Things That I have done *
*(This list was shoplifted from S* over at NJAFN)


The things in BOLD have been done by yours truly.
Life's To Do List
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen an eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 10 provinces or all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland (didn't stop to visit but was there on a lay over on my way to Greece)
52. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them(in reverse)
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake Dead River
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in aisles at Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an illness that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident
150: Saved someone's life

Text book Induced Poverty!



Eventhough I am currently working full time (not for long! through no fault of my own), and yes, I have some money in the bank, buying text books hurts like a gut punch! Yo, I know that "a mind is a terrible thing to waste", but I'm starting to feel like a text book is a damnable thing to have to buy!

I now know why college students live off of Ramen noodles and mac & cheese, it's all they can afford after paying tuition and books! I just shelled out $214 for books for two classes. I still have two more classes to buy books for. By the time it's all said and done, my books will have cost me almost half of my tuition. What the bleep is really going on?

Thank God I'm not broke, but for real, getting an education can dog near put you in the poor house. How ironic. We are encouraged to get an education so that we can have more earning power but what they don't tell you is that you need earning power to get the flippin education. Go figure. If anyone would like send me some kraft macaroni & cheese please email me so that I can tell you where to ship it. I'm gonna need it! If anyone needs me, I'll be on a date with my textbooks. They cost me enough, so I might as well get my monies worth! :-)

Starting

I did something last week that I hadn't done in a long time: I went to the library. It was a soul freeing experience. As a teenager, I was an avid reader. I retreated into the world of books because it was one of the only peaceful places that I could find. In the course of taking on the "cares of this world", I lost access to the world of books. In doing so, I became one dimensional.
My views became rigid and unforgiving. I got a little self-righteous. I thought the Bible was the only book that I needed. Glad I woke up! I have begun to perceive truth in all I encounter . I am finding truth in poetry, truth in literature, truth in conversation with my fellow human beings regardless of background. One of my favourite authors back then, was Alice Walker. I have found her again. She herself is named "Truth" for the name "Alice" comes for the Greek word "Alethea" which means the reality at the base of appearance. Her last name means exactly what it says. She is a truth walker. Her voice is profound. I am reading her biography and I am astounded by the mark that she has made up to this point. I wanted be like her when I grew up. She was my first muse and mentor for I too am a poet. I actually won prizes for it growing up. I almost let the gift die. Through reading her biography, I am now encouraged to let every gift I have manifest whether it is readily understood or not. She has done so and is doing so. I have begun to recognize my duality in that I am human but I'm also a house in which resides the Divine. To be at peace with the entirety of ones self is to know peace that passes all understanding. Here is an excerpt from Alice Walker's poem " On Stripping Bark from Myself":
No. I am finished with living
for what my mother believes
for what my brother and father defend
for what my lover elevates
for what my sister, blushing, denies or rushes
to embrace

See, I'm not starting over, I'm starting, and I will not stop until I am done.

Yesterday

Yesterday, I found out that the mother of one of my dear friends passed away. The way I found was via a text message from the director of the audio engineer ministry at my church(I am a sound tech), sent @ 8:55 am, asking me if I was going to be at the church at 12 noon to do the sound for the funeral. I was devestated. I knew that my firneds mom had been really ill but I did not know that she had passed. I should have been there. I WOULD HAVE been there if I had not found about the service roughly 3 hours before it started. When I told the director that no, I wouldn't be there because I didn't know about it, he ask me can I get over there. I told him "No. I work just like you. Had I been informed in a timely manner, I could've made arrangements". he told me that he didn't find out about the services until the afternoon of the day before. Had he called me the day before, I could've requested a day of bereavement and been there to do the sound for the service and to support my friend. I have told the director time and time again that the last minute info passing has got to stop. He apparently hasn't listened. As a result, I was not where I should've been. I just need to rant about that. Thanks for listening.

My Blog Personality

This is what came back after I took the test. This testifies to my gentle side but don't trip! A sista CAN get it crunked!

Your Blogging Type Is Thoughtful and Considerate

You're a well liked, though underrated, blogger.You have a heart of gold, and are likely to blog for a cause.You're a peaceful blogger - no drama for you!A good listener and friend, you tend to leave thoughtful comments for others.

What's" Your Blogging Personality?

Getting Inked


After much reflection, I've decided that I would like to do something very special for my 34th birthday. I will turn 34 in November. This will be a defining moment as these past two years of my life have been in a word, interesting. To mark this milestone, I have decided to get inked. For those of you going "What the hell?", this means that I have decided to get a tattoo. I am going to lose my skin cherry. Peeps without tats are considered to have "virgin" skin. I've thought about it, and I'm pretty sure this is what I want.

There is a problem though and here it is: I don't know what to get or where to get it (body part). That being said, I am inviting you, my IIF's to participate in my defining moment. I am soliciting your help in finding an appropriate tattoo for my person and in suggesting which part of my person it goes on. Let me say that I not down with shull & bones or any type of dark and or morbid images. I'm also not into symbols in foreign laguages that I don't speak and therfore have to trust someone elses interpretation (remember Britney Spears?). Other than that, please feel free to email me pictures and suggestions.

This is your mission if you choose to except it :-) We have until November.

"It's Getting Hot in Here..."


Aaah... the joys of home ownership. I live in sunny freaking FL, home of the summer afternoon thunderstorm, in Tampa Bay, lightening capital of the world. Among these things, Tampa can get as hot as what I imagine the entrance to hell would be like. For past 2 days the entrance to hell has been my house.

Translation: A sista's a/c went out!

I called the repair man and it turns out that my compressor has fallen down and get up! Solution: get a new a/c unit, Price: $1750, Having that kinda loot laying around: priceless, Feeling experienced when forking over said sum of money: GUT PUNCH! OUCH.

A/C is not an option in FL, ecspecially when you have kids or pets. I have no kids but I do have pets which similar to having kids. So, I will be shelling out the loot and come Friday, my house will like what I imagine the entrance to Heaven is like. It has been very hot in here and yes, I've taken off my clothes!

Come Friday, I'll be stepping through my house, fully clothed chanting "Ice, ice baby..."

Aiight den.......

So after being in the blogosphere for nearly 2 months without posting, I finally got a clue as to what do with my blog. I am going to put out my views with my slant according to the the truth and knowledge that I have and that I'm going to get. I going to tell it like it T.I. is. Some things I reveal may shock some who will read what I write. So be it. I will no longer hide who I am or what I feel about whatever I feel. I have always done my best not to rock the boat well this time, I'm steering the ship and hell yeah, I intend to jump off into depths unkown in some unchartered territories. I don't want to be one dimensional in my thinking anymore. There are some things that I want to know and somebody out there has got the answers. Bring'em. I'ma put it out there and we gon see what comes back. I'm not afraid of any topic and please oh please will someone help me get educated concerning politics! I see what's going on and it's quite frightening. I want to make sure that the next time I vote, I am fully informed. Yo uninformed voters are just as tragic as those who don't vote at all. Let's talk about sex. Let's put it out there about love and go ahead, lets throw religion up in this piece. It doesn't matter, it's my house. All thinkers welcome. Holla atcha girl.