Rantings of a Creole Princess

@NonyeDamBizness

This lil girl stole my movie.  

And it pissed me off.

Why?

She was bold enough to flipping TELL me she stole it.

Making a movie isn't easy.  

And it's not cheap.

Bootleggers and pirates benefit off our backs when you get our movies from them.

This hurts.

Don't hurt us.

This is our DREAM.

You will KILL our dream if we don't get paid for it.

And the circle and cycle will continue.  

*sigh*

Dear Rick Ross:

From the song by Rocko and featuring you and Future, "You Don't Even Know It", you say: 

"Put molly all in her champagne, she aint even know it.  I took her home and I enjoyed that, she aint even know it.” 

THIS IS RAPE.

THIS IS HOW OUR RAPE CULTURE CONTINUES.

STOP.RAPING!

 

Why anti-bullying is such a BIG fucking deal...

Because of ish like this:  

12-year-old boy who was victim of bullying attack dies after weeks in hospital

Could you imagine the life of a child you love taken because of some shit going on at the school with other kids?  

Could you imagine a child feeling isolated and/or ignored and fugged with everywhere he/she went unless they were with you?

Could you imagine your baby being a targeted victim of cruelty?

Bullying is deap and it's real.  Unfortunately, every child isn't equipped to fend off fuckers especially if it's more than one fucker.  THIS IS WHY IT'S A BIG DEAL.

This just hurt me to my core.

So...The Onion said what?????

SIP:  BITCH WHAT???????????????????

*sigh*

See...no...just...NO.

From SIP: SHIT I HATE!

A GOTDAMN ALL BLACK PARTY TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH!

I SWEAR FO' GOODNESS!  I HATE SHIT LIKE THAT RIGHT THERE!

"Girls" - Team Hannah

I ran into this on Facebook yesterday.  Several pictures of Drake and his girlfriend on vacation.  The title of the article was mean stating that love was blind and referring to the young lady as his "chubby lumpkins."

The subsequent article was mean.  Like...REALLY.MEAN.

Then...while discussing the article, SingLikeSassy showed me this article:  

*sigh*

I.

HATE.

PEOPLE.

ATE.UP: Gun Control or Mental Illness?

I've been staying as far away from the specific details of the latest tragedy as I can.  When I heard about it I burst into tears horrified, simply horrified for all those poor babies and then...I stayed as far away as possible.  No news, no news channels, no NPR.

I just couldn't.  I found that I couldn't deal with any additional details.  I didn't want to know anything else.  Some say this was sticking my head in the sand.  I say thank God I'm not so desensitized about life and humanity where hearing about every detail of this horror isn't something I'm able to do without internalizing some major pain.

I just couldn't.

In the days which have followed, starting, unfortunately, on Friday, folks started a debate about gun control.  All over Facebook people were posting about their right to bear arms being in the Constitution.  Almost as an afterthought...the debate about mental illness awareness began as well as the details of the shooter's history of mental illness surfaced.

And some folks had drawn a line in the sand calling for either/or.

Better gun control.

Better assistance for mental illness.

My father was a gun enthusiast.  You name it...he had it.  I've very comfortable around guns because I've always known how to properly handle them.  I was taught at an early age to break down, clean, oil, put back together and properly store several types of guns.  He had a locked cabinet for his long barrel guns and a lock box for all but one of his handguns.  

And he slept with one under his pillow.

Police your DAMN SELF!

Yall know last week I went off on folks over on Facebook for being upset that people utilized their own Facebook walls and Twitter accounts to talk in REAL.TIME about "Scandal."

I mean really.  How fugging clueless do you have to be in order to know that folks are going to want to talk about it?  And how fugging  arrogant do you have to be in order to attempt to DEMAND that people not talk about what they are doing and seeing in REAL TIME in order for you and YOUR world to catch up?

Police your DAMN.SELF.  Stay the fug off Facebook and Twitter if you don't want to know.  Seriously.  You look oh so dumb trying to be mad at people for doing them and showing you have absolutely no self control when it comes to staying off Facebook and Twitter for a damn day.

Do you get mad at the ENTIRE MEDIA WORLD when real time game results are put out when you DVR'd the game to watch later?  YOUR bad...not ours.

Don't be dumb.  Have some damn sense.  Sheesh!

Let's not have to have this conversation again.  You shouldn't want to look so selfish and stupid.  

POLICE YOUR DAMN SELF!

Would YOU take a picture...or lend a hand?

More Details Behind NY Post's Subway Death Photo Emerge

 

SIP:  I NEED PEOPLE TO GIVE A DAMN DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!

And further to my mood...

As I was driving home I called and asked Robby if he would be good with a burrito from Chipotle for dinner.  He jumped at the opportunity to have Chipotle for dinner, of course.  LOL!

I stopped and got in line.  There was a man behind me and his daughter.  She looked to be around Coley's age so about 7 or 8.  She was straight up busybody.  She was walking fast around a table and hit her mouth just right on the corner.  Blood started gushing.  She started screaming.  Her father jumped out of line and went to her, got her some water so he could better see the situation and sat down at the nearest table to assess the situation and calm her down.

The nearest table to him was a round table that could sit about 6 people.  There were lots of other tables around but they were the tall ones where you'd be on a stool.

As this man was seeing about his baby...this dude walks up to him and asks him could he move with his daughter to a two person table so he and his friends could sit there (party of 3).

Now...please...tell me what YOU would have done.  How do you think YOU would have reacted?  Your child is still crying, you have your hands on both side of her mouth trying to figure out if the blood is a simple busted lip or something more and random dude rolls up and asks you to move so he and his friends could sit down?

I'm just curious because I have a feeling...wait...nuttin...I just want to know what YALL would have done and/or said.

Depressingly...awful...

