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Haaaaa!!! RuPaul You Still Surprise Me!!!

April 17th 2013 06:18

I can’t help myself! I don’t even want to go through the litany of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Episode 4, Black Swan, Why it gotta be Black? Enacting a parody of Black Swan, the movie, the queens acted out RuPaul’s road to success. The episode itself was nothing to really write home about but the ending was tremendous. Choreographer, Travis Sound and Chaz Bono, Cher's son were guest judges.

The queens as usual had big drama. Coco Montrese picked Alyssa Edwards to be on her team and they hate each other because Coco took over after the Vanessa William’s like dethroning of Alyssa Edward as Miss Gay America.

Shaping Sound choreographer, Travis Sound was brought in to teach ballet moves to all the queens. The Black Swan show was not half bad. Alyssa Edwards is a trained dancer and shined big time by winning the challenge of the week including immunity for next week.

I have to mention Michelle Visage was dressed as Cher. So wrong. She was sitting next to Chaz and it was too cheesy.

Now to the part that made me jump up from the coach!! The two queens up for elimination were Honey Mahgoney, who keeps recreating the same look without any panache and Vivienne Pinay who does not understand she is in a rigorous competition.

The lip-sync song was Oophs! I did it Again by Britney Spears. I swear I was going to fall asleep. Boring! Both queens seemed comatose as they haphazardly walked across the stage with no zest. After the lip-sync song was over one person, the choreographer Travis clapped. RuPaul made her decision and sent both queens home!!! There is life in this show! I loved it and they both so deserved to get on the bus!! Ru you still surprise me! Can’t wait to see what happens next!

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RuPaul-Lip Sync Extravaganza-

February 22nd 2013 06:19

Oh My! RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5, Episode 2 was the Lip Sync Extravaganza Eleganza! According to the website, “the dolls must lip synch to the spoken word, as they recreate classic moments from Drag Race history in scene-stealing viral videos.” The guest judges were actresses, Juliette Lewis and Kristen Johnston.

Roxxy, Alaska and Detox walked into the new episode calling the group Ro-Alaska-tox. Really? The small group singled themselves out as the hierarchy of the drag contestants. These drag queens are pushing to oppress the others. Mind game, reality television BS or plain old dumb egos it comes off very catty and immature.

The mini challenge was for the queens to make up their lips. Yes, their lips and lip-sync behind a RuPaul photo cutout. This was crazy looking. Detox, Serna ChaCha and Ivy Winters won the challenge and became the team captains for the main challenge, the viral video. The team captain thing is a bit played out as the queens relive elementary and middle school years when the less desirable and lest popular were always chosen last. Never the less I have to give it to Ru. The challenge included lip-syncing to the untucked portion of the show, which I never watch. It is too drama filled and mean. It typically is unbearable to watch as one queen verbal destroys and attacks another.

The three teams take on acting by taking on the persona of past contestants. What a doozie! Some of the more over the top characters were portrayed. For example, in season two Morgan Summers and Mystic got into an ugly altercation which ended in the words: “I’ll kick your ass bitch I’m from Chicago!” Try lip-syncing that!

Charisma, nerve and talent won out for the Ivy Winters Team, they won the main challenge. Lineysha Sparks “lip smacked” the other contestants and was granted immunity for next week.

Lineysha Sparks

Again, the comments were harsh Serna ChaCha was told her runway presentation undergarment looked like granny panties. She was in the bottom two. Monica Beverly Hillz was off the mark. She divulged her secret; she ‘s a transitioning woman and thought she was acting like a phony! Many shocked looks and dramatic stares took place as Ru kindly and compassionately told Monica she belonged and is accepted. It was a tender moment but it did not stop her from being up for elimination.

Monica Beverly Hillz

“Two queens stand before me. Ladies this is the last time to stand before me and save yourself from elimination. The time has come for you to lip sync for your life. Good luck and don’t f*** it up!”

The song was Only Girl in the World by Rihanna. Monica of Beverly Hillz worked it much harder than Serna ChaCha. Monica Beverly Hillz Shante you stay. Serna ChaCha keep on keeping on Pana-mama Sashay Away.

