It's taken me a while to post about Haiti and I want to get the word out on all of my blogs (this was the first one I thought about posting to. I will be doing a more in depth post about Haiti's earthquake on my other blog VerbalDiaspora).
We should all donate to Haiti during their extreme time of need. Right now, people are still being found in Haitian buildings, under cars, and other places I would have never thought of finding someone buried alive (or just buried). There are also many in Haiti that are in desperate need of clothes, food, water, diapers, baby food, and other necessities to survive. Please visit one of the following sites to donate any amount to help the cause to find more survivors and to keep more survivors alive:
Yele
Red Cross
Or you can text in your donations. The amount of your donation will be charged to your cell phone bill.
Yele: Text "Yele" to 501501 to donate $5 dollars
American Red Cross: Text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 dollars
Don't forget that you can always gather clothes, non-perishable food items/water, and monetary donations locally to drop off to your local Red Cross and other businesses and organizations that are sending aid to the people of Haiti.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
The creation of an Intelligent Beauty - Discovery
I was over at my BFFs house watching movies, playing Scrabble, and doing hoodrat stuff. Eventually we realized we needed to get some food so we decided to make a run on a late night before continuing our regularly scheduled Scrabble marathon and hoodrat stuff. We decided to do McDonald's and I decided on my usual, a #1 with a Coke (Big Mac meal for those of you who don't know). We came back to her house, sat down, started eating, and I realized that my Big Mac wasn't as good as it used to be.
The next day I was on the phone with my BFF and was telling her about the sandwich. I usually do a meat hiatus for a few months and the weird tasting burger was probably my trigger to doing so. For a few weeks, I just stopped eating meat. I made my veggie lasagna, rice and peas, lots of greens, even bought a veggie burger or two from Burger King (yes I said Burger King). When I went to my mom's for dinner she was fine about me not eating meat when she cooked a steak or a roast. But something had changed: I was getting sick from the smell of the raw meat.
The next day I was on the phone with my BFF and was telling her about the sandwich. I usually do a meat hiatus for a few months and the weird tasting burger was probably my trigger to doing so. For a few weeks, I just stopped eating meat. I made my veggie lasagna, rice and peas, lots of greens, even bought a veggie burger or two from Burger King (yes I said Burger King). When I went to my mom's for dinner she was fine about me not eating meat when she cooked a steak or a roast. But something had changed: I was getting sick from the smell of the raw meat.
Yeah Yeah, I know...
Hey y'all...
OK I know that I said a few weeks ago that I was going to have some more posts for you but the holidays, layoffs, and a sick mom AND aunt pretty much got into the way. I just finished one post for you and it will be after this and HOPEFULLY you won't have to wait on future posts. Now that the holiday season is out of the way and 2010 is in full force, I should be able to dedicate more time to my writing.
Happy new year y'all!
KMN
OK I know that I said a few weeks ago that I was going to have some more posts for you but the holidays, layoffs, and a sick mom AND aunt pretty much got into the way. I just finished one post for you and it will be after this and HOPEFULLY you won't have to wait on future posts. Now that the holiday season is out of the way and 2010 is in full force, I should be able to dedicate more time to my writing.
Happy new year y'all!
KMN
Sunday, November 29, 2009
H1N1 and Followers
It really wasn't the swine flu but I did have a virus on my PC (personal AND work...damn gossip sites and their crappy malwarespywarevirusestrojans). Anyway, I was unable to post, write, comment, view....I couldn't do shit.
So the security guard at my job helped me get rid of the virus for $20 (good looking because a sistah was/is B.R.O.K.E.) and installed a bunch of free antivirus stuff on my PC for me (because I am PC dumb as hell when it comes down to certain things).
Now I'm back and running...got a lot of stories about MIB that I had already started and a few more that I have going through my head.
AND I see that I got some followers!! YEAH! I just want to say hey to all of y'all, thanks for putting a sistah on your list and I will be updating my posts and commenting to yours over the week.
So the security guard at my job helped me get rid of the virus for $20 (good looking because a sistah was/is B.R.O.K.E.) and installed a bunch of free antivirus stuff on my PC for me (because I am PC dumb as hell when it comes down to certain things).
Now I'm back and running...got a lot of stories about MIB that I had already started and a few more that I have going through my head.
AND I see that I got some followers!! YEAH! I just want to say hey to all of y'all, thanks for putting a sistah on your list and I will be updating my posts and commenting to yours over the week.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
YCM's Favorite Things - Pampers
Watching Selma Hayek pull her left teat out to breast feed a hungry child was a lot of things but most of all it was amazing. I mean, how many of us (let's be honest) would have done that for someone in another country that didn't look like you, much less for someone in your own backyard? For that I commend Selma for that and for her joint venture with Pampers to help newborns and their mothers live.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Silver Dollars
When I was a little girl, my Momma made me silver dollars.
When I was around 7 or 8 years old, my mother would babysit my cousin when his parents would go out for dinner or needed a night off. While my cousin was at the house, my mother would make us dinner. But we didn't get the normal hot dogs and macaroni and cheese that some kids would have for dinner. Momma made us a special dinner, a grown up dinner.
