BABEL

Babel is an excellent movie. The end.

I mean, being a Brad Pitt fan I know that anything that he signs up for is gonna be good. He picks great movies. And this one is not an exception.

Also starring Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Koji Yakusho, Adrianna Barraza & Rinko Kikuchi (I know alot of these names are unfamiliar to most, but after you see this movie you'll remember them for a long time) Babel is a seriously touching picture. Imagine "Crash", if you will, but more intense & political. I mean, I was on edge for most of the movie.

In a nutshell, Babel is about 4 different families in four different parts of the world whom are connected to each other in ways they couldn't fathom. Brad & Cate are a married couple vacationing in Morocco, where a family just bought a gun to keep rascals away from their animals & the children got a hold of it. Brad's children are being watched by a nanny who takes them with her to Mexico for her son's wedding because she couldn't find anyone else to watch them. And the last family is a widowed Japanese father & deaf-mute daughter trying to connect & re-established their relationship after the mom commits suicide. And in one way or another every one of their actions affects one another's even though they've never met.

Like I said, this movie had me on edge the ENTIRE time. I've never had a movie make me so tense & concerned about the characters; I felt like I was a part of their family. My eyes were wide, heart beating fast & sometimes I held my breath for longer than a person should before they start suffocating. And they broke so many movie "rules" and boundaries that it's crazy & exhilarating at the same time. You see the human body exposed in a completely different way, the realness & intensity of people's struggles, and how one stupid decision can alter your life forever.

Wow, my heart is racing again just talking about it. They definitely didn't win an Oscar for Best Motion Picture for nothing I tell you that.

Go watch this if you haven't. It's incredible.

Love,
Akanke

BABEL


It's almost new. Three hundred cartridges. The guy who gave it to me said you can hit as far as three kilometers.

I'm deaf, not blind!


They look at us like we're monsters.


What about you? How many wives do you have?
Anwar: I can only afford one.


This is your fucked-up country, it's your responsibility!

ALONG CAME A SPIDER

Along Came a Spider. Hmm. Even the name is intriguing. If the name is intriguing than the movie must be too right? Of course! No sarcasm there! Maybe I'm biased but anything that Morgan Freeman stars in is going to be great. Well, except for "Guilt by Association." The title is full of LIES! All you need to know is that he's only in the movie for at most 15 minutes and it's a horrible & deceptive title because it has nothing to do with the movie. I don't fault him though, it wasn't his fault that the rest of the movie sucked. He did them a favor by being in it but even Morgan couldn't save that horrible independent venture.

But anyways, Along Came a Spider was fantastical! It's an older movie (2001) but still has substance & style. Adapted from James Patterson's novel, ACAS stars Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross & Monica Potter as Jezzie Flannigan. Cross is a distinguished detective who gets pulled into a well-planned game by Gary Soneji (Michael Wincott.) Soneji abducts the Senator's daughter in hopes of topping Charles Linbergh's kidnapping (his son's kidnapping was THE kidnapping of all time.) As he leads Cross in cat & mouse chase across Washington D.C, time runs low & people reveal their true intentions.

I must say the ending caught me off guard in a good way; I can usually tell what's going to happen but not for this movie. I love Morgan's character: Cross is incredibly smart, thoughtful & compassionate. He could play those roles forever & I wouldn't be tired of 'em. I actually jumped for joy when he won the Oscar for Million Dollar Baby (which I haven't seen yet & shall put on my QUEUE.) He deserves every award that he receives!

Along Came a Spider: a genius story accompanied by incredible actors. Thumbs up! If you haven't seen it, you already know... better sign up for that Total Access! :-D


~ Akanke

Alex: Wow. Imagine the patience... the dedication...
Jezzie: You sound like an admirer.
Alex: Well, he's like a spider. I happen to like spiders.

Gary Sonjei: I am living proof, that a mind is a terrible thing.

Gary Sonjei: They say that when I die, the case will die. They say it will be like a book I close. But the book, it will never close...

Alex: You do what you are Jezzie.
Jezzie: You mean you are what you do.
Alex: No, I mean, you do what you are. You're born with a gift. If not that, then you get good at something along the way. And what you're good at, you don't take for granted. You don't betray it.
Jezzie: What if you do, betray your gift?
Alex: Then you betray yourself. That's a sad thing.

