Rantings of a Creole Princess

$16.99 HotNESS!

Have you been shopping lately and noticed that all the hemlines are waaaaaaaay shorter than what you've been used to? Have you wondered how you can pull off those mini dresses? Have you seen one for a STEAL at TJ Max or Marshall's and thought...hmmmmmmmm...but passed on it cuz it was just too short?

Well...DON'T! I bought this one for $16.99 and rocked it as only a chica my age could:

Ha! Betcha won't pass on the next one you see! Those are long Theory pants with some strappy Tahari heels. Only I would chose a celery bag and grab a bright orange wrap on my way out the door. LOL! I know yall don't understand my flava. Hell...sometimes I don't either.

Yesterday the Robinator decided he'd take me to a really nice place we've never gone to for dinner since I haven't seen much of him these past two weeks. We went to The Comus Inn which is owned by a friend of a friend.

I started with the lobster bisque which wasn't as good as I'm used to but was presented in a DELIGHTFUL lidded pot that was totally cool!

Robby had the filet and I had the twin lobster tails:

And we finished off with cheesecake! Wheeeeeeee!

So now we're fat and happy in bed watching "Divine Design" because I love the HELL outta Candace! LOL! We are sooooooooooooo old.

During dinner I thought about how much my mother would have loved this place because she loved old, historical places and I got a little teary eyed. When this happens Robby always gets upset...and I was sorry that I put a slight damper on the evening. It's just that...sometimes...I really, REALLY miss her. Those of you who have been left behind by a parent understand.

Today was a good day.

CreoleInDC...loving life!

"...Roger you tiger now!"

Everytime this commercial comes on Robby and I DIE laughing. We are odd. ROFL!

Stir Crazy!

I've been cooped up in the house all day today. It's a beautiful, gorgeous day with a high of like 80 and a gorgeous sky....the kinda day I'm usually out and about. But I'm not cuz I'm having some painting done in my house and I gotta be here with the painter dude. *sigh*

I'm wasting a perfectly beautiful day for painting. *sigh* I'm annoyed. And the paint isn't even looking like I want it to yet. Old boy keeps saying it's going to dry right...but I don't know yet. The verdict is still out and he might be RE-painting this mess tomorrow and I don't wanna hear ISH!

I can't WAIT to go home this week. I'm gonna eat soooooooooooooooo much. When I'm home I don't even think about caloric intake. LOL! I just do it. Get my eat on like a champ! LOL! I always come home 3 pounds heavier or so. Why? Cuz all the food is just too good to be true.

If you've never been to my State...you should rectify that immediately. You won't ever have food better than the food you get in Louisiana. I'm serious. Me likey to eat.

Question...would you date your married sister's ex-boyfriend? She's married now and has been for years. She has three kids and isn't thinking about her ex-boyfriend. Is it taboo to date him?

Daypack

Stoopit dayback came yesterday.

It was three times bigger than what I was looking for. I would have looked like I had a 22 inch pullman strapped to my back. I was pretty frustrated and this is the main reason why I hate shopping for things online like this. I HATE sending stuff back. HOWEVER! Luggage Online is the ABSOLUTE BEST when it comes to returns. All you do is put in your order number in the return section and that allows you to print out a return label which you tape to the box and either call UPS or drop it off at a UPS store. PERFECT! Everyone should be this easy.

Do you do a lot of shopping online? What DON'T you buy online? Have you ever had to return something and it was a pain to do?

VEGGIE BOOTY RECALL!

http://www.robscape.com/files/prod-veggie-booty.php

Joel Siegel Died!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/29/siegel.obit.ap/index.html

ScarGuard - UPDATED!

http://www.scarguard.com/

My plastic surgeon recommended I use this stuff on my scar and I have to admit to being skeptical. But baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaby! THIS STUFF IS THE TRUF! I'm serious. It has kept the new portion of my scar from thickening up (keloiding) and it has flattened out the old part of my scar that has already keloided.
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@ All: I buy it from my doctor but you don't need a prescription for it. You can buy if off of ScarGuard's site http://www.scarguard.com/order.asp?GUID={267F66FC-F715-4456-BA0A-D5288BCE111E}. I have the one ounce bottle and have been using it on my scar daily since January and still have a good bit left.

When you decide to order it, I'd call the 800 number so you could ask questions to make sure it's right for you. I was able to ask my doctor the questions. I wish I could show you the scar...but it's on the boob and I ain't flashing. LOL!

Posted by: CreoleInDC | June 30, 2007 at 07:48 AM

From Sunny: Patti LaBelle on Sesame Street

I DARE you not to laugh at this. PURE COMEDY! Nobody but Patti could gospelize the Alphabet Song. ROFL!

Sunny...stop sending me stuff this morning. You throwed off. ROFL!

How Long are YOUR Years?

Since I've been letting my hair grow, I have been getting it trimmed only twice a year. Once in December and once in June. I woke up this morning surprised that it's the end of June and realized it was time for me to go back again. And then I was like...wow. It seems like I just had it done HALF A YEAR AGO!

A year is not a long time.

Have you put something off and then looked up to realize that a year has passed AGAIN? Maybe you put off going back to school. Maybe you put off starting that workout. Maybe you put off making a move in a relationship gone sour. Maybe you put off a home improvement project. Maybe you put off going to the doctor and having him look at that lump you found. And before you know it a year has passed, two years have passed, three years have passed and you're still at point A.

It would be easy if we could blame it on procrastination because that's a really good general word. BUT...procrastination COULD BE just your crutch.

You are most likely scared.

In my entire life, I have been afraid of failing. I'm harder on myself than I am on anyone else. The saying you are your own worst enemy DEFINITELY applies to me.

A year is a long time.

When you're miserable and in personal pain. When you allow your fears to hinder you from following your dreams. When you're just doing things automatically because you have nothing to make you feel passionate and ALIVE about. When you allow that pain and fear to control your actions.

A year is not a long time.

