during the last 3 or 4 months of my permanent google vacation i’ve gotten the chance to catch up on the world and the goings on in syndicated television. i’ve been introduced to many a unique characters and actors, but one in particular has caught my attention.
raineeshia williams
played by the hilarious and talented nicey nash, raineesha keeps me laughing my ass off every time i tune in to comedy central’s reno 911. the show in itself is quite funny, but nicey adds such a great spice to the reno sherrif’s department that makes the show one of the funniest on television today. her character, she says, is based on a collection of women that raised her and women she grew up around (i’m assuming in her hometown of st. louis). those must have been quite the entertaining childhood. i’m a bit jealous, lol.
today, i finally caught an episode of nicey’s new show, clean house on the style channel. in it, i got the chance to see nicey (and her cute little flower) in her own skin- just as fresh, funny, and witty as she could be. and as i watched, i caught myself several times thinking, “wow.. i love her!”
so, i just had to take this moment to clap my hands, and give it up to:
my friend, sam’s away message this evening held this title and the following video:
oh man, that was a great workout! funny how you can never watch just one laughing baby video. i must’ve watched 5 or 6 others after the one above. it felt great, too! thanx, sam!
i have to give a huge shout out to my boy, husani for this amazing new redesign for the site! i really, really love it! i’m a very simple person with lots to say, and i think this new design fits me just right!
welcome to the new evolution of a man! pull up a chair, and stay a while…
the other night at a bar, someone called me “handsome.” on the outside, i smiled and thanked them for the compliment, but on the inside, i said to myself, “not again!”
i’ve been called handsome for as long as i can remember. that seems to be the word that everyone usually goes to when describing my physical appearance. now, i know that being called handsome is indeed a compliment, but every time someone uses that word to describe me i cringe a little bit.
my problem with the word is that every time i hear it, my immediate thought is, “my dad is handsome!” i grew up hearing “your dad is so handsome” on almost a weekly basis- whether it be at church or out in the streets; and ever since, i’ve just had a weird association with the word. in my mind, older guys are handsome.
i cringe when people call me handsome because i’m like, “do i really look that old?” i wanna be sexy…attractive…hot! those are the words that people use to describe potential dates, boyfriends and partners. you never hear someone say, “my boyfriend is so fucking handsome!” nobody wants to fuck “handsome.” they’re too busy fucking “sexy,” “attractive,” and “hot!”
like i said, being called “handsome” is very much so a compliment. a compliment i do accept every time i receive it. big brother mention to me that when people use that term, it’s not to describe someone who is older, but that the word “handsome” describes an attractive man. boys are cute, hot, and attractive, but men are handsome. on top of that, he offered, “some people don’t even get called ‘handsome”- you better take what you can get.”
hearing all of that set off a little light bulb in my brain… handsome is a good thing- no matter what age you are! i always wanted to be hot or sexy, but never really embraced what i actually am. i’m always working on myself to be a better man, and am very proud of the man that i’ve become. what better way to describe the attractiveness of this man than to say, “he’s handsome?”
hmm…that doesn’t sound so bad after all. i’ll take that!
will on August 6th, 2008
