The TLC Biopic: CrazySexyCool

I have one question after watching TLC's biopic last night!

How many TLC songs did you listen to after the movie ended?????

My answer is five.

I played Waterfalls, Creep, Baby Baby Baby, No Scrubs, and Unpretty on my Itunes for the rest of the evening.

They really were one of the best female R&B groups of all time!!!!

I loved hearing their story.

Some surprising and slightly disturbing things I learned from the movie:

1) Left Eye had a serious drinking problem! Not sure if I ever remember hearing about this in the past. I just remember her burning down her ex-boyfriend's house -- from that I guessed she was wild. Had a drinking problem though? Thought never crossed my mind. She seemed way crazier and emotional than I imagined her to be too.

2) Chili had an unhealthy obsession with having a baby at such a young age! That really irked me. She made it seem like it was her life's dream to be a mother.....when she was living the dream as one of the biggest R&B groups of all time! Did anyone else find that kind of sad? Then when she finally gave birth to the second baby by the Dallas Austin guy...she was like, "Yeah, I don't want you anymore. Peace!" Like a baby was really the only thing she wanted from him. Her obsession with him sort of annoyed me too....because he's not even cute. Like at all. Not to mention, Evan Ross played him -- and looks a thousand times more better than looking than Dallas Austin. I mean, if he really looked like him...maybe, I wouldn't be like ewwww. But look at him! Why is his head so long?  And, he should keep his mouth closed. He might look less dense that way.

3) Pebbles sounded like the Devil Wearing Prada! She was all cut-throat and what not. Did anyone peep that she seemed a bit jealous of Chili in the movie? Hence her trying to throw her out of the group. That seemed like a petty woman move right there! And then, her buying them Rav4's when they went platinum! I mean, huh? And with their own money too!? I mean, wow!!!

Then the jokes about all of TLC's money being spent on her spoiled chubby son's sweet sixteen party! I can't. So wrong!

And this meme.....circulating the web. I die laughing every time I see it. And, it's not funny. It's really sad! The Rav4's they gave them looked used too. Just like this one. Haha! So wrong.

4) Oh, and let's not forget about "Married Larry," Left Eye's ex-boyfriend who was influencing all of her bad decisions in the group. I mean because....married or not. Did y'all see this photo of him?? Married Larry was fine!!! No wonder her judgement was blurred. Mine might be a little bit too.

I like this movie so much! I might actually watch it again tomorrow.

I wish that T-Boz revealed the abuse between her and Mack 10 in the movie. Heard it was going on for a long time....but I do appreciate how strong she has been battling Sickle Cell Anemia for her entire life. I can't even imagine Doctors telling me my life expectancy and what I won't be able to do.

This was truly an inspirational movie....telling you to stand up and take control of your life. Don't let anyone stop you from your dreams and goals. And, the reminder of how precious life can be.

*R.I.P. - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

Tips, Bro!

I found a website called brotips filled with pretty hilarious and truthful tips for all of us. They are pretty straight up too!

I imagine these tips were created by a cute white guy(s) named Billy or Dan who is in his mid-thirties and likes to stay hip with these Bro tips.

I created a collection of my favorite tips from the website:

The last tip is so true about deleting ones number out of your phone. Haha! I did that one time. Got in a huge fight with a guy I dated off and on for years...then he texted me out of the blues...talking about "Hey, Retta. How are you? Then I responded, "who is this?" And he was all like, "Ohwa oh oh oh! That's messed up! You deleted me out of your phone?" I was so embarassed that all I could do was giggle. I mean it was a bit dramatic to delete him out of my phone. Like deleting his contact meant, I erased him from my life forever. Heh heh. Funny thing about it is that he later did it to me too. So! When I reached out to him to apologize for acting like a Diva Bitch! *I have my nice days. He had no idea that it was my number...when he called back!

And how did I react?

"Ohwa oh oh Ohwa!! That is so messed up! I can't believe you deleted me from your phone AND  Blackberry Messenger?" He enjoyed this too. He knew I was mocking him in the past.

There are so many freaking tips to browse on the website though. I wasn't able to read them all.

I am definitely going back to the website later though.

*If no one else reads these tips from the website. Men, you should! #justsayin

Need Direction? Create a Map!

I found this map a woman created of her and her fiance.

I thought that it was cute and pretty neat way to show where you use to be...could be...and where you are now with your significant other.

Why is that we create so many To Do lists for the day? Or list of goals for the year? But never a map of our current standing in this world?

One that could be the perfect visual to help us figure out where we want to be. What our next move is. And how far we have to travel to get there.

I am a visual learner. So creating a map makes complete sense to me!

I'm creating one too!

Only mine will be a solo map that begins with my journey to Seoul....includes the direction of each goal there....and ends back here in the States. It will essentially map out my three year plan. One that I have been thinking about since June. It's pretty solid and Seoul will help me achieve it too.

After I purchase my MacbookPro on Friday, I will create one...and post it up on this bad boy!

I encourage everyone to think about making one and sharing too. I feel like that's the type of thing that inspires each of us to be great in a unique way.

Kind of how the map above has inspired me to create my very own.

I leave you all with a poem about direction. Sleep tight!

No Direction

This long road ahead of me,
I am young and still to learn and this road is long and arduous,
I am innocent of this world, and its demons contained.

There's so many paths to choose from,
Each path has its own unique quirk,
Some are well lit, the road is foggy, some lead to incredible highs,
some lead to unbelievable lows, others trodden blindly.
And I have chosen my own paths, paths that have led me here.
But, this world is lame and twisted,
and i have been forced to cast away its expectations of me.

I intend to forge my own way, my own path,
through fields, forest, and snow,
through desert, mountain side and its dirt
untrodden and unknown direction.
I aim to leave a beacon at the end of it,
for the weary and lost.

I want to,
Give direction, to those who have become blind.

By, Sam Seymour

An Obama Story

A friend sent me this story about President Obama and Michelle Obama. You may have or have not heard this story. If you did it's still the type of story that you can repeat over and over again, and people will still love and chuckle over it a bit. I mean, how could you not?

I'm not sure where he found the actual story, but it was copied verbatim:

One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn't too luxurious.  

When they were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the president's secret service if he could please speak to the First Lady in private. They obliged and Michelle had a conversation with the owner.

Following her conversation President Obama asked Michelle, "why was he so interested in talking to you?" She
said that in her teenage years, he had been madly in love with her.

President Obama then said, "so, if you had married him, you would now be the owner of this lovely restaurant," to which Michelle responded, "no, if I had married him, he would now be President of the United States."

Wasn't that witty? At first I thought Michelle was going to react by saying something like, "No, Sir! If I had married him, we'd own this city! Silly Goose."

Or maybe, that's me who would really say that?

Not sure.
                   
Regardless, I love how Michelle basically let him know that he wouldn't be President without the help of her fabulous self. So, you better recognize, bloop!

Cute story!


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Closed Door

"When u close a door to ANY type of hurtful relationships make sure u lock it." - Rev Run

Not only did I lock that door he speaks of, but I threw away the key too.

This is why I won't respond to anymore questions and concerns.

Although, I do appreciate that you all care. I will not waste anymore of my time or energy rehashing with you on a relationship that I realize now was a huge sham.

No point. It wasn't real anyway.

Instead I will refocus my energy on my relationships that are genuine and filled with love, honesty, and trust.

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