On October 29th 2004 at 4:40 am, The Delta Nu Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc crossed 10 men into the distinguished brotherhood. 7 years have passed & Im still cool w/ all these guys & learned something different from them before, during, & after we pledged together. Wish I was back in Memphis to kick it w/ them.
1) Calvin Bell
2) Steve Anderson
3) KeAnthony Potter
4) Joseph "Tank" Jackson
5) Jarrid Johnson
6) Justin Jones
7) Brandon Stokes
8) Brandon Davis
9) Gionni Carr
10) Duane Erwin
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
My Pet Peeve
The weather has officially changed & I brought out the fall/winter clothes. I'm actually typing this in my Memphis hoodie. So this weekend is gonna be my last weekend working my 2nd job, I know its gonna be packed & Im just ready to get this weekend over with. My lil sis cheered last night as the 9th grade team played Nashville (AR), they lost but the team had a winning season. She gonna be cheering w/ varsity next weekend & then bball season will be starting.
So I just have been thinking about one of my pet peeves & it might be bothering me because it may have an affect on my relationship w/ my mom. The key pet peeve for me is when people ask me questions THEN hit the point, I usually want you to get straight to the point instead of asking questions to get to the point. So basically it messes me a bit when some says "Im just asking". But w/ my mom, there are 2 things Im worried about: 1) She may use my answers for a favor and/or 2) She may tell her friends about what Im doing. 2 examples:
1) When I was dating my ex a while back, I was considering moving back to Memphis. My mom talked to me & I said I MIGHT see about staying w/ her but wanted my own place. A few days later, I went to my mom's workplace & almost EVERYONE there questioned me about possibly moving in w/ my girl.
2) Morning call w/ Mom:
Mom: What you doing today?
Me: Something, whats wrong?
Mom: Im Just Asking
Me: Whats up?
Mom: IM JUST ASKING
Me: Im doing nothing
Mom: Well, could you watch your sister today??
Maybe its just me, I dont know...........
But me & mom almost got into it over the phone last night; it took my mom 5 questions for her just to ask me 1 simple question.
But just keeping it short & sweet today. Gonna go to the store when I get off to do some costume shopping. But Before I go, I want to leave 2 tunes Im trying to put on my new phone, havent decided which one would be my new ringtone:
JayZ - I know
Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka
So I just have been thinking about one of my pet peeves & it might be bothering me because it may have an affect on my relationship w/ my mom. The key pet peeve for me is when people ask me questions THEN hit the point, I usually want you to get straight to the point instead of asking questions to get to the point. So basically it messes me a bit when some says "Im just asking". But w/ my mom, there are 2 things Im worried about: 1) She may use my answers for a favor and/or 2) She may tell her friends about what Im doing. 2 examples:
1) When I was dating my ex a while back, I was considering moving back to Memphis. My mom talked to me & I said I MIGHT see about staying w/ her but wanted my own place. A few days later, I went to my mom's workplace & almost EVERYONE there questioned me about possibly moving in w/ my girl.
2) Morning call w/ Mom:
Mom: What you doing today?
Me: Something, whats wrong?
Mom: Im Just Asking
Me: Whats up?
Mom: IM JUST ASKING
Me: Im doing nothing
Mom: Well, could you watch your sister today??
Maybe its just me, I dont know...........
But me & mom almost got into it over the phone last night; it took my mom 5 questions for her just to ask me 1 simple question.
But just keeping it short & sweet today. Gonna go to the store when I get off to do some costume shopping. But Before I go, I want to leave 2 tunes Im trying to put on my new phone, havent decided which one would be my new ringtone:
JayZ - I know
Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka
Friday, October 21, 2011
Who would have thought??
Seemed like it was a bland week, but thank God I had made it through.
So something came up while I was at work; On Monday I was called into management’s office & was told I have a possibility of moving into a different & better apartment. I was told that my skills I possessed would be a better fit to this other department & there have been troubles w/ people keeping their mouths shut on what goes on at work & someone might be let go, and if that happens I would be the replacement. The guy also told me that the head supervisor in my department didn’t want me to move for some reason, I have been a faithful & hard worker, but he went over his head to get me to transfer over in the next few weeks.
Im really not much into baseball, but I see that the World Series has begun, and ironically the two teams in it are........Texas and St. Louis. If you remember me speaking about it in a past blog, I had family members trying to talk me into moving to Houston and also St Louis. I wonder: Is this a message from God?? Would I see where to go by the results of the World Series?? Series is tied so far at 1 game apiece.
As Im talking right now, Im actually ordering me a new cord for my laptop, needed a specific kind & couldn’t really use the universal, but hopefully I’ll be back on that, especially when I travel. Just talked to my mom, she wants me to wait because she wants to make sure I go to a good website or store for it.
