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Ludacris "Hoes" Map

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:26:00 +0000

A coworker sent this to me this afternoon, and I thought it was absolutely hilarious:

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/254-ludacris-rap-map-of-us-area-codes/

This is Just Hilarious

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:32:00 +0000

Sorry, but this is just hilarious.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2008/02/elephant_sex_crime_at_sydneys_1.html

Mikulski

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:55:00 +0000

I just wanted to tell the Senior MD Senator that she sucks.

Senator Mikulski, you suck.

Why?

'Cuz Yahoo! told me so.

Do I Have a Crush on Barack Obama Too??

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:06:00 +0000

While I know that this debate has happened since last year, I'd like to re-open it. I think I may have a crush on Barack Obama.

Never in my life have I ever been so titillated by a living politician. I believe in this man.

Can we all say a prayer for Obama?

Super Bowl

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:17:00 +0000

Hopefully people watched the Super Bowl. If you did, what was your favorite commercial?

Some of the ones I liked:

-T-Mobile w/ Barkley and Wade
-Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian preview
-Squirrel eating a nut and almost getting hit by a car and screaming (did anybody else notice that the passenger was the "cootie queen" from the Orbit commercial?)
-The AMP energy drink commercial w/ the fat kid from "Salute Your Shorts" dancing to "Push It"

More Britney?

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:36:00 +0000

I'm not a huge fan of Britney Spears by any means. Nevertheless, I am not a fan of delirium either. That child needs help, and her family needs to stop profiting from her lunacy. That's all I have to say about that...

Global Language Group

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:38:00 +0000

Okay, so during my last 40 unproductive minutes of work, my co-workers shared with me this info: I can take free foreign languages classes at GW! Why didn't I know this sooner? Anyway, anyone in the D.C. metro area may be curious about how to take foreign language classes (short classes, once a week, MANY MANY MANY languages). Here is the link:
Global Language Group, and here are the languages available.

I Need a Natural Tan

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:35:00 +0000

I could almost swear that the paler I get, the darker my profile picture gets. Something ain't right. I haven't been to a beach since the summer of 2006!

If I Go to Korea, However Will I Get My Cheese?

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:17:00 +0000

On the topic of randomness, this falls at #1 today.

Okay, so I'm contemplating going to Korea to teach English. I know this sounds weird, but one of my biggest concerns is lactose-related. Anyone who knows me knows that I love to eat, and that I love to eat CHEESE. Next to socks, monkeys, the environment, and human rights stands my love of this dairy byproduct. How will I get my cheese if I go to Korea??

Does anybody know?

Heath Ledger

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:40:00 +0000

When my mom told me yesterday, I actually got a little sad. What? Heath Ledger died???

It's amazing because he was one of the few young actors I respected. He took challenging roles, stayed out of the media spotlight for the most part (and it didn't help that he was a good looking man).

I just pray that it wasn't suicide.

American Idol

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:54:00 +0000

So, I've started my internship, still working at AT on the weekends, and I'm almost finished up with this online class at UMD. You can imagine that I'm, at the very least, extremely busy. B/C of this, I have had little time to myself :-( Anyway, I actually got to watch TV last night to take my mind off of all things relevant, and due to the writer's strike, it seems that the only things remaining on television are re-runs and reality shows. Of course I'm a bit of a reality junkie.

So last night, I watched American Idol. You know, it's just beginning and the auditions are really the best part of the show (especially since the past few seasons have royally sucked. Anyway, let me give you my top 3 faves from last night.

#1-Black Borat

This guy was absolutely hilarious. I have known many Egyptians over the years, and none have sounded like this guy. This guy sounded like a dude impersonating what he thought an Egyptian might sound like, thus creating a Borat-esque personality. My favorite line was when he said that this chick "made sexy face" at him hahaha Classic. He seemed sweet, but of course he sucked. They never really show how weird the good singers are until later in the show...

#2-Slave Spiritual Reviver

I really think that this guy was "special." Therefore, I'm not going to laugh at his singing voice. I'm not going to laugh at the fact that, as his job, he gives tours around Philadelphia looking like Tracy Morgan's character on "30 Rock" when he was going to make a Thomas Jefferson film when he found out his was his ancestor. I'm not going to laugh at how the judges couldn't control his laughter. I'm not going to laugh at the fact that he was singing old Negro Sprirituals (such as "Let My People Go" and others). I'm also not going to laugh at the fact that he sang two of them. I guess that doesn't leave me with much to laugh at...

