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I Don't Fight, I Don't Argue. I Just Hit That B!tch With a Bottle!
I feel like 99.99% of time I’m a no non sense kind of guy, so confrontation and conflict is something that I don’t avoid. If I have a problem with someone they are definitely going to know it. I’m too old to beat around the bush and pussy foot around issues, and I expect people to be the same way with me. People who sit quietly with bottled up frustrations are the ones who end up working at the post office with loaded ak 47s in their mailbags waiting for someone to finally push them over the edge. I ALWAYS try to have the last word, which is something that annoys my friends and family to no end lol. My approach is very effective for two reasons: 1. It makes me feel a hell of a lot better getting all of that anger out of my system 2. People always know where they stand with me. Don’t you hate when someone you DON’T like are all up in your ass being all friendly and shit; making you feel like an even BIGGER asshole for not liking them? Yeah, that rarely happens to me because my shit list is public knowledge.
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?Why Do I Want To Be On The Real World You Ask?
Not to sound cocky, but I really feel like I deserve it. I have gone through the regular casting process twice and actually made it to the semi finals. I guess at the time Nehemiah was more interesting since his mom was a druggie and he had all of those problems going on (he definitely wasn’t better looking though). For about 4 months I was MTV’s little casting whore. They called whenever they wanted something, then I’d just stop hearing from them. And I’m like damn, can I at least get a parting gift? A gift card to Applebees or something?
I think people should vote for me because I am NOT so different from a lot of other people. I am very relatable, and I want to prove that you can be a regular person with a bomb ass personality and still be fun to watch. I don’t have a traumatic backstory nor am I looking for fame. I just want to introduce the world to Dominique.
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They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab and I Said No No NO!
Duh I drink! I’m a 21 year old college student. I don’t have to drink to have a good time but it sure as hell makes it a lot better. I usually stick to the clear liquor (vodka and tequila) because brown gives me bubble guts for some reason. How I’m feeling before I drink usually determines how I act when I get drunk, but most of the time liquor just turns me into a more extreme and more high strung version of myself. I hate it when people blame their actions on alcohol. Liquor is your friend; not your enemy. If you did something stupid the night before laugh about that shit say it was stupid and move on.
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Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better
I am EXTREMELY competitive. I don’t care what I’m doing or who I’m doing it with, I always want to come out on top and looking the best. When my mom and I used to play Candy Land when I was little, if I lost I would get mad and throw the game board and pieces across the room lol. Now that I’ve gotten old it isn’t nearly as bad, but I still like to win no matter what.
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I Would Like to Rid the World of Hungry, And Find a Cure For AIDS….
“What is the biggest problem you face?”
Is it just me or does this question sound like a Beauty Pageant Question? I’m going to be real with you, my major issue may not seem like much to YOU but it’s a big deal to me. Every year the cost of tuition is steadily increasing, and the government has the nerve to tell me that they are talking away the African American Scholarship because it’s reverse discrimination. HELLO!! This is f$#%&%# Clansville, USA. They just had a KKK rally up here two weeks, No lie, and you mean to tell me that I still have an equal chance in making it in the world because discrimination towards minorities of ANY kind doesn’t exist. Those hooded mofos are probably the ones sitting in office right now putting a big red DENIED stamp across my scholarship application as I type. If you think about it, Black people JUST started going to college in these past few decades, and now some people who have already made a good life for themselves are trying to take it away. Sounds like grade A bullshit to me. I’ve worked hard these last 3 years and nobody has the right to take my hard work granted. GIVE ME MY MONEY BITCH!
Back In The Day When I was Young I'm Not a Kid Anymore But Some days I Sit and WIsh I was a Kid Again
I feel like I’ve talked about this already, but whatever…my childhood home was cool. It was me my mom and my granny up until I was about 2 then my mom and I moved out and got a place of our own. My home was filled with love and a lot of good times and a lot of good arguments lol. On the weekends I would go back to my grannys to spend the night and go to church every Sunday morning……
……………………………SEGWAY INTO NEXT QUESTION…. …………………….
The death of my granny has had to be the biggest event that has affected my family. It changed our lives completely and changed the way I felt (for the worse) about some people in my family. It was like she was the glue that held my family together and when she died chaos erupted.
Ha Ha Ha HA, Im Laughing Straight to the Semi-finals..AGAIN
Call me a pessimist but I think round 3 might be the end for me. I’ve slowly been getting less votes throughout the competition and I always seem to get the boot at the semi finals lol but its cool. How many people do you know can say they were a semi finalist for real world TWICE? But anyway... This has been an amazing experience and it has given me something to do besides drink and go to work. The myspace is http://www.myspace.com/8682955 and facebook is http://tennessee.facebook.com/profile.php?id=9409019 for all the cool folks that wanna keep in touch!
