Well, Thoughts of an OUTSPOKEN_DIVA is almost 4 years (July 3rd). On the third, I'll be a tad busy with work and preparations for my weekend plans so, I'm telling you guys early of a few known new plans for the blog.
This is what I looked like 4 years ago at my birthday dinner. That dress is so big on me now. I could put a blouse under it and make it a jumper. Oh and see my short bob. I told you guys my hair was short.
This is me at this year's birthday dinner. Longer hair and fitting in a dress 5 years old and 2 sizes smaller without seeing my rolls. Still working on my arms. I was looking at my oldest aunt's arms and I think it might be hereditary among the heavier members. Regardless, I'm still lighting the kettlebells to get the jokers slimmer not hit people with them like my name is Sean Combs (He & I are too old to act that foolish).
Now as for the blog, there will be a New year-long series based healthier holiday recipes.
Do you know parable of the talents found in Matthew 25:14–30? A master who was leaving his house to travel, and, before leaving, entrusted his property to his servants. According to the abilities of each man, one servants received five talents, the second servants received two talents, and the third servants received one talent. The property entrusted to the three manslaves was worth 8 talents, where a talent was a significant amount of money. Upon returning home, after a long absence, the master asks his three servants for an accounting of the talents he entrusted to them. The first and the second servants explain that they each put their talents to work, and have doubled the value of the property with which they were entrusted; each servants was rewarded. .The third servant, however, had merely hidden his talent, had buried it in the ground, and was punished by his master.
Well, because of me doing a healthier soul food series, I am being rewarded and the Holiday Healthy series is a part of it. I am so glad I was not like the third servant and decided not to hide my talent.
The series is self explanatory. I will be providing healthy & helpful tips & recipes doing different holidays. Weight gain refuses to not take a vacation. So, the calories we consume on holidays count too. And this series starts right in time for Independence Day. I know many of us will be chowing down of on some cookout food if some kind. Some will even be cooking for some of these cookouts. Well, if you want to save yourself some calories & fat stay tuned. It will probably drop soon because if you are like my home, there's some shopping that needs to be done this week.
It has been a while since I told you guys anything here about a web series. That is because I have been watching them. LoL Oh there is a new one by Black & SexyTV on there new Black & Sexy Now PPV called Sexless that wrapped in May. I promise you, they have been taking notes on my life since I was 15. It's about 4 ladies (well 3 and maybe 1 depending on your definition of sex) who are all not having sex. 2 are virgins & 2 are celibate (again depending on your definition). I have been every woman on that show in some shape, form or fashion. The introduction minisodes & first episode are free on their YouTube channel. You can watch them HERE. Also the Marriage Tour season 3 HERE & Dating Savannah Love HERE (who's dating life looks a lot like mine) have started. And soon prepare for my thug tears. The web show, That Guy is ending its run with a third season. I reviewed the movie (LINK) earlier this year. Thanks to its spin-off, Being Nia & the Sexless spin-off, Chef Julian some of my questions have been answered. Ronnie will be around a little & Darryl has learned a lesson from the Judah/Stacy issue. He learned it so well he was schooling this guy named Julian well. After the series finale, I will do a farewell post to That Guy. I think as long as Judah & Deon or Mike & Deon don't start dating, I think I will be fine. We shall see.
And that is it. I'll try not to negative and be very informed about everything I post for another year. No matter the topic, I will be 100% OUTSPOKEN_DIVA. Last and Never least, Thank You to every reader of this blog. I was just typing stuff I need to get off my brain.
I hope 2015 found you well & joyous. 2015 found me listening to a great sermon from Bishop T.D. Jakes. That should not be shocking. I've NEVER "partied" on NYE. I've either been
On My Way to a Party (long story)
Home
Church
At Home watching/streaming Church
He really poured into me. He came from the subject "Not a New year But a New Normal" (Deuteronomy 2:1-3). He said he didn't give us half of what he planned. So, I can't wait to see what more he preaches on within the coming year.
