Ok, so David Cook is Idol ’08

expressionless — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:20:51 +0000

So I was wrong. Am woman enough to admit it. Either way both Cook and Archuleta are in good place now.

David is American Idol ’08

expressionless — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:34:57 +0000

There’s at least one thing we are sure of by now- the winner of America Idol Season 7 is David. But David who? Am sitting at the edge of my chair as I wait for the start of the duel between the two Davids. I want to think that David Cook might win, but at this rate I am afraid to commit myself to anything. This is going to be tight. David Cook is more talented, vasertile and creative and is not afraid to to places where others fear; the young David Archuleta on the other hand sings beautifully and is very charismatic. Plus girls and women…mothers especially love him (I think that women secretly wish they had him for a son instead of the little brats they have at home. I personally want to pinch his cute cheeks and put a crayon between his fingers and teach him how to draw). If people vote basing on talent, David Cook will be the next American Idol. If we vote basing on likeability then David Archuleta will be the next American Idol. At this point in the game, it is more of a popularity contest than a talent show, so my guess is that David Archuleta will be the next American Idol. I will be humble enough to admit it if America proves me wrong. Mercifully, it is only one day before we are put out of our agony.

So Flavor Flav picked Thing2

expressionless — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:29:30 +0000

For starters, please don’t judge me for watching Flavor Flav or even VH1 for that matter! Anyhow, since I have been a housewife for the last 5 months (until last week), what’s a woman to do (gotta catch a break from Oprah). Anyhow, that’s how I ended up following the dang show! For starters, I couldn’t beleive why a man in his 40′s (maybe 80′s) would look for love among a bunch of classless, totally undignified and verbally obscene girls. And why would any of those classless girls want a guy like Flavor Flav..with the most attrocius sense of style in the entire world (in Uganda he would be called ‘L’-for lousy, local and any other L words you can think of). Anyhow, disappointingly, I kinda followed each of the characters and from the beginning and felt that Thing2 was the one-eyed man among the blind…definately not the prettiest, but the most genuine and probably the only one who was not there for TV. During the mock weddings with Flav, her act was so real, it was like a real wedding…you could tell that she was talking from the bottom of her heart (except for mispronouncing his name). When he eliminated her, I kinda thought he was making a mistake and we would soon be seeing Flavor of Love 4 (That would make me throw up). It was sad the way she left crying ‘Why? Why Flav?’ Well Seasonz was still in and up until the trip to France, she had proved to be the only one with some maturity and class…untill it came out (and she didn’t deny) that she was there for the drama (dang!!). Of course, Flav had to eliminate her…and it was so ugly, just to think that he had Black and Sinceer to pick from. Sinceer has some mean streak, I don’t think she is capable of loving anyone. She is like this spiteful neighbor who is always stirring up trouble. And Black; something just does not add up about her. You can imagine the relief when Flav brought back Thing2. That was probably the best part of the entire show. And I loved the fact that she refused to give him a night cap the night before elimination (we all know a night cap means illicit sex with a man who might throw you out the next day and am a conservative who believe in NO SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE). She took a risk there, but she earned my respect and made up for everything she lacks in teeth (and real hair?). If he had eliminated her on that basis, then I’d have concluded that he is an old loser with no sense of judgement. Anyhow, it was a romantic ending as Flav picked Thing2. Now the question is whether they will last as a couple. I have officially closed out VH1. The channel is sick. Besides a Flavor of Love 4 would be too much (what we would call Kawawa in Uganda). Just one piece of advice for Thing 2: Gal, lose that wig or whatever it is…and a little visit to the dentist might be a little helpful.

I hate my new job!!!

expressionless — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:29:22 +0000

