Main Entry: po·ten·tial
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English potencial, from Late Latin potentialis, from potentia potentiality, from Latin, power, from potent-, potens
1 : existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

i think this is why i like working with young children. i see the potential in them and i enjoy it when i watch them learn and grow to the fullness of it. sometimes, i just watch my youngest brother timon in amazement. the absolute pure potential just now starting to bubble at the surface.

and i think that’s what makes me so sad about the situation that unfolded yesterday, 16 april 2007. the potential of all those lives that will never be fullfilled. i can’t even begin to imagine the depth of the minds lost. all i can think about are the engineers, the scientists… they would have been the next great minds… what would it have been like if they didn’t die? our next nobel prize winner, your next doctor, the next president of the united states.

and now we’ll never know.

soundtrak: junior boys: so this is goodbye

T’s away message: in a pissy @ss mood!

me: oh spirit brother… we’re in a pissy mood together
T: good!!! Who’s @$$ are we going to kick to make us feel better?
x-(
me: i don’t know. did you have anyone in mind?
T: My guidance counselor from UMBC!!!
me: good idea! let’s go!
T: We need to build a ramp 1st, one that will launch my Maxima right into her office. My insurance should help me get a new one x-(
Bring it
!!!
me: ok… now that you have that out of your system… what’s wrong?
T: We’ll get away in the your Altima!!
Make for the border sister
I don’t know, things are just on my nerves.
I need a second and third job!!!
I need to work the block homie
me: i know what you mean
things have just been bothering me in general
T: I’m tired of my over talkative coworker
me: lol
T: my car isn’t fast enough
not sure what I’m going to do for school
me: it’s okay homie… things will get better.

soundtrak: john mayer: heart of life

- i don’t know. i’m in a funk, sort of. this weekend, i cooked (for no reason really; i never really eat what i cook, i just keep it) saturday and then cleaned on sunday. mom asked me what’s wrong and i couldn’t tell her. i really can’t pinpoint it. i’m thinking if i just go to the gym this week (i already went this morning; great workout), i can sweat out this funk. we’ll see.
- on the total random, the girl who now does the murine work for most of the labs in our section seemed really familiar to me, but i couldn’t place her. this happens too often and i think just because the DC metro area is just the perfect size fishbowl; big enough to live, but small enough to see people (did that make sense?). anyways, so she came in early one morning (and i’m usually the first person in) and she remarked that i was also familiar to her as well. turns out, she dated mg our senior year at umbc. ha! i always remembered her as quiet; she never really said anything. it’s weird.
- why does it seem that with the people that you love the most, you fight the most? or maybe because you care more than just that random joe off the street. i’m pissed at T right now and for no good reason, so i haven’t told him. it always seems when things are going great between us, something goes wrong or there’s a problem. i don’t know why that is and i’m trying to see if i can avoid it this time around. but it’s too late; i’m already pissed. and i guess to clarify, T and i are just really good friends; there are too many issues between the both of us to ever take that next step. ha.
- geez. after some work, i finally moved my old blog over to this server. i didn’t want to add it to this blog because i felt that i needed to signify some sort of beginning, a cut-off from my college years. i’m now starting into the nitty-gritty of my doctorate. i still can’t believe i’ve been writing for 10 years. anyways, Delusions of Grandeur: Retrospective can be found here. also, D.O.G.: In Transition can be found here. yes, i will work on consolidating.

ok. more later.

peace.
-

soundtrak: toothfairy: HFYA

T: I cant shower and dress as dapper as I do at a gym. Plus I have to be work my 8
8:30
me: why don’t you take the train from out there then?
T: my workouts are 1 1/2 hours
hello????? Feel the burn
me: what do you do?
T: choke random people for 90min
me: i mean, do you do cardio then lift
T:
me: or just lift
T: no, just choke

me: so ridiculous
T: lol

just lift
arrrrrrrgh!!!!
just lift….
me: for an hour and ½ ?!
T: people and then throw them over railings
yup, I double up
me: well… i mean, split your workout in 1/2; do some in the morning and some in the evening… boost your metabolism or something
(so ridiculous….)
T: why in god’s name would I want to boost my metabolism
you do remember how I look?
me: i don’t know!
i know, i know
i mean… i don’t know… eat more then
T: you are the worst trainer I have ever had

soundtrak: amy winehouse: just friends

(this morning)

T: Busy my arse!! Good morning 2 u
have you cured anything yet?
me: no
lol
T: x-(
me: dude, i work!
lol
T: I passed your house Sat. night
me: that sounds stalkerish…
lol
T: but it was like 3am., so I didn’t stop by
me: wow
T: maybe I should of
me: no…
lol
T: I seeeeeeeeeeeeee yoouuuuuu!!!
heh heh heh
me: wow
T: If you ever hear Maxwell blasting out of the window of a passing car at 2-3am in the morning, you know it was me!!!!
B-)
me: that’s horrible
T: ;^)
that['s] LOVE !!!! x-(
me: why are you going to mentally mess up maxwell for me.. you know i love me some maxwell
i’m sure
ok… i’m working for real
i’ll cwyl
T: me too
peace