difference, faintly tragic, stoic, not-quite-right. They were Laura's unicorn, from The Glass Menagerie (they hoped you'd think). It was really hard for these toe-shoe ballerinas to just walk in the things and it was embarrassing to me to witness the attempt. It looked painful and seemed twisted in more ways than one. Years later I was reminded of these toe shoes when I saw my first pair of bound feet, on a largish grandma who was trying to stroll through the botanical gardens in Taipei, supported on both sides, as she swayed and tottered along, by callow, dissolute-looking sons.
So the mechanics of my chosen art didn't appeal to me and I was even more put off when I saw a picture of myself in my tutu. I'd had to hitch the scratchy netting up under my armpits, because I was the tallest and the hemlines should be even for the picture, or some such thing. Now, when I see ballerinas dance in local productions, such as the recently performed The Nutcracker or the upcoming A Christmas Jewel, I am moved by their odd get-ups and archaic gestures, and if these dancers are pre-pubescent I nearly weep at their sweet gangliness. But that's an effect I simply didn't have. I had a droopy, pinched-alien look, like a hollyhock doll. Somehow, I missed.
My mother didn't argue when I wanted to quit and become an ethnomusicologist and then a writer, with stints at waitressing and administrative assisting, and telemarketing along the way. In fact, she behaved as though I'd fulfilled a goal. Clearly, becoming a ballerina was not as important as pursuing it.
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Mom's got the big crockpot out, cooking my next two weeks worth of food. It is filled to the top and smells good. The problem is, I'm starting to hit a decline in my appetite again. Mom says I wax and wane - like the moon. I don't know what that means exactly, but it makes me sound important and interesting, so I'm going with it. I threw up all my food on Friday, so I couldn't go shopping with the family on the Black Friday. Yesterday I ate a little portion, but not much. I kept it down, so I got to go to Petco with Mom. Petco is my favorite place on earth to go! Everyone wants to pet me, and they all finally know that I'm a pomeranian without having to ask mom if I'm a chihuahua. I got a new fluffy bed to take for my kennel at the clinic. Mom told me it is my early Christmas present. I'm ok with that. She also got a new collar for Bridgit, but Bridgit has to wait. This morning I didn't eat very much again. But I tell Mom not to worry, at least I'm eating something. I'm waning, like the moon.
Today was kind of a fun day. Mom went to town to do some early Christmas shopping while the kids were in school. It was just me and mom...out on the open road. Mom was tired of looking at the mud pawprints on the door that Bridgit so generously left, so she decided to start the day with a car wash. She was feeling real good about the sparkling car. We went to a store and mom found some good deals, stocking stuffers, pajamas. She was also feeling good about her finds. She walked to the parking lot and saw a large group of seagulls, and thought it was unbelievable to see so many seagulls! She reached the car, and the pretty birds had used the car as a communal toilet. Apparently, our newly washed car had goopy poo splattered all over the roof, the trunk, and both sides of the car. The hood was the only untouched part of the car. Mom's good feeling became words I'm not used to hearing. We had to go get ANOTHER car wash. We went to a different one because mom was too embarrassed to go back for another go round. This one was louder and scared me. Mom stopped being mad and hugged me. She told me I was ok. I believed her, and it turned out she was right. We both felt better after that second car wash. And we had a good day. We weren't gonna let a few birds ruin our special day.
My, oh my! I recently had a birthday and I turned 9 years old. I got some beautiful gifts and pawmails, and mom wanted me to thank everyone for thinking of me on my birthday. I had a bit of a scare. I stopped eating around my birthday, and mom got real worried because I was dropping weight again. We had to do the poke thing where they sucked out my blood again, and I had to get an ultrasound. They looked and looked for intestinal tumors, but never found any. What they did find was both kidneys looked very abnormal. So, we are back to kidney trouble. My hair has grown back and looks amazing, I might mention. Mom was super worried and thought about all the prescription diets I've been bounced around on. She decided to cook for me herself, whole foods. She makes a crockpot elaboration every 2 weeks and stores it in the freezer. I've been doing very well on this food, no diarrhea and no inappetance. I will need to recheck blood again, but mom says not for a while. I'm feeling my groove back!
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Phuong Nguyen, a first year theologian studying for the Diocese of Orange, preparing his plate for dinner.
