LOL so one night not too long ago I began to look on youtube and found some pretty cool poems. I was trying to find some inspiration to write and found these poems. They embody feelings that ALL women have felt at some point and time. They are funny, real and powerful. So ladies these are for you! And no these don't all pertain to me, but nonetheless they will make you smile!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Corny Game
Can you name 20 people you can think of right off the top of your head? Don't read the questions underneath until you write the names of all 20 people. *this is a lot funnier if you actually list the names first!! No cheating!!!*
1. Dorothy Johnson
2. Keenia Davis
3. Maurice Nash
4. Justin Hoskins
5. Alexandra Burrel
6. Fallon Hudson
7. Nino Brown
8. Ron Dance
9. Ian Burke
10.Tasha Robinson
11. Ricki Brazil
12. Floyd Mayweather
13. Vivica Fox
14. Lana Howard
15. Darnell McCallum
16. Santahra Douglas
17. Jamal Crumpler
18. Steven Jackson
19. Valen
20. Keshia Hills
• How did you meet 10?
SHe caught me and my friend backstage with someone else's credentials at a comedy show
• What would you do if you had never met 6?
I wouldn't have anyone to laugh at my stories
• What would you do if 20 and 15 dated?
I would be grossed out because that's my little brother and a childhood friend!
• If you could marry either 6 or 14 who will it be?
Neither because they are both women
• Did you ever like 9?
He's a cool cat love em to death!
• Have you ever seen 4 cry?
Yes I think he got hurt really bad one time in highschool!
• Would 4 and 12 make a good couple?
Nope they are both guys
• Would number 1 and 2 make a good couple?
Nope they are both females
• Describe 8:
Still haven't figured that guy out yet...he's cute and seems like he's doing his thing.
• Last time you saw 12?
At Diego Corales daughters sweet 16 party...so random
• Tell me something about 17:
He changed the way I walk LOL
• What's 7's favorite color?
IDK Green???
• What would you do if 1 just confessed they liked you?
That's my best friend we love each other, but not like that
•When was the last time you talked to number 6?
Ummm Friday
• How do you think 19 feels about you?
She would say we have the most random fun times together
• What language does 13 speak?
English
• Who is 2 going out with?
who knows
• What grade is 8 in?
N/A LOL
• What is 5's favorite music?
Everything R&B
• Would you ever date 3?
Yes
• Is 11 single?
I plead the 5th
•What's 10's last name?
Robinson
• Where does 18 live?
Las Vegas/St Louis
• What do you think about 20?
We don't always stay in touch but she will ALWAYS be my girl!
• What is the best thing about 4?
No matter what we have been through we are still cool no matter how much he pisses me off.
• What would you like to tell 16 right now?
Do you at all times!
• How did you meet 9?
Through Tasha Robinson
• What is the best and worst thing about 14?
She's always late
1. Dorothy Johnson
2. Keenia Davis
3. Maurice Nash
4. Justin Hoskins
5. Alexandra Burrel
6. Fallon Hudson
7. Nino Brown
8. Ron Dance
9. Ian Burke
10.Tasha Robinson
11. Ricki Brazil
12. Floyd Mayweather
13. Vivica Fox
14. Lana Howard
15. Darnell McCallum
16. Santahra Douglas
17. Jamal Crumpler
18. Steven Jackson
19. Valen
20. Keshia Hills
• How did you meet 10?
SHe caught me and my friend backstage with someone else's credentials at a comedy show
• What would you do if you had never met 6?
I wouldn't have anyone to laugh at my stories
• What would you do if 20 and 15 dated?
I would be grossed out because that's my little brother and a childhood friend!
• If you could marry either 6 or 14 who will it be?
Neither because they are both women
• Did you ever like 9?
He's a cool cat love em to death!
• Have you ever seen 4 cry?
Yes I think he got hurt really bad one time in highschool!
• Would 4 and 12 make a good couple?
Nope they are both guys
• Would number 1 and 2 make a good couple?
Nope they are both females
• Describe 8:
Still haven't figured that guy out yet...he's cute and seems like he's doing his thing.
• Last time you saw 12?
