For parents, it’s officially the most wonderful time of the year. Children have returned to school and all the burdens of them running wild, extra tons of food and snacks, late nights, sleep overs, and the relentless burden of “I’m bored! Give me something to DO!” are now officially over. For the next few weeks there will be a collective “whoosh” ringing about the town as parents breathe a collective sigh of relief when they walk into their homes and find out that for the first time since the beginning of the summer vacation their house isn’t torn to shreds. And for those who have teenagers, they can now breathe easier (slightly) knowing that their children’s exploits are now at least vaguely curtailed by (more…)
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”.
Victim Mentality
Victim mentality: it’s always someone else’s fault. I was watching Intervention last night when a concerned family member of an addict said this. It struck me as deeply insightful and terribly moving. Not because I’ve never heard the general thought or idea before. I mean, as a psych major we talk about things like Learned Helplessness and self-empowerment all the time. I have, on more than one occasion, reminded a friend that the whole world isn’t against them, and that if they choose to see the world as a universal whole that is always conspiring to screw them over then that is exactly what they’ll find. But I don’t know…I guess maybe it’s the person and the situation that this was spoken about that really made the difference.
Let me explain. You see, the addict this was said about is (more…)
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Ruby Rant: Don’t Waste My *$%#@^&@*@&$% Time
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…I’ve accepted that the world doesn’t revolve around me. And if it doesn’t revolve around me, it sure as hell doesn’t revolve around you. I don’t know why this concept is so difficult for people to understand, to wrap their minds around. You should always make yourself a priority, of course. Take care of you and what’s important to you, etc. etc.: but that DOESN’T mean the cost of your happiness should be at the expense of someone else. And just because you’re not stealing from someone, or exploiting them, or causing some kind of bodily harm to them doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. Because, honestly, just like your (more…)
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Fake Cancer? Can Anyone Say “Dirt-Bag”?
I have been hearing about this girl over the past week I was away, and although she makes me sick I keep perusing the reports. Mostly because I just want to know why. Why on earth did you do this, how could you? I still have yet to find that answer (and don’t suppose I’ll find a decent one ever, after all, what answer is there that would satisfy anyone?) but I did stumble across this article. Check it out and then you can read my personal response to it.
News: Should we have sympathy for the girl who faked cancer?
Hundreds of charitable people have been duped into donating money to a woman who allegedly faked a cancer diagnosis—but some people on Facebook are saying she should be forgiven. (more…)
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Slam Saturdays: She
Sorry, for some reason this post did not go out yesterday like it was supposed to. Better late than never, especially for this piece. The poet gives an intro to her piece, so I’ll let her do the speaking for me.
*edit* apparently this poem link is dead, and I’m having some trouble finding it. But, as soon as I do I’ll have the updated link added to the post. Sorry y’all
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Self Confidence
Your pathetic attempt at appearing self-assured is a waste of time. Not only is it not working, but nobody really cares. Try being authentic for a change. Try ACTUALLY believing in yourself for once. Spend more time loving you instead of pretending you’re loveable.
The thing about self confidence is, if you don’t have it, no matter how hard you try you just can’t fake it. Sure, you can pretend to be the self confident diva or dude, walk around with your head up, shoulders back and attempt to radiate “I believe in ME” vibes. But more often than not your false confidence will come off as cocky at best. Or lame, like you’re trying waaaayyyy too hard. At worst you come off as (more…)
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The Drake Concert Was PHENOMENAL
Actually, that doesn’t even quite sum it up. Unfortunately, without resulting to nonsense words, I don’t have a better word to describe it, so phenomenal will just have to do. After the stupendous time (is it grammatically correct to describe your time as stupendous? Hmmmm…well, I just wanted to use the word really :-p) at Caribana, I figured that yeah, the Drake concert would be awesome, but I’d probably have just as good a time at both events. Damn was I ever wrong! I don’t think I’ve ever had such a good time as I did at the Drake concert…and I’m not even over-exaggerating. 😀
Of course…why don’t you check out a lil’ sneak preview before I continue…it’s only fair! And to clarify exactly which concert I’m talking about, this was the Drake Concert, OVO Fest, on August 1, 2010 at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (more…)
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Slam Saturdays: Biracial Hair
Yes, I’m late. I get that. I apologize, but Caribana Brain totally killed any hope of this post being on time. But better late than never, no? Actually, with the Drake concert today (which I am very excited to say I will be going to) I’m shocked I remembered to get it out at all! LOL. OK, so the original link of this video is right here in case you want to check out the original, maybe subscribe to the vids. But with all my technical finesse I found you the video! This young lady has style and class, and addresses this issue in such an upbeat, funny and seriously real way. Take a few minutes out to watch it…you won’t be disappointed.
See, it was amazing, wasn’t it?
Enjoy the rest of your weekend y’all. And enjoy this random long weekend for the “civic holiday” (whatever that is! I don’t care…my birthday falls on the long weekend…who am I to complain that it’s not even a real holiday?!?!! LOL)
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My Fault… I’m Female
Ever have the feeling that you’re apologizing for the gender you were born? Ever have the feeling that if only you were graced with a different gender then you’d be taken more seriously? Well don’t worry, you’re not alone. Not only can I tell you that, personally I have that feeling damn near every day, but millions of people worldwide do as well. And now there’s a blog that lets you vent your frustrations on being deemed just a “woman” as though it’s something you need to apologize about, as well as read other people’s accounts of their “My Fault, I’m Female, aka MFIF” stories. Check it out, at http://myfaultimfemale.wordpress.com/ Even if you’re of the male persuasion, I highly recommend you read some of these stories. If anything, you’ll realize that, even if you’re well enlightened and currently live in the 21st century where women are equals and anything you can do they can do just as well (hey, if not better :-p), there are many, MANY people who aren’t. And I’m not just talking about the clearly blatant (more…)
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Classic Ruby: Unadulterated’s New Home is Here!!
That’s right boys and girls, I’ve officially made the switch to wordpress! Hopefully it’ll be a wonderful marriage of bloggerific sexy-sexy superific-ness! Or maybe I just felt like using some more nonsense words…who can really tell with me? LOL! Just doing a little tweaking with the file imports and the format and whatnot, making sure everything is in perfect working order for my first official wordpress post, coming soon to a computer near you! CRU is proud to present our wordpress debut…this FRIDAY! Oh, and just so you all know, our Slam Saturdays post might be out a bit early this week since Saturday is Caribana, and come hell or high water my little fanny will be shake-shake-shaking all day and night on the Lakeshore! I know, I know, with my broke-down self the most I can manage is a pitiful little wiggle, but I’m gonna do my darndest to make the Caribana God’s proud this year. Can’t nobody hold ME down baby! Anyway, so you might have noticed, wordpress comes with some neat little perks, like “like” buttons for comments and posts. I invite you to explore the new layout and site, figure out how some of the new features work on one of the old posts while you wiggle in your seat in anticipation of Friday’s post and your early but still magnificent Slam Saturdays post. If you wanna browse by category just take a look in the left sidebar (which is also where you can find the search option. Just click on the words in the search pane and type away!). Thanks for your support guys, not only for the past several months but also through this move!
Looking forward to my wordpress inspired post this Friday! I can feel the creativity coursing through my veins already!
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Classic Ruby: Unadulterated 