Oh I am pissed

Today was my weigh in and guess what? I'm up four freaking pounds. I can't believe it. I'm super active now and I have not lost one pound. Hell when I was doing half assed workouts before I was losing weight. I don't know what's going on. But it's resorted to me doing calorie counting. Nothing exact but I'm tracking what I eat to get an idea of what I'm intake is. Oh and I have to eat something like 800 calories less than the daily intake of 2000 to lose one pound a week. Oh em geezy. I have to stick with this until the end of the year. This is going to be hard. I totally miss the days of when I was younger and I could eat whatever, whenever and not gain weight. Right now I'm hella jealous of everyone who has a naturally high metabolism. This some bull. lol I'm pretty sure I'll be evil for the rest of the year. Can't eat (well I have to be extremely careful) just to lose weight. I never thought that I would have to diet. Well at least I can up my calories once I finally get the weight off... :-/

I've been slacking on studying for the GRE. The same way I'm going hard in regards to my hair and weight, I have to do with my education. The economy is hella unstable at the moment and I need to go back to school. I know exactly what it is I want to do with my degree and everything. I just need to study for this GRE, take it and do extremely well. I'm contemplating taking an online English course through a local community college to brush up on my writing skills. It's been a very long time since I've written anything academically and it was never my strong point. There's a lot of writing and research to be done for the master's degree I want to pursue. I need to get on it. I'm over here being lazy and that is unacceptable.

I'm back on my workout tip. I'm going to try to go everyday this week, but we'll see. I'll have to go at least five days this week. And I had to change the day I weigh myself because water retention has me sad on the scale. lol

I've been told that I look like I'm getting smaller. I don't really see it, however a friend of mine took a pic of me and I didn't look too bad. It's going to have to be drastic in order for me to notice it. And even then I'll probably still think I'm fat. lol Like I said, I need to stay consistent. I'll get my gym membership in about six weeks but in the meantime it's me and the good ol' outdoors. haha I'm interested to see where I'll be by the end of the year. There's nothing to do but wait and see.

My hair today

So the double bun didn't work. I don't have enough hair for it to look decent. I did pin my hair to the side and tucked the ends under. It looked cute... but only on that side. I also added a flower to it. It was okay. I wasn't in love with it. I can't wait until my hair gets longer. Tomorrow it looks like I'll be wearing my bun straight back.

Oh and it's hella random but I'm getting a weave before my nephew's dedication. I want to look cute for the pictures. A bun straight back with my fat face is not what's hot but I so needed to give my hair a break from weaves.

Sssssssssssy Smith!!!!

I finally got to see Sy Smith live. I was like uber juiced. I mean lowkey trying to control the big ass grin on my face when she came on stage. I'm a huge fan. I've been following her since '05 or '06. I remember being at my grandmother's house and her video for "Fa Sho" came on BETJ. So of course when I got back to my apt I looked her up and since then I've been a fan.

Anywho she did a free show out here in L.A. and she rocked the hell out of the stage. She sang her ass off and her band was the shit. There was this guy who was playing the guitar and when it came to his solo... he played the FUCK out of that guitar. I loved it. The whole band and Sy were rockin' out on stage. There was a guy on bass who reminded me of a chocolate Andre 3000 with locs. He was smiling the whole time on stage. It was awesome. lol

But the show that she put on... I could have easily paid for. I can't wait until she performs out here in L.A. again because I'm so going. Even if I have to go by myself again.

Anywho, I got video of her on stage. It was a bit shaky because I was dancing in my chair. I couldn't help myself and be still. But I'm glad I was able to get the little bit on camera that I could. I wish I had gotten it all. Here she is sangin' her ass OFF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEcAbvw94UU

Fickle about my hair

Soooo this week I was putting off exercising to do my hair. I was putting kinky twists in with afro kinky bulk by Bobbi Boss. So I get close to being done and I look at my whole head and it looked a damn mess. Now it didn't look so bad when it was pulled back and pinned up but I wouldn't be able to wear them down. So damn near a whole week was gone for twists that I put in and turned around and took out.

I had the bright idea to install my weave with the indian hair I had in. That didn't turn out too hot either. So what do I do? I take that sucka OUT! I'd rather look just okay with my own hair than walk around looking ratchet with a weave in. I mean tracks were showing and everything. I'm not sure what I did wrong. If I'm going to do my own weaves, I should stick to kinky curly weaves. Those are cute when I put them in.

For now I think I'm going to wear my hair out. Besides my last couple of hair styles (including the two I put in and took out) were too tight. I like wearing my hair loose... well not weaved up or twisted with hair extensions. Earlier I put in some twists and was going to d a rollerset. Took the twists down and put in coils and then took the coils out. lol Now I'm sitting with two braids in my hair. I'm going to try a double bun to the side tomorrow. This should be interesting. I had to get some gel earlier. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I so need to get a bunch of BIG earrings. Like huge. I so want the earring with the continent of Africa on it. Those are hot. I'm excited to get some. I can't wait. And I think I'm going to get some headbands. Hopefully that holds me over for awhile. I'm not sure if I'm going to do anything with my hair other than a bun for awhile. I just know I want a big ass afro. I have awhile. So bunning it is.

New phone?

Lol not until next year. But I did peep the BB Torch and I totally see it in my future when I can upgrade. It's like my palm pre. I mean damn near exactly like it. However, RIM is bigger than Palm. So it looks like I'm going back to a blackberry next year. I don't have any qualms with my pre right now... well except that it cuts off at random occassionally. I read on the palm forum that it could possibly be that the battery is loose. For whatever reason, after you take the battery out to replace it or do a battery pull it's not as secure as before. Idk why that is. But a loose battery and sliding the phone shut can cause the phone to shut off. :shrugs:

Anywho I can't wait to get the Torch. I live for things like this. lol Okay not really but you get what I mean. More info about the phone here. http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/blackberrytorch/