And now back to your regularly scheduled programming...

I've really been neglecting this blog. To be honest, I totally forgot about it. I'm going to do better. Since I've been working full time, I've had less time on my hands. I do like the job though. At least so far. Hopefully that won't change with time...

Oh how I hate first dates....

So I met this guy... wait why do I always want to start a post with "so"? Anyway... I met this guy a while back in like October or November. Matter of fact it was my first night bartending. He waited until the end of the night when I was cleaning up to approach me. He seemed nice enough. He asked for my number and I gave it to him. We talked on the phone a bit but it got to the point for me where I didn't feel like being bothered. It seemed like that was all he wanted to do. I was in the process of trying to get my life sorted out and I didn't have time to be sitting on the phone for multiple hours at night. A girlie's got better things to do. Well anyway, he would call every once in a while and sometimes I would pick up, sometimes I wouldn't. It seemed like he would always call when I was busy or doing something. We finally got back in contact on a regular basis and finally went on a date.

I really hate first dates. They're just so awkward. We went to lunch and then a movie since I thought I had to work that night. I ended up being off since it was slow so we hung out for the rest of the day. I think it went pretty well. He's a nice guy. A tad shorter than I like. He's a bit older than me too but we'll see how it goes. I'm just not sure if I like him like that or not. I hate the fact that I'm so picky but I really can't help it. That's just my nature. I just don't want my pickiness to make me miss out on some great guys. I felt like that about one of my past SO's but he grew on me... I guess only time will tell. Oh yeah and HAPPY EASTER.

Some Recent Additions...

I've been on a shoe kick lately. Both pairs are BCBGirls... I bought the boots in Grey. For some reason this picture makes them look cheesy but they look good in person. I saw a girl with the grey ones on in person and I had to track them down. The second shoe I also tracked down and managed to get nearly 50% off. Hooray for bargain shopping!

BEAUTY FIND: MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural

I am absolutely in love with this powder. It totally knocked my Sheer Select Loose Powder out of the box. I've stopped wearing my foundation on weekdays to wear just this powder with a little concealer. It goes on easily with a few swipes of a brush. It looks very natural on my skin.

I also tried the Mineralize foundation as a replacement for their Hyper Real Foundation (I'm still upset about them discontinuing that. BOO!) and it's alright. I do like the coverage and it looks natural. But it's no Hyper Real though. It doesn't give me the same healthy glow the Hyper Real did. So I'm still on a quest for that perfect foundation.

RATING: 5 out of 5 Stars

The Wire is no more

The Wire was finally put to bed tonight. I've been a faithful watcher since Episode one in 2002 and honestly, I'm sad to see it go. It was truly one of the best shows on television and not just because it was about my hometown. The Wire was more than just a police show. With most police shows they paint the police as the good guys and the criminals as the bad guys. That's all you get. It showed us that those categories are not as black and white as we would like to believe them to be. It showed us that no avenue is exempt from corruption. From the criminals, to the police department, to the government, to the school system and on down to the media.

It was exciting for me to see my city on television. The show gave the country a little slice of the hometown I've grown to love. Before The Wire, many people probably would have never even thought about Baltimore. This city isn't really known for much. I mean not that we want to be known for the drug trade and violence but it is what it is. It's always really been a city that people passed through on their way to or from other cities. It was exciting for me to see scenes on the show that I caught being filmed while I was working downtown in the courthouse. Or to see the building where I worked on television. Call me a dork but it was exciting to me. lol I hated that they blocked off our area while filming though. It was a pain in the ass when it came time to go home at 5:00.

The Wire kept it real... From the characters, to the storylines, to the dialogue, it was all real. Many of those characters I feel like I know them in real life. I know somebody who is a Bubs or a Kima or a Bodie and on down the line. This reminds me of a conversation in my Criminal Investigation class in undergrad. My teacher mentioned that The Wire is the most real television show about our field. He mentioned that The Wire is actually a little too real because it gave away too much information. It revealed a lot about police tactics and undercover work and criminals watching the show picked up on that.

I wasn't totally happy with the way that the show ended (as far as some of the characters fates went); however, I do think that they did a good job of summing up all 5 seasons. There are rumors of some spinoffs and possibly a movie (which would be a prequel since many of the characters are dead now) for the future. But I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I hope this show opened peoples eyes to what's really going on in the urban cities across this country. There are people who live the lives we saw on The Wire every day. Usually not by choice but out of neccesity. If America is supposed to be such a great country, there is no excuse for it. Things need to change. There is definitely a better way.

22 Already?

My birthday was yesterday and I'm sad that it's gone. It was my last day of freedom since I started the new job today. I didn't even do much celebrating because I was sick all weekend. And on top of being sick I had to work. B surprised me and took me out to dinner last night though. He's such a sweetheart. Ahh well there's always the weekend...