29.4.07

For What It's Worth #3

It's that time of the year again where the smsidk girls show you right, yu reeeeaady??

Charity's 3::
1. Looks like the Baby Bulls grew up today huh...word to the Swiffer. Chicago stand up, wait you ain't gotta stand up cause you never sat down; except for like that 10 years after the 6th championship but...thats in the past. I don't have much to say but that I'm sooooooooo glad that the Bulls beat the Heat; the Heat are boring to watch and Wade need an excuse to rest his shoulder. Love for the game can make you do things not in your best interest (like play with a separated shoulder). Them boys got talent...im rollin with em to take the whole east...why not.

2. Chipotle...but not the burritos...oh no. Its all about the crispy chicken tacos. I would suggest you get them with corn and tomatos, sour cream cheese and lettuce or as I say "maiz, tomate, creme, queso y lechuga" (they like it when I speak my Spanish). Anyway...try it its good.

3. In 2007, watching the Cosby show as an adult is TOTALLY different. I realized that, the Huxtable parents were waaaaaaaaaay older than mine are. I realized how annoying Vanessa was, they shoulda wrote her into getting cancer or something. I realized that they were richer than anybody I knew back then (I know wealthy people now). I learned that Claire and Cliff had a very very healthy sex life (the children ranging the ages of 22 with Saundra and 4 with Rudy should've been a clue). Anyway, thank Nick at Night for allowing me to RE-enjoy one of my favorite Childhood shows. Since this week was Huxtapalooza...I decided to share one of my favorite cosby moments...enjoy





Melissa's 3::

1. Ok ya'll, our boy Floyd "freshdaily" of Cincinnati, OH did us ALL a favor by showing us what it's like to have a "BULLSHIT JOB" like we talked about earlier this week, I've spoken to him on many an occasion (@ work) where he goes on & on about how WHACK the job is but how much he NEEEEDS to pay the bills, anyway, take a gander at how he keeps his blood flowing at his desk, you may not find it funny but I know that when in the office I get the itch to do something just like this::





p.s. You can check out Floyd's line,
Cope$etic online, just click the word Cope$etic anywhere on this page.

2. The second, since my partner in crime is fixxed on not letting me share my ENTIRE wknd with you I'm gonna ride with Ibiza Couture on this one. Ibiza, located at 233 E. 47th St. in Chicago, is a hidden gem, despite it's popularity amongst it's already loyal customers, I think it's safe to say that it's being very well slept on && it's about time the community is woke the FUCK UP. Now, I know there's been this BIG move towards higher end fashion in the REAL urban Chicago aka the HOOD and because of that I KNOW that people rush out of the house to the northside, downtown & suburban areas of this BIG city to cop the most expensive, cleanest most DOPE pairs of jeans to go with their L&D, Undercrwn, Nike SB's and Creative Recreations but why do THAT when you can give money not ONLY back to one of your own (real) surrounding communities, but to a black owned business and save on gas, which was $3.29 last night by the way, when you drive down the block you may think, "Are you sure there's a store on this street that sells LEGIT pairs of 4-500 dollar jeans?(for BOTH men and women)" then you see it, like a SORE THUMB it's sitting their, sticking out mind you, as if to say "I HAVE ARRIVED" to it's local competition and even the well known and respected department stores all around the nation. Ibiza demands your attention and that you dare speak on it's location. Keeping it real, Ibiza Couture is now, and from what it looks like is forever going to be WHAT'S UP.

3. Do you know who James Spader is? K, do you knoooow what Boston Legal is? Do you know whaaat Pretty In Pink is? Well if you answered "No." to all of the above questions then you suck well I guess just only the last of the three because Pretty In Pink is a bloody classic no matter what race, creed or culture you come from. Anyway, in the movie James Spader plays Steff, and Steff is an ass hole, period LOL there's nothing extra to add to that description especially 'cause the movie, nor his character in it is the point of this choice, I choose James Spader because that boy had a HEAD OF HAIR on him. I mean it's so...beautiful LOL and that's that. Just know that I would NOT mind grabbing a hand full of that...uh...while playing a crazy game of xtreme volleyball of course ;-) Just GOOGLE it if you don't believe me.

And from the first of us we present...Bill Withers


Here's why:

Charity says: Cause the man's a genius and he makes music that fits every mood I've ever been or could ever find myself in or would like to be in...Just the 2 of Us, Lovely Day, Ain't no Sunshine, Use Me and...let me not forget LEAN ON ME. Ok I will stop...listen and love

Melissa says: Simply because "Use Me" is the ILLEST song...ever, it's str8 up and that's how I like it.


28.4.07

more than meets the eye...