In fact...it FLIES by. You look up one day and realize that a year has gone by, you're a year older, and you have completed half of that master's program. You've been busy. You've been tired. You've been frustrated. BUT...you haven't noticed the days flying by you because you were walking in the light of your passion.

A year is a long time.

To do nothing.

A year is NOT a long time.

To fill your life with purpose and joy.

If this is your message...I hope you receive it. If it's your testimony...SHARE. Folks need to stop BEING and start DOING. There is ALWAYS room for improvement in all of us. Don't let those years stack up and leave you with nothing you wanted to do to show for it.

Love, peace and chicken grease extra virgin organic olive oil.

From My Inbox: Depressed

I look in the mirror and I see a woman who was meant to do great things but I get disappointed because I haven't. Because of my depression I've gained weight and I haven't been in a real relationship in a long time. The more weight I put on the older I get, the unhappier I am and the meaner I get. I find myself lashing out at people who I know love me but I can't help myself. I hate my job but can't seem to find another one. I even hate my cat. I have become someone I know it would be difficult for anyone to love but I can't stop being mean. I know I'm depressed but I don't know what to do about it.

Re-Post: Just CRAZY!

August 24, 2006

I apologize in advance if this offends anyone.  But I have just been PISSED OFF! 

So you guys know I get a lot of email from people who sometimes just need someone to talk to and usually the convo is pretty good.  I mean hey...I've prolly had some good convos with you just because ya know?  Well today...it went South big time.

Basically, this 32 year old chick has been dating this 34 year old dude for 10 years.  They have been engaged for 3 years but no wedding date in sight.  They live together.

Well he comes in all hours of the night, tells her she has no right to question him because he's a grown azz man and he has started to put less money into their joint account than usual.  Oh...and get this...he has started to leave his cellphone in the car overnight.  When she asked him why he does that he said because when he's home he can use the home phone and doesn't need the cell.  Good answer.

So...she's asking me what she should do to fix the relationship.  Unh huh.

Well, after exchanging about 4 emails a piece she snaps stoopit on me and says:  Well, I'm going to let you go since it seems as if you are busy or don't have time to talk.  I only reached out to you because I needed someone to talk to and you always say on your site that you're here if we need you.  Well I needed to talk to somebody and thought you'd be a good person.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU??????

Now...yall know me by now right?  So...Imma give you three guesses as to the direction of this conversation.

A.)  I apologized and told her to just give him his space and stop asking him so many questions.

B.)  I apologized and told her to love herself more.

C.)  I CUSSED HER AZZ CLEAN THE FUG OUT FOR BEING SO DAMN DUMB!

Did you pick one?  Which did you guess?

My answer to her:

Hold the hell up.  You need to pump your dang breaks Missy with all that damn sarcasm.  First of all...I can't empathize with you and your predicament.  Why?  BECAUSE I WOULDA BUST HIM IN HIS DAMN MOUTH WITH A BASEBALL BAT A LONNNNNNNNNNG DAMN TIME AGO!  And for good measure...even if I had access to the keys to his car, I woulda STILL bust the windows out to get to that dang cellphone, turn it on and see just what in the hell he's hiding.  But you know what?  You already KNOW what he's hiding.  You already know he's ho'in around or you wouldn't have waited this long to vocalize it.  And the reason you're asking some chick on the internet is because you don't want your friends and family to know what it is that you're allowing yourself to go through.  Which is cool...but just be prepared for the answers you receive.

You're ENGAGED to this dude?  Man...I'm sorry...but why would you think you deserve to be married to such an azzhole?  Do you want to spend the rest of your life miserable and tipping around just to say you have a ring on your finger and a man who comes home when he wants to?  AND YOU BEEN WITH HIM FOR 10 DAMN YEARS??????????  Come on.  Come on.  Puhleeeze...come the hell on.

I'm sure a million miserable azz married women would tell you to cut your losses before you guys have kids.

Where the hell is your self worth?  Why do you think you couldn't do better?  Quick...WHAT'S SO FUGGED UP ABOUT YOU THAT YOU DESERVE ONLY FUGGED UP AZZ TREATMENT?  Answer that one yourself in the privacy of your own thoughts.    Once you come to your own conclusion you will be able to rule your world.

Sweetie...I answered you with short sentences and questions before because I knew you needed to be handled with care.  I was getting there but you just caught me on a bad day since I'm having some issues with my stomach (I ate Chipotle for lunch...neva again!) and been running back and forth to el bano. 

Now, that said, I apologize for not responding as you would have liked me to and I apologize for cussin you out.  I would think that if you're really a reader of my blog you would know me well enough to know the direction of the convo once you jumped stoopit with little ole sweet, sensitive, kind me.

Yes I'm here for you.  But there is only so much craziness I can stand.  You are better than you are allowing him to treat you.  And until YOU believe that...nobody can do anything to help you.

Well...needless to say...I haven't heard back from her.   Prolly won't.  But just in case she reads this I'd like her to read some opinions other than mine.  So...comment and tell her what YOU would do.  Humph.

Re-Post: Short Question from a Reader

Question in my inbox: Why didn't you post my comment? Did you get it? I checked and don't see it on there.

Answer: Yeah I got it. I didn't post it cuz I think you're stoopit. I don't post stoopit comments. I usually just ignore stoopit people but hey...you asked.

Posted by CreoleInDC on August 31, 2006 in Advice?????

wow!

http://www.comcast.net/tv/index.jsp?cat=TELEVISION&fn=/2007/06/28/701672.html&cvqh=itn_nbcpredator

From Miss Ali D:

SPICE GIRLS ARE REUNITING!

So.

Scenario

Your marriage is pretty much over.

You're together because of the kids.

Even to sleeping in separate rooms.

You saw someone you used to be involved in and have been emailing and talking on the phone.

Your husband doesn't want to divorce until the kids are out of  high school.

Three  more years to go. 

You'd like pursue the potential relationship.

Because...your marriage is pretty much over.  And you sleep in separate rooms.  For two years now.

