This is my Godsister, Sarah Jo. She is so totally awesome!!!
Her mother and my mother were best friends during and after high school. We grew up very close to each other and have always referred to one another as "cousins" her parents have and will always be Aunt Jackie and Uncle Frank. She also has a brother name Britt!! gotta love him (we used to tease him and call him LUSCIOUS)!!
Sarah and I started dance lessons together when we were 3 and 4 (Sunshine attending the same dance studio). Sarah soon past me in the dance level (I was still in intermediate when she went to advanced). She started doing solo's and then helping teach around the studio. When we got to high school and everyone jumped at the chance to be a cheerleader, our dance teacher, Diane, who always thought she was the SHIT because she used to be a damn Rockett, took it very personally. She didn't want her dancers getting injured running around in short skirts after boys. So some of us (obviously including myself) decided to leave Ithaca Academy of Dance to pursue our dreams of shorts skirts and basketball shorts!
Sarah stuck it out and even went to school in Oklahoma for dance training. She is now doing VERY well. Last summer she was hired by the owner of Sic Flags to go around to ALL the parks and teach the dance teams there all the routines they would be doing. That is only a small portion of what she does.
Anyway, I am very proud of Sarah and all her accomplishments so I wanted to share her with everyone!!
I don't know how many of you are familiar with the childrens story about the Country Mouse and The City Mouse, but thats US! Sarah is the City Mouse and I am the Country mouse! she has ALWAYS been a city person...she currently has an apartment right in the middle of times square!! how much better can it get!!
sheldawg at 7/31/2003 09:24:00 AM
In other news..
I spoke to KrazyKell yesterday. She called me to apologize for hanging up on me (again) last week. I guess she finally figured out I wasn't gonna call her so she better call me. I understand that she is pregnant and lonely and that there are many other issues going on with her. But I just don't have the energy to talk to her aa million times a day about DRAMA!! its like she has NOTHIN else to talk about. She is consumed with negative energy. I have enough of my own negativity I don't need someone elses. She seems to be headed in a better direction so I'm praying for her (and her baby) that things come together.
I think I made a decision about my work dilemme for next week. I think I will come in and work half day on Monday and then be off all day Tuesday. That way I can spend time with Sierra and also still be able to go to the concert (*mental note* PLEASE coordinate with babysitter). As long as Blo comes through with purchasing the tickets to the show everything will be fine. Even tho I have absolutely NOTHING to wear!! who is gonna notice me anyway! lol
Dear SHELBY,
The combination of planetary positions in today's sky is a key element to your sign. Therefore, you need to think about making some big resolutions in your life, SHELBY. Your life is probably full of rich, exciting relationships, and you are probably quite satisfied with your career. Do you really feel that you're living up to your aspirations for yourself? Is it possible you do what you do just to show off to other people? You have a fairly philosophical day ahead of you...
Okay so I guess I'll be doing some deep thinking today!!
Last night Quis and I went to the movies and saw Bad Boys 2. It was off the chain!! and it was the first time in like 2 or 3 years we have stepped foot in a movie theatre *sigh* we are so lame. We just prefer to wait for the damn DVD. Anyway, aside from cooking dinner prior to the movie that was about the extent of my evening. I am sitting here waiting for SHaron (our accountant) to arrive ar work with my McDonalds breakfast. It's the least she can do since she called in and left my ass here to do her job yesterday!
Sierra wil be home Sunday and I can't wait. I need to go wash all her bedding (again) since Blo has been sleeping over. And get the house ready for her return. I think I will either take Monday or Tuesday off to spend the day with her. The "Rock the Mic" concert with 50 cent and Jay Z is at the Ampitheatre on Tuesday. I would LOVE to go. I dunno how I can juggle it. It is supposedly Jay Z's last tour date and then he claims to be bowing out of the rap game. Basically the Atlanta show is gonna be off the heazy fo sheazy and I MUST be a part of it!
Dear SHELBY,
You might be especially restless today, SHELBY. There may be one or more projects that you've wanted to work on, but for some reason or another can't quite summon the energy or motivation to get started. Don't force yourself. This is a good day to kick back, rest, and spend the day lounging. If you force yourself, you might not accomplish what you hope. Treat yourself to a movie or a good book. Everyone needs an occasional day off.
That sounds like a great plan to me!! No one is in the office today. My supervisor has the next 10 days off, Our department head is gone till Monday, and the accountant called in sick!! I knew she wouldn't come in since the other 2 weren't gonna be here. Oh well at least no one wil be all in my face today. I am SO not in the mood!
Nothing to exciting happened yesterday. Nicole finally returned from outta town. I went by and checked her out for a few mins. Christy came by for a few as did ShawtyDoWop. SlimJ's friend Corey came down from ATL. He is such a damn homewrecker. It's funny because when Shawty and SLim lived across town I used to listen to her bitch about Corey ALL thetime. How he was always causing problems with her and Slim. Now that we live next door to Shawty and Slim I am suffereing from the effects of Corey as well!! how the hell did that happen???
He shows up last night and decided he wants to go to the strip club and he is gonna round up the boys to go as well. Shawty got this big idea that we were gonna find out the "real deal". So she called me from her cell phone at the house and discreetly set it somewhere in the living room. She proceeded to come to my house so we could listen to what was being said in her house (I told yall I was I-spy detective extrodinaire). I have tried this strategy before to no avail only the first time Shelly and I used one of those micro tape recorders and set it up in the living room on Steve and Derek. Its a good plan if you can do it right!
Anyway, we couldn't hear anything because none of them open their damn mouths when they speak. I hope they never set my ass up that way cuz they will hear a whole lotta shit! Anyway, SlimJ ended up not going, but of course, you know Quis, has no mind of his own so he just rides with whoever anywhere they go..just so he wont have to make it seem like he lieks to spend time with his girl. God forbid he would look like the biggest punk if he did that!! is it any wonder Corey doesn't have a damn girlfriend!! UGHH
I did get to speak with Sierra last night *smile* my momma called me when she was gettin her ready for bed because she wanted to say goodnight! she is soooo cute! she said "gimme a kiss mom" so I gave her a kiss through the phone and she started laughing and said "Imj coming back to your house mom" AWWW!!! it was too sweet!! I miss my baby!!! Sunday can't come soon enough! I think I need my routine back! I am all outta sorts!
sheldawg at 7/30/2003 05:26:00 AM
Tuesday, July 29, 2003
OKay I have totally screwed up my damn checking account!! UGHH!! I forgot to log like 3 checks. When I called the auto bank line today and they told me what checks had cleared..I was floored to discover that I had no written knowledge of these checks!! DAMMIT!! And who the hell does my car insurance company think they are?? I wrote the check for my car insurance on June 12. They say they entered it in their system on June 16, but they have yet to cash it! I do not have money just stashed away waiting for them to decide they need it! I need it now! Now I have to pray they wait a few MORE days before attempting to cash.....Friday would work for me!!
This is the reason I have never wanted a checking account. With money orders I can go it and pay and know that shit is paid. Thats it..nothin will bounce or get lost! I wont be fooled about how much money they say I have and how much money I truthfully have after checks are cleared! I am not grown up enough to handle this!! They won't even allow me a damn ATM card since I have a provisional account. Its like they KNOW imma fuck up!! damn shame!! can I live??? sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit!!
Sierra will be home on Sudany and in desperate need of school clothes. I'm sure whatever shoes her Grandmother's have purchased for her are tore up beyond recognition by now!! and with those long legs, new oants are a top priority!!!
sheldawg at 7/29/2003 10:17:00 AM
Dear SHELBY,
A gathering with friends might lead to daydreaming about the possibility of traveling to distant states or foreign countries, SHELBY. Some of them might want to visit countries involved with spiritual traditions, such as Israel, Egypt, or India. This could prove to be a wonderful idea for a vacation. Still, don't make any definite plans right now. You'll want to explore other options over the next few days. In the meantime, attend a workshop that interests you. sheldawg at 7/29/2003 05:06:00 AM
Monday, July 28, 2003
Two things I forgot to mention earlier...and I am HELLA pissed about!!!
#1 being this "Tax Relief for American Families" bullshit. The IRS said that they would be sending out checks of $400 to those families with children that claimed child tax credit on their 2002 taxes. They would get $400 PER child. I wasn't really sure that I qualified for this since I get earned income credit every year. After speaking with my father and some co-workers they assured me that I would be eligible.
When I arrived home on Friday I opened my mailbox to find a brown envelope. I knew exactly what that envelope was for since I eagerly await them every february for my tax return. I was very surprised and HAPPY to see the envelope. They had told us they would be mailed out on July 25 so I was impressed I had received mine so promptly!! then I opened it!!! *GASP* $13.50!! what part of the game is this????? they told us $400 and UP!! there was nothing in the news about $13!! how was this gonna help me and the economy. They had hoped my sending these checks out people would immediatly go spend money that will go right back into our economy. Especially with this weekend being the TAX FREE shopping weekend in GA!!
I was very dissapointed..I called the IRS and my daddy! neither of which helped in making me feel better!!
