Fwd: Meet Johnathan - We Still Got A Chance

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From: Anthony Parrish <alp1186@charter.net>
Date: Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Subject: Meet Johnathan - We Still Got A Chance
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Hello Everyone,

 

I'd like to introduce you to Johnathan.

 

Enjoy!

--
Dominek Parrish

I am doin aight!!!!!!!!!!!

I think of you sometimes
and sometimes I miss you
But I am doin aight!
I get sad sometimes cuz I know you ain't comin arounda anymore
but I don't cry
But I am doin aight!
I remember the good moments we had 2gether
but it is hard for me to stop wanting to
go back
But I am doin aight!
When I talk 2 you
my heart skips a beat
But I am doin aight!
Tryin to get ova you is hard
but it's something I gotta do
But I am doin aight!
I wish you stop actin like u ova me
cuz it hurts me even more
I am not ova you
But I know eventually I am gonna be aight!
not today
....not tommorrow
.....but eventually

Check Me Out

Check Me Out
Check me out!
I am me
No artifical flavors
No fillers
No perservatives

Check me out!
Look at my facts
I am 100% of your daily value of truth
No extra suga here......
besides my natural sweetnees
No sugar coatin goin on here

Check me out!
No need to break out the Vera Wang for me
Chinet is fine
No need to be prim and proper wit me
JUST KEEP IT REAL

As Her Friend

AS HER FRIEND

As her friend…..
How many more nights of crying must I watch her go through?
How many more conversations must we go through about you?
How much more love does she have to show you?
How many more times do I have to see you build her up ….only to break her down?
As her friend…..
How many more times do I have to tell her she can do better?
How many more times do I have to tell her she didn’t do anything wrong?
How many more nights do I have to let her sit up tossing and turning?
How many more nights am I going to have to wake up in the middle of the night to just go hold her?
How many more times am I going to have to wipe her tears?

As her friend how much longer do I have to wait till you get it together and make her happy?

Putting Up A Fight...and I have no arms!

That is what I feel like right. You know the sayings "When it rains...it pours", and "God would never put you in something that he couldn't bring you out of". Why is it so easy when you aren't in the situation to give advice? But when you are in the storm you can't see past the clouds...the rain....u can't even fathom the idea of the sun coming out.

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Amel Larrieux

Have you heard "Don't Let Me Down" by Amel Larrieux?? Remember Amel...she is known for being the front lady in the group Groove Theory back in the 90's.....or one of her populars songs was "For Real". Well she is back and putting our a new CD toward the end of this year. The though is Amazing ....check it out...it is out through Itunes and Zune!!!

Lyrics

My Definition of Love Has Been Changed.....

I have spent years of my life thinking I understood the love between a man and a woman. Sure I understand the love between a parent and a child or the love between best friends or the love between you and a sibling. But the love between a man and a woman is harder to wrap your finger around. I thought the emotions that ran through my body was the feeling of LOVE. It is amazing how it takes you removing yourself from a situation or walking away from it allows you to see so much more. Sometimes it takes you leaving the person you thought you loved inwhich can be the most painful thing to understand or see what is before you. I recently finally walked away from a situation inwhich I thought I loved someone and them vice versus. The keyword is THOUGHT. It took taking a break from the dating scence to get myself together and then later on dating someone exclusively to find out not only what I had before WAS NOT LOVE and that I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT LOVE IS! I am only at the age of 24 and yes I have my entire life ahead for the LOVE OF MY LIFE to come alnong. But here I am seeing this wonderful man and we have not once expressed our feelings in the form of those three words. But at the same time I know he cares and that he respects me and understands how I am to be treated. And for me at this current moment that is enough. I am truly blessed to have the life I have right now........but with him life is a tad bit sweeter. NOTICE LADIES I DID NOT SAY HE MAKES MY LIFE SO MUCH BETTER...OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DO WITHOUT HIM. You should never under any circumstance let A MAN.....should be the reason for your existence.

So now I am in this new place in life where I am wondering will I ever know what love is? Will I know it when I feel it? How can it be described?

Got a trip to hollywood....

What will I wear?? I am on my way to the mall to put together something close to this outfit... LUV it!!

Attempting To Be Different But In The End....you ARE THE SAME!!

What is the most overused phrase today amongst the youngsters today? " I like to try and be different". Stop trying. Half the time you trying to be different makes you look like a fool. Last night a couple of my fellow divas and I attended the Teese party @ F15teen in which we had a blast. But at the party inwhich was intended to allow people to express their individuality also allowed people to make complete fools of themselves. And why?? Because everyone is trying so hard to be different they all end up looking the same because they think they are creating a fad....but you are actually taking a style you seen someone else rocked and tweeking it and making it your own. There are millions and millions of people in this world....do you think there hasn't been another human being who hasn't thought of the same idea?? I know it really puts it in perspective??? So instead of trying to be different....try something else....try just doing you. Don't try and do Rihanna or Mr. West......try being Mr/ Mrs (put your name here). And with that said I will leave you with a couple of things that erked me last night!

