and i’m stuck here at work…I wanted to take my dad some flowers to his gravesite today, being that he’s a veteran and all…but that wasnt possible. :thumbsdown:

I have a few choice words…but I’ll save them.

Anyhow, see how i created this new layout…and I dont even feel like fixing the comment template right now? *sigh*
Sorry…I’m just not feeling working on it anymore…maybe on Sunday.

I still havent heard back from CSUN as to when I’ll be able to register. I wish they’d hurry up already…folks have things to do. I’ve been trying to save my money, but you know me and shopping…and I havent done ANY in 3 weeks. :curtsey:
HOWEVER…we’re driving out to my mom’s tomorrow…and I DO plan on stopping at the Camarillo Outlet Stores.

I also might be in the market for a new car. Abner is a 2002 Black Honda Accord, with about 45,000 miles on him. I might trade him in for a newer version, although he’s still pretty “new” himself. If I DONT get a newer version, I’ll probably just put some rims on him and fix him up a little bit until I get through Grad school. But once I complete grad school, all hell is about to break loose, cause Courtney’s buying a new Cadillac Escalade EXT. DONT TRIP!

Anyhow, I’d like to once again extend the invite to everyone (21 & older, of course) to stop over at IMGROWN.COM forums. Great people, positive convo…real good time. Some of you are already members, but you know…just puttin out there for folks who arent. *pointing finger*

Welp…I’m outta here..I refuse to stay 1 minute passed the time i have to today. I’m not giving out freebies anymore.
Have a blessed weekend ya’ll!

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I’m BORED with this damn theme…I want something new and exciting, but i’m too lazy to put something together because I have other things that are going on.

It’s raining today…so it took me an added 30 minutes on top of my daily 1 hour to get to work this morning. I can not WAIT until the company moves closer to all of our homes *January 1*.

CSUN
I’m still waiting for them to update my status already, so that I can enroll in classes and get started already. I already have my classes picked out, so hopefully, once it’s updated, I can enroll, pay for classes and get my crap together. I’ve got high aspirations for this Masters.

2Checkout.com
2checkout.com is a bust. No one there knows what they’re talking about…I had to bypass two people and ask them to let me talk to someone else before I found someone who was actually willing to get up from their chair and go talk to “the CEO”. The person who actually helped me was named Courtney and he was Black too…what a coinkidink!

Explaination: They overcharged me by $99.00 on a monthly bill that was supposed to be $150.00. *smh*

Get Rich or Die Trying

I think Incog and I are going to go see this tonight once he gets off work. But I dont know if it will be worth it.

‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ ‘ lacks life – By Robert Horton – Herald Movie Critic
It’s a matter of record that the screenplay of “Get Rich or Die Tryin’†” is a heavily fictionalized version of the real life of rapper 50 Cent, billed here as Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. But there’s no way his real life could have been as dull as the movie.
:rofl:

…followed by other headlines like…

Inert 50 Cent doesn’t get off the dime in ‘Get Rich’

50 Cent flick not worth two bits

An effort not quite right on the money

‘Get Rich’ a poor debut

If anything, I’ll enjoy spending time with Incog at our favorite past time…the movie theatre.

WHO’S UP FOR GOOBERS!? :high5:

Have a good Hump Day Folks! I’m going to get my hot chocolate!
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have any kids, but most of my friends have one here or one on the way…

But while posting to someone’s blog…I read a comment that caught me off guard.

A male blogger had posted a picture of his daughter and underneath it, some apparent “groupie” had posted…

how cute!! Is she smart??? who does she take after?

This made me think….

Now…is this nikka really gonna respond with, “No, she’s dumb”…
And in the event that he does respond with that, is he REALLY gonna follow up with “Yeah, she takes after me”. :loser:

I get tired of people posting dumb shit to people’s blogs…If you dont have anything GOOD to say, keep it short…or hell, dont post at all…but dont just go around posting dumb questions just to read your name and get a potential link back to your site.

I digress…

*okay that was my rant for the day*

and in every sense of the word.

Incog didnt like it because it was a war movie and yet, it lacked WAR SCENES.