Yesterday I was driving down a long, dark two lane road which was extremely busy.  There were two people in the truck with me and we were chit chatting and laughing.  As I was sitting in this ridiculous stand-still traffic I said out loud...I wonder what in the world is going on up there?  Why are we standing still?

And my passengers wondered the same thing.

We started moving again inch-by-inch and I thought I was seeing things when I saw a lovely, little old lady clutching a stack of papers walking toward us.  Not on side of the road but IN the road and I realized that she was the cause of the traffic because it was obvious she wasn't supposed to be there.

She passed by my truck and hit the side mirror.  I put on the hazards, jumped out and went to see 'bout her.

She was just walking.  Oblivious to anything except one foot in front of the other.

Me (rushing to her side):  Ma'am, ma'am?

And she stopped and turned to me.

Her:  Yes?  May I help you?

My passengers jumped out and we all started trying to coax some information out of her.  We each instinctively knew to speak to her gently and not startle her.  The poor dear had wandered off and she was obviously suffering from dementia.  No one touched her, we simply guided her with our own movements to the other side of the road where it was safe and there was a sidewalk.  We called 911.

I stopped traffic both ways and busted a U and pulled up on the grass.  Traffic resumed.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that no one in traffic got annoyed at what we were doing.  They recognized something wasn't right too.  The woman right behind me kept nodding with a concerned look on her face.

We stood there and tried to get information out of her waiting on the police.  She kept reciting a phone number and we called the number.  It just rang and rang and rang.

She didn't know much else of any value to us as we were trying to find out who she was and where she lived so we just talked to her and tried to keep her calm and in a good space.

She was dressed nice and warm.  Nice shoes (the soft expensive kind you see on the elderly), a nice wool coat, a sweater, a skirt and a pair of pants.  I know that sounds weird (the skirt AND the pants) but oddly, it suited her personality.  She came across as very gentile, modest and lady-like.  Nice teeth, nice hair.  

Somebody took GOOD care of her.

The police arrived and we kept trying to find out where she was supposed to be.  She had periods of being belligerent one second and charming the next.  

My heart went out to her.

She allowed me to see the stack of paper in her hand but not all.  For whatever reason she clutched one piece pretty protectively.  I was hoping I could find an address on something but alas...nothing.  The police started doing their police work and we worriedly asked what do they do in such situations.  We were told that if they couldn't find where she lived while we were out there, they'd have to take her in and fingerprint her hoping she was in the system somewhere so they could get an address and contact her family.

That worried me because I felt like being taken to a police precinct would scare the crap out of her.

There hadn't been any calls from her family yet and we got annoyed when we found out that there were also no calls from the other people on the road ahead of us.  See...they HAD to know her being out there was out of the ordinary right?  Right.  So why in the hell couldn't anyone call the police and let them know something?  If they'd called...the police would have had a good idea of how long she'd been out there walking and been able to piece together how far away she lived.

After about 30 minutes one of the policeman removed the rest of her papers from her hand and found a piece of junkmail with an address on it along with the first name she'd given us but a different last name.  We deduced that since she'd told us she lived with her mother, father and siblings...she'd given us her maiden name.

She was living in her childhood in her head.

The address was nearby but far if you were her and walking.

The police told us they were going to take her to the address on the envelope and see if that was her home.  We breathed a sigh of relief, gave her a hug, and got back in the truck.  The policeman stopped traffic so I could get back on the road and we went on about our business.

As we were driving we each got sad.  My friend started talking about how grateful they were that their mother, who is elderly, still has her "right mind" and we all started talking about getting older.

When we got to where we were going, the phone rang back from the number she'd been reciting to us.  It was her husband who'd only noticed her missing 15 minutes prior.  We told him the police were on their way to bring her home.  We also told him it might be a good idea to get her an ID bracelet or necklace or something with her name, address and phone number on it to make it easier should she ever wander again.  Hell...I think every article of her clothing should have something sewn onto the sleeve with her information.

I can't get that poor, lovely woman out of my mind.  She could have been hit and killed on that road wandering out like that.  

Be aware of your surroundings when you're out and about okay?  If you see something that isn't right...would it hurt to call the police?  Just three numbers.  9-1-1.  Don't leave an elderly lady stuck out like that.  Just...don't.

I'm so disgusted with people behind that.  I just can't even fathom NOT doing something to help her and yet...so many can't even fathom helping.

STILL.MAD.

 

Annoyed...

I just read that folks are saying that H.O.lly P.a.trea.us let herself go and that's why her husband cheated.

If someone told YOU that...how would you respond?  Seriously?

Wind Deductible??????????????????????

So...my T-Rhonda sustained a bit of damage to their home during Hurricane Isaac.  They called the insurance company and the dude rushed right on our to appraise the situation.

After he did his one/two...the paperwork came back to let them know they were covered once they paid their WIND DEDUCTIBLE.

The hell is that?

Where the hell that come from?

That's new?  We ain't never had no WIND DEDUCTIBLE before Katrina!

WIND DEDUCTIBLE?

HUH?????????

Hurricane Isaac will introduce many New Orleans homeowners to wind deductibles

The WIND DEDUCTIBLE is based on a percentage of what your home is worth.  The amount they have to come out of pocket is $11,700.00

I.AM.FLOORED.

Many people don't have $11,700 sitting around to come up off to get their house back right.  That's why insurance started in the first place right?

At least I thought so!

These insurance companies need to be dealt with.  That's just ridiculous.  I mean...really.

What say you?

 

Straight from the news...

I just finished reading an article that a friend on FB posted.

Here's the article:  Family Of Twelve Needs Your Help

My reaction to the article surprised me and I'm trying to come to grips with why.

Yall know I'm usually the first person to have empathy for my fellow man.  I normally don't worry about the why's or how's of a particular situation...I just help when I can.  If it's something as simple as giving a bit of money...I don't have a problem with that either if I'm compelled to do so.  I do it and hope the energy from my giving is received, processed and returned to the Universe by their future movements.

