The Game.....2nd Episode

So we start the second episode off on some fracker-nacker-bull. Tasha is having a dream where she is confronted by Kelly. Hold up, we're still continuing with the Tasha is scared of Kelly plot? Why? Moving on.....we come to Tasha apologizing to Kelly while in a restaurant. Is it me or was anyone else offended by Kelly's "your people" comment. Your people? Bish werent' you just in love and acting a plum fool over one of "our" people.......furthermore why do we have Kelly talking and behaving like this? I guess its to set us up for her departure since she will only be featured in six episodes :/ Dang they could've done the chick better than this though...at least let her leave out on a "good" note. Either way I'm glad Tasha and Kelly are back talking.....I missed the three girls doing girl talk or at least I thought I did.

The next scene contained all three girls discussing Melanie's problem.....you know, the fact that she's trifling, took a DNA test on her husband's child and then lied about the results.....that problem. While I was glad to see all three ladies back, the chemistry from the previous seasons was not there. The acting was horrible, the lines were horrible, and the entire plot was just horrible. Three ladies sitting in the living  room topless....who thought of that? It seemed so forced. And while we're on forced...Melanie with the "I hate you girls" line made me cringe. When have they ever said girls.....what happened to bitch? Is that not normally what they call each other? I guess tonight's its suppose to be a comedy with Tasha threatening to shoot Kelly like the old Tasha would and Kelly & Tasha drinking but honestly I find the jokes to be corny and have not laughed once. Also how can I laugh and take Tasha's threats seriously when 1. I've seen Kelly knock Tasha the fuck out and 2. I've seen Tasha avoid Kelly because she was scared. Oh my bad, now we're back to being "bad" Tasha. Can the writers send out a memo? I'm getting confused.

Now we leave the women and the men finally have their screen time. Thank God! I actually laughed a little with the men. You have to admit Malik's "the real Derwin" joke was pretty funny. From this scene we learn that Jason has been dropped by the Sabers. Speaking of the Sabers, why do we never see them? Where are the locker room shots and convos? Why dont we ever see the other players? This is a football show so ummm why dont we ever see, I'on know, FOOTBALL? Anyhoo its pretty obvious Jason is a little bitter and the dimwit Derwin and narcissistic Malik dont make it any better. Jason goes on a television show and literally rips the Sabers apart. I dont know about you but I expected Jason to act a little, I dont know, CLASSY. Obviously these are not the same characters that we fell in love with a few years back. *shrugs* Moving on...

Derwin returns home to find Melanie patching up the wall. My thoughts; arent they like billionaires or something? Why is she fixing the wall? *confused face* but anyhoo the acting during this scene was so horrible that I wanted to fast forward through it. It was as if this was the crew's first acting gig and I know thats not true. Have I been in denial? Has the acting always sucked and I just never noticed? Although this is not an amusing scene I found myself laughing....especially when Derwin comments that Melanie is a "good" girl on the "good girl" list and that she'd never be deceitful or lie.....Has Derwin had one to many concussions in the past two years.....what Melanie is he talking about? The Melanie that I know does nothing but lie. Has he forgotten McHottie, Jerome, her trying to sleep with Malik, her lying and making him think she slept with Malik.....which Melanie is he referring to? Anyhoo a knock comes to the door and there we see an angry Janay. Before we can see what she wants, Melanie confesses that DJ is Derwin's kid and apologizes. Once again the acting during this scene is HORRIBLE.....I know I've said it before but I just wanted to remind everyone.

