Author: Classic Ruby

Thoughtful, honest, and open-minded. Willing to “go there” just so I can have the experience…and I have no problem sharing those experiences with you. Some may call me a bitch– the fact is, I can sometimes be what others term as “too honest for my own good”. If my unwillingness to sugarcoat the truth, if your ability to take my word at what it is without having to add a grain of salt, makes me a bitch, I say more power to me. This corrupted, lying, guile-filled society could use a bit more of my brand of “bitchiness”.

Bitch-ass-ness (the art of being a little bitch)

BITCHASSNESS: DEFINITIONS

  1. newly discovered disease running rampant, especially in the black community. symptoms include:
    • 1.punkish tendencies
    • 2. cattiness, such as talking behind someone’s back
    • 3. thinking highly of yourself, but only expressing it under your breath
    • 4.claiming “hurt feelings” when you are called out on your bullshit
  2. Overall stank actions towards others through words, facial expressions, and/or song. Symptoms include: thinking your better than (more…)

All I Can Be Is Just Me

Ever get tired of being yourself? I mean, like the essence of you…who you are, what defines you. Have you ever looked at people who have qualities you’ll just never possess and think “damn he/she is so lucky man! What I wouldn’t give to be them for just a day”? And I don’t mean silly little things like having a smaller nose, slimmer hips, bigger muscles, etc. etc. I mean those deep down things, like admiring those who are confident, or sensitive, or compassionate, or understanding and whatever else.

Back in the days, I had a very serious anger management problem (ok, so my anger shows its ugly little head in rant for from time to time lol). Back in those days, I used to (more…)

Black People Love Us – Laughter Feels Good

You know, every once in a while people need a laugh. Life gets too hectic, too confusing, too serious…and all you really want is to run away from it, fall into a ditch and hide there for eternity even. And then you dust the dirt off, stand up, head high and make the decision that you’re about to start moving forward today…only…how the HELL to shake it off? And that’s when someone tells you the corniest joke on the planet and you laugh your ass off for the next 5 minutes – even the (more…)

Why Do I Do What I Do?

Today I had a conversation with a friend. It’s not that the convo was particularly original, given my brand of open honesty when it comes to just about everything. Nor was it particularly insightful. I didn’t solve one damned problem in my life, I didn’t get one answer…and boy, have I ever been searching for answers to some pretty meaningful questions. But, for some reason, as I said goodbye and walked toward my house, I realized that something within me had changed. My thoughts didn’t become linear..quite frankly, they never have been. In fact, I think I would die of boredom if my mind wasn’t consistently deluged with seemingly inconsistent and inconsequential facts and thoughts and ideas that needed to be (more…)

So-Called Baby Brain

I am SOOO glad I don’t have kids, just for the fact that I don’t ever wanna be one of the women that
enjoys things like that lol

Yes…that is a quote said by ME lol. And don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I don’t EVER want to have children and a family of my own, or that I hate children or..I don’t know, whatever other negative connotation you could have possibly gotten from that comment. Ok, lets pause for 10 seconds, and I’ll give you a brief background so you’ll get where I’m coming from…

1. I don’t have that many female friends, on account of the fact that I find most women I encounter to be (more…)

Stagnancy, Overcome

Welcome to the new and improved Classic Ruby!!…what?…you mean, nothings changed at all? NOTHING?? Damn…well…I guess that first sentence is kinda misleading then lol. But, really, perhaps something HAS changed. Maybe I have. For a long time, I’ve tried desperately to relaunch this blog, and quite frankly the only reason I haven’t is because I couldn’t come up with one damned interesting thing to write about. Sure, lots has gone on in the world…Anyone hear the rumour that Osama is dead?…but really…who cares? Yesterday’s news is kinda like sliced bread: it was phenomenal when it was first brought to light, but now (more…)

Classic Ruby’s Famous Baby!!!

OK, OK. So maybe I overexaggerate slightly. HOWEVER…it just so happens that some very gorgeous people were caught on TV last Thursday wearing some very attractive Classic Ruby shirts.

First of all, I must say Welcome Back to Much Music’s Rap City. T-Rexx is doing his thang and doing it well, and so far it’s been one helluva show. And you gotta love the addition of the rap battle segment. Junia-T has been reigning champ since the debut of the show 4 episodes ago, although there’s been one (with a second coming up) rematch already on account of the fact that one of the dudes didn’t say one of the required words.

Anyway, I’ll talk a lil bit more about that on another episode. For now, sit back, relax, listen to some fantastic freestyling in the video below and keep your eye out for Classic Ruby (don’t worry, it’ll be easier to spot than Where’s Waldo 😉 lol) (more…)

The Fallacy of Jealousy

My life in the past several months has been more than hectic, and as I said before I’ve got a LOT to share with you. I’ve sat pondering for several weeks trying to come up with my debut topic…all to no avail. I mean, after leaving the blogging world for such a long time, I can’t just come back with some wishy-washy white toast topic. Nor can I just assault your moralities and senses with another delicious taste of Ruby Ranting. And then, suddenly, out of nowhere I remembered a conversation I had with a friend recently. And for some reason, it was bugging the living crap outta me. I couldn’t put my finger on it until just now (it’s almost 3AM right now), and as soon as I realized just where the flaw in my friends reasoning was, and just how often I had encountered similar nonsensical blathering over the past few months, I decided that this was it. I was gonna write about it, and NOW. As I’m sure you figured out from the title, this post is all about jealousy, and the fallacious reasoning people who hide behind their jealousy use to avoid actually manning up and taking responsibility for themselves and their positions in life. (more…)

2011: New Year, New Posts!!

Hey y’all!!

I know, I know, this was waaayyy more than a lil extended vacation! *hangs head in shame* and quite frankly, I can’t tell you in words how much I’ve missed my blog, and the blogging world. One of my New Years resolutions this year was to most certainly start up blogging again. The reason I had to put it down for a bit had a lot to do with all of my fun little medical problems, and then every time I was about to start it up again, something else came along to derail me. But you know what? I need this blog…I need the blogs of the others whom I follow. Sometimes, its SOO necessary to take an hour out of your hectic schedule, an hour away from your worries and problems, pain or whatever else is running your life, and just focus on the little things that make us laugh, or those that irk us, or brainstorm with others about a good way of dealing with a certain relationship issue. Whatever the topic is, taking that time out to be absorbed into the cyber world, to reconnect with (more…)

What A Man Wants; What A Girl Needs

I think there are some women out there who have the WRONG idea when it comes to what men want out of them and a relationship. Or maybe I should instead phrase this as, “what a man wants from a woman and a relationship that will make him commit and ultimately want to be in it (and with her) for the long haul”. Now, don’t get me wrong here. I do not claim to be a man, or such an expert on men that I can predict or tell you EVERYTHING that they want. Nor do I claim that each and every man is the same and that therefore there is some basic list of secrets that, once known, can hook any man to a woman for life. But I think there is one basic aspect that EVERY man, no matter who they are, ultimately is looking for from a woman and a long term relationship (whether or not they know it), and that any woman who can get this one little thing (more…)