As I embarked on my journey to get giant floor plan copies made for the boss lady, I almost passed out. It was 10am and the temperature was already in the upper 80's. I didn't go outside again based on that, I figured if it was that hot at 10am, nobody in their right mind would attempt to go outside at mid day. It was a great relief to hear the thunder outside which was a sign of rain. I missed seeing it but it was obvious it fell because it has cooled way down compared to earlier, I could feel the coolness from the rain as soon as I left the building .
As I wind down my work week early, tomorrow being my last day in the office this week, there is a heck of a shuffle to get things to me so they are squared away before I leave. We suddenly have gotten so busy at work, I wish I wasn't leaving (to a certain degree).
I talked to my little brothers today. The youngest one called me to see when I was coming home and that sure felt good. He calls and checks on me from time to time anyway but I was supposed to go home in March to see my newborn niece but never made. I know he was disappointed but he didn't act to upset. They both have saw Transformers and we may go see it again together when I get in town. The whole time I was watching it I was wishing I was with them....but my bff was a cool substitute for my brothers....he holds enough of my history. I look forward to my trip home next weekend.
I just had to leave someone a note because I took their stuff out of the dryer. Now as many times as i've left my stuff in the dryer for hours thinking nobody needs to use it, I never thought of the effect it would have on someone who actually does need it contrary to my belief. It was truly annoying to go up and down the stairs multiple times to check on the dryer. I was tempted to knock on each of my neighbor's doors and ask someone to come remove their clothes, but I figured that would take more effort than removing the clothes, placing them in my laundry basket and leaving a note for the person whom they belong to. The note said " Greetings, I hope you do not mind me removing your clothes from the dryer. I have been waiting a little over an hour and am not sure when you plan on doing so. I have placed your clothes in my laundry basket. Please remove them and leave the carrier here. My apologies if this has upset you or caused you any stress. #746". I ran it by a couple people to see if they would be mad and I know I wouldn't be if someone would've done that to me when I would leave my stuff in the dryer. I'm sure if they are pissed, i'll hear about it..... I did leave my apartment number after all.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
Starting Off
Today was a typical Monday. The only difference was I wasn't grumpy, I was pretty social for surprisingly. We had a interview for a Administrative Coordinator to replace me on our Neighborhood Networks contract. The interview went great! I can wait for his young lady to join our squad.
I've been looking (not actively) for a PCP and today I decided to make it top priority. My Eczema is flaring up as it does with every season change but this summer it is super bad. I found a PCP in Silver Spring that I want to start going to but they weren't answering the phone today which was already a bad start . From the recording that picks up, the office is supposed to be open, do you think that's a sign? It probably doesn't help that I only look for last names that look American. I know people can marry into American names but it's worth the effort to me. Now if I get someone from another country by referral, that's cool too.
Class after work as usual and I skipped on the gym, I tied to run when I got home but it was way to hot. My neighbor just let me know they are paining the balconies the 11th - 14th. That means I have to move my treadmill in the house before I leave for Portland on Thursday....I am not looking forward to doing this but if I must I must.
That's it for me tonight chaps......ttys.
I've been looking (not actively) for a PCP and today I decided to make it top priority. My Eczema is flaring up as it does with every season change but this summer it is super bad. I found a PCP in Silver Spring that I want to start going to but they weren't answering the phone today which was already a bad start . From the recording that picks up, the office is supposed to be open, do you think that's a sign? It probably doesn't help that I only look for last names that look American. I know people can marry into American names but it's worth the effort to me. Now if I get someone from another country by referral, that's cool too.
Class after work as usual and I skipped on the gym, I tied to run when I got home but it was way to hot. My neighbor just let me know they are paining the balconies the 11th - 14th. That means I have to move my treadmill in the house before I leave for Portland on Thursday....I am not looking forward to doing this but if I must I must.
That's it for me tonight chaps......ttys.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Sunday Steam
The heat today was outrageous. I know this isn't the first time it's been this hot but I wasn't prepared for it. I didn't do much, had plans to go to Glenarden Splash Park but it was packed and there was no parking. I ended up at a girlfriends pool because I have no passes for my own. It was cool though, we still had our cooler of goods and kicked for a couple hours. I didn't swim for various reasons but it was relaxing.
That's really all I did today, I have class tomorrow and still no book. I finally ordered it on Thursday and am upset with myself I didn't order it sooner. I really wanted in time for class tomorrow. I watched Def Poetry tonight which was really good. It is Season 1. I was surprised to see Cedric The Entertainer and Dave Chappelle on there. Both were comical of course, but Cedric dropped a real spoken word. Dave Chappelle on the other hand was truly comical. His poem was not the norm, but it was not disappointing either.
