Rantings of a Creole Princess

Kinda Annoyed

I had to go out today to run some errands.  It's the first day of summer for the kids in the neighborhood so E is here.  We're all super-dooper proud of him making all the A's he made in school so we took him out for lunch today.

I noticed that a lot of his friends his age weren't around but I was uber busy so I didn't think much of it.  (Ever get amazed at how much work you can get done simply using your smart phone?  Calls, texts, emails...YOU NAME IT!)

N E WAY...

When we got back I noticed one of the little girls in the neighborhood roaming around by herself.  She's a Downs baby so she's usually with her sister.  I asked E where her sister was and he told me that another neighbor had invited the sister to the pool but didn't invite her.

These kids are less than two years apart.

I don't know why but I saw red.  I ain't say nothing, of course, but I did give the baby an ice cream sandwich and I know E played in the park with her after that but I can't shake my disappointment at everybody involved.

Would YOU invite one child and not the other?

If YOU were the parent would you let ONE child go without the other?

Is it fair that the sister of the Down's baby might have to forgo going to some things because no one invites her sister?  She's smart as hell and perfectly fine and capable.  Hell...I'VE taken her to the pool and all was more than well.

This is a pickle all around.  Maybe it's not really all that big of a deal after all huh?

*sigh*  I just felt sorry for that baby and it kinda wrecked my flow a bit.

Dear Dating Divas:

Do you know your S/O's phone carrier?

Question...

Have you ever dated a man who had a problem with your asking questions about his whereabouts?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Would you entertain a call from someone who says they are having an affair with your S/O?

Follow us on Twitter PLEASE!!!!!

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More Good News About "sisters."

Yall can stop saying atta girl.  Just hit 'LIKE!'  ROFL!

Let's get used to this feeling!  CAN'T STOP.WON'T.STOP!

Gay Question...

What do you think about gay people who want to force famous gay people out of the closet who believe it will help the cause of gay rights if more famous people were identified as gay?

Please become a "fan" of "sisters."

We need at least 25 before we can personalize the page.  Thank you in advance!  http://www.facebook.com/pages/sisters/135723023110705

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

What would you do if, RIGHT NOW, your S/O called,got into an argument with you and hung up the phone on you?

Queen Latifah Talks About Gay Rumors

You’ve been asked so much about your sexuality. Wouldn’t it be easier at this point to just speak on it-once-and be done with it?
I don’t have to explain anything. I don’t have to confirm anything. Look, I need my time. I need my life.

But isn’t that a part of being a celebrity, letting people into your personal life?
You know, I was looking at something the other day. A magazine with Jennifer Aniston on the cover. That’s a strong woman right there. All of these people in her business-who is she dating? Angie this. Brad that. They come up with so much stuff. That’s a tough situation to be in. My situation is small compared to that. But still, I don’t feel like I need to explain. I’m the one living it. You write about it. You go ahead and speculate. I’ll just live it.

Do you feel like you’re understood by the people closest to you?
Absolutely. I don’t feel like I need to explain things to a perfect stranger. The people who matter know. And they love me for Dana. I don’t have to tell Joe Blow. Joe, you worry about who YOU sleeping with.

QUESTION:  Do you CARE if Queen is gay or not?  If she came out of the closet...would it change how you felt about her as an actress, singer, rapper, model, etc?  Would it really be a SCANDAL?  Or would she simply be like our beloved Luther?

From My Inbox:

Monica:

First let me tell you how much I luv me some The Tribe.  Over the past eighteen months from reading the blog, (my mom turned me on to your blog, I digress) I have developed a weight loss plan and so far have lost over 130 lbs. Thank you thank you for preaching about being vain and keeping my stride stank and The Tribe for being good examples too.

Please ask The Tribe how would they handle this situation:

My boyfriend's ex has stalked me via Facebook and the phone.  She has sent messages to all my friends and all their friends calling me everything but a child of God.
1. I did not meet this man until after they had broken up.

2. I don't know her, yet she acts as if we were friends and I stole her man.

It's easy to say ignore her but when you hear this woman and see all her actions it's sad and it really upsets me. I don't understand doing all of this for a man who has proven to you he no longer wants you in his life and who has moved on.  She doesn't mess with him.  She's only messing with me.

This woman is 38 years old.  We don't know how she got my cell phone number but we think she broke into his cell phone account online. She has called me and she has even called my mother.

I'm at the end of my rope and would love to know what you guys would do if you were me.  This has got to stop.

"You Thought Wrong..."

Author's Note:  What do you think she looks like?  What does China look like? What do you think her father does for a living?

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The fury on her face was what comes after the hurt.  No…what comes BECAUSE of the hurt.  The humiliation that followed standing in that hot ass chapel room waiting on the signal that he’d arrived…knowing it wasn’t coming fed a flame.  Hotter, higher than anything she thought she’d ever experience. 

