Rantings of a Creole Princess

Louis C.K. - Why

Hotness or Hotmess? (SM)

Winter Dreams Coat

Rape in South Africa

I have always had a love/hate relationship with information from South Africa.  The crimes done and UPHELD against women by public opinion have always lead my hate.

This is the kind of article you will read with you face scrunched up the entire time.  There is not much we can do about it except spread the word and disgust for this type of crime.  *sigh*

Tackling South Africa's rape epidemic

Me feeling better...

The puffiness is still there though. 

Thanks guys for all your kind words and support.  And Jamie?  That last email?  Imma fight you.  Seriously.  Imma fight you.  ROFL!

Cash for Clunkers Program!

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I think Honest and Gladys are planning on getting a new car this year right?  LAWD!  YALL NEED TO GO TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!  DO.THIS.NOW.RIGHT.NOW! Car Allowance Rebate System

13700 Quote of the Day

The Robinator (with INCREDULOUS look on his face):  Who in the *@!%!@* goes backpacking in North Iran?

From My Inbox: *BLINK*

From T. Kay:

From Jamie:

Monica-
 
Rejection is part and parcel of the creative path that you have chosen.
Being able to accept this is difficult. Allow yourself ten minutes
of howling, clothes rending, hair pulling, chest beating, rolling on the
floor kicking and screaming, bitter tear soaked grief; then stand back up,
dust yourself off and move on. The prize you seek is a hands breadth away;
reach for it, and reach for it again, and again and again; never stop reaching
for it until it’s yours. Fight the good fight to make your dreams come true.
 
No retreat, no surrender, no quarter asked and none given.
 
Nulla Vestigia Restrorsum-No Steps Backward.
 

Bukowski, the poet laureate of skid row said it best:

Question...

Is there anything you do for fun that you wish you could do for a living?

Facebook Concerns

What irks the hell outta you about Facebook? 

For me it has to be all the ri-damn-diculous apps idjits use to "send" me stuff.  DAMMIT!  I DON'T WANT A HUG, SMILE OR SOUL GLO SHINE FROM YOUR AZZ HELL!  JUST STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND GOTDAMMIT DON'T SEND ME A DAMN DRINK I CAN'T WRAP MY HANDS AROUND AND ACTUALLY DRINK HELL!  THAT'S.JUST.DUMB!

What about you?

True or False?

Most assumptions can be avoided if you simply ask the right question.

Music that's in your head!

What was the last song you heard?

Coffee Beanie Baby

Did you drink coffee when you were pregnant?

Money Matters

What was the last thing you spent money on?

"Real Housewives of Atlanta"

Did you watch?

What did you think of the new chick?

Who is your favorite last night?

Would YOU marry a man with 6 kids?

Do you think NeNe and Sheree are going to be real friends again?

Why won't someone discuss Kim's hair color?

What about the fight with the party planner?  What kinda dang party planner speaks to their client like that? (Who gon check me boo?)

Whatchu think about old girl throwing a party with a helicopter entrance?

List Serve

What advice would you give to someone who needs to feel better about a bitter disappointment?  Do you go do something?  Read something?  Listen to something?  What?

Me hurt...

Dear Monica:

 
Thanks so much for submitting *your script to the 2010 January Screenwriters Lab.  With regrets, I am writing to let you know that we did not select your project for the Lab.  Because of the wealth of original and compelling material submitted, we had to be extremely selective.  The material submitted this year was especially strong, which made our decision particularly difficult.
 
Unfortunately, because of the large volume of submissions received, we do not have the resources to give individual feedback.  We wish you all the best with moving your project forward and encourage you to consider submitting future work to the Program.
 
Sincerely,
 

Sundance Representative

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This is the first big thing I tried for and didn't get.  I cried like a baby when I opened this email tonight.  I've had an emotionally charged rough day today so it was just the worst icing there ever could be on my Thursday cake.

Me hurt.

