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sunday, july 10, 2005
Scratching the dreadlocks.
The experience of moving to New York has been wonderful. I had an itch that
needed to be scratched, so I packed up everything and ventured north to New York
- all I knew that was here waiting, was an awesome apartment and some great friends. No job and no prospect
of a job was scary but I know something will come, because I have faith. And since I have been here I've explored some,
bought plenty and ate on some more pounds. But, I don't care about the pounds, I'm having fun!
And since I’m not working, it gave me the chance to move my stuff into my apartment on June 10th, go
back to Maryland for a few days on June 11th - then travel up and down the eastern seaboard with my little brother for a couple
of weeks, spend time with family, be jerked around by Time Warner for four days, interview with a company, actually sleep
in my apartment for a week, see "Batman Begins", learn that there is no such thing as a discount matinee price in Manhattan
(that I know of at least), go to the most awesome wedding, meet a celebrity (he may disagree he is a celebrity but to me he
is) and top it all off, I received a tour from a goddess, of our alma-mater.
In regards to the post title "Scratching the dreadlocks" I was going to get into to it but I can't now, "Queer as Folk" is on, so more on this will have to come later.
saturday, may 28, 2005
Getting ready...
I move on June 8th - I'm scared and excited at the same time.
The whole moving process is daunting. I'm not getting a mover because I am utterly insane. I'm going to move all
of my stuff with the help of my little brother and step-father...please pray we don't murder each other before we hit
the New York state line.
friday, may 6, 2005
My move...
My move to New York came only because my move to Hawaii wasn't the
best thing to do at the moment since my mother is stationed in Iraq. And if something was to happen I wanted to be able
to be with family in less than five hours - not possible if I was sprawled on Sunset Beach stalking the cuties who live in
the Quicksilver house.
As for my new place, I will be moving to a great space on the West Side - Uptown, baby!
I'm really excited and the space is ample. The only down side is we don't have a living room so one must convert your
room to include an entertaining space, which is easy to do for me since my room is 15'x15'. Here is the layout of my
room:
I think this will be good!
wednesday, may 4, 2005
Moving on up...
I'm moving to Manhattan this summer. I will be out of the
DC area and in New York by July 1st. I am very excited. I love my new place all I need to do now is find a job.
So everyone keep your fingers crossed.
My current job knows that I am going, I haven't given an official date of departure as
of yet - but I'm out. It is time for me to explore and do the things I want to do. As well as, get a life.
And if one can't obtain a life in New York City then they have no shot at all at getting one.
thursday, april 21, 2005
Is the religious themed program not sacred?
I knew I was going to work late so I taped "Revelations" because
I'm hooked on the show. And as I watch, I swear I just saw Fred Durst's nasty mug pop up in the middle of a scene.
What the fuck? I'm turning off the tape and going to bed. I need to wish and wish away the image of dirty Fred
Blah Durst away.
Cherry Blossoms...
This year I was so wrapped up in myself that I forgot all about
the coming of the cheery blossoms. Not until someone in Japan sent me photos of the cherry blossoms outside of her office
window that my memory was reminded. Regardless of my self-absorption, I was able to catch the cherry blossoms down by the FDR memorial before they were all blown
away. But lo and behold my neighborhood is an oasis of cherry blossoms too. As I set out this morning to work
I noticed - I noticed the abundant cherry blossom trees that surround my neighborhood streets.
I'm amazed how ignorant I am of things. I lived in this neighborhood on and off for 8
years and this is the first year I noticed my own cherry blossom oasis. How little I pay attention things.
saturday, april 16, 2005
Clean air, I want it...
I want an air purifier so bad but, I can't decide between the Oreck
8 or the Ionic Breeze. Oreck is pulling me in with the 90 day free return and great reputation and Ionic is pulling
me in because a good friend of mine loves it. The cost is about the same and will take up about the same amount of space
in my new setting. Damn, damn, damn, I can't decide. I'm going to blame my indecisiveness on Dubbya - If
I didn't spend so much time reading and listening to the horridness of him and his cabinet I could make a simple decision.
Dubbya is taking up what little brain power I have.
saturday, april 9, 2005
What do I write?
Being absent from writing or this so called writing, on this thing
I call a blog I am at a point that I have no idea what to write. The world has so many things going on, that I would
love to vent, rant and rave about - but where do I begin? I guess that is something for another day and another
time.
tuesday, march 1, 2005
Getting back to work...
It is weird to wake-up in the morning and put on work clothes, face
the DC Metro area traffic, walk into a building filled with work-minded folks, sit down at a desk and begin to work.
I can honestly say I miss my free time routine. What will I do without my daily "Days of our Lives" and "Passions" fix -- I guess I will fill my time with "Air America Radio."
sunday, february 27, 2005
Getting back to the normal grind...
