At A Moments Notice...

Hey...is this thing on?

What up fam? Here's hoping things are going well for you. I know the holiday season is upon us and well, that typically means stress ain't too far behind. Which is kind of sad any way you look at it, since technically the holidays are supposed to bring joy to the world. I'm sure many of you are preparing your lists and checking it twice, half wondering if you should get ole Aunt Edna anything since she didn't bother to get you anything last year. Ahhh yeah, that good old Christmas Spirit. Can't you feel it? It's amazing how we've barely recovered from Halloween, haven't even celebrated Thanksgiving and already the Christmas advertisers are taking over the airwaves. Makes one wonder if this is even fun anymore...

To be honest I lost the Christmas spirit a long, long time ago. Back when I discovered people only gave if they thought you were going to give them something in return. And well I don't know about you, but that definitely sucks all of the joy out of the whole giving and recieving process. Most of the time I just want to tell people to save your money, because I could really do without the trade-off. But then I'm labeled a Scrooge. Wasn't that Michael who said "You Can't Win"? [Think Wiz]

And why did I find out the other day via my sister that my once former church no longer offers Christmas service? At least not if it falls on any other day except Sunday. Apparently not enough people show up, so they had no choice but to cancel it. WTF? Have we totally forgotten the meaning of Christ-mas? Or has Santa finally trumped JC?

In other news...I'm really trying to figure out exactly what happened to Michelle the other day that made her take such a nasty spill. Were the heels that damn high? Was it nerves? Or is the bitch just clumsy? And why do these types of mishaps make for such comedy relief? I must have watched it a dozen times, laughing harder with every view. Am I evil?

And what's up with the VIBE Awards? Can we not throw a show without showing our collective ass? Damn! Have we no shame? I can't believe the blacks were in there throwing chairs and shit! Hello? Ghetto! But what's really sad is that I sat there after the show and waited 18 minutes to view the melee as reported by UPN (U People's News).

And uh, can we get a moment of silence for ODB?