This is a GREAT article that I read the other day. I thought it was going to read like most articles written under this topic but to my suprise it was quite insightful. I think this is something that every man and woman should read........
When I confessed to my EX’s questioning of my fidelity over a year ago, all she could say was “wow”. She seemed very taken aback by my answer. So today, when I was asked ‘why men cheat’ by a young lady during a Public Speaking event, I was initial hesitant to share the full conversation me and my EX had about her suspicion of my lack of loyalty.
“Can you tell me why all men cheat on loyal Women?” a curly haired PreMed student asked me today, during my public speak to a room full of 300 Women. My response to her question was,
“Males cheat on loyal women to boost their ego. A woman can be perfect for him. Beautiful, career minded, own money, cooks, does whatever he wants her to do in bed, loyal, intelligent, educated, faithful and yet, he will still cheat on her with an ugly, kangaroo looking girl every time. But why?
How a male treats a woman is NOT a reflection of HER worth. Nor is it a reflection on anything she LACKS or is not doing. An overly macho, mentally weak, sensitive-minded male knows he does not DESERVE a strong minded woman. In his mind, he thinks one day she will mentally awaken to the realization she deserves better than him & leave him. This is why males cheat on a woman, to have POWER over her. He cheats on her to boost his ego.
Most “males” are more insecure than women. Notice I referred to a “male” and not a “man”, as there is a distinct difference. Many males have VERY low self esteem. You can tell, that’s why he says, “I only fuck with bad bitches”. He is saying this to convince himself, attempting to drown out his insecurities that are on repeat inside of his own mind.
By cheating on a good woman, it makes a weak minded male feel he has POWER over her. It makes him feel he is worth more than her. A male knows if he cheats on a loyal woman, she will care about him more. Yes, initially she will be shocked a man has the audacity to cheat on her, especially with an UGLY woman. No, not merely “physically” ugly, no. The word UGLY describes the particular amount of compassion, sweetness and being genuine and nurturing the woman he cheats with lacks.
A woman whose loyalty is taken for granted will question herself like:
“what is wrong with me?
Am I not I’m pretty enough?
Is my ass not curvy and fat enough for him?
Is my stomach not slim enough for him?
Is it because I won’t let him bring another girl in the bedroom with us?
Is it my smart mouth?
Is it that I’m always “over emotional” like he complains?
What aren’t I doing right?
Should I do more?”
Then she will try to stay with him to PROVE to him she is better than the girl he cheated on her with. To prove to herself she can fight for love and can help him by help changing a bad boy into a good man, fooling herself. This is reverse psychology. A weak minded male just got a Good Woman to mentally submit herself to a mentally immature man, purely by cheating on her. Males use cheating to TRICK a good woman into SETTLING for him. But this mind game many males play cannot and will not work on a Loyal woman who knows her WORTH.
I learned as Men, we must realize that ONE woman who holds us down and stays by our side, after we cheat on her, lie to her, hurt her, use her and disrespect her over & over & over, she is NOT loyal. She is WEAK. She is poisonous. She will hold back your growth as a Man. Don’t be fooled & think a girl telling you what you want to hear is loyalty.
As a mentally mature Man, we need a Woman who will be genuine with us at all times, even if that means she speaks her mind to the point her words pierce us and her tone appears to be “smart mouthed”. In reality, she’s not being “smart mouthed’ she’s being a Queen mentality strong enough to verbally ascend to her thrown.
a Loyal, Strong Minded Woman will speak her mind, regardless of what anyone thinks. Tell us the TRUTH. Tell us when we are WRONG. A Loyal woman will not allow us to hurt her multiple times & still accept us. That is NOT loyalty. Not at all. That is Pacifying. Babying. Appeasing.