I read that article and I thought to myself, almost immediately, where is the father of her children?  Why can't he help pay for them to have a place to live?

Banana Republic Paula Knit Patio Dress

See the dress I'm wearing in this picture?  It's this dress:  Paula Knit Patio Dress

I bought it a couple of months ago and loved the length of it.  Super long in an extra small even on my size 5'9" frame.  I loved the fit and shape of it.

Last night,  I washed it according to the instructions with my still-fancy-to-me washer on the special hand wash cycle.  

It shrunk in length by a good FOOT.

I have it spread out to dry flat and I'm going to fold it up neatly and take it back over to Banana Republic with the worst stink eye the world has ever seen.  I don't want to hear ish about my no longer having the receipt.  I'm not getting back less than what I paid for it.

AND NO I DON'T WANT ANOTHER ONE IF I CAN NEVER, EVER, EVER WASH IT.

Anything like this ever happened to YOU?????????????

Mad As Hell

I went to bed mad as hell last night and woke up still mad.

Robby tried to make me laugh and joke around but seriously...I was just too damn mad.

I'm much calmer now after my morning writing but I'm still kinda pissed.

Any suggestions as to what I should do today in order to shake it off?

What do YOU do when you're pissed almighty?

Too Short's Advice to Young Boys

My Godson came home yesterday in a good mood.  Turns out the girl he likes was very excited to receive a box of chocolates from him.

I asked him was she smart and he said yes.  He added that she has one of the top GPAs in his class. 

I asked him if she was pretty and he said yes. 

I smiled.

I told him you can't ever go wrong with a girl who is smart AND pretty in that order.

He spoke casually about the rest of his day and then I asked him if he'd ever called her.  He said no and walked away.

He walked back moments later and asked, "Should I?"

I answered that if he likes her, maybe he should ask her if she's allowed to receive phone calls from friends and, if so, he should ask her for her number.

E:  Okay...then I'll do that.

And then I left it alone cuz really...the kid wasn't trying to make it a big deal or anything you know?  Even though you could tell it was a REALLY big deal to him.

SO.CUTE!!!!!!!!!

Unca Robby overheard the conversation and teased the child, "So...ya gotcha a lil girlfriend huh?"

E:  (quickly)  NO!

Unca Robby:  Ya need any advice?

Me:  NO!  HE DOESN'T NEED ANY ADVICE! 

I texted Tsiporah and clued her in to what I'd learned cuz we all make up E's village ya know?  The end of our text exchange stated simply:  "And so it begins."

We are all very, very careful with what we say to E regarding "liking" girls.    We want to be honest, of course, but the main thing every adult who loves him is thinking is...we want him to do it RIGHT.

I agonize over my answers to him regarding questions and I take my role as his Godmother seriously.  I want to be there for him and I want him to know we have a super cool special bond but...I also want him to recognize that there are MAJOR expectations regarding how he chooses to live his life and how he treats members of the opposite sex.

ENTER TOO $HORT:  Too Short’s XXL Advice Video Prompts Outrage, Petition and Apologies

While I was reading that article I thought about the innocence E displayed while discussing Valentine's Day.  How the young lady was excited and squealed to her friends that he'd given her chocolates and how she asked him to help her with her math homework later that day.

They are 13. 

In the 8th grade.

Next year...they will be high school freshmen.

Yall know I don't know nuttin' 'bout birthing no babies but I do know what I don't want my Godson exposed to.  I do know that the shit Too $hort was spewing is nothing I want him to hear and thinks he needs to emulate.

EVER.

And I do know that, in order to not have people like Too $hort become the go-tos for his curiosity...the adults who love him need to be aware and ON.IT!

I remember someone told me once that what kids don't learn at home...they'll learn in the streets from some knucklehead you don't want teaching your kids a damn thing.

I.AGREE.

I felt so horrid as I read up on the short dude.  I felt like...seriously...I can't believe the world he lives in is one which appoves of his line of thought.

And then...I read about the petitions and the outrage his ridiculousness sparked and I thought...yeah...folks GET.IT.

When E comes home tomorrow I'm going to casually ask if he got her number.  And, if he says yes, I'm going to offer him respectable times he should call her.  Not too early, not too late, definitely not too often.  I'll do that as a reinforcement of what his mother tells him. 

I'm going to make Unca Robby stop teasing him cuz I feel like if E has any questions he wants to ask a MAN...he should feel comfortable asking a REAL man and not run up on some of this short fool's nonsense.

Yesterday we discussed alternate childcare issues once a month.  Someone reminded us that it takes a village.

This village is going to make sure E is the kind of young man you wish your daughter could date cuz seriously...if he's not...we're gonna tell Tsiporah to beat him.

And we may or may NOT be joking.

Ain't nobody trying to contribute to there being more fools out there like this short dude. 

Raise your boys to be GENTLEMEN.

What say YOU?

 

Dear Target and Dove Extra Fresh Men + Care:

I boycotted Target once for 4 months.  It was hard as hell but I took a personal stand and, according to my husband, saved a crap load of money during the boycott.  ROFL!

Earlier this week I needed to get Robby some of his soap and went to Target first.  I was shocked at the price:

$8.44!  That didn't sound quite right to me.  Like...I felt I'd definitely have remembered if it had been $8.44 at Target.  This isn't like some super dooper awesome stuff ya know?  IT'S DOVE!

So I left in a huff and went to Walmart thinking they HAD to be cheaper!

$3.97???????????  HOLD THE HELL UP?  So I can buy TWO of these at Walmart and still come out cheaper than one at Target?

Now yes...the one at Target is 18 ounces or so and the one at Walmart is 13.5 ounces but can anyone seriously justify that less than 5 ounces would mean we had to pay MORE.THAN.DOUBLE??????????  SERIOUSLY???????????????????????

I CALL BULLSHIT!

