Weekend Wrap-Up

I stayed in Friday. Hung around the home-front with the fam, which wasn't very boring at all (you have to know my folks, lol).

I almost stayed in Saturday too. Tried to cancel our plans, but I didn't want to leave the BFF hanging (Carrie wasn't having that shiit anyway).
First up was a house party in Bartlett I think. It was a birthday bash for the brother of an extended friend {extended friend = friend of/made through another friend}.
Next up was Westy's on North Main St. F-U-N! The atmosphere was nice and Reggie the bartender is one of the most fun people I've met in my entire 24 year old life.
After that, I headed to D's tattoo spot to catch up with my long lost friend {que "reunited" by peaches & herb}.
I got in about 7:30 Sunday morn and after being up, out & about for a whopping 23 hrs, I crashed out.

Today is $4 You Call It night at Swanky's. A co-worker & pals will be there, but I don't think I'll make it this week. I have to work this Saturday, and get my hair braided Sunday. Oh, and I have to get moved too.

Sidenote:
*listening to Gnarles Barkley*
One of these days, someone is going to walk past my office and catch me mid chair dance/fake microphone singing. Hopefully, they'll make it a duet!

Live Love Laugh, Bitches!
~Mandii

Catching Up...

Sunday 01/18 ~ The Paradiso & Coletta's
Me & BFF Carrie went to see My Bloody Valentine in 3-D. I won't dish any spoilers cause...well...it didn't exactly fall into my Best Movie Ever category. If you haven't seen it, see it in 3-D. The awesome visual effects are more than enough to make you forget you're watching yet another cheesy, poorly plotted slasher film.
We ate at an Italian restaurant named Coletta's, in Germantown. I've heard people talk about it a lot, but had never gone because the only location I knew of was in South Memphis. Not knocking anyone, but I don't go that route - literally. Anywho, the food was great and so was the staff.

Monday 01/19 ~ Swanky's
Swanky's drink special for Monday nights is $4 You Call It. And they mean just that - whatever drink you can dream up & call out (oh, and the classics too) for $4. I went for the alcohol, but after going all day without eating, the food was calling my name. I had a burrito bowl with all kinds of crap piled on it. Dee-lish. If you're feeling like desert, Swanky's fried cheesecake is a tastii choice. But stay away from the creme brulee, lol.

Thursday 01/22 ~ Chili's
Everyone has been to Chili's twenty-leven times, so I don't have to talk about the food. However, I'm usually there with the fam, so I'd never really delved into their drinks. But that wasn't the case last night. I went with Carrie & De'el, and we had: Bud Lights w/lime, Calypso Coolers, Blue Pacific Margaritas, and their Jamaican Paradise as our last round. I give them all a solid A+.
And lest we forget...Thursdays, Chili's has a 2 for 1 drink special on beers, wines and classic margaritas.

Westy's is up tomorrow night. Can't wait =]

A New Chapter

Brandy - Brokenhearted

"Life's not over. I can start again".

If you haven't guessed it yet, I'm in the midst of a break-up. Normally, a few nights out with the homies laced with alcohol, laughter & story sharing is enough to bounce me back. But the circumstances of my failed relationship make this time a lot different. In the 10 months we were together, I went through a lot (some good, some bad) with this person. When things were bad, they were BAD. But when things were good, it couldn't get any better.
I don't regret a single moment shared with him. He wasn't perfect, but he was perfect for me. It's incredible to feel that way about someone. And as much as I like to be optimistic about life, I can't help but feel that something like that doesn't happen twice.
In the day, I have so many distractions that I don't think about it much. However, night time is an entirely different story. I lay in my bed alone, something that I haven't done unwillingly in a long time, and I have nothing left to think about. Nothing other than how much I miss him, and how much I wish that we hadn't fallen apart.
I've lost more than a relationship. I've lost a friendship. And that's what hurts the most.

APPROACHING WOMEN ~ With Asa Thibodaux

Part One


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"DO DA STANKY LEGG"

*eli porter pause*

TTYL

I have the sicklies, so...no posts today.
=(

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KNOW YOUR ROLE, AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH ~ HOW TO BE HER MAN ON THE SIDE

From what I've seen so far, a number of men claim to be qualified for the job, but lack the necessary skills to take on the task. But fellas, you're in luck! Listen up as this blog not very gently teaches you what it takes to be her Man on the Side.


Rule number 1: Know Your Role.