TOTAL ACCESS TO MY QUEUE

By the way I just signed up for Blockbuster Total Access so I get unlimited rentals & stuff. Very excited about this! Oh and guess what?! You get to see my queue. lol. Why does that sound so dirty? Well it's not, and you illegal song downloaders should know what a queue is :-p. In case you're not familiar with Total Access you basically go online & search for movies that you want to see & drag it to your queue (basically a list of pending movies.) They then send the 1st movie on the list to you & when you're finished you send it back to them & they send you the next movie on the list. Pretty simple process...

And so I've added a little section at the bottom of me page so you can look at my actual queue list of movies that I'm going to watch. It'll give you an idea of what movie I'll be blogging about next. And it also gives you a synopsis, cast & awards (if any) info and everything about each movie. I think it's pretty cool. Yay!

I'll try to blog about each movie as I finish but I'm pretty sure I'll watch faster than I write. I mean, I do have a job & a boyfriend, and a... life. So yea, I'll try my best to write every time I have time.

Enjoy!
Akanke

Random P.S.- I like renting but I love buying movies more so this whole Total Access thing is just a bonus goody. Trust me, when I'm done I'm gonna need a whole room in the house to store all of my DVDs :-D (Yes I've already thought about a floorplan for my built from the ground up house. More on that later)

:-D

BORAT

So we finally saw Borat. hahahahaa. It's the most funny, gross & highly controversial comedy ever! lol! Oh my God! He is soooo crazy!

If you guys haven't seen it, which you need to go rent RIGHT NOW, Borat is THE political & funny movie. Sacha Baron Cohen (Talladega Nights, Da Ali G show) is supposedly a reporter named Borat from Kazakstan traveling across the U.S. and A (Yes that's how he says it. Not USA. U.S. and A. Holla) doing a documentary on the people & culture that he meets along the way. Well, that's what he tells the unsuspecting victims anyway. hahahaha. He's an idiot!

The people that he meets are real people & he messes with them soooo bad. They're trying to be all professional in front of the camera but Borat is an asshole & asks provocative & highly inappropriate questions. He interviews people all across the spectrum, from driving instructors, dinner etiquette teachers, college students to guys on the block (just to name a few.)

No for real, ya'll have GOT to see this movie. Not only is it so incredibly entertaining, it is serious as it reveals how people really feel about certain subjects, such as sexism, racism & slavery.

And there's tons of deleted scenes that couldn't make it into the movie so the bonus features are packed with greatness. haha. Go rent it! Oh, and look for him in the new movie Sweeney Todd with Johny Depp. Can't wait to see it!

~ Akanke


BORAT

You telling me the man who try to put a rubber fist in my anus was a homosexual?

What kind of car can I buy that attract woman with shaved vagine?
Car Dealership owner: That would be a Corvette. Or a Hummer.

Does Jesus love my neighbour, Nushuktan Tulyiagby?
Church Pastor: Yes, Jesus loves everyone.
Nobody like my neighbour, Nushuktan Tulyiagby.

Sometime my sister, she show her vagine to my brother Bilo and say "You will never get this you will never get it la la la la la la." He behind his cage. He cries, he cries and everybody laughs. She goes "You never get this." But one time he break cage and he "get this" and then we all laugh. High five!

My name-a Borat. I like you. I like sex. Is nice!

THE YELLOW ONE

~ The weather's been great for the past 3 days; it feels like springtime. I mean, it's literally like mid 70s to low 80s. It's good & bad because I'll take springtime weather anyday, but it's two weeks from Christmas & I was hoping for snow. haha. Yea right. Wishful thinking...

~ By the way, our tree IS 8 feet tall. Whoot whoot! I went home & stood next to it & since I'm 5'2 & the tree boldly overshadows me by a clear 3+ feet, I was like yea... You're so not 7 feet buddy. We decorated it on Sunday too; Actor's brothers & his dad helped us. There were some complications but it turned out nicely; it's beauuuutiful!

~ Visine is getting so much money out of me. My contacts have been bothering me for the past couple of days & my eyes have been literally drenched in the stuff. Are you making my eyes drier? *mugs*... Oh but I'm getting my new contacts today so, yippee! No more Visine!

~ Why was I extra slow yesterday? I didn't get enough sleep so was kinda dragging all day. Then I got hungry & went to Mickey Ds for lunch & boy was I a retarded customer. So I ordered & paid & drove to the second window right? I got a grilled chicken sandwich & some fries & wanted some sweet & sour sauce to go with it. So I'm like "Can I have two of your sauce?" The lady (couldn't speak much English, had a thick accent, so we both couldn't really understand each other) looks at me like... "Ok, you're gonna have to help me out here, we've got like 8 million kinds of sauces." And for the life of me I couldn't think of "sweet & sour" for nothing! My mind was racing & I'm thinking of all types of complicated sauce like "bbq, honey mustard, bourbon, teriyaki (knowing damn well they don't have either of the last ones. lol)" and mind you, 10 seconds have probably gone by & I'm just staring at her, zoned out in my own little mind trying to think of the name of the sauce.