When I was around 7 or 8 years old, my mother would babysit my cousin when his parents would go out for dinner or needed a night off. While my cousin was at the house, my mother would make us dinner. But we didn't get the normal hot dogs and macaroni and cheese that some kids would have for dinner. Momma made us a special dinner, a grown up dinner.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Things that make me smile
As a new parent, I am always going to be amazed at what MIB learns to do on a daily basis. There are just a few of the things that she does that make me smile:
The way she chews her food in the front because she doesn't have any teeth in the back yet.
The way she says nose ('noe'), points to hers, and then stabs mine with her little finger.
The way she runs around on the bed in circles and then runs in place Flashdance style when a song comes on the TV or radio.
The way she bops her left shoulder up and down right before she breaks it down Flashdance style.
When she says 'ma' she sounds just like that little boy on "The Rifleman."
The way she crawls on the side of me on the couch when it's time for her to go to sleep, grabs her bottle, and plays with her bellybutton until she falls asleep.
Her reciting the hand motions to Pattycake and then clapping and squealing for herself at the end of the song.
The way she turns her nose up and makes a face when I ask her if she went stinky poo poo.
How she gives me a hug and pats me on my shoulder while hugging me.
The way she chews her food in the front because she doesn't have any teeth in the back yet.
The way she says nose ('noe'), points to hers, and then stabs mine with her little finger.
The way she runs around on the bed in circles and then runs in place Flashdance style when a song comes on the TV or radio.
The way she bops her left shoulder up and down right before she breaks it down Flashdance style.
When she says 'ma' she sounds just like that little boy on "The Rifleman."
The way she crawls on the side of me on the couch when it's time for her to go to sleep, grabs her bottle, and plays with her bellybutton until she falls asleep.
Her reciting the hand motions to Pattycake and then clapping and squealing for herself at the end of the song.
The way she turns her nose up and makes a face when I ask her if she went stinky poo poo.
How she gives me a hug and pats me on my shoulder while hugging me.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Nursery Rhymes - 2009
I was playing with my daughter the other day and she kept kicking her feet so I decided to recite "This Little Piggy" on her toes. I like that nursery rhyme: short, simple, and to the point.
While I was reciting the nursery rhyme to her, I started to think about how the piggies would be portrayed if it was written in 2009.
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy went to market
2009: This little piggy went to the co-op, Trader Joe's, or Whole Foods.
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy came home.
2009: This little piggy couldn't afford the prices at the co-op, Whole Foods, or Trader Joe's; so s/he went home to get their Aldi's bags to go shopping there.
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy had roast beef.
2009: This little piggy has PETA at his/her door for eating the roast beef and is picketing his/her house because of it. S/he is currently barricaded inside of his/her house.
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy had none.
2009: This little piggy is a strict vegan and is one of the protesters at the roast beef little piggy's house. S/he is carrying a calf with a sign saying: "I don't want to grow up to be placed in between two pieces of bread dipped in au jus."
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy cried "wee wee wee" all the way home.
2009: This little piggy is currently at his/her lawyer's office filing suit against the other little piggies because of this statement. S/he is suing them for libel and emotional distress. "Wee wee wee" piggy's statement: "I am offended by the statement made by the other piggies. I was not recorded or even seen saying 'wee wee wee' by the other piggies or any other party. I find it repulsive and offensive that they would even make such outrageous lies about how I live my life and how I decide to act while going home. This is an outrageous accusation and I will not let them get away with it."
This is not an advertisement for Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. Also, this is not intended to offend anyone that is vegan, a meat eater, PETA supporters, or lawyers.
While I was reciting the nursery rhyme to her, I started to think about how the piggies would be portrayed if it was written in 2009.
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy went to market
2009: This little piggy went to the co-op, Trader Joe's, or Whole Foods.
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy came home.
2009: This little piggy couldn't afford the prices at the co-op, Whole Foods, or Trader Joe's; so s/he went home to get their Aldi's bags to go shopping there.
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy had roast beef.
2009: This little piggy has PETA at his/her door for eating the roast beef and is picketing his/her house because of it. S/he is currently barricaded inside of his/her house.
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy had none.
2009: This little piggy is a strict vegan and is one of the protesters at the roast beef little piggy's house. S/he is carrying a calf with a sign saying: "I don't want to grow up to be placed in between two pieces of bread dipped in au jus."
Nursery Rhyme: This little piggy cried "wee wee wee" all the way home.
2009: This little piggy is currently at his/her lawyer's office filing suit against the other little piggies because of this statement. S/he is suing them for libel and emotional distress. "Wee wee wee" piggy's statement: "I am offended by the statement made by the other piggies. I was not recorded or even seen saying 'wee wee wee' by the other piggies or any other party. I find it repulsive and offensive that they would even make such outrageous lies about how I live my life and how I decide to act while going home. This is an outrageous accusation and I will not let them get away with it."
This is not an advertisement for Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. Also, this is not intended to offend anyone that is vegan, a meat eater, PETA supporters, or lawyers.
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