“12Weeks2Hotness” and other things…

Wow, so I really have been gone almost two months without a word or whisper of where I’m going.

Well, if it helps, I often look at the “lmonique” when I’m going to my “lthepoet” blog, but I click the link quickly, so I don’t feel guilty, but then I feel guilty and thus can’t come over here and see who might be stopping by.

I spoke about it yesterday, while stuffing eggs with some chicks from Kore Press, where I serve on the board. I’m wondering if I’ve just lost my anger. Nothing really fires me up anymore. I got pretty pissed about the little six year old who was arrested, but then my mom promptly informed me that that happened last year. She’s the current one it seems. I’m still upset about it, but not quite fired up anymore.

And these other projects. Even my poetry blog is suffering. What is giong on??

But I DO have a new baby… “12Weeks2Hotness.” It’s a women’s fitness challenge I’ve created which starts today. There’s a great group of women signed up, and I know we’re all going to meet our fitness goals. Right, LADIES???

So stop by if you so desire, leave me nasty messages about how you feel abandoned, then go read some poetry and be happy. It’s not that I don’t love you. It’s me, not you.

Happy Easter if that’s your thing…

L. Monique

Tim Hardaway – I hate gay people!!

Wow, just when you think people can’t prove their ignorance anymore.

On the heels of John Amaechi coming out as a homosexual, Tim Hardaway was asked what he would do if he had a gay teammate. This was apparently the equivalent of giving him a spoon and telling him to shove it down his throat. He made no hesitation in saying that he would distance himself from him, because he “hates gay people,” and of course, it just aint right.

Now, everyone knows, that the people who are screaming the loudest about faggot this and faggot that and I hate gays, etc. etc. are usually the biggest damn queers alive! You see it in church, you see it in sports. It’s not uncommon.

But what makes this story so sad is that this “man” used in the utmost loosest sense of the word, was so blatently verbal with his disgust. Everyone has their qualms, their biases, their hangups, but to go on a national program and proclaim your hatred for a particular group of people, that’s just suicide, idiot!

Perhaps if Hardway’s boyfriend wasn’t so adament about going public with their little affair, he wouldn’t be so bitter about being in a locker room with another gay man who could sniff out his tendencies like a fresh apple pie. Perhaps?

You hate gay people, Hardaway, well, now we officially hate you too.

Obama – a whole new type of campaign

I wanted to write a blog about Obama and his recent announcement that he will be putting his name in the upcoming presediential circus. However, I read Mo’Kelly’s blog about it this morning, and he said everything I wanted to say, but better, and more in depth. So please, go by his site and read his blog Obama and what we can expect now that it’s official.

The War on Barack Obama – Mo’Kelly’s Blog
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Eurweb.com

Black History Month – Dungy and Smith meet in the Superbowl!

It’s black history month in January!!

Last night, history was made with Dungy and the Indianapolis Colts beating the Patriots like a damn dusty sofa. This marks the first time ever that two black coaches will meet in the Super Bowl.

And as my uncle said last night, “Next year we’ll have a black president and a white woman vice president. We just keep flippin’ shit on ‘em!”

Amen to that, Uncle.

I won’t pretend to be an ESPN writer. I don’t know all the plays or stats, but what I do know is that after nine years, Payton Manning is going to the Super Bowl. Two black coaches, friends no less, will be going up against each other for the biggest Head Honcho title in the NFL. I also know that last night’s game had to be some of the most exciting minutes of football that I’ve seen in a long time. And my heart didn’t implode with anticipation. Always a good thing.

But what I’m really wondering is how this monumental occasion will affect the world of football.

Blacks have been applauded on the field, known for our athleticism, grace, and ability to run and throw like gods. Black men playing football are paid boatloads of money to run shit on the field, but how many times are they seen behind the Motorola headsets?

Football is an old sport. The game as we know it today, started in the early 1900’s. And in the time since then, this is the first meeting of this magnitude? In 2007?

So now that Dungy and Smith have proven they’ve got what it takes, will we start seeing more minorities on coaching staffs? Will the big bucks start trickling down to folks of color? Will we be acknowledged for our tactical brains as well as our game winning brawn?

Times they are a changing, and I for one am happy as a clam. How’s that for cliché overload?

Come February 4th, I’ll be smack dab in front of the television with my beer and guacamole, knowing that this time I’m not just rooting for a football game, but I’m watching a moment in history.

Now, go Bears!!

Judgement Free in 2007

My best friend sent me an email today, and it said, “Let’s try to be judgement free in 2007.” We had had a long talk today about the changes we’re both undergoing and I think this is one worth considering. Please feel free to add your own “Judgement Free” statements, if you so feel inspired! And if anyone knows what an EMO is, please let me know.

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I’m INDIAN so I MUST SMELL LIKE CURRY

I’m EMO, so I MUST cut my wrists.

I’m a NEGRO so I MUST carry a gun.

I’m BLONDE, so I MUST be a stupid ditz

I’m JAMAICAN so I MUST smoke weed.

I’m ASIAN, so I MUST be smart.

I’m NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, so I MUST be a loser.

I’m JEWISH, so I MUST be greedy.

I’m GAY, so I MUST have AIDS.

I’m a LESBIAN, so I MUST have a se*-tape.

I’m ARAB, so I MUST be a terrorist.

I SPEAK MY MIND, so I MUST be a bi**h.

I’m RELIGIOUS, so I MUST shove my beliefs down your throat.

I’m an ATHEIST, so I MUST hate the world.

I DON’T HAVE A RELIGION, so I MUST be “evil” and not have any morals.

I’m REPUBLICAN, so I MUST not care about poor people.

I’m DEMOCRAT, so I MUST not believe in being responsible.

I am LIBERAL, so I MUST be gay.

I’m SOUTHERN, so I MUST be white trash.