Manicure. Emphasis On The "Cure".

Probably wouldn't even help...

I was just visiting with one of my favorite blogs, Dlisted, and a new song from Paris Hilton was up.
I wanted to read the post about it, but I had a really difficult time doing so, because there was this pic up of her manly man-ass paws and I was really distracted.
Obviously she has no problem pulling guys, lots and lots and lots of guys, but who would want those hands on their junk?

The song is entitled my BFF, and I assume it's meant to be used as some kind of cross-promotion for her new reality show about finding a BFF.
Check the song here. It's pretty bad. In fact we can have a contest. It took 33 secs for me to want to turn it off, and 56 secs before I couldn't take it anymore. Let me know if you can go longer.

T-Pain Is A Damn Liar!

I was perusing the Internet today, and I came across someone wishing a happy birthday to auto-tune star T-Pain.
Personally, I never cared enough about T-Pain to investigate his age. Well, the man is allegedly turning 23 today. Am I the only one who finds this a little hard to believe? I would have an easier time believing he was 40.
Anyway, happy birthday T-Pain, I guess. Next time I won't be so surprised when a leprechaun tells me lies.

Is something about to go awry?

Okay guys, Halle Berry has been known to have rocky relationships but I truly want to beleive that this one that she is currently in is going to last.

She has her beautiful baby girl Nahla and she seems pretty happy, hopefully things stay on that track. I came across some pitures of her carrying a book titled... well you'll see the pics.. Anyway the title was distubing, hopefully it's for a movie role and it's not because her man is a pyscho. Check out the pics below.



On a happier note... here are a few pics of her and her baby girl @ the park.




Awe.. how sweet.

Guess who's up Next!

As is the trend, once a celebrity becomes hot enough they attempt to go into a field of which they have limited knowledge about. Hey, they've got to keep the money coming in, right? Next up on the desinger clothing block is Rihanna. She has not always been one for us to look up to in terms of dressing but I must admit she has come a long way in a short time. Here are some of her latest looks:




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So do you think that she has what it takes to design clothing or does she just wear great clothing well? Would you buy the pieces that she sells? Beyonce tried the same thing and sad to say although many people were under the belief that she could do know wrong, they got a rude awaken when they saw her clothing.. EWWW! Dereon is so damn wrong. What's your take on it?

Can we give this man a moment please!

I see that Avy posted some pics of my boo Nelly.. but she can have him, I am so over that.. Here's my new piece of human flesh... Feast your eyes.. Oh! Look but don't touch please.



For those of you who don't already know who this fine specimen is, his name is Laz Alonso and that's all I'm giving up.. do your research ladies.

Here's an old bone so that you guys can leave my man alone:

Michael Ealy Click pics to enlarge

Would you? Why or Why not?

Hello guys,

I missed you all, I hope that the feelings are mutual. I have a question that I would like to get feedback on, and I want you to be truthful because for 1) we only keep it real on this site, and for 2) I would like to know if all or most women think alike. The question is: Would you date the Garbage Collector?


There has been a negative connotation attached to this profession for quite a while and I have often wondered if it's just because women don't want to be hugging a stink a** man every night when he comes home, or if it runs much deeper?

I am an avid listener of the Michael Baisden show which airs on 98.7 f.m. He always has very interesting topics and it just so happened that this question was one of his topics a while ago. There were a lot of callers and some had mixed feelings/reviews, but the majority answered NO.

My take on this situation is this, I want to date a man that is on the same page as me in the things that really matter. What I mean by this is I'm about something, and everyday of my life except maybe Saturday and Sunday (since those my resting days... just kidding I'm on it 24/7:) I am doing something to propell myself into a better place financially, emotionally, mentally, and physically. If my man is not trying to elevate himself then it won't work. Now, I made sure to say that we should be on the same page in the things that "really matter" because you and your man are not always going to be on the same page about everything. However, the important things (define important amongst the two of you)that matter to you, should matter to him as well.
Many people are under the assumption that garbage collectors do not have any aspirations of being something different and if that's the case then so be it. However, don't assume that he doesn't have a plan for himself just because he's been taking your trash out for the last 4 years. That's just not right. He could be saving up for something, making lucrative investments among many other things. Like the old saying goes, never judge a book by his cover or in this case a man by his uniform. By the way, why should we live by societies definitions of what success really is? Thankfully, we all don't live by those definitions.

