Laura Ingraham vs. Chris Brown and fans

      As we all know in 2009, Virginia native Chris Brown was involved in an incident that forever changed his image, career, and life. However he is now bouncing back with new mixtapes, music, and even movies and his fan base does not seem to be tainted one bit. As a matter of fact, thinking about how he is changing his sound up he may have even gained new fans. Recently Brown performed on the "Today Show" and fans showed up for support in record numbers, some even camped out 2 days in advanced. Apparently this show of support disgusted some people such as Fox News' Laura Ingraham. She went on her show and ranted about how sad and disgusting it was that people are supporting Chris Brown. She not only mentioned the Rihanna incident, but even went so far as to read lyrics from his songs in disgust.
     In another part of her show she showed some of his fans being interviewed on the streets, and to say the least some of them sounded HORRIBLE. One stated that she didn't think the beating was that bad and others made it seem like it something that should be looked over.
     I personally believe that what Chris Brown did was very extreme, however I also believe that it was almost 3 years ago and both artists have moved on with their careers and are doing very well. I also believe that Chris Brown has paid his dues and should be left alone.  My question is, do you all believe that what Ms. Ingraham had to say was right or should she just get over it? Or do you believe that we as a society got over the incident too quickly?

Quarter-life Crisis

            A question that is often asked but I can never fully answer.....what am I living for? At my internship I was given a task that involved me looking at pictures from the 80's and 90's. The pictures included female track runners and the bodies of these women were tight. I started to wonder what these women looked like now in the present day. I pictured some overweight women looking back over there pictures reminiscing over their old track days and how their bodies used to look.  They reminded me of myself today and what I'll probably look like in some years which brought me to a question that's been burning in my head lately. What am I on earth for? I guess I'm too young to be having a mid-life crisis however that's exactly what it is. But my coworker told me I was actually having a "quarter-life crisis"/
        I'm currently 21 years old and my birthday is right around the corner. I'm not excited about this new age besides that I'm blessed enough to be seeing another year. All older people always want to remind us that time flies and make sure we do something meaningful with it. Well I'm starting to see this now. My younger cousins are now growing into beautiful adults and now high school seems like it was so long ago.
          I have two routes that I could take at this point of realization. I could sulk about how my lady parts are going to be affected by gravity in some years and cry myself to sleep at night or I could try my best to do something meaningful with my time here and hit a dare devil streak. To stay positive I think I'm going to go with the second choice. I plan on affecting other peoples lives so that I can one day leave behind some kind of legacy. My question to you all is, being that our time here is so short what do you plan on doing with yours?

The Beach's Very Own

I don't really write too much about fashion because that's not really my area of interests. However a question was sparked a while ago that asked, "Who is to credit for today's fashion sense?"...A lot of people were quick to credit the likes of Kanye West, however I believe the person that was left out of that equation was Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D. How soon people forget, it was only a couple years ago everyone was walking around wearing trucker hats (which aren't anything but a piece of fabric away from a snap back), skinny jeans, and a skateboard. "Skateboard P" made it cool to be a black guy that skates and even be a little weird. He brought the style of Virginia Beach to the forefront and although he can't take all the credit for today's style, I'd like to think that he made certain things a little more accepted. Who do you all think had an influence on today's fashion?

The Soliloquy of A Little Women

When I was in elementary school in North Carolina I went to a program everyday before school. There was a lady there by the name of Ms. Kimmie that I would always sit and talk to since I was one of the oldest kids there. We talked about writing (I wrote poetry in elementary and middle school), and she also loved to write poetry. I remember my last day at the program she came in the room with a gift for me. It was a picture frame that held a poem that she wrote for me entitled "The Soliloquy of A Little Women". The poem read.....

"World Rescuer,

You walk on meadows conquering hearts and souls for GOD. As long as you are true to yourself- Your will; will continue to master the harsh reality that blows on our EARTH. You are GOD sent with her message written on your heart-------------Continue to soar and may endeavors be yours FOREVER. 


Your Friend, 


Ms. Kimmie"

I was in elementary school when someone wrote this to me. I thought of it as something nice then but didn't fully understand what she meant. Now I am 21 years old and reading this again and I understand that this was really deep. I don't even know if I'm worthy of such a description even now. I don't know where Ms. Kimmie is, I don't even know her last name. But I do hope that I can live up to what she saw for me. It's given me a guide and when I'm down it's something I look to for inspiration. I don't know what exactly she saw for me, or in me. I have veered off the path many many times but I feel like now I'm back on track....

