Why are my feelings kind of hurt since finding out that Barack is/was a smoker?

I mean lots of people smoke cigs... hell I've taken a puff or two. But to be deemed a smoker is yuck; that's just a nasty habit! I just can’t over the fact that Obama likes to puffity puff on the cancer sticks. Not even just socially, but like he’s trying to kick the habit – that’s kind of deep.

While it’s true that my admiration for Obama has almost surpassed my affection for Bill, this might set him back a little. I need for him to quit smoking like now. I don’t want to walk past him on the streets of DC and be awe struck only to be overcome by the smell of stale smoke. We don’t want to hear him give great speeches and start to hack up a lung. I am really bothered by this. I guess I just never pictured such an educated and talented man would have a weakness. I guess that’s the problem with holding certain people to unattainable standards. He is human just like everyone else.

Why couldn’t it be ...

Let me tell you how much I hate April Fool’s Day. I have my gullible moments and I usually have them when the probability for embarrassment is at its highest point. Is it bad that I have been very quiet today? I am only trying to hold "hi" and "bye" type conversations. I am scared someone is going to get me with a damn April Fool’s joke! For instance, have you checked your Gmail account today? Go ahead and take a look. Do you see anything kind of wacky? Okay fine–look in the upper right corner and see what Google (http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html) is doing to people today.

Do not leave me any comments talk about how obvious this was because I will be pissed! Like a dumb ass I have been IM’ing everyone to tell them about this and how sketchy it seems. Then it dawns on me. "You got got again Elisa!" Damn you Google! Sad thing is, it took me a good couple of hours to realize this is a joke. *Sigh*

I really hope no one gets ...

If you haven’t seen her during this tour, scrape up the funds to go because it is definitely worth it.

Check out the Washington Post review in the Style section of the Saturday, August 11 issue for a full review.

My friend sent me an article/blog posting about BET’s new show, “Hot Ghetto Mess” and the backlash it is receiving.  The debate is whether or not this show promotes negative racial stereotypes.  According to the article, two advertisers have already pulled out from the July 25th premiere due to boycotting threats.  Good job Home Depot and State Farm Insurance!  What were they thinking in the first place?  Anyways…

Well let’s take one step back.  We are talking about a show appearing on BET.  That’s issue number one.  BET has been making a negative nose dive for years, have we forgotten “Uncut”, “College Hill”, “Cita’s World”, etc.?  The programming on BET is horrible and in no ways promotes or shows black culture in a positive light, in my opinion.  So, sadly, I am not shocked that people are outraged by one of their new programming selections.

Next, I took a look at the site that this show is based upon (www.hotghettomess.com).  Was I appalled by some of the images, yup, but sadly not surprised.  I have to admit that I chuckled at the sight of some.  Not really laughing at these folks, rather laughing at trying ...

Rumor has it that he hasn’t been supportive or helpful in her effort to become an actress/model/entrepreneur.   I don’t know why she expected him to help her out.  He’s always too busy trying to make the money for himself.  Maybe he should stop trying to use television to build a singing group filled with a bunch for randoms (i.e. Making the Band 4 and Danity Kane, oh and Da Band) and focus on his family.  Oh well.  Do what you do.

What I find funny is that Diddy’s people are denying the split.  I wonder how long it will take for her to cave again and go back the Mr. Combs.  Money, oops love, causes people to do crazy things…

Picture courtesy of the AP

Let me start off by saying I am not an awards show type of gal.  So it took a lot for me to just try to watch the BET Awards.  It also pains me to watch because I think that the BET network is a mockery of African-American culture.  So with that said, we will move right  along…

I didn’t watch the whole show because Rob & Big came on MTV and they crack me up more than the foolishness taking place during the BET Awards!  But I did manage to catch a few snippets that made me shake my head, not in disgust, rather I thought, “why am I not surprised?”  So hear we go.

Why won’t Janet Jackson give it up?  Perez Hilton is reporting that the 40 something year old is planning yet another comeback.  Please don’t and spare us all.  Didn’t she learn from her last album?  It was a major disappointment.  And what really pissed me off is that she had the nerve to put a ton of bad songs on that album.  What a waste of money and time!

And another thing, all the plastic surgery has made her look like gizmo or some kind of animal you would expect to find in Australia.  Before you tell me I am being mean, you know I am right!  She just looks, well...plastic; definitely not as cute as she was back in the 90s.  She really needs to hang it up. 

Off the field, Simpson made a conscious decision to project a positive image, to distance himself from the teenage O.J. who was a troublemaker and spent time in a correctional center. He had an innate way of communicating warmth and charm that lifted him to an almost mythical level and made him the first African-American athlete to be merchandised on a grand scale. His Hertz commercials pictured a dapper O.J. running to catch a Hertz rent-a-car, smiling as he hurdled the airport guardrail and flashed past the cheering old lady. He was an African-American man interacting with white men and women as if this were a natural part of our society, as if other African-American athletes were not protesting the segregation that still existed. Overtly, Simpson sidestepped the entire issue, appearing apolitical, which was how the business community and the audiences accepted him, all of which catapulted him to a level of financial success unknown to most athletes–black or white–of his time.
–Larry Schwartz, ESPN.com

Engadget is breaking the news along with some very interesting pictures.  It is still too early to tell if the pictures are representative of a future Sidekick.  If these pictures do end up coming to fruition at some point, I am excited about the sliding screen as opposed to the swivel screen that the models have now.  The whole design is very sleek and modern… I love it!

I can not keep up with Danger technology; every year they have something new coming out whether it is a limited edition model with funky colors and themes or a completely new model.  If anyone has anymore information, please hit me up.  I am dying for some more Sidekick dirt!

*Image couresty of Engadget

There is way too much going on today!

Here’s my attempt at consolidating all of the “news” that caught my eye today!

1. 1. Reality TV Watch:  This weekend “Confessions of a Matchmaker” on A&E debuted (Saturday at 10 p.m.) and was sooooooo funny—definitely one to check out!  Tonight is the premiere of NBC’s “Age of Love”—I have my money on the “Cougars”.  There is no way that some 20 year olds can compete against some experienced WOMEN.  Supposedly there are rumors that Vanessa Minnillo might be getting her reality show.  Ummm… why?  Why don’t they just give Nick Lachey another show?  I’m sure that would be way more entertaining than his attention thirsty gf.  Also, the Washington Post is reporting that Suge Knight is getting his own reality show as well?  This man scares the poo out out of me!
2. How in the world did the Hoff get full custody of his kids?  His ex-wife must seriously be a loony tune.  Did the courts not see the hamburger/drunk tape?  *sigh* I will pray for the children.
3. Posh Spice:  Will someone please ...