We are getting a truck! I'm excited. Always wanted a truck, specifically a Chevy Tahoe. The body style is classic to me. I love it. Getting that Tahoe...pick it up tomorrow. I'm grateful, and give thanks to the most. 97 Tahoe. It's got a couple things I'll have to do to it, but nothing major(hopefully) no engine, transmission, exhaust issues. I'll get some new tires before winter, get a tune-up, a little brake work...what can you expect from a 10 year old truck. I love it though. Don't even have it in the driveway and I'm already falling in love. This will be MY first car! The first one my parents bought(86 Mercury Capri), next one was a(92 Honda Accord) which my parents also bought, follow that is my current car(01 LS) which is mine, but my parents signed for it. The Tahoe is all me, we'll all us. My wife cosigned cause I'm still getting my credit together...could I really have been so stupid to get my credit fucked up. Seems like I knew better, I'm sure I knew better. But I was broke!
Anyway, I can't wait to get the truck home and start putting my stamp on it. Gotta clean it up to Myke P specifications :-) My dad's car is always spotless. Motherfucker be CLEAN! I keep the LS clean, but not as clean as my dad's car. Now I've got to keep 3 cars clean. And I'm sure the truck takes some work to clean cause I can spend all day rubbing on the LS.
Must be the Dayton in my with my love for the Tahoe. Can't wait to take mine home, let the homies see. I'm really going to have to try not to go crazy on fixing it up. Rims are a must though! Tint the windows. Nothing major.
Who do I let know first? Maybe I'll take it to play golf this weekend? I want it to snow tomorrow so I can drive up fucking Westwood Northern Blvd, park on the peak of the hill get out of the Tahoe stand on the hood and beat my chest in victory. Road has crippled the LS two winters in a row. Don't nobody do nothing bad to the LS...
I want to haul some shit. Anything...we need something picked up? I'll go get it. Home improvement project? Let me grab the keys to the Tahoe...
Got a hell of a deal to....about $3k less than they were asking. I think it will be a good investment. Can't hurt to have a 3rd car.
Peace
20.9.07
9.9.07
Fuckin Browns
It's hell being a Cleveland Browns fan. They stink! Simple as that. I'm an optimistic person, and I hope for the best out of them every week, every down. But damn. Will they do anything right....ever? Season opener against the Steelers, at home. And they nut up. Don't do shit but get ran out of their own house. Are you kidding me. Someone comes to your house and does whatever the fuck they want? That's crazy talk. Frye, shitty. Winslow, shitty. Edwards, shitty. O. Line, shitty. Anderson, shitty. Lewis, shitty. That's a whole lot of shitty games and that's just on offense. A good team can overcome one or two shitty games, but when the whole fucking team can't do anything. Unacceptable.
But, the Bengals haven't played yet. And when they lose tomorrow to the Ravens, I'll feel a little better. I hate the fucking Bengals! Bengals lose and come to Cleveland next week and take one from us. Crennel better get in somebody's ass this week. They need to practice and extra hour a day.
But, the Bengals haven't played yet. And when they lose tomorrow to the Ravens, I'll feel a little better. I hate the fucking Bengals! Bengals lose and come to Cleveland next week and take one from us. Crennel better get in somebody's ass this week. They need to practice and extra hour a day.
6.9.07
28
Tomorrow, I'll be 28. Insignificant in the big scheme of things. I mean it's not like 16, 18, 21, 25. It's just 28. Thing is...it's crazy to think of myself as a 28 year old. Didn't seem possible when I was a kid. Seemed like everyone was so much older than me, I figured I'd never make it to be as old as them. But I'm here and I'm loving it.
So, let me be the first to say happy birthday to me. No big plans for the birthday weekend. Dinner with my family, and the Browns vs. Steelers game are the bookends. Go BROWNIES! This is going to be a good season for us. A great season. Luck is going to swing our way this time...oooh, I can't wait to see it happen.
Joy got notice this week that she's receiving a 'star award' which is given to employees who have done an exceptional job. And on top of that she's getting a raise!! I'm so proud of her. Glad that she works somewhere she loves, and enjoys what she's doing. She deserves all the good things in the world to happen to her. To see her happy makes me whatever being more than happy is...
My little cousin B has been texting me the last couple of days. Good to hear from him. He's almost like a brother to me. Probably my only early childhood friends that I have any contact with. He's the only kid that was close in age(where a year apart), so we spent a lot of time together as kids. He didn't live by me, but his grandmother, Katie B did. My parents were close to his family. They were family before we came along.
Anyway, dude invites me to the Browns vs. Bengals game on 12.28. Very unexpected but very happy about. Got the tickets from Katie B, who says it's going to be too damn cold to be at the game! Shiiiit, we know she right but being there is going to be fucking great! I can't wait. Especially if we have a season like I think we will have. The game will have some meaning, some playoff implications. Hey, maybe it's a sign after all these years, all the Bengals games Katie B had tickets to(season ticket holder) this year I'm presented with the opportunity. I'm feeling like the Browns are going to be the surprise story of the season...
