Rantings of a Creole Princess

WHO TOOK THE PICTURES????????????????????????

Stacey Dash

...has officially left the show, "Single Ladies."

What say you?

 

I TOTALLY need this in my life!

Large Floating Books Wall Shelf

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.

Yeah Boy!

It's about to go down about my GOT-DAMN dogs! This heffa is going to get straight skull drug!

Road Dogs

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Scenario from real life...

You're out for your morning walk alone.

You pass a guy and then look back and find he's turned around and started following you.

He's dressed for a walk too.

You've never seen him before.

What do you do?

Question...

How do YOU react when you recognize someone trying to make you feel guilty for YOUR life's blessings?

Seeeeeeeeeeeething!

This dude paid this 4 year old boy to pose like this for him in South Africa.

He then posted the picture to his FB profile.

This happened 4 years ago.

A racist using a racist moniker re-posted the pic on FB recently.

Police are attempting to track down the person.

“Whether or not the picture is genuine, it represents a scene of extreme violence perpetrated against a child by a man. The intention is to evoke racial hatred and polarization,” said the South African prosecutor, who called for anti-hate legislation.

What say you? 

This would freak out E! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

From My Inbox

You're meeting a group of about a dozen people for an evening of team trivia at a local bar/restaurant.  In the parking lot you recognize your ex's vehicle.  It's a strip mall, so he could be anywhere, but your gut feeling is that he's in the restaurant.  You have a 10-month old restraining order against this ex.  Would you go inside the restaurant?

"The Coalition" Teaser

 

 

Why? Why not? LOL! I LURVE watching this shit!

From SIP!

Scenario from real life...

You and your ex are separated and waiting on signing them papers!

It's for the best.

You know it...he knows it.

He comes to pick up  your child and his new woman is with him.

You haven't met her.

He says he just stopped to pick up his child on his way to dropping the new woman off and that she was NOT hanging with them.

You good?

Solange's Fit: HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

Scenario...

An old co-worker is your "friend" on Facebook.

They've been out of work since they were laid off from your company.

They call you and as if you would have a problem telling the people that might do a reference check on them that they still work there.

Because they can't find a job being unemployed.

They state they changed that ONE THING on their resume and now they are getting interviews.

They don't want you to flat out lie necessarily...but to just not correct the person if they say something along the lines.

You good?

Nail Polish

What are YOUR favorite shades and colors of nail polish to wear?

True or False?

Kids who receive an allowance are better money managers as adults.

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Are YOU going to pledge?

Pledge “PiNappaKappa”

Question...

Do you own an electric can opener?  If so...do you use it?

Question...

Do you own an electric deep fryer?  Do you know anyone who does?

Question...

How much is house cleaning in YOUR area?  What size house does this price accommodate?

Scenario from real life...

A friend moved to another state and put their things in a storage unit around the corner from you.

They put your name down as an emergency contact.

The storage unit place calls and tells you that the space is going to be seized if the fees aren't paid up by the end of the week.

You call the friend and they tell you they are going to take care of it.

But something kinda seems "off."

The storage place calls you on the last day before they are going to seize the property and tells you that no one has called to make arrangements.

The balance owed is about $250.

You know your friend's "life" is in that unit and suspect they're having an extremely hard time financially and can't afford to pay it or keep up with the payments even if they could pay the balance owed.

Your friend has always been VERY prideful.

What would YOU do?

Scenario from real life...

A friend has made a decision that seems pretty reckless and out of character to those who know, admire and respect them.

Folks are talking about the friend behind their back but the friend doesn't know this because messy mofos are skinning and grinning up in the friend's face waiting to see them made a fool of.

You decide to be a real friend and speak to the friend privately regarding...basically wanting to make sure they've thought it through and that this decision wasn't some desperate act born out of a need to put on a "show"  because of society.

The friend thanks you and continues on with their plans but cuts you off dismissing your concern by deciding you were simply hating on them and don't want them to be happy.  

The friend actually said some pretty nasty things about you and your supposed "motives."

Everything you were worried about, AND MORE, ends up happening to the now ex-friend.  It hurts your heart because seriously?  They're a good person and just wanted to have the fairytale.  Even though you were cut off you still prayed that things were working out per their expectations.

Another friend suggests you contact the ex-friend and re-open the door THE EX-FRIEND closed.