It’s 7am and I am getting ready to go to work. It will be my second day at work. Yesterday I barely made it to the end of the day. As I am finding out the hard way, it is easier to be a journalist in your own country than in some place far away from home, where no one is willing to cut you some slack. So as I wait for my major media break, I decided to take a job at a major fast food line. Oh how I would like to put the name of the company here, but it might not be wise. Anyhow, from journalist and media educator to fast food worker?
I guess I got fooled by the tittle of my job: Assistant Manager…nice!!! What I did not know that the Assistant manager does everything that all the other people do at the restaurant. I spent the entire day on my feet, with only a 30 minute break…a chair never looked my attractive than the one I found during my lunch break. By the time I got off work at 4:30, my feet were sore, I was sick of the Blush Shirt that I had had to tuck in the whole day (It was reaching down to my knees). I was tired of smiling all day to drive-through customers even when I was yawning from exhaustion. I was tired of the “good job!”s coming from the Managers…because I got the feeling they could see the disgust on my face and were just trying to motivate me. I was tired. tired tired!! By the time I got home, I was swearing that I was not going back. Now I am already dressed up and ready to go. Let’s see what the new day brings!! On a brighter note though, I learned how to make Iced coffee. Hhhmmm!

Idol’s Paula Abdul should go!

expressionless — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:33:13 +0000

As this 7th season of American Idol comes to an end, with the 2 Davids facing it off next week (no suprises there), I can’t help but hope that it is the last show with Paula Abdul as a judge. She can still be a part of the show in the future…but only as part of the audience. I have not followed previous seasons of American Idol closely like I did this season and all this time, I have been waiting for Paula to make a sensible comment on the contestants’ perfomances. I am still waiting. She always seems to depend on what Randy Jackson has to say to make her comment. When she opens her mouth, all that comes out are meaningless outpouring of words like “you…you..you are who you are!” “This is you” “I love you. Just keep being you!” She panctuates this with a few drops of tears (Gosh she even crys more than Oprah) and standing up to dance during contestant’s perfomances. How the heck does this help the contestants get closer to a record deal?

Paula has embarrased AI several times, appearing to be drunk (or high?) on TV shows and notably a few weeks ago criticizing Jason Castro’s performance of his second song before he had even sang it (Am still convinced that the judges’ comments are either scripted or something!).

No hard feelings, but it’s really time up for Paula. Except for her beautiful face, she really does not add much to the show. Randy is genuine and mature in his judgement. Simon..well he is a British guy with a British accent! Oh well I’ll just say it- he is cute (except for that silly part in his hair…gosh it looks like a cat that just fell in the sewer), and nicely arrogant (if there is such a thing) and has a killer smile. Even though he is painfully crude in his judgement, he makes the show. 90% (exaggeration??) of AI viewers/ audience love him and wait for his comments…and the colorful language with which they are delivered and the contestants all die for his approval. One would hope that Paula would be a middle point between the two. But no, she just makes one cringe. I always wonder what Simon would say if he had to judge Paula’s comments! She should stick to what she does better. Singing and dancing like there is no tomorrow.

Magic pill that saves on fuel

expressionless — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:11:30 +0000

As gas prices soar to dizzying heights, the need for alternative ways to save on fuel is higher now more than ever. Here in Phoenix Az, the gas prices are already at 3.5 and moving dangerously towards 4dollars a gallon. More and more poeple are abandoning their cars at home to take the bus. Everytime you stop at a gas station to pack the tiger in the tank, the bite in your wallet is harder than that of an alligator. Now a research company has produced an organic capsule that will not only increase the your gas mileage by about 14%, but also clean your engine and make it run like new. This is what the world has been waiting for (well of course except the gas companies). When my husband first mentioned it, I was abit skeptical. Then he put the pill in his tank after filling it and he is still going and his engine (and believe me his car is not brand new) is running like new.

The capsule works by improving the vehicle’s combustion and lowering the temperature in the exhaust pipe. As a result your car uses more of the gas you put in, giving you more miles and a cleaner engine. The product is also environment friendly as it reduces toxi gas emissions. In my view, this is the second most exciting inovation after the computer and Internet (well and the wonder Bra). Click here for more about this pill (and how you can make money out of it too) or to simply buy the pill and other environment-friendly products for your home and car.

Obama is not black!!!

expressionless — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:23:10 +0000

Why is everyone going around claiming that Obama is black? Black people want him to be black (perhaps in the hope that he can relate to them and represent their needs and perhaps even play ‘pay back time’ with them) and for some reason or another white people too seem more comfortable beleiving that he is black ( can’t figure out a reason why)! Could it be because as humans, we have a penchant for controversy? The presidential race would have less controversy or intrigue if Obama was perceived as the zebra he is… black and white. The issue of race should not even be popping up during this race, because Obama is a balance between black and white. If we chose to refer to Obama as a black presidential candidate, we might as well refer to him as a white presidential candidate.

