A Little Glimpse of My Life

1)How many of you knew that Hello Kitty originated in Japan 35 years ago?
2)Am I the only person who thinks it’s amazing that Sesame Street is still going strong after 40 years?
3)Why do all these new young teenage actors all look the same: like skinny, pale, sick boys? (they need to eat some protein and go to the gym)
4)Have they ever heard of self-tanners?
5)How many of you look forward to “Black Friday” just so you can watch the evening news and see how many people got trampled in the stores?
6)Why doesn’t Obama’s Secret Service team hire the couple who snuck into the state dinner to teach them how to do their job more effectively?
7)How many of you still have sore stomachs from overeating on Thanksgiving Day?
8Who was at the gym at the crack of dawn Friday morning trying to work off those calories?
9)What are Ju-Ju Pets? (I don’t even know if I spelled it right? Those are suppose to be one of the hot ticket items this year).
10)How many of you remember the fights people got into back in ’98 over Tickle Me Elmo?
11)How many of you still get excited for the ol’ skool Rudolph and Frosty The Snowman to come on TV?
12)That’s not even animation….does anyone know what it’s called?
13)How about that Auburn and Alabama game? (Oooo!!)
14)I missed the AMA’s last weekend. Was the Adam Lambert stage incident as bad as the media is making it out to be? (No pun intended).
15)How did Tiger Woods hit a fire hydrant and then a tree at 2:30am? Hmmmm. Wonder what was going on? (Hopefully he was just tired or texting or something.)
16)Why do people complain about stereotypes and then engage in behaviors that perpetuate them?
17)Why do people think “the holidays” make it acceptable to wear those gaudy festive sweaters?
18)How many of you have family members who show up at family functions with those sweaters?
19)How many of you are the family member who wears the sweater?
20)What do you think?

1) Are we all really going to die on December 21, 2012?
2)Why don’t they just let Sarah Palin and Katie Couric go toe to toe? (May the best woman win.)
3)Do you think she’ll want to take on Levi Johnston when she’s finished?
4)How many people are in disbelief over the statement that woman should wait until age 50 before having a mammogram?
5)What really happened to Sammy Sosa’s face?
6)Do you think MJ was his dermatology mentor?  
7)Is there any punishment great enough for the couple involved in the human trafficking and murder of the 5-year old girl?
8)So what are we going to set our DVRs to record at 4pm daily after Oprah goes off the air?
9) Do you think they’ll bring back Phil Donahue, Sally Jessie Rafael, or Ricki Lake?
10)How disheartening are the obesity related health care costs predicted for 2018 ?
 11)Forget healthcare reform….obesity is public enemy #1…….how about the government mandate that EVERYONE create a Bodyspace profile to get motivated and inspired to live healthier?
12)How wrong were those 2 guys who knocked the elderly lady down for her purse?
13)How beneficial to the public was the government developed  “cash for clunkers” plan? (Check out the real numbers behind the program…..when tax time rolls around, consumers may not have gotten as great a deal as they think)
14)If humans only use a very small percentage of their brains, how much more of our environment and society could we destroy if we used all of it? (How about we give mother earth a break—go green!)
15)Why don’t men just shave their hair off when they start going bald?
16)Why do they do the thin patches or comb overs? (bald heads are sexy!)
17)At the request of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is anyone planning on trying meatless “Tofurkey” for Thanksgiving and giving up the traditional turkey? (please let me know how it tastes)  
 18)Is Windows 7 everything it is advertised to be?                 
19)If there are over 10,000 “Apps” for IPhones, why do people get so excited when they find a new?
20)What do you think?

While attending the IFPA Yorton Cup in Bowie, MD this past weekend I got to meet and see several people from Bodyspace and Siouxcountry. It was great to finally get to know the faces and personalities behind the screen names. Mr. Massiah, 9chelle, Jema, and Q…..great seeing you all. And I missed Focusonme , CLPen, and The_Shaman. Looking forward to seeing and meeting others at the Arnold or sooner. 

Every few weeks I’ve decided to post my "20 Questions" about life, the week’s events, fitness, and anything else that’s on my mind. Giving credit where it is due, I borrowed this idea from my college newspaper "The Panther" printed at Prairie View A&M University. (Go PV!!) It’s just for fun, so don’t get your panties or boxers all in a bunch!

