Friday, February 11, 2011
TGIF!!!
So since this was so popular last Friday...and Stef asked me to do it again...I thought I'd play the "name the best movies lines from these movies" game again :-)
This list was inspired by movies I watched OVER AND OVER AGAIN when I was in college. I may be dating myself a bit here, but I know you've all seen these 4 films. Instead of telling you my favorite lines from these movies, I'll simply show you :-)
1. New Jack City
2. Boyz in the Hood
3. Boomerang (there were TOO many for this film...and this clip isn't my FAVORITE line, but I couldn't find the one I wanted to use...so....)
4. Menace II Society
Go!
-b
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Happy Random Thoughts Thursday!
- Spring can't come fast enough.
- I made a steak for lunch today - can't wait to eat it!
- People at work are working my nerves.
- Would you rather meet your great grandparents or your great grandchildren?
- You know you have truly forgiven someone when you pray for them.
- I'm selling Girl Scout cookies for one of my nephew's friends. Let me know if you want some!
- Did any of you think any of the Super Bowl commercials were racist or offensive? Namely the Pepsi Max commercial or the Groupon commercial(s)? Here they are:
Or are we getting a little too sensitive?
- Which would you rather be: a great musician, a great artist or a great athlete?
- What age has been your best year to date? Mine was 27 I think....
- I don't think you could pay me enough money to get on a space shuttle. Outer space scares me.
- The situation in Cairo is tense.
- Send up a prayer for my cat please :-(
- Here's Brian's throwback this week! Speaking of Brian of RTT Throwback fame, his birthday is coming up! He'll be celebrating his birthday All Star Weekend on 2/19 (8-12) at Blondies Sports Bar on West 79th between Broadway and Amsterdam. If you're around, swing by!
Go!
-b
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Happy Hump Day!
And being that it’s “hump day” – what else better to discuss other than….humping? :-)
With that, here is the question of the day:
Do you think porn has desensitized men (and women) from having/enjoying sex with their “real life” partners…or “real” people in general?
I ask this question based on an article that was sent to me. In it, there was a term called “Sexual Attention Deficit Disorder” – basically saying that some people (men in particular) can no longer climax with their partners because the sex doesn’t measure up to what they view in porn. It says, “For a lot of guys, switching gears from porn’s fireworks and whiz-bangs to the comparatively mundane calm of ordinary sex is like leaving halfway through an Imax 3-D movie to check out a flipbook.”
Wow.
One guy wrote, “I used to race home to have sex with my wife. Now I leave work early so I can get home before she does and masturbate.”
What? Where dey do dat at?
He goes on to say that he’s still very attracted to his wife, and still has sex with her. But he has this other woman as well, and her name is “porn.”
I wish a muphucka WOULD race home and start without me!
Anyway…
It’s not just men who are said to be affected by over exposure to porn. The article says, “As a result of the blending of reality and fantasy, some women have chosen to willingly play along by a new set of rules in order to keep their men interested: They’re intentionally impersonating porn stars. Sadie, the real-estate agent, says, a lot of guys have come to expect P.S.E. [the “Porn-Star Experience”] as a common thing. A few might enjoy it, but for most it’s harrowing. I think there’s a fear that if they can’t make it happen, their boyfriend will retreat online.
“Women are turning up the dial,” one guys says. “I’m a pleaser. I get off on a woman’s arousal. But I’ve noticed that women are getting a lot more vocal now. Either I’m doing something I’m not aware of, or women are beginning to mimic what happens in porn. Honestly, it’s kind of weird. I’m not sure if I like it.”
So what say you - has porn messed us all up? Do you try to have sex like a porn star? Or are these people just freaks who can’t break from fantasy long enough to engage with us “normal” humans?
Let’s hear it!
Go!
-b
Friday, February 4, 2011
TGIF!!!
It's Friday, and for those of you with no job (or a job and too much time on your hands) and don't have ish to do - name the best lines from these 4 movies.
1. Friday
2. Coming to America
3. Love Jones
4. Harlem Nights
Go!
-b
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Happy Random Thoughts Thursday!
- it IS Thursday right? This week has been a blur.
- It seems like everyone got on my nerves on my way to work this morning. Sometimes commuting on the subway/bus really sucks.
- I feel better now :)
- DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles, along with two linemen, surprised a young boy on The View today who was bullied and is a huge Eagles fan. That touched my heart...***fanning my face***...got a lil misty.
- Bullying is a real problem these days - if you see it happening, step in and do something (like whip the bullying kid's azz!)