My time off from work is coming to an end. Many things have
happened - I've gained some weight and some wisdom. A parental unit is on their way to Iraq and I know in
my heart they will return safely. I finally got an ipod, broke down and bought a laptop. However, most importantly I
now understand who I am as a person and my purpose.
friday, january 7, 2005
Finding Myself...
Currently I am on leave from my job until March 1, 2005. I
am so bored but it is necessary for me to be off to get better. Not until now did I ever realize how much of my job
was apart of my life. I am at a complete loss of what to do outside of work. It was suggested that I take a vacation
and if I can get my funds together I may travel over to Hawaii for a bit in Feb. - Regardless, I hope all is well with
everyone in these sad times.
monday, november 29, 2004
Turkey Day and Big Chips...
I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!! On
Thanksgiving I had to work at the ACD . The movie began at 8PM and I had to be there by 7PM, so no T-Day dinner for
me until about 11:30 PM. This is no big deal in my book, but I was told that folks tip higher on holidays.
Big ole lie!!! None of my folks left big bucks for the holiday worker bee. They were all sweet as pie, but extra
money is nicer. Oh, well maybe another holiday.
I broke down and bought "Unfinished Business" - I hesitated even though I LOVE Mr. S dot Carter, because of my continued disgust for R. Kelly and the disgust was
prior to all of the arrests. R just rubs me the wrong way, no matter how talented he is. I pop the CD in and after
some Trackmaster intro junk we get to the lead track "Big Chips" - I like it and patiently await the rest of the
tracks. Overall, I think I like the album but this isn't for certain because there were moments where my disgust took
over and I might have missed some beats, hooks and verses. But, "Big Chips" regardless of the unnecessarily long fade
out, is sticking in my head hard.
tuesday, november 23, 2004
It is better to give...
I need to cut down
on my Christmas gift spending and the only way I know how to do that is lessening the amount of persons I buy gifts for.
But how will I go about doing this without offending folks I have given gifts to in the past??? I love buying
presents but the harsh reality of the need to save money for law school is so ever present. Every penny I don't spend
helps me out in the end, which is completely selfish. Hmmm, maybe instead of buying gifts for everyone I will donate
to Heifer International on his or her behalf.
Honestly, would anyone of you mind if someone's gift to you benefited someone else???
friday, november 19, 2004
My choice - MY VOTE!!!
To those who write me about
how wonderful Bush is...
A man in office who is seeking God - I fully disagree. God/Jesus sought
peace and understanding. Abided by unity of all and hopes us to seek it out as
well. If we lived in the world of only the Old Testament then that statement
to me would be in the correct state of mind but I feel we don't - understanding, love, forgiveness came in the books of New. And any man who can go four years and never make an attempt to meet with an organization
who purpose regardless if met or not on a day to day basis is to promote and uplift folks of color and call themselves the
"President of the UNITED States of America" will never get my vote. We went through
an administration that stated they were protecting our troops - giving them and their families a better life. If this is the case then why could most of front line groups, who are basically babies technically qualify
for welfare. What better life is this for them and their families??? Tell me why those who did their military time and left honorably many moons ago are being called back to
the line of duty and threatened imprisonment if they don't come back even though their recall time limit has expired. We live in a time where we are willing to sacrifice loss of less value money wise
so those who are rich can continue to get richer. Contractors are being paid
base yearly salaries of $100,000 tax free off of government contracts for private
corporate gain. We talk about being a morally abiding nation - so I guess those
people dying in Iraq is of no topical value in your vote, just making sure non-forward ways of balance and equality are kept
up is of greater importance then someone who is sacrificing their safety, mental well-being by doing a job based off of a
big fat lie. We are so deep in poop we don't know when we are going to be able
to get out. Please know, I pray to God all the time, for all of us - I believe in God, The Father, Jesus Christ and
the Holy Spirit. I believe in forgiveness. I believe we are all fallible and we live in a fallible system, but
we are all equal and we deserve to be treated as such without faith playing a role in our laws. You are faithfully governed
my your actions, not the actions of others. God is the ultimate judge not you or me - the sins I do, are tallied
and known by God and truly no one else, this tally, knowledge, my relationship (wavering or high) with Him and my repentance
is my placement or displacement.
Family...
So, my grand aunt died last week and I wasn't able to go to
her funeral, this still upsets me - but to top it all off, my other grand aunt came up from South Carolina to pay her last
respects when she herself ended up in the hospital for emergency surgery. It bothers me that I am not as close to my family as I would like.
There so many of my family members that I don't know - I didn't grow up around most of them so I could walk down the
street and pass a cousin and not even know it. I think if I can I will try and make the family reunion next year.
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