Janay informs Derwin that DJ is his, that they will be going to court for visitation and that she will be putting him on child support. I think I am the only woman in the world who totally felt Janay. Every woman that I've spoken with has called her a golddigger or another name as if she was the wrong person here. Hellloooo have we forgotten the chick named Melanie and what she did???? Because I am a mom I totally feel Janay. I wish my son's father's wife would do a dna test on him and THEN lie about it. Oh there would be some furniture moving up in this piece. Not only would I have placed him on child support BUT I also would not allow his "wife" around my effin child. You dont do ish like that. Thats trifling. And while everyone is defending Melanie I highly suggest you take two steps back and think about what YOU would do IF this was YOUR child and another woman tried that. You'd be pissed, just like Janay. I know I would. I for one was so happy to hear Derwin tell Melanie that SHE WAS THE PROBLEM. Thank you! How are you gonna be married to a man and then lie to him about something as important as the paternity of his only child? Melanie once again proves that she is selfish and low down. I personally would love to see Derwin divorce her ass and leave her alone for good. Oh and did I mention how horrible the acting was? lol

Next we're forced back to Jason. When did Jason become a hoe? I dont like that look on him. I prefer family man Jason. Oh but wait, the brother has no family. Ok...moving right along then. Jason has a party to celebrate his retirement from the Sabers and his new job on the show entitled Benched. Where do I even began? I laughed so hard at this scene that tears almost fell from my eyes. I didnt laugh because the scene was soooo funny, I laughed because the scene reminded me of LaDainian's Tomlinson's LT Glide......was it a parody????? While watching it all I saw was LT's wack azz song and dance. As a matter of fact while writing this blog I went to youtube and watched LT's video and cracked up all over again.




And now we find ourselves at the last scene and it ends with Melanie and Derwin. Ughhh more bad acting :/ This was the scene that I was waiting for ..... the one that everyone on my twitter and facebook pages were going on and on about. Frankly *yawns* it wasnt that exciting for me. It wasnt as emotional as my followers made it out to be. First and foremost IF I were in Derwin's position I would take the same stance with Melanie. Considering the fact that you lied about my child I would not want you to have anything to do with MY child because apparently YOU dont have MY child's best interest in mind. Damn the fact that she's his wife, I would not care. I would not allow her around my kid. Secondly I totally agree with the church thing. Maybe that's why Melanie and Derwin have so many problems. Derwin is deeply religious and from this episode I gather that Mel is not. How has this worked for so long? Derwin gets up to go to church and you do what, lie in bed? Hell no. I cant get down with that program. If I'm going to church weekly I need to be with someone who is interested in going weekly as well. If you cant  get down with that program then with me is not where you need to be.

Overall the episode sucked......BIG TIME. I held on last week with faith that it would get better but I just do not see it happening. I see Mara and her crew are going to be consistent with the bullshit this season. Its unfortunate for individuals like me who loved The Game and supported it for three years. The acting is horrible, the script is horrible, the plot is horrible. I'd rather BET just go ahead and take it off however I know that is not going to happen considering the ratings that have been pouring in. *sighs* What is a chick to do? Overall grade for this week: D

4 great tearjerkers

I swear I've watched about 3 movies today and I've cried during all three. Either they were really sad, I was really emotional or there was a combination of the two. I vote option 3. lol Here are my 4 favorite tearjerkers


1. First off we have my alltime favorite movie, Imitation Of Life. I love love love love love this movie and this is my favorite scene, the funeral scene. I cannot watch this scene and not cry. In the movie the daughter Sara Jane prefers to pass for white. She resents her mother and towards the end treats her real bad. The mother, Annie, loves Sara Jane anyway.  She dies without Sara Jane ever making amends with her. Sara Jane shows up after her mother's funeral and breaks  in tears. That scene teaches me to give a person their flowers while they are still here. No one wants or can hear how much you loved them when they are dead. Tell them now!  I cannot fanthom how I would behave if my mother passed. I speak with her daily so that when that time comes I wont be left with any wouldve shouldve couldves. My heart weeps for Sara Jane. That was a perfect ending to a perfect movie.






2.  One group of people that have my alltime respect are soldiers. I am fascinated and moved by the thought that anyone would give their own life in order to protect a country. My second favorite scene comes from the movie Glory. I cannot watch this scene without boo-hoo'ing. These soldiers were mistreated by their white counterparts but still volunteered to go out and fight on what we later see is a guaranteed suicide mission. w me personally I would not have done it. One I'm not going to die willingly and two I'm not dying for a country that treats me like shit. That scene really touches my heart. The fact that these men knew they were going to die and went out and fought anyway gives me chill bumps. And then look how they went out....praising, praying and glorifying God. That speaks volumes.



