Never in a million years would i admit this..but I'm so ready for fall...Like i have dreams and visions of me with cute hats/sweaters/jackets...Like i can already feel me in boots and closed toe heels..Don't get me wrong i love the summer..summer dresses..tans..and the beach but I'm so ready for the fall..where i can sleep with the window opened comfortable...and to wake with that crisp bite in the air. *sigh* I'm so ready...

Me and a friend were thinking of taking a trip out to Westminster to see the boys(The Ravens) Catch a few practices..meet a few players...I'm super excited about the scrimmage this Saturday...can u say tailgating! Yeah boyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I also like the feel of Bmore when it's football season..on any given Sunday u can wander into a bar and catch a good meal/good company..and deals on drinks..speaking of deals..

BALTIMORE RESTAURANT WEEK!
Yes Lawd...I will be here this Wednesday and i'm amped...it looks so nice and art deco...i also plan on hitting up Timothy Dean DaMimmo's For a complete listing of participating restaurants Go Here! I know a few restaurants are booked thru the whole week..so a few restaurants are extending till next week :) ENJOY

Lastly...I'm a married man magnet!!..I mean seriously..I wonder what kinda sticker I have on my head because I get more married man holla than single man holla. It's a mess..Normally i just shrug it off and keep it moving but these fools are persistent..like for example..I'm out at my fave sushi spot picking up take out..and this guy asked me what i ordered..me..making small talk tell him and ask him what he was ordering, he obliged..but slid in that..u must live close because u're picking up sushi take out..i say yes..he goes must be nice living downtown..i would be interested in seeing the architecture of your apt..I know the inside of the building is nice..I'm looking to buy down here...O_o If that wasn't blatant as hell i don't know what was..i just said..there's plenty of open houses in the area for buildings that are on sale..I'm sure those locations are viewer friendly..have a wonderful evening...You would think that was the end...nope...as I'm leaving he goes take my card u may change your mind...I can be good company...i said no thanks and kept it moving.. *hahahaha* I mean i know some women trick themselves into thinking that the married man situation is ideal but it really is not..i learned my lesson in 96..and that was enough for me...

Yipes I saw a dude i use to hang out with on the bus again this morning..this time he actually got on the bus while i was on it...I tried to act like i was into my ipod..but then i was like he can still see my face..shitttttttttttttttttt...i closed my eyes and feigned sleep..when i opened my eyes he was seated..but was acting a crackhead mess...he was scrabblin at the window trying to open it..he was trying to open the window in the front and back of him that was allotted for the people seated in those respective seats..he just looked a crazy mess...Locs all ratty..3xl hoopin shorts..ratty tank top, arm pit hair looks like taco meat w/ sour cream trapped in it... I had heard rumors that after his "rap career" didn't take off he just went crazy trying to hold down a string of odd jobs..so now i guess he gets disability? His ass looked disabled..dishelved and disdainful...ewwwwwwwwwwwww I know you're wonder how can i talk about someone i use to be cool with like that..because i can...there was no sex involved...we just hung out..did movies..his moms would cook for the whole clan who was hanging out..it was in my backpacker days..when i was straight hip hop all day every day..and this was my sophmore year 95-96... He was one of those rare male friends that just chilled..but damn homie fell hard... The last i spoke to him he wanted to borrow some money..and i didn't wanna have that talk today on the bus..

The weekend was semi chill...i blew off restaurant club to chill @ a cookout on Saturday with my god babies...Twas fun..and i think i even got coaxed into hosting a party in aug. The perfect opportunity to flex my bday dress that i never wore...ya know the one i was gonna wear to 40/40 but i deemed it too dressy for that... I caught up with a oldddddddddddddddddddddddddd friend from college...we hung out Saturday morning..it's amazing how people never change in a good way..it was all smiles and reminiscing, cant complain about that. The funny thing about it was dude had feelings for me in college but was trying to get into the same fraternity my ex was in...or had just crossed over into..and of all the dudes who treated my friend decent it was my ex..ahahaha the world is crazy...

