The decade that was.00's

The year is nearly over in a few hours so let me do a quick round up:

January- I transfered back home from the school I went to ( out of state). I was depressed and needed family around me...I started classes at a school 45mins away as opposed to 1274.4 miles away from home..haha

Febuary- I was still in school....not really doing that great....I was losing my hair too and my self worth was already heading down the drain...I met Olu too...

March- I eventually withdrew from school. Stayed home most days...feeling and looking depressed...

April-  Started getting out of my depression little by little...and I discovered a herbal gel treatment from an Israeli biologist..

May-started summer school...started my 2nd job..and I was making pretty good money( well for a college student) like $11.30

June- My birthday...my last yr as a teenager!! 
August-We had to sell the house and move out in 3 days...we were basically kicked out...my father wanted money from it...he never got any. Things only got worse from there...car trouble/bills/court cases

the whole summer was just 'blahhhh' mehnnn

September- started the semester...depression kicked in every now n thenn..

October- My hair/eyebrows/eyelashes started growing back in

November-.....

December-....






 Beauty trend/rituals (s) I loved this decade: red and bright pink lips/ the cat eye/smokey eye/the bronzed look/home made facial masks



Beauty trends/rituals I hated: neon pink/yellow/green nails /  glitter eyeshadow/botox/synthetic extensions




trends I loved:


80's rvival ( only the strong shoulders )

leggings/tights ( but not as pants)


skinny jeans


pencil skirts


shell blouses


tie blouses




cheetah print 


pastel colors 




motorcycle jacket ( kinda getting played out)




over the knee boots


shift dresses






one shoulder dresses





the ones I hated:


low rise jeans


harem pants


'jeggings' 
bell bottoms ( early 00's) 
jerseys (early 00's)



jumpsuits ( early 00's)

bling bling







ripped/distressed jeans





ugly bright colored clothing like the ones they sell at wetseal ( trying to revive the 80's lmao)








In this decade and more specifically in 09 :


we learned to accept all different shapes,colors and sizes of women


Domestic violence/infidelity was openly talked about


a plethora of anti aging products were and still are on the market 


lace front wigs took over...especially on the tyra show/naija movies


twitter/facebook/myspace was the prefered mode of comunication...they also helped spread nasty rumors and ruin relationships


Jon and kate/the duggers/octo mom became overnight celebs


Susan Boyle became a star


Miracle on the Hudson river occured

''balloon boy" made headlines


The stimulus helped revive the economy some what


the rate of unemployment was sky high

houses were getting foreclosed/abandoned - real estate suffered...




Michael Jackson/Farrah Fawcett/Britney Murphy/DJ AM died



Nollywood made its mark

Britney Spears/Whitney Houston made comebacks

Beyonce's " ring on it" video was a internet sensation
Miley Cyrus was a teen idol





I went to college


got diagnosed with alopecia


met olu


I was a pre-teen/and teenager( well im still one till next yr)



Pres. Obama was inaguarated


I started decided to stop being a naive american that never asks questions about why things are they way they are here.... 


I went to elementary,middle,high school and college


went to prom


got my license




the word ' recession' became apart of our everyday vocabulary


"swagger" is  the new cool word...



Women were proud of their curves/bodies


Fashion really and truly evolved


I became more aware of my culture/heritage 


 my cousins were born



I became more aware of extended family members who I'm begining to get to know 


I learned to be patient


I learned how to handle life situations


started blogging


nails/hair were like accessories


youtube sensations became STARS




reality tv shows were the prefered shows to watch on monday/wed. nights


ANTM  was born


I cut/dyed my hair  pixie/mohawk style( '06) 


and the 'rihanna haircut was equivilent to the 'rachael' back in the 90's



blackberries/g1's/iphones/ nextel chirp phones were all kids talked about


everyone had to hv an ipod/wii/ some other high tech stuff


I learned more about Nigeria/ its ppl/tribes



the new generation of the 'super model' emerged ( chanel iman,sessilee lopez,jordan dunn,arlenis sosa)















last thing I ate for breakfast this decade: bagel/ ojay

last thing I ate for lunch/dinner: spaghetti and chicken

last song I listened to: like play- Kelly handsome
last movie I watched: Silent scandals
last movie I watched at a movie theater: This is it
Last game I watched: my brothers against cincinnati 


Usually on new yrs  BET top 100 notarized videos is on then we head out to a house party( like this yr)...this yr is a little different though everyone is everywhere..my cuzzo ditched us like he always does i know ur reading wherever u r ( hope u know say dat one na for u ;-) my brother is in another state..my mom is at work..my sister...hmmm that one is going out..i trust that one ...im just gonna relax i been babysitting all day anyway plus it snowed.n its cold...hmmm do ppl party today till new years then party again at night on new yrs??