Again, this is just my take on it, many people have disaggreed with my stance on this matter and I'm sure many more will. As a matter of fact, a lot of the callers on the show said that they would never date such a man because it's embarrassing. Do we as an individual care that much about what the next man/woman is going to think about us and our relationships? If so, is that a good enough reason to let a good man go?

Please say it ain't so... what do you guys think?

Troll With A Tummy-Ache.

Page Six reports that Jermaine Dupri enjoyed his champagne and tequila a bit too much at his 36th birthday party at Tenjune. He got so drunk that he threw up in girlfriend Janet Jackson's lap!
Eeeeeeeewwwwwwww.....
J.D. should have known better, your blood alcohol level is affected by your body size! He knows he can't drink what the big boys drink.
Allegedly, Janet ran out of the club, and sped off in her Maybach. Damn Janet, you just left him there all barfy?
When she got back to her hotel she probably told her assistant "Cancel that bitch, I'll buy another one."

Is This A Stick-Up?

I was reading The Huffington Post, and came across an interesting article on the proposed financial bailout plan by Dean Baker.
Here are a few excerpts:

At this point I cannot identify a single good reason to do the bailout.

The basic argument for the bailout is that the banks are filled with so much bad debt that the banks can't trust each other to repay loans. This creates a situation in which the system of payments breaks down. That would mean that we cannot use our ATMs or credit cards or cash checks.

That is a very frightening scenario, but this is not where things end. The Federal Reserve Board would surely step in and take over the major money center banks so that the system of payments would begin functioning again. The Fed was prepared to take over the major banks back in the 80s when bad debt to developing countries threatened to make them insolvent. It is inconceivable that it has not made similar preparations in the current crisis.

In other words, the worst case scenario is that we have an extremely scary day in which the markets freeze for a few hours. Then the Fed steps in and takes over the major banks. The system of payments continues to operate exactly as before, but the bank executives are out of their jobs and the bank shareholders have likely lost most of their money. In other words, the banks have a gun pointed to their heads and are threatening to pull the trigger unless we hand them $700 billion.

Read the full article at The Huffington Post

We have been inundated with information as to why we have to bailout these financial institutions, but if we give them our money (for their fuck-ups), we'll have even less. I don't want to suffer so some corrupt bank executive can keep his/her cushy job. To be honest, I don't know what to hope for at this point.

I Guess We're All Foriegn Policy Experts.

Did you catch the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's hillarious parody of the Sarah Palin/Katie Couric interview on SNL?

Tina Fey is amazing.




Now as funny as that is, what's important is the actual interview. Not so funny anymore, huh?

How much support does one really need?

I love me a pair of heels. I can wear them all day everyday but this shit right here is just ridiculous. I don't understand it! I guess if your like 90 pounds soaking wet and you have a man to hold you up then obviously it can be done... but why oh why would you put yourself through it.

Below are some pictures of Victoria Beckham wearing some very interesting shoes. Take a look and let me know if you would ever don a pair.

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Another One Bites The Dust!

By now you may have heard the news that Ryan Reynolds married Scarlett Johansson at some wilderness resort, blah, blah, blah.

I'm not so sure I approve of this merger. They've only been dating a year, Scarlett Johansson is kinda' young, and most importantly Ryan Reynolds is a hot piece! He's tall (6'3), killer smile, awesome body, funny, and although he generally does comedies I found him quite believable as the killer in Amityville.
I know a lot of you think Scar-Jo is hot too, but please, be serious.

So goodbye to a hunky man, now off the market and untouchable.
BTW, not so long ago, Ryan Reynolds was engaged to Alanis Morrisette. If Alanis was inspired to write "You Oughta Know" after a breakup with wack-ass Dave Coulier she may have some excellent songs coming soon. I still can't believe that song was about Uncle Joey. Uncle Jesse, I would understand. Have Mercy!

Do Blonds Have More Fun?

These photos are from last year December while B was on TRL in Milan. I have never seen them .... but I love the hair... especially after seeing the Just Stand Up to Cancer performance last month where nearly every singer up there had that caramel color hair. They all looked like cookie cutter versions of each other. Whats with that? Does beautiful = blond? Kudos to Riri and Ashanti for going against the grain with their hair color choices!

Lock Your Closet! It's A Style Jacking!

Usually, going overboard on trendy pieces is just wrong. It generally looks like you're trying too hard. But somehow Hillary Duff has managed to pull several Fall trends into one cute outfit, without looking clownish or overdone.
Want her look?