In other news i had to let someone down...I went out on a date with a guy..and the sparks weren't there...and it just got to a point in the date where i was like i can do this..then the next second it was..i cant do this... this cat..i mean he was a southern gentleman but there was something about him...that i just couldn't get with..maybe it was the part where he said when i came down the steps he heard music. *shrugs* I'm all for some compliments but as the night wore on...it seemed more worship that compliment..and i ain't down for that...so i called dude and told him that the spark wasn't there i was looking for..he sounded disappointed but eh..what can u do? I felt down for a second..because i was like i must be going crazy...but at this point I'm not willing to settle. The upswing..i met someone who leaves 4 blocks away from me... so yeah..one door closes another opens!

These were some of the pics from my friends 2 day excursion to B-More...There were more but, up uploading is hard work..specially when they send u the pics so largeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....These are from the Winefestival and while we were waiting to go to Artscape. :) The last pic is all me, being the ham i am. :)

Have a wonderful weekend*HUGZ*

I was all prepared to do an entry on being the "distant friend," But i have to speak on another topic..

Rats on a pave...(ment)

Coming into work this morning..there was not 1 but 2 rats on the side walk...1 apparently was dead..the other..on his way out..the sad thing was i didn't even have time to be scared..it was like *gasps a rat* and then i was past it..but when i looked back like damn is he dying?..he gave me the most pathetic face..i thought damn man..that's rough...even tho it's a rat..damned if going on the sidewalk isn't a low..that led my mind to a convo i had with a friend as we walked to the store last night.. He commented on how i walk tall and have good posture but, how i also tend to look at the ground...I told him i hated stepping in gum..and i liked to see where i was walking...i also shared how..downtown living has made me adapt to dodging steaming hot piles of dog poop left on the side walk. He said he tends to follow his own path and never looks down..i said yeah i guess that's why u always ruin your dunks..*shrugs* just a thought..after which he called me a jerk and an asshole..i mean seriously...i thought what the hell does being aware of your surroundings gotta do with your own path? I did ask that out loud..and that's when i was labeled a jerk..i can only be meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

I did my scrabble rematch.. this time as i suspected it was the "salad"...or maybe not...but i only loss by a paltry 10 points..grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.. I'm getting my weight up..i also found out something interesting...
Check here

also this pic was from the wine festival sunday...mos of the group pics came out blurry so eh

PSA for the chil'ren in blog land...never play scrabble under the influence...I was concentrating on everything but, what was at hand..and when my opponent popped out a 7 letter word that connected onto another word i wanted to cry..I was so embarrassed...I'm a sore loser and was bubblin mad inside...The score was appalling..I couldn't believe that shit..and they basically reveled in that shit for what seemed forever... I'm going back today for a rematch..i really believe it was a fluke...But I'm sure they wont let me live that shit down... :( I thought: THIS CANT BE LIFE!!! I tend to do well with my circle of friends and peers...so much so to the point, they wont play me... I'm hurt..i didn't know how to recover from my ass whoopin..My opponent enjoyed every moment..even called me cute...gee what a consolation prize !

Umm what else? Yeah that's all...I really don't have anything...My friend said she'd email me the pics from this weekends antics and i'll post them joints here :)

You ever stuff so much stuff into one weekend, you feel like you're finna bust at the seams? I'm simple for trying it but me being Ms. I havetimeforeverybody....apparently i did not..It began fri. I was supposed to meet up with a photography to begin a project and shoot some candids..In the meantime i hung out with a friend in and around Gallery Place/Chinatown, trippin out. The plan went: i'd hang out with him, go to the shoot, hit up a party..relax for the evening and come home early saturday morning..Not the case..So we're chillin and about 10ish which was not the plan either..i get a text from the photog...He's tied up and cant do the shoot..at this point i was feeling nice and really just did wanna go home or go somewhere and chill quietly..it had been a rough week and some health issues reared their ugly head..again..So i go to said friends house and wait for another friend(one of the people who got sacrificed in the first place) They said they would take me home....Eureka!!... I ended my night in bed @ the 1amish hour...Now i thought i would be free to sleep in a bit since my friends had just got in town that am...I was wrong..my phone rang @ 7am...7am...So i'm thinking they cant be here from nyc already...come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn..no they were just asking for directions..cool..now after a convo such as this you would think i wouldnt be able to get back to sleep but that wasnt the case..I immediately fell back asleep..Now usually on a saturday i'd wake, make breakfast, dress and proceed to the raw bar...i had no desire...i just laid in bed watching the world series of pop culture mad...because we missed the application deadline..and i seriously think me and my friends woulda wrecked shop...but that's another story. I think my nyc friends caught on i was kinda stuck in chill mode so they seemed to call me 5 mins apart..you dressing? you want us to pick you up? Finally I dressed and got cute..and was ON...we proceeded to a friend baby shower which was nice..afterwards we went to ARTSCAPE..which was nice..Squeezed one more person in..not a bad way to spend the rest of my evening..chillin and commentin on music.. the weather was gorgeous all weekend..Sun..we wrapped up with the Flea Market, Crabs and Linganore Reggae Wine Fest...By the time we got to Bmore i was tired and was glad that some plans i had for later in the evening fell threw....yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..I crawled in bed @ 12am...burnt out..I woke up this morning at 530..i got up turned my alarm clock off and went back to sleep till 7..and it felt good. So here i am at work..revived and ready for another week i think... i think..hahaha

