In a Nutshell.

Posting from an iPod in a motel so this will be very concise.China. Hands down. Cheap. Everyone pays attention to me. Lack of a paper trail. Sideways vaginas. Read more...

Brazil, My Exotic Fantasy!

Don't ask me why, but ever since middle school Brazil has been my Dream Vacation Spot.

OH BRAZIL!

The People, The Geography, The Music, The Food! I've been given the impression that everything about Brazil is simply beautiful!  *dreamy sigh*

I'm aware that every nation has its challenges, but forget about that. When I visit I'm just going to be a tourist, and I can't imagine a better location to lose ALL my inhibitions and just go crazy, haha. I'm laughing just thinking about how much fun I'd have...

When I travel I like to take full advantage of unique opportunities offered by that country. I seek an emersion-esque experience. I don't know a great deal about Brazil, but I'd love to beach crawl, dance in the Scorching HOT afro-latino-portuguese outdoor & indoor clubs, stay up late listening to street drummers, "give a go" at some of the local martial arts, and of course take a CAUTIOUS trip into the rain forest.

Man, now I'm looking around at my albeit beautiful town and suddenly yearning for a tropical sensation. I want to feel the sun and warm rain fall lightly on my skin. I want to drink some exotic beverages and eat "strange" local cuisine. I want to be surrounded by lush vegetation and smiling foreign, yet familiar, faces.

Yeah, I think I'm being hit by the travel bug as I type. Too bad La Moneda has NOT hit my wallet recently, haha.

Oh well, I'll just shake my head for now and go back to living my everyday life. Presently, I'm just trying to fulfill my career dreams, and when I do, I suspect a trip, or frequent trips, to Brazil will definitely be in order.

I'm going out on a limb and stating, "Brazil, 2012! I'll be there!" Feel free to invite yourself, :-) .  You may have a hard time keeping up with me, though, haha. 

Be well,

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Where in the world...?!

I've only been to two other countries (not including layover areas)...Canada and China...multiple times...I mean Canada is huge and China (is as well) is more diverse than most people would suspect

But...I haven't really been anywhere else...I haven't even ventured off the east coast...farthest I've gone is Tennesee...woot flippin' woot.

I guess that's a lot more than a lot of people have visited...but there is so much more out there that I haven't seen.

EUROPE...That's definitely somewhere I want to be. To me, it's like China. Land anywhere and you can go anywhere else and everything is different from everything else even if you just cross a bridge to the next village/town/country border. (Well, China has certain restrictions on certain areas.)

AFRICA...If I wasn't such a succulent treat to mosquitoes, I would definitely try to make it over there at some point. While the decision to take African Studies classes in college was solely based on a guaranteed A/A-, I did learn some stuff and it's all really interesting. The professor didn't dwell on geography so much as the social studies aspect. And besides, PYRAMIDS!!!

THE REST OF THE USofA...I'd love to visit Cali and other spots around the country. I wouldn't mind revisiting Florida...ahhahaa

Other places I'd like to see...(but, sorry, second place to the areas above):

Anything south of the Tex-Mex border. There are some spots I'd like to hit up but I honestly don't know enough about central/south America and those terrible quality 80s and early 90s educational films didn't really make it appealing.

Australia/New Zealand...I heard it's BEAUTIFUL there. All these bad weekend adventure shows on the WB (like BEASTMASTER and THE LOST WORLD...who can forget XENA and HERCULES) were all shot in either Canada or New Zealand. Lord of the Rings was shot there, too! But I'm not much of an athlete..at all..so I'm not sure how well I'd fair there. hahahaha But it's a nice thought!

I don't see why I wouldn't return to China but definitely also on my list! And I guess when I'm there, I can visit other Asian countries as well but I have no deep desire to see any ONE in particular.

WOOOH..that's a full plate

If you've been to any of these places, lemme know about them!!!
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Traveling

Oh the places I'd go...



So… in continuation of our collaborative posts from a few weeks back where we talked about our travels...we were asked to discuss where we would go in the world if we could go anywhere no matter cost or anything like that. I went to Rome, Italy on my Language Study Abroad program, which is probably a lot of people’s top destination buuut…since I’ve been there…that doesn’t count.

So where would I, Southern Substance go? I’m not going to be all cliché and say Oo…I’d go to the Motherland (Mother Africa) and see my people blah blah blah. To be very blunt (and possibly semi-ignorant) I want very little to do with Africa. Not interested in seeing the motherland or “my people” at all for many reasons. One- since I can’t pinpoint where my family exactly came from due to slavery…I’m not going to claim a whole continent. My home is the USA…yea that realization sucks…but that’s the way it is. Again…not claiming a continent. Two- I just have no desire to be there at all. I’m not an outdoorsy person, I hate hot weather, I hate bugs and dirt. I’ve been spoiled by my life here – I want AC everywhere I go, clean water (or the ability to get to clean water asap), working plumbing, etc etc. Yes…I know that African countries have all of this but shit…looking at pictures of places my friends went and considered beautiful…no. Beautiful people…but not interested.

