Day 2: Insanity (Plyometric Cardio Circuit)
40 minutes of pure damn EVIL! Oh-My-GAWD! I hope you guys clicked on my pic to see the sweat! It was clearly no joke! The warm up was just as long as the damn exercise. He goes “Okay, we’re done warming up. Grab some water real quick cuz we’re about to get it IN!” I was like “Uh *pause* THAT wasn’t the warm up??” I was already passing the hell OUT off that little bit! Good GRIEF! My mom wants me to go work out with her this evening and I SAID I was gonna do two-a-days but shit me. We’ll see though.
PS: I love my lashes! ha!
Day 1: Insanity (FIT TEST)
Honey…when I tell you shit is real in the field on this one, I MEAN it! Someone sent me the link to this workout program called Insanity on Twitter. After watching THIS I knew I had to try it. MANY moons ago when I ran track in school, my coach(s) relied on interval training to prep us for meets and it worked! Anyway, watch the clip. Here are the results of my fit test:
Switch Kicks: 71
Power Jacks: 31
Power Knees: 50
Power Jumps: 21
Globe Jumps: 10
Suicide Jumps: 5
Push-Up Jacks: 8
Low Plank Oblique: 29
Sweet Jesus! One day down…59 more to go. Can I do it? We’ll see….shit.
A Serious “Would You Rather”
Would you rather remain friends with someone because you chose to keep your mouth closed as you watched them spiral out of control or risk losing them b/c you expressed an opinion that they needed to hear that could potentially save their life/reputation?
Read THIS. More to come…
XXX Ain’t the Answer
I was recently hit up on Twitter by a guy who ‘retweeted’ a message by a chick who was watching a special on television about the porn business. She basically stated that b/c she was “tired of making ends meet off $450″ (didn’t specify the frequency), she might go that route.
I think that the porn twinklets (remember…people who do porn could never be a star *smile) who defend the business via talk show, blog entries, various events/appearances and now, through twitter often provide a skewed representation of what it’s really all about. I just read a tweet that Toya (from Bullshit Entertainment Television’s, Tiny & Toya) wrote and it kinda goes with what I’m about to share:
Yes, I know…quoting ANYTHING from anybody on BET COULD ruin my rep (LOL) but hear/read me out. I don’t care how much a woman tells you that they’re cool with working in porn. I’ve been around enough girls who worked it to know that they’re lying. Many of them tend to present themselves as oversexed beings to validate their reason for doing movies in the first place. What I found during my time in the valley is that…as long as I was content just like them, they wanted to be my best friend. But the minute I started to distance myself and voice a lot of the issues that I felt were running abound in the game, rumors started and I was suddenly a mouthy bitch. During that time in my life, I was very unhappy…I remember writing SEVERAL blogs and making several calls telling folks how happy I was but inside, I was hurting. I wanted one of my friends to ask me “What in the hell is wrong with you? What are you doing?” I can count on a hand who did. Anyway, back to them…no matter what they say, they’re not happy. But they put on this front to hide the fact that they’re afraid that if they DO let it go, they won’t be able to do anything else. THAT is fact and here are a few more for the wayward souls who even think about it:
FACT: Black girls (hell, black ‘actors’ PERIOD) are NOT paid anywhere NEAR what their ‘other’ peers are paid.
FACT: YES, people in the industry are tested more often than the average bear but bacterial infections and other things of the like are still rampant.
FACT: Many people in the industry WILL give you a fake test (and several production companies would go for it).
FACT: They do NOT test for things like herpes (I’ve even had a ‘nurse’ tell me that if they did that “more than half the industry would be out of a job”)
FACT: MANY (not ALL) “medicate” to get by.
And now a question…do you really think any of that is worth it? I get sick and tired of people believing that people in porn have it easy. As with any ‘job,’ it is absolutely not always silver and gold. But it’s glamorized because the people who work in it and run the companies want people in society to be comfortable enough with it that they turn a blind eye to the bullshit that it contains. I can’t speak on the men b/c IMO, the men who work in porn do it b/c A. they probably wouldn’t get pussy otherwise and B. they probably won’t face the same backlash as a woman would. It’s a win/win type situation for them for the most part.
