it's never black and white

A home away from home

2010-01-05T21:59:00.001-05:00

Started a new 365. Follow me there http://thedailydoc.wordpress.com

Channeling my inner Janelle Monae

2009-12-30T08:25:00.000-05:00

Somebody didn't think I'd really do it! LOL

2009-12-23T10:22:00.001-05:00

Donate to my birthday loot :) (Or not)

I'm learning...

2009-12-13T17:38:00.001-05:00

how to speak Jamaican patois :)

Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise? :)

2009-12-06T16:51:00.003-05:00

Yep. I was out sailing the open seas. My cousin and I did a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas & Key West. It was a blast. Non-stop fun. We are already planning the return trip! On the first night we sailed out of the Port of Miami. The sunset was gorgeous. We watched for a while and prepared for dinner (we only had a full table once). The ladies from Ohio were "interesting" to say the least.

Gone cruisin'...

2009-11-30T07:55:00.000-05:00

Back later :) (image taken from spiritualbusinesscompanions[dot]com/travel/)

Why God?

2009-11-22T12:50:00.003-05:00

Sometimes I sit & wonder why certain things happen. In hs I wondered why I didnt get the Teaching Fellows scholarship. I wonder why God allows some people to survive certain things & allows others to die from it. Why people don't get things they strive for or why people are the way they are. Then I realized that he allows those things to happen because there is a lesson He wants us to learn from

2009-11-15T18:50:00.002-05:00

Thoughts at the moment...

2009-10-28T17:56:00.000-04:00

As we speak I am currently sitting in the mani/pedi room at our local day spa. The attendant is quite the chatty Kathy. Her name is Kristi. Kristi G. She has talked nonstop stop since she began. I know that she is Thai & Caucasian. She has a son named Jaden who was 7 lbs 4 oz when he was born and just had a birthday at the beginning of the month. She is no longer with Jaden's father. She

What? NO TWITTER?!

2009-10-08T14:20:00.003-04:00

Jesus, please fix Twitter. Thank you in advance. Your child, Mel P.S.-Thanks for letting me teach teen Bible study last night. I LOVED IT!!! I can't wait to do it again next week.

High school, man

2009-10-03T00:45:00.005-04:00

Today I drove 5+ hours to see my favorite cousin's football game (he didn't get to play. He was pissed). They won, 22-21. I'm sitting here listening to him and the baby boy chat about high school drama. (Kinda) makes me wish I had a sibling who was close in age. Lil Wayne (the younger of the two, at 15) is in the chair. Vonte (My fav boy cousin/lil bro, 16) is on the air mattress... (Cuz I'm

1, 2, ..., 99, 100

2009-09-29T12:01:00.001-04:00

Food Fight

2009-09-23T12:05:00.003-04:00

*she psycho

2009-09-20T02:36:00.002-04:00

*video removed on 9/20/09* My mom thought the video was funny but said I had to take it down b/c folks might think I'm off in the head and come after me. Smh.... Folks tryna stunt my creativity.

Pop bottles

2009-09-18T21:01:00.001-04:00

2009-09-08T20:51:00.001-04:00

Thought-provoking post coming soon! ...I think.

thoughts...

2009-09-06T23:14:00.000-04:00

This weekend I learned that it's time to put away childish grudges and dislikes caused by reasons that you can't even remember anymore. I also learned that some folks just need to shut the heck up and just listen. Last but not least, I learned that Lysol does not kill dragonflies. They shake it off and keep going. I'm gonna be like the dragonfly. Shake off the poison that folks throw at me

And the verdict is...

2009-09-03T13:05:00.000-04:00

Sooooo I just read the book that I won (here) I read the book yesterday. The entire book. Loved it. If you like romance, guns, and romantic guns (j/k), you should read this book!!!

I'm so random.

2009-08-24T22:45:00.000-04:00

just been pretty much chillin' all day today. woke up around 9 or 10 to get ready for the day. had a cinnamon swirl bagel w/ strawberry cream cheese, bacon, and ocean spray cran grape juice. yum. helped mom w/ our branch of the family tree (from grammie on down) for the reunion book. there are a BUTTLOAD of new babies in our family branch. geez. someone has a baby every single year. don't

Update!

2009-08-22T20:41:00.001-04:00

Hello good people of blogland. It's been quite some time since I've blogged here. Not much new has been going on. I went to Atlanta for a weekend. I went to DC for a few days and hung out with a few of the great friends I've met via blogland. I've become addicted to funky sneakers. At the moment I am more than halfway through my first quarter of my Ph.D. My mommy got a new car. I got a new

footprints in the sand...

