"You dirty muggle! You killed my...Harry?"

Have you seen the movie Misery? It’s a movie based on the novel by Stephen King, Misery. Anyway, Misery is about an author Paul Sheldon who writes a series of books that focus on a character Misery Chastaine. While Paul is headed back home from the mountains after finishing the final book in the Misery series, he crashes his car on a snowy road in Colorado. Paul is pretty much almost dead from the crash and injuries, but unfortunately he is found by his “number one fan” Anne Wilkes. The moral of the story is Anne is crazy, lonely and a very obsessed fan of the character Misery Chastaine and the novels. She reads the final manuscript of the final novel and becomes very, very upset with Paul because Paul kills Misery in the last book of the series. (Even though Paul was warned by agents and friends that it was a bad idea to kill off the main character.) Well she nurses Paul back to health and holds him hostage and abuses him until he agrees to rewrite the novel allowing Misery to live. One of the famous lines in this movie is “You dirty birdie. You killed my Misery!”

Well, that movie came to mind while I was excitedly thinking about the last Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which will be released on July 7, 2007. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series revealed some clues that two characters will be killed off in the final book. This frightens fans all around the world that one of them may in fact be the main character, Harry Potter. Some think that Rowling doesn’t want another author to continue with the Harry Potter novels so she may kill him off. This has sparked a lot of controversy and Rowling has even been warned by many including author Stephen King and John Irving that killing Harry would be a bad idea. Does Misery ring a bell? Not saying at all that I would want Rowling to end up like Paul, but I know there would be so many angry fans out there if Harry were to “kick the bucket.” Hopefully fans around the world won’t be screaming, “You dirty muggle! You killed my Harry!”

Top 20 Annoying Songs on My IPod

So when I thought about writing this blog, the title was going to be the top 5 annoying songs on my IPod. But as I was going through it I found so many more that I had to narrow it down to the top 20 songs. You may be asking if these songs are so annoying then why do you have them on your IPod in the first place. Well, the answer is these songs are so catchy that you can’t help but listen to them. They are the songs that you find yourself humming to in the shower, or while you are bored at work, and then you get mad because they are in your head. You know what I mean! :) Anyway, I narrowed the list down to songs of the beginning of this year to now, and some from the end of 2006. Because we all know there are tons of songs from earlier decades that we are screaming to get out of our heads. Also, this list only comes from my 4 gig IPod nano, as I am sure there are so many more on my 30 gig IPod. So here is the list tell me what you think.
Top 20 Annoying Songs on My IPod
***Disclaimer: These songs are in no particular order. They’re all annoying in the same capacity!***
1. Rhianna- Umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh, Under my umbrella, That’s all I need to say about that song!)
2. Pussycat Dolls- Buttons (Leave your buttons buttoned. Once you start unbuttoning them, things start to happen. You don’t even know him like that!)
3. Sean Paul ft. Rhianna-Break It Off (Sean Paul’s voice to me is kind of annoying, but catchy. But Rhinna wants him to break it off cause she is feeling naughty. Hmmm…can someone call her mama!)
4. Gym Class Heroes-Cupid Chokehold (I always find myself singing the Ba ba ba ba part, but he says she’s not much of a girlfriend he never seem to get a lot ba ba da da, ba ba da da. Wow! I can see why he doesn’t get a lot writing a song like that about her. Guys, if you ever want to write a song about your girlfriend, please never include lyrics like that if you want to keep her!)
5. Beyonce-Irreplaceable (To the left, to the left. Yes, every time some says the word “Left” this songs pops in my head. Thanks Beyonce!)
6. Gnarls Barkley-Crazy (That’s exactly how I feel every time I hear this song)
7. Young Jeezy ft. R.Kelly-Go Getta (Go getta, go getta, go getta. Please just go and be on your way!)
8. Taylor Hicks-Heaven Knows (Ok, I have to explain this song. I actually really like it, but the fact that Taylor Hicks sings it, is what annoys me. I vowed not to like him after he won American Idol. But, what can I say, it’s a good song.)
9. Shakira-Hips Don’t Lie (Good song to dance to, but not to have in your head all day.)
10. Yung Joc- I Know You See It (Do I really see it? Yeah you are right I was pretending not to in hopes you would stop singing. Yung Joc took a rhyme we used to sing as kids and made it into one annoying song. Inny meeny minny mo, counting how many women want to go home with him! How bout 0!
11. Bubba Sparks ft. Ying Yang Twins-Ms. New Booty (Oh no he found me! I do have to admit I like the part with the Ying Yang Twins whispering like they do on the whisper song!)
12. Chamillionaire-Ridin’ Dirty (It’s easy! Go to the car wash and wash your car. No one wants to see you riding dirty!)
13. Eminem ft. Akon-Smack That (I’m going to smack that all right, smack you right in your mouth for talking dirty like that Eminem!)
14. Rhianna-SOS (Third Rhianna song on the list. Hmmm…Do we see a pattern here. She’s annoying someone please save her!)
15. Young Jeezy ft. Akon (Another pattern. This time with Akon. Please no one else put him on your record. He has a bad habit of getting stuck in peoples head with his annoying voice.)
16. Fall Out Boys-This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race (Now what makes this song so dang annoying is that they drop the GD bomb. Otherwise this song would be great, but I can’t listen to it cause of that. Does anyone know where to get a censored version of this song?)
17. Rich Boy-Throw Some D’s on It (He just bought a Cadillac and he wants someone to throw some D’s on it? What does “D” stand for? Dirt? Dookie? I don’t know, you tell me. And that part about having a picture of his private parts on my wall! Yuck!)
18. Jo Jo-A Little Too Late (Yes, Jo Jo, I am sorry Hun. It is a little too late, a little too late past your bedtime. Go to bed!)
19. Cherish-Unappreciated (You know Cherish, I can understand your pain. Not feeling appreciated, people taking your love for granted. I had a boyfriend like that once, or maybe twice. Let me tell you what I did, I didn’t write a song about it, I broke up with him! Hmmm…now I’m thinking maybe I should have written a song, I wouldn’t be as broke as I am now!)
20. Akon-Don’t Matter (Akon, the couple that comes to mind when I think about people not wanting to see them together was Romeo and Juliet. And we all know what happened to them! Hmmm…just a thought!)

