his brisket is beyond...

Oh my GOD, Sarah Silverman released what is by far the funniest get-out-and-vote-for-Obama video EVER. In what's being called The Great Schlep movement, Sarah encourages young liberal Jewish voters to get off their fat asses, fly to Florida and convince their grandparents not to screw Barack Obama over in the election just because his middle name is Hussein. I promise you, its so funny I started to snort!!

Just cause it made me so happy, not only am I providing a link but, I've also added the actual video at the very bottom of the page (so scroll down NOW). Oh and if you're Jewish or have a good Jewish friend, PLEASE pass it along. This election is WAY too important to be complacent...

http://www.thegreatschlep.com/

i'm sure kelis had no idea...

So apparently OJ isn't the only one headed directly to the clink.

Earlier today, a Hong Kong jury dismissed an appeal by Nancy Kissel the American housewife (read: privileged white woman) has was convicted of murder and sent to prison for life after feeding her wealthy Merrill Lynch banker hubby a sedative spiked milkshake and then wait on it... clubbing him to death with a statuette. Then homegirl rolled his body up in a carpet and tried to hide him in a storage room. Too bad in real life, bodies decompose and the rancid smell of rotting flesh gave her away. EEWWWAAAA!
The 'Milkshake Murderess' as she has come to be known, has repeatedly tried to claim self-defense. But I'm thinking all that went through the window when the prosecution found out about the TV repairman lover waiting for her back in the United States.

Why is this so the next Lifetime movie of the week? I can see the title now...
Clubbed For Love.
Come on, you know I'm right...

yeah, you know me...

I lucked up on a ticket to last night's VH1's Hip-Hop Honors Awards. And although I'm not normally a fan of attending shows that are going to be taped for TV (too much down time changing sets, reading lines for commercials, and overall time inefficiency); I have to say it was really good.

Granted, I'm a huge fan of all the acts that were honored- Cyprus Hill, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Too $hort, and Naughty by Nature-so from the beginning I was excited. But what really put the night over the edge were how amazing the majority of the performances by the non-nominated artists. When Busta Rhymes came out dressed in the bright aqua knickers with a matching eye patch to perform a Slick Rick tune, I DIED. Scarface, Estelle, Q-Tip, Big Boi, Mos Def, Cee Lo, freakin' EPMD(!?!?)...

Oh when I tell you that Naughty by Nature ripped it DOWN with OPP?? I didn't even remember that I liked that song. But there I was singing along to every single word like it was 1991... loudly. Can I tell you, it feels so good to be old school!

on the stroll...

It's that's time again (drum roll, please).....
The latest installment in my Essence Magazine certified, Publisher's Weekly praised, African American Literature Award nominated teen series HOTLANTA; IF ONLY YOU KNEW; is in bookstores nationwide RIGHT NOW. WooHoo! Yip-Pee! This is where the bottles pop and the crowds start chanting my name!! ;)

IF ONLY YOU KNEW continues the crazy, drama-filled adventures of ATL hotgirls Sydney and Lauren Duke- the 'flyest', wealthiest, 'it' girls Buckhead has seen in a loooong time. If you ain't know before, it's a page turner for all ages! If you watch The Hills, Gossip Girl, Baldwin Hills or any of the many scandalous young adult shows on television, you're gonna LOVE my book. And if you don't, you still love me and that should be more than enough.
So seriously, what I really, really, really need you do is, run, not walk or stroll to your nearest bookstore and purchase your copies IMMEDIATELY-one for you, your mom/aunt/sister/baby cousin and the closest teenager in your life. And then puh-lease, TELL SOMEBODY I DON'T KNOW to buy a copy. At $8.99 a pop, its the perfect birthday/ holiday/ everyday gift.

And if you're caught up inthe gas crisis, by all means, make your purchase online at amazon. Every sale counts, not to mention there's a free shipping incentive going on RIGHT NOW:
http://www.amazon.com/Hotlanta-Novel-Only-You-Knew/dp/0545003091/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222962095&sr=1-1

Keep it real, don't you like being able to say you know an author who's at the top of Amazon's bestseller list? Wouldn't you like to see me sitting on Oprah's couch talking smack?? Well if you support my books, that very well might happen. But if you don't... what you're gonna be saying is, I KNEW a writer who is now break dancing for dollars at the 34th Street/ Herald Square subway station.
And nobody wants that, right?

a little housekeeping...

So as usual, I'm running a little behind on updating my peeps. Please blame it on my head, not my heart... Anyhoo, I am sad to say that Denene and I did not win the African American Literary Award for our category. Sniffle, sniffle... Although definitely disappointed, knowing that our work was worth a mention is reward enough (at least I'm sure that's what my mom would want me to say). But between you, me and the wall- the second book in the series is 100x better and it's on and popping the next time!