I didnt like it because it was boring. The middle was just real…*what’s the word?*…slow.

In fact, Chicken Little was better than Jarhead…lol. That movie was funny. No lie.

Anyhow, our weekend was pretty quiet and we had NO complaints. It was good to just…CHILL and not do anything.

I’m hoping that this week goes pretty smoothly.

Update on the Washington Mutual Deposit Issue
Welp, apparently two of the checks that I tried to deposit last Sunday were cleared from their accounts, but the money still hasnt been credited to MY account. I called again this morning to see what the issue was, and what the status of my claim was and the lady told me that I had to wait until tomorrow and call back being that today was the 5th Business Day and they had up to 5 Business Days. :thumbsdown: My Response…

So YOUR machine fucked up, and closed down on MY deposit, Credited my account and then DEBITED my account and didnt allow me to pull out or suck in my envelope, and NOW…I dont have access to ANY of the money that I deposited? If I didnt want the money in my account, I wouldnt have made a DEPOSIT, dummy! *meep, meep* Are you getting all this?

So then she transferred me to the ATM Department who then transferred me to ANOTHER Department, who then didnt even bother to answer the phone.

I called back two more times before i got someone who was willing to do some footwork. She told me, I spoke to someone in the Claims Department and they’ve told me that they’ve received your phone calls and you should be getting a credit to your account today. :tearsjoy: Thanks!

Only God…..

Anyhow, I hope everyone had a good weekend and has an even better week. Dont waste money on Jarhead, it’s not worth it.

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Jarhead comes out tomorrow…

OO-RAH!

AND chicken little is playin? (stop laughin at me) *running man*
AND tomorrow is payday? *crypt walk*

This is the life….:tearsjoy:
Have a happy Friday and Weekend! *since i prolly wont post*
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*sigh*

I did it…I dressed up. I didnt want to…but I didnt want to be the only one NOT dressed up. And the one coworker who was giving ME an excuse to not dress up, by not dressing up himself, gave into temptation. So I pulled out the pajamas that I brought…along with the rubber bands to put my hair in pigtails, slid into my pink furry slippers and grabbed my UCLA bear who was missing one eye and had his neck in a noose… I dont know WHAT i was…but it worked.

Damnit.

I was able to talk to incog last night….felt good. I’m having an okay day so far…I gotta go get a coffee in a minute though…

Have a good Tuesday folks!

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The weekend was good I have not MANY complaints…lol

$75.00 in Text Messages
ERIKA, CHRISTAL, and LONNY…..there will be NO MORE! Ya’ll are on PRObation, niglets…If i send you one…*out of habit*…DONT RESPOND.

Saw II

After I got off work on Friday, Incog and I went to see Saw II and as usual, planned to sneak into another theatre afterwards. Saw II was CRAZY! lol. I had my eyes covered/closed the whole time pretty much. Incog kept attempting to pull my hands down, which he normally has to do during scary movies, but I knew better. lol

After much contemplation, we decided to sit through…God, I cant even remember what the name of the movie was…lol..there was about 10 other people in the theatre besides us, and about 1/2 way through, we got up and left because I was asleep and incog was getting there.

Pee Wee Football
Saturday morning, we woke up and headed out to Hawthorne to watch Incog’s nephew’s pee wee football game. I had to stop off at Starbucks…you know me. lol…It was super cute watching the little black girls cheer their little brothers on.

Drugs…and other….Drugs
On the way home, Incog and I had a discussion about Mariquana…God, I didnt know there were so many different kinds. :surprised: I’m not a smoker of any sorts, so the topic was never of interest to me. But it was just interesting to know that you could walk up to someone and say “You got some stress?” I just cant imagine myself or anyone asking for “stress”. But hey…whatever makes ya happy/high! :thumbsup:

Dinner Dinner Dinner
I went to dinner with some friends..very tasty…Incog went out with some old buddies.

Heathen Hours *coined by O*
Sunday is usually my “get work done” day. I spent Sunday morning finishing up:
Alpha Beta Chapter and
Beta Rho Chapter. Still have a few things to finish up…but other than that….I’m DONE!

