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Likes and Dislikes

LIKES

  • Springtime
  • Maxwell & Jill Scott on tour and coming to Atlanta in June!!!
  • Raheem Devaughn’s new CD
  • Chewing on ice.
  • Napping on the sofa
  • The smoothies I make from scratch. No additives, no preservatives, no added sugar.

DISLIKES

  • Drug companies
  • Religious zealots and extremists of any kind
  • Beyonce’
  • PETA
  • Fast food restaurants
  • Southwestern decorating motifs…ugly as hell
  • Mainstream Media

My lists are short this week! I didn’t realize how difficult it would be finding things I like. Oh, my Dislike list can be very long! 😉

I do like how this is forcing me to find more positives though…I should add that to the list! 😀

Bullshit, Propaganda, & Other Statistical Data

Awe f**k!! Here we go again with THIS boolshyt…

That was my initial reaction and comment when reading the OHN post “Are Black Women Too Picky“.

As a 43-year-old black woman, I should throw in the towel and call this life quits. Sometimes it feels like and all out assault on black women.

According to “statistics“, the reason I am not married, along with 40% of black women in America, is that the majority of black men are incarcerated, gay, or dating Kim Kardashian.

According to author, (I use the term loosely), Jimi Izrael’s TRASH book “The Denzel Principle“, black women are too picky. We should toss aside all standards and hook up with the likes of his twice divorced three baby mamma ass!! I heard that tidbit of information when he was on the Tom Joyner Morning Show several weeks ago.

Yeah…whatevah dude!

Even if I can lower my standards and find an available black man to marry at my age, my chances of having children has dramatically plummeted due to the ever decreasing number of eggs I’m producing…and those I do produce “ain’t ’bout shyt“.  A scientific term. *wink*

That’s right people – my eggs are hard-boiled! Be on the lookout for that autistic corky kid wearing the helmet licking the school bus window – he’ll be mine.

Yeah, according to “statistics”, slanted science, and bitter authors looking for a payday, I should just say “fuck it”. F.M.L.!!!!

That is…IF I believed everything I read or hear or if I were easily influenced by others’ opinions.

Think about the theory of self-fulfilling prophecy:

Positive or negative expectations about circumstances, events, or people that may affect a person’s behavior toward them in a manner that he or she (unknowingly) creates situations in which those expectations are fulfilled.

But I remain on a constant vigil not to internalize the negative crap I hear on a regular. My advice to other black women is to do the same. Tune it out! Stop and think about how and why these messages are being disseminated and definitely consider the sources.

Remember….

Cogito ergo sum………..I think, therefore I am. – Descartes

Likes and Dislikes

LIKES

  • Sushi – specifically the Sumo Roll @ The Kani House
  • The ringtone on my phone assigned to my mother. Listen HERE.
  • That feeling I get when I’ve reached a goal or completed a difficult project or task
  • A man with clean hands and fingernails, not necessarily manicured but “clean”
  • Animated movies (i.e. The Incredibles, Up, Monsters Inc., Cars, Ratatouille,) Just about anything Pixar puts out
  • The smell of a Cinnabon store!!
  • The embrace of a strong sensual man to whom I’m attracted and nuzzling my nose in his neck.
  • Focus, Motivation, Discipline, Productivity – my mantra for 2010
  • Tutoring Victor in reading on Saturday mornings.
  • The fact that Bath & Body Works has brought back it’s “Breath” line. They never should have discontinued it to begin with!!

DISLIKES

  • Cats – enough said.
  • Most men born under the zodiac Libra – moody little bitchasses! OMG!!!
  • The Circus & SeaWorld – wild animals performing tricks is NOT cool.
  • Long toenails – they creep me out. Ew
  • Fake ass people. Don’t smile in my face if you don’t like me…Do you see me smiling in yours?
  • US Postal workers – Lazy, Rude and Bad attitudes
  • Facebook – I’m only on there to share photos with family.
  • Dating sites such as eHarmony & Match.com
  • Using public restrooms
  • When people say “Well, I don’t have a choice.” You always have a choice.

Tillikum – Killikum….REDRUM REDRUM!!

That’s it! I am joining PETA!!!

HA!! There’s no way in HELL that is ever happening but this latest incident at SeaWorld in Orlando has irked the shit out of me.

If you have not heard about the Orca, Tillikum, killing its trainer, Dawn Brancheau, you’ve been under a rock somewhere. So, if that is the case, you can read about it HERE and HERE.

I have never been an “animal rights” advocate. The only “rights” any animal in the food chain has is the right to be on my plate fried, smothered-n-covered, medium rare, or well done. Domesticated pets such as cats and dogs are the exception. AND for the record – I HATE PETA with every fiber of my being.

Tillikum Killikum

However, theat being said, I am totally disgusted with the position SeaWorld has taken in the wake of Dawn Brancheau’s death at the hands jaws of Tillikum. They have attributed this “accident” to trainer error and the show must go on. Starting tomorrow, Saturday 2/27, the “killer” whale show will resume with the stipulation being trainers will not be allowed in the water with the animals.

Am I the only person angered by this?

The SeaWorld corporation sees its bottom line too important to do the right thing. They stand to loose too much money by releasing the whales back into their natural habitat. The reason they are trying to sell to the general public is that they are doing us a great service by allowing you to see the animals up close, educating us about them, and basically preserving the species – regardless of the harm done to the animal and the loss of human life. (Check the video below)

Needless to say – I couldn’t disagree more strongly!

As long as the demand is there – meaning as long as YOU pay to see “Shamu & Friends”, SeaWorld will continue to exploit these animals and undoubtedly, more trainers will die. Neither of which sits well with me.

But I am only one person. ::shrugs::

Where do you stand on the issue?

Likes and Dislikes

LIKES

  • Reisling – I STAN for this German Reisling that I can’t pronounce!
  • Writing – in my journal or blogging
  • My short hair style since it requires less daily maintenance
  • How high heel shoes make my legs look
  • Pedicures – Mai at Nail Fever hooks ya girl uuuup!! 😉
  • Cooking for family & friends
  • Celebrity gossip blogs (I’m so ashamed) LOL
  • Howling with laughter at my 4 year old nephew and his 2 yr old brother
  • Lively discourse on any topic

DISLIKES

  • Chardonnay – it’s too dry for my taste buds
  • GYN exams and the torture devices. Evil bastards!!
  • Gray hair
  • How high heel shoes make my feet hurt
  • How I’m beginning to forget shit if I don’t write it down
  • People who buy what they want but beg for what they need, trying to play on your sympathies. Handle your business fool and stop looking for others to bail you out!
  • Most reality TV shows
  • When my sister decides to include me in the conversation “in her head” mid-way and expects me to know what’s going on. NUT-BUNNY!
  • People who say “like” every other word.