tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344999292024-03-13T17:00:17.134-04:00The Jaded NYernot just some sniveling girl...The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comBlogger1732125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-7953057810220786582019-02-11T13:18:00.001-05:002019-02-11T13:18:30.344-05:00Today on This Meatless Life...First of all, don't get excited. I'm only here because I personally hate it when people write monologues on FB and found my post was getting too long, and then I remembered: Bitch, you're still pay for this URL. Take that shit to the blog.
Second, if you don't follow me on FB then let me explain that last week I decided to eat all plant-based meals, 1. to see if I could, 2. to see if my body The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-49748522202746752012017-03-16T18:30:00.000-04:002017-03-16T18:30:31.313-04:00Journey To Di Road: Day 16 | My 3,527TH ExcuseWhat can I say? I lost interest in this journey a week after I started writing about it out of pure frustration with myself. That led to a spiral, which led to another spiral, which led to...hmmm, what was that? OH YES. ANOTHER SPIRAL.
So fine. I'm not okay. When I think about going to the gym I die a little bit inside. I'm ashamed of the weight I've gained. I don't want anyone to look at me. I The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-85306247051277212002017-03-10T23:30:00.000-05:002017-03-11T01:20:58.676-05:00Journey To Di Road: Day 10 | Ummm...So, not only did I ditch my whole eating and workout plan ENTIRELY this week, I didn't blog, either. Part of me wanted to write up some stuff and post date it so that there isn't a big hole in this week, but no, I won't do that. I need to look back and remember that I went back on my word, if for no other reason than to shame myself into never doing it again.
Once a Catholic, always a Catholic..The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-55693196490398696772017-03-06T23:39:00.000-05:002017-03-06T23:39:53.150-05:00Journey To Di Road: Day 6 | This Is Why I Stopped BloggingI did not love myself this weekend. I was not good to my body. I broke all the promises I made to myself. I continue feeding this cycle of unhealthy behaviors and somehow think "tomorrow will be different" without any real action on my part.
This isn't just about my health, this applies to my career, finances, relationships--you name it. One day, I was reading over my blog and realized, I hadn'tThe Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-73327427793501838612017-03-03T16:19:00.000-05:002017-03-03T16:19:09.722-05:00Journey To Di Road: Day 3 | McDonald's...Yesterday did not go as planned, again.
At the movies (PS- MOANA is freakin' awesome and if you haven't seen it, whether or not you have a lil one, please get your life!), I told myself "order the ginger ale; it's gotta be better than the slushie." But then I promptly reminded myself to shut the fuck up because blue raspberry slushies were sent from the gods for us to enjoy here on earth. This The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-26839273383578593672017-03-02T17:03:00.001-05:002017-03-03T16:19:27.066-05:00Journey To Di Road: Day 2 | Ain't A Damn Thing ChangedI've decided that this week is a wash. I put too much pressure on myself and that led to an anxiety spiral. [This shit is out of control; I need to learn how to chill!].
So if I end up doing anything in the gym tomorrow or over the weekend, I'll consider it a huge deal.
In the meantime...
This is Day 2.
B12, Vitamin D, Biotin, Probiotic.
Breakfast: eggs and queso frito, water to drink
The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-45434747459855991132017-03-01T18:09:00.000-05:002017-03-03T16:19:27.074-05:00Journey To Di Road: Day 1 | A Healthy Jaded SeriesMy fellow blog-ericans...it's been a minute. With apps like Instagram and Snapchat, I just felt this communication platform outliving its usefulness. Until now.
But first, we dance.
So remember a couple years back how excited I was to play mas on the parkway, only to have my dreams snatched by the Sesame Flyers Mas Camp who never made my costume, even though I paid in full with 650 American The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-40002133706999077762016-12-28T11:55:00.000-05:002016-12-28T11:55:06.728-05:00Missing You."There's a club- the Dead Dads Club- and you can't be in it until you're in it..."
I torture myself with this episode of Grey's Anatomy because it's what I do. And Christmas came and went and I didn't hear Papi's voice.
