tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131558512011-12-11T18:00:16.219-05:00My writings, my thoughts, my opinions, my life... my HisStoryC. Baptiste-Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16711715068243432712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13155851.post-81101818158175856232009-11-06T22:49:00.002-05:002009-11-06T23:35:37.775-05:00

So a several day news blitz has finally come to an end tonight (hopefully) on 20/20 with the Dianne Sawyer interviewing Rihanna about the now legendary abuse that happened so many months ago. My question is why now? Why are you coming to tell this story so many months later? Did it have to do with the push back she admitted receiving in the interview from her corporate endorsers? Is it perfect

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I thought this past summer's series was mediocre at best... and so far this season of So You Think You Can Dance is not grabbing my attention. But as a fan of dance I will watch faithfully each week.I have always been a fan of dance, even before my years working at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where I was exposed to many different dance styles. But Tap has never been a

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One thing that annoys the shit out of me is stupidity. Because stupidty can be prevented by listening and educating yourself on the subject at hand.Yesterday the DC Council held an open forum for citizens to speak about the upcoming vote on the Same Sex Marriage Bill before the council. Below you have a prime case of stupidity.I wish people would understand two things: (1) The United States of

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Just as I was considering abandoning Sprint after an 8 year run. They finally released the best phone they have offered on their service in some time.I am on week 2 of Sprint's version of the HTC Hero and I must say so far i am quite pleased. There are so many things I like about the phone. The new Android platform allows for a new cell phone experience on this service. One of my favorite

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I had never heard of this book before Oprah and Tyler Perry started talking about their part in bringing it to the big screen earlier this year. It wasn't until I started seeing the trailers of Lee Daniel's upcoming film called Precious which is based on this novel that I wanted to read the novel.With the pending rainy weekend, I walked the one block to Barnes and Noble to get a copy, only to be

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I guess I should have posted this sooner... but I have just been uninspired which is why I haven't written anything. Which is odd because there is a lot going on or not going on.Two years ago I left the association event planning world to go into the private sector and started working in the hospitality industry which I had been planning to do for years prior. Well with the fall out of the

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I had the opportunity to meet Edward Kennedy in 2002 while working at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. From our brief conversation as I walked him to the Presidential Box of the Opera House, I was quickly drawn into the charismatic appeal that the every Kennedy has seemed to possess. I felt honored at that time to meet a man who had become such an icon and force in the US

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Before watching HBO's documentary, The Nine Lives of Marion Barry, I never quite understood why DC's Ward 8, the blackest and poorest ward, kept electing 'this crack head' into office.The film chronicles DC's former mayor's 2004 City Council campaign by looking back at Barry's long love affair and political career with Washington. Barry served second elected mayor of Washington DC from 1979 to

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1. Clash for Clunkers... Health reform... Supreme Court Justices... one thing I miss about not being in DC is the ability to tune all of this shit out sometimes. It is like virtually impossible to do so in DC. 2. I think people just need something to complain about... on Facebook a few months ago everyone was complaining that it was too cold and would summer ever arrive... now that it is summer

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The ladies are back with a New Attitude, in the Same ATL... and last night's episode was full of plenty laughs... from the beginning to the very well scripted end. But for me the humor came from things I am sure the producer's weren't planning... or were they?! The new season started off with NeNe showing off her yet again rented house with no furniture but bragging about some multi thousand

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For me E. Lynn came into my life at a time when I needed him most. I remember the time quite vividly... I was in the midst of finals during the end of my freshman year. I was finally coming into accepting myself when a good friend asked me if I had ever read, Invisible Life. I had never heard of the book or even the woman, so I thought, who had wrote it. The next day i stopped by our library and

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I have spent a lot of time over the years visiting New York... but after this past 4 day weekend, I finally saw myself as possibly being able to live in this city.Granted this trip was a little different from any of my previous trips. I had a suite on the 38th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel... I spent most of my time in the midtown areas versus my usual stops in the Village and SoHo... and I