3. It was hard coming up with one scene for the next movie because there were so many "moments"  Lean on Me is one of my favorite movies. I can name three scenes off bat that always make me cry: 1. the inspirational speech given by Joe Clark before the students take the test. I give that speech weekly to my students and I have to fight back tears when giving it. One of the saddest things you could ever see is a child, A CHILD, beat down. Its sad to hear stories where children are told that they are nothing or will never amount to anything. That speech brings tears to my eyes.  2. the scene where Kaleesha's(was that her name?) mom talks to Joe Clark aka I dont want her to see me like this anymore. I've never had a crackhead mom but I felt not only the daughter's pain but the mom's pain in that scene. The background music that they played did not help at all. I boo hoo on that part. and 3. the last scene of the movie where the kids are marching to "Free Mr Clark, Free Mr Clark" I'm about to cry just thinking about it. Lawd, that scene is so powerful. It gives you an idea just how much of an impact Mr Clark had in those kid's lives. My favorite line is "Mr Clark is not only Eastside High, he's like a father. He's the only father that some of us who dont have fathers know. You dont know a thing about Mr clark" Childdd Charmayne played that part. I cheer and cry at the same time lol



4. I have only watched this movie once....thats just how much of a tearjerker the movie is ;/  I went to the theater totally unprepared. If the movie was 60 minutes, I'd say I cried for a good 40....thats over 1/2 of the movie. I thought about my personal relationship with my own sisters AND my relationship with my kid while watching it.  I could not imagine having to say goodbye to your kid....forever. I could not imagine having to watch your kid die. I could not imagine having to watch my sister die. The scene that made me just want to walk out of the movie was the last scene, where the child Kate dies. She knows she's going to die and that along with her saying goodbye to her family was more than I could bear. That scene is one of the reasons why I have not watched this movie since going to the theater that day.

5 reasons why we should ALL act like a kid :)

Today one of my students commented that I act "just like a kid". He was serious......I laughed. His comments made me keep a closer watch on my students today and you know what conclusion I've come to? WE SHOULD ALL ACT JUST LIKE KIDS. Here are my top 5 reasons why

1. Kids forgive! Seriously when have you ever seen a kid hold a grudge? To quote Katt Williams I'm going to answer with NOT NEVER! lol You can yell at a kid one minute and five minutes later the kid will be back smiling and doing whatever you ask him/her to do. They forget easily and it is that forgetfulness that makes them forgive easily. We as adults tend to hold on to things for too long. A man holds on to a broken heart for years. A woman holds on to the past hurts of former lovers for years. Friends go months without talking over a simple misunderstanding. This is too much. How much simpler would the world and our lives be if we could simply learn how to forgive and move on. Kids do it everyday :)

2. Kids have fun with simple things. Kids dont need 1000 dollars, a plane ticket or fancy clothes. They use what they have and find a way to have fun. It always amazes me how a simple game of heads up seven up is the best time of the day for my students. At times I look at them with a confused face wondering "heads up seven up? Really? How many times have we played this game?"  It doesnt matter. We could play it everyday and the students would still find a way to have fun with it. I dont know if its written in the rule books or something but most adults lack the ability have fun. They lack the ability to sit back, laugh and have a good time. Everything is always so serious. Those same worries that we have today will probably be there tomorrow so stop, enjoy the breeze and laugh for goodness sakes. And where did the idea that money must be spent to have a good time come from? I sometimes have the time of my life riding down the street talking to my son. Corny I know but its fun and by the time we get home I've laughed until whatever was worrying me  is gone. You should try it sometime.

