A Selfless Star

Hello duckies!
How are you? I hope all is well because life is meant to be beautiful. I am so restless at work. I don't even feel like blogging right now. But you know what duckies?! I have to. I have to run from my inner-demons...

and make this day a productive one.
Remember how I spoke about my Mom and I butting heads recently? I've realized that I was too rash with my judgment. My mother is being indirectly sassy--I may have said this before--because she doesn't know what to do what herself after Gabriella and I leave the house. She came up to me one day and asked "What am I gonna do when you guys leave?" She laughed after saying this but her eyes weren't joking: they had a weight so heavy that if she wanted to cry she wouldn't have had the strength to do so. It's hard to let go of something (more importantly, someone) if they are vital parts of your life. When is a mother's job over? When is the official time to let go of your precious duckies? I don't think she'll ever know...and that's not a bad thing, for Gabriella and I at least. I love you Mommy. I'll always be your little duckie.

Last night my Mom pulled out some ancient photo albums. They were of Gabriella and I when we were babies. I must admit, I was adorable. I'm not saying that because I was that baby years ago. I'm saying it because it's the truth lol.

Love this picture of Gabriella and I. I think she was a few months in this pic.

Look how adorable sassy I was at my birthday party. LOL, I don't know what's going on in this picture but I think I'm sassing someone...maybe the lady with her bare hand on my cake.

Speaking of parties, Graham invited me to come with him to a 90's party this upcoming weekend. Duckies...all I remember about the 90's is the Power Rangers.

I just did some research and the 90's look was so...cluttered and busy: clashing prints were okay, baggy jeans were in, polyester was on the prowl.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm excited for this party, although I have no idea what to wear as of yet. Graham suggested I hit up Salvation Army. Sounds like a good idea but I want my outfit to be crazy chic, not hand-me-down chic.
Maybe something along the lines of this outfit.

I guess I'll have to look at childhood photos and try to mimic the look as best I can.

In other news, Graham posted a link on my FaceBook wall of this artist named Jonte. I've known about Jonte for years now and I'm glad he made a music video for his song "Bitch You Betta." Jonte is a flamboyant performer and his outfits and choreography are insanely urban couture.
I've seen him perform live at Webster Hall during Pride Weekend, some years back and I'll never forget his performance. He's a phenomenal entertainer and I wish I could be as bold as he is talented. He is very flashy and I love it! (I'm sure you'll be seeing more of this five-star diva pretty soon.)

Click here to watch his music video "Bitch You Betta."

SUMMERBOY UPDATE!

I spoke to Nick last night again and the conversation was the polar opposite of the night before last. We actually conversed without me having to drag life from his end of the phone. Our relationship is so weird though. I hate him and I love him, equally.
And as much as I hate him, I love his company and honestly...I can't picture life without him in it. I've tried pushing him away but that doesn't seem to work. He wants me to come to see his apartment in New Haven a.k.a. an excuse for us to be alone, unsupervised and at the mercy of our own control. (I'm totally cool with that lol) I told him I don't wanna go over there but I really want to. He is the only person that has this effect on me. With other boys, I can easily dismiss them and not care if we ever see each other again. With Nick, I am a ball of giggly, frustrated uselessness. I hove him so much lol. Maybe one day he's get over his sexuality issues and maybe one day I'll make up my mind on whether or not I wanna be with him for the rest of my life.
Maybe.

On the topic of Nick, the other night he asked me why do I want to be a celebrity so much? I told him I don't want to be because I already am.

I love life and though I love the glamorous life I don't want my privacy invaded non-stop. Yes, I bare my soul for you duckies on here but I need a break too sometimes: hence me being negligent with posts at times. I can feel fame surging through my body. I love attention and I wouldn't mind the paparazzi. I'd mind the rumors though. Rumors are only fun if you start them.
I'd only want to be a celebrity--scratch that, celebrities are only famous for a period of time--I'd only want to be a star if it were for good things. I wanna be known for helping people, having a lavish lifestyle and inspiring others to live their lives to the fullest. I wouldn't mind being a famous writer too but I would love being in the limelight for being selfless too.

Okay, enough rambling, time for some Words of Wisdom.

"Once you give something attention, it becomes a living thing. Depending on how much attention you give it, it may have an effect on your life. However, since you created this attention it is up to you--no one else--to deal with it. Be cautious as to what you devote yourself to."

Okay duckies, it's time for me to get some lunch and get some more work done.
I wish you the best of happiness. I love you. Stay true and tuned.

Live, love & Lady Gaga,
Gabriel Anderson

Sluggish slumber

Hello duckies. I basically slept through today...and I loved it!

I slept in my room, the living room, while watching TV, while sending emails on Blackbird (my Blackberry Storm), on my laptop...everywhere!