And now?  I want to compare EVERY.SINGLE.THING I buy at Target to the price at Walmart.

Seriously.

I can see fifty cents to a dollar more ya know?  But more than DOUBLE???????????  C'mon Target...yall gotsta do better!

What say YOU?

Is this crazy to YOU???

Regarding "Red Tails"

I wish I still had the luxury of being uber critical of a film with a main Black cast. Now? Hell...I understand the struggle of the filmmaker and as long as YALL don't understand it...there won't ever be a plethora of films for you to peruse.

Yall talk that nonsense about "Red Tails" because there aren't any Black women in it. Shit...be happy there are Black people in it PERIOD. I can watch movies from sun up to bedtime and not see a single.solitary Black person all day. NOT.A.ONE!

Truth be told...folks get on my GOT.DAMNED nerves being all "Black Power" when they ain't put in on this. If you want different, (ie BETTER in your brilliant head) options...don't sit your azz in a box and throw salt on someone TRYING to have a showing in the game. Learn to discern the BIGGER.PICTURE and recognize that if Black movies with a theatrical release don't make money...there won't EVER be Black movies, as a norm, in movie theaters. It's all about the money people. Don't be dumb. Use your money to carve out some space for those of us TRYING to offer you options cuz if you don't then I have to sit in meetings with folks listening to bullshit like..."Black dramas don't sell. You got any comedies? Any singing and dancing? Can you get a rapper to star in it?"

Hell...I wish I did have the luxury to be able to talk ish about being better and doing better and still have a shot in this game.

Next time YOU make a damn movie with Black people in it from beginning to end...come talk to me cuz then and ONLY then will you understand. I applaud the Jedi Master for trying cuz many wouldn't even look twice at a Black woman OR a Black man for a lead role let alone a full lead cast. I've seen every movie he's made and I'm not about to stop now.

In short...

Wait...nothing...cuz if I say anything else...Imma start cussing and I'm still on the Goodness and Light Tour of 2012.

Thank you in advance. You are welcome to and I encourage you to share this message FAR AND WIDE cuz it seems some folks need to read it.

Monica Mingo, Filmmaker

Problems with Verizon Droid and Texting

Before I call these people and get annoyed...is anyone else having problems with texting on their Droid with Verizon service?

Here's what's going on with me.

1.  I try and text and then it gets really slow, stops and shuts down.

2.  I will be sitting here and get like 6 - 12 texts all at once from like...yesterday or the day before.

3.  It takes it's sweet azz time opening texts.  Like...I forget I was opening the text feature sometimes it takes so long.

The LAST thing I feel like doing is dealing with any type of customer service unless it's someone trying to find this Alexander Wang bag I want on sale.

Seriously.

Oh unh uh...

Have YOU ever had a problem with FedEx?

From SIP: Erica B. has PISSED.ME.OFF!

By posting this article for me to see: 

Why We Should Let Sasha and Malia Obama Be Kids, Not Fashion Plates

SIP:  I cannot STAND people!  What in the flim flam are they supposed to wear to a damn black tie event???????? 

Lowe's and the Florida Family Association

So there is a show on TLC which I was unfamiliar with called, "All-American Muslim." 

There is an organization which I was unfamiliar with called the Florida Family Association.

They started a campaign targeting the advertisers of the show "All-American Muslim" basically saying it was un-American to support the show.

UN-AMERICAN?????????  OH HELL NO!  WHY IS TLC AIRING AN UN-AMERICAN SHOW ANYWAY?  LEMME GO SEE 'BOUT THIS RAT.NOW!

Dear Verizon Fios: Delay in Receiving Emails

Please notice the date and time an email was sent to me and the date and time I received it:

As you can see...there was a 12 hour delay.

I wish I could say this was the longest but truthfully...this has been happening 20 hours or more.

I am a small business owner.

This has been going on now for about 2 weeks.

Being SEEMINGLY unresponsive to people I do business with is NOT something I can afford.

When I called customer service I was told that you guys are aware of the problem and are working on it.  That is all.  No further explanation.

I have an unlimited everything family cellphone plan with Verizon Wireless.

My home phone is with Verizon.

We have the top of the line cable package with Verizon Fios.

We have our high speed internet access with Verizon Fios.

We are the type of customers you should keep happy.

We receive our bills...we pay our bills.

AND YOU KNOW THEY AREN'T CHEAP.

We pay a significant PREMIUM for your services.

That said...I'd appreciate a better answer other than...we're working on it.

Thank you in advance said in my most snarkiest of ways possible.

UPDATED: Doubletree Santa Monica

UPDATED  ***I GOT MY 40,000 POINTS AS I KNEW I WOULD.  IT WAS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION.***

Night before last the fire alarm went off at 4:58am.

The kid jumped up, put on my wedding jewelry and pajama bottoms,grabbed my phone, purse and computer and rolled out.

False alarm.

I was SHOOK!

Like...that kinda jolt out of your sleep just messes you all up.

Last night at 4:58am the fire alarm went off.

The kid jumped up, put on my wedding jewelry and pajama bottoms, grabbed my phone and computer and called downstairs.

"Sorry Ms. Mingo, something is wrong with the alarm."

And the poor dear on the other end of the phone met SIP. A snarling, pissed to the point of leakage from overstrained veins SIP.

I expect 40,000 points in my HHonors account once I finish with them.

What would be YOUR expectations?

Seriously Penn State?????????

So lemme paint a picture for you.

I walk up somewhere and see a grown man performing anal sans ropas on a 10-year old baby.

I'd rush that fucker and beat his azz, grab the baby and run while calling the po-po.

I'd hold that baby until the po-po got there and wait until his mother got there.

His mother who would be IN.CON.SOLABLE because she thought she was doing the right thing by having this perverted motherfucker mentor her baby because they were economically disadvantaged and she was trying to do right by her baby by making sure he had some male influences in his life that were positive role models.

