Oprah...you've fucking lost me.
Of course by now you have heard the news of Oprah's "problem" at an Hermes boutique in France. Read about it here http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062302086.html

Now I wasn't at the Hermes boutique on Rue de la Poopie Do or whereverthefuck it is, so I realize that my reaction to this incident is based on what I have read in the paper or seen on TV. And it is a visceral reaction kinda like my irrational hatred of Tom Cruise (that assclown needs to fall off the planet), but Oprah give me a muthafuckin break.

I haven't heard a word out of Oprah's mouth about the incident, but self described Oprah's "best friend" Gayle King goes on Entertainment Tonight waxing all philosophic about the incident. Gayle King...a person who is famous for being Oprah's best friend. Who can tell me one accomplishment that Gayle has had that didn't involve Oprah? Anyone? Ferris? Exactly!
The quick story:Oprah and her entourage showed up at the Hermes boutique at 6:45 pm and were denied admittance into the store. The Hermes' rep said the store closed at 6:30 and they were prepping for a private event.Gayle said that people in the store were shopping. The Hermes rep said that people in the store preparing for the event may have given Oprah the impression that folks were shopping.

All of this is speculation, but what blows me away is Gayle King's statement that Oprah said that, "This was one of the most humiliating moments of her life." Say WHAT!!!

Now as a black female journalist I have great admiration of Oprah and how she worked to become the richest black woman on the planet after basically starting with zip. Last time I checked, Oprah grew up poor and black in Mississippi; was sexually abused as a child; was a chronic overeater with a horrendous weight problem, but not being allowed entry into a store so she could go buy a $6,000 handbag is "one of the most humiliating moments of her life." My black ass has trouble paying the rent and Oprah is upset cause she couldn't go in a store and spend enough money on handbags and scarves to feed a family of four for several months.

I'm certain that Oprah could console herself by going home and filling her gold plated bathtub with hundred dollar bills and taking a dip.

Oprah has said that she will no longer be shopping at Hermes. Good on her, but was the company's sleight racist or just stupid? It was definitely stupid and it could be racist, but in my world where I struggle to make my car payments and pay for day care every month, do I really give a damn? Does Oprah need to devote an entire show to this? Hell, no.

There are wayyyyy too many problems out there that need attention, but once again the public will be consumed with shit that just doesn't matter very much in the bigger picture.

Good gravy why do I even have a blog? I'm averaging one post a year since I set this thing up. I mean I knew I was busy, but...whew!
But now folks (that I know and some that I don't) are pissing me off left and right so I feel the need to vent or spew or whateverthefuck it is to make sure my ass doesn't end up in a fetal position in the corner of the room sucking my thumb, pulling my hair, rocking back and forth and singing the alphabet song.

Heretowith, I vent:

Here in Northern Virginia police are frantically searching for little Tyreek Davis who has been missing for a week. Read the story here. http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2004/102004/10062004/1528619

This asshole Herman Black first tells the police that he left the kid in his truck while he went into a Wal-mart and when he came out the child was gone. That makes him a total nincompoop of the highest order anyway. Your ass needs to be drawn and quarter and stored under the jail for such a retarded move. But then to add insult to injury, after he's been in custody for five days (for child endangerment) Black then tells the cops that he "accidentally" left the child in the woods. How in the fuck do you "accidentally" leave a three year old child in the woods? Were you playing Hansel and Gretel? Little Red Riding Hood perhaps? Now the moron is telling police that he left the child in the woods near his brother's house while he went to go have lunch and buy some marijuana. Yeah folks, that would be my list of priorities if I was babysitting a three-year old. I pray that this kid is found unharmed, but I don't have a good feeling about the situation.

I discovered a blog from a cheating husband. How do I know he's a cheater? It was my friend he was cheating on. And my friend actually took him back. WTF? I might understand if this was an isolated incident, but it wasn't the first time and dare I say, I am almost certain it won't be the last. Ladies (and men) if you have a cheating spouse, it might be okay to forgive and forget the first time, but let's say it's happened four or five times? You are better off kicking that fucker to the curb and starting over. Save yourself the grief.

Bush and Cheney are colossal dicks! There I said it. And I mean it. If these fuckers get reelected I'm certain that there is a Tim Horton's in Montreal that will let me sling donuts for the next four years. During last night's debate, Edwards said America can't take four more years of Bush/Cheney. I know I sure as hell can't.

I am finding a bit of daily stress relief in playing Scrabble online. I am straight up addicted to it. Try it. You may find yourself taking less Prozac after a while.

Ahh, that felt good. I think I might have to do this two or three times a week to keep my sanity.

Damn, I haven't been here in a long time. I told you that work has been a mutha. Yeah and I too got caught up in the hype that is American Idol. I watched and listened. I was amazed that some of these people made it onto the show (the very tone deaf Carmen Yodel McGoat Rasmussen and Lance Corporal No-Talent Assclown come to mind). I fell in love with Kimberley Locke's voice. I'll buy her CD. And in the end we get Ruben "Larger than Life" Studdard and Clay "Jazz Hands" Aiken. I am glad Ruben won. I could see myself buying his CD. "Jazz Hands"...not so much. And all these fanatical "Clay-mates" who actually should call themselves Gay-mates, (not that there's anything wrong with that) who are screaming about a voting conspiracy need to get a life. It's a TV show. It doesn't cure cancer or world hunger and both of these guys are gonna be richer than anybody's business. Sarcasm alert!!!: I feel sooooooooo sad for both of them.

I want someone to please explain frickin' airline pricing to me. How come my parents can fly from Myrtle Beach, SC to Memphis for less than it will cost me to fly from D.C.? Makes no sense, especially when at my parents home airport you can't land anything bigger than a paper bag there.

Why do relatives think that when you move into a big house in a place that happens to be close to major tourist attractions, that they have the right to freeload during vacation time? Ooooo yes...come right in. I've been waiting all year for you to show up uninvited, dirty my house, and eat all of my f*cking food. Coming back next year? I'll be sure to save the date.

The b*tch that put her 2-year old in the washing machine What the hell was her problem? They should stuff her ass in a washer as punishment. I've got kids, but what the hell could a 2- year old do to you that would make you put her in the washing machine? Nothing, that's what. I know children can be bad, bratty little hellions, but that is uncalled for. What is she going to tell the judge: "Your honor, we were going to a party and she got a stain on her dress. We were passing the laundromat and I thought I'd save some time." Stupid ass.

I am completely new to this so bear with me. Work has been such a b*tch as of late that if I don't give myself a place to vent just a little, I may find myself naked on a rooftop with an AK-47. The Internet as self-counselor. What will TPTB think of next?