Should I Keep Watching?

So, I was thoroughly disappointed with the season premiere of “The Game,” which aired on BET last night at 10pm PST. It opened with a warning that there were sexual themes and language, and this wasn’t even an accurate precursor to what was about to unfold…

It began with Derwin walking through a barrage of photogs snapping pictures of him on his way to his photo shoot with his wife Melanie for the cover of a magazine. So I’m assuming after two years Derwin is now the “big man on campus,” oh gah. Anywho, Melanie and Derwin’s baby mama seem to be getting along just fine, even though at the end of the last season, Melanie didn’t seem to like the idea of Derwin having a child with another woman one bit. We soon find that this is a front that Melanie has put up for Derwin, and that she secretly thinks the other woman is out for what he and Melanie have (i.e., fame, fortune, the perfect life).

Then, we have Malik who is banging the the team owner’s wife, with no regard to when or where they, aheem, get it on, may it be the mens bathroom sink at a club, or the hot tub at Malik’s ridiculously lavish crib. It only gets worse from there people!

Kelly and Jason are at each others throats the entire episode, with each one trying to sabotage the others career, character, life, you name it. Kelly has some ridiculous reality television series about life after her divorce from her overbearing and frugal husband. By the way, they’ve also changed the daughter Brittney, or Brit Brit, to some skanky looking teenager with an attitude. Jason is trying his hand at sports casting, but is so cynical and irritating that I see that won’t last long. Oh, but it gets worse.

Tee Tee, Malik’s cousin/b**ch, has his own, wait for it…wait for it…chicken wang restaurant on wheels, whom he co-owns with his new love interest. The love interest, who seems interested in TeeTee, eventually falls for Malik after, oh maybe, one day in sitcom time, and ends up in Malik’s hot tub.

Oh wait, there’s more, Tasha, the new cougar on the block, has fallen for 106 & Parks own Terrence J, who may well be 15 years her junior, if not more.

The show is rounded out by the lie of the century, told be Melanie, who has given baby DJ a secret paternity test. After Melanie’s friend tells her the baby isn’t Derwin’s, she doesn’t really hesitate to tell Derwin the truth, and causes a rift in their relationship. When she finds out that the test is inaccurate, she decides to spare Derwin the details, in hopes of keeping the baby mama at bay. Oh Melanie, when we will learn, lying never helped anyone.

Well, all in all, I wasn’t surprised that the creators took the show in a more raunchy direction, but I am surprised at the great lengths they went to, to make blacks look even more ignorant than they are already portrayed on other television shows (i.e., Cops, America’s Most Wanted, The First 48… I could go on for days). Mara and Salim, I am hoping that you turn this show around, and fast, or you may lose a long time viewer.

TTFN

To Bake Or Not To Bake?

I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching lately and have come to the distinct realization that I need an outlet for all these ideas pinned up inside of my head. Sitting idly by and using “being a  mommy” as a reason to put a few of my dreams on hold is not going to cut it anymore. My dad sent me a large box of goodies over the weekend (I was really touched, to say the least). It consisted of tons of baking equipment (i.e., spatulas, serving spoons, mixing bowls, baking cook books, baking pans, etc.), literally, all the things needed to bake until you drop.
I’ve enjoyed baking and cooking, ever since childhood; I have fond memories of licking the spoon while my mom poured the cake batter. Cookies and cakes for my family have been the norm, but I end up being the one who eats the better half of it, but nothing gets me going like being in the kitchen, mixing up something good for everyone. I’m sort of a food connoisseur, yummy food gets me excited, and I really want to find a way to put my passion for food to good use, while sharing my talents with others.
Writing about it is probably the only way that I am going to be able to quiet this idea in my head. So, get ready for it, Coming Soon to “jensjewels” a recipe sharing page for new and old recipes from my kitchen . Being up in the middle of the night thinking about what I want to cook has caused many restless nights, and I just want to get some sleep.

It's A New Year

It’s a new year, and new day, and I am ready to start actively posting about my journey through this life. I have taken the, Chris Brogan, three word challenge, and decided that they will be Fitness, Focus and Fun.
Fitness: I will dedicate myself to losing 15 pounds and toning up my baggy, flabby arm and thigh muscles. I will force myself to give up soda, and start to drink more water. I will also give up beef and pork, and stick with chicken, turkey and fish. This will be hard at first, and it has proven to be just that, but I know the end result is totally worth it; I am ready and willing to devote myself whole-heartedly into this regime of diet and exercise.
Focus: It’s time for me to start thinking about where I want my career path to take me. I already own a home, but is it really the home I dream of living in forever?, absolutely not! I want a bigger home, with granite counter tops and crown molding, but who doesn’t? In order for me to do this I need to grab life by the horns and try to get my career started. I have taken enough classes to sit for the RE exam, but I need to get some studying done. As soon as I am ready, I am going to pay that $60 fee and get my Real Estate license. It’s time to make grown-up money.
Fun: I always say this every year…I’m going to do something fun, adventurous even, but I always spend the whole year sitting at home on my bum, not getting out and experiencing life. Well, you know what, I’m tired of sitting on my bum. This year I am going to travel. I know it’s a little cliché, but the first stop is Las Vegas baby! Once that’s out of my system, it’s off to bigger and better things. I already have a trip to Virginia in the works for May and who knows, maybe I’ll end up in Europe this year.
In essence these words are the three pillars that I am going to try, and I do mean try, to live by, whether I succeed is up to me, but if I don’t, it won’t be for lack of dedication.
TTFN