Annalise Keating Should've Flunked Those Students

Warning: If you haven't seen the Series Finale of How to Get Away With Murder...LEAVE!

We bid a farewell to our beloved sister Annalise Keating. She figuratively killed herself so that her true self, Anna Mae Harkness could live. That was the answer to the looming long question, Who Killed Annalise?

How to Get Away With Murder was a good show. Had some winding roads in it that either you held onto or you let go. I almost let go twice. Season 2 finale with the murderous adoptive brother & sister & the penultimate episode of Season 6. I'm still confused about which sibling killed the parents & why Frank had to be Sam & his sister, Hannah child in the end. But I held on, anyway and the Series Finale made me glad I did.

A question many might think of is, "Did anyone learn How to Get Away With Murder"? One person did! No, it wasn't one of those stupid & ungrateful students of hers. It wasn't her riddled with life issue employees.

It was her off & on lover, Nate Lahey(Yes, I am refraining from outwardly lusting over him. You guys know how I feel). He got away with the murder of an A.D.A. When the FBI keeps their focus on another person and you tell that person's truth, you still don't squeal on yourself. I was so proud of him in the end. Nate scared & ticked me off. And when he kissed Annalise on the cheek one final time, I hummed, "Let's Just Kiss & Say Goodbye" by The Manhattans.

Well, in the end, Annalise is in TV New Life probably loving on her beloved Baby Sam as her mother, Ophelia(who passed after the last trial) looks on proudly. We saw she got to go on live life & leave TV Earth via natural causes. And looks like she still got to help Christopher after all.

What Feels Like Hell is a Gift Later ~Annalise Keating

To those who watched the show, What did you think of How to Get Away With Murder? Let me know in the comments below or on the social media site you see this post on.

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It's Another Day's Journey...(Answering Questions)

Questions Asked, Questions Answered!

Q: What do you think is the worst day(s) for a date?

A: I have a complicated relationship with Tuesdays. It's not my favorite day of the week. Trying to jog my mind and I'm rather confident that I decided years ago not to go on dates Tuesdays if all possible. Best bet is to find the day you don't ever feel your best and not go on dates on that one.

Q: Did you watch The Guy Series Finale? Any thoughts? Are you doing a review of the whole series like you did for previous web shows?

A: *Spoiler Alert*
Yeah, I after I said I wasn't, I ended up watching the much-awaited series finale of the web series, That Guy. As you know it came with drama on several sides. I refuse to talk about the drama. I don't want the tea or lemonade behind any of it. I didn't live tweet like usually would and I am not doing a review of the whole series. That Guy just ended. My "Fan Hearted Thinking" theory at the end, it was Deon(I didn't dislike Deon but as a ceremonial exit to Ms. Daniels from Black & Sexy) got hit with the bullet and she was talking at the police station or from the grave. But actually, we watched a rough draft and that's why the series finale flowed like an episode 1. The proverbial Well should've been left alone.

While Power is on, I watch

Q: You never talk about Power. Do you watch it?

A: I sure Don't watch Power. I've never seen an episode. I don't watch Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, also. You didn't ask, but I told you anyway. It is an hour-long show well past Season 1 at this point. And I am a horrible binge watcher. Y'all have fun, though.

Q: Recently, you live-tweeted during a Sunday morning service you were at or watching. Are you looking to do that more often?

A: No, I only do that on an occasional whim. I'm not live-tweeting while at church, in person. I take out my phone at church, I'm bored. When streaming from home, live-tweeting is like me signifying with the pastor or minister or high fiving with a neighbor. My church's live feed has a Twitter plug-in. Many times I forget it's there.

But feel free to follow #tphonline, many of the e-church congregants tweet some great notes & observations. You can find some nice gems in that hashtag.

Don't forget to send your questions to C.OUT.SPOKEN.DIVA@GMail.com. As you see, I do answer them.

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Gladiators, What Color Was Your Suit?

Warning: If you haven't seen the Series Finale of Scandal...LEAVE!

