My Hair Ends

 

My Hair Shafts

At the Loop Salon Event I met Tiffany Hannah, the South East Regional Educator for Phyto hair products. She did a scope of my hair and found that I had product and sulfate buildup in it. I was surprised, seeing that I use sulfate free products, or so I thought. She said that I need a scalp treatment and a detox. Sigh, just when I thought I had my hair issues under control.

I twisted my  hair. I can never grip the roots like I need to, but I am happy with the results:)

This is my face last night after I got dressed, went down town, walked five blocks to a club for a party, then left 20 minutes later. The music was okay, but there was no seating, I didn't know anyone there, and the guys were dancing with themselves in VIP. After leaving, I copped a squat on the back steps of a hotel and watched the downtown traffic with my ankles crossed. All in all, it was a good night. Fran advised me to go out and "turn-up." I work a cocktail dress and chilled downtown, so I feel like I did;)

How I Stay Positive

I really needed to see this morning. I have tried being shameless and it
was an epic fail. I don't have the money or the confidence apparently.
I need hella help daily being positive. Maya gave some good advice
in this video.

Stevie Wonder "visions" (1973)

Is there any song that has not been sampled from Stevie Wonder? My
favorite Ginuwine song has this same beat. Sigh.

The Regimen

So as you know, I started taking One A Day Vitamins.
Then yesterday, I started the Hairfinity Vitamins and my aunt put me on fish oil tablets.
I want to be excited about finally taking vitamins, but I know I am only doing it because I am hoping that I can take them, still be lazy, and wake up skinny with energy one morning out of nowhere.
I will keep you posted on how that goes.

I need to wash my hair, but I don't want to and that is going to have to be okay. Although it desperately needs to be washed, I do not have the patience not the time. People have told me it looks cute, so I guess that is that.

Mall Trip

April. She is really into the tattered jean trend.

Me and April at the Sears bed display. I think I met the bed I want to marry.

The fam: Mommy, Anthony, April, and Aunty Lara.

 Yesterday, I hung out at the mall with the fam. Honestly, there were so many kids there it looked more like a teen daycare center. Nonetheless, we had fun eating, talking, and lounging on the Sears bed display. My aunt bought my sister some jeans that didn't fit, my sister complained about wanting a hair weave, my brother went to Game Stop to trade is game, and my mom whined about having to walk too much. It was an awesome day!

Clay Family Humor

Yesterday as we pulled into Wal-Mart, a fat woman in the most ill-fitting pair of shorts I'd ever seen walked in front of our car with her car. My aunt goes, "Man, those shorts are ill-fitting." and I go, "Yeah, they are giving her hungry booty." And then my mom goes, "They are giving her hungry thighs and they're telling no lies" My aunty laughed so hard she started snorting. The real punch line: every one of us has hungry thighs! Ah, to be goofy for no reason with the family.

Bad Parenting

I go back and forth on whether or not I want kids. I acknowledge that I am nuts, and I don't want to produce anymore fucked up humans for the world to deal with.
This became evident at Wal-Mart last night watching this mom curse out her kids in the meat isle.
Her son was playing with his little sister and she screamed, "STOP BEFORE I BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU! ACT YOUR DAMN AGE!" Mind you, he only looked about nine, and the look on his face after she yelled at him...he just looked like a kid that is going to grow up to be troubled.
After yelling at the kids for talking to each other, she began to get majorly annoyed when the kids started talking to her. Finally she yelled for her husband, who was hiding in the chip isle.
"NIGGA BRING YOUR ASS!" she yelled.
Man, I've never seen a man run so fast in my life, turning the corner with two cans of Pringles in his arms.
"Why you yellin'?" he asked. I mean, his voice was shaking.
"BECAUSE THESE KIDS ARE GETTING ON MY GODDAMN NERVES!"
My aunt and I turned onto the toilet tissue isle to laugh. Not because it was funny, but because it was horrifying. She had scared everyone who could hear her. I have never seen people in a store clear an area so fast.
I don't want to be this lady, but I have no patience, so it's a possibility.
You know this lady. You have seen her at your neighborhood store. Tall, leggings, holy t-shirt, ratty hair weave, red eyes, pissed, and scary.
Again, things like this make me rethink motherhood.

