As the seconds ticked off the clock during the second O.T. of Game Six of the Boston-Chicago Play OFF Series, the pessimist in me had a declared the game a wrap. Then with only seconds on the clock, Ray Allen scored a three pointer,(one of nine scored in the game) pushing the game into O.T. number 3.
When Pierce was fouled out of the game during the third OT, my heart sunk. I could feel Victory slipping away.
With the Bulls at the Free Throw Line only seconds away from the end of the game, I start chewing my nails even more.
Three seconds left. Rando shoots. He misses. In the first period, the Celtics were trailing the Bulls by 11 points,after 3 O.T. the Celtics lose by one point. Looks like I will be spending Saturday Night in front of the TV. Celtics have home court advantage in game 7. I expect to see them face off against Orlando Magic in series two. Lets go BOSTON.Photo

I LoVE Duchebags

Today, while riding the subway I noticed three young guys standing together in a group. Upon first glance, I found them attractive (well, at least 2/3 of them, dude number 3 had his back to me). I had a book with me, but was unable to concentrate, as their conversation was rather distracting , being within earshot,(Yeah, I'm crazy nosy, what!)I overheard their conversation. Upon hearing it, it was confirmed that these individuals were duchebags ie: the kind of guy I (stupidly) would be attracted to.
Not only did they swear every other word, but they had an extended conversation about one of the guys interactions with a "prude bitch" who didn't want to give him head ("dude, I've known her for five years, and she's never even touched my d***, I talked her into giving me a hand job but she wouldn't give me head..." ). YUCK. They then went on to hate on their friend who was spending time with relatives from Uruguay instead of them "Dude, what are you gonna do with your family?" ::Sigh:: Why are all the remotely attractive dudes schmucks? Hmmm?
I need to stop being shallow. 'Til then I will continue being the duchebag lover. "A" is right, I need to start going to church, and bag a choir boy...

It's not secret that when looking for a job, it's most often more about who you know, rather than what you know. Which is why, I have been trying to find my way to an Ed2010 Happy Hour Networking event. In the past two years, this has not been an easy task as I have always had to work on Tuesday nights, which is when the events always seemed to take place.
However, for the last month or so, I have been on a "recession schedule," working four days a week. The change has altered my days off leaving me free on Tuesday Nights, and thus able to end.
This event was held at the Justin Timberlake owned "Southern Hospitality" (I'm kinda obsessed thanks to my friend Rachel). While I admit, that right before going I was nervous, I'm glad I went. All though things started of awkward, I was able to find people and break the ice-eventually. It was interesting meeting so many people with similar ambitions and so many different paths. As well as seeing people with doubts like me. Fried Pickles, free drinks and networking-sweet. Plus, one of the dudes I met there lives in Astoria too.

Its so beautiful out! I spent the day eating and reading on my balcony. Yay for sunshine, books, and Othello's deli Sandwiches! Now work =*(

New Eminem Leak Hits Web

"3 a.m." a single allegedly from rapper Eminem's upcoming release The Relapse has hit the net. The video is below. I have played it once and am not really feeling it. His new voice is irritating. I was hoping that the voice was just a gimmick for "I've relapsed" but he has used it on this song and "Crack a Bottle." I feel like he is trying to ride the curtails of T Pain and Lil' Wayne. He was better off when he was trying to bite off NAS and AZ on his debut Infinite like Eminem has fallen off...or I've just outgrown him. We'll see this May.

Shady's Airplay Slim in NYC

Looks like Slim Shady won't be getting much radio play in NYC when he releases his latest solo recording The Relapse.
Hot 97 DJ funkMaster Flex announced that he will not be spinning any records by Interscope Records on his radio program. The interscope ban is the result of an apparent beef between Flex and and Interscope representive "Nino."
While Flex didn't get specific he blasted Nino for bad decisions and declared he needed to get his money right.
Interscope is the parent company of Aftermath, Shady Records, and G-Unit records. Interscope is home to Dr. Dre, Eminem, Lady Gaga, 50 cent and Akon.
Other Hot 97 DJs are reportedly planning to follow suit.
Power 105, Hot's competitor, will not be playing rap much at all after cracking down on offensive lyrics.
Time will tell if this will follow through. I'm wondering what happened exactly?
Honestly, I don't even listen to the radio anymore though. Same five songs. I live for the internet. Photo

I didn't blog yesterday.
FAIL.

