IF YOU CARE TO READ; AN EMAIL TO SOME CHOICE SHOE MAKERS

cartoon courtesy of Sean T W Cartoon

Let me preface this post by saying I know that there is a lot going on in the world right now and shoes is the least of every ones concerns but I have been wanting to send a email to these particular shoe companies for a minute and while I was thinking about it I did. So don't go thinking that I'm just all about fashion in these troubled times I'm multifaceted just like every other unique person on the planet so don't pigeon hole me. With that being said here's the email I just sent to Christian Louboutin, Jeffrey Campbell, Steve Madden, and Pleaser some shoe makers that I really admire. We shall see their responses and I will most likely post them here good, bad or indifferent.

http://www.pleaserusa.com/

http://www.jeffreycampbellshoes.com/

http://us.christianlouboutin.com/

http://www.stevemadden.com/Default.aspx

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Always Audrey Hepburn

Always Audrey Hepburn by the78msj featuring v neck t shirts

Boyfriend cardigan
$49 - torrid.com

V neck t shirt
$20 - torrid.com

High rise skinny jeans
$59 - torrid.com

Low rise jeans
$55 - torrid.com

Toya Black Lace-Up Combat Boot (Wide Width) | Boots
$69 - torrid.com

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DUMB THINGS PEOPLE DO IN HORROR MOVIES

In honor of Halloween I thought I would do a post on some of the dumbest things the people in horror movies do.

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THE SITE JUST FABULOUS IS JUST HORRIBLE

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GIVEAWAYS, PRIZES, OH ME OH MY ISN'T THAT BPYT FLY

There are some exciting things in the works for this blog. I affectionately call my blog the little blog that could so I'm trying to get my readership up and in doing so I have linked up with a company called PunchTab that will allow me to start doing giveaways to all the lovelies that join the reward program that is specifically for this blog and you can start by clicking the become a member button in the first box that is directly in the left hand corner, comment, become a fan of facebook page, tweet about post, refer others to my blog, and invite others to read my blog. All of those things will earn you points and once the follower who has been the most active has earned enough points their name is chosen at random and they win the prize now the first giveaway I am doing is going to be a $40.00 dollar gift card to none other than Sephora so ladies and gents you have plenty of time to rack up the points since the contest is ending on September 10th.

PunchTab has given me a way to give back to my readers and to gain some new ones in the process God willing and its exciting to reach out to readers and hopefully get some responses so if you've been with me this far and you're still here thank you. Feel free to give me input on some of the content you would like to see more of on this blog, give me topics you would like to see addressed or maybe even some advice you would like answered now is the time to interact and tell me what you would like to see more of I always appreciate the feedback. What are some area's I should address dear readers? What are somethings I should touch on? Leave me Questions, comments, leave me a message here, hit me on facebook, or you can hit me up via twitter either way I'm accessible and will answer all questions, and comments. Good luck to you all and may the most loyal reader win.

Just to be clear this is how the earning of points breaks down:

Your users can earn points on your site in the following ways; a small red ribbon will appear next to supported social sharing buttons and comment boxes automatically.

Visiting your site every day – for their first visit to your site every day your users will earn 100 points
Liking your content on Facebook – for their first Like on your site every day your users will earn 100 points
Tweeting your content – for their first Tweet on your site every day your users will earn 100 points
Google +1 your content – for their first Google +1 on your site every day your users will earn 100 points
Commenting – for their first comment of the day your users will earn 100 points


the maximum number of loyalty points that a user can earn in one day is 500.

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PARDON ME SIR BUT YOUR THINKING IS FLAWED

Picture from cultivating the beauty

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SHOE REVIEW, T.U.K. PIN UP MARY JANE PLATFORMS

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WHY I LOVE THE WRITTEN WORD

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THE SMELL OF DESPERATION IN THE AIR

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DEARLY BELOVED WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY.......

