Kim Kardashian. . .Hold The Cheese

I was watching a news segment on M&J this morning that was about Kim Kardashian and her retouched photos for Complex magazine. The website that once featured an untouched photo, has replaced it with a photo with lightened,smooth thighs,slimmer arm,and lightened face. On her blog she claims that she is proud of her body and embraces her curves. Why retouch what you already feel is beautiful already? Why airbrush-away a body that has made countless lists for best/hottest body?
Photoshopping is the norm for celebrities featured through-out any magazine these days.It seems as though natural,human beauty. . .flaws and all are no longer deemed acceptable. Some may argue that photo retouching gives photos a finished look.It has been in existence since the creation of photography itself. I find that retouching. . . photo manipulation assist in the deterioration of self-esteems(especially in females) across America. When we have figures,like Kim that are never shown in their human state,we perpetuate standards for beauty that are impossible to attain. Magazines need to feature more realistic images of beauty. I wonder if models and celebrities had a choice to retouch their photos or not,what would they choose. I know that looking up at that picture of Kim, I see a beautiful woman in both pictures. . .and I'm pretty sure there are many that agree. Perhaps we all need to take a step in pursuit of the mass publication of beauty in its natural state.

New Blog. . .YAAY!

I've decided to start another blog for music. . .I feel as though this blog has no really focus and everything is just all over the place. I was thinking that maybe if I find a new place to put my music stuffs this blog would seem a little less wild and random. I haven't really thought of any names for it but I'm gonna start it ASAP. All this wonderful music keeps falling upon my ears and my soul aches to share it with you,lol. On my blog I'm going to highlight,those noteworthy artist that we've heard little about. . .maybe some tour dates. . .IDK,but its gonna be grand. HAPPY TUESDAY and I'm off, I desperately need to find my camera. . .I hope it wasn't stolen

Thoughts and happenings

I had a nice weekend,which was HIGHLY necessary because my week really sucked. A broken phone,I locked my keys in my car,family issues,and on top of that meeting after meeting after meeting! I felt as though I never really had a chance to recover and reflect. My roommate's homies came down for NY to visit and we played tour guide this weekend. On Friday we went the harbor and had some delicious num nums(food) and then I went and hung out with my friend Ty.He is such a goofball. We watched Be Kind Rewind, with Mos Def and Jack Black. . .the movie was. . .ummm. . . decent?. .idk how to explain it.It wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. It was just There.
On Saturday we wanted to go to DC and wander but the weather didn't look to good. On a sidebar tip:the weather here has been sooooo bipolar and everybody is getting "the Morgan cough". . .I can't wait til it gets warm and it stays warm. We decided to stay in B-more,we walked around in the mall for abit then came back to our apartment. We played some spades,told some stories,chilled. They left this morning before I got up,but they say they will be back in the not-so-distant future. Now on to my thoughts. I'm sick of being told I'm wifey material!! I'm mean I don't know whether to be flattered because guys thing I'm the type to settle down with or angry because it seems as though nobody's is looking for that right now. I'm happy not to be seen as the "beat-skeet-delete" girl,but my "wifey" nature tends to scare guys . I'm not trying to force a relationship on anyone or change them.Although I do appreciated the bs'er and losers for weeding themselves out early. I am only being myself! I'm not looking for anything serious but something worth investing time it.(I think that makes sense. . well it makes sense to me) But this ish is driving me NUTS. BAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Oh there is a book that I'm thinking about reading called " Act like a Lady,Think like a Man " by Steve Harvey perhaps it will help make more sense of things, but until then toodles!

my new addiction. . .the onion. . .

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Quick note before class. . .while its still fresh on my mind

So monday nite my friend came over and was randomly downloading stuff on to my computer. I was kinda annoyed by that cuz I dont just want old crap music on my playlist. I pride myself on having brilliant ear for music and all its splendor. So I went to delet his new addition and fell in ear love with this artist called Hope. A couple of her songs were feature in the Tyler Perry film ' Why did I get Married'. The song that I really like is called "Who am I to say". Her voice is very simple and natural. Thats why she's so great. Well off to class. . .I'll post the video at the bottom and I'll add more about her later.

In the end we are still so lonley. . .

As the popularity of social networks continues to grow,Americans are growing more and more lonely.One can have 70 kabillion friends on facebook and still be one of the loneliest people in the world. In a General Social Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago,it is reported that people feel as though they have fewer close friends in 2004 then 1985.
Faux friendships are easily made at the click of a button,'Accept', but neither neither individual really does anything to create a legitimate relationship. The definition of friend has become blurred over time,according to dictionary.com the first definition of friend is a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. A single click of the mouse does not create an automatically create an emotional bond that we need,as humans,to survive. People create these one-click friendships and they end up with all these people in their "Internet lives" but no one to share real life experiences with. Yeah the one-click friend could be quick and take no time out of our oh so busy lives but in turn we are starving ourselves from a basic need for survival, Socializing. As we continue to derive ways to undermine physical interaction,we fail to realize that these behaviors are detrimental to our health. In an article I read on IBN.com,entitled friends on Loneliness is equal to smoking,kills slowly, loneliness has been equated to obesity and smoking,in severity .
A study conducted by researchers at University of Chicago showed that people,who are lonely, were three times more likely to develop strokes and heart disease. Although it hasn't been loneliness and blood pressure have not been directly connected it has been proven that loneliness leads to stress and depression,which has a negative impact on one's wellbeing.
In a time when we probably need human interaction most,Americans are growing more and more independent from the emotional connections we need to be physically and mentally fit. Cyber space should not be the grounds for creating and maintianing any healthy relationship. People need to revert back to the traditional ways of building relationships. Organizations,Church,hell even the Super market are all places in which a friendship can be planted. People need disregard the "friends made simple" ways of the internet and seek real friends in a real world. It's not so difficult to say "hello" and who knows where that could take you. We should want something more than an one-click friend,our bodies and our sanity depend on it.

writing practice. . .

After Monday's inevitable snow day, bundled Morgan State University students emerge from their warm sanctuaries to make frosty treks to am classes. With temperature's being around 14 degrees, seemed to deter the usual early morning mass from class . In Morgan View apartments,the many walk ways remain covered with snow and ice. The dirty snow crunched under the boots that ventured down the unshoveled sidewalk. A female ill-dressed for the weather,slid across an ice patch and muttered profanities to herself. Her brown gloves were her only protection from the bitter sting of winter breezes. A male,was barely visible through the low hood of his black northface jacket,and its high collar. The Communication building's classes were specked with students layered in leather coats,pea coats,thermals,and snow hats.