Before entering the kitchen dishwashing room there stands a sign in red,
a dishwashing guideline.
Freddy Preciado, a third-year college student, is ready to clock in to wash dishes after lunch.
Andres Guerra, first-year college student from the Diocese of Orange, is putting on his apron for evening dishwashing.
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Oscar Rojas from Diocese of Oakland California is poised
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Oscar is preparing the water and the stacks for the evening dishwashing.
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Again, Oscar is rinsing the plates before he places them
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Utensils, forks and spoons are cleaned and ready to be stacked.
The kitchen's cups have been washed, and they are ready to be used
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The next loads are basins and utensils. Oscar makes sure they are cleaned and ready to be used again.
Utensils are ready for the final rinsing.
Andres is sorting the utensils out before the final wash.
The kitchen crews start to clean up before the closing time.
The kitchen pans are cleaned, and they now dry out before the next meal.
The plates and trays are ready to be stacked on the cart.
The plates, finally clean, are now ready to get on the cart.
Freddy is cleaning up before the end of the evening dishwashing.
Freddy is stacking the plates and trays to be ready for the next meal.
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As a child, my own father always seemed to have a sixth sense when it came to our safety and welfare. When I was 6, I fell off my bike and broke my arm. Dad felt that something was wrong. He found me several blocks from the house and took me to the hospital. He took care of me and my brother and sister when we were sick. He loved soothing our aches and sniffles with his never-the-same-twice homemade soup, made by throwing just about any leftovers into the pot.
Although my father is an educated man with a PhD in psychology, he always had a child-like sense of fun and mischievousness. He loved amusement park rides, especially go carts and bumper cars. Once he even got kicked off the go cart track for bumping into his kids!
Through his instincts and exploits, my father taught me how to care for people, how to take chances and how to enjoy every minute on this earth.
Dad is 86 now and he's had dementia for more than 10 years. He's been living in a nursing home for the past five years. During that time, he has continued to teach me about life. Dad's ability to express love and contentment, despite his limitations, is a testament to his connection to family. Certainly, it's a tribute to my mother, whose daily and engaging visits have been life sustaining. But I know that somewhere inside, he still has that sixth sense about my well-being and happiness. He shows it through his sense of humor and the mischievous twinkle in his eye. On a given day, he may not remember my name, but he knows we're connected.
My father also displays an impressive level of equanimity and contentment about life, despite his dementia.
To read the rest of this post by Jody Gastfriend, LICSW, check out her blog at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jody-gastfriend/fathers-day_b_1596872.html


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Race is Still the Issue
In 1994, the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City opened a customarily controversial exhibition titled "The Black Male," which analyzed visual representation of black men at a time when color was on everybody's mind. Trials and scandals involving O.J. Simpson, Rodney King, and Clarence Thomas were stoking racial fires. Nearly 20 years later, in post-Obama, post-Trayvon, not-so-post-racial America, Nigerian-American performance artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko is unveiling his response/update to the Whitney's exhibition, as a theater piece titled Black Male Revisited. Funded by a $100,000 Knight Arts Challenge grant, the live performance/visual installation will reconsider the black male body for the 21st Century through the use of original poetry, live music, onstage antics, and live sculpture. It will run for two weekends only at the 50-seat black-box studio at Miami Theater Center (9806 NE Second Ave., Miami Shores), adjacent to its MainStage, which is quickly becoming an indispensable playground for cutting-edge artists debuting provocative new work.
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Scarlett Johansson & Jessica Biel Unite for "Hitchcock" NYC Premiere
Posted Sunday November 18, 2012 11:12 PM GMT
Making for quite the spectacle, the stars of "Hitchcock" hit the red carpet for their film's New York City premiere on Sunday evening (November 18).
Held at Ziegfeld Theater, the fabulous foursome of Scarlett Johansson Toni Collette, Jessica Biel and Helen Mirren posed arm-in-arm as they welcomed famous guests and lucky fans in attendance.
As for their new movie, the Sacha Gervasi-directed drama also stars Anthony Hopkins, Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg, James D'Arcy, Michael Wincott, Richard Portnow, and Kurtwood Smith.
Based on the book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho" by Stephen Rebello, the film hits theaters on November 23rd.