And me cry really, really ugly.  Yup...tomorrow will DEFINITELY be a big sunglass day.  I shall wear my new Tom Ford glasses I thought I'd lost.  Yup.

And I'll wear lipstick.

No mascara.  Why?  Cuz I'll prolly cry again.

It really broke my heart and hurt really, really badly.

Maybe next year huh?

White man, Black man, White man, Black man...

Plus beer.

What say you about today's beer with the President and Vice President?  Do you think it will accomplish anything regarding a national discussion on race relations?  Do you think this could be the start of something good?  

Do you WANT it to be?

From My Inbox:

Hi Monica-
 
Hope all is well with you and that you're having a fabulous day.  I read your blog every single day, like clockwork.  My daily routine consists of checking my emails, account balances then reading your blog.
Anywho this email was just to give you an update on how I've taken some of your words to heart.
While I dont think I have low self-esteem I've just never "dressed" myself like I could or would have like to.

I'm one of those people who would say they dress for comfort. (Yes I now know how stupid that sounds) :)

I put a note on my mirror that says BE MORE VAIN and I've taken it to heart.
Every morning I now get up an hour early and work out and take the time to apply just a hint of make up and NOT put my hair in a ponytail.
It's only been a month but I see and feel the difference. Getting up early has afforded me some me time that I really needed and didn't know I was missing out on. I don't miss that hour of sleep, I feel great.
 

Thanks!

S.
 

P.S.  Please don't stop blogging but if you do I completely understand and got enough from you to last a lifetime.

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SIP:  This even made ME smile.  :)

 

Garden Snakes are DANGEROUS!

Upon doing my research on our new snake friend I ran across this:

Garden Grass Snakes also known as Garter Snakes (Thamnophissirtalis) can be dangerous.

Yes, grass snakes, not rattlesnakes.
Here's why.........

Question...

Would you bail your sibling out of jail?

"So You Think You Can Dance" - Brandon

Um...I don't watch this show but um...erra..this performance just DROPPED MY JAW WIDE THE HELL OPEN!

Do YOU watch this show? Who is YOUR favorite?????

Ciara's Fit: Hotness or Hotmess? (SM)

Either / Or

Tuna salad?

OR

Chicken salad???

Convo w/ Tsiporah

Tsiporah let me know yesterday that she'd be dropping E off later than usual.

Cool.

The following is the convo we just had regarding her son who is gonna get cut SOON!

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CreoleInDC:  you know i didn't know that lil boy was here

CreoleInDC:  imma fight him tipping through the house scaring the crap outta me

CreoleInDC:  ROFL

Tsiporah:  LOL

Tsiporah:  I dropped him off about 10:30

CreoleInDC:  lol

Tsiporah:  I guess he thought you were asleep

CreoleInDC:  i came down around 10 to get coffee and he wasn't here

CreoleInDC:  i'm standing in the kitchen and almost crapped my damn pants when he tipped in

CreoleInDC:  he almost got karate chopped with a whole grain tortilla shell

CreoleInDC:  ROFL

Tsiporah:  LOL

CreoleInDC:  I had it in my hand and swung round like it was a weapon

CreoleInDC:  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

CreoleInDC:  WHEW!

CreoleInDC:  ME FUNNY

Tsiporah:  BWAHAHAAHAHAHA!!! That is FUNNY

CreoleInDC:  BWAHAHAHAHA! GIRL I WAS READY!

CreoleInDC:  never let it be said that i don't have fighting instincts and will try and use anything as a weapon

Tsiporah:  I bet he will make more noise next time

CreoleInDC:  ROFL

CreoleInDC:  hell no

CreoleInDC:  he thought it was funny

CreoleInDC:  imma fight that kid one day

CreoleInDC:  seriously

CreoleInDC:  IMMA FIGHT HIM!

Tsiporah:  ROFL

Homeschooling

Could you do it?  What would be your reasons for doing so?  What would be your reasons for not doing it?

