My Weekend

I apologize people for the lack of the blogging Friday thru Monday. I sorta had a hectic weekend. Between work and writing I couldn't bring myself to blog.

As a random tidbit because I had it on Friday morning...nothing starts your day off like a chicken biscuit from Chik-Fil-A and some good ole OJ.


After working all day Friday, I had an interview with Kameron Corvet, an Atlanta based artist who was playing at Grape in Atlantic Station. He was great and mean on the guitar. My favorite songs are "Spelman Girl" and "Kiss and Make Up" (from his upcoming album Korporate Rockstar.) For more on Kameron check out his myspace...


It was pretty funny while I was interviewing Kameron because we got interrupted like 3 times. Apparently, I don't look important enough to interview someone. Because this picture was definitely during my interview. But I get it. They really wanted their autograph...

Then I worked Saturday...and apparently wasted the rest of the day now that I think about it.
(UPDATE: As it turns out, I did blog this weekend. Oops...I completely lost track.)

Sunday I had the day off and went to the boyfriend's parents' house. Next up, I saw the play 'For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf' at the 14th Street Playhouse. It was PHENOMENAL! Jasmine Guy directed it and it was truly an inspirational piece that revealed the untold story of women of color. I wrote an article on the play being the directorial debut of Ms. Guy for Savoy Professional magazine which will officially make that my first published article.


Tired? Yes, but it was all worth it and this is the face I ended the weekend with.

Look of the Day: Solange Knowles

Ms. Solange was on TRL performing and promoting her album looking fantabulous. (Yes, that's how you spell it.)

I absolutely HEART her shoes (or booties?)...they're so different! I've never seen any like them. If anyone has any leads on who designed the shoes keep me posted.

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Look(s) of the Day: Beyonce and Keke

Mrs. Carter was out and about yesterday to check out her sister, Solange and former group member, Michelle Williams perform in NYC yesterday. Now, I can't see her entire ensemble but I'll take her glasses, scarf and purse.


Keke Palmer was at the premiere of her new movie, "The Longshots" in Hollywood yesterday looking incredibly chic. That dress is phenomenal. Apparently, Akeelah is all grown up now and learned how to spell F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S.

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Not About Her...

This has nothing to do with Jessica...(but while we are on her - is it me or are her shoes a little too small for her feet?)


That purse is. Fan. Damn. Tastic.

Kodak Moment

I love a good flick, hence why my camera is always with me. Here, Julissa (of BET) and Yung Berg stop for the camera at 106 & Park's 2000th episode. I love the angle, Julissa's pose. It's effortless but interesting at the same time.

Look of the Day

So, I was surfing the web earlier today and as I looked at various flicks of people I noticed very good looks on folks and figured why not make a daily post of it. Now since I'm just starting...I have more than one. But since I made it up, that's okay.

Here LC and Heidi do it up for the Hills premiere party in Malibu. Now, I can't stand Heidi but that dress is bad.



Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams of the Cheetah Girls were out and about and looking fabulous. Adrienne has always been a fave of mine. She's gorgeous and always well put together. The surprise here was Kiely. I'm not a fan per se but her look here was cute and casual. Reminded me of something I would wear.

"The Hills" is back!

Oh yes. One of my favorite shows is back on the tube. Which means on Monday nights I will have nothing better to do than to anxiously wait for ten o'clock to arrive and enjoy half an hour of LC's "reality". Does that make me a loser?

If so, I'm okay with that.

Here she is with Whitney and Audrina at the premiere party in Malibu circa Monday.

The Weekend

This weekend was kind of full. I worked Friday thru Sunday and had a full agenda on my plate.

First, Friday was my cousin Jennifer’s birthday so we headed to Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro with some friends and family. I usually get the big plate of fried shrimp but I switched it up and got the salmon instead.


Absolutely delish! It was good times…aside from Jennifer being my cousin she’s one of my closest friends and I had a ball laughing and reminiscing with her.


On Saturday, I worked all day and then had to go grocery shopping. I was also supposed to clean but I failed miserably at that once I fell asleep on the couch. At work though, a lady by the name of Ms. Turner came in looking for a pair shoes. She had just found out earlier that day that she would be speaking at her church for women’s day and needed some shoes to match her hat. Seriously, this hat turned my life upside down! It was fabulous and made Ms. Turner one of my favorite people ever! Black people…I love us!


Next, I was on my way to the good ole job again on Sunday. Afterwards, I met some friends and co workers at Geisha House in Atlantic Station – where apparently I spent my entire weekend. Unfortunately, our server sucked and after an hour and a half I still hadn’t been served my food.

Dah, well. I still had a good time with the gals and headed home for some spaghetti. Yum!

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"He might be gay, but he ain't nobody's bitch."

Fun with ME...

Me at the carnival...

Toys R Us!

