The week was an interesting week. Lots of little things, rather than 1 or 2 big things seemed to give me the necessary stimuli that I constantly seek, and need to get me through the day. Let's ponder them shall we?
1) I got an Ipod Nano for Christmas, and as a music lover, it was the perfect gift for me. (A “Thank you, baby” goes out to my current/ex). Anyway, I was transferring some old CD’s to iTunes, to upload to the pod, when I came across TLC’s Fan Mail. I didn’t recall liking anything from that CD but “Scrubs” and “Unpretty”. However, I copied the whole CD anyway. I was at work listening to the pod, when I heard
“Don’t Pull Out On Me Yet.” All I can say is “Where was I, that I’d never heard that song before?" I mean that CD came out in 1999! Since that time, man-kind has witnessed several natural and unnatural disasters, elected (not me) one of the worst “Leaders” in history-twice, I have moved 2 times, people have dropped like flies (including a TLC band-mate R.I.P) and a host of other noteworthy events occurred that are too many to list here. I can not believe that I am just getting hip to that super sexy song. A song that really just says it all in the title. Now 7 years later, I can’t stop playing it, as if it was just released.
2) I saw Queen Latifah’s Last Holiday. It was a cute movie, not as good as “Bringing Down the House”, not great like “Set It Off”, but better than “Beauty Shop” (it pains me to say that). So, there you go. However, I can’t believe the Queen let them do to her hair, what they did to it. It was so obviously a wig sitting precariously on top of her head. The wig was not central to the movie, or part of her character's illness, as it was not like she lost her hair as part of the plot. However, it had a starring role. For three-forths of the movie, I kept worrying that it was gonna fall off at any moment. It was very hard to concentrate on the plot (which fortunately was not difficult to keep up with). I just don’t get how someone as fly as the Queen, would let them preserve
that look on film.
3) Speaking of Queens, I saw the Queen of my fantasies with someone else, and was both happy and a bit upset at that. I was happy that yes, I might have a chance, but a bit upset that... she was with someone else! Then, I was happy again to see that someone else was straight up thug-looking, and would eat my dust-there was no competition there…well, I mean she was with someone else,
and not me, but that is just a temporary sit-chi-a-tion. Nah- mean?
4) I was in the drug store, buying some toilet scrubbers. When I got to the register, there was this rather large man, whose pants had fallen well past his waist line, showing his… “vertical smile” shall we say to all the world. It was very unpretty, but I couldn’t help but laugh at the coincidence of purchasing toilet scrubbers, and seeing a big ole butt.
5) My dear new friend Moe, whom I’d met at the conference I attended in DC called me, to tell me how absolutely charming I was, and how glad he was to have met me, and my gentleman friend. I chuckled inside because Moe had actually spied me with Cuban Cigar on Thursday and with FSG on Friday. Yet, he was gracious enough, not to notice (wink, wink) or remark on their difference. He wanted to invite me to a similar conference that will be held soon, saying that they (the conference hosts) would get much more out of me being there, then I would get from them (how sweet is that?), and he extended an invitation to visit him and his facilities down South at any time. He and his wife are very special people, and a blessing to their community.
6) FSG also called and we had a delicious conversation, seems we will have to make some arrangements to get together real soon.
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