A Loyal Woman will be loyal to your MANHOOD, not loyal to your EGO. A Loyal Woman will tell us the TRUTH, even if that means she might LOSE us. A Loyal Woman will tell us when our shitstinks, even if it makes us mad. A mentally mature man does not want a YES woman. Trust me. We don’t want a girl who will LET us hurt you and abuse you over & over & still accept us back, simply because you keep being told through Instagram Memes that real love must be suffered through and fought for. If she still stays with us after we prove to her time and time again that we genuinely aren’t strong enough as a man to keep her consistently happy in a relationship, it means she doesn’t really care about us as a man. She only cares about how we make her feel sexually. She is dickdizzy.
When a Woman truly LOVES a man, she loves him at his BEST, not settling for his worst. She wants us to BE the MAN who we were destined to be by the Holy Spirit. A man who can speak life into a woman, erase her insecurities, and shower her with loyalty and consistence. A loyal woman will tell her man to get his lazy ass up, get a job & pursue his dreams. A Loyal Woman will not allow a man to live off her. A Loyal Woman will not baby a man by working a job herself, while he sits his lazy ass in her house all day, playing XBOX and eating Lucky Charms and Pop Tarts raw.
A Loyal Woman will not allow a man to talk down to her & disrespect her like she’s any girl, because she knows a mentally mature man DESERVES a Strong Minded Woman. A Loyal Woman will not allow a man to refer to her as a Bitch, Bad Bitch, Boss Bitch, My Bitch, Wifey Bitch, because she knows we deserve a Queen who has integrity.
A Loyal Woman will not allow a male to FORCE her to get an abortion, or let him off the hook for abandoning her after getting her pregnant, because she knows we DESERVE to be a Father, not a Baby Daddy. A Loyal Woman will not tell a man what he wants to hear, she will feed him wisdom he NEEDS to hear and not be scared to do to it, because she is Loyal to his inner king, which is his spirit. A Loyal Woman will not allow a man to cheat on her over & over, leave her, then come crawling his cheating ass back after he had sex with every girl in the neighborhood, 11 of his followers on twitter, every girl who liked the pick of his “are you DTF or nah?” meme on his Instagram page. No, because she knows her worth.
Just as I speak to you women today, I speak life into young men as well, and I tell them to carry themselves as a KING, to hold their head high and never settle for a WEAK woman, when he deserves a Strong Queen like you young women. Yes, a WEAK Woman may always tell a man that he is right, yes she will let him use her, yes she will give him her money to pay his phone bill that is in his mother’s name, and she will give him her money without him even having to ask, but; she can never make him a better man and she can never love him like, a loyal woman can.
I made a huge mistake committing myself to a weak minded woman before, and that woman was my ex. Last year after I broke up with her, she asked me if I ever cheated on her, as she always suspected. I told her the truth and confessed, “I have never cheated on you or any woman, and I have never been unfaithful in any relationship.”
After my confession, all she could say was, “wow”, because it is commonly assumed all men cheat, yet this is completely false. I could agree all males cheat, at some point in their life, but a “Man” not a “male” but a man knows if he cheats, he would be not only cheating on a good woman, he would be cheating himself out of allowing a loyal woman to help mold him into a king.
Many people argue men cheat, because his woman will not do what his women on the side will, but he would never even consider the option of having women on the side if he deserved her in the first place. Some men are genuinely not ready for a relationship. To force one with him is only creating a relationship death wish. The idea that men are incapable of being monogamous is false.
I enjoy going on dates, flirting, courting and enjoy my single life, but in the back of my mind, I’m looking for a WIFE. I have ZERO interest in having side HOES or “fans”. I don’t need to have sex with every beautiful woman I meet to prove how much of a “man” I am. My loyalty, monogamy, spirituality & mental maturity proves that.
Each woman I meet, I’m looking to see if she is Wife Material. Because I know I am Husband material. My mother raised a future husband, not a hoe. I choose to be celibate while single, because my mother raised me to be a father and not a baby daddy. I live my life this way as proof that loyal men do indeed exist.
