it's been over 10 days since i last stopped by and boy has it been a week, maybe 2!
the good:
1. the man i met
he's haitian, 36 (my parents have and issue with his age) and all about redeveloping haiti! we went on a date last saturday after seeing each other and having brief conversations on the D6 bus. in a weeks time he has cooked me brunch and lunch.
2. my sister moved back in
so far this is good. she cooks, takes out the trash and does the dishes! what's even better is that she is around when i need an ear. my sister and i are pretty close. i think i'll enjoy her company in the months to come. also, yesterday she received her diploma in the mail. the doctor is officially in!
3. good friends
i spoke to retha who is doing so very very well! it feels like forever since i caught up with her. reading her blog is not the same as speaking to her. i do have to say that she is a sound voice...i miss it so much.
jozi and i had a chance to hang out for a bit this week also. she met D6 dude and his cousin and they all hit it off! she do is into developing the 3rd world so they all had much to discuss.
4. mr. bus driver
first of all i think they changed up the bus drivers for the D6 cause i have not seen a consistent batch of fine bus drivers in all my 2 years in the nation's capital! back to the good. today on my way to work on the bus, the bus driver gave these two gentlemen free transfers. they walked on the bus with two expired transfers and rather than making them repay, he simply gave them two new ones and explained to them that their current transfers would expire with in the next 1/2 hour. what a good deed
5. walking
i went for a late night walk and discovered a rec center 1.5 blocks from my house. met a man who is running for ANC commissioner. talk to an old, old man. i love how old folk just want someone to listen to them. i lack the patience to do so...but i'm working on it.
the bad:
1. the man i met
he's haitian, 36 and all about this PYT! :-) as it so happens i think he may be a nympho. i'm not willing to walk down that road with him. my dad warned me that there is only one thing a 36 year old man would want with someone 11 years his junior; he may be correct. of course i want more, but for now the attention is good. i can't wait for it to get old which at the rate we're going is not that far off. we have seen each other almost every day/evening since our initial date. although it's been 7days today, it feels like 7 months! retha and i had the convo on how i need to find balance...this shit ain't easy!
2. i got fired
i was working part time at a restaurant to supplement my income. back history real quick--i took a pay cut to work for the district gov't which forced me to get a second part time gig to make up the $$ cut. regardless, i have been showing up at the waitressing gig late every weekday i'm scheduled to work. this is in part due to my reliance on the bus and also because i don't get off work before i'm scheduled to be at the waitressing gig. long story short i'm out a couple hundred $ a week. i need a new job fast!
3. i'm looking for a new full time job
my new job is soon expiring. my boss may not be reelected so i have to set things up for the next step. this is requiring me to network and meet people...one of my greatest discomforts! to compound this, i actually have to fill out job apps, which i believe are the most tedious things ever!
the stupid:
1. the man i met
he's haitian, 36 and currently has my car in his possession. i let him use it this week. your read correctly. i let a man who i do not know from the next man, use my car for a week! he got into a little fender bender also. i'm not mad at him cause it's only a car and he has already told me he would take care of it. i also told him that that i would help translate a french document to english as a means of helping him in this haitian project. wait it gets better...i also agreed to be one the folk listed in his incorporation papers cause this haitian project is about to become officially a non-profit! what is wrong with i?
2. chemistry
i have not been doing my homework as diligently as i should be. i've had to readjust to a change in my living circumstance, a new man who has been frequenting me and the stresses of looking for a new job. all this considered, i'm not really focused on school. with that said i did get a 90 on my last exam! praise god anyhow!
3. my full time job
we are holding way too long of hearings on issue that are no brainers!
and that is a week in review! thank goodness there was more good than bad and stupid!
saturday begins a month long celebration of my life! i will try to fill you in on the goodness throughout the month! til the next time i write...
posh
3 comments:
Interesting how Mr. Haiti was number one on the good, bad, and stupid. Fender Bender?!?!? WTF..I'm not going to say anything.
Chemistry? Homework? School?...There was so much you left out, I need a real update!
I was also gonna comment on Ayiti being on all three lists. I'm no Love Expert but, although it was just a car, let's not allow that borrowing. Actions speak louder than words and i've been screwed over before by "i'll pay to fix it".
You're actually a very open, forward person and pretty easy to get along. Although u may be stressing, I'm sure you'll network and God will send you were you need to be.
retha...thanks for not stating the obvious! i live and hopefully i learn! we'll catch up for sure.
kaotic carisma...yeah the car was a stupid move! i'm happy to note that ayiti has be cut off.
i'm still working on the job thingy...i'm confident that He will work it out.
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