I was having a fabulous day at my daughter's end of the school year picnic. As I was speaking with another parent, I came across a thought... in this day and ago of the information super highway and a great deal of technology we are so co-dependent on our cell phones.
If you are anything like me... then you experience a cell phone deficiency sometime during the day. I am constantly on my phone.... so therefore, my phone experiences a blackout period for a while during the day. Considering anything can happen, being without a cell phone is the worst predicament that you can be in...
Prime example last week I was involved in a minor fender bender with a bunch of idiots. Just as they hit my car, I was on the phone with zero juice left. With my luck I was able to call 911 but the operator was asking too many questions and the phone died. Luckily, I was near a public pay phone. However, what would I have done if I wasn't and needed to contact emergency services.
So my tip of the day is: Try to keep a cell phone that is not in service, even a pre-paid one, in the glove compartment in your car so this way you can contact emergency services if you need it.
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Case of the Ex's...
So today ended with an ironic twist.... I was at my neighborhood Kinko's and these two women walk in... I was looking at then like OK there are here to handle some type of business. Then one asked me if I worked there, which is usually a question I get asked often. Why, I have no idea? However, since I am such a friendly person I said no but perhaps I can help you.
So I sat down with the women and began to chat with them... One of the women was eager to take me up on my offer. I then began to ask her what did she needed. She was there to apply for a new position with her job. Since, I am very computer savvy I had no problem helping her with her task.
As I was looking at her information, a flash from the past hit me. I asked her with the quickness did she know a person that I once knew and was very fond of... It is strange the way things pan out. It turns out that the person I knew was her son. I was so excited because her son and I dated almost 10 years ago, prior to my daughter's father and I becoming a couple.
Although, we have not seen each other in seven years and our lives have very much changed. Over the years, I still thought of him. I was ecstatic to have some form of connect with him. His mother informed me that he is back in his native land of Brooklyn and he is doing good. I can't wait to get in touch with him again.
Most people say it is best to leave the past the past... and to a certain extent I agree. However, when a person treats you a certain way... you can not help but to think of what might have been.
I began to think of how this person and I gelled so well, and how fucked up the relationship with my daughter's father turned out. I thought of how many times things went wrong with my daughter's father and how thing might have turned out with this person.
So moving forward, I hope that if there is anything like a so called fate out there... that this person and I can hopefully reconnect.
So my question to you is... do you ever think of someone and what might have been? Do you think of how being with someone can make you feel so good but the timing may not have been right? Do you think that you can move forward with a person and things can be almost perfect... let me know.... because not only can't I sleep... I can't wait to hear from this special person!
Yonna
So I sat down with the women and began to chat with them... One of the women was eager to take me up on my offer. I then began to ask her what did she needed. She was there to apply for a new position with her job. Since, I am very computer savvy I had no problem helping her with her task.
As I was looking at her information, a flash from the past hit me. I asked her with the quickness did she know a person that I once knew and was very fond of... It is strange the way things pan out. It turns out that the person I knew was her son. I was so excited because her son and I dated almost 10 years ago, prior to my daughter's father and I becoming a couple.
Although, we have not seen each other in seven years and our lives have very much changed. Over the years, I still thought of him. I was ecstatic to have some form of connect with him. His mother informed me that he is back in his native land of Brooklyn and he is doing good. I can't wait to get in touch with him again.
Most people say it is best to leave the past the past... and to a certain extent I agree. However, when a person treats you a certain way... you can not help but to think of what might have been.
I began to think of how this person and I gelled so well, and how fucked up the relationship with my daughter's father turned out. I thought of how many times things went wrong with my daughter's father and how thing might have turned out with this person.
So moving forward, I hope that if there is anything like a so called fate out there... that this person and I can hopefully reconnect.
So my question to you is... do you ever think of someone and what might have been? Do you think of how being with someone can make you feel so good but the timing may not have been right? Do you think that you can move forward with a person and things can be almost perfect... let me know.... because not only can't I sleep... I can't wait to hear from this special person!
Yonna
Looks like Shaniqua may have to get a real job...
As promised, I am back to discuss the 50 Cent drama... I wasn't quite sure how it was going to pan out but it seems as if things did not go in either of their favor, today.
According to published reports, NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Tuesday ordered U.S. rapper 50 Cent not to sell the property where a fire destroyed his $2.4 million home and where his ex-girlfriend lived with their son.
According to published reports, NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Tuesday ordered U.S. rapper 50 Cent not to sell the property where a fire destroyed his $2.4 million home and where his ex-girlfriend lived with their son.
State Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead also ordered the woman, Shaniqua Tompkins, to pay the rapper $4,500 in rent by Friday for staying in the house during its final month, lawyers for both sides said.
Tompkins sued 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, for half of his estate based on an oral agreement the two made early in their decade-long relationship, said Tompkins' lawyer, Paul Catsandonis.
Tompkins was living in the Long Island home with their 10-year-old son until a fire broke out in the early hours of May 30. Police said they were investigating the fire as suspicious.
Tompkins escaped through a window and six people, including children, were treated for smoke inhalation, Catsandonis said.
"I think it speaks volumes about Mr. Jackson" that he would compel Tompkins to pay the rent, Catsandonis said, calling it an "undue hardship."
But 50 Cent's lawyer, Brett Kimmel, said Tompkins has repeatedly ignored court orders to pay the rapper, and that paying rent was a condition of her continuing to live in the house.
"My client is not the one who started a lawsuit for $50 million," Kimmel said.
The two are due back in court on July 15.
Since his debut album in 2003, 50 Cent has built a business with a record label, a clothing and footwear line, ringtones and video games. He has also starred in a movie based on his life, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'."
So with all that being said, sometimes it is best to leave well enough alone. It seems as if we would have never knew anything about Shaniqua Tompkins had she never tried to pull the infamous Kim Porter move and try to up the child support. It seems to me that this chick is just plain greedy, I mean how many of us have baby daddies who are worth anything let alone over 100 million plus. Realistically, what was she going to spend the money on... as they say inquiring minds want to know?
This whole story is sad because it really paints 50 Cent as the bad guy but Ms. Tompkins seems like a real dummy. And I do realize she was his choice of female prior to getting money and in the game but damn she is really hood! I checked out TMZ today, and she was really out her mind. Her lawyer basically should have told her to keep it quite.
To end this... I guess I'll pick this issue up on July 15th, or some time sooner depending on the level of drama that accompany this one...
What the hell will people do for excitement...
I am the type of gal that like to go to the club or perhaps visit a new city. However, most of the time I keep my adventures PG-13. But as I am learning more and more about the world, everyone doesn't keep it as quiet and calm as I do.
Let me explain... As I was in my slumber last night, my phone was ringing at 4 a.m. Of course, I was sleep and had no intention on answering it. When I woke to start my day around 8, I called the person back and asked them what the hell was so important. I didn't know that it was going to be more gossip from the hood-net. It seems to be that my ex-boyfriend/baby daddy's girlfriend is even more disgusting then I once thought. I used to just think she was the neighborhood tramp (a.k.a Jumpoff) that he decided to make his main squeeze but I have a new found level of disgust for her... seems as if she is a amateur porn star. Now some many say that I am hating... but she is welcome to do whatever she chooses... whether it is a porn star or not. However, my issue is that my child visits her father and it is hard for me not to wonder what type of influence she has on my child... especially when this is not the type of women that I myself would associate with...
So anyway, let's skip all of those hairy details because I can go back and forth all day long... Getting back to the real question... what would you do for excitement or just to put yourself out there... think about it and let me know.
Let me explain... As I was in my slumber last night, my phone was ringing at 4 a.m. Of course, I was sleep and had no intention on answering it. When I woke to start my day around 8, I called the person back and asked them what the hell was so important. I didn't know that it was going to be more gossip from the hood-net. It seems to be that my ex-boyfriend/baby daddy's girlfriend is even more disgusting then I once thought. I used to just think she was the neighborhood tramp (a.k.a Jumpoff) that he decided to make his main squeeze but I have a new found level of disgust for her... seems as if she is a amateur porn star. Now some many say that I am hating... but she is welcome to do whatever she chooses... whether it is a porn star or not. However, my issue is that my child visits her father and it is hard for me not to wonder what type of influence she has on my child... especially when this is not the type of women that I myself would associate with...
So anyway, let's skip all of those hairy details because I can go back and forth all day long... Getting back to the real question... what would you do for excitement or just to put yourself out there... think about it and let me know.
Have you ever dealt with a person knowing they didn't do it for you?
Have you ever dealt with a person knowing they didn't do it for you?
So as I am writing this I am starting to think of other relationships, and how there are different ways of dealing with a person knowing they did not do it for me.
