Yin & Yang

Things that make me wanna kick baby dolphins:

- Facebook

- Dumbasses with authority

- The wind

- Men

- Getting up early on the weekends

- DISAPPOINTMENT

- Paying for bad drinks at the club

- Having my scalp burned by the creamy crack

- Avoidable drama

- Being too broke to function properly

Things that make me smile:

- Chocolate

- Small furry animals

- Good poetry

- Neo Soul

- Funny people

- Men

- Meeting goals

- Clubbing with no coat check

- Sunshine

- The beach

- Family

- Friends

- The sound of raindrops against my window

- Feeling important and appreciated

Tis the Season

As the warm weather approaches my soul is truly filled with joy. Sometimes I wake up and stand outside and just smile because the sun is out and the sky is blue. Tis the season for skirts, no more freakin coat checks at the club, and beach eye candy. However, this is also a strategic time for breakups...Yup I said it. This is when people either break up or become seriously boo'd up. The other time of the year when this tends to happen is right before the holidays. These happenings actually have very logical explainations:

Temptation

Two facts of life: Temptation is a bish and with the summer comes all types of nekkedness. When one is done with all that winter cuddling and sees skin and curves that were once hidden beneath layers of down, scarves, and thermals...one begins to rethink their relationship. It's not uncommon for people to choose to free themselves for guilt free conquering and pillaging.

Brokeness

The holidays are a very sweet memorable time...but we all know that they can be expensive as hell ESPECIALLY when you're boo'd up. Nothing makes you re-evaluate your relationship more than when you have to choose between getting your less than stellar boyfriend the expensive ass thing he's always wanted and paying your phone bill so you can BBM your heart out...in other words, you'll be doing the Single Ladies dance.

For all that choose to stick with it...that says something...Go You! Love is a beautiful thing, but freedom is freakin awesome as well. Frolicking in the sun till further notice.

~ Peace Love & Chocolate

Finding a Good Hairdresser

Why is finding a good hairdresser like going on a quest for the holy grail?

Any black woman knows that finding a good, reliable, and decently priced hairdresser is damn hard to find. What I want to know is why the hell does this have to be the case? Why is it that if you find some place relatively cheap the only thing you can count on them to do is burn the sh!t out of your scalp?...and God forbid you were foolish enough to trust them with some scissors. Why is it that we go to Hispanic hairdressers to do our hair? Nothing against Hispanic hairdressers...but their hair is not like mine. My reason for writing this post is that I finally found a good hairdresser that A) Does a great job and B) is decently priced. For all of you still in search of the holy grail out there because you've relocated, you're more broke than before, or your tired of your hairdressers bs, I've got some tips for you:

Ask Around

The next person you see with some fly ass healthy hair, go ahead and ask them where they got it done. When asking always remember to ask the name of the place, town that it's in, phone number(any smart girl should have her hairdressers number saved in her phone), and most importantly THE NAME OF THE SPECIFIC HAIRDRESSER THAT DID HER HAIR

*Not all hairdressers are created equal

One hairdresser in that shop can be a hot ass mess while another can be your savior

...and that's really the best tip I can offer anyone.

Happy Hunting!

~Peace Love & Chocolate

Spidey Sense

Smh at yall

In my dealings with the opposite sex, I've encountered some nonsensical things. This perplexes me because as much as us females claim to be confused by your actions, I have to honestly say the men are straight forward for the most part. It's usually our expectations and false hopes that can lead to miscommunication, tomfoolery, and bullshittery. Usually if you stop for a second and really look at the situation for what it is, instead of what you would like it to be, a dude will be relatively straight forward as to what he's looking for and what he's about. Not to say there aren't some expert con artists out there...but truth is that most people aren't that cleaver. I digress....

What I really wanted to discuss is a guy's Spidey Sense. They have an inexplicable ability to pop up right when you thought you were done with them...kinda like a roach that you thought you killed with Lysol, only to kind that it didn't really die. I once had a dude that I hadn't heard from in weeks blow up my phone like the world was gonna end, right when I was moving onto someone new. Like really dude? How did you know this? How do yall know just the right time to pop up when the end is near? It's just kinda amazing to me.