At Diego Corales daughters sweet 16 party...so random
• Tell me something about 17:
He changed the way I walk LOL
• What's 7's favorite color?
IDK Green???
• What would you do if 1 just confessed they liked you?
That's my best friend we love each other, but not like that
•When was the last time you talked to number 6?
Ummm Friday
• How do you think 19 feels about you?
She would say we have the most random fun times together
• What language does 13 speak?
English
• Who is 2 going out with?
who knows
• What grade is 8 in?
N/A LOL
• What is 5's favorite music?
Everything R&B
• Would you ever date 3?
Yes
• Is 11 single?
I plead the 5th
•What's 10's last name?
Robinson
• Where does 18 live?
Las Vegas/St Louis
• What do you think about 20?
We don't always stay in touch but she will ALWAYS be my girl!
• What is the best thing about 4?
No matter what we have been through we are still cool no matter how much he pisses me off.
• What would you like to tell 16 right now?
Do you at all times!
• How did you meet 9?
Through Tasha Robinson
• What is the best and worst thing about 14?
She's always late
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Chopped and Screwed: Miami Style
WARNING: NAMES HAVE BEEN SUBSTITUTED EVENTS ARE BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Chopped N Skrewed - T-Pain ft. Ludaris
It's my 4th night in Miami and I have no clue what to wear it's about 9pm and I'm panicking. I grab my soror and we begin to walk towards American Apparel. I always wanted a pair of those skin tight, trash bag looking leggings! I squeeze into an extra small and it's a match made in Miami heaven. I confidently walk back to my hotel eager to try on the outfit that I have created in my head. By the time I get out of the shower our crew of 5 has turned to 3 and one is sleep. I continue to get dressed as I periodically check on one of my girls to see if she's going to come. All the while ripping through my duffel bag to find a top to go with those darn leggings. I finally decide on a Green low cut V-Neck shirt that plunges below appropriate. I think to myself "I'll make the bra part of the ensemble". And there you have it I feel confident correct and ready to hang out for my last night in Miami. Me and my girl leave the hotel as a twosome and jump in a cab. We pull up with confidence exuding from every pore as I walk to the door and ask the door bouncer..."Excuse me is there a guest list"....he answers me with a seductive look in his eye and says "not for you Miss". As we pass the first barrier to a great night we walk through a restaurant to an EMPTY bar!!! No one was there, but what could I expect at 10:30pm in Miami....I get places early to avoid the hassle.
So after a couple minutes of looking around we make our way to the bar and I ask the bar tender, "excuse me sir, what's the minimum to use a credit card"..."he answers $30". So I stand there and think for a moment about the charge I'm about to put on my card...I mean after all I am in Miami on a budget and I know what will happen if I just use a little patience. So I go through my purse and come across the flier for the party..."Free Martini's and Champagne till midnight"....It's 10:45! So I confirm the special with the bar tender and we get it cracking. At about 11:30 we make our way to the restroom to sit down and let the club fill up (feet were hurting). So as time progresses and I drink some more of my champagne, we make our way back to the party. We run into some people from School and converse. I then walk to the VIP room which was open to everyone this night and run into a young man who wants to start convo. I trade laughs with him for a second as we make our way to the bar. We continue our conversation and realized our common friends and he buys my girl a drink too. He then invites me to his section where the hosts (Santana Moss and his brother and Edgerine James) are and I let him know that I will connect later.
At this point the reserved tables are still empty so me my girl and some college friends have a seat. After about ten minutes a waitress comes and asks us to move because someone has purchased the section. We oblige. At this point it is 12:30am...my feet are killing me and the vultures are out. All the women parading around like peacocks trying to catch that $100,000 nut LOL. I play it cool I'm used to being around men of this caliber...or men with money. I tell women all the time "it's not your money"! So after standing up for a while and doing another walk around the club I go back to the table we were booted from. Now there are 2 semi attractive looking males there with an empty seat. So I ask "excuse me do you mind if I sit here, my feet hurt"...without hesitation they agree to let me rest my feet. One of the guys offers me a drink that consists of Patron and Pineapple juice and we begin to talk. As I sit and conversed with him I see women putting on shows for athletes desperate for a chance to touch a trophy and I laugh to myself as I sit comfortably with my new found friend. We continue to drink and talk and enjoy the music for the next couple hours...I actually got up a couple times and he made room for me to come back, we danced to a couple slow songs and at the time he was something to do while I looked at him and thought of someone I would rather be dancing with. As the night comes to a close we exchange numbers and he asks me to add his name into my phone as James One Nighter Miami...I smile and put it in my phone and begin to walk away. He grabs my arm and pulls me close to him and whispers in my ear "I want you to come with me", In my most Ignorant voice ever I ask "Why would I do that"...This dude really thought that since I sat and drank with him that it entitled him to go home with me!!! So after my initial comment as I let him down softly lips barely touching his ear just as softly as he sent the offer I walked away. As he watched me walk away I could feel his eyes etching my silhouette into his memory. I go outside to meet my male friend and wait on valet to bring his car to around as the man whose been chopped and screwed whistles for a cab....he see's me next to my 6'4'' chocolate companion and yells a heart felt "FUCK YOU" with a middle finger to match as he jumps into his yellow cab. As I ride off into the night in the black range I think to myself damn I've done it again...
Chopped N Skrewed - T-Pain ft. Ludaris
It's my 4th night in Miami and I have no clue what to wear it's about 9pm and I'm panicking. I grab my soror and we begin to walk towards American Apparel. I always wanted a pair of those skin tight, trash bag looking leggings! I squeeze into an extra small and it's a match made in Miami heaven. I confidently walk back to my hotel eager to try on the outfit that I have created in my head. By the time I get out of the shower our crew of 5 has turned to 3 and one is sleep. I continue to get dressed as I periodically check on one of my girls to see if she's going to come. All the while ripping through my duffel bag to find a top to go with those darn leggings. I finally decide on a Green low cut V-Neck shirt that plunges below appropriate. I think to myself "I'll make the bra part of the ensemble". And there you have it I feel confident correct and ready to hang out for my last night in Miami. Me and my girl leave the hotel as a twosome and jump in a cab. We pull up with confidence exuding from every pore as I walk to the door and ask the door bouncer..."Excuse me is there a guest list"....he answers me with a seductive look in his eye and says "not for you Miss". As we pass the first barrier to a great night we walk through a restaurant to an EMPTY bar!!! No one was there, but what could I expect at 10:30pm in Miami....I get places early to avoid the hassle.
So after a couple minutes of looking around we make our way to the bar and I ask the bar tender, "excuse me sir, what's the minimum to use a credit card"..."he answers $30". So I stand there and think for a moment about the charge I'm about to put on my card...I mean after all I am in Miami on a budget and I know what will happen if I just use a little patience. So I go through my purse and come across the flier for the party..."Free Martini's and Champagne till midnight"....It's 10:45! So I confirm the special with the bar tender and we get it cracking. At about 11:30 we make our way to the restroom to sit down and let the club fill up (feet were hurting). So as time progresses and I drink some more of my champagne, we make our way back to the party. We run into some people from School and converse. I then walk to the VIP room which was open to everyone this night and run into a young man who wants to start convo. I trade laughs with him for a second as we make our way to the bar. We continue our conversation and realized our common friends and he buys my girl a drink too. He then invites me to his section where the hosts (Santana Moss and his brother and Edgerine James) are and I let him know that I will connect later.
At this point the reserved tables are still empty so me my girl and some college friends have a seat. After about ten minutes a waitress comes and asks us to move because someone has purchased the section. We oblige. At this point it is 12:30am...my feet are killing me and the vultures are out. All the women parading around like peacocks trying to catch that $100,000 nut LOL. I play it cool I'm used to being around men of this caliber...or men with money. I tell women all the time "it's not your money"! So after standing up for a while and doing another walk around the club I go back to the table we were booted from. Now there are 2 semi attractive looking males there with an empty seat. So I ask "excuse me do you mind if I sit here, my feet hurt"...without hesitation they agree to let me rest my feet. One of the guys offers me a drink that consists of Patron and Pineapple juice and we begin to talk. As I sit and conversed with him I see women putting on shows for athletes desperate for a chance to touch a trophy and I laugh to myself as I sit comfortably with my new found friend. We continue to drink and talk and enjoy the music for the next couple hours...I actually got up a couple times and he made room for me to come back, we danced to a couple slow songs and at the time he was something to do while I looked at him and thought of someone I would rather be dancing with. As the night comes to a close we exchange numbers and he asks me to add his name into my phone as James One Nighter Miami...I smile and put it in my phone and begin to walk away. He grabs my arm and pulls me close to him and whispers in my ear "I want you to come with me", In my most Ignorant voice ever I ask "Why would I do that"...This dude really thought that since I sat and drank with him that it entitled him to go home with me!!! So after my initial comment as I let him down softly lips barely touching his ear just as softly as he sent the offer I walked away. As he watched me walk away I could feel his eyes etching my silhouette into his memory. I go outside to meet my male friend and wait on valet to bring his car to around as the man whose been chopped and screwed whistles for a cab....he see's me next to my 6'4'' chocolate companion and yells a heart felt "FUCK YOU" with a middle finger to match as he jumps into his yellow cab. As I ride off into the night in the black range I think to myself damn I've done it again...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
What do you believe in???
I was watching Def Poetry Jam a LONNGGG time ago and saw a poet by the name of StacyAnn Chin. She was sooo into it and I was feeling her. Can you imagine if you NEVER had anything to believe in??? That is something that I could not imagine, so just relax and let the poem sink in and ask yourself what you would do if you had NOTHING to believe in.
Imagination is the bridge
between the things we know for sure
and the things we need to believe
when our worlds become unbearable
So I know the way my tongue feels
wrapped around a sliver of East Indian mango
I know it reminds me of a time of giant breadfruit trees
skinned six year-old knees
and pungent pimento seeds drying on a sheet of galvanized zinc
I know the sounds I make during sex
know them because my lover makes them for me
when she wants to remind me that I am not always in control
I also know if you are black/ male and Mobile America
the police will pull you over- especially
if you drive an expensive car
I know if you speak differently from the rest of the crowd
chances are your contemporaries have already made fun of you
We all know this world is difficult
because we each have to live here
and in this time of schoolboy bullets
biological warfare and kiddie porn
it takes guts to believe in any God
so I practice on believing in the smaller things
till I am able to make room for the rest
I begin with believing there's a Santa Claus
except I believe Saint Nicholas is a holiday transvestite
and I believe in monsters lurking under the bed
because they give our children something to conquer
before the world begins to conquer them
And I believe in the steady inflation of the tooth fairy
donate more than one nickel to that cause
because a dime under a pillow makes it easier
to endure the loss of a molar
prepares for the greater loss of a teacher
or a mother to the NYPD
And I believe in the identity of the Easter Bunny
believe he's the same person as Bugs Bunny
which means being schizophrenic isn't always bad
means when I'm tired of being a black feminist poet
I could go rally for rights of the new age transsexuals
get them an interview with Rosie O'Donell or Oprah
I believe I could find them a few friends right there on Sesame Street
and contrary to popular belief
I believe Bert and Ernie are straight
believe they're just waiting for the right girls to come along
but I believe Kermit the Frog is a closet Dyke
and that's why he has issues with pushy lesbians like Miss Piggy
And I believe most lovers
will lie to you eventually
and though I believe two wrongs don't ever make a right
--sometimes slashing his tires makes you feel better
and I believe Dharma and Greg are funny
but only if they make you laugh
and I believe Pinky and the Brain are revolutionaries
because-every night-they try to take over the world
like them, I believe there will always be something to fight for
and I believe everyone should believe in something
anything - if it helps you make it through the day
so I believe in Ashanti spirits
in spite of what the pragmatists say
I believe in unbelievable phenomena
like telepathy and karmic shape-shifters
crafting futures from the moon
I believe in that elusive world peace
I believe if I believe - it really could come soon
and I believe in unexpected and capricious friendships
I believe in trusting with the tenacity of a fool
And I believe in believing everyday
-and for as long as we can-
I believe we should believe in something we don't know for sure
acknowledge the range of possibilities
unlimited by what we see
move reality with imagination
we decide what our destinies will be
Believe - R.Devaughn - Backyard Band
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Brain Release 1
This is going to be a new series! It is exactly what it sounds like. Sometimes I get backed up with thoughts and this will be the title. Not sure how often yet but this is the first and it is inspired by an Eryka Badu "Next Lifetime" experience. Oh yeah I will connect a song that embodies each release.