* what I look foreward to in 2010:
-Leaders that will rebrand Nigeria
-Traveling
-connecting with family( even if i cant stand some of them)
-turning twenrrryyyy
-meeting new people
-strengthening my faith







HAPPY NEW YEAR



see you in 2010!!

prefect NYE equation

photo cred: shopbop/MAC

vextation

Today has got to be the worst night/morning of my life thus far.

We got tailed by a police officer. Me, my friend and my sister. We were trying to catch a late night movie. The stupid police officer was following us and stopped us. I asked him why was he stopping me and he started getting an attitude he starts flashing his dumb flashlight in my face I asked him to stop flashing it in my face and hes just like " yep yep yep" like a complete FOOL, (he didnt even answer why he stopped me), he starts stuttering, talking about " oh your registration is revoked and you don't have insurance" this &^$#@!  just made that ^%$#@ up. He  took the registration and my license and had us waiting in the car for like 20 minutes...all of a sudden a tow truck comes up...like WTH? We were talking to him asking him why he would have us waiting in the car for 20-30 minutes, not tell us whats going on and all of a sudden a tow truck is coming to tow the car? He was being MAD RUDE right from the beginning  and didn't even give me back my information till I asked for it and I snatched it right out of his hand. He started screaming at my sister ( that one doesn't waste time, she went in the car and slammed the door in his face,he deserved what he got) and starts yelling: oh you don't like the way I conduct myself, the guy was an idiot, he didn't have answers to any of the questions we were asking him, I told him : you think I didnt see you following me all this time? He said " yea, I stopped you because of your registration" at this point im HOT. If this car is towed, my mother is paying  to get it out, money she could use for other things. That officer pissed me off so badly. I told him he was a sorry excuse for an officer and kept walking.  Maybe It seems strange for me to say this mainly because I was born and raised in this "great" ( and equally stupid) country but at this point, I HATE this country, I HATE the justice system, I HATE how things are run here and I HATE  police officers. I see why the justice system in this country has and will continue to fail over and over again. I cant wait to pack my bags and move to some island where everything is sunny and police officers aren't constantly harrassing people. No body said life was going to be easy, but like damn, does it mean I have to get harrassed because of the color of my skin? I KNOW that police officer was profiling no doubt about it. He saw three black people in a car, the driver wasnt speeding and he targets the car. Its happened in this country time and time again. You cant trust no body, especially the police, there are just as horrible as the criminals. A 16 yr old girl in NYC almost got raped by 8 "MEN", a police officer was right there, and did nothing. Mannn some cops are just snakes, just because they are in a uniform with a gun doesnt = good, and it damn sure doesn't mean they are there to help/protect you.

Something has got to give....police officers cant be abusing their power. Its kind of funny how this whole law enforcement thing works here in the good ol' U.S.A...and I'm really starting to resent this country, I laugh sometimes when my  family members want to all run here(maybe life will be better for them here who knows?), run here for what?work, work work till u die, pay pills till u die,all for what? what is really here?? other than a few key things whats left here? abeg, that cant be me. I cant die, because i'm contributing to an economy...'

The State police, will most DEFINATELY be hearing from me this morning, no doubt about it...not like they will do anything anyway because the way they run things in this country is backwards, they all have their brains in their behinds ( i know people in other countries have it worse, but im just saying though..)

im not in any mood for bashing/jumpin down my throat so if u feel like doing so dont post


on the terrorist piece: i will and always will maintain my sense of pride as a Nigerian, my pride can never falter.

I'm off this

Xmas/the Naija terrorist

A Nigerian terrorist? Na wa o, after 419/scamming and the stigma of being criminals, we wan com add terrorists join am?  My aunt and mother were practically going crazy last night watching cnn--"no no, he cant be a Nigerian, maybe its a mistake oo!! maybe he's lying about being a Nigerian" lmao. Well its not funny but I mean lets be real here. They obviously checked his passport first and hes a confirmed Nigerian, plus they even interviewed his dad who's a chairman of the First Bank of Nigeria. Like wow, only thing I could think of was they wont be giving out no more visas to Nigerians anymore...smh... :)

Found this website for lace fronts/weave n such www.buylacefrontwigs.com

They have some  GOOD quality wigs/weave...like brazilian,malaysian etc...