President and first Lady wedding photo

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WHO RUN THE WORLD?'' FALSE MISLEADING IMAGES OF WOMANHOOD APPRENTLY

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THIS IS FOR ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS WHO AREN'T PRETTY ENOUGH TO GET BY ON JUST THEIR LOOKS

Real Rosie-the-riveter's-1938, real women working

It's a rare thing when I have to write a 2nd post in the same day but what bugs me and what's prompting me to write this post is one of my super pet peeves which is females who get to get by off of bullshit. I'm not talking about smiling and getting an extra donut or getting anything upgraded because the guy giving it to you thinks your sexy or cute no I am talking about the women namely the ones in the media who have the whole world at their beck and call because they look a certain way. I guess I grew up around people who had to work for everything they had and the words those that don't work don't eat are ingrained into the very fiber of my being so it is more than irksome when you have women who society deems as beautiful, sexy, pretty, etc getting fame and fortune from doing nothing but breathing and dating men with fame and money. Just because she is with such and such or just because she looks good when you photograph her, but really these women don't actually do anything. They are glorified arm pieces women of no substance just smoke and mirrors. It wouldn't bother me so much if these women were kept in their little glass cases and trotted out like race horses to stunt with but when you have real women doing real things who don't have the time nor the resources to have a glam squad on call or don't have the benefit of a rapper, professional sports player or millionaire on their team but they are shunned or looked over because they don't have the looks of these females its more than dis-hearting and it makes me real salt lake city.

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INTERVIEW WITH THE AMAZING ARTIST SALANA SALAMONE

this picture found on the web from soucherayart.com

I am so excited to present to those that read my blog and those that happen to chance upon it this great artist I discovered off of Tumblr she has some amazing talent as you can see from the new amazing artwork my blog is sporting Ms. Salamone drew my artwork up for me just off of me telling her what I wanted and what I envisioned and she captured it perfectly plus she was super patient and super nice never flipping out on me even when I asked her to revise something or add something she stayed patient the whole entire time. So without further ado I present the interview I did with Ms. Salamone and if you guys want to commission any artwork from her, her information will be below. 

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JUMPING THE BROOM, SHOULD BE CALLED PRETTY PEOPLE F____ERY INSTEAD

I saw this movie last weekend and I wasn't even going to comment on it because I understand the value of just going to see a movie purely for entertainment purposes, but this movie doesn't rest well with me and I will give a list of reasons why not so here goes. Now I know that this movie is purely fiction and a work of someone imagination  and black actors in hollyweird need to stay working by any means necessary, I know that the author of this poop is allowed to have a creative license but this movie is so been there and done that its just recycled spanked down garbage.

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black on black on black

black on black on black by the78msj on Polyvore.com

Wall Art - Decor: - At Home
patinastores.com

Jeffrey Campbell Foxy Wood in Black Lace at Solestruck.com
$120 - solestruck.com

Too Fast Brass Knuckle Clutch Purse Black Glitter, Handbags, £49.95
50 GBP - retrorebels.com

Miss Selfridge tight
6 GBP - missselfridge.com

John Lewis Women glove
65 GBP - johnlewis.com

MAC 182 Buffer Brush
$47 - nordstrom.com

Stila Artist's Inspiration Palette ($108 Value) Artist's Inspiration...
$15 - sephora.com

Hairtrade.com - Products and Categories Advanced search
33 GBP - hairtrade.com

Nikon 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens - Black (D3000) :...
$600 - target.com

Chanel Three-Book Set at Spiegel.com
$65 - spiegel.com

Z Gallerie - Veneto Suitcases - White Set of 2
$60 - zgallerie.com

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SOME SUNDAY THOUGHTS.....

Is your moral compass broken?

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GET THE BYPT ANDROID APP FOR YOUR PHONE

So lovely readers and those that happen to stumble across my blog if you're interested I have made a lovely app for this blog that you can scan with your ixMAT Scanner if you don't have one put that exact name in the android app store and get that precise scanner then you scan the bar code and bam you will have my nice little app for your phone neat right? Scan the bar code and get my app simple as pie.

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THE AWFUL PRICE OF FAME

White celebrities move in a space of white privilege that allows for both forgiveness and forgetfulness on behalf of the ever-present mainstream media machine. This is a space that Black artists are shut out of. As racial identity continues to be negotiated through images and representations, Black celebrities continue to be subjected to the deeply embedded archetypes and stereotypes of Blacks in this country. Read: Chris Brown as the “angry black juvenile delinquent” and Janet Jackson as the “hyper-sexualized, overly promiscuous black female.”

