Swag?!?!

So there is this term (for once it is not only limited to the Washington Metropolitan area) and I'm going to say that it has been popular for the better part of 2008 until now...it's "SWAG". Now I don't mind new terms...I actually welcome them but it's when a terms definition, stability and integrity are challenged that I began to worry. So with that being said let's go ahead and talk about the issue at hand which is the use of the word "SWAG".


SWAG: appearance, style; the way he or she presents them selves. That is the definition in the urban dictionary but the is also a definition in Merriam Webster dictionary which has to do with adornment and drapery. The term has been out for a long time but of course like everything else it did not become popular until someone famous i.e. Lil Wayne started using it (I may be wrong on this one and if I am let me know). Once the it word became popular everyone started using making statements like "Check my swag" meaning that this person believes that they are tight (DC slang for very attractive and well dressed, owning many fine garments and shoes...perhaps even a nice car). The problem with words like these is that there are no terms that one must abide by when using them so a bum off the street could walk up to you and be like "My swagga on 1000 and climbing", not to say that there is anything wrong with self confidence but let's not overindulge in it.

I say that to say this...the person who coins the term should create some sort of standards for the people (who want to use or consider them self the actual term i.e. fresh,fly,flashy etc.) to abide by. I would feel jiy (more DC slang) blown if I was calling myself fly and someone else who was not of substantial standards was able to apply the same term to them self...but that's just me. So the lesson we learned today is if you use the term please be able to meet our (the peoples) standards and if you don't you may be subject to shunning.

Harlem Heights

So BET has finally decided to up their game with a new TV show called Harlem Heights, it premiered tonight after their "Rip the Runway" show. I think the idea of the show was decent and it definitely has my attention but I think that if there are going to have reality shows then they should be real. For example the subjects of this show are not realistic...there is no one that I know within my age range that has not been affected by the recession and granted that the show was filmed back in September it was not post recession. Reality shows are supposed to be shows that people can relate to and right now this show is entertaining but nothing that I could relate to. All of these characters have been to college and have outstanding jobs, their own places, and a steady cash flow. Me and those alike we have been to college, I have no job but others do and owning houses and renting apartments and being able to splurge whenever we feel the need is just not possible or realistic. The next show they create should be real and I mean like real real. These people are faux upper class calling themselves socialites and etc, I believe they only got the show because one of the girls used to date Kanye which is uber tacky. BET please spare me the disappointment next time.

I Thought I Had Heard it All :(

I was just informed of an altercation between a 200 pound chimpanzee and a 55 year old woman. Apparently the chimp was owned by her close friend (who was 70) for almost 14 years, the friend stated that the chimp was like a son to her because ever since her family had passed on he was all she really had. So on Monday the chimp had gotten out and in an attempt to get him back into the house he began attacking the lady, the owner attempted to stab him to get him to stop and he did not stop, he did not stop until he was shot to death by the police. Like really what is the world coming to?

One Foot in Front of The Other

They live on the ground, should not be used to inflict bodily harm on another person, can smell if not taken care of, have a tendency to be neglected by their owner,can hurt you if you don't respect them, and can be attractive if they have not been mistreated. I'm speaking of your feet and I have a love hate relationship with mine, they are big (I assume that is due to my height) but not bad looking seeing as though I take care of them. My issue is basically the size...I wear a size 12 and an 11 on a good day, my feet are wide so shoes that get narrow toward the toe are my worst enemy but for some reason I love them. It is so hard to find shoes my size that when I do find them I usually buy all of them because I know it might take a search party to find me some when I am ready to buy more. I always wondered why don't more company's make size 12's and when do they only make like four and then I have to run all over east hell looking for one of the four 12's. This is blasphemy it seems like the companies assume that the people with big feet do not want to have the latest shoes at all...I know some higher end companies make a size 12 but they usually don't make one in every shoe and who has 500 dollars to spend on three and four pairs of shoes? Not I said Zulema. Even though I do splurge I can't splurge every single time I buy a new pair of shoes. Maybe Steve Madden will offer 10 size 12's as opposed to 4, if that happens then we will be making progress. If anyone who is anyone is reading this I beg of you CREATE MORE SIZE 12'S!!!!!!!!!!