I have to admit, I am extremely picky and I know what a want in a woman. I want a woman who is as strong minded as me. I must admit I love a woman with a smart mouth who will speak her mind, yet knows that my masculinity and romantic aggression will always demand her respect, so she never verbally disrespects me. I love a woman who is spiritual. I love a woman who loves to shop & dress her ass of. It makes me want to spoil her with new heels every payday to keep her shoe game on point.
I enjoy the single life, but I have to admit, I miss having a girlfriend to SPOIL. To show off. To take shopping to the mall before our dinner date. Waiting an hour outside her house knowing she’s getting her hair right, eye lashes long, eye brows perfect, make-up on point just for me. I miss buying those Mani/Pedi gift cards that come in the cute lil box & surprising her with it to make sure my woman’s feet & nails stay on point.
I miss taking the SAME LOYAL WOMAN out every weekend, on spontaneous dates to the gun range, laser tag, in door bungee jumping, rock climbing, wine tasting, on a tropical cruise, snorkeling with dolphins or just to the beach for a walk on the sand after a I cook her lunch, fried chicken, bbq wings, potato salad, pesto pasta, fresh lemonade & peach cobbler I made just for us.
I miss having the SAME LOYAL WOMAN to cook for every day, to have in the kitchen teaching her to cook, then putting an ice cube down her back & laughing, play food fighting, then chasing her around my house
searching for her all around, only to find her laying in my bed, ready for me to trEAT her like food.
I miss making love to the SAME LOYAL WOMAN, texting the SAME GIRL all day, & never getting tired of hitting her with my hilarious vulgar humor and deep intellectual conversation. Being hilarious, making her laugh her ass off to the point her stomach hurts from how much I am making her laugh. I miss hearing the SAME VOICE every night before I go to sleep, hearing her cheese at the sound of my DEEP voice. I miss being a provider for the SAME LOYAL WOMAN, being her rock, someone she can tell all her problems to, vent to and then give her some sound advice, speaking life into my woman to make her feel better.
I miss giving those full body deep tissue massages after her long day. I miss having that ONE I can bring around my moms & sisters, to family events, so everyone knows she’s mine. I miss having that ONE to pray with, to cuddle up & read the bible with. I enjoy being Single, but honestly, I’d be willing to be loyal in a relationship if I found the ONE worth committing to. This is how mentally mature men feel. Yes all males may cheat, but a mentally mature man knows nothing can sharpen his iron and no one can mold him into a king other than a loyal woman.”
After I finished speaking, the young women really humbled me, as so many of them personally thanked me for writing “Why the hell am I still dating Black Women.” I never intended that piece to become an article. I was just venting off an extremely disgusting experience I had at a barbershop.
I want all my young kings to know they deserve a loyal woman, not a fast girl. We as men need to do much better. Lets be the men we want our sisters to marry, the men we want our daughters one day to be wifed by. Being a good man really is not that hard young kings.
All a Loyal Woman really wants from us as a man is us our attention. That’s all. And that’s not asking a lot at all. Don’t make her feel crazy for wanting us to give her consistency. Don’t have her second guessing if it’s too early to for her to expect us to be loyal, caring and faithful to her. It’s not. Not at all.
If we like her, if we want to spend time with her in any way, she DESERVES our undivided attention. Not half of our attention on her, and half on every other girl on these social networks. My sister said a man doesn’t deserve her time if we are not willing to give her our consistent attention. You may think that is a lot to ask but remember, in order to posses a treasure, one must in return give up what the treasure is WORTH. Loyalty.
By: Ebrahim Aseem
Click link to view Ebrahim's website and other articles
http://realnewspaper.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/why-men-cheat-on-loyal-women/
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The Zodiac- A Deeper Look
The Zodiac!
This is something that everyone knows something about but surprisingly not everyone really has an in depth understanding of what it is and how much the zodiac really governs their lives. The zodiacs are twelve 30 degree divisions that are centered upon the ecliptic: the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. We refer to these twelve divisions as the zodiac.
