Just Another Black Film/Same Ole Story

While I think Morris Chestnut is a wonderful actor, not to mention extremely easy on the eyes, its unfortunate that he can't get any other roles in Hollywood. Tonight my friends and I saw the movie Not Easily Broken. The movie was watchable, but I really get tired of watching the same people in practically the same movies with different titles. Not only did this movie have the same storyline as other black films, it also had too many characters with open ended stories. Thus, their characters had no closure in the film; which left the viewer with questions. It was like mini-stories within the main story. Therefore, the movie jumped around a little too much for my taste. I think for the most part, I'm bored with seeing black actors and actresses playing the same character(s).

For black actresses, she's either a woman in an abusive relationship who feels hopeless and intimidated by everything and everyone throughout the movie. But at the end of the movie she builds up enough strength to move mountains and fight back like Layla Ali. Or she's an overbearing woman who's career driven and afraid to love someone. Or she doesn't know how to love someone; which black men refer to as not knowing how to "take care" of a man. For black actors, they're either an exceptionally gorgeous devout christian family man with a blue collar job that black women simply refuse to pay attention to because they're looking for love in all the wrong places. Or he has a successful career, but is abusive to black women in some fashion. There's no diversity for our black entertainers. Hollywood will never recognize actors like Morris Chestnut because either he isn't offered roles or he refuses to take roles that will allow him to play a different character.

Another problem our black actors/actresses have is the movies they're cast in are typically considered "our movies." Hence, the film writers may be lacking in diversity as well because all they write about is the so called "black experience." Movies they believe black people only want to see or will only pay to see. My imagination expands far beyond movies about drug dealers, the life of a rapper, failed relationships/marriages, and poverty/broken homes in the black community. I don't want to see a movie like Hustle and Flow. I don't want to see a movie like Friday. I don't want to see a movie like How To Be A Player. If black film writers want to be taken serious in Hollywood, then they need to realize that their writings need to become more diversified with more diversified roles for our black actors/actresses. Just ask Will Smith who draws a white and black crowd to his movies. Will Smith didn't allow himself to get caught up in black cinema, and look how well its paying off for him. By the way, I absolutely loved Seven Pounds, and I Am Legend. Diversity folks....It works....

How Rude

I really thought that moving back home with my parents wouldn't be so bad, but my mother is really annoying. Everyday, she's constantly telling me I need to get married, find a man, and have kids. If she isn't telling it to me, she's telling it to her friends or family over the phone. And the house isn't big, so I am in earshot of the conversation. Tonight I told her that a cousin of mine and her mother said I look the same as I did years ago when they knew me as a little girl in elementary school. My mother's response was, "They haven't seen your body so they don't know." I could have said something to her, but I decided not to. Besides she was on the phone with a friend of hers when she said it; which made it even more hurtful to me. As I write this, she is telling her friend on the phone how she should and is entitled to have more grandchildren. That really hurt my feelings. I'm going to bed....

Four Days In

Since the beginning of the year, I have kept on track with my goals. I know its only been four days, but that's better than what I've done in the past. So far, I've managed to pay out two of my three credit card debts. YIPPIE!!!! What I haven't mentioned to you guys is that I have put myself on a six months to a year plan to have enough money saved to buy a house. I plan to clear out all of my debt (with the exception of my student loan of course) and be in a house by the fall of this year. I think that's a realistic goal. I have one more credit card bill to pay and that will put an end to my credit debt. After that, I will pay my back taxes to Uncle Sam and the State of Louisiana. By April, I should have that dark cloud removed from over my head. I have two other major plans that I am working on as well. Because they're both a work in progress, I won't give any details just yet. I'll just say Meredith knows what its all about. In my book, Meredith is cool people. She get additional stars because Tara likes her. If Tara givers her stamp of approval, then you must be doing something right.

WARNING!!!!

If you are not in shape, and have not exercised in a hot minute, and want to play a few rounds of boxing on that Wii game, then I have a newsflash for your ass....

While the game is extremely fun, you will wake up the next morning with serious muscle pains all over your damn body. This is no joke. I suggest stretching for ten minutes prior to playing a game of Wii, and be sure to have a generous amount of water nearby to prevent exhaustion.

That damn golf get off...I've learned a thing or two about the game, and now I'm ready to buy some golf clubs and hit the course.

And Another One

First, let me start by saying Happy New Year's to everybody. I didn't do too much to bring in the new year. My sister and I bought fireworks, put together some finger foods, bought some bottles for popping once the clock struck twelve, and we had a nice time. I brought in the new year with my family and played a few games on my nephew's Wii. I had fun with the bowling and golf games. I left there with the inspiration to buy my own Wii game. I made phone calls and sent texts to people I care most about to tell them Happy New Year's. I updated my Facebook to tell my Facebook friends Happy New Year's. If you didn't hear from me, then that means one of two things. Either I don't have your number, or you don't mean shit to me. Oh don't fell bad, it's nothing personal. Out of sight means out of mind to me. That will never change.

In hindsight of 2008, I'm realizing that the year flew by. I can only imagine how quickly 2009 will pass. In evaluation of myself on a scale of one to ten, I'll give myself only a six. I wasn't a good person last year, nor was I a good friend to many. In fact, I've allowed some people to exit my life without any explanation of my behavior. But what I have come to realize is that those who I've allowed to walk away, I don't think I really wanted them in my life in the first place. They were only there due to some extension of me. Not because they were a part of me. There's a difference. It all became too complicated. Too many people knew too much about me, and that was a huge problem for me. I've never been one to keep a large circle, but somewhere along the way the circle developed into having too many people on the inside. The more people in my circle, the easier it was for them to criticize me or my behavior amongst others in the circle as well. That too was a problem. The circle has now been reduced accordingly, so most are back on the outside looking in. For their sake, I hope the temperature doesn't drop any lower than what it is.