Well well well...

Great day! I know it has been some time since I have made a post so I know you guys are yearning for my sarcastic over characterized scenarios. So on Friday night I attended LOVE a nightclub which is probably considered the most exclusive in the Washington Metropolitan area, and it is a very nice sophisticated club. It wasn't even in my plans to attend LOVE on this night because I had planned on going to Ibiza but when I got there the line was extremely long and who stands in line? Usually at LOVE I have a decent time but I think that the people that are also in attendance are not my favorite...they are this group that attempts to be snobby and it doesn't work so they end up looking dumb and bored. I kinda believe they act this way because of the atmosphere and style of the club which is I guess understandable because if you go to a "hood" club most of the people there will probably act "hood".

Okay so on this particular night me and my friend had a blaaaaast! We were already slightly intoxicated by our favorite drink of choice (blueberry smirnoff and lemonade) when we got there so that was a plus but then my friend met a nice gentleman. Now of course we were skeptical about this gentleman because of the guys we normally meet there but exceeded our expectations...he bought us our second favorite drink (patron margaritas)the whole night and also stayed at our side as well. Now most people would say he was "blocking" but he wasn't we still danced and retrieved numbers as we normally did. All in all it was a great night and probably one that may or may not happen again. Okay so the next day this guy (the gentleman) called my phone and was looking for my friend but I didn't want to give him her number so I gave her his number but she never called so he kept calling me.I don't know if if was the fact that we all had spent the whole night hanging out or what but this guy must have felt extremely comfortable with me so he was telling me about his problems. This guy asked me could he stay with me for a week because his girlfriend put him out for going to the club on Friday night and he would get another place at the end of the week when he got paid because he spent all of his money at the club the night before. Now me and my friend were on three-way with him (like high school again) and we were absolutely speechless but we found this revelation hilarious. So this little story brings me to my point: why do people feel the need to work so hard during the week so that they can ball excessively at the club on the weekends?

This is a not random occurrence I have seen this numerous times but this time it was soooo like unexpected I had to speak on it. There is always people that you meet or see in the club and they are always paying that extra 20 dollars at the door so that they don't have to stand in line or buying a table so that they can be I guess "exclusive" but they still are not because no one knows them. But these are the same people that live at home, have no goals, and are probably working from pay check to pay check it's not funny but at the same time it is because girls get extra dressed up to pick up the guys who supposedly have bread (dc slang for money) but in reality the guys don't. Someone needs to coin a term for this because the the males and the females are both misleading the opposite sex but maybe it doesn't matter because the club was made for entertainment. I guess we can say that since the club was made for entertainment then everything inside and surrounding should be not be taken seriously...maybe they should have everyone that attends any club sign a release or something that makes it clear that they should not believe anything that the other people in attendance say to them because they say it strictly for entertainment purposes. Hmph...these are just my thoughts and experiences shoved into one.


CIAO!

To Walk or Not to Walk...

On Saturday I went to a fashion show that was held here in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area...fashion is not prominent here so you will probably never see a high fashion or actual runway show in within the immediate area. So I attended this show as I was requested to by my friend and it was nice but me being the jerk that I am I will nitpick in certain areas. My first issue was that they had a commentator through out the whole show...I thought that he was only going to speak in the beginning or during the scene changes but he talked the WHOLE time...and I probably would not have even had a problem with him had he not been speaking in Ebonics. Then I thought for a slight moment that he was only going to say who they were wearing...but no he was hyping the models for their walk it was so ghetto. There were also male models there that walked like females (switching and all) and there were a couple that were actually considered females but it was obvious that they were males which is not so bad but its not really appropriate for runway.

