Another School Year Is About To Embark...

and I can't believe it. I am 30. Alex is 8 and starting 3rd grade. THIRD GRADE. It's an amazing feeling, but this time of year is bittersweet for me. I am usually sensitive about my boy, but at the start of the school year, it's worse. Just him getting older is hard to take. Weird, I know.

But at the same time, there are some off the chain sales. Macy's definitely hooked it up over the weekend and so did JCPenney. It was tax-free weekend on clothes and other supplies for school, but it was a hott mess at the mall. I don't deal with crowds too well.

Teachers across many states are reporting back to work this week for the calm before the storm storm=kids.

I saw at Wal-Mart in the hood there are "The Beatles" notebooks and folders. I MUST GO!

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beer Holder

This saying isn't just for women. It goes for everyone. It's also not about people, as it can also be about home decor. Art Deco looks so modern and cool on the Ikea catalog, but it's not me. I love earth tones, and throw blankets, snuggies jk, random vases, and maroon + dark cherry colored interior for the home. Pretty much stuff you can buy at www.kirklands.com

As for the boys department-well, I've been known not to like the "eye candy" type. Sure, I like the American boys from North Carolina or Boston, but my ex-boyfriend is Cuban-American and so is my son's father. I got to know them before dating them and that's what attracted me along with plenty Captain and Cokes. I know it sounds cliche' but it's really not all about the exterior. Scenario 1:

They have to prove that they are something worthwhile on the inside also. Let's say they are corporate attorneys-GREAT FOR THEM. They set their eyes on something IMPORTANT and achieved it. Now they are cheating on their wife. SMH.

Scenario 2:

Pretty woman walking by the street. She's a successful professional working(whether she has a degree or not) and she knows how to have a good time. Problem is-she DOESN'T know when to stop having a good time-drinking and partying til she blacks out EVERY TIME. Jesus take the wheel.

Scenario 3:

Not so good looking guy approaches you at the bar. Great personality with a great job and shows an interest in you and nice to your friends too. Your friends mock you and think he is fugs. Seriously who cares. You aren't in elementary school anymore and your friends opinion shouldn't matter THAT much. Of course, they are there through thick and thin and will help guide you through the worse times, but if they can't get passed how they look, they need to LOOK at themselves. heffas

As I stated, Beauty is the eye of the beholder. That is all.

The Real World

The Real World has been alive and kickin' since 1992 when it started in New York with Kevin, Julie, Eric, Heather, Andrew, and Norman. MTV chose random people to live together without tv or radio for a certain period of time. All these years later, it's still going pretty strong. It has had its boring seasons London circa 1994 snoozefest and dramatic ones Chicago 2001 9/11 but all in all it's been pretty good entertainment.

Over the Spring, MTV went back to New Orleans to shoot The Real World and now we are watching what transpired during those months. Let's see what has happened. Here is the cast from left to right:

Eric-He's hot. That is all.

Sahar-She's so sweet, exotic, and not one to really shy away from people and other views. Love her.

Ryan-This boy needs to come out of the closet instead of hiding himself in it.

McKenzie-She seems a little loose, but hey, she is living it up in the Big Easy!

Knight-He's a weird bully type asshole when he gets drunk. Leave it to him to hide behind the alcohol. Hope he gets an ass woopin.

Jemmye- This dumb broad IS The Big Easy. Nuff said.

Ashlee-She is one of the top female athletes at Northeastern University in my beloved Boston. But she's originally from NJ represent!

Preston-He is openly gay Ryan take note and it funny as hell. He can chill with the boys and can relate to the girls. I like him. He seems down

So far, I'm interested and will probably continue to watch and am kind of excited for the reunion pena.

Side note: This is what Wikipedia wrote for Jemmye's Bio.

