As girl talk goes, my friends and I talk about everything. As of late, the conversation seems to always float to how “long it’s been” for each of us (eh hem, you know what I mean). If you follow this blog, or stay glued to my Twitter you’ve likely caught the hint.
A couple of weeks ago the gang met up for the first official happy hour - at our usual - of the new year, and this very discussion came up. But we were in mixed company and may have scared off Karla’s friend. After one comment she abruptly got up from the table and left. Shrugs.
Fast forward a bit to this past weekend – I decided to head over to FUNKYBROWNCHICK to catch up on my candid reading. Twanna never disappoints me! That very day she’s talking, quite openly, about how horny she is. Le sigh, Twanna, LE SIGH. Note: she raises a dangerous question at the end (dangerous because some are afraid to admit to “things”). Check out the comments.
So, fast forward, again, to yesterday. Giselle and I are exchanging youtube links, as we often do once we’ve gotten antsy at our daytime gigs. She sends me this video of a couch potato cat. Cute – and super funny because the cat looks JUST LIKE her fat orange cat. In the “Related Videos” section, I find this – and HAD to share.
Don’t take that the wrong way. I’m not a hubby chaser – I don’t crave other women’s men. Not normally. Boris is far from normal!
For years I, like many woman with the gift of sight, ogled over the chiseled goodness that is actor/model Boris Kodjoe. However, once it became apparent that he and then Soul Food co-star Nicole Ari Parker were a pair, my crush waned. The pair married in 2006.
I set my sights only on the attainable - crush on Boris gone.
Leave it to People magazine to breathe new life into an old fantasy. Boris and Nicole were featured in the January 19th issue of People (which featured the tragic death of John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s son). They offered a revealing look into the struggle and triumphs associated with their daughter’s, Sophie, Spina Bifida.
What reignited the flame, you ask? Well, they had pictures. Swoon. But really for him to speak with strength and admiration for his wife and children…beautiful! When speaking of meeting his wife on the set of the HBO series Soul Food he said “it was definitely energy at first sight.” Don’t you find energy much more refreshingly honest than “love?” I don’t really believe you can love someone at first sight. But you can definitely experience an indescribable feeling.
Kodjoe also spoke adoringly of his children, Sophie and Nicolas.
As I get older the hot guy that’s all about the gym, extravagant gifts and outings and jumping lines at the hottest clubs becomes less and less attractive. Now, a man that can be all of those things AND head a household? HOT!
Boris Kodjoe just wrapped production on Surrogates, also starring Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames. Nicole Ari Parker can next be seen alongside Eddie Murphy in Imagine That.
This morning I was driving to work and for like an hour (the time it takes me to get here) Ryan Seacrest kept mixing in “What A Man” by En Vogue. And it hit me: I haven’t been joining in he hubbub of postings regarding our new President.
There’s two reasons. One, this is a niche blog - tales of the life of a single girl living and working in LaLaLand. I love President Obama and everything but, he doesn’t factor into my (non) dating life very much. Reason number two is that I don’t discuss EVERYTHING here. Religion, politics and money = taboo topics (for me).
But when I heard Ryan playing that song (repeatedly) I thought “what the hell does this have to do with his topic?” At the same time I thought of how Barack Obama plays into my blog.
I’m really impressed by he an Michelle’s relationship. They are a very HAUTE and chic couple.
Not only that, but they exude both love and respect for one another. I’d say that’s rare these days.
Though I’m single, I don’t always want to be. I think of what I want in a mate and couples that have a little bit of what me and the future Mr. Haute will have. Most of my “love idols” have something in common – that je ne sais qua. Barack and Michelle Obama definitely have it!
I felt that surging through Mr. and Mrs. President during Beyonce’s performance of “At Last” during the Neighborhood Ball. If you missed it….
That type of love is encouraging. For me, the Obamas are the epitome of a modern day power couple - they only type of couple I can be a part of. Perhaps I’ll meet my own “Barack” and he’ll have me singing “What a Man.” One day…
And in with the new. Year that is! When the new year rolls around most people begin to get all types of introspective. Regretting the past years mistakes, looking forward to the new “better” year ahead.
I spent much of December reassessing my goals. Not so much because of the pending arrival of 2009, but mostly because I’m anal that way. Though I’m always grateful to be in a good place, “right now” is never good enough. I am forever looking ahead, making lists, planning – likely too much of that. I realized in December that my lists have been nearly identical for months – too much listing and not enough doing.
So my New Year’s resolution is just that. To just DO more – and list less.There’s too many men for me to date, books to write, stories to tell, films to create… I had lots of time to come up with that since I’ve been sick for the past few days and celebrated in bed last night.:-(
What about you? Any quirky resolutions made (with little plans to keeps them?)