"The yellow one." lol. After 15 seconds of thinking, I said "the yellow one." Standing ovation for the retard please! She says "Sweet & Sour?" "Yes! That's the one! Sorry!"


She gave me 2 packages & I drove away in shame...

TELL ME WHY...

Tell me why...

1) The trash people at my job don't replace my trash bag? They just empty the bag... That's gross. I had this sticker that I threw in the trash like a week ago & it's still there, stuck to the side of the bag. Grosssss. I mean, I can see how you would do that if it's just paper, but how do you know unless you rummage through it? Which would also be gross. Case in point: change my bag pls!

2) I don't realize that I'm missing an item that I ordered (from a fast food drive through) until after I'm long gone from the place? Ughhh. Irritating. Like today I didn't get my drink & completely didn't notice it till I got back to work. Boo. I really wanted it too. I upsized to a large. lol. Double boo.

"Why don't you just go back Akanke?" you might ask. Well, that depends on numerous factors: 1 being if I even notice that I didn't get something (cuz sometimes I'm too hungry to check or just trust that the person got my order right.)
2 being if I'm already out of the parking lot. If I am then I probably won't come back.
3 being what the actual item is: if it's just some fries or a drink I'd probably just leave it. If it's a burger or similar then I'd probably go back but wouldn't want to.
4 being how long the line is once I get there. If the drive through is long I'd probably just leave cuz I don't feel like getting out of the car. lol

3) They sentenced Vick to 23 months in prison? I mean, why don't you just make it an even 2 years. Gosh. I mean, not that I want him to spend more time in jail, it's just why do people make stuff so complicated? Why can't everything just be an even dollar? or number? You know? Stuff that are $9.99 irritates me. lol. Just go ahead and put $10. My God! Do you really think changing the number from 10 to 9 will make me think that I'm saving a whole dollar? You only took a penny off! Ughh.

And about the whole dog fighting thing? Blah. Maybe I'm biased because I've never had a pet (except for some goldfishes but they all died. I dunno, I don't really count them as a pet) but damn, I don't think it's that serious. People cock fight, hunt deers, etc. all the time! Who's to say one animal is better than another? If that's the case then why don't everybody become a vegetarian & not eat ANY meat. I just feel that they overblown the case cuz he was famous & they wanted to make an example out of somebody. Leave people alone! And before you PETA people starting throwing paint on my door, I don't condone or encourage mistreatment of animals. I just don't think that one animal should be regarded higher than another.


That is all.

Akanke

*INSERT YOUR FAVORITE CHISTMAS SONG HERE*

I'm excited about Christmas! Yay!

That about sums up how I feel about the upcoming weeks: I can't wait for Christmas to come. We just bought our tree last night. It's huge too! I'm guessing it's 7-8 feet cuz it's literally an inch away from my ceiling (According to me assuming that our ceiling is 8ft. It could be 9ft, but I'm pretty sure that the tree isn't 9 ft. so I'm assuming that my ceiling is 8ft. Confused yet?) But anyways, yay for the tree! This is my second real tree & Actor's zillionth, but we are excited about it like it's our first time. hehe.

We're probably gonna decorate it tonight or sometime this weekend. Bought some extra boxes of lights in case our old lights decided to give out... We have cool stocking holders & everything. I'm putting them on the bar counter since we don't have a fireplace like we did last year. Actor & his brothers still have their stockings that I decorated for them last yr. They're dope; I decorated them with glitter gel pens & drew things that reflected each person's favorite things on there. Speaking of I gotta find mine; it's in one of the Christmas boxes that we packed away somewhere...

We're having Christmas dinner at our house this year. This is the second year but will be the 1st time that his parents are joining us. And his mom is cooking too *drools.* I'll be helping her but she's doing all the important/main dishes. I'm probably only gonna do the sides & etc since I haven't really ever cooked holiday dinner & don't wanna mess it up. haha.

I've gotten each person at least two gifts already (well, Actor like 5+) but haven't shopped for his mom yet. I wanted to get her this beautiful necklace & earring set but Actor said that she probably wouldn't like it so... I digress. Gotta regroup & find something else to get her. I love her by the way. That's my second mommy :-)

On another note, I'm so tired of Christmas music! Oh my god! Everywhere I go everyone is playing Christmas music: radio stations, elevators, stores, EVERYWHERE! I love the music, but you know the saying: two much of anything is bad. It gets to the point I'm sitting there driving & I start to sing a Christmas song for no apparent reason. It's like it's injected into my skull or something. Yuck! And plus everyone shouldn't remake/ have a Christmas album ok? Give it up. If you can't sing a normal song then a Christmas song isn't gonna sound better. LOL at country Christmas songs btw. They're funny...