My point was that I'm glad to hear from little cuz and am going to try to do a better job of talking more often. Going up to see him and his family.
Peace
So, let me be the first to say happy birthday to me. No big plans for the birthday weekend. Dinner with my family, and the Browns vs. Steelers game are the bookends. Go BROWNIES! This is going to be a good season for us. A great season. Luck is going to swing our way this time...oooh, I can't wait to see it happen.
Joy got notice this week that she's receiving a 'star award' which is given to employees who have done an exceptional job. And on top of that she's getting a raise!! I'm so proud of her. Glad that she works somewhere she loves, and enjoys what she's doing. She deserves all the good things in the world to happen to her. To see her happy makes me whatever being more than happy is...
My little cousin B has been texting me the last couple of days. Good to hear from him. He's almost like a brother to me. Probably my only early childhood friends that I have any contact with. He's the only kid that was close in age(where a year apart), so we spent a lot of time together as kids. He didn't live by me, but his grandmother, Katie B did. My parents were close to his family. They were family before we came along.
Anyway, dude invites me to the Browns vs. Bengals game on 12.28. Very unexpected but very happy about. Got the tickets from Katie B, who says it's going to be too damn cold to be at the game! Shiiiit, we know she right but being there is going to be fucking great! I can't wait. Especially if we have a season like I think we will have. The game will have some meaning, some playoff implications. Hey, maybe it's a sign after all these years, all the Bengals games Katie B had tickets to(season ticket holder) this year I'm presented with the opportunity. I'm feeling like the Browns are going to be the surprise story of the season...
My point was that I'm glad to hear from little cuz and am going to try to do a better job of talking more often. Going up to see him and his family.
Peace
24.8.07
Chemo
Today Joy received her second of six treatments. Got to the hospital about 9 and left around 2..pretty much a full day's work. No lunch, no breaks. The treatment isn't that bad, as far as how it's administered. It's all done thru an IV. She handles things so well...amazing. Dr. Cardi came by to see how she was and give us the test results from her last urine/blood work. And the results...all is good. Kidney function is good, and the levels of protein are decreasing. Her weight is even up. I think she's in the 130's now. I'm not complaining!! I love it. Hope the weight stays...
We went to lunch after the treatment. Arthur's in Hyde Park. It's a nice little place to eat. We usually sit on the patio, but it was like 105 today!
Then we ran in a little boutique next door...the had some nice stuff. Got me to thinking that I've got to put some fire under all the different ideas I have. They aren't doing me any good w/o taking action on them. I've put limitations on myself b/c I don't think I can do everything myself, but I'm going to have to. That how I'm going to have to start. I am my best investment! I want to open up a boutique. Aimed at the older Hip Hop generation. Like 25-40? Jeans, sneakers, jackets, hats, shirts, pants, accessories. Shit, I can do that. Nice shit. Nice atmosphere, bangin music, books, cds, albums.
Imma get it poppin....watch!
Peace
We went to lunch after the treatment. Arthur's in Hyde Park. It's a nice little place to eat. We usually sit on the patio, but it was like 105 today!
Then we ran in a little boutique next door...the had some nice stuff. Got me to thinking that I've got to put some fire under all the different ideas I have. They aren't doing me any good w/o taking action on them. I've put limitations on myself b/c I don't think I can do everything myself, but I'm going to have to. That how I'm going to have to start. I am my best investment! I want to open up a boutique. Aimed at the older Hip Hop generation. Like 25-40? Jeans, sneakers, jackets, hats, shirts, pants, accessories. Shit, I can do that. Nice shit. Nice atmosphere, bangin music, books, cds, albums.
Imma get it poppin....watch!
Peace
18.8.07
Big fucking kid
Yo...I got a PS3 last week! Shit is crazy. Crazy. The games are unbelievable. The picture. Bananas. You can download music, movies, pictures. You can surf the internet. You can watch Blu-Ray disc movies(some new new shit). I've been playing into the morning hours. Can't stop. It's so much fun. I can play friends who have the system via the internet. So, I can play Craige in Dayton...from my living room. A beautiful thing! Trying to find more people I know, so that we can communicate this way. Staying in touch so to speak. Dudes just don't call dudes, but that's another story I suppose.
But this PS3 shit. Crazy.
Matter of fact, I gotta go play....
Oh, one last thing. If anyone ever reads this find the Essence magazine from September '07 and look back to the Virgo horoscope(my sign) and then read the In the Spirit editorial by Susan L. Taylor. She says among other things "The courage to love manufactures peace and puts an aura of protection around you. A kind and loving spirit is more powerful than anything walking on earth." Ain't that some shit...
But this PS3 shit. Crazy.
Matter of fact, I gotta go play....
Oh, one last thing. If anyone ever reads this find the Essence magazine from September '07 and look back to the Virgo horoscope(my sign) and then read the In the Spirit editorial by Susan L. Taylor. She says among other things "The courage to love manufactures peace and puts an aura of protection around you. A kind and loving spirit is more powerful than anything walking on earth." Ain't that some shit...
