When Social Media Goes WRONG!

My PC isn't 100% yet but I had to find a way to post my current state of thought, so much is going through my head but one that touches me is the recent criticism "a master connector, network guru and social media rock star" just under went via a twitt on Twitter.

I'm someone who says random stuff daily on twitter - I'm an erotica writer, who blogs for the hop hop world and does marketing for national companies; I have A LOT going on in my world, lol. Ya NEVER know what you may see me twitt about. 1 moment it's something sex related, next min its hip hop related and then I post something that shows my true brilliance; I can not say the same for James Andrews (@keyinfluencer).

Many of you may know him as a spokesman for the talented actor, Hill Harper. He is always informative and sometimes his twitts are funny (the best one's came during his recent road trip w/ his BEAUTIFUL family, lol). He twitted "True confession but I'm in one of those towns where I scratch my head and say "I would die if I had to live here!" in reference to his time in Memphis, TN and it was taken out of context that had him facing emails from Vice Presidents and etc from Fed Ex, along with Memphis residents. Not only did they take his message out of context, but they attacked his work ethic. You see, Fed Ex is a client of his 9-5 and they felt someone in his position should not have made such comments on a social media site.

Shankman.com reallyyyyyyyyyy went over board with the post, belittling a man who is a community leader, a role model, great father and exceptional husband does not deserve such attacks. Fed Ex reaching out to him can change the way we use our social sites, even the horrific blog post and comments. It's not even about freedom of speech, these people are asking for respect but yet they attack him. I ask that any & all show their support to this wonderful man, i don't know much about him beyond the twitts, blogs, and his facebook interaction but he is NOT the monster people have made him to be & it saddens me.

James replied in his own post (thekeyinfluencer.com). The Mrs. post was BRILLIANT!! (funkidivagirl.com).


Here is a comment I left him, it pretty much sums up how I feel:
Honestly, rather you made a comment about the City in general or because of a situation; I felt the messages and comments are a tad over the top. Just because of your career you aren’t allowed to share your personal feelings and thoughts? You are human, correct?

The mention of of them paying your company so much money is like them saying they own you and your mind. You did not speak negative of FedEx itself, you made a general comment after business hours.

It saddens me that something so simple blew up into such a fashion, you’re a well respected man and highly admired. I hope this situation doesn’t cause you to separate from the relationships you’ve built on twitter thus far. Through this social media, you have shared a lot with us, but of course the wonderful things you have done are overlooked. I appreciate you taking time to address the situation but just know not everyone is as simple minded and shallow as those who left comments - you are indeed a KEY INFLUENCER!!

- CathrynMarie

smh @ "@keyinfluencer Nice try at backpedaling, however it comes across as somewhat insincere. Many of us saw this tweet and are offended." lesliepete

BART Shooting: Change Comes When WE Change

Another speaker, who identified himself as Neder Bey, demanded the arrest of the BART officer involved in the shooting and told the board that if protesters "want to riot and tear up the city, I say God bless them."

There are very few tragedies and deaths that "get to me"; call me heartless or whatever, but its true. As I am VERY disappointed and sorry for the loss of the Bay Area man who was killed, I am distraught at the communities behavior. The eighth largest city in the Unites States is being destroyed by it's OWN people, by the people who have to live day to day. Minorities are labeled negatively because of actions like this.

"Neder" (Nedir) Bey (obviously one of Yusef Bey's 500 children) is saying it's okay for for the city to be torn up - HUH? What are they going to gain by it being torn up? They lose more than anything, if one really thinks about it.

I am indeed an Oakland, California born & raised native, although if someone asks me I say Berkeley or Suisun is my home town. It's where I went to Jr. High & High School, and where most of my memories are. But don't get it twisted, when I moved back to Cali from Detroit in 2000, I resided right in the heart of West Oakland in 2001 and held a a position with the City of Oakland for 3 years; Oakland IS home. My grand father has owned an apartment complex and laundry mat on 35th & Fruitvale for YEARS; yeah, FRUITVALE, the area where all of this dismay has taken place.