All in all, I love this time of year. Family, friends, presents, food, joy, love, and everything inbetween. Yay! Oh & plus everything is so close together it's like our holidays never end: Christmas is on the 25th, then New Years, then my birthday is Jan. 7th, so yea... The party never stops for us.

I've already decided what restaurant I'm going to for my birthday, but haven't decided if I want it to be just us two, close family & friends, or an all-out every we know kinda deal. Hmm.... oh the possibilities. I'll let you know what I decide... later.

Toodles for now (wow I haven't heard the word toodles in ages, but it's a fun word to use)
:-)
Akanke

*HAPPY HOLIDAYS*

MY EYES ARE SMALL BUT MY APPETITE IS NOT

I'm feeling greedy & hungry today so I've decided to dedicate this blog to my favorite things to eat. I'll hit all of the highlights as I know that I love to eat any & everything so there's no way that I'll remember everything or have enough time to list them all, so... And oh yea, I guess I'll categorize them, one cuz it'll make it easier for me to think of foods in the same category and two cuz I want to. So here goes...

*Appetizer*
~ Calamari. Dipped in the right sauce that is. Everybody can't make the right marinara.
~ Spinach, artichoke & cheese dip. Yum
~ Any appetizer from Friday's, notably the sesame jack chicken strips & fried mac & cheese. Did I mention that that is one of my favorite restaurants? Everything on their menu is good. I don't think I've ever had a bad meal from there. Ever.
~ Egg drop soup. My dad makes the best. He puts crab meat & bamboo shoots among other goodies in there....

*Main Entrees*
~ Anything Italian: pasta, spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna... etc.

~ BBQ: chicken, ribs, etc. I think everything tastes good with BBQ sauce. haha. Oh & my favorite store-bought is the Kraft brown sugar one. My favorite restaurant sauce is the Jack Daniel's from Fridays. It's the greatest. I swear I'll dip anything in the Jack Daniel's sauce.

~ Turkey burgers

~ Asian food. I like stir fried, lomein, & certain exotic dishes. I ate it all of my life growing up so only have a craving for it occasionally. Same goes for Actor with BBQ stuff. I don't like sushi though. Naw to raw. lol. The only sushi I'll eat is California rolls & maybe tempora. But it's fried so it doesn't count...

~ Steak. I'll eat a steak almost anywhere I go. If they have steak I'd probably try it. My favorite steaks are: Ihop's Top sirloin steak (believe it or not, theirs is on my top 10) Golden Corral's steak & bacon wrapped steak and when I make mine at home with A-1 NY steakhouse marinade.

~ Soul food. Man do I love me some soul food. I'm glad I got a black boyfriend. lol. (Before you start marching on me, me & Actor make racist jokes toward each other all the time. It's part of our humor. So chill out. haha) But yea, I love me some greens, corn bread, sweet potato pie, and everything inbetween. I can't wait for Christmas. More on that in another blog...

~ Jambalaya. I like California Pizza Kitchen's & mine. Just made some last night. Yay.

~ A dish we get at a this restaurant ("Pho Dai Loi" look them up!) It consists of white vermicelli (noodle), shrimp, cut up egg rolls, grilled pork (Actor's favorite part), peanuts, fried garlic & you pour fish sauce over it. Yummy.


*Desert*
~ Banana pudding
~ Sweet potato pie
~ Brownies
~ Cake & ice cream
~ Combine the previous two & you get: *drum roll*....Brownie Sundae!!! The best! Especially if the brownie is warm. "Up the Creek" has the best one.
~ Peach cobbler *drools* (Peaches are my favorite fruit & is now my favorite color. My former color was yellow.)
~ Cheesecake. With good strawberry topping. Not the extract crap. Ihop has good strawberry toppings. I get it on my French Toast combo. But I've never eaten the cheesecake thingie there... Hmm, I have a mini mission now. Off to Ihop!
~ Fried banana with ice cream. The best. Ru Sans has it.
~ This Vietnamese thingie, I shall call it wine marinaded rice cuz I have no idea what it's called. Tried to google to no avail... But anyways, it's basically rice balls in wine juice. I dunno, hard to explain but it's delicious. Has a sweet & tangy taste.

