So, I'm watching Jeopardy, like I do most week nights @ 7pm, and there's a category named 'Word and Phrase Origins.' The answers were mostly of Greek or Latin origin.

Cool, I'm learning a few words.

The $2000 answer said 'These two words were combined in the 1970 to form the word ebonics.'




The answer is . . . .

Ebony and Phonics.

What.
The.
F*CK.


I'm sorry, am I the only one who is shocked, appalled and a little disgusted by that? Not at Jeopardy. I love me some Trebek lol But wow. Ebony? Whoa. Did anyone else know this? Maybe I'm new to the party but that's the first time I've ever heard that.

This morning I woke up about an hour before I had to get out of bed and my mind to started to wander and think about everything that's going wrong or not perfect in my life. I dwelled on these things for a while and started to feel so down. . .

But then.

But then I thought of how good I have it, compared to so many others. No one's life is perfect; no one can ever BE perfect. But we all know when we have it pretty good. And there are always little things that WE can do to make things better.

I thanked God for my blessings, said a prayer for what I needed/wanted and kept it moving.


No matter what you believe, be thankful and keep it moving.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have seen the light. And it's name is The Dark Knight. In IMAX. Hands down the best movie of the year. Now, it's no secret that I love love love me some caped crusader so I was going to enjoy the movie either way but I really didn't expect it to live up to all the hype. And believe me, it surpassed it. The film is chock full of incredible acting talent, so even thought Bale is the 'star,' each actor has such an integral role in the storyline and they all had a good amount of screen time. *gushes* I'm so happy I saw it in IMAX. You should too!! :-)

OMG so while I was posting the last survey I was super cranky. It was a reflective type thing, so I was re-hashing my year which was full of ups and downs. But then I got a surprise visit from my friend Frantz! I met him a little over a year ago at my workplace. He's such a sweetheart. He moved to Japan in January '07 to teach English. Not telling anyone he was back, he's been surprising his friends for the past few days and stopped by my apartment. It was so good to see him. We only talked for 20 mins; he's been back for 2 days and is still jet-lagged. I'll definitely be seeing him before he goes back in January '08 and can't wait to talk more about the culture and his experiences in Japan. It was so refreshing to see him. I am in SUCH a great mood right now. I know I promised a bit of a rant, recapping my year, but I'm too happy to do that right now! LOL

Alright. I don't know how...but that little minx Cana got me a paid subscription! :-D

Muchas gracias, mi amiga. I really do appreciate it. You've earned yourself a billion more fics and like a ba-gillion more crazy voice posts!!!! LOL

Comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. After, post this in your journal, and give out some letters of your own.

stormkpr tagged me with the letter C

1. Chocolate - *sigh* chocolate. Chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookies, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, hot chocolate....'nuff said.

2. Cocoa butter - Makes the skins smooth and makes with the smelling good!

3. Cell phones - Yeah, they can be the devil sometimes, but admit it, you'd be lost without 'em! LOL

4. Cuddling - Can never get enough of this!

5. Curly Hair - Love it!! My hair is curly. Gina Torres' hair is curly. Corrine Bailey Rae's hair is curly. John Mayer's hair is...well...wavy but kinda sorta curly. All in all curly hair is fantastic.

6. CANA!!!!!! - You're my girl!! She kept reminding me of fics and what wacky fun I was missing here on LJ.

7. 'Casino' - Mmmm...Robert DeNiro in pastel suits...

8. Carmen - Smokin' hot Latina on Showtime's 'The L Word.' Damn I love that show! Season 4 begins in January!!

9. Cabernet Sauvingnon - Recently I've come to enjoy this red wine.

10. Camelot - I've always been fascinated with the Arthurian Legend. Camelot embodied a time Loyalty, Chivalry, Love, Honor. I'm more interested in the mysteries surrounding Avalon and Aruthur's quest to bring together Christianity with the Earth religions.