Another prime example, was the relationship I had with my child's father. This relationship started as most do... in the heat of the Summer. They say there is nothing like Summer love. It seemed like something that I might have wanted to pursue long term except for a few things. Problem number one... was he could not understand or tolerate shall I say that I was smarter than him. It wasn't my fault, that was how the cards panned out... what was I suppose to do, play stupid. I mean we grew up in two different places, I am from Jersey (13 miles South of Manhattan to be exact) and he is from Baltimore, where there is seriously something in the water. So anyway, we had a lot of ups and downs, a lot of good times and bad times, but I noticed a pattern was consuming our relationship. We kept beefing over his mother, a subject matter that would plague our acquaintance for years to come. It took me a while to realize that my daughter's father was a Mama's boy. Every breath he took, he had to ask Mama before doing so... even to this day she still is the one that pulls his strings. I mean don't get me wrong, who would not want a man that loves his Mama. But I do feel that if a man is going to be in a relationship, his mother must know her role, and running my household ain't it.
So after years of trying to figure out what went wrong, I came to this conclusion: When in a relationship, make sure you and the other person have an understanding that it is just the two of you, not the two of you and a third-party. Otherwise, you will never be on the same page. The second thing, I got from this relationship is: If Mama is pulling the strings, it is best not to deal with this type of man, especially if your have an in control attitude yourself... it will only lead to unnecessary stress. The third thing, I got from this relationship is: It's not ok not to be happy, if you are not happy in a relationship... the exit is the best place to head to... because chances are it will just get worse.
So, getting back to the original question: have you ever dealt with someone that didn't do it for you?
Seems as if relationships aren't cracked up to what they used to be... It used to be a time that you met a person, things might not have been perfect but then you were able to work it out.
But in this day and age, people have so many choices... why stick with someone that doesn't do it for you?
I guess this is fresh on my mind because I have dated some one in the past who was not the type of person I would normally entertain relationship wise. I usually date a certain type of guy. This particular guy I wasn't attracted to physically at all. Sexually, we weren't a match either. However, there were perks to our relationship such as we had fun together, he treated me nice and he was a gentlemen 98% of the time. However, I could never see myself with this person. So as many times, as I would like to call it quites... the benefits that were associated with our acquaintance kind of outweighed the drawbacks.
So as I am writing this I am starting to think of other relationships, and how there are different ways of dealing with a person knowing they did not do it for me.
Another prime example, was the relationship I had with my child's father. This relationship started as most do... in the heat of the Summer. They say there is nothing like Summer love. It seemed like something that I might have wanted to pursue long term except for a few things. Problem number one... was he could not understand or tolerate shall I say that I was smarter than him. It wasn't my fault, that was how the cards panned out... what was I suppose to do, play stupid. I mean we grew up in two different places, I am from Jersey (13 miles South of Manhattan to be exact) and he is from Baltimore, where there is seriously something in the water. So anyway, we had a lot of ups and downs, a lot of good times and bad times, but I noticed a pattern was consuming our relationship. We kept beefing over his mother, a subject matter that would plague our acquaintance for years to come. It took me a while to realize that my daughter's father was a Mama's boy. Every breath he took, he had to ask Mama before doing so... even to this day she still is the one that pulls his strings. I mean don't get me wrong, who would not want a man that loves his Mama. But I do feel that if a man is going to be in a relationship, his mother must know her role, and running my household ain't it.
So after years of trying to figure out what went wrong, I came to this conclusion: When in a relationship, make sure you and the other person have an understanding that it is just the two of you, not the two of you and a third-party. Otherwise, you will never be on the same page. The second thing, I got from this relationship is: If Mama is pulling the strings, it is best not to deal with this type of man, especially if your have an in control attitude yourself... it will only lead to unnecessary stress. The third thing, I got from this relationship is: It's not ok not to be happy, if you are not happy in a relationship... the exit is the best place to head to... because chances are it will just get worse.
So, getting back to the original question: have you ever dealt with someone that didn't do it for you?
50 Cent's Long Island Mansion burns down, your thoughts?
Ok, So I have made the decision that this blog would be about a variety of things. However, today I really want to talk about last week's news....
50 Cent's Long Island Mansion burns down
In published reports, Superstar rapper 50 Cent's mansion burned to the ground Friday - and his enraged ex-girlfriend, who was living in the house with their son, accused the entertainer of torching the $2.4 million Long Island home.