Short and sweet for tonight and probably the rest of the week. I'll be preparing for my trip to Portland. G'nite all.
That's really all I did today, I have class tomorrow and still no book. I finally ordered it on Thursday and am upset with myself I didn't order it sooner. I really wanted in time for class tomorrow. I watched Def Poetry tonight which was really good. It is Season 1. I was surprised to see Cedric The Entertainer and Dave Chappelle on there. Both were comical of course, but Cedric dropped a real spoken word. Dave Chappelle on the other hand was truly comical. His poem was not the norm, but it was not disappointing either.
Short and sweet for tonight and probably the rest of the week. I'll be preparing for my trip to Portland. G'nite all.
Just right
So far, my weekend was/is pretty good. Friday after I got off, I went to Kobe Steakhouse with a friend. We had a really good time, and after we ate, we walked around Cap Center and then headed to DSW to try on shoes........well, I was trying on shoes anyway. As I said last week Saturday, they are having an awesome sale. After we left DSW, where he was very patient as I fussed over which shoe looks better. For the life of my I cannot stop picking up at least 2-3 inches. I'm working on that though. Anyway, after we left DSW, we sat in the parking lot and talked for a while before parting ways. It was a pretty cool evening.
This morning I got up with the intentions of going to the gym, but I didn't quite make it as I went astray from my route to head to the dry cleaners i've been meaning to get to for the last 4 weeks, after that I headed to get some hair stuff. I needed to be back home by 11 and it was already 10 by the time I got done running my errands. I decided to go ahead and run at home on the balcony instead of heading to Silver Spring. That would've taken longer than I wanted, I felt it in my bones.
My folks and I were heading to the movies at 12:00pm to see Transformers. Word of advice, if you haven't seen this movie yet, please please please go see it. It is awesome, if you grew up with the Autobots and Decepticons, this movie will bring you sheer joy. It is missing nothing and has just the right amount of everything. Definitely a re-see if necessary.
After we left the movies, we walked around the mall a bit and then headed to a cookout. It was okay, the food wasn't all that impressive with the exception of a couple things. The ribs were good. There was about 8 coolers and all but 1, and it was small, had beer and other beverages that contained liquor. We were there about 45 minutes to and hour and rolled out to rest up to go out for the evening.
The DJ at The Street was spinning pretty good. I got my dance on and stayed a little later than usual. I saw some new and younger faces in there tonight, both men and women.
Later today is a different day since I am going to sleep real soon. Talk soon peoples
This morning I got up with the intentions of going to the gym, but I didn't quite make it as I went astray from my route to head to the dry cleaners i've been meaning to get to for the last 4 weeks, after that I headed to get some hair stuff. I needed to be back home by 11 and it was already 10 by the time I got done running my errands. I decided to go ahead and run at home on the balcony instead of heading to Silver Spring. That would've taken longer than I wanted, I felt it in my bones.
My folks and I were heading to the movies at 12:00pm to see Transformers. Word of advice, if you haven't seen this movie yet, please please please go see it. It is awesome, if you grew up with the Autobots and Decepticons, this movie will bring you sheer joy. It is missing nothing and has just the right amount of everything. Definitely a re-see if necessary.
After we left the movies, we walked around the mall a bit and then headed to a cookout. It was okay, the food wasn't all that impressive with the exception of a couple things. The ribs were good. There was about 8 coolers and all but 1, and it was small, had beer and other beverages that contained liquor. We were there about 45 minutes to and hour and rolled out to rest up to go out for the evening.
The DJ at The Street was spinning pretty good. I got my dance on and stayed a little later than usual. I saw some new and younger faces in there tonight, both men and women.
Later today is a different day since I am going to sleep real soon. Talk soon peoples
Thursday, July 5, 2007
What day is it again
I kept thinking it was Monday today and asking everybody how was their weekend. It kind of felt like I just got back from out of town for some strange reason and I didn't even do that much over the last two days. But i'm back to reality now and have adjusted to the fact that tomorrow is Friday (smile) . I made it to the gym today after a 4 day hiatus. I was not feeling it, but I forced myself to go and am glad I did. I hit the ab machine only doing 2 sets of 10 on the one downstairs and one of the machines upstairs and called it a day.
Not much more to my evening, came home, got so fresh and so clean clean, headed out to drop off some greens in DC to my homey and came on back home. One of my girls stopped by for about a hour, now i'm on here and next i'm going to sleep.
Tomorrow, I shall attempt to hit happy hour.....stay tuned!