I even tried watching a movie: "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas."

I fell asleep in the beginning and woke up to turn it off but from the quotes I overheard, I know I'm going to love it, when I'm fully conscious.

In other news, I just saw Britney Spears' new music video for "If You Seek Amy" and I am in love.

I am so proud of her: she looks amazing, the choreography was phantasmagorical, I loved the song before it became a hit and she is definitely one of my idols now. Britney...I fcuking love you!

Speaking of love, later on today I'm going to be jazzing it up with my four CT gals: Yunie, Monica, Raynell and Shenel. They're going to be in the city until Friday and we're going to some club...Smalls Jazz Club.

I've never been there but from the way Yunie has been raving, I know I'm going to have a ball.

It's been awhile since I did this so, let's get to the "Word of the Week!"

Manboi (pronounced "man boy")- A man who resorts to juvenile antics when faced with difficulty; an immature male over the age of twenty.

Ex: "Jeffrey is such an asshole when it comes to expressing his feelings."

"Samantha, I told you he's a manboi."

Enough of my babble, here are some "Words of Wisdom."

"Starting something easy is...easy; starting something hard takes courage. However, ending something beautiful is an absolute challenge. Quitting something while it's still beautiful is the best way to end things. Don't wait until you're constantly worrying about the worth of something, to end things; starting new chapters is the best way to live. "

Josh: You are the...

I'm so glad you're a part of my life now and I can't wait to see you when we return for break. Love you man!

Ruben: You are one of the most dependable people I know. You always make me feel special and I can't thank you enough for all you've done. Thank you for being you. I love you.

Mommy: There isn't much more I can say...but I'm going to say it anyway. I can't get enough of you. You do so much for me and I will forever be indebted to you. Even though at times we fight like Betta fish, I love that we can always make each other laugh when we're clawing at each other's throats. I love you...more than I love myself (and that's a lot lady)! (Stop sassing me when you see me sleeping on the couch; I'm on vacation lol.)

Okay duckies, it's time for me to go back to sleep; it's my new healthy addiction. I love you all.

I wish you the best of happiness. Stay true.

Peace, love & Obama,

Gabriel Anderson

Wake-up and sass the city

Hello duckies. It's quite divine being home, I couldn't have asked for a better vacation. Today I was awakened by a BBM, from Mommy, asking which restaurant I wanted to bless my presence with. Of course I chose Carmine's (my favorite restaurant in the world. I just found out that there's one in the Bahamas; Pete go there!) but I was overruled by Gabriella, Ronald and Mommy. Instead we went to Saigon Grill,

which is divine in its own right. The meals are inexpensive and the food is marvelous; sometimes my taste buds can't control themselves when I'm there. I'm usually very talkative at restaurants but when I'm at Saigon Grill I hone in on my meal.

But before diving into our delicious meals Gabriella and I endured a journey, to say the least. We had to take a train and then a bus to meet our parents downtown. And like any NYC bus it was crowded, so crowded that the guy standing next to Gabriella (unintentionally) had his crotch near her face.

Gabriella BBMed me, saying: "OMG, I have lost my personal space to a crotch." Hilarious. The guy was on his iPhone, oblivious to Gabriella. I was watching him to see if he was a pervert...but this guy was too busy playing games on his iPhone; he was a typical New Yorker.

Anywho, after dinner we stopped by Dunkin' Donuts to get our daily caffeine fix and then (because Gabriella likes watching it on the big-screen HD-TV in the living room) Mommy, Gabriella & I watched "Gossip Girl."

I don't really follow the series but whenever its on I am so engrossed in the characters' A-List quarrels. Last night's episode was very enticing but due to Saigon Grill, Mommy and I fell asleep on the couch, as Gabriella continued watching with the company of our cuddling bodies.

After realizing I was falling asleep I went to my room to take a nap. Now I'm up and awake. I'm watching "Death Sentence" starring Kevin Bacon...

and it's so bada$$. I think I may have discussed my feelings about this particular film in the past (who knows?) but every time I see it, I'm fearless. It makes me wanna kick every scumbag's a$$. Wooohuh!

Okay, before I go AWOL, here are some "Words of Wisdom."

"Choose wisely when selecting your company; they have more of an effect on you than you think. If your company uses and drains your essence there won't be anything useful left for yourself."

"Death Sentence" is almost over and the ending is my favorite part.

I wish you the best of happiness. Stay true duckies.

Peace, love & Obama,

Gabriel Anderson

Guilt Party

Hello there my precious duckies. Today has gone by so fast, more importantly the year is flying by. It's March already. I remember New Year's Eve like it was yesterday!

(Here's a pic of my New Year's Eve Outfit. Aow!)