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The WoW factor
March 29, 2014 , 8:00 AM by Megan Spencer
Do you hunt your own meat? Go out and shoot rabbits or ducks for your dinner?
Or maybe you grow your own veggies? And live entirely off your own property or the land around you?
Living in regional Victoria there's a fair chance you might - but there's just as fair a chance that you don't bother, instead buying most or all of what you eat from the supermarket. It's just more convenient, right?
Above: Rohan Anderson. Photo: Smalltalk PR/WLL Facebook.
One person who does choose to live off the land – including hunting his own meat – is Rohan Anderson. He lives near Ballarat and you might have already heard of him; he's the author of popular book and blog, Whole Larder Love.
This week Rohan wrote an article about duck hunting which has caused a bit of controversy online. He also launched a new workshop series called 'WoW' (Workshops on Wheels), where Rohan will take what he calls "homesteading skills" to those who want to give this way of life a shot - even in the city.
To hear his conversation with Megan Spencer on ABC Victoria's Saturday Breakfast, just click on the podcast link below.
If you're interested in finding out more about Rohan's 'whole food' and 'hunter-gatherer' way of life, visit his website. You can also view a story with him on ABC's Lateline and listen to a chat ABC Southwest Victoria's Jeremy Lee had with Rohan, in February 2014.
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Most people dread getting older but with each birthday that passes, I feel even luckier than ever.
I've beaten cancer. What could make anyone appreciate life more than that?
However, my joy is bittersweet, my fiance Kevin – the man who should be going through life beside me – is no longer here.
While I overcame leukaemia, he lost his life to it, aged just 25.
Some days, I feel so guilty that I was given a second chance at life when he wasn't.
I was in the first year of a criminology degree at Manchester University in December 2006 when I noticed a pea-sized lump behind my left ear.
I'd been feeling ill for three months, suffering from chest infections and exhaustion, I'd also noticed bruises on my chest, arms and legs.
At first, I thought it was down to too many nights out and long days studying but by the February, my symptoms hadn't eased so my mum Helen urged me to go to the GP.
After a blood test, I was told I'd hear back in a few days but that same evening my GP called – my white blood cell count was just four. It should have been 14 to 16.
I rushed to hospital for an emergency blood transfusion and three weeks later I was given the shocking news – I had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, cancer of the blood.
My grandma Marian and twin sister Caroline came with me. While they burst into tears, I just froze.
Was this really happening to me? That same day I walked on to the Young Oncology Unit at The Christie Hospital, Manchester, trembling with fear.
Ushered into a private room, I was told I needed two years of intensive chemotherapy. Unless we started immediately, I'd die – simple as that.
My fun-loving student life vanished, now I was fighting for my life.
After a lonely month in hospital in isolation to avoid infection, I joined other teenagers on the ward – where we talked about everything but illness.
Waking up surrounded by clumps of hair on my pillow, I felt like the illness was stripping away every part of me.
But as the months passed my consultant reassured me my treatment was working.
Nearly a year later, in January 2008, I met a couple, Patricia and Keith Grimshaw, visiting their son, Kevin, 22, an IT technician, who had just been admitted with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia – the same as me.
Knowing exactly how he must feel in isolation, when he was finally allowed out we got talking.
"Look, we've even got matching hamster cheeks," he laughed.
I hated how fat I looked from the treatment but Kevin made me see the funny side. We even giggled at our matching bald heads.
Tall with big blue eyes and a wide smile, I thought he was really good looking and, as our treatment continued, we'd gravitate towards each other.
We shared a love of football – although he supported Manchester United while I supported Man City.
Over the long, painful months, Kevin and I grew inseparable. Together, we were both silly and almost carefree. On Halloween, we threw on sheets and jumped out on the nurses.
One afternoon, my TV kept flickering. I noticed Kevin giggling at the other end of the ward. His remote control worked my TV too. He made me forget why we were in hospital.
In my darkest moments, I tortured myself with thoughts of not making it. But Kevin never dwelled on negatives, despite the pain he felt.
He made me feel like anything was possible. He encouraged me to switch degree courses to early childhood studies, as it was my dream to work with children.
After my treatment finished in June 2009, I went back to my normal life, but I missed seeing Kevin every day.
When in March 2010 he went back into hospital with an infection, I went to cheer him up.