#2 BELLSOUTH Quis and I have been disputing the claim that we owe Bellsouth money for our 2 way pagers. We had them almost 3 years ago. They say we owe them money that we are sure we paid. SO now they have taken the steps to GARNISH quis' paychecks. Last week they took almost $200!!! that is TOO much!! how do they figure that??? I cant even begin to say all the shit I want to say about that situation!!! all I know is now he will have to pick up more hours at his second job so he will probably not have any days off at all during the week anymore. He only has Sundays and Wed. nights off as it is! he can't pick up more hours at his fulltime gig because the more he makes the more they take!!!
Dear SHELBY,
Your innate conversational abilities cause you to be the center of attention at a social event or group activity of some kind, SHELBY. You have a lot of information to share with others regarding matters that interest all of you. Romance also should be going well, as communication between you and your partner should be especially warm and understanding. Expect some interesting letters and phone calls before the day's end.
*processing*
Okay let's talk about my weekend..
Friday, July 24
I got off work excited to begin my weekend. I headed to Nicole's to see what was goin on in the 'wood. Soon after we, including her brother, decided to head to the liqour store. I snatched up a bottle of Hypnotiq and a small bottle of Hennessey. We sat in the yard and enjoyed the weather (after we covered ourselves in mosquito mace). I originally had plans with Quis to go downtown later that evening, however, as the Hennessey and Hypnotiq mix (called a Incredible Hulk) began to take over my body, I quickly decided that would NOT be a good idea.
A little after 9:00pm (yes we were on it EARLY) a black buick with tinited windows rolled up in Nicole's driveway and a voice came from out the slightly cracked passengers window....Its was Blo!! he was with Quis's other cousin Perez and they were needing the keys to my apt. *sigh*. Since my decision making skills were altered a qucikly gave up the keys. Mainly just because I was in total shock that they could find me so easily. What if I had been engaging in some inproper behavior not to be seen by the eyes of my boyfriend's relatives!!!
When I handed him the keys I told him I would be at the house right behind him. After about 20 mins. I drove home to find NO ONE there! UGHH!! now I have to sit outside my own place and wait for them to arrive. I grabbed myc ell phone and called Blo. Perez answered and assured me that they would be there within 5 mins. and they were.
When Quis arrived home around 10:45 I was already in the room watching TV (almost passed out). Perez and Blo were in the living room playing the video game. I told Quis that I was in no condition to be running the streets so I would be staying home. Only to find out that Perez and Blo were also staying in. I didn't leave my room the entire evening. Quis got in around 3:00 and the cousins were still up playing the game!
Saturday, July 26
I spent most of the day catching up on laundry and housecleaning. Blo was still at the house. Perez had gone home earlier before anyone woke up. But now Zane was there. Quis went to work around 5:00pm and I was left there with Blo and Zane. I had nowhere to go. Nicole was out of town. I havent spoken to KrazyKell in a few days since she had that meltdown the other night. ShawtyDoWop has some prior engagements. I was stuck. I qucikly thought of a plan that would get me out of the house for a couple hours. Shopping!! I didn't have much money, but I knew I could run out the door uttering those words and no one would be the wiser. After leaving the hosue I got on my cell phone and called one of my smokin buddies from the 'wood. He said he wasn't busy so to come by and chill for a few. After satisfying my herbal thrist I headed to the Dollar Tree and then back to the house.
I knew Quis and I would be going downtown this evening so I jumped in the shower and got myself together. We got a phone call from SlimJ and ShawtyDOWop saying that they wanting to meet up with us downtown at the "G" Spot. I was happy to here that we would be hanging out with them that evening. We didn't leave the house until after Midnight waiting for Blo to get ready *sigh* and then we never even saw them once we got downtown..why again did we wait??? ughh!! we hooked up with SlimJ and them and had a few drinks at the "G" spot. And then headed to Flanigans.
We decided to head back home around 1:45, but not before stopping at the Boar's Head to get a cheeseburger from the grill guy.
Sunday, July 27
The goal for today was to send Blo packin!! Quis is off on Sunday's and we had planned on spending the day together. We woke Blo up and amde sure he started getting his stuff together. Quis and I needed to go to the grocery store and gets ome stuff to prepare dinner. Originally we were gonna make some Gumbo and alter decided to make some fried cabbage and sausage instead.
We had a great day cooking together and watching movies. We ordered the wrestling pay per view last night.
All in all it was an okay weekend. Next Sunday I meet my parents to exchange Sierra. Let's see what trouble I can get into the next few days!!
THE AUTISM EPIDEMIC IS REAL, AND EXCESSIVE VACCINATIONS ARE THE CAUSE
The vaccine manufacturers, the Center for Disease Control, the FDA, and the various medical associations have failed miserably in their duty to protect our children. Rather than acknowledge their role in creating the
immense, catastrophic rise in autism, these organizations have resorted to denial and obfuscation. They stand to lose their credibility, and billions of dollars in liability suits will soon reach the courts.
As a full-time professional research scientist for 50 years, and as a researcher in the field of autism for 45 years, I have been shocked and chagrined by the medical establishments ongoing efforts to trivialize the solid and compelling evidence that faulty vaccination policies are
the root cause of the epidemic. There are many consistent lines of evidence implicating vaccines, and no even marginally plausible alternative hypotheses.
" As the number of childhood vaccines has increased 700%, from 3 in the 70s to 22 in 2000, the prevalence of autism has also showed a parallel increase of 700%..
" Late onset autism, (starting in the 2nd year), was almost unheard of in the 50s, 60s, and 70s; today such cases outnumber early onset cases 5 to 1, the increase paralleling the increase in required vaccines.
" Thousands of parents report and demonstrate with home videos -- that their children were normal and responsive until suffering an adverse vaccine reaction. (The Autism Research Institute has been tracking such
autism-related vaccination reactions since 1967.)
" Mercury, one of the most toxic substances known, is used as a preservative in many vaccines. Some infants have had 125 times the maximum allowable limit of mercury injected directly into their bloodstreams, in one day, in vaccines. (People vary enormously in their
sensitivity to mercury, because certain genes predispose to mercury sensitivity. The highly-touted New England Journal of Medicine Danish study failed to mention the very convenient fact that none of the Danish
children had prior exposure to mercury, since Denmark, unlike the U.S. had, banned mercury from childhood vaccines in 1992, the year before the birth year of the children in the study.)
" There are numerous scientific studies showing large differences in clinical laboratory measures of blood, urine and biopsies which compare autistic children with normal controls. Such findings, pointing directly to vaccines as the cause of the group differences, are conveniently
overlooked by those attempting to conceal the strong connection between the autism epidemic and excessive use of unsafe vaccines.
The truth must and will emerge. It is long overdue.
Bernard Rimland, Ph.D.
Director, Autism Research Institute
Editor, Autism Research Review International
Founder, Autism Society of America
BRmo
Dear SHELBY,
Vague aches and pains may be troubling you, SHELBY, and this could be unusual for you. Have you been overindulging in food or drink lately? Have you been pushing yourself too hard to exercise? Have you had a stressful few days at work? A little rest and proper diet could well have you feeling like your old self again. Remember to pace yourself in everything you do. You don't need to do everything at once!
I have been slacking really bad on my H20 intake, and now that I think about it..work has been terrible stressful (haha) I DO NEED A BREAK!!! a vacation. Once again my time without Sierra has been misused. I should have gone to a beach or something. I barely made it to Atlanta this whole summer! *sigh*
I need to take KB up on her invitation to visit her in Orlando. It's been years since I have seen her and the kids. Quis and I could definatley use a change in scenary. We talked about her possibly coming for Thanksgiving, which is also around Sierra's birthday!
well HAPPY FRIDAY!! it's PAYDAY!! I think Quis is picking me up for lunch today. We try to have lunch together on Friday's since he doesn't go into work until 5. That's our Lunch Date Day. We have missed the last few because Blo has been there. Luckily he hasn't made an appearance yet. Let's see if we can make it until 1!
sheldawg at 7/25/2003 05:15:00 AM
Thursday, July 24, 2003
Why am I so aggravated today?? have you ever had one of those days when you are just like "SHUT UP"!! you just wish you could scream it to everyone around you. Every little thing is bothering me. I really need to go home!!
Work is NOT the place to be when you feel this way.
**BREAKING NEWS**
Okay I just got a call from ShawtyDoWop asking me to please call her when I get off work and let her know if SlimJ is at the crib. Appareantly they are fighting and she doesn't wantto go home to the drama. Actually she claims she is moving out. I have heard this from her before. Usually she will just go stay the night at her moms. The whole time missing the Slim one tremendously. She says she is serious like T.I. this time. Her babies Daddy has offered to help her get an apt.
She plans on staying with her mom for a few days then trying to get out by August 1.
We moved into our apts. the same day. May 29 (my birthday). I hate that this is happening to them. But she says she just doesnt like him anymore. He can be a real jerk at times. I am interested to see how this will all play out.
If she does move it will be to a complex with a pool. Too bad its the end of the summer. But it will still give me a place to run too.