Would you?

Scenario...

You buy something pretty intricate and that needs to be put together.

You break one of the pieces while putting it together.

What do you do?

If you return it to get a new one...is that kinda dishonest?

Car Vacuum

Jaru and Lucy dirtied the hell outta Deuce yesterday with hair, mud and drool.

BLECH!

I took it this morning to have the interior professionally detailed.

The prices made me frown so I backed up and went to 7-11, bought some gum so I could get $10 cash over and asked for a roll of quarters.

Then I used their vac and vacuumed the heck outta the interior at $1.50 per go. 

It took me 3 goes before I was satisfied.

Then I went and bought some Armor All and brought it home.

I used an antibacterial all purpose cleaner and cleaned the vinyl sides in the back where they drooled pretty good and then wiped everything down with Armor All.

Next I cleaned the dried drool windows.

Robby just came home for lunch and pulled in looking at me like I'd grown two heads.

Robby:  Um...you did this?

Me:  Yup.

Robby:  Will you do mine?

Me:  Sure.  Someday.  Why not.

SIP:  NOT TODAY PLAYA!

When's the last time you vacuumed out your car?  Did it give you an odd sense of satisfaction too? 

SIP:  I feel like slapping somebody on the azz with a towel!  Whooooohoooo!

What say you?

HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

"Maddox" Tufted Chaise

Hurricane Irene Response

What do YOU think about the amount of emergency preparation that went into getting ready for Hurricane Irene?  Do YOU think they went overboard evacuating New York?

Scenario from real life...

You've had a long, long day.

It's now around 7pm, you've just got home and you're EXHAUSTED.

You have enough wine for ONE glass.

You light your citronella torch and sit on your deck to take advantage of the lovely breeze outside.

Before you can take one sip of your damn wine...

...a lil bug flies into your wine and drowns.

What do YOU do?

 

Nicki Minaj ft. Rihanna: "Fly" - HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

Kelly Rowland's VMA Fit: HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

SIP:  I didn't even know she was there last night. 

Beautiful Day for a Hike!

It was so gorgeous yesterday that we had to GET.OUT.OF.THE.HOUSE!  I mean yeah...we'd been all cooped up worrying about the possibility of no electricity that we decided to make a serious break for it and spend the day outside!

Jaru and Lucy were thrilled initially but after a while...THE DEBIL DOG was like...I ain't in the mood for all this hell and started walking all slow cuz she knows how to punk Becca.

Becca:  Poor Lucy is slowing down!

SIP:  If you wave a treat in front of her she'll break out into a sprint.  TRUST.

It was just so beautiful out.  Like the winds and rain gave the woods a good cleaning!

I remember my father teaching me how to count the rings to tell how old a tree is.  Those kinda memories make me smile.

I wonder who has the penthouse?  LOL!

On the way back we decided we deserved crabs!  WHOOOOOHOOOOO!  Go us!

When was the last time you just HAD to go out and get outside?  I was talking to Dr. Punkin this morning and she said she wishes she had people around who'd go for a hike or a good walk with her.  She said her friends call her all the time to go get something to eat but nobody EVER calls and asks if  she wants to go for a hike.

She ain't slick.

She, the Weezy's and the Cojoe's are trying to get us to move to Houston.

Um...yeah...no.

HOLLA ATCHA GIRL!

Scenario...

There is always conversation at 13700 which immediately turns  into hilariousness.  With my husband and our friends who are JUST.LIKE.US. nobody is ever surprised when caught with the giggles.

So...here is the scenario which had us DYING laughing as each of us tried to decided what we'd do!

You're visiting someone's home for dinner.

You use their powder room.

You leave a "smudge" in the toilet.

There isn't a brush.

What do you do?

BEYONCE - Love on Top Live Performance MTV VMA's 2011 with Surprise Ending

Check out this video on YouTube:

Sent from my iPad

Live Blogging the MTV VMA 2011 Awards! - BEYONCE IS PREGNANT???????

I NEED TO REMIND YALL THAT I WILL BE 42 YEARS OLD NEXT WEEK SO YEAH...CONSIDER THE SOURCE DURING THIS COMMENTARY.

So yeah...I'm gaga for Lady Gaga as yall ALREADY KNOW!!!!!!

Scenario...

