I live in the north now. I lived in the south for 15 years. Funnily enough, I lived south of "the dirty SOUF", but that's neither here nor there when it comes to this post. This post is about a few differences in men (from experiences with yours truly and my girls) in the 2 regions. Let me re-iterate that this is all from our personal perceptions before anybody starts negating all of these notations. We're not throwing specific persons under the bus, but simply calling some men out on their own actions. Big props to the rest of the clique for input on this. This ought to be fun.
Northern Men:
*call women "shORty".
*look at your ring finger to see if you're taken; and hit on you anyway.
*are defensive to rejection.
*like to play "Guess My Nationality" when talking to you in the club.
*come up with ingenius ways to hustle for cash.
*always own track suits in different colors.
*find fitted hats a necessity.
*find good lyrics to be the dominant factor in music.
*love new Escalades.
*rock clean fades.
*talk too much about themselves.
*will accompany you to a movie and split the tab (i.e., you pay for tickets, he pays for food).
*appreciate a fashionable woman.
*are more inclined to be metrosexual.
*use their mind to impress.
*walk with a swag.
*rep their cities.
*are truthful to a fault.
*have staring problems in the club/street.
*rock their diamonds on their pinkies.
*love to 2-step.
*think that southern hip-hop is "head-boppin' sh*t".
*think being called "Sexy" is something to swoon over.
*think that a reminder of their financial status is a great way to pick up women (if they make enough worth mentioning).
Southern Men:
*call women "shAWty".
*don't bother looking at your ring finger.
*try harder when rejected (to a fault).
*like to call you "Pssssssst..." when in the club.
*come up with ingenius ways to hustle women for cash.
*always own AF1's in different colors.
*find white tees a necessity.
*find a good beat to be the dominant factor in music.
*love Chevy classics.
*rock clean dreads.
*don't offer much to conversations.
*will accompany you to a movie and let you cover the whole tab.
*appreciate small articles of clothing despite how non-fashionable.
*are more inclined to be homophobic.
*use their charm to impress.
*walk with a limp.
*rep down the block they come from.
*won't tell the truth to save their life.
*have touching problems in the club/street.
*rock their diamonds in their mouths.
*love to jook (Tampa terminology).
*think that northern hip-hop is "head-boppin' sh*t".
*think that being called "Baby Girl" is something to swoon over.
*think that if they are financially inept, it is acceptable to be supported by a woman.
All of the instances/generalizations noted above have happened or been witnessed on more than one occassion, and as a result have made this list. Also, thanks to the males who have amused us with these experiences enough to make them MENtionable. Pun intended.
-Miss N.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Your Very Own Soundtrack
I found this to be interesting; thanks for letting me cop it, Diane. (Oh, that's right. I didn't ask.)
Do it for yourself or enjoy my results. If you do take the time to do it (like I did, because occassionally I have a little too much time on my hands), post it for me to see what your results were. I promise I'm interested... or at least, will pretend to be until it bores me.
IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...
And here are my results... special thanks to my NANO.
IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
Opening Credits:"One and Only" - Mariah Carey featuring Twista
Waking Up:"Money Ain't a Thang" - Jay-Z featuring Jermaine Dupri
First Day of School:"Slow Down" REMIX - Bobby Valentino featuring Fabolous, NAS, TI, & Lloyd Banks
Falling in Love:"Unfaithful" - Rihanna (F*ck.)
Fight Song:"Stay" - Ne-Yo featuring Peedi Peedi
Breaking Up:"A Smile Like Yours" - Natalie ColeProm:"I Knew I Loved You" - Savage
GardenLife:"There You'll Be" - Faith Hill
Mental Breakdown:"Thoia Thoing" REMIX - R. Kelly featuring Young Buck
Driving:"Busted" - Isley Brothers featuring JS & R. Kelly
Flashback:"Can I Have it Like That" - Pharrell featuring Gwen Stefani
Getting Back Together:"Westside" - TQ (Lol... you know you loved this track way back when.)
Wedding:"Can't Let You Go" - Fabolous featuring Lil' Mo
Birth of a Child:"Take Me as I Am" - Mary J. Blige
Final Battle:"Don't Trust No N*gga" - Khia (Okay, okay, it's the title of the song; get over it. It's also fairly amusing to find it as my final battle song.)
Death Scene:"Badd" - Ying Yang Twins featuring Mike Jones
Funeral Song:"All Cried Out" - Allure featuring 112 (The title is incredibly suiting; the song is not.)
