Ill try and make this one brief, but I had to tell you guys what happen on the train Friday night....
So Friday night Dani and I decided to go hang out with some friends in Harlem. P.s. the nights are starting to stay somewhat warm, I can now wear a light jacket instead of a scarf AND a jacket *happy dance* as usual I digress... So any way, we make our way down lovely Malcolm X blvd (why is there always a street named after a honorable African American in the hood?) and to our surprise there was NOBODY do you hear me NOBODY outside!! Now if you guys follow Dani and I on Twitter you would know how we are always talking about the shenanigans that take place on our escapades down the block. But for some odd and strange reason there was not a soul outside :-s.... Any who, we make our way to the train and prepare for our 45 min train ride... All is going smoothly until two "happy" guys get on the train. They were visibly drunk and look to be having a grand time. Side note: I have been looking for a "happy" guy friend for the longest and these two fellas looked like they had potential! They were so cute, stylish and outgoing. (Don’t ask why I want a happy bff, they just seem to be cool and could bring laughter to my life and we all know I loves to laugh!) So yea back to the story… The two guys who I’m going to call Ren and Stimpy were just laughing and kiking it up on the train. At this point they were sitting away from us, but we could hear them as they talked to two other ladies who looked like they were about to paint the town red. The girls get off the train and Ren slaps one of the girls on the thigh and tells her "You betta werk them shorts gurl" and as she exits the train he turns to Stimpy and says, “Gurl she was wearing those shorts w/ her big a$$, OK!” They then look over to me and Dani, and Ren says, "Gurl I love those fuchsia shoes!" and to Dani "I love your hair gurl!" They then move and come sit directly across from us… Ren and Stemp begin to tell us where they are going and come to find out we stay in the same neighborhood. They tell us they are going to "G lounge" and its a club where "Industry Gays" go. Industry gays you might ask? "You know models, photographers, etc" as they put it. At this point things are looking good they look like they just might be the right candidates to be our bffs. But here is where the story gets interesting... so we arrive at the stop in which they were getting off, we say our goodbye’s, and as they are standing for the train to come to a stop I see Stimp pull out a small container of some sort and pours a line on his hand. I’m sure the look on my face was nothing short of pure shock as I kept trying to get Dani to look. Stimpy appeared to snort a line of coke right before my very eyes!!!! I'd never seen such things in all my life, let alone on the darn train! Ren notices what Stimpy is doing and says, “Gurl you better not do that crap in the club"... Stimpy then fixes his nostrils and they hop of the train. At that very second I turn to Dani and say OMG DID YOU SEE WHAT JUST HAPPEN?! (to some this may not be shocking but where I’m from these things aren’t the norm so shoot me) She says no what, and just then Stimpy hops back on the train and says you should call me and begins to shout out his number! Gotta love the train J
Yea so I lied, I tried to make it short but it didn’t quite happen...bite me :-p
Holla!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Train Debauchery
For starters we all know I hate ridging the train, but I’ve learned to deal with it and it sure beats having to pay both arms and 3 legs (yours and first born’s) for gas. Now what started as a usual Tuesday commute turned into something that took me by surprise....
I arrive at the station at 7:16ish—just in time for the 7:18 A train. (Yes I’ve timed it...) For some reason it was late and the next one didn’t come until 7:24. Despite knowing I was going to be late for work, I was more so upset that I didn’t get to hear the 7:18 train conductors smooth operator voice. (side note: I swear the guy sounds like he should be on late night radio! His voice is so smooth and sexy like! Picture this, "Good Morning ladies and gentleman welcome to the A train experience." and when leaving the train he says: "Have a blessed and wonderful day. Don’t let it be cold out, he says: Have a safe warm and wonderful weekend." I’m convinced he once worked in radio.) Any who I digress.... So the train leaves and since I know if I leave anytime past 7:21 it’s inevitable that I’m going to be late. As expected the train was PACKED, I stood there cheek to cheek with a ladies who’s hair smelt like fresh cocoa butter (yes I was that close). Annoyed, I looked over to notice a guy demonstrating one of my many pet peeves—Pet Peeve #124: When people get on a packed train with a HUGE back pack and keep the darn thing ON! I mean seriously, we are already close, and here you are with this huge backpack bumping folks left and right. So I kindly nudged away at the gentleman until he got the point to either take it off, or move away from me.