The Olivia Pope Diet

Well Gladiators, you Lovers of Liberty, the show Scandal has officially ended. Many times it was enjoyable. Sometimes it was boring. But it was a ride.

Most of you know I was never #TeamFitz or #TeamJake. She could have stood in the sun in Vermont and I still would not have cared. I was Only a #TeamFixer fan. I felt like Fitz & Jake were hindrances to her job. I hated Olivia Pope gave up OPA. And yeah, a few fixer storylines showed up at the end, but the full fixer heart was missing in them. RIP Olivia the Fixer for the Civilians

I am happy that the viewers were shown humanism in Papa Pope. We never really got to see what he saw in Mama Pope and that is ok. We got to see he had tender spots around that crude, murderous, patriot heart of his. God Bless America!!!🇺🇸

RIP David Rosen Oh, you were not a B*tch. You were trusting a Dumb Butt. You trusted the one person I wanted dead.

Cyrus Beene...
I am so upset he walked away to live. Oh, the guilt in All he did will keep him hostage, but he alive & not in chains, like Jake. But that's life!!!

Well, Mellie is TV POTUS with Marcus by her side. Sally Langston will keep the Lovers of Liberty informed. Mr. & Mrs. Bernard & Quinn Gusky get to be a loving family. Abby will wrap up in David's love. And Huck can put the past behind. Eli Pope will still have Sunday dinner. All as Olivia Pope gets back to White and Live Free!!!

Shonda Rhimes always said she knew how to end Scandal. And that is what she did. Officially, It's Handled!!!

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Yep, She was Black & Nerdy & Awkward. And You Loved Watching Her!

The other day, a bud of mine called while he was watching Family Matters. He couldn't believe how easily Laura adapted to Steve Urkel's world, once she started dating him. I told him it was easy because Laura was a nerd or at least had nerdy qualities. Steve recognized it hidden in her beauty. He asked me to explain.

• Laura Winslow was a straight-A student, even in college.
• Steve was not just a schoolmate. Laura & he were in the same classes.
• Steve & Laura were in many classes with upperclassmen.
• In the episode, "The Way the Ball Bounces" a very tired Laura sneaks to the library to study for the PSAT.
  

Laura Winslow is not the first & only unseen & unspoken nerdy or awkward black female character in TV & Movie history. Pop Culture only likes to recognize a handful of black "uncool" characters.

What happened to Earnest?

He was cute

Most of those are male except for Winfred "Freddy" Brooks in Different World being mentioned sometimes. TV & Movies is chalked full of black ladies being nerdy & awkward. Let me run down my favorites.

Terry (Jumpin' Jack Flash) In the late 1980s, Terry was a foul mouth, 30-something-year-old, cracking code keys.

She had more online friendships than in offline land. And Jack & she were in an online romantic rapport. The ending makes us think it progressed past the computer but its origins were online. She was very stereotypical nerdy if you asked me. Oh wait, she used profane language. Only cool people do that.

Joan Clayton (Girlfriends) If it could go wonky, it did. It wasn't even hidden by her big sister-like manner. Joan was a lady full of facts & rules that she lived by. Joan was also very well-read and studied intensely studied what she read. When she joined her superior, Sharon in a book discussion that included Jackie Collins & BeBe Moore Campbell, she tried to argue about seeing allegory in the book. She loses with the ladies because she didn't read the whole book, but she knew she was right. And for people that need ideas for cosplay, I bet Joan(and some of her friends) could've helped your costume ideas be the best they could be. Joan's costume game was superb.

Evangeline Eva Dandridge (Deliver Us From Eva) Most people see the mean, pretty chick that just needs some d---. 

The biggest complaint about Eva was she was full of facts, that she loved to issue. She was a know-it-all. Eva also had a stereotypical nerd job. She was a food inspector. Food inspectors (aka on my dream job list) are full of food-related science facts & stats. She even only dines at certain restaurants. Does a popular TV nerd come to mind when you think of this behavior? And do you remember her shoe storage? Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory would hug her. But that wasn't the storyline that was presented. She just needed a man.

Taylor Mckessie (High School Musical) The only thing I like about this movie franchise is the smartest student in the school is a black girl.

