A little of this and that.

The last couple of weeks have been a little loca. I've gotten involved with a male friend (damn 50 Shades), my favorite Model Latina Maytee has been eliminated from the competition, I had surgery, my ex esposo broke my heart, and mi madre has fleas!

My friend Z and I have been close for a long time now. He's got a great sense of humor, works two jobs, is 100% muscle, and has the most beautiful green eyes. One evening he sent me a text message that said stay with me tonight. I was shocked. I called him and he wanted me to come over and see all the renovations he had done on the house he just purchased. I drove over and I really liked what I saw...

Monday comes around and it's time for Model Latina South Beach. Maytee Martinez is a beautiful model on MLSB. I haven't seen such a sweetheart on a reality tv show since Nancy "@VH1sPocohontas" Olivares from the Real Chance of Love 2. Here's Maytee's exit interview video:

She's so classy and gorgeous. We'll all see her again. I'm sure of it. If you don't have nuvoTV episodes of Model Latina South Beach are on hulu.com.

A week goes by and it's time for surgery again. Yes again. My elbow has been hurting me since high school. I've seen doctors for years and no one could do anything about it until now. The pain of surgery is a cake walk compared to what I have been dealing with since age 18. I can't wait to be 100% healed. I just know I'm going to be way less grumpy.

It's now Thursday and I decided to be nice and send N a Happy Birthday text. Big mistake on my part. N called me got upset with me and admitted that he cheated on me during our last year of marriage. Long time readers will know that is the one thing I knew that (thought I knew) N would never do to me. He harped on cheating almost daily. His precious and perfect ex-fiance Natalie cheated on him and he never recovered from it. Now I find out that he did it to me. Deep down I had a feeling when things were so bad between us something was going on, but I ignored my intuition. We're divorced and I'm still heartbroken.

Rounding out the week mi madre calls me on the phone yesterday afternoon and leaves a message saying I think we have fleas over here. I told her a week ago when she kept complaining of a rash around her ankles that it sounded like fleas. Even though mis padres don't have any animals at their house and mi madre cleans every second of the day, fleas can still find their way into a house. It turns out that there are 5 homeless cats living at my Dad's rental house. He apparently brought them back to their house and they're attacking madre. I told them to bomb the house twice and if that didn't help, to call in the professionals. Needless to say she's freaking out.

New guy, no more Maytee, surgery, broken heart and fleas. Just a couple of regular weeks in my world.

Cansada,
Monica

Christina Perri - "A Thousand Years"

Siempre,
Monica

Fifty Shades of What??

Unless you've completely avoided any kind of media in the last several months, you've heard of the novel that has brought BDSM into the mainstream, Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. I had the pleasure (or is it the pain?) of reading this erotic romance over the last couple of weeks. The only reason it took me so long to read it was due to my horrific schedule lately.

E.L. James has created the ultimate fan fiction masterpiece. Fifty Shades of Grey is interestly written and immerses you in a world you may not have even known existed. I particularly enjoyed two things about the book, chapter 8 and the emails between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. Make sure you pay attention to Christian's signatures at the bottom of each of his emails.

After finishing the novel I asked myself if I would date Christian Grey. No. Here's why. I have a medical condition, undefined connective tissue disease, that causes chronic pain. Every moment of every day I struggle. Being involved with a man who 'needs' to physically hurt me doesn't do it for me. At all. People within the BDSM community may say it's a pleasurable pain. In my opinion there is no such thing. My wish is to have a day when I don't have any type of pain.

I highly recommend Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. Once you read the first book you'll want to read the rest immediately. The trilogy is a fascinating read. If you're up for a little kinky fuckery and not easily offended, these are the books for you.

Buy the trilogy!!

Laters baby,
Monica

Model Latina!!!

Do YOU have what it takes??? Model Latina South Beach is a new reality tv show on nuvoTV. Thousands of beautiful latinas auditioned at the casting call, but only 10 were chosen to compete on the show. Take a look at the teaser on YouTube:


This is going to be a wild season. I even spotted a curvy model?!? Unheard of on most model shows.  Plus Carlos Ponce, muy quapo, is one of the cast members!

Meet the Cast

So far I don't have a favorite, but I always start out liking everyone and giving all the cast a chance. I can't wait to get to know all the girls better. Names like "Hollywood-Bound Hottie Rachell", "Sexy Smartie Oneisys", and "California Girl Cindy", mean the drama has to be totally over the top! Boricuas, Colombianas, Cubanas, Dominicanas, y Chicanas all in the same house. Under the same roof. Ay Dios.

This year the judges will be in a mentoring role with the girls. I wonder who is going to fall for Carlos? It's going to be tough for him with all those beautiful and competitive bellas surrounding him all day. What's going to happen in one of the sexiest cities in the United States? Remember what happened in the Las Vegas season? This one looks even hotter.

According to the press release the girls are competing to win a $25,000 cash prize, a role as nuvoTV’s spokesperson plus a contract with international modeling agency Q Management.

Want to see how all this plays out?? Join me and watch Model Latina: South Beach on May 28, 2012 on nuvoTV at 10:00 pm EST.