Memories of growing up in the area and my many BART rides flooded my mind and it makes me very, very sad. The BART is easily the best public transportation service in the world, sorry it is! There have been MANY a times where I just rode the BART to clear my head & enjoy a nice ride. The number of cities you can ride through on the system is unbelievable. Oakland, San Fran, Berkeley, Pittsburgh, San Jose, etc..When I go home I never have anyone pick me up from the airport because I a honestly miss the BART system and would rather take the BART shuttle from the airport, tot he Coliseum BART station, ride that to El Cerrito or Richmond and either stay in that area or hop on Amtrak via the Richmond station and continue my trip to either Suisun or Sacramento. THE BART IS THE BEST SYSTEM EVER!!

This week they had to shut down the Downtown Oakland and Fruitvale stations, can you imagine the number of people effected by this? When I worked for the City, catching the BART was the only way I wanted to get to 14th street and now you're telling me because of mindless persons, others had to suffer? This violence, not only by the heartless cop, but also by the community, is giving Oakland AND the BART a bad rep. There are ways to be voice-ful without tearing your hometown up. I just can't wrap my brain around what these people are thinking. I'm on message boards and people are laughing at what they did earlier the day of the riots - why?!! What is even the purpose of this so called protest? REALLY? Why are you in the streets? Why are you smashing car windows and burning cars? WTF are you trying to solve?

Everyone wants to credit Obama being in office as a time to change the world, along with African Americans feeling it will help them be viewed in a different light by the races (people) who belittle them but Obama (his example) can't save you when people are continuing to act in such a manner. And not just African Americans though, the Mexican community as well, after all, the Mexican population had a higher turn out than Blacks. East Oakland is flooded with Mexicans and Blacks and this is what they are doing int he so called year of change.

People need to stop over analyzing shit, like seriously. Yeah, yeah, yeah - white people hate blacks..yeah, yeah, yeah - the cops kill unarmed black people, etc etc! Hellooooooooooooooooo!! You're doing dumb shit like this and it STICKS in people's mind. There will never be a day where there is NO violence but if people to the time to think WHY we are looked upon in a negative way, they cab make a REAL change; self change. It's a circle that will probably never be broken. You may not agree and feel there is a conspiracy instead of realizing the problem are our actions, but oh well..lol...I'm speaking for myself because right now, I am indeed VERY happy I am not living in Oakland, California anymore. And I'll be the first to say that I get easily depressed when I go home - no one is doing anything with themselves but sitting on the same corners and porches they sat on since JUNIOR HIGH! Come on!!! After watching this, I have NO plans to rush home, seriously...

(read the posted comment in the comment section - a convo between me and a good friend)

I can't help but refer to my post about "having some Berkeley in your life", Berkeley, Cali residents would NEVER tear their city up like this and they are KNOWN for having protests often. East Oakland residents, defiantly need some Berkeley in their live Stop the violence, you aren't helping the situation, you're only contributing to the problem.

Why in the sam hell is he playing this music while showing us a heartbreaking situation? WAKE UP Moron, you're not helping the cause!!

First Blog in 09! :)

It's 2009, another year and I must say I am excited to see what this year has in store for me. My son graduates Elementary and will be stompin w/ the Jr High Kids by the end of the year; it is indeed a blessing. He is a blessing himself, the boy is smart as all shits & he is not bad, silly but not bad lol. He is a positive person and befriends people of ALL ages, lol..amazing young MAN.

Let's see what's new? Hmmm, started 09 still single, lol. I actually halfway started talking to someone and he made me smile like NO tomorrow. Since Thanksgiving I had been very depressed and my first true sunshine came with his kind words and gestures. As usual, I gave him a hard time when he first started flirting with me, I overlook stuff like that because I don't want to be bothered, but he peeled back a few layers and made his way in. Unfortunately that seems to be over, lol. I mean, it's like he stopped all of the cute things that had me interested in him and then he is standoffish. I ask him about himself and he is just like, "I'll tell you when we spend time together"..my question is, when is that going to be? lol He made comments about doing so but it stopped. After this weekend he probably thinks I'm bi-polar, lol, I hit him with hella shit but its because I let my wall down a LOT for him; I guess he just doesn't know what his kindness meant to me & the affect it had on me. I didn't want to get too mushy on him but yea, he did something to me. He intrigued me a lot (in MANY ways, if ya know what I mean, lol) and we have a lot in common. Our field is similar and I saw me helping him out & vise versa; not to mention I told my friends about him..yea, I was geeked lol. I've done the usual, pushed him away and normally I never go back on my word but it's been hard to not talk to him but whatever! I've been through so much and haven't let anyone near me in a min, he did his magic on me but I think it was for nothing; in the end, I started 09, single LOL...