What it means ~ You must keep in mind that you are not the Star Player. Repeat: You. Are. Not. The. Star. Player. She's in love with him. She's in lust with you. He comes first, always. She doesn't have expectations of you, and you shouldn't have expectations of her. Unanswered/unreturned calls, voice mails & texts are inevitable, pal. Especially if she's engaged in some good ole QT with Mr. Man. She likes you, and she likes spending time with you. But please, don't fool yourself. She is not going to leave him and ride off into the sunset to live happily ever after with you.
She has only one requirement of you: give her what her man does not. Is she a snuggle bunny, but her guy isn't much of a cuddler? Rent some movies, order take-out and spend a nice quiet evening holding her. And don't forget to play in her hair and kiss her on the forehead for good measure (lol). Is her sexual appetite too voracious for her sweety? Call her in the middle of the day for a lunch time quickie. Head to your local adult store, grab a few choice trinkets and spend the day and/or night exhausting each other. Is she adventurous in the bedroom, but has a more meek man? Tie her wrists up, blindfold her, give her a feather massage, an oil rub down, cuff her ankles, lick her feet, clamp some nipple pinchers on her & bite her booty cheeks. And choke her a lil bit too, if that's what she likes (you'd be surprised how many of us like that).
If she's searching for a Man on the Side, her relationship is lacking something. All she wants you to do is fill the void.

Rule Number 2: Shut Your Mouth

What it means ~ At times, she will talk to you about her relationship troubles, but she is not seeking your opinions or advice. She has homegirls for that. She just needs to vent. Look at her and nod, embrace her, change the subject even. There are a number of things you could do. But what you do not want to do is say something bad about Mr. Man or suggest she end their relationship. If and when she wants to end things with him, she will. Bashing her man or pressuring her to leave him will only drive her away from you. And quicker than you think.
There a exceptions, but usually, she doesn't want a "sweet-talker". So save your I love you whispers and keep the thinking of you texts & e-mails to an absolute bare minimum. Your promises of baby I'll do this & that for you annoy the hell out of her and go in one ear and out the other. Very few women want begging & groveling outside of role playing.
You're her getaway. You should always be a relief, and never an added stress.

So there you have it, the two basic guidelines to being her Man on the Side - knowing your role and shutting your mouth.

WHAT'S EATING MANDII NICHOLE?

Trey's words have been ringing in my ears all morning. I don't condone cheating. Nope, not at all. I've never cheated. But it isn't until now that I've taken a moment to question why. I could say that it's because I have morals and I know its wrong. I could say that it's because I'd never want to hurt/disrespect someone like that. I could say that it's because the risk of disease is too high to sleep around. All of those things are true, but they simply aren't the number one reason why I've never cheated.

So what is the one thing that stands between Me & cheating? Opportunity.

I wasn't always the relationship type. I didn't sleep around, but I dated of course - you know how it goes...dinners, movies, concerts & other events. I never led anyone to believe that they were the only person I was spending time with (unless they really were). Pretty hard to cheat if you're not committed in the first place.

I believe in choices. So I don't mean to imply that I am no longer able to remain faithful in my relationship. I'm just...possibly...no longer willing to.

Opportunity has knocked. Will I answer?

I was checking out one of my favorite bloggers, Lucky Lushington, and she hit a subject that I'm a bit too familiar with right now. Fellas, check out her entry, My Least Favorite Things: The Female Version of Blue Balls. It may prevent a black eye save your relationship...

WORD OF THE DAY ~ Opportunity

Main Entry: op·por·tu·ni·ty

Pronunciation: \ˌä-pər-ˈtü-nə-tē, -ˈtyü-\
Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural op·por·tu·ni·ties

Date: 14th century

Merriam-Webster says:
1 : a favorable juncture of circumstances (the halt provided an opportunity for rest and refreshment)
2 : a good chance for advancement or progress

Mandii Says:
1 : there is a yes for every no out there. you just have to know where to look
2 : when one door closes, another opens

When opportunity knocks, will you answer?

CEASE & DESIST ~ GUYS ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Mandii Nichole
R.A.M.G., robotsatemygrandmother.blogspot.com
Memphis, TN

December 6, 2008

Guys On Social Networking Sites
Myspace, Mocospace, Facebook, Etc.
Innernets Worldwide

Re: "Tongue Pics"

Dear Guys On Social Networking Sites:

This will serve as your official notice pursuant to the Fair Innernets Surfing Act, 15 U.S.C. section 805, to cease and desist all further subjection to the above referenced conduct. You are hereby instructed to cease this grossly ineffective seduction effort immediately or face legal sanctions under applicable Innernets law.

Nauseatedly Yours,
Mandii Nichole

I APOLOGIZE

Oh yea! Where are my manners...

I'M BACK, BITCHES!!!

(I don't have the slightest idea why I like that phrase so much, lol.)

LISTEN UP ~ My Girl Gets Mad If I Don't Fuck Her

In the movie Alpha Dog, there is a scene where one of the guys says he has to leave (from watching Zack as their kidnap victim) because, "My girl gets mad if I don't fuck her".