Ok people, here's another minor update. I participated in the graduation ceremony at the University of South Florida on Saturday!! It's official, I'm done with undergrad. Mama's got a BA in English Lit.!! :-) A heap of the fam is in town, so I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off for the past few days. And this job situation is screwy...after the second interview on Monday they said they would call me the same day, but no call yet. :-( I'm about to call them right now...I'll keep ya posted. So, after this week, I'll have more time to update my life here on the journal and I'm going to post an album so you guys can see my graduation picks. I must say, I looked pretty dern cute! LOL

I'm sitting here on a lovely Sunday afternoon. Currently sprawled out on my bed, I've spent the morning cleaning my room and now I'm procrastinating about the last paper I have to type in my undergraduate career (it's only a 2-pager due by midnight) and watching 'Waiting to Exhale' for the umpteenth-millionth time (love this flick). And I'm also listening to a playlist on my mp3 player entitled 'My Girls.' This particular list has some of the most soulful, truthful voices of the 20th century. Now, by no means is this a complete list of female vocalists that I find amazing, but it's good enough for me right now. The list includes Corinne Bailey Rae, India Arie, Erykah Badu, Nina Simone and Lauryn Hill. Their voices are rich; their lyrics are real. And as the songs go from 'Put Your Records On' (Corinne Bailey Rae) to 'Blues for Mama,' (Nina Simone) I follow the emotional ups and downs with my own voice. The soul stirring feeling I get from these ladies is amazing. Anytime, day or night, these are the songs I'm singing. 'Ready for Love' (India Arie), 'Drama' (Erykah Badu) and 'Everything is Everything' (Lauryn Hill) help to make up this compilation of songs that make me appreciate the woman that I am. They give my voice reason to be heard. I encourage you all to have a selection of music like this, comprised of singers that give your heart a boost and your soul a 'dusting off,' so to speak.

(Break: Angela Basset just lit her no good husband's shit on fire in the movie...MY GIRL!!!!!!!! :-)

So yeah, just thought I'd share.
:-)

Choose twelve characters from your fandoms, then answer the questions under the link. Do not look at the questions beforehand.

1. Zoe Alleyne Washburne - Firefly/Serenity
2. Malcolm 'Tighpants' Reynolds - Firefly/Serenity
3. Spike - Buffy/Angel
4. Jayne Cobb - Firefly/Serenity
5. Ororo 'Storm' Monroe - X-Men
6. Logan 'Wolverine' - X-Men
7. Hoban Washburne - Firefly/Serenity
8. Nebula - Hercules
9. Richie Ryan- Highlander:The Series
10. Methos - Highlander:The Series
11. Nikita - La Femme Nikita:The Series
12. Shana - Jem!

( (And I promise, I chose the characters before I peeked at the questions...) )

I just returned from the Tampa Charity screening of 'Serenity' with the proceeds going to Equality Now, which is Joss Whedon's pet charity. It was hella cool!! A couple people showed up in costume, Browncoat/Serenity shirts were everywhere and they even had a raffle!! I didn't win anything, but it was still good :-) The organizers even gave out little goody bags at the end of the show. The bags included a red Equality Now wristband and a Firefly trading card that came in plastic sleeves. I had a blast!! It was like we were all a family. During the movie, everyone laughed at the right parts, cheered at the right parts and *sniff* whimpered at the right parts. I'm not sure how much money was raised but it was a full house. A great time was had by all.

Hurray Browncoats!!!!

Most hilarious video ever!! It's an unedited version of Jamie Kennedy's 'Rollin with Bob Saget' rap video.

Straight hilarity!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I0U4P9Imis&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebadassmofo%2Ecom%2F

Title: U-Day
Author: capnzoe
Email: capnzoe@yahoo.com
Summary: Mal and Zoë celebrate another U-Day
Rating: PG
Characters: Mal and Zoe
Pairing: M/Z
Spoilers/Timeline: AU during series..
Disclaimer: Capn’ Tightpants and crew belong to the great and powerful Joss.
Author's Note: Tons and tons of love to my girl razycrandomgirl!! This is a quick fic I wrote for her in thanks for her well wishes on my birthday and her encouragement to write more fic!! :-)
Archive: shinywriter

( Again. )

Oh! So me and the kid, Ryan, watched Star Wars the other day. It was my first ever viewing of the masterpiece and I must say one thing...

