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thanksgiving meme

From Flea’s World: I’ve stolen a meme from Miz Booshay. Join me in my thievery and answer this one on your own blog.

Little thanksgiving meme.

1. what are you thankful for?
Mi Girls, Brother, mi studio, mi nigguhs (both living and dead, free and locked down), mi Goddess, and MUSIC!

2. what is your favorite thing to make?
I dont make anything. However, just before writing this, i made scrambled eggs…I barely escaped with mi LIFE!

3. do you have a special tablecloth?
When I was younger, i had a smurfs place mat. no tablecloth this year tho.

4. what is your favorite thing to eat?
YAMS to the death! Deviled eggs too…i was almost stabbed with a fork when reaching for the 4th egg.

5. what time do you eat?
we eat early…like HELLA early! like 1-3pm. then play video games and watch football. *burrp*

Take it! Run with it!

 
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tofu916 podcast #one

the 1st podcast from the Omina Labs Radio Room. Im just chillin, playin some tunes - some you may know, some exclusives. is 47 minutes too long for a podcast with mostly music and mindless dribble? iono. holla at mi, and comment!

The Playlist:
1. The Hooka Mann - The Hookah Mann
2. Tais - The Left Side
3. J Dilla - Fuck The Police
4. Skurge - Bring It Back
5. Bueno - West Up (Remix)
6. Lady Bug Mecca - Lady Bug Come Outside
7. Mac Dre - Forty Two Fake
8. tofu916 - JJ
9. Skurge - What Is Dem?
10. Righteous Movement - Natural
11. The Hooka Mann f. Jae Synth - Yes

thanks for listening!

 
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a love that’s true (reprise)

a tribute to Slick Rick! I felt the need to record a cover of one of mi favorite songs of his “A Love That’s True”, just for fun. Sometimes other artists have the words that I just dont. The Chorus is original and sang by mi (though I cant sing). Original lyrics Here

 
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i just got an itching to blog about this while reading a friendfeed link from fellow interweb inhabitant: Halcyon. mi mother would take mi to the library once a week when we (mi mom and i) were younger. the library was a small one located in our lil neighborhood of Tahoe Park, and has now become a liquor store (wha-???). anyhoo, here were some of mi faves that either ended up being purchased or re-read over and over…

u...moms vag, via dads balls.Where Did I Come From By Peter Mayle, Arthur Robins
Illustrated by Arthur Robins, Paul Walter

when it was time to have the ol’ discussion about the boids and bees. ma thought it was better to bring home this book, have mi read it without interruption, then talk to her about it. this friggin book changed mi life!

tap...tap...tapSomething Queer Is Going On By Elizabeth Levy

Jill and Gwen are two Sleuths who LoVe solving mysteries.  After reading the 1st bookI had to read more! Gwen would tap her braces whenever she was in deep thought, and I LoVed how she would be illustrated with her finger to her teeth and the “tap tap tap tap”

I Had Trouble In Getting to Solla Sollew By Dr. Seuss

Boy, I would get so excited when Mom would read this to mi at night! THIS story was always a great one to mi because –to this very day– I can relate! A youngster is having all sorts of problems. So he decides to slide out to a place called Solla Sollew “on the banks of the beautiful River Wah-Hoo, Where they never have troubles. At least very few.“. But the trip there sucks! He gets bitten, lied to, survives a flood, and even goes to war! By the time he gets there…there is ONE last major trouble. The youngster just decides to grab a bat and deal with his problems! yee!

Omina Labs Grand Opening

Oh hell yesh! Saturday Oct, 11 2008 was the grand opening of Omina Labs (mi studio), and it was cracking! The hallway was crawling thick with local celebs, magazine staff, press, and even some of our parents! Every room in the building was blaring with tunes from various Omina clients, as the smell of BBQ from Sandra Dees filled the air. Art and pictures from artists were on display and up for sale, though I dont believe too many were sold. Still a sight to see.