#3- Alexis, the Pothead

I have to say that this raving lunatic made a special impression on me, not because she "smelled like incense" (according to lame-o Ryan Seacrest), or that she gave Simon the finger and told him to kiss her [blank]; nay, it is for the simple fact that she actually wasn't a bad singer. She had a great rock voice, and a great first name, I must add. Her problem was that she needs serious counseling. The poor thing is in some hippie comm college, I'm sure, studying to be a vet, living in a studio apt with her mom and her 5 pets. She was smothered in glitter, and Simon said she looked like Willem Dafoe. I felt bad for her, because she had a great rock voice, like I said, but I know the judges just thought she was a freak. Oh well.

Least favorite from last night? The self-deprecating "Star Wars" chick who genuinely STUNK UP the tv screen. She was horrible. No other word to describe it.

Did anyone else watch it last night?

Gobble Gobble

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:09:00 +0000

Happy Turkey Day, everyone out there!

Okay, so I tried Turducken for the first time yesterday, and my stomach has been payin for it ever since. Must be a real shock to the old system to be eating so many birds :-

Went to see "This Christmas" after Thanksgiving dinner, and it was good. I mean, it was much better than I thought it was gonna be. Though a lot of it was predictable, and they gave away WAY too much on the commercials, it was a good family film. One question though- Why did everyone scream when Chris Brown took his shirt off? I mean, he has a bird chest! He totally reminds me of my ex-bf Brandon(not b/c of the bird chest, but because of his mannerisms- and he even kinda looks like him).

Anyway, I'm forced to go into the abyss known as Columbia Mall today to work the dreaded Black Friday. Ugh. I know I'm gonna be overwhelmed with snobby women with ridiculous demands, and their clueless husbands/boyfriends/pimps/etc. But, whatever. In a matter of weeks, it will hopefully be all over. I mean, I plan to start a new job, one way or another, and I am going to keep my hours in Ann Taylor down to a minimum. I'M SO TIRED OF WORKING HERE!!! Good Lord! Get me into a classroom and an organization and I'll be a happy camper. This job is total B.S., and it seems as though I'm one of the few associates who realizes it. Oh well. I just know I'm gonna be pissed if I hafta give a friggin hand massage today!

My Garage Floor

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:56:00 +0000

The floor in my garage is kinda jacked up. I remember when my dad asked my brother to paint the floor (why, I don't know) and it took him 6 hours to paint about a 5x2 patch of paint... by hand. Later, he got a machine to spray the paint, but it still looked ridiculous. It's this putrid gray and the paint is cracking, and it just doesn't look so great (no offense, bro). Nonetheless, help is available. If I had it my way, the garage would look more like a professional auto showroom. It would be shiny and bright, especially since we're always storing the cars there (you know how some people have garages, and seem to forget that their cars belong INSIDE?). garage flooring That site has got some sexy garages. It's awesome because you can customize how you would like it designed. It's like pimpin' your ride's home! I dunno about you, but it makes it a lot easier for me to visualize things when I actually have a visual in front of me haha

Cars! Cars! Cars!

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:46:00 +0000

Okay, so I'm totally getting tired of having to ride the bus and bum rides all the time. This is worse than when I was in HS! I mean, at least while in college I lived in urban areas where there really was no alternative to public transportation. But now? Now I'm back home where having a car is not an option. Last night, I had to walk over 2 miles just to get home from the bus stop because I was misled regarding where the actual bus was. So, I went online and started looking up pricing for cars. Anyway, I looked up this website called Honda Car Quote and I'm not sure what I think about it compared to other sites that are similar. Yes, they give you up to 3 free quotes, but they also require you to input your social security number beforehand- something that I'm not into doing online. Other sites make it much easier. I mean, you know whether or not you have bad credit, right? Anyway, you do have the option of choosing from only newer makes of cars (I mean MUCH newer- 2007 & 2008), and they show you all of the makes, which makes investigating cars a lot easier, but the downfall is that they require you to put in too much information. I'm not sure what I think, but I know that I will keep looking for good deals on cars as the year comes to a close!