What in the world was the soccer player from New Mexico State thinking when she was engaging in all kinds of delinquent misconduct on the field?

I’m taking a different spin on “20 Questions” this Saturday. Instead, I’m sharing true news headlines that were actually printed in various papers. I apologize in advance if anyone finds these offensive. I thought most of them were funny and I just needed a good laugh today! Enjoy.

• Grandmother of eight makes hole in one
  
• Deaf mute gets new hearing in killing
  
• Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
  
• House passes gas tax onto senate
  
• Two convicts evade noose, jury hung
  
• Safety experts say school bus passengers should be belted
  
• Quarter of a million Chinese live on water
  
• Farmer bill dies in house
  
• Iraqi head seeks arms
  
• Queen Mary having bottom scraped
  
• Is there a ring of debris around Uranus?
  
• Prostitutes appeal to Pope
  
• Panda mating fails - veterinarian takes over
  
• NJ judge to rule on nude beach
  
• Child’s stool great for use in garden
  
• Soviet virgin lands short of goal again
  
• Organ festival ends in smashing climax
  
• Eye drops off shelf
  
• Squad helps dog bite victim
  
• Dealers will hear car talk at noon
  
• Enraged cow injures farmer with ax
  
• Lawmen from Mexico barbecue guests
  
• Miners refuse to work after death
  
• Two Soviet ships collide - one dies
  
• Never withhold herpes from loved one
  
• Nicaragua sets goal to wipe out literacy
  
• Two sisters reunite after eighteen years at checkout counter 
  
• Child’s death ruins couple’s holiday
  
• Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn’t seen in years
  
• Man is fatally slain
  
• Something went wrong in jet crash, experts say
  

Source: http://funnies.paco.to/Headlines.html

1)       Why do people get so bent out of shape when going through airport security when they already know the routine?
2)      Why are there so few “real friends” who tell you when you look like a fool or do something silly?
3)      Why is your mother the only person who can call you fat and get away with it?
4)      Why is so cool to be of mixed ethnicities these days?
5)      When is the recession going to end?
6)      Why is it so difficult to tell the difference between figure and bikini physiques now?
7)      Did that lady on the Biggest Loser ever jump up on the plyometric box this week?
8)      Despite all the research against no carb diets, why do people continue to use them?
9)      Why do so many girls wear hair extensions now?
10)   Why is the media wasting so much time talking about the “balloon boy?”
11)    Why does it always rain the day after you wash your car?
12)   Why do so many trainers take pride in making their clients throw up?
13)   Why am I dreading day light savings time in 2 weeks?
14)   Why do people think it is ok to send inappropriate messages online? (If  you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face, then don’t say it online!! Stop hiding behind the dang computer!)
15)   Why don’t companies have an internet sensitivity training programs to teach people how to act online?
16)   Why do people weigh themselves everyday?
17)   Why have “sleep” and “rest” been my favorite words for the last 2 weeks?
18)   Have we gotten this healthcare program resolved yet?
19)   Why do the elderly people who can’t see above the steering wheel in their cars look so cute, but make us so mad?
20)  What do you think?

HEY YOU GUYS….WE DID IT, WE DID IT, WE DID IT!!!Thank you so much to all who put up with my daily "vote for me" messages for the past month. You all put me through to Round 1 of the Spokesmodel Contest! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Out of all the wonderful ladies I truly feel honored and blessed that you all took time out of your schedules to vote for me. I appreciate all that you’ve done from the bottom of my heart! Your kindness, motivation, and words of encouragement have truly been a blessing for me with regard to fitness and life in general. So again, thank you so much! MUAH, MUAH, MUAH….KISSES AND HUGS FOR EVERYONE!!!

This week’s 20 Questions segment is dedicated to the Olympia I attended last week Sautrday in Las Vegas…..enjoy!

1) Why do people have to check in extra luggage when flying back home from the Olympia expo with all the freebies?

2)Why when they open the expo doors at 10am do people sprint in the building like expo is not going to be open 8 hours?

3)Why was EFX sponsored athlete Jon Hanley so knowledgable about our products that he was able to effectively communicate with a deaf customer and sell him product?” (Go Oak!)