You're visiting a relative. 

You know you have $20 cash in your bag. 

You're in the kitchen with the relative. 

Your bag is in the living room with their 14 year old son. 

You look in your bag for your phone and notice your $20 is missing. 

What do you do?

Storm Watch

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From My Inbox:

Hi, Monica. I wanted to ask people (and not just mothers. Anyone who has taken care of kids) what they think about my nanny situation. First of all, our nanny does the job well (keeps the kids safe, the place clean, gives them their medicine, is reasonably priced). She is also willing to work 10 hours a day since I have an hour commute to and from work. But the days I have worked from home and the 2 weeks I spent home with her in the beginning, I noticed something bothered me and it was the way she talked to the 20 month old sometimes.

Now, my boy doesn't know how to say everything yet and, like a toddler, will cry or yell instead. Or he will cry when he doesn't get to do what he wants like go into the kitchen and play with the oven/stove, climb on the stairs' security gate, or jump on the couch. Sometimes he cries when he is hungry and forgets to just ask for juice, or when his teeth are hurting. He has never been the type of baby to cry for no reason. So when he is crying, I hear the nanny telling him to "stop it", "you're fine", "stop stop", which is all OK with me. But the tone of her voice is what I don't like. It's whiny like she's annoyed with him and doesn't like him. She says it in the frustrated voice like one would use with her teenager or adult son. I don't mind her telling him the same thing with a more firm, authoritarian voice, rather than the, "dude, quit crying, you big baby" type whiny frustrated voice.

We use a firm "no" and often a "nope", "Sorry, you can't go there", or "sit down" and try to redirect him to something else like a toy. Even when he is being difficult, everyone else who has taken care of him like my parents and my brother say the same things to him, but their tone of voice is not as annoyed I guess.  It's funny because I am OK with someone firmly telling him what he can and cannot do, but I'm not OK with a frustrated, annoyed voice. Sometimes I think I'm just trippin and this is just gearing him up for how teachers sometimes talk to kids. But then I work with kids who have actual behavioral problems and still don't talk to them like that. I do have the patience of a high school teacher and while my mind is screaming at the kid, they NEVER would see that. I don't expect everyone to be as unflappable by a child and have as good a poker face as I do, but I don't want my boy to feel bad every single time he does something wrong. I am very sensitive and perceptive to peoples' body language and mood, and he might grow to be the same way, so I would hope that his formative years are full of positive vibes from people. He hasn't even gotten into the terrible twos yet where we have plenty of more times to be telling him no and disciplining him. And the 7 month old is starting to crawl and yell when she wants something too, so the nanny is going to have a handful soon. I'm not advocating permissiveness. I just want her to be firm but kind at this young of an age so that he still feels liked at the same time. Knowing how he is and that he usually cries for a reason, I just wish she wouldn't dismiss his feelings like he's just being bad. I don't know, this probably isn't a good enough reason to get a new nanny, especially since she does everything else right. Do you all think 'tone of voice' is the least of my worries and is not a big deal when it comes to childcare?

BK HAD THE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay...full disclosure here!  When she sent me the pic of the NEW, BEAUTIFUL Princess last week I was sooooooo annoyed that when I sent it to my email the pic was super dooper small and I couldn't post it without the baby looking all pixelated and whatnot.

She sent the links to the hospital pics and I stole one cuz seriously...they can't be taking pics of OUR Princess and acting a donkey's butt with THEIR name all over them.  That made me feel some kinda way.  So yeah...I stole one.  Act like yall don't see it.  ROFL!

CONGRATS BK AND FAMILY!  BABY J IS THE CUTEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"The Talk" Replaces Peete with Underwood

I don't watch "The Talk" for a few reasons.  The main reason being I can't remember when it comes on.  The other reason is because it's like a broke down version of "The View."  Do we really need TWO shows in the same format talking about basically the same current hot topics?  I mean...we do that on Facebook, Twitter and blogs with our OWN peers, read articles about it and...watch Whoopie 'nem go at it...do we need another show too?

But I know some folks, whose opinions I respect, watch the show and like it.  They think it's a livable alternative to "The View."  (And seriously...if Barbara Walters doesn't retire soon...Imma hafta stop watching them too.)

They liked the mix of the ladies and Holly Robinson Peete especially since she kinda represents people like a lot of us.  You know...normal Black women.