Up on the roof, facing 16th street, performers rocked the crowd below. A host of artists; Blee, Flaws, Righteous Movement, Dezit Eaze, Npire and hella others - twas a scene reminiscent of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Check The Rhyme” video! An awesome collection of performances, indeed! From the roof, you could see the pigs roll by about every 10 minutes or so, but not once did they try to dowse our vibe. They just kept right on driving while break dancers up-rocked in the middle of the street!

Thank you to everyone who came through and celebrated with us! Special shout to Stimulate Photography, IBonTV.com, and SACMAG! =o)

pics to come later i guess..

so ummm, yeah…

been a while since i last put mi thoughts down on this blog. truth is, aint really been nothin to blog about. i so admire the quick-fire blogs, with less than a paragraph and funny, random info.

mi album is finally finished. now if i can get the head engineer to fuckin master mi shit, imma be aight. was lookin for  a halloween realease date, but mi distribution wont be able to do it for at least a few months. =o(
wouldnt that have been cool tho? drop the LP during samhain? i was just talkin to mr.$krills about how i dread to drop an LP during the winter months…i mean, shit. i cant STAND the holidays, but oh well. at least all of mi ringtones are in order.

so im lightweight designing the site for the album info. im still very excited. i have such features as: Bloe, G-Bundle, JT The Bigga Figga, Mr. $krillz, J-Streets, Skurge (whos on %60 of the album…hey, hes mi favorite emcee), Jae Synth, The Hookah Mann, San Quinn, Tais, Blaq Hand Side, Remedy, Invisible Bully, Desiree Devine, Matt Cali, Miss Ashleigh, Machine Gun Kelly, and hella others. Im hoping to get some more pornstars on it, mabey over the phone or something at least. all these damn numbers on mi phone, shit, i SHOULD be calling in mi favors huh?

other than that and hoping that mi babymomma returns mi calls - i have no other serious focus. this album is what i worked all summer for, and even after cutting 6 songs and changing mi features around to give the proper people their own shine. Omina Labs is where i will continue to live - recording whenever possible.

oh yeah. for you locals, mi studio Omina Labs will be having our grand opening celebration during 2nd Saturday - oct 11th -  (a music/art event, downtown Sacramento. where people walk from black to block. drinkin, and admiring art and music on the streets and in multiple venues, stores, and resturants). mi group Righteous Movement will be performing on the rooftop (like ATCQ in the “check the rhyme” video), and we will be giving tours of the studio. its gonna be more than awesome!

enough talking about miself…what is this, a blog or something????

peace.

Accountability, Actions, Consequences…

this post was inspired by mi good friend, thirtydaes

wikipedia defines accountability as ” ‘A is accountable to B when A is obliged to inform B about A’s (past or future) actions and decisions, to justify them, and to suffer punishment in the case of eventual misconduct’ [1].”

do you remember when the 8 teens beat up the cheerleader, and filmed it for youtube? the public saw an innocent teen beat up strictly for the world to enjoi on video. yet, when i first saw the story on the news, they mentioned that this “innocent” teen previously talked a bunch of shit about the girls on myspace prior to the beatings! of course, you dont hear about that minor detail because everyone has such sympathy for the victim. now, understand this before i continue: i DO NOT condone what the teens did to this poor girl. they did NOT have to beat her like that! with that said…lets get into this.

people seem to think that just because they are capable of posting a blog, comment, a tweet or such on the internet, that real life ceases to exists. they get comfy with the notion that its another world that has little to no attachment to reality! so in the case of the cheerleader - if, in fact, she WAS talking shit about these girls - did she not even stop to imagine the consequences before hitting the ’submit’ button? chances are, she did not, and let her mouth (fingers) write a check that overdrew her asses account. plain and simple, she got her mother fuckin ass whooped.

let mi say something that may shock you: THIS IS REAL LIFE! when you build up enough balls to say shit about someone, you had best be prepared for said someone to step to you about it. be it on a forum, radio show, interview, or even typical conversation. we seem to have let hip hop fool us all into thinking we are all “tough guys/gals” when most of the time, this is NOT the case. why are so many people so damn tough behind a firewall or microphone, and when confronted, turn into backpedaling pussies???