Having read, many different stories in relation to this matter I am not so puzzled as most would be. I mean the house did belong to 50 Cent on one hand, so he can do whatever he chooses to as far as evicting her from the house. But damn how cold is that... It seems obvious that he bought the home for her and the kid. However, I did read somewhere that she moved her new boyfriend in... now that ain't cool. I don't care if my ex was paying on a one room shack ain't no way I would be moving my next man in, sorry! She just doesn't seem like the sharpest knife in the draw... If I am following the story right, he was voluntarily paying her 25, 000 per month in child support and she got to live in the house. However for some reason she didn't feel that was god enough, so she took him to Court for more money... Sidebar: I just want to know what the hell she was going to do with more money. Anyway, the judge reduced her payments to $6,700.00 per month still not too shabby but damn 80,000 per year tax-free I'll take that and at that point she got to keep the house. But she made the ultimate dummy move and moved her new man in, who probably doesn't have job the first.
It was a tragedy that the house caught on fire, and I am glad everyone made it out but damn this sure is a mess.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's blog for an update on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
50 Cent's Long Island Mansion burns down
In published reports, Superstar rapper 50 Cent's mansion burned to the ground Friday - and his enraged ex-girlfriend, who was living in the house with their son, accused the entertainer of torching the $2.4 million Long Island home.
Shaniqua Tompkins and two of her children, including the rapper's 10-year-old son, Marquise, were among six people who fled the early morning Dix Hills blaze.
"He tried to kill me and his own child," Tompkins claimed, as she stood screaming outside the decimated mansion hours after the inferno. 50 Cent's reps refused to respond to her allegations.
Citing the intensity and "sheer volume of the fire," Dix Hills Fire Chief Larry Feld called the blaze "highly suspicious." He said the fire ignited on the first floor.
Arson investigators were seen taking away a 5-gallon gas container found on the edge of the sprawling property off Deer Park Road. No arrests were made.
Tompkins said the blaze erupted just before 5 a.m. and was the result of a "firebomb."
Court records show 50 Cent, the registered owner of the two-story house, had been trying to get Tompkins evicted.
She alleged Friday that the rapper, born Curtis Jackson, threatened her just days ago during a deposition in her lawyer's Tribeca office.
"He threatened me on Monday. He said, 'Watch what I'll do. I'll have someone come kill you,' " said Tompkins, who has filed a Manhattan Supreme Court suit claiming she's entitled to half of 50 Cent's fortune and the house that's now in ruins.
In her suit, Tompkins claimed the rapper promised to give her the house 12 years ago and a judge stayed the eviction until the facts were litigated. "That's a moot point now," said Tompkins' lawyer Paul Catsandonis.
50 Cent, who was filming a movie in Louisiana Friday, released a statement saying he "is extremely thankful that everyone including his son, Marquise, escaped the burning house safely."
His lawyer, Brett Kimmel, said, "I'm shocked about this," adding that "it would be inappropriate" for him to say more about the incident or Tompkins' allegations.
Authorities said Tompkins, her children, her boyfriend's two kids and a nanny were treated for smoke inhalation at Huntington Hospital and later released.
Off-duty Suffolk cop Douglas Bose helped them escape. Bose said he was driving home when he saw the flames. He rushed to the rescue of two adults and four children crawling from a side window, helping them down from a 12-foot-high roof.
Catsandonis confirmed his office was trashed Monday when Tompkins' boyfriend and two of his pals got into a fight with 50 Cent's bodyguard. The brawl spilled onto Broadway. The celebrity Web site TMZ posted a video showing 50 Cent and Tompkins screaming outside
Catsandonis' office and friends pulling him to an SUV.
"The timing of all this is very disturbing," Catsandonis said of the fire.
Having read, many different stories in relation to this matter I am not so puzzled as most would be. I mean the house did belong to 50 Cent on one hand, so he can do whatever he chooses to as far as evicting her from the house. But damn how cold is that... It seems obvious that he bought the home for her and the kid. However, I did read somewhere that she moved her new boyfriend in... now that ain't cool. I don't care if my ex was paying on a one room shack ain't no way I would be moving my next man in, sorry! She just doesn't seem like the sharpest knife in the draw... If I am following the story right, he was voluntarily paying her 25, 000 per month in child support and she got to live in the house. However for some reason she didn't feel that was god enough, so she took him to Court for more money... Sidebar: I just want to know what the hell she was going to do with more money. Anyway, the judge reduced her payments to $6,700.00 per month still not too shabby but damn 80,000 per year tax-free I'll take that and at that point she got to keep the house. But she made the ultimate dummy move and moved her new man in, who probably doesn't have job the first.
It was a tragedy that the house caught on fire, and I am glad everyone made it out but damn this sure is a mess.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's blog for an update on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
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