*The Crush*

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Everyone rememebers their first crush. It was like the person we crushed on was a celebrity and we were paparazzi. We couldn't wait to get a glimpse, be close to them, talk to them, etc. Dude those days were so friggin fun. Until they did something worthy to be un-crushed. Then they were lame. Alas.

It's like India.Arie's song Yellow... and imma leave it at that... :)

Toys R Us Kid

I want to be a Toys R Us kid again... I miss easy life sometimes.

Why I love Chuck Taylors

It has been questioned as to why a person like myself loves Chuck Taylor shoes as much as I do. This question has been a great thing for me to get back on my Blog about. I never thought about it, but let me see if I can somewhat explain.

For me Chuck Taylor's make me not take life to seriously. When I wear them I can't be all serious about life and I can maintain a fluffy & airy lifestyle. Like for instance today I have on a Lauren by Ralph Lauren Oxford, jeans and blue chucks. If I'm having a rather drab week or day, I'll put a pair on. The pair I put on either accentuate how I feel or just try to change it all around. Let's see... here are some examples. If I'm feeling all girly I'll wear my pair that has pink in them, if I'm feeling tomboyish I'll wear a blue or black pair or even my Batman pair. There are so many different kinds you can have.

As far as comparing them to other types of shoes... this is unnecessary because they are unprecedented and never will be duplicated. What other pair of shoes can you have that will go with every t-shirt you have in your closet? And possibly be made of the same material? Sure you can have some Jordan's here and some Nike's there... but what one brand/one style of shoe can you have that will go with it all? Chuck Taylors (I do realize that Nike has NikeID... still don't care, so does Converse). They're inexpensive (for the most part, even though I don't like to pay full-price for them) and they have character. No other shoe has character like these. There are so many different choices that amount of money and timing is not what separates you from the masses (like Jordan's), it's your individual style that does that.

As far as comfort... I see where you are coming from. One thing I will say is that I am not bothered by them as long as I don't wear them for a long period of time. I used to place flat insoles in them... but they take up space and are uncomfortable. For those of us that have the feet for Chuck Taylor's, they feel just fine. From a female PoV they aren't bulky like other sneakers.

They're simple. They're personal. There timeless (proven by the fact that they've been around since FOREVER! Click here) You'll save money if you stick with Mr. Taylor :)

Hmm... and since I am all enthralled by this topic I will share a few Chuck Taylor stories with you... lol


Orange pair: My first pair. I was so excited. I wanted the brightest and boldest pair that they made and back then they didn't have NEARLY as many as they have now. So I got the BRIGHT ORANGE pair. :) I still have them today. I believe these are my only pair before Nike purchased Converse.

Black pair: These I just got to go with my every days... although they are Black they still make me feel whimsy. They go with just about everything. They do need to be replaced... lol.

Pink and Orange gingham: I got these from lady footlocker. They had them during the spring and I thought they were so cute. I had a pink and multi-colored dooney and bourke... so these were a perfect fit. These make me feel all girly.

Multi-pink: These were also for my dooney... I tried to save money and get them in kids... they weren't very comfy... I gave them away :( RIP.

BATMAN : This was my favorite character growing up and still is. I had to get these. I got these in Cali. I love them... they are a bit dark, so I don't wear them much. but I love them.

Gray sweats!!: I think these are close to being one of my favorite pairs. They are made of fleece material sweats are made out of. They are SO comfortable. I love to wear them with my favorite sweats. LOVE THEM!!

There are a whole bunch more... but I think that'll do for now. My latest ones will be coming in the mail to me within a few weeks. :)

ooooooooooh and my Christmas ones!: These one's look like candy canes... they have felt on them. they feel cool and they make me feel all Christmasy... the first Christmas I had them I wore them every day before Christmas (about a week before) and on Christmas day.

So yes I have a deep affection for Chuck Taylor... and they support the Product (Red) campaign.


:)
Peaces
Lex

My New Love... My First Love...

When I met you, it was hard to understand you. At first I simply passed by because you were too complex for me. I skipped along to the more familiar

I've known you for a while now. You make me smile. I feel those childhood memories come back everytime I see you. I feel at home with you. Your words make my heart race. Your feet pace and I want to be just like you. Used to want to be your first.

When I learned more about you I was intrigued. Every movement, every conversation, every time I saw you my heart raced.

I left you. Stopped seeing you. I had a new love.

The more I learned about you, the more I saw myself. You take your time with everything, you're selfless. You weren't contrived, you were real.

You started to be to change too much for me. It was hard to keep up. It was like you changed with the season and I couldn't take this roller coaster anymore.

Although I didn't see you as frequently, the time we had was memorable. Every time my heart was pacing and I couldn't keep my eyes off of you. Our time together although sparce meant so much more. Our love was long-distance

You were close to me. I saw you frequently. My time with you was special, but I knew if I didn't see you today, I'd see you tomorrow. You became nothing special to me. I took you for granted... damnit.

Now you're gone. And my weeks will tend to be long.

Now you're here. And I feel like a kid again. I can't stop gig-a-lin. You make me feel so real. I've missed you.

Goodbye NFL.

Hello NBA... again...

In Those Jeans...

So many jeans are named but the whole ordeal of buying jeans is a real headache. I have to prepare my mind to go and shop for them because I ABSOLUTELY hate it. Like ok, when I find the right jeans it's magical.... other times, I want to pull my hair out.

Last night I was determined to find jeans that fit better and were more "mature" after my days of apple bottom's and skin tights. I dreaded going to the store. I made myself go. So far I'm 1-5 so those are some pretty good odds. Usually I'm 1-10 or worse. I can never get to .500 though.