Well kids, that is all for now. I shall post my list of favorite fast food items in an upcoming post.

Till next time,
Akanke

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MR. BROOKS

Mr. Brooks... After you watch this movie you'll definitely remember his name.

An easy-going, smooth, yet very terrifying thriller, Mr. Brooks is THAT movie. Kevin Costner is the man himself, joined by William Hurt as is alter-ego, Dane Cook as a menacing witness & Demi Moore as the detective out for his head. Mr. Brooks is a devoted family & businessman by day and an uncontrollable serial killer by night. He doesn't kill because he enjoys it. He kills because he HAS to. Nicknamed the "Thumbprint killer" he poses his victims in the nude & takes polaroids of them as a keepsake. He then put their thumbprints in blood on the night stand lamp shade. After Mr. Smith (Dane Cook) blackmails him with pictures of his latest murder, Mr. Brooks & Mr. Smith become partners in crime... or do they? hehehe.

Filled with intense mind-boggling events, twists, turns, deception, family, love, alter-egos, shoot outs, kidnapping & much much more, Mr. Brooks is definitely a thriller lover's must see. It has a great balance of mental & physical torture. William Hurt is an incredible Actor & Demi Moore kicks ass. Dane is serious yet still hilarious in his own right & Kevin Costner is the truth. Mr. Brooks is the truth.

Go rent it! It's great!


Love,
Akanke

MR.BROOKS

Would it bother you to kill a woman?
No. No, an asshole's an asshole.

Don't worry. If I were here to kill you, you would already be dead.

No. You never kill someone you know. It's the easiest way to get caught.

I don't enjoy killing, Mr. Smith. I do it because I'm addicted to it.

STARERS & FALLING STARS

I love people watching. I do it everywhere I go. One because I'm just extremely observant by nature, two cuz you never know when you have to ID someone for a crime, three cuz I'm always aware of my surrounding for safety reasons, four cuz I'm a CSI addict & pays attention to the details of everything.

It's a natural thing to look at others passing by. But what isn't natural? Staring. Didn't your mama teach you not to stare? I mean, damn. Most of the time I ignore the starers but sometimes they just be looking extra hard. I'm not one of those "let me look at my feet as I walk by so you know that I know you're looking at me but I'm acting like you're not there" type. I'm the "look right back at you & sometimes ask what the hell you looking at?!" type. lol. And sometimes I just stare right back at them, roll my eyes & walk off.

Since me & Actor are an interracial couple we get twice as many stares as other couples do. And the fact that we're irresistably attractive doesn't help. haha. Ok that's my only arrogant remark for the day :-p. But yea, that HAS to be the reason right? Haters. We've gotten used to the stares but it still catches me off guard sometimes. I'm like "Oh, I forgot. They're not used to seeing an Asian girl & a black guy together."

But come on! It's 2007! Are you freaking kidding me?! Get over it! lol. There's like 8 zillion interracial couples out there, everywhere you turn. Get used to it or don't look. Matter of fact, how about don't come outside period cuz you're bound to see something that you don't wanna see.

We were in Wal-Mart last night doing some light grocery shopping. And for some reason it was starer's night out, cuz I started to get irritated. It's so funny cuz Asian people stare at me like "Oh my God she's with a black guy" and Black people stare at Actor like "Oh my God he betrayed his race. What's wrong with black women?" That's a whole notha blog so I'm not even gonna get into the whole "Why don't you date within your own race?" issue. Because we don't want to! lol. There! There goes your answer!

But anyways, so I'm blowing off the starers & all of a sudden this Asian lady (Vietnamese to be exact) just comes out of nowhere & was like "Are you Korean, Chinese, or Vietnamese?" I was like "Vietnamese" and she proceeded to ask me a million personal & intrusive questions, in Vietnamese might I add.

*side note: I'm not sure about all Asian people, but Vietnamese people (or the ones that I know & have come into contact with anyway. I'm not one to generalize people based on a few.) are very intrusive & rude compared to American culture. Cuz in our country it's normal to ask a complete stranger how much money they make, how many kids they have & etc...

But anyways, so she's throwing questions at me & I'm kinda amused by it so I entertain her by answering, in Vietnamese, cuz you know, I'm bilingual, but being a smart ass at the same time. haha. I love when I'm being a smart ass & people think they're getting something outta me. Since she asked me so many damn questions I'm gonna list them cuz it was funny.