Christmas wasnt that great but I'm grateful. Next yr will be better

Still havent done my essays for my applications/i hope I get into a school thats farrrr

Yea I got nothin to "gist" about so I'm off!!

I want to be talentless,gorgeous,and dumb, a BAD B!%^&

I'm simply FED up with the media, I'm fed up with talentless, oversexed,half naked,empty headed "celebrities" like melissa ford, rihanna, lil kim,trina,angel lola and the rest of them,( call it 'hating" i dont care, thats ur problem) who young girls are constantly emulating and idolizing. People lets wake the HELL up. Everything that glitters is NOT gold...we dont have to give into idealizations from a stupid rap video or a magazine. We are more than the lustful stares of men trying to get a piece of us ...we complain that men are this and that--well if you want a man to respect you, teach him how to. If you let him know its ok to grab you anyhow or make comments about u anyway he wants, then that sets the stage. That sets the stage for him to act anyway he wants and he will continue to do so until u decide when the curtain closes... lets start something new in 2010, lets CLASS it up, and settle for nothing but the best.




When I grow up, I want to be that BAD BITCH.

That BAD BITCH that sells her soul for the money,power and fame

The BAD BITCH that drops her clothes for the magazines and the internet, yet turns around to say how much of role model I am to young girls

The BAD BITCH in the club shaking my ass to plies and akon

The BAD BITCH who fantasizes about trey songs, telling my friends the things I would like to do to him

I want to be that self absorbed BITCH that vain BITCH

I want to be the BAD BITCH who cant stand on her own two, I want to be that BITCH that needs male attention every morning,afternoon and night

I want to be the BADDEST BITCH in the room with my breasts out and my dress 3 sizes too tight

I want to be the BAD bitch that collects 10 numbers on any given night.


I want to be the BAD BITCH who thinks the only good thing about me is my beauty , I want to use my beauty to get ahead in life.

I want to be the BAD BITCH who is well versed in ignorant hip hop music than in Shakespeare

I want to be the BAD BITCH who giggles and plays coy when a guy tells me I have a 'bangin body and a cute ass face"

The BAD BITCH who takes revealing pictures n posts 'em on the net.

I want to be the BAD BITCH who lets men use me like a toy for the night

The BAD BITCH whos the freak of the week and in everybody's sheets.


I want to be a selfish BITCH, I want everything that money can buy; the prada,gucci, the chanel.

I want to stay BLINGED up with the finest gold and diamonds.

I want to be a baby momma before the age of 25, with 3 or 5 kids and sit on my ass, still wishing I can be the main video chick shakin my ass in a 50 cent video while I reap the benefits of the government.


I want my 5 minutes of fame, setting my pride aside will get me to the top

I want to hide behind the 20 inch weave that still looks jacked up even if I got a perm.

I want to wear a mask;the mascara layered on thick, the foundation caked on my face

I want to use the vision of my 'loveliness to make up for the stimulating/intelligent conversations I have yet to engage in.


BAD BITCHES get MONEY, by any means neccessary. I want to be that BITCH.

BAD BITCHES dont care who they offend.

BAD BITCHES stay fly
BAD BITCHES turn heads.

BAD BITCHES club like their life depended on it
BAD BITCHES dont need education, they got their beauty and their bodies to get them through

BAD BITCHES pay into the media hype.



I grew up, and I became THAT BAD BITCH. the BAD BITCH that I always imagined.

I got my prada and gucci
I got my 5 kids with 5 different men
I got the 5 minutes of fame
got my bling, I even got to shake my ass in that rap video

still didnt get my high school diploma, but I'm here, still living,striving n survivin...still ignorant.still empty headed and oversexed.

Nobody told me it was going to be so bittersweet.

and so here i am, that BAD BITCH.

red/silver aso ebi

I saw these on bellanaija a loooonnng time ago but i LOVE the combination of colors (as in this is on a kentro level) and the styles most of the women had on...

LUST LIST

Rebecca Minkoff passion python clutch


Double stone Turquoise ring, Gara Danielle.shopbop.com
Erickson Beamon Medieval Swarovoski drop earrings net-a-porter.com