(Photo brought to you by BlackBird, my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm.)

But duckies what scares me is my body's need for sleep now. I went to bed around 6am last night and I woke up at 3:48pm!



My body needs to get it together because I'm not trying to resort to drugs to keep up this A-List lifestyle. Glamour is my anti-drug! (Yaaaay!)

Speaking of drugs, I woke up today to Mommy BBMing me.

Mommy: "I'm picking up coffee capsules for you today. Alright? I'll try to mail them out this afternoon."




Duckies this isn't coffee. This is angel vomit: it comes in different colors and strengths. By the way the coffee capsules Mommy was referring to are for my Nespresso machine and it makes divine espresso drinks! You can only purchase these capsules at Bloomingdales. Mommy let me have one for my dorm room so I could sate my caffeine addiction. But more importantly, I need some money. I replied to her BBM:

"Screw coffee. I would rather much prefer money in my account."

Mommy replied:

"How about both? You'll get the money tomorrow."

Mommy, I effing love you. You are the best thing to happen to me.

Anywho, I love X-Men movies and last night (due to late night web surfing) I found the trailer for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."



Here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeP8Vf0gYq4

It's coming out on May 1st! I cannot wait!


But you know what I can wait for duckies? Guilt. To shine light on this, listen to my...
Sass of the Week.


So as you know I woke up around 3:48pm today (to a beautiful text message from Francis--thank you sweetie--and a BBM from Mommy) and I was ready to take over the world. I had a slew of text messages and one of them was from my good friend Lily. It read:

"My roommate is having a 'party' tonight and there will be free food and beverages. You love me. Come."



I didn't go to the party because I don't do guilt celebratory sessions. Do you want to join Aaron in the Sass Corner? I really don't think you do so don't try to guilt me into seeing you by questioning how much I value our friendship. That was a bitch move.
(Wooohuh, had to let that out duckies.)

Luckily, after that I conversed (via BBM) with my dear people-friend Alyssa and she invited me along to dinner...well more like invited me to tag along with she and Lauren.



I had an absolute blast. We spoke about life and we giggled to A-List jokes and news. It was grand. But I've realized that I only eat one complete meal a day and I have snacks throughout the day. It's the new A-List diet: you eat your social life and you only dine when the Sun is still up...and only with other A-List folk.

OMG, I've realized that I haven't done the Word of the Week in so long.
The new "Word of the Week" is:

Cerd: A person possessing equal amounts of intellectuality and suave social skills.
Ex:
(Person 1) "I had no idea Gabriel was on the President's list. He has such a grandeur social life."
(Person 2) "Girl, he is...


Okay, now to the order of business. Here are some "Words of Wisdom."

"The only goals you will achieve are the ones you can truly envision yourself with already. If you cannot fathom yourself functioning with your goals-in-question then they will always be unreachable. You can only do what you believe yourself to be."

I finally have a pic of Duckie Anderson, the Build-A-Duckie I made at "Up Til Dawn."



Isn't he too adorable? He is the last "Look of the Week." (Even though I've only done one, I'm not feeling it anymore. We'll see what happens later.)

On that note, I have to put Duckie Anderson to bed.

I wish you the best of happiness. Stay true duckies.

Peace, love & Obama,
Gabriel Anderson

Appropriated Sass

Hello duckies. I know all is well because that's how life should be lived. A lot has happened and a lot of sass has been dished out...even by me, (I know shocker!) lol. Anywho, let's get down to business.
Remember how I did my laundry on Friday afternoon...well I finally folded and put my clothes away just now!



My clothes felt so good that it reminded me of this Robot Chicken skit. (So funny...and inappropriate. Caution: This video is appropriately inappropriate lol! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBXzFvRdGXw)

Speaking of inappropriately appropriate I dropped a class yesterday. It was my Professional Editing class.



This may not seem like a positive so let me explain. I recently finished up an internship with HarperCollins over Winter Break and I forgot to do the paperwork to enable me to get credit for it. I had no idea that I had to register for the internship as I normally would for a regular class. Since I dropped a class (leaving me with 15 credits for the semester) I have room for 3 more credits (I'm getting three credits for my internship). Ergo, I'm going to show my RPW advisor my work from my internship and I'm going to be awarded my "lost" credits. I practically did professional editing during my internship so it shouldn't be a problem, just a matter of paperwork. Yaaaaay! (Shout-out to Rockstar for dropping a class and bitching at administration too. Yea, blogger-rebels!)

In other news, this weekend was too eventful for me. (I'm so tired and my sleep clock is off.) Anywho, my A-list friends (Maria and Liza) & I decided to embark on an adventure, throughout the campus village...in the middle of the night!



