October 04, 2005

I feel pretty :-)

What is it about a pedicure that makes ya feel all tingly and rejuvinated?!?!?! I wish I could get one errrrrrrrrrr day!

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September 29, 2005

Mother nature is throwing up the 'W'

Mother Nature has moved from the south and taken up (temporary) residence on the west coast. Southern California. The Valley. MY BACK YARD! Wildfires are doing their thing! Once the Santa Ana winds kicked into high gear yesterday morning, we all knew it was just a matter of time... but dag! That was quick!

It's kind of scary when you can see flames on surrounding hilltops. It's still several miles away, but close enought to be fresh on the brain. Hearing sirens and helocopters ain't helpin' the nerves either!

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September 27, 2005

I got the job! / Baby love...

well... kind of! LOL

I interviewed for what will be my first full time web design position (yes, I'm claiming it!), and (to make a long story short), they offered me the job. However (don't you hate those?) the salary was not even a point of discussion. They were tryna get me to take a pay cut - NOT! So, I had to decline. And tried to maintain a good attitude about it, though it was very hard (so close, and then BLAM!).

So I get a call last night and, the president states that they were very excited about me joining the team, especially with my sparking references! (heh) But that since I do not have an education in design, they were leary of taking a chance at the requested salary. He went on to say they still wanted me, just needed to make sure I could show & prove. Sooooooooooo, I'm freelancing for a few gigs, until they realize I'm the one! Which suits me just fine! Very cool company, very cool product, and I'm gonna make them love me!

Speaking of love...

That's me holding my lil boo... Isn't he beautiful! He loves his aunt Lisa :-)

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September 14, 2005

How come you ain't got no white people up on the wall...?

(statement by 'Buggin' Out' modified from Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing')

i have a calendar of beautiful lil black children in sepia tones w/ some pastel highlighting. As I change months, i hang the images on a certain wall in my cube. as i was adding to the wall just now i wondered if my white boss gets tired of seeing my lil black babies (his view path is completely of that wall!) LOL

i'm sure he dosen't, but i have to chuckle at the things that run through my mind at times...

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September 09, 2005

Saving our Selves

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I don't think I have ever been so proud of african american entertainers (and my peoples at large)... It just goes to show what can be done when we put our resources together!

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September 06, 2005

*sigh*

Why did Jesse Jackson show up in New Orleans with nothing but two cameras?

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August 29, 2005

Gone but (obviously not) forgotten (giggle)

Hello friends! I know I haven't posted in ... at least weeks, and probably haven't visited any blogs even further back than that. Sowwy :-( Been extremely busy with wrappin' up the summer, being the queen mint mama (and enjoying the video shoot last week), and thankfully a few new projects. it just don't stop. as i type this I just sent out two more contracts... school starts this week (I now have an 11th, 10th and 5th grader)... honey is out of town... etc. etc. etc. and to be quite honest, i haven't even thought about blogging. alas, good friends are hitting me up with 'where the heck are you' (thanks ya'll). i think you really get to see who your friends are when you dissappear for a while. the ones who give a darn will indeed find you at some point! LOL and on top of that, periods of absence don't stress the relationship you know? you get back to'um and it's like you've never been away. ok ~ there i go into some a random thoughts whirlwind! LOL

just popped in to say, i'm here, i'm alive, i'm well. and if you are reading this, at least two of those are true of you too! i pray all is well with ya! i'll be back in the mix soon :-)

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August 09, 2005

RaNdomNeSs

Today, my oldest son celebrates 15 years of life. He ended his first year of high school on the principal's honor roll. He's so kind and considerate and already so firm in his faith and beliefs. He makes me sooooooo proud.

Just back from vacation. Out of town for 4 days / 3 nights and the moment we get back it felt like we hadn't been away at all! LOL

Happy Birthday Mrs. T ;-)

Gone? Nawl, just spending the vast majority of my time elsewhere...

Why is summer like a snowball rolling down hill? As it comes to an end, it's picking up mad speed! My calendar sux!

Very excited about my new client :-D Sept. due date (whoo hoo). It's funny how several fall through and the one that comes through is even better!

Hope all are well... Hope to makes some blog stops this week!

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August 02, 2005

Sad news...

... Carla informed me of Greg's recent tragedy. It's too troubling to repost. But I hope you'll take a few minutes to read of it on his site...

It's interesting that the same day I learned of it, I was forwarded this poem:

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that Wasn’t supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and You’ll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you’ll never get back.

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July 26, 2005

RaNdomNeSs

It's cute that my husband up and decided he wanted to go grocery shopping with me last night. It isn't cute that it took my budget over by $50 bucks!

My youngest (9) said 'I hate when people call me Aaron Carter... why do girls like him anyway'. I said, 'I guess they just think he's cute. Don't you find anyone to be cute?'. He said 'no, except Elexis'. Elexis is my 15 year old daughters friend! LOL

OK... i had nooooooooo idea that my MINTivities were gonna take off like they have. I do think this is my best work yet though, and obviously the guys do too, as they have made the site the official fan site. hee hee.

Why am I hatin' on my girl?! She was chatting on the phone w/chocolicious Dwele like it wasn't no thang!

Blogging is so NOT important to me right now. I think the summer months cause many of us to not be in blog commission. Who wants to be in front of a pc if they can be outside?

I am so addicted to 'Being Bobby Brown'. I hate every moment I watch, but can not, will not, change the channel... Hell to the naw! (Whitney is SICK!)

Do I have a lil black hat on my head that says 'chauffer, use as you wish'? Why no... no I do not! Yet I hear 'I need a ride' at least once a day. And now that the husbands car is in da shop, it's 100 times worse. No peace for moms, man, noooooo peace!

If you think I'm ghost now, it's about to get ig'nant up in herr. I have 4 proposals out, 1 site nearing completion, one friend (read: free) upgrade, 1 project I'm working on with my homegirl and my boys have just informed me that they want to use my goods on their site. Remember the screams of passion post? Well I'm screaming again. I got what I want AND NO TIME TO DO IT IN!!!!!!

peace and love ya'll...

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July 06, 2005

Call me, if you need someone to talk tooo...

Both my big kids have cell phones. I was opposed to this initially, but I gotta admit, it's been THE best thing to happen to these two teens. It's like a cute lil fashionable leash that also is a great and effective bargaining tool (i.e. if you don't do this, then the cellie will be taken away).

Anywho. It's summer and my instructions are to check in from time to time. It's now 3 p.m. and I haven't heard from either. Here are the voicemail messages I left them:

To Alecia: "#1, didn't i ask you to check in with me at some point? i haven't heard from you at all, and if i can't hear from you when you have a cell phone, why do you have the cell phone? #2, i asked you to change that obnoxious voice mail message. if i call your number one more time and hear it, i'm taking the phone'.

Her voice mail message makes is seem like she's answered the phone, then when you start talking she chimes in laughing saying its a message. WHO has time for that?!

To Chris: "I'm wondering why I'm paying for a cell phone, yet can not reach you? As you are basically an A+ student, I'm sure you can see how that does not make good sense. Give me a call... and if you know what's good for you, it'll be sooner as opposed to later..."

KIDS!!!

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July 01, 2005

Another great hits heaven's gates

Rest in peace Luther...

(thanks EJ)

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June 27, 2005

passion pt II

Vibing to
Rhonda Thomas's
'Passion Plea'
(Thanks Honey)

It is interesting that painful situations can awaken your creative mojo, some of which you had no idea you even possessed. I've been doing a lil writing lately mostly on the poetry tip (nope! don't ask) and the (very) few people I've shared it with have given me positive feedback. I'm just writing whats in my head and on my heart. Not the slightest bit concerned about how it flows, and all that jazz. Definitely not ready for Def Poetry Jam (LOL).