Can you believe this lil heffa MsThing just hit me up on IM. She IS here today after all!! I am so glad I will not have to look for someone else to pester!! I'm sure the people on my buddy list are happy as well!
sheldawg at 7/24/2003 05:41:00 AM
Dear SHELBY,
Your present jovial mood and enthusiastic state of mind could attract the attention of a lot of people whom you know only slightly, SHELBY. At this point, however, they could all be coming on like your best friends! They might not be feeling as positive as you, and could want some of that energy to rub off on them. Share it! If everyone would spread their joy around, the world would be a better place!
How inspirational!!!
Well today is Thursday and I hope it will go by fast since tomorrow is PAYDAY!! not like I will have anything left after payig bills and stuff, but its a nice thought. I think MsThing has the day off today..and tomorrow now that I think about it! *sigh* who does she think she is??? without her at work to IM with all day it sure will make a difference in how fast this day goes by. I guess I will have to scan my IM buddy list and see if there is anyone else worthy of my meaningless convo and endless entertainment news and gossip updates (LINKS, LINKS and more LINKS)!!
Dear SHELBY,
Quarrels may break out today between members of your household, SHELBY, and the temptation to get involved might be too strong. Nerves are strained, tempers are short, and therefore it probably wouldn't help in the least to try to spread oil on troubled waters. It's best that you stay out of it; you've got enough stresses of your own. This is a great day to go out for most of the day and come back late at night!
Hmm...which household? MY household or my PARENTS? lol the only people in my household are me and quis!! dammit I hope its not mine!! hahah he is off work tonight too so there aint no tellin what could happen.
Anyway, no big eventful evening last night. Another call from KrazyKell. Actually she hung up on me again. She wasn't mean this time though. She just told me to "go ahead and talk to my COOLER friends" HAHAH I'm sorry..are we 12? This is NOT about who is cooler..its about who is SANE! I literally just sit there when we are on the phone. I have nothing to contribute to the conversation. I feel bad, but I cant help it. Nothin she is talking about interests me whatsoever.
Well lemme get this damn Wednesday started. There's a rumor Blo might be back tonight..I hope thats not what the horoscope is about!
sheldawg at 7/23/2003 05:26:00 AM
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
New Pictures
For those of you who don't already know. My brother, Joey, plays Minor League Baseball for the St. louis Cardinals. Here is an autographed baseball card of my baby brother in his uniform!! ain't he the shit???
And here is a picture of the PRISON BIATCH!! (thats a great term Ms Sunshine) aka My Babies Daddy!! the attractive light skinned guy with him is Derek (See 1994).
sheldawg at 7/22/2003 11:43:00 AM
Babies Daddy Drama
Ya know there is a reason I stopped writing to this mofo. Actually there are several. 1) he is still the same. He hasn't changed the way he speaks to me or his outlook on life. I'm sure his "prison talk" could convince someone that he has changed, but not me. He still treats me the same. 2) He has tried to make me feel VERy guilty about his relationship with Sierra. First of all, I don't have to allow his ass anytype of anything with her if I don't want to. he has already seen her 3 times this summer. He has done nothing and continues to do nothing to deserve anything more. All the times I went to visit with him and had to spend 6-8 hours there. talking about NOTHING!! it was never about Sierra or his "quality" time with her. It was always about me. And now that I don't go..the visits are always about him. He spends thevisit telling his mother how awful things are for him and his failing health. GUESS WHAT?? this is YOUR own fault!! you have been in the system for 10 years now...when will you get this point??
He wrote me and said that I don't allow him to do things for Sierra. I don't notify him of her needs, blah blah blah! well ya know..every year she goes to school, and every year she needs school clothes. Every day she eats. Every day after school someone gets paid to watch her. Can you help???? HELP THEN!! I shouldn't have to ask. ESPECIALLY not you!!! he should automatically know these things.
Then he says he doesnt know her sizes. He has no problem ordering things from catalogs or having his mother or someone pick things up for her. So fine..yesterday his mother was going to visit so I mentioned Sierra needed some school clothes. I made sure to tellher what sizes and all so she could relay the info. Well guess what!! this fool lost his job!! you sorry bastard! can't even keep a damn prison job!! UGHHH!!!
Dont get mad when Quis, yet again, goes and spends his money on your daughter's school clothes! and don't tell me that you want to be the best father you can be!! I dont want to hear that shit!! get a job..send me some damn money and we can talk!!!
I could understand if it wasnt possible. He is a "lifer" so they are allowed to save money and even have some sort of checking account. He was able to send his mother $200 last summer!! where is mine??? he doesnt want to send cash because he doesnt trust it will go too Sierra's needs!! he has some nerve!! ALL my money goes to sierra's needs! as well as alot of quis' money! Even if I pay rent with the money...thats a need of sierra's..it doesnt matter how the money gets spent! its not for you to decide! you took yourself out of the equation!
Okay...Im sure I could say ALOT more!! but I better stop now. Lemme just write that fool and tell HIM how I feel!! HMPF!
Partnerships of all kinds should be going very well for you right now, SHELBY. With regard to business associations, success and good fortune could seem right around the corner. Love relationships might be overwhelming. Your loved one could fill your heart so much you think it might burst. However, you should calm down within a few days! If this is a new relationship, perhaps it might be a good idea to wait until then before actually seeing your friend again.
Interesting..
Well yesterday I had to go back to the dentist so they could finish my root canal procedure. They hooked me up to the gas again and numbed the entire left side of my face. After leaving there I was feeling very "funny". I didn't feel comfortable driving home alone, butI had no choice. SO I called my friend Christy and tried to have a conversation. With one side of my face completely numb and still feeling the effects of the gas...this was not and easy task. I don't even know what I was talking about. I was just focusing on the road trying to make it home. Once I arrived safely at home I tried to lay down and rest. I wasn't actually sleepy..just not right.
I still wasn't able to eat or feel my face (it took 3 hours for it to come back) so I went and scooped up Nicole and rode out. Her dog died yesterday (hung itself on the tree outside running from the lawnmower dude). Her dad would be home from dinner soon and no one wanted to be there when he found out. Unfortunatley for me we didnt make it in time. We stopped at her house so she could get some money and at the exact moment her ad pulled up. She proceeded to tell him about the untimely death of his buddy and pal "midnight". This is when all shit hit the damn fan!!! he started screaming and cussing and slamming doors. He yelled at Nicole, Her brother and her momma. Even screamed on the old drunk lady across the street after she said "Shit midnight was barking at me this morning" his response was "You can kiss my ass too".
I decided it was a good time for me to go home. So I headed home. Took a muscle relaxer and went to bed.
I think leaving Ithaca was hard for all of us in some way or another. We were alll leaving our family and the town we had grown up in for a place we knew NOTHING about. And we only had each other. It was very exciting too. We were anxiously awaiting the chance to meet new people and do different things. To go where no one knew our whole life story.
The trip down wasnt quite as exciting. The kids were actin up. Shay and Kim had a fight. And it took almost 3 days. KB's brother had some stuff he had to do as well. So we had to make some stops. Once we made it to Franklin Road we couldnt wait to start our new life.
When I say we unpacked in record time. I don't think you really understand. The 4 of us got BUSY!! We each took different rooms of the house after our personal stuff was unpacked. We got the common areas set up in no time. By 6:00pm we were done. We sat on our patio and started thinking about all the things we wanted to do.
The next day Kim, Shay and I went up the street to Hardess and got jobs. They werent exactly dream jobs but we wanted to have some money coming in right away. Luckily before we moved we stacked up on food with our food stamps. We bought tons of boxed and canned foods so we would have groceries to start off with.
It was very exciting for us to live in such a nice complex. The places in Ithaca were nothing like this. And the men!! whoa!! They were everywhere. We met our first friends walking down franklin road (actually we met ALOT of people that way). Will and Devon were the first people we met. They were off the chain!! we had alot of fun with them.
Our friends from UGA Thmpr and Kay-Kay inroduced us to Thursday Nights at ATLANTA LIVE.
sheldawg at 7/21/2003 08:45:00 AM
Okay this album is OLD SKOOL there are pictures of Jackie (who was a very good friend of ours and passed away in 2001), The Kendall Ave crew!! along with pictures of KB, Shay and the HeadCluckyDuck! enjoy!
sheldawg at 7/21/2003 06:16:00 AM
In light of my recent conversations with KB I decided to dig deep into my photo albums this past weekend and bring out some of the classics. I started with Sierra. These are some of my favorite pictures of my punkin face. The album is called "classic Sierra".
So Jah, a.k.a the Creature from Brooklyn, was my little friend, Kim was with Nae and KB was with Butter. I thought he was so great at the time. Well not all the time because I was still kinda wanting to be with Hondo. When I look back on it. Ithaca was really wild. NO one really had their own man. There wasn't enough to go around. It's like..you could always count on at least one other chick messing with your man..UGHHH!! which is why we always stayed in beef.
We are professional "spy techs". Those fools could not do shyt without us knowing. We scaled buildings, leaped fences, crept thru alleys..whatever it took!! (hahahah I know KB is gonna DIE when she reads that). One time we even broke into these girls house..HAHAHHA. Okay its not funny..but it was at the time!!! We didn't take anything..we were just looking for evidence. I am laffing SO hard right now remembering all this shyt!! People that know me now would be like WHAT?? Anyway, these excapades were called missions and we went on them frequently. Depending on the mission usually 2 people would go while the other 2 stayed with the kids. We always needed a lookout!