On Sunday I was at another show that was held in a bridal boutique in Georgetown, this show was okay but it definitely could have been better...the garments did not fit some of the models and there was not enough models which resulted in a faulty line up. During the run through it was not made clear what garments would be worn in the finale or whether there would even be a finale so that resulted in major confusion. I was the only dresser and there was two models who had never walked before so they needed me every second that they were undressing which kept me from assisting the models that had to go back out. It was pure chaos but I made sure to let the owner know that we need more models for the next show, I was told that the problem was that everyone had prior engagements which means that they should be informed well ahead so that we will not come out at the short end of the stick. For example there is a show in March that we are supposed to show at as well, so why not let the models know the dates and other information now so that they can make plans and arrangements. It's not rocket science...simply common sense.

I think that people should understand that not every pretty and skinny female can not be a model, not even skinny cause at the show on Saturday the girls were slim but bottom heavy so lets say slender. Just because you want to do a certain thing or aspire to have a profession does not mean it is the right thing for you...this is why some people spend their whole lives being unhappy. Being a model is not all glamorous like it is cracked up to be...it is not easy and it can be very draining, people should think twice about pursuing this profession or pushing their children toward this profession.

The lack of style on the tele

So everyone knows that I love reality shows and one of my favorite shows it the Real Housewives series...not a specific one but all of them (Orange County, New York City, and Atlanta) with my all time favorite being Atlanta because I sooooo love Ne Ne. For those who don't know the show comes one Bravo every Tuesday at 10 o'clock and it is one hour long. This is the best reality show I have ever watched but like all reality shows there is a little phoniness, like on the Atlanta series Kim was theeeee fakest because she sat there and talked about Sheree one episode and then the next episode they were best friends telling each other how beautiful the other was. The current series is Orange County which was the original of the whole show, there is only two of the original housewives left and they are Vicki and Jeana, both are great independent women with strong careers but like everyone else they do have issues.

Here is where my issue arises with this show and many other reality shows...more so the ones that feature celebrities and those who claim to have money...they look sooooooo cheap. Like on the the episode of Real Housewives that came on last night, Tamara had her little like confession and during her confession she had on a kelly green shirt that was sleeveless and had ruffles around the neckline and it was silk and extra shiny so home girl looked like a head of lettuce...it was awful. The episode from last week the new housewife Lynne let her daughters wear some of her dresses to dinner and they all looked like they came from RAVE and her daughter had the nerve to cry when her boyfriend said she looked like a stripper. I mean me personally I would want my 15 year old daughter to look her age and she can't possibly look her age if she is wearing the things that I wear to go out with my friends...that is unless I dress like I am 15 which I definitely don't so that would be a no go for me. People think that because they have money that they are allowed to wear whatever they like and dress however they like which is extremely false...if us normal people have to be judged when we decide to wear random articles of clothing then damn it they have to be judged as well. It's not only when they are out on their own time that these people look janky (something of inferior quality) but it is also when they go to events, dinner parties, and gallery openings. For example on the Real Housewives of Atlanta Lisa Hartwell was at a launch party for her jewelery I believe and your girl had on a satin green and white dress with black tights and black knee high Christian Louboutin's...no comment necessary. Another episode Lisa wore those same boots (I think they were her favorite) with a suit to show a house (she was a real estate agent) to Jazze Pha, I don't think knee high boots are ever considered appropriate when doing business unless you are a stripper or hooker..the fact that they are Louboutins grants her a slice of class but not much. They are still knee high boots.

Some one else who style absolutely irks my nerves is Mariah Carey...why is she like 40 or so dressing like a teenager. Those belly shirts with the tight jeans and the sandals is so played out...I have probably seen her in something that makes her look even remotely close to her age probably once which is definitely not good. Okay so when I said teenager that was definitely an under statement she dresses like a total pre teen which once again she is not...while she is sitting around paying people to organize her huge dumb closet filled with extra small Hello Kitty tee shirts she should pay somebody to buy her some Tahari dresses or Carolina Herra blouses so she can look like an adult. She is just too childish for my taste and awfully tacky...sucks to be her but then again it may be cool because you could find a semi cute little black boy some ten years years younger than you (Nick Cannon) and get matching tattoos. Personally not my style but hey whatever.