We finally arrive at the first stop and only a handful of people get off, then what appears to be a homeless man begins to enter the train. Nothing against homeless people, but quite frankly I wasn’t in the mood for any possible smell he may be bringing, or any foolishness that may ensue. However, after further inspection and an inevitable smell test, he wasn’t homeless or at least he didn’t smell to be. He rummages his way through the crowd and makes his resting stop right alongside yours truly. Ok fine, I had my headphones on and was ready for the stop in which I knew the majority of people would get off.....so as we're riding, I’m getting sniffs of coca butter, jamming to some Chris Brown and all of a sudden I notice that the fake homeless guy is closing in on me! At first I thought nothing of it b/c like I said it was a packed train, so I figured he was standing there cause he had no choice. But then I noticed every time I tried to move he moved with me... getting completely irritated and feeling disgusted I turned around to see him literally standing directly behind me with enough room behind him in which there was no reason he should have been that close. I felt soooo disgusted and automatically knew he was just trying to get a free feel. Luckily for him we were arriving at a stop and he got off. Maybe because he noticed the look in my eye when I turned around and gave him the stinkiest stink eye he had ever seen and was about to tell him something real nasty! Long story short was the bum was trying to get a free feel and it made me feel absolutely disgusted ewwwww. Maybe I’m getting claustrophobic or something but I just cant take a packed train!
P.s. I just realized this story was so unnecessarily long but hey I can be long winded at times. Sorry J
ok bye!
I arrive at the station at 7:16ish—just in time for the 7:18 A train. (Yes I’ve timed it...) For some reason it was late and the next one didn’t come until 7:24. Despite knowing I was going to be late for work, I was more so upset that I didn’t get to hear the 7:18 train conductors smooth operator voice. (side note: I swear the guy sounds like he should be on late night radio! His voice is so smooth and sexy like! Picture this, "Good Morning ladies and gentleman welcome to the A train experience." and when leaving the train he says: "Have a blessed and wonderful day. Don’t let it be cold out, he says: Have a safe warm and wonderful weekend." I’m convinced he once worked in radio.) Any who I digress.... So the train leaves and since I know if I leave anytime past 7:21 it’s inevitable that I’m going to be late. As expected the train was PACKED, I stood there cheek to cheek with a ladies who’s hair smelt like fresh cocoa butter (yes I was that close). Annoyed, I looked over to notice a guy demonstrating one of my many pet peeves—Pet Peeve #124: When people get on a packed train with a HUGE back pack and keep the darn thing ON! I mean seriously, we are already close, and here you are with this huge backpack bumping folks left and right. So I kindly nudged away at the gentleman until he got the point to either take it off, or move away from me.
We finally arrive at the first stop and only a handful of people get off, then what appears to be a homeless man begins to enter the train. Nothing against homeless people, but quite frankly I wasn’t in the mood for any possible smell he may be bringing, or any foolishness that may ensue. However, after further inspection and an inevitable smell test, he wasn’t homeless or at least he didn’t smell to be. He rummages his way through the crowd and makes his resting stop right alongside yours truly. Ok fine, I had my headphones on and was ready for the stop in which I knew the majority of people would get off.....so as we're riding, I’m getting sniffs of coca butter, jamming to some Chris Brown and all of a sudden I notice that the fake homeless guy is closing in on me! At first I thought nothing of it b/c like I said it was a packed train, so I figured he was standing there cause he had no choice. But then I noticed every time I tried to move he moved with me... getting completely irritated and feeling disgusted I turned around to see him literally standing directly behind me with enough room behind him in which there was no reason he should have been that close. I felt soooo disgusted and automatically knew he was just trying to get a free feel. Luckily for him we were arriving at a stop and he got off. Maybe because he noticed the look in my eye when I turned around and gave him the stinkiest stink eye he had ever seen and was about to tell him something real nasty! Long story short was the bum was trying to get a free feel and it made me feel absolutely disgusted ewwwww. Maybe I’m getting claustrophobic or something but I just cant take a packed train!
P.s. I just realized this story was so unnecessarily long but hey I can be long winded at times. Sorry J
ok bye!
Monday, May 2, 2011
April Showers Brings May Flowers
Hey Kiddies , so after that good March run of posts, I slipped back to my old habits and stopped posting but don't worry I'm alive. Nothing to specific nor exciting to share in this post just a lil something something...the weather has been warming up slowly but surely but all the rain is making me feel like I'm back in Houston! For those that don't know in Houston it rains all THE time, but then the sun comes out and the humidity makes it feel nothing short of how I'm sure hell must feel.