Moving on.
As everyone already knows, The Catholic Church is angry about the production of Angels and Demons, The movie adaptation of the Dan Brown book of the same name. The church had a similar reaction to the book/movie's sequal The Da Vinci Code. The church is outraged by the claims the book makes about Catholicism and Jesus. Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Slammed Ron Howard, Brown and the book for "smearing" Catholic Church.
I think that the Vatican and the Catholic League could find bigger demons to fight than Brown and Howard. With all the horrible wars and crisis that are going on in this world, this should be the least of their problems.
Because really, what is the damage? Most of the people I KNOW who read Dan Brown's books take them as just entertaining little stories, not GOSPEL. (Actually, many of my acquientences consider his stories poorly-written rags, but that is another story. Are they afraid that this movie will give non-Catholics a poor concept of the church? Sorry, I think all the priest molestation cases took care of that!
Or do they worry that it will shake the faith of Catholics? Isn't faith supposed to mean, believing even when you can't see evidence to supporT it?
If your faith is broken by a movie/book, then it wasn't really there. Common' Catholics, grow a thicker skin. Find something more constructive to be outraged by.

I am the Anti-Literate

While in college, I was often mistaken for an English major. Amusing, because I would have made A TERRIBLE English major. Not just because of my constant grammar faux pas but my lack of interest in "English major books". Although I enjoy reading, I have very little interest in many of the academic books so-called classics. Case in point: Old Man and the Sea, The Awakening, Turning of the Screw, Call of the Wild, The Odyssey, Kidnapped, Black Manhattan, Julius Caesar, and Moll Flanders bored me to the point that I wanted to punch myself in the face, because that would be less painful.
In most of those books, there were several gaps of pages where despite my efforts I didn't even read it all. Oh, yes my eyes rolled over the text, but often my mind was thinking of something completely different. Often, after reading several pages, I would realize, I had no idea what I had just read. ::Sigh:::
I guess it was a good thing I majored in Psych? Except for that whole problem of selling T-shirts for a living.

Today, it finally looked and felt like spring! Best of all, it smelled like Spring! Bring on the Sunshine! This font reminds me of peridot =)

Songs in the Keys

While I possess no musical talent of my own, the talent of others is my prime obsession. I can't leave my house without my ipod. On the rare occasion that my Ipod head phones aren't glued to my ears, I am: Listening to the radio, playing music on Music Choice, finding new music via Youtube/ Myspace, singing to myself, or sitting in silence but wanting music instead.
The question is, can this obsession be a possible career move? Lately people have suggesting that I should try to find a career in music. Notably, my internship at UMG was my favorite internship-I learned so much. But with a failing economy and the recording industry dieing...is it realistic?
"If you knew how to scratch you'd be a good DJ...your mixes are cute," R said recently. I know there are classes I could take but I worry that 1) I'll be crappy at it. (what can I say, I have a bit of Bella in me) 2) that it isn't worth the money/ isn't realistic job.

Hmmm. Maybe I could make it a profitable hobby?

Other possibilities...Grad school for psych...?

Jermaine Dupri's idea of a Kid's Place? The Strip Club!

The most recent issue of Vibe features an interview with rapper (Lil) Bow Wow:

The 22 year old rapper discusses his hope to find a girl and settle down. Explaining that despite his youth he's had time to play the field and have fun.

He went on to say that having producer Jermaine Dupri as his mentor he was in strip clubs since he was nine-years old.


Nine? Really Jermaine? You brought a nine year old to the strip club? What are you thinking? You are an idiot! I hope JD and Janet don't plan on raising children, under his influence he'll be a baby daddy/teen mom by the age of 11!

How irresponsible! I wonder what Bow Wow's mom thought? I never liked JD anyway.

When Did Glamour and Cosmopolitan become Seventeen and YM?

