soundtrak: the killingtons: balladovie

my muscles ache; it's been awhile since i've actually shoveled snow. with dad and al out of the picture, i had to help timon (whose birthday was yesterday, along with misty (the cat); happy birthday you two!)



the snow isn't that bad, it's just that maryland never seems to be ever prepared and the roads just end up slushy or not even plowed. driving home late from a hair appointment (yes, the hair is fresh), i got caught it the snow. talking on the phone with T to keep me company, i was slipping and sliding all over the road, going under 30 mph. i must of ran into the corner of a sidewalk about three times before i got home.
anyway. timon and i walked up to the main road and i took that picture. we hope that with the freezing rain coming tonight, we won't lose power (cos we *always* lose power).

anyway. there are other things on my mind. maybe i'll speak on them later. now.. sleep.

edit: i worked on the pictures since they were grainy and getting straight up on my nerves. i don't have psp anymore, so i have to use what microsoft gives me... *sniff* i miss my comp.

peace.

soundtrak: oasis: wonderwall

so i was sitting at my desk this afternoon, finishing writing up the experiments that i did today when my boss came around the corner. 'so, i guess i'll be going home,' like she always said when she was going home and then she added, 'i'll be gone for a couple of weeks.' before i could ask why, she told me. i feel i don't have the right to say why, but with the look on her face, i just hope that everything ends up well. i'm praying for her.

i've been really tired this week; not getting enough sleep and arriving home exhausted after a mediocre day at work. it was just today that i realized that i haven't been taking my vitamins. yeah. especially important when you're anemic too.

oh. monday, i got my new phone; samsung vga 1000.



i purposefully went to the sprint store five times before i purchased it, one because i'm a really picky shopper and two, i didn't want to get the same phone timon got. well, alas, he and i indeed have the same phone. oh well.
today, i went to borders and spent my gift card (thanks al); bought the blacker the berry and the god of small things, books that i have been wanting for awhile. i need to finish reading the books i checked out first though.
so all these purchases and grad app fees this month have seriously left a sista broke like a joke. birthdays are running rampant this month and the next; old high school crew is meeting up this weekend to celebrate one (not mine) and then Mic is planning something, i still don't know what, with JS and others for my birthday weekend. just. two. more. weeks. and. then. get. PAID! GAH! and then my credit card bill will also be arriving... hmm.

talking about grad apps, i got an email from NYU. they got my app and their interviews start next week. i don't know if i'm going to get an interview with them; if i do... free trip to NYC! whoot! i just hope i get an interview somewhere. *sigh* thinking about it is just making me depressed. what if i don't get in anywhere?

random:
- dad's in kenya still. we don't know when he's coming back.
- al's at upenn, livin' it up.
- K is really irking me with the naming of molecular biology techniques as i perform them... like i've never worked in a lab before or something.
- emailed bbq and he has yet to email back; he has some serious explain' to do.
- so many things to do, so little time.
- am i really supposed to be this stressed, this tired, this pissed, this bitter?
- this soundtrak is still my favorite song

anyways. phone calls must be made and it's late. and i'm tired. my bed calls me. goodnight.


peace.

soundtrak: jazzanova: glow and glare

so what if i said that ended up not going to nyc this weekend? and what if i said that i don't want to talk about it because if i do, i am liable to destroy something of value?

good. now that *that's* taken care of. instead, crispy, T and i made plans to hang out in dc today. we met at metro center and decided to go to pentagon city to grab a bite to eat and walk around.



we went to r. tue., where T was just acting like T, cracking jokes with the waiter, crispy laughing and me shaking my head in embarrassment. for some odd reason, they were playing alot of old 80s music and it wasn't long before we all started singing along to the good, the bad and the ugly.



after our late lunch, we walked around for a bit.



we didn't realize how late it was (we were supposed to meet @ 1, but ended up meeting @ 4); stores were already closing. we tried taking random pictures with manakins and expensive jewels, but we didn't get the chance. since it was already late, we decided to head back home, crispy on the end of the blue line and me at the end of the red.