1. Ladies.....leggings are NOT PANTS.....they are to be paired with a tunic or a long top. Don't know what a tunic is?? Please refer to the link given. http://http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tunic

2. Ladies there is a difference between thick and extra meat on the bones. Please know when you cross that line and to dress accordingly. Less clothing article = SEXY <<<---FALSE!

3. Ladies....just because you are crackhead thin....DOESN'T mean you need to wear a scarf as a shirt or a shirt as a dress and EXPECT men to treat you with respect. Once again I will ....DRESS ACCORDINGLY.

4. Men.....Black boy swag White boy tag FAD has to end. I have never seen some many wear Aero and Hollisters shirts in MY LIFE. A large is NOT REALLY A LARGE. We don't wanna see yo boxers...and DO NOT...I REPEAT DO NOT HAVE THE NERVE TO SAG WITH A SMALL SHIRT ON AND U ARE 6'4.

Painting the town

Out with my friend....looking this isn't easy.
Dominek P.

Check my nails.

Soooooo divalicious!
Dominek P.

My Rock Star Outfit!

So as everyone know I work at Bakers....I live ...breathe....and eat shoes....LOL. We just got this new fab jeweled and studded strappy sandal it is called Derek. Check it out!

Sexy I know. Only 80 bucks. These fab shoes were inspired by the Balmain sandal. Balmain is knowing for making fab clothes that shine and glitter. Recently Rihanna was seen rocking the Balmain version of this shoe which will run you about 1600 green backs....yes that is USD baby! Here is a pic for you to drool over!

Check out what Ri Ri paired her AWESOME SHOES WITH

I will be rocking these shoes (Bakers version of course )with this fab dress from Forever 21. A really good friend had it on one day at work and i said that has to be an item in my closet!!! Pair this with bold silver and diamond accessories....maybe some killer shades or a cutesy blazer. Awwww.... can't you see the AMAZING OUTFIT NOW?? You don't.....don't worry pics will be uploaded.

Accept me for who I am
Love me for what I am not
Judge me not for what I do
Embrace me for my every flaw
Look at me- not my phyisical appearance
can you look beyond the outer skin?
see past my eyes, see my soul
Can you love that?
Can you love me?
no holding back, unconditionally?
no hidden motive
call you fall in love with my mind??

Makin Music

Your hands are like ears
they listen to my body
listen to my body as if it is making beautiful music
as if my body is a harp
and you are the musician
together we make beautiful music



To be continued.....

Blogging to Twitter

What is this crazy fad that has caught fire! It is the new thing to do......TWITTERING! Have you got on yet! What makes it so cool is not only are your friends on.....but your grandma is too! Well mine is. Along with your G-Ma there are millions of celebs on it......Miss Badu, Common, Mr. Kiss Me Through The Phone, and the St. Louis Cardinals! It is crazy and mark my words.....twittering is the NEW MYSPACE...THE NEW FACEBOOK....the majority of the population will jump on board! I am in love with it. So goto http://www.twitter.com/ and sign up and add me. My name is Dominek.

Happy Twittering!

Men and Clubs

Sundays have become a rituals between me and my two close friends. Every Sunday we go to Pepper Lounge and hang out and run into old friends and just be on chill mode. We don't get dressed...just be on chill mode. Chill mode to us is pair of jeans some simple shirt and a pair of heels.....hell I have even done flat shoes. When I go out to the club regardless of where I go.....I don't go to attract men....I go to have fun with my girls. This past Sunday we continued about our Sunday rituals. We went to Pepper Lounge to start the night off and ran into a bunch of old faces. Had a good time like always. After Pepper we weren't ready to go home even after one of our good friends locked the keys inside of the car. We wait for Triple A for an hour. After wait in the cold for about an hour the Triple A man finally got the car unlocked and we all hopped in and was on our way. Ready for some more action we decided to cross that bridge and head to the Oz......





and this is where I want to pause. So many people in St Louis have a negative view of everything east of the Mississippi river. I wanna start by saying......East St Louis is NOT the only city in Southern Illinois....sure it is the first thing you cross when you come across the bring. But if you were not to be so ignorant and pull out a map and see what else is located beyond East St Louis. There are wonderful communities like O'fallon, Belleville, Fairview Heights, and others..... If anything St Louis is way more dangerous and about 5 times bigger than the city of East St Louis! Can't be that damn bad if they have a damn casino in the heart of the city and WHITE PEOPLE GO THERE!!! Yea ...think about that one.