End Credits:"Say Goodbye" - Chris Brown (See above comment.)
LIFE:"Grown Ass Man" - Avant (Given the above listed results, I never end up finding this guy.)
The wrap up: According to this little game, I will seemingly spend my entire life spending money like it's nothing and (unsuccessfully) pursuing a search for a good and faithful man.
Sheesh...tell me something I don't already know.
-Miss N.
Do it for yourself or enjoy my results. If you do take the time to do it (like I did, because occassionally I have a little too much time on my hands), post it for me to see what your results were. I promise I'm interested... or at least, will pretend to be until it bores me.
IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...
And here are my results... special thanks to my NANO.
IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
Opening Credits:"One and Only" - Mariah Carey featuring Twista
Waking Up:"Money Ain't a Thang" - Jay-Z featuring Jermaine Dupri
First Day of School:"Slow Down" REMIX - Bobby Valentino featuring Fabolous, NAS, TI, & Lloyd Banks
Falling in Love:"Unfaithful" - Rihanna (F*ck.)
Fight Song:"Stay" - Ne-Yo featuring Peedi Peedi
Breaking Up:"A Smile Like Yours" - Natalie ColeProm:"I Knew I Loved You" - Savage
GardenLife:"There You'll Be" - Faith Hill
Mental Breakdown:"Thoia Thoing" REMIX - R. Kelly featuring Young Buck
Driving:"Busted" - Isley Brothers featuring JS & R. Kelly
Flashback:"Can I Have it Like That" - Pharrell featuring Gwen Stefani
Getting Back Together:"Westside" - TQ (Lol... you know you loved this track way back when.)
Wedding:"Can't Let You Go" - Fabolous featuring Lil' Mo
Birth of a Child:"Take Me as I Am" - Mary J. Blige
Final Battle:"Don't Trust No N*gga" - Khia (Okay, okay, it's the title of the song; get over it. It's also fairly amusing to find it as my final battle song.)
Death Scene:"Badd" - Ying Yang Twins featuring Mike Jones
Funeral Song:"All Cried Out" - Allure featuring 112 (The title is incredibly suiting; the song is not.)
End Credits:"Say Goodbye" - Chris Brown (See above comment.)
LIFE:"Grown Ass Man" - Avant (Given the above listed results, I never end up finding this guy.)
The wrap up: According to this little game, I will seemingly spend my entire life spending money like it's nothing and (unsuccessfully) pursuing a search for a good and faithful man.
Sheesh...tell me something I don't already know.
-Miss N.
Well, HELLO
Well HI there...
Though a writer, I have not written pieces of anything in a VERY long time. I've recently been inspired by a new friend to start (and continue) a new blog/journal/blurb box. Not to mention, along with the beginning of a new year, I thought,"Why not a fresh journalistic start as well?" So here I am, and here my thoughts will be. May I forewarn you, if you are easily offended, Republican (haha), uneducated, or lack a sense of humor, this may not be the blog for you, and you may want to shimmy over to another blog. With that said, welcome to the twilight zone... (insert psychedelic music here - or R&B, I'm always down).
Okay, so here's what I'll start off with. Beverly Hills, 90210. Yes, I said it. I was recently watching re-runs of the show and a few things came to mind throughout the duration of it. I found an episode guide online, so here's a verbatim description of the episode I fell into ("fell into" meaning one that I recorded via DVR... okay, shameful, I know). Anyway, here's the synopsis as per helicon7.com.
..>..>..> ..>
Home And Away
7th October 1992
"Brandon narrates a part of this episode where a football game involving West Beverly against Shaw is thrown into doubt as Bose Hinton and Paul Browning from Shaw are killed at their football game; Brandon meets Jordan Bonner, a journalist from Shaw, and they write an editorial on the issue...Brandon invites all the Shaw students to the Pigskin Prom, which is being headed by Brenda and sponsored by Gil, but his 'recklesness' makes Andrea mad; Donna gets jealous that Sue wants to be with David who is playing at the dance; Bill Taylor, who was meant to be flying over from Barcelona, upsets his daughter Kelly by failing to turn up...Dylan comforts her, though, and takes her to the dance."
..>..>..>..>
The episode was supposed to somehow or another "unite" the black and white racial divide by depicting Brandon (lead character, white guy) taking a stand against the bias that West Beverly (the "white" high school) had of Shaw (the "black" high school). Brandon goes to Shaw and meets Jordan (the black version of Brandon @ Shaw), and together they hold hands, sing Kumbaya, and print dual editorials. The side-by-side editorials erupt in controversy and both schools "try to find an answer", which means portraying the white people being scared and trying to figure out a way to keep the black people away from the dance, and the black people become bitter, angry, and of course, physically violent (because... gee, isn't that what always happens?), and reverse racism occurs, resulting ultimately, in a full circle of racism.