~ Peace Love & Chocolate

The Master Procrastinator

They say the first step to finding a cure is admitting the problem right? So here it goes...I have become a Master at procrastinating. I believe I first began to perfect my craft in college when I suddenly had the most time in the world as well as the most work in the world. Suddenly everything wasn't clearly mapped out for me and I found it necessary to watch every single show on fox or abuse the hell out of surfthechannel. However, even I eventually learned the error of my ways. The key to becoming a Master at procrastination is that you have to find a way to make your procrastination functional. I've actually gotten into the habit of avoiding one important task by tackling another important task. However, before I mastered the art of procrastination I spent way too much time partaking in nonsensical activities like:

FACEBOOK

Facebook is the devil...I repeat, Facebook is the devil. Never have I encountered something that could take up so much of my time on a consistent basis and add nothing of value to my life. Why must we have the urge to make every cool picture taken of us our next profile picture? Why do we fiend for Farmville or Mafia Wars? Why do we think its okay to find out what someone is doing with their life by checking out their wall instead of picking up the phone? Facebook is just a lie...plain and simple.

SURFTHECHANNEL

My best friend and worst enemy. The only place where I've been able to find all the episodes of Weeds and Reboot and countless other shows that I've honestly never cared about. The first one to introduce me to Step Brothers, one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. The only thing that sucks about STC is Mega Video. Damn you and your 72 minutes! ::shakes angry fist::

FOX/ABC/NBC.COM

This is where I go to get my HD ish. No time limits either, just annoying commericals. All the Family Guy, American Dad, Kitchen Nightmares, Desperate Housewives, and Heroes that I want...and the list goes on.

Once these things began ruining my life, I learned to make the situation better for myself. Now instead of avoiding a task by doing meaningless things, I'll actually replace it with productivity. For example, if I didn't feel like doing a problem set at the particular moment I would study for another subject, or call up a friend to stay in touch, or eat to give my body much need nourishment. All these things were actually productive to my life or well being and after I was done, I can back with a better attitude to get work done.

Hello, my names is Soso and I can justify anything!

~ Peace Love & Chocolate

Dating Do's and Dont's

I personally don't really like dating, but I heard it's one of those necessary evils you have to go through if you don't wanna wind up a spinster...idk. The thought of spending a predetermined amount of time with someone you don't really know that well and having to worry about coming off a certain way if you ever want to see them again is just extremely awkward to me. I'm more of the make friends and see where it goes type chick. Anywho, there are things that dudes do that I like and hate when dating and I though I should share.

I LIKE:

Chivalry

When a guy can hold a door open for you amongst other chivalrous things, it just wins. Manners and consideration go and long way in my book.

Humor

Humor is sexy and I don't think I can stress this enough. Anybody that can make me laugh gets automatic cool points and can really salvage a bad situation.

Compliments

I'm a sucker for these! Being told I smell nice, or I'm pretty, or cool will automatically make me smile...no matter what.

I DISLIKE

Cheapness

I know what it's like to be broke and no I really don't expect for everything to be paid for. However, if the meal is less than $10 and you offered to take me out, pay for that ish #cmonson #cheapbastard

Being on Your Phone

I'm a confessed attention whore so if you take your phone out when we're alone I WILL be offended. If you check it really quick okay, but if you're really on it when it's only the two of us then that's an EPIC FAIL. I just really don't like it.

Selfishness

Communication is a two way street so no, I don't only wanna hear about you for two hours. I do love listening to people, but I also really enjoy when someone takes a noticeable interest in me and my life. Scratch that, I love it when someone is genuinely interested in what I have to say and makes me feel like it.

Peace Love & Chocolate

Enjoy Your Life Mofo!

"Any day above ground is a good day."

I've heard this quote a couple of times from different people, so I can't give credit to it's actual origin...but it's soooo true. Sometimes life really sucks. For example...bills suck, some other people just generally suck, accidents suck, failures and setbacks suck. Even though a lot of things in this world may suck, I truly believe the highs in life outweigh the lows. Even though breaking up sucks, people still seek out relationships knowing good and well that it might not work out...why? Because the happiness of being with the right person outweighs the heartache you may experience in finding them.

Anywho, when things suck I like realize that any day above ground is a good day and just like crappy shit had the opportunity to happen...so does unbelievable awesomeness. I have the opportunity to spend time with cool ass people, drink tasty drinks, and laugh at stuff like this...

I don't know what about that had me in tears the first time I saw it...it just did. Smile, laugh, and "enjoy yourself, b*tches."

~ Peace Love & Chocolate