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

P.S. - For other favorite restaurants & food CLICK HERE

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."

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE

Be patient me lads, I've got lots of blogs to post. Just really really really really really really really really slammed with work right now. Work work & also getting ready for the holidays & stuff work. I promise I'll post soon! Promise promise. Got 2 new movies, a new restaurant, erractically random news & lots more goodies. Check back with me soon k.


Love you guys,
Akanke

REFLECTIONS pt. 3: AKANKE vs. the CHURCH

I haven't been to church in a long time. It's been months, maybe even a year. I've just been really busy, but that's not really what's holding me back. Me & Actor feel like church is a big business now & would rather not go. We had this really long conversation about the money aspect: tithing & pastor appreciation & etc. Yea it's in the Bible but the church bought Pastor's 1st luxury car through "appreciation" funds and there's so many God-fearing & abiding people who go to church faithfully & tithe & all that good stuff but they're still struggling. Still living check to check. Now tell me where are the benefits that they are reaping? Maybe it's because they're not totally devoted in their lifestyle or whatever the case, but it doesn't settle well with us. Oh & our church is, once again, being investigated for financial issues & "unnecessary" spending. Not to discredit the works & messages that goes on in the church because I've gained numerous great things from going, but sometimes the money aspect overwhelms the spiritual.

We haven't been to church that long but we're still living good. We're deeply connected to him spiritually & I feel like that's worth way more than going every Sunday but still living wrong. I talk & pray to him every night before I go to bed & every morning during my commute to work. I even speak to him during the day when I feel the need to. I know that he's always there for me, not just at church.

Not to discredit the Holy Book at all, because we do live by & follow most things in it; we just don't believe that everything in it is right. I mean, it IS a man made book. It didn't just fall down from the sky one day with a note that said "Here you go, I wrote it myself. Love, God." No. It was written by man a long time ago, and since then how many times has it been revised & rewritten & retranslated & republished? Yea, you can't tell me that somewhere along the way someone didn't add or take away something for their own gain or based on their personal beliefs.

If you truly live by the rules of the Bible then everybody is a sinner. Even the most righteous person curse, lie or do something wrong every single day. And some of the 10 commandments are very iffy. For instance "Honor thy father & mother." What if your parents are mobsters or if they've sexually abused you? But you're supposed to forgive right? So you're supposed to act like nothing happened because you're not supposed to hold grudges & love them unconditionally. Because they're your parents right? So do you go ahead & honor a sinner, or risk being the sinner yourself for not "honoring" your mother & father?

"Thou shall not murder." What if someone breaks into your house with the intention of robbing & killing you. And in the struggle you manage to kill them & get away. You're now a sinner; even if it's self-defense you're still a sinner. And you weren't supposed to hit back because you're supposed to "turn the other cheek" remember? So either way you've sinned.

And you're telling me that if you're not Christian then you're going to hell? I highly disagree with that. Yes I believe in God & I love him. But what about my mom? She's the sweetest lady you'll ever meet who loves & does good every day. But just because she's Buddhist you're telling me that she's not gonna have a good afterlife? You're telling me that people from other cultures that aren't even exposed to Christianity are going to hell for the lack of knowledge but murderers, rapists & crooked politicians are going to Heaven because they confessed their sins & are forgiven now? No sir. I refuse to believe that that is how the world works.

All in all, I feel that no one religion is better than any others. There are atheists out there who are more righteous & influental then most devoted whomevers. People should live life & do the right thing because it is the right thing to do, not just because they're obligated to or will be punished if they don't. I don't feel that I'm better or worse than anybody in any religion. I just life my life the best way that I know how. Whether if it's wrong or right according to whatever religion, at the end of the day I am content...

A HOTPOCKET THANKSGIVING MARRIAGE

1) I love Hot Pockets; they're the best. My fav is the 4 meat 4 cheese one but I couldn't find it so I settled for the meatball & mozzarella one. (Pretty good but not as satisfying as the former.) So I'm heating it up for lunch & had a little complication: you know how the Pockets have little paper holder thingies that you can tear off as you eat? Well, you're supposed to put the Pocket in the Pocket (hehe. Pocket in the Pocket) & heat it up so you can hold & eat it without burning your hands. So I unwrap the plastic & try to insert the Pocket into the Pocket & *gasps* it doesn't fit! After about 5 seconds of squeezing & maneuvering I concluded that it wasn't gonna happen. So I did it the old-fashioned way & put that baby on a napkin & called it a day.