That shit would end RAT.THERE!

I'm sitting here watching these idiot azz kids outside Paterno's house in support of him thinking to myself...ARE THEY HIGH?????????????????????????????????? 

I downloaded the entire 23 page indictment and read on the plane and seriously...SANDUSKY IS A RAT.SHIT.BASTARD!

And everyone who turned a blind eye INCLUDING Paterno?

RAT.SHIT.BASTARDS WHO SHOULD GO TO JAIL WITH HIS EVIL, DEPRAVED, STANKING AZZ!

We gotta take care of the children man.  A society who doesn't SUCKS.

That fucker should fry.

SUPPORT THE VICTIMS...NOT THE FUGGIN DEVIL.

Is it Violent Cuz It's VIOLENT?????????????

This was included in an email from the Loudoun County Republican Party for Halloween.

They say it's not disrespectful and wasn't meant to be taken as if it's violence against the President.

Va Republican party condemns Loudoun GOP e-mail with an image of Obama shot in the head

What do YOU say?

You good?

 

Importante...

We sent out a link for an invitation to an event being held TOMORROW...over two weeks ago.

The event is costing us money.

Real money.

I needed the event to be sold out (the tickets cost $0) because it is a focus group.

Last night, I opened up all of the available seats to "the public"  because I need to get all of my ducks in a row today so we're organized and prepared for tomorrow.

It sold out in like 3 minutes.

This morning I've received emails, texts, phone calls and bat signals from people who received the invitation TWO WEEKS AGO, saying the link says sold out so what do they need to do to come.

My annoyance knows NO.END.

What do you think my response is going to be?

 

Jan McQuain and her son, William.

Ms. McQuain was estranged from her husband and was living with her son in an apartment.

Ms. McQuain had been dead for 10 - 12 days before her body was found in her bedroom.

Ms. McQuain's husband has been arrested and charged with her murder.

Ms. McQuain's son, William, has been missing since her death.

And I'm so disappointed and confused about all of this.

This baby was going to school right?

His mother had a job right?

But it took 10 - 12 days before anyone thought it was odd they hadn't been seen?  Was she totally alone in this world and...how is that possible?  How do you go missing for so long and no one gets concerned?  Nobody goes looking for you.  NOBODY FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH A PHONE CALL AND A KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR????

I thought the school system had things in place at least.  Like...if the kid isn't in school...SHOULDN'T SOMETHING HAVE HAPPENED EARLIER?????????

What about this company she worked for?  WHAT ABOUT HER CO-WORKERS?  HER BOSS?  What about the person who sat next to her day in and day out?????????

NOBODY CARED ENOUGH TO CHECK ON HER?

I'm so very, very confused.

How is this possible???????????????????????????

 

CreoleInDC / SIP PSA - 2

It's been a minute since I've been pissed off on the blog.

Lemme rectify that right quick...

In the past month I've known three people who have been flat out fired from their jobs for showing their azz.

I haven't been able to give any of them any words of encouragement.

AT.ALL.

See...I just don't get it.

Getting laid off is one thing.  Getting fired?

HELL.NO.

This ain't the climate to be showing your azz at work when you know damn good and well you need your job.  Folks ain't juggling multiple offers like talking 'bout anymore.  Folks ain't putting out 20 new job ads a day.  Folks ain't trying to deal with bullshit from an employee knowing good and well they can hire someone OVERQUALIFIED  to do the same job you're doing for the same money.

I don't get this shit.

You're supposed to be to work at 8:00?  GET YOUR AZZ THERE AT 7:45 AND GET SETTLED HELL!

You're supposed to have Project A done by Friday?  TURN THAT SHIT IN TO YOUR BOSS ON THURSDAY MORNING SO YOU CAN GET SOME MENTORING AND FEEDBACK!

Too much work for you to complete before 5:00?  SOUNDS LIKE YOUR AZZ NEEDS TO BE THERE TILL 6:30 SOME EVENINGS!

You're supposed to answer the phone when the receptionist goes out to lunch twice a week?  YOU'D BETTER GET UP THERE AND GET YOUR SWITCHBOARD SKILLS RIGHT!

The world we know is resetting.  Bullshit ain't flying anymore because employers know good and damn well they have the upper hand.  Sure...a lot of employers are still on some bullshit but until you have another job lined up...you're going to have to learn to DEAL.

And those of you who think you're irreplaceable?  YOU'RE NEVER IRREPLACEABLE.

NEVER.

EVER.

EVER.

Shit...I'd fire your azz first just to send a message throughout the ranks that bullshit will NOT be tolerated on ANY level.

I don't get mofos walking around doing what the hell THEY want to do and thinking they should still be employed.

Yeah...um...no.

You're a responsible flipping adult.

Go up to them people job and do what the hell they hired you to do.

Shit.

Oh...and please know I'm the LAST person you need to turn to for sympathy in this situation.

Do YOU know anyone who's been fired recently for some bullshit?

 

 

SIP:  Why you steal boxes?  You building a clubhouse?

 

CreoleInDC / SIP PSA

So...last night I was pulling up to my neighborhood when I saw a woman in a sports bra and running shorts out for a run.

Alone.

It was about 11:45pm.

Damn near midnight.

Dark as hell outside.

And her azz was going running alone.

I was listening to the news the other day and a woman was walking home from her bus stop after work and was sexually assaulted.  I thought to myself...wow.  I mean...that poor woman HAD to get off that bus and walk home ya know?  In my mind...she had no other choice and was probably well aware of the dangers but had to do what she had to do.

I felt so sorry for her.

Back to this lil heffa from last night though...

Nobody HAS to go for a run.  I'm sorry...no. 

You hear about folks being assaulted and snatched all the time.  Hell...they raping men these days so you think your lil narrow azz is safe going out for a run?  REALLY?????  Mayberry got you that confused?

Um...no.