Lemme see if I can name some really funny moments: like the time we went to the falls and Nae almost drown and took Kim with him (why didn't he tell us he couldn't swim???), or the time Kim got stopped driving Danille's car and said she was ME!! aka Shelby!! then when she went to the police station the dude taking the report was a kid I grew up with. He was like "your not Shelby" she was like "yes I am" so he started drilling her with questions about my family (1. his dad and my dad were VERY good friends 2. Kim knows everything about me) so it was VERY funny! when she went to court they called her A.K.A!! Or the time right before we left when some HATER broke into kim's crib and stole ALL our moving money (the reason why we kept all that money in the house is not the point..they broke in and took it).
That story was crazy. All I know is Kim, KB and shay were going to the club that night. I was at home chillin. Jah went out to the club and told them that he thought someone had been in their house. He then came to my house. We were just chillin when the girls came to my house trippin saying Jah took their shit (this was after they had already been to Sarena's house accusing her as well) those heffas were troooping around town at 3am!! So anyway, basically we all went to the police station cuz things got a lil outta control. In fact at one point I was in my hallway butt nekkid trying to stop Jah and Shay from KILLING each other!! it was REAL!
We eventually narrowed down the clues and they all pointed to this crazy hoe named Kim! (there are alot of Kim's around ya know!!). She and KB had been very tight until KB started to hang with us. She HATED it. I think she was just really trying to stop our move! We didn't let them stop us. We hustled harder that last week and got all out money back up!
After recently catching up with KB it made want to go back just a little in my story. I really didn't touch on how much fun we had together (and ALL the drama). We were the baddest biatches in ITHACA!! lmao. At least for that one summer. Kim's house was THE SPOT. It was right next to the corner store and own the street from shortstop . Anyone that knows anything about Ithaca knows that shortstop makes the BEST subs and macaroni and cheese in the whole finger lakes region!! no lie (they even took foodstamps!!). I was working at Cornell at the time. They were hustlin!! most girls in Ithaca really disliked us. Iguess because most the guys in town would be at kim's house at one point or another for one reason or another. KB was living on the commons and I was in the pj's. We were all in walking distance of each other (most things in Ithaca are in walking distance) we pushed those strollers everywhere!
At this time we were spending alot of time with the Brooklyn Crew (Nae, Butter and Jah). We were still hanging out in Cortland (I wonder if any of those clubs are still hot?).
more after lunch...KB if you have anything to contribute to this story just let me know!!
sheldawg at 7/18/2003 09:35:00 AM
Dear SHELBY,
Some of your friends might say that you have a very strong taste for society life. It is not at all pejorative to like to meet people. But you have to agree that most of your relationships are superficial. Today, SHELBY, you will try to find out if you can resist another intriguing encounter. Are you willing to experiment another adventure?
Okay these horoscopes are getting a little bit close to home.....
Yesterday was fun. I left for lunch at about 1:00 and never returned. Instead I met up with ShawtyDoWop and Nicole and headed to the pool! got myself a little tan time. Then went and hung out for a few hours and went to another pool. This time I just met up with Nicole and a friend from the 'wood.
Quis went out last night so I spent my time catching up with KB and messing around online.
right now..it's just friday!! nothin real big goin on!!
KB must have heard her ears ringing. I haven't gotten to the end of the move to GA story, but KB now lives in Orlando!! We haven't spoken in about 2 years. Our friend Butter died and I called to talk with her about that and we haven't spoken since. I was VERY happy to hear from her last night. She is doing great! I really miss her. We used to have the best time.
Dear SHELBY,
Don't be afraid to take risks and take on new challenge, SHELBY. You may be presented with an opportunity that really is too good to pass up. All indications are that whatever you take on today will result in wonderful things for you. This is true romantically as well as professionally. Perhaps it's time to ask out that special someone you've had your eye on. You never know what can come of a simple lunch date!
Originally today when I came in I was going to blog about King Rd. and Kendall Ave. Since my friend Sunshine reminded me that I had left those parts of my life out. I decided that I would not write about them. I cannot go back and say everything that happened to me. There are people that I don't care to mention because their roles in my life were fairly insignificant. I discussed Steve because he is Sierra's father. And I will tell the story of how Quis and I met because he was the one that saved me from an abusive relationship and showed me how to love.
I will shout out to my girl Sunshine because she is a very dear friend and we have known each other since we were children. We lived together on King Rd. and on Kendall Ave. We also went to school toegther, dance class and we were on the same cheerleading squad. She was and remains to this day a great friend.
Maybe one day I will mention the HAUNTED Kendall ave house (it was REAL yall....and we were REALLY skurred). Right now I'm gonna finish my story of how I met quis!!
I can't believe she wanted me to mention FREDERICKO..OH..FREDERICKO..OH!!! that lame mofo!! UGHH!! he was all hairy and fat!! what the hell was I thinking?????? only thing he was good for was his car. When he wasn't making that loud ass VIPER alarm go off at 3:00am! *shiver* let's just leave that fool were he is..in my PAST!
I gotta go do some work. I'm trying to leave early today. I really just don't feel like being here at all. MsThing just called me and she is still in bed "I'm home..I'll call you when I wake up" UGHH..can u believe that heffa!! I guess she has the "work blues" like me!! *sigh*
sheldawg at 7/17/2003 06:08:00 AM
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
From NY to GA Cont...
Our last week in Ithaca was insane. First of all NO ONE believed we were really gonna move. Alot of people say they will leave and either end up coming back soon after our never leave. I was not gonna get stuck in Ithaca forever. We were dead serious. So our last week all we did was party and pack. We had a big party at Kim's the night before we left. All of our stuff was on the truck so the plcas was empty..we slept on the floor and got up early to begin our journey. KB's brother came along too. We had a huge moving truck as well as a mini van. Her brother drove the truck while we rode in t he van with his wife.
Our arrival in GA was great. You would have thought we had just moved to some tropical paradise. We set our apt. up and unpacked in record time so we could start enjoying our "new" life.
Soon after the dramam began. The HeadCluckyDuck's son was acting a donkey and damn near getting us evicted during our first 2 months. So he was soon set packing back to NY to live with her sister. then KB found out she was pregnant by her boyfriend who still lives in Ithaca. So she left for like 2 months to go be with him. I made the stupid mistake of bringing a guy that I was dating in NY down to GA. He never left and we spent the next year going through MAD drama.
KB moved her man down her and they got their own place. So only Shay, HeadCluckyDuck and I were left. Th demon seed finally returned from NY. I moved out and into a place with TheCreature from Brooklyn. KB's apartment burnt down, she had the baby and then her and I got a place together after dismissing TheCreature and TheBabiesDaddy. Then I met Marquis!!!
Before I begin my story of how I ended up in the Peach State, I must back up and talk about the things that led to the move.
I was working at Cornell University in the Office of Religious Affairs. I spent MUCH time online chatting through IRC.
**WARNING**IRC can be highly addictive..do NOT blame me if you get hooked** now back to my story.
I chatted on IRC on #blackhouse. I think I joined IRC in 1994. Most of the people on #blackhouse were regulars. There was about 20-25 of us (at least) that chatted EVERYDAY, ALL DAY. We knew alot about each other from our online talks. Most of us worked or went to school. We even had a conference call one day with 15 people on the line (Do not ask HOW or WHY..lol). We considered ourselves friends. We were a small online community. There was even drama..and lots of it trust me. There are even people from IRC that I still chat with on a regular basis through IM.
Anyway, some of my dearest friends on IRC attended The University of Georgia. One day a friend of mine from back home (we'll call her BigD) mentioned taht she wanted to take a trip to GA to see her father. I told her I would take the trip with her and stop and see Thmpr and them from IRC. We invited the HeadCluckyDuck to come as well. We actually had been talking more and more about moving as the trip came closer. BigD had lived in GA before and was interested in moving back. My friends from IRC said they would help and to come through and hang out. SO we did. We came to Athens in February 1997 and had a GREAT time!!! we met up with my friends. We went and looked around ATL for some apartments before deciding on a spot in Marietta (correctly pronounced in the ATL as May-retta).
We returned home very excited about our trip and our move. However, things slowly started to fall appart. BigD fell in love and got pregnant. We had to get our deposit money back. I was very disapointed. The HeadCluckyDuck and I decided that we were determined to still make our move. We started talking to other friends about it as well. Two of our other friends expressed interest in coming to GA and seeing what all the hoopla was about. So we took another trip. There was 4 of us this time..and it was SO much more fun. This time Shay and KB came too.
KB decided this is a move she must make. We went back to May-retta and found an apartment on Franklin Road. After returning to Ithaca we immediately got on the grind to make and stash as much cash as possible. KB's dad offered to co-sign our lease and pay for the moving truck.