Today, while at the cafe at Barnes and Nobles, my friend B and I got some coffee and flipped through magazines.
"Can you get me the issue of Glamour with Miley Cyrus on the cover?" B asked.
"Sure," I replied rolling my eyes, not at the request but that she was their cover girl. She was 16, why is she on their cover anyway?
When I was growing up, I remember my mother reading women's magazines such as Glamour and Marie Claire etc. I remember that most of the people on the cover of the magazines seemed to be about my mom's age (twenties-thirties). Is my memory failing me or are "Women's" magazine's getting younger?
Perhaps my memory of the magazines my mother read when SHE was my age are foggy and false, but I can't help but feel like Women's magazines have become too teeny bopperish.
All three of these stars gracing the women's magazine covers shown here are DISNEY STARS. Aren't these magazine's for women in their 20s? Granted, I know teens read them, and pretty much always have, but aren't they supposed to be catering to WOMEN and not little girls?
Sorry, I don't care how "grown" she thinks she is, Miley Cyrus is a child! She is not "grown up." Anyone who has ever seen her web videos she posts with her friends that she is clearly a child (not hating, it's good. She should be acting like a kid, she is one).
Worse though is seeing Ashley Tisdale on Cosmopolitan striking a pose and trying to look sexy. I hate to hate on females, but I must say I don't find her that attractive. Plus, since she visited Serendipity (all three girls shown here have, actually).
I know that she is kind of a brat. I don't care how old she is, I can't think of a Disney star as a sex symbol that I want to see on Cosmo.Can the Disney stars please stay in Disney?
I don't get so annoyed by Beyonce and Brittany etc so much, even though teens like them, many of of their fans were kids and teens when they came out and are now in their 20s, so they are crossover celebrities.
The immaturity extends inside to the content as well. Do females really want to read about being Hannah Montana? Am I the only one who feels foolish reading a magazines with articles like "Does he like you?" in it (hello, Teen Magazine circa 1997!).
Maybe I am just in the process of outgrowing these types of magazines?

I really want a vacation. Not just time off. I need to take a trip.
Dreams!

I am over April. Its cold and rainy. I am also over the man yelling homophobic statements at 230 a.m,

I have officially boarded the Twlight train. The frenzied mania surrounding the franchise had turned me off and had no intention of reading it. I made a similar vow about Harry Potter during the peak of that craze, and I have yet to crack open a HP book. While vampires aren't really my subject of interest (which was confirmed while reading Christopher Moore's You Suck), in this case, Twilight had peeked my interest before the movie hit the theaters. See I'm a nerd and I'm nosy. As a nerd, I spend a lot of time in bookstores and libraries so I had seen Twilight numerous times and noticed posters advertising the release of a new Stephanie Meyers book. I had also noticed people reading books in the series on the train. After seeing this book so much, my noisiness has gotten the best of me and I had to see what all the hype was about. I have already read Twilight and have just started New Moon. While the books aren't terrible, I don't understand why people are so obsessed with Twilight. The large font size paired with the large margins make it shorter than it appears, but the books are still longer than necessary. After reading the first book and first two chapters of NM I find Bella rather annoying. She's quit the "Debbie Downer" and is often self-deprecating. Her over-the top resistance to celebrating her 18th birthday was annoying and dragged on to long. I got the urge to slap her. As for Edward, I'm a little lost on why he is considered a stud? He seems so cranky and grouchy all the time. I also was annoyed by his constant chatter about how "dangerous" he was and how he "didn't want to harm her." The first time, the idealistic teeny bopper within me found it cute, though it was less cute upon second reference. And it become nauseating in later references. The book wouldn't have had to be 500 pages if Meyer didn't waste so much time with Edward's repetitive blubbering. That said, I have heard New Moon was the worst of the series so we will see. I plan to keep trekking through.

Two Grandmas came to work today.One grandma got her wallet stolen only minutes after buying a souvenir T-Shirt for her granddaughter. Around the same time, a three-year-old's Grandmother had her car stolen while she was watching "Dora on ice." It was not a not a nice day in New York for Grandmas! =*(

Big Mama For Mayor? Big Rumor

New York Daily News Reports that a man claiming to be the spokesperson for rapper Lil' Kim (Kimberly Jones) sent false press releases to the media announcing that the former Junior Mafia Chick was running for mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey. The false information was announced on various New York media outlets including Channel 7.