Of course you guys can expect my random musing that you have come to like, love or tolerate. Yes, I know I need to finish the "What I Wear" Series. It is now Jean season so that will the next post in that series. One of my beloved web shows "That Guy" released a movie. I will probably will do a review on that soon. All I will say is That is was so good. Oh and Diva's eye candy list might grow because of a character on there. Yes, I will still be ranting about Pop Culture's impact on our lives.
And yes, I did get a relaxer mid-December. I got a few emails about a hair update.
I flipped it. I don't care if the flip is Not the current trend. I Look great in a flip. . Next relaxer is "planned" for mid-June. Around my birthday, like last year. My hair has grown. It is lying on my collar in the back and chin length on the sides
So again Happy New Year!!!
As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms
First it was RoomieLoverFriends now The Unwritten Rules has ended. I've known for a week or two.
It still makes me sad. I really like that web series.
It is about Racey Jones and her journey in being the only black woman in her department at work. It is a hilarious view on an issue many black people face everyday. Each episode ends with a rules or lesson to be learned.
It is based on a great book (Yes, I read it) called "40 Hours and an Unwritten Rule: The Diary of a N***er, Negro, Colored, Black, African-American Woman" by Kim Williams. Aasha Davis stars a Racey. Racey's superior is Kathy. Kathy is racist. Not KKK racist but the kind that knows how to play the affirmative action ball as long as blacks are in their place.
Well, of course the blacks (Especially the new CEO, Kaneisha Jackson) don't stay in their place and Kathy can't take it.
Also to add to the white worry of Racey is Jessica & Lauren. The mean well but with their unawareness to their white privilege keeps Racey questioning their motives and friendship.
Oh white people are not the only headache causing people on the show for Racey. Craig & Derek, who understand the plight of Racey have different agendas they want met at work. Both take different paths in executing them. Both affect Racey. Racey's only allies in the show are her co-worker, Peter, Kaneisha's assistant, Annabelle and her boyfriend, Will.
Yeah, I watched the Series Finale during the lunch hour.
Racey was at a crossroads. Should she stay or should she go? I'm not going spoiled the ending but I will focus on one the scenes in the beginning of the episode. Racey asks Kaneisha how did she not lose her mind while being the only black woman to eventually becoming the CEO. Kaneisha told her how she did it in very creative way to me.
"It is all just a game. And you just have to grab the ball and force everyone to play with you"
That was powerful advice, in my opinion. And "the game" becomes a good point of thought for Racey in this episode. I'll give you a spoiler hint, "The field will change and Racey will make a decision, then". I loved the ending. It stopped on the right point and the last rule was perfect.
Gosh, I can Relate. For me it started...
I told y'all I lived an all black life until I got to middle school. Yet, it was not until I got into Lamar University's Nutrition & Dietetics classes did I experience life as the only black. It started Summer I. I am a career Code Switcher whose experience with race (Blacks were a different, too) at this school was already eye opening. But even that didn't prepare me for this experience. First, it was the name game. My biological name always gets butchered. I was used to it. I was prepared for it. I was not prepared for the relief I saw when I corrected the saying of my name. It was like they were prepared for me to have an attitude. Then the questions about how I got the name and the practicing to say it right. Yes, they broke it down into syllables. Secondly, some how became the expert for the eating habits and self image of black people. "So, do you think Black people feel that BMI & body shape charts are for White people only"? I'll never forget that day to save my life.
There I was a full hourglass, maybe an apple shaped black woman sitting among quite a few rectangles and inverted triangles wondering when my name became "All Black People". Third, when Fall began and all those black students I saw come in and out the building before that Summer I session returned. The first day of Fall classes I heard a few black students murmur in confusion about who I was and why did all the white people know me. I saw the writing on the wall quickly. Well, the instructor wanted us to pair off and that we would be partners for the semester. I ended up being partners with the newest new student to the department, a hispanic woman around my age. She was one of the best partner ever. Fourth was when I decided to help drum up some business for my buddy Dee and got my hair cornrowed. My classmate, Becky was so enamored with my hair. "These are extensions, right"? She was so disappointed when I took them down and put my hair back into a bun. Finally, Summer I of the next school year rolled around. I walked in and I saw this lone black lady's eyes light up when I walked in. She was new & was happy to see my black face. She clinged to me for few classes until she found her stride.
