Jersey | Cleo Sunshine

12Jun 2010 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

FYI!! I’m getting published !!

Lifestyle

I am super excited to report this news.. Peep the following email I received just hours ago : We have received your submission for inclusion in EROS 369: An Anthology for Adults Vol. II. We are pleased to inform you that your submission will be included in this year's publication! Congratulations! -- This is excellent. I don't know if you remember but back in January I published ' My (non) New Year's Resolutions' and one of them was "2. Write more – not just here. Writing in general, which is to include short stories, poems, papers, whatever the heck strikes me. Music Guides me and words inspire me." I'm giddy. So many good things happening. If you build it they will come tight? Oh so when the book comes out…

06Apr 2010 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

Mike & Nia: Super Sad News

Lifestyle

I woke up Sunday morning to a friends very sad Facebook status update. When I asked him what was wrong, he texted me information regarding these two young people. Mike was a member of his fraternity and he knew Nia through him. These senseless acts of violence are saddening. Later in the day I ran into several other people who knew the couple and they all were deeply devastated. I didn't know them, and I was devastated. Death is never something easy to cope with, but when it happens to TWO young people with their lives ahead of them, it hits so close to home. I think EVERYONE can be touched by this story. I grabbed this Essence Article from KittyBradshaw.com and I hope that you can take the time…

24Mar 2010 by Jakora Holman 3 Comments

Why Wednesday? Gross Fat Chick

Lifestyle, Mis-Adventures

#thisbitch. Why oh why oh why!! Reasons like this and MTV's Jersey Shore are why I'm sometimes ashamed to be from New Jersey. Who wants to weight 1000 lbs? Why is your LIFE goal to weight half a ton?? And why oh why oh why are people giving her shine? Why is she on GMA and radio stations and being offered a reality show?? If people stopped fueling the fires these idiotic people would stop these shenanigans. How does this woman, Donna Simpson, already hold the Guinness World Record for being the World's Fattest Mother. How is it OK that it took 30 medics to deliver her daughter via C-section?? She can't move more than 20feet before needing a break, but she wants to be fatter?? Can I smack this…

09Apr 2009 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Ever heard of Newark, NJ?

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It's been about 3 months since I made the move to Newark and I must say, its an experience. Chronicle my acclimation as I blog with GlocallyNewark.com to help show people a different side of Newark. Want the overpriced NYC feel in NJ, check out my review of MiSaVi Want more of the local diner feel? I also reviewed Top's Diner (OMG can you say Strawberry Short Cheesecake? ) talk about YUM!! I don't want to bombard you guys with links, but do please check me out. It means a lot to me (especially if you comment!) LOL

09Apr 2009 by Jakora Holman 4 Comments

Cleo Eats @ Grand Lux Cafe

Foodie

My NY/NJ friends (and those in select other locations), I discovered a new dining establishment. Grand Lux Cafe. While its not new to everyone, its definitely new to me. And let me tell you, Oh my GOD, it was delicious. And we all know I'm a foodie so my approval means a lot! GLC is operated by the same folks as Cheesecake Factory, so if you enjoy CF, I'm sure you'll love these people. The decor was very Cheesecake-esque, and the food equally yummy. Their desserts are made to order, some taking up to 30 mins to prepare, so they suggest you order early. I had the upside down pineapple cake and my comrade (Kitty Bradshaw) had the New Orleans Beignets (I ate more of her dessert than mine!)…

14Jan 2009 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Update: Children with Nazi names removed from home!

Lifestyle

So, back before Christmas I blogged about the Campbell family from New Jersey who had beef with ShopRite over a birthday cake. A brief recap is that these idiots named their children after the Nazi Regime. They have a son named Adolf Hitler Campbell, 2 daughters named JoyceLynn Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Hinler Campbell. Well today, I was directed to a Yahoo article that said that these children have been removed from the home-a home decorated with Swastikas and other Nazi paraphernalia. I couldn't have been happier. These people are fucking nuts! And this is what happens when you bring all this unnecessary attention to yourself. The article doesn't state why they were removed because its against policy, but it should say because the parents were idiots! They should…

31Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman 1 Comment

New Jersey Drivers: Driving with RAGE

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I really am scared for what awaits people in 2009. I say this because people aren't nearly as nice, forgiving, or even understanding as they once were-myself included. Everyone is driven by money, rage, or sex. Two crazy things happened to me over the past two days, and I've only left my house about 4 times this week. So that means a lot to me. And I know that sometimes I'm in my own world but these things just happened in too close of succession. The first bares no need to be mentioned in lengthy detail, but the end result was a store (KRAUZER'S DELI) called the policia on me because he gave me the wrong change. Now, I didn't realize it until maybe an hour later, soI went back…

22Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

New New York Taxes!!!