In case you were sitting at home curious as to what my dating status is.. You should know I'm still single and ready to mingle, however sometimes I find myself wanting a full time boo. Dani keeps telling me I'm going through a phase, and although I know shes right, for the month of April at least 10 of those days I've had the urge to want the one word that brings sheer anxiety to my heart --->a boyfriend :-/ ... I shortly come to, and rem NY is no place for a relationship........ I still need to do my post on dating, but I'm leaving it for the summer because I have this weird feeling something interesting is bound to happen. Well something interesting already happen but I cant speak on it, someone should ask Dani about it! *insider* hahahaha
As referenced in a previous post from Dani we are starting a T-shirt line....I know your probably thinking what?! A tshirt line. But yes a T-shirt line, Dani and I have spent countless hours coming up with get rich ideas and formulating plans on how to not work for the "man". So we've finally decided to take the training wheels off and get the ball rolling. Life is to short to always plan but never execute. The concept is still coming together so we will keep you guys posted! #M2bF is all I will share for now :)
Well like I said this post really has no grand story to it, just thought I stop by show my face and share some random pics I found in my phone. You should know once again I have no camera....(dropped it in SAND and the lens got stuck....I'm gonna send it in for repair and hopefully it can be salvaged)
In case you were sitting at home curious as to what my dating status is.. You should know I'm still single and ready to mingle, however sometimes I find myself wanting a full time boo. Dani keeps telling me I'm going through a phase, and although I know shes right, for the month of April at least 10 of those days I've had the urge to want the one word that brings sheer anxiety to my heart --->a boyfriend :-/ ... I shortly come to, and rem NY is no place for a relationship........ I still need to do my post on dating, but I'm leaving it for the summer because I have this weird feeling something interesting is bound to happen. Well something interesting already happen but I cant speak on it, someone should ask Dani about it! *insider* hahahaha
As referenced in a previous post from Dani we are starting a T-shirt line....I know your probably thinking what?! A tshirt line. But yes a T-shirt line, Dani and I have spent countless hours coming up with get rich ideas and formulating plans on how to not work for the "man". So we've finally decided to take the training wheels off and get the ball rolling. Life is to short to always plan but never execute. The concept is still coming together so we will keep you guys posted! #M2bF is all I will share for now :)
Well like I said this post really has no grand story to it, just thought I stop by show my face and share some random pics I found in my phone. You should know once again I have no camera....(dropped it in SAND and the lens got stuck....I'm gonna send it in for repair and hopefully it can be salvaged)
showing my face as promised :)
Rain Bonnets are no longer just for the elderly....
Found in my bed the morning after a night out....they say eat bread to soak up the alcohol....hey I tried
Dude da' Bunny........My how Easter times have changed
Penn Relays 2011...that's my girl Gloria Asumnu on first leg for USA blue! So far away but you get the point
A rare sighting at Mickie D's..Barbecue and Sweet and Sour sauce in a dispenser!
All we were missing was our freeze cup...haha
A small piece of heaven on earth
The Bestie and I in Miami
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Long lost roller derby pics!
Here are the Roller Derby pics *previously held hostage in Aisha's camera!* Lol
Don't believe this pic...I can NOT skate! Lol
Roller Derby Queen!
Someone took an L...at least it wasn't me! Ha!
Not sure what's going on here...but apparently it was hilarious!
Don't believe this pic...I can NOT skate! Lol
Roller Derby Queen!
Someone took an L...at least it wasn't me! Ha!
Not sure what's going on here...but apparently it was hilarious!
Just gimme a bat and a sketchpad!
This week my friend Stephen from Dallas (Hey Stephen!) was in town and invited me to the Yankee's game! 1st...I've never been to a Yankee's game...2nd...I had never been to The Bronx! So I knocked out 2 birds with 1 stone. I had a blast! And even tried to act like I knew what was going on! Lol. Live sporting events are so much fun bc you find yourself really getting into it, even if you weren't a huge fan before. Playing the fan games...singing the songs...and eating stadium food...fun times! Here's a few pics:
On crowded train on the way to the game...Stephen thought this pic was hilarious. Lol.
Yay! We made it!
The crew
Me and Stephen!
Us again after the game
Another fun thing from this week....
For the past few months I was involved with a project between the jewelry design students at FIT and the Palladium association (Palladium is Platinum's little cousin). We were challenged to create a design using palladium using inspiration received from fashion bloggers also involved in the project. It was such an amazing real life experience! And we were even given one of our finished pieces...which I'll be wearing everyday for awhile probably (Im just obsessive like that sometimes lol). Here's the pics:
The Inspiration
My Initial Sketch
The Finished Cuff!!!
My cuff and my ring from a previous project....
My school friends made some pieces that really rocked out too!
We are the future!
Even Vivienne Westwood did a Couture collection with the Palladium Association
On crowded train on the way to the game...Stephen thought this pic was hilarious. Lol.
Yay! We made it!
The crew
Me and Stephen!
Us again after the game
Another fun thing from this week....
For the past few months I was involved with a project between the jewelry design students at FIT and the Palladium association (Palladium is Platinum's little cousin). We were challenged to create a design using palladium using inspiration received from fashion bloggers also involved in the project. It was such an amazing real life experience! And we were even given one of our finished pieces...which I'll be wearing everyday for awhile probably (Im just obsessive like that sometimes lol). Here's the pics:
The Inspiration
My Initial Sketch
The Finished Cuff!!!
My cuff and my ring from a previous project....
My school friends made some pieces that really rocked out too!
We are the future!