Hairfinity Photo Shoot

Me and Keshia Knight Pulliam at the Hairfinity photo shoot.

 Keshia and Hairfinity creator Tymeka Lawrence.

Keshia with the product.

The press! Ray Cornelius (@raycornelius), Arkeedah McCormick (@itsarkeedah),  and Julian Lark (@kontrolmag).

 

Thursday, I got to attend the press conference with Keshia Knight Pulliam at the Hairfinity photo shoot. She is the new face of the product. Hairfinity is this cool vitamin that makes your hair grow. Now, I know that there are a ton of those on the market right now, but I got to meet the owner, Tymeka Lawrence, and they have a really cool history. She started the company trying to deal with her own thinning issues and got tons of followers with little to no advertising. There testimonials are impressive, and the bottle is cute:)

The Coretta Treatment

The other day, when I was out and about, I found men to be very accommodating to me and not the usual a-holes. On the train and the bus, they gave me their seats. This does NOT happen often.
As dumb as it may sound, I think they were being nice to me because I was dressed hella girly. I don't know why I needed lightening to hit me on this. Every girl that I have ever seen treated out-of-the-ordinary nice by men was dressed like Coretta Scot King!
It was so nice not having to stand on the train all the way to my destination while 40 men sat with their ankles crossed. I don't want to set feminism back, but it looks like I am going to have to invest in more dresses. I like the Coretta treatment!

Loop Salon Media Mixer

 Loop Hair Salon uses Phyto and Ouidad products.

 These mirrors are one of my favorite parts salon.

 Isn't this dryer station cool and space age?

 The owner of Loop Salon.

 Me and Tarin Boone, the CEO and Founder of Naturally Me! Media, LLC.

The homie Samone of Kore Beauty Mag. She always looks fab:)

Nicole Garner of The Garner Circle, the PR for the event and the salon.

 

The media mixer I attended today was fun! Educators from PHYTO Hair Care discussed their newest products, and we got to take a tour of Loop Salon, a new upscale salon in Atlanta. It was also a great opportunity to mingle with some cool Atlanta beauty bloggers: Miss Foodie Fash (missfoodiefash.wordpress.com), Shonda Brewer (achicmom.blogspot.com), Nikka(OhNikka.com), Brittany Manson (AloneInAtlanta.com).



Summer Lovin' Revisits

So Pool Guy hit me up early last week. I didn't tell you much about him because I ended up being embarrassed in the end as usual. At the beginning of the summer, we met at the pool, went on a date, made out, then he went ghost. He called me to tell me that his phone had broken, he got a new one, got my number off of the old one, and wanted to see me. Oh, and he now has a girlfriend. We met up, and he told me that he is only dating her for "financial reasons." There was some light kiss kiss, but I told him I couldn't talk to him anymore if he had a lady. I guess that was that, I haven't heard from him.
Then there is Sickles. I am confident that Sickles has no interest in me- that he only texts me so that he stays on my mind. He texted me last night to say hi, 2 weeks after my last text to him went unanswered.
Both guys are cute, but sadly, I think they are both a bust. I really, really like Pool Guy though. That makes me sad. But, as part of my being Shameless, I am trying to remain optimistic. Maybe my fall will bring me more serious love possibilities. Fingers crossed.

I don't know if you all knew this, but I have a political blog. It's called Political Gluttony. Previously, I have been REALLY BAD at updating it. But news has gotten so real lately, I decided to give it another try. Check me out at PoliticalGluttony.tumblr.com. Let me know what you think. I am also on Twitter @pgluttony. Ain't nobody following me for real, for real, so follow me if you can. Gracias!

