out of the ordinary..

ok so every week i usually go on and on about something new i came across online or something i saw on t.v. Well this week its something different. i decided to write about a more serious topic, Human Trafficing.

One of my roommates had to watch Maria Full of Grace as a homework assignment for her English class. I had heard of the movie but never really took the time or energy to watch it. So we all gathered together in my apartment and watched it. The first thing we noticed was that it was all in Spanish. Now one would think that it would be hard to pay attention to the movie while reading the subtitles, but in all honestly it was quite easy.

The movie was about a young girl named Maria from Colombia who needed to make some money. She was pregnant and the sole provider for her family. Although maria was only 17 she was able to become a MULE for a drug lord named Javier. The job of a drug mule is to hide the drugs in your body either through swallowing the drugs which are wrapped in latex, or sticking them where the sun doesn’t shine. Maria had to then travel to the United States where she was given a laxative and asked to disposes of the drugs. At the time Maria was pregnant and saw one of her friends, who was also a mule, die of a drug overdose after one of the tiny capsules popped in her stomach.

While watching the movie I starting thinking about drug smuggling and human trafficking. I did some research and found out that it is a multi-billon dollar business. Places like Japan, the Philippines and Nigeria are hot spots for human and drug trafficking. They are the most targeted places because of the poverty level and eagerness to make money. Not only are these atrocities happening in third world countries but they are also happening in our home country!. According to HumanTrafficking.org: “The United States of America is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons. It is estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 people, primarily women and children, are trafficked to the U.S. annually.” The website also stated that the number of Philippine and foreign child victims in the Philippines range from 20,000 to 100,000. The fight to end human trafficking continues. If you would like to get involved to end these horrific problems go to
HumanTrafficing.com

Ouchies...

My boyfriend came over last night with some friends and the only thing I heard more then “bro pass the pizza!” was “bro, you going to watch Mayweather on Wrestlemania tonight?” Feeling left out of the conversation, I asked my boyfriend what are you guys talking about? He soon filled me in that professional boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather was fighting a professional wrestling match on pay-per-view. You may know Mayweather from last season’s “Dancing with the Stars,” and his boxing match against the sexy Oscar De La Hoya. So not only does he dance and fight, but he can act because wrestling is fake and scripted. Mayweather won his fight, no word on what he will do next. Perhaps, his own reality show wouldn’t seem so far fetched.

And Americas Best Dance Crew issss...

The Crew that made up of 5 Filipino dudes and a Spanish guy popped, locked, and choreographed there way past Status Quo to win the 1st ever America’s Best Dance Crew competition which aired on MTV and is produced by Randy Jackson of American Idol. The Jabbawockeez competed against 11 other teams and proved they were the best. The judges were pretty annoying all season, but I feel these guys really derived it….what do you think? See for yourself.

Maxim, UN-sexiest list

Carrie Bradshaw, The unsexiest woman alive? I saw my roommates boyfriend left his Maxim Magazine at our apartment and the magazines cover released their list of the Top 5 Most Unsexy Women Alive. The magazine said Parker was the "least sexy woman in a group of very unsexy women" that ironically starred in a show with the word "sex" in the title. Amy Winehouse was voted No. 2 because of her "hemorrhaging translucent skin, rat's nest mane and lashes that look more like surgically attached bats". The magazine listed Grey's Anatomy Sandra Oh at No. 3 for her "cold bedside manner and boyish figure".
Pop star Madonna took the No. 4 spot for her "self-righteous bellyaching and rapid postnuptial deterioration" . Britney Spears came in at No. 5 for "losing the ability to perform".
The magazine also said two children, two ex-husbands and a slight weight gain also helped Britney steal the No. 5 spot. Brutal right? well heres the list and see if you agree with MAXIM

5.Britney Spears
4.Madonna
3.Sandra Oh
2.Amy Winehouse
1. Sarah Jessica Parker

Kenan and Smelll ..peeee you!

I just recently saw the film “Shutter starring Joshua Jackson (which is a movie worth seeing), who everyone knows from his roles in the Mighty Ducks movies. Turns out his former cast mate in the Mighty Ducks and current Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson got into some legal trouble over the weekend. Here’s the report from the Associated Press:
‘SNL’ heavyweight Kenan Thompson and a buddy were stopped by cops Wednesday around 6:00 PM in Bernards Township, NJ after cops say a citizen called in an Escalade they had seen driving erratically. When they were stopped, cops tell us they noticed an odor of burnt marijuana coming from the interior of the car, reports The Smoking Gun. The passenger, 39-year-old Kyle Mosley, said the SUV — and the pot– was his. Then he turned over a small quantity of marijuana to the officer. Thompson was ticketed for careless driving and Mosely was charged with possession of marijuana and rolling papers.

This is upsetting news I guess because I used to watch him growing up starring in movies like Good Burger (which he could have used for his munchies,) and his show Kenan and Kel which aired on Nickelodeon. I guess I still picture him as an innocent kid. I also thought marijuana was a low class drug not used by the rich and famous… I was wrong there is a website called celebstoner.com where you can find out what celebrities are open or have been caught smoking marijuana including politicians. All I know is that unlike Kenan, I’m high off life.

LA INK

One Show I love to watch now-a-days is L.A Ink on TLC. It’s about this female tattoo artist who worked in Miami and now opened her own tattoo shop and she works on average peeps, but also celebrities including Steve-O (who she had a relationship with recently), rapper Eve, and Jenna Jameson. On one episode she inked 400 tattoos in a 24 hour period for a world record. Now to the dirt on her…you didn’t think I was going to just tell you what a great show she had, did you? She is apparently preggers by Nikki Sixx who plays in the band Motley Crue with Tommy Lee and they have only been together for a couple of months…Imagine what her tattoos will look like when the stretch during the pregnancy!