Bye bye

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What is Love?

February 21st 2013 05:58

'You had my at hello.” -Jerry McGuire

“You complete me.”- Jerry McGuire

"Don’t forget I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." -Notting Hill

"I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you." – Dirty Dancing

Love is not what I envisioned. I thought love was what I saw on television and movies when I was growing up. This television love involved heart racing at first glance, mad physical chemistry, and being swept off your feet by that special someone. Life is grand and ones mate is everything in fantasy love. Cut! It was the movies.

Real love does exist outside of the movies but the directors left out some of the substance. I was once told by a girlfriend that being in a relationship is like being surrendered to God. Other words, I cannot control and enjoy love; I have to experience it.

The experience of loving someone is connecting with the person’s inter-self or soul. This sounds new agey but it really is not. The God in me connects with the God in you. It is not a person’s looks, bank account, car or physical things that entrench me in love. Love is seeing a person for who they are without any changes. I love and accept them; flaws and all. Problems always occur when I’m not honest about my attraction or acceptance of someone.

When sex is the underpinning of a relationship it eventually falls short. If looks are the primary attraction when appearances change the relationship changes. If money is the glue, when the money is gone so is the love. If one person is saving the other this also eventually ends in resentment of some kind.

Love is living through the ups and downs, giving without looking for anything in return and not having any control. I have found love to be a feeling that has overtaken me by surprise as a welcoming comfort. Love is so giving that it is scary and I have to be connected to a spiritual life to stay grounded and not be lost in the relationship or the awesome feeling of love. No matter what happens love is a gift and I have to stay present to enjoy it because it is not promised.

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
- From Moulin Rouge

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He's Baaack!! RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 5

February 13th 2013 07:01

RuPaul’s Drag Race is back for Season 5! The queens this year have way too much personality!

The 14 new queens are hoping to become America's Next Drag Superstar. This week’s special guests are Camille Grammer from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Mike Ruiz, the world–renowned photographer, director and spokesperson. The Drag Race regular judges, Santino Rice, a fashion designer and Michelle Visage, a singer and radio talk show host are back with fresh comments and laughs.

Coco Montrese and Alyssa Edwards apparently have a serious beef from the past and have not spoken in two years. The dramatic look as Coco entered the room for the first time was straight out of a Joan Crawford movie.

The first challenge involved an underwater photo shoot. This was hilarious. Apparently, it is quite an art to be underwater, control your body, pose your face and not have your man parts all in the mix. Alaska, the main squeeze of last year’s winner Sharon Needles, was a complete baby and gave up on the first challenge! Detox won the challenge.

For the final challenge the queens were told they were going on a shopping spree but instead were shopping by dumpster diving. Materials in the dumpsters were to be used to create Hollywood Red Carpet Couture.

A blond Ru looked fabulous in a shimmering aqua gown walking up the runway.

The Hollywood Red Carpet Couture was stunning and interesting. Alaska saved her face by creating a gown out of plastic, it worked!
Lineysha Sparx created an astonishing gown out of wallpaper. Roxxy Andrews was given major props for keeping it classy and sexy. RuPaul said Roxxy dove deep into the dumpsters of Beverly Hills and came out ravishing; she won the challenge.

Serna Cha Cha was not as fortunate. Michelle Visage said she looked like a boy in her Red Carpet Couture. Santino told Cha Cha her makeup looked like a different shade than her body. Ivy Winters did not use any unconventional material and got dinged. Jade Jolie had too many items on her dress the judges said she was hidden. Lastly, Santino told Penny Tration her dress fell apart after the bust line.

Serna Cha Cha from Tallahassee, Florida and Penny Tration, the online winner from Cincinnati, Ohio were up for elimination. Now it is time for you to lip sync for your life and don’t F@$# it up!

The queens sang to Party in the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus. Nothing to write home about but Cha Cha pulled it out. Shantay you stay!

Penny Tration sashayed away.