Perhaps I need to spend more money on jeans and then I'll do better. I need help!!! Any other "blessed" females go through this??? Where do you get your jeans? I love to find a great new pair, but finding them is an ordeal. I need to just make a day of it.

It's not fair. All these low-rise things are just not practical. I'm not keen on showing my panties nor am I fond of crackin out. The whole extra-bootcut thing isn't working for me. And skinny jeans? lol. Can a thick girl really wear skinny jeans properly? They aren't for us. (personal opinion) I do find that Apple Bottom's account for what we need. Most of the backs of the jeans actually curve up to account for the extraness that is back there which is FANTASTIC, but I don't want Apples on my boonki. They are the ONLY jeans that fit both my waist and my boonki.

I just have to go on and on... not everyone in my size has a big waist. MoF I don't understand how someone's waist could fit into the jeans AND into the booti part. I DONT want to have to take my jeans to get altered. That's not FAIR! I wish I could boycott jeans!!! I seriously wish that there could be a type of jean I loved and it was fairly inexpensive and I could buy all the jeans they made. Not so... BabyPhat, it depends on the cut and I'm honestly tired of cats on my boonki too.

I don't want jewels, animals, or any EXTRANESS on my booti. I'll take a letter possibly and a nice design. I saw some at Anthropology the other day, but they were $150... that does not register in my mind. lol. $150, they need to do more than sit on my boonki. I see why people make jeans a lot of the time because they are the most annoying thing to shop for but ooooh when you find the right pair.

When you find the right pair of jeans it's Heaven. You want to wear them ALL the time and with everything. You wished they had two pairs, but of course they only had one. You still float on cloud nine. When you go on a date (and jeans are the attire) you pull them out with the quickness.

I don't want to get jeans altered because the threads they use aren't the same, the creases aren't as "manufactured" and it just doesn't fit right. I do remember on one episode of "Tim Gunn's Guide To Style" they took the person to a tailor who had different color threads and everything, but if I wanted to pay a zillion dollars for jeans I'd just buy the ones that fit.

I really can't stand shopping for jeans... and *sigh* I wish there were solutions.

So you pay the bills aaaaand wear pants too?

One thing... why on earth was this man in my meeting yesterday continuing to use "segregation" as a term for Engineering drawings? He wanted particular drawings to be separated from others because we needed to evaluate them. Instead of saying separate, he continued to say "let's segregate these drawings". LIKE WTW (what the world)? Who says that? Does he not understand all that word holds? No person says that word. Every time I heard him say it I just cringed. At the same time, why did I cringe?


Ok I 'm sooo tired of people saying that in relationships we are EQUAL. Not so numb nuts! Gosh! !@#$%^&*^#$@$%^&*%^$#@! It's very apparent why you have power trips ladies when you think that you are supposed to be equal to a man. I am so tired of it. Don't date/marry someone that you couldn't submit yourself to. The first part of that is that you need not date/marry someone that can't submit to God. Now if you don't submit to God this rule doesn't apply to you. lol. You can't try to taket this rule and make it yours and you are still not submitting to God. I actually heard a woman say "I pay the bils" when someone said that she is supposed to submit and that her and her husband are not equal. Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! Why does money control relationship rankings? I was so baffled that those words actually came out of her mouth because most women won't say that. And what made him high enough to even be equal? Did he just get there on good behavior? or the fact that he's a man? In my opinion if money is the ranking, he'd actually be below her.

As a MoF (matter-of-fact) God is where money comes from correct? So if a woman does in fact make more money than her man, could that be God trying to give her an extra dose of humility? Do the women that to make more money, need to work on their submission to God? She lives her life so high, mighty and independent that not only does she think that she's greater than her man, she in essence feels that she is invincible and dare I say bigger than God. These women could believe that they in fact control their destinies by skin of their dollars. Lol... we could have never been Jesus Christ and handled that submission. Like nig... He CREATED this whole world and all the universe and EV-A-RY-THING and He submitted Himself to our lameness. Our little tiny bodies and brains? ha! *sidenote: Why does it seem like these women NEVER lose their jobs? *

This is where independence become a THORN at a man's side. Sometimes women go overboard. Like really. Sure I have a great career and a house and my own car and we (God and I) do take care of me. This doesn't mean that I'm a man. I've checked... no testicles... nada. Like I'm still a woman and I still plan to submit. If I marry a garbage man I will submit. Now before you start rolling your eyes, hear me out. Nig, if I choose to marry him know that he has ambition and goals and whatever. It's not based solely on his current occupation. He may be a garbage man, but he's working on his Master's in XYZ and/or plans to do this or that. Now the garbage man that complains about his job every day and does nothing about it? The garbage man that has no ambitions and settles for mediocrity... not fa me. lol ok garbage man was a bit much... I may not date a garbage man... sorry... garbage?? I don't know.

Date a dude you would love your little boy to become...

...saying "you're just like your daddy" shouldn't be a threat (lol)

Date a dude who will take out the trash...

...you want a dude that will deal with your garbage.

Date a dude that can get along with your family...

...he can't be your only friend, family member and confidant.

Date a dude that has a positive outlook on life...

...rocky roads will come, he has to see over the hill.

Date a dude that will grease your scalp...

...just because :P it's the coolest thing ever!

Date your best-friend...

...he needs to love your chill mode too.

Date someone who makes you laugh...

...you'll have a blue day sometime and you'll need a LAUGH

Most importantly...
Date a dude who loves and fears God...

...why would you settle for anything less than God's best?

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