Lil' Kim's real publicist released her own statement denouncing such rumors as untrue. Saying that the man who wrote the press releases had no relation to Kim. The self-proclaimed "Black Barbie"(fitting) expressed her amusement of the rumor via E News, insisting that she was flattered by the story. She admitted to not being involved or very knowledgeable about politics and was flattered that someone thought she could.
I can't understand how any media outlet could have fallen for that? Not to hate on Lil' Kim, but the rapper doesn't strike me as one with a passion for politics. I can't recall a single song she's done that has made any sort of reference to any form of politic believe. Kanye West trying to become a politician is much more believable as he has voiced political opinions via song or personal blog.
Doesn't anyone fact check anymore?

I'm a Bad Catholic

Today is Good Friday, a fact which I had forgotten until about five minutes ago. It's not unusual for me to forget about the holiday and to not observe it. I can't even remember the last time I went to church on Good Friday. Or the last time I gave something up for Lent. It's not that I don't believe in God, because I do. But for some reason has never been important to me. Growing up, church wasn't a major part of my life. My family did attend church when I was very young, until I was about 4. After that, I attended CCD but Church wasn't a weekly tradition. Once I made my First Communion, my Catholic upbringing pretty much came to a halt, sans some forced and voluntary Masses with Minka (grandma). Most of the time, my lack of a religious background doesn't bother me. I am not too much of a fan of organized religion because to me, religion seems to build so many walls and cause so many unnecessary problems. How many people have died "
in the name of faith."
But other times, my life as a "perfect Heathen" as Minks would say, does make me feel bad. I sometimes wish I could be religious, and have some sort of tradition. But alas, so far that has been lost on me. I tried to fake it a few times. Senior year my best friend and I attended mass every Sunday at the Church we grew up attending.
In college, I attended Church (non denomination/protestant), Yet in both situations, I felt like a fraud because my attendance was based more on feeling like I should be there rather than wanting to be there.
Maybe someday I'll find religion. Til then, I live as a heathen.

The Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network website (GLSEN.org) reported the suicide of an 11 year-old boy. The young man hung himself after dealing with Anti-gay attacks from his peers. The taunting continued despite his mother's pleading with school officials about the matter. It was reported that the young man didn't "identify himself as gay."
I came across this story, through my friend Nee, who had a link to it on her Facebook status. I almost cried just reading the headline. This story is disturbing on so many levels. One that student bullying was making this child feel so terrible that he would end his own life. His peers should be ashamed.
Yet the kids are hardly the only ones to be blamed. Where were the adults? Why didn't the school do something when the mother spoke to them? If the kid was being taunted so badly, how did the teachers not see anything? Not hear anything? Did they just choose to ignore it. Administrators shouldn't ignore this. Member Jenna Six? Before all the drama went down and there was a "white's only tree" and the black kids asked administrators for permission to sit under said tree. Despite having knowledge about the racial trouble that was brewing, the school did nothing, And look what happened. It's not enough for schools to worry about standardized tests scores. What good are passing scores if kids aren't living long enough to graduate?
Sadly, many of these children are probably taught this type of hate at home. It makes me sick and sad.
That is why, I could never date someone with so much hate. I would never want to start a family with some intolerant ignoramus who would pass that type of stupidity on to the children (assuming I do the married with kids bit).

When Grammar Goes Wrong (Herb of the week)

From FMylife.com:

Today, I was flirting via text with a coworker. Things started getting heated, and I wanted to send her a sexy picture. I asked if she had any suggestions. She said, "Your nuts!" She meant, "YOU'RE nuts." I sent her a photo of my junk. I offended a co-worker with incriminating evidence. FML

But Riccckkky, I wanna be in the Knooow!!

I've mentioned Toyas World (def one of my favorite bl0gs btw) on here a few times. What makes her blog so cool is that she gets all the R&B Gossip and catches all the good music leaks before so many other people. How does "she" do that?

That is the blog I read most religiously, but so many others are getting some interesting scoops. How are these people so "in the know"? Can you pass some of those skills over this way, Pretty Please?