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Life as a 5th grader in the Philippines Islands, pt. 2

January 5th 2013 06:06

We attended school on U.S. Naval Base and it was a typical experience. We played sports, attended church and were part of community in our safe hub. Once we left the base things were different. A notable difference was the Olongapo River that bordered Subic Bay; it smelled very bad. Our dad said it was because the sewage went into the river. I remember asking how can people wash their cloths and be in the water? Dad said they were use to it and had little choices. That made me really sad and very grateful at the same time.

As we left the base the held our breath for the smell, women dressed in small skirts and dresses lined up the side of the bridge trying to stop the car. They would yell things and I asked Dad about this too. Dad said they were trying to stop young soldiers and make money. I got it but I really do not know how. I did not understand sex or prostitution but I understood in someway.

The people seemed really poor and we had so much. During election time in the Philippines the base shut down because the Filipino people left to vote in their providences. If the people of the P.I. did not vote they would be put in jail. All workers left. I found this very sad. Our housekeeper Lucy told us she had to leave even if she lost her job. She said she had to vote and vote for Marcos or her family could be hurt.

It was typical for our yard keeper to climb a coconut tree and throw down a coconut for us. He would husk it, poke holes and my sister and I would drink the coconut milk before he burst it open for us to eat. What a gift to travel as a child. We saw some amazing countryside and learned about a culture I still hold dear today.

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The Philippines Through the Eyes of a 5th Grader, pt.1

January 5th 2013 06:02

I was in the 5th grade when our family moved to Subic Bay Naval Base in the Philippine Islands (P.I.) My father was a career marine and it was our turn to ship out.

My sister, mother and I attended a seminar for dependents (military family) about living in a foreign country before we left the States. My clearest memory of this meeting was the details that were reviewed. The facilitators discussed Cholera and the importance of completing the necessary shots before we travelled.

A long time was spent talking about how to interact with the Filipino people. If a Filipino felt offended by a military dependent it could result in court and effect the ability to leave the country. Maybe this is not even true but that’s how I heard it as a 5th grader. Funny words were thrown around like martial law, and Marcos. I later learned that these funny words were not so funny. Martial law, a form of control, could happen at anytime in the P.I. because a dictator named Ferdinand Marcos controlled it.

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The LA Street Scene- Get to Know Your Surroundings

November 10th 2012 18:28

Life is a funny thing. As a young person I was certain I knew everything about how to live life. Actually, I knew very little about interacting with the world, others and adversity.

As an 18 year old, I attended an event that sounded awesome, the LA Street Scene. Downtown Los Angeles was filled with people, stages of music and vendors. People freely walked around drinking beer and smoking whatever. I thought this was the coolest thing event! I could not wait to experience the "no rules" event.

The LA Street Scene was crowded with a huge cross section of Angelinos. My friend Kevin and I went to see the Too Live Wrecking Crew, a popular rap group in the eighties. As the rap group performed the crowd seemed to get too pushy and out of control. We got an uneasy feeling and wanted to get away from the crowd.

The Street Scene was not feeling so cool. Kevin and I were walking away from the stage and heard gunshots behind us. As we turned and looked behind us a frantic crowd was running toward us! I froze as my eyes widened in shock. Kevin quickly pulled me in between two vendor tents. We watched as people trampled by shoving, falling, crying out in fear.

That was the last year of the famous LA Street Scene for the city of Los Angeles and for myself. Rules are put in place for a reason and I learned to appreciate the structure that protects my rights and safety.

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Magical Moments in Education- That Made Me Smile, Cry and Laugh

October 3rd 2012 03:03

THE STORY CONTINUES...

The day I visited and observed Mr. Cunningham’s class, I wrote my classroom rules and procedures. I planned an engaging curriculum, rewards system and prepared myself for backlash of superimposing structure in a chaotic environment.

The teacher’s desk was a large drafting table. Mr. Cunningham sat behind it like a regal king in the classroom before took his naps. I got rid of it. I took down the over abundance of posters and visual stimulation to lighten the wall space with cooling clam colors. I hung homey pictures on the walls. Plants were used to add green to the room.