Many people disregard the zodiac now in days as occult practices or attempts at fortune telling but the zodiac can be found dating back to ancient times. By observing the constellation, our ancestors knew when to hunt because they could tell when animals would hibernate and migrate. They knew when the rains were coming and when it would be dry. They could tell when to plant and when to harvest. In the bible, The Three Kings even followed the Star of Bethlehem in the sky to find Jesus Christ in a manger. Some scholars even consider astrology to be the first form of psychology.
The 12 Signs
The twelve signs of the zodiac in astrological order are
=Aries the Ram March 21- April 19
=Taurus the Bull April 20- May 20
=Gemini the Twins May 20- June 20
=Cancer the Crab June 21- July 22
=Leo the Lion July 23- Aug 22
=Virgo the Maiden Aug 23-Sept 21
=Libra the Scales Sept 22- Oct 23
=Scorpio the Scorpion Oct 24- Nov 21
=Sagittarius The (Centaur) Archer Nov 22- Dec 21
=Capricorn "Goat Horned" The Sea Goat Dec 22-Jan 19
=Aquarius the Water Bearer Jan 20- Feb 18
=Pisces the Fishes Feb 19- March 20.
click link to watch a video giving brief descriptions of each sign
Planets
*Aries ruled by Mars: God of War and its influences are energetic and aggressive
*Taurus ruled by Venus: Planet of love, beauty and creativity. Inspires art, romance and also fortune
*Gemini fuled by Mercury: Planet governs communication and commerce (particularly contracts). Governs reason, analysis, verbal and written expression, as well as trade.
*Cancer ruled by the Moon: Closely tied to mood, emotions. Associated with your mother and women in general. Governs primal and unconscious habits, drives and instincts.
*Leo ruled by the Sun: The sun gives life to all things on the planet. The sun brings light to who you are deep down. It governs the ego and illuminates your nature and character. The sun is also associated with your father and how you relate to him.
*Virgo ruled by Mercury: Planet governs communication and commerce (particularly contracts). Governs reason, analysis, verbal and written expression, as well as trade.
*Libra ruled by Venus: Planet of love, beauty and creativity. Inspires art, romance and also fortune
*Scorpio(Mars) Ruled by Pluto: The planet associated with the unconscious, sex and death. It is associated with rebirth. All things occult and spiritual are in Pluto's domain.
*Sagittarius ruled by Jupiter: This planet is all about luck, opportunity and optimism. Jupiter brings expansion and growth. Think big!
*Capricorn ruled by Saturn: This planet is more about constraint and restriction. Saturn presents us with the very obstacles that we need to grow. Challenging and strict are associated with this planet.
*Aquarius(Saturn) ruled by Uranus: The planet of unexpected change. Thought to be a rebel and not one to follow the norms with a heavy humanitarian streak.
*Pisces(Jupiter) ruled by Neptune: The planet of imagination, illusion and deception, particularly self-deception.
Note that I added the classical rulers of signs in parenthesis. These rulers were assigned to the signs before Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were discovered. Also note that some planets rule two signs.
I've broken down the twelve signs and their governing planet to show you how the characteristics of each planet play a major part in the characteristics of each sign.
The Sun Sign is what most people think about when they think of the zodiac. The sun sign describes your basic nature and the personality traits that remain constant through the ups and downs of life. It is the image you shine out to the world, but it comes from that truest, innermost part of you. The sun, which is actually a star, is at the center of the Solar System, and likewise, your sun sign describes your unique personal center.
The sun describes the particular way that you're vital or powerful in life. For example, those with the sun in Cancer are known to be homebodies. More than just a quirky trait, being at home makes the Cancer feel powerful and vital, and where great things can be achieved. The sun sign shows what kind of environments and situations light you up.
From the pursuit of a mate to a career, the sun sign shows how your ego or will pushes out into new experiences. Each of the twelve signs does this a little bit differently, which is part of what makes the human parade endlessly fascinating. And that's why knowing someone's sun sign can help you understand all the people in your life from the intimate sphere to the work place.