Water Worries

I don't feel like a big enough deal has been made about the brain-eating amoeba that was found in water in Louisiana a few days ago. It has had me scared to shower and drink water! Apparently that water is safe, as long as you don't get it in your nose. I don't know how that works so of course, I don't trust it.
I cracked yesterday. I had to have some water after nearly a week of hydrating on juice and Mike's Hard Lemonade. I have to say, I don't feel dizzy anymore.
As if I didn't have enough fears without brain-eating amoebas walking around. I guess I have to pray over the water like I do everything else in my life so it won't kill me. Man, this prayer book is getting FULL!

Foot Drama

The other day I was walking down the stairs with my fan. The cord some how got in front of me and I slammed my right foot down on the part that goes in the wall.
I have been limping around my house for like three days. I thought a pain in the neck was bad- a pain in the foot is HORRIBLE! It takes me 10 times longer to do everything. Getting up to go to the bathroom is a nightmare in the middle of the night.
Sitting down, my food feels fine. Then I get up, attempt to walk normally, and fall back down to the floor.
I don't want to go into next week with this crap, after lounging around with a frozen bag of peas on my foot, so it's mind over matter time. My foot is better. It's not swollen. It's not excruciating. All is well.

Random

The other day, my mother and I had an interesting conversation. We had a serious discussion on who was more famous: Zoey or Emily Deschanel. Really, I can't decide. I LOVE Bones and New Girl. Like, they are both my go-tos on Netflix. They both have pretty eyes and good hair. I will admit that Zoey wears adorable dresses, but Emily always looks hot at award shows. Mommy had good points. She said that Emily is awesome, true, but Zoey has been on TV and in movies, so Zoey has to win. I argued that true, we haven't really seen Emily in movies, but I feel like Bones has been on since the beginning of time. They are like on the 100th season. So, no conclusion was reached. We decided it was an impossible decision to make.

Tips: How to be Shameless

Shameless advice...I can dig it:)

Twerk Team- #TwerkTeamThursday "Up Down" by @Tpain

First Juicy J, now T-Pain. Apparently, twerking isn't just for kicks
anymore or for strippers. If you are a regular girl that can shake it fast,
you can get you some dough! The Twerk Team couldn't pass that T-Pain
possibility up. Here is their submission. Am I the only one that has to watch
their videos twice?

Preachers of L.A.

Me

 Me and Kiwi the Beauty

 Kiwi the Beauty

 Press Creds

 Me and Kim Ford or Jubilee Magazine

The homies: Arkeedah McCormick of ItsArkeedah.com and Que Jackson or BE Magazine.

 

Yesterday was the Press Day for the new show Preachers of L.A. Good conversation, good food, and good friends.

Shameless Blocks

So, as part of my 30 Days Shameless, I decided that I wanted to get my hair braided into box braids. I went to a natural hair salon and the stylist pretty much told me that she didn't have time to do my hair and the other stylist that I trust doesn't know how to do them. Sigh.
Then, I decided that I would get my eyebrows done. I have previously been against this because people have demanded that I do it, and I didn't dig that. Also, I had a bad experience in college that led me to looking very excited for like two months.  But I thought, what the hey! Gotta be shameless! Then, I shared this plan with P and he told me that in the Quran someplace it says that people who get their eyebrows arched are going to be thrown in the hell fire. Huh?! I'd never heard of this, but I'm not going to push it. Okay, I won't say I won't push it, I'm on the fence about it.
The next goal is to go to the Sassy Shakes Twerk Class at Dance 411. I have asked people to go with me but no real confirmations. What I am learning from this little goal is that when you want to be shameless, you may have to do it alone. It' all good though! I am going to make my 30 days.

Birthday Wishes

Today is the birthday of two of the coolest women in my life: my roommate Audra and my client, designer extraordinaire Karen Swinger. Happy Birthday! Also, here are the plugs: Audra gets paid every time someone clicks on her Facebook page so give her a click, we are broke, Facebook.com/BlemishesOfTheMind. Karen is THE Atlanta designer. Look her up at: ThePerfectChoiceDesigns.com. Again, happy birthday ladies!

Now that I am obsessed with Instagram, I am trying to improve my selfie game. This morning, my roommate informed me that I am too old to use the word "selfie." Okay, noted.