Erica Bunker broke the news last night on FB that Holly was fired and replaced with Cheryl Underwood.

And my mouth fell open cuz SERIOUSLY?

 

Now hey...I don't think anyone who is not pleased with this turn of events is knocking Ms. Underwood mind ya...I just think it's, once again, a slap in the face as to the TYPE of Black woman that is deemed acceptable.  (It should be noted that Lisa Rinna was fired too.)

What was wrong with Holly?

Did yall like her?

Did yall watch the show?

Was she smart and funny?

What do YOU think it means to replace her with a woman who seems to be the ANTITHESIS of her?

Networking Events

What's the last networking event you attended?  Was it REALLY a networking event?  Was it worth you going if you judge it by the connections you made regarding YOUR field of interest?

Concert Tickets

Is it just me...or have entertainers lost their ever loving minds with these ticket prices??????????? I just found out how much we paid for our Jay Z / Kanye tickets and hell...had I known that...I woulda passed.

How much are YOU paying these days? 

Are you shocked too????????????????????????????

What's the cheapest you've paid?

The most expensive??????

Lady Chic

I love, love, LOVE the "look" for this Fall!  They are calling it "Lady Chic" and it's FILLED with pencil skirts, pretty blouses, gorgeous dresses and GLORIOUSLY, FABULOUS sexy shoes!

LOVE.THIS!

SIP:  And yet you're wearing cargo shorts and a tank top.

Me:  This ain't about me.

SIP:  You could put on a pencil skirt today.

Me:  AND GO WHERE?????  TO THE AMISH MARKET???  #SIP.BYE!

What do YOU think about the Lady Chic looks?

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

A super close friend calls you and tells you they just committed a MAJOR crime.

What do you do?

Do you agree to see them?

Question...

Do you go to the ATM late at night?

If you had to...what would you do to make sure you were safe?

Scenario...

You're on a first date.

Your date seems out of sorts.

BIG.TIME.

Not at all like they were when you met them.

The date goes to the bathroom.

You're texting your friend telling them how this ish is simply ca-ra-zy.

You see someone run OUT of the bathroom yelling and then a lot of people running IN the bathroom.

You get up and go see and it turns out your date cut themselves in a suicide attempt.

What do you do?

Do you leave?

Do you go to the hospital with them?

 

Either / Or?

Bey...curly or straight?

Phrase Be Dead...PLEASE!

Can we kill the following please?

1.  The misconception of "hating."  Sometimes folks just don't like your azz.  You ever thought of that?  She might not be hating cuz your body is banging and your weave is tight.  She MIGHT not just like your azz cuz you're loud and crass. 

When the TRUE meaning is noted, however...let's start using "Hating is a disease...get well soon."

2.  Swagger is NOT a good thing.  Let me repeat that.  Swagger is NOT a good thing.

-to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.

-to boast or brag noisily.

-to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering.

- swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.

I don't want to be around buffoons like this. 

 

3.  Real talk.  ALL talk is real.  Imaginary talk is SIP.  Saying REAL TALK when you think you've said some shit that breaks it DOWN-T cuz your swagger is that of a prophet or prophetess...makes people laugh, point and roll their eyes with a good old, competent, GIRL/BOY.BYE!  Like we're going to listen to YOUR azz.  Don't you think we know you ain't shit by now?   SHOW ME BABY!  STOP TALKING AND SHOW ME!

 

4.  Grown and sexy.  LAWD, JEEVUS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stop using grown and sexy.  When I hear it I think of a bunch of old people in too tight dresses and too shiny shoes drunk and doing too damn much going home with randoms and having one hell of a walk of shame the next morning.

 

Whatchu got?

Ugh...

So...I wanted to go on a road trip for my birthday to the beach.

We've never been on a road trip together before.

All of my friends kept asking me what I'm doing for my birthday this year and I told them where I'd be if they wanted to come.  No pressure...simply...this is what I'M doing so if you're there doing it too...we can do it together!

AND THEN COMES THE HURRICANE!

SERIOUSLY???????

So we're supposed to leave early next week but now we gotta watch the damn hurricane to make sure ish doesn't get torn the heck up in the Outer Banks.

Maybe I should completely rethink this and just have a damn party huh?

*sigh*

What would YOU do?