If you watched the show, some of these life experiences would remind you of the episodes,
Let's Talk About Hair
The Whack Girl (Which actually describe my feeling at LU as a whole)
Just A Group Of Us (When Craig gets there)
Guess Who's Coming to the Fundraiser.
My Favorite Episode:
The Merry Christmas episode is so funny. It starts when Racey is chosen to decorate her team's cubicle. Who does she bring?
She brings Leroy, the Black Santa!!! It gets the conversation about the ethnicities of Santa and Jesus.
Then at the holiday party, the company finds out the old CEO is being brought up on charges and in comes the New CEO, Kaneisha Jackson. Racey & Craig have party at the party. The company was being ran by a black woman, Oh Happy Day!!! The Merry Christmas is the beginning of the harder conversation underlying within the show. What is "race'" in post-Obama USA? After Jackson gets there, the show looks a lot like the current political climate in this country. The Republicans (Kathy) got violently upset at the changes. The "Black Voters" (Craig & Derek) that were first on board may or may not stay on board because of the changes don't exactly fit their agenda. And All the citizens who just want a better, fairly ran country (Racey & Peter) but see their voices being quieted by the others.
Fascinating work, I say!!! I'm going to miss this show. I love the theme song also (that is not it in the clip). It's called Ox Tails by French Telefone. Pick it up on ITunes & Amazon. Oh when you watch Unwritten Rules,
Check out another series on Ink Spot Entertainment channel called Everything I Did Wrong in My 20's. It is very life affirming. I have yet not to finish an episode in awe or in tears. Also as I said in my tweet you saw, there will be other thought provoking shows in 2015 to "Start A Conversation".
Don't know what I will watch on the first Wednesday of the month now but I am glad I spent past ones with The Unwritten Rules. One day hope these rules are broken. One Day... and Even on that day, Racey Rules!!!
I should Not be saying Spoiler Alert because you should be watching THIS SHOW!!!
Umm, who is not aware that I am Addicted to Web Shows? How did that happen? Right now I have to be the fan of something like 70 web shows. I told y'all in this BLOGunlike the reality shows that everyone else watches, "I relate to Web Shows better".
Well my favorite, RoomieLoverFriends after three seasons ended on Halloween. I was hurt at first. Not my baby! Not Tamiko! Not Jay! So I voiced my concerns on Twitter & YouTube leading up to the series finale.
It didn't matter I was still watching it. I am a FAN until the end and even after.
So at 1 something in the morning, after a Halloween party, I watched the Series Finale, which happened to be a Halloween (and birthday) party, also. And it didn't disappoint.
I'm sad but better things are coming. In the Summer of 2015, RoomieLoverFriend will be a movie in theaters. I can Not wait!!! I really hope it comes to Dallas. I know it's not LA, New York, or Atlanta but Dallas is a large metropolitan city, too.
RoomieLoverFriends is about roommates, Tamiko & Jayson (Jay) and what happens when they sleep with each other.
Jayson is a charming & outgoing personal trainer, who reaction to what he doesn't like is very monkey see, monkey do. Tamiko is a very observant & lay it on the line business owner. Also, she's petty and has an attitude that goes from 0 to 100 at a moments notice. Also these two bring into their world,
Well Meaning & Laughable Friends & Family
A Dinner & Clothes & Accessories Thieving Ex & other Potential Suitors
Trifling, Nosey, & Messy Neighbors
And a Creepy, Overprotective Daddy, who is also a Sugar Pops
Since September 2012 I have been hooked on the hijinks & drama of these two that I lovingly call Jamiko, Oh and that video above is the theme song, Enjoy!!!