It's A Family Affair
I’m going to have to apologize in advance for this blog because it is probably going to be boring as hell compared to a lot of other peoples. My family life was great growing up. My mom wasn’t a crack addicted whore, I wasn’t abused, and I wasn’t poor. So, don’t expect an overly dramatic back story that explains why I am the person I am today. But anyway, like I said before I lived in a single parent home with me and mi madre. She had me at 18 so I guess you can say we kinda grew up together. While my mom went to highschool and partly while she went to college we lived with my granny, who was also a big part of my life. We moved into our own place when I was about 2 or 3.
Although my mom and I have a good relationship we bump heads quite a bit. It’s not because we don’t like each other lol, or because I don’t respect her. It’s mainly because we are JUST a like. We are BOTH very outspoken and like to have the last word, and when you have two people like that in the same household there are going to be arguments. Now that I have my own place 100 miles from home we really don’t argue that much. But regardless of where we stand with each other in our relationship I can always count on her to have my back. I got into a situation with like 8 dudes not to long ago and my mama drove up her in the middle of the night with a posse of some big ass men and weapons lol. My friends were like, “yeah now I see where you get your craziness from.” My mom is definitely a ride or die chick and I love her to death.
My granny was also a big part of my life. People used to say that when I was 5 I acted like I was 50 and it was all because of her lol. She had other grand kids but I was her favorite by far, and my cousins and uncle resented me because of that. She was my heart and up until a few years ago I could never imagine life without her. During my senior year in highschool we discovered that she had some type of really aggressive cancer that started in her neck and eventually spread everywhere. When she first got sick I was upset with her. I know it sounds stupid but I was sooo mad at her for getting sick. I wanted her to be around and healthy forever. She died my freshmen year of college, and it was a pain that I had never felt before, and I can feel that emptiness still there 3 years later.
If there were a Real World for 60 year olds my granddad would definitely have to be on the show. He reminds me of a more extreme version of myself lol. He loves his women, cigarettes, and liquor. He also doesn’t mind telling you or anybody else what he thinks.
Now my dad’s mom came into my life when I was about 2 and I love her to pieces. She is the kind of 60 year old I want to be. Homegirl still goes out gambling, she takes random trips and although she can retire she has a bomb ass job. She is the only contact that I have with my dad’s side of the family and I’m definitely grateful to have her in my life. She is so giving and compassionate its ridiculous.
I really don’t have any contact with my sperm donor, but I have to give him props for his ½ of the chromosomes that spit out this magnificent piece of man that’s writing to you today. I have to admit he makes some pretty fine kids but other than that I don’t have much to say.
So I hope you enjoyed this blog about my family, it turned out to be longer than I expected.
If You Have 10 Haters, Try to Make it 15 by the End of the Week
*EDIT*
This is just a list of random thoughts....
- If you have a cribz video dated after 05/04 you
probably copied off of me.
- Stop TRYING to be liked. Be yourself and if
being yourself doesnt get you votes you dont
deserve to be on.
- The casting special was dumb as hell, but I'm
glad I got my -.01274 seconds of fame
- Being the highest paid stripper is a career goal
too...I guess
- 89.75% of the top 50 is questionnable
- Internet beef = STUPID
- Trying to act like previous castmembers probably isn't a good idea
- Creating fake profiles to harass other people is cowardly and idiotic
- Name calling is so third grade
- Save the fake ass drama for when you get on the show... it doesnt get you any brownie points here
- Hating on people because they are doing better than you=low self esteem
- Kissing the asses of the top vote getters DOESNT get you votes
- The time you spend hating on other people is time lost that you could have been getting votes
- People are taking this WAAAAAY to seriously
- Getting on the Real World should NOT be your ultimate goal in life.
- EDIT your videos
- The concept of this site was good, but the process is stupid
- Dont tell people you are voting for them when you arent...like we cant tell
- RELAX, its just the internet
IDK...My BFF Jill
IDK..My BFF Jill
So despite my $348 cell phone bill, I can truly say I’m happy with my life right now. I see big things to come in my future. As I have already mentioned in one of my previous blogs, I just started an internship where I am in a management position (exactly where I need to be!) The work isn’t easy but I honestly enjoy working with the people on my team, and the pay isn’t bad either…ok so the pay is great but I like the people too and that makes going to work a little bit easier.
