Baby and Me for the Wii

For all you parents…the holidays are coming and guess what? I have the perfect game for you daughters. Baby and Me for the WII… If you attach the Wii-mote to any old doll it will give your child the ultimate fake baby experience. The Wii-mote makes cry, gurgle and burp noises. The special edition version of this game actually comes with a baby doll for your child. I WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS when i was younger because I was obsessed with playing house. If you have a Wii Balance board that came with Wii Fit you can actually teach the baby how to walk… This is the ULTIMATE christmas gift for your little girls. COP IT before it runs out!

SincerelyShy

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/baby-and-me-special-edition-includes-wiimote-ready-doll/

Ralph Lauren=FORCE.

If you saw our post last week we spoke about the photo shopped Ralph Lauren Model (TOO Skinny). Now it’s been reported that this model was fired in April for bing overweight. She is 5’8 and 120 lbs…*side eye of death* What is going on in the fashion world that this woman got fired for being overweight? I am truly just baffled. 1. You photo shop her picture and say that it was a mistake and that she is “beautiful and healthy”, yet you fire her for being overweight. 2. What message is that sending to the masses of women and children who are that size(she is a healthy weight model)? People make me sick. I do not understand the craziness that is the world today. The fashion industry needs to start being held accountable for the distorted images of women. If you want to represent beauty you need to represent it universally. These young girls can not relate to these women so they develop self hate and low esteem about their  physical appearance. The media is such a powerful tool and it’s saddening when it does nothing but tear people down. Do I think that this will change the industry? No. Do I think it will every change? Not in my lifetime. Truly Saddening.

Filippa Hamilton

Overweight??? They forced it.

My question is if you fired me why are you using my picture months later and altering the image? I’ll never understand it.

Damn, I Thought Ya’ll Enjoyed These Things.

I was over at Guyspeak and found a funny article by Panama Jackson. He lists 6 things the fellas don’t want to do with us ladies. Is this true fellas?

6 Things That Guys Never Really Want to Do. Ever.

Posted by Panama Jackson, October 14, 2009 8:45 AM

No matter how much we love you and how much time we want to spend basking in your luminescent glow, there are certain things that most guys will never, ever, want to do.  Chalk it up to our neanderthal nature since I’m assuming it goes that far back.  And by the way, we totally do all of these things, anyway.  Why must I cry?

1) Go bra/panty shopping

For most men, the bra/panty combo is purely sexual in nature.  The shopping part is not.  Watching you all sift thru mountains full of possibly-tried-on draws is just not how we’d like to spend the afternoon.  Call us when you’ve picked out a set that we can remove.

2) Talk to you about what’s going on in your girl friends’ lives

I’m guessing this one does go back to caveman days as I’d bet good money that Caveman did NOT enjoy reading the wall etchings about who Cavewoman X was getting clubbed by.  It’s really not that entertaining really.  We think you all need hobbies. Just in case, I’m not clear, we don’t care what’s going on in their lives.

3) Sit on the phone for hours

The only thing worse than sitting on the phone for hours (usually after you’ve been dating for a while) is #2.  We will probably just fall asleep on you anyway, thus pissing you off.  BUT, at least we got off the phone. And no, we’re not calling back if you hang up.  We take that as a sign of an ended conversation, which, of course, is the goal anyway.

4) Watch a bunch of wedding shows

It just sets a bad precedent.  The guys ON the shows don’t look like they want to be there so consider it a sort of solidarity. Plus, then you might want us to watch nothing but shows where its all about emotion, like Oprah. Just a bad look, all around.  In fact, Oprah is only okay when people like Mike Tyson are on there.  Wow, what a show.  Just moving.

5) Watch sappy romantic comedies

We like humor and can usually deal with the funny romantic comedies.  The Notebook?  Not so much. Titanic?  Never again.  They weren’t funny, they were depressing. We don’t like depressing.  Plus the chicks in those are never as hot as the ones in funny romantic comedies.  I’m not sure why this is but it is fact.  Kind of like Will Smith is legend.

6) Taking quizzes from magazines

It’s not fun for us, so just stop. Plus, if they knew what men really liked, you’d never have to ask us.

Shit I hate doing those things too. I’m not mad at all.

Are You Serious!?