What would YOU do?

Birthday Wishes!

Backpack / Daypack Shopping!

I agonize over backpack/daypack shopping. Why? Cuz I have it with me everywhere. I can be dressed to the nines but go out in my truck and yup...my backpack is there with all my other "stuff" in it that I might need. LOL!

My current daypack is by Swiss Army (Victorinox) and I've had it for about 8 years. And it LOOKS like it. LOL! Robby hates it sooooooooooooo much. He frowns at me everytime he sees it and I know what he's thinking. LOL!

When I traveled last week I realized I'd have to step up my search for one as my back was hurting because of the lack of padding my current one has and it was a pain in the tookus to get my laptop out of it.

Now, when it comes to something like this, I like to put my hands on it and check it out because I'll probably have it for years and years and years to come. The closest Swiss Army store is in New York so I have to trust my instincts regarding what I see online and send back if need be.

This is what I think I've decided on. Whatcha think? AND...if you know of something better....HOLLA ATCHA GIRL! (Oh...and don't suggest a Tumi because I bought one once (before I bought my current daypack) and never use it because it weighs more that what I would put in it. Sheesh!)

http://www.luggageonline.com/product.cfm?product_ID=6950

How AWFUL is this?????

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/28/teens.crash.ap/index.html

From TC: The Jena Six

Were you guys aware of this? I'm really surprised Dr. Punkin hadn't told me about this one as she's usually up on the media reports that come out of Louisiana. *sigh*

Warning...the n-word is used in this article. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/6685441.stm

I got this initial link from TC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whileseated/633429896

What do you think?

Why didn't this baby know?

...not to take shelter under a tree? *sigh*

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062702361.html

Share this with your kids: Lighting Safety

I LOVE YouTube! LOL!

Where else could I find FULL EPISODES of "Sanford and Son" to watch at my leisure? LOL!

PART 1

PART 2

Re-Post: Purity Balls

Yall remember this? They are talking about it on GMA this morning: http://creoleindc.typepad.com/rantings_of_a_creole_prin/2007/03/purity_balls.html

De-Cluttering and Summer Cooking!

Little known CreoleInDC fact: I don't cook much in the Summer. LOL! So when yall ask about recipes and cooking...know that those only come out when it's cold.

I thought about that today and wondered where it came from and I remember my mother being the same way. Living in the TRUE South...we had to deal with HEAT BABY! And no Southerner worth his taste bud would recommend heating the house up cooking when it's hot, sticky, and humid as hell. Every time I talk to Diva she's talking about baking cupcakes and I look up quickly to make sure the temp in my house is still 68 degrees. LOL! See...even just TALKING about using the oven in the summer makes me panic.

Odd that it's something I carried with me and didn't even realize I was doing until I sat down and FOCUSED on it.

In the Summer, I do a lot of grilling. I grill a whole bunch of different kinds of meat for the week and pair the meat with veggies and a salad for a quick meal that doesn't heat up my dang house. Oh...and lots and lots of watermelon. WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I buy a whole watermelon every week and cube it. We eat off of it and the other fruit I buy all week. Yup...I LOOOOOOOVE watermelon. LOL! And so does Robby, Jaru and Lucy. Lucy loves it so much she sits down by me as I'm cutting it and she gets so excited that the butt slides across the floor. LOL! That's my baby girl.

I'm laying here this morning in bed thinking about my sitting room/office space knowing that I need to get in there and de-clutter it. I'll do it tomorrow I think. Not today. Blech. Gotta wrap my brain around it.

I wanna ask yall about my Summer cooking habit. Do yall do anything similar? Or do you continue on with business as usual in the kitchen? Am I, once again, the odd duck out? ROFL!

Also...do you have a room that you need to de-clutter? What's keeping you from it? When are you going to sit down and DO IT?

Millionaires

Out of 6 billion people in the world there are only 9.5 million millionaires.

What do YOU need to do to be the next one?

Stop procrastinating and DO IT!

Paradise Shifting

For the most part...I guess I got a pretty good life. I have a husband I adore, a hobby that I love (blogging), and a pretty good balance of everything else in my life. I travel a lot (going home down South next week) and my family and friends make me feel really, really good.

I'm blessed.

I'm almost in the middle of a two week wait to see if we're pregnant after having the MAJOR breakthrough surgery that found out what it was that was hindering us from getting pregnant and I find myself getting very nervous. What if the doctor was wrong and he DIDN'T fix it? That would kill me. Seriously. I want this soooooooooo bad.

Lately I've been finding myself kinda melancholy because I spend much more time alone. The Robinator wants to set the world on fire and in order to do that...he has to work long hours. His schedule used to have him working from home Monday and Friday and I guess I enjoyed that much more than I realized. Having him home makes me smile. Having him gone makes me miss him.

On his behalf he absolutely LOVES what he's doing and the look on his face says it all. We made the right decision staying here. He's happy. If he's happy...I can be happy.

I don't start school until September 24th and I'm kinda nervous. I know yall think I'm uber confident all the time...but about this...I'm very, VERY scared. You don't understand how much success at this would mean to me. It has NOTHING to do with money and EVERYTHING to do with the fact that I know I was born to be behind the camera entertaining folks. I am so scared that sometimes I talk myself out of it only to talk myself back into it knowing that I wouldn't be happy if I didn't try.

I miss my guy. I do...I really do. His mind is always whirring with ideas and business stuff so even when he's HERE...he's still THERE it seems. And it's only the beginning.

I remember when he was with an employer that required him to be in Los Angeles Monday through Thursday. We did that for a year and a half. Sure...the miles and points were GREAT...but I missed him so much it hurt.

I wonder sometimes if I'm cut out to be the wife of a trailblazer. You see...to be a trailblazer it requires lots of time and energy. Remember me? I require lots of time and energy too. *sigh*

Our life is changing. Slowly but surely. He's doing his thing...I will soon be doing my thing...and we'll meet up in the middle. We're in the middle now and he just fell asleep on the sofa. I look over at him, at how sweet and beautiful he looks to me while he's at rest and I miss him even more and just want to lay on his chest and feel his arms close around me.

