Happy Halloween! October 31, 2008
Posted by icediva in Uncategorized.Tags: awesomeness, dancing, Halloween, Michael Jackson, thriller, zoombie
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It’s Friday and it’s Halloween. What better jam than MJ’s Thriller. Enjoy.
Does dressing down equal growing up? October 31, 2008
Posted by alysette in Women, Work.Tags: dressing up, growing up, Halloween
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I asked my boss if I had to behave like a grown-up today.
He said yes.
I half-heartedly grumbled at him, and he laughed. At least we get along well, and I know that he’s watching out for me.
So. Ever since I’ve had an office job, I’ve dressed up for Halloween. I figured it was my escape from corporate drudgery for one day out of the year. Anyone who knows me could tell you that Halloween is, and has always been, my favorite holiday. The Count on Sesame Street was my favorite Muppet – even though I’ve always hated math. I’m just that kind of girl.
I dressed up the first year I worked at my company (that’s me, below, as Medusa). I was the only one who did and no, that didn’t bother me.
As Medusa in 2006
Apparently, however, someone in corporate was taken aback. My boss asked me very nicely last year not to dress up. I wore a shirt with jack-o-laterns on it instead and had people asking me all day why I wasn’t in costume.
I really wasn’t planning on it this year, but I couldn’t resist asking. I wasn’t really surprised that (1) my boss knew what I was talking about and (2) said no.
It’s not that I deal with customers – my company manufactures products that go directly to distributors, and go to market from there. It’s the corporate culture.
One of my co-workers is took the day off to keep his children out of school, as his family does not do Halloween at all. They think it’s evil. He had no problem getting the time off for that very reason. I know a lot of people share that view – sometimes I just don’t care.
Part of me knows that it’s not very grown-up, and certainly not very professional, to pretend to be someone else for a day. But, really, what’s the harm? I’ve always been careful to select costumes that were neither explicit nor revealing. I’ve always brought candy in so people can trick-or-treat my desk (and I am talking chocolate here). I bring in fun little decorations for my office. I still get work done – it just adds a little fun to the day.
I know it’s in my best interest to tone it down. But part of me hates to give it up.
A tale of single girl fright…. October 31, 2008
Posted by icediva in Attraction, dating, Men, Single.Tags: baby mama, dating, no game, pick up lines, single life
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Once upon a time in the land of Oz, a fair maiden (let’s call her Icediva) was waiting for her mechanics royal fixer committee to repair the car steed.
When all of a sudden this mysterious stranger began talking with Icediva.
He asked questions. Oblivious, as she usually is, she answered them. (That, boys and girls, along with eye batting and lip licking, is called flirting. Yes. LIP LICKING. She thought he was trying to keep his lips moist. It was cold out!)
And then this stranger asked out the fair Icediva. She accepted, thinking naively that it would be nice to get to know this stranger.
Was she ever wrong.
The day of their date planned meeting, she missed his phone call on her cell phone. (Perhaps on purpose, she forgets.) When she returned his phone call she got this message:
“The customer is not currently accepting incoming calls”
But as naive as she was (and not to mention as cute as a button) she thought nothing of it until he called a couple of days later.
This time, he left a message:
“I was ready to meet you at the movies but my baby momma dropped off the kids and I have no baby sitter. If you want to call me back just dial the number on the caller-id and ask for room 13. I’m living in a hotel…”
Errr!
And that’s when the beautiful but naive maiden named Icediva, rolled her eyes, woke up from fairyland and went out drinking with her boys.
Moral of the story: Ask questions. LOTS of them. And stop being so naive.
Monster roll call October 31, 2008
Posted by MsLady in Men, Uncategorized.Tags: Halloween, Men, monsters
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This is dedicated to all of the “monsters” I’ve dated. Feel free to add yours, too!
Here’s to the self-proclaimed PIMP who left me with two kids.
Here’s to the PREACHER who was worse than the PIMP.
Here’s to the BARBER who, get this, WAS STILL MARRIED!!!
And here’s to the SOLDIER who waged war on my heart.
In the words of the black church, “God DON’T like ugly.”
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room October 31, 2008
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“Slow Dancing in a Burning Room”
It’s not a silly little moment,
It’s not the storm before the calm.
This is the deep and dying breath of,
This love that we’ve been working on.
Can’t seem to hold you like I want to,
So I can feel you in my arms.
Nobody’s gonna come and save you,
We pulled too many false alarms.
We’re going down and you can see it too.
We’re going down and you know that we’re doomed.
My dear, we’re slow dancing in a burning room.
I was the one you always dreamed of,
You were the one I tried to draw.
How dare you say it’s nothing to me,
Baby you’re the only light I ever saw.
I’ll make the most of all the sadness.
You be a bitch because you can.
You’ll try to hit me just to hurt me,
So you leave me feeling dirty cause you can’t understand.
We’re going down
And you can see it too
We’re going down
And you know that we’re doomed.
My dear, we’re slow dancing in a burning room.
Go cry about it
why don’t you?
Go cry about it
why don’t you?
Go cry about it
why don’t you?
My dear, we’re slow dancing in a burning room.
Don’t you think we ought to know by now?
Don’t you think we should of learned.
John Mayer
This song touches my heart like you all have no idea mainly because I never envisioned my life to be what it is today. It’s basically a song about a relationship that is over, and they decide to take their final bow before they let go.
I used to be naive enough to believe that when a woman and a man chose to spend the rest of their lives together, it was a commitment both individuals made to keep the relationship alive. No matter what! Well, unfortunately that is not always real life.
Unlike the scripted happily ever after movies that we’re exposed to, the harsh reality is that there are fewer couples today that will remain married past a 15year thresh hold.
So how do you know when you should hold on to the hope that things can get better, or just let go? Truth is, even when you both make it past the denial and are both ready to let go, the pain is still that, pain.