Jokingly, he offered to take me to the cinema once he'd been discharged. I was surprised.
I'd only thought of him as a friend but now I realised my feelings ran deeper. As he took my hand on our first date to see the film Avatar, I knew he felt the same.
With his treatment over, we went on trips to Blackpool and Chester Zoo. After just a month, we were in love.
We understood each other better than anyone else could – we'd stared death in the face and come out the other side.
Cuddled up on the sofa, we talked about the future, marriage and kids. Kevin said we had to make the most of the second chance we'd been given.
But, after four months, there was a huge blow. Kevin started suffering back pain.
His brother Warren, 29, had donated bone marrow to Kevin and we had high hopes we'd soon be living a life free from hospitals, chemo and worry.
But, in February 2011, when I found Kevin hunched over my bed, his face contorted with pain, I knew we needed to go back to The Christie immediately.
Sitting together in his consultant's office, I willed for good news but the consultant told us straight. The cancer had returned.
All I could think was, "Why is this happening to him and not me?" Kevin was the positive one – the one that always talked of the future. It just wasn't fair.
This time, there was no talk of treatment. Clutching his hand, I listened as Kevin asked how long he had to live.
The reply left me breathless. It was a matter of weeks. Afterwards I wanted to crawl under a duvet and shut out the world but Kevin felt differently. He wanted to go out. So we sat in our favourite Chinese restaurant, trying not to talk about it.
Kevin was determined to fight – he was hungry to live.
So, in April 2011, we flew to Germany for a ground-breaking medical trial. Although I was missing crucial weeks of my course, there was doubt in my mind that I had to be by Kevin's side.
At the University Clinic of Wurzburg, Kevin was given various drugs. I barely left his bedside. We'd play Monopoly on our phones and watch TV.
One day, we went to stand on a beautiful balcony outside Kevin's room. Suddenly, he dropped to his knees and looked up at me, smiling. Then he asked me to marry him.
I didn't hesitate before saying, "Yes". He'd chosen a white gold ring, with a blue topaz stone. I slipped it on my finger with pride.
Soon after I had to go home for two weeks to take my course exams. Sitting on the plane, leaving Kevin behind, I felt sick with fear.
By the time I'd returned, he'd taken a turn for the worse. He was moaning in pain and had developed an infection. The doctors did their best but his strength ebbed away.
I held him in my arms for hours, telling him how much I loved him. He told me that he loved me too and made me promise to live my life the way I'd always wanted to.
That was the last thing he said to me, before he grew too weak to talk. On May 20, with his mum and me beside him, he took his last breath and died. He was just 25.
At his funeral, in Moston, Manchester, I stood in front of the 200-strong congregation and read a tribute to him.
"Fate brought us together. We both found the positives in a bad situation, together we were too strong to be defeated. I have not only lost my fiance, I have lost my best friend and my soul mate," I told everyone.
In a way, when he died, so did a piece of me. I can't help thinking that all the plans we made together that are now in tatters.
I feel guilty. Why did I make it when he didn't? I would do anything for one more cuddle. But, as much as I want him back, I would never want him to go through that pain again.
Facing the future without him is frightening but I'll keep my promise, I'm living for him now.
I passed my degree course and have started working as a health care support worker at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, helping children with life-limiting illnesses.
I also fundraise for the charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. I know that Kevin would approve.
I still wear his ring as it makes me feel close to him. One day, I hope to marry and have children.
I'll never forget Kevin, my soulmate and the other half of me. The man who taught me how to really live.


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The 18mm - 200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom is a terrific lens and can be had for around $750 with a full 5-yr USA warranty. I used it today on a D80 and shot everything from a large group photo to subjects moving rapidly at 30 m or greater distances, outdoors, overcast. The VR works and it works great, and from f/3.5 to f/orgetaboutit no matter how little light and how marginal the shots should have been, they all came out sharp. I was very impressed.
I do not own this lens but it's on my short list. It can take the place of at least two smaller lenses and the VR is a must-have IMO. The only negative I can think of is creep, so if you wiggle the camera around a lot between shots you will have to re-zoom to whatever range you were working in. In practice this was not a problem. Loved it. Thumbs up. AAMOF this lens on a smaller, lighter D40 body would make a great go-everywhere, shoot-anything, "compact" SLR setup IMO.