Excerpt from the article "How many times should a black man apologize"  click the link to read the whole article when you get a chance.

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THIS IS WHY I TEND TO TUNE THE WORLD OUT

Graphic from Three wise monkeys

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BATTLE LOS ANGELES: A BPYT'S MOVIE REVIEW

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HO'S AND WOE'S

If you are fortunate enough to escape reality tv hell and did not watch the conclusion of Basketball Ho's count yourself lucky. I had gotten sucked into watching that show and I truly hate myself for it I could have spent my time doing something productive or at the very least playing a rousing game of Angry Birds.

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WHEN WILL THE ANDROID BOYFRIENDS BE AVAILABLE?

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THING I PONDER TAKE FIVE

More Ponderment's from my archive some of these questions I seem to keep asking over and over forgive the redundancy as they were written at different times but I guess the same core questions just keep running through my mind...does that make my mind only have one track then?

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THINGS I PONDER TAKE FOUR

Some of these questions are old but they still are relevant far as I'm concerned, but I've added some new ones as well so yep feel free to answer them or just ponder them along with me...

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I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH CHEATING IS DEPLORABLE

So as you can guess from the title this is not going to be a post for those who defend or practice cheating in any form or fashion. I know most people who have called themselves being in a relationship have cheated at one time or other, be it emotional or physical or both. I'm not naive to the ways of the world I know that men cheat, women cheat, husbands cheat, children are born sometimes from these very unions and all that good stuff. Well ladies and gentlemen no matter how you sugar coat it, no matter how you justify it, no matter how bad things are at home there is no justification for cheating, EVER! Stop trying to paint cheating into a lesser offense by trying to color it with shades of grey there are only two choices in this life right or wrong period! When you name a thing and give it it's proper definition then there can be no room for error when you are doing it. So let's break this down here let's define the word infidelity exactly, Dictionary.com defines unfaithful as:

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HERE I GO PONDERING SOME THINGS AGAIN

Someone please explain why Amber Rose is so hot in the streets, what exactly is it about her that makes men want to boo her up? When she talks do y'all even listen when she opens her mouth out flies common gutter she doesn't even sound remotely educated. Like this is a serious question I really want to know and I'm not even asking from a hating standpoint I just really want to know what her hype is about. Did she invent something? Does she pee cotton candy? Does her vagina perhaps smell like success and roses? I mean give me something people give me her IT factor and while we on IT factors again why do people worship Kim Kardashian? She made a sex tape with ray-j and then overnight she was a household name but besides dibbling and dabbling in this venture or that venture, posing naked then crying about it what's her real talent? Besides being able to screw black men with low self esteem and no sense? What exactly is her skill? Has anyone every bought anything from either of her stores? Will she be relevant now that there is a cheaper choice for advertisers to use in the recent look alike girl in the old navy ads?

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SEPARATED DOES EQUAL STILL MARRIED

I know that people like to use grey areas because it makes life easier. If you can live in a grey area you don't have to make definitive decisions and you can usually be greedy with the life decisions you are making. For example: if you are legally separated and you think its okay to tell people you are single and that you are completely free to date not only are you a moron but you have unfinished business as well and to add insult to injury you are needlessly complicating someone else's life because you haven't made the decision to get a divorce or you aren't going to divorce but just be separated indefinitely. Why bring your unfinished business into someones uncomplicated life like that? That's not okay not by a long shot a legal separation does not mean finished it is a break, when you are on break at your job you don't get to clock out and leave because your work is not finished yet. It's the same thing with legal separation you're just taking a break you haven't finished the job yet, you're still on the clock no matter how long the break is until you resign or quit that job/marriage you are still under the law a spouse/ an employee.  Now it may be all good to the person who's separated and they may like living in that grey area but stop trying to date or go out with someone who is really unattached and really single and stop trying to convince someone with sense that the definition of separated really means single. I don't know what law you think you living under but in America separated is still married all day everyday and that's just the way it is and the way its going to stay it has the potential to cause confusion and issues later on, plus its messy. How dare you think its okay for you to start something fresh with someone else when you still haven't settled business at home stop doing that shit. I know that everyone you go out with is not going to be a match but dating for recreation is just not my thing but kudos to those of you that enjoy doing it.