But I don't.

Cuz I know he got up very early this morning and didn't get home till almost 8:00pm. He's tired. My love, my heart, my life is tired.

I love him enough to be okay about not going to Sun Valley for vacation. He loves me enough to insist I go home to spend time with my sister and family. I miss him already.

I hope I never get to the point where I'm okay that he's not around. I hope and pray I always miss him when he's not home because it means that the love we share is as absolute as I've always believed it to be. I knew when I met him that he was meant to do big things...and I knew, without a doubt...that I'd have to be a pretty strong woman to be the ying to his yang.

He has dreams and so do I. And it's gonna be a lot of work to have enough downtime in the middle to still be Monnie & Robby as we're used to being cuz to be honest...life would not be worth it to have what we have and then to lose it. It would be like a cruel, cruel joke.

God I hope we're pregnant this month. Pray for us. Please.

*sigh*

Croc Hater!

http://gunfightersview.blogspot.com/2007/06/crocs.html

Traveling Brutha

LOVE reading about someone traveling and DOING-T IT! http://bruthacode.com/?p=284#more-284

What about the BLUE collar man?

http://onelifestand.blogsome.com/2007/06/25/now-that-youve-found-a-good-man/

AWESOME TESTIMONY!

NOTHING I love more than reading great writing. Seriously. This DEFINITELY made the cut! http://alibrainthebalance.blogspot.com/

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I have to thank Abraham for the BEST LAUGH I HAVE HAD IN A MAAAAAAAAD MINUTE! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Abraham's dry sense of humor isn't picked up on by many...but he cracks me the hell up on the regular. Also...he's a really, REALLY good guy...so ya gotta love him. This video made me DIE laughing! Just...DIE! LIKE....ON THE DAMN FLOOR CLUTCHING MY SIDES LAUGHING.

Thank you so much for the laugh...and...for the shout out. I think. ROFL! http://urban-spanglish.blogspot.com/2007/06/video-blog-1-bald-issue.html

*sigh*

http://flippantdisregard.blogspot.com/

Set-up Queen

I love how she sets up a post. It's like art: http://twentyeight30.blogspot.com/2007/06/fists-and-flying.html

Liz Claiborne Died!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/27/obit.claiborne/index.html

From My Inbox: Did she talk too much?

OK... here's a question for your readers.

Here is the scenario.  You have a family member that is having some difficulties at home and she shares this info with you. She's really not the one with the problem, it is her brother, but she is the responsible one in the family and is somewhat involved. She asks you not to share it with the family as she is using you as a sounding board and someone to talk to.  She emails you a few weeks later to back out of a trip the two of you have been planning. You email back and ask if there is something you can do and she lets you know that she can't go because she had to retain legal representation. you don't really know why -- maybe to protect her interests.  Funds are now too low.

You have expressed to your husband, in general terms, that there are some family issues happening with this person. He knows that you are concerned and has offered to help you help this person if you can. You attempt to forward the email to your husband with the message that the trip is off because the family member has had to retain a lawyer.  Instead you forward it back to the family member.

Now the family member seems very upset with you. She has told you that she knows now not to share anything personal with you and to forget about the trip. She will not answer your calls now.

You were not trying to break a confidence or gossip, as you have not divulaged the info to anyone else in the family. However the end result is that you seem to have hurt the relationship with a person you care about. For that, you feel terrible and you really want to make amends.

What would you do?   Do you think the family member is overreacting?  Were you completely in the wrong to share what was going on with your husband?  Does it matter that you did not tell him everything or in detail?  How do you apologize and repair the relationship?

FINALLY!

...someone with HOOTZPA! Elizabeth Edwards VS Ann Coulter http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/:

wow

Looking for a good read...

I'm all outta options folks.  Currently, I have no book on the deck and am just waiting patiently for Stephen Carter's book and the new Harry Potter.  BUT THAT'S A MONTH AWAY!

So...I thunk on it and I was like...SELF...ask them FABULOUS people who comment on the site what they are reading as I'm sure it's something good!

That said...please Family...help ya girl out.  Whatcha reading?  If you include the Amazon link to it...I'd be most appreciative so my lazy butt only has to click and scan.  ROFL!

Thank you in advance!

From CNN: Much ado about nothing?????

The Senate Judiciary Committee today subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's office for documents relating to President Bush's warrant-free eavesdropping program.  http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/27/wiretapping.subpoenas.ap/index.html

From Les: End of times...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17937813/

Whatchall think about THIS article?  Allz I could say was...WOW.

Menfolk...yall better watch yo back.  Not from me though..cuz I NEED A MAN.  :)

Quick Question: Household Stuff

How often do you vacuum?

If God made you that way...

...where is the sin in being who you are?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/27/poll.gay/index.html

I stayed outta that post yesterday about homosexuals adopting children...but just know that my teeth were on edge THE ENTIRE TIME and, more importantly, it made me sad. *sigh*

Whenever I hear folks say no...homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to do X. I replace the word homosexuals with BLACKS.

Homosexuals BLACKS shouldn't be allowed to adopt.

Homosexuals BLACKS shouldn't be allowed in the military.

Homosexuals BLACKS shouldn't be allowed to come to church.

Does that break it down more for you? This is how they ARE. They are BORN THIS WAY. God MADE THEM THAT WAY. Just as he made you black, white, WHATEVER and heterosexual.

When folks say stuff like homosexuals will make kids gay...I think...THEN HOW THE HELL HETEROSEXUAL PARENTS HAVE GAY KIDS??????? If that's the theory then shouldn't all heterosexual people ONLY HAVE HETEROSEXUAL KIDS? And if that was the case...THERE NEVER WOULDA BEEN HOMOSEXUAL KIDS THAT GROW INTO HOMOSEXUAL ADULTS RIGHT? RIGHT????????? And the same folks who say stuff like this...baaaaaaaaaaaby...if you're the one with a homosexual child one day...maybe YOU should consider putting that child up for adoption cuz you would TOTALLY screw that kid up.