Where does that leave me? I really did enjoy Italy and am kicking myself because I didn’t travel around Europe while there. I’d probably go to Spain next. Hot guys, good music, good festivities and food, beautiful country. From pictures that I’ve seen it is a very colorful place (ding my artistic side is happy) and very lively (ding my party side is happy). I wouldn’t go during the running of the bulls though, because I hate animal abuse, and clearly I wouldn’t go and see a bullfight. Other than that- sign me up for anything! That Tomatina Tomato Fight, Carnival, and Flamenco shows- sign me up! I would of course do some research before going and maybe learn a little essential Spanish but yea.



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It's The Law

Before I get into the meat of my post, I'd like to second the enthusiasm of my fellow bloggers for Rihanna's very entertaining pics. The nipple piercings are awesome beyond words. I'd highly highly recommend recreational piercings to almost everyone. Have low self-esteem? A piercing will help with that! Have high self-esteem? You probably already have one.

I read an article today about the fate of some of the more memorable members of the graduating class of 1990 of Harvard Law School. Harvard is a good benchmark to use for success, because, if you couldn't make it coming out of HLS, you couldn't make it anywhere.

With that said, the stories contained in the article aren't stories of laziness or irresponsibility. Instead, I saw again and again in those memoirs the best and brightest being defeated not by work beyond their caliber but instead by disillusionment, self-loathing and despair. Law just really isn't for everyone. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that, the more creative and intelligent you are, the less law is the career for you.

Do you thrive on blazing new paths and setting unforeseen precedents? That is the exact opposite of what a lawyer does. A lawyer checks to see what people have been doing for the past 2000 years or so, then sits and engages in a rather lackluster intellectual exercise intended to determine the worst possible outcome that could arrive from deviating from a very clearly delineated path.

If you're the kind of person who is willing to slave away at a thankless project for days or weeks all to impress people and earn well-deserved praise, law isn't for you. You'll do the work alright, but go in expecting years to pass before your exertions are acknowledged, if they ever are. You're A. The attorney above you is B. The partner is C. C will give B assignments. B will then give them to you. You'll do the work. B will then look at the work you did and give it to C. If C is happy, B will continue giving you work. You will never hear how happy C was with your memo. If C is unhappy, bend over and clench. B will immediately try to distance himself from the project as much as possible making it clear that it was your assignment. C won't give a shit because he won't even know who you are, but expect B to put his dick in you repeatedly for the next week to year depending on how displeased C was.

Do you like having free time? The mantra in law is that if you have free time, you're stealing from the company. Time is meant to be billed to clients. Period. Forever ever? Forever ever ever. Read more...

Feels Good

I haven't been 100% honest with you....



I know I always say I will…so here goes: I have been a great actress as of late…fooling everyone…even myself at times.

For the past…say…two months, I have been on the verge of getting fired from my current job. Sure…there was worry…which directly followed the fleeting moments of glory and a slight superiority complex seen HERE My clique (referenced in that post) has known about this for a long while obviously and has been on the warpath to save me. Round 1 was ours to take but…round 2…substantial blow.

So…if you’ve read that already…here’s the update (i.e. Round 2). The “chick” and an ally (we’ll be nice and not use a similar sounding word to describe them) weren’t too happy about being tattled on by the entire rest of the teams’ support staff and linked all of this drama back to me. They began complaining obsessively…directly to human resources instead of coming to me. If anything was missing or wasn’t printed…the finger was pointed at me. Eventually HR stepped in and I got called in for a meeting- what’s worse…I had no idea about 99% of their complaints, so this meeting was semi- out of the blue! I was FLOORED during this meeting and I was forced to sign a piece of paper saying that I was a) on probation b) if I were to quit/be fired, due to my disobedience (total bullshit- when the hell do I ever tell someone NO i won’t do a task…never!) I would not receive unemployment benefits c) if I even made a claim for unemployment, the firm would swiftly appeal. I had a little over a month to shape up or I was gone! I was screwed…

I went through many steps throughout this period…similar to the steps before an imminent death:

-Denial– This can’t be the end – How can they fire me for just two women’s thoughts of me when everyone else likes me!

-Anger- I began browsing yahoo jobs and monster during my lunch breaks and on my way to and from work on my cell phone. I would be long gone before they even had the chance to fire me andddd I would not give a two weeks notice. I started slacking on all of my work (for them) so that if I got fired…they would have a months’ worth of shit to do. I also started racking up 10-20 hours a week of overtime and saved all of my vacation days so that I’d get a ton of extra money to pad me during my firing. I also started taking all of my personal stuff home because I’d be damned if I had to do the walk of shame with the box.