But to continue on the events that happen on this night....



We arrived at the Oz. It was me, two girls, and guy. When we got there we chatted it up with a couple of folks and then we headed to the opposite side of the club to find a seat. We continued chatting it up with several folks. After that my friend had notice a group of guy sitting behind us, and one of the guys in this group was throwing items(ice,paper, and cups) to get our attention. We continued to ignore him. He then proceeded to get up and walk over to us. We made several comments such as "Really you are going to throw stuff at us to get our attention and then attempt to talk to use?". We said nothing vulgar or out of place. As we began to walk away he started to call us "Bitch" and everything else in the book. This is when I snapped. That was completely uncalled for and disrespectful. I turned around, got in his face, and simply let him know how out of line he was.....at this point my two girls were witnessing me getting into it with this guy. My friend went and grabbed a security guard. They then proceeded to kick him out. After that we all were pissed.....about 10 minutes passed and we were still upset so we decided to leave. When we walked out the exit door his was about to get in his vehicle and he continued cussing us out.



We walked to our car and attempted to continue ignoring his ignorance. Once we were all inside my friends truck we heard these loud sounds. No just one....but several. We all ducked out of habit. We turned around and saw the car that they guy had got in earlier drive past us. We all where sitting in the car and telling our self that the noise we hear so loud could not have been gunshots. We all got out and examined the car. There were multiple gunshots in my friends truck. In disbelief we all began crying out of fear. The position inwhich the bullets entered the car anyone of us could have been hit with a bullet that night.



I never thought I WOULD BE IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION....ever in my life. Is it possible to make someone so mad that they take it upon themselves to use a gun and possibly take SEVERAL peoples' lives over simply not getting any play?



Luckily we don't have situations this extreme when we go to clubs. But this situation for me has changed the way I view going out to clubs and the men in them.



Men!!! ( That was me yelling so I could get all of the men attention!)

We need you to have sense when it comes to women in the club. Don't take offense if she doesn't want to converse with you. Maybe you don't strike her fancy. Nothing against you.....just keep being you....because honestly someone out there is meant for you. Also men......the unspoken rule of the club......JUST BECAUSE YOU BUY A WOMAN A DRINK DOESN'T MEAN YOU OWN HER THE NIGHT. Don't expect anything more than a thank you.

Women!!!!

I need you guys to stop going the club thirsty......yes THIRSTY! Stop going to the club depending on a man to buy you a drink. Try this ladies.....go to the club and purchase your first drink.....make that first drink on yourself. Sometimes if men see you paying for your own drinks they might be a lil more likely to pay for your next one. Try it...see what happens.

Ok I am off my soap box on that one. But at the end of the day I believe the line of courting or dating or hooking up or whatever we call it now a days has been blurred. No one does courting anymore.......it is just .....lets have sex and if it doesn't work out.....on to the next person.


Yes this blog has been random ....sorry if it doesn't make any sense to you...but in my own dazed and krazy world it makes perfect sense

Back From Vegas!!!

*my life*

Sin City was awesome....and no I did not get married ...although I did ponder it.....I still passed on the idea. I left from St Louis on Saturday and came back that following Tuesday. For those who have and have not been to Vegas I can use one phrase to sum up that city: OVER THE TOP.....everything is. We stayed at the Wynn hotel which was beautiful. We were across the street from Fashion Show Mall. And it is named Fashion Show Mall because on the weekend they have Fashion Shows every hours.....I didn't say they were the best but it is entertaining. And through out Vegas I believe there is a Dior, Chanel, and Jimmy Cho store in every mall...SOMETIMES TWO! Yeah walking past those stores made me realize how poor of a college student I am and how fast I need to hurry and graduate and make the big dollars. But at the same time it did challenge me to enhance my diva abilities....if that makes any since. I did live the life of star for a matter of days from room service, limos, fab clothes and shoes, and extravagant partying. It was amazing. But once I left and came home....reality set in..BACK IN ST LOUIS...UHHH!

*love...men....realtionships???*

ON ANOTHER NOTE......right now in my life I am torn......its that whole not being truly satisfied thing. Women help me out......every wished you could have a recipe to form the perfect man........add the history of a long time ex......with the attention you get from your new boy toy.......mixed with looks of the complete air head you just met at the club the other night.....with the intelligence of that geeky boy that sits behind you in your stats class....and P Diddy's money??? Tell me I am no the only one. Seeing that I know you can't change a man I just wish you could take parts of certain men and create a whole new man...a better man???? That is how I feel right now. I want to build the perfect man! Who wants to help in my experiment. LOL.