As previously stated, I have been in the slumps since Thanksgiving, not too happy. I've had the urge to just leave TX - shits WHACK!! Christmas I spent in the hospital due to heart failure and someone stole my money while I was there (geesh). I'm okay now, did my little three days in the hospital and was released, been taking it easy since I got out. I will say, they fed a sista pretty good while in there lol. I think getting out & taking it easy it what opened me up wide open for ole buddy..damn, I'm missin his ass now LOL..Anyway, I want to again thank everyone who called, texted, emailed, twitted and sent prayers, it is/was MUCH appreciated! I'm doing okay and I promise Ihave been doing all I can to make sure the blood flows through my ticker okay, lol. I haven't been eating too many burgers and other fatting food...Not trying to be like this again:




On a brighter note, I've gained 15 pounds since September/October and it's in the RIGHT places, LOL. I don't even look 142 but yet I am. My clothes fit different, some I fill out more, others I can't fit at all..But hey, I think I like this weight thing (shout out to Shay-Tay, lol my fellow Slim-Thickum)




I hadn't written in a minute, so I wanted to take the time to update my blog. I'll leave you with a two quotes I plan to live by this year:

I won't let things I don't know intimidate me, I will take the time to learn what i don't know.

In Line, On Time, In 0-9!

Aiight, Gossip Girl time! ohhh, peace and blessings to my Jigga Juice..he recently was hospitalized as well and I'm happy he is doing better. I was worried about him but he is doing better and I thank GOD my good friend is able to send me mean texts every day again, LOL

TOP 10 BEST CHRISTMAS GIFTS EVER!!! by Wil Sylvince

This post is one of the reason's why I LOVE, LOVE, LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE Wil Sylvince

HARD TIMES ARE COMING TO YOUR TOWN!

This Christmas many of us will feel the recession heat and and force us to decide on what to buy and how much to spend on Christmas gifts. You should get something that's easy on the pockets while at the same time very useful to the receiver. Don't buy gifts that are going to cause tension between you and your landlord. But then there's nothing worse than when you receive a gift from someone that's totally useless and shitty and they scowl back "it's the thought that counts..." I'm thinking "what the fuck were you thinking about!?!"

So I compiled a MY TOP 10 COST EFFECTIVE and USEFUL GIFTS for this Christmas and even many more to come..

Legend
PRICE: How much it'll cost you
USEFULNESS: How useful it might be- V= Very Useful, SW= Somewhat Useful, FG= make them Feel Good
ALTERNATE: An alternate or compatible gift
WHO: Who can you give it to- E= Everyone, CU= Computer Users, PwLSE= People with Low Self esteem
RATING: over all rating from 1 to 10. With '1' is not so great and '10' is really great.


MY TOP 10 COST EFFECTIVE and USEFUL GIFTS
10. Toilet Paper: Everybody needs it. You show me someone who doesn't need toilet paper and I'll show you someone who's full of shit. And if they don't use it, then you'll be improving their life by helping them clean out their shitty lives. If they say they have toilet paper, you reply "you’ll eventually run out."

Price per: 10¢- $1
Usefulness: V
Alternate: Handi Wipes
Who: E
Rating: 10

9. e-Card: An electronic Christmas card via email, web site, or social networking sites is a great gift to give someone who's always on-line, who doesn’t like to socialize in person, or who can't talk to you unless it's on-line. Also it's for anybody you don't wish to look in the face when you don't have an actual physical gift to give them. Plus it's free, it's quick, and you can send many with just one click of the mouse. You can be as creative as you want in a way that you can't do with pre-made store bought cards. Before someone can say "damn you couldn't at least get me a real card?!?" You write to them in the e-card "I'm going green this year. Did you know Christmas cards destroy thousands of trees and rain forests every year! So this is my gift to you and the earth." And if they don't appreciate it then they don't care about mother earth...they're selfish- fuck 'em!

