It's Not Fair

Day and night, I find myself
Trying to figure out a way to make this work somehow
But my emotions always get in the way
Of what I really mean to say
And it only makes things worse, somehow

It's not fair (it's not fair)
I wanna be there (wanna be there) where you are
Oh it's, it's not fair (it's not fair)
I wanna be there (wanna be there) where you are

It's like every time I talk to you
Things fall right apart again
'Cause I start feeling that emptiness
That lies deep in my heart
And this telephone
It won't change that im still alone
And I wish that things could go
Back to how they used to be before

It's not fair (it's not fair)
I wanna be there (wanna be there) where you are
Oh it's, it's not fair (it's not fair)
I wanna be there (wanna be there) where you are

Oh even a walk through the park is not the same
When you're not there
Even the picture frame it feels my pain
And who's to blame? All I know,

It's not fair (it's not fair)
I wanna be there (wanna be there) where you are
Oh it's, it's not fair (it's not fair)
Oooh I wanna be there (wanna be there) where you are

Sincerely,
Vick

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Side eye: Celebrity Seaborn

I've come across so many different opinions and views on black women and their hair, particularly when it comes to extension/weaves. While it is an individual choice done for personal reasons regardless if they are positive or negative, it's one that I usually defend.

But this muthafucker right here. Celebrity Seaborn. I imagine that if BET were a town, he would live on the intersection of Coon and Stereotype. And apparently there is an abundance of synthetic hair in this sad little town. I don't know what I hate more, the fact that he thinks these hairstyles are...acceptable or that he has women from various strip clubs thinking that there is something right with them too. I mean, how do I defend this shit?



And to think I used to think the average stripper is smart (perhaps a regional thing...who knows).







Seaborn and all of the $5 Strippers get the SIDE EYE forever and ever and ever.

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Black Eyed Peas, Rapheal Saadiq, Janelle Monae, De La Soul

I'll be there! Finally Bumbershoot has a decent lineup.



The lineup for Seattle’s Bumbershoot 2009 was just announced recently, and advanced three-day tickets are on sale now for only $80. Based on the lineup that’s been announced already I’d call that a good deal.
Bumbershoot 2009 Lineup

Sheryl Crow
Modest Mouse
Katy Perry
Michael Franti & Spearhead
De La Soul
Raphael Saadiq
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
The Long Winters
Sly & Robbie & the Taxi Gang
World Party
MSTRKRFT
Roy Ayers
Common Market
UH HUH HER
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women
Eric Hutchinson
No Age
Matt & Kim
Dead Confederate
The Cave Singers
Swollen Members
Vieux Farka Touré
Lenka
Gang Gang Dance
Todd Snider
Holy F**k
DJ Spooky
Iglu & Hartly
Low vs Diamond
Sera Cahoone
Eleni Mandell
Carrie Rodriguez
The Honey Brothers
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head
Extra Golden
Cordero
Forgive Durden
Hey Marseilles
Adrian Xavier

Just added:
The All-American Rejects
The Ting Tings
Brett Dennen
U.S.E.

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Children, come get your Parents!

So, Side Eye Jr. is three and the TV stays tuned to Nick Jr. and Noggin. And it's my parental duty to watch all of these shows with her as most parents do. So yes, I know all the words to the theme songs for Dora the Explorer, Diego, Max & Ruby, Ni Hao Kai Lan, Yo Gabba Gabba and etc. And naturally I actually like some of the programming.

Nick Jr. has been advertising for a new show called 'The Jumparounds' for a while now. Group of some twenty-something adults dancing and singing kids songs. Songs that actually aint half bad in my opinion. All of a sudden they stopped showing the commercials and brought them back as 'The Fresh Beat Band'. For some reason this caught my eye and I started paying attention to their little music videos:



The black guy is always nerdy. The white guy is always...'urban' and rapping or beat boxing or something. And it irritates my soul. I have never been this bothered by a white man rapping...not even as bothersome as this:

So I had to share this with SOMEONE. There is another video with the guy beatboxing and I went on a quest to find it and actually found a very long topic discussion about it on Parent Connect. I naturally assumed it would be parents sharing their appreciation of the show and how their kids are looking forward to it...not so much.

"I have noticed on Noggin they are showing the really horrible 'music videos' by 'The JumpArounds'...what the hell?!?! Those kids are HORRIBLE! They can't sing and they sure as hell can't dance - I was a dancer and to call what they are doing 'dancing' is offensive to all of us who worked at it for years - I guess that's why they're called the jump-arounds cause that's all they do! And why are they showing this on Noggin? This is not music and videos for preschoolers, this is more Nick Jr. or Nick material. If it was me, I wouldn't show it on anything!"

