coultrain

i've fallen in love again, with a voice. it's a smooth blend of donny hathaway and javier, if you can imagine. i am a fan. coultrian hails from st. louis and is not trying to compare himself to mr. john coltrane. apparently his nickname was 'train' back in the day. nevertheless, get the album - adventures of seymour liberty. recommended tracks are "green" and "love...meaning". these nappy beard ninjas never fail to impress.

randominities

my heart goes out to the lactose intolerant. ice cream = happiness.

what's with people pressing the elevator button after i pressed it already? yeah, that'll make it come quicker.

i've always hated the question "do you have any brothers or sisters?" from someone who's trying to get to know me. particularly male. i feel like it's a lazy question.

synchronized man choreography is corny. i love day 26, but i don't want them to gyrate on stage anymore. and the finger snaps KILL me.

my dad often reminds me that being an infant and being elderly are closely related. i'm scared to experience this firsthand.

the term 'have your cake and eat it, too' is stupid.

who came up with carrot raisin salad? what an a-hole!

if your toes are jacked up, don't wear sandals. it's simple.

the internet is amazing to me. being able to pay my bills, check the weather and casually keep in touch with friends all from the same medium is wonderful. what were we doing before google?

who can tell me why people shave off their eyebrows to draw them back on? anybody?

it bothers me that i discovered how good salmon was so very late in life.

why is it that being old = driving slow? can they physically not push the pedals as hard?

and what's with the hardcore gay people? they choose not to be involved with the opposite sex, yet want to be outwardly represented as exactly that.

if you try to fail and succeed, which have you done?

sacurity!

how can she slap?!

every time i watch this i find something new to laugh about

the writing is on the wall

returning from my lunch break this afternoon, i had the pleasure of being on the elevator with 2 gentleman, one of whom was engaging in the conversation using strictly cliches.
true exerpt: "so...somebody dropped the ball? the lesson here is, we gotta fire the rocket soon. you don't wanna be chicken little when the sky is falling..."
i'm inspired to have a conversation with an unsuspecting person today, using only cliches. Here goes nothin...get it? never mind.

classic weekend

this past weekend was the ??th annual atlanta classic. it was truly not the fun it used to be. (dammit, cheron.) i mean, it wasn't wack...anyway, i took like 10 pictures. last year i took about six-hundred forty-two. whatever.

dinner with earva

erica is one of my besties and when we get together we shop, eat, shop while eating, eat while talking about shopping, or any other combination those two can make. this evening was 50% off at one of her favorite spots, so i figured what better night to give them a 2nd chance? so after some light shopping, we ended up at dolce. i ordered the salmon...yeah, it was the most expensive thing on the menu. and i found out halfway through. check the salmon made of gold -

that yellow stuff is parmesan polenta. it was good, but it wasn't $40-good. the server was cool though and he brought us some vanilla cheesecake on the house. erica, a self-proclaimed cream cheese hater, had her first taste of cheesecake that she enjoyed. this was a big night, guys. seriously, only terrorists don't like cheesecake. she actually took some home.


per usual, we had a good time. and discovered that the inside of this strawberry looks strangely similar to a 'meat wallet'.

*singing* inappropriate...

yes he can!

whenever he wants...

learn to speak chinese

i will always love this

READ OUT LOUD

Are you hiding a fugitive?

Hu Yu Hai Ding?

See me A.S.A.P.

Kum Hia Nao

Stupid Man

Dum Gai

Small Horse

Tai Ni Po Ni

Did you go to the beach?

Wai Yu So Tan?

I bumped into a coffee table

Ai Bang Mai Ni

It’s very dark in here

Wai So Dim

This is a tow away zone

No Pah King

You are not very bright

Yu So Dum

I got this for free

Ai No Pei

I am not guilty!

Wai Hang Mi?

Please stay a while longer

Wai Go Nao?

They have arrived

Hai Dei Kum.

Stay out of sight

Lei Lo

He’s cleaning his automobile

Wa Sing Ka.

Your body odor is offensive

Yu Stin Ki

I thought you were on a diet?

Wai Yu Mun Ching?

Our meeting is next week

Wai Yu Kum Nao

Staying out of sight

Lei Ying Lo

no really, ANYthing you need

so i've been to houston twice now and this is the only scenery i've captured on film. i felt it was noteworthy considering the plethora of options. and this particular sign was not rare. i think across the street you could get a clown suit, frozen yogurt, ol' school LP's and window tint all from the same lot. this is convenience.

baby shower

these took entirely too long to make, (i had to make seventy-two of these bad boys,) but i think they turned out well. the purple's not as purple as i would've liked, but it looks purple. right?

Finally

I've been 'blogging' with pen and paper for years, but it wasn't quite the same. i view this as a good outlet for me. hopefully it'll help to keep me more organized. and hopefully i'll make the time to consistently update.