Alternately, on the graphics end, stress tends to suck the creative juices right out of me. I can sit for hours in front of the PC and come up with absolutely nothing. But the winds of emotion will blow taking my grey back to sunshine, and blam! the layout flows. the design practically creates itself!

How do your emotions play on your passions, creative or otherwise? Or do they?

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June 23, 2005

passion

'there's a gentle autumn breeze, that blows whenever we be lyin... lyin in my bed...'

The song 'The Screams of Passion' by Price's protegee group 'The Family' is on my mind this morning. Maybe it's from finising EJD's latest novel 'Genvieve' ('John.Ve.Ev' LOL). It was much more than the freak fest it started out to be... his novels usually are. But this one had some great loops I didn't see coming until they broadsided me. Definitely a great read (I almost needed a cigarette after it! LOL) ~ proven by the fact that I finished it in 4 days.

passion. I'm not talking about the sexual kind though.

Today while driving to work, right at the moment the atmosphere turned from the most beautiful and bright sunshine to a misty grey (both figuratively and literally) it dawned on me ~ that is what i'm missing. Passion. My job is 'ok'. Aside from some drama w/my boss and not having the usual comforts of past jobs (i.e. a semblance of privacy, access to my personal email), it's not a horrible place. BUT, I'm not into it. I have no passion for the job I do. How do people deal with that? Am I being unrealistic in my desire to thoroughly enjoy what I do? I know I am capable. I've had it in the past. But lately, nothing pleases me ('cept when I'm designing).

I know what you are saying... 'so design'. And thanks in advance for the sentiment. But it's not that easy. Truth be told, there are a million of me (most better), with the same drive, ambition and passion that I have for it. AND they have the experience and education that I lack. That is the main problem.

I don't know where I'm going with this post. And since I keep getting distracted (I hate when my employer expects me to freakin' work!) I guess I'm out.

Oh yea... What are you passionate about?

I hope the grey sky breaks soon (figuratively and literally).

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June 20, 2005

iRead & iBook

[iRead, therefore iAm] Well... the pc is ig'nant again! Another virus is prohibiting it from booting up... I know, i know. Don't make no sense for us to keep having issues w/it, but we are! Thank God for Erik Jerome Dickey and his latest novel 'Genevive'. Otherwise, I would have went loco this weekend! (@Nikki, and other EJD readers, this is his... how shall I say this...? FREAKIEST book yet! LOL... hit me on IM's *wink*) I bought the book on late Saturday, Sunday was fathers' day with all those festivities ~ so why am I half way through it? You should have seen me bookin' out of work at lunch time so I could go get my read on! hahaha What an awesome ability to tell a story and with words invoke other peoples senses...

[iWanna iBook] Speaking of my pc woes... A friend of mine is offering to sell me his iBook... and being the mac lover that I am, I will probably take him up on it. here is my delimma: now i have all my design appz in pc. dreamweaver, flash, and photoshop... so should i take the iBook at the incredible price it's being offered (although he should come down $100, just because LOL) and then possibly not have the appz? or keep saving my duckets and get a new pc? grrrrr.

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June 15, 2005

What's in a name?

Do you like your first name? If you could change it to anything, what would you choose?

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June 13, 2005

the demise of destiny

Nikki dropped the news. I am in disbelief. Shock. I'm emotionally bankrupt.

Nikki : Destiny's Child broke up. Who didn't see this coming?
anewlis: word?!
anewlis: *tears*
anewlis: music will never be the same
Nikki : Poor Kelly. She's the only one who really has nothing to fall back on LMAO
Nikki : Michelle can fall back on her gospel roots
anewlis: to be honest, i prefer kelly's voice to michelles
Nikki : really, Michelle can blow
anewlis: kelly has something to fall back on
anewlis: that superstar fiance
Nikki : LOL I was just telling Fresh! about that
Nikki : I told him that we'll still see Kelly around...... on MTV Cribs showing off her husband's house
anewlis: right?
anewlis: ouch: "Besides Beyonce, Rowland and Williams have released solo albums -- with less fanfare."
anewlis: hahaha
Nikki : that's obvious
Nikki : to be honest, it's like Cinderella and the ugly stepsisters. Not calling Kelly or MIchelle ugly, but as far as talent, they paled in comparison to B
anewlis: agreed
Nikki : Now, what they should have been doing was writing songs
Nikki : because Beyonce wrote a great deal of their songs
anewlis: blam
anewlis: tell THAT!
Nikki : even though her lyrics were elementary at best, at least she wrote them
anewlis: lol
anewlis: right
anewlis: lol@elementary
Nikki : lol you know I'm right
Nikki : that girl wrote lyrics like: Um a suviva um not gon give up, Um a suviva um gon work harda
anewlis: LOL
anewlis: 'i need a soldja'
anewlis: which now that you mention it
anewlis: sounds just like surviver
anewlis: hahaha
Nikki : lmao, now you're catching on LOL
Nikki : I've never heard more sophomoric lyrics in my life
anewlis: lol
anewlis: no?
anewlis: how about the whisper song?
anewlis: LOL
Nikki : LOL well besides that
Nikki : then again, I dunno know now. It's kinda hard to rhyme "Beat the p* up"
anewlis: LOL!!!!
anewlis: YOU ARE MAKING MY STOMACH HURT!!!!
Nikki : haha
Nikki : but tell the truth, does Beyonce really need Kelly or Michelle?
Nikki : she's doing big budget films now
Nikki : besides, this is perfect since EnVogue is now back together
anewlis: and like u said, it's more kelly than michelle
Nikki : Michelle is an established gospel artist now
Nikki : her first album didn't do all that bad
Nikki : she held on to the #1 gospel album spot for a few weeks
Nikki : Kelly didn't even crack the top 50 with her album
Nikki : at least I don't think she did
Nikki : if she did, then I damn shole know she didn't make the top 25
anewlis: hahaha
anewlis: u a mess nikki
Nikki : LOL I speak truth

In a seperate window, I notified Ms. Honey, who was equally stunned and added:

Honey: hahaha. yeah i saw that. what will we do now
anewlis: sniff
Honey: LMAO
Honey: beyonce got tired of draggin them heffa's on her coat tails...or dress train rather
anewlis: LOL
Honey: and u know micehlle signed her death certificate when she fell on BET, LOL
anewlis: hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Honey: beyonce was like...this heffa...i do all the sanging and dancing. yo azz cant even stand up str8????

Nikki came back with:

Nikki : LMMFAO
Nikki : that's why she's better suited with gospel. she don't have to drop it like it's hot for the Lawd
Nikki : I see gospel plays in her future
Nikki : lol
Nikki : coming to a city near you............."Mahdear I Done Burnt The Chicken" starring Kelly Rowland of the now defunct group Destiny's Child. Brought to you by Anheuser-Busch. This is a Not Tyler Perry production!!

Honey's final thoughts:

Honey: ok, i'm laffin at this mess...just imaginin how it went down
Honey: and kelly was gettin too cute. u see they gave her that damn scary curl when the new cd 1st hit, lol
anewlis: u r so crazy
anewlis: and right
Honey: but as soon as she changed her do and was like..taadow...take that beyonce. byeonce was like awww hell naw...u cant be cuter than me, its in the contract

I'm thinking me, Nikki and Honey should step in and take off where DC left off?! We obviously know all the ins and outs and per our chats have nothing better to do! LOL

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June 07, 2005

The problem with the 'N' word...

Over time, the 'N' word is slowly but surely becoming more and more used and accepted across all racial lines. With my people calling each other the ridiculous word, infusing it in rap songs, slinging it in movies, etc., it had to seep over. Still, it always sucker punches me when it hits close to home.