In A Pop Minute

Model Kate Moss will be releasing a Kosher Cook Book. I can imagine the recipes to be included:
Kosher Cocaine
Kosher Crack
Kosher Heroin
I think I will pass on this book. Ya know what they say, never trust the cooking of A Skinny bitch, if they aren't eating, the food can't be that good.

In more pop culture news:

"People are calling Lady Gaga the pop princess, [so] what's Heidi - the pop queen?" he added.
Asked to name five artists Montag is more talented than, Pratt said,"Madonna, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Christina Aguilera."
"I wouldn't even compare them to Heidi's level," he went on. "I am in the
studio everyday with Heidi I know what's coming. I can make claims like
that."-Heidi Montag's Boy Friend Spencer Pratt On Atlanta's Q100 "The Bert Show" as reported by US Weekly.

The statement is so Friggin' Riddicolous I can't even stand it. Bigger than Beyonce? Christina? Brit? MADONNA?

If by talent you mean: being a bad friend, having an idiot for a boyfriend, being famous for no reason, being a whinny brat...then YES! Heidi has talent.

But Hey, who am I to judge? Judge for yourself! Check out Heidi's Videos on You tube: Higher and Overdosing.

Remember back in the day, Before Usher was on married lock-down and was getting his confessions off his chest? This coincided with Justin Timberlake's debut as a solo artist and the industry was all about Justin vs. Usher? Now that Usher has taken a cue from the ne-yo song and fade(d) into the background, it seems Justin is striving to be the new Ne-Yo.
Ever since Ne-Yo came out from behind the scene with "So sick" we haven't been able to escape him. He's singing hooks on Rap records, dueting with every r&b act ever. In the few songs on the radio he isn't crooning on, h holds a writing or production credit ("Irreplaceable" by Beyonce or "Take a Bow" by Rihianna). Seems Justin's taken a page from his book.
It's been over two years since Justin released his sophomore effort FutureSex/LoveSounds, but you can't turn on the radio without hearing his voice. Between his collaborations with Timberlake and Nelly Furtado, the Madonna dance hit 4 Minutes, and his appearances on 50 cent and T.I. homeboy seems to be everywhere. Not to mention that his collaborated with all the hottest R&B chicks of the Moment: Keri Hilson, (Headsprung Remix), Rihanna, Ciara, and Beyonce. Word is that he did some of the production on Ciara's upcoming album Fantasy Ride.
I'm living for his current joint with Ciara: Love and Sex And Magic. I heard this joint a lil' while back thanks to the blog http://www.toyas-world.net/, who has all the latest news on new music releases, and underground leaks.
Speaking of Ciara, I've been playing this leak track "I don't remember" like crazy. It's expected to be featured on her unreleased album. Check for it on Youtube.

Am I the only girl left who doesn't like John & Kate Plus 8? The kids are cute and all...but I don't find the show entertaining. When its on TV, and I find myself watching it, I start feeling like such a waste of life!

Sometimes, I reread my blog and become sad. Stumbling over typos, misspelled words, sentences that don't make sense, and entries that dragged on way to long,convince me that I will never earn money from writing. As I have wanted to be a reporter since I was a very little, this is a depressing thought.
When this thought takes over, I begin to think of all the wonder writers who exist(ed) and feel more discouraged. Then I remember that Paris Hilton, Fifty Cent, Ann Coulter and Candace Bushnell have all published books. These individuals have no business writing a post-it note, let alone a book. So if they get paid to "write" then damn, anyone has a chance!

"Doggie Bags" Isn't Literal!

Customer over the phone: Do you serve Ice Cream for dogs?
Cashier: No.
Customer: What kind of Ice Cream do dogs like?

Looks like Sarah Palin will have to speak out against the media once again.
The Palin name has once again been dragged through the mud once more. It seems, Palin's sister-in-law, has been arrested on charges of robbery. She is said to have broken into a man's home and tried to steal money (it was no longer located in the same hiding spot). Better Yet, she brought he four-year old daughter with her.

Her almost Son-In-Law appeared on the Tyra Banks show to discuss his sex life with the Palin daughter-CLASSY. In the interview, he predicted that Gov. Palin was aware that they were sleeping together saying "Mom's are pretty smart."