I feel so “grown up” now, and it actually scares me. One part of me is ready to take on the responsibility of adulthood and the other part still likes to sit 2 inches away from the t.v. in my superman boxers, eating all of the marshmallows out of the Lucky Charms while watching Fairly Odd Parents on Nickledeon. I think a lot of this fear comes from the way I grew up. I am so used to having everything handed to me without having to put much work in to it. Now, as a 21 year old in the workforce I’m starting to see that I have to actually work for what I want, which sucks.
As I am opening a new chapter in my life, I am also closing another. After the summer I will officially be a senior. Class of 2008 baby! This too is a bitter sweet moment in my life. I went to the same school for 13 years (k-12) and having gone to college for 4 years, I am beyond burnt out. Outside of the classroom I have had SOOOO much fun (probably too much) and learned so many life lessons, but enough is enough. I am ready to get the hell up outta here. I know a lot of people my age are experiencing the same thing and I’d like to hear/read how you cope with all of these mixed emotions. But anyway, I’m about to get up off of here before I start rambling. Thanks to all of my supporters for getting me this far in the competition, and in the event that I don’t make it past round 2 I just want to thank you for making me feel so loved. Mrs. Lowe wassup?!?...I had to do it lol
Oh yeah and to my friends on here that know me personally… if it is the weekend, after 9pm or if you have Cingluar DO NOT TEXT ME. Call my ass. It is because of YOU that my bill is damn near $400. So unless you plan on making a hefty donation towards the payment of my bill dont text me just to say "Hey" "Wassup" "What you doin" "Are you drinking" or "Im bored". If you continue with these non sense ass text messages I will keep a running tab and hit you up at the end of the month for payment..thanks for your cooperation!
Why Cuddle When We Can Do It
Apparently some idiot hit a telephone pole and my power is out. Its only been out for 30min and I already feel like I’m losing my mind. I probably would have slit my wrist had my cell phone tower gone out too. Ironically enough I was watching the Denver Finale, and since I’m sitting here with no power/internet surrounded by candle light like I’m about to have a damn séance, I thought it would be fun to give yall my reaction to the part of the finale episode that I saw, and maybe yall can write back and we can have some kinda open forum discussion type thing.
For starters I have to say I’m really happy to see the evolution of Stephen. I haven’t seen every episode, but I do remember him being all up tight/homophobic with Davis. It’s really cool to see not only how accepting he has become, but how supportive he is too. So at this point I’m like yay Stephen, you get 100 cool points for being open minded not realizing that I’d have to deduct 175 of them within the next 20min.
With that being said let’s move on to the next issue. So Stephen finally found his way into the infamous toxic pussy, aka Jenn. Don’t get me wrong, I like Jen. I’m sure we would have a good time partying together and maybe even taking body shots off of each other, but that would be the extent of our relationship. A hoe is a hoe is a hoe is a hoe, and Stephen HAS to know this. She’s already been with Alex+Half of the male population of Denver. The pussy is a powerful thing, but if he held out this long what kept him from holding out for 2 more days. I sure hope Merci has Mercy on his ass when he gets back home…side note have yall ever noticed how the back of Stephen’s head looks like a pack of hot dogs?
Now lets talk about Davis, poor little Davis. To be honest with you I haven’t been too fond of Davis ever since he called Tyrie the “N” word. This is f*ckin 2007, don’t try to sit and tell me you don’t know the impact of that little six letter word. Drunk, Sober, High or Low, there is no excuse for the word n*gger to have come out of his mouth. Ladies and gentleman had I been in Tyrie’s place that would have been the night that I went home, because I would have mopped the floor with Davis’ ass. BUT, I have to admit I felt for him seeing that his mom was a total b*tch and all. I don’t know what I would do if my mom was anti-me. But anywho, He decides to go cheat on his boyfriend. Yet another dumb move at the end of the season. I don’t see why people go on these shows with significant others. You best believe when I get up in the house I am going to be single and ready to play house. I still don’t know how I feel about the drunk excuse. I feel like the desire has to be there first, and then the alcohol induces it ya know? I have no desire to sleep with Whoopie Goldberg and if you hook me up to an I.V. filled with Grey Goose I still wouldn’t want to do it. That little revival scene Davis and Stephen had in the bar was a little weird for me. I know the Lord works in mysterious ways, and you can’t stop the Holy Spirit, but in the middle of the bar? With Jack and Coke in your hand? Forreal?