I received an email today from a friend that it took me a while to recover from. The attached image was of a car on which the license plate read "nga plz". It was sent to me, a white woman, and a black man, from a white woman. does all that matter? you tell me...

The black man immediately responded 'not funny'. I was still stunned by the fact that she sent it. I wondered ~ what in her mind made her think this would go over well? I had to remove myself from the situation for a while and dive into work. I finally responded...

J* I love you bunches, but E* is right. It's bad enough that black people embrace such a hideous word, but to see it now being used often by non-blacks, even when its not in the way that the word was originally intended, is damaging. I understand that you are comfortable with us (E* and I and others I'm sure) and I appreciate that. It pleases me. But as a friend, I would implore you and any of your friends who find the use of the word 'ok', even if not said, sent in email, implied, letters missing, etc. to not use it. It is offensive and always will be no matter what society says. Let's progress...

cool right? wrong. to add insult to injury, her response was as insensitive as the initial email. she said:

Ya I know I was very apologetic when I got E*s response and now I am offended that I am getting lectures. This was not my intention to offend or upset. So my apologies......! Who know who originated this and, yes, I feel comfortable with you and Erik. I will refrain from all e-mail jokes, letters etc from here on out. MY APOLOGIES

That certainly made me feel better about the whole situation... NOT! Like I told E, I almost responded again, but ignorance has many faces, none of which has ears, cause she's not hearing it! Totally didn't hear what I said, ignored the seriousness of her gesture, and instead focused on how it made her feel. The other lady (also white) shared w/E that she didn't understand why he was upset about it. pffft... figgers.

I have friends of many nationalities.  I see their color, I'm not blind nor stupid.  I appreciate our differences and enjoy learning about various cultures.  But I am sick of trying to explain to people why the use of the word 'Nigga', 'Nigger', and any other variation of it is simply unacceptable!

Later... I couldn't leave it alone.  It was buggin me to no end.  So I had to close out my thoughts:

You know what J*.  I wasn't going to respond again.  I asked myself... is this truly worth potentially losing a friend over?  But I am hurt and angered by your response more than the initial email.  It was just a joke of an email to begin with, my hope was to enlighten you to the seriousness of it... but your response continues to have a callous tone and I keep thinking, maybe she just dosen't understand.  So let me try to help you to understand.
 
There is nothing more insulting than to tell someone they hurt you and instead of them hearing it, accepting it, sincerely apologizing for it (or even NOT apologizing at all, especially if it's just a gesture, and not heartfelt), they instead turn around and get offended about your telling them.  It was not your intention to offend or upset, but you did. 
 
Lectures?  So my stating an opinion, a valid one at that, is a lecture?  'Very apologetic'??? You barely said a word, and it came across with the same 'i don't get why you are mad' tone as your response to me did.  And I don't give a crap who initiated the email nor why.  I'm telling YOU as a friend, as the person who sent it to me and seemed to think it was funny, that it's offensive, and what I get in return is 'MY APOLOGIES' in caps as if to say buzz off.  And what is with the 'I will refrain from sending emails...' stuff?  Instead of seeing it as one email that's been pointed out as offensive you want to cut me off altogether?  That dosen't make sense J*.
 
It is so easy for people (of all races) to say 'what's the big deal' especially with everyone saying it, it's in all the songs, it's in the movies... but when someone says it is, then they are the ones wrong!  Do you have any idea how many people were brutally murdered while being called 'nigger' to their face?  While black people were building this country without shoes on their feet, no money, nor property nor nothing to show for it, hardly a thing to eat, and being called 'nigger' they had to accept it.  While black people were being hung from trees, crosses burned on their lawns and living in fear, pulled from their homes and/or being murdered in front of the eyes of their children, they had to accept it.  Even to this day, though the word is so widely accepted (by idiots of every color), many continue to use it as a means to put black people in their place.  You can be offended J*, but I'm NOT gonna sit here and accept anyone who claims to be a friend of mine use the word or any variation of it and allow them to justify it, without having my say about it. 
 
Your offended...?!
As fate would have it, my email would not go through. It blocks offensive words.  Funny... the email system has more sense then people do...

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June 06, 2005

vacation, all i ever wanted...

... vacation, happy to get away!
(man the Bangles said a mouthful!)

one downfall
to an excellent vacation
is that you have to return to real life
and all it's {sometimes} monotonous activities...

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June 02, 2005

Catwoman

So I have a cat now, Pasha, and she is a riot.  I never knew cats could be so entertaining.  In watching her behavior, I can honestly say I am very much like her and she is like me.  She:

I guess I am a catwoman after all ;-)

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June 01, 2005

Da Boondocks

As usual, Aaron is right on the money...





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May 26, 2005

Finally

It is done :-D

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May 25, 2005

Chativities

Many of you are thinking 'Lis sure isn't online much these days'... Truth Is (Fantasia), most of the time I am online, but not visible.  See, I can't have a dozen chat window's opened should someone come walking up behind me.  (That 'someone' one specifically being one of my three bosses as my back is to my cubicle door and i have strategically placed myself in front of my monitor covering it, but can only cover so much of the screen LOL).  Lots of people are invis. chatting on the low low, and there's nothing wrong with that in my opinion (for the reasons stated above).  But here is a quick list of chativities that do bug me:

lemme think... there are a bazillion more, but at the moment those are the only two that come to mind.  what are some of yours?

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May 24, 2005

It's over now...

verdine white... tommy davidson... chante moore... kenny lattimore... lalah hathaway... mahalia franklin ("Brides of Funkenstein") chip fu... ali shaheed... whew!!!!!  the concert was off the chains and my story is coming... sorry it's taking me so long :-) hee!

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May 19, 2005

Misc.

I'm sure I won't be posting at all tomorrow, so HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!  Have a wonderful and refreshing weekend!

1 day... tomorrow is the day... *sigh*

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May 13, 2005

wp / pc / tgif

[wp] bored, i was looking to see what my webhost offered and noticed they had wordpress as their blogging platform of choice.  meta was telling me how cool w.p. and i had read numerous articles of folks switching from mt to wp (when mt decided to make money at the blogging game ~ i'm not mad...) so i decided to check it out.  it is super simple, especially in comparison to mt.  i'll investigate a lil further, but may make the switch very soon.

[ pc ] my kids have infected the pc yet again (freakin' myspace).  i don't have the wherewithall to ask my husband to fix it.  i don't have the wherewithall to whine about it.  i'm without words...

[ tgif ] happy friday peeps.  i hope you have a wonderful weekend.  i know i plan to... sunny southern california weather can not be beat! (nor can the smog, traffic and crazy people, but that's a different post)...

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May 09, 2005

Divorce

It just occured to me this weekend that my mother (and father) and all her siblings are divorced. That scares me. The fact that I have not witnessed a successful marriage first hand scares me. I firmly believe that our surroundings affect us in ways we sometimes don't even realize. That is not necessarily a negative, but it certainly can be. Some people can witness negativity and rise above it. In a way, use it to steer down a better path, thereby breaking cycles. But others, many others I believe, witness negativity, and though realzing it as such, still get caught up in the cycle. I wonder what makes the difference...?

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Topsy Turvy

I don't know what's wrong with me these days.  I'm like on a month long PMS! LOL  Moody and emotional.  One day it's this... the next day it's that.  (well... change 'day' to 'minute' and it'd be more accurate.)

I have 'hiatus' on my blog, been there for about a week, yet I feel like blogging.  I think I'll keep it behind the scenes for a while.  Then I can feed that need, yet still be 'away'.  I wish I could get away.