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MY INNER ROMANTIC ACTING OUT

There is a hope in me that will not die, no matter how much I tell myself that its impossible and that it just won't happen but I can't get myself to give up the wanting for it to come into fruition. I have always been a romantic a part of myself that I don't broadcast freely because people have a tendency to want to exploit anything that might look remotely like a weakness or a soft side. Most people tend to make snap judgments about my character and who I am so they probably wouldn't believe that I was a closet romantic and that deep down inside I would love to have some kind of happy ending but I know that this is the real world and for black girls we don't get rainbows and prince charming's we get shafted, ignored, looked over, left, under loved, under appreciated, and just generally left wanting more.

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L.O.V.E. LOVE. L-O-V-E. L/O/V/E.

You ever stop to think that all the little pieces of your life the small and the big, the important and the not so important are all just that? Small pieces that at the end of your life someone looks at and goes, "such and such was a great person, or such and such was an asshole and I'm glad s/he is dead!" so what is really important in life? What is the one thing that strings all those little life pieces together? What will people say about you when they come to your funeral? When they look at your life which is the dash in between when you were born and when you died what will they reflect on? Is it success or what we call success? Is it having everyone know your name and buying/wearing your product? Is it having billions of dollars, living in fancy mansions, buying the latest MAYBACH, wearing couture clothes? I don't think it's any of that I think the one thing that money truly can't buy is happiness, nor love. It can buy a facsimile of it, it can even buy you an entourage but it can't buy you real love. There is a scene in the movie The Color Purple Where Shug Avery is telling Miss Celie that "everything just want to be loved." That is a true enough statement indeed.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH + THE GAME ON BET + MY THOUGHTS = THIS POST

In case you have forgotten or live under a rock or just don't generally care it is that time again February the shortest month, the one month out of 12 that black folks get to talk about Martin, Malcolm, Sojourner, Harriet, and Fredrick Douglas to their hearts content then we are generally swept under the rug once again. Since I'm black 365 days of the year I made it a point to learn african-american history not just the oft talked about hero's but the ones that aren't given as much shine or often not talk about at all as well as a general history of how we came to this country and much of the south was built on the backs of our ancestors. However most black folks are not interested in what's behind them but rather the here and now and that is how history gets lost and is rewritten because no one is making sure that the history tellers (the prevalent culture) is telling the truth. Just like how the tea party wants to rewrite history to tell a gentler tale soon history will be a fairy tale and fiction altogether. So if you have kids it would behoove you to tell them their history, not just gucci mane, wacka flacko flames, lil wang, and all the rest of the foolishness that make up current pop black coon culture.

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PART TWO; SOME BPYT PERSPECTIVE

Picture from love's gumbo

Part two of some of the questions Zo Williams were asking via twitter on the 26th again the questions follow no particular order and you can follow him on His Twitter Account

13. True or false do women bend and men break when dealing with infidelity and trust issues? 

True,women will let shit go for the sake of the relationship especially if she is invested and it brings her a certain lifestyle which she has grown accustomed too.

14. Long term relationships and infidelity should we be preparing for success and failure at the same time?

I think if you want a successful long term anything you have to have the mindset for it you can't go into something thinking its going to fail, because if you think like that you are literally conditioning yourself to fail and mess up. You gotta go in with expectations for the best and work on keeping the relationship together and intact its a constant job.

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PART ONE; SOME BPYT PERSPECTIVE

picture courtesy of my majic dc

Okay let's get it, so this morning I was reading my twit line and Zo Williams was going in on a barrage of topics and some of them I really wanted to provide my responses to so instead of filling my twitter line trying to get my point across in 140 characters I decided to write it all down here. I am not going to answer all of his questions just the ones that struck a chord with me and they range from education, to relationships so this might be broken down into a couple of blogs. Feel free to offer your thoughts and opinions on any matters that strike a chord with you. To be clear this is all my opinions and the way I think we can agree to disagree just keep it respectful. These questions won't follow any particular order.

In case you are interested in checking out Zo Williams the voice of reason you can catch him on the Foxxhole if you have sirius radio channel 106/ XM radiao 149 also you can check out His website and his His Twitter Page

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