2009-07-20T12:18:00.000-04:00

Gee and i went to the beach yesterday. we walked holding hands along the water's edge for a while and then turned around. on the way back i found myself trying to find the footprints we left behind. i could see where we had been and i knew the point we had gotten to, but i couldn't see exactly how we got there. it had all been washed away. i started to wonder if the path was the important part.

Escape From Rainbow Cage

2009-07-12T06:25:00.000-04:00

There was a young woman who lived with lived with her mother. The young woman had hamster that she'd had as a class pet for her elementary students. At the end of the year she kept it at home. Early one morning the mother came RUNNING down the hall. The hamster had escaped and was climbing up the curtains in the mother's room. The the young woman grabbed a case with a lid and went to catch

You can't run from God

2009-07-09T15:25:00.000-04:00

For a long time... A year or so... I've been running from God. Running from something that I know I am supposed to do, but have been fighting from the jump. As a high school senior I was blessed with a scholarship that would pay for three degrees: a bachelors degree, a masters degree, and a doctorate. I was just happy I had money for school, ya know. Anyway, in my head I figured that I'd go

2009-07-02T22:56:00.000-04:00

I won this via an online contest given by Roslyn Hardy Holcomb. Thanks Ros!

Dear Blog,

2009-06-22T12:44:00.000-04:00

I am sorry that I have neglected you. I promis that I will put pictures and words in/on you very soon! Love, -M

What would you say?

2009-06-03T22:54:00.000-04:00

A farmer named Clyde had a car accident. In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning Clyde. "Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine,'?" asked the lawyer. Clyde responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule, Bessie..." the farmer said. "I didn't ask for any details", the lawyer interrupted. "Just answer the question. Did

stuff.

2009-05-23T01:21:00.000-04:00

got my new car 11.5 days til kids go home for the summer being forced to do phd (for a while) talking to a guy hair is growing i'm a stone cold fox.

Travel Wrap Up

2009-04-25T21:12:00.000-04:00

2009-04-25T11:17:00.001-04:00

HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY NAVYBLUE!!!!!

Eh...

2009-04-24T20:48:00.000-04:00

...SMH! Not much going on 'round my way Just biding my time until June 10th Going to Orlando again (June) Dallas & Minneapolis (?) Getting a new car Interview next Friday Home alone for the weekend And you?

Spring Break '09

2009-04-20T20:27:00.000-04:00

:)

2009-04-05T23:09:00.000-04:00

The countdown has begun..

2009-03-30T21:15:00.001-04:00

10 days until I'm Miami-bound!

it's like a jungle out there....

2009-03-25T20:34:00.000-04:00

eh i haven't blogged in a while. not really much going on. mom's on me about the phd again and the church folk too i don't want it they don't understand car is getting fixed (after being scratched/dented for 3 months) kids are still the same wild got a new one who gets on my last dang nerve road trip soon excited and nervous my first long distance car trip plan to do some reading and some

the evolution of michael joseph jackson

2009-03-17T19:40:00.000-04:00

LLCOOLDAVE What if for michael jackson's comeback he had plastic surgery to look the way he did in the 80's? me: i think it would scare the pants off some people. LLCOOLDAVE @mereally? i dont think it would. me @llcooldave: it wouldn't freak you out that a lil black boy who turned into a skinny white woman changes into a black man? it'd freak me out LLCOOLDAVE @me yeah if you put it like

religion

2009-03-15T10:12:00.001-04:00

male: man i don't go to church. female 1: why not? female 2: because he goes somewhere different. male: yup. and it's better than your church. your church is stupid. female 2: no. it's just different. male: whatever. this was a conversation between myself and two of my students. had this been an all adult convo i would have been offended.

You've been "nexted"

2009-03-14T15:11:00.001-04:00

So I was talking to this guy that subbed at my school. Cute guy. Goals. Ambitions. And rude as all get out. I had said something serious that wasn't even remotely funny. And he said "haha that's funny." I was ready to be through with him then but my bestie was like "Drop him for something with weight." Ugh man. Ugh. Ok. So then Friday he said he was coming my way and wanted to know if

A survey.