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Nine times out of ten on a Friday afternoon/ early evening... I am starting off my happy hour and weekend at Acadiana.Acadiana located at 9th and New York Avenue across from the DC Museum... that overpriced parking lot... and the convention center... bills itself as capturing the true spirit of Louisiana. As someone who has spent quite a lot of his life in New Orleans... I will say they do a good

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It has been 8 years but this past Tuesday, Maxwell finally released "BLACKsummers' Night," the first part of a trilogy he plans to deliver over the next few years. I first mentioned his return in February 2007... and it took a full 2 and a half years for it to come to fruition.Worth the wait... I am unsure but I will say I have thoroughly enjoyed the CD this past week. Maxwell's approach to this

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I am amazed that I can still remember the first time my mother gave me this little jewel. It was a Saturday and like every Saturday, my mother, her sister, and her cousin and my four cousins would spend the Saturday at the mall and running errands. At some point during the day we were separated from my mother and aunt... and my mother's cousin bought her 2 kids icecream or something but not me

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.... will be calling Barack as soooooon as he gets back from Africa... this heffa has to be destroyed look what she is doing to the nation. its just not healthy.

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8 month preggers and still perfoming!

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Last night was fun. Hanging out with close friends and the grown crowd at Helix was cool. As I get older I have loss the desire to hang out at clubs and bars where everyone looks as if they should be at home studying for a math quiz. Helix definitely offered the 25 and up crowd a different place to mix and mingle.We left there and went to my neighborhood strip bar Secrets... after a drink or two

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So the 4th of July weekend has officially started... and while I am looking forward to a weekend full of events... I keep reminding myself to keep my summer financial budget in the forefront of my thoughts.I have totally been slacking the past two weeks when it comes to adhering to this budget but I have vowed to do better. I am still aiming to be out of credit card debt this fall, while paying

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I said it back in 2007... and I will say it again... I hate BET. So here goes after watching the BET Awards my top 10 reasons why I am considering suing BET and Debra Lee for the defamation of the African American character.10. Yes we all know that 3 days is a short amount of time to pull together a TV Show... but yet you decided to bill this event as a tribute to Michael Jackson. Instead you

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So many memories of my childhood involve Michael Jackson... ... seeing Captain EO so many times at Epcot Center while i lived in Orlando.... the evening after my father's funeral I remember sitting quietly in my great aunt's house watching the premiere of the Bad video.... watching the Wiz on TV with my mother... and later being involved in a production of it during high school.... my very first

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1. I wonder what Metro's ridership will be today... the day after two trains collide and sadly killed 7. Of course the media and people around DC and those annoying people with the texts and facebook messages make it seem as if it was the the biggest atrocity. Think about how many car accidents happen on the beltway... get your ass on the train.. scoot over... say a prayer and shutup.2. If at 30

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Kristinia DeBarge is the daughter of Janet's first husband, James and is currently working with Babyface on her album. Kristinia was featured on this week's So You Think You Can Dance result show.

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... nope not one

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So we are in the second week of So You Think You Can Dance and as much as I love this show... this season has not yet captured me like previous seasons. Each week I look forward to seeing the different dance styles and if they can pull it off... but I am not tuning in to see any one dancer yet.Like Season 3... I was glued to my TV to see Sabra and Danny dance their way from the top 20 to the top

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So it has made the post and several Washington, DC blogs... Real World DC officially begins taping on the 20th of this month. So following Bravo's announcement that it's bringing "Real Housewives" to Washington, and the anti-black CW is bringing their reality show"Blonde Charity Mafia" to DC as well... Washington will finally get a dose of MTV's long running and first reality show.Of course many

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I personally think a course in cultural sensitivity and diversity should be mandatory for everyone to graduate high school. I think we all could benefit from learning how to appreciate other's differences.So recently I was sitting around with coworkers at lunch when a news story about the controversy over Disney's new African American princess came on. One coworker of another race couldn't