She was the lead character's best friend but her story was still very important. She was the head of the Chemistry Club and became the Valedictorian in the end. Stereotypical things are reserved for nerdy characters. Monique Coleman, the actress who played her & I were proud of that role.

Mona Thorne (Half & Half) Mona was so awkward, I waited for Freddy Brooks to make an appearance as her cool cousin. Mona owned her awkwardness. She openly talked about being a fan of cartoons, indie bands, and wedged boots. She didn't always like being uncool but it was a lane she knew. There was an episode where a guy felt she was "not black enough" so she tried to "blacken up" and in the end, she was comfortable being her rhythmless self. Her awkwardness leads her to learn all about herself. And isn't that what life is about?

I tell people in offline land all the time "Beware talking nerdy to me" all the time. I see nerdy & awkwardness (and churchy) in people all the time. I guess I have a radar. I don't talk about it because the stereotype of being nerdy & awkward is uncool. "Cool" people have "uncool" qualities too. Millennials are breaking from the stereotype but most people I interact with are non-millennials. Many non-millennial-age people have yet to recognize and/or embrace those qualities in them.  Some are embracing it, and some are. But I see it, trust me I see it.

Those are some of my favorites. The list could go on and on. Kimberly Reese comes to mind. Heck, being smart was most of her storyline. Who are the unsung nerdy & awkward people you enjoy(ed) watching? Let me know in the comments.

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Don't Disturb My Fall TV Schedule (2014-2015)

Well, TV season 2014-2015 has officially started. And yeah, I got opinions.

Sunday: It is about three shows for me. Resurrection, Cutthroat Kitchen & Boardwalk Empire

Resurrection gets my TV blood pumping for the beginning of the week. Marty is now one of the Returned. I know this is fiction but seeing a Omar Epps as a deceased Marty made me frown. It was very life like. Also the matriarch of the Langston family has returned also. Maybe be some order & healing can be brought to this family. They need it, so bad.

Cutthroat Kitchen is so good.
The sabotages are so funny. Have you ever thought about preparing you dish in a high chair and cooking on a toy size stove? You don't know how to cook until you do it successfully with one of the sabotages.

This is the final season Boardwalk Empire.

The last season of Nucky time. They say No Goes Quietly.
They are not lying.

Monday: This day will probably be mostly a reading day. LoLo Jones & Tavis Smiley have both been voted off Dancing With the Stars, so I'm out.  I watched Scorpion.

It's just on the "need something to watch" list for me. Actually I read while I watched it.  I'll just wait until Jane the Virgin

comes on next month and declare if Monday is a total "Reading Day" or not

Tuesday: So Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. sucked me in again. Last season, until the last 4 episodes I would watch this show and regret watching it. Yet, I kept coming back. I have to see it through. I just want this show to get a consistent Black female character that is a Good Guy that will Not die or just seen for one episode (President of the S.H.I.E.L.D Academy’s Science and Technology). That's all I am asking for.

Stepping between a slave and shotgun was the deciding factor for me to watch, Forever.

Dr Henry Morgan is such a noble 35 year old guy. He's seen and experienced so much in life. In the first episode, he died 3 times. Once just to test the murder weapon. I also we see his past and there is a mysterious "he" that decided to call himself Adam, who claims to be living longer than Dr. Morgan.

Wednesday: Oh The Middle is back. This show is so funny. It's my opinion it is millennial version of Roseanne.

Sue Heck is my favorite. Her gung ho attitude reminds me of my niece. First episode dealt with Frankie Heck forgetting the first week of school. My mother never forgot the first day of school but there was a reason why she had copies of the school calendars at work & home.

I liked Blackish. I relate a lot to Blackish. My black experience differs from my mom's and her's differ from my grandmother's. I think that will be the base undertone of this show. How has being black progress And not progressed. I don't know about it being The Cosby Show, so far. The Cosby Show was more smooth with it's "We are Black people" messages. But like Richard Pryor used to say, "We will see".  Love Laurence Fishburne being funny. And Tracie Ellis Ross can never do any wrong in my eyes.