2009-03-09T20:12:00.000-04:00

Connection between you and the last perso n who text messa ged you?she's my best friendHow did you and your numbe r four becom e frien ds? ummmmm met one day when i was on one of my random trips out of townAre you happy with the way thing s are going ? hmmm.... surprisingly, yesFavor ite perso n to run and tell your probl ems to?my bestie blWould you ever get a tatto o? i already have fourDo you

Sunday Morning

2009-03-08T10:33:00.001-04:00

Feels like it's been ages since I blogged when in reality it's only been a week. Things have been going okay. The rats are fine. The kids are wild (as usual). I've been chilling at bro & sis-in-law's house while they're away on their anniversary trip (Which, by the way, is today... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GUYS!!!). I kinda had the day off on Friday. I had to attend a math workshop at central

Saturday

2009-03-07T19:49:00.004-05:00

Today I went to watch one of my tutoring students perform in a local youth production of Beauty and the Beast. He was the doormat and the eggman. The show was quite good! My student was killing backflips. I told him he has to teach me how to do them! Click >here< for the remaining 55 photos.

Aru?

2009-03-01T18:46:00.000-05:00

(A txt msg convo I had w/ one of my teens...) Me: Why is Dottie Peoples on Bobby V's new album? *blink blink* Rich: Idk. Why was David Banner on Mary Mary's album? Me: Nooooooo idea. Must be 'cause we're in a recession. Rich: I heard dat. Me: Shooooooooooot. Times is hard. It's hard out there for a pimp too!

School guy?

2009-03-01T18:22:00.002-05:00

Feh. *insert male bashing post here.... or not...*

gridlock.

2009-02-28T20:03:00.002-05:00

6:42am

2009-02-28T06:42:00.001-05:00

It's 6:42am.I'm laying here listening to the rain. It's relaxing. I'm thinking about the week I've had. Pretty decent actually. I had an awesome observation on Tuesday. Wednesday we had our Black History program at work. Thursday I did hardly any teaching at all because we had a Professional Learning Community (PLC) meeting practially all day. That meant sub teachers. And wonder of all wonders,

:)

2009-02-27T01:21:00.002-05:00

Eye candy @ work today. Tall, caramel-complected w/ a MAEd. Wants to be a principal. I got the digits ;) I'm calling this wkend. Coffee maybe??

Randomosity while cleaning and writing lessons...

2009-02-25T22:36:00.000-05:00

Whenever I hear Usher's Nice and Slow I always spell the letters out in sign language. PCD's Doll Domination is eh. *looks in the mirror* My body is awesomeness. K-Ci & Jo Jo's Crazy=awesomeness. Expired Arby's coupons on my dresser. Yeah. I just toss stuff up there. I can't remember the last time my bed was made. I wish some people would keep some things to themselves Alanis Morisette is

BHD

2009-02-25T00:23:00.000-05:00

We are supposed to dress all African-y at work tomorrow. Not me. Red tee. Green tee. Black tee. Black pants. Green headband Black shoes. Hell. We're in a recession. I don't have the funds to go out and buy African attire.

Cool Day.

2009-02-22T22:28:00.002-05:00

went to church. got my hair tightened. got recognized from blogland (*waves* hey quee!) made a new friend watched two great movies with two great ladies while getting my hair done. took myself out (no thanks to a friend who missed a free meal. sucks for him.) bought my loctician a book.

Choo choo

2009-02-21T18:01:00.000-05:00

J: whatcha doing? Me: switching purses... found my train ticket stub from ny penn from that horrible trip. J: oh J: yucks Me: eh Me: momento from a lesson learned Me: lesson learned: never travel 9 hours to see an asshole. J: yep

I do not think that...

2009-02-19T20:41:00.003-05:00

..."Corporate America" was love. I think I was just in love with being in a relationship.

Sabado y Domingo en fotos

2009-02-16T22:52:00.000-05:00

too.forteen.ohnyne

2009-02-14T06:15:00.000-05:00

See....

2009-02-11T00:20:00.000-05:00

Duuuuude.... SWEEEEEEEEEET!!!!

2009-02-10T18:26:00.003-05:00

Enter here to win a $10 card from Claim Jumper! http://tinyurl.com/c6sy9s

I can't lie...

2009-02-10T01:02:00.001-05:00

I kinda wish I hadn't just opened myself up to something. I hate taking chances. The feeling of vulnerability unnerves me in the worst way.

Let me clear my throat

2009-02-08T00:46:00.032-05:00

I know on Friday I said I was angry, but I didn't give any clarification. Here goes. I'm angry because I'm not where I want to be. I'm angry because my students get on my gotdamn nerves every doggone day. I'm angry because people get on my nerves when they say "So, when are you going for that PhD?" Get it through your fucking heads. I am not going back to school. I have been in school for almost

I am...

2009-02-06T15:57:00.001-05:00

...angry. Why, I do not know.

He's Here!

2009-02-04T22:47:00.012-05:00

Meet my godson Gabriel. He was born 20 minutes ago. 7 lbs 14oz. Welcome to the world little one!

