Today is October 26th... Yup, all day

To heck with a clever or witty title today.... nothing screams the obvious like today's date!

Let me first wish Mahdy a Happy Birthday... (he's my hunny's best friend)

Ok, first order of business is to finish my thoughts on flirting.  Then I will talk about how happy I am and lastly I will finish with a video my hunny did for a song he wrote for his favorite video game.  Oh and then I'll make a comment about Obama.

Flirting:
They say I'm a flirt.  Is it because I wear high heels and mini skirts to the grocery store?  No that would be a skank (I totally don't do this).  Is it because I have long eyelashes that I coat with mascara for longer, fuller lashes like the commercial says and I bat them while talking coyly to the opposite sex?  No that would be a manipulator (Not me again... I do wear mascara though).  Is it because I am friendly and self conscious and always wondering what people think of me so I work extra hard to be the nicest person I can so that they walk away feeling like they had a meaningful experience with someone who genuinely cares... Ding! Ding! Ding!  And 99.9% of the time, I'm accused of being a flirt.  My homegirl told me her hubby doesn't trust her out with me cuz I'm a flirt... cuz I'm way too nice to guys and friendly and I have convos with them and I don't  throw my drink in their face as soon as they say hello.  Mind you, I buy my own drinks, I usually carry the convo with hopes of learning something interesting about the person AND I keep my number and they keep theirs.  So how did I become the bad guy?  Scenario 2, my guy friend invited his boy over to visit me and my homegirl.  His friend was the stranger so I initiated convo, laughed at his semi-funny jokes and engaged everyone else in the conversations.  My homeboy pulled me to the side and said, "Hey, take it easy on the flirting."  I was appalled!  Someone had called the fire department on my fiery personality.  I was sad for the rest of the night because I felt cheated and misunderstood.  I had to step back and ask myself, am I a flirt... I immediately decided NO and wrote those people off!  One fist in the air to all the people out there who have a bubbly personality, killer social skills, and can't muster up a Hello without the next man accusing you of flirting.  I guess it's a thin line between friendly and flirty filled with grey area and misinterpretation.  But if being b*tchy can be glorified as the new Black... well being FLIRTY is the new FRIENDLY.  No harm, no foul!

Now that that's outta the way... why am I so happy?  I'm still poor, jobless, my doobie has fallen flat, I need a fill-in and my cell phone is about to die AGAIN today!  Yet I am still happy... and have been happy for the past 7 months of so... And it's because I still have the luxury of waking up (praises be to my God) and doing exactly what I WANT TO!  I don't rush to the "man's" job, I don't owe anybody anything, I'm not obligated to anyone or to anything without my whole-hearted desire and choice! And boy does it feel good!  I feel like the choices I've made, both good and bad have led me to this point and life and I am enjoying every day of it!  Is everyday a perfect one, nope!  And I don't need it to be.  But since I wake up with this positive energy, positivity fills my whole day.  Things still go wrong as life is full of surprises but it doesn't get me down.  It was raining the other nite, and I rolled my window down to wave goodbye to my friend Ladun, and the sucka didn't roll back up.  I didn't pout, I taped it up for the nite and rode it to the mechanic the next morning.  Went to a movie with my hunny and went back to pick my car up... handed the man almost 200 whole American dollars only to get my car back in the same condition it was before the malfunction.  Such is life...
The underlying message is really to count your blessings, think about that guy who asked for spare change and be happy about whatever situation you're in... because no matter what, it could be worse!  And while your at, do a little flirting just for kicks =)

Check out my hunny's song and video for MVC3
Kyle - lyricist
Ant - production
Will Nix - videography and photography

Youtube it: Marvel Vs Capcom 3 New Characters Revealed and Game Music


When you go to youtube, comment and let him know what you think!

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS:
President Obama is but one man carrying the burdens of a decade worth of problems!  His popularity is dropping and the critics are doing what they do best, throwing Obama under the bus smh... Stay tuned in the next couple days as I share some correspondence I received about what our President has done so far, you'll be proud!

SB: Maybe I should have called this post "It doesn't get any more Random than this!" EYEListen.

Better Way to Start Your Mornings: Listening Pleasure

I have realized that many of you aren't cool enough to have made Z100 (100.3 FM) your radio station of choice while residing here in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, Conn... I think you can stream it online if you live elsewhere).  And I can't say that I blame you since a few months ago, I, too, wasn't cool enough.  But now that I am born again, I have become a believer in the WP's entertainment.  And let me tell you, it is highly entertaining!