Thursday: You know I was in Shondaland on TV Thursday.
So Grey's Anatomy is now on at 7:00 CST. Remember when it was on Sunday night. I do. I can Not wait until the whole new daughter/sister storyline comes out. Oh Meredith is her usual mean girl self with her and it's going to get worse, IMO. I really think Ms Meredith may already know about Ms. Maggie. Ms. Maggie just don't understand. Her sister treats all her half sisters like that. Wish she could've me Lexie Grey. She would've had some stories for her. And the "Weber giving his baby some lunch money moment" *tears* Bailey ~vs ~ Karev Let's get ready to Rumble

As for Scandal, I am glad Shonda Rhimes heard this Non Fan of Fitz or Jake talking and let Olivia get back to being the Fixer She is without a distraction (Oh even Jake couldn't get in the way)!!! I know it will not last forever but hey, an OUTSPOKEN_DIVA was Happy for at least that episode. Yes, Olivia Pope, the Fixer & OPA are back. Now, "Timed Out" Mellie frightens me a little but I need Mellie to Grieve her little Jack and her Life for a little while. Oh knowing she has Wolf Monkey was Very, Very Gross.

While we talking grieving, Who was not crying at the Harrison Wright funeral? When I die, I want Scandal's music director to do the soundtrack. Baby, I expecting instrumental of "Precious Lord" or "Amazing Grace" but Shonda brought out Aretha Franklin's version of "Like a Bridge Over Trouble Waters". I'm already in my feelings like the young ones say and she go and do this. But then Shonda Rhimes productions does do music right.

Say it with Annalise Keating and me, How to Get Away With Murder (Murdaahh).

Okay so we (and her students) get to study her actual cases as they are being litigated. That is good, I like when character's actually do their jobs. But the two, yes two backdrop stories, both being deaths, well possible murders and one of those being the death of Annalise's husband are great. When I finally saw it was Sam Keating in the carpet that was rolled up, I gasped.  There is all kinds of "Who Dunnit" in this show and I Love it. Also, there is all kinds of natural sensuality on this show. Annalise is very smooth and very vixen like even in her professional life. I thought her very gorgeous boyfriend, Detective Leahy was her husband at first. I just thought they were being kinky at the office. That's how natural their relationship looked to me. Once I saw her husband, I understood why he married her. Keating is very smoldering Diva. Get it Viola, Get it.

Friday: I only have one show I must watch the rest isn ONDemand catch ups

I love The Amazing Race. It's got action and travel. The two teams I am cheering for are the Food Scientists and the Flight Attendants (Mother & Daughter). The first team I wanted gone is gone. All I can say is, Karma is a b-word. I love that it is on Fridays. Football and other sports on Sunday can't push it back in the schedule to the point where we can't see it.

My shows I will catch up on ONDemand this year are

New Girl & The Mindy Project: They moved Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D from 7 to 8 so I have to watch my Adorkable sheroes later in the week.

Red Band Society: I have a sore spot for sickly kids. I was raised one. I have treated a few. This show is really good.
Ever volunteer on a children's wing of a hospital and she will understand.

BigBang Theory:Yeah since I am in Shondaland on Thursday the antics of lovable nerds like me (Bernadette) has to be seen on Friday once they move them back from Monday soon.

I will tell you now that towards the end it got a little emotional for me. I used to discuss a lot of this with Football Nerd. Football Nerd was "my person" when it came to Grey's Anatomy (not in life I don't have one person I'm too complex for just one). I was cool and then I went to message him and the cry face started.

Watching Harrison Wright's funeral didn't help any at all. I've avoided watching funerals since that day. I'm not strong enough yet. Then, The Amazing Race came on. It was already hard not talking about who we would be cheering for but then the first destination of the Virgin Islands made my heart drop. He spent some time in there as a child. They took a flight on a "crop duster" to get to the another part of the island and I remember some of his stories and a few pictures of him in a school uniform. Maybe he was watching with me. Maybe that was his way of telling me. Maybe I'm stretching it. LoL Resurrection help me heal a little. I saw a tweet while live tweeting, "I'll be happy that my love ones came back from the dead. A little scared but happy". I agree with that tweet. Also, I know Jesus would have to be coming back, so that would be shouting time.  :-) Just pray for me, I'm healing but, it such the process.