Dissappointed....

As much of you now know, I am a die hard fan of reality dating shows. Last season my favorite was a Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. Every night when it was on I found myself glued to the TV. Now I can’t stand to even hear the theme song for MTV’s new dating show, That’s Amore. In one of my pervious blogs I seemed to be all hyped and gun-ho about the 1st episode of That’s Amore. Well as soon as the 1st episode aired I was immediately disappoint. Domenco was my favorite character on a Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, now, the meer sound of his voice repulses me. The show over dramatizes the fact that he is a right-off-the-boat Italian with a thick accent and cheesy show props. When the contestants are asked to do private confessionals, they are sitting at a table with a red and white table cloth, like the one you would find at a cheesy Italian restaurant. In the back ground there are café-like posters hanging, giving off the idea that the contestants are sitting in a tacky café shop. When in reality they are just sitting in a closet.
On top off all that cheesiness, the girls are all bimbos. They prance around in bikinis and talk about each other constantly, while Domenico is in the corner shoving his tongue down another girl’s throat. I’ll be honest, if I was fighting over a man and saw him playing hockey with one girl’s tonsils, I would run as fast as I could in the opposite direction. Not to mention how crass that is, it seems so unsanitary. If one girl decides to make out with Domenico, shes basiclly making out with the whole entire cast, since he has already had some sexual contact with all of them.
Now tell me, how can one honestly find love when you have 8 cameras in your face??? All the girls who even audition for the show need to take a good look in the mirror and stop fighting for their 15 minutes of fame.

Kickn' it Old School

While watching your favorite show, you may have caught those Rhapsody commercials… you know the one where the nerdy white guys puts on his television and the artist of the song he listening to is actually in the room performing. Well there was one version of the commercial with Sara Bareilles who has received great success with her single “Love Song.” The other version has The Cool Kids, who I believe will blow up to the mainstream very soon. This hip hop duo consists of Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish who both hail from Chicago. Now-a-days hip hop music is very boring and plain hearing songs about how much money these rappers and which corny dance they can come up with next. The Cool Kids are a new scent in this garbage dump of hip hop music and culture. Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish are taking it back to the 80’s when the music was about having fun. Not only does their music have simple 1980’s beats and lyrics, but their appearance is thrown back as well by wearing big glasses, dookie chains, and flipped billed caps.
The group’s music has been released from their MySpace page primarily before they signed an independent record deal with Chocolate Industries and have released their single about BMX bikes “Black Mags” which is the song in the Rhapsody commercial and is receiving positive reviews. The group is currently on tour with M.I.A and has a single featured in the video game NBA: Live 08 and future looks brighter with each day. Rolling Stone magazine also, featured The Cool Kids in their top ten artists to watch in 2008.
To quote Jay-Z, “People wanna bring the 80’s back, that’s okay, that’s where they made me at.” I have to agree, the 80’s I heard were fun times and it would be good to bring those days back and The Cool Kids are leading the movement. These unique guys I feel will become very successful and when they do don’t forget where you heard it from

Baby Names Gone Bad

Hollywood couples are turning tinsel town into Hollyweird. This is evident with the names being given to the offspring of some of our favorite celebrities. Now for starters Latin heartthrob Marc Anthony and his superstar wife J.Lo(Jennifer Lopez) welcomed twins into the world, a boy named Max and a girl named Emme. Nothing seems weird about these kids’ names except when they grow old enough to ask “who did you name us after?” the parents can reply that the kids were named after the brother and sister duo on the kids television show “Dragon Tales”. If you are a follower of the hit t.v show, you would know that both Max and Emme are of hispanic decent, hmm maybe thats why...If you thought that was a little bit off center check out some of these other interesting baby names.
· Rob Morrow of the t.v. show Numb3rs named his child Tu …get it Tu Morrow (this is not a joke.)

· Jermaine Jackson the brother of Michael named his son Jermajiesty.

· Friends star Courtney Cox and actor David Arquette’s daughters name is CoCo. This is apparently short for Courtney Cox which was the baby’s original name, but changed due to David’s Jewish beliefs.

· Actress Gwenyth Paltrow and her husband Coldplay front man Chris Martin have a daughter named Apple. This name was thought of by Chris because he knew his daughter was going to be sweet and round like an apple.

· 'My Name Is Earl' star Jason Lee named his son Pilot Inspektor.

I guess I wont be following in their footsteps when I have to name my children

Lauren's Moment of Truth

Fox’s new hit game show, The Moment of Truth, has been stirring up a lot of buzz according to reviews. Every Wednesday night my friends and I grab a bag of popcorn and get ready to see who is going to be sitting in the ‘hot seat’ this week. Like any other game show there is money involved. If you answer the questioms correctly you become closer and closer to winning 1 million dollars. But telling the truth isn’t always so easy. The contestants are hooked up to a lie detector to make sure they are answering the questions whole heartedly. I personally would love to see celebrities be put in the ‘hot seat’. Paris Hilton and Mariah Carey would be my top two picks. Hilton and Carey both seem like, for lack of a better word, Divas, in the public eye.

In one episode in particular, a married, attractive woman named Lauren Cleri is asked a number of questions relating to her sex life with her husband and whether or not she has been faithful to her significant other. Here is the clip that put everyone in awe, including myself. Enjoy!