Decision 2008!

So my secret lover won the Democratic nomination! I am ecstatic. We have bets on how long he will last before the white people realise what they are in for and take him out.......ok that was a bit racist. But seriously, history has been made. A black man/person has arrived where no black had ever dreamt to be. Marin Luther King FINALLY did not die in vain. Yeah yeah there are people out there who will point out how offensive that statement is but whatever. I calls 'em as I sees 'em. As far as I am concerned black people have a really looooooooooooooooong way to go still. Has anyone watched BET? There is nothing uplifting or showing black people as literate college going people with brains. That idiotic reality show College Hill as done nothing but prove to white people that even with a passable college education, black people are still only a little above animals (just a little, not much!) and then the "The Way It Is" that ghetto-ass reality show following that scrobogee Keyshia Cole. Good heavens, accidentally stopping on that show while channel surfing is guaranteed to drop your IQ by at least 100 points! Yeah I am a bit of snob. I truly believe education of ANY sort is the way to go. All these basketball players and musicians. they open their mouth, and you're begging them to shut up. Turning their game around 360 degrees my rump! It's no wonder Mrs Bush Sr could say what she said and still stand by it
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Anyway, back to my main point: OBAMA WON!!! YAY!! YIPEE!!! WOOHOO!! In your face Hilary! Ha ha. The question now is, can he beat McCain? I truly truly hope so. I want our love child to be able to live in the White House ;) Go Obama. I got your back!

OBAMA 2008-2016. Make it happen people. Change the history books. SAY IT LOUD!! ROCK THE VOTE!!!

ps: isnt it cool that ALL college-educated peopleblack white or "other" are OBAMA supporters? and that white, blue-collar (did i hear KKK??) voters are fiercely anti-Obama? hmmmmmm........

Ora

i'm fat somebody help me! my tummy is the same size as a 3-month foetus and it jiggles. is anyone a diehard simpsons fan? there was this episode where homer gets a heart attack. he goes to the hospital and the doctor pokes his belly to determine how much fat he's carrying. the stomach to move and homer goes "Woohoo look at the blubber fly!". and stomach keeps going........and going.......

thats how i feel about my tummy :( i no its nt good to carry weight around your midrif, but what the hell am i supposed to do? stomach fat is the hardest to lose. and i am so bloody lazy i hate .......ABHOR exercise. it bores the heck out of me. i have cut dwn on food. i no longer eat ice cream, none of my cakes :( and definitely none of that crappy fast food. no pizza. no (sob!) cheesecake. i'm even trying to learn to eat (barf) vegetables and salads. GOAT FOOD god whyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

I am thankful

i love watching reruns. i adore those shows from the 70s and 80s and i love cold case especially episodes where the murder was committed in like the 30 or 40s. thing is, these flashbacks into the world back then make me more and more grateful for the world into which i was born. i am black AND female plus a tomboy who'd rather wear jeans n a baseball cap (i havent worn makeup close to a year now.....keep forgetting to he he) and yet i have NEVER suffered persecution. well, yeah i've heard the most sexist statements ever. n there is no question that there are some insane ignorant white people out there not to mention the simpering old biddies who think "girls" should be "girls". But thats by the way. Society has never stopped me from doing what i want. i've never been prevented from sitting in restaurant because i was black. made to use a different bathroom, drink from another faucet. i can be a doctor, engineer..... anything i want no one cares that i wear a bra n bleed 5 days out of the month. it is who i am that matters. not how i look or what demographic i fit into.

i'm not saying the struggle is over. far from it! i face them everyday. but we tend to forget how truly far we have come as blacks as women. once in a while lets look back and smile and be proud of what we have managed to accomplish. well not we we ........o u no what i mean!

Aluta continua!

Happy Mother's Day: The Video

remember that video i posted on mother's day no one could view? finaly figured it out! i'm getting better at this blog thing everyday :)

Rachel Ray the Terrorist

So the new furor on the news is that certain "sensitive" people decided that the scarf Rachel Ray (she does like cooking shows or something on cable tv) was suggestive of the scarf worn by Al Queda. cute huh?

I think it is utterly ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with that scarf! I want one! Or am I wrong?.........

MY Layout, Template etc

So my friends have all ganged up against me and are insisting that I spice up my blog. Unfortunately, i dont see any one giving me tips on what to. Some "friends" I have huh.........this is a hint people. feel bad n DO SOMETHING!

Open Access

Currently in the scientific world, authors have to pay ridiculous amounts to have their research published. The more prestigious the journal, the more you pay. Then, the readers who want to read your research and learn from it also have to pay through their noses to get it. Either you pay a ridiculous amount to subscribe (NATURE charges students $200, professionals much more)to the journal, or you pay a one time access fee ranging from $15-$80 for a one day access to the one article you want. Certain journals now offer the choice to authors to request that their submissions be freely accessible but there is a fee- almost $3,000.

This is ridiculous. I have always believed that science research was the one area where you could only be in it for the love of it because there was no monetary gain. However these guys want to prove me wrong. researchers get paid crap. I know people talk about how much you get from grants etc, but thing is its not all that. you have to buy equipment, pay research assistants, and pay so you can get publish. you HAVE heard of publish or perish yeh?

There are so many things I wish I could change, I dont know where to start.....

BEST BUY!!! GIVE ME A JOB!!

Yeah yeah those who know me and know Best Buy think....... well KNOW I'm overqualified to work there. But nonya! Cuz you forget I'm an "alien" in this country and so less than a nobody cuz "i'm not of this planet" (see dictionary definition of "alien") so I have to find work where I can. And really guys, if you really do know me you know I think BEST BUY ROCKS!! It is my favourite store in the world and I would be ecstatic to work there. So if anyone out there knows any1 in the HR dept there, put in a good word for me........

My Life So Far

So I'm in the final stages of my program. All I have to do is turn in a reading copy of my thesis. Unfortunately, I have writer's block. I had an epiphany this morning that I threw up a block because I am scared to death of failure (which I am). How do I get out of this rut? I need to do this really or my advisor will totally give up on me. right now, he's the only person who still thinks I maybe worth something (in my department anyway....)

Wish me luck? Writer's block sucks!

Happy Mother's Day!

In honor of Mother's Day, yahoo reposted this really cool video. Thought I'd share it with y'all. Hope i'm not infringing on anything?.........

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=7769005