Memorial Day 2007

So this past weekend was Memorial Day. Memorial Day to me is like the unofficial start of the summer. The swimming pool opens, we get to eat lots of barbeque, great sales at the mall and a day off of work. YES!!!! I guess this year Memorial Day was a little more special this year, yeah I still thought about the barbeque and not having to go to work, but I also thought a lot about the troops and their families. Especially, the family and friends of the soldiers that died defending our country. May God bless them!

This Memorial Day weekend was great for me this year. On Sunday, I got to see some of my family that I hadn’t seen in a while since I’ve been home from school. We had my father’s side over for a barbeque. It rained a little but that didn’t stop us from barbequing and having a good time. We had a pretty packed house with lots of people inside and lots outside. I stayed in the house mostly this year because the rain made the temperature drop a bit, and I am not a fan of cold weather! Anyway some of the food that was on the menu was barbeque hot dogs, chicken breast, hamburgers, ribs, turkey legs, pork steaks, chicken, mostaccioli, salad, green beans, lasagna, potato salad, spaghetti, carrot cake, chocolate cake, cupcakes, punch, soda, water, and alcohol. Yes, I’m getting hungry just typing this.



Then on Monday I went to my cousin Shika’s apartment and had some more barbeque. Yes, it was good. I got to see some of my other cousin’s from my mom’s side, and some of their new babies. It was fun! Well, maybe now I’ll go and warm up some of that good ole’ left over barbeque.

Brian McKnight on Sister Sister

Ok so I have been watching Sister Sister lately, (I have Tivo) and it seems like I have seen Brian McKnight on there a lot. And each time it seems like he played a different character. So I know stars make appearances on some sitcoms every now and then, but as a different character each time. Come on now was he desperate; did he really need the money? I’m really confused, I really like Brian McKnight and his music, but I don’t like it when he’s desperate. So I did a Google search and it took me to http://www.imdb.com/ and I found that he was on 3 episodes and he played Clarence in the Before There Was Hip Hop episode and he played Keith twice in Greek to Me, and The Grass is Always Finer episode. These episodes were all filmed in 1998-1999. I don’t know maybe he was struggling during this time. Never the less he’s still awesome and so is the show!

Handicapped or Disabled?

So what’s the difference between handicapped and disabled? I’m confused. Ok I know some people would prefer on word over the other, and that’s their choice. I even have a preference. My point is what is the difference when one uses them together, kind of like they don’t mean the same thing. For example, I have been riding the Metro Link to work this summer (a local transit system in my area) and I have heard more than one driver say, “And please yield seats to the handicapped and the disabled.” The handicapped and the disabled? Which category do I fall into? Is one group worse off than another? Hmmmm…looks like bi-state needs some disability awareness training! All I can do is smile! :)

My upcoming trip to Florida

So I am getting a little excited. I’m going to Florida in about a month. I’ll be in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale on July 20th – July 26th. (The 26th is my BIRTHDAY!) Anyways I am going for my wonderful sorority's, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., National Convention. You may be thinking wow, that’s cool, which it is, but its not all play. We have meetings during the day and other events at night, and since I am a voting delegate I am pretty much in meetings all day. But, during my free time, I am planning on enjoying the beach and having some fun in the sun! I have a friend who lives in Ft. Lauderdale and he has agreed to show me around, and take me to South Beach!!!!! That’s all for now, I’ll put up some pics and some updates about my trip in about a month!

Busy Bee...

Sorry it’s been a while since I posted, but I guess I have been really busy? Yeah I have. Work has picked up a lot, so I have been trying to get most of my work done before I get home. And when I do get home the last thing I want to look at is a computer screen, so needless to say I haven’t been able to post.
Well, I had a pretty good weekend. I was off on Friday so I took my cousin Devin to a movie, and I knew exactly the movie he was going to pick, and I knew I wasn’t going to want to see it. “Devin, what movie do you want to see?”
“Romanda, can we see the Fast and the Furious 3, Tokyo Drift!”
...sigh “Sure Devin, but are you sure you don’t want to see Nacho Libre!”
Anyway, as surprised as I was the movie was actually pretty good. I was impressed and now I want to learn how to drift! Then we went and ate lunch at Imo’s Pizza so overall it was a pretty good day.
Saturday, me and my friend Kenny went to the zoo and we took my cousin Devin along with us. We had a pretty good time. Although a lot of the animals weren’t out or either sleeping. We saw a lot of bears and a couple of elephants, and of course, MONKEYS. Even though Kenny and Devin thought they were pretty smelly, I still enjoyed watching them.


Sunday was good also, we had a church service in the park and then my dad and I fell asleep on the deck. It was great. Then I met up with some friends I don’t get to see to often and we barbequed a little and had a good time. So all in all this was a pretty good weekend, even though it was pretty busy, it was well worth it!