i've have a song stuck in my head for 2 days straight!!

I've have had Cee-los "my kind of people" song stuck in my head for 2 whole days now. I swear, last night I couldn't sleep because it was stuck in there and I just wanted to shake my ass to it. hee hee. I just love that song. I have yet to buy his cd, but I will make that a priority this weekend.

On another note, "dawn of the dead" comes out today. I have seriously thought about going to see it to get over my fear of those living dead movies. For those who don't know, I have had recurring dreams about the living dead from time to time ever since I was a child. In these dreams, the living dead are invading and eating everyone, and for some fucked up reason, I am the only one that can save the world. Yeah, funny, but oh sooo true and frightening to me. By the way...a special thanks goes out to my older bro who used to chase me around the house screaming "brains..i want to eat your brains" when I was a child for engraining that fear in me. Now, I am no chicken by most means and can watch gore, horror, suspense, whatever..but those living dead movies really freak me out. I couldn't even see Resident Evil. BBBUUUTTT, I might just bite the bullet and go see this movie to see if I can overcome this fear once and for all. Wish me luck. :)

give peace a chance...

Tomorrow marks the horrid one year anniversary of the one of the biggest mistakes in US history..the US invasion of Iraq. Granted, Hussien is a dickhead and murderer of his own people (any many others), but we have caught him already. Also, there is no evidence of ANY weapons of Mass Destruction to be found. SO my question is..why are we still there? Why are people still dying for a cause that has no grounds to begin with? There is no logical explanation in my opinion why we still are there and everything Bush and Colin Powell say is full of baloney. This war was not about W.O.M.D. but about our leaders eyeing the oil that is so plentiful out there. You mark my words.

Anyway, being the militant modern day hippy that I am, I will join millions of protestors worldwide to PEACEFULLY demonstrate against the war. There will be a march and rally in downtown Chicago and across many cities worldwide. While some may see this as silly and feel that our protests will fall on death ears, I see it as one of the only ways to get my voice heard. This war is an abomination of the innocent Iraqi people who have done no wrong. Anyway, before I start preaching, check out the site which is helping coordinate an International A.N.S.W.E.R. to the War (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism!). As John Lennon would say "All we are saying..is give peace a chance."

P.S. HAPPY FRIDAY !!

dayum it!!!

man...why does stuff always happen to me? Get this. I am all dressed nice and pretty for my job interview at 3 o clock and while happily chatting with my chat buddy...I splurted out my green tea all over my light lavender dress shirt!! The horror. Damn him for making me laugh sooo hard !! SO...I ran to the bathroom to scrub away the stain, and now I have a large water stain on my boob. I can't even tell if I got the stain out because its soo wet. For my sake I hope I did. It would not be good walking into an interview with a huge stain on the whole front side of my shirt. Sigh. Well...if worst comes to worst, I can always run home to change, but that would be cutting it a little close. Oh wells. What can you do ? Right? Right.

On another note, I barely made it to the voting booth right before it was closing yesterday. I had to cut my workout short, but it was well worth it. What’s funny is that I can't get it right!!! Now, I am not a moron, and I CAN COUNT..But every time I vote, for some reason I always..and I mean ALWAYS over vote or undervote ! Its simply embarrassing. I do exactly what it says, the only thing I can think of is that the machine is in error (which is more believable to me since I am sooo anal...hee hee), a result of chads (damn them chads), OR I am slap happy with the little pen thingie that you use. Either way, it is a bizarre experience and I can only hope that which ever category I overvoted for yesterday was not very important, say like a commissioner or judge (I had no idea who most of those people were anyway).

WHOO HOOO!!! My stain is disappeared! Thank god!! :)

this just in...

This is a crazy world, is it not ??!! Man treated after attempting to nail himself to cross: " It is still unclear whether the man was seeking assistance for his injury or help in nailing down his other hand. He claims he did not see "Passions of Christ" "

today was a good day...

In the words of Ice Cube "Today was a Good day!!" You ever had one of those days where everything was perfect in your life? I woke up refreshed, even had enough time to straighten my afro out a lil bit to a smooth, sleek and sexy 'do. When I straighten it, my hair flows all the way down to my mid back & I absolutely LOVE it. Also, work is flying by (for a change) & the best news of all is that I FINALLY got a call back from a job (whoo hoo!!). SOOOO, tomorrow afternoon I have an interview to try to swindle my way back into the property management industry & I am soo excited.