All of the "firsts" after someone dies are so ridiculously hard. One minute you're having a great time, and next thing you know, it hits you: part of your heart, or soul, is The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-86562437639246613292016-08-24T00:22:00.002-04:002016-08-24T00:22:43.037-04:00Where Have You Been All My Life?While strolling along the boardwalk on Coney Island...
ME: Why do you want to put on weight? I like you just the way you are.
HIM: Well I like you the way you are but you still go to yoga and pilates...
ME: Touché; let's just meet somewhere in the middle.
Ladies and gentlemen, we might finally have a winner.
*smooches...while randomly smiling for no reason*
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only sharing this The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-68404768776964855722016-08-03T03:18:00.000-04:002016-08-03T14:52:15.995-04:00Me + Idris + The PA I Almost Had To Kill: A Jaded Dream PostIt's been a long time since I've posted a dream for analyzing, but honestly my vivid dreams have been few and far between. But here's one from this past weekend that should prove quite entertaining. Ready? Ready!
So I'm dating Idris Elba (stop laughing) and he stays over my place one night. In the morning he has to get to work on a set near my apartment, and goes to use the restroom but I'm likeThe Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-63358111098447688462016-05-05T14:46:00.002-04:002016-05-05T14:46:41.851-04:00Lyrics To Love: I Guess That's Why They Call It The BluesDon't wish it away
Don't look at it like it's forever
Between you and me I could honestly say
That things can only get better
And while I'm away
Dust out the demons inside
And it won't be long before you and me run
To the place in our hearts where we hide
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-75974042579728240402016-04-25T13:35:00.000-04:002016-04-25T13:35:22.737-04:00Sweet Distractions Tastes Like "Lemonade"Ahhhh, Beyonce. You'll never know how much I needed something else to focus on this week.
Her latest studio album is the official 2005-2006 Jaded Anthem Soundtrack. If I could re-divorce my ex I would, and play this album while signing my papers because YASSSSSS I AIN'T THINKIN' 'BOUT YOU (from "Sorry")
Of course my favorite Lemonade song is "Sorry" CAUSE I AIN'T SORRY THUG LIFE & FUCK YOThe Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-88094462339474458362016-04-21T16:50:00.001-04:002016-04-21T16:50:31.656-04:00Thank You For A Funky TimeRest in peace, Prince.
I've loved you for most of my life. I hope you knew it or felt it somehow.
Your music made a difference in my life.
Your art was everything. The way you approached your craft was inspiring.
I wish I'd had a chance to meet you.
You'll always be in my heart.
Love Always,
RaquelThe Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-20720533685214723812016-04-14T22:22:00.000-04:002016-04-14T22:22:28.319-04:00Love Is So Short, Forgetting Is So LongPapi is dying.
And that is perhaps the hardest sentence I've ever had to write. But my Papi is dying and I'm here, again, in this place where nothing seems right and everything is unfair.
I have not become anything yet. He is leaving me before I can show him what I can become. He is leaving me before I can pay him back for giving me life. Before I can learn to be brave. Before I can learn The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-40399397972612047722015-11-02T11:17:00.000-05:002015-11-02T11:38:08.103-05:00The Heartbreak Of A World Series Loss
Still devoted after all these years & losses
Every year you tell yourself, "If they suck after July 25 then hang it up for the year and wait until April," but then July 25 comes and they're still kicking ass and taking names.
So you get a little hopeful. Then they clinch a spot after sweeping a hated rival and you think, WHOA, are we... will we...? Then you face and defeat a traitorous The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-2787058001667609772015-09-23T14:21:00.000-04:002015-09-23T14:22:56.288-04:00The TaTas Are Gonna Be Okay: A Healthy Jaded UpdateHello my darlings!