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Applied Materials Crushes Expectations Richard McCaffery (TMF Gibson)
November 18, 1999
Investors in the semiconductor capital equipment market are a tough crowd to please.
Semiconductor equipment manufacturer Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) reported fiscal fourth quarter net income (excluding one-time charges) of $307 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, last night, compared to income of $8 million, or $0.02 per share, last year.
The results blew away analyst estimates of $0.64 as sales conditions in Asia continued to improve, prices for memory chips strengthened, and demand for crucial semiconductor products increased. Applied Materials is the world's biggest manufacturer of semiconductor fabrication equipment, kind of the Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) of its crowd.
The worldwide explosion of communications equipment and devices requiring sophisticated microchips has added a deep revenue stream for chip builders and the companies that build the expensive equipment they rely on. Extensive investment and product development over the last two years is helping the company grab market share.
Still, shares of Applied Materials fell more than $3 to $106 5/8 in trading, which is surprising since the company reported a 13% rise in new orders as a result of strong demand from chip makers in the U.S., Taiwan, Europe, and Japan. New bookings stand at a record $1.65 billion.
After last quarter's earnings report, Applied Materials also traded down despite posting solid gains in all categories except new bookings, which grew just 5% sequentially. (Click here for the story).
New bookings are watched closely due to the volatility of supply and demand in the semiconductor industry. Companies like Applied Materials are influenced by the prices of memory chips, economic conditions, and demand for new equipment from manufacturers. The sector has performed well this year after emerging from a wicked slump in 1998.
An analyst at ABN Amro this morning downgraded the stock to "outperform" from "buy," though this rubbed against the grain of prevailing sentiment as analysts at Banc of America and Robertson Stephens reiterated "buy" and "strong buy" recommendations.
The 200% gain in the company's stock over the last 12 months is probably responsible for some of the sell-off as skittish investors looked to cash in on a quick two-bagger. But it's hard to justify the move based on the latest figures.
Both gross margins and net margins increased sequentially and year over year. Gross margins now stand at 50%, with net margins at a very healthy 19.6%. One reason margins are key to investors in this sector is that, as a rule, companies with the best margins are doing the best job differentiating and improving products. Companies that can't offer chip makers the latest technology in this fast-changing field get left behind.
Operating margins slipped slightly, to 23% from 24%, but are still well above the 15% threshold that investors in this industry should look for.
The company also has plenty of working capital, with more than $5 billion in current assets and just $1.7 billion in current liabilities. In the event of a downturn, it has the financial strength to ride out the storm with nearly $3 billion in cash and short-term investments, and just $2.4 billion in long-term liabilities.
For the year, sales grew 20% to $4.86 billion. It's worth noting that the company's growth rate is a lot higher than the industry's growth rate, which means it's grabbing market share. It captured about 21% of the estimated $23 billion semiconductor equipment market in 1999, compared to 18% last year, according to data from the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Industry, a nonprofit trade association.
Ongoing net income jumped to $748 million, or $1.89 per diluted share, up 79% from $417 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, last year. This was well ahead of analysts' fiscal 1999 estimates of $1.73.
Applied Materials offers investors an alternative way to invest in the semiconductor market. The company is the leading player in a market expected to grow to $50 billion in 2004, up from $23 billion today -- a 17% compound annual growth rate. Applied Materials should be on semiconductor-oriented investors' radar screens.


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'The Voice' Coaches Have Harsh Words for Music Industry
'The Voice' coaches are making their voices heard about the state of the music industry — and their words aren't always pretty. The show's mentors — Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton — voiced their gripes about the business and told audiences why their show could save it.
While the coaches may disagree on the show, there's one thing they came to a consensus on: the music industry focuses too much on image and not enough on sound. "['The Voice'] really gives artists that aren't so mainstream or commercially approachable [a chance]," Aguilera told E! Online. "It's about taking it back to the real heart of music. We all are [drawn to packages]. But then again there's that raw talent that draws you in." Indeed, without 'The Voice,' it's unlikely that audiences would be graced with victor Javier Colon or finalist and fan favorite Beverly McClellan.