Hambani Khale

Can I come up for air ?

Without going too in depth it seems that every time i clear one hurdle
the next hurdle appears bigger..larger...and sometimes I just want to lay down...forever.. At what point does one stop struggling to prove their place in life? I just feel I've struggled in some sort of way throughout my entire life. I'm trying to keep my head above water but it's a bit hard to wade when your hands are tied.



Artist: Amel Larrieux
Album: Morning
Year: 2006
Title: Gills And Tails

i looked at my reflection in the water
thought what an unlikely pair
closed my eyes, held my breath, plummeted down,down,down
and anchored myself there

can't tell how long i've been
in the company of gills and tails
i think i feel my skin
growing scales

chorus
can i come up for air
can i come up, can come up
(repeat 3x)

i'm gettin' eaten up down here
i'm just not built like them
the big fish have a monopoly
the little fish get buried in the sand

this here world i'm in
sucks your life out, leaves you comatose
take back your salt and fins
send me a lifeboat

chorus

i look up at longing at the surface
hypnotized by the way the sunlight seems to ride each ripple
and they do a dance
every ray becomes a beckoning hand
i miss the sweet taste of oxygen
i mistook this for the promised land

chorus

I had intended to post about my excellent adventures over the course of the weekend..but something greater made it's way into my head...

What is it with younger chicks(16-20ish)? Like i know i'm going to offend some..and generalize others..And yes that's a huge age range, but is it? I don't know if women in general view each other as direct competition but I've found on more than one occasion..some young chick has tried to test me. For example on the bus this morning..I was seated near the rear of the coach and of all the seats..PJSparkles(that's what i called her because she has multi colored braids and glitter everywhere) So PJ plops down beside me..pet peeve #1..#2 she's all up on my ipod screen..#3 she kept flinging her plaits every few moments..she kept scratching them and flinging them again..Now i decided to let it slide once maybe twice but then i noticed the swing of her plaits a bit excessive after about the 3rd time and the swing started, swinging in my directions. The last time she decided to do it..i caught her plaits and said.."I don't need your plaits in my eye this morning." She rolled her eyes and sucked her teeth. That i could care less about, but when she motioned to do it again..i did the same thing..grabbed them suckas and handed them to her. Now by this time it was stand off and i knew it would go there. Because from the moment she got on the bus she stared at my side profile..searching for something..an ashy foot..a hair out of place..my skin looking ratty..my nails not manicured..she couldn't find nothing..not one thing..so i knew she'd try something petty...and the braid swinging was a mess...She didn't do it again for the rest of the trip..maybe it was subconscious but she knew damn well she wasn't sitting alone. I rang the bell to get off the bus and excused myself..and she wouldn't get up..so i motioned to prepare my things..still no movement..i stood up..and yes..i bogarted her. She had this offended look on her face and i made sure my ballerinaesque skirt hit her in the face as i left the seat.. I hate when people wont stand to let u off the bus..rather opting to make u awkwardly move around them to get off..and i had on heels this morning so i wasn't for any sudden jerking and stopping motions. And this wasn't the first time that this had happened this weekend..while in NYC chillin..a dude was talking to me and a chick about in her early 20's just walked right thru us..now that woulda been fine had we not been off to the side to begin with. But she just chose to step thru..i guess to display her goods or to be petty..I didn't say anything because quite frankly i didn't feel threatened. Dude said excuse u to her..and she just was like yeah whatever..And it never went any further. I think it's rather bold to test anyone..especially a stranger u don't know from eve. I could be a crazy ass sister just wanting a reason to cut u..but i digress. Is this a direct competition of pettiness?..I couldn't imagine me and this young women going for the same dudes..altho some dudes i know have dipped into the youngin dating pool..but i cant even imagine me and these 2 women vying for the attention of the same man..I mean seriously...I was watching that age of love show..where there are 2 sets of women..ones in their 20's and the others in their early 30's ranging to 40..and the young chicks on the show have this false sense of entitlement and it's all about me'ism that was just hilarious..where as the older chicks were more comfy and settled into what it is they were giving off...maybe my calmness offended these sisters in both instances but for whatever reason it happened. *SMH* Can't we all just get along? I'm not after your men!