3. Kids are helpers. Kids are the epitome of the word volunteer. Hell some kid somewhere probably invented the word. Seriously. I dont care how dirty the job is, how big the task is, if you ask a kid he'll jump at the chance to do it. Kids LOVE to volunteer. Within my classroom I have helpers for every task.....a recyling helper, a cafeteria manager, a teacher helper yada yada yada...you get the point.  You'd be amazed how much these "jobs" mean to the kids. It also always amazes me how a kid will willingly give up a piece of paper for a fellow classmate who is without paper or a pencil for the classmate who lost his/her pencil. The classmate does not even have to be a friend or close associate. I wonder, when was the last time YOU helped an individual. When was the last time you gave of your services, your time, your materials to help someone who was in need of it? For most these questions require thought. How often has someone asked you for the spare change in your car and you've responded with a NO....or my personal favorite, pretending you dont see them there begging. :/

4. Kids love! Kids love you even when you dont deserve to be loved. I think that is the one quality that I admire most about them. They love their teachers, their parents, their siblings, their friends...they love everyone. Their little hearts are full of it. They love to hug and no matter what is said or done to them their love does not go away. A child will love his mother despite the fact that she's a crackhead. A child will love their father despite the fact that he's a deadbeat. A child will love their teacher despite the fact that she tells him everyday that he will never amount to anything. Take that same situation(crackhead, deadbeat, abuser) and place an adult in it and watch how fast that love is replaced with hate, bitterness and distance. This is what I love about children, their unconditional love. This love brings tears to my eyes.

5. Kids dont see color. Its always been my theory that if you take a white child and a black child and put them together WITHOUT adults, the kids will not notice their color. They will play. They will become friends. Its not the kids...its the stupid adults who sprew their hatred and taint innocent children. Children dont see color. Children see fun. Children see a little boy or girl who is interested in the same things that they are. Children see classmates. Children see friends. Children see a lot but race is not one of them for they judge other children not by the color of their skins but by the content of their hearts. What a world this would be if adults could do the same? If adults could look beyond who is white, brown, black, green or purple and treat people 1. how they would want to be treated and 2. based on what type of people they ARE instead of what they look like.

Can we redefine INFLUENTIAL?

My students are gearing up to celebrate Black History Month. Black History is by far one of my all time favorite subjects and I aim each year to not only have creative projects for the students to do but also to expose them to as much "history" as I can. This year is no different. I was given an idea for the perfect project and ran with it. The students are to create black history baseball cards for approximately 10 influential African Americans. Seems simple right? Well this is where the story takes a turn and gets a bit interesting. I found a website that boasted to have 500 Influential African Americans on it and immediately went to print off the list. Now I dont know if its just me but I define influential as being of great importance, having an impact and or influence. Apparently that is not what it means because when I looked at the list I saw individuals such as Snoop Dogg, Lebron James, Aaliyah, Akon, Lil Bow Wow, Carmelo Anthony & DMX amongst the greats such as Martin Luther King Jr, Mae Jamison, Mary M. Bethune and Malcolm X. I stared in disbelief at first and then burst out laughing until I realize that some fool somewhere actually is comparing Lebron James to Medgar Evers. Like seriously? First and foremost I like King James....I do....I was a fan of his before he became a member of the Miami Heat but that's another blog :) My thing is while Lebron James is an excellent basketball player, what has he done to advance African Americans? What has he done to make an impact on our communities? Our youth? Our people as a whole? Did he take a bullet? Did he march for equality? Was he whipped and chained? I'm trying to figure out how he is listed in the same category as Phyllis Wheatley, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman...individuals who sacrificed so much and without them one would ponder where would "we" as a people be. To the author of this so called list just know that you sir are full of shit. Your list is full of shit. I personally found it semi-insulting....just like the teacher who allowed a student to do a report on Beyonce for Black History? Beyonce? Beyonce? Were Ella Fitzgerald, Marian Anderson and Duke Ellington unavailable? Our children are lost and we as the "adults" are not making it any better. It starts with us. If we dont know, they wont know. I encourage everyone to learn something about someone this season.......and after you've learned it pass it on to your children. Remember knowledge is power.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Game -- The Good, Bad & Ugly