Try this top from Whistles.

Or this one from Miss Selfridge.



Try this sleek pencil skirt from Victorias Secret

Or mix it up with a retro pencil skirt, like this one.



Try these peep toe booties from BCBG.


This belt from Betsey Johnson. (Dont worry it comes in black too.)


Finish your look with this cute clutch from MCM.

Complete style jackery! Or take a few peices and mix and match to come up with your own unique look.

Opera Gloves

I was just telling the girls the other day how much I love these opera length gloves.
Even if you wouldnt wear them with a dress, consider them with a trapeze jacket, or a jacket with 3/4 sleeves.
That way you can wear these awesome gloves, and keep your forearms toasty warm.
And I love SJP's all black-bright shoe combo. Hot.

Powderflage.

For camouflaging dark circles & fines lines, powderflage is fast, easy, light & breezy! Virtually weightless, this silky, light pink powder magically camouflages & diffuses. The "flager" brush conceals in 2 quick strokes. Use powderflage alone for light, bright concealing & diffusing or over your cream concealers for x-tra coverage.
Tips and tricks: With "flager" brush, sweep powderflage over dark circles or lines you want to diffuse. Use alone or over makeup.

I received an email from benefit cosmetics regarding beauty bootcamp and I thought it sounded like fun for us.... go to Bloomingdales this weekend or Macy's Herald Square Oct. 2-3.

Click here for dates, times, and locations. You must RSVP for Beauty Bootcamp!

Dayum!

I have few words as these photos have rendered me speechless. Never would I have thought I could hate on a woman as hard as I am hatin' right now. Damn Ashanti - damn you!

Kim's Bush!

Reggie Bush did an interview with NFL.Com and was quite forthcoming on his intentions for Kim Kardashian.

Since Reggie Bush has been in the tabloids for his off-field pursuits as much as in the sports pages for his football exploits, we started there.

How is it going with girlfriend Kim Kardashian?

"Great," he said. "Great girl. Great friend."

Is marriage to her in the plans?

"Yes," he replied.

When?

"Don’t know. But it’s coming."

Children?

"Definitely. Absolutely. I look forward to being a father."

Awwwww...Isn't that cute? Proof positive that you can make bad mistakes in relationships and a handsome guy will still want to marry you. Even if at first, everyone called him a sucker. All you need is to have your plump and juicy parts in order! I'm kidding, she might be a total sweetheart.
Or maybe shes just got it like that...

Epic Fail!

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Inc. came to the rescue of Washington Mutual Inc. Thursday, buying the thrift's banking assets after WaMu was seized by federal regulators in the largest failure ever of a U.S. bank. A seizure of WaMu has been widely anticipated for some time because of the company's heavy mortgage-related losses. It has seen its stock price plummet 95 percent from a 52-week high of $36.47 to its close of $1.69 Thursday, and on Wednesday, it suffered a ratings downgrade by Standard & Poor's that put it in danger of collapse.

WaMu "was under severe liquidity pressure," FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair told reporters in a conference call.

"For all depositors and other customers of Washington Mutual Bank, this is simply a combination of two banks," Bair said in a statement. "For bank customers, it will be a seamless transition. There will be no interruption in services and bank customers should expect business as usual come Friday morning."

Not Slick, McCain...

The first debate of the general election is scheduled for tonight at 9pm EST.
Unfortunately McCain has put his campaign on hold, and claims he will not be participating in the event due the current economic crisis. That's how much he cares... He is needed in Washington D.C. (not really) and will not campaign until a consensus has been reached between Congress and the administration, or at least until this current shenanigan has run it's course.
McCain Please!
Either way, tune in and watch or at least set your Tivo's. Whether or not McCain decides to show, Obama will be in the building. If McCain stays true to his word on not campaigning, Obama will turn the debate into a town hall meeting/interview with Jim Lehrer. The millions of viewers tuning in will be treated to Obama-rama!
If McCain decides to renege, as he likely will, because allowing his competitor that much solo shine time can't be good strategy, the debate will go on as planned.

Hey, are you all set to vote? Remember registration deadlines are in early October. You have about a week to get it together!

Recession Fashion.

Bush administration stomping on your wallet? Time to ball on a budget. All of these boots are $200.00 or less.


Buy them at Steve Madden

Buy them at Steve Madden

Buy them at Nine West

Buy them at Nordstrom