Monday, May 16, 2005
i'm 32...whoa!
what more can be said about this present fact? last wednesday, i celebrated my 32nd with all the folks that i love & it was a surprise, seeing as though i had nothing to put a party together. but, thanks to my generous older sister (thanks for the two jugs of wine!) and my frat brother "the equalizer" who bought me a cake & ice cream, a party it became.
between the laughter, the smoke & a whole bunch of signifying, i can honestly say that this was one of my better birthdays--stress & drama free.
old friends & new friends came out and made me laugh all night long, so to return the favor, when the smoke & spirits overtook me "real good", i put on nina simone's "sinnerman" and began to beat out my rhythmic birthday affirmation in time with the goddess of soul!
if i had a tambourine, i would've beat that all night long, but i didn't have one--so i attempted to make one by taking to styrofoam bowls and filling them with marbles then covering them with aluminum foil so that i could really shake things up, but, alas, that wasn't enough...
but there was my drum sitting underneath my living room window...so i took it and pounded out my own blues in honor of my making it another year.
i've been taking some "me time" and thinking about new ways to just be. i've come to so many conclusions and revelations that i can't begin to put them down here, but i have honestly been putting them into play for myself. so a man thinketh...
i'm going to learn to play the guitar
i'm going to paint my house
i'm going to build me a bookcase
i'm having my booksigning on june 25, 2005
i'm going to birmingham, little rock, new orleans, minneapolis, atlanta, d.c. & san francisco in july & august
i'm locking my hair again
&
i've only just begun evolving into the me i like when i look in the mirror
...not bad for a "mock" octogenarian (as md calls me)...
me & the fellas played soccer this past weekend and that was definitely fun...it's our new beginning in doing different things with our off time (cheers to soccer saturdays).
...but fuck that love shit...i ain't got none for nobody right now & don't see it in the near future...
i'm 32...whoa!
& i love it!
between the laughter, the smoke & a whole bunch of signifying, i can honestly say that this was one of my better birthdays--stress & drama free.
old friends & new friends came out and made me laugh all night long, so to return the favor, when the smoke & spirits overtook me "real good", i put on nina simone's "sinnerman" and began to beat out my rhythmic birthday affirmation in time with the goddess of soul!
if i had a tambourine, i would've beat that all night long, but i didn't have one--so i attempted to make one by taking to styrofoam bowls and filling them with marbles then covering them with aluminum foil so that i could really shake things up, but, alas, that wasn't enough...
but there was my drum sitting underneath my living room window...so i took it and pounded out my own blues in honor of my making it another year.
i've been taking some "me time" and thinking about new ways to just be. i've come to so many conclusions and revelations that i can't begin to put them down here, but i have honestly been putting them into play for myself. so a man thinketh...
i'm going to learn to play the guitar
i'm going to paint my house
i'm going to build me a bookcase
i'm having my booksigning on june 25, 2005
i'm going to birmingham, little rock, new orleans, minneapolis, atlanta, d.c. & san francisco in july & august
i'm locking my hair again
&
i've only just begun evolving into the me i like when i look in the mirror
...not bad for a "mock" octogenarian (as md calls me)...
me & the fellas played soccer this past weekend and that was definitely fun...it's our new beginning in doing different things with our off time (cheers to soccer saturdays).
...but fuck that love shit...i ain't got none for nobody right now & don't see it in the near future...
i'm 32...whoa!
& i love it!
# posted by Fool That I Am : 3:50 PM