Some people may “so what if he is not black?” So race should not be an issue in this campaign. So white folks should have no fear that if or when Obama becomes president ( and I doubt he will) he will be shooting for black supremacy and playing pay back to white folks for injustices that black America has gone through- he has allegiance to both races. And lastly and more important to me, so people should not support him basing on his skin color. That is a very shallow and immature basis for choosing a leader. African Americans should be able to recognize and support him for what he represents rather than his skin color.

Lay low, Rev. Wright!!!

expressionless — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:15:44 +0000

He has been silent, but now he is speaking out. Rev. Wright, Senator Obama’s pastor who put him (Obama) in probably the hottest soup he has been in since the campaign began is now on TV talking about those controversial speeches posted on Youtube. He says that he and Obama speak to two different audiences in two different words (paraphrased). He speaks as a pastor and Obama speaks as a politician. The good ‘old uncle’ as Obama previously refered to him is doing more harm than good to his sheep’s campaign. Whether his comments where taken out of context or not is not the issue. The issue is that it caused a storm and Obama had managed to quiet it after his moving speech on race. The last thing America or Obama’s campaign needs is for the Wright debate to be reawakened. That comment about ‘different worlds’ only makes out Obama to seem like a two faced person who says one thing and believes another. That does not help Obama’s campaign. If Wright has such a close relationship with the Obamas and indeed wishes him succeess in the race, it would be a smart thing to lay low until Obama has won or is thrown off the race. If does not have to take back his words if that is inded what he believes. He just needs to lay low. In the meantime, Rev. Wright and Black America in general should move from crying over the injustices inflicted on them by white folks in history, lick those old wounds and move on. Life is too short to spend whining about such issues. The fact that a black man is running for president just goes to show that things are better and that ebony and ivory can live together in harmony. (Am black, so am not being racist here).

Computeraised kids

expressionless — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:58:22 +0000

I am watching Oprah right now (..isn’t every female?) Nate Bertkus is talking about hitech gadgets in the home. The Burke-Contes family has a hi-tech ‘smart house’ in Seattle. Everything is computerized. The childrens watches are ‘keys’ to the house. Basically they wave their watches at the wall and bang..the door opens. The grocery list, sleep and shopping list is all computerized. The system makes the shopping list and even recommends stuff that the family might need. Apart from the fact that ‘Cleopatra’ the talking computer is hotter than Posh Spice and might pause a threat to wife, I am amazed at what technology has come to. Some really nice stuff. Makes life alot more convenient and if I had extra money to spare, I would probably pimp my house abit. I am also a little apprehensive about what this is going to do to children. If children come home and are welcomed by a ‘Cleopatra’, take instructions from this computer and basically are being parented by computers, what is going to happen to them? Isn’t this taking it a little too far? When do these parents ever get to play Mom and Dad? Do these children ever get a hug or kiss from their parents or have any meaningful conversation with their parents? Will these children ever be able to relate to their parents or real people in the real world? Will they ever learn to ‘use their heads’ to make responsible decisions? Is ‘Cleopatra’ equiped to answer their questions about boys, sex, respect and all the things people need to know to make the right choices for their lives?

Already kids in America are being parented by MTV, the internet and a zillion other crazy TV programs as parents get more and more busy with their careers. Computerizing the entire house is not going to make things any better. No wonder kids in this country are so messed up, lossed and lacking in self esteem and identity!

expressionless — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:46:00 +0000

How to cheer up your sulking wife

It may be an anniversary forgotten, a promise broken, or voice raised; the men in our lives have a way of pouring cold water on our moods. Personally, something as simple as a voice being raised at me just dampens my mood and puts me in quiet mode, sometimes lasting the entire day. Like many men will say a quick sorry and expect life to go on as usual. For me and for many women, that is simply not enough. Often times, men do not realize that it is the little things that can lift a woman’s mood and make her feel loved and cared for. Guys are likely to make sexual advances at their women, hoping that it will cheer them up. That works for men, not for women! When a woman is low emotionally, sex is the last thing on her mind! Guys here are some 10 things you can do to cheer up your woman, when she is low, for whatever reason…More