I'm reading Erik Jerome Dickey's "Naughty or Nice".  EJD always scares the crap out of me with his content.  I oftentimes think he is following me around taking pages from my life and giving it a fictional spin.  (I'm sure many say and think the same thing.)  I guess what it really means is, I'm not the only one who feels the way I do... does the crap I do... see's things the way I see them.  There is a certain comfort in that.

Have you ever (who am I talking too?  I'm on hiatus! LOL).  I wonder do people want to blog about some things, but don't becasue they are afraid of who might read it.  Then on the same note, are hoping someone will?  I was talking with Diva this weekend who posted a lil shout out (more like blast out LOL) because she knew the intended would read it.  That cracks me up... sounds like something I'd do.  BUT I've also learned that when I do things on a whim, they ultimately work against me and then I'm filled with regret

That is where I am today, and what is probably feeding this 'blah' feeling I have.  I shared some information with a friend that I wish I hadn't.  Not because they'd use it against me... it's just ~ well... somethings are not meant to be shared.  Or maybe I feel that way because it didn't turn out the way I wished it to. 

See - this is why I'm not blogging right now.  Conflicted thoughts abound...

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April 29, 2005

Because Weekends Were

Well, while some of us were kickin it at concerts and what not, others of us were tryna chill in preperation for a busy weekend.  Tonight, me and the family will be at Magic Mountain.  Reg's job bought the park out from 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. so we'll undoubtedly be there alllll nite.  This will be my first time there.  I know, hard to believe.  I practically live up the skreet! (well not really, but you get the point).  I'ma hit err rollercoaster up in that park!

Tomorrow I'm having lunch with an old coworker I miss dearly!  Followed by a bridal shower (which I just went to one last week too).  Sheesh!  On Sunday, of course I have church (twice) and somewhere in the middle of all that I need to do my chores, catch up on some design projects and rest (yea right on the latter).

I need a weekend on top of my weekend AND a new PC.  (KB if you want me to work a mac, i have no problems with doing that ~ hook me up!  And with all the appz, which I now have in PC version ~ aw'kay?! LOL)

Anywho - have a safe, relaxing, fun, blessed weekend all!  (Did I mention you need to pick up the new Mint Condition cd?  did u really think I'd complete a post w/o saying something about'um?!?!?!)

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April 28, 2005

yummy...

The best looking mug shot I've ever seen!

More here...

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April 26, 2005

Sad Girl

(I couldn't resist referencing Mint Condition again. The title is one of the tracks on their new CD, "Living the Luxury Brown", available in stores TODAY! LOL)

Man... My kids get on the internet for 10 minutes and the next thing you know, virus' up the wazoo!  They were at 'myspace', which is where all the lil teens hang out online now... that's the last thing I know.  Now, some unbelievable spyware has leached on to my pc making it slow, links not working, applications don't want to open and the home page has been hijacked!  We ran adaware, but this sucka is still hanging on.  And could the timing possibly be any worse?!  I'm in the middle of an unbelievable amount of web work WITH NO PC!  GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

side note:  Why is Omorion's song 'Touch' the hotness?  I'll tell you why... NEPTUNES!

back to work... :-( someone needs to buy me a pc or laptop dang it!

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April 25, 2005

Livin' The Luxury Brown

There has been so much going on since my last post that I don’t know where to begin, nor do I have the wherewithal to do so.  Sometime soon (I hope), I’ll be able to give the details of my groupie weekend (It’s a riot, trust), but as for now, I just want to share my lil surprise this weekend.

I started receiving messages that “Livin’ the Luxury Brown” had been released ahead of schedule… well, at least that Best Buy had put the CD out before the release date!  Chicago.  St. Louis.  Cali even.  Of course, now that I live (and work) in the boonies, I wasn’t even gonna bother lookin’ for it.  Until…

I received an instant message from my boy Jason stating “props girl, you big now getting shout outs”.  Huh?  How you gonna pop up (especially when I’m invisible LOL) with that random statement?  I have no idea what he’s talking about.  He continues… “You are Lisa Stanton right?”  Uhm, yea… das me.  “Well you got a shout out on the CD”.

Fortunately, my sis called on an unrelated matter and she happened to be at Best Buy.  Making a long story short, she cops the cd, and YES!  Ya girl is right in the liner notes mix somewhere between Outkast and Alicia Keys!  Is that wild or what?

Anywho, now I gotta do my lil plug.  I’ve become the queen of bootleg… but you know I gotta draw the line right churr!  Right?  Buy the cd.  Buy two even (wink).  It is truly worth it!  I’ll post more about that later, as I know you are currently headed out the door to cop it ;-)

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April 20, 2005

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'....

Sheesh!  One would think that by getting home at 5:30 as opposed to 7:30 a girl could find time to accomplish a lot right?!  Well I don't know what the heck I'm doing wrong, but those two hours a day are lost in the stinking matrix!  On top of that, ya girl is exhausted.  It prolly dosen't help that I had to show my kids (yet again) that I can 'heal toe' and various other dances out now, in my ripe old age of 36 (or am I 37?! LOL).  That mess worked me out good too.  I'm feeling muscles that I didn't know I had!  Which is a good thing.  And oh yea... I got a story to tell.  A story about a groupie, chasing her favorite band... but I'ma save that for another day ;-)

Miss ya'll.  Hopefully I'll get it together soon and get my blog hop on!

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April 15, 2005

TGIF

Maaaaaan the weeks are rolling by with the quickness. The problem with that is, the weekends roll by even faster! In any event, I sure am glad it's Friday!

Hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing weekend!

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April 08, 2005

TGIF

Another week filed away at the new job. Was just as busy as the first, but I felt a lil better, chipped a lil away from the learning curve... They have a cool concept here where they do not allow for meetings on Friday's (Meeting Free Friday). No groups of more than two can even book a conf. room. Is that funny or what?! It's supposed to be a day when people actually do the work they've been planning in meetings the other four days of the week. I dig that.

I'm glad ya'll are feeling the MC effect ~ LOL. I don't think you guys realize how much I love these cat's. I've been fortunate enough to cop soooooo much stuff, because the people that are feeling Mint, are on another level. I have t-shirts, mixes and remixes, video, images... I'm in Mint heaven. Most recently, someone sent me the CD of the Tom Joyner Sky Show. I'll be uploading that over the weekend, so stay tuned for some awesome live music! ;-)

Weekend plans? I will be sleeping in for starters. I don't know why, but I am soooo restless these days. I'm tired when I get home, but can't actually go to sleep till around 2 a.m. Which makes me sleepy at work. At about 3 p.m., I'm looking for an injection of caffiene! Dunno what that's about... I suspect I need some exercise. I am soooo out of shape right now :-( But that is fixin to change TODAY. I'm starting with walks, right after work. It's so beautiful at that time of day, it'll be easy. In a few weeks, I'll kick it up to a jog. After I build up my endurance, I'll see about hitting the gym. As for now, I'm not tryna be all out of breath and have my fat behind jiggling on a treadmill for all to see... yelk! Don't front neither. Sure you are supposed to be getting your workout on and not worried about that kind of stuff, but you all know when you see someone fixin to pass out from overdoing it, you snicker a lil... admit it! LOL Mr. Anew also wants to take a tennis class. He's out of shape too, but definitely more fit than I. What is it with men and women and their ability to get fit faster?! That sux!

OK friend... back to work for me ~ HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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April 04, 2005

Monday monday...