Waxing and Corn Removal
After finishing up the sites, I headed out for the day with a few errands in mind…*sigh*….sad state of affairs. When I got to the Salon where I normally get my eyebrows waxed, there was about a 20 minute wait because this black man and his wife were getting their corns done. :sick: The HORROR.

But Amy was there to hook up my eyebrows…so happy for that. She’s the best in the City. Trust me….you know about me and my eyebrows….lol.

Gimme back my money you stupid….
On the way from the salon, I thought to make a business account deposit through the drive through ATM since I would be passing it on my way to Targe’. A few clients still rely on paper checks to get things done, which is fine although it takes an extra step to get my cash. It’s not like it’s all done online, like most clients. Anyhow, as I was inserting the check deposit envelope into the machine, it decided to close to on my envelope. And then began the tug of war, the cursing, the middle finger at the video camera, the banging… *sigh*. It wouldnt give it back.

I know I know….it was for my own security, but…how much security is it when the envelope edge is sticking out of the Gatdamn Machine? Someone with enough will power would probably try to pry it out after I was gone. :thumbsdown: I called the 1800 number and spoke with someone who said that the machine would be maintenanced in the morning and not to worry.

I called the actual branch this morning, and he said maintenance would be there in the afternoon and realistically, “my deposit might not be in there”. :pissed:

Targe’
After spending 20 minutes searching the aisles for a halloween costume to wear to work today…I realized, it wasnt gonna happen, NOR was I REALLY in the spirit.

Maybe I’ll just go to work in my pajamas, throw my hair in pigtails, grab that old beat up UCLA bear on a noose, my pink furry slippers and ROLL OUT!

Eh…fugg it.

Halloween
No one’s in costume yet…there’s only three of us here. I’m SOO happy, I didnt wear my pajamas. Maybe no one will come in today and I wont have to put it on. I mean, it’s here….in my travel bag…maybe it’ll stay there.

I Hope you all had a good weekend, and an even better week…

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Thank you so much for all of the well wishes. I really appreciate it. It feels good to know that I have people in my corner rooting me on.

Nothing much today….about 4 NEW PHOTOS. Check em out!

Hope everyone has a blessed Thursday!

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Praises go up :pray: and blessings come down. :tearsjoy: Yep…..I finally did it. :thumbsup:

The Lord blessed me with admission into the Masters of Public Administration program that I’ve been trying to get into. Remember the GRE? Passed it…Remember the Statement of Purpose? Wrote it…Remember that new Apple IBook? laptop Bout to go get that in a month…lol…*shadup, it was my present to myself, remember? lol*

Anyhow…I think the first thing I did besides send out a mass text message was…
hit up the bookstore and buy a hooded sweatshirt. It’s one of my college staples. University Sweatshirt, jeans and a teeshirt and I’m good to go for the day. I might even have to go to the USC Bookstore to get a new sweatshirt since i’ve worn out my old one.

Anyhow, I was happy with all of the faculty that i’ve met so far. That’s one of the things that influences my decision about schools/classes….whether or not I’ll be able to get along with the faculty and blow up their email boxes with questions. :cloud9:

I havent decided whether or not I’m going to write a thesis or take the comprehensive exam, but Lucho’s given me advice. One of the advisors that I had talked to on the phone previously, gave me some hints and told me that I should write a paper since my gre score for Analytical Writing was so damn high. Maybe she’s right…but I’ll see how I feel after the first semester. Thesis preparation takes 8 months at least, and it all depends on time/motivation.:typing:

Wow….I just want to say thank you to GOD, first and foremost…for opening doors and throwing me through them *giggle*…to my momma, who will need to teach me the words to her alma mater once I’ve got my classes scheduled, and to incog….for keeping me laughing, pushing my studying and just being there to hear me stress and gripe. To everyone out in blogdom…thank you for hearing me out and for praying for me. Praises go up, blessings come down.

Oh and Dear Erika…I’ll post the pictures whenever I FEEL LIKE IT! *giggle* just kidding..i know im slacking, but I was preparing for my meeting this morning, so I will make sure that I post the pictures from this past weekend later on tonight…

To Daddy: Thanks for always telling me to – “Keep your eyes on the Prize“.