Dear SHELBY,
Expect to receive a lot of phone calls and/or emails from friends, SHELBY. Some new plans or activities are in the works, and you'll want to play your part in getting them going. You could also form closer bonds with some people whom you've only known slightly up until now. You can also expect a lot of intellectual stimulation in the course of your conversations. Whatever you do today, filter and process the huge amount of information that is raining down on you thoroughly.
Yesterday UGA fans, students and alumni delivered a petition to the Board of Regents in Atlanta in hopes to remove President Adams from office. And for those of you who need to catch up here are more links.
Roll somethin, Drink somethin, Cut somethin...what??? <--- Nappy Roots
Thats the g-code!! hahahah just kiddin. I was krunk listening to my Nappy Roots CD this morning. Shawty where your head at??
Hmmm...where is MsThing at this morning. She is not signed in on AIM yet!! and we have yet to have a much needed UCB conference call with Suedemuffins.
Well my romantic dinner with Quis went well. We had a nice time. I placed a DO NOT DISTURB sign on my front door so his friends would get the point to not come a knockin'!! I think SlimJ came over at one point and must of saw th note and kept it movin..thanx slim!! ShawtyDoWop should be back from the beach today. Poor SlimJ has been so lonely!! lonely enough to actually be LOOKING for Blo. Didn't I JUST get rid of him...UGHH!!
Well I made a decision yesterday to no longer go hand in the "wood". Suddenly I have become the main attraction on that street. I lived there for 3 years and no one gave a damn about me. As soon as I move...my name is in everyone's mouth!! what part of the game is this??? according to the word on the street I am having relations with several BOYS on the block. This is news to me ok!!! I guess this is what I get for hanging around "young" folk. Lesson learned..moving on!! I wish people would just stop paying so much attention to me and what or who I am doing and focus more on themselves. Actually, this is the rule in general. There is TOO MUCH hate going on lately. MsThing and I have this discussion frequently. Why is everyone so concerned about everyone else. As you can see I have plenty of issues of my own. Better yourself so you won't have to spend so much time hatin on me!! People just look at you..and hate. Without knowing the first thing about you or what issues you may have in your life. All they know is that their life SUCKS!! and your has to be better than theirs.
Anyway, to solve my personal "hater" problem. I will just avoid that area. If they don't see me. They can't make up viscious stories and lies.
So I will take a break from the "wood" and the WoodStreetHateSquad.
Children with autism often lack skills necessary to form peer relationships or even emotional relationships with others in their environment. This could lead to poor quality of life for the individual. PAC believes that children with autism want to have relationships with others in their environment, but their relationship skills need to be further developed for this to occur. Simply teaching the child to "pretend to be normal," does not give them the actual feeling of having a real relationship with a peer. Just because they have been taught how to play a game with someone, doesn’t mean that they are now going to play a game and feel the same enjoyment that a typical peer feels from playing with friends. Through RDI, your child will develop skills needed to feel the rewards of having friends and forming relationships with others.
This is just what Sierra needs. I will definatley be contacting these people for more information.
http://www.difflearn.com/ <-- this website is great!!! I will need to cop many of the items they have.
Autism is a developmental disability that is typically appears around the age of two. This disability affects a person’s communication and social skills. People with autism often display stereotypic behaviors such as hand flapping, spinning objects, and repetitive movements. They often appear withdrawn or even described as being in their own world.
Children and adults typically have difficulty communicating verbally and nonverbally, which may lead to self-injurious or aggressive behaviors. Individuals with autism may have sensitivities to sight, touch, smell, and taste.
Autism has no physical characteristics, often making it difficult for society to understand such complex or even odd behaviors that people with autism often exhibit.
In a recent study, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), estimated that in Atlanta, approximately one in every 300 children has autism. Autism is a lifelong disability and people with autism have a normal life expectancy.
There is no known cause or cure for autism however, research (Lovaas, Mceachin, Smith, 1993.) supports the use of behavioral intervention to teach children with autism to communicate and reach their potential.
Okay..I really miss my 'punkin!! I can't wait for her to come home. Every year I get to a point where I just want a break. I just want her to be gone for a few days. Actualy when I moved to GA, that was almost a condition of the move. My mother told me that Sierra would have to come up and spend the summers with her in Ithaca. Who is gonna argue with that??? and every year I wait for that time to come. And every year I also cant wait for her to come back.
I think every parent has a point of frustration. Not that we don't love our children, but if we can get a break and we know they are in good hands. I don't know many people that will turn that offer down.
I feel a little emotionally off today. Ihave alot of my mind as far as my relationship with quis is concerned. I plan on addressing those issues VERY soon. I also have alot to figure out about SIerra. With this school year startingsoon we have alot we need to work on. I need to sit down and firgure out some goals and some behavior managment strategies. She is becomming more emotional as she gets older. I am afraid puberty is not all that far off!! I am really gonna have to buckle down with her this year and get some serious stuff accomplished.
We have to get the dressing situation under control. She has done extrememly well with brushing her teeth and is also getting better wiping herself. She still needs work on washing her face and such. We will take it slow, but aggressively.
Last night...
The last thing I wanted to do last night is listen to KrazyKell explain to me her latest dramatic development. I have ENOUGH issues right now. With my man, my kid, finances, etc.. I cannot deal with all that. Not right now. Most of the time Kelly is a very nice person. And can be fun to be around. But when she has proplems..she is totally unbearable and don't think you can mention for a second anything that might be going wrong in your own life. It's the Kellys show yall..its ALL about her.
So when I got off work I quickly went home and changed my clothes and headed out the door to Nicole's house. We sat around outside and tripped out with the guys from the "wood". Courtney even brought his fine self outside to hang out. We had a great time. Nicole cooked some spaghetti so I didn't have to cook.
Today at lunch Im gonna go to the store and pick up some things to cook for dinner tonight. I would like to spend a romantic evening with my man, but who know's if that will be possible. Curtis is STILL here. Nettie Mae is scheduled to go home today. SO he should as well. Dammit we don't have a roomate I shouldn't have to work around someone in order to do this type of stuff. Sierra isn't here and that is the only person I should have toa rrange anything around. I love Curtis and all but GO HOME HOMEBOY!!! sheldawg at 7/15/2003 07:57:00 AM
Monday, July 14, 2003
Complain, Complain....
Okay..now that I am done blasting Quis! The night didn't turn out so bad after all. We saw some friends, had some drinks, and even invited Christy and them to our house afterwards.
Saturday I got up and forced myself to go to the pool with Candy. I haven't been able to use the tanning bed lately because I got some spots on my skin due to the beds not being maintained properly. So I am traying to go back to the old more natural way!! hahahah. We were at the pool for about 4-5 hours. I got a nice SUNBURN!! which luckily for me faded very quickly. Saturday evening I hung out at Nicole's for a while. Oh I haven't mentioned Nicole before. Nicole is Sierra's babysitter, which means she is young as hell. She is 17. I actually enjoy spending time with her because she doesnt have alot of positive people in her life. And she is great tohave around when we take the kids places because she helps us keep an eye on them. She came to the pool with us and really helped out alot taking care of the 5 kids we had with us. She also lives on firewood street which is where quis and I lived for 3 years up until this past May.
The 'wood' (as we call it) is drama central!! There are alot of different things goin on over there. SO Nicole and I just pulled chairs up in her driveway (she wanted her new hair to be seen ok!) and just watched things unfold. I am so glad I don't live there anymore..even tho I miss all our neighbors. Nicole and I just trip out. Her brother and some others from the block were there so we had a good time until the rain came.
That night, since he was so determined to go out alone. Quis and Blo headed downtown. I didn't really mind because I needed the time alone. People had been in and out of our house for a whole week since Nettie Mae has been in the hospital. So I haven't been keeping up with cleaning and the dogs that I should. I am already having to pick up after quis and Curtis (isn't MY child in NY???) but then when we have people over we don't like to have the dogs running around the house because they are always jumping up on folx and acting a damn fool running around in circles chasing each other all through the house.
Anyway, I damn near went to sleep as soon as they walked out the door. Sunday was just relaxing. We went to lunch at longhorn and then rented some movies. Even though in reality I spent most of the time watching quis and curtis play the video game. I got alot of necessary cleaning done!!! so today when I get home (and curtis BETTER be gone) I can just relax.
I think I will be screening calls this evening. Only MsThing will get though on my phone tonight. Because I know she wont have any drama!!
I just want to know who ever decided that the work week would be 5 days and the weekend would only be 2?? they could have at least given us 3 days! I DO NOT want to be here today. Ya know how it is when you wish you could just tell everyone NOT to speak to you?? or that you had your OWN office and could shut the door. Unfortunatley for me, being a secretary, I can't do that. In fact, I have to be the one that keeps a smile on my face and a bright and cheery phone voice. All day long I have to sit here and act like I care and that I really want to help them with all their bullshyt that they are too lazy to do for themselves. I must say that MsThing and Suedemuffins have the right idea about this business venture thing. I would feel much better about gettin up in the morning if I was working for me or with my friends.
Suedemuffins copped herself one of those SprintPCS picture phones! Quis has been mentioning how he wants one of those. It's the neatest little thing. She has even been able to send us photo albums right from her phone. At least I think that's how she did it.