Not much more to my evening, came home, got so fresh and so clean clean, headed out to drop off some greens in DC to my homey and came on back home. One of my girls stopped by for about a hour, now i'm on here and next i'm going to sleep.
Tomorrow, I shall attempt to hit happy hour.....stay tuned!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Day Off
Yesterday and today was pretty good. I left work a little early to soak my foot but the later in the day it got, the more the pain went away. That's the exact reason I didn't make an doctor's appointment, because when I actually made it in to see the doc, the pain would be there no longer. If I had a doctor where I can call and he sees me that day or early the next, I would've gone then. When I got home from work, I soaked my foot for about an hour, by the time it was 6pm, I could walk on it but still had to babysit it a little.
My girlfriends family had the cookout I go to faithfully every July since I met her about 4 years ago. The party was poppin' as usual, all her family and their close friends and some not so close (smile). There was a DJ spinnin' and someone on the grill constantly. Towards the end of the night, I got up out my chair and hit the dance floor, though I was a little skeptical about my foot injury coming back, I had on some gym shoes so I figured i'd give it a try. If I would've felt any sense of re-injury I would've sat down, but I didn't. I didn't dance hard, just a little bop and two step. I left there at about midnight and headed home to get some shuteye.....good times indeed
Today I met a friend of mine at a small family gathering at a recreation center in Glenarden. It was a really nice water park, if I didn't have these braids in my hair and the water would've been warmer or it hotter outside, I may have gotten in the water. I wasn't there to long, maybe an hour or so, I stopped by because I was asked and the company by the askee was very nice the prior night. Plus, I was being inquired about so I felt it necessary to stop by. There was some really good food at this cookout too. "Alley's" sister made some sweet potatoes with this topping that was outta this world! I loved it.....sweet with pecans, can't get to much better than that for a topping on sweet potatoes.
I was supposed to go back out with my bff Swell but never made it. When it started raining, he already knew what was up and called me on it. He said when it started to rain, he knew he wasn't seeing me today, I had to laugh and think to myself I guess that's what 18 years of knowing someone will do.
All in all, it was a nice day off and i'm looking forward to the weekend. I'm supposed to have company in town, but we'll see. I'm off to bed so I can be bright eyed and bushy tailed for work in the morning, until next time folks!
My girlfriends family had the cookout I go to faithfully every July since I met her about 4 years ago. The party was poppin' as usual, all her family and their close friends and some not so close (smile). There was a DJ spinnin' and someone on the grill constantly. Towards the end of the night, I got up out my chair and hit the dance floor, though I was a little skeptical about my foot injury coming back, I had on some gym shoes so I figured i'd give it a try. If I would've felt any sense of re-injury I would've sat down, but I didn't. I didn't dance hard, just a little bop and two step. I left there at about midnight and headed home to get some shuteye.....good times indeed
Today I met a friend of mine at a small family gathering at a recreation center in Glenarden. It was a really nice water park, if I didn't have these braids in my hair and the water would've been warmer or it hotter outside, I may have gotten in the water. I wasn't there to long, maybe an hour or so, I stopped by because I was asked and the company by the askee was very nice the prior night. Plus, I was being inquired about so I felt it necessary to stop by. There was some really good food at this cookout too. "Alley's" sister made some sweet potatoes with this topping that was outta this world! I loved it.....sweet with pecans, can't get to much better than that for a topping on sweet potatoes.
I was supposed to go back out with my bff Swell but never made it. When it started raining, he already knew what was up and called me on it. He said when it started to rain, he knew he wasn't seeing me today, I had to laugh and think to myself I guess that's what 18 years of knowing someone will do.
All in all, it was a nice day off and i'm looking forward to the weekend. I'm supposed to have company in town, but we'll see. I'm off to bed so I can be bright eyed and bushy tailed for work in the morning, until next time folks!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Frustrating Finish
Well today started out okay, but right now my foot is killing me. I think it's from all the 3 inches and above I have on all the time.....it's starting to catch up with me just like my momma said. But as momma G said, imma tip until I fall over. The pain just came in the middle of the day from no where. Now this has happened from time to time before, but it's never hurt this bad. I wasn't sure if I should put heat or ice on it so I soaked it first in hot water. The felt a little better, but when the water cooled down, I put an ice pack on it. BAD MOVE, it made everything stiffer, it's throbbing right now.
Well.....with that said, i'm bout to put a towel in some boiling water, ring it out with rubber gloves on and put it on my foot as soon as I can stand the heat.
Well.....with that said, i'm bout to put a towel in some boiling water, ring it out with rubber gloves on and put it on my foot as soon as I can stand the heat.
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