1) As I mentioned before, 1st question: ""Are you Korean, Chinese, or Vietnamese?"
"Vietnamese"

2) "Where'd you get your shoes from? They're so cute!"
"Oh I can't remember"

3) "Is that your boyfriend?"
"Yep"

4) "Did he marry you into the country?"
"What?"

5) "Did he marry you into the country? That's why you're with him right?"
"No, he did not. I met him here."

6) "How long have you been in the country?"
"Since '93"

7) "What process did you go through? Like sponsorhip or marriage?"
"Marriage."

8) "I thought you said you didn't..."
"Oh yea, I meant, sponsorship." (laughing to myself)

9) "So how long have y'all been together?"
"Over 3 yrs."

10) "You live together?"
"Yep."

11) "So you've been living together for 3 years?"
"Sure."

12) "And your parents approve of you seeing a black guy?"
"Yep. Apparently so. If not they don't have a choice now do they?"

13) "What do you do?"
"I do paperwork."

14) "What kind of paperwork?"
"You know, the computer stuff. Paper, pencils, typing, printing..."

15) "What does he do?"
"He's a rapper."

16) "Wow. He's a rapper?"
"Yep."

17) "Do ya'll have any kids?"
"Not yet."

18) "So you want to have kids together?"
"Yep, lots." (snickering to myself)

She proceeds to ask me some other question that I didn't hear cuz I got bored & started to walk away. Actor was standing like 3 feet behind me busy playing on his PSP to even notice what's going on. And plus he couldn't understand us anyway so he really wasn't paying any attention. She yells across the isle "Nice to meet you! See you later!" as I walk off, slightly amused with myself.