And here are my thoughts...
1. Dude, wtf??? The ENTIRE episode depicted so many stereotypes (down to the clothing they dress the above listed races in) that the attempt to break them becomes moot. I'm not black or white, but I am HUMAN, and though I may not know enough to know not to watch the damn show in the first place, I know enough to know how ridiculously ignorant the episode, and ultimately, the series was. I've since deleted the series recording on my DVR.
2. I did take note of some other not-so-controversial things... like one of the characters had on a chunky, high-waist belt that many people are wearing these days. It prompts me to note about fashion and how amused we are to look back and think how silly we were to have worn high tube socks, scrunchies, to have had MC Hammer fades, and other trends we look back and foreshame ourselves about. Funnily enough, fashion clearly repeats itself, so don't burn those tube socks just yet.
So there it is, my first note. I'll write again when I am so inclined I can't take it. Or, when something pretty crosses my path and I just HAVE to share the news. Haha.
-Miss N.
Though a writer, I have not written pieces of anything in a VERY long time. I've recently been inspired by a new friend to start (and continue) a new blog/journal/blurb box. Not to mention, along with the beginning of a new year, I thought,"Why not a fresh journalistic start as well?" So here I am, and here my thoughts will be. May I forewarn you, if you are easily offended, Republican (haha), uneducated, or lack a sense of humor, this may not be the blog for you, and you may want to shimmy over to another blog. With that said, welcome to the twilight zone... (insert psychedelic music here - or R&B, I'm always down).
Okay, so here's what I'll start off with. Beverly Hills, 90210. Yes, I said it. I was recently watching re-runs of the show and a few things came to mind throughout the duration of it. I found an episode guide online, so here's a verbatim description of the episode I fell into ("fell into" meaning one that I recorded via DVR... okay, shameful, I know). Anyway, here's the synopsis as per helicon7.com.
..>..>..> ..>
Home And Away
7th October 1992
"Brandon narrates a part of this episode where a football game involving West Beverly against Shaw is thrown into doubt as Bose Hinton and Paul Browning from Shaw are killed at their football game; Brandon meets Jordan Bonner, a journalist from Shaw, and they write an editorial on the issue...Brandon invites all the Shaw students to the Pigskin Prom, which is being headed by Brenda and sponsored by Gil, but his 'recklesness' makes Andrea mad; Donna gets jealous that Sue wants to be with David who is playing at the dance; Bill Taylor, who was meant to be flying over from Barcelona, upsets his daughter Kelly by failing to turn up...Dylan comforts her, though, and takes her to the dance."
..>..>..>..>
The episode was supposed to somehow or another "unite" the black and white racial divide by depicting Brandon (lead character, white guy) taking a stand against the bias that West Beverly (the "white" high school) had of Shaw (the "black" high school). Brandon goes to Shaw and meets Jordan (the black version of Brandon @ Shaw), and together they hold hands, sing Kumbaya, and print dual editorials. The side-by-side editorials erupt in controversy and both schools "try to find an answer", which means portraying the white people being scared and trying to figure out a way to keep the black people away from the dance, and the black people become bitter, angry, and of course, physically violent (because... gee, isn't that what always happens?), and reverse racism occurs, resulting ultimately, in a full circle of racism.
And here are my thoughts...
1. Dude, wtf??? The ENTIRE episode depicted so many stereotypes (down to the clothing they dress the above listed races in) that the attempt to break them becomes moot. I'm not black or white, but I am HUMAN, and though I may not know enough to know not to watch the damn show in the first place, I know enough to know how ridiculously ignorant the episode, and ultimately, the series was. I've since deleted the series recording on my DVR.
2. I did take note of some other not-so-controversial things... like one of the characters had on a chunky, high-waist belt that many people are wearing these days. It prompts me to note about fashion and how amused we are to look back and think how silly we were to have worn high tube socks, scrunchies, to have had MC Hammer fades, and other trends we look back and foreshame ourselves about. Funnily enough, fashion clearly repeats itself, so don't burn those tube socks just yet.
So there it is, my first note. I'll write again when I am so inclined I can't take it. Or, when something pretty crosses my path and I just HAVE to share the news. Haha.
-Miss N.
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