Even Vivienne Westwood did a Couture collection with the Palladium Association
Yummers
Sooo last Saturday, as Jamee and I were sitting around chatting on a cool rainy day we somehow got on the subject of wanting lemonpepper wings. Just to give you a little background, I didn't really become a big lemonpepper wing fan until I moved to Dallas and discovered a little place called WingStop! I love them so much that I made a point of going to WingStop the day before I officially moved...knowing that it would be a looong time before I had them again.
And considering the fact that we had no food in our place (and we still don't)...the urge to find lemonpepper wings became stronger! So we put out an APB for lemonpepper wings...tapping into our social networks, text harrassing friends, and of course google. Wings are not a big thing in NYC, so our NY friends had no clue where to find lemonpepper wings. But of course...google came to the rescue! As I typed in "lemonpepper wings NYC"...I found an article that mention WingStop. My first response? "NOOOOO! NOOOO! THERE ISN'T REALLY A WINGSTOP IN NYC! OMG!" I didn't believe it...so I went to WingStop's website...and then even called just to make sure it was real!
Our motivation for the long trip....we prob shoulda been trekking to the grocery store! lol
That's where our Saturday travel plans developed. We google mapped the location in Astoria (Queens)...and it said 1 hr and 4 minutes by public transportation!!! We even considered renting a ZipCar for a few hours...but after calculating that it would cost us about $100...our rational minds kicked back in. Lol. So we thought "are we really gonna travel over an hour just to get wings?!?"...."Ummmmm....YES!"
"So I guess we're really gonna do this?"
It felt like the longest ride known to man, but it was def worth it! We were so happy that we decided to do it once a month! LOL.
Yum!! We bought a ton of wings with the intent of taking some home for later!
ANOTHER CRAVING
ANOTHER CRAVING
So for Easter, we both stayed in NY instead to going home for family time. It was cool though bc we decided to get a little soul food as consolation. Our destination of choice was Amy Ruth's in Harlem! It was super yummy...way better than Sylvia's. I finally got the fried fish I had been craving!
Overall...it was a good weekend for yummy (fattening) food. Maybe this weekend I'll eat salads to balance it out. Lol
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Summer--Oh Summer! Stop Avoiding me!
I haven't written anything in awhile because not much has been going on!! I've been eagerly awaiting the official start of Spring! You guys spent the whole winter reading my complaints about the snow...so I'm desperately in need of Spring to get here...bc that means Summer is just around the corner!! Since the weather has let up a little we've been getting out a little bit more....
Birthday celebrations
For my birthday I wanted my friends to dress up as their alter egos! My name was Bianca Lovelace and Jamee was Golden Banks! Pics below!
We also celebrated my friend Lenore's birthday! She's great and had a lot of amazing people at her brunch! Check out her website www.LenoreCoer.com (I just felt like giving her a random S/O) Hey Lenore!
Family dinners
We do these every month...pretty much! Fun times always!
Also, we went to a really cool event where Jesse Boykins performed (I heart him!)...sorry no pics! But it was fun. And as always we've been meeting more new people! Coming up in the next few weeks we have some fun stuff planned!
Friday we have the Disco Roller Derby...I know this is gonna be absolutely hilarious! Especially considering the fact that I am a HORRIBLE skater! Don't ask me why! All the things people learned how to do when they were little are not my thing...skating...swimming...hula hooping! Idk. I simply suck at them all. lol. I didn't really get decent at hula hooping until I was in college (so sad). So I should have crazy pics of us all dressed up in our Disco roller skating clothes!
Oh yeah...me and Jamee will also be starting a line of T's this summer. More details coming soon. LOL #M2bF <----Purposely vague statement lol
Birthday celebrations
For my birthday I wanted my friends to dress up as their alter egos! My name was Bianca Lovelace and Jamee was Golden Banks! Pics below!
We also celebrated my friend Lenore's birthday! She's great and had a lot of amazing people at her brunch! Check out her website www.LenoreCoer.com (I just felt like giving her a random S/O) Hey Lenore!
Family dinners
We do these every month...pretty much! Fun times always!
Also, we went to a really cool event where Jesse Boykins performed (I heart him!)...sorry no pics! But it was fun. And as always we've been meeting more new people! Coming up in the next few weeks we have some fun stuff planned!
Friday we have the Disco Roller Derby...I know this is gonna be absolutely hilarious! Especially considering the fact that I am a HORRIBLE skater! Don't ask me why! All the things people learned how to do when they were little are not my thing...skating...swimming...hula hooping! Idk. I simply suck at them all. lol. I didn't really get decent at hula hooping until I was in college (so sad). So I should have crazy pics of us all dressed up in our Disco roller skating clothes!
Oh yeah...me and Jamee will also be starting a line of T's this summer. More details coming soon. LOL #M2bF <----Purposely vague statement lol
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