That is what I will be watching the season. Let's see if I'll have have to modify the schedule, I will say, So far, So good.

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OUTSPOKEN_DIVA The TV Show

Ok so I got a chance to catch Blerd (Black + Nerd) Chat on Twitter. I don’t get to catch it often. Tonight’s topic was Diversity in TV Entertainment. It is very fun. Thursday at 6pm CST on Twitter join #blerdchat Of course unless your life is the pop culture definition of life, you like me are not truly seen on TV. Well my mind started swirling with what would the perfect show about me, OUTSPOKEN_DIVA be like. I started laughing at the perfect possibilities.

1.       I’m Christian and not ashamed of it. Since I don’t believe in most of the cons of going to church especially a black church of course I have to show my character going to church sometime.

2.       I’m Plus Size, Wear Comfortable Trendy clothing & shoes, shapewear & stockings and still rock a relaxer 85% of the time without a weave Probably will show my awkward attack by Team Natural and lamenting to my Naturalista sister, family & friends about it (Team Natural has become a negative and Naturalista is a term of endearment for me (was supposed to write a blog but life got in the way)

3.       I’m Formally Educated and I still live in the hood So I’ll have a basic professional job. Probably the job I initially went to college for…School Nurse, more than likely in the public school system. I’ll have the neighbors who don’t understand why I don’t hang with them often and don’t understand why they like me. Oh and the occasional newspaper will gets stolen (that really happens some weeks)

4.       I’m Single, Over 30 and Comfortable with it. So my occasional dating life would be shown. Probably would have an up & down romantic rapport with some longtime pal. Give myself a When will they… storyline

5.       Social Life is occasional but it will awkward. I have to stay true to my Social life. See me get geeked up about going out, see me try to fashionably dress myself to go out, go out and depending on the situation have a good time or not. I actually do know how to line dance well. So no bumping into people off beat. Maybe goofily learning the latest one. Oh I will have a “club” name, one for the white or multi-racial clubs and one for predominantly black clubs like in real life.

6.       Oh I am a Southerner (Texas). I live in a metropolitan area.  I will not have an annoying Southern Drawl (like in the movie Jason’s Lyric (I can’t stand that movie for that reason) Wait maybe my dislike for that movie can be a topic). But I will go to a State Fair, the weather will be hot in the spring, summer, & fall and cold in the winter time and there would be some southern sayings pop up (well except "Make Groceries" (I've never made those))

7.       Yes I’ll have family & friends that will reflect my real life ones. I have a diverse group of friends (relationship status, sexuality, gender, race, wait everyone is a Christian oh but wait they are all different denominations)

8.       Avid Book reader. Probably see me with a E-reader, Tablet, or book 60% of the time. Oh and I will represent writing a blog, being on Twitter and Facebook and not understanding why Myspace is still the fad anymore. Oh and my love for Web Shows & Indie Films.

9.       Still like stuff from my Childhood in the 80’s and Teen Years in the 90’s So I’ll have nostalgia moment that lead to flashbacks

I know missed something. Now I wrote this blog so if I see my story come across a screen I want my credit. Ha Ha, Heck, I will sue. So who would watch a show about me? Does it sound fun? What would your show be about? Would I want to watch it? Talk about diversity. Humph, Pop Culture would not know how to handle my story. I’ll freak Pop Culture out. *evil laugh*

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Just the “Other Woman”

I refuse to watch “Scandal” and “Being Mary Jane” with anyone other than my mother. I only live discuss Scandal on Twitter. I avoid opinion pieces about both shows and movie of Being Mary Jane. Why? I get tired of the popular perception of these two characters as only being the “Side Line Chick”, “Side Piece” or the “Other Woman”. You know the woman that is Knowingly Sleeping with a Married Man. I first became of the perception when my BFF, who doesn’t watch Scandal, thought that the show was about Olivia Pope sleeping with the TV POTUS because of what she saw in her news feed on Facebook.