yet, even pussies will become the ultimate gangstas when backed into a corner, and anyone within a miles radius will feel the wrath. need we forget about the Columbine shooting? kids pushed too far by people with no grasp of everyday consequences. i can mildly relate to that miself, as i was a victim of bullying and reacted violently. the funny part was the fact that everywhere i went after that, mi peers were respecting mi more because i refused to take that shit.

but, i digress, sorry…

the point of this post is Accountability, right? Lil Kim was held accountable for sleeping with BIG while still seeing Faith Evans, rapper Saigon was held accountable for talking shit about Mobb Deep, Don Imus was held accountable for the “nappy eaded hoes”, Eazy-E for his unsafe sex practices. even 50 cent was held accountable for the nigguhs he pissed off (and he took 9 bullets for it).

sometimes, it is our own family (or extended family) that gas us into thinking that we are superior or untouchable. ive seen youngsters brought up in good households, go to college, fuck it all up, getting exposed to local ruffians, start doing heavy drugs, and begin to think that they are invincible! they lose sight of people that will confront you simply because of the company you keep (even i was beat-down by an asian gang in high school, because of what mi homies did to their homies - and i was lucky. the asian gangs around norcal are known for kicking in doors). YOU may be innocent of what your friends do, but the person on the other end of the 9mm doesnt give a fuck of what YOU did or didnt do! trust that. ive had good friends die tragically because of their associations. it sucks, and its not a good thing, but it IS real life.

i have had to edit posts here on mi blog because of personal references, and certain people mentioned. i try to not let mi hands type before mi brain has had a chance to process the consequences. SOMEONE is going to hold mi accountable for the things i say and do….and they have every right to do so. i can tell you this; i am prepared for anything that may come. so i want ALL of you to read this and other blogs that deal with responsibility, actions, and accountability. remember that every action has a reaction - be it positive or negative. thus, every action has a consequence.

What goes up must come down
Spinnin’ wheel got to go ’round
” - Blood, Sweat and Tears

forums, message boards, communities, what-ever you call them - have been around for some time now. you can still find mi digging for information and user opinions on forums, but getting mi to actually join one is a chore. i suck mi tongue when confronted with the entire process of singing up for yet, another message board! one can be thankful for the new wave of social networking and web 2.0 applications that reach beyond the limited capabilities of myspace and typical forums.

for those unaware of what a BBW is; Big Beautiful Woman - coined by a magazine for plus-sized women. our good friend wikipedia has a fairly accurate definition of the term and its history, and as with everything under the sun, it has its own community (also referred to as the size-acceptance community) — made up of BBWs, SSBBWs (Super-Sized BBW), BHMs (Big Handsome Men) and admirers (the category i would fit into). we have HUNDREDS of events, such as the annual BBW Vegas Bash, monthly nightclubs like Club Sinsations or the weekly Butterfly Lounge, and even a magazine that rivals the class and style of Playboy called, BODacious Magazine! the scene even boasts its own A-list with such names as; DJ Skelly, Los Angeles rapper Tree, and the world-famous Goddess Patty (who appeared on Jackass 2). i could go on about the infinty that is the BBW community, but i would like to tell you a bit about some of mi friends (old and new) that have recently found their way to our favorite twitterhood!
—————


My name is Olivia, and I’m a BBW webmodel from Portland, Oregon. When I started modeling, I was unsure that I was even someone that people wanted to look at. I saw a few websites and a few magazines and had some interest from friends that I’d talked to online. Now I’ve been webmodeling for 3 years and love every minute. I have met some of the most awesome people online, and now I’m meeting new people on twitter. How can life get any better than this? Some of the most sexiest BBW’s and the greatest admirers out there, and I’m glad to say I’m a part of it.


I’ve been involved in the BBW/fat-acceptance community in some capacity since I was a senior in college, almost 15 years ago. I started as a budding young activist, then ended up on the sidelines after getting my fill of the movement’s internal politics. No matter what, I’ve never stopped being an open voice about not only my attraction to fat women, but also to my conviction of their rights to empowerment in all its forms. So, I find myself virtually (and sometimes physically) rubbing elbows with a wide cross-section of communities, from the activists to the social event coordinators to the swingers to the adult industry workers (on- and off-screen). As I said, I love fat women. But most of all, I also just love people — when I’m not pounding my head against the desk at some of their latest stupidities!


