A groovy place in cyberspace run by author Lolita Files. Come on in. Bring some Pepsi.
Lo Fun Fact #1
"Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita".
Lo Fun Fact #2
I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes (although obviously I can't eat fried chicken nearly as much as I'd like). If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Church's (that's right, I said Church's) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins.
Lo Fun Fact #3
Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi. Better yet, how about not showing up at all?
Lo Fun Fact #4
I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you or take a long time to return your calls. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? (Exception: I will happily take all calls related to business or to share fun/exciting/major news. I'm just not one for jawing on the phone just to be jawing.)
Lo Fun Fact #5
I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!!
Lo Fun Fact #6
I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. I'm always on my laptop and connected to the internet as I work and when IM's pop into my screen out of nowhere, they break my concentration and often startle the sh*t out of me in the process. So don't do it. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position.
Lo Fun Fact #7
I have fourfive six wonderful, slap-happy dogs and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. I had a bird (a Roller pigeon that I rescued in LA on New Year's Day in 2004) named B-Bird (what? that's a good name!) who passed away in February 2009, which broke my widdle heart in half. He loved me so, as I did him. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs and cat, we'll be instant friends, and if you ask about B-Bird, I'll probably hug you (unless you smell...wash first). If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have fourfive six dogs and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond.
She's Been Away, Um, Doing Some Things.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Major things. But she'll be back this week. I promise!!!*
*Of course, you should trust me at your peril. My name is HoZone, after all. Happy Monday (if there is such a thing).
Because the whole world got a hard-on watching him in Afghanistan yesterday, even the haters. How can you not be in awe of this man? (Especially after what we've had to deal with for the last eight years.) Enjoy this video---free of journalist commentary---of yesterday's tour. That awesome three-pointer is just icing on an already perfect chocolate cake.
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*They called him "Oboner" on The Daily Show last night. Ain't it the truth!!!
Per the magazine's statement (quote via The Huffington Post), the illustration:
"...satirizes the use of scare tactics and misinformation in the Presidential election to derail Barack Obama's campaign."
Do you feel the satire? Or does the picture of Michelle with an Angela Davis 'fro, combat boots, army fatigues, a bullet belt, and an assault rifle on her back---ready to pick off "whitey" at a moment's notice---alarm the shit out of you? No? Then how about the picture of Osama bin Laden on the wall (because, you know, "Osama" and "Obama" sound just alike so, you know, they're boys, you know, and are scheming together to finish America off)? What about the flag burning in the fireplace IN THE OVAL OFFICE (where Michelle and Obama are standing as they give each other a "terrorist fist jab"). We won't even talk about Obama adorned in traditional Muslim clothing.
And they say this was meant as a satire? Like the Republicans won't run this image in the ground until every person who ever feared the worst of people of color is intimidated by, and therefore, buys into it?
Shame on you, New Yorker. You just lined yourselves up with the David Dukes of the world, only you're worse. At least he was an open member of the Klan. Pull your sheet off New Yorker and show your true face!!!
*Thanks for the heads-up, Matt. This image has me reeling. I don't know if I'll ever touch a New Yorker magazine again.
Check out my dear friend and sister-in-spirit, the gorgeous and talented Lyn Talbert...
...(who also happens to be the wife of my dear friend and brother-in-spirit, playwright/ screenwriter/ producer/ director David E. Talbert), in these great new video clips where she offers fun, refreshing insights into what's happening on the entertainment and cultural scene, as well as personal tips and information you can use. Check out this very clever one, called "Black Don't Crack":
Isn't this the perfect photo to take us into Independence Day? Gaze in awe and wonder upon the next President of the United States (yeah, I said it!) on the cover of the August issue of Ebony magazine, one of eight outstanding covers featuring Prince, Billy Dee, Jigga, Ali, Denzel, Sam Jackson, and Marvin Gaye as examples of the 25 Coolest Black Men Of All Time.
About Me: I'm the author of six novels. My novella, "Three For The Road," included in the three-novella anthology, You Only Get Better, was published in March 2007.