Despite growing up from a conservative Southern Baptist Community, Jemmye is a supporter of gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana. She enjoys drinking and casual sex, and prefers black men, as her roommate, Knight, is the first Caucasian man for her to sleep with in Episode 3. She is close to her mother, Alice, in whom she confides all the intimate details of her life (one of Jemmye's six tattoos honors her mother's victory over breast cancer), though she hasn't told her about the abusive she recently ended with Mississippi State basketball player Kodi Augustus. She and Knight enter what they insist is a casual sexual relationship, but it experiences complications due to Jemmye's ambiguity over Kodi, and deepens feelings between her and Knight.

SMDH at this one.

All the ladies who independent..throw your hands up at me!

Ladies, do your thang!

If you're in a rotten relationship, leave him. The sooner you leave him the sooner you'll get over his ass.
If you're in college, get that diploma! No matter how long it takes you!
If you're single, live it up. No one is holding you down sista!
If you're happily married, make sure he is too.
If you're dealing with an asshole, get rid of him. You already have one. You don't need another.
If you're a good mom, the daily payment of love can and will never be replaced.
If you're happy with yourself, don't change for anyone.

Always remember: Haters are confused admirers. Forget what ya heard!

Girls' Getaway

Sometimes a girls getaway is necessary. I know the economy sucks and you are so broke you can't afford to pay attention. But at the same time there's nothing wrong with a little escape from reality and hangin with the girls. I'm not saying to spend a lot of money, but that extra $150 you spent may garner a lifetime of laughter and memories. Going on a stay-cation is fine too. I think I may be going to Naples, FL (2 hours west of me) because its cheap, close, and cheap! You could go to a hole-in-the-wall honestly, because when you're with good company it doesn't matter where you're at! But I haven't gone away in a month so I'm itching. New Jersey, you are next!

Sports Update

Baseball

The Yankees and Red Sox play in a series this weekend and it may make or break the Red Sox. The Yankees are .5 game ahead of Tampa (damn them) but I think the Yankees will step up to the plate this weekend trying to nab more wins since Tampa will be playing Toronto.

Basketball

My beloved Celtics have signed Shaquille O' Neal to their roster for the 2010-2011 season. Yes, this sparked some questions and even some arguments, but it's sports for crying out loud. Of course some fans even the athletes take stuff personally, but for Shaq to start a twitter war with an ESPN reporter challenging him to a boxing match is pathetic.

Football

TOMORROW IS THE FIRST NFL PRE-SEASON GAME. DALLAS COWBOYS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS. 8PM. NBC. ENOUGH SAID.

SPORTS TALK

The Yankees fell back 1 game behind those damn Devil Rays today in their loss. It's August, people. RELAX and quit hating. Just wait until the playoffs, then maybe I'll respond to your BS.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOOOOTBALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL? I sure am! Tailgating, beer, wings, oh my! Preseason starts in a couple of weeks! Dolphins training camp is looking hot! I cannot wait!

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ONE DAY SALE! WHERE YOU AT?

I don't think people understand the greatness that is the Macy's One Day Sale. I tell people all the time they NEED to go to one of these One Day Sales. The prices drop so much it's crazy. I can spend 5 hours at Macy's. I browse through every single department during these sales. They already had one in July while I was in Vegas and I missed it because I couldn't still can't wake up before 11am.
I am thinking that they will have it a little later in month before school starts/summer ends. Are you there Shopping God? It's me, Mindy.

Bad Girls Club

The Bad Girls Club is a show on Oxygen about bitches who don't give a fuck. Point. Blank. Period. And you better believe it's entertaining. The first clip I watched was from Season 2 when Jennavecia pees in the sink and adds tabasco sauce in Tanisha's juice. Dirty and disgusting, I know, but so was the heffa who peed in the sink. Ever since then I was rather intrigued.


SEASON 1

I'm not even gonna front. Never seen it. Not interested in seeing it. To me there was no Season 1.


SEASON 2

Lyric (She bounced early)

Right to Left: Jennavecia, Darlene, Cordelia, Neveen, Tanisha, Hannah, Andrea





This is the season where the bitches brought it! Tanisha and Hannah hail from Brooklyn, New York and they definitely brought Brooklyn to L.A. They didn't give a shit. Jennavecia hailed from Vegas and was a dirty Vegas rat. Darlene was a confused soul from Texas, Cordelia was a hot mess, Neveen was a straight shootin smart ass from Oregon (random), Tanisha brought it on and popped off every chance she needed to, Hannah only looks sweet and innocent, and Andrea(Lyric's replacement) was a bootleg Paris Hilton who was boring and bounced up on Cordelia (yes, the girl).