Hey all I am Bi-servantgirl, BSG or Cat. I am a BBW Model, Web Cam hostess, and will have a couple of sites coming out soon. Thanks to Tofu and Desiree I am addicted to Twitter, hate to see what happens when I get a new phone.. Holy moly.. I use the web for it now, and then Tofu had to go and tell us about Twirl, OMG!! Anyways, I am a dork, I like to chat, and have fun. By now everyone who knows anything about me, know I love Harry Potter. I love Non-Fiction, my drug of choice. So come and follow along, be glad to have ya biservantgirl on tweets…


My name is T_Devil, I have been a part of the BBW Community for little bit longer than 12 years. I have always wanted to be a part of it because I really love fat girls and I want to see them do well in life. I definently love the BBW Modeling business because I have some friends who are models. I’m a fan, but these girls really are friends to me. I hope to increase my presance in the BBW world with my writing and other creative talents that I’m constantly developing. I hope to move to Seattle and make a living of it. We all dream of doing what we want and getting paid for it. This is my dream. I am willing to do what it takes to become a presence in the community that doesn’t have to speak the loudest, because it is the one with one of the most profound effects.


Hey everyone, this is ~Secret~ and please believe me I am the only Secret you will ever want to keep to yourself! I’m still fairly new to all this bbw community, I got my start in it all in April of 2007 when I went to shoot for BODacious Magazine and ended up in Issue 7….it was amazing because coming from where I’m from…us big girls aren’t shit to anyone. My first movie comes out August 28th from that shoot as well called Bumpin Body Phat. I am currently in the process of savin up to get moved to LA or Vegas to be more accessible to shoots and hope to get my website up and running soon. I hope everyone can come and join us all at twitter.com soon.


Hey ya’ll… my name is Desiree Devine and I would consider myself a newbie to the BBW community. I have not been a BBW my entire life, but at 6′ and 300lbs, I think I’m settling in nicely. The thing I notice is that no matter your size, people are attracted to confidence and with all of the support I have I would seem
unappreciative if I was anything but! My first experience into the “BBW World” came at the end of 2007 when I was asked by Samantha38G to do a video with her in Florida for Sensational Video, without much hesitation I agreed. For me, I am proud to say that I am a BBW porn starlet… I have no shame and no regrets. I have had the time of my life and met some amazing individuals that I can honestly say will be life long friends.

{this final twitter-buddy is active within the weight-loss community.
she still considers herself a BBW, and shes still mi homegirl. read on..
}


I’m 20 from Connecticut. Single mother. Trying to lose weight but still want to be thick. I want to run or mange a 24hr homeless shelter. I am Christian, I like to blog and meet new and different people. Young but with many goals; I want to lose weight enough to have a flat stomach but still thick and have curves. Main reason is for health and for my son, but also so I can feel sexier and be able to do more things physically. I vlog on youtube and also blog about it at chunkyricanxo.tumblr.com


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Born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough on Oct. 5, 1957, in Chicago, Mac grew up on the city’s South Side. His publicist said he died Saturday from complications of pneumonia. He had suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body’s organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease - chicago tribune.com

got the news in a txt message from mi lil cousin Meezy Banger. i thought he was bullshittin. but not even 20 minutes before posting this, i googled it and found it was true. this hella sucks.
Mr. Mac was one of mi favorite comedians. he 1st captured mi with his def comedy appearance when he so boldly stated “i aint scared of you motha fuckas!”. his movie characters left mi dying with laughter! remember the scene in Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood? Mac’s character was the self-hating police officer that was a parody of the black cop from Boys in the Hood. i havent laughed that hard in a while. “I HATE BLACK PEPPER!”

anyway, i never got the chance to see him perform LiVe. i would have seriously preferred to see him than Chris Rock any day.

damnit man…why did you have to go?

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