“Everyone.  Out.”

She got that from her father.  That move of standing squarely with her shoulders back.  Her head tilted slightly.  Her voice calm in a pitch others recognize as a voice of authority.

And everyone knows not to question.

The room cleared.  Her sorors in beautiful couture dresses she and her mother picked out in Paris.  Shoes cobbled in Italy.

Earrings? Diamond pear drops.

No expense had been spared for this day.  She’d put a dent in the trust her Nana left her.

She was only getting married once.

When the door closed behind the last bridesmaid she unzipped her dress and stepped out of it wearing heels, thigh highs and her bra.  With a body like hers…there was no need for anything else.  She stared at the floor length mirror and pulled the pins out of her hair one by one and let them fall carelessly to the floor.  When she was done she shook her hair out and smiled.

No teeth…just a tilt at the corners of her lips.

No shine in her eyes.

Just the darkness that comes with rage.

She walked over to the vanity where she’d taken pictures hours earlier getting dressed for her wedding day and got her phone.

“China…come get me.  I’ll be at the back of the church in five minutes.”

She slipped on the ridiculously pink dress she’d worn to the church at her mother’s insistence, grabbed her bag and walked out.

 

*******

China pulled up as she stepped out and she got in the car.

“Where to?”  he asked.

“The condo in the city.”

He drove off as his phone started ringing.  He looked in the rear view mirror.  “It’s your father.” 

She said nothing.

“I can’t lie to your father Danny.”

“I didn’t ask you to.”

China answered the phone as he drove.

“Yes Sir.”

“She asked me to pick her up from the back of the church.”

“The condo in the city.”

“No Sir.  I’d rather do as she asks if you don’t mind.”

“I understand Sir but I think this is a time when she should get to give the orders.”

There was silence as China listened.

“China, may I speak with my father please?”  Danny said.

“Sir…she wants to talk to you.  Hold on.”  He handed the phone to Danny.

“Daddy?  Fuck you.”  And she lowered the window and threw the phone out.

“I owe you a phone China.”

“Might be a good thing to not have one for a while I’m thinking."

She said nothing.

“China…how could he?”

China said nothing.

He looked up again…”I don’t know Danny Girl…I don’t know.”

And he drove her to the city.

 

 

iPad SCORE!

eDress Me - Dinner on the beach with The Robinator?

eDress Me - More Color

Interesting movement with this dress.

eDress Me - Color

Where do YOU go when...

...you need to get your vain cute on and have limited time to shop?

eDress Me

I already own this dress but was second guessing it after I saw some chick on television wearing it. I found those shoes that I adore.

Your father...

Cash man or debit/credit card?

Ginger...

How do YOU use ginger in your home?

Y'all are killing me...

If that's boring...what do y'all envision? We are seriously about to do some interactive shopping and fighting today. I'm at Tyson's Corner and I haven't found anythiing that jumps out or fits me. AND SOMEBODY CALL ROBBY AND TELL HIM TO STOP YELLING AT ME ABOUT EATING! IMMA EAT HELL!

eDress Me!

I have a power hour. Holla atcha girl. I'm going for under the radar sexy. What say y'all?

 

Too Much Bronze?

"Soccer Officially Announces It Is Gay"

Soccer Officially Announces It Is Gay

Is this offensive or funny?

Falling In Love

I've watching someone fall in love.  The person is one of those people that say things like, "IF I get married" and has been known to say things like...well...it's not for everyone.

I saw that person slipping and now I see the person falling and I'm smiling because I love love and I love watching others discover the newness, power, and wonder of it.

It's a sight to behold indeedly.

How long ago has it been since the last time YOU fell in love?  Do you remember that NEW feeling?  Any advice for this person for whom this just might be their first REAL, lasting love?

The Music CURRENTLY in My Head...

What are YOU listening to?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

At your CURRENT job...are you the type of employee that goes above and beyond or do you just do the minimal amount?

Break Yourself off FOOL!

What did YOU have for breakfast this morning?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Do you think you'd be good at cheating if it was something you'd ever do?

Ageism

Have you ever had to deal with AGEISM at work?  Like an older person thinks you don't know anything because you're younger or a younger person thinks you're not technically competent because you're older?

What's the best way to handle?

LOOK! MY HAIR'S WASHED!

(Gotdang bunch of heathen ingrates posing as framily and friends...HUMPH.) BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Hmmmmm...

Mr. Lee  has stated that money ruined Hip Hop.  What say you?  Do YOU agree?  Do YOU believe that money will always replace doing what's best for most?

Question...

What was your something borrowed on your wedding day?

NOTICE!