This random post is brought to you by my recent slew of doctor visits to make sure I didn't have breast cancer. Yeah, man, you read that correctly. Thankfully, everything is cool: there is no cancer in my breast meat and therefore no tough decisions need to be made. I just needed to write this out and release it from my brain. I guess that's why I maintain this URL--am I rightThe Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-7609076788936602852015-05-26T16:45:00.001-04:002015-05-26T16:45:55.009-04:00#JadedTurns40Y'all. It's been about 10 years since I got my first tattoo. Since I decided to become a full-time writer. Since I told my then-husband to get the fuck on up out my momma's house with his bullshit. Since my return to my Brooklyn roots. Since I first connected with most of you.
And now I'm 40!
I mean, I don't look it, so it's all cool. But my brain knows its age, as does my eyes, back, knees, The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-90643272890078610952015-04-13T15:21:00.000-04:002015-04-13T15:21:06.548-04:00Don't Be Loud AND Wrong!I'm coming out of fake retirement to share a little bit of Classic Jaded Ranting just for you.
There's a certain audacity and sometimes even an ostentatious quality about some 20-year-olds that you won't notice until you're older. K says it's condescending of me to think a 20-something can't have conviction or original thought, and meh, maybe that's true, but the fact is that with age comes The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-78106784225852973742015-01-22T12:52:00.000-05:002015-01-22T12:59:04.168-05:00I Guess That Makes Me Michael Bivins.Two posts in one week? Shocking! Someone call the tabloids!
But I have something that needed to be written out, because y'all know that's how I solve things best, and I'm trying to depend less on The Facebook (even though engagement is BETTER there than here).
So I've been in a writing group since about October, and there were five of us. For the past few months we've taken turns submitting The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-55437732727895220422015-01-21T00:02:00.001-05:002015-01-21T00:04:57.689-05:00I Watched "Light Girls"I'm paying for this URL, I might as well use it!
So I watched this documentary that aired on OWN, "Light Girls," that was the sequel, I think, to the "Dark Girls" documentary that discussed the pains and perils of being #TeamLightSkin and #TeamDarkSkin (or so I gathered. Y'all know I only half pay attention).
(To my Caucasian friends: yes, those hashtags are REAL things that exist. Go on The The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-59790579978523013472014-12-31T14:05:00.000-05:002014-12-31T14:05:49.043-05:00Of Course I Can't Quit You!My loves, my darlings, my old faithful blog readers!!!
Did you feel abandoned? Forgotten? Discarded? I apologize for neglecting you this way. I have no excuse, just been in my own world and not in the mood to share myself via this platform.
However, I could not let the year end without writing something.
Has 2014 been my best year? Not even close. Has it been the worst? NOPE. And that's what The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-75444145443673311092014-08-25T16:59:00.001-04:002014-08-25T17:00:34.596-04:00It's A Choice, Apparently.
If only it were this easy. Don't you hate when self-help wannabes tell you this shit? SMH
*smooches...trying to choose happiness*
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misery calls me, though. it's my drug!The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-80021053937104292512014-08-22T16:43:00.000-04:002014-08-22T16:43:17.343-04:00Calling All Native Brooklynites!I'm over here making moves, son. Either get on board or get the fuck out of the way. I'd rather you get on board, though.
Spread the word, mmkay?
*smooches...prepping myself for a busy winter*
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can't stop, won't stop
The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-25779140990949932192014-08-21T00:15:00.000-04:002014-08-22T00:16:52.017-04:00Dance Break, aka Jaded Is Off TodayBecause I'm at a Yankees game today, (thanks, job I love, for the hook-up), all you're getting is this video of an oldie but goodie:
Hope that booty shake gave you life!
*smooches...avoiding foul balls like a mofo*
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actually, none came my way. still.
The Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34499929.post-67614396221702468962014-08-20T13:05:00.002-04:002014-08-20T13:05:28.894-04:00Mari Speaks On......dating:
"If I shave my legs and apply lotion the day we hang out, we go together."
File that under #mariskeystodating. You're welcome.
*smooches...sharing important info with the masses*
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and this is why I say Mari is crazyThe Jaded NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984061987021416142noreply@blogger.com