Simple.

Or maybe that's the real problem. It's TOO simple. In some folk's minds it needs to be complicated for them to get it. For me...it's simple. It wasn't always simple...but thank God it is now. Thank God for a lot of the enlightenment I have received in my old age and for continuing to be enlightened everyday.

Now I'm not condeming anyone for feeling how they feel because everyone has that right. I just hope you leave room in your world for evolving through enlightenment if enlightenment reaches you. Pray for it. You pray for every thing else...do you ever pray for ENLIGHTENMENT?

Don't try and use religion as a crutch. Or a bandaid over a big azz crack in a damn full of rushing water. Me personally...I think it pisses God off.

But hey...what do I know. As always I'm just a simple country girl from the South.

Live morally folks...don't get hung up on living regliously. Why? All religion is interpretted differently.

CreoleInDC bearing her OWN cross...

Greg Oden...WOW!

Yall know I'm not much into sports but this guy was on GMA this morning. Without looking it up or saying because you already know...guess how old he is. Then...look it up. I was shocked.

Anybody heard this too???????

I woke up slow this morning and turned on the news. The first thing I heard was "... while in the back of a pickup truck sitting on a lawn chair."

(In Scooby Doo voice..._AAAAAARRRRRRUUUUUUUUUU?

That's all they said and I don't know what happened. I wanna laugh but don't know if someone died or something. They still haven't repeated it. Did yall hear this? Lawd what happened? It's gonna drive me nuts if I don't find out the rest of that story.

Holla atcha girl.

Re-Post: The Value of Graciousness

Waking up hard this morning and am just getting around to scheduling today's posts. I usually do this at night...but I was up messing with BET all night. Whew!

The Value of Graciousness

My mother used to get on my dang nerves when we were out and about. It seemed as if she knew EVERYONE and would stop and talk to them for what seemed like an endless amount of time when I wanted to get back home and listen to my New Edition cassette.

To be honest, it used to embarrass me because she and whomever she was talking to would laugh, clap their hands and just have a good ole time calling attention to themselves. And...she used to do this with everyone. White, black, asian, male, female, in-between. You name em...she was their best friend during these exchanges.

While this was going on, I was ignored unless there was something good to tell about my goings on at school or church. You know...seen and not heard as we kids were back in the day.

In the world we live in today, our face-to-face connections outside our immediate family are pretty brief I find. We run our errands and we come home. Truth be told, I have friends who see someone they know in a store and they will QUICKLY turn the other way so as not to be forced to speak. And well...I guess I've learned in these past few years...that's pretty rude.

My sister is one of those people who will chat and chat and chat with folks. Laughing, smiling, sharing. I like to watch her as she really and truly bubbles. (I love my sister. DO NOT CALL ME WITH NO MUSHY ISH!)

I've taken lessons from my mother and my sister on the value of making everyone in my life feel as if I have time for them...but mostly online. LOL.

Lots of people, strangers even, can attest to the fact that I take the time to answer every email I get (unless it catches me on a bad day and pisses me off) and I tend to try and keep up with people on a regular basis. It may only be a sentence or two...but I want people to know how much I appreciate them reaching out to me and I want to return the favor also...I want them to know I was thinking about them.

People don't have good friends anymore I find. I'm serious. This is why Oprah and Gayle going public about their friendship just shakes some people to their core because they don't have friendships like that. Fortunately...I do. In real life, and in my online world. Thank you GOD.

Sure, sometimes we piss each other off...but that doesn't change the love unless there was blatant disrespect during the pissed off period. Then...we just figure out a way to get over it.

Lessons from my mother: You don't have to pretend you're better than someone when you know exactly who you are inside. You can be in pain, hurting deep, deep down and still be the most gracious person to everyone you come in contact with letting them know you think the world of them. She would touch who she was talking to a lot, smile broadly, genuinely, and ask lots of questions to let the person know just how interested she was in their very well being. As if she would rather be no where else other than being right there at that very moment talking to that person.

On a daily basis I welcome the email I get from people who take time out of their lives and busy schedules to reach out to me and touch my life and I hope I return the very welcomed favor.

I have people ask for my advice and I wonder why...cuz lawd knows...the mistakes I've made in the past...I might be the LAST person you want advice from. ROFL. And...I tend to be a bit special when it comes to confrontational issues so you should talk to someone more peaceful than I. Like a nun.

I guess I just wanted to write something to tell all of you thank you. As well as to honor my mother by letting her know that I now GET IT. I know what she was doing and I understand how it touched so many lives for the better. I understand why so many people showed up at her funeral and cried their hearts out as if they lost their best friend. It's because...most of them probably did.

If this blogging journey does anything, I hope it goes to show you that if you were here...we'd be the best of friends. We'd go shopping and swimming and do each other's hair and have FABULOUS dinner parties together. Why? Because you're absolutely FABULOUS and one of the most fascinating people I know. And, apparantly, I know a lot of people.

Just say thank you before I get evil again. I'm having a moment of clarity as I sit here watching the 4th girly movie of the day with the Robinator (who hates girly movies) who is trying his hardest to cheer me up. ("Must Love Dogs" was cute!)

Thanks to my Amykins who brought us sundaes and who laughed her butt off at my story of my going to the special "men's" room (with the girly mags) on accident at the doc's office today when I had to go really, really bad. (I looked up mid-stream and was like...WHADAHELL? WHY IS THERE A TV/VCR???? AND LAWD....WHAT KINDA MAGAZINES THEY HAVE IN HERE????????? and scrambled the hell up outta there.)

Love yall totally and completely. Oprah and Gayle style with none of the "speculation." LOL!

Posted by CreoleInDC on July 31, 2006

We watch...so you don't have to: BET Awards Show

A lot of yall might not remember...but SIP and I do a pretty good awards show commentary.