My ex called this weekend..rather he texted because he knew he was being an ass the last we spoke..the text was just saying how he hadn't heard from me in a moment. The last time we spoke dude said something to the effect of him barely knowing me..As is his M.O. he likes to go for the low blows and cheap shots..so i just let it rock..u barely know me let's keep it like that..I'm sure no doubt he woulda hit me with the I miss you tactics just to get me back where he had me once upon a time..but nah it's not happen..i've come a ways since we parted and i'm not really trying to go back there..me and him just didnt work..and that's it.

That's all i got for now..
but i will leave u with this cute pic of me and Ells..
I took this yesterday as i was chillin..It's times like this
that are rare when i just have that down time to just relax and let it all hang out.

WTH TSNF OMG!

I always without fail forget some shit that i need to take on a trip with me. I mentioned that i had to pack my major bag on tuesday night. Basically trying to preemptively pack is not my cup of tea. So last night when i got in the house...I tried to pack a lil carry on bag if u will..all the things that i may have forgotten in my big bag..but what the fuck did i pack in the big bag *shrugs* Hell if i know..i mean really...I'm at the age that if i didn't pack it I'm sure i can pick it up at store...plan and simple. I have all the major shit(cell charger..i went to the atm before i left town..some of their atm fees are crazy) But yeah i think I'm ready.. My bestest commented on how i never have a big bag..i said well shit when u have to pack days in advance what am i supposed to do? I mean when u go outta town u back ya good stuff..the things u look best in..you don't wanna be caught outta town looking a hot ass mess(imo) maybe some folks do..My world is way too small, because without fail i always manage to see someone i know..or maybe someones..not on some planned heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..but on some damn you here! So i like to look as fab as i can..not just for trips but period. You never know who you'll see or who'll see u in vice versa..and you know how folks like to say i saw so and so and they looked a damnnnnnnnnnn mess... I'll never be that person! Sounds a bit anal but it's who i am.

Today i'm wearing jeans, a polo striped tee and some flip flops..how's that for office attire? Holla! I was gonna organize the supply closet since i am in charge of ordering supplies, but fuck it! I've organized a rack of shit in the past month to grant me penance for wearing jeans on a not so casual thursday..if u ask me it's casual up in this bitch often cause my coworker straight put together some outfits that are less than desirable...titty here..thigh there..clothes too tight...but the loop hole with commenting on peoples work attire is that they can say u're harassing them..so no one ever says anything about anyone elses clothes..It's in the office handbook(yes we have a office handbook) that one would assume what professional attire is. But at a University where some of the ph.d's wear birkenstocks all year round it's hard to try and make folks dress a certain way..and indeed i am thankful.

Yesterday my friend made me so angry i just started laughing. They kinda looked at me like this bitch is crazy..but what i was thinking was..You are so cut,sausages is out! Yes nigga u're out. For some reason as of late dudes have been dismissing themselves...It's like going to someones house doing something ignant then being like "I'll show myself out." You sure will..and lose that number! I never delete someones numbers after i mess with them..i just add a tag.. like Do not answer! or other adjectives like rabbit humper..or lazy..all this may seem cruel and unusual but i find that i need to be reminded of why we stop messing around in the first place...it's easy to forget someones transgressions when u only think about the good times..and i find myself seeing the good in all assholes... ha.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
YOU LIKE ME YOU REALLY LIKE ME!!