Big Chips

2009-02-03T20:03:00.008-05:00

And I'm getting a nice sized return. Hmmm. Working does have its perks. Chea!

Randoms...

2009-02-03T19:15:00.000-05:00

Why do women come out of the house with dry weave? Why do women come out of the house dressed all raggedy? Why do parents not care about their child's behavior, but get upset when the father comes out to the school? Why do people drive 30 mph in a 55 mph zone? Monsters do have hearts. Some people should not be allowed out in public. Enviga is goooooooooooooooood. I'm always tired. Clearly I am

I really....

2009-02-03T17:32:00.001-05:00

...HATE "The Monster" with all that is in me!!!

I Don't Like Sports, But...

2009-02-01T20:58:00.005-05:00

I've just made a bet on the NBA All Star game. Let's hope I don't loose my shirt! lol http://www.nba.com/allstar2009/ Go West go!

Be Kind to Your Behind

2009-02-01T13:02:00.004-05:00

Cottonelle.com

The Absence of Presence (or Presents)...

2009-01-31T13:25:00.015-05:00

It's no secret that the kid and I broke up. I'm not sad about it. Not in the least bit. I can't help but laugh at the situation that I am now presented with. As you know, exactly two weeks from today is the day made for lovers, i.e.-Valentine's Day. Each and every year that this day has rolled around I have found myself single. For every day of my adult and I-think-I'm-an-adult life (since

I Love Lucy!

2009-01-28T21:37:00.001-05:00

M & N's Baby Shower

2009-01-26T19:52:00.000-05:00

Is it a bad thing that....

2009-01-24T01:55:00.001-05:00

...I can fit into the coat of a 5 year old and have it looked like a cropped jacket?(click to enlarge... you know you want to)It's not? Okay... Thanks!

Yup, I take pictures of weird stuff. And?

2009-01-22T21:52:00.039-05:00

Why has Victoria's Secret now decided to make laundry detergent? Sigh... Next they will be making tv dinners. I bought this for my buddy [M][A]. He loves Lucy as much as I do. I love this stuff. You should try some. Dear Target, Why are the the shelves empty? I don't get it. I guess you don't like nice things... Like profit. Signed, Mel I'm not sure what the PC term is, but I saw a little

Lately...

2009-01-20T16:46:00.006-05:00

One of my favorite things to say is "I need new friends." But it will be hard for me to make new friends b/c, truth be told, I don't really like people. The friends that I have, I've known them for many years, with the exception of my best friends, one who I met when we lived in the same neighborhood during the end of our undergrad years and another I met online that is a pretty cool dude.

Corporate America

2009-01-19T13:11:00.002-05:00

Several months ago (May to be exact), two partners contacted one another. While one was already a part of an established business, the other was on a solo business venture. A few months later (early September), the two decided to become an official partnership. From the start one partner had doubts that they did not voice. The partnership was a virtual one, with communication being done via email

Not back...

2009-01-11T10:36:00.001-05:00

... just wanted to share the song.Dirt by Mary Mary from The Sound

....

2009-01-02T22:37:00.001-05:00

everybody knows... good mourning/morning

2009-01-02T21:59:00.000-05:00

sigh...

2009-01-01T12:25:00.001-05:00

I need new friends... lol

12.31.8-3

2008-12-31T19:09:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-31T12:24:00.002-05:00

LIFE: The American Journey of Barack Obama (mom)Hickory Farms Gift Box (mom)Wii w/ Wii Sports (mom)Monogrammed pendant (NavyBlue)

Grrrr...

2008-12-28T23:02:00.000-05:00

Folks have been getting on my nerves all day. It must be Piss on Mel day. I swear.

Picture Dump

2008-12-28T18:49:00.001-05:00

April 25 is fast approaching!

2008-12-28T17:26:00.001-05:00

Love ya BL!

Christmas in Pictures

2008-12-28T17:10:00.003-05:00

Crossing the bridgeAudrey asleep at the tableMakala playing with her toysWilliam and Makala playing Monopoly'Tae playing MonopolyMeMe & Makala

Non-driving Lil' Teeny Bopper

2008-12-28T16:42:00.001-05:00

My damage: a cracked grill, a badly scratched bumper, a broken emblem, and a bent hood.Her damage? Barely anything at all. Grrrrr.

Thursday

2008-12-25T21:19:00.000-05:00

Yawwwwwwn... My what a long day it has been! I have been up since a bit before 9 and was on the road by 12. We spent the holiday with the in-laws. Now are mom and I are staying the night with bro and Mrs. bro. I am T-I-R-E-D. I need a vacation from my vacation. I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday. Catch you later!