Tonight I should be either looking at houses or getting my workout on. Me & M are doing great and for the first time in my life I think I actually found someone who loves me for me & accepts me as I am. Its mind boggling. In a nutshell...life is great & its soo odd. For once in my life I actually have it all together, everything flowing smoothly with a smile on my face. For all I know it could be the calm before the storm, but for now I am just going to lay back and enjoy it while its still here.

Also, today is the primary elections. I hope you voted!!! As for me, I still have to vote (which I should find time to squeeze in after work) but I feel it's necessary. If we don't, our inaction allows overly anal & old fashioned, rich, ancient looking white men to run this country, apparent from the current state of our country...with no thought on us, the people they are supposed to represent. Looking at all the Illinois candidates and finding none which represent my ideals and train of thought, I feel like I have to choose between the lesser of 7 evils. What’s sad is that fact is for the most part I feel like that’s true of all US elections. Sometimes I want to move my ass to Europe or Mexico or something just to get away from the suffocating policies America inflicts upon me. Anyway, if there is to be any change, we have to stand up for what we believe in and not allow our elected representatives take advantage of us with taxes that get put in their own pockets or pass policies that take away our freedom as a people. If they discriminate against one of us, they are discriminating against us all. That’s my motto. SO VOTE YOUR BUNS OFF PEOPLE !!!

catch up post

I have been sooo busy lately that I can't even function. Between family visiting from NY, to looking at 3 flats to buy, to working & spending time with honey and friends, I have NOT had a free moment in over a week. The more I look at houses, the more they look the same. All of them suck ass. Ideally I would love to purchase a property with positive cash flow already set, however, with my measly down payment and the type of houses I have been seeing, I doubt it. Some of these houses were hell holes. There was this one place where the listing stated it had a Jacuzzi and newly built deck...but when I got there I thought I was going to puke. What they thought was a Jacuzzi was no more than a leaky sink..what they stated was a deck was an angled mass of wood that felt very unstable to say the least. Not to mention the electrical torn out of the walls in a few places. I was scared to even touch anything, lest I catch some incurable disease or get electrocuted. How could these people feel justified in trying to sell these hell holes for soo much money ? Its amazing to me. BUT..I will not lose faith. I truly believe that my house is out there, and when I do see it..It will hit me a like a ton of bricks.

On a whole different subject..I was thinking: It's so strange how relationship (intimate ones) go through phases. Its like clockwork with each relationship I have ever been on. Phase 1: honeymoon phase consisting of hours of continuous hot sex, interesting conversations til the wee hours of the morning. Couples are connected at the hip, lips, and groins...and are often accompanied with nonstop smiling, whistling...etc etc. Just plain happiness Phase 2: Sex is still great, but not quite as often..lets just say like 4 times a week. You start to notice little things that you didn’t notice before..like that little snort when he or she laughs, how they like to kiss before they brush their teeth, etc etc. Still happy go lucky, but this is the phase where you are no longer connected at the hip. Phase 3: Things start to get into a nice comfy routine. You know each other quirks, fears, etc. All masks come off & you stare at each other in the face... AS for me this stage means the sex not horrible, but NO MORE FOREPLAY...lol Damn..this is getting too long and I am running out of time. But my point remains (as you can guess)..most relationships start off sooo peachy and then deteriorate and deteriorate to the point of no return. What the fuck is this all about ? Why is it so hard to keep that spark? And where do you go when you lose it ?Why do people soo soon forget the greatness they found in each other. That certain something that separated that person from everyone else in the room, in our lives..I think in general, people are so quickly sucked in to this mentality that the other will always be there for them, and in one way or another no longer are as appreciative as they should be. Its sad really. Why is keeping a relationship above water so seemingly difficult. Is it love that is soo complex or is it really simple and it's us that is making it so hard?

I am a forest shadow

You are a forest shadow.Your essence is that of the tree or beast that casts you upon the earth. You feel a purpose to be in balance with the cycles of life and are wise and beautiful in your submission to the justice of Mother Nature. You are peaceful in nature and, though you feel small, your spirit is precious, strong, and mighty as the (green)forces with which it is affiliated.

Talk about right on the nose...