If you're in the DC Metro area and near a Best Buy.  If you have an opportunity to swing through and see if they have an iPad around lunch time.....CALL ME.  EMAIL ME.  IF I HAVEN'T FOUND ONE BY THEN I'D LIKE YOU TO BUY IT FOR ME AND I WILL SEND SOMEONE TO MEET YOU WITHIN THE HOUR WITH CASH TO GET IT FROM YOU!  THE REGULAR ONE FOR $599 WITH WIFI AND IS 32G.  I DON'T NEED THE 3G ONE!

THANKS A BIZILLION!!!!!

From pserendipity:

I'm not sure that this is appropriate for your inbox. If not, I'm 

sorry. I do realize that you aren't the yard sale  :)  But I'm selling 
this dress, size 12. Best offer above $400, original price was $980. 
Nothing is wrong with it, never worn, I just found another one that I 
like better.  They can email me:  [email protected]

Whatchall wanna talk about?

I'm so far behind on the news I don't know what's going on in the world.  Anything going on yall wanna discuss?

Today would be a VERY GOOD DAY to send me some inbox stuff cuz I don't have time to read the old stuff in there and I'll just post it today when it pops up.

(Can yall tell I feel guilty about leaving yall hanging?  This blogging connection I have with yall?  It's deep and it's REAL.)

Question...

If you were married would you accept a position with a company that didn't provide birth control pills for it's employees?  What about if they TRULY believed that premarital sans ropas was a negative moral issue?

"sisters." - Premier Screening Time at ABFF

    

When:  Saturday June 26, 2010 @ 5:45 PM

Where:  The Miami Beach  Cinematheque

512 Espanola Way            

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Film Randoms of a Creole Princess

I don't know WHO in the hell thought it was a good idea to schedule shoot weeks to end the DAY BEFORE we leave for Miami to go rep for "sisters."  I am so busy with "Marco Polo" I haven't had time to do any Monnie shopping, schedule any Monnie appointments or get the new Monnie haircut I believed I wanted.  I'M GONNA BE LESS THAN MAXIMUM FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  WHO SCHEDULED THIS ISH?????????

Oh yeah...that was me.

Big dummy.

Should she have been fired from her job?

A teacher conceives a child 3 weeks before her wedding.

She requests maternity leave.

The school complains about maternity leave saying they have problems covering for women on maternity leave.

Then the Principal asks did she conceive her child before she was married.

She answered yes because she was so startled at the question and simply told the truth.

She got fired a week later.  A letter from the school administrator states:

“Jarretta was asked not to return because of a moral issue that was disregarded, namely fornication, sex outside of marriage. The employment application, which she filled out, clearly states that as a leader before our students we require all teachers to maintain and communicate the values and purpose of our school.”

They then told everyone at the school that she was fired for fornication including the parents of the children she taught.

The school is a private Christian school.

Teacher fired for premarital sex

What say you?

Sound Recording Studio

My view...

o_0

Charge: Seattle man forced pregnant teen to sign abuse contract

From My Inbox:

Hey Monica. I know you're busy today but if you decide to post this I'd be very appreciative since my mom is coming into town tonight and is going to be flapping her gums about this all week. I just want to get the general public's opinion on this matter because I've gotten a couple of mixed responses from my friends. Sorry this is very long but there is so much background people will need for it to make sense.

Question...

If a stranger walked up to you and handed you $5...would you take it?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

What's your average of saying "B'What???!!!!!" in your head in a week?

I bet I hold the record. 

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Did you ever fall for some network marketing pyramid thingy offer?

Dear Natural Hair Ladies:

I have a friend who did the big chop and she is struggling to stick with it.  She says she simply doesn't feel cute in this super short phase and she is thinking about relaxing again because her hair is so thick that it is a chore to her to work with.

I told her I'm sure lots of people felt that way in the beginning at least once too and that I'd ask yall for advice to keep on her the right track when she starts feeling that way.

Did YOU ever feel this way in the beginning?

What kept you going?

Any tips as to how to "liven up" the super short phase so she's not bored with it?

About how long did it take before you had enough length to do some really cute things to it?

Robin Roberts

I love me some Robin Roberts.  She had me up in here HOWLING this morning watching her interact with wild animals.  A giraffe was walking up on her while she was on camera and she got to tipping something FIERCE and never lost her "voice."  Then...when she was in the bus while the guy was playing with the lions she was like...yeah...Imma stay RAT.HERE!

LOVE.ME.SOME.ROBIN.ROBERTS!!!!!!!!!

For the life of me...

...I can't see how a baby goes missing in the hallway of his school.  Poor little Kyron's disappearance is now considered a criminal investigation.  I pray they find that baby alive and find who took him too.

Ore. boy's disappearance now a criminal case

Joe Jackson Mad

'I blame my wife for Michael's death'

Somebody go 'git Joe.

("Now, I'm mad, real mad Joe Jackson", which translates to "I'm mad, so I'm Steppin' Out".)