-Bargaining– Well… maybe I can save myself if I just go and talk to them. Decided against this part as I could not watch them gloat and I refused to grovel. Instead I would simply be cordial to them and attentive to their damn needs and see where that got me.

-Depression– Don’t give a damn…

-Acceptance- started seeing positives out of either outcome. If I’m fired, I no longer have to wake up at the crack of dawn and I can just find a part-time job in a restaurant or something and start studying to take my LSAT again. If I keep the job, I can continue saving for Law School and hobknobbing with the lawyers here.

On Friday my phone rang and I knew what it was. I had already said goodbye to my friends here and wished them luck. I let them know that if I was fired…there would be no coming back to say goodbye- I was leaving right from the office. All of my personal items were at home except for my purse and jacket, both of which I carried with me upstairs to Human Resources. The walk was a long one….I started to feel myself getting nervous and possibly on the verge of tears but I told myself NO…you’re not going to give her the satisfaction. I strolled in…sat down…and waited.

“Day and Night” she said (I love that song by Kid Cudi by the way). “You have changed so much that we have decided to keep you” and blah blah. So I kept my job and my pride all at the same time. I am still, however, searching for a part-time position in a law firm as soon as July hits (my one-year mark). I still want to do that LSAT thing. We’ll see.

The weirdest thing is…that “Don’t give a damn” thing won’t fade. I was told to reduce my hours slightly (which was to be expected due to the massive amounts of overtime I’ve been logging) which means I get to come in later! I do my job better because now I’m not so worried about every minute detail being wrong and complained about. I don’t stress coming in to work or stress having to see their faces…I just don’t care. Did I win Round 3?

I almost got fired and it feels so good. I’m free.

Just one lesson learned- no matter what people say about equality...there is always a hierarchy. Learn it...live it...love it. Befriend the powerful then work your way down!

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RiRi's Ta-Tas

I guess the internet has been all a-buzz about it this weekend. I mean, I got a text about it at work Saturday morning and I couldn't wait to get home. Why? Iunno. Not many people aren't into Celebrity Voyeurism...(even my mom and my aunt were hype about the Edison Chen Scandal)

The leaked photos of Rihanna's goodies are everywhere and of course World Star Hip Hop jumped on that ASAP...with a montage, too...hahahaha I guess they really love those photos...I gotta say though, her body is BANGIN'!

I think people are no longer supposed to put those photos up...But it's the internet...FREEDOM FTW! So in case you didn't see them yet or want a second peek at Rihanna's Naked Glory with a LOLOLOL pic at the end of Chris Brown...(Chris Breezy..foolish!)...Peep this:

NOT work-safe...DUH!




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I Love Food

But because of these braces, I have to cut back on a lot of food so now I'm purely eating for sustenance and flavor. No more eating just because. Hahaha I think that's a good thing...lol

mmm...the one flavor I've been excessively craving is SPICY!!!

I just drooled thinking about it...When I first had the braces put in, I had a very intense desire to put a straw in a bottle of Red Hot and just BEAST on it (ok not a VAT but I just found this pic kinda ridic)



Alas, I am no longer in college. I couldn't just go down to one of the school eateries and just grab a bottle. So I settled for a jar of medium El Paso Salsa and went to TOWN on it.


DROOOOOOL








There really was no point in this entry. Just wanted to share my palate with you =P*

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In Memorial...

On this day, I only ask for you to sit back and reflect...

Cartoons:

California Dreams:

Sweet Valley High (barely watched it, but for some reason I remember it):

Be well,

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Sex Ban in Kenya!

So...in protest of ill relations in their government G-10, a women's activism group in Kenya, has called upon women to boycott sex with their husbands/significant others for a week. Now...to me...this doesn't sound so bad or out of the ordinary. Most older married couples rarely have sex anyway. Plus...it's just a week.

The men in Kenya, however, are freaking out about this! Silly silly men!!! They are upset and disgusted about their wives having the audacity to deny them sex for a week (some even sound like they may use force to get what they want). Is it that hard to abstain or masturbate for 7 days guys? Really? One man has decided to sue the women's group for back aches, lack of sleep and mental anguish! Sex Lawsuit!

5/5 for considering lesbianism and never visiting Kenya (lol)



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*Highlight* - Dartmouth Greenkey 2009!

GOTHAM DAYS says:

Dartmouth Greenkey is this Weekend!!!

I will be on campus from Friday to Sunday. Find me and we'll have lunch!
Or in the spirit of the weekend, I'll buy you a $2 margarita!
Excitement level for reliving college:

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*Highlights* - "All the Above" by Maino

MUSECATTO says:

Really Good/Catchy song.  As much as I'm exhausted with the whole "autotune movement" in music, Maino's style in combination with T-Pain's chorus harmonies makes this track VERY repeatable. The video and storyline takes it to the next level:


I give this Hip Hop track 4.5 caps, which is way better than I would score most of these "rap" tracks that have been released lately.   Weezy who?

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