- The situation in Egypt is crazy! The violence is heart breaking, pray for them.
- I hate being lied to. It's not necessary, and if you're not good at it, trust me when I tell you I'll know when you're doing it. I may not call you on it (right away) but I DO know.
- I had a cardboard sandwich yesterday from Subway...but it was a healthy sandwich. I may have another cardboard sandwich today again for lunch. Tryna be like Jared :)
- I really want oxtails and rice and peas though.
- I can't wait until Spring gets here. The temperature is supposed to reach 40 degrees on Sunday - why does that sound tropical to me?
- What am I gonna do when football is officially over? :(
- Watch college basketball, that's what....Go Syracuse! - nice win last night!
- Smoking is a disgusting habit.
- I want to shop for sandals...just need the warm weather to wear them in!
- Soul Siesta in Mexico is looking really RIGHT right about now.
- I miss my family back in Philly - hopefully I can dig myself out enough to head to Philly this weekend. I think my car is frozen though :(
- Braids are coming out this weekend even if I have to yank them out myself.
- Don't you hate it when people have no concept of "personal space" in an elevator?
- People keep giving me chocolate. I put it in my drawer to keep it out of sight, but I still know it's there. It's GOOD chocolate too! Yum!
- I want a really good cupcake for my birthday. That will be my splurge for the month. Deebo said I could :)
- Speaking of Deebo, abs are killin' me today.
- My clothes are blah.
- Fury's blog was off the chain this week.
- I heard Terrence Howard was getting a divorce. Not sure if that's true or not, but I don't see his appeal post The Best Man. Now I can only picture him with a conk saying "It's hard out here for a pimp, mang!" Not sexy.
- I want to see The King's Speech since it's getting all this buzz. Heard it was pretty good.
- Facebook stalkers are kinda creepy.
- New Greys and Private Practice tonight - about time!
- RTT Double Feature Throwbacks!
Go!
-b
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
This weather blows. That’s all I have to say about that.
Ahem…anyway, on to today’s topic.
So yesterday, my cousin Angela and I were briefly discussing dating and the different scenarios that are becoming options for women today. She said a friend mentioned to her that women may start to share men more, as in “Big Love.” They may begin exploring dating their own sex. And many may start dating men they may not have considered in the past, like ex-convicts….like Phaedra on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.Phaedra, who is an attorney, is married to Apollo – an ex-con…and seems very proud of it. She has a husband, and that’s all that matters. But how many women would say they’d be proud to date an ex-convict? Not many that I know personally, but are we potentially closing ourselves off to love by excluding someone who has spent some time in jail?
Say what you want to say, but most of us care what our family and friends think of our choices when it comes to who we’d like to settle down with. My mother is more concerned with the type of man I’d marry than if I ever have kids – mainly because she thinks I deserve the best and my sister is married to a great guy who has set the bar pretty high. If I told her I was dating a felon, she’d probably look at me like I had three heads.
But our choices are our choices right? As long as we’re happy, then they should be happy for us, yes? Easier said than done. My sister would think I lost my mind if I brought home someone straight from Rikers. And I can’t say that I’d blame her.
But “ex-con” means just that, right? Ex…as in “not a criminal anymore.” After all, no one is above redemption. Making a mistake and paying your dues should mean that you shouldn’t have to keep paying for your mistakes forever, right? Everyone has made mistakes, some just got caught. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t learned from their mistakes and are changed for the better. And not for nothing, I don’t know too many women who would turn down a date with Michael Vick…or 50 Cent for that matter. Now, maybe they weren’t the best examples, since they’re both famous and making money. But does that mean Pookie, Ray Ray and Craig ‘n Nem don’t deserve to get the same love – especially if they’re having a hard time finding a job?
Or would you date an ex-con depending on the crime he/she committed or the amount of time they spent in jail? Rapists, murderers, child molesters…none of them would ever get the time of day from me. If you’re a registered sex offender or were convicted of a violent crime, don’t even think of looking in my direction. But if you slung rock or pulled a Bernie Madoff, is that not so bad? Would you date someone who spent 6 months in jail vs. someone who spent 6 years in jail? After all, doing a bid suggests the crime was serious, and no matter how “rehabilitated” he or she may be, that just doesn’t look good on the dating resume does it?
So what say you? Have you or would you ever date anyone who is an ex-con? Does your answer depend on the crime he/she committed? Is a criminally minded person always a criminally minded person and can’t be trusted? Or do you think everyone deserves a shot at love and a second chance?
Go!
-b
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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