"These are not the droids you are looking for."

Could Malcolm Reynolds be anymore like Han Solo?!?!??! The demeanor, the way of speaking...everything. Hurray Harrison Ford! Especially in the last battle scene. :-) I grow as a sci-fi geek more and more each day...

SO! Today I begrudgingly attended my Math for Liberal Arts class. It's a huge auditorium class. This kid sits in the row behind me to my right and he's wearing a black Serenity shirt. I was so freakin excited but I didn't want him to think I was some big weirdo, so I waited a few minutes and casually looked over my shoulder.
"Hey, nice shirt."
"You know about Firefly?"
"Hell yeah, I'm a huge Browncoat."
"Me too!"
"I'm Sarah."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Ryan."
Both of us were so stunned that we had actually met someone else who loves the show. It was great! We talked about conventions, fan fics, fave episodes, everything. He actually met some of the cast at the last convention in Orlando is going to send me the pics. SOOOOO excited. This is his first semester here so I may play tour guide and all that good stuff. It was like, we kinda knew each other already because we share this obsession with Firefly/Serenity. Too funny. It pays off to wear your Browncoat merchandise! :-)

Anyway, just thought I'd share.

1. List 3 things you like about yourself. Don't be shy -- brag!

- My smile. *grins*
- My legs (they're super long and sexy. It’s summer, so short skirts here I come!!).
- My uncanny ability to be optimistic. Sometimes it's hard but I feel like being positive is my way of making the world a little better. (sappy, I know :-P) Plus, smiling lifts the face and makes you even more beautiful than you already are!

2. Recommend a great FF fic. Something you loved reading and would recommend that I check out too. (For the sake of this interview, it shouldn't be one that either you or I wrote).

LOL Definitely the 'Dino Tales' series at www.fireflyfans.net by ManicGiraffe (I'm not good at links and stuff, so if you go the site, go the Blue Sun Room and search fic titles for 'Dino Tales') They're so cute and funny; a nice light read.

3. What is one small, concrete action that you think a person can take to make the world (or their community or their home) a better place?

…*scratches head*

Not being complacent. Saying you want things to change is nice but actually acting on that desire is even nicer. Anything from sending monthly donations to a charity to participating in an equal rights rally. If everyone just did something, I think that the world would be one step closer to being a better place.

4. What do you miss most about the Bahamas?

Being surrounded by family. The islands are so small and my family has been there for generations, so I had aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc. all within a short car ride (or boat ride) away. Oh, and I also miss going to the library then to the beach everyday after school. :-)

5. Every Zoë/Wash fan seems to have their own take on when and how the two of them got together, despite her first opinion of him. What do you think happened?

I don’t like how people usually make Zoë out to be a complete bitch toward Wash in the beginning. Yeah, maybe there was some friction but I don’t think she really hated him; she just didn’t know what to make of her feelings for him, that’s all. And also, if he really liked her, like, love at first sight sort of thing, he was probably going overboard in trying to attract her to him, like he was showing out. Wash has a very silly personality and Zoë doesn’t. That obvious difference probably got in the way of them getting to know each other, initially. Zoë was might have been so caught up in what she didn’t think she wanted in a man that it interfered with her realization of what she could potentially love in a significant other. Make sense? Anyway, so after a few months on the ship Wash gets through to her. I don’t think it was some grand gesture or intense situation that pushed or threw them together. I mean, those kinds of things work well for fics, but it seems a little simpler to me. Wash finally calms down, realizing he doesn’t have to put on a show to impress Zoë. Zoë realizes that she owes it to herself to explore her feelings. Let’s say…somehow when the ship is docked, Zoë and Wash are left by themselves. They dance around each other in the kitchen for a while until someone breaks the ice. They talk and decide to date…well, date as much as you can on a spaceship. Things start of slowly but surely with none of that ‘having sex as soon as we know we like each other’ stuff either. Things bloom, they ‘do it’ (a lot) and then maybe six months down the road they get hitched.