Amazing how many of us know, have been or are the “Side Line Chick”, “Side Piece” or the “Other Woman”. Oh these women are not new and unless infidelity or cheating is infinitely abolished from the face of the Earth won’t be going anywhere. I’ve been the first one to say I don’t understand the women and men might I add who are these people. But how dare we reduce these people to just “Side Line Chick (Dude)”, “Side Piece” or the “Other Woman (Man)”. Actually we don’t reduce them to that.  They are still our friends, loved ones, co-workers, associates or ourselves, living other parts of life other than having sex with someone who is married.

 So why do we describe a TV character by just that? I know it’s just TV but gosh is that the only thing people are getting from these characters. Mary Jane is a TV News Journalist who is a loving friend, a daughter who is supporting her parents, siblings and other family members. All while juggling her romantic life one that may or may not include a married man and another non-committal man (The show just started Episode 1). Out of all that the first thing people want to describe her as is a “Side Piece”. If memory serves correct Mary Jane didn’t start off knowing she was sleeping with a married man in the movie. And it was the end of the first episode after she fought to stay away from the guy that she finally sleep with him again. Okay I’ll leave that alone.

I love Olivia Pope. Not because she is sleeping with the TV POTUS. I love her because she is “The Fixer”. She and her gang of Gladiators gets other people out of Scandals. Also if memory serves in the beginning of this show also “she was not sleeping with TV POTUS anymore. Actually, she had declare war on him and the TV White House. She didn’t lure him, he chased and continues to chase her. And let’s talk about that. The women are the called “Other Women” but in both cases, neither lured those men into those relationships. Actually the men did the enticing and pursuing. Yet no one talks about their gross dog a-words for doing that. Men get to be men yet the women are the bad guys getting unsophisticated descriptions.

Again I know these are TV characters but I think they were made to show that the “Strong Black Woman” is a myth. She has cracks in her armor. The ladies being a part of an extra-marital affair in one of their crack among many flaws they have. Stop only describing them by that one.

So let’s try it again. Who is Mary Jane Paul? What is Sandal about?

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OUTSPOKEN_DIVA'S Best of 2013

So I decided to do a blog on My Best of 2013. I like a many things but some things I like a little bit more than others. No, there will not be a Worse of 2013 blog. Am I not critical enough? Even though I want in 2014, for World Star Hip Hop to destroy All the Ratchet, All the Ghetto, and All the Dysfunctional videos ever known to man on its website. I will not make a blog to highlight the gross stuff of 2013.  LoL

In 2013, I decided to make it a mission to try some new Restaurants and make different recipes. Because No one will make New Foods, I had to do something.  I’m a foodie at heart. Probably why I picked the major. So here is some Good food worth sharing

Favorite Restaurant Dish

Disco Fries (Houlihans)

I went here for my birthday dinner. French Fries, Pot Roast, Gravy, Green Onions and Cheddar Cheese make a great dish. I had a salad also that was delicious, but it didn’t make the picture (maybe I was eating it)

Favorite New Recipe

3 Ingredient Chicken

On Facebook my sister tags me when she shares some of the recipes she wants to try. That’s how I saw this one. It’s just Chicken, dry Italian Dressing mix and Brown Sugar. Bake it and you have a finger licking good meal. I pair it with a simple Wax Bean & Carrot medley.

Favorite Meatless Meal

Pasta Puttanesca

I try to go meatless once a week. Usually Mondays except during Lent, which I go meatless on Fridays. One day going through recipes for clients I ran across one I made in my Basic Foods class in college. It’s linguine with sautéed chili peppers, Spanish olives, zucchini, diced tomatoes and oregano in light olive oil & garlic over it.

 

Favorite New Fast Food

Taco Casa

I saw a cousin on Facebook talk about this place. Well on National Taco Day, I got try them. Yummy!!! 