*fashion*

On to the wonderful world of fashion......

1st off I got to attend one of the fashion shows for St Louis Fashion Week in which my job (Bakers) was a sponsor for.....and it was FAB! I had a blast mixing and mingling with people. Although I did get mad at the lady sitting next to me wearing her Gucci studded boots and Gold Fendi purse.....inside I was screaming "I HATE YOU AND WANT YOUR LIFE!!"....lol....jp. But honestly it was wonderful to be among such fashion savvy people and it truly inspired me to be even more DIVA WONDERFUL.

But on to TWO FAB ITEMS ....I am in love with these new necktie necklaces. They look fab when pair with a basic tank and some of the destroyed boyfriend cut jeans Ms. Parker is rockin in this picture....and of course paired with some fab flats! You too can look like a diva in FLATS....yes it is possible.

Well ladies and gents I am signing off!

Vegas WAS GOOD TO ME!

Diving In.......

So I been thinking about officially blogging since about November of last year. ....but then I felt like I would be like everyone else in the world. Having a blog now a days is like having phone....or like having pet.....ALMOST EVERYONE HAS ONE. So what is going to set my Blog apart from everyone elses??? I HAVE NO IDEA.....I only hope this blog is something you can relate to you, make you laugh, give u some tips on fashion or music, or simply be like "Man....someone else is going through this or been through that?"

With my purpose put in place......ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF:

My name is Dominek.....yeah I know it is a tad bit different of a spelling most are use to. The spelling is not French or Latin.....it is Hoodish (lol just playing...my mother was young)..... It actually mean "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday......yup I was mos def born on a Wednesday...so there goes that one. I am currently 24 and I reside in the St Louis Metro Area. I am student at University of Missouri-St. Louis.......inwhich I might add has a great College of Business in which I will be graduating from this semester ....but the most backwards and wackiest campus life I have ever seen in MY LIFE.....thank goodness I don't go to school to be a social butterfly. I am going to school to obtain a degree in Marketing....and praying that I will be able to JUST BE EMPLOYED after I graduate!

I am a what you call a diva! A modern day hustler. At one point in time I was working two jobs and averaging 50 to 65 hours a week....so when people cried about there 40 hours a week gig. I would just laugh. I was what you call a Jamicain Papa Chasa! But this semester in school has been very difficult....therefore I had to give something up and that something had to be my second job....it was hard....I had to slice my income in half......I NOW KNOW WHAT THE RECESSION FEELS LIKE.....uhh.....it blows. I am STILL a diva......and I am still a hustler. When you see me you will understand ....from the hair ....to the handbags....to the shoes.....to the jewelry....to the outfit....I AM WELL PUT TOGETHER....lol. I take pride in what I look like when I step out my house. And I think all females should look like that too. Look like you have some pride in your appearance....because sadly enough IT IS THE FIRST THING PEOPLE SEE. I am not saying walk around with your make up caked on and heels everyday.....but when you do your casual thing still coordinate and still decent. And I hate the excuse....I AIN'T GOT NO MONEY......took look like a diva U DON'T HAVE TO BE ROCKIN GUCCI....OR TRUE RELIGIONS.....but that will be a whole other blog. But like I said I am a Diva....and I feel so out of place here St Louis.

In have hope of moving and possibly going for my MBA....I wanna be anywhere but here. But my heart is in Chicago. I love that city and if it was a man I would marry it. I just feel so at home when I am there.

I love the feeling of being loved.......I like to think my life is simple....but it isn't. I have the best friends in the world....and we have the most fun doing nothing at times. My family is wonderful even more than half of the time we don't get along......let me retract that statement....more than 75 percent of the time we don't get along....so sad....but so true.

I am currently dating ....but sadly enough I am still hoping my true love comes along and sweeps me off my feet......LETS SIMPLY SAY I AM NEVER SATISFIED...and that is how I have always been and that will probably leave me lonely and single.

Lately my life has been consisting of lots of studying and working about 25 to 3o hours a week. School is constantly RUINING MY LIFE....FAITHFULLY..

I am a lover of music that moves you....speaks to your soul......so I keep Musiq Soulchild in rotation along with a lil Keysha Cole..... a lil Ne Yo......Love LOVE LOVE.....Miss L Boogie......and Robin Thicke....some good ol' blue eyed soul music. I listen to a lil of everything....but trust me in this blog you will discover that.

I am a very random person. I can ....AND I WILL JUMP FROM SUBJECT TO SUBJECT.

Well I think I rambled on about my life enough....I was suppose to be doing some homework for Corporate Finance....but instead I am on.......I gotta save something for the next time or else there wouldn't be a point of blogging.....so till next!