Lesley just reminded me that the BET ones are on tonight and since they are always EVER SO ENTERTAINING to me...I think we're about to post about and get ready.

Feel free to comment as we do a commentary in REAL TIME. Well...that's as real time as someone on the East Coast can get while the show is being held on the West Coast. LOL!

So folks...I hope you enjoy! Imma find the one we did the last time. I was quite proud of it by the way. Hi...damn...larious! ROFL!

Okay...here's the one from 2005. Please note that it's June 2007 so seeing as though this is sposed to be done annually...THEY LATE! ROFL! http://creoleindc.typepad.com/rantings_of_a_creole_prin/2005/02/i_watched_so_yo.html

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

7:49 pm...just found out Monique doing the show. I don't like her. She took that skinny women evil ish too far. Me thinks she doth protest too much.

8:00...JHUD BABY! SHE IS SOOOOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL! MONNIE LOVES JHUD! SIP TOO!

Jennifer Holiday! Wow! They took away the injunctions and let her sing this song? WOW! I hope she thanking folks. LOL! She had bad talked em so bad they was like...maaaaaaaaaan....fool on you!

SIP: Dear JHud, one word...SPANX.

Dammit SIP...don't start hell!

SIP: You saw that face that older one had...they did say she was crazy right?

DAMMIT SIP! I DONE TOLD YOU THERE ARE CERTAIN FOLKS YOU CAN'T MESS WITH HELL!

Simply Diva: you see Diana!!!!
CreoleInDC: couldn't miss her hair

Lawd...I don't know HALF the folks they say gonna be on here. I'm old bruh. *sigh*

DA HELL? AIN'T THIS THE BOXING RING DUDE? SEE...THEY TAKING ISH TOO FAR ALREADY!

Mistress of Thickness? Let's get ready to jiggle? *sigh*

How ya move like that and don't lose no weight? I'd be like 2 pounds if I tried to do all that! Wait...She rocking a lace front too huh? ROFL!

Diva just told me that Kelly of the FORMER Destiny Child finally got new management. Wonder if she still "family?"

50 Cent watch face bigger than his face.

She gotta catch her breath and ain't do nuttin. LL BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S MY BOY! That shoe longer than Lucy.

Okay...she is soooooooooo irksome.

Doody doody do. Now THEM DANCERS????? HotNESS BABY! They was WORKIN IT!

Queen is S.O.L.I.D.

She cut off her boob and lost weight. Then she GAINED weight but got less boob. She look off balance.

BEYONCE BABY! Why her damn daddy got on painter's jeans? I'm loving the fug outta that dress! And that BELT? Done. HotNESS! Neyo might be a chick. I mean...how he come up with that song/anthem?

8:20...Break time

8:25...T.I. WHAT IS HE SAYING??????????????????????

Simply Diva: we having fun yet?
CreoleInDC: git ness'
CreoleInDC: good ness
CreoleInDC: what the fug he saying?
Simply Diva: ummmmm do it???

Me: (flipping through my Martha Stewart magazine till this over)

Me:

SIP:

WHO DA HELZ IS CORBIN? (I never need to see Nick Cannon again after that fake publicity proposal. Just...EWWWWW!)

HOLD UP...THERE IS A GROUP CALLED PRETTY RICKY? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

WHY THAT BOY GOT ON A SHORT SET SUIT? I HATE HIM.

CreoleInDC: SHORT
CreoleInDC: SET
CreoleInDC: SUIT
Simply Diva: I thought it was a midget
CreoleInDC: LOL

SIP: Am I the only person insulted by that Paul McCartney song? Like we up in here watching "The Wiggles" or some ish. WE GROWN PAUL HELL! "Everybody wanna dance tonight...everybody wanna dance tonight..." banjo, banjo, banjo....

8:38...I like that dress Monique has on. Very nice.

Well it's VERY obvious that Neyo is lippin it. They couldn't turn the volume up on the vocals?

tsiporah05: You know I just GOT the fact that you posted a pic of SIP
tsiporah05: LOL....
Monica Mingo: ROFL
Monica Mingo: you slow tonight
tsiporah05: is Robby home cuz the people in the white coats might need to pay you a visit
tsiporah05: LOL
Monica Mingo: he's downstairs
tsiporah05: ok good
Monica Mingo: he continues the BET boycott even for specials
Monica Mingo: lol

That lil thin dude rapping for Neyo be sounding JayZish to my old ears.

SIP: I think Oprah called Ludicris' mama cuz he always be in suits now.

JORDIN IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL! She damn near as tall as Michael Clark Duncan.

Forrest Whitaker playing scrabble somewhere hell.

Violator Management...that's the name of the Kelly Rowland's new management.

SIP: (crickets)
Me: They also represent Papoose and Lil Scrappy.
SIP: (crickets)

8:52...This show has just been dedicated to a women's prison by Monique.

WHY THE HELZ SHE KEEP SAYING BRING IT BACK? LET THE CAMERA MAN DO HIS JOB!

Puff Daddy and Keysha. (Don't tell nobody...but I like this song. I wouldn't buy it...and I hate the video...but I like the song...ROFL!)

Puff Daddy hook his hip round better than Keysha and she got on heals.

Sheesh...Lil Kim looks TERRIBLE!

Simply Diva: they look a hot ass mess
Monica Mingo: ROFL

Rhianna looks nice.

WHAT THE HELL? R.KELLY YOU AIN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN FLY???????? THEY OUGHTA BE SHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR THAT HELL!

Okay JHud...you gettin annoying with all this "LAWD GEEVUS I'M STILL WINNING AWARDS!" Come on bruh...it's old.

9:05...Say whatcha wanna...BUT BEYONCE BE PUTTING ON A DAMN SHOW! THIS HOOKA WAS A ROBOT! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS INDEED!