Yesterday was awesome. I couldn't complain or ask for another day to celebrate one more year of my existence on this earth. I got Flowers yall! Which was awesome because it's very rare that i receive them..I suppose some folks think it's cliche' but yeah gimme my flowers while I'm living. At any rate..I received well wishes and gifts up until midnight..at which time i handed the bday torch off to a friend of mines celebrating their day today.. I know so many people who's bday's all are bunched around the first of July..On last fri i celebrated 2 bday's..Saturday 2 and on sunday 1.... Today 2...So for all those cancers out there...YOU ROCK!

Last night as my evening was winding down...I decided to entertain, before then i received a call from a 443 number..now that's local ,but i didnt know who it was..so i didnt answer(i have a problem with answering calls from numbers not saved in my phone). I'm glad i didnt answer it..it was my aunt on my mother's side asking me to call her..she was calling to wish me a happy bday..I suppose you're thinking I'm mean but given my family history..nah..i deal with them with a very long ruler.. Seeing as how they never told me where they buried my grandmother and where my mother's ashes are..i have no love for such conniving people..I suppose that's why i have a problem with people who think they are getting over on me.. because my family got over on me, my moms and my bro our whole lives. It's to the point where my brother does not wanna see nor hear from anyone..save for me..and i feel the same..I don't wanna go too in depth but they really are a crazy bunch. With the exception of a few aunts...i dont really like anyone in my fam..harsh but true. *closes that book for now*

My friends are a bright bunch..and i mean that sincerely but sometimes their plans are a bit off..So my bestest decides that we were indeed leaving Bmore for NYC thur evening..and that it would be best if i packed my bag yesterday or today and to bring it to her house..so i can leave from work straight..Ummm that's all fine and dandy but i don't know what the hell imma wear that far in advance...I mean seriously who does? And on top of that she was like you can walk your bag over here..so lemme get this straight i need to pack 2 days in advance and walk my bag over your house? Wow...thankfully a friend of mines took the bag over her house last night..and i packed extra...do you know that after the fact she calls and tells me to pack something cute cause we going to 40/40! sheesh! I love her dearly tho.

Yesterday me and CP did a writing exercise via email..basically we added parts to a story(going back and forth)..it's getting good...You all should try this with a few people..the plot turns that happen in the stories are crazy...it also lets you know how sharp and quick on their feet people are..

Tonight's Bday partying part 2 happens...DC here i come.

Crikey!!!
It always amazes me how many people have good ass memories...
Last night i received call after call from people before or at midnight to wish me a happy bday...Some read this blog..others don't..so it wasn't because i had mentioned it...But i didn't get to sleep till about 4am talking to random people..mostly catching up..and cutting the shit like i didn't have to be to work this morning.. It feels kinda weird that the 2 women who meant the most to me in this world are no longer here to see me age..and see the product of their childrearing..It kinda saddened me this morning..so I'm celebrating them too.. And you ask what am i doing at work on my bday..simple..because I've been off since July 4th, i can run up someone elses gas and electric..and I'll prolly get free lunch out the deal.. come on?..who doesnt like free lunch?...

Later on after i leave early from work..hahaha cause i was here at 7am..I'm going to my fave watering hole to have a few drinks and then i'mma do what i always do when i when go to oshea's..i'mma tip home..prepare my clothing for work and pass out.. :) great times indeed.. I did the bulk of my celebrating this weekend..so I'm not too pressed to do anything specific on my bday..i know when i go to check my email..there will be a coupon from my fave tex mex spot offering me a free bday meal..gyeah..again free food..are u guys seeing the theme?

There's a time in the morning when I'm the only one here at work..and i cherish that time because it's no one here bombarding me with their BS..everything ranging from kids to man problems..*sigh* oh well

I really don't have anything to write..i guess my life is pretty even keeled and joy filled..and who wants to hear about good time :)

NYC here i come.

oh i managed to take a few pics this weekend while out..but a few are blurry because other took a few of my fave shots...but i have the quintessential shinyshainthecitypic
I don't know what the bartender put in that cocktail but it tasted like pixy sticks and i was wired for the rest of the night!

on the close of my bar crawl night I realized 2 things about me.. 1. my temperment is a taste violatile depending on how u catch me and 2. I'm not for a bunch of crap...the evening was great until we went to leave..me and a friend was pulling out of a parking space and this guy decided to just get out the car and direct his friend..i'd be all for it had his friend not been an asshole about it..and the driving lesson ended in a screaming match...because it's one thing that doesn't fly with me,and it is some dude calling me a bitch..like it's on my birth certificate...my friend calmed me down..and spoke to me in an even tone about the benefits of letting it slide..but that lil chick from bmore almost made an appearance...u know the one that knows when people are faking the funk! In all it was a nice impromptu crawl because I wasn't trying break the bank..im sure i'll sleep thru tomorrow...safe and soundly...that'll be another day i'll cherish and chill.