Price per: $0
Usefulness: SW -Great for the planet
Alternate: Text message
Who: CU & PwLSE
Rating: 8

8. Dollar Store: With about 10 dollars you can probably get the family, friends, and even the boss a very cheap-ass and useful gift! And if you're nice like me, you can knock them all out in just one aisle of shopping! Then head over to Sears, Macy's, or Best Buy, steal price tags, and replace them with the ones on your dollar gifts.

YOU: "Merry Christmas!" (hand over the gift)
THEM: "Thank you! WOW! An 89 dollar toilet paper roll?!?"
YOU: "Yes, only the best for your ass!"

If you don't want to be bothered wondering what they want or don't want give them a 'Dollar Store Gift Certificate'. If you like you can only put one or two dollars on the plastic card but you don't have to write real amount on the paper card jacket. Do like I did to Patrice Oneal. Purchase a one dollar card and write "$100.00" on the paper card jacket. When they go to the check out counter with all the shit they selected, let them and the cashier sort that shit out.

CASHIER: OK, the total is $100 plus tax is $108. Now subtract your gift card.....so you owe $107.
THEM: Oh damn. I'm going to put some stuff back.
CASHIER: How much stuff
THEM: 99 items.

Price per: 10¢- 99¢ (tax varies from state to state)
Usefulness: V (depends on what you get)
Alternate: Another aisle or 'Dollar Store Gift Certificate'
Who: E
Rating: 8

7. Compliment: Pay them a nice hearty good compliment that always make people feel good about themselves. It boosts their self esteem, makes them feel good, cheers them up, reassures their reason for existence, and sometimes the right compliment can even make their whole day! The best compliments are what I call 'tag team complimenting' or 2 or 3 compliments in one.

THEM: "Merry Christmas" (They hand you a gift)
YOU: "Thank you! WOW! That lovely shirt really brings out your beautiful eyes!"

If you're a guy complimenting another guy just 'gay it down' by complimenting their car, girlfriend, or how great they are at Madden.

Price per: $0
Usefulness: FG
Alternate: Compliment something they're working on or their choice in mates
Who: E & PwLSE
Rating: 5


6. Re-wrap an Old Gift: Take last years shitty gift someone gave to you, re-wrap it, and give it to someone else. One man's junk is another man's treasure. When you give them the re-wrapped gift say, "I didn't know what to get you. So I hope you like it." That will set them up to appreciate the re-wrap gift. Most would reply "I'm sure I'll love it." Just remember who gave you the gift last year so you don't end up giving it back to them, otherwise it'll be a bit awkward. But then again maybe not:

THEM: "Hey I gave this to you last year...!"
YOU: "This year is a touche' Christmas" (just walk away)
-OR-
YOU: "This year is a green Christmas" (just walk away)

Price per: $0
Usefulness: SW
Alternate: Re-wrap something in your home you don't need anymore & tell them you got them something from the vintage store!
Who: E
Rating: 7


5. Hug: A nice warm hug is sometimes all what's needed to make someones Christmas wonderful and whole. Sometimes a hug will help take that person away, to another place, one that's quiet, peaceful, makes them forget their problems, their bills, bad-ass kids, landlord, pathetic ass job, and if good enough they'll forget that you didn't get them a Christmas gift. Keep hugging until they do. Most of my friends call me the 'Hug-King'. I will hug a girl till she's pregnant!

Price per: $0
Usefulness: FG
Alternate: Let them cry on your shoulder
Who: E -Keep it short with kids and the same sex if your a dude
Rating: 4


4. Bump them up on your social networking sites: For most of us myspace is a way of keeping in touch with friends and family or promoting something. But for many others they take myspace entirely too serious. And for those people adding them to your top friends list or bumping them up closer to that number 1 spot might be the best Christmas gift they ever received!

THEM: "Merry Christmas, here's your gift" (they hand you a gift)
YOU: "Thank you. And here's my gift to you..." (walk over to your computer)
THEM: "WOW! You got me a computer?"
YOU: "Nope, even better! Do you notice anything different about my top 8 friends?"
THEM: "OH SHIT!!!! I'm number 5!!! I love you! You're the greatest!!!"

You may get a few that question why they're not in the top 3, you reply "hey, my dog, girl, Chocolate Cinnabunz, Angelina Jolie, and Tom comes first!"