She had to be from around here somewhere so I know good and well that had she come up missing...I'd hear about it and trust me when I say...I'd be that chick on the news giving her the business cuz seriously?  That's not smart! 

To quote onefromphilly, "You got to be vigilant out here in these streets!"

Don't do stoopit ish like this.  Please.  I know I have a lot of friends who run but I swear fo' goodness if I heard of one of them doing some ish like this I'd take a bat to their knee so their running days would be OVER.

Please tell me you've never done this?  Hell...I wouldn't even jog WITH someone that time of night.  They only gotta catch up with one of you ya know?  What?  You think your new sneakers are going to make you go "jet fuel fast" like you did in grade school?

Um...no.

Don't do this shit.

 

 

Things that piss me off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate it when I hear that someone died of breast cancer.

It makes me sooooooooooooooooo mad!

Early detection saves lives.

GOING TO THE DOCTOR SAVES LIVES!

Once a year, around your birthday (so you don't forget) you need to have get your annual check-ups.

Full physical, pap smear, etc.

GOING TO THE DOCTOR SAVES LIVES!

Please...go to the gotdamn doctor.

Value your life.

Monica Mingo, Cancer Survivor, 19 Years and STILL going strong.

Much Calmer Monnie

Jaru and Lucy don't go to kennels when we travel.  A dog sitter or a framily member stays at 13700 with them.  Why?  Lucy has SEVERE separation anxiety and it was determined that the best thing for her when we're traveling is that she doesn't leave her home so her anxiety isn't heightened because she's in HER home. 

Makes sense.

I never take Jaru and Lucy out to get them groomed as I do a pretty good job at home.

Well...I decided I had too much going on to deal with it so I made an appointment for them to get groomed today.

I...see...well...just...AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SERIOUSLY don't know how I would have reacted to this had I been on this show with him. Like...I think I would have probably stopped and said...WHAT THE FUG DID YOU JUST SAY?  ARE YOU FUGGING KIDDING ME?????????  SERIOUSLY???????  B'WHAT???????????????????????????????????????

I do believe I would have pushed a SERIOUS envelope and jumped straight up out the ditch on this dude.  Kudos to both women.  They kept it professional and kept it moving. 

SIP:  WE WOULDA SHOWED OUR EN.TIRE.AZZ!

What say you?

"I'm gonna be the POLICE!"

 

WBBM Distorts Child Interview: Chicago CBS Outlet's Misleading Editing Of Kid's Remarks

Black folks stay under attack man. Sometimes subtle...sometimes not so much. Depicting this child in the manner they did fed into stereotypes that follow young Black boys day in and day out.  People watch the news...see this...and all empathy flies out the window.

I think things like that are the most dangerous of anything but hey...what do I know.

*sigh*

What did YOU think of it?  Does it make you wonder about how many times YOU'VE seen someone on the news and thought to yourself...wow?

Dear Anti-Abortionists: GOT.DAMMIT.REALLY?????????????

Our suburban town is often described as sleepy whenever it's in the news.  Folks around here dink around smiling and waving to each other.  Neighbors have keys to their neighbor's homes in case of emergency.  Folks give each other rides.  We have each other over for dinner and "compete" with tablescapes and wine choices.

Serious burb life.

We love it here.

A minute ago an abortion doctor moved into the medical park a street over from one of the shopping areas.  Okay...No biggie.  Yall know I'm Pro-Life for me, Pro-Choice for others.  I'm not about to tell anybody who doesn't want the responsibility of raising a child to do so, basic necessities be damned.

No biggie.

His being in our burb didn't affect me in any way.

Yesterday I'm taking The Robinator to work and turn down this street.  There is a MAJOR protest going on.  1st Amendment rights in full effect and all that but then...I notice these big azz banners with the worst images these dumb azzes could find in order to depict what THEY see as abortion.  I mean...we have no context as to where those pictures come from.  We just see these horrific, horrific images and these fools all up in arms yelling and shit.

I'm sitting here thinking to myself...what if we'd had children in the car and they saw that.  What in the HELL would that do to them?????

And then I noticed these damn fools have small children out there protesting with them.  SERIOUSLY????????????????????????????????????? 

SERIOUSLY?????????????????????????????????????

I hate people.

Today...these people have grown exponentially.  Now they are in the medians of the main road and folks are PISSED!  These fools seriously are public nuisances and it irks the pig shit outta me.  And then I find out these fools plan on being out there all week and I am hoping against hope that the temperature goes waaaaaaaaaaaaay up to like 215 degrees and melts them.

I mean sure...I'm glad we live in a country where you should be allowed to express your beliefs but I guess I'd hoped those beliefs would be reserved for stuff that affects you PERSONALLY ya know?  I mean...if you're against abortion...DON'T HAVE A DAMN ABORTION!  If you're against gay marriage...DON'T MARRY A GAY PERSON!

Good morning.  I'm in a foul mood. Those folks annoy me.

Have YOU ever seen an abortion protest?  What are your thoughts?

 

 

A/C Problems

Further to the shit happens post below...our air stopped working. 

We are the type of people who sleep COLD.  Like 68 degrees.

When we got up this morning...that sucker said it was 81 degrees in here.  I was sitting up like a crackhead shaking waiting for 8:00 am to get here so I could start calling folks to come fix this nonsense I-MEEEE-JET-LEE!

I currently have 3 companies on their way.  See...they all call before they head out so the first person who calls and says they are on their way is the one I'm going to hire to fix it.

Simple.

Homeownership.  Ya gotta love it.

LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM PLAYAS!

Has YOUR A/C and Heating ever gone out?  It costs a grip huh?  Be honest with me.  I can take it.

 

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Dear Sears:

Day before yesterday I bought a new washer and dryer.  I did it the way I always make major purchases by getting pissed off with the OLD washer and dryer and decided they needed to be replaced.  You know...cuz that's how my irrational behind gets down-t.