leaving crispy on her way home, T stated that he would ride with me to my station even though it was a bit out of his way; gotta love him for that.






on the ride home, when i expressed my disappointment of not going to nyc this weekend, T simply said, "you stayed at home, spent less and had just as much fun." i guess i did.

oh, did i mention? i got a digital camera for christmas (three long years of asking; yes, i was too lazy to go out and get one of my own...). i'm still working on making my pictures clearer; they all keep on coming out blurry. some more pics:



(some books i was (still) reading; this is the clearest picture i got)



(crispy took this one at the resturant; we don't know how she did it)

anyways, so more pictures are to come. now, i'm going to go watch some pbs... cos pbs is good for the brain, yo.

peace.

soundtrak: john mayer: clarity

so now that i'm done with applications, i should have all the time in the world, right? it seems that the more knowledge that i pick up, there is more work that has to be done. it's supposed to snow tonight. i want snow. snow and ice.
why is K still here? i ask myself every. single. day. but he's not that bad, even though i don't know anything about him. i like it when he says hi to me in the mornings. don't know why that would be of any significance, but it makes me feel good when he smiles.

*chi stares at words on screen*

yeah. so, i'm going to nyc this weekend. my brain and i have decided to go up there expecting nothing, so that i won't get disappointed. good, no? anyways, that means that i won't be going to P's birthday party. and now i'm just hearing (talking with naj now) that not only is B going to definitely arrive with whomever he has under his manipulative spell these days, but that everybody knows about this 'beef' between the two of us. yo, people got big mouths, cos now everyone is talking about it. i know it's not CB, because that's honestly not her way. P probably heard it from the horse's mouth, B himself. i can't believe he can be so pompous, up to this day. i'm certainly not missing his friendship or whatever it was we ever had.

anyways, i'm still trying to figure out what i'm going to do for my birthday. superbowl sunday... somehow. must. tie. both. together. (that's my sad impression of kaptain kirk... scotty. i. need. more. POWER!). i don't know. Mic is trying to plan something with JS (whose smile also makes me feel good) and the other fellows we know. it's been awhile since we've all hung out.

ok. sleep is calling, so i'm going, hoping that i can sleep in for just a little while. let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

peace.

soundtrak: you know, the honors university in maryland...

some things change and some just stay the same. i'm sitting in the library at umbc waiting for dr. f to arrive so i can pick up my recommendations and get myself to work. i know i should of specified a time, but i didn't. i knew this was going to happen. it's quiet here; it's winter semester. you know, i really don't miss this school at all.
so hey. how are you guys? i know i've been a bit incognegro for a minute. the first wave of my grad apps are going out monday, so i'm just trying to get that done.

this week has been crazy hard; just working nonstop. wednesday was a particularly interesting day. other than the fact that i was on my feet the whole day, i got several emails. one was from, of all people, LS, inviting me to this program this evening at his church. i declined because unfortunately i have been left as sole guardian of timon since the rents decided that they should personally see al off to graduate school after all. and i didn't want to go. i don't know if i can honestly be this guy's friend and i really don't know if i can try. the other email i got from P, inviting me to her birthday party dinner next weekend. i would go, but i noticed B's name on the list. after cutting him off that day seven years ago, i still don't want to talk to or even see him. i don't feel compelled at all. i talked to CB and she begged me to come anyways, saying that she would keep an eye on him (and she's also bringing somebody special that she wants me to meet). but alas, it seems that fate is on my side anyway, cos i'm going to nyc with crispy to visit bbq. but that's a whole different matter altogether.

anyway. i wonder if this dude is here now. i should probably call and check. hopefully i'll write after i finish this whole application process thing, but not this weekend. so have a good weekend cos i know it'll be better than mine.

peace.

soundtrak: thomas mapfumo: pemberai

sometimes you just gotta get up and dance...


peace.