Thanks to divine intervention, I'm managing my time better (read: no instant messaging NOR personal email access during work hours ~ they forgot about MT though, unless of course they are monitoring me right now?!). However, with the new job, and even with my personal gigs, I'm having a hard time feeling confident about my organization skills (or lack thereof). Currently I have all projects in their own manilla folder, so that at the very least, everything is together. BUT I don't want to miss doing something, so should I keep a list of all this stuff and the smaller items (tasks) that I have? Will I be spending more time adding to the list than doing the actual footwork?! Grrrrr... If anyone has some suggestions clue ya sista in.

On the flip side...

Why was I up until 2 a.m. this morning watching a Mint Condition video a fan hooked me up with?! It's amazing to watch footage from the early days through the last CD (Life's Aquarium). They've been bad since way back when, but you can definitely see the growth, especially in Stokleys voice. And oh my goodness. Why did I not realize how awesome O'dell is?! He did some Jimi Hendrix type stuff that had me doing mini applauses right in my living room! LOL I can't wait for the cd to drop later this month, and more importantly to kick it with my faaaaavorite band when they return to cali. (Which I just learned is, I believe, the 13th and 14th of this month... Grrr ~ it's a lil early for sick days!) And I also just found out that not only is Stokley supposed to be married, but he also has a daughter?! That joker cheated on me! ;-) They finally have their site up. Well kind of LOL. It's just an intro. The pix are great. And it looks like they are off to a good start. (If you know me at all, you know I'm salty right? LOL). You would not believe all the MC gear I have now. T'shirts, remix cd's, videos, etc. from other fans. I actually think I have more then the darn band does! LOL

Flipa da script again...

I miss my friends :-( I feel isolated w/no IM's :-( Show me love ya'll! (LOL, how pathetic...)

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March 31, 2005

Spring has sprung

Tiny leaves seemed to be in abundance this morning falling from trees I didn't necessarily see. I was entranced by them and wondered why they never seemed to hit the ground. In fact, they'd fall only so far before fluttering in a different direction.

Turns out they weren't leaves at all. They were butterflies. Dozens. All over the place. What a rare and wonderful vision...

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March 29, 2005

Blue Skies...

As much as I love rain, I am really enjoying the blue skies, warm sunshine and green hillsides. Maybe it's because I'm getting home at a decent time that everything seems new. Upon arriving home at 5:30 after the first day of my new gig, my youngest son, Aaron said "Wow, you are gonna get home this early?!". He sounded almost as excited as I.

Sorry I haven't had time to do the blog runs guys. Even though not in your blogs, you are on my mind. Hope everyone is doing well!

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March 25, 2005

All of my purple life...

I just caught the last 10 minutes of the NAACP Awards, and what an awesome 10 minutes it was.  His Purple Badness w/Morris Day and a slightly bloated Jerome.  Then Sheila E. ... Maaaaaaaaaaaan I  was actin' a fool.  Then I logged on, was bloghoppin' and literally laughed out loud at Fabfunkydiva's post! Go head on girl!  I also celebrated my exodus from Warn A Brudda on Thursday, and my farewell gift from the gang was the W.B. motion picture and soundtrack of 'Purple Rain'.  I can't wait to jump into lake Minotonka (sp?).

I was thinking how dope it would be to have a concert w/Prince, The Time, The Family, The Revolution, Wendy & Lisa, TaMara & The Seen, Sheila E., Vanity 6, Apollonia, and every singer, group, band that was an off shoot of his Purple Badness... I know ya'll feel me on that...

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March 18, 2005

TGIF

I am sooooooooo glad it's friday that I can not even begin to articulate it well enough! It's been a crazy week, that's for sure. Crazy old Todd and EJ were doing some wierd mess. Honey's been sick all week. Ms. Carla has been helpin' Ms. Creative get back online. And Diva has been setting folks straight on the racism tip. Meanwhile I've been registering domain names (wink). And just in time for the weekend, the rain cometh! My moods kinda... I don't know how to explain it. But I do believe the music I listen to directly corresponds to my mood... Check the playlist (artists removed ~ listen w/o prejudice! LOL)... and maybe you can tell me where my mental is, cause I dunno! LOL

Have a great weekend ya'll!

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March 16, 2005

Anew Day

It's so hard
to say goodbye
to yesterday...

Well not always! LOL If you don't have Yahoo IM, you didn't get my broadcast "I got the job" status message last week. That's right. I got a new job, and in it quite a testimony.

See, I've been looking for a new job for a while now. Mostly because of the commute (60 minutes by car, 90 by train). And somewhat out of sheer boredom. I've been fussing about my job and speaking ill of it, though glad to have one. Sunday nights were gruesome and solicited a handful of my infamous *sighs*. My boss has always been my favorite subject of discontent, as sweet as he is (dosen't make you a good boss). So this has been going on for months. And the more I look and have great interviews and nothing is happening I'm getting crushed. Then it occured to me. I can't leave until I get something right. There is a lesson I still need to learn at the dubbya b...

"So what is it?" I'm asking God for weeks. And seemingly not getting answers. Then one day. A Friday. I tell my girl Lisa "Maybe I will just stay here. If he'll work with me on my schedule, then it won't be so bad". And on Sunday. I tell my husband "I actually don't feel stressed about work tomorrow".

So that very week. I had an interview on Tuesday. Got offered the job on Wednesday. In the mktg. dept. (now you know i'm diggin that!). With two cool ladies. In a neighboring city (less than 20 minutes away)!!! And it was as if the angels in heaven were singing. That was it! God wanted me to be content with what he had provided for me (a job) before he allowed me to be blessed with a new one. I had to appreciate what I had before I could even think about asking for and obtaining more. Amen!

So... the notice is in. And I'll close with the email my boss sent out a few days ago:

I am sad to announce that Lisa will be leaving our group and Warner Bros. effective Friday, March 25. Lisa has been the consummate team player for our group, always willing to lend a hand wherever possible during the 3 ½ years she has been with us. Her positive can do attitude and pleasant disposition will be sorely missed. She has also helped to schedule and coordinate a number of complex TW and WBEI conferences during her time here that were unqualified successes due to her organization skills.

Sniff... Of course, the first question from my friends was "will you be able to IM?"... LOL Some things just never change...?

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March 01, 2005

emotional rollercoaster

Mood: emotional
Tune: Genuine | Stacie Orrico

that's what vivian green called it anyway. i don't have the blues. i'm not exstatic. but i'm in a good place. i don't know what it is... but i'm about to break out in song 'feeeelings... whoa whoa whoa, feeelings...'

// rejuvinated //
i rid myself of the blahs this morning while listening to the sermon i missed this weekend (taking my youngest to urgent care to ensure his persistent cough was just a cough). i'm really blessed to have a church home with a preacher i trust and who does a great job of breaking down the Word, which I sometimes don't understand. i wish everyone had that... i wish everyone saw the value in having it.

// compassion //
my girl lisa's guy has been mr. perfect for over a year. he recently broke off their may/december romance because although he 'loves her and wants to have a family with her' he's not ready to do it right now. i appreciate his being honest with her, especially since the world is sooo full of dishonesty. but... maybe i'm living in a fairy tale world... i thought love meant figuring things out??? anyway... she's heartbroken, and i'm helpless. even in what i can do (listen to her), i'm limited (i've got responsibilities, such as my family). i just feel like it's not enough. (awww... as i'm tying this ~ she brings me starbucks for being a good friend... sniff)

// elated //
my long time friend Clarissa has been writing since long before i knew her. i was pleased to received the following from her:

I wanted to share with you a link to something special I've been working on. Thanks to Lisa's incredible eye for graphics, this project is 100% extra wonderful. She did the amazing cover graphic for me. The past few months I've been "in the lab" working on it because I wanted to have product the next time I am at an open mic or other reading event. It will be available for purchase very soon. I will keep you posted.

