"You gotta work hard if you want to win"

awww eff that!! that shit ain't always true most of the time.

it's been a bad day...and reading Janine's blog don't make me feel so good about some people

I mean damn, some people's priviledge gives their vantage point a 00/00 vision. The shit is ridiculous.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok, i had to get that outta my system so what up??


Oooh the roots r coming back....ooohhh and they bringin a lil lupe haha!

i can risk my hearing for one more nite!

Hope ya'll had a very merry christmas. I spent majority of the weekend sick as a dog eating taco bell's green onions lol. but it was cool. I had to drug myself up to see Dreamgirls...which i must say is the most phenominal movie this year...well a close tie with The Departed...but you get what i'm saying. J. Hudson ROCKED da MIC...ya heards me!

After enjoying a weekend a home it was time to get back to the city. Instead of driving, I ended up with THE WORST scheduled flights to and from new orleans. For all ya'll who don't know, Houston is too damn big to be talking bout "yeah, I'm 10 min away"...no u not. ain't nothing 10 min away in houston. So needless to say, leaving the house at 5:10 am was not gonna guarentee time to check in baggage and make my 6:30am flight out to n.o. Soooo....my luggage is supposedly on it's way via some three letter parcel service. lol

Oooohhh thanks cuzins for the ipod speaker/radio...dat bass be bumping lol. Time to teach the neighbors a lesson lol.

got sum work ta do

holla

just looked good enough to blog

Ummmm, need I say more than "WHO DAT????"

I stay long winded like sayin' George Papadopoulous

I've been up since 4:30 am...why???!?!?!??!?!?! sheeed, cause i couldn't go back to sleep

too much on my brain.

gotta stop worrying about people

can't change them

gotta work on me

Acceptance

I thought about having a productive night, chaknow, wrapping gifts and all. I was smart in buying this gift wrap pack from target, paper, ribbons, cards..ya know...everything but TAPE!!!!! i put that ish to the left, to the left and now i have to do it all tomorrow.

i gotta pack.

i hate flying at night :(

i still have a couple more things to buy.

i don't think ima make it to the cathedral tomorrow night

when my lease is up, i'm moving back uptown...that's the way my blood runs lol

the architect came to visit the church a couple of weeks ago. it'll take $800k to get the church in pre-katrina condition...around $3 million to get it to where we are headed for

interestingly enough...u some people don't find a connection in the lack of return of black churches and the rise of crime, drugs, domestic violence & suicides in New Orleans post-katrina

I'm thinking about starting a lil side hustle for the new year!!!!! I'll let ya'll know once I've finished praying on it...oh and finish getting the legal ish straight...then I'll let ya'll know

it's raining???? damn, well i hope it brings some cool weather for christmas...remember the Christmas before Katrina when it snowed. For all ya'll who ain't from N.O. ya'll wouldn't understand but it was dope. we was all outside actin like we was really building snow men and making snow angels lol. memories.

ah

2006. not so bad of a year. traveled a lot! didn't think i'd be back in New Orleans. it's home...at least til i graduate. the fam's still all over. back living on my own. every aspect of my life has changed. i still haven't seem some loved ones since katrina. this is still the city that care forgot...love's trying to heal that though. people are literally dying from heart ache. strong people are trying to commit suicides. public school system is returning back to normal aka promoting a pipeline from education to the hospitality industry to perpetuated the tourism industry in New Orleans. some haven't started rebuilding. some are still waiting.

waiting

waiting. to see what the city's gonna do. the city's still waiting.

waiting

waiting...just waiting.

families still living in FEMA trailers. have you ever been in a FEMA trailer????? u know the bathrooms on an airplane? that's the size of a fema trailer bathroom...I AM NOT exaggerating

people need counseling. we're all trying to survive. mentally. it's hard. financially it's hard. spiritually it's hard.

u gotta trust. have faith.

2005 was a breakthrough.

N.O. we can do it.

i love my city. i love uptown. i love downtown. i love NOPS. i love canal st after school. i love st. aug's talent show. #35 explosion. the plaza. the lake on sundays. red beans on mondays. catfish and potato salad on fridays. second lines. da indians. super sunday. under the bridge on mardi gras. christmas in the oaks. walks in audubon park. house of blues on thursday. bally's casino on ya birthday. shopping at lakeside after a long work day. essence weekend. bayou classic. sugar bowl. loni on the radio. gumbo on christmas. fried turkey on thanksgiving. everybody in church on easter. the way i walk. my twang when i talk. the way i go "make" groceries. ooohhh dat brown beat on any song.

i love it all

that's why I'm here

who knows if she'll continue to reciprocate this love

one could only hope

but

for right now

i'm not giving up

I love you in a place where there's no space or time
I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over
Remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song for you

©Donny Hathaway

Now that's love


Birds of a feather flock together
But chickens don’t fly
They eat they own sh*t and die
Don’t be affiliated
©Nas

oooh now that's love 2. lol

"...now they call me crazy Joe"

Can I get an updated version of Lean on Me...I know it exists


let's see...

there's Mrs. Ina Gex Who saw potential in the midst of everything. Rest in peace.

Ms. Stephens who started the spark in History

Coach Green who challenged me to think

Ms. Dennis who gave the time to nurture my spirit

Mr. Richard who taught me the meaning of "oh what tangled webs we've weaved. When first we practice to deceive" well not really. after the school year he joined the clergy...lol but u know what i mean

Ooh Ms. Cassimere who taught me discipline...she had my ass in lunch detention almost everyday lol

haha Mr. Stewart. i still don't know where that accent came from

so yeah, I had a couple of Michelle Pfeiffer and Hilary swanks through out my days...but oh, if it wasn’t for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark.


Thanks

The Devil Wears Prada

oh, she really does. gosh that movie was dope. I know I'm later than a pregant woman but...so.

How far are you willing to go for that thing?

Eh? I'm not as willing to sacrifice friends and family as I would've for my own childish ambitions as I once used to be, but what's in my way now? at what cost do I stop identifying things as pawns and see them as people...or vice versa.

I hope I still don't have the "eff em" attitude in me. That ish can really bite u in da ass...I have the scars to prove it. But at the same time those scars were healing I was learning.

Now again...How much am I willing to sacrice to acheive my goals...ask me again tomorrow.

Let's see...

I did some traveling this year, but nothing outta da U.S. Let's see what this summer has in store for me...Italy or England is on my list:::crosses fingers and says a quick prayer:::

Amen


gosh I wish I could find that power point presentation i did for our costa rica trip...hi-la-ri-ous!!!!!

da memories of the real world crew LMAO

I started going though some pics I took this year...I can't believe it's almost over.

New Year's Resolutions?

none for me. i try to be a better person each day. sometimes it works. sometimes b*tches be making me...well u get it.

back to da pics...haha..just a few

New Years...I've blurred the faces to protect the guity...oh, i mean da innocent




LMAO...on blast, ya heard?

da damn best pizza eva!



Saw this lady at the rally, we had a conversation...hope was restored



oh, i gotta go...i got some work to do

later

"I don't know much about cards, but I bet these 4 5s beat a full house" (c) Omar

Ah ha! i found a cheap flight to houston for christmas. I never thought I would get tired of driving to houston, but the blowout experience isn't a good look. Plus, i still didn't get my extra tire fixed yet...I'ma get to it.

For those keeping count: I DON'T NEED ANY SEASONS OF THE WIRE. I HAVE ALL 3!

I want a dog, but I need a yard to make the experience a success:::insert sad face::::

I've been complaining a lot lately. It's not you it's really me. Things aren't the way i want them to be. I let people get under my skin (which isn't as thick as i advertise). I need a change...QUICK!

I gotta start reading my Bible again...Daily. I stopped about a month ago. I'm not trynna say my reading the Bible is the cure to solve all bad attitude ailments...but it sure does help give me focus.

dang, it's almost 1am and I'm still up!?!?!?!?!?!?! ha i took a nap earlier...so i cheated???? Actually, i thought i was in for the night until i realized i forgot to turn my phone on silent and was awakened by some randomass number. I didn't answer. They didn't leave a msg. I guess it wasn't important.

Wendy Williams was on the tv when i was rudely awakened. I have come to this conclusion...u ready. YEah, so I don't like carmen bryan. It's not even on some black feminist, support vixens, equal rights for sexing type stuff. She's a stupid girl. She says stupid things. She has NO personality. I just don't like her. Now is she going to lose sleep over this?

Probably not.

eh.

well, it's been on in demand for the past week so I feel I'm not spoiling anything...so....

R.I.P.


damn HBO. the new season isn't suppose to air until 2008!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!? ya'll straight trippin. and don't think i forgot how upset i was at last season's finale for the sopranos. Calm before the storm my arse!

i'm out!

Keys open Doors

Today someone asked me why I identified myself as Black and not as an African American...well, cause she's an African American and I don't think we look anything alike (though I wish our bank accounts were somehow related)

no disrespect and all, just keepin it real

saving a egg....LMAO!!!!

Damn, can I please sleep past 8:00 am on a Sunday morning...specially since church doesn’t begin til 1pm.

I'm up now, so I guess not huh?

Why every time I go out I feel the need to blog about the weird ish that happens but I can't ever remember what it was?

Oh, for one. On the real. Why does Congressman William Jefferson always pass by the Hookah Cafe every time I'm there? It was real weird cause I went with my girl and we sat at the bar cause they had seats available (oh, and what the hell? do you have to get there at 4pm on Friday to get a table. when we went the girl asked us if we wanted to put our name on the waiting list, saying the wait would be 30 minutes or so. I guess "or so" translates to a little over 3 hours). So we all know sitting at the bar ain't the best place to be if you trying to lay off the fish mentality huh? So let’s just say a couple cuba libres later here comes Bill. He walks past us and my friend's like "why does he come every time we're here?" Idunno :::half inebriatedly (I know this not a word but…eh) shrugs shoulders::: oh shall i mention my hearing is severely affected when consuming alcohol. In other words, I can't hear ish...don't be mad when I'm all "que??" i bees serious!

So on his way out Bill recognizes my friend and gives her a hug, and then he turns to me and does the same. Then I ask him, "Why is it that every time I'm here, you're here" Refer to the previous section to see why my response was a shake of the head and a smile. yeah, okay. I feel like I'ma see Karen Carter in Dreams or at poetry next week. ha. I wouldn't be surprised.

I like dudes with a lil hood in them. They seem to give the damnest compliments. Last week it was "Damn, I like dem jeans"...I did too! 7 jeans on sale are always the ish!!!! and I love the way they fit! This week, dudes was really feeling the hair, and letting me know?.? Idunno what's going on, but I'm much obliged, as Bubbles would say.

Oh yeah, so I stay in Greater New Orleans, and there's no reason why I should be seeing raccoons, right? Yeah, so last night I thought I was tripping. My girl was dropping me off at home and we thought we saw a thunder cat run across the street and it jumped like to the middle of the phone pole. She just stopped the car. It WAS a friggin raccoon, or a cat that had two black eyes.

man idunno.

oh, watch the wire tonight!

dueces

does the boondocks finale make u have a feel good moment?

Oh this is some bullish!!!!



no further comments.

ima definitely be a hooksta tonight!

see ya there!

oh, and since its an away week, I'll be seeing YOU tomorrow huh? hey cuz, u wanna go see venus and serena tuesday?

a bad note, ain't no bad note, if it's a good note

The blogger "MAN" keeps trynna make me switch to beta blogger...change...eh. maybe for the new year.

So hurricane season is officially over!!!! and the temp. dropped bout 30 degrees over 3 hours last night. It's New Orleans cold outside brrrrrrrrr. I ain't goin nowhere this weekend...well to church. but i'm chillin. cleaning the crib. finishing my schedule. blog a lil. catch up with some peeps on my lil space and read a book...well at least start on one. the ratio of how many books i buy to the ones i actually read and finish are disappointing at the very least.

I done effed up and saw the finale for the wire. i won't ruin it for ya'll, but in two weeks let's have a convo. okay?!!?!

so what's really going on?

WORLD AIDS Day. As Bush highly promotes abstanance in 3rd world countries where people live on less than a dollar a day, Peter Piot sums it up for me "Twenty-five years into AIDS, nations rich and poor still think about the pandemic from an emergency perspective of quick fixes and short-term goals"


Apologies are having the Best Week Ever

I think Ima enroll in a pottery class...oh no, no link for this. I'm serious.

Killa Sham gets no time


"now sleep on it, that's why God give us night" (c) Lupe Fiasco