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September 27, 2005
Hey Hey Hey!
I GOT A NEW JOB!
Yep Yep. AND it pays me quite well if I may say so myself.
It's almost DOUBLE my current salary. I can role with Oprah now.
Not Oprah Winfrey sillies...Oprah Jones that owns the hair shop near my place. lol
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September 23, 2005
Chunky Chili
I made Chili today and I added a bunch of unnecessary mix-ins. Now I'm afraid to eat it, and my brother will not touch it. I offered him $5 to eat it. He asked me was I trippin off of "E" pills. I tried to get my nephew to taste it, but he ran away. When I neared him with a spoon, he looked as if he would start crying.
It looks a bit on the think side. I bet I could cut a chunk out of it with ease. That's so sad.
Now I have to add something to thin it out. I'm not feeling creative anymore. Maybe I should've thought of that before I added all that other stuff to my food. *hmmph*
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September 20, 2005
Bad Wedding & A Wrecked Car
My blogging as of late has been rather minimal and it'll probably continue to be that way for a some time longer. I've been handling family business and I've been very busy.
Speaking of family issues...I attended a cousin's wedding on Sunday afternoon. I didn't plan on attending as of Thursday, but an aunt and my grandfather convinced me that I should come. Why didn't I want to go? I'll tell you why. Prior to the wedding taking place on Sunday, the date had changed 3 times in the last two weeks. Not only did the date change, but the location changed 4 times. Word it changed from Bowie to Upper Marlboro to Suitland and finally Waldorf. That junk just kept going further south. I was waiting for someone to tell me that the wedding would be in Virginia. It made me angry because this was the second time that the engaged couple set a wedding date and then it called it off. The last time, I was in route to Bowie on the day off and I was called by grandfather to tell me that the wedding was off. I ended up turning around in Baltimore and heading home.
I knew that I would regret attending the wedding. It was the most ghetto & embarassing spectacle that I have ever witness before in life. I left before the wedding was over. It was quite possibly the most ignorant shit I've ever seen before.
On the morning of, I woke up & got dressed. I went to the hospital to see my papa. I sat with him for a minute. I knew the wedding was to start at 3pm. I figured if I left Delaware at 12, then I could make it to Waldorf on time for the wedding. Nothing ever goes as planned. I was in no rush to arrive early either. I didn't leave here until 1:30 or so...I think it was later. I used my directions printed off of Mapquest. I arrived in Waldorf at about 4 o'clock. I thought that I'd walk in during the exchanging of the vows. To my surprise, my uncle Clint greeted me at the door to tell me that the bride & groom weren't even there yet. WHAT THE!!? I was like, "You are not serious!"
I walked into the church and it looked like a regular church service. Word yo...a preacher was preaching. I thought he was giving a word to kill time. Nah...homeboy was giving a forreal for-serious sermon. I sat there and listened to the man speak. As I sat there, I looked around to see any familiar faces. I saw a few. The church was half decorated. I didn't see any frantic faces. No curious onlookers. I was hot. I stepped out for moment when my job pager started to buzz. I called back, and I was asked to head to Richmond after the wedding was over to fix some issues with our scan server. I said that I would do it because I knew that I'd have to be in Richmond Monday anyways.
My cousin, the bride, arrived a half hour later...almost 2 hours late for her own damn wedding! Un-fricken-believable! The groom arrived shortly thereafter. The event just got worse from there. A bunch of people showed up as the bride & groom arrived. Im thinking to myself, "Did the wedding time change AGAIN without me knowing?" I felt like I was the only sane one in the whole place. They announced the start of the wedding. I really believe that the people already present at the church had no idea that a wedding was taking place. They just showed up believing they were going to attend a church service. lol. That's really bad.
The wedding got under way. All 26 of the bridemaids and groomsman made their way down the aisle. They were dancing down the aisle. It looked like some stuff that you see in those funny email forwards. You never really expect to see this kind of mess in real life. I was embarassed for my cousin. No...actually I wasn't...I was just embarassed to be there. This is an example of why I don't deal with my father's side of the family. They just epitomize everything that's negative about black people. I'm convinced that the only sane people in my father's family were my grandmother (God rest her soul) and my grandfather. Even my father was a bit insane. I'm not perfect, but I thank God that I was raised around my mother's family.
Somebody sang. Some little kid rapped. Somebody did their "rendition" of an African tribal wedding dance. It looked more like go-go set at the club. Word...I can't even make this isht up. My cousin Shana flew in from Phoenix to see the wedding. She & I looked in shock for much of the time. It was now time to exchange the vows. Two people objected to this wedding taking place. One person jumped up and said, "You all are two young for this. You need to give it some more time."
More time? My cousin is 28. I believe her groom is slighly older. They have 2 kids and they've been together since forever. How much more time do they need. They been playing "Husband & Wife" for the last 6 years...as far as I'm concerned, this wedding happened too late. All things settled after the first outburst. The vows continued. The rev asked if there was anyone else present who didn't see why the couple should marry. Another person stood up. I don't know who she was. All I know is that she kept saying, "You aren't good enough for him. She's not good enough for you. You deserve better. He's not good for you."
It was chaos after that. My cousin Shana started cuttin up. I thought she was one of the normal ones. I was wrong. I stayed long enough. I had to go. I couldn't stand it any longer. I kissed my grandfather goodbye and I left. At that time, it was about 7ish. I asked for directions to Richmond and I was on my way.
I stopped in a Walmart on the way down to VA. While in the store, I lost my purse. My cell phone, car keys and everything was in it. I was having a fit. All kinds of strange thoughts ran through my head. I was thinking that someone picked up my purse and would now try to steal my car. I got the brilliant idea of going outside to the parking lot to wait for anyone who attempted to steal my car. I had an experience like that before. I go hard for my car...seriously. I thought about going inside to get a guard, but I was afraid to leave my car. I waited almost an hour outside. It never crossed my mind that there might be good Semaritans around. A couple walked over to me and asked if I was ok. I explained what happed. They offered to sit and watch my car while I went inside for help.
While inside, I went to the customer service desk. I saw a lady standing at the counter with my purse. I don't think that I've even been so happy in my life. She said that she found the purse in the bathroom. That's the last place I remember having it. I thanked the lady. I offered to pay for her items, but she refused. She told me that she returned the purse because had the situation happened to her she would've wanted someone to return her purse. God Bless Her.
I went to my car and thanked the couple looking out. I headed back on the road. I stopped to get food. I arrived in Richmond at about 11ish or so. I checked into a hotel close to my company's Richmond office. I arrived at the office at the start of their 3rd shift. I took care of some paper work and got the servers back up and running. I didn't do everything that I was asked to do because I was tired. I said that I would be back in the morning to finish an audit for that shop. I went back to the hotel, turned my phone off and crashed.
I left Richmond shortly after 3pm. I was supposed to stay longer, but I recieved a call stating that I needed to come home asap. I headed back to DE. Everything was all good until I got into an accident. This old lady made a left turn in front of me and I ran right into her. This is why old people shouldn't be allowed to drive. She made the left without any regard for other in the oncoming lane. Talk about unbelievable. I JUST got my car fixed from another accident that happened to me. I was in shock. I sat in my car for a minute trying to comprehend what happened. I was scared. I didn't see the lady moving and that frightened me even more. I got out of my car and walked over to the lady. She was hurt. People were asking me if I was ok. I told them that I was fine. My back was hurting slightly, but it was nothing that merited a trip to the hospital. The police officer advised me to go just in case. I went. I was released. I went to check up on the lady that caused the accident. Nobody would tell me anything because Im not her immediate family. I prayed that she was ok. I left my number to be given to someone close to her. Her son called me later that day. He told me that she's a bit shaken, but she's going to live. Talk about a sigh of relief.
The damage to my car seems almost insignificant when a human life is involved. I'm happy that the lady is still alive. I pray for her well-being.
As for me, I'm still ok. My car is jacked up, but I'm ok. I think I'll be taking the bus...that is until the insurance company gives me another car. Dang...all this could've been prevented if I had just stayed home.
Nothing is ever than simple though. :(
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September 14, 2005
Free Ringtone
I purchased Xingtone out of complete curiousity. It turns out that it's going to save me alot of cash! I can make my own ringtones. Never again do I have to purchase ringtones from anyone...ever. Nor do I have scavenge the boring free ringtone sites for ringers that appeal to me. I can make my own! I'm official now. lol
To celebrate, I'm giving away a free ringtone.
This will only work on a phone browser. So, open up your phone's web & type this site in -----> http://dl1.xingtone.com/46384/index.wml.
It should work. If it doesn't, then oh well...you can't say that I didn't try. lol.
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September 7, 2005
Cellular Donations
I'm passing this on via Carla's site.
Most US carriers have made it easy for subscribers to donate to the Red Cross for hurricane Katrina relief:
Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and ALLTEL customers can make a $5 donation by sending the text message "give" to the number "24357" (2GIVE).
Cingular Wireless sent a text message to every subscriber asking if they would like to donate $1.99. Simply reply with yes to donate.
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September 1, 2005
It's Survival
I'm watching CNN right now, and I don't think words can describe how I feel as I watch what's unfolding in New Orleans. It's really a sad situation. It breaks my heart to see so many people without homes or places to go. The scenes on TV look like infomercials for help in third world countries. It's awful.
Last night, On the O'Reilly Factor, Bill referred to the looters as "thugs". To paraphrase what he said, "It's like a group of people stayed behind just to wreak havoc."
That ticked me off. Who would stay behind JUST to loot? Especially when lives are in danger. The people who stayed behind...stayed behind because had no other choice. That had nowhere to go. No Money, No Home, No Back-up Plan...NOWHERE TO GO. Many of these people are poverty stricken. They couldn't just pack up & leave.
I think it's a bit absurd and unfair to refer to these people at "thugs" or "crooks". I'm in no position to judge anyone right now. I really can't fault these people for looting. My God...if I were in their situation, I may be doing the exact same thing. When things get desperate...when your babies have no diapers, water, milk, food then you have to do what you have to do. If I had no money to purchase meds for my family in a time of crisis, then you'd better believe I'd do what I had to do. By any means.
As I Adam & I were discussing on the phone last night, I'm sure some of these people who are "looting" are christians. I'm sure God will forgive them. Heck...God has probably given some the insight to do so. As Adam so comically put it, "There's an extra case of toilet paper in aisle 6."
So...yea...I don't fault these people for taking food, toiletries & other NECESSITIES. Now the situation becomes totally outrageous and out of control when cats start taking TVs, DVD Players, Beer, Guns and all that other unnecessary bull isht.
What in hell are you gonna do with a flat screen plasma? Where are you going to take it? THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY IN THE CITY PEOPLE!
Why guns? Everyone is in the same predicament...having a gun is not going to move the process along any quicker.
[Edit 11:09pm] I won't deny that some of these people are taking this crisis as opportunity to get some free stuff. BUT...why is it referred to as "looting" when black people did it, but "finding" when other races did it?
God help the city.
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