Hee! Well my 'blessing her' with the cover, actually turned out to be a blessing to me. The company that is publishing her has asked me to freelance with them for other covers! That's how He works though...

// reflective //
I've been thinking back on my web journey... how i got started... when it all began... and man! I feel old! Even in web years! hahahahah Let's see. I think I've been on the internet real tight like, since 1998ish. Back then I was just tryna find some info on Mint Condition (funny that years later i'm still doing the same! LOL) But more importantly, I'm STILL in communication with many of my web buddies from way back when (one of which is mentioned above, Clarissa). i've had some ups and downs... people came and people have gone, but i'm so glad that i don't have any personal web catastrophe stories! cause i hear of'um all the time. nah, my stories are the exact opposite! all good :-)

// long winded //
LOL! looks like i had a lot in my head and on my heart... but since da man pays me to work, let me get on that...

peace & blessings ya'll!

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February 26, 2005

Because weekends were...

Mood: Blah!
Tune: I'm Calling You To Say Goodbye | Rhonda Smith

...obviously not made for fun! One word: Ihatecleaning!

Have a good weekend friends!

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February 21, 2005

My B12

Mood: Blah
Tune: By My Side (check it @ Honey's site) | Jeff Lorber

That song + this image = oooh laa laa!

1/ Sometimes a song just takes your breath away (By My Side, Jeff Lorber).

2/ I'm the wife of a deacon now. Hee! :-D

3/ Weekends are toooo short, even when you get an extra day!

4/ If too people are in love, they should be able to figure stuff out, or stick together until they do. Sorry Lis (my good friend ~ not me!) :-(

5/ Why does any company think that by imposing their product on you via unrequested pop-ups, that you'll buy it?!

6/ Why don't people use their powers for good? Virus' suck. And whoever creates them needs their tails whupped!

7/ Weather is amazing! Sunny, rainy, no matter - it's awesome!

8/ Judge Joe Brown is hot! I love having days off to see him dish that justice!

9/ My sis really stuck with her dream and when you sacrifice and slave, eventually there is pay off! Good goin' Mo!

10/ I have a bazillion unfinished project (one being finishing KB's B12) and didn't finish one, thanks to yet another virus attack! Freakin pop-ups!

11/ I'm gonna be an auntie (again).

12/ I can still do the entire 'Thriller' video! (heh).

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February 18, 2005

It's raining... it's pouring... it's hailing?!

'thank God it's Friday' has never been a truer statement! the rain has been expected all week and finally showed up yesterday with a vengence. i am a weather fanatic so it's all good to me, though the trouble it causes stinks. today we experienced something i haven't really seen in my life ~ hail! lil tiny ice balls hitting the ledge outside my boss' window. it was magnificent! (at least to me).

anywhosit... enjoy your weekend ya'll!

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February 17, 2005

Adam's Complex

Mood: Jovial
Tune: She Lives In My Lap | Outkast

Listening to the radio driving in, for some reason they were discussing men naming their penis'. Steve Harvey, nut that he is, just had to chime in...

"I call mine 'Big Motrin', cause it's a cure for that headache."

LOL!!!

Is it because way back when, when the world was created and God gave Adam dominion over everything and more specifically the task of naming everything, that man still feels the need to name ~ everything!? Cause it goes well beyond the penis. They name their ladies parts. They name their cars. They name everything! Do the ladies do it to or is it really Adam's complex...?

>> added <<

you guys are a trip with the comments. i guess i kinda walked into that huh?! madness!

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February 16, 2005

stubBORN

Mood: Chill
Tune: Moist (wma) | Janet Jackson

Yesterday during lunch, my good friend and partner in (Mint Condition) crime, called me 'stubborn'. She said she knows I am, cause she is too. I didn't like it, but... She's right.

Last week, out of the blue, I received a phone call from my boys Mint Condition (no not all of them! LOL). He's had my number for a while now by way of a mutual contact, and I've had his. Now, I've been wanting to know what's up with the group as well as him BUT I wasn't gonna call him! (Stubborn) He had my number and if he wanted to reconnect, then he could. Reconnect (you ask)? Yea... we used to chat years ago right around the last CD release, but lost contact because (Stubborn alert) I vowed after I made the last call I wasn't gonna do it again until he called me... (Stubborn).

So he's called, we've talked, 'new cd... all is great... excited... coming to L.A...', HOLD UP?! My neck of the woods?! Tells me the generic plan and requests that I give him a call the following day. Do I? You know you know the answer. "Why do I need to call him? If he wants me to come, why can't he just say so"... (Stubborn) That's what I was thinking and I didn't call (stubborn). So the weekend passes... Driving in to work (stinkin' traffic), and I'm compelled to listen to a radio station I love, but don't always listen to cause it's not always clear. Lo and behold... "Coming up next, Mint Condition, live and in the studio for Valentines Day". So noooooow I wanna call right? "Uhm, why do I have to hear on the radio that you are going to be on the radio?", is what I left on voice mail (now a sane person would respond with 'he did tell you to call right?! maybe he was going to tell you about the radio....', but that is a sane person, and that obviously ain't me!)

So he calls, gives me the details of their hype weekend (shooting video, grammy parties, etc.), and that they are leaving the following day. (Stubborn alert) "What's up for today"... he says he's 'not sure, lots going on, but give me a call later and i'll let you know where we at'. Meanwhile, I know where they are going to be. And tentatively make plans with another girlfriend to go there. Let me cut this story short. And I think you know where it's going...

I didn't go. (Stubborn) Not because it was valentines day (which was my excuse to myself and a few friends), but because I felt if he wanted me to be there, he would/could ask. Stop your laughing! This is the very inner workings of me and all my lil idiosyncrasy (sp?) ~ t'ain't funny! And I was hotter than hot when my home girl recanted the entire story. These brotha's showed her much love as they always do w/their fans.

So back to me being stubborn. I see now that my being stubborn is causing me to miss out on things! And it's something I really need to work on. Cause I can see myself getting older wishing I had done this, and done that, and I'm not tryna look back with regrets you know? So, I'm not sure how after 36 years of life you go about changing something like that... that is obviously deeply ingrained in ya, but it's definitely in order...

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February 09, 2005

Note to self:

It's not all about you! In fact, most of the time, it's not about you at all!

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February 08, 2005

Rants

I can't speak for any other mommy's, but I am always torn between my responsiblities as a parent, and my reponsibilities as an employee. Don't get me wrong, my family comes first, without question. But little things are sometimes troublesome... mostly things that come down to what I want to do and what needs to be done.

For weeks now, I've been late to work every morning by about 10 minutes because I enjoy dropping my youngest off at school. The simplest solution would be to let my husband do it, he works closer and it makes sense. But I really enjoy it. He's my baby, and quickly becoming a lil man. I give a ride to his friend as well, and enjoy listening to their conversations ~ seeing the world (or what they know it) from their eyes. Now being late wouldn't be so bad were I able to make it up on the flip end. But as it is, I have that much more to do when coming home, making that out of the question!

So. I've finally had to give in, and I'm not happy about it at all. Tomorrow after I drop the big kids off, it's straight to work for me... When I kiss Mr. Anew bye bye, I'll be giving my lil man a peck too :-(

----------------------------

Valentines day is right around the corner. Quite honestly I don't buy into the notion of V-Day. Why does one have to wait for a specific day to let their significant other know how special they are? To me, while everyday certainly is not valentines day (read: cards and candy and flowers and such), it's definitely worthy of letting others know how you feel about'um. I try not to let a day go by without telling, and more importantly showing, others how much I love them. Now a sista will admit that she will be taking full advantage of the leadership retreat the church is sending us on this weekend (heh!) Hey ... time away is time away. Right?! Another bonus is I LOVE watching (and learning from) older couples (whom will also be in attendance). The couples who have put in mad work and have come out on the other end, into those 'golden years' where they can enjoy one another and all their accomplishments. I believe everyone wants that, but not many willing to sacrifice for it...