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Model Latina on Twitter 

Besos,
Monica





*Compensated blog post in collaboration with nuvoTV and Latina Blogger Connect.

Native American Prayer

Creator,
Walk through my house
Help me carry my worries
Watch over my family and friends
Bring calm where there is chaos
Bring light where there is darkness
Bring peace to my heart
Aho!

Siempre,
Monica

A Good Man

You finally meet Mr. Right. He meets every one of your qualifications on your mental checklist. Degree, good job, tats, big and tall, plus a great sense of humor. Everyone tells you how cute you two look together. Every time you go out, you have so much fun. On paper life is perfect. What everyone doesn't know is that he doesn't want you. He only wants to be your friend.

He's been honest with you from the very beginning. He flat out told you it was never going to happen. Do you believe him? No. You imagine all the fun you two could have in the future. You sit around thinking about him all the time. Every time you see him you make sure you look your best. Hoping that he'll change his mind and fall madly in love with you.

One day you wake up and look at the news feed on your favorite social networking site. He's poured his heart out in a status update. He's finally fallen for someone. He can't sleep thinking about her. He even knows his Mom is going to like her too. Your heart skips a beat for a second. "Is he talking about me?!?", you think to yourself. All day you have butterflies in your stomach. All of your 'hard work' has paid off.

Hesitantly you text him to feel him out. His texts back are totally normal and friendly. You think to yourself, this doesn't sound like someone in love. You stew about it for the entire day. The next day you can't take it anymore and bring it up. He admits he's fallen for someone...and it's not you.

He may be a good man, just not for you.

Reality check,
Monica

Stay Tuned!

-My review of the novel Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
-He may be a good man, just not for you!
-Part 3 of "Los Colores"

Besos,
Monica

Really?!?

Facebook strikes again. My friend D jumps in my mind one evening and I decide to write him a nice little note on his wall:
          "Hello D. I feel like I haven't talked to you in years. I miss you handsome :)."

Please correct me if I'm wrong. I think that was a sweet and innocent message. All I wanted to accomplish was to say hello. If you object to the 'handsome' at the end, know that I call everyone pretty, gorgeous, bella, beautiful or handsome. I always have. This was his girlfriend M's response:
          "Miss having him in class? Cause otherwise that's a little weird" (no period at the end)

Okayyy, what's with the snarky response? She's quite obviously insecure. D and I have a long history. A history M is not a part of at all. He is a former student, but over the years we have become friends. Good friends. I think of him as my little cousin actually. Clearly I'm a threat to her. I'm going to take this as a compliment. I've still got it!!

Smiling,
Monica

French MONTANA!!!

My enchantment with French Montana is still going strong. I've spent a good portion of today watching his videos (including the underground stuff) and I'm a little impressed. I see real improvement with his rap skills. He doesn't sound like a drunk mf anymore. Bueno. That was bad. Don't drink and rap. Ever.

I stumbled upon French Montana's new "Coke Boys Vlog" on World Star Hip Hop a little while ago. Side note: Stay away from WSHH. You are not ready for the things on there. Trust me. Es la verdad. This new vlog featured one of my favorite new rappers, Mac Miller. There is good flow going on despite their, ahem, activities. Check it out for yourself!

Warning, this video contains adult language and content.




So, what did you think? Interesting look at the behind the scenes in the rap game. Now many of you have noticed that French looks like my ex. He does. I think part of the reason I'm so enchanted by him is for this very reason. N and French are a lot alike. I have this addiction to bad boys. I love them.

I know bad boys are not good for me. I've tried to be attracted to good guys. I get bored. I turn around and fall for the tattooed criminal and I get my rush and end up hating him. It's a vicious cycle. I know this.

I actually had a long conversation with my friend S about this topic. We are both in the bad boy rehab process. She broke things down for me. We need the look, the excitement, and the danger. It's addicting. S thinks we should date guys that LOOK like bad boys, but really are not. I have yet to meet one. If you are one or know one please send him my way.

Besos,
Monica

Sigh...

It's sad when a friendship ends. I look at all the sayings about people and relationships and think blah, blah, blah. A cute quote on Pinterest or Twitter doesn't even get close to understanding how much it hurts when your best friend hates you and walks away. I will never know why it happened, what I did to deserve this, or how we got to this point. I do know that this is goodbye forever. Thanks for the memories...

 **Update**
This person who I considered my best friend continued her betrayal in one of the most hurtful ways. When called on it this is the text message I received:
  
"Listen, I don't know what beef you have with me. I have not done a thing to you. I would really 
appreciated you stop the lies and harassment directed towards me on Facebook. I thought I made it very clear that I no longer want to be friends with you, so please just leave me alone. Thanks."

Dear, you started this. I deleted your number and was finished with you. YOU decided to try and humiliate ME on Facebook. You posted what you did to hurt me. It worked you did hurt me. I even cried. I never did anything to you. Ever. Now you've worked so hard to get my full attention and you can't handle it. Well Lux LaRue keep bothering me and the world will see what you really do and who you really are...

Amused,
Monica

Wedding Wednesday

Bliss,
Monica