If you know me you know that I like to learn any and everything I can about anything. Which caused me to master the internet search(don’t judge me). I spend a healthy amount of time online. In addition to my quest for knowledge I love to watch people. People are truly funny and unscripted life is the best. If T.V is boring, best believe I can walk out my door and be throughly entertained. Social forums such and myspace (BLEH.),twitter,facebook and all those other places I have no idea exist have upped the ante. Today I’m just going to talk about the things that I see while a member of facebook and twitter.

*My writing will now take on a life of its own.*

Hands down twitter is funny as shit. I’m one of those twitter users who rarely tweet but follows all the funny people. The celebs, fake celebs, wannabee celebs, celeb haters, twitter celebs and plain stupid I can always sign on twitter and laugh. The best interaction is between the celebs and celeb haters and the twitter thugs and wannabee celebs. Those mofos right there be on a “whole nother level.” I mean they really be going in on twitter.

I was on twitter the other day and came across a page that was dedicated to tweeting dumb shit to Trey Songz. I mean this person tweets Mr. YUUUP himself every five minutes #basictweets about NOTHING. I’m like damn, is this what life has come too. Twitter is a blessing and curse. Great promotional tool(twitter is def getting people on this site). On the other hand its allowing people to go crazy. They can talk shit every thirty seconds and actually build up an audience. I think people like that don’t have many people to talk to in real life. Therefore they go on twitter and tweet all types of nonsense knowing someone(me included) would see that shit and react some type of way. It’s crazy and some of these twits need seek counseling at their earliest convenience .

Something else that baffles me is the thuggedness that comes along with sitting at a computer. Homie, you are not scaring nobody with your technical ass. How scary can you be while tweeting some gangsta shit then the next tweet you teaching me how to add the breast cancer ribbon to my pic. It really baffles me. WHy would you just go around twitter starting something and then when someone responds you quick to tell em how you gonna “put the tooley” to them. NO. just no. Life as you know it is in shambles. SEEK HELP. When you sending out internet threats you need to think before you sending out threats. 1. Unless they gave you their address or you can get there IP address and track they asses down then you ain’t gonna do shit. 2. Even with the necessary information your simple ass ain’t gonna do shit so sit down and stop it. People really kill me.

The celeb haters are another one. If you do not like someone then do not like them. You spending time and effort telling that person you do not like them is not gonna hamper their day, ESPECIALLY if they don’t know you. You and this celeb you hate so much will probably never cross paths so why waste your precious time and energy. Is this celeb really making you life less livable? Is your quality of life really being compromised by this celeb? Does their whole being on twitter rub you the wrong way? There is something so simple to do to help you if you feel this way. UNFOLLOW THAT CELEBRITY. Like damn stop looking at their tweets.

In short twitter has just taken on a life of its own. It is crazy how it became such a big hit and people are getting loose on twitter and a lot of peoples careers and lives are being affected(Stephen Marbury, Miley Cyrus). I say twitter can be a beautiful thang if done right. I say tweet responsibly and don’t go assuming another identity because you are hiding behind a monitor. We all know people get brave when they don’t have to deal directly with people but come on now some of it is a FORCE.

AnastasiaAlexia

If You’re in Boston

Here are a couple of events that are going on this week in Boston:

Sammie’s Patio

63 Revere Beach Blvd

Revere,Ma

Watch Boston’s Very own”The Urban Nedz” & “Famous NoBodies” shed some light on the city at Sammie’s Patio in Revere Ma

Be there or be Nothing

IT’S $10 FOR MALES

$5 FOR FEMALES

COME OUT AND SUPPORT!!!

Femme Fatale

Mistrie & Klutch Presents….

“Fatale Attraction”

“The Ladies Appreciation Party”
Thursday October 15th

LADIES FREE UNTIL 11:30PM /w RSVP

Guestlist Closes Promptly at 12AM!

MUSIC BY : DJ Dru Nyce :: DJ Alcide :: Sound Vibration

Complimentary Champagne and Beauty Mix from 10pm to 11pm
Complimentary Photo-shoot Vouchers

Hosted by Vision, JProduction, Back-2-Basic, 2Life, Off-the-Wall, Crew, SOG

Proper Dress To Impress | Shoes. Collar . No Flats

TO RSVP EMAIL NAMES TO BYANCEY08@GMAIL.COM

PEARL THURSDAYS
275 Tremont St. Boston (Below the Roxy)

Hawaii Luau

Executive Fridays Presents…..