A friend of mine threw his own party, which I refuse to do..he was so involved about turnout and things of the such...turns out Terrell Davis came to his shit..:) great things happen for great people..

I couldn't help but think of all the decisions i've made in this past year and how they've affected me.. going into my 32nd I pray for discernment..honesty..peace..perserveance, persistence and balance..

namaste.

Hooray for bullshitters...
I'd like to take the time and say thank you for all those that makes plans..break them..and give way for some truly awesome things to happen in your spot. Not to say u couldn't hold your spot down but let's face it...it's a reason u cancelled in the first place.. This weekend was shaping up to be a hum dinger..folks driving in from outta town..coordinating in town folks..it was a bit heady for a sister, then 2 people cancelled..omg I was so relieved because I had way overbooked myself..in it's stead I had an awesome dinner and evening cocktails..it's like when u tell a friend u'll do something and then something more promising comes up..u'd rather do the latter but u don't wanna be a bad guy...this is where honesty comes into play...because face it..somethings are just better than others to do..you just let your friend know something else came up..and leave it at that..going into sat. evening it looks to be shaping up to be a hot ass night...and I can't even complain...im just thankful the outta town friends decided against..that has lifted some of my anxiety...so now I'm free to barcrawl as I wish without consideration and checking on folks.. :)

I was scheduled off for monday but I think imma swap that out for thur. as I'm going outta town..July is gonna be one hell of a month..every weekend is packed with some great things to do..awesomeeeeeeeeeee :)

I'm on cloud nine...it's been sometime since i've seen someone and felt like the feeling was truly mutual/reciprocated..to new beginnings. :)

The good thing about having the day off is planning nothing, and doing everything..I laid in bed this morning..watched a few movies..and chatted on the phone with a few friends before I decided to get dressed.. and may I say I looked adorably cute for my lady's day out as Dean's called it...we went to visit all our people or people we knew of that had boutiques..i tried on what will be a banger of a cashmere winter coat..and a few dresses..Deans said I needed one for this saturday..so after much bulling..one of the boutiques owners gave me this slate grey grecian goddess dress that stops a lil above my knees...i came out the dressing room..and everyone in the boutique said I looked smashing..and how my cut set the dress off..i thanked everyone for their compliments and put the dress back..after I went in the dressing room to try something else on...i came out to a gift bag..it was my dress..i almost wept because every year I don't really ask for anything only that people come out and drink with me..this was a definite treat..and I will rock my dress to it's fullest this saturday.. :)

For a brief moment I thought about returning a gift I got a friend..not out of malice but simply I don't know when i'll see them next..and honestly I can say i've made an attempt to impart the gift...what's the stature of limitation on unclaimed gifts? ha

I will be attending the afram this weekend and I always manage to see a majority of the guys I use to mess with there with their spouses or girlfriends..it's funny because u see this brief glimmer of honesty when u look in their eye..and that's enough for me to speak..share a laugh and keep it pressing.

Owwwwwwwwwww...the date has been set for me to model for a photo series that will be displayed in a gallery..i hope my pictures make the cut..i'm a taste nervous and excited...wish me luck!