This man, my male friends, has the right dayum idea. Fellas, don't believe the hype when it comes to what you've been conditioned to believe about women & sex. A number of us women {keyword: women, not "girls"} are freaks what homeboy Xilla from Blogxilla.com refers to as Sexual Intellectuals and don't shy away from our urges.

One key thing to understand about women is that we aren't used to being turned down sexually. Its in the top 5 of our "stuff that isn't supposed to happen" list. So when you give her the not tonight, don't be surprised when she displays major attitude.

MOMENTS WITH MANDII - I Hate "Women"

So yesterday afternoon I'm sitting at my desk perusing the innernets and trying to decide what to make for dinner. At exactly 2:05p CST, my mobile rings. Its not an assigned ringtone so I give a sigh, preparing myself to speak with a vendor. I glance at the screen as I pick up my phone & it reads: withheld. With a raised eyebrow, I silence my phone and place it back on my desk. It rings again at 2:07, and I ignore it again. It rings again at 2:09, and this time I answer. "Hello?", I say, and some poor unfortunate ignorant soul proceeds with, "you dirty white bitch" and promptly ends the call.

My first thought was, I'm not even white (lol). So I'm thinking, what kind of sick ass wrong number bullshit is this. Not being naive enough to swallow the "wrong number" pill, I go through my mental list of people I've been in contact with lately. Anyone new? Nope. Anyone I've had a fight or argument with? Nope. Anyone known to have a crazy bitch or two who has done this exact type of shit in the past? Bingo! I'm also thinking, who has access to my mobile number but doesn't know me well enough to know that (despite my hair texture and skin color), I'm black (lol). I'd figured out enough to no longer care about the call and went back to my precious innernets.

Fast forward through the rest of my day (dinner was great, BTW - baked stuffed pasta shells and homemade italian meatballs). I'm drifting away to slumber land and at 11:41p CST, my mobile rings again and again the screen reads withheld. Already irritated from an unrelated matter, I pick up my phone and, without giving her a chance to breathe a word, say "don't start this bullshit with me right now" and end the call. 11:42, the phone rings again and I hit ignore. Not even a minute later, the phone rings again and this time I hit ignore and power the phone off. And just before it goes down, I hear it begin to ring again. So yea, 3 of the calls came in within a 60 second time frame.

At 11:47, I power my phone back on and immediately call the man behind this ignorant little tramp. He didn't answer, so I politely left him a message suggesting that he tell his bitch to find something better to do than call me in the middle of the day and the middle of the night, not forgetting to add that it wouldn't be shit for me to find out who and where she is.

This was no idle threat. We all knew that I had the who part down already from a past run-in. Where wouldn't be difficult. Not long ago, I found out that we have a few mutual people in our lives. One of which being a very close homegirl of mine. I called homegirl this morning to let her know what happened and to verify that I had the right person.

Tho I'm young, I'm an adult. I don't play these games. If you have a problem with me, come to me and lets talk about what we can do to get it resolved. If you're incapable of such civil behavior, then stand the fuck down. What bothers me most about this is the fact that I've been face to face with her before. She'd called me on the same tip, making threats & such. Until the night she walked into a place where I stood, in the flesh. She had nothing bold to say then. Tho she'd previously threatened to "bash my head in", she stood with her hands loosely at her sides and quietly walked away...

A MOMENT WITH MANDII - Creepy Freak

You know what's creepy as hell? - when you're driving, and glance into your rear view mirror only to notice that the driver behind you is looking at you through your rear view.

lol

that is all

CHEATING SPOUSES ~ Ladies, Stop Reading Cosmo

So I just read an article on Cosmo titled How To Keep Him From Cheating, and it was as ridiculous as expected...

Cosmo Says: Hang with his co-workers. The other women he works with will be more likely to hang back if they can put a face to a name. Plus, your guy will feel extra bonded as a couple if he is able to share another part of his life with you.
Mandii Says: O Rly? So becoming a hanger-on will deter his female co-workers from scheming? And Mr. Man will happily receive my uber clingy behavior? :::Borat voice::: Naahhht!!! Ladies, even if you COULD place yourself in every setting your guy will be in, is this the kind of relationship you want? If you can't trust your guy to keep his peen in his pants at the annual company picnic, it may be time to reevaluate this partnership.

Cosmo Says: Ask him questions. If your guy feels like he can’t talk to you about the stuff going on at work, he’ll likely turn to someone else who understands (like his cute cubemate). Make a point to ask him how a difficult project is going or if anything funny happened that day. If you’re well-versed in what’s going on in his world, it’ll be harder for him to pull that whole “I’ve got a big deadline — must work late” excuse.
Mandii Says: Negative. Just because he's talking to you about his workday doesn't mean he'll refrain from discussing work matters with his co-workers - including "his cute cubemate". Who better to discuss workshiz with than the very people you work with? And come on...a liar is a liar. And a good one always has a "spare". Asking your sweetie "hey, how was your day" should be a question of interest. Not an interrogation.

