September 2010
2 posts
stink bugs
I feel really sleepy today for some odd ball reason. I had all intentions of coming home and being productive, but settled with sitting on the couch for two hours, looking at fashion blogs, and eating sunflower seeds.
I’m now up, and ready to make the rest of the evening a productive one.
The photo attached below is of me and my assistant teachers. They are wonderful people. I love my job....
i got internet again
i’m really in no mood to deal with the shift key for this post, so i will type in all lower case, even though afterward i always feel guilty.
being poor requires you to prioritize. i’ve been living damn near a monk life. churning butter, using a over sized cheese grater as my wash board, and paying for gas in coins became my favorite past times. but i have a new job and i’ve...
February 2009
1 post
The Toughest Job
Okay clearly I swiped that from Chancellor Rhee’s February 9 OpEd:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/08/AR2009020801711.html?sid=ST2009020901784&s_pos=
Nonetheless I couldn’t find a more fitting title. The past five months have been incredibly tough. It’s been a string of sleepless nights and tearful mornings.
I’ve never done anything this...
November 2008
3 posts
so today was the last day for grades. that meant i spent most of my time accommodating and modifying material for my sped students. i found some time to run to the hospital to visit one of my students and finally get her mom to sign off on this highly important legal document.
i was tempted to admit myself to the hospital. tell them that i was suffering from imburntoutlikeamothafuckaitis. while...
September 2008
6 posts
a few things
so i saw ryan leslie last night at love. i’m never going back again. riiiiiiight.
he did two songs.
no really, two.
you know them: addiction and diamond girl.
i was terribly disappointed and i had no problem sharing that with big tigger (who is an odd mix of chubby short) and ryan himself. leslie was receptive—he assured me that he would be back soon with a band and more songs.
...
For all those tired of feeling of guilty about... →
update of some sorts
so dakari and i broke up. i ended it…for good.
my power went out in my apartment and because my apartment is so untidy i can’t ask the maintenance people to fix it until tomorrow morning.
that sucks.
the kids made an official come back. hoooray for first days.
my uncle died.
and i just had the tastiest of tastiest bowl of ramen noodles.
i’m feeling a mixture of sadness,...
“Barack Obama responds to the Sarah Palin controversy:
Sen. Barack Obama said...”
– some gossip blog
August 2008
15 posts
Octavia Butler (source Concreteloop)
I loved this woman. :c(
Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was the first black woman to gain popularity and critical acclaim as a major science fiction writer.
Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was the only living child her mother, Octavia M. Butler, was able to carry to term out of five pregnancies. Her father, Laurice, a shoe shiner, died when she was just a baby and her mother and grandmother...
MIA
No not the singer, but yeah I’ve been gone for a minute. And I really don’t have a solid reason. Well I kind of do. I’ve been having eye issues, and not having insurance (well at least for 80 more days) has really been a fucking pain in the ass.
Obama better really do something.
I’ve kicked Dakari out twice and subsequently asked him to come back. I don’t know what...
“Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember...”
– François de la Rochefoucauld (via simko) (via robot-heart)
“It’s easy to imagine that all this pampering will lead to irreversible mental...”
– Camp Codependence (via robot-heart)
“If people keep focusing so much on documenting their life on Twitter, Tumblr,...”
– Nate
This thought enters my head a few times a week
(via karmcity, via nineplustwo, via tumbl-me)
Don’t ask my boyfriend this question in regards to me. His answer will probably be mortifying. (And I’m not even documenting my own life. I’m documenting someone else’s.)
(via robot-heart)
July 2008
15 posts
On my Grizzzly
Two things:
1. Cookie dough at the grocery store shouldn’t be so fucking expensive.
2. I’m completely oblivious to what is going on in the world.
So today is Dakari’s birthday. We’ve celebrated it by playing “Who Can Replace My Brakes The Cheapest” War. By nearly 5:00 pm we made our sweaty, tired selves to my house. After shitting and showering off our...