Signed,

Little Woman

Diary of a Brown Girl

This post is going to be a little personal but I feel it is very relevant to things I have been seeing and hearing lately. You know what, not even lately. It's more like all my life. I just recently have come to terms with what I consider is beautiful. I will even go as far as to say I've just recently within the past two years become more comfortable in my own skin.
Growing up my family always told me I was pretty and up to a certain age I believed them. Then I hit the teenage, "growing into myself" phase. When you live in a society that embraces "good hair", lighter skin, small facial features, and small frames, and you don't have ANY of that...you start to second guess yourself. I'm brown skin (in the summer super dark), big nose, big teeth, chinky eyed girl with a big round head,and fat cheeks. I didn't know what standard of beauty I fit. As a matter of fact, I didn't think I fit any standard of beauty and the world around me seemed to support my thought process.
Now I am a 21 year old young woman and I actually do consider myself to be attractive and my self esteem is pretty high. Yet even now, I STILL am confronted with my standards of beauty. On numerous occasions I have been the exception to guys, "light skin" rule. And in my head I'm thinking, "so I guess only light skin girls can be insightful, down to earth, friendly, (and whatever else they like)". I guess if your brown skin/dark skin you're automatically knocked of the desirable list. I have even had a distant cousin come to me and say, "wow, I have a dark skin cousin.....AND SHE'S PRETTY!!". What does that even mean?!
And it's horrible because children are the first to pick up on these things! As a young girl I loved Beyonce but had to play Kelly because I was dark skin and my friend was light skin. Let's not even consider the fact that I was the only one that could sing. An example of how to a kid, the skin color takes precedence over talent. Times are changing but still this seems to be a problem still around.
I personally believe that every skin color is beautiful and should be embraced. I embrace my tan in the summer and refuse to be ashamed. It gets under my skin how even in the media "light is right" and "black is wack". That probably wasn't the best saying but I think you can get the over all effect of what I mean.
What do you think about society's standard of beauty and it's affect on the world around us?

Exxon Earns almost $11 billion in 3 Months

At a time where drivers are paying nearly $4 a gallon for gas, Exxon has managed to earn almost $11 billion dollars in the first quarter. This is something that affects everyone who reads this and beyond. I don't know if anyone else is mad but I know I am. If gas prices are going up, the common sense perception I would think is that big businesses are taking big blows to the pocket just like the customers are when they fill up their tank. Yet, Exxon has managed to hit their highest numbers since 2008 in their third quarter. Exxon has stated that they have little control over the gas prices but I personally believe that something needs to be done.
While big companies benefit at record levels, everyday people are taking $100 to fill up their tank. How is this fair and whose money and mistakes are we compensating for? The thing that sucks is that, we are STILL going to buy gas as much as we complain. At my school students tried to promote a day when no one would buy gas. I personally participated and was very disheartened to see that my couple of dollars made no difference because people were waiting at the gas pumps as usual by the loads. As much as we complain, I feel like if we aren't going to do anything then we might as well stop whining and keep feeding Exxon's pockets and abandoning our own. I can't speak for anyone else but I'm about to break out the trusty old Huffy.

What's The Next Move?

I'm at a point in my life where I KNOW what I want to do. The question is how do I get there. But the next thing that follows is, should I even stress myself or just let things come as they will. I have heard a saying before that said, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans"....Welp, that just ended any blueprint I had laid out. But really, what's the next step after college? Apply for more internships? Look for an entry level position somewhere? More school? I really don't think anyone ever knows. Everyone I ask is just going with the flow. It seems like there are no more jobs out there but plenty of people who are willing to jump at the opportunity if one does open up. The reality is I just want to be comfortable and live a happy life. I don't have to have a million dollars but if my future kids ever want anything, I don't want it to be a hassle for me to have to get it...Thats all. I really don't think that's too much to ask for ya know? But who knows, maybe I'll be blessed enough to do what I have my heart set on or maybe God will trip me up a little and I'll end up being a bum on the street lol...No but really. You never know what the circumstances may hold or what's really going to happen throughout life. "Nothing ever promised tomorrow today"...I think I'm going to plan a little but leave room for error, we'll see how this goes.