Imma go off on the crunk tip for the weekend................Have a good one
So something came up while I was at work; On Monday I was called into management’s office & was told I have a possibility of moving into a different & better apartment. I was told that my skills I possessed would be a better fit to this other department & there have been troubles w/ people keeping their mouths shut on what goes on at work & someone might be let go, and if that happens I would be the replacement. The guy also told me that the head supervisor in my department didn’t want me to move for some reason, I have been a faithful & hard worker, but he went over his head to get me to transfer over in the next few weeks.
Im really not much into baseball, but I see that the World Series has begun, and ironically the two teams in it are........Texas and St. Louis. If you remember me speaking about it in a past blog, I had family members trying to talk me into moving to Houston and also St Louis. I wonder: Is this a message from God?? Would I see where to go by the results of the World Series?? Series is tied so far at 1 game apiece.
As Im talking right now, Im actually ordering me a new cord for my laptop, needed a specific kind & couldn’t really use the universal, but hopefully I’ll be back on that, especially when I travel. Just talked to my mom, she wants me to wait because she wants to make sure I go to a good website or store for it.
Imma go off on the crunk tip for the weekend................Have a good one
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
To my Twitter Fam
Let me see; I think the last time I was on Twitter was the beginning of August, right when I just got back from Houston. When I got back to Ark, I just decided to do some different things, but also had some things happen. My granddad had me try to do some self discovery & made me realize that although I was doing things to help people, what was I really doing to help myself?? He had me to look over some scriptures, The Book of James and also Proverbs Ch 3 & 4. When I gotten home, I gotten a call about a 2nd job I applied for a while back, a theme park job that ends at the end of this month, just helping w/ some planning for the 2nd half of season as well as some Halloween projects, so the weekdays Im an office assistant, weekends I help out at the theme park. Also w/ my sister, just being that big brother watching over my sis cheerleading, my mom have been busy so I’m taking & helping sis w/ her activities, as well as being to some of her games. About a week and a half after visiting my granddad, my grandmother in Dallas passed & the services were in Texarkana. This woman had lived w/ me, my mom, and my sis while I was in high school & while I was in undergrad in Memphis, started living in Dallas w/ my other family about a couple years back.
But also, when I got back from Houston, I saw Twitter had officially changed & I was like F this, I don’t know If I can do that, so I sort of stayed back a bit. So I would say that the past few weeks were of deep thought & handling life. Also, if you were trying to get at me, I had an issue w/ my cell & have gotten a new phone w/ a new number, so hit me up.
So overall, with everything that was going on, I was just having to keep myself busy, not really just n a computer or phone, but having an active body. Was there any type of depression going on w/ me?? I still don’t know, tried to stay busy yet there were times even my mom ask if I am, yet I just think she wants to know about stuff so she can have something to tell her friends & I have been lowkey. But I just had this strange feeling that I had people that are only wanting to make moves when I make moves. For example, I didnt go to my high school homecoming game, then I found out my homeboy didnt go because I didnt go. I understand Im doing stuff to help & effect myself, but I dont want no one to do something just because Im doing it, think & do for yourself dammit!!
Oh, as well for my future, still praying on where Im gonna move to in 2012, have family that want me to head out to Houston as well as St Louis, so whoever has a better offer & where God has me going, Im there. I also want to drop off some tracks I heard from a Alexander O’Neal mixtape my coworker showed me. Have a good one & let the evilness resume lol.
Alexander O'neal - The Morning After
Alexander O'Neal - Love Makes no Sense
Alexander O'Neal - Aphrodisia
But also, when I got back from Houston, I saw Twitter had officially changed & I was like F this, I don’t know If I can do that, so I sort of stayed back a bit. So I would say that the past few weeks were of deep thought & handling life. Also, if you were trying to get at me, I had an issue w/ my cell & have gotten a new phone w/ a new number, so hit me up.
So overall, with everything that was going on, I was just having to keep myself busy, not really just n a computer or phone, but having an active body. Was there any type of depression going on w/ me?? I still don’t know, tried to stay busy yet there were times even my mom ask if I am, yet I just think she wants to know about stuff so she can have something to tell her friends & I have been lowkey. But I just had this strange feeling that I had people that are only wanting to make moves when I make moves. For example, I didnt go to my high school homecoming game, then I found out my homeboy didnt go because I didnt go. I understand Im doing stuff to help & effect myself, but I dont want no one to do something just because Im doing it, think & do for yourself dammit!!