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UPDATE

Photos from this weekend are located here.

New Portraits are here.

I’d like to start by apologizing for taking so darn long …lol. You know I usually get back from a trip, post pictures, and have something up by the next morning. But alas, it’s evening and I’m barely writing….apologies.

My Friday morning started off with taking Incog and his best friend to the airport…we woke up at 4:30am, dressed, drove to the best friend’s house, and I dropped them off at the airport. I then came straight to work and got here at 6:00am because I knew that if I got back on the freeway and went home….I wasnt coming back.

Anyhow, I left work at about 1pm to get to the airport because i wanted to get there early. But I realized that I didnt know where the Park N Fly was…so it took me about 1.5 hours to actually get there and park and my flight was leaving at 3:20pm. So I was cutting it close. It seemed that as soon as I got there…I was standing in line boarding with the rest of my group (group 1).

Anyhow, I landed in Arizona on time, but I forgot to turn my cell phone off during the plane trip and so, I had to stand in the Gate and plug my phone into the wall to find out where Erika was. We soon got in contact, and I was out the door, in the car, and on the way to see her new home in Gilbert.

I’d just like to say that I’m really proud of everything my sandsie has accomplished. Just graduated, new home, new baby, great relationship…I LOVE YOU!

That night we went to Home Depot so my sands could pick up a new garage door opener…to keep out the *tweakers*….lol. Then we went home so that I could explore the new home. It was super huge and really nice. I got my own guest room…yay me.

Erika’s Boo @ the Picnic

On Saturday, we went to the mall, did some shopping and errand running and headed over to the greek picnic to see what was going on. There wasnt a lot of people there, but I was happy…because i had decided I was going to be a GDI for the weekend. But that didnt….really….work since half the folks there already knew who I was and uh…I couldnt help but jump in the stroll line. :duh:

My Sands and Neos

It was good to see my sands of Spring 2001 again. The last time I had seen all of them together was at KKBP 2003, I believe. Glad to hear everyone is doing the damn thing…buying homes, teaching, working….so happy.

That night, we all talked and then Erika and I went home and talked some more…It felt good to be able to talk to someone who I have so much in common with…my little patna in crime…*giggle*. Oh yeah, i hate you! *i know she’s gonna read this*

On Sunday, it was good to relax…it was like..being at home…without the constant running to the office to check on Client Requests. I mean, you know me….I had my email open on my cell phone, but still….I didnt respond. And that’s a BIG step for me. lol Before I left work on Friday, I had set up a notice for clients so that they knew that I wouldnt be responding until today. I was ON VACATION! :thumbsup:

Once I got to the airport on Sunday, I found out that not only was I seated in the BACK of the plane, but uh…the flight was delayed because of some PART that was missing. So it was delayed 30 minutes. Once we finally boarded the plane, I realized that I was sitting by Brandon Jackson of Roll Bounce.

He was great to talk to…and he helped kill the monotony of sitting in that damn airplane on the runway for 1 HOUR while we waited for airport police to escort some guy off the plane *yeah, he was white…lol*. I managed to snap a few photos of this Roll Bounce Co-star…

And the little girl next to me, who was enjoying all of my little camera “gidgets” wanted to take one too…so I let her at it…

Once we got off the plane, Brandon and I walked through the Airport and laughed. He’s up and coming you guys…and very proud of it. Congrats Brandon! *I know you’re readin this…lol* It took about 10 minutes for the Park N Fly shuttle to pull up, and once i got on, it took about 10 MORE minutes to get to the parking lot. But I got there just in time for the Parking Lot to have a Power Surge. *throws hands up in the air*….Lawd….Anyhow, I made it out safely..and headed BACK around the corner to the airport to pick up Incog and his friend who had just landed.

We made it home safely and were pretty much knocked out by the time we got there. It was a good weekend in all.

This morning was horrid cause I took me two hours to get here *work*, but eh well…such is life. I hope you all had a super weekend. I know I did….

Peace and Blessings….
PS. I’ll be posting ALL of the photos in the photo gallery later on tonight. I’ll post a link in tomorrow’s post.

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