I was a little hesitant to watch the first episode of the new season of The Game. I had heard so much about it that I wanted to delete the saved episode and simply remember the show that I once loved and remembered.  However one thing about me is despite what other people say about a movie, show or person, I LOVE to form my own opinion. I dont follow the majority. What the majority loves, I usually hate. What the majority hates, I usually love. Hey Im strange like that :) So I finally watched the premiere, a week later. I went in with butterflies in my stomach....can you believe it? Was this a highlight in MY life OR was it simply a television show? You would've thought the first one based on how I was acting lol. So here is MY review of The Game...enjoy and add your comments :)

The GOOD:
The writers and producers certainly did not hold back. They hit you in the stomach with the "drama" from the get go. There was so much packed into the first storyline and I found myself biting my lip anticipating what was going to happen next. Derwin & Melanie(despite her hair which I hated) were excellent as usual. To be honest, Mel & Derwin are the two characters that saved the show for me. They are also the two characters who, despite moving into another house and having a different status, remained the same. You know what you're going to get from Derwin and Melanie when you watch an episode of The Game. You know Mel is going to be paranoid, selfish and a little crazy. You know Derwin is going to be an overall good guy and a little gullible when it comes to Mel. I'm glad that despite changing the entire show around, the writers left that aspect in tat. Some have commented that Mel should not be as paranoid as she was in the first 3 seasons because she's married. My response AND? Mel is the same Mel that she's always been and I for one am happy for that little bit of consistency. I would have enjoyed seeing the quirky Derwin. That was the Derwin that I loved. His naivete was refreshing and funny.  I still crack up at his fingers in the face dance and whenever I am being silly I imitate it.

The BAD:
I like so many of you LOVED The Game. I loved everything about it(storylines, actors, jokes) prior to the CW giving it the boot. When it was announced that BET would be taking over I was worried. I was worried because hell it was BET and because the last season of The Game was disappointing. I wanted The Game back but I wanted The Game that I loved back, not the crap that we were forced to endure the last season. Well  I didnt get my wish. The writers and Mara Brock picked up where they left off two years ago with turning the show into a drama. My question is WHYYYYYY?????? The Game that I fell in love with was a comedy. A great comedy at that. Why reinvent the wheel???? Follow the process that lead to you having millions of fans, the process that lead to those fans petitioning for a return, the process that lead to all of your success. I was not feeling the drama aspect. I probably laughed twice and this is a show that use to have me rolling on the floor. Character development was a major problem for me as well. You took characters that we LOVED and in some ways turned them into characters that I myself am going to HATE. Friendly, lighthearted, weak Kelly is now a Rihanna wanna be. Why? And who in the hell is styling her? Medschool Melanie is now a housewife? Why? We've watched Mel struggle for three years to become a doctor and now all of a sudden she's thrown it away to be a "glamourous" NFL wife? That's not Mel. Brittany? I know its 2 years later but what the hell happened to Brit-Brat????? Its been two years so you're telling me that couldnt use the REAL Brit brat? I know she's aged...hell I've aged since the show left the cw. Speaking of character development what's up with the portrayal of Janay? Now everyone knows I am #TeamJanay! I feel as if Janay did nothing wrong in the previous episodes and I really cannot understand why women have such a hatred for the girl. However this season they have me giving Janay the side eye. Did she really have to go out and get the same purse as Melanie? Like really. Was that called for? Another ugly, Malik. Now we all know that Malik is arrogant, ignorant and promiscuous but they really are not doing him justice this season. Despite all of his flaws Malik was still a character that I liked. I could always depend on him for a good laugh. Not anymore. They have made him even more arrogant, even more ignorant(can you believe it) and even more promiscuous. What I cant understand is how Malik would stoop so low and sleep with Tee Tee's woman when this is the same Malik who refused to sleep with Melanie on principle alone. Dang, he's changed that much in 2 years or have the writers forgotten about their characters? And I know some of you are going to bite my head off but I prefer Tee Tee has Malik's side kick. Thats the Tee Tee that we have grown to love. His sarcastic remarks mixed with Malik's ignorant comments would have me rolling. Now that's gone and we're suppose to laugh because he has a chicken truck? Hmmmm oh right, we're no longer suppose to laugh because this is now a "drama" I get it. Can we have drama and Sunbeams or is that asking too much? I loved the Sunbeam meetings with the drunk Kelly...are we going to see that? Are we going to see the football players interacting with each other because I personally loved that too? And my last question, WHERE IN THE HELL IS IRV??????? Now I know he rubbed many the wrong way but Irv was my man, fifty grand. Irv was hilarious. Cmon...tell me you didnt laugh when he started singing Rihanna's Take a Bow. That was hilarious! Is he gone too?