Mr. Marriage Hell No

Have you ever dated someone exclusively that you KNEW you'd never marry?  How soon did you know?  How long did it take after you knew for the relationship to be over?

From Jamie:

 

Sister/Brother/Boss

Would you go out on a date with your boss' sibling?

What about your pastor's sibling?

Stay at home wife/mother...

Could YOU do it if your finances supported it?  Why?  Why not?

Break Yourself Off Fool!

What did you have for breakfast today?

Question...

Who do you talk to every.single.day?

Single Martyrdom

As a single person...do you have anyone who is always harping on you to get an S/O?  What do you say to them when it happens?  Do you get mad?  Annoyed?  Or do you just let it roll?

Question...

What do you most want for your family's future?

So the kid IS Michael Jackson's son?

Do YOU believe Joe?

Randoms of a Creole Princess

I am FULLY aware of when I'm being irrational and I embrace it.

Makes me grow.

I got really annoyed with some shit trending on Twitter today.  At first it seemed cutesy and then I kept reading.  Big mistake cuz I got FUCKING annoyed.

I haven't cussed anyone out in probably about 9 months.  Today however?  I broke that streak cuz I cussed a ho out from the rooter to the tooter.

STAY OUT MY GOTDAMN INBOX!

With your socially awkward azz.

Today I got to see a side of someone I hardly ever see. 

Mel came by for lunch today with E and I.  Turns out E tried to give her his tomatoes on the sly.  ROFL!  I keep telling yall that kid been here before but yall don't believe me.

Mel believes me now.  ROFL!

Robby came home today and suggested our Wednesday night movie be "Malcolm X."

*BLINK*

A militant White guy might be dangerous.

We ended up watching our "Chappelle Show" DVDs.

My birthday is September 5th and I can't WAIT!  Haven't made my decision yet as to whether I'm going to REALLY stop blogging but I'm leaning towards it seriously.

Just seems odd to be a 40 year old woman with a blog.

I love my husband so much and it makes me feel good that when he needs me to step it up...I do.  Just as much as he takes care of me...I take care of him.

When Mel got here today Lucy behaved as if her long lost best friend had died and come back to life.

::EYEROLL::

Imma fight that dog.

Yesterday E saw a garden snake go into our flower beds out front.  That knowledge woulda been cool had he not informed me of it when I was sitting on the steps with my hand in the damn flower bed weeding.

Imma fight that kid man.  SERIOUSLY.

I know I talk a good game but having E here during the day is SUCH a blessing.  He is TRULY the world's funniest, most awesome kid.  His mommy has done such a good job raising him.  GO TSIPORAH!

I am blessed because I have E and Tsiporah in my life.

I wish I lived closer to my nephews.  I miss them.

But they come with other people.

*BLINK*

I've hit a stride in my life that makes me feel REALLY good about living.

The best conversations on the net these days are at Think Pretty Smart.  Seriously.  We had a convo today that was AWESOME!  That damn TPS is on her ish.  And no...we're not talking about the TPS reports from "Office Space."  ROFL!

When I cuss someone out I usually think about it later and think to myself how I could have handled it differently.  When I cussed that ho out today I got mad thinking about what I DIDN'T say. 

Damn shame.

FOLKS NEED TO STAY IN THEIR LANE!

There is a person in internet land who lies and lies and lies and lies and lies and lies and lies and lies.  I wonder about the reason behind it and end up feeling sorry for them constantly.  The last three lies have been so fantastic that I've burst out laughing at the mere mention of them. 

And then I feel sorry for them again.  Why?  Because I believe that everyone deserves a chance to redeem themselves.

Yall gotta admit...I don't usually fug with someone unless they start it.

Don't start none won't be none.

I'm back on a really good schedule.  Thank God.

It's almost August. 

Wow.

I HATE snow.

But yall know this.

I LURVE Halloween!

But yall know this.

I think I'm going to organize something fun for the kids this Halloween in our development.