Okay let's talk about the wekkend. SO I can blast the hell outta my man really quick!! UGHHHH @ him!!!!! Okay. So on friday afternoon, around lunchtime, I mentioned to quis that Christy has asked me to go out with her and would he be interested in meeting up with us later. He reminded me on how little our funds were at the moment so I told him I would let him know my plans later. After speaking with Christy and finding out that she wouldnt be able to meet up until later that evening I decided I would just wait to talk to quis since he would be off work at that time.
After he got off work and called me from his cell phone, he informed me that HE would be going out tonight and that pretty much he was flying solo. He gave me several lame reasons as to why! mostly just saying he didn't want to do anything with me that evening. He was being kinda rude about it as well. I was very frustrated. He had just gone out Thursday night ALONE with his "friends" from work and left me sitting in the house with Blo. I didn't even want to tag along with him I just wanted to ride in the car downtown so I could meet christy. Why should we drive separate cars to the same place just to return to the same place hours later. Why did he not want me anywhere near him??? I didn't think it was that big of a deal like he was making it. Saying I was gonna "ruin" his night!! *GASP* how dare he??? UGHHH!!! how could I ruin YOUR night?? please tell me?? what exactly are you doing that I could ruin by riding in the car that I pay HALF the car note on. OH becaue there is no room for me because he has to ride all over athens and pick up folx (that will give him NO gas money). So I have to drive my own car..so these aquaintances from work can ride with him!
Anyon that knows me..knows that shit wasnt goin down! fyck that! I was goin out and I was not gonna drive my own car! So I got in the buick! (hahah) we went and picked up one of his friends and went to the next ones house. Just to find out that they weren't even gonna ride with Quis (I think they just wanted him to bring them some smoke and drop them off toegther) but these are the people that were more important than me a minute ago. SO then he says "oh I guess there will be room for you" umm...your damn right! so then he goes WAY the hell over to Oconee County (way the hell outta the way) just to waste another trip because they didn't even want the smoke he brought them nor a ride. So by this time of course he is playin nice with me.
So I started to try to call Christy to find out where she was so I could meet her. But as most people know its very difficult to answer your phone in a bar. So, as soon as we get out the car Quis is like "aiight Im headed this way where you goin?" Im like "umm..with you until I hear from christy" like I was just gonna walk around aimlessly downtown alone. This is a college town and rapes and the such happen VERY frequently. More so..why should I look lonely walking around downtown when I have a man right there!! and why would he even want me to do that??? so more and more Im like "what is going on that he is SO adement about me not being with him??" So we go to a bar. Christy finally called and said the place she was at is lame and if she could excuse herself from the people she is with she would come meet me. I still don't know what his problem was. He wasn't doing anything special. I guess he just didn't want me around. Was it necessary to be so rude and unthoughtful???
SO of course Saturday night he made sure to go out Alone (well he took Blo with him this time).
I am definatley gonna reflect on this more. It's not just a matter of him wanting to do things with his boys on occassion. He goes downtown like 3-4 nights a week. And NEVER allows me to go with him. *sigh* anwyay, I need to figure this out!
I wish I could just fly home again for a few days! I am so tired of being here. So far from home and my friends. I feel VERY lonely right now...and my heart is very empty.
And all these poeple at work are all hyper! UGHH GET OUT OF MY FACE PLEASE!!! now I don't want to talk about my weekend! no I dont want to have a great day! I want to go back to bed!! UGHH!!
Okay..I have eaten and had a snack!! so Im good to go! I need to try to spend my lunch hour getting and oil change and a tune up. My poor little car is crying for some love!
Quis is off on Friday's so we usually meet up at lunch. He has alot of errands today, as do I, so we may not meet up. Then he goes to work this evening so I guess Im on my own. I wonder what kind of trouble I can get myself in!! any suggestions??
sheldawg at 7/11/2003 08:39:00 AM
Dear SHELBY,
The time for talking is over, SHELBY. It is now time to take action. Put some of your grandiose plans into motion. Ground your dreams in reality. People will not continue to put their faith in you if all you do is talk but never follow through with your word. Restore other people's faith in your behavior by showing them that you mean business. You have a great deal of knowledge to share.
There could be more to this hororscope thing than I thought! anyone who knows me will understand!! hahahah will I ever move back to ATL??
Dear SHELBY,
Try not to buzz around so much today that you miss the central issue of what needs to be addressed, SHELBY. Maintain a level-headed, practical approach, especially when it comes to your relationship with others. It is a good time to get your feet firmly planted on the ground. Be conscious of your steps when you walk and feel free to pound the souls of your shoes into the Earth, making sure it knows that you are here.
Now I'm not as big on the stars as my girls MsThing and Suedemuffins, but I do check my hororscope daily. I do believe that I am the ULTIMATE Gemini. I do fit that to a T!!
This morning I was much in need of some water. My body must be seriously laking in H20 because all I could think about when I woke up was WATER..lots and lots of water!! I needed replenishment. I guess because I have been drinking so many cokes lately and then I have been drinking a little more than normal too in Sierra's absence.
When I arrived at work I headed straight to the vending machine. I'm not sure why I didn't just go get my BullDawg Big Swig and fill it with ice and water, but I didn't. SO I dug thru my purse for a dollar and put it in the machine. It made a few funny noises like it was searching deep inside for its last bottle of water. Then 2 bottles dropped down!! TWO!!! not 1 or one but 2!! 2 for the price of one. You can't beat it. Well you can if you just use the water fountain, but you get the point. Anyhoo, I am very happy I got my water "fix".
Quis and I went downtown last night to meet up with Christy. It was a wednesday so naturally the bars werent packed with people, but just enough to make it enjoyable and you are able to get to the bar and order a drink fairly easily without having to fight a crowd. We started out at Flanigan's. We each had one drink there and decided to head to Element's because we heard they were having a reggae party or something. It turned out to be more of a amateur rap contest. Hey..this is Athens what else should we expect. It was pretty good tho. Great DJ and the guys that were battling for the Wednesday night crown were pretty decent.
Athens doesn't have many "clubs" just alot of bars. As it is in most college towns. The few clubs we do have are Insomnia, Elements and umm..whatever the name of that place over mean mike's (they change the name so often). Quis knew someone at the door so we didn't have to pay to get in. I think the charge for the clubs is like $5-$10 and then the bars, of course, have no cover charge.
All in all it was a nice evening. I have been having terrible head aches lately. I am thinking maybe that is also attributed to all the cokes I have been consuming. Maybe all this water I am drinking today will help with that as well.
Ok I don't really have much to say..I am just EXTREMELY bored! Christy and I went to Applebees for lunch. Of course we got the nacho appetizer so I had NO room for my club sandwich.
Today is going by so slow! maybe because its Wednesday, I have no idea, but the shit needs to end!! HURRY UP 5:00!!! Quis gets off early today so maybe I can actually have a date with my man tonight!
Nettie Mae was doing a little better last night when we went to see her (thanx for the prayers). Hopefully she was moved out of SCIU today and into a regular room.
Sierra is still missing her momma. I miss you too baby!! tell your gramma to bring you home!!
My brother got bumped down yesterday. Life in the minor leagues is hard! you gotta really step up your game. So he is back in Tennessee. I hope this means I will be able to see him soon. Its cool now that we have gotten older. I appreciate him alot more. Until now he had just been some dum kid I had to take care of. We are 8 years apart so when I was a teenager I wanted to kill him! and so did my friends, who now want to marry his little butt!!
If anyone has followed the latest scandel at the University of Georgia you will see that our dear President Adams has, yet again, dissapointed the Bulldawg community.
I think I will meet Christy for lunch today. I just started hanging with Christy lately. She is a little younger than me, but a pretty cool down to earth type girl. She grew up with QuisNnem in Madison. Last night we sat around and had a few drinks with Quis and Blo. Quis is off tonight so who kow's what we may do!! Maybe we can use that "free" longhorn meal card again. We gotlucky last week because they didn't take the card from him. SO we are FREE to use that mofo again (lmao), and since I don't get paid till Friday that's a REALLY good thing!!! but like my girl MsThing and I always say...We aint turning NOTHING down so long as its free! OK! especially FOOD! we LOVE to eat. When MsThing lived in College Park (on the border of East Point) there was a chicken wing spot across the street that had the BEST wings in the world!! It's funny how when you find a place that has a certain thing you really like..you will find any reason to go way the hell over there. I'm sure MsThing has found her way from Smyrna to CP for some of them wangs!! Although she has been creepin off to the $3 cafe alot...hmmmm!!! But nothin compares to the nachos you can find at ChezSheron!!! but yall dont know NUFFIN bout that!! mad shouts to ChezSheron!! I need to get me a reservation soon!
Now, about this trip to cali. I REALLY want to do this! I never do things like this. I have never taken a trip like that with my girlfriends. I bet it would be so much fun!!! and this is the perfect time for me to go with SIerra being gone. But I have so much coming up that I need to save money for. Like going to VA to meet my mom with Sierra, and then Dom's wedding in August. It's time to get my hustle on and come up with the funds to take this trip! anyone wanting to make donations..please email me at luvlee529@yahoo.com don't be shy!!