Finally Calling LIU

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:41:00 +0000

Okay, so I've been terrified of calling the Registrar's office at LIU. That should shakes up some feelings that I really don't want to have right now. At that place, people either love me or hate me. The administrators, for example. They love me for being so active on campus, participating in athletics, etc, but then they hate me for the whole Seawanhaka, losing my scholarship for talking about issues that old bitties who haven't gotten laid in a few months don't want to hear about. WHEW. Anyway, so I finally called, and of course, as is traditional of LIU, the person I needed to speak with most was unavailable. Go figure. Now I have to wait an hour to start the drama all over again. BLAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hotel Reservations

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:50:00 +0000

Okay, so I'm trying to plan something really nice for someone special. I want to get away, and what better way to travel than with a person you love. Recently, I've been looking at universities in London, and I've always wanted to go and see the city itself. My grandmother is from the UK, and I just really want to go and check it out. I thought that it would be like thousands of USD a night to stay in a hotel in London, but this site Hotel Reservations showed me otherwise. You can get them for a couple hundred bucks a night, something that I totally was not expecting. You can look up hotels in both national and international cities. This site shows you discounted prices and tells you about nearby locations and tourist attractions.

They don't just show hotel reservations, though. They show vacation packages as well! I just looked up prices for flying to St. Lucia, staying in a hotel, and renting a car, and it gave me all the information I needed. Some sites such as this can be confusing or complicating, and can even be limited in the amount of information and options they provide, but this site is awesome! Also, some sites do not carry international travel information, but this one does. For example, when I was looking at the London hotels, they had the prices listed in USD as opposed to the pound. That's really helpful, because it can be hard to do the conversions on your own. This also makes planning a romantic/exotic getaway a lot easier. It's nice to have different ideas and suggestions from others, and this site definitely provides that.

Anyway, I totally plan to use this site in the near future. My birthday is coming up soon, and I wanna go somewhere special. Maybe I'll venture to a Spice Girls concert since I'm so excited that they've finally worked out their differences and gotten back together...

Cats

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:47:00 +0000

OMG!!! My mom's cat is sweet but can get on my last nerve! He keeps biting me and it's getting on my nerves! Did you know that you can train a cat by spraying him in the face with water??

Anyway, I love watching movies and tv shows about interracial dating. I just don't think that they show it enough! You always see gay couples on TV, but interracial couples, not so much. This isn't just another one of my random thoughts- they just showed a documentary on MTV called "True Life: I'm in an Interracial Relationship." Check it out

Holiday Shopping

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:32:00 +0000

Okay, so yeah, everybody knows how I work at Ann Taylor. We actually had our holiday meeting last night, and everyone was dreading the mall opening at 5am on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), and we were all grumbling about how ridiculous the whole thing is. So, I was online today, and saw this website called Black-Friday.net black friday ads It's pretty interesting. People don't realize how the internet helps with shopping and avoiding lines and crazy holiday shoppers. They have links to many stores (such as Lane Bryant http://www.black-friday.net/ad/lanebryant-black-friday.html , a store my mom loves to shop), and they even give you email notifications for special promotions and ads that are published online for the major American shopping day. It's cool because they offer promotions and codes for discounts to many of the stores they have on the site. Another cool feature is that you can shop by store, or you can shop by category, which helps in finding good deals. I wanted to buy a new mp3 player, and I went on this site, and they actually had a discount for the Apple Store- free shipping on purchases of $50 or more. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?cid=AOS-US-AFFC-GEN&aosid=p201&cjid=10479696-1234320-&AID=10479696&PID=1234320 People don't realize how shipping can be a major deterrent to ordering online. I learned this from Ann Taylor. You can buy a shirt for $30, and the shipping is $7.50 for just standard ground- that could stink! They also have more info on mp3 players and promotions going on. It's really helpful! Check out the website for yourself, and let me know what you think!

All Dating Shows Aside...

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:19:00 +0000

Okay, so I watch too much VH1. That's a given. But thinking about ways in which I could start my own dating show on the internet... not a given. It's a good thing I had the day off work today. I got to apply to real jobs so I can hopefully take my mind off of nonsense such as MEN and DATING. There is a guy I like, but he's not really feelin' me in that way. I know. I can recognize this, but he's a really awesome guy! Blah. It sucks. Anyway, so hopefully I get one of these internships. Last time around, I applied to several, got one call back, and a rejection email. I'm getting tired of Ann Taylor! I need a change in my life- at least one. :-z

Love is Pain

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:18:00 +0000

I was sad yesterday. I spoke on the phone with Egbert, and all of the emotions came flooding back. I love him very much, but I still feel vulnerable. Why does love hurt so bad?