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February 05, 2005

Waaaa

I knew it. Yesterday's mood issues were an offset of a darn cold. I don't know how, but I think it's Diva's fault! (LOL) And as I told her, there is no time for mommy's to be sick! All I want to do is lay in the bed and sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep the day away. But noooo. Cleaning needs to be done (even after the teens were supposidly doing so though out the week ~ yea right) and both boys have games. Of course there's all the other chores too. Grrr!

Send me some positive vibes, prayers, CONTACT to get over this virul mess!

And oh yea... HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYNNE!

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February 04, 2005

TGIF

Mood: Chill
Tune: Come Around | Foreign Exchange | Connected

It's been a looooooooong week and why it had to end on a pissy note I do not know but the blues sideswiped me and would not let go. Thanks to my online buddies though for real! @ Todd for the cutz Honey and I begged for. @ KB for the unexpected jamz. @ Honey for the sanity check (as always). @ Carla for the concern. @ Diva for the laughs (you are wild). You guys made my day when I needed it ;-)

Now ~ you... have a fabulous weekend dang it!

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January 31, 2005

Lawd

For some reason, my sis felt it necessary to dig in the picture crates and pull this mess up...

Thanks Moni :-P

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Because weekends were...

... made for fun.

At least that is what the darn song says. Me thinks it would be more appropriate with 'made for run'... I swear it went from Friday p.m. to Monday a.m. with the quickness. No doubt due to a weekend filled with basketball games, house looking (Mr. Anew has the bug), church, chores, and a lot of design (two nights of staying up till 1 a.m., well, only one was for design ~ hee). And why did I ever get involved in Toastmasters? Who has time for that? And tryna be the P.R. person?! Madness! And let me not forget Be@WBS (Black Employees @ Warner Bros.), chairing the communications no less... Am I insane? (Do not answer that!)

Finally, I'm tryna meet my self imposed deadline of 02.01 for both my portfolio and new blog layout (MT is mindblowing at times... ooooooh Ms. Carlaaaaaaa???? :-D)...

So the question that has set up residence in my mental at the moment: Why are you blogging when you have plenty of other stuff to do?!?!?!?

>>>>>> i'm aaaaaaaaaout ;-)

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January 24, 2005

Happy Memeday

Honey put me on blast, so I had to represent.

First, List your Random 10:
Repetition / Gaelle
Gone / Esthero f/Cee-Lo
Provide / Jonz
Words Hurt Too / Rhian Benson
Is This Pain Our Pleasure / Mint Condition
What In The World / Jon B
We Can Be New / Amel Larrieux
Cherish The Day / Sade
Sunshine / Floetry
Reflections / Jeff Lorber

1. What is the total amount of music files on your computer?
I have 732 files / 2.81 GB on my PC at work, and nada at home, thanks to mad crashing and having to wipe that puppy clean. My ipod has the same shtuff.

2.The last CD you bought is:
Queen Latifah’s ‘The Dana Owens Album’ for my husband.

3.What is the song you last listened to before this message?
Kissing You by Des’ree (Thanks Honey)

4. Write down five songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.

Pretty Brown Eyes / Mint Condition
This is my all time favorite band. I can distinctly remember coming out of sleep (taking an afternoon nap) and hearing ‘breakin’ my hearrrrt…’. This band, and this song, really made me ‘listen’ to music.

I Can’t Make You Love Me / Bonnie Raitt
The things you’ll do because someone asks ya too…

Say Yes / Floetry
Songstress makes me wish I could sing. Flowacist makes me wish I could write. The two of them together ~ unbelievable. When I first heard this song, I was in MAD anticipation of the album. It did not, and still does not, let me down.

Prodigal Son / Kim Burrell
This song speaks to me spiritually. It’s my own personal reminder that even when I stray off path (and God knows I do), I still have somewhere to go, and someone to turn to.

Let’s Wait A While / Janet Jackson
My senior year of high school, I just knew I was Janet. You did not see me w/o black on ~ LOL! I performed this song during the talent show. Of course this was before I understood that my alto really didn’t work well to Janet’s soprano (I shoulda been doing a Toni Braxton LOL) ~ but it’s all good, and still makes me laugh.


5. Who are you gonna pass this stick to (three persons and why)?
Carla, cause I have yet to get an accurate feel for her musicality (music personality LOL). Al, cause he loves music and this should be interesting. Lynne, cause I know she is gonna come with a diverse collection of cuts. Dang it, and to everyone reading this that hasn't already done it!


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January 21, 2005

What's wrong in the world?

Mood: Reflective
Tune: Gone | Stacie Orrico | Stacie Orrico
'Lookin' for some peace so I can sleep tonight, cause I'm not very proud of the way I have lived today...'

I hate to end the week on an unpleasent note, but ... well let's just say, if you are in a great mood, and don't want to be burdened, i'll say HAPPY FRIDAY, HAVE A FABULOUS WEEKEND right now ;-)

People are a trip. I was taking the shuttle from my job to the train station last night. It filled up very quickly to the point where a lot of people had to stand. On the final pick up before getting closer to the destination, a VERY pregnant lady boards. She looks so distressed (pregnancy can be real uncomfortable, especially in the final stages). There is a man at the very front of the shuttle. Three ladies are next. Then me. Behind us are several others. And down the isle about 4 standing. Do you know that NO ONE got up and offered her a seat?! All these healthy people and no one offered the pregnant lady their seat.

Of course I did, cause I've been in her shoes, and because (duh) it's the right thing to do. Mind you, I'm the only one with extra bags (purse, some files and a shopping bag). I make it a point to eyeball every mofo that didn't offer ms. preggers a seat. of course, no one would look at me! nooooooooo... they are all too embarrassed as ms. preggers is saying windedly 'thank you so much'.

it not only disgusted me, it literally hurt me. are people that careless? mean? self absorbed? I need to see more good to balance out all the evil out there...

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January 18, 2005

Happy Monday (okay... Tuesday)

Mood: Overloaded
Tune: Gone | Esthero f/Cee-Lo Green | We R In Need Of...
'It's so hard to hear myself say go away, instead of baby please stay just one more day.'

Why is it that no matter what day of the week you start the 'workweek' on, it still feels like a Monday?!

Like Brotha KB said earlier, 'I have absolutely nothing to blog about!' LOL Yet here I am, forcing the issue! hahahaha Blogging is sometimes a madness with me. At the moment, it's more of an effort to stay awake than anything. I am unbelievably sleepy. Prolly from staying up till 2 a.m. and having to get up at 6. Why do I do that? This time, it's cause my design mojo was in full effect, and I wanted to take advantage of it. Hopefully soon I'll finally have my portfolio done :-) (But no more 2 a.m. sessions.)

It is soooo beautiful in southern cali right now. I wish you all were here enjoying the sunshine, blue sky, lush green grass and sensual breeze. Do you have any idea how hard it is to be indoors at work right now?! (Note: I said practically the same thing when it was raining - go figure! LOL)

OK... I'm awake, and will now complete in one hour, the 6 hours of work I didn't do...) LOL!

Note to Todd: Quit missin' with your blog man!

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January 14, 2005

TGIF!

Mood: Refocused
Tune: Sometimes (You Gotta Let Go) | Rahsaan Patterson | After Hours
'Although it's not easy, sometimes, you gotta let go...'

