Mitzi Moments

It looks like the voyeurists have it- 57% were A-okay with being immortalized on video as long as you retained full custody of the tape (wait, are they even tapes nowadays?). And what can I say? If you like it, I love it. So by all means, go ahead and get your Paris on. I think it’s fantastic that your self esteem is that unshakable. Just please be sure to try and tone those soft and squishy parts before hand to avoid unnecessary jiggle (if it’s a spontaneous decision- dim the lights), DO NOT look into the camera (nothing says faked orgasm like having one eye open), and for god’s sake find a safe hiding place for the memory cards (I’m thinking a bank safe deposit box is probably most appropriate).

In the meantime, until I completely forget all the hometraining that Elsa painstakingly instilled (with a very wide leather belt), I’m sticking with the 42% who don’t need physical proof of our ability to turn it out. First and foremost because I genuinely believe memories are the best pictures (isn’t it funny how you never remember the cellulite when reminiscing on good times?). But also because, as many of my friends know, I tend to be a bit of an overachiever. Which is fine when you’re talking about work and team sports (who doesn’t want to win?). But for something like this, not so much. Knowing myself, I’d wind up overanalyzing instead of appreciating the whole act. I can hear myself now: Do you think my back was arched enough? Does that color bra makes me look fat? Are my knees ashy?
Sigh, it’s way too much pressure.

YES WE DID!!!! YES WE DID!!!

I can barely type these words without tearing up. For the first time ever, I truly understand what people mean when they say they are proud to be American.

I guess I’ll start by stating the obvious. From now on, there are NO excuses. We are “The Man.” It’s time for folks to step our game up. This is the window of opportunity generations of people before us dreamed of, shame on anyone who doesn’t take FULL advantage of this moment. Get focused, the time is now.

But I do think there was a less obvious but just as important statement made last night. And so let me be the first to acknowledge and thank, Barack and Michelle for single handedly redefining the face of Black love. His shout out to her in his victory speech brought tears to my eyes.

I just hope that all the amazing Black men that I know who continue to insist that it’s too difficult to date/love a strong Black woman were paying close attention. The most powerful man in this country just willingly acknowledged that he needed one of us by his side to make it through. Not as a jump-off, baby mama, home girl, etc but as his best friend, wife and the mother of his kids. Michelle is Barack’s first choice.

And I can’t just blame the guys. I take full responsibility for my some of my bad dating decisions and a lot of the ridiculous compromises that I have made over the years. But like my mom said, it was all fun and games… until today. I’m about to pull together forreal, forreal.

POP, POP, POP!!! That’s the sound of the bottles party people! See you in DC on Jan 20th!!

After much ado, I finally made it to the poll. WOO HOO, Go Obama!!!!
I swear I must’ve changed outfits like a thousand times. I finally settled on my official Obama ’08 t-shirt for good luck. I swear I grinned like an ass the entire 2 blocks to my precinct. BUt what made me even happier was the 7 corner boys in line ahead of me, getting ready to make the magic happen.

CNN is turned on and the champagne is now chilling….

I just spoke with my girl Fatima who lives in Atlanta and decided to vote early. She went online to verify that her vote had been recorded and IT HADN’T!!! I’m DEAD SERIOUS. She’s been on the phone for the past two days getting the run around from the election board about it.

And the same thing happened to her sister’s boyfriend. But he decided to go back to the poll to ask what had happened. When he arrived, they told him that a certain percentage of the votes cast had not counted and that they were calling people to tell them to come back. HE NEVER RECEIVED A CALL.

PLEASE ASK EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO VOTED EARLY TO GO ONLINE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOTE WAS COUNTED.

If they can’t be bothered, do it for them!!! And if you discover a problem (in GA), call 866-OUR-VOTE immediately.

This is too serious for us to have it stolen. Every vote counts!

Omigod, I’m more anxious about voting than going on a first date! Since my eyes snapped open at 7am, all I’ve been able think about is what’s going to happen when Barack wins (its going to be a nationwide block party popping off) and what I’m going to wear to the poll (cause you know I’m taking pictures in the booth!)

On the way to the gym, I overheard a couple of men commenting that the lines to vote uptown are off the chain. And then, this woman in my step & sculpt class said that she’d never seen so many young people come out to vote. So I feel very encouraged.

On the flip side, I passed my local voting poll twice (to and from the gym) and there was nobody outside. Which is not such a good thing. Hopefully when the corner boys and baby mamas get up around three o’clock things will change… In any case, I will be ringing Gladys’s door and making sure that she and her son mosey on up the road to vote, even if I have to stay in her apartment and babysit her bad ass grandson.

Okay, okay, enough procrastinating…. I’m off to BA-ROCK the VOTE!