Saturday night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_rIk-zI_xg&feature=g-upl

not my typical saturday

Go out and Vote!

If you are over the age of 18, please register to vote. I don't care what party you’re with or if you don't believe in any party. Just go ahead and vote! Why would you want anyone else to make decisions for you? Do your part as a citizen and vote for your rights. So many people ahead of you fought for these things and many people just say voting is dumb. You have a voice and you have a right. So go ahead and use it. If this is your first time voting by all means go ahead and get an absentee ballot and practice. You can research everything on your ballot, just to make sure you know what you’re voting for. I know a lot of people my age barely know anything about politics except for the fact that Obama was the first black president, Mitt Romney says “Keep America American” and what happened with Bill Clinton (Lewinsky) which is bad. Keep your future in mind this election day.

 

We are young! So many issues going on now are going to affect us later on. We will have no Social Security and we’re going to be working forever! A lot of us are in college and look at how tuition is rising, I could barely afford my colleges of choice. So many other things will be on this ballot other than the presidency. Actually a lot of things will be on there other than the national government. I know I might keep on saying this but don’t just sit at home on the couch on election day.  Go out there and vote for your young ones so they won’t have to suffer through and economic meltdown. Vote because your country depends on it. Your voice is worth so much, if you’re reading this and you’re from the U.S.A. please vote.

To keep everything non-partisan, here’s a few websites that you can check out, to know some more facts about the candidates and more:

http://www.factcheck.org/

http://www.npr.org/sections/elections/

http://www.reuters.com/politics/elections-2012

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/

So please, please go out and vote you guys J It’s more important than you know!

The term "Oreo"

I cannot fathom the chill I get when someone calls me that. All my life I have been called that, no matter what neighborhood I lived in.  I mostly hear, "Why you talk like dat?" and "You be round dem white people don't Chu?" from various people all time. Just because I pronounce my words and do things differently I’m white in the inside? It's the most annoying thing I hear all the time. Why do I have to be around all white people or not like black people? I do have friends that are outside of my race but plenty in my race. Sometimes the sad thing is that some people are actually thinking they are complementing me. Just a couple of days ago some guy was trying to approach me (obviously the wrong way) and I didn't hear him. When I said something back to him he said "ooh you like them white bwooys don’t cha ha-ha" that truly pissed me off. That's not the first time I heard that or something similar to that either. "Alexis you would be sooooooo cute with a white guy aha" why do I have to get with a white guy? I have nothing against interracial dating but why does it seem that way?  It’s funny because I went to a movie with my long time best friend and her friend from school (which is a majority white all-girls private school) and she called me ghetto. I have never been called that in my life. So when I’m with my own race I act too “white” but when I go around white people I’m “ghetto” hmm? This is something I will never understand. I still feel like a little girl who in grade school who gets taunted by her classmates when someone call me those things. 

This is another issue in the black community that we need to stop.  Why do you have to be “white” to speak a certain way or like certain things?  Light skin vs. Dark skin is also another issue here’s an article by Sierra Boone http://brownstonemagazine.com/hues-of-beauty   you can also see her interview on Hello Jello J

Another rant by you know who.

-Alexis J.

The meaning behind Hello Jello

What people usually think:


random Jello Lover :" I came here to look at delicious pictures of Jello and say Hello to it but all I found was some girl talking about a bunch of nothing!"

Friend :"Alexis you have a blog cool ^__^ what's your website name?"
Me: "It's hello Jello  yup on blog spot I'll send ya a link!"
Friend: Ohh.. okay um cool"

Random hardcore blogger: "I don't like it.... not one bit. She doesn't have a topic of her blog this isn't even a blog it's a bluhhhh  ah aha. Now what I have is a blog. Everyone thinks they can make a blog nowadays. But they don't have blogs they bluh's just like this girl" *sips coffee and laughs because she thinks her bluh joke is funny*

me: "I have a website called hello jello grandma ^___^"
Granny: " Oh.."

Well that probably explained nothing and your probably like whaaaaaaa is she talking about? Well I'm here to talk to you about hello Jello. Like the title of the blog. No, I didn't go through a breakup and eat jello. When I came up with the name it was at random just like everything on my blog if you've been paying attention. Maybe not but yea so to answer your questions and things. Hello Jello had no symbolism to it or anything, maybe I can come up with some though.

Soo okay imagine this Hello is ya know the way to introduce yourself to others, a proper greeting, translates in different languages and is just the most simple yet humble way to approach somebody. Then you have the Jello, so, so, sweet and good. It jiggles (very shake-able) and is easy to cut into. Jello is cute and smells like fruit because it's fruit flavored and tasty.

Basically..........

Hello Jello is a blog about a cute girl that smells like fruit, humble and breaks down cultural barriers. I shake things up and I break down issues that are going on right now ^__^ 

I know! I know! Settle down guys its not like you uncovered the most important meaning in the world.

Just kidding you did. I'm still humble though don't forget.

Senegalse Twists

Well about three weeks ago I put some twists in my hair took forever but this is the end result..

  
 


I used the twist from the root method. When you twist from the root it seems as if it's actually your hair twisted. But here are few steps for you to get started with either twists or braids.

• You will need a day or two of no type of plans and good movies
• At least six packs of hair. At the LEAST!
• Wash and deep condition your hair.  I used herbal essence hello hydration shampoo and conditioner ( I left my conditioner on for a hour)
• Put in your leave in conditioner. I used creme of nature's Argan Oil which leaves your hair sooooo moisturized.
• I put my hair in for sections and blow dried it. After I blow dried it I put in some coconut oil.
• Then I parted my hair from top and bottom and then twisted the bottom half first.
• Hot boiling water to dip the ends in

I hope I helped out a little bit :) Check out some Youtube videos on Senegalse Twists and find a method that bests fits you! Good luck ;)