Price per: $0
Usefulness: FG
Alternate: send them an HTLM comment
Who: CU & PLSE
Rating: 9


3. Music Playlist: Music makes the world go round, regardless of the culture, race, religion, or group people love it. In fact we listen to it in the morning, in our cars, on the train or bus, super markets, it's in the movies we watch, video games we play, we exercise with it, comedians come out to it, TV shows go off to it, and it's even in some elevators we ride for a short time. Some people have it on their social networking page and expect you to listen to it when you visit. One of my myspace friends has one of the best playlist on her page Shownine ( www.myspace.com/shownine ). Sometimes I leave her page open so the music can play in the background and I use another window to surf the net! So a great gift to give is to offer your own musical play-list suggestions! And if' you're feeling a bit frugal you can even burn them a CD!

Here's my Play-list that someone will get under their tree:
1. "Funny Face"- by Donna Fargo
2. "I'm Not in Love"- by 10CC
3. "Coward Of The County" -by Kenny Rodgers
4. "Bitches Aint Shit" - Dr. Dre
5. "Think of Laura"- by Christopher Cross
6. "Afternoon Delight" - by Starland Vocal Band
7. "That Girl Is A Slut" -by Just-Ice
8. "Lose Yourself" - by Eminem
9. "You Are My Starship" - by Norman Connors
10. "Big Pimpin'" - by Jay Z
11. "All I Do" -by Stevie Wonder
12. "How Much I Feel" - by Ambrosia
13. "All My Life" - by K-Ci & Jojo
14. "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma" - by David Frizzell & Shelly West
15. "La Di Da Di" -by Slick Rick & Dougie Fresh
16. "Gotta Get You Home Tonight" - by Eugene Wilde
17. "Do You Believe in Magic" - by Randy Vanwarmer
18. "Flashing Lights" - by Kanye West
19. "My Rollercoaster" - by Kimya Dawson
20. "Road To The Riches" by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
21. "Bring It Home To Me" - by David Elliot
22. "Little Red Corvette" - by Prince
23. "Treat 'Em Like A Prostitute" -by Slick Rick & Dougie Fresh
24. "I Never Loved a Man" - by Maria Doyle

Price per per: $0 Or 49¢ if you decide to burn them a CD
Usefulness: V (if they happen to like the same type of music)
Alternate: Mixed Tape or bootleg CD
Who: E except for the hearing impaired
Rating: 9

2. Obama Obama Obama!!!: Right now everybody has Obama-fever....Obama this, Obama that! People are buying Obama merchandise like hot cakes.. I even came up with some of my own 'Obama products' which has not yet been released..

My Obama inventions:
-Obama Umbrellas
-an Obama Dance (Jamaicans will most likely create it)
-Nike Air Obamas (In all White & Black on the inside- is the White House version. In all Black & White on the inside is the mix race version)
-Obama Sweat-Suit on the back of the top it says "I am running for the White House"
-Obama shades
-Obama Hybrid Car - It says "Yes We Can!" on the side
-Obama Thongs - On the front it reads "Obama kill'd the Bush"
-Obama Value Meal at...(any fast food joint)

You can give a gift with anything Obama on it and people will love it! In fact if you can't afford the authentic stuff then create your own. Just get a white tee shirt, with a Sharpee, sign it "Barack H. Obama", and tell them you went to a rally and got Barack himself to sign the shirt. Most people won't even check the authenticity and more won't even wear the shirt. They'll put it in a glass box frame!

Price per: $4- $15 (depends on the quality of the shirt)
Usefulness: V
Alternate: Something authentic from the Obama site: www.barackobama.com
Who: E (but mostly Democratics and blacks)
Rating: 10

1. Nothing!: That's right you give them nothing! And when they give you a Christmas gift don't even reply "Oh I didn't get you anything..." Nope, just smile, take it, say thanks, and walk away.. If they want to end the friendship all because you didn't give them anything then you don't need them. And what a great way to start the new year without their fake-ass-full-of-shit-who-only give-just-to-receive-a-gift-sorry-ass! Jesus didn't only save the people who gave him gifts. There were millions of people who didn't give him a gift yet he still saved them. In fact the only ones we know that gave Jesus a gift were the 3 Wise Men.

Price per: 0
Usefulness: Can't do nothing with nothing!
Alternate: 2nd to none
Who: E
Rating: 10 (to you)

9 Shopping Days Left till you go broke because of Christmas!
Merry Christmas!

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For a Good Time Call CaT....

