Simone Monique Barnes

March 10, 2010

10 Reasons Why I‘m Happy Avatar Did Not Win Best Picture

I’m SOoooooOOoo glad Avatar did NOT win best picture at this year’s Oscar’s. OMG I couldn’t stand Avatar. In the words of Men on Film: “Hated it.” I was (and still am) mad that we splurged to see it at a high-end lux level cinema, paying $50 for the privilege (not to take away from the…

March 9, 2010

Digging Up Family Secrets

Oprah’s show today is titled Celebs Dig Up Family Secrets Celebrity genealogy stories featured on TV may inspire you to do your own family research through census records, archival materials, and DNA testing. Family research is full of surprises…something you may need to prepare yourself for. For examples, evidence of known or unknown adoptions, births, jail or…

February 18, 2010

Fela!

I’ve been hearing nothing but rave reviews about this show since last year when it was in its pre-Broadway run. I finally got to see it last night on Broadway. (Bonus: we had discount tickets for being fans of the show on facebook.) I knew it had to be fabulous. (With Fela’s music, it’d be…