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Mya Wilkes... When the show first started and Joan use to talk to herself in those little bubbles... I was turned off and I didn't start watching Girlfriends again until my girl Jill Scott start guest staring on the show.But Mya with her 'hood' persona use to crack my shit up on the regular. Everything from the "O Hell NO!!" to the "O Hell Yes!!".. to the way she use to get Toni Childs together

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I can't believe it has already been a week since me and my travel partners returned from Casa Ventana and Puerta Vallarta.Simply stated this was the best vacation I have ever taken with a group of friends.The villa we rented was amazing, from the staff to the rooms to the view from the infinity pool... it was definitely first class the entire way. The house staff was quite impressive... I

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I briefly noticed him when i first walked into the neighborhood Safeway. He stood 6'0, about 170lbs, nice athletic build accented by the navy tank and white cargo shorts that showed off his beach tanned biceps and calf muscles. Like I said briefly noticed.Small talk by the orange juice as we laughed at how this store was always missing at least one thing you came to get and how we longed for the

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just skip to minute 1:04I may be laying on a beach or maybe by the infiniti pool... but know my DVR is recording the season premiere of So You Think You Can Dance...

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As if their clothes weren't expensive enough... the Universal Gear store in DC was robbed by a group of pathetic kids.One thing I have never understood was stealing. How do you justify taking something that someone else has worked for... I will never understand.Hmmm vaguely reminiscent of this post I did in 2006.

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1. Do you really think Debra Lee watches BET at home?2. Does ABC really need to give every show a 2 hour season finale?3. And since we are on the topic of TV... did you catch the Season/Series? finale of The Game?? Well wether it is coming back or not may be in limbo but at least the last episode did bring about closure.4. Am I the only one who could careless if Arizona Community College gave

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Web Cams, Youtube, and Beyonce must be destroyed!

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I have always been a sucker for classic... timeless... breathtaking fashion. So when I learned of the documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor. I knew I would be there to have a front row seat to a documentary about a fashion titan's love of 'making women beautiful'. The 90 minute film documents the very dramatic closing act of Valentino's celebrated 45 year career in fashion while exploring the

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(I am reserving this lounge chair right there on the left....)1. anything that comes out of your intern's mouth begins to make sense.2. you find yourself day dreaming in the middle of a meeting... that you are leading.3. ... 2 weeks till a week of lounging pool/beach side, drinking, and fun with friends...

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I am about 15 days away from vacation and I desperately need your help... I rarely listen to the radio...I haven't seen 106 and Park in years...and I don't go out too often... So I need some music or playlist suggestions of current music for my ipod as I lay on the beach or beside the infinity pool at our luxury villa (read: pool outside rental house) or on the plane ride down as I ignore

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You would think it was the Harris Teeter or Publix that ran out of chicken... you #*$& people make me sickNo thanks go to That Dude Right There for sending me this clip... just gonna shake my head and see if my neighborhood Popeyes is running this special.

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With films with such promise like Valentino, The Soloist, and American Violet out... I was quite shocked to see me settling into the AMC Courthouse Friday night to watch Obsessed. Don't get me wrong I don't mind a updated version of Fatal Attraction and definitely don't mind watching Idris Elba but going to the opening night of a Matthew and Beyonce Knowles produced movie would never be first

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It has been quite an eventful week... i mean it was my birthday week so what should I expect.The official partying started Wednesday with dinner at one of my favorite restaurants Central. I have been hanging out with Guy for a few weeks and he offered to treat me to dinner before my "weekend got to busy to squeeze him in"... or at least I think that is how he stated. The lobster burger and mac n

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I can't even remember the last time I bought an Ebony magazine... but as soon as I hit Publish Post I am beating my feet up to the Barnes and Noble on the corner for this one. I love Viola Davis and Taraji too... and I see Zoe Saldana's name at the bootom...

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I really try not to dwell in the past. Things all happen for a reason... or at least that is what they say.There are a lot of more important life decisions and situations that I wonder how life would be if things were different but last week something happened and it has left me wondering what if. As much as I want to stop... I can't. Every time I see him smile or say something assanine as he

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So the Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Mara Brock Akil is hoping CW will accept the change of The Game going from 30 minutes to an hour long dramady. However Hollywood Reporter feels that this may be a long shot seeing it is already on Friday nights when no one watches TV and as they say "an hour long "Game" wouldn't necessarily mesh well with CW's other dramas, which are skewing younger

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As I crept to my desk at some ungodly hour this morning, my always chipper coworker was the first to greet me. In a disguise to really get me to run some reports on our first quarter, she did the courteous thing of asking how my weekend was.It took a few seconds for me to respond which had to feel like minutes for both of us because she added a humorous wow that good you had to think or that bad.

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Gotta love that costume change... The Obamas on their first presidential trip to Europe.~When my girl Oprah asked the First Lady about the "rumors that you've got a baby bump. " for the O Magazine cover article, Michelle laughed them off."I know -- I was like, 'Baby bump? As hard as I work on my abs!'"

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1. I am really excited about some life changing decisions that I have thought about for a long time but finally taking the steps to make it happen. This is all I will say about it for now because it is still in its beginning stages... but a new life is coming in the next two years.2. I don't understand why airfare hasn't gone down in this recession!! Tickets for my May vacation are still over

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And finally, New Rule: If you go to a cattle call audition for "America's Next Top Model" and get caught in a herd-like stampede, the title you really deserve is "America's Next Top Sirloin." Now, if you missed what happened when Tyra Banks sent out the "Bat Signal" last Saturday -- and asked women to come and try out for her show, here's a few seconds of it. [video clip shown of street mob

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Once in awhile we all seem to be a little nosey... inquisitive... or a bit too curious. But as of late there have been a couple acquaintances of mine that seem to think they are entitled to know just a little too much information about my personal life, than what I deem they should need to know.For example...Him: What did you do last night?Me: Dinner at Art and Soul.Him: Oh who did you go with?Me

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what is this child going through?

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From the creators of DL Chronicles comes a MySpace Video series about gay relationships.... The Outside of Relationships Season 1 Episode 2 Seeing they have been together 11 years... I don't mind listening to their perspective...

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As I grabbed my OJ and settled into my couch yesterday to clip coupons and read the Post... my eyes were quickly grabbed by the headline announcing that at least 3% of D.C.'s residents have HIV or AIDS. While I always knew the HIV rate in DC was high... I thought after the last expose a few years ago the rate had to start trending downward.What is most shocking is that the health department

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This girl must be destroyed!!

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I'll never forget my first impression of Washington, DC. When I moved here the first time I flew into Baltimore-Washington International Airport and we took the BW Parkway into the city... as we cut across NE and NW to get to Alexandria, Virginia, where I lived initially, the first thing I noticed was how urban... how old... and how colorful the city was. It seemed every other row house was

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So on "Oprah Fridays (Live)", my girl O announced that Tyler and herself have a movie coming out later this year? I need some details? Who wrote it? Who will direct it? Who will star?What is it about? Could you imagine Sophia and Medea in a movie?

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When I moved back to Atlanta a few years ago, I noticed that alot of the people that I knew had a hustle. I remember one day sitting in the living room with my then roommate Damian and commenting on how you see black people in Atlanta constantly grinding.My best girl friend/college roommate had always been into fashion. Her style always turned heads on campus and now to complement her full time

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1. So Michael Jackson is allegedly going to announce a Summer Concert series... like Stevie Wonder, I want him to sit down and let me remember him as I do. His BAD concert was simply amazing and probably one of my all time favorite concerts I attended.2. Two non News stories I am tired of hearing about: OctoMom and Chrihanna. I could simply careless about either situation. 3. I am tired of the

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Usually I am... but it works for me so I guess that makes it right.But here is the situation. My cousin is getting married this summer in Hawkins, Texas. Yes Hawkins not Houston. Where is Hawkins? I have no idea. When I was asked if I was going I said probably not... I already had a vacation lined up for late August early September and I am unsure if I would be able to afford to go to this as

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So my new year's resolution this year was to start living again... since FLJ has passed I was kind of just existing. Just doing what I needed to do that day to make it to bed time. Thankfully I have some friends that have been keeping me busy and my mind on other things. But each night I go to sleep and look at his picture on the nightstand and think about how things should be.So part of living

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~Yet again... the Baddest Chick in the Game... last night at the National Governor's Association dinner at the White House....

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Yeah I meant to finish this last week but... it was a busy week and an even more eventful weekend.So another part of the conversation that I was apart of had to do with a particular person that me and my friends know purposely misstating the truth. To break this down without going into a lot of pointless details A and B dated for a very brief point in time. A and C had been friends for years. D

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I love the album... love the song... love the video....Oscar, Grammy... what's next Jhud

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I stan for Michelle Obama.

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Recently, some friends and myself were sitting around relaxing in deep conversation with empty bottles of wine all around. During this conversation of of the younger members of the group mentioned in passing his four exs. My mind started racing like damn how has he had more Exs than me and I am a good 5 years older than him.So over the past week I have been wondering... what makes someone an Ex?

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For the past 12 years, I have attended the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's U.S. tour and this year the company celebrates its 50th Anniversary and kicks off its tour tonight here in Washington. I am quite excited to be able to attend two shows during this engagement which includes a brand new Anniversary Highlights program that spans each decade of Ailey's phenomenal career and features

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So Friday the Republican Party made a huge gesture in saying 'hey we can have a black leader too', by electing Michael Steele as the chairman for their party. Now I say this partly in jest because I would never want to detract from the many accomplishments of Michael Steele... he has truly been a man of many firsts.DC native and former brother-in-law to Mike Tyson, has broken the color barrier

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It has been a week since Barack Hussein Obama took the Presidential Oath of Office less than two miles from my house.It took me awhile to digest the magnitude of what happened on January 20th, and much like the morning of November 5th, I awoke this morning to the street symphony of Southwest Washington with a smile on my face. The first snow fell on Washington over the night. As I heard the Metro

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Just a day of ignorant shit.

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A message from kwest on VimeoThis queen wears me out...

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As I walked into the sanctuary, memories and emotions began to cloud my thoughts. I found a seat next to a woman I had seen many times before further back from where I would normally seat, but the early crowd made it apparent I wasn't the only one who had come to say goodbye. I guess she had noticed the complexion on my face and how I was looking around because she reached over and touched my

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... well other than Beyonce must be destroyed.

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Regal glamour has finally returned to Washington.

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I personally think President George W. Bush missed his calling. I mean face it this man is pure comedy. And very physical comedy at that. I mean seriously look at him in this Commander in Chief role he has played for the past 8 years... PURE COMEDY. From the many facial expressions to the things that just come out of his mouth... you have to admit Prez Bush is simply funnyCNN compiled some of W's

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Even as I type this I am tired... I am so tired I just may have to take Wednesday, January 21st off as well. From private parties to working the invite only Congressional Black Caucus Inaugural party to the Russell Simmons party... I can tell you know I will either be sick with a crazy cold or just dead tired by Wednesday.They just announced the free concert on Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial will

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I know see why I stopped watching this show years ago... Real World: Brooklyn kicked off last night and was as white washed as ever and boring as ever. They increased the cast from 7 to 8 and yet only two minorities made it to the house in Brooklyn. While JD is definitely needed latin eye candy for MTV, even his killer smile couldn't save this yawnfest. And the addition of a trans-whatever (i

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2 days ago Change moved to Washington... 2 weeks from today I will be standing on the National Mall watching Barack Hussein Obama take the oath of office as the 44th President of the United States of America. And on that day I will ignore all the ignorant racial and political comments... On that day I will not think of all the expectations I have on the next 8 years... on that day I am going to

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Each January 1, 2009, the Washington Post puts out a list of What is In and What is Out for the new year. While some of the references are truely local or politico... I think the list translates well.Some of my favorites...OUT - Voting like OprahIN - Eating like OprahOUT - Stuff white people likeIN - Stuff the First Lady likeOUT - ShopliftingIN - CounterfittingOUT - "It's all good"IN - "It is

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It seems as though I have had a reoccurring theme in my life the past few years. In Lessons Learned in 2007, I posted a quote from one of my favorite movies, Love and Basketball:"It's a trip, you know? When you're a kid, you-you see the life you want, and it never crosses your mind that it's not gonna turn out that way." - MonicaThis year has definitely been a year, I will never forget. And as

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So I guess I should already be ready for the near 100 annoying ass generic blast text everyone in my address book "Happy New Year" text message. It never fails every holiday, some I celebrate others I don't, I am bombarded by text messages from people i rarely talk and from those I talk to constantly. And I find it quite annoying the continuous vibration of my cell phone with such impersonal SPAM

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I was reminiscing about old times with my cousin JP, when I reminded him of the summer I found out there was no Santa Claus. It is funny because I get a laugh from this story now but then I think I was devastated.I had to be all of 8 years old. And I was sitting on the porch with JP and my other older cousins Thaddieus and Eva. Somehow a conversation about Bugs Bunny turned to the Easter Bunny...

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Teen Candy Crook Tangles with Wal-Mart Employees A Fort Worth teenager with a high-end name is accused of a low rent crime. According to investigators, Neiman Marcus Jones stole fistfuls of candy from a Wal-Mart in the 7400 block of McCart Avenue on Wednesday afternoon and then faced off with store workers. The 18-year-old stashed the stolen goods in his coat at about 4:30 p.m. and walked out the

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After a late night of partying with friends... I woke up this morning to hear the weather man stating it was 17 degrees in Washington... at that moment I made a new rule, "No getting out of bed until it is at least 20 degrees, hence I wasn't at work until 10am today.I know many may think I am cold and callous for saying this but I am so freaking tired of hearing about Caylee Anthony, Natalee

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One thing any of my close friends can tell you about me is that I am consistently me. I am who I am... no pretense. You ask my opinion... I give it to you regardless of if it is what you want to hear or need to hear. People that know me... know if you don't want to hear my what I have to say leave me out of the conversation.So a friend of mine, we shall call him Blue, has been dating Q for about

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So I was having conversation with a few gays that I know and all of them were at work... including myself.None of them even knew what I was talking about and began laughing when I explained. Hell I didn't even know myself until this morning courtesy of a Facebook message.The Day Without A Gay website states,"We've reacted to anti-gay ballot initiatives in California, ArizonaFlorida, and Arkansas

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Sunday night Le Petit and myself decided to check out Cadillac Records. Normally I wouldn't have even considered going to see this movie on opening weekend, but I was surprised by the overall good reviews the critics and my friends on the movie and the performances of everyone including Beyonce.As we walked into the theater 30 minutes early we were shocked that we were the only ones in the

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1. So my cousin that I may speak to once a year, calls me like many others the day after the election inviting himself to stay at my house. My response was oh we will talk not sure of my plans. Well Friday I check my email to see a flight itinerary for his trip to DC... I hope he made hotel arrangements too. Nothing pisses me off more than inconsiderate people and those who have a sense of

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I have had it. I am sick and fucking tired of all the handouts to poor people. And I am tired of faking the funk like I really care and saddened by their 'misfortune'. Because honestly I don't.Hell I can't.While I go to work every day... EVERY DAY. I have to sit here and figure out how can I continue to pay my student loans and at the same time pay for every other bill I have. But yet they are

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Returning to work on Monday brought about the endless, "How was your Thanksgiving?" questions. After the third time I even considered drafting a company wide/ worldwide email draft of What I did over my Thanksgiving Holiday. And of course if I didn't ask, "And you?" at the end of my recollection, I would have been deemed as being rude. Damn that phone for not ringing on cue. I noticed in

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Well not exactly....Friday's Washington Blade details an upcoming community-wide forum to debate whether the City Council should take up a same-sex marriage bill in January. Twelve of DC's 13 city council members and Mayor Adrian Fenty support same-sex marriage. However many, including me, wonder if now is the right time to begin this battle for two reasons.Reason number 1 - While I believe DC is

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