Vball

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:16:00 +0000

Volleyball season is quickly coming to an end, and I'm not sure how I feel. I'm excited for coed season, but I've so enjoyed coaching this season. It was difficult- don't get me wrong. Kids who are uninspired, constantly questioning everything you say, whining and complaining and quitting- it's tough. I never thought that coaching would be easy, but I also never got to see the behind-the-scenes things that my high school coaches did for me. Now I see...

DaZeD aNd CoNfUsEd

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:13:00 +0000

RAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I'm so confused right now. Life is fine, I suppose. I don't have to live in a house where an insecure older woman feels the need to try to strangle me, and I feel that I have a little bit more independence, but it's kind of depressing. Taking this year off is nothing like being at school (duh). I don't get to hang out whenever I want, it's harder to meet interesting people, and it sucks! The real world SUCKS! Someone please tell me something interesting :-p

Love

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:03:00 +0000

As I write this blog, I am reflecting on the current situation that is the United States. Why is there so much hatred? Of course, there is not only hatred in this country, but everywhere in the world; however, it just seems that the hatred is often magnified. The whole Jena 6 ordeal and all of the fallout from that bad situation are just the icing on the cake. I just don't understand how people can be filled with so much hate!

I love the diversity of the world, and take advantage of being in such a diverse community. Every opportunity that I have to learn about a different culture or make friends with people of different communities I take. I know that it sounds corny, but I am color blind when it comes to people, which leads me to my next question: Why are people so afraid to date outside of their race?

I have had many opportunities to be the first whatever that someone has dated. I have dated people of multiple ethnicities, and despite what other people think, I don't think it's a sellout in the least bit. How can you be a sellout when you have a belief system that enables you to love people of all shades? I don't want to sound conceited or anything, so I'll stop using the word "I," but it is interesting, if you think about it. Why is it that there is so much exposure to homosexuality on television, but not interracial dating? It always seems taboo, and above that, it's always just black and white. When will the day come when there doesn't have to be some controversy surround a relationship involving two people of different ethnicites? When will people date "outside the box" without it being due to parental dissent?

Does anybody understand where I'm coming from?

Sad

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:24:00 +0000

I'm so sad :(

I had attempted asphyxiation by my evil stepmother last week, moved in with my mom, I got rejected from this internship that I really wanted, and now I'm forced to keep looking, while balancing my time between my volleyball coaching position and Ann Taylor.

It's so frustrating.

It feels like everything is falling into place when BAM! something happens. This always happens to me, and I know that it happens to other people as well, and it's just so FRUSTRATING!

I've been contemplating just running to some far away place in this country where I've never been before and just starting over, but I have too many commitments. I always do this to myself. Constantly worrying about pleasing other people. But what about me? Sometimes I just want to be happy, instead of stressed out from worrying about everything else.

Pay Per Post

noreply@blogger.com (Big Yellow Forehead) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:23:00 +0000

Wow. Why did I sign up for PayPerPost blog network? Let me see... basically, I am a broke college student haha I mean, I ran up my cell phone bill, didn't have a job to pay it off, and now I'm trying creative ways to fix the problems I will soon incur (if not already) with my credit. My friend Steve recommended PayPerPost to me because he uses it. I thought it was pretty cool. I mean, I love to write, I had a lot of free time on my hands for some time, and I needed to take out my frustrations. What better way to do so than to create a blog, write about stuff that matters (or doesn't matter, sometimes) to me, and then write about products I've used or services that interest me, and then get paid for it? I mean, for starters, it's gotta be some of the easiest money someone can make. I mean, it's not morally wrong, it's not challenging, and you can definitely multi-task while doing it! I can be sitting here, researching some bill that is up in Congress, listening to Erykah Badu on Pandora Radio (the greatest radio station ever, which I found thanks to PayPerPost), and all the while writing about a website that helps women discuss scumbag men in their lives and getting paid for it. Where else can you do that? PayPerPost is awesome! I can use it whenever I want, and I don't have to wait very long to use it. Also, it's linked up with PayPal, which also makes life a heck of a lot easier. What more can a broke student ask for (besides a free degree)? I recommend this site to everyone. Whether people read your blog or not, at least it's something interesting you can do without being ashamed of it...

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