Enjoy the three day weekend ya'll!
Be sure to get your MLK on:
MLK Memorial
The MLK, Jr. Papers Project
MLK Day of Service
The King Center

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January 13, 2005

So Blessed

Mood: Phenominal
Tune: God Is Good | Deitrick Haddon | Crossroads

My second child, Chris, is such a blessing... of course they all are, but he is truly exceptional in his spiritual maturity. I've come to learn that he is not only a blessing to his family, but to his peers.

We have a weekly youth bible discussion where my kids invite their friends to talk about bible principles and how it relates to their life. It's an open exchange, free flow, no rules (other than respect each other and not taking discussions outside of the group), and I'm always very surprised at their willingness to share about their experiences even with me right there in the room (Not liking church, gangs, smoking, etc.). Even my daughter is very forthcoming - I assume because she knows it's a 'free zone' and she won't be pressed later for what is discussed. And it is amazing to hear her more intimate thoughts so honestly shared. Sometimes she hesitates, but still puts it out. Amazing.

Each week, several of Chris friends share that they 'don't do' whatever because they'd feel funny doing it in front of Chris. Or that they would have done whatever if Chris wasn't there telling them differently. Etc. It's funny to me, that a young man who 6 years ago was soooooooooo shy, is now a 'leader' among his friends. That he has the power to be such a positive influence. As a parent, that thrills me beyond expression.

The session just ended for the week, and I'm feeling so blessed...

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January 11, 2005

Apologies...

Mood: Irritated
Tune: Attention | Kelis | Tasty
'I can't help it, I just like it when you do...'


I gotta apologize to any visitors who left comments and NEVER saw them! Though MT is set to email me when I have a non-typekey comment, IT WASN'T DOING SO! Because of that, I never even knew there were comments in waiting, that is until a lil heart to heart occured. One of my friends was feeling slighted because their comments never showed up. I feel so bad, but it's all good now and we are laughing about it. BUT, I still apologize to anyone who may have felt the same... GRRRR...

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January 09, 2005

Bells and whistles (sike)!

myphone.jpgYou know what sux? Having a funky fresh new phone with lots of capabilities that you probably shouldn't use. Unless of course, you are rich.

For example. It has messengering (AOL and Yahoo), at what cost?! You don't want to know. And photo... cool, i can take pix. Have taken a handful. Have I sent them?! heck no! too expensive. And let's not forget video. How dope is that?! Wanna see? NOT! Too expensive!

Ah well, I am diggin it, esp. my ringer... It's Jill Scott's 'Golden'. So call me so i can get down ;-)



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Back at one...

Brian McKnight is singing in my head as I contemplate reinstalling all my software (for the third time in 6 months). We got a virus again and the man wasn't about figgerin' it out. So he killed it, and everything on the pc! LOL Back at one, as in one app (i.e., an old version at that LOL). You know what got installed first though right?

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January 07, 2005

TGIF

willjada.gifDid somebody say TGIF? I know I am. Tony, Toni, Tone straight lied when they said it never rained in Southern California, cause it is giving up! And dispite the added hour of traffic and being drenched, like Justin Timberlake (and now Destiny's Child), 'I'm lovin' it'. I'm looking forward to whats been forewarned as the worst of the storm, tomorrow. I was so close to bustin' a u-turn during this morning's commute (yup, right in the middle of the freeway)... the deterrant?! The PC at home has a virus. And going w/out email and IM's for a day is unconscionable... (i'm laughing at the sickness, i have too...)

I copped this image over at Kevin's place. I love it. Will and Jada are definitely the cutie couple of the decade. Todd, I hope this is close enough to your request, since you were hatin' on the Hill Harper photo (if not, what can I say? there's always Fresh's blog!!! LOL)

Well, as always, there's lots of good music all over the web today. But today, I'm taking my hat off to the radio personality I love to hate. Steve Harvey is the host on 100.3 The Beat LA, which is funny to me, since he basically hates hip hop. He's whined so much that once a month he does what he's called 'Freedom Friday' where he gets to play exactly what he wants (and you know it ain't hip hop) LOL. His playlist today was off the chains! EWF, Lenny Williams, Chaka Khan, and on and on. The highlight, of course, was when he played Mint Conditions' 'What Kind Of Man'. It was nice to hear someone give my boys some kudo's.

So... rain, sessy will and jada pic, and all those niiice cuts Steve played this morning... yea, i'm in a zone!

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND YA'LL!

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January 04, 2005

Tuesday Mumbo Jumbo

Back at work, after having to take an additional day off yesterday with my lil asthmatic boo. Got a few things done though, so it's all good. I didn't however, dive into my objectives (you may say resolutions) for 2005. I'm behind on that, and need to get them out of my head and on to paper ASAP. I've come to believe that if I don't write them down, how will I know if I'm achieving them or not? And as Diva pointed out, I need to ensure that I am being realistic with them, which to me means inserting some check points, or goals, from time to time...

A few weeks ago a friend asked 'Do you wake up happy', and when I couldn't answer with a 'yes' it sent me on a personal quest to find out exactly why. So one main objective this year is to dive into self and begin to see myself as I honestly am; what makes me tick or not tick; and do the things I do (wrong and right). I'm sure everyone believes they are doing that, I know I did. But the fact is I'm not. Just today it occured to me that I really take things personal when I shouldn't be...

Honey had posted in her blog about her new design, wherein she's given me far more credit than I deserve. At least that is how I thought I felt. (She honestly did the majority of the work, I just concepted and layed it out). The fact that I was getting a lil pissy at some of the comments made me realize that I was a lil more credit hungry than I had initially realized. So I whined a lil to my girl, and then, you guessed it, filed it under the 'so what' file.

Been thinking a lot lately about why I maintain a blog. It's not like I have anything of consistent relevance to say. Like my girl Honey, I was pondering whether I needed a 'niche' or not to make it more meaningful. Then I checked in with Fresh's blog this morning, and the post he references just rubbed me the wrong way, which is funny, because it basically states what I was already thinking, it just sounded so nasty (that's Lisa thinking). As I am well known for shooting off the cuff, definitely on an emotional level, I refrained from commenting right away. But, reading that and giving it some unemotional (yea right) thought, I'm inclined to say: SO WHAT! And feel better about having my personal, self absobored, mundane blog. And anyone who dosen't like it should find one they enjoy better... After all, that is what it's all about right? Freedome of speech, self absorbed or otherwise (he should squash the bashing). I'd love to hear ya'll thoughts on this, but go to Fresh's blog and post'um... And after I do so, it gets filed under the 'so what' file.

That's all I have for today. I gotta hop back over to VNS and leave some unemotional comments, but should it get emotional... you guessed it ~ so what! LOL The fact is, I'm a very emotional being, have been for 36 years, and don't expect it to change, especially not just because it's now 2005. But I'm working on it. And I'm working on me.

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December 28, 2004

Some vacation...

Sunday night, it crept up on me, very subtle and quiet like. It was a simple itch in the back of my throat, which proceeded to develop into an out and out sore throat when driving from my mother-in-law's to da house (60 minutes). I dreak tea, and watch 'iRobot', wishing it would hurry up and end so I can go to bed. (I liked the movie BTW) I go to bed - freezing! I wake up - freezing! I turn the heat on full blast - freezing. Back to bed w/sock and robe on. FREEZING! That was bascially how I spent the first actual day of my vacation. In bed, conjested, sore throat, headache, not hungry, not thirsty - uugh! Hubby comes home with 'Contact', as I could NOT digest that nasty Theraflu. That stuff wiped me aaaaooooout! But it did cause me to sweat that fever out. Can you say drenched?! So I feel 70% better. At least I can move and am coherent. But that bed is calling my name still... I think I'm about to answer...

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December 24, 2004

Merry Christmas Friends

My Christmas wish to you...
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