Ahhh… it was Wednesday. Hump Day in da citay. Gorgeous weather. A nice, peaceful day. Perfect day to play hooky. I haven’t been feeling great and just needed a day (turns out two) to recharge and relax. Take out some Will time. Do some things I haven’t been able to do in a while. Like sleep in. Finish a book. Read some blogs. Catch a movie. So that’s what I decided to do yesterday. In that order.
I should’ve stopped while I was ahead. Oy. (more…)
Wow… Cherrie tagged me over a week ago. And after looking up the “tagging” handbook, I discovered that the statute of limitations hadn’t run out and I still had to do it. LOL So without anutha furtha, here I go:
Ten years ago: I was living in California, coming home as much as possible to help my mom when my dad fell ill. I was a West Coaster, working at HBO, living in a great spot in Culver City and loving the LA weather. Aside from my dad being ill, life was allllllright. *dialing Cali broker*
Five years ago: The year 2000. I was a year away from 30, back in NYC, working at my current job, traveling even more than I do now. My dad was a little better and I was in a long-term relationship. Wow…five years ago was da shit. LOL
One year ago: My dad was really sick, suffering during the hot summer and not having any type of appetite. I had once again missed the NABJ conference due to my job’s convention taking place the same week in Detroit. I was completely unhappy at my job, ready to move on. And I was a month away from officially discovering this thing called blogging.
Yesterday: I played hooky from work, just exhausted from last week’s stay in DC. I slept in and, in the afternoon went out and caught a movie. And no joke…I stayed awake through all most of it. LOL I then had dinner with a friend and got home around 2am. Which leads me to…
Today: *whispering* I played hooky again. Thank da lawd for sick days. Incredulously more tired than yesterday. I am officially an old fart and will, starting in September, begin marketing myself as such.
Tomorrow: I will go to work for a half-day, grab a haircut, pack a bag and get away for the weekend. Yup, I’m traveling again! Woooohooooo!
5 snacks I enjoy: banana pudding, oatmeal cookies, fruit snacks, microwave popcorn & cheesecake.
5 bands that I know the lyrics of most of their songs: Mint Condition, New Edition, The Jets (whaaaaaa? You haven’t lived until you’ve heard my version of “You Got It All”), The Gap Band, BoyzIIMen.
5 things I would do with $100,000,000: Build homes in Cali, Miami and NYC, invest, take a 3 month trip around the world, start a publishing company including my own magazine and buy a sports franchise.
5 locations I’d like to runaway to: Brazil, St. Kitt’s, Venice, a countryside in Japan, Amsterdam.
5 bad habits I have: Procrastination, snoring, working too many hours, saying the word Lawd tooo much and of course… chewing my tongue.
5 things I like doing: Writing, Traveling, drinking beer, laughing and making people laugh.
5 things I would never wear: a fannypack (LOL), tube socks with sandals, cut-off shorts, sweater vests and briefs (lawd, shoot me now).
5 TV shows I like: Entourage, Good Times (I’m still watching that marathon on TiVo…lol), The West Wing, King of Queens and NYPD Blue reruns.
5 movies I like: Antwone Fisher, The Usual Suspects, Boomerang, Swingers, Finding Forrester.
5 famous people I’d like to meet: Bill Clinton, Langston Hughes (I know, I know), Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela and Alice Walker.
5 biggest joys at the moment: writing, sleeping, meeting new people, karaoke and the Summer of Will (you knew I had to work that in somewhere…lol).
5 favorite toys: My Sidekick, TiVo, my PC… that’s really all I need. LOL