Lifestyle

Has everyone heard about the proposed taxes in New York? I don't live in New York, I do go there often, as does any person in Jersey, so I feel some of these taxes will affect us here. First let's just say that New York is already super expensive. Just buying a simple bagel and orange juice can be about 1-2 dollars more expensive than in Jersey. Fast Food chains are expensive and let's not even talk about the cost of drinks in the club. It is downright high way robbery. But dammit if the city is a fun place to hangout! Well, recently Governor Paterson, who has taken post after Spitzer was removed because of his illicit call-girl activities, has proposed almost 88 new taxes to make up 18…

16Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Shoprite refuses to decorate cake for Adolf Hitler!

Lifestyle

I'm ashamed to say that these people are from the great state of New Jersey, but its true. But this just goes to show how one small state can have such a variety of people. These people should move and never come back. And as much as I don't want to give them any more "fame" by blogging about them, this is just nonsense. I feel that people of this sort will use any opportunity to promote their agenda. In this case, they might as well just stamp on their foreheads we're racist bigots. Heath and Deborah Campbell have named their three children interesting names: JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, Honszlynn Hinler Campbell, and Adolf Hitler Campbell. Why? Because they are idiots who shouldn't be allowed to raise children. OK, maybe…

03Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Papa ain’t no joke! Will kill for remote!

Lifestyle

While we are on the topic of TV, this is something DVR could have prevented! OK, I'm joking with that because this is slightly sad :( A 72-year-old New Jersey (not the man in photo) man stabbed his friend 28 times after she took the remote. Now, when I first heard this story, I was at my desk at work and my co-worker said that aloud. My initial response was, "what the hell, how can you not out maneuver a 72 year old, how old do you have to be." Then she proceeded to tell me that the lady was 63. So she was pretty old herself. But let me say, my grandmother is 66 and she could dodge someone trying to stab her. She does not play that! I…

02Dec 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

New Jersey Toll Increases

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In case all of you Jersey folks out there don't know, its now going to cost us more to travel in state. The last two times I traveled on the parkway I saw signs that the fare would increase on December 1st. If you don't know, some tolls on the Garden State Parkway are 70 cents and some, in less traveled areas of the parkway that you pay going both ways, are 35 cents. Well now those 70 cents tolls are going to be 1 dollar and those measly 35 cents tolls will now run us a clean half dollar. I don't know about anyone else, but I am upset. I don't like having to pay to drive. Gas is going down for who knows how long, and now tolls…

20Oct 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

Time to give it up: A memo for strippers!

Lifestyle

So, this weekend me and my friends hit the strip club. And we went to a strip club where girls strip because: 1. Drinks are cheap. 2. Things get really raunchy at the other kind (or so I've heard) 3. Drinks are cheap. Now, if you are in strip club and your sitting there at the bar or around the "stage" you should tip. It's only fair. For those that don't go to strip clubs often I guess you don't know how the work. Well, the ones I've been to usually work this way: Girl dances around or on the pole depending on her skill set. After she's done there she makes her way around the bar/floor and gets her tips. It isn't like on StripTease where Demi Moore got…

22Aug 2008 by Jakora Holman No Comments

North Jersey Ninjas

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I am going to dub this duo the "North Jersey Ninjas" since Shinobi Warriors doesn't work for me. I wonder if they received training watching Ninja Warrior on TV? That show really tests people physical strength. Anyhoo, here we have two 'modern day' ninjas, Tadieusz Tertikiewicz and Jesse Trojaniak, of Clifton, NJ. Side note, despite what people say New Jersey is a pretty damn popular state. It is mentioned in damn near every movie and we produce many great talents, none of which include these two. The mission of the North Jersey Ninjas is to rid the area of drug users and dealers because they feel it is their destiny to stop their "impure activities." Talk about a "war on drugs." These two prepared letters to leave at the houses…