Let's hit up Carolina's kitchen ya'll!
me: wait,,,,,,,,, we should go to Carolina's kitchen!
have you been?
showinoff4mypeople: YES
thats the move
me: you've been?
showinoff4mypeople: well yes, it was wonderful
me: it is such an incredible experience
the cornbread alone will make you want to hide out in the bathrooms until they close
showinoff4mypeople: LMAO
LOL
LOL
LOL
no seriously, i am laughing out loud
hide out in the bathrooms??
i am soooo glad no one is in here right now
Sent at 12: 03 PM on Monday
me: lol
i mean could you imagine, kicking your feet up in the stall. whole foods recycling bag in hand
just waiting until the cooks part
so you can snatch up all the food....
oh my it's so yummy
i think they should have an Itis room attached to it though
because i can't think of a time i didn't have a mini nap situation in my car after eating there
you have to
it's almost required.
It's my party!
I had to post on my birthday!
So I’ve officially made it to 27. Wow. It’s hasn’t really hit me yet. I’ve been shockingly calm with this coming year. Last night I forced myself out with Dani—sipped on an Apple Martini and jammed to Frankie Beverely. While Dani sighed in the corner as the dj played Maze and Teena Marie, I proceeded to cut a rug. Truly the highlight of...
A break
I guess I owe myself a proper blog, given I’ve neglected this poor thing. So I’m sitting at work listening to some Badu tunes and considering whether or not I should sit on the toilet.
I don’t know why doing number two is so faux pas—I mean “Everybody Poops”. Nevertheless I’m going to sit on the toilet. I’ve listend to “Humble Mumble”...
lists: i don't like 'em
so many things are going on right now in preparation for my slight career shift.
i have this growing things to do list, that i feel like curling in bed and sleeping. but i know in order to do what i want to do, i have to do some things i don’t want.
like:
get my finger prints, change my certification track at UDC, get my Praxis scores, request my transcript, get a TB test, enroll in an...
july 4
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/douglassjuly4.html
The link above is Frederick Douglass’ Meaning of July Fourth.
I spent my Independence Day relaxing in the apartment and ciaoing down at Bus Boy and Poets. It was really fantastic. While I do miss the cook outs and barrels of crabs, I enjoyed spending time at home doing what I do best—reading and napping.
To recap:
Thursday:...
so it's been a minute
i think i will take this opportunity to update my four readers on the goings ons of my life:
1. my quest to gain weight leaves me lethargic and exhausted. who would have thunk it? eating to get bigger is a full time committment. i have yet to purchase a scale, so i couldn’t tell you if having the hashbrowns for breakfast is working or not. gotta cop one soon.
2. shadey boy and i are doing...
June 2008
53 posts
ain't doing it justice
this weekend proved to be a busy one. i followed shadey boy around all weekend as he went around promoting. what ended up being an exhausting and interesting adventure, led to some great bonding moments.
i think we’re officially boyfriend and girlfriend.
the holding hands in the club tells me so.
yikes.
I'm Beginning To Think I Was Sold A Lemon. →
this joint right here is random
in no sense am i bragging, but i’m completely hung over. i woke up this morning still a bit tipsy. last night i decided to head to k street lounge to meet up with dani. her cousin came along so we jammed to some tunes at the bar and made our way to the velveteen rope section. dakari arrived 20 minutes or so after me and well the rest of the evening is a blur. i slightly recall taking a shot...
The Sitcom Gods
the sitcom gods blessed me with some great material earlier this week. just when i thought it couldn’t get any better, i was blessed with another potentially great episode. i hate taht most of my material is coming from my working relationship with mr. raggamuffin, but he just seems to have an endless supply of foo fooness.
i am also not sure if i mentioned my coworker, spark (changed his...
the kind of sort of roommate situation
so last night i decided to make a dinner of fish and potatoes given i’m trying to gain 8 pounds by my birthday.
unfortunately rolanda is still staying with me, so i was excited to see her in some dress clothes. she told me that joshie was picking her up to go to the movies (that was around 7).
i’m thinking perfect! i just need some quality time on my couch in front of my television....