Where was Colie,Tyrie, Brooke and Alex in this episode? I don’t remember seeing them in this episode. If you have anything to say about them please share cuz for once I just don’t have anything to say…. I thought it would be cool to end this with superlatives like good old bad representive of Tennessee (do I sound as country as she does?) Brooke did, so here they go:
1. Colie: Most unattractive female but go the most play in the house. I don’t know how
you did it, but my hat goes off to you ma’am
2. Davis: Most lucky for not getting strangled in his sleep by Tyrie
3. Stephen: Most evolved. I really didn’t care for Stephen too much either, but it was nice to see him become more open minded
4. Alex: Most playeriffic. Not that I’m glorifying the fact that he played both Colie and Jenn, but you gotta admit he was pretty slick.
5. Tyrie: Most unanticipated. I never would have thought he would turn out to be the kind of person he was. I guess you really can’t judge a book by its cover. He was one of my favorites
6. Jenn: Most uncensored. Homegirl said whatever she wanted when she wanted, and I loved it.
7. Brooke: Most overly dramatic. I was really starting to get tired of her. She clearly has issues and should have been on a therapists couch every Wednesday instead of my tv screen. I will say this though: I’m glad she got a chance to experience outward bound because I did see some growth.. but that girl is still nuts!
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Back 2 Da Basics
So who is this fly guy you might be asking... I am 21 years old and I'm about to be a senior at the University of Tennessee… as soon as I get done bubbling in circles on my exams…lol…My life at school is…well life like any other college student. Sure, I go to class…but I don’t mind putting back a shot of Belvedere on the weekend! At this point, I feel like there is more to college than just grades…of course that’s what parents tell us when we fail a class. But on the real…I feel like college is the place where we stay up all night studying, get too drunk to go to class the next morning, make life long friends, and of course end up with a fly ass job somewhere along the way… I'm looking into going into entrepreneurship because I can’t stand making money for other people. So, if you have any business ventures you wanna go in on hit me up, lol. I LOVE my family and friends, they hold me down 24/7 and I don’t know what I would do without them. I have been known to be very opinionated and blunt at times. Some people say its my best quality…others say it is my worst. What I do know is that I keep it REAL….all day, everyday. Camera on, Camera off…what you see is what you get…
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Best/Worst Traits
Ok so this is the one question I think EVERYBODY hates answering lol. Some of best traits are my worst and vice versa. So let’s go ahead and get the negative out of the way so we can end on a positive note! My worst trait by far has to be my inability to think before I speak. I swear my mouth moves way faster than my mind and I just can’t fix it. Along with that comes my bluntness. I always thought honesty was the best policy, but it seems like a lot of people these days get mad when you try to be real with them. Another bad trait I have is my argumentative side. I mean who likes being wrong? So mooooving on to the positive. I’m probably one of the most fun loving and spontaneous people you’ll ever meet. I love taking random road trips and trying new things, but if I try something I don’t like I won’t hesitate to tell you about it lol. So yeah I’m pretty honest, to a fault as some would say, but I love when people are real and honest with me so I try to do the same in return. I’ve also been told that I give meaningful advice and that I’m a great listener. Of course there is always something that we would like to change about ourselves, but I like to think that I’d rather be hated for who I am than to be loved for who I’m not. If you wanna know more…or learn more…keep me around by voting.
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!!!Please Read!!!
Wassup yall? I’ve been gone for a minute because I had SIX finals to take (sucks I know) so I’m still trying to catch up on votes and comments. But anywho, I have been looking at the pages of the people in the top 25, and I had NO idea people were taking this competition so seriously and being so cruel. I wish people cared as much about the presidential elections or aids in Africa as they care about this show. Don’t get me wrong, I want this just as bad as you all, but to call people n*gger, f*g and b*tch is just uncalled for. I just don’t understand why people feel the need to degrade others to make themselves look better.
Now to the cheating issue… people please believe I DON’T have to cheat to do well, and I can’t believe with all of the content and testimonials I have on my page people STILL accuse me of cheating. There are people who have less videos and blogs than I do, or none at all and they still have a ton of more votes than I do yet I’m still being harassed. As much as I want this, if I don’t get it my life will go on. I’m headed into my senior year of college and I have a bomb ass internship lined up for the summer, so getting on the real world isn’t my ultimate life goal. And another thing, I don’t know how many of you all have noticed this but the testimonials have been screwing up for the past few days and apparently some things from my name have been said on other peoples’ pages and vice versa. If there has been something said on your page under my name that was rude or disrespectful I can assure you it was NOT me. That’s not how I roll. I’ve shown everybody on this site the utmost respect and I expect the same in return. For those of you who have continued to show me love and support I appreciate it and I will continue to do the same for you…and for the haters.. KEEP talking because while you are making up your lies trying to bring me down…I’m sitting back and watching the votes roll in.
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