Yes, we're back my RomCom lovers so it's time to curl up, cuddle up and bask in another cheesy holiday movie, giving us our dose of Happily Ever After ending.
Cheesy Holiday Movies Part 2
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Hello all my RomCom lovers. It's time to feast on another holidays Rom Com. Yes, we are back to savor our predictable plots and stuff ourselves with Happily Ever After endings.
Monday State of Mind - Live Your Life to the Fullest
Monday, November 22, 2021Monday State of Mind - Live Your Life to the Fullest
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I admit it and I always will, I am addicted to Rom Coms and the holidays are a feast for me and all Rom Com lovers. We love the predictable plots and glow in that Happily Ever After ending that never ever fails us and if we can get some holiday cheer, well that's whip cream on our hot chocolate.
Instyle Magazine ~ Zendaya Is Entering Her Boss Phase
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Yes, I know all the pics of Zendaya are the definition of fashion, but this really was a great interview.
Our perception of someone is merely the pictures on a page, the characters they play and that is still based on "our perception". So it's nice to read an interview and just learn something about that person. Like working in an industry notorious for bad deals and contracts, Zendaya admits she had to be forced to read her contracts, by her parents. Who knew that someone as natural as she seems to us, can over analyze herself out of a scene.
"I've worked consistently since I was 13 years old. So when I had nothing but free time, I was like, "What do I do with this? What are my hobbies?" I don't have hobbies-I do my hobby for a living.
"If something is not perfect or the best, then I feel like I might as well have not even done it"
"I think my biggest flaw as a boss is I'm a procrastinator"
Always on the search for a good book, some of the best insight into the latest books, are recommendations by various magazines.
So combing through Marie Claire's IG account, I found they have a really kool series called
Shelf Portrait, where various authors, comedians, actresses, etc., share their favorite books on their bookshelves. They have all kinds of suggestions from self care to horror to beloved kids books. Some are old, some are new and some are actually their books and why shouldn't your book be one of your favorites.
Wanna know what Lana Condor or Julianna Margulies considers the best book ever written? How about Bridgerton author Julia Quinn, what's in her library and it just keeps getting better with Tia Mowry, Priyanka Chopra, Jeremiah Brent, Gina Yashere and even Alanis Morrisette. And who doesn't LOVE Dolly Parton!!!!!!
I've posted a view videos below and you can scroll their Marie Claire Youtube Channel for more!
Laura Harrier Shelf Portrait
Juliana Marguiles Self Portrait
Alanis Morissette
Dolly Parton Shelf Portrait
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Erin Jackson Just Became the First Black American Woman to Win a Speed Skating World Cup
Sunday, November 14, 2021
On November 12th, Erin Jackson became the first Black American woman to win a speed skating World Cup title. History has been made and her future looks promising for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing China.
Watch her historic win below!
Looking to learn more about this historic moment and to find out more about Erin, I was able to learn a lot from NBC Sports, like the fact that she's won both national and world championship titles in inline skating and her career in speed skating has been a rocket pace. Starting in 2017 and only being on ice an accumulative 4 months, her first ever competitive speed skating event was the 2018 US Olympic Trials, where she placed third and made the team.
To learn more about this historic event and to learn more about Erin, Oh So Worth a Read,
Speed Skater Erin Jackson Sprints to First Career World Cup Win, by NBC Sports.
Speed Skater Erin Jackson Sprints to First Career World Cup Win, by NBC Sports.
A Crime on the Bayou ~ A Documentary Film by Nancy Buirski
Thursday, November 11, 2021
A Crime on the Bayou, a Documentary Film by Nancy Buirski, (The Loving Story), is the true story of Gary Duncan, who in 1966, in the south of New Orleans was a young Black fisherman who tried to break up a fight between white and black teenagers outside a school. He gently lays his hand on the white boy's arm. That night police arrest him for assault on a minor.
This is his story of the fight not only for Gary Duncan's innocence, but for the right to a simple trial by jury. But what makes this Oh So Worth a View, is the bond between he and his Jewish attorney and the history they made in the court system for blacks and for the right to stand trial by your peers, and not to be tried and judged by a "judge".
Watch the official trailer below and you can watch the documentary now available on Starz.
Tina - An HBO Original Documentary
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
"It's hard when the worst parts of your life has been an inspiration" Angela Bassett
Everyone associates an actress or actor to their favorite character they portrayed and for me,
Riley and Huey from The Boondocks, will forever be my personal favorite characters,
played by Regina King.
Sometimes we find that our best, that the love we give to those we love, isn't received in the manner in which we intended. Sometimes we find that those we love the most, we've hurt the most, even with the best intentions. And sometimes we find that a past so forgotten, has shaped us to be who we are today and from there, we find ourselves, we find growth, we find forgiveness.
