Holly Blog 15: The Entertainment Tube and My Watchings.

This weekend, I went to my dad’s sister’s husband’s parents’ house. That would be my great uncle and aunt’s house by marriage. It was interesting on many levels and I greatly appreciated their hospitality. A few highlights.

A great TV. I sat down on their couch and gazed upon this monstrous television and soaked in all kinds of shows. I couldn’t stop watching it. I saw everything from Beyoncé Live to Jerry Springer to the BET Soul Awards to Looney Tunes. It was all wonderful. I didn’t grow up with much television and I’m really grateful I didn’t because if this weekend is indicative of my how my whole life would have been if I had a TV, I think I would be a true couch carrot (I’m cuter than a potato).

P. S. I didn’t have a choice watching Jerry Springer. That was a corporate decision, but it was pretty entertaining. I liked how removable the weave was when the girls got in fights. That was pretty funny, but it was really disheartening to know that there are people out there who are so misguided and unpurposed that they can’t function as decent humans. It wasn’t even a black or a white thing. It was a people thing. I kept wondering where and how these problems arose. 16 is too late to start being a parent to your child—as is 10 and 6 and 4 and 2. It’s the parents’ business and priority to dote on their children and to guide them through life until they are WISE (not old) enough to make good choices. Generational curses and strongholds are nothing to mess with. I’m so grateful my mom prayed diligently over me to break some of the ones in my family. I’m not perfect by any stretch and I’ve definitely not been a saint all 24 years of my life, but I know Jesus and I am a product of His grace and favor—eh glory. I’m about to go in :)

I am also in love with Beyonce’s band. I would always roll my eyes when people talked about her being so talented. She is VERY much so—very fluid, passionate, and consistent, and lots of other adjectives, but her band and back-up singers are UNREAL! I am actually on the hunt for a live CD of hers so I can partake of the greatness. Also, there were no males on stage—a full female band. Women of all heights, muscle development, curvatures, and hair—otherwise, weave, and au naturale all joined for a common love of music. It was a beautiful sight.

And the BET Soul Awards? I was just husband-searching in the audience. Blessed be. That’s all on that note. The music was fantastic, too. I also was trying to put faces to the voices on the radio. There are some very talented people and some just aren’t.