I already knew what we wanted but we just hadn't pulled the trigger cuz seriously...who enjoys washer/dryer shopping?

So I get there with my measurements of my laundry closet and know how much space I have.  The loveliest gentleman helps me and we spend an hour making sure I got the best deal for what I was willing to spend.  Mr. P was one of those gentile types.  You know...one of those older, soft spoken, quick smiling guys from an island with that lovely sing-songy lilt to his voice.  He made me laugh and smile the entire time I was there.  He was AWESOME!  So awesome that I got his card so that I could make sure he helped me when we need to buy new kitchen appliances.

Today the washer/dryer was delivered and the guy came in with his measuring thingy and immediately knew there would be a problem.

Why you ask?

Because the idiot who measured the space didn't take into consideration the damn dryer vent hose thingy in the back.

That idiot you ask?

Me, of course.

So it had to go back to the store.

Later, I went back to Sears to pick out a combo that actually fit my laundry closet.  When I got there...I asked for the same gentleman who helped me, Mr. P.  I was told he was off today by the manager of the department.  Cool.  I told him what was going on and he said he'd get someone else to help me.  The way he said it made me go Hmmmmmmmmmmm so I asked if Mr. P would still get credit for the sale.

Him:  No.

Me:  Why?

Him:  Because he's not here.

So I tell him that Mr. P gave me exemplary service and that I didn't think it was fair that he wouldn't get credit.  Dude was like...

Dude:  Well he messed up the order anyway and I'm going to talk to him about that.

Me:  How'd he mess up the order?

Him:  They didn't fit.  That was his fault.  He should have helped you better.

Me:  Um...no.  The mistake in not taking into consideration how much room was needed for the vent hose was my fault.  NOT Mr. P's.  He shouldn't get into trouble for that.  That's just crazy!  He could only go by what I told him.

Dude:  Well if someone else helps you it's not fair that they don't get credit.  It's their time.

Me:  Well then you  need to help me so he can get credit.

And then dude said something that set my damn teeth on edge.

Asshole:  No.  I'm not going to do that because if I do it for him then I'm going to have to do it for others and I'm not about to do that.

And my mouth dropped open cuz I was  STUNNED.

This dude is a MANAGER.

This dude has a STAFF.

He then said that if I wanted Mr. P to get the sale then I could come back tomorrow when he was there but if I bought it today...he would NOT get credit for the sale.

This dude is a GRADE A ASSHOLE.

I left and went to the office and asked to speak to the store manager.  When I was told that the store manager wasn't there I asked that he be called.  He told the manager who called him to get my number and he'd call me tomorrow because he was driving and didn't have an earpiece.

The manager I was speaking with decided to go to the washer/dryer section and help me and make sure Mr. P still had his sale.

We get over there and we're talking.  Dude strolls up like she's pissing on his turf.  I don't even remember what he said but I was READY!

Yall...I have to be honest here when I say I showed out as only Dominique Devereaux would do.  I told him how rude and disrespectful it was to listen to him throw his employee under the bus.  I told him that a REAL manager would instill loyalty in his team by making sure that his employees could count on him to look out for them when they were off.  I told him that I thought it was disgusting that he would cheat someone out of their commission and that it was obvious he was a horrible person.

I said some other stuff too but I ended with:  You're an asshole.

The other manager stood by and let us "discuss" it and once I was finished I turned to her and she helped me.  It should be noted that one of the employees there came over and GLADLY helped to make sure Mr. P got his sale all the while the dumbazz manager was pretending like he wasn't shamed for being called out publicly.

When he walked off and was out of sight...several of his employees gave me thumbs up and two came up to tell me that it was AWESOME seeing someone finally give it to him for being an azz.  I told them I was sorry they had to work for dude.

And then I wondered...Why DO they have to work for such an obvious butthole?  So...yeah...on my way home I called corporate and gave them the rundown and I'm going to follow up with the store manager as well.  The other sales guy showed me on my receipt where I could find Mr. P's number to prove that he did, in fact, put it under his name.  I thanked him graciously and left.

When Mr. P comes in tomorrow I'm sure they will tell him what went down.  I might just even roll through to make sure ASSHOLE didn't try and give him any shit because of my mistake and my subsequent tagging of his azz for not being fair.  I hope Mr. P feels good knowing that I wouldn't let dude cheat him during his absence.  Shit...times IZ hard man.  Ain't nobody got time to be cheated out of their commission.

I'm just saying.

Would YOU have made sure Mr. P still got all or at least PART of the sale or would  you have just let the manager give it to someone else?

*BLINK*

 

I saw this on a friend's Facebook page and it PISSED.ME.OFF.

What say you?

TOTALLY PISSED!

Robby had a MAJOR, MAJOR, HUGE, HUGE day today but I'm out of town.  I was so happy and sad all at the same time because I've never NOT been with him when something huge has happened in our lives.

So...I sent him a lovely basket of flowering plants pictured here:

Looks like a guy right?  RIGHT.

The card read..."WINNING!  SO PROUD OF YOU AND LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!"

He got it and sent me a message on his way into a meeting thanking me for sending it.

I asked him to send me a picture of what he received.

After his meeting he sent me this:

Now...do yall think I'm wrong for being pissed when this shit cost :   Stylish Plant Assortment - $76.43?

What would YOU do if you were me? 

Dear Pepco:

So last night was the scheduled power outage from 10:00pm - 6:00am.

It was cold as hell all day so seriously...it was still a  source of contention.

I turned the heat up and warmed the house up real good and got out the "power out" bag.

Hooked up the phone that don't take no juice.

Checked the flashlight batteries.

Charged up laptop, iPad, cellphone.

Got out extra blankets and put them on the edge of the bed in case it got too cold.

Shut down 13700 at 9:55pm.

Went to bed.

Fell asleep watching television.

Power never went out.

o_0

Ain't that about some bullish???