Okay, I didn't too much celebrating but you get the point :) Work > Partying, sorry kids! But it is indeed official, I am one good year away from the BIG 3-0!! Sweet Baby Jesus!! First my son hits 10 and now this....

Blogging for Digi has been chill and I'm working with great people. This week however I was on the wrong end of some simple minded Manager of a WACK Artist. So week before last I'm asked to do a "Spotlight" on this artist - cool. We do spotlights once a week so I didn't rush to look at his info. His manager had hit me a few times on G Chat and Email asking if I needed anything else and I'm like naw, I'm good I have what I need. On the third day of getting his package and the email from Digiwaxx, I decide to take a listen to his music and read his bio *blankstare* NOTHING jumps out in his bio that is "spotlight" worthy and his music is BOO BOO! Lets not even get on the pics that were sent to me with him having hella money hanging out of his pockets and stuff - WACK!

Last Saturday I'm chilling with my baby cousin and I get an alert from my phone and it's the Manager hounding me about when I'm putting the post up..Gurrr..BITCH, it's Saturday night and I'm chillin w/ family, do you not know business hours? (FYI, I'm not calling him a bitch, thats just how my thing..) I tell him it will go up Monday and sure enough on Monday morning I wake up to an email asking me when is it going up! An email had to go out..I pretty much told them how rude they were and to never email me again, also that the post would go up that day as previously stated.

Let me backtrack some, as i said I wasn't feeling his music so I didn't want my name attached to the spotlight post, so I was told just to do an "Artist Review". Write a small bio, a few things about him (not his music) and post some of his tracks..NO PROBLEM!! I post it and email it to the Manager, he replies back saying I was rude with my earlier message and that the post is misleading. He asked me to post the bio "as is", the way he sent it and to put all of the pictures up along with his mixtape music..BOY SIT DOWN! I didn't even reply, I just left it alone, cause it was a favor and it didn't have to be done,meaning he don't run shit..LOL

I thought I deleted him from my G Chat list and I posted a status that said something about "this wack manager hitting me about his wack artist & it being problems if he hit me again"..He saw it and wasn't happy *doh* lmao:

HIM: are you serious?

me: like seriously, Im so not in the mood for you, really....I apologize for u seeing my status, I thought I blocked you..that is very rude of me, so I apologize for that...but seriously..u have given me gray hairs lately and Im just not interested right now...again, I apologize 4 u having to view my status....

HIM: dont worry i call CL tommorrow

me: please do..thank u..please be sure to include how u have harassed me for the past 4 days while I was sick and was nvr given the opportunity to post ur review...u wanted it up in such a rush before my getting the proper information on how to post the mp3 tracks & ure still complaining....I wrote what i was told to write, the exact format I was instructed to write.

Success: you werent harassed.

me: I wasnt? sweetie, yes I was..Im w/ my fam this weekend & ure hitting me....after business hrs, ure hitting me..thats not harassing?

Instead of calling CL, he hit up Boss Lady that night with an email saying to hit him back asap and that i was rude. he also told her to take the post down, redo it, send it to him first before reposting it so that he can approve it and then post it up..BITCH, you ain't tunning this..LOL She lets him know I wasn't feeling the music and what have you and of course the post is a favor. Tells him we don't work like that, where he approves a post first and so on and so on. Needless to say the post was taken down and we heard nothing else from him.

I didn't have to hear from him because two days later, I start getting phone calls and text from men saying they heard I give great head..LOL..at first I thought it was a friend texting me who had a new number and was playing on my phone until Sincere in Brooklyn called me talkin about he was coming to Houston on Saturday and wanted to hook up! "BOY, BYE!!" Then it hit me, "Is my # on craigslist??" So I call Mr. BK back & ask him how he got my number. He said it is posted ALL over WSHH, so I go to the site and see this:

CALL CATHRYN FOR THE BEST PUSSY IN HOUSTON AT 832.884.4690 SHE CAN SUCK THE FUCK OUTTA YA DICK..

Well, the head game is pretty fucking amazing so he didn't lie..LOL....Mayne, all I could do was LAUGH! I'm 99.99% sure it was the Manager, I haven't pissed anyone off this week to be so childish, not to mention the way my number is typed with the periods in between is how my signature is on my email, which leads me to suspect that he cut and pasted it; most people use dashes, not periods.