So I went to Toy R Us because after having a thorough conversation about it earlier this week, I've realized it's one of the funnest places ever. It's seriously one of those places where you go and instantly feel good about EVERYTHING. However, as I walked through the aisles of board games, I noticed how things have really changed. I noticed a game called "Cootie" and I'm not too excited about that. Is that something I really want my child to be playing? I mean I'm not a parent but really though when do you we draw the line? When children start playing the completely harmless game called "Dildo"? Sure, you laugh but it's all fun and games until some kid tries to stick his finger in some other kid's "cootie"...you see, not so cute anymore is it?

Anyways, I loads of fun discovering how much I miss Play Doh and how interesting oversized crayons can be. Okay so not really interesting but they're great props to take pictures with.

I did good. I didn't buy anything...I brought myself to a point of complete and utter self control...

...but I can't promise that next time :)

I Hate When...

...I gag while I'm brushing my teeth. Actually, I hate gagging period.

Top 20 Quotes from NYC...

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Did Y'all Go to School Together?

Ash, Me, T.I. and Kinda

Is it me or does this picture make us look like we're seniors in high school taking a picture in the hallway?

He he he he he...

Can You Help Me?

So after coming back from NYC where you can eat every kind of food POSSIBLE, a friend had an issue with picking a meal at a Thai restaurant. She confessed that she didn’t really enjoy her meal and that she really isn’t good at picking her meals whenever she goes to new restaurants. I decided to write about it…

And share my tips with the world.

Look for what you like. First and foremost, read the menu. Give yourself and the restaurant a chance. At the Thai restaurant last week, they didn’t really have what I wanted so I looked for food I was familiar with. If you’re not familiar with the fried peanut sauce and you don’t even favor peanuts like that anyway: stay away. I’m all about trying new things but base it off of what you like. Completely foreign foods are like playing the lottery…hitting the jackpot is seldom. I ended up ordering the Chinese broccoli with chicken. I’ve had Chinese food before and I like chicken. Go figure. Granted the dish had a little more greens (aside from broccoli) than I anticipated but it was delish!

Ask what’s good. After reading the menu thoroughly you realize that they you don’t see anything you are familiar with or would order. That’s when you starting asking questions. Ask the date you’re with, the friends you came with or your waiter what the popular dish of the day is or what the restaurant is known for. The first night I was in the city, I went to this chic Spanish restaurant and asked what good appetizers they had. Turned out they were known for their grilled corn with chili powder. I was a little apprehensive about it (especially the chili powder) but it turned out to be the most delicious corn I’ve ever tasted. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, you might miss out on good corn.

Smell around. Maybe I’m the greediest human being on earth but when I enter a restaurant I use all five of my senses. But I notice that smell usually will dominate all of the senses and conquer me into ordering whatever that sweet aroma maybe. Fresh bread, baked chicken, fried seafood…all of these have a distinctive smell and make my mouth water. Look around and see what’s on people’s plates (especially the folks sitting right next you) and you may find what you’ve been smelling all along.

Meat and potatoes. Rarely does this ever fail. Everyone has had a burger and fries and it’s a combination that usually leaves their customer satisfied. It’s familiar and a lot of restaurants carry it. Believe me I know. I’ve been eating that combo since I was 3 and just step out of its boundaries when I was 21. Hey, they’ve never let me down so why would steer away from that? (To try something new, duh.) If it’s not a burger and fries, most eateries have steak and mashed potatoes or some kind of traditional meat and potato meal that you grew up on.

Copycat it. If don’t see anything you like, you can’t build up the nerve to ask what’s good, nothing smells good to you and they have the audacity to not have the All-American cheeseburger on their menu, find something familiar on anybody’s plate and tell your server, “I’ll have what they’re having.” Sure, not being original is lame but saying it like that makes you sound like you’re talking about something. Hopefully, you’ll end up liking it and coming back to the restaurant because their chicken and broccoli with peanut sauce and jasmine rice is to die for.

Or make the person you copied pay for the crap and use the money you saved to buy a number three at the nearest McDonalds five minutes later.

It’s a win-win situation.

Looking Good and Feeling Fabulous

Back from NYC, I was looking good and feeling fabulous fresh from NYC in my new office at home. Just passing along some love and showing off a little...

NYC!

Yes, yes. I know. I’ve been promising to post more regularly and it’s been about a week or so. But people I’ve been in my favorite place EVER…that’s right: New York City.

I’ve been having the time of my life. Dealing with people traffic, eating sandwiches from the deli at your local bodega and going out every single night. But honestly that’s not what it’s about. Aside from the shopping and the amazing opportunities, I have seriously met some of the most interesting and best people that are now some of my good friends. It’s funny because a lot of people expect New Yorkers to be a**holes but they’re not. They’re just always in a rush. But once you get a minute from them they’ll more than likely be willing to talk, help you get where you need to go or commit a random act of kindness.

Shocker…I know.

But it’s true. There’s no way a little lady from a small town in PA (me) came to this city three years ago and made it on her own with no family living there in a city full of a**holes. Of course, there are your occasional sour grapes but you can find those anywhere. But think about it, if New Yorkers were all so bad would 8 million people be living there?

Didn’t think so…