What Lies Underneath

he sure do look good now, but what lies underneath?

I don't know, maybe I'm the only one who has this problem, but whenever I meet a man who's wearing a hat or something on his head (bandanna, head wrap, etc) when I see him without it, I don't find him attractive.  Like, I have to really work at finding him attractive bare headed.  This happens to me all the time.  Let me give you an example.

Second semester freshman year of college.  I'm at a huge party at UMASS (I believe, I'm not quite sure now, lol) and there's this guy dancing his ass off.  Hes not that tall, but taller than me.  He was very dark skinned and was wearing jeans, a top and a blue bandanna on his head.  My conniving friends got him to dance with me, and we spent the remainder of the night dancing away.  His name was Ronald and he was a Sigma (hence the blue bandanna).  We exchanged numbers and talked on the phone for a few weeks.

Ronald invited me and my friends to come stay with him for the weekend and attend one of his fraternity's dances.  He had a car and drove from Hartford, Connecticut and picked us up at my house on campus.  When the girl at the front desk called to say he arrived, my heart started beating fast and hard.  I was so nervous!  Was he going to look the same as he did the night we met?  Was I still going to find him attractive??  did I overcommitt myself by saying Id stay with him an entire weekend??  I made my way downstairs to find my date playing our piano.  He was still dark and short but that head...I hated the shape of his head!!

YIKES!!

Moral of the story is...well there is no damned moral because I continued on with my weekend plans with Ronald and had a great time.  The shape of his head grew on me.  To this day, hes kind of one of the "ones who got away".

I'm sure you're all wondering, Lola, why are you thinking about this guy now?  Well, lemme tell ya.  I'm doing it again.  I'm crushing on a dude who always, ALWAYS wears a hat.  Like even at work.  Its an all hat all the time situation.  I have to remind myself about my bad luck with men and head coverings and steel myself for the fact that he probably looks like the Golem without a hat.  Will I like him sans chapeau?  I don't know, but I don't think Ill ever find out.  

(Belated) Manic Monday

I decided to rerun this little ditty after seeing my little cashier cutie down at the Whole Foods.  Seriously folks, you're missing out if you don't check out that location: good looking guys, gals AND organic food??  Better act like you know!

Anywho, here's an old fave of mine: The Fabulous Thunderbirds with Wrap It Up!

(Belated) Manic Monday

Imma put this here just because...enjoy!

Seeing Red

I was having a disagreement with a favorite server of mine at a local diner-esque restaurant regarding a noveaux favorite, red velvet cake.  The waiter thought that the red coloring in the cake was due to the chemical process that was used to make said cake, whereas I said the color was due to dye added to the batter.  It was an interesting and spirited discussion to say the least.

According to the restaurant's pastry chef, we were both right, but we all know that ain't the case with the vast majority of the recipes for red velvet cake one finds in cookbooks and online.  Take this for instance.  And this.  And this.

and don't get me started about the noveaux pairing of cream cheese frosting with red velvet cake - it is a bastardization of the original forms and that's all i have to say about that

But what about those persons who enjoy the flavor or red velvet cake, but aren't terribly interested in ingesting a chemical dye just to feel nostalgic?  

yeah what about us

I don't know about y'all, but there are some forms of red dyes that actually make me hyper, and Lola don't always appreciate the extra "assistance".  So I generally stay away from forms of red velvet cake in the public sphere - and if I ever bake it again (which might be soon cuz some of the recipes Ive uncovered tonight look gooodddd!), I'm definitely going to omit the dyes.  Just call my cakes "velvet"! lol

Things That Will Make My Pelvis Fall Out of My Body and Flap Around on the Floor

Ive been thinking about doing this post for a while, because there have been many trends throughout the years that Ive been unable to take part in due to the issues I have with my pelvis.  The following is a list - by no means comprehensive - of popular pastimes that would most likely cause irreparable damage to my already damaged pelvis.  Read on.

1) Any diet/fitness routine with the word "shred" in it.  Are you familiar with this trend?  These "shreds" involve somewhat extreme physical exercises in order achieve results - weight loss, muscle definition  - as quickly as possible.  And every single last one of those exercises would make my pelvis eject itself from my body.

2) The Butterfly.  OK so this isn't popular anymore, but I'm sure y'all remember it!  It was a dance that involved standing on ones toes, bending ones knees and rotating ones legs in and out, simultaneously, in a rhythmic fashion.  It was a very popular dance at one time, however if I ever attempted it, my pelvis would have left the building.  Don't tell anyone, but I could do the Moth, lol.

There you have it folks, just a brief list of ish I could never do.  Keep coming back because I plan on updating this list whenever I come in contact with yet another activity my pelvis will not allow!

****UPDATE****

Ive been thinking about this post and have come up with a few more things I cant do due to my pelvic situation.  Check it out:

3) Twerking.  We all know what Im talking about here, that famous dance move whereupon which one sticks out ones hindparts and shakes them vigorously.  I have never twerked - never even tried to - because I know if I did not only would my pelvis fall out of my body and flop around on the floor, my femurs would too!  Man, Id be one pelvisless, femurless heifer out here, and that just aint cute.

Manic Monday

This song has been a fave of mine since I was in college.  Ok, yes, I was a little late to love this song, but thats how Lola flows.  And, of course, its always a fave when Im in a relationship.

So, please enjoy, Friday Im in Love by the Cure!

Bow Down to the Queen!

I had the good fortune of meeting a young fellow last night who was amazed I knew the definition of "thirst".  I patiently explained to him that I not only knew the meaning of "thirst", but knew a slew of other popular culture references often used by those of his generation.  Why do I know this??

BECAUSE I AM THE QUEEN OF ALL SOCIAL MEDIA!!!

so SUCK IT YOUNG MAN!

and dont forget to

BOW DOWN!

Luv ya!
*smooches*