FINAL WORD....

For anyone who came to this blog and supported me and my blog journey here at STG, THANKS! I appreciate the encouraging words from all of you, you'll never really know how much. I need to discontinue this blog, however, for closure and the purpose of moving on with my life. When writing and blogging is your passion, it can become very time-consuming, and real talk, I'm trying to walk out of UAB with a diploma in my hand on 12/18/2010, FA REAL!!! I just need to revamp and refocus, and STG represents a stage in my life (though brief) where I was pretty much carefree....

Life has gotten much more REAL and complicated for me these last 9 months (and no, no baby, lol), and I feel like I need to start fresh. If I'm gonna blog, I need to start a new one...for my own sanity. I had a lot of fun times here at STG, but now it's time to move on. I still visit the blogs and websites of those who supported me/commented on my posts. I know I don't comment often or sometimes at all, but I'm still there taking in y'all's wisdom, knowledge, and experience--learning and trying new things where it applies. My hope is that when I start anew, that these same people will find my little corner of the blogosphere and be able to ride the new journey out with me. I can't say when that time will be, but when it happens, it'll be right.

Thanks again everyone (esp. KIT)....see you soon....

Oh Yeah...(Randomness)

And remember how I told y'all i shouldn't make drinking a habit because I have an addictive personality??!


Well, let's just say I'm well on my way to becoming an alcoholic. This is essentially a cry for help...so take it like you wanna.

Sometimes I be thinkin...Blogger Edition Pt. 1--AM I MY HAIR??!?!

SO, I did this thing on facebook a couple of days ago, where I posted my random thoughts for the past previous days...pretty cool responses from my tagged friends. Seems like I've been thinking what a lot of other people have been thinking...at one time or another. In any event, this week has been one of INCREDIBLY LOW LOWS for me...(did I mention I feel like I'm being bitten by fleas as I type this?).

I had a hair crisis a few days ago...I went crazy, blacked out and started taking down my perfectly good kinky twists for no reason at all. I was SOOOOO gorgeous with them. Plus I KNEW I had a big week coming up and a probate to attend...still, something in me snapped and I started taking down my hair.

Now, for those of you who don't know...I was planning on going natural and was/still am in the transition stage. About 1/3 of my hair is natural, the other part is still permed...TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THAT MY HAIR LOOKS A HOTT ASS MESS!!!

I cried...and cried, and was frustrated and scared, and angry, and shaking. I was mad at myself for not thinking before I acted. I was literally contemplating suicide! Now I know y'all are out there like, "Girl, it's just hair"...but Y'ALL! I'm at a cross roads in my life....I grew up with pretty hair (for the most part)...Up until last year, my hair was almost to the middle of my back. The night before my probate, my prophyte cut my hair...and it looked good...and it grew back...

But then, at the end of last year I started getting glue-ins (weaves), and y'all, REAL TALK, I think that beautician CUT my REAL HAIR!!! I have substantial evidence to back up my theory. Since I KNOW that he layered my real hair with the weave, I'm thinking that when he got ready to style (and it was already late in the night, both times), he was probably tired and didn't really take the time out to notice what was MINE and what was WEAVE, therefore cutting off MY HAIR and WEAVE...cuz when I took the shit out I noticed my hair was MUCH shorter than it had been before I started getting weaves. But I kept this to myself, and thought that maybe I was being paranoid...

Well here I stand, nearly 3 months since my last glue-in....scissors have not touched my head (to cut weave in a style) since then...and my hair is SHORTER THAN EVER! I LOOK LIKE A BALD-HEADED WANCH!! My hair doesn't even touch the nape of my neck anymore...

Now don't get me wrong, I haven't had a retouch in almost 4 months (if not longer), so I know that this could be some of the problem, but I still think my hair is seriously damaged. But I realized through my hair crisis that going natural is not for me. I think I got caught up in the hype...but real talk, it takes a strong, determined black woman to do this. AND...YOU GOT TO HAVE THE HEAD FOR THAT SHIT! I am not knocking my natural sisters, but this one girl walking around my campus either does not take a comb to her hair (brush, whatever) or her head is SERIOUSLY mishapen and she might want to consider a relaxer...

But no, I really am jealous of natural women, and one day, Imma get like y'all. I thought it would be cool to try it out in my college years, you know experiment...but I have too much going on in my life right now, and going NATURAL is a lifestyle change, one I'm not quite ready to make.

It would have been perfect for me, because I don't favor heat in my head, and I don't know how to do ANYTHING to my hair, but put it in a pony tail or wear it straight down. That's why hats are my friends and I look damn good in them. But man, yeah...I just had to share that.

My mama has ALWAYS told me (and apparently her mother told her this too), "Your hair is your glory"...boy do I believe that now. I felt like PURE-D-SHIT last night at that probate. My homeboys still treated me the same, everybody still loved me and spoke, but I felt ugly. Hair doesn't make you who you are, but I believe if it's looking right, it definitely gives you self-confidence!! I never want to feel this way about my hair again.

Maybe when I'm 50, retired, and busy writing my 3rd book will I sit down and actually take time out to become a NATURAL woman...Natural hair is beautiful and I envy the women strong enough to rock the locks (and the fro...I LOVE THE FRO!!!)...I dunno...Imma get there one day, ladies...and maybe I just needed some guidance, but I didn't have any...so I'm giving up and going back to hair crack on Tuesday. Don't hate me!

The Thrill is GOne...but another one COmeth

It's been gone for a long time. He was a rebound, and I was just way too afraid to admit it. I didn't want him to know that a rebound is what he is/was to me...not saying that our relationship couldn't have blossomed into something wonderful, but it didn't. I wasn't ready for a relationship...with him, and he wasn't ready for me.

The one who I want to be ready to be with me is somewhere in North or South Carolina...I forget...I might see him in 3 or 4 months...but by then, a lot will be different.

I am moving into my first real apartment with a soror of mine on the first of May!!!! I am so excited! Talk about "Miss Independent" and "She Got Her Own"...but aside from me being able to pay my own bills...I don't want to be Miss Independent...I am in need...of companionship and love from a MAN...not a little boy pretending to be a man.

I try not to let my situation from last year with ole boy interfer with my here and now...but point.blank.period...I let the new dude know that I was ready for the real deal...his lack of interest and communication when HE GOT ME was, "turnin me off"...in the words of Keri Hilson.

See, what he didn't know, but I've always guessed about myself, is that I get bored with dudes easily, especially if we don't really have that strong of a connection. That's why dudes who are actual FRIENDS first usually last longer with me. I don't know if that's because they know how to deal with me, how to keep me interested...or what?

But the new dude...hmph...I could give a laundry list of things I think he needs to work on...but I won't go there,because I'm not about pointing out the faults of a jilted lover...anymore (cuz you know I did it with ole dude)...but I'm done...I'm trying to focus on why I DEADED the situation...

Because he still wants to be with me...but...

I just don't want it. And I can't and won't force myself to fall for him again. He should have builded on the connection we had from the start and made it strong. Instead, I was ignored and neglected until it was convenient for him to communicate with me...Oops, there I go...

But yeah, I just don't see it working out. My patience is thin (already) for guys younger than me. The only "younger" dude who will ever get a second chance if God warrants it, is THAT BOY (hopefully MAN, now). I have been let down on countless occasions by guys who were not on my level mentally and emotionally. I always got hurt in the process.

The difference with my situation today is that I probably messed the new guy up, might have even broken his heart...I sure hope not, because not much time was vested into the relationship. Who am I to judge how quickly someone falls in love, though? But real talk...with me...I'm his prototype...I think I'm everything that dude wants in a future wife/soulmate. He's just not ready to deal with someone of my caliber (not tooting my own horn, just stating that we are on two different levels, ALL TOGETHER). I'm the kind of love that he seeks in a relationship, I possess the understanding and maturity, the patience... I got it all...BUT he's not ready and still into playing childish games (phone-tag)...

I'm ready for the real deal...my mom was married at the age I am now...yes, things have changed, BUT DAMN! I should have stayed with Zay...*thinking* NO the hell, I shouldn't have...but had I, I would have been knocked up and working on child #2...

Anyhoo...quick anecdote. So I was talking to the guy the other day. He called me first, I was unable to answer so I called him back a couple of minutes later. We talked for a minute, but then I told him I had to go (I was in the middle of handling important business). So we get off the phone and I immediately get a text from him saying something to the effect of, "I want to fall in love with you so badly, but I'm just so afraid". I told him that neither one of us are ready for that...especially with EACH OTHER. He replied, "We could have been, but I feel like you don't care". I was like WTF, and said (basically) that the initial connection between us had been lost and that I was in no mood to fight to re-establish it (cuz it would have been feeble attempt #4), and that I could not force myself to start liking him again....

He did not respond...just cut the conversation off just like that (not fighting for that "love" he wants AT ALL)...and that was the end of it, but I didn't care, I was like "Oh well". But since I had told him I would call him back later, I kept my word and did just that. It was around 12:30am...I called and he didn't answer...(which would often happen). 3 WHOLE days go by without him returning my call (remember, I was just tryna keep my word, but I kept this in mind because he tried to throw some shit up in my face about me not calling him the previous week).

So Thursday morning, at 3am, I'm lying wide awake thinking about ole dude. Not so much on a romantic sense, but just wondering how basic training is treating him. And well to be totally honest, I'm still not over him..completely... I get a little emotional, and that Whitney Houston song, "Why does it Hurt So bad" starts playing in my head. I start to shed a few tears. I rolled out of bed and signed onto facebook and changed my status message to read:
"Shy can't sleep...I miss him so much". Tell me why not 2 minutes later did new guy respond saying, "Tell him how you feel. He might feel the same way". HAHAHAHAHA!!! ROTFLMAO!!!

Then he proceeds to call my phone twice and left a voicemail after the last call...ummmm.......

So....you can call me when you ASSume that my status message is about YOU...but you couldn't return my fucking phone call when I was trying to reach out to you 4 days ago? HA! I wasn't even TALKING ABOUT HIM!!!! Is he really that oblivious, and full of himself, thinks he's king shit, and got it going on so much that my status would be about him when we haven't been on good terms for a WHOLE month, and I haven't heard from him in 3 days???

He is not the end-all and be-all of my relationships...I still think about a LOT of my past relationships...I recall the good and the bad. And the thing about me and ole dude is that we had history. We were friends FIRST...I've known him for almost 3 years, and from jump we clicked...so I mean...of course I miss talking to him everyday and having so much in common...and laughing at his corny jokes, and listening to his stories....*sigh* the good (most of the time) outweighed the bad...and he had potential to be THE ONE, ya know...?

But yeah...that ends my anecdote...But I'm just like...was new dude really serious? I thought about returning his call...but what for? Call me hypocrytical, but I honestly have nothing to say to him, and I don't want to open up a can of worms. Telling him that my status was not about him, making up a lie to cover my ass...I mean, shit...I don't owe him ANYTHING!!! He's the one that wants to be in love "with me" so badly... I'm trying to do everything but spell it out for him that "I- DO-NOT-WANT-YOU"--you know...I'm trying to let him get it on his own...but it's not clicking. *sigh*

If he decides to call me again...which will be in the next week or so....maybe...then I will make sure he's clear on the finale' of our "relationship"...I can't keep up this sherade. Again, it wasn't fun while it lasted. He's a good dude, just not for me...not right now.

SO... in other news...haha...say a few prayers for me that I get a job so my place in the apartment will be secure!!!! God keeps blessing me, so I gotta stay open-minded about my options! Peace and blessings to you all!!!

A few Words...

So....to make a long story short...I'm kinda on the outs with my "boyfriend". I told him today that we needed to take the title away, slow things down, and start over again at square 1. He did some really bogus shit the first 2 wks of our relationship, and in the words of Keri Hilson, "It was turning me off"....Like for real. I was starting to really dig the relationship and the direction it was headed in, but his lack of communication caused me to doubt his sincerity. I don't have much luck with guys, do I? Torrance and Kit would say that I need to leave the little boys alone (this one is almost a year younger than me)...my mama and my homegirl La.va.da are saying the same thing...so...26, you said?

WORD! But yeah, I'm just dropping this tidbit, so when I start talking about someone new y'all won't think I'm some kind of wanch!

But yeah...uh....HAPPY HUMP DAY!!!

P.S. Alpha Kappa Alpha's Southeastern Regional Conference will be held 3/12-15th in Mobile, AL and I am so excited!! It's my first ever regional conference. I'm looking forward to learning more about my sorority and hanging out with my pretty sorors. I will be on hiatus, I suppose until I return!! Until then, DEUCE!

Research and Investigation

I'm launching an investigation. I can't divulge details, but I will say that it involves myself and the opposite sex, compatibility, and eventually pin-pointing what I'm really looking for in a man and a relationship.

Not saying the one I'm in now isn't going to work...but I AM 21...and there is so much more life to live (God willing)...so I can't limit myself in my thinking (like I did last year).

Aside from working on myself and the way I deal with certain situations, the way I manage time, and the way I come across to men, I will be investigating what it is that I am looking for exactly.

Yeah, true, I want my husband to be a carbon copy of my dad with the exception of looks (my dad is very handsome...but I don't want a nigga that looks like him. That's just too f'in weird, but you get my drift), but I also want someone who is spontaneous, romantic, and outgoing (which are qualities that my dad (nor me) doesn't necessarily possess. Basically I need someone to bring out the wild side of me in a relationship.

My mom has been suggesting for the last 2 years of my life that I sit down and make a list of things I DO want and things I DON'T want in a man and in a relationship. Pros and Cons. She said she did it, and it made things a hell of a lot more clear for her. So yeah...I think it's time, but I'm going to go a step further and get more detailed in my selection of DOs and DON'Ts...

So I've begun my preliminary research...finding out who my best and worst matches are according to astrology and sun signs. I'm kinda into astrology (not on some worship/religion tip), because it is super relatable to a broad spectrum of people who fall under the same sign, and sometimes that shit be dead on (more times than none for me). It just amazes me that people have studied other humans so extensively that they can generalize about ANYONE who has the same sign and postulate a correct assumption.

I'm going to write a dissertation...maybe...more like a paper...but nonetheless....and share it with the blogosphere and maybe facebook/myspace.

The first piece of my research I am going to share is the sun signs that are my best and worst matches...

WORST:
Aries
Libra

BEST:
Taurus
Virgo
Scorpio
Pisces

Next time I will share the names of guys who I've dealt with (crush, talked to, dated) in the past that fall under these signs, and whether or not I need to rethink giving them a second chance (or a chance at all if they haven't had one yet).

Oh, and this project needs a name....so yeah...I need to think on that.

Ummm...

No Pics just yet. I have a chem test today that I need to get over before I can fathom loading the pics up and making a slideshow...just bare with me. Thanks!

IT'S SNOWING in ALABAMA

On March 1st...

The last time this happened I was 5 years old, but somehow I still remember it...and I want to say it happened again when I was a little older, but maybe not.

But in any event. This is awesome, and it ain't just a few flurries...it is SNOWING out here! It's lovely, and I feel blessed to be witnessing it right now.

Last night, my school's Black Student Awareness Committee put on a stepshow...so you know there were parties and the like going on...so I know a lot of people are missing this because they are sleep and/or hungover.

So yeah...March 1 2009--it snowed in Alabama...

and lol...why my aunties, cousins, and grandma just called me like, "It's snowing in Montgomery!!!!" LOL!! How cute! And it's awesome because my 3 year old cousin gets to witness this just as I did. They say you start developing cognitive memories at age 3, so along with pictures, I doubt this will be a day that Snook will soon forget..

DEUCE!

I BETTA be the prototype

That is all

Update and New Music

Hi all. Blogging from my dorm's pc room once again, but it's just me and my soror down here right now. I'm going home tomorrow for the break, and I am OH SO EXCITED!!! This semester has been the worst one yet! But anyhoo...I have some new music from Ne-Yo that I'm really feeling. This single is called, "Single"...really cute song.

And uh...since I'll be home, in the midst of TRYING to study for my Chemistry test that takes place the Monday after break, I will try to blog a little bit more and put y'all on a few other tracks that are old but pretty hot. But yeah..

Oh and Kongrats to the newest additions of the Kappa Kappa Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi ("Gucci" Chapter), especially the guys from my class (c/o '10) Greg R., Justin W., Mario A., and Chase R. I'm proud of you guys!!! Hopefully I'll be able to put up some pics or video or something...but we all know how that goes...

*sigh* I'll holla at y'all on the flipside. Hope your weeks are off to a lovely start! :-)

*Update (I took the song off of automatic mode, so press play to listen)

Minor Update

Wut it do?! I now have a working laptop pc...but the operating system is A MESS...so don't be surprised if within the next 24 days I'm incognito AGAIN! Anyhoo...just want to mention a few things quickly...

ELECTION DAY IS FREAKING LESS THAN 2 DAYS AWAY!!!!! PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE!! Please do not sit on your asses ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND HISTORY MAKING DAY! I've heard a few folks say that they are not going to vote because things are sure to be hectic (with traffic, long lines at the polls, and what-not.) Shit, November 4th should be made into a National Holiday in instances like this (Pres. Elections)...NO WORK!! But because it's not...go to work...BUT GO VOTE TOO!! And if you got time at work, TAKE A FREAKIN DAY OFF!!! It's not going to hurt you if you've got the time saved up anyway.

I, personally, am making the 4th a holiday. I'm not going to classes, a friend and I are going to vote together, and then we're going out to lunch!!!! Can't wait!! My sorority chapter (Iota Phi, AKA) is also having an Election Watch Party to see how the votes turn out. It's gonna be pretty big! Oh, and we got shirts made! :-) They're cute!! I'll try to put up a pic BEFORE Tuesday...If not...maybe after.

So yeah...This week is sure to be exciting and interesting...either way!! Remember to do your part and GO VOTE!!!

Oh...and after Tuesday, this joint is getting a facelift!! That's all for now...TTYL!

LOL....Peeping In

I miss writing, and I miss y'all...

I've been without a computer for...well...EVER...well, I can't say completely devoid of one, but defintiely without my OWN computer. But God looks out for His children. I'm supposed to be getting a laptop from my boss soon...like this Friday soon, so I'm looking forward to that.

Quick updates:
My Uncle passed away this Sunday. Keep the James/Evans family in your prayers. Thanks

I am officially in LOVE with Ques.

I HATE MATH AND CHEMISTRY!!! I flunked BOTH of the first tests in each class.

Boy troubles abound....no end in sight.

I LOVE MY AKA

The Doctors from THE PACT are coming to my school on the 23rd. Wanda Sykes is coming on the 27th...uhhh....

I will be updating as SOON as I get a computer. I have a story for you all.

I'm discontinuing my lil rundown of my vacation. I'll probably just post the pics at some other time.

I'm broke as a joke, and amazed at how HIGH gas prices are!! What a joke!

Jazmine Sullivan AND MAXWELL are coming to Birmingham on Nov. 10th!!! How exciting!!!!

Go cop Jazmine's album which comes out on the 23rd.

Okay, I'll be back some other time. Thanks for the encouragement, Eb! It's hard...but I'm trying. Talk to you guys soon!!!

WOW!! Post 100!!

LOL...not really a big deal to me. Just like STG being a year old is not that big of a deal. This is an online diary MUCH!!! Anyhoo, I'll be away for a while. I'm going to TRY to enjoy myself in Orange Beach/Gulf Shores for a week with my family. Will it be hard? YES! These muhfukkas ALREADY starting drama and mess. Oh well...I'll hole myself up in one of those rooms and read/plan my semester out. It's all good. Pics of Isaac's lil birthday situation and the Beach Trip when I get back. So look for me on the 11th I suppose. Adios, Au revoir!!

I need a Break

...what the title says. I'll be back later. I'm just burned out, and I need a hug.

Will Michelle Obama be Wearing Pink and Green Soon?

You may wonder why I ask...well according to The Swamp (yeah, I know...), Mrs. Obama has been extended an invitation to join Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as an honorary member. This same honor was extended to Sen. Hillary Clinton who initially accepted, then declined the invitation, when she discovered that membership is exclusive and she wants to be able to work with all organizations in their endeavors. Cool Beans, whatever floats your boat. Now hold up, wait a minute. I love Michelle, and I'd love love love to call her soror, BUT, if you continue to read the article, Michelle (or better yet, her spokesperson) is under the impression that she will be allowed to "work with" the other Divine 9 sororities in the same capacity as a member (of each org). Uhh..no, that's not exactly how it works. BGLOs are inheritantly EXCLUSIVE, and once you are inducted, you are what you are. You can not work with other organizations as members of that org as well as another. It just doesn't work like that!

There seems to be a misunderstanding or a mistranslation of the situation, but since it has been reported that she accepted the invitation, she can not and will not be bestowed the same honor by the other NPHC sororities. Now if you read the comments below the article, many have been weighing in on whether or not Michelle should have accepted the invite into AKA. People think she should have remained neutral, at least until after her husband's seat in the white house was (is) secured. They say hasty judgement on her part, because she is further alienating herself from black women, black Greeks, etc.

I honestly don't know how I feel about the situation. She has not/will not be inducted during this week's activities during Boule'. Read this for more insight on that. The comments following this article are also pretty brutal. I don't know folks, but there is a lot of unecessary hate coming from other greeks and GDIs and I think it's kind of ridiculous. People say Michelle doesn't fit the bill, but I beg to differ. She is an intelligent, successfull woman--an attorney and political activist. She is also an outstanding role model for young women. I think she will be a wonderful addition to our list of honoraries. And even if Barack doesn't win the Presidential Election, Michelle can still inact change in her's and surrounding communities and be a wonderful viable asset to the sorority. Her husband's possible post as commander-in-chief may have inspired the decision to extend her an invitation, but at the end of the day, Michelle Obama is a great woman, regardless.

In the same vein, I think before accepting the invitation, she (or her spokesperson) should have done a little research and understood that there is no such thing as "non-exclusive" membership as an honorary member of an EXCLUSIVE sorority. As one person from a message board I frequent put it, "Cultural Competence". Maybe her spokesperson is responsible for this "mix-up" in that if the person is of another ethnicity/cultural background (because I will not ASSume that s/he is white), they may be speaking soley on non-experience and what they MAY think they know about GLOs. The spokesperson may think of AKA as the typical run-of-the-mill philanthropy/charity that anyone can be apart of, as opposed to a business boasting over 200,000 inducted EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS.

One thing is for sure, whether Michelle (or spokesperson) is confused or not, is that she should be able to work with all NPHC sororities, and BGLOs in general. Just as Greeks on college campuses should do more to UNITE for the COMMON CAUSE OF SERVICE (which is what I will be fighting to improve this year since I am Greek and henceforth a member of UAB NPHC), Greeks should allow her to assist in any endeavors she takes an interest in, regardless of her affiliation, ESPECIALLY if she becomes the First Lady. I believe that we are Greek first and foremost, and where affiliations, colors, and letters divide us--they should also unite us, because each letter is apart of a whole Greek alphabet, colors--our orgs DO NOT OWN, and affiliations should not stop us from working together for the betterment of our BLACK COMMUNITY!

In closing, to the naysayers, yeah, maybe she should have waited. But who knows for sure that she would get the chance to accept such an invitation ever again?! There was no AKA chapter at Princeton when she attended, so here's her chance, ya know. But wait...is she just accepting to be nice, does she even want to be an AKA?!!?! Maybe she does, and that's why the invite was extended to her in the first place...maybe this observation is a bit personal and unwarranted. I'm just hella curious tho...but I digress. I will keep my eyes and ears open as to what will further go down with this situation, and keep y'all posted. So yeah, Good day, mates. Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!!!

RIF (Research --and reading--) is FUNDAMENTAL!!!

Good Morning all, Happy Friday! Since the news of the AKA Barbie has become public knowledgde, I have noticed something. There seems to be TWO dolls...

I visited this blog last night, and the author was discussing the doll. Of course, since he was referencing my sorority, I took interest in what he had to say and even left a comment on the post. I looked at the doll he had on his blog and realized that the picture posted IS NOT the doll created by Mattel, but by Rochelle McAllister of Sisterhoodboutique.com and Madame Alexander®. Maybe I'm over thinking this thing too much, and maybe it's not that serious to some, but it's important to me, and I think that is what's causing a lot of confusion. The doll the blog author showcased is actaually named Ivy Rose™, and the 2008 version of this doll is scheduled to make her debut August 1, 2008. If you are at all interested in the DIFFERENCES between these dolls, please check the sisterhoodboutique site for more info. The link is here .

The reason for the title of this post is because a friend sent me a link to a story BET posted on their website about the doll, and of course they are showing Ivy Rose...not Barbie...I would think that whomever is over the BET blog would have better sense to research information before posting JUST anything. And it seems other sources have also gotten some of their info wrong. Research is Fundamental!!!! Please and thank you!

P.S. Ivy and Barbie don't even LOOK the same. Ivy doesn't have that trademark "Barbie" look ya know...I dunno. Oh well!

Being 100 NEVER looked so Good.

Tomorrow, thousands of my sorors will gather together in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the feat of reaching 100 years of SISTERHOOD and SERVICE to all mankind. I wish I could be there, but financial and other obligations weigh against me in this hope. However, it is my prayer that all sorors venturing to D.C. for the festivities have fun and are safe!!! Party for me, why don't cha?

Anyhoo... Taken from our National website :
One hundred years ago, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. From July 11-18, members will return to the nation’s Capitol for the organization's 2008 Centennial Boulé. During this biennial international meeting, the Sorority will celebrate its founding while working to achieve its business goals. It will also focus on mobilizing an informed and educated populace about the significance of the upcoming 2008 elections.

Activities will include:
Economic Service Partnership Unity March
Town Hall Society Forums
Ecumenical Service
Patti LaBelle Live in Concert
….and more!!!

Patti!!!!! Awww man! I know it's gonna be great! Enjoy, Sorors!!!

In other news:

Mattel, the makers of Barbie have honored us with the creation of an Alpha Kappa Alpha Centennial Barbie, the first doll to be modeled after any sorority (first and finest, always). She is adorable, precious and ALL OF THAT, and trust I will be buying one for myself and my fave soror (Auntie Helen) to cherish. The Chicago Sun Times has the story here .




SERIOUSLY, 100 NEVER looked SOOO GOOD!! Here's to another innovative, trend-setting 100 years! Skee-Wee, My Sorors!!

YAY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm FAT, but in other news, I just got a new phone yesterady and I am SOOOOO excited!!! It's been a long time coming (2 years of agony with Cingu.lar/AT.&T) and I needed a change. Most everybody I talk to are T-Mo.bi.le customers, so I decided to switch to them. My phone is so cute and compact...and I know this is gonna sound weird, but YAY, IT'S A CAMERA PHONE!!!

For someone who has had to come up little by little, first with the OLD mot.or.olas (no color screen/digital looking shits) to a ne.xt.el chirp (UGH. but with color), this shit is awesome!! Camera phones were new and getting extremely popular at this point. But the chirp was my first flip phone. Then I "upgraded", if you wanna call it that, to a cin.gul.ar flip phone (some cheap shit, but it was good to me for the most part). Gonna miss it a tad! But shit, while my 13 and 17 year old cousins were enjoying the newest technology with picture (camera) and sliding phones, I was stuck with my run-of-the-mill joint, and had to deal with it.

BUT....

Good things come to those who WAIT!!!!! I've had a cell phone since Dec of 2002 (14, soon to be 15), and I've waited patiently for my come-up. I'm not mad that I had/have to pay for it either. This added responsibility is liberating! I have a good plan, the rate is good, so I'm looking foward to service with T-Mo.bi.le.

God's will I will be working, like FOR REAL working from here on out, even when school starts again, cuz I am responsible for this bill and this account. I got so much on me, but it's a rush, and I know God will never put more on me...you know the rest! He will provide, so I'm faithful in trusting I will find a decent job when school lets back in, so that I can support myself with these bills I'm accruing!!

I feel so grown up!! Let's hope I still have this enthusiasm when that first bill comes in the mail!

DAMNIT!!!

In an effort to brighten stuff up around this piece, I failed to save important aspects of my blog...if you look around, practically all of my side bar info is GONE...so please bare with me while I get shit straight. I am in the process of getting things back in order. Maybe this is the revamp I needed. If I can only remember all of my favorite blogs/ links. SHIT!!!!

Anyway, keep hope alive while I try to find all my shit. Please and Thanks.

ETA: Okay, so I got myself back together, some what...but ummm...I still feel like something is missing. I will try to post some Youtube stuff tonight. I need to introduce y'all to my girl Nala West! Oh, and I got a few vids to check out, myself.

Now please excuse me while I make my blog rounds again...

Change of Scenery...

I'm debating on changing the look of STG (new template/banners). I'm becoming quite annoyed with this "dark" vibe which is doing nothing to get me out of this "love slump" I'm experiencing. I wanna Youtube-It Up on here...find a way to add audio, so y'all can listen to "All that Money" while y'all browse/read. I'm trying to convince Mel to start the LGC Blog with me...she has many a story to tell, as do I...

Anyhoo, if anyone knows how to do the things bolded above, please get at me ASAP...I might just have to figure it out on my own. My Youtubing will have to be done at the house, as access to the site is restricted at work.

In looking at the time piece, I have an hour left here at the office. READY TO GO! It's 40 cent wing night at Buffalo Wild Wings. I hate wings, but I'm going just to go. Take my mind off of...well yeah.

Tomorrow I'll be trying out a variety of looks. Don't let the disarray deter you, however. In fact, pay no mind to it...*sigh* Change...is needed...