Golf is like life
The game features so many components of life. Patience, perseverance, softness, force, and a bunch of others...
The thing is that you can't have any of those emotions solely. You've got to use them all, or some, or some mixture of some and all. But how do you manage to incorporate all or some of these things in your game(life)? Let me tell you...it's not easy. Because at so many points in the game(life) you've got to determine how to most effectively use these talents. And every situation is different. Every shot and different shot. All over the course. Hills, valleys, water traps, sand traps, trees, grass, and a mean old monster called the putting green. And during any and all of these various obstacles, you will have to determine what talents you'll use...how much or how little. So you've got constant adversity on the course and you've got to find a way to make it as easy as possible. There's a place called the fairway...stay there!!!!!! It's grass is nice and it's clear of any trees. It's a direct route to the hole. That's what we're working towards....
Until you can pretty much guarantee a shot on the fairway, you're mind has to be totally in the game. Your swing(decisions) will affect what situation you end up in. Gotta get that swing(decisions) together. Gotta get that swing to be nice and easy. Smooth. Like butta!
Easier said than done. That swing is some hard shit to figure out. You've got to use your natural ability, but use it in a way that allows you to incorporate all of your talents(patience, perseverance...) And when that happens it's a wonderful feeling. Wonderful. So imagine that in life you made all the right decision and used all that you know to make those decisions. You'd end up on the fairway. Looking straight at the hole.
The thing is that you can't have any of those emotions solely. You've got to use them all, or some, or some mixture of some and all. But how do you manage to incorporate all or some of these things in your game(life)? Let me tell you...it's not easy. Because at so many points in the game(life) you've got to determine how to most effectively use these talents. And every situation is different. Every shot and different shot. All over the course. Hills, valleys, water traps, sand traps, trees, grass, and a mean old monster called the putting green. And during any and all of these various obstacles, you will have to determine what talents you'll use...how much or how little. So you've got constant adversity on the course and you've got to find a way to make it as easy as possible. There's a place called the fairway...stay there!!!!!! It's grass is nice and it's clear of any trees. It's a direct route to the hole. That's what we're working towards....
Until you can pretty much guarantee a shot on the fairway, you're mind has to be totally in the game. Your swing(decisions) will affect what situation you end up in. Gotta get that swing(decisions) together. Gotta get that swing to be nice and easy. Smooth. Like butta!
Easier said than done. That swing is some hard shit to figure out. You've got to use your natural ability, but use it in a way that allows you to incorporate all of your talents(patience, perseverance...) And when that happens it's a wonderful feeling. Wonderful. So imagine that in life you made all the right decision and used all that you know to make those decisions. You'd end up on the fairway. Looking straight at the hole.
11.7.07
The miracles of medicine
I think I need to try writing earlier in the day...I seem to always be writing at night? Wonder why that is?
I've completely missed my goal of being in shape by the time our vacation to SC came along. I'm really disappointed in myself and need to figure out a way to stay on track and do the things necessary for me to lose this gut. It's driving me crazy. Seems as the only solution is to work out in the morning before work. Yes, I said it before work. That would mean waking up at like 5am...crazy talk. But I've got to do something!
Joy's got to have a biopsy on her kidney Friday(It's Friday the 13th). Her last test results came back indicating that her protein levels have increased and the doctor wants to determine why that's happening. So, instead of just increasing her meds...he's taking an extra step and having this procedure done. Thanks, doc! At this point we don't know what the results will say. Maybe the type of Lupus has changed? Maybe it will just require more/different meds? I'm hoping that it isn't anything too major. For one, I want Joy to be healthy. Two, I want to go to SC for our first family vacation.
Her mother is coming down tomorrow, I wish it was Friday morning but what can I do. I'm just so damn uptight around them. Can't find a nice comfortable place...but she's coming for her daughter and I totally understand. Glad she'll be here to support Joy.
See you on the treadmill @ 5:15...
I've completely missed my goal of being in shape by the time our vacation to SC came along. I'm really disappointed in myself and need to figure out a way to stay on track and do the things necessary for me to lose this gut. It's driving me crazy. Seems as the only solution is to work out in the morning before work. Yes, I said it before work. That would mean waking up at like 5am...crazy talk. But I've got to do something!
Joy's got to have a biopsy on her kidney Friday(It's Friday the 13th). Her last test results came back indicating that her protein levels have increased and the doctor wants to determine why that's happening. So, instead of just increasing her meds...he's taking an extra step and having this procedure done. Thanks, doc! At this point we don't know what the results will say. Maybe the type of Lupus has changed? Maybe it will just require more/different meds? I'm hoping that it isn't anything too major. For one, I want Joy to be healthy. Two, I want to go to SC for our first family vacation.
Her mother is coming down tomorrow, I wish it was Friday morning but what can I do. I'm just so damn uptight around them. Can't find a nice comfortable place...but she's coming for her daughter and I totally understand. Glad she'll be here to support Joy.
See you on the treadmill @ 5:15...
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