Talk about not being fit for the job. haha. I dunno if the meatball Pocket should get fired for being overweight or the paper Pocket for being too small. You're both meant to be a certain size. Oh well... either way it was good for yours truly cuz that meant that it was overstuffed with goodness. Yummmm


2) Selva Kumar from India just married a dog. Apparently he's been haunted by a horrendous act that he committed 15 yrs. ago. You see, when he was 18 he saw 2 dogs mating & clubbed them to death. He then proceeded to hang their carcasses from a tree. Since the incident his hands & legs have been paralyzed & he lost hearing in one ear. Being superstitious & feeling cursed, he seeks advice from an astrologer & her cure was for him to marry a dog. So he did.
"In a ceremony befitting a beautiful Indian bride, the bitch, a former 10-year-old stray named "Selvi," was bathed and dressed in a ceremonial orange sari with a garland of flowers adorning her neck. She was then brought to the temple in Tamil Nadu to be presented to Kumar by members of his family."

He promised to take care of it till it's death & they were pronounced married on Sunday. Hey it's not too late for presents, I heard they're registered at PetSmart...


3) I dunno where we're going for Thanksgiving yet. I planned on going to Actor's mom's place but she's planning on going to Savannah so, yea. Not quite on the same agenda... My parents don't celebrate any holidays except for Vietnamese New Years (which is in February by the way. Cool huh?) so needless to say there's no turkey to be eaten over there... If Actor's dad is cooking we'd probably go over there. If not then my last resort would be to cook at home (which I'm kinda dreading cuz I just wanna eat & not cook at all. lol) or we can just go to Golden Corral & eat for 3 hours. I dunno yet. We'll see. Either way I'm eating me some Honeybaked Ham. I'll buy a mini one & demolish that thing by myself if I have to :-D

MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH

I'm sure that everyone has heard by now but Kanye West's mom passed away on Saturday due to complications from cosmetic surgery. No one's sure of the details yet, as the autopsy isn't going to be done till tomorrow, but it's a horrible horrible thing. Even though I don't know him personally I'd like to send my condolences out into the universe & maybe it'll reach him wherever he's at & console him a little bit.

I can't imagine what he's going through right now. I can't even imagine that happening to me; I don't think I'd deal very well. Me & my parents have an odd relationship but I love them dearly & couldn't possibly imagine going through that anytime soon. I'll send a prayer up & hope that she's doing ok on the other side...

On another note, did you know that scientists have only discovered & classified 10% of all living life on earth? The National Science Foundation's "Tree of Life" project estimates that there are up to 100 million species on the planet but they have only identified about 2 million. 10%. Which means there are 90% of living things that haven't been seen or discovered. Kinda shocking & creepy yet cool at the same time. Hey, look left right up & down, maybe you'll discover something.

Imagine the possibilities...

THE LADY IN MY LIFE

My song of the day is "The Lady in my Life." I heard this song yearsss ago & instantly fell in love with it. It's beautifully written by Rod Temperton (correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's right) & masterfully delivered by Michael Jackson in 1982. (It's on the Thriller album if you wanna find it.) Every time I hear this song it just makes me feel gooood. I mean, I was folding laundry this weekend & it came on & I was swaying & sniffing my clothes & letting the song whisk me away to a romantic place for a couple of minutes. lol. Ok I'm corny so what? I'm a ladyyyy, I can do that. Huy ya!

... A passionate & heartfelt love song. Loveeeee it! Here are ze words:


There'll Be No Darkness Tonight
Lady Our Love Will Shine
Just Put Your Trust In My Heart
And Meet Me In Paradise, Girl
You're Every Wonder In This World To Me
A Treasure Time Won't Steal Away

[Chorus]
So Listen To My Heart
Lay Your Body Close To Mine
Let Me Fill You With My Dreams
I Can Make You Feel Alright
And Baby Through The Years
Gonna Love You More Each Day
So I Promise You Tonight
That You'll Always Be The Lady In My Life

[Bridge]
Lay Back In My Tenderness
Let's Make This A Night We Won't Forget
Girl, I Need Your Sweet Caress
Reach Out To A Fantasy
Two Hearts In The Beat Of Ecstasy
Come To Me, Girl

[Chorus]
And I Will Keep You Warm
Through The Shadows Of The Night
Let Me Touch You With My Love
I Can Make You Feel So Right
And Baby Through The Years
Even When We're Old And Gray
I Will Love You More Each Day
'Cause You Will Always Be The Lady In My Life

Stay With Me
I Want You To Stay With Me...

Reason #37,384,940,272

Reason #37,384,940,272 why I love Actor: he brings me lots of gourmet candy :-D

I love candy & deserts & food & well, you get the point... But yea, he recently started working at this great store & I've probably eaten like 10 pounds of candy. That sounds really bad but it's oh so good. lol. I mean I've eaten pralines, truffles, glazed pecans, fudge & chocolate covered everything! I've had chocolate covered pretzels, Nutter Butters, marshmallows... yes white chocolate covered marshmallows, or WCCM. They're like 4 or 5 jumbo marshmallows on a stick like kabobs & covered with the greatest white chocolate ever! I remember the 1st night he gave it to me I didn't get a chance to eat it so I took it to work with me the next morning. So how about I'm sitting at me cube eating a WCCM at 8 o'clock in the morning. My co-worker (who's really health concious btw) walked past & was like "Oh my God! What are you eating?!"

