Thursday, January 29, 2004

The forum was great. The panelist were fantastic. It was such a diverse group of women:two professors, a lawyer, special asst. to the president, a student, and coach, age 60 something to 20 something, graduates of schools such as Tougaloo, Spellman, and Columbia, all sharing what they believe to be a woman's worth. They were great. All had different experiences and words of wisdom to share. Through it all, they overcame all of the adversity and proved to be the best in their field.
After the forum I went to an intramural basketball game. I have been here almost four years and that was the first time I had been to a game. Mr. Interesting asked me to come see him play. Ha!!! I figured it was the least I could do since he came to the forum. He had a horrible game. I assume he was just having a bad night because he is team captain, so they must have had faith in him. I made him nervous. J/k He called and apologized for his horrible performance. I really enjoy talking to this young man.
Yesterday, I had lunch with two very unique and intelligent people. When I sat down, they were talking about the blues and jazz. The conversation then went to Blacks and our progressions, then to people "jiving rather than striving." You know the ones who claim to be for the betterment of the race, but are all talk, the ones who don't practice what they preach, the bullshitters. Then we began to talk about personality traits and flaws. No one really wants to hear about their flaws, but the conversation was interesting. It's nice to know how others perceive you. It can be beneficial when it is said in the right way or in the right circumstances. K.C. said I lack tact. That was new to me. I would have never thought. Ha. It was interesting, but that's her opinion. I am starting to realize that I value people's opinions more than I used to. Most people's opinion don't matter, but KC's does. When they told me I have an attitude, I just contributed it to the fact that they don't really know me. I don't have an attitude. But KC, on the other hand,does. So that is something I truly am going to have to work on. Be patient with me chick!!!
Yesterday on my way to African American History, I was praying that he wasn't there. I walked in, and my hopes were shattered. I sat down. He told us to break ourselves into groups of 5-7. I didn't know anyone in the class, so I let them break into groups so I could choose one. I looked around and saw a group of freshman holding the articles and talking. I assumed they were talking about the articles so I joined them. They were actually discussing who was going to be the leader since no one read the articles. As soon as I sat down, they said she looks like she read the articles. I didn't want to upset them. I just smiled, neither confirmed nor denied. I actually hadn't. I asked them if I could see theirs bc I left mine in the room. I scanned it for 2 secs and said I would be the leader. Ha. So I skimmed through the articles and listened to the little girl talk about them. Dr. W. said time up and asked which group was going first. No one said anything. I said I will. I got up, did my presentation and sat down. When I finished everyone clapped. It was good, especially since I had looked over it for only 10 minutes. As I was walking back to my seat, all of my group members were smiling. They were proud of me. As I was talking I knew I was doing well, but to see the look of approval on their faces was the best. One of the little boys, who is so cute, said we are going to get an A. I was so pleased. But I think they thought I read because my hair was pinned up and I had on a blazer. I enjoyed it either way.
Now I must go off to tutor this young lady in physics. Tata for now.

Posted by Nik :: 1/29/2004 :: 0 Comments:

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