{|A Day In The Life|}

So, these past few months have been chock full of adventure. Not quite sure where to begin. You know I like to chronicle things with photos. So, I guess I'll start with the LF fashion show. Cousin Jin is an excellent makeup artist, but a budding photographer as well - and we had the honor of photographing the fashion show at Pangaea at the Hard Rock. This was so difficult. The DJ kept playing all these awesome songs, so we couldn't help but be distracted with dancing, not to mention the dancers that were on little podiums in the club. I would have taken pictures of them, but they seemed pretty focused on their dance moves, lol Anywhoo, the show went off without a hitch (besides being an hour behind). The girls looked awesome, the outfits were well executed, Sonia did a kickass job of putting them together. I stole the pic montage from Jin so you guys can see what was going on in there. It may not be my main section of expertise, but I enjoy fashion and the dynamics that go into it. It's always interesting to see how things work, and a fashion show is no different. The setting was awesome, because it gave everyone a chance to vibe, enjoy the music (and some drinks), and expose the people of Fort Lauderdale to the quality of clothing LF has to offer. It was upscale and classy, and I love that. Gotta throw some class in the hood mix sometimes, lol.

But then, it's back to the hood again, heheh.

I wish I had a shot of my pants and shoes I wore. I had on a pair of harem pants - I dunno if they are appropriate for people with butts, but I loved them. They were super comfortable. I foolishly wore my new Steven by Steve Madden heels, which were extremely high, but I'd like to think I looked pretty good. Had to be fashionable at a fashion show, right? All in all, it was a good night.

Last month, We also celebrated the 31st year of birth for my mother - Rema. She is so awesome, I won't even go on a tangent about how cool she is. So, we did our best to get her everything she wanted - and we dragged her to dinner, where she promptly got zooted on a restaraunt drink (which we all know is two percent alcohol, ninety-eight percent juice, lol). First dinner was simply just to get her out the house. Lou and I forced her to go to the Chinese Buffet, where she definitely had her fill ((smile))... Keep in mind, she's a special one - so don't judge her based on these pics. She's a little on the strange side - but I love her.Of course, she tried to get me to touch the creepy statue. We all know how I feel about that. Hmph.

The second dinner was at Bahama Breeze, which I must say is - effin delicious! If I could find an excuse to go there every weekend, I would. The appetizers were off the chain. That dinner was a family thing, Pops and Steve actually came along - that very rarely happens. It seems that as we get older nowadays, we get busier, and we just don't find the time to spend together like we used to. So it was nice, kinda sentimental. But I ain't gonna get all mushy on y'all.


We also celebrated my best friend - slash - wife's birthday, JazzeRonee aka My Tender Ronee... Finally hit the big 21. Those pics will not be televised, lol - but we did spend the weekend in NYC in her honor. It always feels good to be with the people you love and enjoy. I had my best friends all in the same place - and it was wonderful.















Cousin Candace also made an appearance, and we managed to leave the kids at home and hit the club - which was awesome. Any time we can get all the cousins together is a good time - we even managed to get Tanya out. It was a celebration for Sutania, too - she's a college graduate! Motivation for the rest of us who are still slummin it through the Universities...




This month is my born day, and my brother's, and my two cousins, and my aunt's - so there will be a lot of pics to go along with these events. I just have to thank God every day for blessing me with such an awesome life. Sometimes we look around, and we think about all the burdens and stresses and drama that we encounter on our daily journeys, but if we look at the big picture - nine out of ten times we'll find that life could be so much worse. So much worse.

Enjoy your day, peeps - I'll be back with Sneaker Pimps pics - after this shower. I definitely came in from my workout and started blogging. Shame on me {{spanks hand}}...

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Zune Says: Flo-Rida - You Can Be My Shone...

Soo, just finished playing Wii Fit, and I am beat. That ish really works! I'ma be sooooo fit by the time the weeks over, lol. My thighs are on fiyah.

Anyway, what am I thinking about right now? Work. I'm about to get into my "I'm home" mode, but before I do - this is for all my 9-5 retail workers out there. Why are people so impatient? Why do the people that come in the store always have to be in a rush? Why would you come into WFM (aka My Job) to shop at 2:30 - when you have a 2:45 doctor's appointment?

Don't get me wrong, I love my job - there's nothing I love more than waking up every day, going to school in the morning - speeding on 95 straight to work, and staying there til sundown. It really brightens up my life. To make matters better, I have the honor of taking care of such pleasant people as "screaming gym woman," who has just finished working out, and in her gym clothes, she is cursing out her boyfriend over the phone. As I wait for her receipt to come out, I get "Are we done here?" and an impatient glare. Or, I get Mrs. "I want to return these 13 items, but I have the dog in the car..." Oh, that one really gets me. Windows rolled up, poor Cujo is sweating and panting inside the CL 500, sun blazing - glazing over his eyes with sweat. Meanwhile, his owner is bringing back the chapstick that didn't plump her lips like Botox does, the sports bra from the Milwauke store, half-eaten dog food (who knows who ate that), and the remainder of some rotisserie chicken bones (the chicken was raw, but she ate it, lol)... After she places this all on the counter, she says she's in a hurry to go outside to the dog. Starts huffin and puffin when I say she has to fill out a form, etc.

Ooh, tangent - anyway - my question is:

What makes people so impatient? What gives you the right to be so rude, you have to tell someone you've got things to do, and you don't need to stand here? Really? I could have told you that 30 minutes ago. What do you do for a living that you are allowed to be mean to people who are simply doing their job??

It baffles me - then people -
OOh, fell asleep at the keyboard...

I haven't slept in three days. I am exhausted. I fell asleep in class this morning - with my eyes open. Please excuse me if I bug out every once in a while.

kay, so back to what I was saying. People put themselves too high on their horse sometimes. Just because you drive a Benz doesn't make you more of a priority than the girl in the Civic. Cuz trust me, I make pretty good money in my job right now - and this is just a stepping stone to what I'm about to become. I could care less what you do with your Balenciaga bag, or your diamond - encrusted dog tag - cuz in a few years, I'll be able to cop it all and not even flinch. Even now, though - when I shop in the mall and things like that, I always make sure to be friendly to the people who help me. I could never walk in a store - regardless of how much I'm gonna spend in there - and act like a total bird.

It makes me wonder how these people got wealthy. How did they get rich to the point where they forgot how to become human beings? When do we detatch ourselves from the real world - when we reach a certain tax bracket? When we drive a certain car, live in a certain community? What do we do when the chips are down and we have nothing - do we crawl back to those we mistreated and try for a second chance??

Karma is a bitch.