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    Still On Shaky Feet
    Friday, August 24, 2007
    Nope, I so did not plan on disappearing, it just happened. So I'm back but not so back cos nothing is connected yet in my house. No internet, no phone service, no cable, no gas. I'm royally pissed. But guess what ... I met a guy!!!!!!!
    What! The story behind it is so weird ... I cannot even talk about it yet. But if you see me cussing his ass out 2 months later ... its part of the game. He still may not be Mr. Right. But suffice to say, we met under very unusual circumstances and he is a great guy.(So I say now)
    But this whole moving is still taking its toll on me. I need to have internet access in my house!!!!!! Full stop! No ifs or buts about that. Anyway, duty calls. Will be back.
    posted by lala @ 4:50 PM   4 comments
    Finally
    Monday, August 13, 2007
    Just got all moved in to my new place. Love it. Love Memphis. Where else can u get luxury living at a decent price? I love it, I love it, I love it.
    posted by lala @ 11:57 AM   0 comments
    You Know You Are From Memphis (Part III)
    Monday, August 06, 2007
    With a little commentary this time


    --Beale Street is what you look forward to when you turn 21 because you've already partied there all through high school. (Beale street is our equivalent of Bourbon street in New Orleans, party 24 hours!)

    --You think it's stylish to put spinners on a beaten up '81 Buick Skylark and even more stylish when you can only afford to put them on one side.

    --You'd had to explain to an out-of-towner while driving down I-40 that Bellevue Baptist is NOT an airport. (Because its sooooooooooooooooo huge)

    --It's impossible to go around a block and wind up on the street you started on. The Chamber of Commerce calls it a "scenic drive".

    --The 8 a.m. rush hour is from 6:30 am to 9:30 am. The 5:00 pm rush hour is from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

    --"Sir" and "Ma'am" are used by a person speaking to you if there's a remote possibility that you're at least 30 minutes older than they are. (I kinda like the "yes m'am")

    --The falling of one raindrop causes all traffic to immediately come to a screeching halt. So will Daylight Savings Time, a girl applying eye shadow across the street, or a flat tire three lanes over. Should (God forbid) one snowflake fall in Memphis, all drivers on the roads immediately lose any ability to control a car. Or, if in a pickup truck or SUV, they will drive as though the roads are dry.

    --Nonconnah Parkway (TN-385) is the southern equivalent of the Autobahn. I-240 is the racing oval, and I-40 is the drag strip.

    --You will rarely see a semi on Nonconnah Pkwy, because the truck drivers are intimidated by the oversized SUV-wielding housewives racing home after a grueling day at the salon or the tennis match, to meet their children at the school bus. (Well, Nonconnah leads to Germantown which is for the rich and mighty)

    --Pedestrians in Memphis have the right-of-way.....but it is a driver's duty to take out the pedestrian when crossing the street.

    --You know getting onto the U of M campus from the Southern or Central parking lot is the human equivalent of Frogger.

    --You remember the days of Adventure River and Wet Wild Water & Wheels.(Now Libertyland park is closed)

    --At least 3 of your friends have been to Lakeside...two of them brag about breaking out. (I love this one. Lakeside is a rehab facility)

    --You survived the Ice Storm of '94.

    --A typical set of Midtown directions may include, "Take North Parkway east until you reach East Parkway, then take East Parkway south until you reach South Parkway, then take South Parkway west until you reach...." (Cos the north parkway and south parkway leads to everywhere!)

    --Even though it's the largest indoor arena in the region, there is NO easy way to reach The Pyramid. You must drive under a series of interstate off-ramps and through the back of a concrete company in order to park. Once you reach the building, you must climb up dozens of steps, even if your seats are at floor level, which means you will be climbing back DOWN dozens of steps after entering the arena. **(I know this is no longer valid, but at the time when you COULD go to The Pyramid, it was SO true!)**

    --Radio rap is not real rap.

    --You know what real Barbecue is.

    --You are scared of Bartlett Cops. In fact, you actually slow down in order to outsmart those stealth creatures.

    --There is an intersection of two streets near Midtown. The "two" streets are Summer Avenue, North Parkway, Trezavant Blvd, and East Parkway.

    --Again, names change at random. This situation (two intersecting streets with four names) is not atypical. It is common knowledge that Memphis was laid out by a drunk on a crippled horse.

    --You remember when construction on the Main Library had to stop for about 4 years because the architects didn't take into account the weight of the books.

    --Our tap water is like your Evian.

    --The weather doesn't go with the season. Fall doesn't exist....we have late Spring and Summer.


    --201 Poplar is a place you DON'T want to visit! (Its the local jail)

    --EVERYONE hates the mayor, yet somehow, we're still under the reign of King Willy.

    --You only have to drive 20 minutes to see the set of "Hustle & Flow".

    --Everybody thinks they're from the hood.

    --You've NEVER been to Graceland!(Man, how true!)

    --You wait in line for 30 minutes for Fast Food and your order is still wrong.

    --Remember the Mall of Murder?? It even had ice to keep the bodies cool until the police decided to show up.

    --If you call Wolf Chase "the old mall" and The Avenue Crossing "The new mall".

    --Orange Mound and Nutbush aren't things to be laughing about.

    --Only in Memphis will you see 3-5 cop cars as backup for ONE vehicle that has been pulled over for a traffic violation.

    --You remember when the weather guy on Channel 13 was skinny.

    --You remember when the Cathouse Cafe at the zoo was STILL the Cathouse, and you STILL can't eat there.
    posted by lala @ 11:26 AM   0 comments
    Oh Oily Butt!
    Saturday, August 04, 2007
    If you are anything like me, you were excited when Alli (pronounced ally) came out over the counter. Basically, this drug is a fat blocker and actually has a prescription version Xenical which is twice the strength. So I quickly went off to get a bottle to see if I could shed a few pounds.
    It started off innocuously enough until I decided to go on a fried plantain binge and man! was that a big mistake.
    So I had stopped at a gas station to get some beverages when I let out some gas. Ooops! Somehow I knew something was wrong. I got out the car and could feel an oiliness in my rear part. I hurried to their bathroom (which was really nasty) and there it was, a splatch of oily blob on my pantiliner. Not good. Emergency!!!!!!!!!!!
    I had to go back home and change.

    The moral of this story ? If you must "alli", don't go on a fried food binge :)
    posted by lala @ 10:16 PM   0 comments
    About Me

    Name: lala
    Home: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
    About Me: I'm an introvert. I love challenges and the "path less taken". I have discovered that life more of a journey than a destination so I try to enjoy each day. And if you've never failed at anything then you haven't tried anything outside your comfort zone. Right now, I have a love/hate relationship with Memphis. I love the city because the people are very friendly but careerwise, this place will be a dead end for me.
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