So every morning I am graced with the voices of radio personalities Elvis Duran, Froggy, Carolina, ummmm that other girl with the funny laugh, Greg - T and Skeery Jones... and I swear they are the funniest collection of WP to hit FM air waves.  But aside from being funny, they are versatile in their humor.  They tell jokes, poke fun, make snide remarks, talk about the everyday randomness that may otherwise go overlooked... AND they do it all in the Queen's English... in short, good, clean humor minus all the "Yo, Yo" of some of the frequented BP stations. 

Soooo, I have decided to use their material and share it with you all, less fortunate radio listeners who have yet to conform, in an effort to A. blog more... and B. there is no B, I just need to blog more.  Ok wait, B. to show you that the WP's music, humor, and all out randomness might just be what you need to start your mornings Yo, Yo free.

And I think I'll call the series, Z100 This Morning... ok, wow, that was a 1.3 on the Rictor Scale of creativity.  Ummm well gosh, now you got me on the spot.... sooooo I'll hit the lab and do some thinking.  But for now let's call it: Laughs For z100, Alex... get it, like Jeopardy... Alex Trebek.. ya know, the host... sheesh, tough crowd... *bbm embarrassed face*

And without further adieu, ~insert drumroll or something for theatrics~
*Clearing throat* Ummm I'm realizing that typing sounds doesn't execute that well, so I hope you at least did a small drumroll on the keyboard??  In your head at least??  C'mon reader, if you won't be my audio, who will =(

I'm stalling aren't I?  Maybe I'm worried a blogged version of the FUNNY won't translate quite so well.  Then I'll be labeled corny and Z100 will be labeled corny, then they'll lose their ratings, they will all be fired and will have WillEYEListen banned from the Internet!!!!!

OK, OK...

Do you, or anyone you know, flirt to get ahead?  And they weren't just talking about in social settings, they specifically targeted in the work environment.  The guys on the show started talking about how women have been doing it for years and can get away with it while men, in any attempt to bat his eyelashes or to show a little leg will result in a sexual harassment suit and a call from HR (cause showing a little leg must mean that this grown man has on shorts!).  So people starting calling up telling how they have gotten ahead because of flirting.  This one girl called and said she managed to weasel 2 months of extra vacation time from her boss (she failed to mention what her "flirting" consisted of... neither did she mention the knee pads she probably carried to work).  And then this other girl called to tell how her boyfriend lets his gay boss flirt with him (she too left a few details out.. like how her boyfriend probably now wears mascara and high heels).  Then the morning show jokesters start talking about how ugly people must really lose out because there's no way ugly people are able to use this tool to get ahead... I mean really, what ugly people flirt and get away with it.  (SB: I do not approve this message... I think ugly people have equal opportunity at getting ahead by flirting... My name is Just "J" and I approve this message).  Then they had people call in to talk about the office skanks who are obviously using what they got to get what they want.  One girl called in to talk about a girl who wore skin tight skinnies with a shirt that didn't cover her camel toe or her butt crack.  And this guy called in to rat out the girl who today wore a leather mini skirt, a tank top and red pumps!  Unless they worked the Vegas strip, I can imagine this was inappropriate.  It reminded me of this chic at my ex-job (we broke up in June) who religiously wore this stretchy black mini skirt that clung to her every curve with a pair of black pumps.  Mind you, I worked for a financial institution that can be found on Wall Street!  And she was a slim little mamacita so it fit her nicely (pause) but totally inappropriate for work (or should I say totally appropriate to match her knee pads).

Then the whole topic of flirting segued into the thought of how harmless flirting really is as long as all parties involved are aware of the flirting.  All parties being: the flirter, the flirtee and the witnesses of the flirting who are least important but can ruin the rep of the flirter!  Yes I do sound bitter because I have been confused as a flirter (is flirter even a word?).  Ooops, I stopped typing for a sec to actually do some thinking (I normally keep typing and then do the thinking after I've posted... that's how you get raw posts that I pretend are thoughts lol).  Ok realized flirter isn't a word and I should be saying "a flirt"... ok sue me!  I went to school for engineering, not English! =P

But anyway... I realized this post is getting to be epic length... so stop by tomorrow for part duex on my thoughts (or thoughtless ramble) on flirting.  (Learned this trick on Maury to keep people coming back.  "Is Keisha and her boyfriend Raheem gonna stay together now that he knows Baby Sha-Quita isn't his... find out tomorrow on Maury").  EYEListen.

SB: OK I didn't say this would be HA-HA funny.. more like grin funny... or wait, light-hearted humor (for those who didn't even grin... with ya evil self) =)