She never introduced herself by the way. I have no idea what her name is.



~~~

On our ride home we saw a falling star. It was wonderfully unexpected. We made wishes. Well, I made like 5 wishes in one, but it was all connected. lol. That counts right?... I'm such a complicated person sometimes...

ALICIA KEYS: AS I AM

Alicia Keys. She's the best. An explosive singer, songwriter, producer, actress & humanitarian. I decided to highlight her as my Person of the Day/ Song of the day, but I'm actually gonna do her new album. Yea she's that good. Can't just highlight one song cuz her whole album is hot.
Actor got me the album last week & I haven't stopped listening to it since. She's so refreshing compared to all the garbage out there. Blah. Y'all know exactly the bunch I'm talking bout too. There's alot of 'em. Name somebody. More than likely they fall into that category. Except for the exceptional ones of course, but they're a given.... Well let me get back to my point before this blog becomes a list of whack artists...

Anyhoo, I've literally listened to that album from beginning to end at least 30 times. Dead ass. It's great. Some of my favorite songs are:

*Superwoman*
- An inspiring, uplifting girl power song.

For all the mothers fighting
For better days to come
And all my women, all my women sitting here trying
To come home before the sun
And all my sisters
Coming together
Say yes I will
Yes I can

Cause I am a Superwoman
Yes I am (Yes she is)
Even when I'm a mess
I still put on a vest
With an S on my chest
Oh yes
I'm a Superwoman




*Like You'll Never See Me Again*
I'm sure you've heard this on the radio as this is her new single. It's so hot! The melody, words, runs, harmonies, everything...I love half notes (flats or sharps for those who aren't music literate) Very different from normal & simple songs. Love it!

If I had no more time
No more time left to be here
Would you cherish what we had?
Was it everything that you were looking for?
If I couldn’t feel your touch
And no longer were you with me
I’d be wishing you were here
To be everything that I’d be looking for
I don’t wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don’t wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me
Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

So every time you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you’ll never see me again
Every time you touch me
Touch me like this is the last time
Promise that you’ll love me
Love me like you’ll never see me again

*Lesson Learned*
This song features John Mayer on the hook & guitar. He's great too. It's a beautiful heartbreak/uplifting song.

He broke my heart
and now it's raining
Just don't rub it in
I'm at your door
I feel so crazy bout' it
You say I told you so
You saw it long ago
You knew he had to go
I finally came around
I'm back on solid ground
Can't let it get me down

(2x)
It's alright
it's alright
It's alright
It's alright

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned.
Mistake overturned so I called it a lesson learned.
My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned.
Another lesson Learned


*Teenage Love Affair*
A nice bubbly reminiscent song. Makes you wish you were back in high school again.

Can't wait to get home
Baby dial your number
Can you pick up the phone
Cause I wanna holla
Daydreamin about you all day in school cant concentrate
Wanna have your voice in my ear til mama come and say its too late

Cause the lights are on outside
Wish there was somewhere to hide
Cause I just don't want to say goodbye
Cause you are my baby baby
Nothing really matters
I don't really care what nobody tell me
I'm gonna be here
Its a matter of extreme importance
my first teenage love affair

*Where Do We Go From Here*
This is a sample but she does it so well. I love it! It's funky, soulful & smooth.

We're at the crossroads, my dear
Where do we go from here?
Maybe you won't go, maybe you'll stay
Oh I know I'm gonna miss you either way
It's such a lonely road

Where do we go from here?(We go)
All I can do is - follow the tracks of my tears
Oh

When I cry your name
Am I calling in vain?
Oh and am I waiting only to drown in pain
Oh, Don't you do it
No, said don't you leave me this way

I don't know
If I can lift my head and face another day
Ooh it's such a lonely road

Where do we go from here?(We go)
All I can do is - follow the tracks of my tears
Oh

*Tell You Something*
This is a don't take life & your loved ones for granted song.

Get so caught up everyday
tryin to keep it all together
while the time just slips away
see i know nothing lasts forever

Imagine there was no tomorrow
imagine that i couldn't see your face
there'd be no limit to my sorrow
so all i can say

i wanna tell you something
give you something
show you in so many ways
cuz it would all mean nothing
if i don't say something
before it all goes away
don't wanna wait to bring you flowers
waste another hour
let alone another day
i'm gonna tell you something
show you something
won't wait til it's too late

i can't wait, i can't wait, i won't wait, i don't wanna wait
i can't wait, i can't wait, i won't wait, i don't wanna wait
i won't wait til it's too late


Go get her album! It's definitely a good $15 (or how much ever you spend on cds) spent.

Love,
Akanke

HAPPY CHRISTMAS! *what?!* *oh* I MEAN, THANKSGIVING!

Ok I know it's cliche to write what you're thankful for for Thanksgiving, but that's what you're supposed to do. Duhhh. And besides I have lots to be thankful for & I'd like to put that out into the universe :-D

~ Life. I smile because I get to wake up everyday & I know that some people didn't. So, very thankful for that because I get to get closer to my dreams & goals everyday because I'm pushing forward. It's not over till it's over!

~ Family. I love my parents. We have the weirdest relationship & are still working on bettering it but for the most part all parties know that we love each other.

~ Friends. Even though I don't talk to everyone all the time (cuz I hate talking on the phone) they all know (or better know) that I love them dearly. All of my friends are my second family. With your crazy asses. Love you guys!

~ Actor. He is the world to me. Besides being sexy, smart & caring he makes me laugh. I think that's my favorite thing about him. There is never a dull moment around him & I cherish it. I'm laughing right now thinking about him. For more reasons why check out HE IS

~ Food. Not just today. But every day. I heart food. That is all.

~ Music. Music makes me feel so many things & I love it. Music transcends all ages, races & any differences that you might have.

~ Movies. I mean, how can you not love a good movie? I live for movies. I live to be in some too. No make that many. Hollywood watch out! Once I get there I'm not looking back. Better catch up!

~ Clothes. Tell me why I have clothes for years? I mean, as of right now, if I didn't have to wash clothes for a year I'd be fine. Dead ass. I'd probably have a couple of months of clothes left over after too. I love getting new clothes.