Cosmo Says: Stay on his mind. Take advantage of his dominate sense and give him a photo for his desk of you two. The photo will have more meaning and be a constant reminder of just how much fun he has with you. Looking at it will boost his mood, and his loyalty.
Mandii Says: WRONG! This type of smothering behavior falls into a category I like to call "secret stalking". It's somewhere between phone snooping and "I was in the neighborhood & decided to stop by". Besides, more office affairs turn physical once the two start ca noodling outside of work. And I doubt your guy will flash back to that nicely framed couple pic while he's out having a dance & a drink with his cute cubemate. I'm not knocking desk pics. But it should be there because he wants it there, not because you shoved it in his briefcase as a cheating deterrent.

In closing...if your other half is going to dip, they're going to dip. And becoming obsessive is not going to keep their fidelity in order.

And who REALLY takes Cosmo articles seriously? lol

ISLE BEE BACH

Going to be away from the blogging world for a few weeks.

xoxoxo
mandii

CUSSIN COMICS ~ ALL-STAR BATMAN #10

So, I'm checking out PerezHilton.com & stumble across this article. Then bits of the telephone conversation I had with my comp's DC Brand Manager start to replay in my mind: We have to stop shipping these immediately. Usually its a smear/smudge, duplicate page, error on a character's costume or some other thing that only comic fanatics go into a frenzy about. I'm thinking, no big deal. Wrong!
Our shipments hit trucks as early as 6 am. I got the call around 9 am. So what does that mean? Quiiiite a few of these were already on their merry little way to comic book retailers worldwide. A standard notice was sent to our customers:

***** SHIPPING ADVISORY: DC COMICS’ ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #10

Dear Diamond Customer:

Please be advised that copies of DC Comics’ ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #10 (FEB080203-4D) may be included in your September 10 shipment.

At DC’s request, please do not place this book out for sale to your customers. Instead, please destroy any copies that you receive. You will be credited for these copies on your September 17 invoice.

Diamond apologizes for any inconvenience this creates for you or your customers. If you have additional questions, please contact your Diamond Customer Service Representative. Thank you.

Oh yea...I'm looking at both the regular cover & the variant. And yes, the potty mouth dialogue is there - its a lot more than the tidbits listed by Perez.
As for the ebay auctions...dammit! Diamond prohibits employees to participate in sales & auctions outside of a one time sale of private collections. I like my job, so I'm staying out of that one. But to anyone interested in this ebay listing: There is no CGC edition of All-Star Batman & Robin #10. So that "beautiful", "Great Investment" by an "Authorized CGC Dealer" is a knock-off, so keep your $499.99.

**UPDATE** The "CGC" is now listed as a presale. Ha!

CERTIFIED HONEST BLOGGER

Because I'm total hottness, I was awarded the Certified Honest Blogger award by Big Cheekz of ran-Dumb-ness. But it doesn't stop there...

The Rules:
1. When you receive the prize you must write a post showing it, together with the name of who gave it to you and link them back.
2. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in their content or design.
3. Show their names and links and leave them a comment informing them they were prized with the Honest Weblog Award.
4. Show a picture of those who awarded you and those you gave the prize to, (optional).
5. Then you pass it on.
7. The guys before me added 10 things about themselves & I'm keeping with the trend, (optional).

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About Mandii Nichole:
1. I tend to obsess over germs. I refuse to let anyone use my phone. And bathrooms (no matter how clean they appear/smell) freak me out. I also wash my hands waayyy more than anyone should.
2. I'm terribly afraid of insects & creepy crawlies. One time a friend of mine chased me & pretended to have a slug in her hand. Even after she showed me that she didn't really have one, I cried - I was like, 16 at the time.
3. I'm into tattoos, piercings & other body mods but other than that, I'm probably one of the most "square" people you'll meet.
4. I must have chap stick with me at all times - preferably ChapStick Naturals Botanical Medley.
5. Even tho I'm dominate/aggressive on the outside, I'm a total creampuff on the inside.
6. One of my favorite words is "shenanigans".
7. I love love love Disney movies.
8. When I smell cigg smoke on people it makes my stomach turn, even tho I'm an occasional smoker.
9. I love kittens, but I can't stand to be around most adult cats.
10. I once owned 3 iguanas and a ball python, at the same time.

BRISTOL PALIN ~ SCANDALICIOUS

I'll cut right to the chase...

In this video, LA native "Kevin" convincingly claims to be the father of Bristol's baby.


I have NO IDEA what's up with the song on this vid, but interesting pictures.


In this vid, they zoom in on the caption of a myspace pic of Sarah Palin & Levi's sister holding a baby. The caption reads: "Mommy Inlaw Trig and Myself".


Mrs. Palin...care to explain?