*Insert voiceover here* "Need a moment? Chew things over with a... WCCM?"

I looked up & said "Huh?" like I didn't hear the question. "What are you eating dear child?!" "Ummm, a chocolate covered... banana?" despite the fact that there's sprinkles on top & that there's no way that it looks like anything else but candy. "Yea right, a chocolate covered banana! What the HELL are you doing eating a WCCM at 8 o'clock in the morning?!"

*Insert me slowly handing her WCCM as a gesture of "Cuz it's good. Try it."* all the while my face has that half smile half don't-hurt-me look. The same look that a 4 yr. old gives their mom when they're caught doing something really bad & tries to be cute to get out of it.

"Akanke! What the hell! Where does it all go? If I had that it'd go straight to my thighs" she said patting her thighs. By that time everyone in the office had heard our conversation & said "Wait, what is she eating?" "A WCCM!"

*Insert same reaction from her times 20*

She walks off, muttering to herself "A WCCM at 8 o'clock in the morning..."

But yea, that's how good that thing is. I couldn't stop eating despite the bad reactions. hehe. I didn't want to...

Another one of my favorites from his store are bear claws. They're pecans, caramel & white chocolate; a huge "Turtle" if you will, but wayyyy more succulent. I had the first one at work too & as soon as I took that bite I immediately wrapped it & put it back in the ziploc bag that I got it from. It was so good that I didn't wanna get distracted from my work. haha. No seriously... I texted him & was like "Umm, I gotta finish this bear claw later." I knew that if I took another bite I'd just fall back in my chair, feet kicked up, eyes closed, paper knocked off the desk, hair all flowing from the invisible wind. It was like a Dove chocolate commercial. Seriously man. It's THAT good.

Now I'm mad that I didn't bring any to work with me today. Boo...







But at the end of the day, nomatter how many decadent & divine goodies that I have, Actor's still my favorite chocolate.

*Insert corny smile here*

WE OWN THE NIGHT

First of all, this whole American Gangster bootleg movie thing is so aggravating! I will not watch a bootleg movie, I feel like that is so disrespectful. Being a movie buff & aspiring actress causes me to have strong views on this. Actor feels the same way. There's been times where people have given us bootleg movies & we don't care how clear it is, we will NOT watch it. We're planning on going to see it today. Go pay for the movie people! Stop being cheap!

Anyhoos, we saw "We Own the Night" last Saturday. For those who haven't seen the trailer, here's a brief synopsis: It's 1988 & Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) is manager of a banging Russian club. Being wild, rebellious & distant from his family he changes his last name to hide the fact that he comes from a long & distinguished line of cops: his brother Joseph Grusinsky (Mark Wahlberg) is an up & coming NYPD officer & dad Burt (Robert Duvall) is the deputy chief. NYC's drug trade is escalating & he keeps his distance from the Russian gangster that's operating out of his club. Joseph raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian gangster & the war starts from there.

This is an emotionally charged story filled with love, hatred, rebels, gangsters, drugs, sex, loyalty, revenge, family, and everything inbetween. Bobby has to choose between his blood & street family, his girlfriend & career, and living or dying. It was a good movie, but not as action packed as we expected. It focuses more on relationships, internal & external, than action, which isn't a bad thing. The trailer was explosive so we thought that they were gonna kick alot of ass but... not as much as we'd like. haha. And being a Mark Wahlberg fan I was biased & disappointed that he didn't get alot of screen time. The whole movie was really about Joaquin Phoenix & I don't like him as much. His character was powerful but I feel like him & Mark Wahlberg should've switch roles.

The rest of the cast are personal favs & their characters were great: Mark Wahlberg looks good in a uniform, Robert Duvall (Godfather consigliere, come on!) is a great father & respectable officer, and Eva Mendes is sexy, supportive & strikes a good balance between being a ride or die chick & keeping her & Bobby from getting killed.

The opening sequence caught us off guard but in a good way; it was wild. lol. Watch it & you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. The ending wasn't as explosive as the culmination of events had led us to expect but it was a decent completion. We felt like they showed too much "middle" & ran out of time/money for the ending & had to rush it. The rain sequence was banging though. It was one of the most intense & heartfelt scenes that we've seen in a picture. Overall I give this movie a 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. It's not Oscar worthy but I don't regret my $8.25. Go see it & judge for yourself!

WE OWN THE NIGHT

"Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six."