I started playing right along with these big dummies that started calling and texting me. I got a few pictures and was going to post cocks on the net but I'm actually too lazy to do all of that lol. They are some horny toad as men who just want a good time, men who probably pay for pussy. The funniest call was the guy who called to "Warn" me on the 2nd day. He told me about my number recent;y being posted (yes, dude did this at least 2 days in a row, lol) and then asked what I looked like LOL. I told him 5'2, 325 and he knew I was lying, so he then asked "well is it true?" BOY, BYE! LMAOOOOOO!

Okay this has gotten kinda long, so I'm going to end it by saying to my friends who know how I usually spend my bday, celebrating life with an HIV test and making awareness of the importance of knowing your status, I wasn't able to do so this year. Ms. Pam is at a different location now & working these real people hours have prohibited me from doing so. BUT, I did have one in Oct and I know my status, so I very much encourage you all do go out and still get tested. THANKSSSSSS!!

ps - I didn't mention dudes name cause I REFUSE to promote him :)

Cadillac Records Review

Previously posted on Digiwaxx.com/blog by CathrynMarie

On Monday night, Digiwaxx had the GREAT pleasure of viewing “Cadillac Records” at a screening in Houston, Texas; Solange Knowles also sat in and watched. If Beyonce hadn’t gone on Oprah and said that she was only in the end of the movie, I would have really thought that the movie was an Etta James movie that she starred in - its how the previews and such come across. Digiwaxx advice’s everyone to listen to Beyonce and not count on the media - she did a GREAT job, however.

I enjoyed “Cadillac Records” so much because of the informative history of music that I walked away with - actually learning that a Field Slave is sole person who contributed to the what music has become now, being apart of integration of man kind, was therapeutic. Of course, Chuck Berry, broke the barriers with his music but if it weren’t for Muddy Waters, ex Field Slave and first artist on Chess Records, who knows what music would be like.

Chess Records was a start up label by Leonard Chess in Chicago. First artist on the roster was the great Muddy Waters, one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, no one played the guitar better than Muddy. Muddy, along with Little Walter, Willie Dixon and Howlin Wolf took the world by storm with their sound Blues sound before Rock & Roll Legend, Chuck Berry, was signed and contributed to chart topping numbers the Record Label often laid claim to. Becoming the first female on the roster, Etta James accompanied the talent men and demanded her respect, as she to made chart topping music. It’s hard to believe that seven people are responsible for the definition of great music, not excluding The Rolling Stones (the history behind how they got started is amazing) and The Beach Boys (another jaw dropping story).

Being careful not to ruin the movie, I want to encourage everyone who has a great appreciation of music to go view this movie. If you’re one of those people who refuse to see it because “Beyonce is in it it”, she LITERALLY does not show up on the screen until an hour into the movie, with 45 mins remaining. Mos Def was amazing, pure COMEDY and talent. Beyonce’s performance is also one to be credited, she really showed emotion and became Ms. Etta James. Eamonn Walker (Kareem of OZ) as Howlin’ Wolf was so realistic and you can’t leave out Ced The Entertainer, who has a huge role in the movie. Gabrielle Union, also stars in the movie and has a nice role. Academy Award Winner, Adrien Brody and Emmy, Global Global & Tony winner, Jeffrey Wright are the true stars of this movie. I personally plan to go see it again, and I again, encourage everyone to go see it. PLEASE be sure to read the closing captions, you will be taken aback with the ending information you will read. Oh & Q Tip is in it!!

Cadillac Records is in theaters on December 5, stop by the official website for the movie http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/cadillacrecords and listen to some of the soothing tunes. The Official Soundtrack is being distrubuted through Sony Music, to be released on December 2, includes music from Beyonce Knowles, who has recorded five songs for the soundtrack, including a cover version of Etta James’ “At Last” as its lead single. Mos Def, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short (Little Walter), and Eamonn Walker recorded songs for the soundtrack, and Raphael Saadiq (his new album is a MUST BUY), Solange Knowles, Mary Mary, Nas, Buddy Guy and Elvis Presley also appears on the album. The soundtrack will be released in single- and double-disc editions.