Weekend Wrap Up

So . . .

The weekend was a good one. Friday was slumber party with my new insta-good-friend Jessica! We watched Brown Sugar, and popped in Living Single DVD. My birthday present to me was the first season's of  two of my all time fave shows: Living Single and Different World. (Is this where I insert I am a Kadijah James-Carrie Bradshaw swirl?:) And this is also where, if you know me, I fell asleep:)

The next morning I did my hair magic and our book club meeting was great! We read my all time fav author Pearl Cleage. And if you know the book club the conve

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sation moved on to talks of Andre 3000's new song. Me and Jess and Z partied. And it aint a party if Howard aint deep. See Anwar chilling on the table. Yeah, we use to ride the bus 

together when I was in 4th grade and he went to Howard too.

Small world  . . .oh yeah. 

Me and Whit made it to church, and sat upstairs. Great message as always . .this one on how you want God to follow you where you want to go, when he is leading you, and you may not end up where you thought you would. I wonder that sometimes

The old hair debate

No it's not going anywhere soon.

Black women and the folicles that grow out of our heads is a topic that will always be loaded. This week I decided I wanted to switch it up from the pony tail/bun I'v been doing for a minute. And stepping up my Kanye work out plan and not having a perm left me two options other than pressing every day: afro or sew in. I chose the latter. I was suppose to get it done by a friend's round-the-way hairdresser, but she ended up having a family emergency that she just called to tell me happened and explain standing me up.

So Saturday, I decided, like the mother hen I can be, I will do it myself.

Jessica witnessed the whole thing and as the Te

acakes arrived Saturday I was on the last braid and finishing up the sewing. When I finished, we started talking. Shaena came right after we started, and the first thing she does is compliment me on my hair and says it looks "fresh" which had us all balling.

If only she knew how "fresh" it was. That's me and Shaena the night before  graduation with our presses needing a flat iron in hot behinfd Love. . .but the eyebrows are fierce.

Then today looking up the Glamocracy blog on Glamour Magazine's site, I stumbled upon the write up from the panel discussion they had following the whole Glamour/Black Women's Hair Debacle. Interesting read indeed, and not just because my boss represented on the panel.

Are we part of the problem?

Can we pretend it doesn't matter?

Mama, Im a star!!

So last week, I went to this screening of this movie Cover, which was a really good drama! Good eye opener!! Definitely worth checking out and its good to support a film not only starring Black actors, but financed by us as well. So after the screening, the next day I participated in this phoner interview with Vivica Fox and a few other media outlets. Well, today while searching my beloved Bossip (my fingers are crossed a certain love of my life gets a job there), what do I see but the responses to two questions I asked Ms. Fox.

When I clicked the link it went to an interview on OK! Magazine. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I guess I asked some good questions out the bunch since out of all the questions she was asked, my two were the ones that made it to the piece:)

CJ to Vivica: Now girl, at the end of this movie we see another woman about to go down the same road of being lied to and cheated on by a man on the down low. So what should women get out of this film on protecting themselves?

“I tell women to always be inquisitive and always follow your first mind,” the 43-year-old actress says. “If your woman instinct tells you ‘something ain’t right,’ girl, check it out. Sometimes we have a tendency to trust if you’ve been with him for a long time or he’s taking care of everything. Sometimes you’ve just gotta follow your instincts to make sure that everything is all right. Don’t ignore it because he’s taking care of the bills. I hope this film teaches everyone not to trust anybody and practice safe sex. Look out for you first, at all times. ”

CJ to Vivica: Also in this film we have someone in the entertainment industry who is on the down low. Is this something you have seen up close working in the industry?

“Oh, sure. I have a lot of friends in the fashion industry and the entertainment industry in general. The reason I like having my gay boyfriends is because they can tell you which ones be playing for both clubs. Mmhm. You appreciate that. He’ll be like ‘suspect, suspect!’ over there.”

Now read the OK! piece if you have a sec. . .

And I totally agree! Every girl has to have a gay bf.

Charanna would be proud to know Motives II was mentioned in the interview. And who knew "Two Can Play That Game" now has a sequel? Can't wait to check that out  . . .lol