The UGLY:
I could've just stayed with the good and the bad but when it came to the Tasha Mack character, it became downright UGLY. Chilllddd I dont even know where I should begin on this foolishness. *sighs*  First of all, we KNOW Tasha is hood. That is the thing that we loved about her but its like the writers decided "Hell we're going to BET, lets really do it up" FAIL writers. HUGE FAIL. We're suppose to believe that Tasha Mack is a big time agent representing the best NFL clients in the world YET she walks down a busy street smoking black and milds......black and milds yall. That was unbelieveable and awkward. Then this same hood Tasha, who is known for knowing Pookie from Virginia and carrying a gun, is afraid of Kelly. Kelly? The weak white chick from before? Now I know Kelly knocked Tasha's azz out on the season finale but hell Serena punked her azz in front of all of the Sunbeams and she still represented with Pookie in Latrell's house when she went to rescue Malik's sister. I just refuse to believe that Tasha is now this super "hood" chick but she's scary as hell. Make up your mind. Is she "bad" or not because she cant be both. While I'm on Tasha....why do they have her dating Terrance from 106 and Park? Better question, WHY IN THE HELL IS TERRANCE J ON HERE???? When BET got the show was there a clause that said BET personnel had to be a part of it? I just did not get that. I dont know if he's a bad actor or not because all I saw when I saw him was 106 and Park and pure corniness. His "love" scenes with Tasha made me wanna puke. More importantly, what happened to Rick Fox? Weren't they suppose to get engaged? If they are not going to do right by Tasha, I'd prefer they write her azz off the show. And speaking of off the show, can we please stop with the bootleg cameos. I mean Sheree? Seriously? I know her part was brief and if you blinked you would've missed her but seriously she never should've had a part. I know we're at BET....I know that....but it seems like the writers are trying to constantly throw it up in our face and remind us of that fact. Just put out a great show....is that asking too much? If it is then I'd prefer that you take it off. Thanks!

Grade: C
Despite all that Ive said about the show, I didnt vomit and I didnt turn the channel so I can safely say that I will be watching it on Tuesday nights. Its the first episode and I'm willing to work with it but there is room for improvement. I wont say I hated it because I didnt but I want say I loved it either.

Why Blog?

First and foremost welcome to my blog! *throws confetti and does a two step* I never really thought about doing a blog, although I have lots of ish to say, until I became active on facebook. It was then that I heard the line "You're so funny, you should blog" all of the time. I couldnt go anywhere without someone commenting that they had read my facebook status and that I was a fool (in a good way, in a good way). I started thinking maybe I should blog. There's often so much that I want to say on facebook and am unable to say it because of character limitations. So I thought about it and thought about it and decided to enter 2011 as a blogger.

Now me personally I dont think I'm funny. What I do think I am is real. I speak my mind and often times find myself saying what you yourself wanted to say but were afraid to say for some reason. I'm blunt at times and my take on worldly events is often different. I'm opinionated and I love an interesting debate and dialogue with those who share a different view other than myself.

I'm a teacher, mommy, daughter, sister, friend, American and child of GOD and I have an opinion on EVERYTHING related to each topic. So once again I say welcome ..... buckle up and enjoy the ride :)