I stopped debating with women who worked the industry a long time ago b/c it proved to be pointless. They have their beliefs and I most certainly have mine. I do not watch porn, I don’t talk to ANYBODY that I met while in it (except for the girls who I HELPED influence to get out and change their ways knowing everything that I know from just sitting around and lending an ear), and I’ll never allow it in my house.
I don’t judge those that choose to watch it. They weren’t in it. I don’t get ‘angry’ at those who judge me. God forgave me. I’m good. But I also feel that it would be extremely socially irresponsible of me if I didn’t at least speak my mind on the ills of the porn industry, knowing what potential pitfalls someone would open themselves up to.
To the lost soul singing the whoa-is me jam of the week, starring complaints of her $450 check…be thankful for what you have. It may not be the highly exaggerated funds that a twinklet makes but it’s a hell of a lot more than what that homeless man/woman on the street may have, way more than student that had to drop out of college this semester b/c he/she couldn’t afford housing or books and even more than the women who want to leave but just feel that they can’t. You, my friend, still have your dignity.
Think about it…
PS: before you say it, I know…hurry up and release the book.
Swirl + Gym Update
I normally don’t even give second glances to men who aren’t black (literally…love my brown and super dark men) but this jigga here? This is Adam Rodriguez, one of the stars of Tyler Perry’s new movie, I Can Do Bad All By Myself. When I tell you that this jigga is fine? Good LAWD! I mean…damn he is sexy as shit! Don’t judge me. Instead, find me a website where I can order TWO of those (uh, boyfriend #1 and boyfriend #2). YES!
GYM: Yesterday marked the longest I had stayed up without ANY hope for sleep. I was up for over 29 hours straight without even blinking like I wanted to nap. It sucked. I did not go to the gym yesterday, said I’d go today. I don’t like putting things off but here’s the problem. Today is Wednesday. The thought of starting anything in the middle of the week seriously gives me anxiety. I’m going to TRY to go today but…Monday is looking so excellent to me right now. It’s the start of a new week and it just “seems” like “day 1.” I know I’m weird.
Anyway, you guys have a happy hump day! Don’t forget to check out the latest in Black entertainment news at Miss Jia Dot Com.
bye!
Domestic Situations
I chose not to blog about the whole situation with Tila Tequila and Shawne Merriman situation on Miss Jia dot com simply b/c I really get tired of reading about all the patterns of Hollywood. One person gets a sex tape, several of ‘em get one…one person has dirty pics “leaked,” several of them leak some…one person gets the sides of their head shaved off…everybody gets one. And the latest trend is…one chick gets mollywopped by some nigga…you fill in the rest.
I, personally, don’t know what went down between the two but what I DO know is that when I woke up to find out about the news, I read some of the comments (under the trending topics of Twitter) only to find that Shawne was being convicted before ANYBODY knew the whole story. Tila didn’t tweet about it and neither did Shawne. Later, TMZ released an ‘exclusive’ from Shawne’s people that basically stated that he didn’t choke her…he tried to keep her from leaving b/c she had been drinking. I am not siding with him and calling HER a liar, but I’m also not going to condemn him before I know what really popped off.
The thing that pisses me off most with people where domestic situations are concerned is we immediately fly off a handle, especially if it lends negativity to the MALE involved. Now, just to show that I’m not perfect…I’ve done that before too. But in the one situation that I felt compelled to speak on, there were pictures that told part of the story on what went down. In THIS case, we’re only reading words and ‘accounts.’ Not quite the same.
Sorry but I aint that much of a fan of anyone to side with them in their bullshit, be it blatant or somewhat hidden. I’m a TI fan until the day I die but that nigga was wrong in what he did. Period. People kill me allowing celebrity (be it pseudo or otherwise) to blind them to common sense and facts. When more details surface pointing one way or the other, I MAY write about it or I may not. Just depends on how much attention whoring I feel like lending to the world.
And FYI: unlike many, I don’t blog to align myself with celebrities. I blog b/c I have something to say and people either agree or disagree with it. But at the end of the day, my goal is not to align myself with celebrities so hardcore that I can no longer state MY opinion. Fuck that…if it’s that serious, I have a nice little server bill that these celebs can pay on my behalf every month. That may help in getting me to possibly see shit YOUR way.