Oh, as well for my future, still praying on where Im gonna move to in 2012, have family that want me to head out to Houston as well as St Louis, so whoever has a better offer & where God has me going, Im there. I also want to drop off some tracks I heard from a Alexander O’Neal mixtape my coworker showed me. Have a good one & let the evilness resume lol.
Alexander O'neal - The Morning After
Alexander O'Neal - Love Makes no Sense
Alexander O'Neal - Aphrodisia
Friday, October 7, 2011
Friday Jams
Mike Phillips - If it takes all night
Groove Theory - Time Flies
Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy
Drake/JCole - In the Morning
Ashanti - Happy
Groove Theory - Time Flies
Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy
Drake/JCole - In the Morning
Ashanti - Happy
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Tired.........but a Good Tired (Marketing)
I know I've been going off & on of my blogging, yet just been having some interesting times these few days.
I was able to take the 2nd half of the day off from work today to attend a Business Expo here. I had a few friends & associates I met up with, and also some people from the Chamber of Commerce I worked with for the Blues Festival a while back. One of my former co-workers now works w/ a marketing firm & travels throughout Arkansas helping businesses do marketing to the entire state. My dad's old friend was there & we talked to each other for a few, asked me if I wanted to go with him & his son to a U of A game coming up. Also ran into some companies that remembered who I was because I sent them my resume a few months back, one of them want to contact me about a future job. But with all of this, the key thing is Im able to put myself out there to meet people. I know its hard out there to get a job, yet if you not gonna expose yourself to people, who gonna know you? I dont know what the situation in each city is, but my advice is to market yourself. One key way is to get involved in community events, not just for black people but for other races as well. As mentioned earlier, Im involved w/ the Blues Society, me & another guy are the only 2 black guys in it, yet the people are cool & they even gave me info on whats going on w/ their respective companies. Some of your city groups & special interest groups may have people that work in good places throughout your city. Also, sites such as LinkedIn could help, but face-to-face is a good advantage as well. I had to jump on a close friend of mine because all he was doing all day was going to a company's website to fill out an application while playing video games, did no marketing to people whatsoever. Also, read your local newspaper for local events going on.
JUST BECAUSE THINGS ARE TOLD TO BE HARD DOESNT MEAN YOU SHOULDNT TRY!!!!
Bout to go ahead & vamp out, going to take my little sister to get her hair done for Homecoming. I thought it was gonna be last week yet I just had it confused w/ back-to-back home games. I know she getting tired from her first homecoming because her, my mom, and her friend were up late at my mom's house trying on dresses they brought from some of the stores. Also still trying to get a costume for this month's festivities, doing the month long "Magic Screams" event, as well as gotten an invite to a Masquerade ball & may talk my sis to doing trick or treating because I want the free candy lol. If you like neosoul and/or old school music, check this out: J-Finesse Podcast
I was able to take the 2nd half of the day off from work today to attend a Business Expo here. I had a few friends & associates I met up with, and also some people from the Chamber of Commerce I worked with for the Blues Festival a while back. One of my former co-workers now works w/ a marketing firm & travels throughout Arkansas helping businesses do marketing to the entire state. My dad's old friend was there & we talked to each other for a few, asked me if I wanted to go with him & his son to a U of A game coming up. Also ran into some companies that remembered who I was because I sent them my resume a few months back, one of them want to contact me about a future job. But with all of this, the key thing is Im able to put myself out there to meet people. I know its hard out there to get a job, yet if you not gonna expose yourself to people, who gonna know you? I dont know what the situation in each city is, but my advice is to market yourself. One key way is to get involved in community events, not just for black people but for other races as well. As mentioned earlier, Im involved w/ the Blues Society, me & another guy are the only 2 black guys in it, yet the people are cool & they even gave me info on whats going on w/ their respective companies. Some of your city groups & special interest groups may have people that work in good places throughout your city. Also, sites such as LinkedIn could help, but face-to-face is a good advantage as well. I had to jump on a close friend of mine because all he was doing all day was going to a company's website to fill out an application while playing video games, did no marketing to people whatsoever. Also, read your local newspaper for local events going on.
JUST BECAUSE THINGS ARE TOLD TO BE HARD DOESNT MEAN YOU SHOULDNT TRY!!!!
Bout to go ahead & vamp out, going to take my little sister to get her hair done for Homecoming. I thought it was gonna be last week yet I just had it confused w/ back-to-back home games. I know she getting tired from her first homecoming because her, my mom, and her friend were up late at my mom's house trying on dresses they brought from some of the stores. Also still trying to get a costume for this month's festivities, doing the month long "Magic Screams" event, as well as gotten an invite to a Masquerade ball & may talk my sis to doing trick or treating because I want the free candy lol. If you like neosoul and/or old school music, check this out: J-Finesse Podcast
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