Real life, sometime sucks!

... and it sucks big time! So I'm kinda un-employed at the moment.. kinda. The silver lining in all if this? I'm waiting for a background check to comeback for a job I recently applied for soooooo I'm double crossing fingers and toes hoping I get a call back ASAP!!... So as I wait, for the 2nd job to give me a green light, for school to start back and everything.... I'm going to the gym [rather than making monthly donations] reading, and watching season 3 of O.T.H. Not too boring right?!.. maybe a little? =/ In time I'm sure things will all get better.

# 36 -- on 101 list-COMPLETE

completed: Sept. 2009. still decreasing soda intake today


WOW no soda for 2 weeks... I really thought it would be harder than it really was! It's funny how we really are capable of not doing something if we're really determined! Every time I got thirsty and eyed a bottle of orange soda it was way too tempting, mainly because I'm so used to always drinking soda but I've found some good substitutes! Juice, water, Robek's and more water!! I think it was partially because I'm taking both aerobics and a dance class this semester and I know that all the sugar wouldn't help when I was already tried and dehydrated. My next mission [which will indeed be tough] will be to decrease my chocolate intake.... we'll see how that goes, whenever it starts!

The Entertainer's TV show?!

Did anyone ever watch I Love New York? I hate to admit it, but i did watch a few- and i mean a few episodes. Well one of the guys from her show, who was know as "The Entertainer", now has his own show on VH1! Seriously, how many spin-off love shows can they make.... this all stemmed from Flavor Flav trying to find love and he found the beast ... 'New York' then she felt the need to go out and look for a man... ugh.... So now i really don't understand the reasoning behind this new show with Frank (The Entertainer).. yea, he's cute... but they film the show in his parent's house!! VH1 must've paid a pretty penny for his parent's to agree to this... i wont even comment on this girls... Has anyone seen this show? what do y'all think?

Bally's will become my new BFF

So through out 2009 I noticed some weight gain =( so my main goal for 2010 is to lose some weight. From time to time I'll keep y'all updated on my progress.


Current weight: 175ish =(
Ideal weight: 140- 150 [i know that seems like a lot, but I'm 5'7"]

There's this cool blog i found called Operation Skinny Bitch [cute title, huh?] well its a blog all about trying to lose weight and monitoring your progress.

Reflection of the last decade

Well 2009 was good, so has the first 10 years on 2000 [counting 2000-2009] I'm going to briefly list some of the things that were memorable to me over the last 10 yrs and kinda had an effect on who I am today.

modern-freaking- technology
- MySpace -- I'm sooo over this now, but back in 05 it was the thing to be on!
- Facebook-- back when only college students could use it... good times
- twitter-- ahhh i said i would never use it, now I'm always tweeting something =/
* and now desktop computers have gone touch screen capable!

the end of Boy Bands...
haha I know y'all are like 'WTF?' but as a teen, especially 1998-2002 i LOVED my boy bands, Nsync and Backstreet boys mostly.. fun times those were... kinda glad I've grown up past it all. I wasted sooo much money on damn posters that I don't have any more.... but I'm not sure if its the 'end' because New Kids came back and BSB still making albums... I'm just waiting on news of an Nsync reunion tour.
high-tech cell phones
umm does anyone remember when cell phones were tiny and had a grey looking screen? all you could do was sent text messages and play some corny snake game? hahaha wow... but you can take pics and video, browse the web and pay bill from your cell phone!!! crazy

Reality TV
now although MTV had the first reality show in the early 90s it all kinda got out of hand in the early 2000s... i was soooo beyond annoyed with Reality TV.. now I'm still kinda annoyed, but i do have those few shows i love to watch.

DVR and Tivo
ahhhh good-bye VCR hello DVR!! who ever created this is a genius!!! I love it... no more having to buy cassette tapes to record my fave shows for when I'm not home- saved me money for sure!

Movie stars as the Governor?
maybe its just in California. but I remember everyone goes nuts w/ excitement because 'Mr. Terminator' became out Governor.... Yea.. and now look what a fab job he's doing! ::sarcasm:: the only thing i see being terminated is the school systems =(

The 1st African-American President
I voted and my voted counted [technically it always does.. but this time my vote won!] YAY November 2008 was such an emotional time, for everyone i think. Just thinking about it gives me chills and brings a smile to my face.

a little film called Twilight
WTH... never before in my life, aside from Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers [back in the early 90s], have I been sooo damn hooked on a movie/series. This movie snuck into my life and it wont leave. But it's perfectly fine because i LOVE it!

Fashion Trends
- my goodness.. some fashion trends over this last year and the last 10 have been crazy! Does anyone remember back in 03 or 04 when fish net shirts was in? I remember Forever 21 selling fish net shirts.... not cute.
- cut up leggings are not cute; it looks like someone was attacked by a cat!
- denim- its gone through numerous transformations during the last 10 years.. i do recall a time when wide-leg jeans were 'in then flare jeans.. now skinny and 'the boyfriend' jeans are in.. however 'the boyfriend' jeans are not cute to me... not at all.

Britney Spears
Yes, I'm a Britney fan. She's done a lot in the last 10 years... she's had her ups, downs and all in between. I still love her though. her classic dance moves and video costumes that people still mimic to this day; her break-up with JT... and then it all went down-hill =( that random dude she married for 2 days... K-fed [ugh] and her 2 adorable baby boys. I hope next year and the 10 year bring us more B. Spears!!!

Napster & iTunes/ iPod
what the hell did we do before iPods and MP3s??? Does anyone remember when Napster was 'illegal' and some kids got charged for downloaded music from there.... ahhh that was scary stuff! Thank God for iTunes and the iPod... who would have thought a tiny gadget could hold 1200+ songs... i LOVE it =)

more movie reviews

Up- i heard from a lot of different people that this was a cute movie, but not 100% okay for young kids since it touches on the subject of death. Yes it does mention death, but so did the Lion King, and my childhood didnt get ruined when Mufasa died.. just saying.. overall the movie was indeed cute. the little old man [whose name i forget] learned that his wife wanted him to be happy, and that's what he was in the end. And he became a nice father-figure/ grandpa/ role model for the little boy. [personally i think the fact that the little boy's daddy went MIA was more of a sensitive topic than the lady dying, but that's just me.] 4 out of 5 stars


The Hangover- THE funniest movie I've seen since The Kings of Comedy! I literally laughed from beginning to the end... just thinking bout it makes me laugh! 10 out of 5 stars... yes i said 10 out of 5... it was that funny


Beyond a Reasonable Doubt- this movie was.. okay.... nice plot, had lots of twists and turns t hat i did not expect! Seriously the ending was NOT at all what i expected!! Amber Tamblyn [Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants] is in it and Jesse Metcalf [soap opera Passions]. The beginning was kinda slow, took me a while to really get into it, which says a lot since i LOVE crime/ thriller movies. But once the movie got going, it got good! 3.5 out of 5 stars


The Proposal- this was a cute movie. I love Romantic-Comedies. The concept was cute!
Sandra Bullock's character held on to soo much anger and pain from her childhood that she was a b**ch to anyone 'below her' at her job.. until a little white lie and a weekend with a guy she was pretending to be engaged to, made her realize why she acted the way she did and why she needed to change her attitude.


Four Christmases - Although I'm not a big Vince Vaughn fan, this movie was funny. This movie did teach me that you gotta be careful of who you lie to and when you're around news cameras! And you're never too old to face your fears! 3.5 out of 5 stars


The Messengers- I only got this movie because KStew [that's Kristen Stewart aka Bella from Twilight, for you non-twilight fans] was in it. It was a decent 'scary' movie. kinda followed along with other 'kinda-sorta-but not really scary movies that came out in the late 2000's. 3 out of 5 stars



Paranormal Activity - This movie reminded me of The Blair Witch Project- which wasn't scary at all! So this movie was decent enough.. Although I did think the movie was based on a true story until I looked it up on google =) 3.5 out of 5 stars

Happy New Year!!!

WOW can y'all believe its 2010?! I swear 2009 went by wayyyy too fast. For the most part it was a good year. It had its high points and low points, that happens to us all. Lots of changes occured in '09. I'm really excited to see what this new year and new decade has to offer me. After reflecting on the last year and wondering about the future ive adopted a new little motto that i hope to really follow this new year. It says:

" Live life to the fullest and embrace it with not regrets "

Hope everyone has/had a great New Years and was with friends and/or family.