Hope a wardrobe malfunction isn't evident. And BAAAAAAAAAAABY...SHE BE FLIPPIN THAT HAIR! What yall think she hold in on with? AND HOW SHE DANCE IN THEM DAMN SHOES?????????????????

Oh Lesssssssssssley!!!!!!!!! Beyonce is on! :)

I like that she gained her weight back. Love the fact that she still got a 6 pack...lawd I couldn't bounce like that if they wrapped me in rubber on a parquet floor. WAIT...is that Michelle's no dancing behind actually DANCING???????

MONIQUE...YOU.DO.NO.WANT.NONE.

That fit Monique has on is HotNESS!

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY KELLY! SHIT! I'M BOUT TO GET UP OUT OFF THIS DANG SOFA! LAWD...THEY GONNA MAKE ME JOINE A GYM! KELLY SO DAMN LITTLE BUT FINE! HOW YOU LITTLE AND FINE? WHEN I WAS THAT LITTLE...I LOOKED LIKE A DAMN PRAYING MANTA!

Wait...Eve....SHE HAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FLAVA! SHE ALWAYS BE DRESSING WITH THE HOTNESS!

SIP: Beyonce always leaads with her ass. Yall ever notice that? :)

Watch out Charlie...Vivica be on a man prowl. She mess around and be your Spice.

They did NOT put Dubya on the BET Awards. D.E.A.D.

Wasn't that that chick from that girl group? Help me out yall! TI's girlfriend????

Monica Mingo: who was that girl
Monica Mingo: wasn't she from that group?
Monica Mingo: help me out...you know i'm old
Simply Diva: Tiny from Xscape
Monica Mingo: YEAAAAAAAAAH!

There is a fine line between brillance and insanity...yup...something we agree on. BUT...WHERE IS THIS BRILLANCE YOU SPEAK OF TI?

SIP: Robin Thicke be wearing mascara on his bottom lashes. Didn't Mark at Aveda tell you that was a no-no?

Me: Yeah.

SIP: Well why in the helz ain't nobody tell him? And those pants...man...he looks odd in em.

Me: Yeah.

SIP: YOU AIN'T GOT NUTTIN TO SAY?

Me: WHAT THE HELL YOU WANT ME TO SAY? YOU WON'T LET ME GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE HELL!

(In Chris Tucker voice to Robin Thicke...) Don't you ever, ever, EVER, EVER try to dance again! Got that?
CreoleInDC: who the hell is lauren london?
Simply Diva: an actress
CreoleInDC: oh
CreoleInDC: in what?
Simply Diva: i can't name anything you would know
CreoleInDC: k
CreoleInDCo: who the hell?
CreoleInDC: what the hell?
CreoleInDC: i hate people
Simply Diva: t-pain
CreoleInDC: who them diva?
CreoleInDC: oh
CreoleInDC: *sigh*

Where is Mary?

9:29...(From My Inbox...WHO THE HELL IS STEPHANIE AND WHY IN THE HELL ARE YOU "TAGGIN ME??????" I'M NOT RESPONDING TO THAT HELL! You wanna keep in contact with me...Monica.Mingo@comcast.net) Sheesh!

Simply Diva: I KNOW PATTI AIN'T INVOLVED IN THE DIANA ROSS TRIBUTE!
CreoleInDC: she wearing curtains too
CreoleInDC: and you know they used to HATE each other
CreoleInDC: damn....those are MY curtains
CreoleInDC: oh....lol
CreoleInDC: used to my ass. they still do
CreoleInDC: she doing gerald levert
CreoeInDC: ROFL
Simply Diva: and yes. those ARE my curtains
Simply Diva: remember I told you I had the asian theme in the living room
CreoleInDC: i was speaking as if she was doing a diana tribute
CreoleInDC: that's why i said USED TO
CreoleInDC: diana prolly filing her nails...
Simply Diva: I don't like that wig
CreoleInDC: or the curtains
Simply Diva: heffa
Simply Diva: them curtains is fly
CreoleInDC: i think i saw an asian duvet outta that print too
Simply Diva: pair em with an olive green couch that picks up the stem color
Simply Diva: and a dark rose rug
CreoleInDC: fly pattern for CURTAINS
Simply Diva: LOL
CreoleInDC: BIG AZZ DRESS....
CreoleInDC: NO

9:42....Who told all the advertisers that black folks need their commercials to resemble music videos? Just curious. If it was you who told them...would you mind stopping? Thanks.

Dear yall: PLEASE DO NOT WATCH D.L.HUGLEY'S SHOW. It looks STOOPIT!

I JUST BURST OUT LAUGHING AT SNOOP'S HAIR. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

SIP: Can't.Watch.50.Must.Change.Channel.

SIP: Ashanti always only looks good from one side. It's always EITHER front OR back. Never the both. Tonight...she looks good from the back. Tomorrow...from the front. Go figure.

CreoleInDC: um diva
CreoleInDC: i OFFICIALLY HATE TACARA
CreoleInDC: OR WHATEVER THE HELL HER DAMN NAME IS
Simply Diva: Tocarra
CreoleInDC: i hate her
Simply Diva: and when you are that top heavy....how do your straps slip
Simply Diva: I never have that problam
CreoleInDC: pull ya damn clothes up hell
Simply Diva: problem
CreoleInDC: THANK YOU
CreoleInDC: shit

SIP: Roger you tiger now.
Me: Huh?
SIP: I was bored.

Okay...Monique has on another HotNESS dress. LOL! But she be irking me trying to be so dang sincere. And her lace front glue showing. That's like school on a Saturday...NO.CLASS!

SIP: Alicia Keys looks like she just showed up and they stuck her in a dress they had in the back.

Why Angie Stone never be at nuttin like this?

AIIGHT ERYKA! I miss Eryka...it's bout time you do something girl. We miss you and Jill!

See...Eryka is another one who be PERFORMING! She looks like she enjoys the HELL outta this! LOVE IT!

Aw lawd...Chaka.

SIP: (snicker, snicker)

She doing aiight tonight. Hold ya breath though...you know she can switch up. LOL!

