Mi Teléfono es muy mal

And so here it is, my favorite phone out of all the phones I've ever had. The Motorola Q. My first and only loved PDA phone. I loved it for its QWERTY board for easy txting, its loud (LOUD) speaker and headset (I never had to say, "What did you say??"), it had Windows Media Player, Bluetooth was a breeze, and I could easily drag and drop mp3s and make them my ringtone. The camera was shitty, but all of its other features made up for it. My service, Cricket Wireless, was great too. Unlimited everything for $50 a month. But the catch is that I could only use it in San Diego. What about San Francisco????

So now I'm with Virgin Mobile, still "prepaid," and still in high hopes that it'll work in SF. VM works off Sprint towers, so I "should" be fine. My new plan is definitely difficult because I went from unlimited minutes to an allowance of 400 anytime minutes. But that's ok--I get unlimited nights, weekends, txt, pix, e-mail, and IM (unfortunately it's only Yahoo and AIM) for $50/mo. They also let me port my number over from Cricket so I don't have to have a new one, yay!

I wouldn't mind it so much if VM didn't have such sucky phone selection and was so picky about getting phones from other services (i.e. like Verizon) on their line. So I'm stuck with this piece of shit:

The Kyocera M2000 "X-TC." It's $100 from the store, but I got it off Craigslist for $30. The QWERTY board is alright for txting, but a little awkward because the surface is so flat. Not a great thing for a guy as they have bigger hands and fingers. My biggest problem with it is the ear piece. You can't hear anything FOR SHIT. People who call me basically have to yell. And this is a known problem for the M2000, regardless if it's new or not. I got it because it was the nicest phone they had and I vowed to never give up QWERTY. The second thing that drives me crazy is the fact that I can't use my 1GB memory card the way I want to. I can't put my other mp3 ringtones on it and set it as ringtones. It'll only allow it to play as songs. Bullshit! So yeah, those two things make me want to throw it out the window.

But it's the best I can do for now. When I finally gather enough courage to be bound to a 2-year contract, I'm hoping to go with T-Mobile. Why? Well I get a discount from SF State, 12% off the monthly bill while I attend the school.

*sigh* So that's my whole dilemma for the week. -_-

Africa's Best Hair Oil

So I ran out of ideas on how to mix up my hair moisturizers. I'm also tired of having to mix-up something in my spray bottle. Lately, I've been using a mixture of distilled water, organic vegetable glycerin, cold pressed olive oil, tea tree and rosemary essential oils. That combination has really made my hair SUPER soft. The glycerin really helps to seal in the moisture. I haven't relaxed my hair in maybe 3 months and I'm trying to stretch it out. Nappy hair isn't easy to deal with and the best thing I can do for it is to condition my hair after putting chemicals in it. lol, I'm definitely OVER and traumatized from having dreadlocks as a kid because my Asian mother didn't know how to deal with black hair. That's what she gets from messing with Mandingo. Hahaha!

On the Black Hair Media Forums, the girls have been raving about Africa's Best Ultimate Oil. I couldn't believe that something that wasn't made in your own kitchen was not only cheap, but had nothing but natural oils in its ingredients. I went to the store to check it out myself and I was expecting to see the typical carcinogenic and pore clogging ingredients like mineral oil, petroleum, and Red #40 hidden somewhere.

To my surprise, there was only:

Soy Bean Oil , Walnut Seed Oil, Kiwi Fruit Extract , Olive Fruit Oil , Castor Seed Oil , Sesame Seed Oil , Jojoba Seed Oil , Carrot Seed Oil , Sweet Almond Oil , Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Safflower Oil , Calendula Extract , Yarrow Extract , Cucumber Extract , Carrageenan Extract , Ginseng Extract , Sage Extract , Comfrey Extract , Aloe Extract

All of this in an 8 oz. bottle for about $2! So I did a hot oil treatment with it and my hair came out so shiny and soft. No frizz! Just as if I had just had my relaxer done. Great stuff!

**(I don't recommend this for people who already have straight hair as straight hair is naturally oily on its own.)**

New Shoes

R.I.P.

I got an awesome gift from BaoBao today! I so desperately needed a new pair of shoes to replace my 5-6 year old Classic Adidas. They're in good shape, but the soles are ripping out and had holes on the side. I wore them to death! They were my favorite, obviously. But I couldn't afford to replace the $95 shoes. Anyhow, instead of wearing classic white "kicks," I decided to get something more productive like running shoes. That way I can have more "UMPH" when trying to get away from the po-po (aka police).

Haha, just kidding. :P

Aren't they cute? Can't wait to put them to the real test!

In Your Face, SFSU!

I would like to announce that I finally got the last $200 yesterday afternoon and I happily deposited all of that cash into my checking account. I just paid the $1,400 moments ago and it's so relieving to be able to pay it off.

I have a place to live, yay me!