Crush of the Day and Random Observations- November 19

Hey peoples, sorry for getting this in so late but I was out with some friends celebrating a birthday and mayhem and drama took place. Actually it was a quiet night overall where I had a beer and watched soccer highlights for two hours, excellent times. And that’s not sarcasm, it was really fun.

First, some music. I’m been bumping this song all day!



Love this collabo. Anyway, as a result of that, I’m not up for doing an NCAA basketball preview to the extent that you should get. I’ll have some time this weekend to do it. I’ll probably have North Carolina winning the whole thing anyway.

But for now, we can get to our Crush of the Day, Mila Kunis!



Besides the fact that she’s hot, she was a major reason to watch That 70’s Show which is shockingly now re-watchable in syndication. I make sure to catch at least one episode a night if I’m home.



Furthermore, she is the voice of Meg Griffin on probably my favorite show on today and top-10 all-time for me.

See, for you to make the Crush list for me, you have to have some diversity to your game besides being attractive. I can just pick some supermodels and say that they’re hot, but that’s not productive. She has to bring more to the table like Mila does with the voiceover work and her acting. Crap, I almost forgot that she was in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, one of my favorite movies of the past few years and she looked amazing in that.


Yeah, nice indeed. Lets see, she’s 25, perfect age for me, born in the Ukraine and is fluent in Russian. I can do without her dating Macauley Culkin since 2002. If he was smart, he would put a ring on her before I moved in. Also, she’s down with online gaming. She might be the perfect girl for me. If she likes sports, then it’s a wrap. I’m quitting the job and school and moving to the coast to meet her.




OK, now for my Random Observations:

1) I need to diversify my game. This section will serve as an announcement of something that I want to do to improve my overall being. I want to learn a new language. English is fine and all, but I always feel bad when I confront my friends who are bilingual and want to be like them.

I can only learn one at a time, but I’ve narrowed my first one down to three choices. They are Spanish, Italian and French. I know that all three are European and I should throw an Asian language in there but here’s why I want to do one of these three.


For Spanish, it’s the one that would be the most useful. It’s the most common foreign language that I confront and I think if you are going to be a good American, you should at least comprehend this language when so many of your fellow citizens are speaking it. It would also be good for potential international business I want to get involved in. In fact, if I got a job somewhere like US Soccer, I would have to learn the language anyway. Plus, Spanish women. The positive for this one is that I have retained some Spanish after taking it for so many years in school. Thinks like numbers and minor terms are already known.

For Italian, I’ve just always been intrigued by the language and how it sounds. I like the flow of it. I took Latin for years and have retained a little of it so Italian would be tough but not impossible to get for me. Plus, Italian women.

For French, this one would be the most personal. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I have a very French sounding name because I have French roots. My entire father side of the family is from Martinique. However, divorce, living with my mother, yada yada yada, I don’t know French at all. Even when I speak with my father, who is fluent, its like a missing part of my life. I’m proud of my heritage but I’m not showing it. I feel embarrassed when someone learns that my real first name is Etienne or even when they call me Marcel and suddenly speak in French and I can’t respond. I want to change that. I’m not a big fan of the language and my base in it is very low, but it would be nice. Plus, wait for it, French women.

I would love to hear which language I should learn because I plan to pick up a book and/or audio CD on Sunday at the bookstore to learn one of them.

Leave your vote in the comments section and I’ll tell you which one I choose in my next Sunday Reflections which will be this upcoming Sunday.

Until then, as always, good fight, good night and here’s some Minus the Bear below to take you home.

Crush of the Day and Random Observations

First, the Crush of the Day is someone who has bounced in and out of my top-five since its inception. It’s Ciara.

She’s 23, which fits into my age requirement. I can do without the middle name of Princess, I’m not down with that. She’s from Atlanta, which is solid. The main negative that she has and the reason that she was bounced from my top-five was her dating Bow Wow.



I can’t stand that dude, However, he’s actually been decent on Entourage this season, so my dislike for him has lessened.

She’s not a bad actress and I even watched all of All You’ve Got, a coming-of-age movie about women’s volleyball she starred in that was on MTV for about a week and it didn’t suck, so congrats to her for pulling that off.

Furthermore, her videos for Goodies was solid, she looked maybe her best in Like You even though four foot five Bow Wow was in it, Get Up was solid and Promise, my goodness, the video for Promise. It’s below:



Anyway, I’m a fan.

I’m going to try a new segment called Random Observations, which is my version of What I Learned Today. Let’s begin:

1) We have to hydrate our babies. I was speaking with someone who has a newborn baby and I was talking with him about the hydration of the kid. I suggested that we start giving him about a bottle of water a day, however, he told me that the baby only drinks breast milk. This is unacceptable. I know that the baby can’t drink a gallon of water a day like I do, but the kid needs to start somewhere. Also, formula should be a viable option for this situation if it improves the hydration.

2) I was walking to the gym today and saw a custodian and said “good morning, how are you doing?” She responded with “I’m here.” I was taken aback by this statement. I know that your day may not be off to a good start, but at least give me a “I’m doing well.” I know that I preach here to keep it honest and to truly express how you feel, but that doesn’t apply to general greetings.

3) Egg Nog is back and I’m loving it. One of the great benefits of this time of year is the return/reemergence of Egg Nog. I remember not even drinking the stuff as a kid but for some reason when I reached my early 20’s I started drinking the stuff and love it. I got some Kroger brand this weekend and it was OK. I like Southern Comfort personally and some others. I’ll have to get back to you on the rest of them.

4) I learned that Brady Quinn is hot, according to the ladies. I was watching the Monday Night football game tonight with two girls I know fairly well. One of them mentioned that they had a girlfriend who was in love with Quinn. I was confused by this and asked both of them if they thought Quinn was hot and both of them gave me strong affirmatives. I don’t see it and I’ll acknowledge if a guy is attractive. Like, I understand why women like Tom Brady. He’s a good looking guy. But according to my two lady friends, Quinn may be hotter. Then one of them threw out Brodie Croyle and I had to leave the room. I will never acknowledge someone with Bama Bangs as being attractive.

5) One of the women mentioned in my last thought was rocking a pretty sweet scarf that she actually made. I need to get my scarf game up. That piece of clothing is an underrated item to wear and has many benefits. I used to look like a Mack back in the day with my shirt, tie, dress pants and scarf with a skull sweater cap. That was my look back in high school and I looked sharp. This needs to return.

BTW, the scarf wearer is a reader of the blog and she has looked outstanding the last two times that I’ve seen her. I’ve always been a fan but wow. If she’s reading this, I approve and she make a scarf for me anytime.

OK, that’s it kids, gotta get some sleep. Until then, good fight, good night.