We just got "awarded" our parking assignments at work. A few years ago I was paying $48 a year to park in a lot across the street from my building. In 2002, they changed the rules and effective 2003 we were gonna have to pay $260 for that SAME parking lot. People protested and petitioned, but President Adams and his lackeys won. They were in need of the money to build some more elaborant staircases around campus!! okay..let me NOT get started with President Adams *sigh* anyway...
So now you have to put in a request for certain lots some of which are $260 and some are $360. Then they send out a mass email to the university and "award" you a lot out of the 3 choices you gave them. Then they jack your check for the "pre-tax" dollars to pay for it.
In other news...
The past couple days we have been hanging around Athens Regional Medical Center with Nettie Mae, Quis' aunt. She has been having a hard time breathing and when she sleeps her breathing is so shallow she almost stops. I think they that are finally getting her oxygen stabilized and will be moving her from SCIU to a regular room today. I'm not sure how long they will keep her. I think they want to make sure she can breathe at night on her own or else she will need one of those oxygen tanks by her bed. Keep Nettie Mae in your prayers yall! along with my girl suedemuffins cousin Abbie.
Also, I have been getting messages from my babygirl. She is missing her momma!! *tears* her little voice sounds so sad on the answering machine!! She has no real understanding of time so its hard for her to know when I will be there to get her. I really miss my baby and I also love my break from her. I know she is being taken care of so it helps me not to worry so much. It just hurts that she doesnt understand.
After checking in on MsThing and Suedemuffins I realized that I haven't given those girls their due shouts!
Going home recently brought me to a couple realizations. 1) I miss my friends very much. We have a history and some really great memories and of course a bond that will last forever. BUT, we are not really on the same level anymore. We have all grown and changed in different ways (which is the natural way of life). But the relationship we have hasn't changed. Do you feel me? I mean...its really just like they are still 18. Their outlook on life hasn't changed much. Still no real goals. Just "living" day to day. I can't really have "deep" discussion with them on wordly issues. They don't watch the news or anything other than BET and MTV. The only things they are educated on is the legal system and the "game". The guys they hang out with on a regular basis or doing the exact same thing they were doing YEARS ago. No progression has been made. They are not growing up or should I say maturing.
This is what makes me appreciate my friendships with MsThing and Suedemuffins all that much more. Even though I don't see them very much at all. We have a great friendship. Based on conversations about REAL shit. I can talk to either one of them about ANYTHING. I know they will be honest whether it hurts my feelings or not. And we are all grown up enough to understand that THAT is what true friendship is about. We don't have to just talk about surface things or today's hottest celebrity news (although we do discuss those things as well) its not the "meat" of our friendship. We have all been through things and we are able to bring those experiences to the table and learn from each other. We all want the best for each other in every aspect of our lives.
I guess what Im trying to say in all this mess is that I am very thankful for ALL my friends. They all have special roles they play in my life. As you get older and look at the people you have around you. You learn pretty quickly the ones that will be there ride or die! and I know for sure MsThing and Suedemuffins are down like that!! Ride or Die!! I kow we will be at each other's weddings, and around to watch our children grow. And that will give us more reason to be friends.
Let's actually start with Wednesday the 2nd. I was worried about what I was gonna do about dinner since I had, once again, forgotten to take out some meat to thaw for dinner. When I got home Quis informed me that he had a free dinner card for longhorn. These cards are the BEST!! anytime they have contests or whatever at longhorn they give them out. Quis also gets them frequently for just being the best damn employee they have!! So anyway, I was VERY excited to get some free food. I mean they include drinks, appetizers and the entree. What a deal!!
We made plans to help our neighbors (ShawtyDoWop and SlimJ) cookout on friday. Our friends that live next door and our friends momma who lives on the other side of them *whew*. The cook our would last 2 days due to the fact that were roasting a HOG! SlimJ's family was coming from Oklahoma so we set up a tent and a bunch of table outside. We had to build the pit for the pig and we set up 4 grills for the other food. I helped ShawtyDoWop make some cakes (they were off the CHAIN). Quis, the grillmaster, hooked up some ribs, chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs. We had so much fun eating and getting completely wasted!! We hung out under the tent until about 3 or so. I retired back to out apt. and Quis stayed outside with the guys to watch over the PIG!
Saturday was really nice so ShawtyDoWop and I hit the pool for a few hours before the BBQ would kick off again. However, soon after we returned the rain came and we all ran for cover.
Sunday SLimJ's momma had us all over again for breakfast and some stew (you know the kind they make from the pig parts) Man..I would have NEVER eaten this shit in NY!!!
I guess this hasn't been the most exciting post so far. Today is Monday so i'm just chillin! Ill holla back when I get something worth while to talk about!
sheldawg at 7/07/2003 08:06:00 AM
Wednesday, July 02, 2003
Back on the grind
It's my second day back at work since my "vacation". I am STILL not back in work mode full force. Its amazing how just a brief break from work can throw you off so much. Luckily with Friday being the 4th, this is a short week. I can get back in full swing on Monday.
I realized yesterday that I left my flat iron at Kim's house. I am SO mad at myself. This tool helps me appear to have some sort of style, without it I am a poofy, frizzy mess!!! I need it!!! Itried to get the same effect with my large curling iron...no luck! Kim said she will send it through the mail..yeah right!! I'm sure that will NEVER happen. I guess I will have to wait until next payday to purchase a new one. In the meantime I don't look worth a damn and this rain is not helping.
I spoke to SIerra this morning. She had ALOT to say. For some reason she thinks I am picking her up tomorrow. She is too funny..she asked me if I was in ATLANTICA!! I don't know if she was combining Atlanta and Ithaca or if she just thought I was chillin under the damn sea! either way it was cute. I said "No punkin I'm in Athens" she said "OH..Athens...can I come there?". YES..I miss my baby already. I know I said I needed break, and I do, but it's so hard to be away from her too. At least I know she's in good hands with my mom and them (momNnem).
Kim was gonna have to work today so I told her I would watch the boys. We were going to meet my mom at the arnot mall and then she would go to work right from there. I had to get Sierra for the day since my mom had plans.
So we all went to the mall. My mom bought Quis and I some new sheets and a nice quilt for our bed. They were having a huge sale at Kaufmans. Airik got a hair cut (finally) I was NOT letting him leave from the mall without one. He looked a damn MESS ok! After leaving the mall we headed to Shelly's. I figured if I had these 3 with me I might as well go to where the rest of the children were.
Nycoma's dad had just come into town so they were BBQing. So we hung out there for the night. When Kim got home we went back to her house to chill and go to bed.
Sunday, June 29
Sunday morning I woke up to the sound of screaming. I couldn't figure out who, what or where. All I knew was that it MUST stop. I started following the noise...it brought be to the kitchen where I found the two cats (the two that weren't dead) in the conor of the kitchen cowering over a bird. The bird was very much alive and screaming for help. I have never been in this mpoition before since I am NOT a cat person and I wasn't about to mess with a damn bird. So I go get Kim. Of course, in the life of Kim, this is not something new. I guess this is a regular thing for her cats to do. I once had dogs that brought deer carcases on our porch every night, but thats another story.
So kim gets the cats out of the kitchen so we can free the bird. Only the bird's damn wing is broke. So, of course, with Kim being the animal lover she is, said she was gonna save it. She placed a crate over it to keep the cats away and said she would deal with it later. Quis and I had plans with my mother that day so we had to be in Ithaca by 2. We got dressed and ready and headed up rte. 13.
We spent the afternoon at my moms eating lasagne dinner and chatting with my cousins. My cousin Jay came with his wife and Kids whom I had never met. They are a very sweet little family. His sister Jill was there with her son Dylan as well. I love that lil booger Dylan. He has cerebal palsy and he is the cutest thing in the world!!!
After eating I said my goodbye's to my family and my Sierra. This was the last time I would see her until August. I hate saying goodbye to her like that because she really has NO concept on how long it will be until she sees me again. Nor does she care because she is at Grandmas Janets so that's ALL that matters.
We headed back to Kim's to find that she was BBQing as well. She invited a bunch of folx over so I could see people before I left. While we were over there I saw Becky walking down the street. Becky is an old friend of ours. Her kids and Airik are cousins (due to their dads being brothers). Becky has always been a really sweet girl and I haven't seen her in years so I yelled across the street for her to come up. She refused and asked Kim and I to meet her at the end of the driveway. I was thinking maybe she had beef with someone on the porch (since everyone in that town always has beef with somebody..in fact..when I saw Allevhale aka "Ghost" earlier in the day..he told me he satys in so much beef he's gonna change his name to Beefaroni...LMAO) okay back to the story....
So as we appraoch Beck we notice that she has on sunglasses and that underneath her eye was FUCKED up!! it appears that her man, Abdul, one of the previously mentioned crackheads, got a little angry with her the night before. This is why she didn't want to come to the house. Poor Becky. And that sorry mofo Abdul aint worth a damn either!! he never has been! I am still suprised that she left her sons' father to be with Abdul!!! UGGGHHHH!!! so now I am adding Becky and her children to my prayers. It was still nice to see her nonetheless.