In Dec, Levi's mother was arrested on Drug charges.

If this were me, or you, or anyone else, people would have no problem attaching the label of white trash and thinking nothing of it. Such a label would be considered fitting and justified. Yet, when such words are used in reference to Palin, it is considered "Liberal's name calling..."
IMAGINE WHAT PEOPLE WOULD SAY IF THIS WERE HAPPENING IN OBAMA's FAMILY!

Though, I must admit, the media does live to give the family as much negative publicity as possible and over sensationalizes any story that could possibly be related back to Palin. They have already extended to in-laws-what's next, the family doctor? The vet?

Despite all her bitching, I think Palin likes the publicity...I feel like she has grown accustom to the public eye, and isn't ready to go back to obscurity yet.

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Herb of The Week

Car and Drivers made a fool out of Ann Coulter this year (as if that's hard)!
According to Media Matters, The site posted a story declaring that President Obama had ordered Chrysler and GM to cease participation in NASCAR as it was an "unnecessary expenditure". The article was printed (according to the C&D,) with the intention of being an April
Fool's Day joke.

At least one person was fooled. Coulter, lashed out against Obama and his alleged order in her column, saying: If Obama can tell GM and Chrysler that their participation in NASCAR is an "unnecessary expenditure," isn't having public schools force students to follow Muslim rituals, recite Islamic prayers and plan "jihads" also an "unnecessary expenditure"? Are all those school condom purchases considered "necessary expenditures"?

When I read this paragraph, the first thing that came to mind was "What public schools force students to follow Islamic Prayers and plan Jihads?" I have never heard of such a school. Maybe I haven't been paying attention, so please, let me know about all schools forcing American Students into the Jihad (Comments on a Huntington Post Story on this topic asked the same question, perhaps we are both clueless, if said examples do exist please send them my way).

Leave it to Ann Coulter to turn any topic into an assault on Muslims....Which relates to the auto business how? Her Column further attacks her other favorite enemy's-"undocumented aliens" and how much of an unnecessary expenditure they cost America. ::Rolls eyes::: After reading the passage that MM posted from Coulter's column, I was surprised to see no mention of single mothers (according to Coulter they too, like Muslims and Immigrants are the cause of all the wrong in the world), perhaps I just missed it. I swear, this woman can turn any issue into a racist attack on Muslims and immigrants.

I didn't realize NASCAR had such a fan in Ann Coulter.

I can forgive her for being fooled, but her response was just foolish.

Media Matters also reported that Car and Driver later edited the article and reposted it as joke. It has since been removed.

Photo:Google Images

As I am a bandwagon jumper, I decided that I too would take my best shot at blogging everyday in April. Now technically, it is April 2, however, as it is only 2:30 am, I will count this as my April 1st entry.

Lil' Wayne, the rapper known for his hits "Lollipop" "Mrs. Officer" and a multitude of hooks and verses on just about every song and remix in R&B and rap, will drop "rebirth" this June. Unlike his previous efforts, The Rebirth is Lil' Wayne's attempt to cross-over to rock.

Lil' Wayne discuses this transition with Rolling Stone, explaining that he has "grown tired of rapping." Excerpts from the interview were posted on MTV.com. In discussing his attempt at a rock record, Wayne admits that his "rock" won't appeal to all (or many) rock fans, and doesn't seem to be bothered that the album won't be as successful or as popular as past work. Such an admission is admirable coming from in artist of a genre which tends to be narcissistic.

After hearing Prom Queen, which leaked a few months back, I am honestly not expecting much from this album. However, I give Weezy serious props for stepping out of his comfort zone and trying something new. For making the music he wants to make, even if he is the ONLY one who wants to hear it.

While some haters have argued that Wayne's success will allow him to sell rock albums no matter how much they suck because of his past success. While this is may be true to an extent (undoubtedly many Lil' Wayne Die-hards will scoop the album up without even hearing it), he will definitely face negativity and criticism, often from critics who won't bother to even listen. Just look at Kanye-and all the hateration around his new sound on 808. But art is all about evolving...even if no one is ready for the evolution.

***I know this blog tends to be a bit too culture/mtv heavy,...I'm working on that!!!