Things I hate...

2008-12-23T12:25:00.000-05:00

Tuesday

2008-12-23T10:37:00.002-05:00

So, it's the 2nd day of Christmas break and I'm sitting here on the couch with a mug of hot herbal tea and flipping back and forth between Steel Magnolias and The Stepford Wives. Currently I am at Bestie's condo just chillin'. Yesterday I spend the day with the FABULOUS Monica Mingo, Prince Ziggy, Lucy, and Jaru. Monica is, as always uber fabulous, and a wonderful hostess. I'm gonna have to

randoms

2008-12-21T23:17:00.000-05:00

i want some footie pajamas. i saw some striped ones at target that i want. i hope my mommy gives them to me for christmas. i collect elmos. i used to not like dogs, but i am slowly warming up to them. i have two pet rats. i don't know why. chopping off all of my hair last summer was fun just because of the shocked face my mom made when she saw it my best friend is weird. monnie threatened

Jammin' with Jesus!

2008-12-19T18:59:00.000-05:00

Today...

2008-12-19T17:48:00.009-05:00

Soooooooooooooooo I thought my bestie was getting her hair done this weekend, but the loctician ended up not being able to get off. Blah. I was supposed to get my hair tightened this weekend. Goin' solo on my bday trip b/c Bestie's boss is a.... Well I can't say what b/c I'm a lady. On another note, I'm surrounded by like-minded crazy people at work. Check out my co-worker's attire for today...

Because SOME PEOPLE said I should update....

2008-12-14T11:06:00.005-05:00

Sigh.... I'ma bop THOSE PEOPLE right now.Anywhozit, not much has changed. Still working (3 jobs), trying to get through to the hard headed churrin' of the world... lol... Jesus take the wheel! Maaaaaaaan the kids were wilin' Friday. Christmas vacay come quickly!Speaking of Christmas vacay, I am spending a lot of it with my bestie. I'm driving back up with her next weekend (after she gets her

Footwork...

2008-12-13T18:41:00.000-05:00

I need these shoes in my life.

I feel like slappin' somebody today

2008-12-02T19:44:00.003-05:00

Here ye! Here ye! I officially want to slap my great aunt Janet. Do you know what this heffa did? (Yes I just called my great aunt a heffa. Wanna make something of it?)This heffa right here started a rumor about my mama. You can talk about me all you want, but if you talk about my mama, I will fight you.This heffa right here started a rumor, saying that the reason my mom hadn't been down to visit

Want a Christmas card from me?

2008-12-01T19:35:00.001-05:00

Then fill out >>>this<<< form :)

Have you ever...

2008-11-28T18:23:00.001-05:00

Wondered how someone's life got so screwed up? Sometimes I sit and think about that. I know several people (who don't read this blog) that have made some bad life choices. There's the girl who got married too young, pregnant too soon, and has now left her husband. There's the woman who has 4 kids fathered by 4 different men, with the 4th one being conceived while she was married to the 3rd

Looking Fabulous on a Lovely Fall Day

2008-11-28T13:48:00.000-05:00

BurndaapplesbooTV Mayhem Weekend

2008-11-26T20:30:00.000-05:00

School...

2008-11-20T21:33:00.001-05:00

This afternoon my kids showed their azz. Big time. Paper throwin'. Runnin'. Spit balls. Rolling on the floor. Running. Throwing pencils. Makin' a fist with a pencil and almost hitting someone. Trippin' folks. Pushin' people and making their desk and chair fall over. Yelling. Screaming. All in the course of about 30-40 minutes. And you know what? I let them do it. Why? I'll tell you

a year.

2008-11-17T20:39:00.000-05:00

Now that I think about it, it's been over a year since I saw "Heartless in NY". Just now I was searching for an entry I wrote about it, but apparently I didn't write (a detailed) one about it. Anywhozit, I just wanted to say that.... And that Nigerian real estate sellin' comedians with hyphenated last names are idjits. That is all. lol

God...

2008-11-16T12:14:00.000-05:00

...is REALLY moving in the service today!!!

Hey guess what...

2008-11-14T17:44:00.000-05:00

...I am blogging from my new phone!

Are You Chikin?...

2008-11-13T20:58:00.000-05:00

I was @ Books A Million & the cow was walking through. I thought to myself "Hey! A photo op!"

Thursday

2008-11-12T22:06:00.000-05:00

Skirt: Banana Republic plaid back pleated skirt; regular $70, 40% off, then 25% off; final price: $31.50 Top: Banana Republic faux shrug tee; regular $35; 40% off, then 25% off; final price: $16 total cost: $47.50