19May 2010 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

You & Me must never part

Lifestyle
Dubb sent me a GREAT read today about long distance love, I absolutely LOVEEEDD it .. my response: When am I gonna get my e-love? Of course I was joking (i think) but I started thinking of my e-life. And while I haven't found the e-love of my life like others (barf barf) I have found an E-BFF!! yes, I'm talking about @Jess_Dubb, who I have to stop myself from referring to as Dubb IRL .. because my friends side-eye me like who the fuck is Dubb?? *does this make me weird??* Me & Dubb's relationship has progressed sort of like the couple who I read about today. First we were following each other on twitter, and through our tweets & @ replies discovered the other was hella cool. We…
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28Oct 2009 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

Cleo Rants: Gender Roles too enforced?

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I did a poll of friends to discuss whether Irish Spring was a male soap or a unisex soap. It started off as a friendly debate between someone, but I needed to validate one of our points. After all, someone has to be right. Overall, most people only remembered the original scent of Irish Spring. You know, the big green or blue bar that will leave your wash rag tinted iwth that color. Those I will stand by the point made by the opposition in that those may be masculine, but others like aloe and micro clean are unisex. What man is ready for lemon scent? I think that Colgate (the distributor of Irish Spring) markets more for me because if they make the soap seem too girly, men won't…
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22Oct 2009 by Jakora Holman 2 Comments

Cleo is informative! Credit Card Mistakes you should avoid!

Lifestyle
I'm being very informative this week! I guess with all the things going on, you can never have enough knowledge on how to make your life simpler by avoid money problems! Today's topic: Credit Cards! The bane of your existence if your under 30 and got those cards while you were in college. I know that I sometimes regret the day that I signed on that dotted line! Or better yet, that I had been better advised on credit card etiquette. Yahoo! Finance had this great article on how bad are your credit card mistakes, you know what mistakes I mean: paying late or the bare minimum, missing a payment, or just having a slew of cards for no reason. They rated all these bloopers on a scale of 1-10…
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01Sep 2009 by Jakora Holman 2 Comments

Fantasy Football: Rants & Tips!

Lifestyle
I'm not an avid football watcher. I've tried over the years to get into it, but haven't succeeded. In college I guess I would have considered myself an Eagles fan, but then after their failed appearance against the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX I haven't considered myself a real fan. However, this year, in an effort to be more enthused about football (and able to actual use the TV at home on a Sunday) I've decided to support the Eagles again. I feel that maybe I won't fall asleep during the games if I'm actually rooting for someone! I also decided to root for them again for being the team to give Vick a chance. But that's a story for another day. Also, in my efforts to 'enjoy' football, I've…
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13Aug 2009 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

Gesticulation: Guilty as Charged

Lifestyle
Today I realized I'm a hand gesture-er when I talk . Or rather, I'm a gesticulator... It's the kind of gesticulation where as if I'm talking about passing me the salt shaker I demonstrate the movement that a salt shaker does. Or when i talk of blowing in the wind I make a hand gesture that (to me) means blowing away. It's a really odd quirk now that its been bought to my attention. Or when just talking about matters that don't have demonstrable gestures I move my hands a lot. I've caught myself interlocking my hands when trying to avoid using gestures at work, and it makes me very aware of my hands. I wanted to find out what this says about me as a person.  Some have said…
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14Jan 2009 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Fame Whoring: Ray-J Reality Show…

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What is wrong with TV? With Viacom in particular.. First they bombarded people with the Flavor Flav show, Flavor of Love. Then it was Rock of love, For the LOVE Of money. Fuck LOVE! OR at least the Viacom STD filled version of LOVE! I guess its really the production company, 51 minds productions fault, but damn Viacom keeps buying them! The next real chance at love (ha, look @ that!) is for Ray-J, you know, "ain't that Brandy's brother" Ray-J, and its called.... "For the Love of RAy-J. Yes, these folks who get paid the big money are so creative. They are getting paid millions of dollars while the people responsible for teaching our children. WTF! This festival of famewhoring begins on Feb 2nd.. Basically a bunch of random…
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28Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Celebrate Kwanzaa

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I've been meaning to write about Kwanzaa since the day after Christmas, but all types of holiday stuff had me too busy. I can't say that I actually participate in Kwanzaa, but I think that people have the wrong idea of what it exactly is. Some think of it as an alternative to Christmas when its not actually so. In fact, Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday versus being a religious one. Kwanzaa was "created" in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies at California State University during the Black Freedom Movement. t is celebrated December 26-January 1. The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase "matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits" in Swahili. Its thought to reflect the communities concern for cultural grounding and the unity…
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23Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Fingerless Gloves…

Fashionable
I'm a busy blogger today! I have the emptiness of work to thank for that! Thanks Work! Anyway, I am on a quest for a pair of fingerless gloves. I don't know what it is about them that makes me like them. I think its because they make me feel edgy. Either way, I really want a pair like those pictured above, with individual loops for fingers. However, I haven't found them anywhere I've looked. But to be fair I've really only looked at Target, so I guess that nulls my point. Either way I want these so bad. But what I did find at Target was a "arm-warmer" which I'm thoroughly enjoying except for the print. They have a black background and multi colored heats and stars. They kind…
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22Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

It doesn’t pay to be annoying…

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I love New Jersey, but its official... I'm going to move to Michigan because it is now illegal to annoy people.  OMG, I think this is the coolest law EVER! And I HATE the law! HA!In Brighton Michigan the City Council approved a public conduct code Monday night which now can fine someone up to $500 for being annoying.  Does the money go to the city or to the person being annoyed? That makes a difference. what happens after several offenses, is there jail time? I think this is so cool. Part of the bill reads(remember the SchoolHouse Rock things, a bill becomes a law, so this is still a bill): It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in a course of conduct or repeatedly commit acts that…
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