"How did I know I'd find you one here posting a thread about those damn dancers that you hate so much, LOL!!! Of course my girls dance around b/c the tunes are catchy, LOL. For your sake, I hope they snatch them off the air immediately!!! WinkTongue out"

"FireGirl - take a Valium and step away from the TV...please! You are so freakin annoyed with the video it's disturbing. The beauty of owning a television set is that you can make the choice to turn the TV off or change the channel if you don't like something, so just turn it off already! I don't think the television gods at Nick Jr. are programming for you or me. We all think it's corny, because it IS...but to a two year old it's fun and exciting to see these teenagers sing and jump around, no matter how bad the lip syncing or dance routines are. Heck, if I put a bucket on my head and walk around, that's pretty darn corny too, but my kid is two years old she laughs her butt off, thinks I should be doing stand up comedy! Also think again about knocking your kid getting a paying job and doing something you might deem stupid, cause in reality for the demographic they are gearing these videos to, it's not - a spot on TV like that brings in dinero and could help with their education or a number of things...so don't be so quick to knock it!
On to Max and Ruby, I totally agree, where the heck are the parents?? That has ALWAYS bothered me. Perhaps they both died in a horrible mowing accident, but if that's the case the old Grandma that lives down the road should have taken them in...not just let them live alone in the house and just stop by for an occasional visit to watch a show they are putting on or drink some lemonade with lady bug candy in it. Um, I think I am watching WAY to much Noggin : )
Peace out!"

SIDE EYE

It's a show for the kids...not your adult ass. Stop over analyzing every detail of the show...kids, especially toddlers, could care less. Didn't know these actors needed to attend Juliard and have personal sessions with voice coaches to do a show on Nick Jr. for kids ages 6 mos to 4 years old. Silly me.

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Yeah i'm going update soon

Don't know why i've been gone so long. I literally have had tons of time but really not much to say, or it just wouldn't manifest itself into what I wanted it to be. But I need to get back into the groove of blogging. So expect something this weekend. Toodles.

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Side Eye: Pediphemales

I know. Where the hell have I been? I've been around lazy as hell dealing with some crap and working on a side eye to bring you folks then got distracted. But I had to come out of hiding for this one because I'm tired of this double standard even though it a plus for my people.

There is nothing okay with a grown woman fucking a child. Period. I have no idea why these chicks get a slap on the wrist 90% of the time but it is just sickening. I could care less about how crappy you feel about your wrinkles and your tired ass husband doesn't want to screw your baggy ass anymore and little Tommy said you were pretty and you felt compelled to give him a hummer. NOT COOL. People don't think that crap is all high fives and chest bumps when it's a young girl and a middle aged man now do they?

Now I know this chick is technically only two years older than this boy, but look at him. This kid looks no older than 8 years old, shit is creepy. And now they have a baby. Just disturbing on way too many levels...I wonder if this boy is even 13 like they're reporting.

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Side Eye: Myspace

Back when I was 20 or 21 I was in LOVE with myspace. Adorning my profile with videos, all my sexy angle shots with my awesome rockin' tits, the bajillion friends, leaving stupid comments. Yes that was a fun year or whatever. But somewhere along the way I got really tired of the same creepy guys adding me to see my photos and that oh so classic first line "What's good wit you ma?", come to think of it, I am being kind even paraphrasing with correct punctuation. The end all happened when my ex boyfriend started tracking all my activity within myspace and posting stupid bulletins and blogs about me I decided to log off and stay off.

The only reason I even kept my profile is because I like the idea of old friends from school and my family having a way to contact me. I was logging on maybe once every 3 months to check messages and crap. Over the weekend I decided I would start logging on to myspace again since I had my cousins and friends pressuring me to do so. That was friday/saturday-ish.

It is Monday. And I swear it didn't even take me a week to figure out why I had left. Classic bullshit like this:tHatT bUlLsHyt l00Ks fUcKiN dUmB. I don't care what anyone says anyone that takes the time out of their life to purposely type in that fashion should get poked in the eye with a pencil dripping with tabasco. Seriously, it grinds my gears. There is nothing cute about illeteracy.

Now I have about 40 friends on Myspace. And I know almost all of them personally. I try to give people that message me out of nowhere the benefit of the doubt that they aren't creepy panty sniffers but i'm losing hope:

really dude? I ask how you are and you ask me if I am looking to screw you or I assume be in an exclusive fuck buddy relationship with you. Insert Blank Stare Here. Really? Like seriously? Sigh. But it only gets better.

SIDE EYE

I'm so done.

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