The learning disabled class was assigned a classroom aide. Her name was Ms. Baskovigch. The students often called her Ms. Baskobitch. She did not seem to notice. She lent the students money, which they never paid back, collected pens that did not work and picked her nose in class.

Ms. Baskovich had a heart of gold and really loved her job. She was an elderly woman who never married. Since she was the unwed, it was her job to care for her mother. According to Ms. Baskovich, she did not enjoyed many things on her own. Ms. Baskovich’s days outside of school were spent taking care of her mother and taking direction from her married siblings.

I felt for her and it was obvious that Ms. Baskovich was not very helpful in the classroom setting. One classroom session, I asked Ms. B. to write on the board as a dictated a sentence. I was not aware she could not spell. I did not ask her to write on the board again. Needless to say, I worked as best as I could with her strengths in the classroom.

I would not accept any disrespect of Ms. B. and insisted the students call her Ms. B. in my presence.

Later she complained that I was trying to change her name when she complained about me to the administration.

TO BE CONTINUED

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Magical Moments in Education- That Made Me Smile, Cry and Laugh

August 7th 2012 05:20

Deep in my heart I am an educator; I love to teach. Recently, I was reflecting on why I have not finished my book about learning and developmental stages. Somewhere, I hit a writing block. I thought about my passions; I know I am a teacher geek. I love to see students make connections and I enjoy creating the vehicles or conduit of those connections. I have decided to write about my teaching for a while, those magical moments that made me smile, cry and laugh.

LAUSD- Peary Middle School, Gardena California #1

When I was a new teacher in 1992, my first assignment was to take over midyear for a long-term sub that was horrible. Yes, horrible. His name was Mr. Cunningham. He described himself as a businessman yet here he was teaching Learning Disabled students in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In conversation, Mr. Cunningham constantly self-promoted of his business endeavors.

When I as hired to take his place I was told that the classroom was out of control. The students did not stay in their seats or the classroom. This classroom 69B often disturbed the surrounding classes. The Dean of Students was completely overwhelmed by constant streams of request from this particular classroom. It did not seem like an easy chore to come in and revamp an ongoing class.

The first action I took was to observe the classroom in session. I needed to see the lay of the land. The students did know who I was or why I was in their classroom. I seated myself quietly in the back of the room.

The classroom was decorated in as many posters as one room could hold! Visually, I was over simulated as I waited for class to start. (Note to self-overkill on the visual stimuli.)

The classroom atmosphere was loud and boisterous. The students seemed nice enough but were not following any of the directions of the teacher or the classroom aide. No agenda of direction was on the board. Books and materials seem to be missing or scarce. Procedure seems to be lacking for classroom discussions, talking or appropriate language between peers and staff. Many jokes were told and no class work or teaching took place.

At one point after lunch, Mr. Cunningham fell to sleep at the drafting table that served as his desk. It was truly a sad situation.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Ru Paul You are Sickening! Fooled Again

July 4th 2012 06:24

I feel like a dork! I stopped watching Ru Paul’s Drag Race Season 4 because it was just too predictable. In my last post, I was done with Ru Paul’s Drag Race after Dida Ritz lip-synced for her life like nobody’s business. No need to watch; nothing else could be that exciting. Was I wrong? Apparently, I did not know Ru was so “sickening”!

The three final contestants for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4 were: Chad Michaels, a seasoned Cher impersonator from San Diego, Sharon Needles, an eccentric queen from Philadelphia and Phi Phi O'Hara, a pretty but bratty queen from Chicago. I thought this was no biggie. It was obvious that Chad would win. Chad was seasoned, mature, and brought it all the time.

I was looking though my local alternative newspaper and saw the headline, Sharon Needles Visits Portland, OR. The article stated, Sharon Needles, American’s Drag Superstar, visits Portland. WHAT! Sharon Needles won!!! How the hell did that happened?! I was once again stumped.

You make the call. Would you have thought Sharon would win with the following looks?