~ Work. I love working. And the fact that I love my job makes it easier for me to get up every day & drive 45 minutes to & from. I love my co-workers, the environment, my pay & best of all, I'm great at it. Yay! For more reasons why check out THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY JOB

~ Skills. I have many & love that I'm so versatile & blessed with being great at so many things. I take great photographs (abstract & etc.) I can draw, cook, clean, sing, write songs, play pool, paint & anything that you'd throw at me. If I don't know how to do it then I'd learn, and I'd probably be great at that too, I'm a quick learner. I'm a great adapter to any environment.

~ My car. If you missed that blog I just recently bought a new (well newer) car. It's my baby! I miss my old Honda but it was due time to let it go as it was falling apart by the second. This car is newer, shinier, more stylish & it just fits me. And it's all mine. Love it!

~ My apartment. This is my 1st official apartment. Me & Actor. We've lived together before & I've had an apartment before but we had roommates. Now it's just us two. Everybody says it's not a good idea to live with your boyfriend but we found out that they were wrong. We have a blast together. We're like best friends playing in the sandbox together. Except that sandbox is the apartment & we're some big ass kids. haha.

~ This blog. When I first started my blogs were sporadic & infrequent but now I feel more comfortable with expressing my feelings & letting strangers in my tiny little world. I know that there are many of you reading & I love you guys. Even if there are no one reading I'd still write. There'll always be something here because there'll always be something there *points to my heart*

Have a blessed & wonderful Thanksgiving you guys.
Love you & talk with ya soon,
Akanke

BEOWULF

We saw "Beowulf" on Saturday at Atlantic Station. If you haven't seen it then check it out, and if you can, check it out in 3-D. We didn't but we heard that it was banging in 3-D.

The synopsis: Beowulf (Ray Winstone) is a strong, handsome, brave & endearing hero. Grendel is a demon who has extremely extremely sensitive hearing & every noise that the town makes is amplified by about 500 times, which enrages him & causes him to kill everyone who is at the party. Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins,) King of the town, seeks a hero to kill Grendel & Beowulf shows up to do the job. After Grendel's death his mother (Angelina Jolie) seeks Beowulf for revenge & the town suffers along with him.

Handily crafted with an extraordinary cast, beautiful story line, unbelievable graphics, sounds, colors & infamous nude scenes, Beowulf stands out from ordinary movies. Like I said, I didn't see it in 3-D but even the regular movie looked like 3-D sometimes. That's the 1st movie that I've seen done like that. It's hot!

Ray Winstone has a nice body, complemented by Angelina's body who is provokingly hot as usual with nothing to cover herself but drops of gold that's slowly running down her body as she speaks. Yea, fellas you might wanna check it out just for her. haha. We had a brief discussion about whether it was her or a body double because she was extremely curvacious. I said it might be a body double cuz she's skinnier than that but Actor reminded me that she did have a baby so hey... It might be her body. Either way it was hot. No homo

I loved the movie & thought it was thoroughly entertaining & Actor enjoyed it too but being a fan of the actual story he likes it a little less. He said that they changed alot of stuff (which isn't a big surprise being that the movie is never as good as the book) & some were good but there were also bad changes.

Overall, Beowulf kicks ass. Literally. haha. Go see it! Yay!

BEOWULF

“The gods will do nothing for us that we can't do for ourselves. What we need is a hero.”

"Tonight will be different! I am the ripper, the terror, the slasher. I am the teeth in the darkness! The talons in the night! My name is strength! And lust! And power! I AM BEOWULF! "

"Are you the one they call Beowulf? Such a strong man you are. A man like you could own the greatest tale ever sung. Beowulf... Stay with me. Give me a son, and I shall make you the greatest king that ever lived. This... I swear..."

“Keep a memory of me, not as a king or as a hero, but as a man fallible and flawed.”

THE ILLUSIONIST

We rented "The Illusionist" last weekend & it was, how should I say? Impeccable. I mean, why were we sleeping on this movie?! We've been meaning to get it for soooo long but kept putting it off for other movies. But now I've got to say sorry for not watching it sooner. We've been missing out man!

In a nutshell it is about a battle of wits between Eisenheim (Edward Norton) & Uhl (Paul Giamatti.) Eisenheim is an acclaimed magician who has die-hard fans and also die-hard haters (ok I'm sure they weren't called haters back then but hey, it's my review, so :-p) The biggest hater that he has is Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell) who's fiance is Sophie (Jessica Biel.) Leopold is a logical & thinking man & believes that there is an explanation for everything, ergo doesn't believe that Eisenheim can really do magic. Oh and the fact that Sophie & Eisenheim are childhood loves doesn't help either. So Leopold is jealous & critical of Eisenheim & sends Uhl to investigate him. That's when the battle of wits start.

Mesmerizingly filled with romance, politics, magic, elegance, cleverness & so much more, "The Illusionist" has got to be one of the better movies out there. The story is ridiculously brilliant, the shots were illuminated as if there was a spotlight in the middle, making it so beautiful & the acting was magnificent! I mean, Edward Norton? whoot whoot! He's another one of our favorite actors & Paul Giamatti is one of Actor's favorite. I don't know too much about him though, gotta do me research...

The ending was breathtaking. I mean, wow. I can still remember me looking at the tv like "Whoaaaa" (in my head cuz I was too caught off guard to actually verbalize it.) Then me & Actor looked at each other like "Did you see that?!" & just smiled. It was great!

Check it out! It's one of my favorite movies now. Oh & by the way, Edward Norton is redoing "The Hulk." Every role that he plays is incredible & I know that he's gonna make the movie way better than the last. Can't wait to see it. Yay!

Love,
Akanke


THE ILLUSIONIST

"Life and death. Space and time. Fate and chance. Theses are the forces of the universe. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a man who has unlocked these mysteries."




"Are you completely corrupt?"
"No, not completely, which is why I'll advise you not to accuse anyone."

"Everything you have seen here has been an illusion."