Incidents in the life of.....

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Basics

I finally got my braids!!! They are sooo cute! I feel like a totally different person.

I met my advisor at MC. He seemed nice enough. We picked my classes for the Spring. I'm taking a seminar and a literature and film course. This will be a new experience coming from an all black school and going into an ocean of whiteness. I'm ready. I hear it's challenging, but I am always up for a good challenge.

I spent all day Saturday with my family. My daddy went shopping with us because he didn't want to be around my uncles and all that smoke. My mommy bought me a new Gucci bag and gave $50. She must love me. My granny gave me some money, too. I got a new pair of boots and treated my parents to breakfast this morning, even though my momma didn't call me yesterday for breakfast. I had so much fun with my aunts and granny. It's just good to be around people who know you and who you don't have to put up a front around. It's good to be called Nik. Warms my heart!

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and I have no idea how I want to spend it. I want to go home; I just wish I could ride with someone. I am so tired of driving. I wanna go to Memphis too, but if I do, then I am guaranteed to drive. So, that's out of the question. We will see.

Oh yeah! I started a poetry blog. Check out the link to the side.

Adios muchachos!

Posted by Nik :: 11/20/2005 :: 0 Comments:

Friday, November 11, 2005

TA-DA, I'M HEA!

WAHunter says I need to post, so here goes.......

What have I been up lately? Everything and nothing. I still have not enrolled in school, though I have been accepted and plan on going in January. I am going to take two classes, hopefully I can find a special topics on an African American writer. One of the main reasons I want to go to school so bad right now is because I have no friends here. Well, that's not true. I have no one to go to lunch with and discuss everything under the sun. I miss that. When I was at Tougaloo, my friends and I ate out at least twice a week. I don't have that anymore. I need some friends friends. Maybe I will find someone to date, but I really just want a friend around. I have a close friend here, but she is married and doing the couple thing. There is another ex-friend, but sometimes I just don't want to be bothered with her. I need a home girl.

Next......I went through a rough few weeks with this one particular person, for absolutely no reason. I got all giddy, like a school girl with a crush and it didn't work the way I wanted it to. Everything happens for a reason. I just hate that this happened, whatever the reason behind it may be. I really liked this fella. I told somebody I think he is my soul mate. (I have told all my friends that since I was 15.) She replied, I don't think he is your soul mate, just the closest person to your soul. That was different. Something to think about. I promise I use to be able to see myself with this boy, carrying his babies, taking vacations, all dat. He is the only one I have ever been psycho over. I mean really psycho, ghetto girl, VCarter-psycho over. I don't know; it's just something about him.

OK....I am working on my walk with the Lord. I find myself praying and reading more. I still trouble with "Thy will be done" because I just want to pray for what I want. I know God has a plan and what I want might not be what I need, but I have trouble accepting that. Yet, I still pray that His will be done. I just also have to pray that I have stregnth to accept it and handle it. I guess I should pray the prayer of serenity. I had to pray about the afore mentioned guy. I had to pray about this school thing too because I don't know if He wants me to go to school right now. I hope so.

Change......I am really going to do this natural thing. I hadn't had a perm since September and my hair is THIIIIIICK, especially in the middle. I am going home tomorrow to get my hair microed. My butt is going to hurt. I am going to take a book home, though I don't have a good one to read. I told everyone I want books for Christmas since Katrina got all mine. I'm ready. I can do it. I'm so excited. I have been telling everybody. I know they think I'm crazy. All of my friends, except KHallmon, told me not to do it. VMH says go ahead, but I know she doubts my stregnth. She says I'm going to miss my 'shAKAble' hair. I told her I hadn't had hair like that since graduation. Every guy I have ever dated except TYJ told me don't do it. I'm gone do it. I just hope its cute.

Posted by Nik :: 11/11/2005 :: 1 Comments:

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Today's Thoughts

WOW! What a day! Today was lonnnnnnnnnnnnng. I worked pretty hard. I had a little boy threaten to "wait on me to go to my car. Beat me up, and throw me in the ditch." UnFREAKINGbelievable. Manohman. In after school tutoring, the kids are still pretesting. It's wearing them down and they don't want to do it anymore. I must say that I don't blame them. They have been pretesting for the last four weeks and no one has given them any feedback on how they are doing. They see it as busy work and just mark answers so they don't have to look it anymore.

Good news...I got into school! Go me! I start in January, but I have no idea what I want to take. At this point, it really doesn't matter. I am just glad to be accepted. I wish they had an Africana Studies program, but they don't. I'm going to just do English. I just feel like I need to be in school somewhere. Another part of me thinks differently. I have been offered the same job three times. The only difference is the classroom. That might be a sign. I hope not because I am going to ignore it.

I am serious about this natural thing. My brother has his hair twisted. My favorite character in KH's book has her hair natural. Ranada is getting hers pressed. I really want to do this. I tried to do it this summer but didn't have the will-power. (Four months were three months too long!)I am going to try it again. I think I am ready this time. I have to call this lady back tonight to see if she can micro my hair. I want to keep it braided until it grows out long enough to twist. I really wanna do this. I called my mom last weekend and asked her would she press it for during Christmas. (I'm thinking ahead here.) That's how long I want to have my hair braided. I figure I can keep the braids until then, get it pressed and clipped so that it can breathe and maintain its healthy state, then get it rebraided. After those come out, I oughta be able to cut it off. We shall see.

OK, I have to go to the dorm now.

Posted by Nik :: 11/01/2005 :: 2 Comments: