DOIN IT BIG!!!

WE'RE DOIN IT "REAL BIG" IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER...Like the "big" changes?? lol...if not, who cares...anywayz

This post is just a quick heads up that I will be devoting most of my afternoon today (9/7) on updating this blog. Sorry for the neglegence and lack of posts...I'm a busy,busy woman. I will be posting the long awaited tatt pics as well as Chell's belly button ring pic. I have a lot to discuss...I have to tell y'all about my roommates, what's goin on with my fam, some shit goin on with some folks back home that is just utterly disturbing....

then to the good...MY NEW SCHOOL YEAR THAT I AM THOROUGHLY ENJOYIN, the FRESHMAN GUYS (they all seem to be fine as hell), "MY GUYS", my secret crushes and more...I'm going to reveal all...sort of...but yeah, stay tuned, man...cuz I got a lot of shit to air out! I may even post my "note" from facebook titled, "Eye Twitch"...whoo...just wait... But anyhoo, I'm headed home to Montgomery tomorrow, so be lookin out for the updates.

P.S. Birthday shout-outs will be posted tomorrow as well :-) (even the belated ones like Phumy). Aight then, it's time for me to turn in now. I have a 10:00 class...I'll HOLLA!

I LUV MY UAB

Just wanted to let y'all know I'm back at school, b ut not quite back on the grind yet. Classes start on Wendesday. But anyway, I'll come back later and give a brief synopsis on my first day back in da Ham and what I hope will go down this first week of school. Hopefully I will update every night to tell y'all what's poppin...but who knows. Well, WTYS!

Back In the Day Music Post

WOW!!!! Man, I'm a HUUUGE fan of all types of music, especially old school shit, and 90's hits from the likes of Boys II Men, Dru Hill, Mya, Aaliyah, even P. Shitty when he was Puff Daddy and Mase. Well, I sing a lil bit, and I tend to remember random parts of old songs. They get stuck in my head for days until I start humming out hooks. Urges get so strong to hear the whole song that I eventually download it on limewire.

Well, Miss Mya ("My Love is Like Whoa", "Take Me There", etc) is trying to come back out with a brand new single titled "Ridin'". Now truth be told, I am kinda skeptical as to if it is really her singing. I mean, Mya's voice has never been really strong (not that the female singing "Ridin"'s voice is), but hey it could indeed be her. There are certain parts in the song when I'm like, "Yeah that's her" and others where I'm like WTFITS (who the fuck is this sista)?! Anyway, Ashanti is supposedly on a new Jagged Edge track but the chick singing doesn't always sound like her either. I mean, sure your voice can change over time, but damn...these folks evolved THAT MUCH vocally? And to be honest these evolutions really did nothing for their voices...*cough* LOL...

Anyway, back to Mya. So I had the song "It's All About Me" in my head all last week. When I got home I decided to download it. Been bumping it every night since Sunday. Mya has a decent voice. Some of my favorite tracks by or featuring her are: "Best of Me (remix)" with Jay-Z, "Take Me There" with Blackstreet, "Ghetto Superstar" with Praz, "My First Night with You", and "My Love is Like Whoa"....and of course "It's All About Me" with Dru Hill's Sisqo.

But who knew that Mya had some other shit I would start bumpin on a daily basis. The songs I got stuck in my head now HAVE TO BE as old as Mya's career, but they are catchy and cute at the same time. I don't know if any of you have heard these songs, but if not, preview them on limewire. They're not bad at all. The names of the songs are "If you died I wouldn't cry cause you never loved me anyway" ft. Dru Hill (I know that's prolly not the name but that's what limewire said) and "No More Tears (on my pillow)". Both of them are about broken hearts (which I'm not experiencing at the present moment, but I can relate), and "Never Loved Me Anyway" (short title version) is obviously a "die nigga, die" type songs. And Miss Mya doesn't try to hide that fact, or that she's hurt...especially with lyrics like, "I hope you die, I HOPE YOU DIE!" and "You can get struck like ligthening, washed away by the sea, burned in a fire, just don't bring it back to me." (which is my fave part of the song)...

*sigh* but yeah...check those out...any girl is sure to like them if you are remotely interested in Mya. And don't forget to peep out her new song "Ridin". It's catchy, funky, and crazy--and has been deemed by some as the Stalker Anthem of 2007...much like "In My Mind" by Heather Headley was for '06...lol haha...But I'll HOLLA!!!!

Lyrics to Mya's "Ridin" via sing365.com

(V:1)

It's been five hours since you left here boy

Said you were goin' round the block, had to make a stop

So I kept your dinner, hot-hot-hot

And I've been waiting for you ever since, it's 3 in the morning yeah

But 3 turns into 4 and 4 turns into five

Then 6 rolls around whatchu tryna do, baby, make me cry?

I don't know what I did, but I know what I'm gonna do

I'm gonna find you

Chorus

I'm ridin', I'm ridin' past yo mommaz house

You got me ridin', I'm ridin' past yo boys' house

You got me ridin', I'm ridin', I'm ridin' tryna find you

Baby you got me out here lookin' for you,

I'm ridin, I'm ridin past that bitch's house

You got me ridin', I'm ridin' by all yo ex's house

You got me ridin', I'm ridin', I'm ridin' tryna find you

Baby you got me out here lookin' for you I...

(V:2)

When you stepped to me, you had nothing

But the shoes on your feet, no place to sleep

So I let you lay yo head on my pillow

You didn't have a dime, so I helped you find your grind, yo ass is just a waste of time

And I played the fool for you, it's 3 in the morning yeah

And it's not weekend, o ho

But 3 turns into 4 and 4 turns into five

Then 6 rolls around whatchu tryna do, baby, make me cry?

I don't know what I did, but I know what I'm gonna doI'm gonna find you

Chorus

(Bridge)

I been sippin' on Red Bull so there ain't gon' be no sleep tonight

Not gonna let you go oh no, without a fight

See you're the type to make a girl do things she know ain't right

5 gallons of gas, and I'm drivin fast

Where you at, where you at, where you at

Chorus

(Vamp)

It's 3 in the morning

It's 4 in the morning

It's 5 in the morning

Where you at, where you at, where you at

(repeat and fade)

LIL Man is GROWING UP!!!!!!

I don't have much to say here, other than these "lil" boys (child rappers turnt grown men) are growing the hell up and looking TASTY in the process. Bow Wow gets no love from me, but Romeo (Percy Miller Jr.--Master P.'s son) DOES!!!! Check out these pics from a recent photoshoot.

--Pics via Crunk and Disorderly (link in Favorite Blogs Section).

**Edit to add: On the post titled, "My Life's Devotion to a Light-skinned Man", I had Romeo as # 9 out of my top 10 sexiest light-brights...brother should at least be #6 or #7...He definitely looks better than Spectacular from Pretty Ricky, who is (these days) lookin a little Fruitacular!!! LOL--DEUCES!

LAST DAY OF WORK!!!

I can hardly believe that it is the middle of August, already. Seems like just yesterday I was saying, "Good Morning, it's August 1st!" Damn, where does time go? I really feel like summer just got started, and here it is the end...well at least for me.

Today marks my last day at work and I am SOOOOOOOOOOO glad! I love my job (been working here for two summers now), but I'm more in love with my school and I'm ready to get back to it! My second year promises to be an exciting, busy, fun, and interesting one. THERE IS SO MUCH TO GET INTO THIS FALL!!! Deltas, Ques, and Kappas are back on the yard! I'll be applying for the Minority Scholars Program soon, my first "task" as an acting auxillary member of Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman Honor Society--an office I received last semester) begins as SOON as I get back to school!! There's so many other things going on too...

Like new roommates, a new dorm, a new year in Gospel Choir (we record in November), chances to make new friends, a new FOOTBALL season (I love ASU and UAB football even tho both teams sucked last year). I've made plans to become more involved on campus and I have a few tricks up my sleeve as to how I'm gonna do that. I also plan on becoming more socially interactive with my peers (that means GOIN TO THE CLUBS AND PARTIES). But I will still maintain my study ethic and "procastinating perfectionist" ways. I'm weird like that, but I think I can balance it...

It'd be nice to have a boo soon, but I'm not rushing anything cuz I don't want to get just any-old-body...A good B-U-D-D-Y would be nice. But yeahhh *sigh* I've already started packing and getting my ish in order as best I can. I still have shit to buy tho...(A MESS)...and I'm facing a transportation dilemma when it comes to getting my stuff up to Birmingham. And oh, let's not even talk about how I don't even know what floor I'm staying on! My dorm needs to get on its job!

UAB took forever getting the roommate assignments up so it was all of August 8th or 9th when I found out who I would be rooming with. I don't know any of the girls, and one of them is a junior *sigh*...I just hope no drama arises because of the age and "maturity" difference. There shouldn't be a difference, come to think of it. And I don't know which girl I will be sharing a side with.......As you can see, I have a lot on my mind right now...and I'll prolly be this way for a long time, but I'll be okay!

Tomorrow I'm set to get up with two of my DIAMONDS and hang out one last time before we head out across the southeast to our respective universities. We are supposed to be going out for ice cream...which is a treat much needed given the triple digit temperatures Alabama has been seeing for the past two weeks! But yeah...

PSA: DRINK WATER PEOPLE! IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE! IT'S HOTTTT OUT THERE!!! (i need to take my own damn advice too).

Tatted UP

Guess what, folks?! I got tatted up while on vay-cay *Shout-out to Lizzie at David's Counter Culture*. It's my very first tattoo and I am so excited about it! I seriously want about 3 more. My experience was cool. I mean, when I first got to the shop I was having second thoughts, but then this red-haired lady came up to me and asked me what she could help me with. I took it as a sign that God approved of me goin head and getting it. How this lady gone walk straight up to me and bypass all the folks that were in front of me (unless management told her to do that cuz I'm black...we were in GS).

Everybody I tell is surprised. They say, "GIRL, WHAT? YOU? You so goody-goody...I can't believe it!" And you know I'm over here rolling my eyes right? For the people who thought mama and daddy was gone trip and act the fool, they were okay with it. Mama took me to the shop and watched me get it done and everything. Daddy protested at first, but I quickly got him told on how tattoos don't define who you are as a person. You define the tattoo. I think he is still disappointed, but he can't lie and say it ain't pretty. (And it's really simple, has a definite purpose, and ain't all big and gaudy)

The tattoo itself is my nickname given to me by my granny (mom's mom) ~Candy Cane~. My granny has only called me by my God-given name maybe twice in my 19 years...so Candy Cane is what I am to her. The tatt is in cursive letters on my inner calf. I chose the location for several reasons, but the main one is because that's where I wanted it...that simple. This specific tattoo is actually part of something greater (continuation piece). I will be adding on to this tattoo for a while. The next installation will be two candy canes interlocked to form a heart.

Anyway, I love my tattoo!!!! Oh and it didn't hurt that bad. I mean, I do have a high tolerance for pain, but it really wasn't that bad...I PROMISE. So if anyone is thinking of getting one, but is skeptical because of the pain factor, all I can say is MAN UP! lol....if u really want a tatt, you should just go for it...I know I (Ms. Goody Two Shoes) did!

Also, I wanna mention that my cuz Chell got her belly-button pierced the same day and it turned out nicely. I will have pics up ASAP.

P.S.
I was in a Journeys store and saw a shirt that said: "Jesus loves me and my tattoos" haha! Yes He does! If I see that shirt again, Imma get it!

Black & on the Beach

So I took my vacation last week, and trust me, it was much needed! I only visited this blog once and I see I have some maintanence issues to tend to. *sigh* Although this vacation was much needed and deserved, I felt uncomfortable about 55% of the time I was there.

Now my family and I have journeyed to Orange Beach for 6+ years, and have lodged in the Phoenix properties for all but one of those years. Each year has in turn presented a new problem to me but with the same background. YT (whitie) don't want us there! But I'm forever like WTF?! That beach we go to is a public mother fuckin beach and no one has the right to THINK we're not supposed to be there. You can think that shit, but it ain't gone get you no where...

Anyway, Gulf Shores, and especially Orange Beach is full of people who don't like blacks. I mean, you should have seen the looks on their faces when my family showed up at a location they probably thought blacks would never be able to find or afford. Well, GOTCHA BITCH! We came in full effect (20+ deep) and stayed in those expensive ass condos for a whole 8 days...We all ain't on welfare, in jail, or dead!!! We work hard to do it big, and I know for a fact my family has worked their ass off to earn that damn vacation! We start saving for the next year's vacation right after getting back from the previous.

Man, when we got to POB II, we had YT folk staring, glaring, and gauking. Little YT kids were looking frightened...lookin like they were gonna piss their pants. My folks wanted to get loud and reckless right there, but I and a few others insisted that we ignore and avoid them all together. To no avail, however! And now I realize that running away from the problem would have been a cop-out and a waste of a perfectly good vacation. I was not about to stay locked up in 307 the whole trip.