Unfortunately, everyone in the village had enough common sense to be inside their respective rooms (or having one night stands in other rooms..oOoOoOo) when we decided to venture the icy terrain. However, on our return to Maria's and Liza's apartment we met some new people and conversed with friends, right outside their apartment. Sometimes the closest things are what we need.

In regards to proximity, my A-list people-friend Elle Fox landed a new job at Amy Ruth's, a chic uptown soul food restaurant. Yaaay! Anywho, guess who was there? Duckies, brace yourself...COMMON WAS THERE THE NIGHT SHE WAS HOSTING! Like WTF? A world-renown A-lister was at her job. But it wasn't the greatest experience. (Don't sass me Elle, I'm making a point because I love you.)
Well, Elle was outside smoking a cancer stick (I recently stopped so I'm in the red too) and Common said something along the lines of:



Common is A-list so that brand of sass is appropriate. He was only looking out for Elle so later on in life they could become people-friends. Yaaaay Common!

But not all celebrities are nice.

I had a dream the other night and Diddy was in it. I don't really remember what was happening but I woke up ashamed because Diddy was sassing me for no apparent reason.



Way to be a dream-jerk Diddy!

Anywho, I have a new thing I'd like to add to The Sass Corner. Sometimes I am so proud to be a student at the University of Hartford because some people dress incredibly well on campus. (Shout-out to the A-list wardrobe regulars: Rockstar, Alyssa, Graham, Monica, Gabriel Anderson-yes that was a shameless plug lol-and Bill.) I'm practicing my paparazzi skills because in order to understand them, you must become them.
I was standing in line at the local campus deli, Dialogues, and this girl had a fabulous pair of Uggs!
The "Jetsetter Look of the Week Award" goes to:
*Random hot side-zipper Ugg girl. You are a jetsetter!
(*Photo taken on my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm. OoOo, watch out!)
I've never seen Uggs so fabulous and full of such glamour-jazz; you go Glenn Coco!

Enough already...it's time for the quote of the day, Feb 9th &10th:

"Thinking of the worst case scenario invites the probability of catastrophe. Think of the best outcome possible and it (or something very close) will happen. Positive thinking is key."

OH! I have a bone to pick with Mommy. Well I told her to catch up with my blog entries because I gave her a birthday shout-out and she called me, right after reading it and the conversation went along the lines like:

Me: Did you love the new blog entries?
Mommy: Of course I did. Thank you so much for the shout-out!
Me: Did you read the other blog entries too; have you been keeping up?
Mommy: No, I just read my shout-out and that's it.
Me: OMG, I hate you so much that I love you.
Mommy: I love you too, Skank!

I love that woman so much. And more importantly, I love you too duckie.
I wish you the best of happiness. Stay true.

Peace, love & Obama,
Gabriel Anderson

I'm A Beautiful Pampers Baby, Bi$%h!

So for the past few days the stress of finals (well in my case final papers and projects) have made me doubt myself.  This is weird because I'm the most positive person in the world.  But then I started thinking about a story Mommy told me one day and it made me feel better. It goes like this...

One day we were in a waiting room for an acting audition (which we later found out was a scam, good thing I have a smart Mommy) and I was nervous while waiting to be called in so Mommy wanted to make me feel better.  She revealed to me a secret.  She said:

"You know when you were little Gabriel, everyone would always compliment you on your cuteness.  You were a gorgeous baby.  Well one day we were somewhere, I can't remember, and this agent came up to me and offered you a Pampers deal.  It sounded so perfect but he said afterwards, even after you left his agency, he would always have a 30% cut.  I respectfully declined his offer."

(I mean look at how beautiful I was as a child lmao...jk.)

I was so mad lol.  I could be dodging the paparazzi right now.  But I guess Mommy knows that I'll become famous on my own.  It'll happen soon, I can feel it.  But now whenever I'm down, I know that people saw potential in me when I wasn't even aware of fame, so I say: "I'm a beautiful Pampers baby!"  (Say it with me!)  "I'M A BEAUTIFUL PAMPERS BABY!"  You're so sexy and you know it, aow!  

I've been watching the Simple Life Season 2 on DVD for the last two days and I am in love with Paris and Nicole again.  I love when they sing "sada-saaaaaah, sada-saaaah." (Woooohuh, I am so tired now.)  I wanted to do homework tonight but my head feels heavy.  It's so big lol.  Anywho, let's get to the quote of the day for Dec 10th:

"Try something different today because life is about experience.  The more experience you have, the more knowledge you possess.  With that knowledge you'll be able to navigate through your dreams and you'll soon find yourself where you want to be."

With that being said, I love you all and I wish you eternal happiness.  Stay true pretties.

Peace, love & Obama,

Gabriel Anderson