Shameless Day 1: Vitamins

I am afraid of vitamins. I haven't taken them on a consistent basis since my mom used to give me the kind that tastes like candy. I also don't like pills. But, considering my diet, I am sure that I am nutrient deficient. Actually, I am positive I am. If you took my blood right now, you would find Minute Maid Fruit Punch and Oreo crumbs. Taking vitamins again has been on my mind since I heard fitness guru AJ Johnson (of House Party and Baby Boy fame) speak at Spelman about how soil has been nutrient deficient since the '70s. She caries a literal garbage bag of vitamins with her when she travels, and she looks like a million bucks. Don't get it twisted, I am not trying to look like AJ. I am just trying to make it 30 minutes in a day without feeling like I need to take a nap. I will let you know how this goes. Dare I say I am a little excited, looking forward to having energy.

30 Days Shameless

So about two months ago, a co-worker introduced me to Shameless Maya on Youtube, and since then, I have become a huge fan. I ordered her tote bag and I am nearly camping out in front of the mailbox waiting on it. She is funny, she is pretty, she is awesome, and she said something in her LA Lookbook video that caught my attention. She said that about a year ago she started being shameless, and doing so changed her life. Hm, I feel that I am literally full of shame and it is doing nothing for me. So I am going to take a page out of Maya's book and kick it shameless. I am a fraidy cat though. I can't go shameless overnight. So I am going to try 30 days shameless, trying and doing things that I am too afraid to do now. I shall keep you posted. I'm gonna do me boo!

 

 

I bought this from Icing. I put it on my bookshelf so that I can see it every morning. I can't explain why I am so excited about it, lol, but I am.

Fat! Fat! Fat!

Today, I decided it was a good idea to ring up $140 worth of groceries at the self check out at the grocery store. I know, bad idea.
This woman came to the check out behind me with her two children. Her son was pretending to do karate and her daughter was in the grocery cart. I looked at her and smiled, loving her little Afro puff.
"Hello," I said to the little girl.
She replied by pointing at me and saying, "Fat, fat, fat!"
I look to the mother who was not paying attention. She was apparently searching for gold in her purse.
"That isn't a nice thing to say," I said to the little girl.
"I'm sorry," she said, then went on to say, "Fat! Fat! Fat! Big!"
I stared at this girl blankly. She had to have been about 5; too old to be in the buggy and too old to be calling me fat.
I got way too close to her and said with a smile, "That really isn't nice." I was trying to communicate with my eyes, What? Are you retarded you little dumb bitch?! I said you are being an asshole!
Getting uncomfortably close to the cart got her mom's attention.
"What's going on?" she asked.
The little boy stopped fighting with the air to inform the mother of the situation.
"Do you think that that's cute?" The mom asked the little girl.
"You are a pretty little girl," I said, walking away, flicking her off. "You really shouldn't say ugly things."
"Right!" said the mom, not looking at me to see my festive hand language.
Karate man saw it though. He thought it was funny.

I am the worst selfie taker in all the land. This picture doesn't illustrate at all how cute I looked the other day. My hair is okay though. All this pictures shows is how enormous my head is! Better luck next time.

I like this picture with me and Frozen here because it actually looks like we are homies, lol. I took this the other day after I went to go see The Butler with the homie Kiwi. Look at his little hula skirt! I love it.

The Finest Man

When I went to this LudaDay Weekend event, I saw this man when I was sitting with my blogger friends. Well, we all saw him. He was like 7 feet and big and strong and fine with a sleeve of tattoos and this booming voice. We all just stared at him, I mean, he was gorgeous! I am still thinking about him! New vow to self: don't let a fine man pass you by without saying hi. I doubt he would have been into me, but we could have become homies and I could have taken him places with me and played him off as my man.

Yesterday, I got to hang out with my sister and the fam. She surprised me with her new red braids, but I have to say, I like the look on her. Hot topics of our lunch date: how she just finished reading Taboo by Yoshe, how she no longer wants to be a part of the ROTC, and how she wants a candy themed Sweet 16 party. LOL, I hope she's not expecting a car:)