In romance, knowing how certain signs behave at close range can save you a lot of heartache or help you plan your strategy. The sun sign gives crucial clues to understanding the dating behavior of the opposite sex.
To figure out what your sun sign, simply match up the month and day of your birth with the dates listed above under The 12 Signs.
Though the Sun sign gives us a great insight into who we are it isn't the only sign that makes up who we are. If you ever felt like you didn't act or portray the characteristics of your Sun sign it's because there are more signs that govern your daily life. Your Moon sign and your ascendant or rising sign influence you as well.
The Ascendant/Rising Sign is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the moment you were born. The ascendant is said to be the mask one wears in public. It is the first impression we make when we meet new people; it shows our natural defenses and how we cope with day to day issues. Often, if you are confused at how others describe you, it is because they are describing this aspect of your personality. The ascendant takes part in your appearance and personality, going as far as influencing physical characteristics sometimes. The sign becomes expressed in your image, style and mannerisms. It is also expressed in how you act. To calculate your ascendant sign you would need to know the exact date and time of your birth, whether it was am or pm, and the location. Then once you have that information, use a rising sign calculator to plug in your information and it will give you your sign.
Click on link for Rising Sign Calculator
More info on Ascendant/Rising Signs
While the sun rules your individuality and and the ascendant dictates our outer appearance and mannerisms, the Moon Sign rules your emotional nature. It expresses the unconscious side of our personality. It explains why we do what we do. This is where we retreat for comfort, childhood memories, and peace. This can also be the place where anger, hate, jealousy and fear may be found.
Most people will have their Moon in a Sign that is different from the Sun. This is why many people with the same Sun Sign can be different form each other. They may feel that when they read a description of their sign, that it is not representative of them. It may feel incomplete, or even completely innacurate. Moon signs may be a much more accurate description of what a person is like.
The Moon is said to represent your instinctual self, which many people keep hidden. On points where your Sun and Moon signs are compatible, they will work together to help you get through the hardships and accomplish your goals. Where they are not compatible, you will feel conflicting desires or be at odds with yourself in some way. For example, if your Moon is in Gemini, you may be very changeable emotionally. You may get stressed out easily, and the people you discuss your issues with, the more confused you may become. Scorpio Moons also deal with a lot of stress, but tend to keep it all under wraps. Jealousy may be a big problem for a person with a Scorpio Moon. Aries Moons are headstrong, aggressive and may be difficult to control. They do best if they can find a physical outlet for their emotions, like sports. Our Moon Signs also offers insight in how to reach our inner child.
To calculate your moon sign you will need your birth date and time of birth. Click on the links below to enter in your information. http://www.moonsigncalendar.net/calculate-moonsign.htm or
More info on Moon Signs
Once you figure out your sun, moon and rising sign you will be that much closer to discovering who you are and maybe some insight into your own mind. I learned a lot about myself, I'm a Virgo Sun, Scorpio Moon and Aquarius Ascendant. I learned behaviors that I was prone to having and things that I may need to watch out for.
If you want to go even deeper you can research your entire birth chart. That gives you your sun, moon and rising sign along with what sign rules what house in your chart and in what degree. It's a lot to take in at one time. Don't worry, you don't have to get it all in one day. Just browse around here and there and eventually you'll get there.
I hope I shed a little light for those who know nothing of astrology and a little more light for those of you that do.
Other helpful links and videos
CIAA 2014- Post Review
To the pleasure of many, CIAA Commissioner Jacqui Carpenter announced that the CIAA will remain in Charlotte for 6 more years on Monday Mar 3.
I for one am happy they decided that because I look forward to the CIAA being in my city every year. I get to party into the early mornings and see friends that I haven't seen in a while. And the best part is..... I dont have to travel!
This year didn't let me down one bit! I partied like a rock star and I saw friends that I haven't seen in a while.
Parties, celebrities, traffic jams, basketball tournaments and alcohol were all happening during this years CIAA as mobs of people swarmed to Charlotte to be apart of the cities biggest annual event.
