The Black Lounge

Here’s another artist that is undervalued for her contributions to music. Just call her MeShell Ndegeocello. She blends genres into something that almost anyone could listen to. Rock, Soul, Jazz, she does it all almost effortlessly. You find yourself cruising on a highway in the middle of the night? You find yourself at home on chill mode and you want something to unwind to? Here it is.

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Last Night, Best Friends A, N, Q and I went to The Olive Garden to grab a quick bite to eat before we headed out to Arundel Mills to go see Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns. We ordered the Salad and Breadsticks (which suprisingly was NOT FREE) and I ordered the Bruschetta. They also ordered Margaritas and I ordered an Iced Tea. As we sat there, we talked and laughed like there was no tomorrow. At the table directly behind us, there was a party of about 30-40 people. They appeared to be younger than us, and (not to offend anyone) they also appeared to be African. After the first round of drinks came, everyone got loose and the jokes started flowing.

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As of today, my spring break is officially over. Tomorrow and Sunday, I’m back at the hospital working just like I would on any other weekend. The past 2 days, I have been at home cleaning (with the occasional break) like a hebrew slave. Dusting, Sweeping, Scrubbing, Moving Furniture, let’s just say ya boy was getting it in. In addition to scrubbing like my name was Benson, My Bose Sounddock followed me from room to room as I cleaned and it actually helped the process to move along alot faster. Growing up in my house, every Saturday was cleaning day. My mother would pop a CD into her stereo and she would be dancing, humming and having a good time while she cleaned. Now that I look back, I can definitely see where I get that from (granted I wasn’t dancing or anything like that…) Anyways, here are some of the songs that I was listening to:
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After a rerun of this week’s episode of ‘The Bad Girls Club’ went off, I found myself watching (because I lost the remote) a rerun of Tyra Banks’ talk show. On this episode she posed this question:
Does Birth Order Really Matter?

She mentioned that in families that contain 2 or more children, there is usually a pattern that follows when it comes to the development of the personalities of the children.

Example:
The oldest child will be the strong, independent, responsible type
The middle child(ren) will exhibit classic symptoms of “Middle Child Syndrome”
The youngest child will be the free spirited, rebellious type.

We all know that this dynamic does not apply to every family, but do you think that this exists in most households?

Random Thought of the Moment: “Dammit! I missed Top Chef.”
The Song of the Moment: “Andromeda & The Milky Way” by MeShell Ndegeocello

For those of you that do not know who this is, this beautiful AND talented woman goes by the name of Adriana Evans. Even though she has a powerful voice and obvious beauty, she has managed to fly under the radar. I first heard about her early last year as I was surfing The Internet looking for new music. I personally think that she is the female equivalent to Van Hunt in that she does not fit within a certain genre of music. She encompasses a lot of them in her work and makes it work for her (a task that many artists cannot pull off). The video below is for my favorite song of her’s which is entitled 7 Days. Check it out.

I’m at home thoroughly enjoying being a lazy bum. lol. I’ve been in my room listening to music all day and after listening to this song, I felt the need to post the video.

Side Note: Heavy Rotation IV will be posted in a few days.

Kelis “Young, Fresh & New”

Who woulda thought that choking the chicken would have weight loss benefits?

I swear, I’ve heard everything now…

Random Thought of the Moment: “Hopefully Best Friend A will hit me up with that info on Skateland. A nigga is tryna get his Roll Bounce on!…lol“

The Song of the Moment: “Give U The World” by The Dey

I never realized how much food actually costs until I actually had to go out and buy it. Is it just me or does it seem like the price of food is increasing weekly?

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So recently, I have heard many conversations across many blogs about how people think that BET is beneath them, and how they loathe the network for it’s portrayal of African Americans. So I’ve come up with this scenario. Let’s say, Debra Lee steps down as chairperson (or whatever her title is) and YOU are appointed as the new head of the network. First order of business: Reprogram the entire network. If you were head of B.E.T. what would a day of programming look like?

*You are allowed to keep whatever current shows you want in addition to creating brand new programming.

So I got home today and guess what’s waiting for me? A letter from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. I got summoned to Jury Duty… Got Dammit! I gotta find a way to get out of this…

Random Thought of the Moment: “Come on Spring Break!”

The Song of the Moment: “Lettin Go!” by Janelle Monae

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