HAWAII LUAU
“The Executive Stay-cation”

Featuring:
Malibu Tropical Drink Specials & Exotic Fruits

Oct 16th: 10pm – 2am

STIX
35 Stanhope St. (Boston Back Bay)

Top 40, Rnb, Dancehall & Today’s Hottest Music!

Proper Dress Required

Admission:
Ladies Free b4 11pm & $10 w/ Rsvp
Guest List Closes @ 12am

RSVP @ WWW.NIGHTLIFEEXECS.COM

Fmi Contact Nlexecs@gmail.com or
6178401227 or 6174479219

I Stay Fly

Fly Boys Society

presents

“I STAY FLY”

Thursday OCTOBER 15TH

DJ HALF PINT SPINNIN’
HIP-HOP, REGGAE, CLUB HITS

18+ PARTY
21+ TO BARCADI

$10 AT THE DOOR
$15 FOR BUS&CLUB FROM UMD

SPECIAL BDAY CELEBRATION FOR NUNO

DRESS CODE: NO TIMBS, NO HATS, NO ATHLETIC WEAR

LEVEL 2
101 Richmond St
Providence, RI 02903

FOR GENERAL INFO: 617 820 4679

FOR BUS INFO FROM UMD
CONTACT: ALAN: 857 389 8011

Sound CLash

International Sundays
presents…

The International Sound Clash
“Experience the Sound”

Featuring 5 of the Best International Dj’s
Sound Revolution * DJ Obi * DJ Alcide * Dj Super Duke * DJ Bz Fingaz!
Live Dance Battle with the Int’l Dance Hall Queen

Sunday Oct. 18th
10:30 – 2:00am
Venu Night Club
100 Warrenton St | Boston, MA

2 Rooms of Entertainment
Room 1: DJ Real P – Sound Revolution- DJ Alcide
Reggae, Dancehall, RnB, Hip Hop, & Soca, Calypso

Room 2: DJ Super Duke – DJ Obi -Dj Bz Fingaz
Konpa, Zouk, Naija Hits, Cabo Zouk, Soukous, Coup De Cale, Makkosa

***Ask about our Special Birthday + Group packages***

Proper Dress Required
*Men-Collared Button down Dress Shirts & Dress Shoes Mandatory!
*Women-Classy is always sexy.

Admission w/ Rsvp
$10 b4 11:30pm & $15 after w/ rsvp
Ladies Free b4 11pm
************************************
To Rsvp visit BYANCEY08@GMAIL.COM!!!!
************************************

There you have it.

Empathize My Friends

*Admin note: On Wednesday expect to see some foolishness on the site. Wednesday is our official BLOG day.*

Have you ever been in a situation that left you VEXED,.In these situations friends and family like to start pulling life quotes out their ass telling you how much worse it could be( i.e your house burns down and Uncle Blue Shirt stops by with this F.Y.I. “Atleast you alive!”). I know I am alive and that is all fine and dandy but I am also homeless right now so I have the right to be upset. I love how when things are f*ucked up everyone is “The Daily Love Quotes”(http://twitter.com/thedailylove) . They pulling quotes that don’t even make sense for your situation.

Child: “Mom! I wet the bed”

Mother: “It’s okay honey life is what you make of it”

Ok. So how is that helping me when I wet the bed? I never understood why some people can’t leave well enough alone. I understand that most people mean well when they are trying to “console” you. I think sometimes the best consolation is empathy. Just understand where that person is coming from and understand how they feel. People forget to empathize, not everyone wants you running with open arms. They just want you to say, “sh*ts f*cked up I understand.” Is that so hard? Really is it.?

Latin Spice

Pollo Frito con Tostones

Latin Spice!

Did you ever notice that when you walk into any Latino household, there
is a certain aroma when someone is cooking? Adobo. A staple in every
Latin kitchen. The main seasoning for almost every Latin meal. We even
put it in tuna! My first instinct when I’m playing chef in the kitchen
is to reach for the Adobo first and pour until I’m satisfied. The
tasteless pollo turns into a succulent pollo frito with such sabor! And
it’s ALWAYS necessary for arroz guisado. That delicious yellow rice that
can ONLY be complete with Adobo to top off the rich spices that were
thrown in to the pot. It’s what makes the kitchen smell so good when you
walk in to a Latin kitchen!