4)Why did everyone at the Olympia and Expo have on Ed Hardy?

5)Is that still in style?

6)Why was the Flex Wheeler Signature Series/EFX Lamborgini the baddest looking car in the expo?

7)Why is it so funny to watch grown men turn into “kids in candy stores” at the expo while grabbing handfulls of supplements looking at all the half naked girl?

8 Why do people fly in from all over the world just to attend the expo?

9)Why were there so many boos while calling out the top 10 at Mr. Olympia last weekend?

10)Why do people have to show off their bodies just because they attend a fitness expo, even if they have not worked out in years?

11)Why do people take free stuff from the booths even if they don’t know what they are taking?

12)Did anyone see the silver guy at the Olympia expo? (pretty cool!)

13)Why didn’t some of the contestants in the FLEX Magazine bikini model contest practice walking in their heels before they got on stage?

14)Why did I meet sooooo many people from Bodyspace  at the expo? (Whoo-hoo!)

15)Why did people who brought babies in strollers to the expo forget they had a child in the seat by the end of the day because the stroller was filled with free samples?

16)Why did a guy steal 10 lady’s t-shirts from my booth after I told him the shirts were not free? (Don’t let me catch you man!!)

17)Why did EFX have the best looking sponsored athletes out of all the supplement companies?

18)Why do supplement company’s “booth girls” know very little about the products their bodies are selling?

19)Why did Gina Aliotti’s posing suits designed by Bryon David look awesome during the figure Olympia show?

20)What do you think?

This is an ironic post that follows my “This is Why You’re Fat” post a few days ago.

As I was making the 4hour drive from Cali to Vegas this evening for the Olympia Weekend, it was time to eat, so as I was munching on my turkey omelet I started thinking about different foods I CAN’T have right now. Then I started craving them…ugghhh!!. So here is my list. Anyone who is prepping for a contest…..DO YOU FEEL MY PAIN? LOL. Please feel free to add to the list because I will eagerly seek out new treats in the off season.
1)       1 KFC biscuit
2)      ½ gallon Blue Bell Cookies n Cream ice cream
3)      2 Otis Spunkmeyer sugar cookies and 1 oatmeal raisin cookie
4)      1 scoop Baskin Robins Gold Medal Ribbon ice cream
5)      1 pint Tillamook Pistachio almond ice cream
6)      5 mini Snicker bites
7)      1 Dutch Crunch  and 1 Powdered doughnut from Dunkin Doughnuts
8)      1 slice chocolate pecan brownie and 1  cream cheese Danish from Panera Bread
9)      1 veggie burrito from Chipotle
10)   Tons of fruit!!! (Yes, fruit. I can’t have it when prepping.)
11)    That new pan stuffed crust on top pizza from Pizza Hut
12)   1 bottle of Moscato Allegro wine (all to myself)
13)   2 bowls of Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds cereal
14)   5 french toast sticks from Shoney’s (do they still have that restaurant?)
15)   Ambrosia  and banana pudding from Louisiana
16)   2 pieces Texas Toast with extra garlic butter
17)   3 bread rolls from Texas Roadhouse with the Cinnamon butter
18)   1 small Reece’s Pieces Blizzard from Dairy Queen
19)   1 huge slab of wedding cake
Ok, I’m done! My drool has completely destroyed my keyboard!

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Many people refer to bodybuilding, fitness, and figure competitions as a sport of athletes. Yet others say it is not a sport and that “lifting” and “posing” does not make one an athlete. Fitness obviously requires athleticism, but what are your thoughts on bodybuilding and figure? A friend of mine defined an athlete as one who utilizes skill and agility to participate in an activity that is objective rather than subjective. I found this definition interest, as it would rule out many who refer to themselves as “athletes”. This question has come up several times and every time I hear various responses I gain a new perspective of the word “athlete.”  I’ve heard people get into heated debates as to whether it is fair to consider bodybuilders as such. The entire sport is subjective and based on aesthetics. Although there is a point system, again it is subjective. As a former multisport athlete in track, cross-country, volleyball, soccer, etc, I do see how bbing and figure would require different skills, but at the same time is unfair to call people who participate in this sport athletes….IDK…what do you think?

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