Just like in previous years, people came from all over the world to shop, eat and party with some of the worlds most famous celebrities. This year, big name entertainers such as P. Diddy, Wale, Doug E. Fresh, Future, Kevin Hart, Fabolous and Lil Wayne were just a few celebrities that hosted events at various venues throughout the city.
I'm sure you guys heard about the shooting incident that happened at the Sheraton hotel after the Diddy, Fabolous and Future party at about 2 am on Sunday morning. Two men were shot and a few people were rushed to the hospital due to injuries while trying to escape the hotel; luckily no one was fatally wounded.
Other than this incident, the CIAA was pretty much a success!
In my previous post; CIAA 2014 Pre Review, I told you guys that I would be attending the Warm up hosted by the Sigmas of Charlotte. I was all excited to go but unfortunately, I didn't make it. I thought the time was 830-11 pm but it was really 530-830 pm and I missed the event completely. I can't even give you guys a personal review on this event but from what I've been told and from the pictures it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves.
Thursday night I did attend the JCSU Young Alumni party at Empire Lounge. It was pretty fun from what I can remember; I seen a lot of alumni from the school and the venue was really nice. The drinks were pretty good and affordable but I don't remember them having a drink special. The only thing I didn't like was feeling like I was in a gym party. Everything was too dark! I think the best alumni party and venue thus far was in 2012 at Nikkos. It was well lit and very spacious. Everyone knows each other at Smith so I don't expect too see much dancing when I attend this event. It's more about the socializing, visualizing and drinking than dancing and you can't really do the first two in the dark. Unfortunately, I was drinking too heavily that night and ended up leaving the party early. I only remember the first hour or less that I was actually in the club. Everything else is a blur! I'll do better next year tho... I promise!
Friday night was probably my wildest night. The Grits & Biscuits party was jumping!! It was everything it was promoted to be. A thousand or more people, endless down south music and non stop dancing. There were so many people at the event that I didn't get to see half of my friends that were there.
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In the future, this is definitely a party you want to arrive early too. I got there at about 12 am and didn't get in until about thirty minutes later. Other than pimping us for $11 drinks all night, the party was a hit!
I would definitely attend this party again if they have it in 2015. If you have Instagram just search #gritsandbiscuits and look at some of the pictures and videos.
I'm still hot about the Founders Hall party that I was supposed to go too Saturday night. They cancelled two days before the event saying they did everything they could but couldn't come to an agreement with the venue. I'm thinking they would've already had an agreement sealed before promoting. And they cancelled this party last year too. I was so mad that I emailed them to let them know the inconvenience that they were causing me and my fun.
By the time I started looking for a back up, every other party was $40 plus or sold out so I figured Strike City being in the Epi Center was our best bet. First off the venue is really nice. Very upscale with illuminated bowling lanes in the background. Spacious setting and pretty good food, drinks and music.
Trying to beat traffic, we arrived early around 10 pm. The first two hours wasn't what we were expecting. It was kind of dull and it seemed like we bought tickets for a old school party.
Here are me and some of my friends on Thursday and Saturday night!
Just a little tip for next year: GET ADVANCED TICKETS! I don't know about everyone else but I always get advanced tickets for the parties I plan to attend. By doing so you can see which parties are going to be crowded by the tickets that have sold the fastest and you won't have to pay an arm and a leg at the door. I know a lot of people who waited until the last minute to buy tickets and ended up not going to the party of their choice because it was sold out or had to pay a grip to get in. CIAA is an event you PLAN AHEAD for... well depending on how much partying you plan to do. I'm always having crazy plans so planning ahead is key for me.
CIAA was an overall fun experience this year, I got my moneys worth at all my parties and I was with some pretty cool people. I look forward to six more years of partying in the Queen city!
I for one am happy they decided that because I look forward to the CIAA being in my city every year. I get to party into the early mornings and see friends that I haven't seen in a while. And the best part is..... I dont have to travel!