 

 

Okay I know you know I spend an obscene amount of time watching TV. Of Course you know about TV Thursday but Sundays I’m a tad obsessive about my shows also.

Favorite Food Show

Cutthroat Kitchen I love this show!!! It is like Chopped, the childhood game Dare, meets Vegas slots. It speaks to the creativity of a chef because these challenges can be a doozy.

 

Favorite Instead of “Popular” Reality Show I Watch:

Boardwalk Empire and Treme I love these two shows. Hate that this the last season for Treme. If you keep up with life after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans or at least watch the two Spike Lee Doc for HBO about it, you know Treme is very Accurate. Boardwalk Empire keeps my attention in a way that frightens me. It is full of violence yet it intrigues me. It’s like when Prohibition started and Atlantic City acted like it was not law. Nucky Thompson is the man. And there is Chalky White, the lone black guy in Nucky’s posse. How can one man be so upstanding and crooked at the same time, beats me. Right now all the key players are scattered away from Atlantic City so I can’t wait to see what brings them back to town.

Favorite Comedy:

Big Bang Theory Are you shocked? Especially since Raj now can talk to women without the use of Alcohol. Finally. That was bothering me. He was going to need rehab. Big Bang Theory are the people I knew and myself in high school. I can name someone for everyone on that show. Yes, I’m am Bernadette.

Favorite Rom Com:

Hart of Dixie Still Team Zeorge (George & Zoe) even though Zoe is with some writer named Joel & George is with the Mayor Lavon’s cousin Lynly. Zoe has finally connected to her birth father’s family, the Wilkes. Lemon is even seeing some promise in finding herself.

Favorite Drama:

Scandal & Greys Anatomy It is a tie. Both keep my heart pounding. Shonda Rhymes know the key to the drama side of my heart. Keep my suspense and tie up loose ends all at the same time. She does it well. Even though the Yang/Grey fighting stabs me in the heart and whenever Mama Pope calls Olivia, “Livie” scares me a bit, I have to watch these shows.

Favorite New Show:

Super Fun Night Nope it’s not Marvels Agents of Shield. It’s Super Fun Night. Little known fact about the Diva…I don’t go out that much. When I do it looks a lot like this show (Dollar to Donuts my friends will disagree but trust me I have stories to prove it). The first episode with Kimmie jumping around trying to put on her shape wear I died laughing. As a shape wearer I can totally relate.

I Miss the Most Show

Emily Owens Yep, a show that is about an awkward nerd that went against the grain of pop culture’s definition of Nerd on a Broadcast Station (The CW) that is filled with mostly shows that are geared to fans of pop culture. Dr. Emily Owens, I still miss you!!!

 

Web Shows are next. Y’all know I’m addicted to them. Vlogs also. I can’t go a day with watching something. I see a pattern I think my emotional & inner dating self is in its late 20's. Web Series might be my way of  finding out what went wrong. Just a guess!

Favorite Continuing Web Series (Tie)

Unwritten Rules Season 2 Link

Spoiler alert! Racy has a new boss. She thought it was going to be easier. Umm new boss, new issues.

That Guy Season 2 Link

Two guy Mike & Judah, somewhat trifling, but they have good hearts and they mean well. Season 2 delves into the emotions of That Guys. Hilarious stuff.

 

Favorite New Web Series (Tie)

No Strings, Please Link

Think living in a New city gets rid of you. Nope! You are still you.

Smoke & Mirrors Link

Dixon, Dixon, Dixon! Go through a journey of a man who finds out if relationships and the problems in them are illusions we make for ourselves.

Favorite Vlog

KevOnStage Link

You know those quirky churchy/non churchy articles we read or videos we watch and can’t believe they are real. Meet the man to discuss them. Also he make the “Cartoon Scandal” videos we all love so much.

Favorite Sketch Comedy

The Playmakers Link

The future of Christian Comedy is on YouTube. I first fell in love with The Playmakers with a video called “Stuff Black Church Girls Say” http://youtu.be/uGKWVv53eX0. Black Church Girls now have Web Series and also check out Music Videos by a group called Praydeci. Good Clean fun!!! Oh and KevonStage is member of The Playmakers

 

Yes I still read books. In 2004 I heard myself go stupid and was losing my grasp on the English language. Never again so of course I am still reading. I read some wonderful ones this year.