What Made them my Favorite?
-I saw part of me. I am a Tamiko. I am very observant and I have a great memory.
Too many shifty people in your life make you that way. But the downfall is that you come off rather petty when you bring some of your observances up. Then that person gets upset or lies and boom the raging attitude explodes. For example Tamiko had a 72 hr that changes to 24 hr rule about overnight guests. $75 dollars for any day stay after they scheduled stay. Well, she had to execute that twice in the show. Once because of the very reason for the rule. Her roommate had snuck in a squatter. Some folks said she was trivial about that. Umm, when the bills goes up would it be fair for Tamiko to pay the increase? I didn't think so. I'm not excusing Tamiko on some of her actions. But, I will say I understood them a lot. I understand how someone could act like that. Also, Tamiko, like many women had a hard time in surrendering herr heart. I told you she was observant. Jay always wanted to be with her but it looked like he only wanted to show his interest in the apartment. That was because of the nature of how their romantic rapport started and the fact she didn't require him to show his interest in her outside the apartment until later. I think she like many of us women had to learn that.
Until she found herself worthy of just being more than his RoomieLoverFriend did she see how her really saw her.
-This is an aspect of relationships, I Never experienced. I had the opportunity, once when I was graduating college. The guy didn't want me to leave college town and wanted me to stay with him. It didn't make sense to me. We weren't dating or even screw buddies for that matter. I guess he just really wanted for me to be close by. I didn't have job or even a job prospects. Also I could not figure out how to explain to my mom why I would be staying. So I returned home and he pouted about me not staying. I am so thankful for turning that offer down for more reasons other than this show. The guy ended up getting a job in another city and state. I would've ended up at home anyway. One of the writers confirmed that some of the storyline was loosely based off events in her life. It was refreshing to see that stories like this do exist without being farfetch. This is a believable story. Pop culture want us to believe that we all can sleep with one another and not ever catch feelings. Sorry mainstream media!!! Many times, we are catching feelings.
-The Eye Candy on the show. Andra Fuller who plays Jay is so fine. Yeah, his quick to jump to conclusions without all the facts approach got on my nerves but he still looked good. I see how Tamiko hook up with him.
He's Team Eye Candy &Pinterest Board. I don't care if he played a gay guy on LA Complex. I didn't watch that teeny bopper show. He plays a gorgeous straight man on RoomieLoverFriends. And I have a feeling he's the type if he were gay, it would be known. If he is, oh well, the lust was fun while it lasted. Even with that struggle beard, Jay look good.
And let us not forget Austen Jaye as Austin & Sinorice Moss, a former football player as Jessiah.
For a petty chick, Tamiko sure did have some fine, Fine, FINE men in her romantic life. Oh and who remembers when Jay & Austin were about to fight because Austin called Tamiko a 'ho'.
All that fineness was about to punch each other out. But it didn't come to that. Black & Sexy TV,if you are reading this, can I play Jay's cousin from Texas in the movie? I mean, he needs some relatives on camera. I know Jay is from Louisiana but he could have went to college in Texas. I promise not to be incestuous on camera. I promise!!!
Weel I still have next Summer of 2015, Roomie Lover Friends. I know I have other shows to watch. Black & Sexy TV with That Guy & Hello Cupid at least will keep me company. But nothing will be Jamiko on RoomieLoverFriends. I'm hoping for a Black & Sexy TV wedding.
As long as Mike from That Guy will not perform at the reception as Prince like he did on the Finale.
He was a hilarious mess. Oh and I hope they answer my question finally "Where is Joshua"? I think he's Jessiah. Jessiah is Joshua's middle name and he might be a tad vengeful. Sheldon the Sugar Pops, Tamiko & Calista better watch out. LoL
Oh, I just found the After Party recap has posted. I on my way to watch that. Oh I didn't tell you one of my post made it onto a After party episode!!! Watch it HERE!!! (Yes, I tweeted them back. My comment was edited for grammatical purposes. Y'all know I get excited when I type. LoL)
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