Tell’em How You Feel Thursday: October 29, 2009

1.) When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Southeast, duck and cover.

2.) I miss you.

3.) “Tell me who I have to be, to get some re-ciprocity?”

4.) Al Pacino Pizza on Falls Road has the best Cheeseteak in Baltimore.

5.) You’re confusing me. You send out more mixed signals than a blind Air Traffic Controller.

6.) It’ll all work out for you. Don’t stress it.

7.) I’ve been cutting the fat out of my life in more ways than one recently. No point in allowing things/people to hold me back anymore.

8.) Why can’t you see things my way for once?

9.) If you refuse to take yourself seriously, why should I even bother trying to?

10.) You wouldn’t have to complain about money so much if you sat down, came up with a budget and stuck with it.

Family.

One day last month, I finished my workout at the gym and was on my way home. Coldplay was blaring through the speakers as I stopped at a red light. I picked up my phone and saw that I had a missed call from my aunt. I checked my voicemail and returned the phone call and within a few minutes…

I was on the phone with my older sister. Not the one that drives my mother crazy with her antics, but my father’s only daughter. I was truly shocked and nervous because I hadn’t spoken to her since before our father died, and even then that was the only time we’d spoken in my entire life.

As we caught up, I noticed alot of similarities between us although we’ve never met. A couple of days later, we spoke again and I called our older brother and younger brother on the phone. This was the first time that all four of my dad’s kids were on the phone and it definitely was an interesting conversation.

Peep the convo before lil bro and my older sister jumped on the line, below.

Me: Yea man, this is crazy.

Older Bro: I guess you’re tryna be like pops.

Me: What do you mean?

Older Bro: You’re trying to keep us all together man.

I guess I am trying to keep the family together.

(Sorry that this post really isn’t all that cohesive. I’ve been thinking about this for awhile now, and just needed to get this off of my chest.)

Random Thought of the Moment: “I guess it’s true when people say ‘Blood is thicker than Water’.”

The Song of the Moment: “Rip Her to Shreds” by Blondie

Tell’em How You Feel Thursday: October 15, 2009

1.) Don’t give up yet. You’re at the halfway point. Finish just as strongly as you started.

2.) Yeah, I know it’s hard. And I know that you’re lazy. FINISH. JUST.AS.STRONGLY.AS.YOU.STARTED.

2.) I’m nervous about applying for this next internship. It’s not the fact that it’s more Engineering work, it’s the fact that it’s in… Germany.

3.) You were smiling like a Two Dollar Whore at a Billionaire’s Convention the other day…And you still are.

4.) Don’t revert to your old ways.

5.) I can tell that you’re nervous. It’s written all over your face.

6.) I don’t get it. I gave up on trying to awhile ago. Why are you still trying to make your point?

7.) Get it? Got it? Good. Now stop asking about dumb shit.

8.) I need a another Mental Health Weekend.

9.) Whoa, whoa, whoa. Calm down. It is NOT that serious.

10.) Sometimes you have to put what you love on the back burner in order to do what you have to do in order to survive.

Tell’em How You Feel Thursday: October 8, 2009

1.) Stay out of grown folk’s conversations.

2.) If you build it, they will come. If they don’t… *shrugs*

3.) Procrastination is the work of the debil. (Yea, I spelled it with a ‘b’)

4.) LOL @ Coop saying “MUHfuckin”. That’s my homie right there.

5.) As much as I try to shut people out, even I’m still amazed at how well people know me.

6.) I wholeheartedly disagree with your stance on the issue. Your reasoning is illogical. C’mon Professor.

7.) Breathe and Stop. Forreal? Now gimme whatcha got. *busts a jig*

8.) You can’t buy that kind of cheese from Save-a-lot. You may have to break down and go to Whole Foods or a Specialty Market. I know, I know.

9.) You have to give respect, in order to get respect.

10.) Communication is equal parts listening AND talking. I understand that you’re in a position of authority and all but I’m an adult just as you are.

Heavy Rotation XIX: The ‘Jackson Family’ Edition

Outside of all of the legal woes, drama and other issues that has plagued the First Family of Soul, there is no denying the fact that they are most likely one of the most talented families of color in the public eye. Ever since Michael’s passing a few months ago, I’ve been checking out some of the music of the Jackson Siblings (outside of the former and Janet) even LaToya and I’m impressed with what I’ve found. Here’s what I’ve been listening to as of late.

I Couldn’t Make This Stuff Up Even If I Wanted To.

I was sitting at work when I recieved a text message from a friend. Peep the hilarity below.

Her: “Ok. I’ll have to do that later. I forgot I have a wedding to go to today. I’m glad my mother called and reminded me…lol. I’m terrible.”

Me: “Lol we’re getting old <insert her actual name here>.”

Her: “I know. Too young for getting old…lol”

Me: “Lol”

*About an hour later*

Her: “I just thought you should know the wedding wasn’t today. I drove my black ass to some side street off of US-1 to walk into a church for the deaf with no one inside. Of course, no one would have been able to help me anyway because they can’t hear.”

Me: “LMAO!!!! Maybe it was a Silent Wedding?”

Her: “Lol… I wish. I went all up in the chapel and no one was there. Then I realized I needed to get out of there because it was dark, no one was there and if something happened to me, no one would have heard.”

Me: ” LMAO. Even if they were there, they still wouldn’t have heard anything…”

Her: “Lmao!!”

Maxwell Concert Review

(Maxwell on the stage, Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. 10/2/2009)

I’m gonna try to keep all of my thoughts together for this Concert Review, but just let me tell y’all up front that this concert was GOOD!

After refusing to pay an astronomical amount for parking, Best Friend N and I decided to park and ride the Metro, since the Gallery Place/Chinatown Station stops directly underneath the Verizon Center. We arrived at the Verizon Center at about 7 pm (which was a shock to me b/c I’m usually running on CP Time), and after waiting for Best Friend N to try to keep up with me in her heels, we made it to our seats shortly afterwards.