Best Fiction

The Awesome Girl's Guide to Dating Extraordinary Men by Ernessa Carter

4 Women in 2 years get nothing they want but All that they need. Also look for cameos from Davie Jones, Main character of 32 Candles by the same author.

 

Best Non-Fiction

Ghettonation: A Journey Into the Land of Bling and Home of the Shameless by Cora Daniels

I wrote a blog about it sometime ago. Go read it Here

Best Sci-Fi

Long Division by  Kiese Laymon

Defying a patronizingly racist contest on live television, 14-year-old Citoyen “City” Coldson’s rant goes viral and becomes an embarrassment on a national scale. Sent to stay with family in the small town of Melahatchie, he distracts himself from Internet infamy, redneck racists, and a grandmother who’s not afraid to make him cut her a switch by reading a mysterious book where his name and the name of his grandmother's teenage missing neighbor appear.

 

Best Novella

I Met Him in the Ladies' Room (pt1) by Michelle Simpson

Where did you meet the Lord? Kerri Dalee met Him in the Restroom. That simple, right? Read it and find out. 

Favorite Memoir

Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler

Okay only Memoir I read. Charging $12-$15 for your life on my Kindle is gross. No one is that interesting. When they go down, I’ll read more of those. The Nerd Queen proves why she is just that. I love this book. I know she and I would have been friends in Latter Elementary & Middle school.

For Lent, I’m giving up buying makeup. In 2013, I found myself buying product after product. So let me share my favorite lip products for my looks I experimented with this year. Yes, All lip products. I didn’t do anything new with my eyes.

Favorite Lip Stain

Loreal Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain

It stays on for many hours, moisturizes and has shine.

Favorite Go To Lip Stick

Maybelline Color Sensationals Vivids - Pink Pop

If I needed to add some color to a look it was my trusty bubby. It is smooth & long lasting.

Favorite Trend (Ombre’ Lips)

Two tone lips are not new. But 2013 was the year of doing more than red lip liner and pink lip color. I saw ladies adding different colors to their Ombre’ lips. And I am happy to say I think the Black eye liner on the lip phase may be going away (cuing the praise music, I’m going in, in advance),

My Autumn Ombre’ was done with SEPHORA COLLECTION Nano Lip Liner - Beau Bordeaux, then REVLON Colorburst Lip Butter – Sorbet then topped off with Maybelline Color Sensational High Gloss Shine - Captivating Coral.

 

My October Awareness Ombre’ I talked about in a  Blog earlier this fall, was achieve with COVERGIRL LipPerfection Lipliner – Plum & Loreal Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain -  Rose On and On.

 

 

Yep, those looks were that simple!!!

Favorite MakeUp Vlog

Cosmetic Candies FYI Link

Oh I fell in love with another Makeup Vlog. She’s the only Vlog that made me truly understand Ombre’ Lips

 

Alright the video playing while you were reading is one of my favorites in Music for 2013

Favorite Sacred

Ultimate Relationship by Donald Lawrence (Ft Lalah Hathaway)

I follow Lalah Hathaway on Twitter and I saw tweets about this song. It’s remake of a song fame Gospel artist Donald Lawrence wrote for Mary J. Blige. Who is the Best Person to wake up and talk to in the morning? I added it to my worship playlist and never turned back.

Favorite Secular

Finally by Carolyn Malachi

Watch the Video Here

Y’all can play this at my funeral (Bishop might not mind) LoL On Sunday evening I listen to a Podcast called Black Girl Nerds http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackgirlnerds (Shout out to BGN) and this is the opening song. It’s simple, “Finally, I’m Finally Me. Finally, I’m Finally Free. Refreshing!!!

 

And that wraps up my favorite things of 2013. Hope you enjoyed it! What were some of your favorite things of 2013? Let me know in the comments below. If the Lord says the same I’ll see you in 2014.

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms