My Favorite Things: Techy Edition

1. NOOK Color: This is seriously one of the best inventions ever! Ok maybe that's a little extreme but I love my NOOK. I had the original NOOK first but once the color one came out and I found out that I could read magazines AND books on it, I had to...I repeat HAD TO get it! And thanks to the convenience of the NOOK, I have read more books this year and last than I have in my entire life! LOL






2. iPhone 4: This is probably the only phone I will ever need for the rest of my life! With my iPhone in hand I am occupied all day! I had a Android powered phone before this one and I did like the customization and everything but I'm sorry to say that the iPhone is 10 times better (speaking from someone who used to prefer Android). That statement will probably make some people mad but Oh Well!




3. iPod Classic 80 GB: You wanna know how fly this iPod is??? THEY DON'T EVEN MAKE IT ANYMORE!!! Smh. I guess Apple couldn't handle its awesomeness so it discontinued it and replaced it with iPod classics that have entirely too much storage. But I've had mine for YEARS, my handy little iPod :0) But I'm so afraid of something happening to it. Its the perfect size storage wise, I don't wanna go up to a 160 GB. That's just ridiculous!

4. Nintendo Wii: So this is another thing of mine that serves many purposes. Although, I admit that lately I haven't been using it for its original intended purpose which is playing video games! LOL I've been really using mine a lot to watch Netflix on my TV. But when I have company over, the Wii is also great for group games :0)







5. Toshiba Mini NB205-N325PK: My Pink laptop is my favorite because its PINK! Well that and its really light and fits in nearly every purse I own. I admit that sometimes this computer gets on my nerves but I still don't know what I would do without it. I guess its like an annoying sibling in that way. Sometimes you wanna throw 'em out the window but at the end of the day, you guys love each other!

I Mean Really.....What IS Music?

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The other day I read a quote from Moby who kinda took a dig at music by performers like Britney and Ke$ha, claiming that those types of songs shouldn't be considered music. This is his quote in full as taken from PerezHilton.com:


"It's fun, but I don't think of it as music. It's manufactured. I appreciate it as a pop culture phenomenon and some of the songs I like if I hear them in a shopping mall or something, but it doesn't function as music for me. Music is something that communicates emotion and integrity in a really interesting, direct way, and when I listen to the pop music you're describing, it's hyper-produced corporate product. That isn't really even a criticism, but I just think calling it music is a misnomer."

In a way, I kind of see his point. A lot of pop music is very manufactured and kind of artificial and superficial. But I don't think it's pointless or unnecessary. I think the purpose of that kind of music is not for the artist to express some kind of emotion but more to evoke emotions in the listeners.

However nicely put, I still think Moby's comment is still a little pretentious. Not everybody cares or wants to listen to the kind of music he feels has the most substance (which would no doubt be music like his own). Sometimes we (and yes I include myself) just wanna hear something catchy and fun and enjoy ourselves! Maybe Moby would have us listening to Mozart and Haydn all the time and studying the "interesting" way that the music "expresses emotion and integrity" but I think a lot if not most of us just wanna blast "Break the Ice" and "Tik Tok" on our iPods!
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Not That I Care But...Who won American Idol???

The big news of the week is that some kid named Scotty McCreery won American Idol. Now let me first say that I don't watch American Idol...well I don't watch the live competition part but I do watch the auditions. I remember seeing Scotty's audition and thinking "There's no way this kid is gonna go through let alone win!" The deep voice might be cute in a boy band (LANCE BASS) but not as a solo artist. I never thought in a million years that it would happen but low and behold it did.

Now let me also say that I remember Lauren Alaina's audition as well and I pegged her right away to be the season's winner. I thought she was AWESOME, her voice was on point and she's a cute girl.

So I know I don't have much evidence since I didn't watch but what was it about Scotty that made him get more votes? Is it because he's a crooner? Is it because all of the lower half of this country voted for him while the other half (like me) didn't pay the show any mind? And most importantly, Would he even be on the show if Simon were still there? For that last question, I think NOT.

Bottom line: This is why I don't watch the show. From what I've seen I don't consider McCreery to be an "American Idol". Maybe a "Country Idol" but I don't think that his voice and his talent represents America. And how many times has America voted off a really talented singer coughcoughJENNIFERHUDSONcough and he/she turned out to be even more successful than the winner?

I don't understand the premise of the show! In my personal opinion, out of all the successful American Idol winners, I think Kelly Clarkson had the most appeal to a wider range of people, making her closer to an actual American Idol than any other winner. That's not to say that all the rest are bad but I'm just saying, let's evaluate the reason for this shows existence. They set out to look for someone with immense talent, versatility and likability. I mean am I wrong about that?

Maybe this Scotty kid will prove to be a true American Idol but sorry to say that I doubt it. But then again...I don't care anyway! :-)

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Teenage Pregnancy is Cool! Thanks MTV!

The other day I was watching 16 and Pregnant with my bestie and we had a discussion about this fascination and glorification of teen pregnancy. Thanks to MTV, Bristol Palin and Jamie Lynn Spears and countless other factors, teenage pregnancy has kind of become acceptable and for some foolish teenagers, a cool thing.

For anyone that's watched the show, you know its not all fun and games. The producers make sure you see the teenage girls and boy struggling with their pregnancies, labor and bundles of joy. There's yelling, fighting, breaking up, and even some violence (as we've seen in recent weeks, outside of the show). MTV even puts up a disclaimer about how teenage pregnancy is 100% preventable. But the underlying thing; the thing about it that still makes it "cool" is the fact that its on television. It's on MTV! No matter what happens with these girls, they're still getting their time to shine, their names in magazines, they're faces in the news and their names out of the mouths of household names. And call me crazy but I think that the "fame" that comes after being on this show will be motivation enough for young impressionable girls to go out get pregnant in hopes that they'll become the next 16 and Pregnant star.

I get it though; its kind of a double edged sword. Awareness of teenage pregnancy should be raised to help prevent it but after that happens, I think its the media's responsibility to stop rewarding these girls with any further attention. These girls should NOT be on the cover of magazines and in entertainment news shows. End of story!

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"Black Women Are UGLY?!?" You mus' be out cho' MIND!

I know I'm catching on to this kind of late but my friend just told me yesterday about something she heard on the radio. A couple of weeks ago "Psychology Today" posted an article about why black women are (wait for it....) LESS PHYSICALLY ATTRACTIVE than women of other races. And this is all based on some ASSHOLE psychologist, Dr. Satoshi Kanaza's "findings". He tries to justify this extremely racist claim by saying that its because black people have more testosterone than other races and that because of that, black women (but not black men) are objectively less attractive. So....we're unatrractive because we look like men? Gotcha. Please Mr. Kanaza do not come to NYC and if you are, best stay away from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens because there's a whole lot of us "ugly black women/men" that'll beat your ass. I'M JUST SAYING!

You can try to look for the article but Psychology Today has since taken it off its website but here's a few articles that talk about the RIDICULOUSITY!
Salon.com
YourBlackWorld.com
Here's the Wikipedia page on Kanazawa. This isn't the only nonsense to come out of this man's mouth!

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Gentlemen, its Ok when its in a three way!

Justin Timberlake is my favorite comedian on SNL! Huh? What do you mean he's not a regular on the cast? SMH he's been on there like a THOUSAND times!!! Don't you think its about time SNL made a commitment to Mr. Timberlake and stopped stringing him along??

Here's a clip of my favorite skit from SNL's season finale!

Who Run the World? Well apparently, Girls do!

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Funny story: So last night, I turned on my tv to channel 7 looking for Desperate Housewives (which ended last week, no one gave me the memo!) but ended up catching the very beginning of Beyonce performing "Run The World" on the Billboard Awards which I had NO IDEA was on in the first place. (I don't keep up with awards shows anymore, not since high school.) So I ended up watching and I have to give B her props. The performance was SICK!!! I was so impressed! I couldn't even take my eyes off of it for one second.

I wasn't a big fan of the song itself when it came out but I do love the concept of enstilling this sense of empowerment in women/girls. I think that we could all use some more of that in this world, whether we are confident and cocky or struggling with self esteem. I admit that in my life I've struggled with self-esteem especially as a teenager. I think if Beyonce was singing this song back then, it might have helped even just a little bit.

Great job to B and other female artists (like my favorite, Christina Aguilera) who are always singing/speaking about the power of women!

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"Love me or Leave me, Just take it or Leave it...."

Me, Fresh faced and Make-up free

Ladies this one is for you...
I am guilty of having this thought---> 'He (whomever he may be) cannot see me without my make-up on or my hair 'did'!" and I'm also guilty of saying this---> "No, you can't come over now, I need at least an hour to get ready" I think we've all had these thoughts when it comes to our romantic relationships. Today I kind of realized just how silly it all is. I know someone who emailed a person she's newly dating a picture of herself without makeup so that he could, quote, "know what he was getting himself into." But now she's worried because she hasn't heard back from him yet and she fears she may have scared him off.

Now here's my problem with that scenario; why does he need a preview? Why even give him a reason to reject you or walk away? Why put him through a "test"? It will happen eventually; that guy you're seeing now WILL eventually see you not looking your best. I say, just let fate take over and wait for the actual moment to happen before you force it. And besides, why do we women do these things when Men will fart, burp, spit in front of us, hang their guts freely over their bellies and scratch their crotches without batting an eye?

Just something to think about. Thanks for reading!



***Title consists of lyrics from "I Am" by Christina Aguilera: Bionic album

Maybe this is what they meant by "Rapture"...

...I mean this is what I thought would happen. :-)

What's a quarter-life-crisis anyway????

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Maybe some people will stumble across my blog and wonder why I chose this title.  Others could really care less but I'm gonna explain anyway! 
For anybody that's a John Mayer fan, you first heard this phrase in his song "Why Georgia" on his Room for Squares album and that is where I got it from.  Just so there's no copyright infringement or any mumbo jumbo like that. (Did I just say mumbo jumbo? My nerd is showing...)
For anyone that still doesn't quite get what it means; to pit it simply, it's basically a mid-life crisis but in half the time!

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Pain = Beauty

Today I went to get my nails done with my two best friends and as you can see, they came out pretty nice.  Sounds like a good time right?  Well it would be if I didn't have to endure the pain that comes along with getting acrylic tips!  They file your nails raw, clip your skin, burn you with acrylic powder and then cut you with those electric nail files until you bleed and get burned some more by the nail polish seeping into your open wounds!!!
Now maybe this doesn't happen in upscale places on fifth avenue or in those nicer neighborhoods downtown but I can't afford those fancy places :-/ Lol I'm a full time student with a part time job!  So I guess I gotta deal with the pain if I want the beauty!  

Lesson for the day, pain = beauty but I'm sure you already knew that :-)

I AM GADGET QUEEN HEAR ME ROAR!!!! RAWR :-)

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So this is my first post on my bare, boring blog! Yay!!!! Let me start off by saying that I AM A GADGET QUEEN! Yesterday, I bought an iPhone (Yes I'm a sellout, I admit it) and I'm OBSESSED with it. Just another gadget to make me happy! :-) But just to further prove that I am a gadget queen: I created this blog on my iPhone, edited it and my profile on my NOOK Color and now I'm creating this post on my pink Toshiba 10" laptop! So now, I repeat with much conviction and gusto...I AM GADGET QUEEN HEAR ME ROAR!!!! RAWR!!!!