Food From The Motherland

GUINESS STOUT-O

Jelof Rice. I know for all the Naija people who just read those two words, images come to mind. Naija parties with piping hot delicious Jelof Rice ready to be packed up to take home, children running around with little red grains of rice stuck to their face and clothes, and me in the corner stuffing my face, trying to be invisible to the constant bicker of Nigerian mothers telling me I need to be serving men. Jelof rice is the cornerstone of Nigerian food; a staple I must say. Like noodles to Asians, or pasta to Italians. Other delicious food include Shrimp Fried Rice (chicken flavored rice with veggies, shrimp, and chicken), fried plantain (which we call Dodo), casava grounded to grain with water and sugar (called Gari, but I also like to call it the Naija Kool-Aid), and Moi Moi (beans blended and cooked into a paste that can be eaten with Gari). Africans tend to make their food spicy and its no different for Nigerians who reside on the west side of Africa. The hot and spiciness keeps your senses alert and sickness away! Hahaha Happy Eating!!

JuiiCee

Liberia-O

Peppah Soup, Jelof Rice, Palm Butter and Rice

Liberia is a country is West Africa. Liberia was settled by freed slaves who were part of the back to Africa Movement(Marcus Garvey). I am not going to give ya’ll a history lesson but if you are interested you can find out more at http://www.historyofnations.net/africa/liberia.html.

Liberia like all African countries have a wide variety of national cuisine. I can say i was blessed to have grown up on Liberian food(it is one of my fav food). My Momma was throwing down and I was all too willing to eat up everything in front of me. I mean I don’t know what to say, Liberian food just works for my soul. The aromatics that filled my kitchen as a youth were just the truth. The seasonings, meats,rice,seafoos,vegetables and poultry is just the right combination of food. Liberian food shares similar characteristics with West Indian, and Southern Americna cooking(freed slaves in the 1800’s from both places brought with them that BOMB cooking). These mixed with the indeginous people that were already there just made for a GRADE A combination. Now I am not one to be selfish so I will include some of my favorite recipes you may want to try at home.

1.Fufu and Peppeh(pepper) Soup-

Yield: 3 quarts soup
Check dried codfish for saltiness. If very salty it may need to be soaked overnight, in which case eliminate salt from recipe.

Liberian soups are unlike most soup dishes and are often a combination of meats, fish, and vegetables ultimately combined in one pot. With less water they may be served as main dishes. Other vegetables such as okra and string beans may be added.

In a 1 gallon pot:

Combine: 1 Ib. STEW BEEF, cut in 1/2 inch dice

1/2 lb. TRIPE, cut in small pieces (optional)
1 6-oz. can TOMATO PASTE
1 Tbs. SALT
1 tsp. COARSE RED PEPPER
1 tsp. BLACK PEPPER
1/2 Ib. FRESH TOMATOES, cut in 1/2-inch squares
1 quart WATER.
Simmer for one hour or until meat is tender.

In another 1 gallon pot:

Combine: 1/2 Ib. ONIONS, thinly sliced

1/2 Ib. DRIED CODFISH, cut in small pieces, in
2 quarts WATER.
Simmer until fish is tender.

Combine fish and meat and simmer slowly for 20 minutes.

Debone 1 large SMOKED FISH (herring, mackerel, whitefish, etc.).

Add to soup and cook 10 minutes longer.

Correct the Seasonings to your taste.

Serve with rice or Foo-foo.

2. Cassava Leaf and Rice- 

2 cups of Palm oil
4 bunches of cassava leaf
2 chicken bouillon cubes
*Handful of bitter balls (county pepper) to taste
½ pound of fresh meat
1 large onion
1-tsp soda
½ cup or 1 dried fish
½ cup dry meat

Beat and grind cassava leaf with peppers and onion. Put dry fish, and fresh meat in a pot of water and Season with salt to taste. Let boil until water is completely dry, then, add palm oil and stir cassava leaf in for oil to go all the way through. Let simmer for ten minutes then serve. For more recipes just type Liberian Food Recipes in your search engine.

 AnastasiaAlexia

Who These Bishes?

We are taking today to introduce ourselves to you guys non-traditionally(we here at CompellingVibes be on some other ish). All of us share different ethnic backgrounds so what better way to know us then by the food we eat. Two of us shares two ethnic backgrounds within the same race but we’ll keep it simple with four post. Food will be on this site AGAIN. -damn let me go head before I burn this soup-