SEASON 3

These broads also brought on the brawls. From right to left: Whitney aka BOSTON THIS BOSTON THAT. Holy mother of irritating. She had her moments but for the most part she was OK. Amber M. aka Cookie was funny as hell. She's from Minnesota(I think) and was annoying at times, but funny as hell. The shit outta her mouth was funny. KC was from Compton and boy, that Compton came out when she smelled alcohol. Amber B. was besties with Amber M. They even had the Amber show, but this pitiful Pittsburgh broad was embarrassing to watch. An embarrassment to women that is. Ailea is from Georgia was one of the dumbest broads on the show. I hope she has changed completely. Tiffany from Chicago always kept it real. She was funny, didn't really beef with any of the girls, and if she did she was all about confrontation. But confrontation in a civilized-don't-fuck-with-me kind of way LOVE HER. Sarah from Milwaukee was the X wifey who needed to slut it up in L.A. This girl was married before the age of 25!!! She kept her cool most of the time, but every now and again snapped. She was on Playboy so you KNOW there was some hatin going on. I follow some of the girls on twitter and I LOVE THEM. I think they love me back sometimes.

After KC left, Ashley came into the picture. She hailed from Washington State and as you can see is very pretty. She has a little brother who had down syndrome and I cried when I read about that. I'm a Sensitive Sally. Bad girls need to cry too.

SEASON 4

From right to left: Annie from Cali-annoying as hell. Portia from Texas had a daughter back home but quickly left after throwing down with the next broad Natalie. Natalie is from the bay (San Francisco) and everyone knew SHE RAN L.A. A lot of them bad girls were hatin on her, but she's educated and knew some people. OK, she didn't know Kobe Bryant, but who cares. Kate from Boston was called Malibu because well..look at her. Kendra wanted to get laid in L.A. Florina (Flo) hails from Staten Island, NY and she was really nice at first. But somewhere along the line, the Staten Island in her came out and she never held back. That's not a bad thing PEREEEZZZZZZ HILLLLLTOOOONNNNN. Amber from Virginia thought she was cool because her boyfriend was black. Flo beat her ass alcohol+ignorance+shit talking=huge ratings.

Now it's Miami's turn. A whole new set of bad girls will go to Miami, live it up, drink it up, slut it up so we can watch. I hope Oxygen stepped up their game because some of these previous girls are entertaining and unforgettable! They have twitter too! LOVE!!!

Empire State Of Mindy

I want to go to New Jersey and make a cameo appearance in New York. Do you see how close New Jersey and New York are to each other? Well, to go from LaGuardia Airport in Queens to Manhattan is about 20 minutes but about a $30 cab ride if you look like your a bitch that won't fuck around or you get a nice cabby to take you. Mahanttan is so bright and so fun especially during summertime, but NOT during a heat wave no bueno. Sure it's dirty, cops are rude some cute, you have to walk a lot, but IT"S FUN! I miss it :( After a day in the city, I usually go back to good ol Jersey (by Newark Airport) and just chill with my family and friends. I don't do the whole "tourist" thing while I'm there, but whether I'm at the ESPN bar in Manhattan or Sun Tavern in Roselle Park, little town in NJ where I grew up I always end up having a spectacular time!!!!!!

Turtle Time

Last night was turtle time!



Turtle time for those of you who don't watch Real Housewives of New York City is a term Ramona Singer used in one of her drunken Pinot nights to refer to dancing. So last night I went to good ol Purdy Lounge in Miami Beach. The music is off the hook there! The Saturday night DJ is awesome! His music includes music I used to jam to when I was in NJ. It's the best hip hop! Not that WakaFlaka bullshit on the radio now! One time for Purdy Lounge!!!!!!!