Sometimes we come to meet new friends and know just what to do
But god intersected us to share a thought or two
there comes a time when folks we meet seem like a dream come true
but time after time we notice that not everyone comes thru
we do not turn our backs or let our heads hang low for if its in the plans to be true friends we live to let it go
sometimes I wonder why I care if things aren't right with you
but I prayed to god he'd send a friend and my dreams have seemed to come true
At first site I wasn't sure where this friendship would go, but after much conversation right now I think I know
it's only been a week or two and this I already know that our friendship will last a while and God still loves us both!
Thanks for being a friend...
Sometimes we come to meet new friends and know just what to do
But god intersected us to share a thought or two
there comes a time when folks we meet seem like a dream come true
but time after time we notice that not everyone comes thru
we do not turn our backs or let our heads hang low for if its in the plans to be true friends we live to let it go
sometimes I wonder why I care if things aren't right with you
but I prayed to god he'd send a friend and my dreams have seemed to come true
At first site I wasn't sure where this friendship would go, but after much conversation right now I think I know
it's only been a week or two and this I already know that our friendship will last a while and God still loves us both!
Thanks for being a friend...
Viva Miami!!!
So My Miami trip was cool. I saw alot of familiar faces and that was more important than the location. I did some things I probably shouldn't have done, but what the heck today is a new day. Hmmmm trying to think of what else. Went to a couple parties hung out all day at Wet Willies(people watching). Came back to Vegas trying to formulate a plan! But overall besides spending the money it was a good release. I decided to keep alot of details to myself on this go round...sorry internet! But we did come up with a list of Spring Break Quotes! LOL and now these are not all mine we all were saying some pretty random stuff and started writing stuff down.
"Where am I supposed to put my face?...Do here!"
"Man your eyes are soooo low right now, if that drink was weed you would be sooo hight right now"
"Hand me my beer so I can take my birth control"
"Fuck a nigga...animals make me cum"
"but you ain't talkin about scrappin though"
"What airline did you Fly ma'am? O'Hare"
"Did we have sex in spanish?...he Couldn't get it up in English"
"No Mediums....ALL smalls"
"damn it's letters and number on these keys"
"They got Menna's in this bitch???"
"Well if I ain't fuckin...I ain't buyin you no drinks"
"I ain't gettin no got damn grill"
"Don't eat Menns's or your shit will be green"
"You'll be sitting on the toilet for lika a half hour butt neked"
"I'm not an RA no more so I'm good"
"Who Juicy?"
"I was fuckin that crab up! I was the man that day"
"Imma be butt neked on a moped"
"What's a bust it baby?"
"So I told ya'll I used to have sex in spanish right?"
"IDK...you got a Michigan Booty"
I Have To Love Me~Not You
The thing that I don't understand is why people care so much what others are wearing, thinking, doing with their personal lives. Everyday I wake up with a clean slate wondering, "God how can I be a better Brandy today"! That helps me evaluate my yesterday and increase my probability of success for tomorrow. Now don't get me wrong opinions are cool what people think is cool sometimes. But we cannot live others peoples ideas of us as fact. There are VERY few people who know me! So I feel like for anyone to create an opinion of me based off of minimal interactions is wrong. And I am not referring to someone who meets me one time and got a bad taste. I am referring to acquaintances who just don't really know me or what I am truly about. What I choose to do with my personal life is my decision and no one has to account for my actions but me...so don't be concerned PLEASE don't. Some people need constant approval I am not that person. Everyone has a time when they feel inadequate or insecure this is something I truly believe. But you truly show these traits when you talk about someone that you are particularly supposed to be cool with. It's a shame that I am typing this note before I get to talking about my Miami trip! So in conclusion if you have an issue with talking about your "friends" or people that you hang out with from time to time in a negative capacity...please ask God the following...
"God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference."
"God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference."
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