In my Oh So Worth a View posts, you'll find the post, Insecure HBO, which at the time covered seasons one thru season three, of the HBO series Insecure. I shared a post about the show because I could just relate to the "shit" women do. I just saw my girlfriends and women I've known in the character and her best friend and her circle. Professionally, check, financially, check, relationships check. So now let me share with you, the show's creator and star, Issa Rae.
Not only is he the master of a beautiful shoe, he has also mastered managing his mental health. #9 is my favorite, I appreciate the honesty of #17 and #4 I believe we do not do enough. Oh So Worth a Read, How I Mental Health Manolo Blahnik as told to Ling Chu.
My grandbaby Lucas, he looks just like my mom and he is funny, loving and has the patience and temperament of his grandmother too. He also has her love for music.
I featured Amber Mark's song Waiting, on my Keeps the Native Alive playlist on Spotify. I heard her on my morning ritual run to Starbucks. Well, while creating that post, I found this video of one of my favorite songs by Outkast, Protype.
Posing against my pillows making me feel like I did good with my pillow selections tee hee hee
I LOVE INTERIOR DESIGN...I love interior design more than anything...there is just something about a beautiful room. So you can imagine my delight when I came across this gem at Home Goods. If you know anything about Justina Blakeney, then you know her book is everything you need to know for mixing colors, prints, patterns, textiles and most of all, bringing you to your space in a that sophisticated but warm and cozy BoHo way.
Celebrating Beyonce's 40th Birthday by posting my jam and video.
I don't care how old it is THIS MY JAM AND THIS MY VIDEO..SO THERE!
It's just a simple, funny and hugely fun video for me. This song makes me dance in my apartment, bump in car and makes me give people that "I ain't got nothing for you 'til this song ends" attitude.
Everyday without fail, I go get Starbucks. Yes, I know how much I spend, but it's cheaper than attorney's fees for
killing the residents at my property. Don't Judge Me!
Read
How Y'all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived by Leslie Jordan
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Life is so filled with so many roads we can take and we only have our gut instincts, which we tend to ignore, our upbringing and who we are surrounded by on our journey, to get us to who we are meant to be.
I keep this song on repeat...the beat just vibes out my day and all the bullshit that tried to creep in. I play this song so much, Spotify added it my On Repeat Playlist. And okay if you don't know now ya know I love me some Ari Lennox, so when I heard this song, it made my day that Ari is featured on the song.
Giving me the vibes to erase the bullshit of the day, Oh So Worth a Listen,
Chocolate by @Kianalede featuring @Arilennox.
For more music from Kiana Lede' click pic to visit her website
or for more ways to listen, head over to her Link Fire .
I can't even remember how I came to hear her, to have the gift of this most beautifully crafted collection of music. I didn't even know she won a Grammy for the cd, let alone the songs were composed when she was only 17 and she was only 18 when Tidal was released. I just know that to this day, I LOVE THIS CD from beginning to end.
While perusing @chasingdenisse Instagram, HER BABY IS SOOOO ADORABLE LIKE OMG, I came across a comment by ArielEstoria and felt compelled to check out her profile. On her page, she just has this infectious womanhood, like this self love like give it up for your self and who you are type flow going on and I just couldn't get enough. But this video right here, it just moved me, it just pulled out of me and put into words so many things. It's bigger than relating to, it's a definition and permission to acknowledge and let go and be who you are, a black woman.
Playlist come from all walks of our lives from love and war to that job that pays well, gives free rent, 5 weeks vaca per year and free health insurance...but it doesn't mean there aren't cons, like HUGE CONS. One of those being people think they can treat you like shit because they pay rent, so you have to find a way to deal, something to get you by.
For me that's my daily and I do mean daily, trip to Starbucks. And one of the highlights of my daily trip is the great music I get to hear. So great I started a playlist of the songs I hear each time I go to Starbucks, rather its here in LA, in Pasadena, even in Nebraska and back home in Illinois.
I call the playlist, Keeps the Natives Alive. Yeah I know, I've had two people say I can't call it that and I've another calculate how much I spend a year at Starbucks. Well, it's like this, my daily trip to Starbucks is cheaper than attorney's fees for killing a native, clears throat, killing a resident I mean.
Oh So Worth A Listen presents the Spotify Playlist, Keeps the Natives Alive, my daily dose of music from the land of Starbucks.
Keeps the Natives (residents at my property) Alive
Bottegalouie
This place has some of the most colorful and delectable foods for your brunch, lunch and get together with friends. They have fantastic deserts and take advantage of the huge variety of macarons. With 5 menus online, you can easily plan your next weekend brunch or lunch or even get desert to go and can you believe they have a gift menu...I know right, what are my friends waiting on????
Website: https://www.bottegalouie.com/pages/west-hollywood-updated
My girls from the QuestLove sets from the pandemic, know that I'm always looking out for content for Oh So Worth a Listen. So our thread was blowing up about J. Cole's new release, The Off-Season and how I had to listen and it should be on my blog. I admit, I couldn't tell you one song this man has ever made, but I am aware of who he is and because my girls hit me up, I decided to give it a listen.
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