I was going to be good and go to work this morning but I decided against it very last minute. I thought my bed feels right comfy and I do have some things I would like to do during business hours. I also thought hell u deserve a break today...as if the 4th wasn't enough...but some days u just wanna ignore that alarm clock and turn back over... that's the spice of life people..well that and having benefits. ;-)

I went to a BBQ with a friend all prepared to play scrabble...the hostess told us 'bring our game' and I took that as the game u are good at and/or like the best. I put my game down got me a glass of sangria and commenced to chillin...people asked me everything..from my custom made jewelry to my hair cut(which for some reason people like to play in) but that's a later entry..maybe later on in this one but anyway..no one wanted to play scrabble..i asked my friend why no one wanted to play with me..they informed me that they had spoken of my ass whoopin i'd administered and deemed me unplayable..the major excuse ‘i can't think that fast.’ bs! but I took my lumps and kept the bbq moving..the night ended with fireworks and me getting cornered byyy..
a married dude..now for some reason as was my senior year in college i'm a married man magnet..so I'm going to eat some food I put on my plate..im walking down the steps..i see him coming and move to the right..he moves to the right..ok I think..i move to the left..he moves to the left..i look up..and he smiles(which by the way was gorgeous) but eh..he goes there u go (implying he was looking for me) u are absolutely gorgeous..thank you I say and prepare to keep it moving..hopefully i'll see u soon(yikes I thought..umm I aint seeing u never) he moved my hair out my eye, smiled and moved out my way..i thought that was pretty weird..but he topped that later on that night..so as he and his family are preparing to leave..he smiles at me and says..see u saturday..and *winks..im thinking wth? what's saturday... *shrugs* weird right..i think maybe he had one too many..

Man cigarette smoke is the bane of my existence..
In the past I was known to occassionally puff on a clove or 2 while drinking..and that had spread to smoking a few cigarettes..after awhile i realized that cigarettes wasn't a good substitute for cloves..and then i realized cloves pretty much were a bit more worse than the cigarettes themselves..so i cut them out all together...Haven't turned back since..that's not what this blog is about...It's about those inconsiderate people that decide they wanna puff up until that bus door opens..and they think they're being considerate by puffing the smoke towards the general direction of the closing door...key word is closing door..so the smoke is locked on the bus until the next stop..permeating and just getting all in your clothing..but the assault doesn't stop there..because of all the damn seats that are free on the bus..the nicotine slaves always like to sit in the front ( my theory is their lazy/tired/winded ass don't wanna walk to the mid section of the bus..or better yet the back) It's bad enough that most of the time the offenders look like they just had a hard ass life..but it saddens me deeply when it's a female..the thing that really got my goat this morning was that..me freshly showered..smelling of jasmine and vanilla, fresh cut, and feeling very summer time fresh..was sitting on the bus..in my zone..ipod on..listening to pharoah monche(who is a fool by the way)..so i see the lady and she gets on..and plops..and for those of your who read and catch the metro know about the plop..like the seat always feels like that shit is about to break...but she plops beside me..her friend is seated in front of me..so they carry on a conversation but the whole time betwixt them both i was accosted by the aromatic blend of cigarette breath/morning breath/and sausage...i wanted to earl...and by that point i was just so ready to get off the bus..this was one of those times where an escape pod would be opportune..so i was trying not to breath..and thought maybe if i breath threw my mouth that would be better ,but ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww..it would get in my mouth!!...thank God.. my stop was next..but no it doesn't stop there..so the sister taps me..pulling me outta my music stupor..i was focused,as i am in the morning on the music..she asks me who cuts my hair i give her the card of my Bestest..and she says how pretty i am and asked how old i was..31 i told her..she has this look of astonishment on her face..like it's no way i could be 31..i said yes i am on the brink of yet another year..and she was like shutuppppppppppp...emphasis on the p for extra glottal stoppage..she said she was 25..but she didn't look a day over 45..damn i thought..i said please to meet u but this is my stop... It was then that i was glad i gave up cigs when i did. Not only do they effect your heatlh..they effect your outward appearance as well.. Damn is all i can say..because her face will be in my head for a moment..right on down to her teeth.

You ever have a long eventful weekend..but not just one thing stood out?..like the whole weekend was dope..even if you had some flakers...that was my weekend in a nutshell..like i was here at work at 730 but couldnt think of one thing to specifically type about..well maybe the fact that baltimore finally got a urban outfitters is commendable..or the fact that i went to take some outta town folks to get some good seafood there was a drunkard sittin at the counter licking his finger and then swiping the old bay offa crabs and then re licking his finger..or despite so so reviews i went to see Ocean's 13 and thoroughly enjoyed the small nuances. Other than that..i'm looking forward to this week..and then this weekend peoples.. so yeah i pretty much have nothing. But that fabulous pic was me clowning around in the house saturday evening.. :)

enjoy your day :)