Me, being non-confrontational, I stayed "in my place" until that fateful Tuesday night when one of them lil YT mother fuckers thought they was gonna get smart. Me and my two cousins were in the pool still swimming (the adults had already gone up to the condo). I was back-floating and next thing I know, I hear one of my cuz's go "OUCH!" I lift up immediately and I see my cousins looking up, so I do the same. Tell me why two lil YT boys are up on the top floor of the property, throwing shit down into the pool at us...YOU KNOW THEIR FOLKS WERE PROLLY UP THERE RAGGIN ON US (prolly since Sunday when we first got there)! It's at this point all hell in me broke the fuck loose. I was trying to keep my cool despite the looks and snide remarks, but damnit if that shit didn't send me over the edge!

I could tell the lil muhfuckas were young, probably between ages 7-9. I saw them looking content like, "Yeah we scared those niggers!". I rolled my eyes so hard I swear they could have rolled right out of my damn head! My cuz Chell (17) went on a cussing tyrade (all kinds of "fuck this and mother fuckin that") as I got my ass out the pool. The water wasn't cooling me down any more. I'm actually glad Chell cussed out loud for the YTs to hear, because I believe up to this point they felt like we were what...*gasp* scared of them or something? BITCH PLEASE! Once I started cussing it was all my cousins could do to stop me.

What really got me 38 hot was when I heard one of the lil mother fuckers say, "Ay YOU"...

First of all, bastard, my name ain't no damn "AY YOU", neither is that either of my cousins' names. GET OFF...leave the racism to your parents...and I WISH their folks would have started some shit. I would have made my way right up there to 812 and kicked some pale ass! When that fucker said, "AY you" I knew that he KNEW what he had done and that he was trying to egg the situation on further like the little jackass that he is.

So we (my cousins and I) are cussing and fussing amongst ourselves (my cuzs are still in the pool), when this nice white lady comes up and asks if we were having problems, and if someone had thrown something at us (she saw us looking up). We explained the situation to her and she seemed genuinely concerned. Her words were, "You shouldn't take that crap!" And by crap I assume she meant racism. But be for real lady, there's only so much we could have done. She insisted that we report the little bastards and we did (but I heard nothing else of the incident, whether they had been reprimanded or whatever). She was one of the few nice openminded people we met this year while in the area. We met these two lil white girls the day before and they were cool, but the last day we saw them, they acted like they didn't see or even know us... But I figure since another black family had arrived on that same Tuesday (we saw them last on Wednesday) the little girls probably felt we all looked the same and opted to save themselves the embarrassment by thinking the family was us.

But my case in point is that regardless of these people's feelings towards us being at "their" vacation spot, we paid our money to be there just like some of them did. We didn't win the trip and we ain't never been on no fuckin time share, so they can GET OFF!!! My fuckin money is green just like theirs and I can spend it just as well as any of them can! My mother fuckin blood is red JUST likes theirs, as well. Let my anatomy teacher (who is white) tell it, we are 99.9% THE SAME! The only difference (if you want to call it that) is the pigment and tone of our skin. And bitch, if you hate my skin color so much, why is it that half of these muhfuckas run to the sun or a tanning bed to GET LIKE ME??! HUH? And don't give me that shit about, "the sun is good for you" BULL SHIT! Some of y'all can't get enough, and it gives most of y'all skin cancer...where's the benefit in that?

Wise the fuck up and let go of this 1500s-1950s slave master mentality! Black folk done came up in the world and if that means that we'll be frequenting your lil precious beaches, then mother fucker, so be it. Get used to it and get over it! We'll be back, same time, same place. Mark your calanders so you can avoid us! :-P

Disclaimer: this post is not aimed at all white people in general, but the racist mother fuckers (patrons and condo staff) who frequented the Phoenix on the Bay II this past week. If you feel hurt or embarrassed by my words, please remember that they are just that...my words, thoughts, and opinions. If you don't like what I write, for future reference, I suggest you keep it moving...

--SHY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUANITA AND TINKY!!!!

Quanita, one of my best friends since I was 1 year old, is 20 today! She's really more like family, so we claim cousins. She's such a sweet girl! I went out to Rainbow and Steve&Barry's and got her some gifts! She deserves to do it big on her day. I believe we're going to the movies to help her celebrate!! Have a WONDEFUL DAY Quan!!! Luv ya.

Also, since I won't be making a posts at all this coming week, I wanted to wish my Auntie Benita a.k.a. Tinky a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! She will be 38 tomorrow (8/5). We'll be heading to the beach tomorrow so I KNOW we gone do it big for her tomorrow!

And that's all my B-day shouts for now...WTYL!