We have a single father in our development with three children.  He moved his mother in with him to help take care of the kids during the day.  He works full time and is in school trying to make a better life for his kids.

His mother isn't a good child care provider.

*sigh*

The GFC are gone.  Moved out last weekend.

Kids are in the park again playing.

*sigh*  I feel some kinda way about that even as I don't know how to describe how I feel.

oneblackman had to go to the Emergency Room night before last.  I'm worried about my oldest friend and Imma help his wife KICK.HIS.AZZ. if he doesn't get it together.

Seriously.

One of The Usual Suspects showed up with a cape on today to possibly help someone I love out today if it was needed.  MY.FRIENDS.ROCK!

onefromphilly could outfit an Army with her artillery.

I love and am IN love with my husband.

That is all.

What's going on random with you?

Honey Brown Sugar

LOVE THIS BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Life.Beauty.You

"I didn't have time to be angry."

I heard someone say this today and I sat back and thought about it.  The person talking was disappointed in how something ended up being pushed up against a VERY important deadline because of some missteps of the team they were a part of.  They almost didn't get to do what needed to be done but pulled it off via a hail mary pass at the goal from way behind half court.

But they got done what needed to be done by not giving up and using every resource available to them.

After the person realized their hail mary pass made it...they exhaled and continued on with the rest of the day with a sense of championship.  Like they won something big.  Huge even.  Like they pulled it all together hero style.

And that made me wonder. 

14 Day Tribe MONEY CHALLENGE!

Yall wanna try one starting Monday?  See if we can go 14 days without spending money on anything except household necessities?  

Do you think you can do it?  

Wow!

I TOTALLY wish I could take a pic of this couple that just showed up at the pool.  They look to be in their mid 60's and are in the best shape EVER!  Just...WOW!  I soooooooooooooooo wanna look like that when I'm that age!  Wow!

Do you ever think of what you're going to look like in your mid-60's and more?  Considering the care you're giving your body today...do you think you'll be in good shape when you're older?  Are you setting yourself up for a rough old age?  ESPECIALLY those of us who are child free and won't have kids to take us back and forth to doc appointments?

DO YOU EVER THINK OF THE FUTURE YOU'RE SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DOING THE BEST YOU CAN NOW?????????????

Acrylic Nails

What is the youngest you've seen with acrylic nails?  How old do YOU think a child should be before being allowed to get them?  Did your mother let YOU get acrylic nails?

Overweight Kids

I'm at the pool and I see a whole lot of kids who are overweight.  The ones who are really overweight have t-shirts on with their shorts.  Interesting enough is that the majority of them are boys.  I only see one lil girl who is overweight.  

I find it interesting that these lil boys are so body conscious that they have on a shirt even though it doesn't do anything to mask the problem.

I wonder...are they wearing shirts to cover their man boobs?

Hmmmmmmm...have you ever seen this?

Question...

If you were a retired grandparent and your child and their spouse had to both work out of the home...would you provide childcare for your grandchild during the day?  Or would you only do it sometimes because there is nothing wrong with daycare?  

Just Dirty!

Have you ever tried to take something back you'd gifted someone you'd dated after you broke up with them?  Why?  Did you get it back?  If you did...what did you do with it?

*BLINK* Hotness or Hotmess? (SM)

Does Hair Backvertising Go Too Far?

Lip Kiss?

Do you kiss your mom on the lips?  Do you think it's odd when a guy kisses his mom on the lips?

Scenario...

Your S/O has suddenly started turning their cellphone off when they are with you. 

You ask about it and they say they don't want any interruptions when with you and besides...if it was important...they could call the house phone.

Odd?

Scenario...

Your S/O has suddenly started turning their cellphone off when they are with you. 

You ask about it and they say they don't want any interruptions when with you and besides...if it was important...they could call the house phone.

Odd?

Humph!

This chick pissed me off last night before going to bed.  It made me conclude that yeah...food is a helluva drug and that upset me.  "I can't afford to live healthily..."