Fellow coach and 'Moves Like Jagger' duet partner Levine agreed. "I trust the show more than I trust the record industry at this point," echoed Levine. "I'm really passionate about this show being a new avenue [for new artists]."
When critics pointed out that last season's contestants' debut albums didn't chart well, the coaches didn't deny it — but were quick to remind that quality of content is more important than quantities sold. "We can't control everything that happens in the record industry. You got to set it free at a certain point," Levine said. "You can't be there for every step of the way," he added. "I would like to see people be as successful as possible."
Host Carson Daly also came to the show's defense. "Those albums are arguably better than those in the Top 50, so it's all perspective," Daly said. "The music that [Season 1 contestants] put out, I would take that to a music street fight any day."
Perhaps to remedy the sales issue — and simply to bring more variety to the show — season two has a multitude of genres. "This year is so versatile. You have so many different kinds of genres," Aguilera said. While she wouldn't specify what kinds of new sounds we'll be graced with, eventually someone spilled that this season will feature a rapper.
Season two of 'The Voice' premieres Feb. 5, following the Super Bowl. Based on what we've heard — from the new genres to the plethora of guest mentors — we can't wait to see (and hear) what's in store!


text: You have to love Rockford, and the people who own the restaurants. People look at our little town and wonder why it is successful – and here is a reason why. Rockford Brewing Company has been a highly anticpated addition to our fair City. The owners have been working hard to get their enterprise off the ground – sure, they have hit a few roadblocks along the way – but the opening date is fast approaching. The owners came up with the idea of a Pub Crawl to introduce their new brews to the area – a taste-testing to whet the appetites of beer drinkers everywhere. They traveled around to the downtown restaurants and asked for their help in launching their idea for a Pub Crawl – and voila – all said yes! Now, if this isn't proof of the "if you succeed, we all succeed" mentality that makes Rockford the special place it is, I don't know what is. If you can find time on Wednesday night – from 5 p.m. on to close, take a trip to these fine, supportive restaurants, take a taste of the RBC beer they are highlighting, have a nice bite of food from the restaurant that is supporting this Pub Crawl, and enjoy being a part of what makes Rockford special. Participating restaurants: Reds on the River, Corner Bar, Rogue River Tavern, Grill One-11, Rockford Lanes Pub and Sam's Joint.


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Zoro was found guilty of the murder of Dr. Malinsky and sentenced to die in the electric chair. Amazingly, the electric chair had no effect on Zoro and he survived the execution. Dr. Kim Hale, who miraculously survived Malinsky's attempt to kill him, went to the governor and asked that Zoro be placed in his custody after explaining how the Purple Zombie had done America a great service in stopping the traitorous Malinsky and his Nazi allies. The governor granted the request and Zoro graciously went to live with Dr. Hale.
Zoro the Purple Zombie and his master Dr. Hale went on to fight mobsters and other criminals. Their crime-fighting team grew with the addition of the inventor Chico, a bitter, disfigured inventor who created an army of radio-controlled mechanical skeletons to take over the world but was so impressed with the kindness shown to him by Zoro and Dr. Hale that he joined up with them instead to be a force for good. Zoro lead Chico's radio-controlled skeletons to stop a Nazi invasion force lead by General Otto von Suda, inventor of the death ray. Afterwards, the Purple Zombie and Chico were awarded medals for their valor and service to America.
Real Name: Zoro
First Appearance: Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #1 [Eastern Color Printing August 1940]
|Dr. Kim Hale and Zoro, the Purple Zombie
Prowess 6
Coordination 3
Strength 7
Intellect 2
Awareness 3
Willpower 4
Stamina 11
Determination 2
- Military
- Martial Arts Expert (Brawling)
- Ability Increase (Strength)
- Immortality
- Immunity (Electricity)
- Invulnerability 5
- Connections: Dr. Kimberly "Kim" Hale
- Connections: Chico
- Connections: Professor Roy Elton
- Decorated War Hero
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- Social: Giant Purple Monster
- Enemy: Nazis
- Enemy: Otto von Suda
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- Jess Nevins's Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes entry
- Public Domain Superheroes entry
- Cash Gorman's Herogoggles Golden Age Encyclopedia entry
- Read The Purple Zombie's first appearance at Hero Histories (in Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #1)
- Read more Purple Zombie comics at Comic Book Plus
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