SIP: i bet chaka just be sittin at home
SIP: with her head scarf on
SIP: and just start hollain
SIP: i mean...she so good at it
SIP: she gotta practice ya know?
Me: Say bruh...leave Chaka 'lone. Seriously. It's against the rules to mess with Chaka.
SIP: Okay

That was beautiful. The kids doing a tribute. Nice.

10:22...almost done. Getting sleeeeeeeepy.

Robby: Monica...see...you don't have to say the F-word...or bump and grind to be a success in the
business.
Me: How you wake UP with jokes. You heard her say that?
Robby: Yup. She's ladylike.
Me: *sigh*
SIP: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Dear Monique: SHUT UP! SHEESH! SHE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IRKSOME!

CreoleInDc: why her hair like that diva?
CreoleInDC: didn't salt used to wear her hair like that from salt n pepper?
Simply Diva: i'm pretty sure it's pinned up in the back with a little swoop hanging down
CreoleInDC: oh
CreoleInDC: still..it looks stoopit
CreoleInDC: she sposed to be a bizness woman

I love me some Don Cheadle. Seriously.

SIP: Hold up...was that CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER?
Me: Yup.
SIP: Now THAT was entertaining. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Who is that with JHud? Dangit...Diva gone to bed. She be knowing all the who-to-know.

tsiporah05: wasn't that her man
tsiporah05: he looked different though
SIP: that ugly dude?
tsiporah05: well maybe he not ugly to her
tsiporah05: lol
tsiporah05: that was my guess because I didn't recognize him to be anybody else
SIP: he was ugly
tsiporah05: yeah
SIP: he'd be ugly to stevie wonder
tsiporah05: lol
CreoleInDC: DAMMIT SIP! I'M BOUT TO SEND YOUR EVIL BUTT TO BED!

The BLACKBUSTER world premier. *sigh* I HATE people.

As always when I see Ciara I am reminded of ONE THING. CIARA IS NOT AALIYAH! Wait...does she have on RUBBER? Okay...she dancing Janet Jacksonish....can't she find an original style?

SIP: Lil John looks like he can never get all the dirt from behind his ears.

Wait...there is an artist named UNK? Say bruh...just...hell...nuttin.

WEEZY BABY! Ya heard me? Now...who the helz is Birdman?

SIP: Lil Wayne teef sho wuz white.
Me: He from home bruh...leave him be cuz they COULD be gold.

I.HATE.MONIQUE. Like her hair right now. But she irks the life outta me. Sorry...I know she some of yall girl...but not mine.

Oooooooookay. Fight the power. Yup. Unh huh.

Good night folks. Add your comments...I'm sure we missed something. I.is.tiyad.

Smooches and Love!

CreoleInDC and SIP

Diamonds Are FOREVER!

It's 2007.

Things are more expensive than ever (duh).

We've evolved into a society that doesn't always stick to custom and/or tradition.

Therefore...IS THE DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING DEAD?

As a woman...do you NEED an engagement ring?

As a man...would you rather not buy  one?

What does the engagement ring mean to you?  And?  In this evolution we currently find ourselves in...should it mean less than folks appear to believe it does?  It should be about the man and the woman right and the UNION right?  NOT ABOUT THE BLING????

Check out this article  Shelly found a couple of weeks ago:  "Diamonds are a girl's worst friend"

Whatcha think?

SIP:  You know they already know where you stand doncha?

Me:  No they don't.  I'm talking about today, 2007...not when I got engaged waaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day.

SIP:  Um...

Me:  (warningly)  SIP.

SIP:  *sigh*  Yeah I know.  As always the First Amendment doesn't pertain to little ole me. But that's aiight cuz..."ROGER YOU TIGER NOW!"

Me:  What the hell?

SIP:  I see your stripes a mile away.

Me:  Ya mama.

SIP:  You know I got fans dontcha?  They got my back.

Me:  You can count on them internet folks if ya wanna here. 

UGG-ly

I double...no...wait...I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU to find these HotNESS.  Hot and sweaty sure...but HotNESS?  No way...no how.  What WERE they thinking?  And look at how much that mess costs!!!!!!!!!

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2908766/0~2376778~2372811~2373630~2373636~2375178?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=2375178&P=1

iPhone

Yup...they have put the final nail in the coffin for me.  I was initially excited and then annoyed to find they would only be available through Cingular.  Irked me that I'd have to change companies.  Kinda like they were telling me what to do which NEVER goes over well in Monnie-land.  ROFL!

But I was still thinking on it.  I mean...it sure is PURTY AIN'T IT?

Then...I saw this rate plan today on CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/06/26/iphone.pricing.ap/index.html) and I'm like...THEY OUT THEIR DANG MINDS!  Hellz I pay $49.99 a  month for 1500 minutes now.  Why would I jump ship for THAT madness?  NOT! And pay $600 for the phone to start with?  So...if I got the plan I'd prolly need at $100 a month...in a year...this phone would have cost ya girl $1,800 PLUS the $36 activation fee.

I'm too country for all that helz.  Gimme two cans with some twine.  I'll be aiight.

So...no Apple phone for T-Monnie.  Imma get the Blackberry Curve when I start school.  By September...it'll be cheaper.  Yall know I'm all about a good sale.  :)

Homosexuals Adopting Children

From Becca: Since your site has been so SPICY/controversial lately, whatcha think about asking folks opinion about THIS? http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/25/gay.adoption/index.html

Aiight. I'm gonna say mind your manners before you comment. Imma stay outta this BUT...Don't start none...won't be none.

What do you think of homosexuals adopting children?

Would you rather children just stay in foster homes of heterosexual people indefinately instead of being adopted by homosexuals?

Don't just say no or yes they should or shouldn't. Build your case...prove your point. If someone contradicts you...COUNTER! Employ full rules of ENGAGEMENT! For those of you unfamiliar with debating...click HERE.

(Note to self: Re-read "The Art of War.")