PERSONALLY...I AM (note the present tense) fan of Voltoron: Defender of the Universe. So when I saw reebok announced their Voltron Lion force pack was being released in October of this year, it made me smile.

I mean, I don't like reebok but I'm glad to see Voltron getting its shine cause I'm sick of hearing about Thundercats and Transformers...no dis but them 5 lions are the shit...If you're not familiar with Voltron (after you kill yourself)...check out thie video to get caught up



Anyway...I just realized why Nike continues to "Style on" all the other sneaker companies; they just do it...bigger. Reebok got Voltron so...of course Nike gets TRANSFORMERS. Nice little Nike Trainer III in the Optimus Prime colors...

Nice right? Yea, but they don't JUST go the themed sneaker pack route oh no....

THEY ACTUALLY MADE TRANSFORMERS

...Convoy and Megatron to be exact.





Wowzers...Nike...I salute you...you've done it again.

~charity

Temple Effectives Spring & Summer 2007 look book...

...is finally available && even if you don't eff w/ T.E. like that you GOTTA give 'em a thumbs up for their model :: Zan [EFFIN'] Mostow 'cause he's HOT. :D


So yeah. that's all I have to say so far, you can click the logo below for more info.



Melly Mel.

27.4.07

whats your addiction?

So...down here in Texas (where they say howdy, whoop, and gig 'em), I got word that they were auditioning people for a new sneakerhead tv show called "kickin' it." I figured, I'm a shoe in (pun intended) to make it because...im a sneakerhead...and I'm a girl. That should make me different from the majority of sneaker heads right? Well, I sent in my application and I didn't hear anything back. Now initially, I was dissapointed like...c'mon how could they not pick ME...but then I saw this preview.



Now I understand why I wasn't picked for the show...am not on that level. You have guys with over 200 pairs of sneakers, I make an effort to keep my collection under 50. Hell, my name is CHARITY... I don't feel like I'm living up to my namesake if I dont give away at least 3 pair of sneakers each year; so I'm pretty much sabotaging my collection. Watching this preview helped me realized that hey...I'm not THAT bad (just like an addict to justify their habit). But...with the hopes that I never get this way...I'm checkin myself into detox.

~Charity

26.4.07

Top 100 B.S. Jobs and how to get them

Ok, now I know in ALL of our lifetimes we've had or will have a job that somehow finds itself "beneath" us despite our desperation for the cash or not. Well, thanks to Stanley Bing (stanleybing.com) he's somehow or another gathered his top 100 and made a WHOLE book about it, 100 Bullshit Jobs and How to Get Them is an A+ for two reasons: it's truth and painfully funny sarcasm. Here's a glimpse at the info you'll get when you pick up this book...

1. Ad Executive
2. Blogger
3. Cheese Artisan
4. Dolphin Trainer
5. Expert Witness
6. Guru
7. HMO Health Care Professional
8. Industrial Psychologist
9. Life Coach
10. Mogul
11. Politician
12. Pop Tart

13. The Guy Who Says Your Car Will Be Ready By Noon

14. Velvet Rope Nazi

15. Vice President of the United States

16. Xerox Repairman ...and many many more HERE


so thanks to Harpers Collins Publishers' uh, publishing and Stanley Bing's WIT, you can kick back and actually FIND a job where you can "kick back" and do absolutely nothing all while getting paid...well :D [you're welcome]


Harpers Collins Publishers has also brought you::


The Pursuit of Happyness

Wicked

and The Measure of a Man [in case you didn't know]


YAY!

Melissa

Things that make you go hmmmm....

The card pictured above is an example of the work done by photographer and artist Hank Willis Thomas. The 26 year old Thomas recieved his B.F.A. in Photography and Africana studies from NYU and his M.F.A. in photography and an M.A. in Visual Criticism from the California College of the Arts. His is nationally renowned and has been featured in Museums in Harlem Miami and Orange County.

His most recent collection Branded examines the effectiveness of corporate advertising and visual marketng techniques. The work focuses on the use of the black male body connecting the physical exploitation of Africans during slavery to that of professional athletes.


For a good article about Hank Willis Thomas click the link below:


Also check out Thomas' website:

~Charity

25.4.07

STR8 UP

"They don't know about the bottom."

I've never heard it put better...there's ALOT of comedy in this clip but at the same time plenty of truth as well. Watch as her GUEST learns && is EXPOSED to soooo much LOL then watch when her guest shares wat she's learned [closely]



p.s. REMEMBER she doesn't own the JACK RABBIT some of her "friends" own a jack rabbit ::WINK WINK::

p.p.s. the views expressed in this video are not in any way the EXACT feelings that members of the SMSIDK crew observe and/or practice thank you [gotta keep it p.c.]