This year didn't let me down one bit! I partied like a rock star and I saw friends that I haven't seen in a while.
Parties, celebrities, traffic jams, basketball tournaments and alcohol were all happening during this years CIAA as mobs of people swarmed to Charlotte to be apart of the cities biggest annual event.
Just like in previous years, people came from all over the world to shop, eat and party with some of the worlds most famous celebrities. This year, big name entertainers such as P. Diddy, Wale, Doug E. Fresh, Future, Kevin Hart, Fabolous and Lil Wayne were just a few celebrities that hosted events at various venues throughout the city.
I'm sure you guys heard about the shooting incident that happened at the Sheraton hotel after the Diddy, Fabolous and Future party at about 2 am on Sunday morning. Two men were shot and a few people were rushed to the hospital due to injuries while trying to escape the hotel; luckily no one was fatally wounded.
Other than this incident, the CIAA was pretty much a success!
In my previous post; CIAA 2014 Pre Review, I told you guys that I would be attending the Warm up hosted by the Sigmas of Charlotte. I was all excited to go but unfortunately, I didn't make it. I thought the time was 830-11 pm but it was really 530-830 pm and I missed the event completely. I can't even give you guys a personal review on this event but from what I've been told and from the pictures it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves.
Thursday night I did attend the JCSU Young Alumni party at Empire Lounge. It was pretty fun from what I can remember; I seen a lot of alumni from the school and the venue was really nice. The drinks were pretty good and affordable but I don't remember them having a drink special. The only thing I didn't like was feeling like I was in a gym party. Everything was too dark! I think the best alumni party and venue thus far was in 2012 at Nikkos. It was well lit and very spacious. Everyone knows each other at Smith so I don't expect too see much dancing when I attend this event. It's more about the socializing, visualizing and drinking than dancing and you can't really do the first two in the dark. Unfortunately, I was drinking too heavily that night and ended up leaving the party early. I only remember the first hour or less that I was actually in the club. Everything else is a blur! I'll do better next year tho... I promise!
Friday night was probably my wildest night. The Grits & Biscuits party was jumping!! It was everything it was promoted to be. A thousand or more people, endless down south music and non stop dancing. There were so many people at the event that I didn't get to see half of my friends that were there.
In the future, this is definitely a party you want to arrive early too. I got there at about 12 am and didn't get in until about thirty minutes later. Other than pimping us for $11 drinks all night, the party was a hit!
I would definitely attend this party again if they have it in 2015. If you have Instagram just search #gritsandbiscuits and look at some of the pictures and videos.
Don't this look like it was going to be crazy! (Founders Hall CIAA 2013)
By the time I started looking for a back up, every other party was $40 plus or sold out so I figured Strike City being in the Epi Center was our best bet. First off the venue is really nice. Very upscale with illuminated bowling lanes in the background. Spacious setting and pretty good food, drinks and music.
Trying to beat traffic, we arrived early around 10 pm. The first two hours wasn't what we were expecting. It was kind of dull and it seemed like we bought tickets for a old school party.
Around 12 am Dj Kid Capri took over and the party went from 0-1000! He was playing hit after hit after hit and really had the crowd going. He did up north music vs down south music and new school vs old school with a little reggae at the end. I turned out to be a great party!
Here are me and some of my friends on Thursday and Saturday night!
Just a little tip for next year: GET ADVANCED TICKETS! I don't know about everyone else but I always get advanced tickets for the parties I plan to attend. By doing so you can see which parties are going to be crowded by the tickets that have sold the fastest and you won't have to pay an arm and a leg at the door. I know a lot of people who waited until the last minute to buy tickets and ended up not going to the party of their choice because it was sold out or had to pay a grip to get in. CIAA is an event you PLAN AHEAD for... well depending on how much partying you plan to do. I'm always having crazy plans so planning ahead is key for me.
CIAA was an overall fun experience this year, I got my moneys worth at all my parties and I was with some pretty cool people. I look forward to six more years of partying in the Queen city!
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