The Wrap Up
In a nutshell. I had a good time. It's nice to see people back home. I love my friends and family. But it is VERY clear to me why I left that place and NEVER will return. I wish my friends would leave too. Not that they should all run to GA. But I think ANYWHERE else would offer them more opportunities to grow. And give them a better environment to raise their kids. Everyone there is still doing the same thing they were when we were 18. Only they have kids now too. These guys have been "hustlin" for 10 years. Most of them have NO car, or a place of their own to live. Nor do they have a desire to do so. It's funny how all the girls work and the guys hustle. Thats it. Plain and simple. When you are up there you almost start to think. Damn I wish I could just hang out all day. But do I really????
I didn't see Sean, which I guess is a good thing. And I wasn't able to stop by the cemetary to "see" Derek. I feel VERY badly about that since I ALWAYS go. Kassandra was out of town for 2 days and her and I always go together. I'll catch ya next time baby!
***Kim did tell me that recently they had taken a trip to Auburn and ran into an old flame of mine, JJ. Have I told yall about JJ yet???? WHEW!!! that boy is FINE!!!!! he asked about me and gave him her number...of course she can't find it!! why didn't she call me immediatley after seeing him??? is she crazy??? now Im gonna have to find the name and number of this club and hunt this fool down. Hmmm...I will be in Auburn at the end of August for a wedding *plotting*. We are staying at a hotel right across the street from where Steve is in prison. That should be interesting. I was kinda "stressed" about that before. But now I have a whole new thing to focus on..JJ. Is Quis coming to the wedding??? we must get these plans in order. This may be a trip I need to take alone!! hahah yeah right!
There is so much to say about this trip so the easiest way to do it is to break it down day by day...starting with Wednesday.
Wednesday, June 25
I had an appt. at the dentist this morning for 2 root canals. I wasn;t to thrilled about this because I was sure my face would be swollen and my whole vacation would be ruined. However, it wasn't that bad at all. It took about 3 hours and I was drugged the HELL up!! They had that gas hooked up to my nose the whole time. Just pumping that shit into my system. I felt VERY good!
Originally we had planned on leaving Thursday morning. Marquis informed me that we really didn't have any reason we couldn't leave on Wednesday since he gets out of work at 2. WELL....there is always Curtis. I explained to Curtis that it would be easier if he came to the house Tuesday night so he would be there when were ready to leave. Of course he didn't. As a matter of fact he didn't come at all!! we ended up having to drive to Madison to pick him up on our way out. Which is actually NOT on our way at all. In fact..it is WAAAAY out of the way by almost an hour!!! UGGGHHH!!
SO anyway, I really tried to keep a positive attaitude since I wanted this to be a good trip. We got on 85 heading north about 7:00pm on Wednesday evening. We had a really good ride actually. No rain, no construction (which I-81 is notorious for). We made it to Elmira in 13 hours!! and arrived at Kim's about 8:30am Thursday. I was very tired when we first entered NY. But by the time we got to Kim's I was ready to go!! I couldn't wait to start seeing people.
Thursday, June 26
After arriving at Kim's house I started making phone calls to my mom and to Penny (Sierra's other grandmother). I decided to take Sierra to visit with Penny for a few hours before we headed to Ithaca to see my mom. We headed to Shelly's so Quis could catch up with Nycoma.
We headed to ithaca about 2:00pm. We got to my mom's and took showers and just hung out for a few hours with them until my grandma arrived for dinner. After eating we headed to my sisters where we were gonna be staying that night. She had just moved into a new place. Her new apt. is very cute and we had a nice chill evening sitting on her patio.
as you can see Thursday was more of a recoup and chill with the fam day. Which was MUCH needed!!
Friday, June 27
After dropping my neice and Sierra off at my mother's house, Quis and I headed back to Elmira. My friends had mentioned that there was some "party" that evening that they really wanted to go to. I Haven't been to a party in Elmira for YEARS!! I wasn't all that thrilled about going either. Mostly because they are usually pretty lame and someone always ends up getting shot. However, I was over ruled so we decided we would be going to the party. We spent all day just hanging out with Kim and them. I loved being able to see all the kids. Kassandra is SO grown up. Derek would be so damn proud of her. Her sister are WILD. Shelly has 5 girls all together (Kassandra, Dominique, Jada, Mariana and Tatiana). These girls are something else let me tell ya!!! She better not call me when they are 16 either!!! Thats gonna be the house from hell when all these girls are teenagers at the same time!!!
Anyway, Kim and I decided it was necessary to make a mall run to get some outfits for this evening. I went to Charlotte Russe and got a cute lil outfit (WHY has this store NOT made it to Athens yet????? how do they have one in Elmira and I don't have one in Athens???? UGHHH @ them) Anyway, we hung out for a few more hours before we satrtae dto get dressed and prepare for that evening.
Of course, with anything we all try to get together to do...there are problems. Since Elmira is lame as hell everything closes by 1:30. SO in order to have a good time you have to leave the house pretty early. Kim was getting discouraged because no one was ready and the boys were making it more difficult because, naturally the didn't want to arrive at the party with us so we had to make last minute car decisions. And Kim had to drive all the way across town to the babysitter.
As she was leaving in a total frenzy, she ran over her cat. Kim LOVES her animals. Actually she loves all animals. So many things were going "wrong" and she just killed her cat. She was a mess. Jaden had been crying for like 2 hours. Everyone was calling changing plans and now this. I told Kim to just go ahead and take Jaden to the sitters so at least she wouldnt have to deal with him crying. And if she no longer wanted to go to the party that would be FINE with me since I didn't really want to go anyway.
After dropping Jaden off she was feeling a little better and decided she still wanted to go. We rounded the guys up and they met us at Kim's house. The guys headed to the party first since we were still waiting on some girls. We all rode in my car over to the party.
I don't have much to say about the party since it was SO lame. First of all they charged $10 at the door. The NERVE of them. There are no cover charges for bars in Athens. And if there was you best be sure it will be worth it. I don't mind paying the money in Atlanta either..because you already know. But this little hole in the wall joint. They don't even serve hennessey. In fact I think they only had about 5 kinds of liqour.
Of course I run into some old "friends". First person I see is Hondo. Hondo and I have a history. We lived together for about 6 months. And dated for almost 2 years. At the time I thought he was the cutest thing. He was trying to "do the right thing" and stop the hustle and get a job. Things just didn't work out, but I have always cared alot about him. Too bad he is a crackhead now. Its very sad, but I can't feel bad for these guys. And actually, he isnt alone. A whole bunch of the guys we used to hang with have started doing this. Please tell me WHY??? Hondo, Ateem, Ali, Abdul and now Shaheed? TSK TSK!!!!
Anyway, when Hondo saw me he kinda looked like he didn't know what to say (since he knew I aint have no damn CRACK!! UGHHH) so he came over and gave me a little weak ass hug and started running his mouth to kim and them. I was like "damn he cant even give me some how-have-you-been-because-I-haven't-seen-you-in-years-and-we-had-a-bit-of-a-history conversation" HMPH!!!! I was dissed by a crackhead. I shouldn't keep referring to him as such...but Im gonna anyway because thats what the hell he is!
Then I saw Will. Will is about 7 feet tall. He has been that tall and FINE since he was 17. We had a brief fling back in the day. Basically even though he looked like a grown man he was still a child and I decided it wasn't right for me. Will has grown up yall!! DAMMIT looking good too. Anyway, we had a very nice conversation. I guess since he isnt a damn crackhead he can still remember who his friends are.
After seeing a few more people I was ready to go. This "party" was lame and not worth $.10 let alone $10. After the party people congregated outside for a few and I saw Hondo again. This time he came up to me and was like "wassup?" so I told him that I wasn't interested in speaking to him now since earlier he had aacted so damn shady. So then he was like "Im saying your all with your man and shit..what am I supposed to do?". Okay..first of all...just because Marquis is in the same room you cant speak?? I wasn't trying to fuck you...BELIEVE THAT!! no need to be all sneaky! Quis totally expected that I would run into people and was fine with me having conversations. So I blew him off and was like "whatever..I guess I don't even know you anymore" so he was like "well where yall going? can I come?" HELL NO YOU CAN'T COME!!! well thats what I wanted to say..but instead I was like "ask kim". She of course blew him off too. We all jumped in the car and started bumping the hell outta my lil jon CD. Just so that fool knew I DON'T GIVE A FUCK!! and to dammit GET LOW! YOU SKURRED YOU SKURRED!!!
After returning to Kim's house people were hungry. Since we are in ELmira, NY and NOT anywhere else. There is NO WHERE to eat after 10:00pm. Except DENNY's. First of all, I HATE Denny's, Especially at 3 in the morning. I was already upset I had to get back in the car and drive across town. Then it took about 30 mins. just to get our drinks!! I ordered scrambled eggs!! how long does that take..PLEASE!!!
SO needless to say Bridgett and I let the manager know we were paying for SHIT! and we didn't. So we all headed back to our locations to retire for the evening.