Dear Shutterfly:

I've been writing and when Mr. UPS came I ran down excited to see which of my expected deliveries was being dropped off. 

Turns out it was my christmas cards from Shutterfly.

I opened them excitedly because it seems as if I've been waiting for them FOREVER (probably because I just couldn 't wait...ROFL!) and when I opened them and found that they are not printed centered properly I was soooooooooo crushed! 

I went to the site and searched for the phone number (Why do companies make it so difficult to find their phone number on their site??????) and the first call ended with my being disconnected because the automated operator person told me that they had too many calls and couldn't take my call now.

Um...okay.

So I called back and I'm 17 minutes into what seems like it's going to be a nice, long wait.

***UPDATE***

So the call was answered and I couldn't understand the gentleman who answered.  *sigh*  I had to ask him several times to repeat himself before I asked to speak with a supervisor.  TOTALLY hoping the supervisor speaks more clear than he did so I may understand.  I have to give them a super long azz order number and seriously...that's going to be a problem if I can't even understand when they ask for it.

*sigh*

Still holding.

QUESTION:  It's December 9th.  What would you do?  Get a refund and send non-personalized cards?  (I mean hell...I was just trying to kick it up a notch.  Ain't like my cards from Papyrus cards I usually send out aren't nice ya know?)

OR...would you let them send you replacement cards and put you behind schedule?

Still holding...

It took 36 minutes.  They are sending out new cards next day.  It's supposed to take 2 - 3 days to reprint them.  If I don't have them by Tuesday I'm going to need my money back.

Sheesh...

 

Unemployment Insurance

Yall know that the unemployement stuff you pay is for insurance right?

Right.

It's not like it's a pot of money with your name on it and once the money runs out...you don't get anymore.

It's INSURANCE.  You pay your insurance premiums when you're employed in the event you're ever UNEMPLOYED (for a good reason) and then you may use the BENEFIT of having the insurance in the first place.

Same as  your car and homeowners insurance.

Folks wouldn't be ashamed about using their car insurance if they were in an accident so they dang sure shouldn't be 'shame 'bout using their unemployement insurance.  That's what it's THERE for.  You PAID for it...you should be able to USE it when you NEED to.

Now...I'm a bit annoyed right now as I've been for a minute at all of the idjits on what passes for news making it seem as if Americans who have worked hard all of their life and paid their insurance premiums shouldn't be allowed to use them in the manner by which they should be used.

Sure...some folks are using them for longer than usual but guess what?  THESE FOLKS BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR LONGER THAN USUAL!

I'm feeling some kinda way as you can tell.

AND THEN...THEN...I hear about this deadbeat azz dad dude who hadn't worked for dang near a year before Katrina still getting unemployment payments and I understand why so many folks think there are people out there misusing the system and representing their circumstances differently and getting over.

Sheesh.

The system is fugged up but I'd bet the majority of the people using their benefits really wish they didn't have to.  I mean hell...the bit of money they pay out to folks is NOT paying folks' bills in their entirety.  No way in hell ESPECIALLY when folks have been out of work for SIGNIFICANT time.

Sorry...I just got annoyed by something regarding Unemployment and it reminded me of how pissed I was a week ago when a fool said some crazy ish on "Morning Joe." 

What do YOU think about extending the period by which folks may use their unemployment insurance?  Have YOU ever had to use your unemployment insurance?  Were you ever 'SHAMED to do so?  If so...WHY WERE YOU 'SHAME?

Dear Pepco:

DA HELL?????

Pepco, our electricity provider, just put notes on all doors in our neighborhood letting us know that the electricity is going to be off from 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM one night in the next few weeks.

The reason? 

"This interruption is necessary to make repairs or improvements to our electric system.  This work must be done to maintain satisfactory service."

My questions:

1.  THIS ISH COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE SPRING?

2.  THIS ISH COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE FOR 8 HOURS DURING THE DAY WHEN FOLKS COULD LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND MOVE AROUND AND IT'S NOT AS COLD AS IT IS AT NIGHT?

3.  YALL KNOW IT'S COLD RIGHT?  LIKE...TWENTY-THREE DEGREES AT NIGHT COLD WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS?????????????

4.  YOU REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE AND APPRECIATE MY COOPERATION????????????  I HAVE A CHOICE?  DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT! 

THIS IS SOME BULLSHIT ILALDO!

Um...well....iCan't...just...NO!

Amazon defends 'Pedophile's Guide'

JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD RIGHT???  RIGHT???????

T.G.I. Fridays

I might have the restaurant name wrong but it was something along that kinda restaurant.

And I blame Erica Bunker.

Recently we were with a group of folks.  The only restaurant in our area I would be comfy having a meal was Ruth's Chris.

I planned to go to Ruth's Chris.

We started meandering over around 9ish. 

A few in our group talked a lot.

But we waited.

We didn't get to Ruth's Chris until after 10.

They were closed.

The only other choices?  Some chain Mexican and a T.G.I.Friday-ish.

They chose T.G.I. Friday.

I was LIVID.

But I think I hid it pretty well.

Erica knew.

I remained quiet.

We were seated and Erica and I ordered a pinot noir.

The waitress brought us white wine.

Erica:  We ordered a pinot noir.

Waitress:  That is a pinot noir.

SIP:  *BLINK*

Erica:  This isn't a pinot noir.

Waitress:  Yes it is.

SIP:  A pinot noir is red.

Waitress:  Let me check.

What do you think I ate?

What say YOU?

Al Reynolds, Tea Party Candidate For Illinois Senate, Says Black Men Prefer Drug Dealing To Education

Like this thought process isn't some ish we didn't think they thought anyway. This is why yall can't let them Tea Party people off the hook.  This is why Sarah Palin's bitch azz being in bed with them makes me hate her azz sooooooo much.  THIS is why  your vote is needed to shut that Tea Party shit DOWN-T!