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You Know You're From New York City When...
You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan.You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.Hookers and the homeless are invisible.The subway makes sense.You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.You've considered stabbing someone just for saying "The Big Apple".The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a yard.You consider Westchester "upstate".You think Central Park is "nature."You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking.You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it?s a "steal."You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly lost both times.You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent.You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid.You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed.Your closet is filled with black clothes.You haven't heard the sound of true absolute silence since the 80s, and when you did, it terrified you.You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents.You take fashion seriously.Being truly alone makes you nervous.You have 27 different menus next to your telephone.Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip."America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you.You've gotten jaywalking down to an art form.You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise.Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.$50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories.You don't notice sirens anymore.You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns.Your doorman is Russian, your grocer is Korean your deli man is Israeli, your building super is Italian, your laundry guy is Chinese, your favorite bartender is Irish, your favorite diner owner is Greek, the watchseller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was Pakistani, your newsstand guy is Indian and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian.You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skills.You think $7.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price.Your door has more than three locks.Your favorite movie has DeNiro in it.You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.You run when you see a flashing "Do Not Walk" sign at the intersection.You're 35 years old and don't have a driver's license.You ride in a subway car with no air conditioning just because there are seats available.You're willing to take in strange people as roommates simply to help pay the rent.There is no North and South. It's uptown or downtown.When you're away from home, you miss "real" pizza and "real" bagels.You know the differences between all the different Ray's Pizzas.You're not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New Year's Eve.Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of the Street parking regulations are in effect.You know what a bodega is.You know how to fold the New York Times in half, vertically, so that you can read it on the subway or bus without knocking off other passenger's hats.Someone bumps into you, and you check for your wallet.....You cringe at hearing people pronounce Houston St. like the city in TexasFilm crews on your block annoy you, not excite you.You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from NYC.
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Erin
Birthday: May 23
Birthplace: Brooklyn!!!!
Current Location: Brooklyn!!!!
Eye Color: Chestnut
Hair Color: Jet Black w/ auburn red tips
Height: 5'10 and a half
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Black-American w/ West-Indian background
The Shoes You Wore Today: None
Your Weakness: Food
Your Fears: Heights and planes
Your Perfect Pizza: Tomato sauce with the slices of mozzarella
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Driver's License
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Wow or oh ok
Thoughts First Waking Up: It varies daily
Your Best Physical Feature: My eyes
Your Bedtime: Whenever my eyes close
Your Most Missed Memory: Grandma
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi all da way!
MacDonalds or Burger King: None! Chipotle, baby!
Single or Group Dates: Single if I ever went on a date
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: I guess Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee: French Vanilla coffee only
Do you Smoke: Nope
Do you Swear: Sometimes
Do you Sing: When no one is around
Do you Shower Daily: Of course
Have you Been in Love: Nope
Do you want to go to College: Graduated from there!!!
Do you want to get Married: Yes
Do you belive in yourself: Not as much as I should
Do you get Motion Sickness: No
Do you think you are Attractive: Sometimes
Are you a Health Freak: To an extent. I love to eat healthy but I dont OD.
Do you get along with your Parents: Yea, but lately they've been running my nerves.
Do you like Thunderstorms: Doesnt bother me...
Do you play an Instrument: I used to play the piano, I should have never stopped
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yep
In the past month have you Smoked: Nope
In the past month have you been on Drugs: I don't do drugs!
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Nope
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Nope
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes, and it was good!
In the past month have you been on Stage: Nope
In the past month have you been Dumped: Never
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Nope.............one day though, lol
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: I ain't a thief
Ever been Drunk: No. Tipsy? yes. But it was an accident.
Ever been called a Tease: Something like that
Ever been Beaten up: I've never been in a fight
Ever Shoplifted: Yes, in the 7th grade
How do you want to Die: Very, Very old and in my sleep
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Financially, mentally, and spiritually stable
What country would you most like to Visit: South Africa
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Doesn't matter
Favourite Hair Color: Doesn't matter
Short or Long Hair: Short hair but if long, locs
Height: 6'1 and up
Weight: Weight has to match his height
Best Clothing Style: One who knows how to dress for every occasion
Number of Drugs I have taken: None
Number of CDs I own: At least 40
Number of Piercings: Two
Number of Tattoos: None
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Too many........
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My soulmate
Jazz, old school Hip-Hop, old school R&B, (with an exception of some new school Hip-Hop and R&B) Gospel
Sarafina, The Game, Hotel Rwanda, X-Men, X-Men 2, Dont Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood, James Bond movies, Yesterday, Malcolm X, Coming to America, Hitch, and I really like some of the really old movies as well.
Martin, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, That's So Raven (I am not ashamed), New York Undercover, America's Next Top Model, Tyra Banks show, Oprah, The Twilight Zone, VH1 Soul (LOVE that channel!), The Cosby show, Project Runway, Top Chef, Good Times, The Dave Chappelle show, Jamie Foxx show, the regular Law and Order and Law and Order SVU!!!!
Dont like to read but the best books that I have read are "The Coldest Winter Ever", "Breath, Eyes, Memory", and "The Purpose Driven Life".
My parents, Grandpa, Malcolm X and Jesus of course.