I was in the metro station waiting for my train home. I noticed a group of young hooligans on one side of the platform and a lil ol lady on the other. Naturally, I decided to wait near the old lady.
Sitting on the bench in silence...

"I was in lock down you know?!". Silence is broken. Not wanting to egg her on, I quietly stare at the train tracks. "yes girl I was in lock down mhm n I just got out. They had them some bed bugs too. I was glad when I left. I can do whatever I want. Go where I want, when I want." (I pray for God to send my train. I look at the monitor it says 12 more minutes.)

"2012, thats the year. You know whats gonna happen?" She pauses for me to respond...(not wantin to piss her off, I answer) "umm no, no I dont." "Well lemme tell you girl, the planets are gonna line up. On one side of earth we gonna freeze and the other half gonna blow up." (oh dear god. where is my train??) " you should research it for me. find out the day and come report it to me" (train get over here now!!). Desperate to shut her up without upsetting her, I compliment her. "you know what? Im not as smart as you. clearly you already know whats gonna happen in 2012, why dont YOU go and find out the day?" (im a genius! She smiled) "yeaaaaaa u right... imma do that" (train pulls up, thank you jesus!)

I wait and see what train car she gets on and hop on a different one.

Have you ever had one of those days when it feels like the entire circle of life is against you?! 

 Yesterday as I rode the train to work... Splat! My lunch spilled on my lap.

Today I decided to just buy my  lunch instead. Happy to find an empty seat, I sat down on the train. "Excuse me miss, its wet." a lady says to me... I hop up and of course my butt is soaked...oh sigh...

Ever felt like you were spending money for nothing? Exactly how I feel right now.

August 1st, we will experience the THIRD metro fare hike for the year. I find it funny how with all this money being shelled out, we still have the same issues: trains delayed, malfunctions, lack of air conditioning , over crowded cars, leaky roofs, broken escalators and elevators, fare cards deactivated by cellphones. It's a mess!

You would think the reason they enact these fare hikes is to eliminate these problems, right? That WOULD be the sensible thing. However, after the second fare hike...the issues have remained the same and well, in some cases, have gotten worse. Why am I paying more money? I already spend thirty dollars a week on the metro system, as of next week I will pay more and I am unhappy with the service provided. I have tried the whole taxi thing however not only is it more expensive, but cabs are few and far between in the District. Driving a car? makes no sense in the district because well, there is no where to park it and hey i'm tryna save money here. (sigh)

Dear Metro,

I remember a time when things were great between us. Somehow, someway it all got screwed up. Can we please get back to that place? Can we heal this relationship? Are you capable of getting your self together? Please say yes.

Sincerely,
your favorite patron

So as far as DC politics go, I'm not fond of Fenty or Gray. So I have decided not to bother voting this time around cuz well if I don't like anyone...narrowing it down to the lesser of evils isn't a good idea either cuz well i'd still be voting for a person I don't believe in.

I know about the women's suffrage and the civil rights era. They did what they did so I can have the right to vote; the actual CHOICE. They didn't fight for me to be forced to vote.

So anyway, back to my story:
I have dodged the annoying Fenty canvassers for days but one got me. Doh! I was walking down the street and I saw them coming. I sped up and held my head straight avoiding eye contact (thats how they get you). One called out to me, I ignored. He proceeded to follow me. Lo and behold Adrian Fenty himself comes walking up from a different direction and they corner me. Not gonna lie, he's kinda cute so I smiled at him and ended up writing my name on the sheet (standing there in a daze as he smiled at me). He put a sticker on me and walked away.

So the weather man kept saying that it would rain last week. I carried my trusty new rainboots with me everywhere I went. No rain fell. Yesterday I left them at home (tired of carrying them). It rained. It poured. Like a hurricane. I was in sandals. Its supposed to rain today too...guess who's boots are still nice and cozy at home?

Today I had my first dance class in eight years! It was sooo fun! I'm totally outta shape and gotta work a lil harder than I used to but that's okay. I used to study Ballet and Modern American dance (Martha Graham technique). Now I'm in a Modern Jamaican Folk Dance Class (kumina/kukuya (spelling?)). Big difference.

This is the beginning of yet another journey for me, as it not only teaches me discipline, and fitness but reconnects me to the arts and teaches me more about where I came from.

Quite a mouthful huh? lol oh sigh well now im laying in bed after a seriously long shower...gonna go pack my bags and get ready for tomorrow...

Nightie Night!

Living in Dc so many years has def taught me a couple things, one of them is to get the hell outta here when its Independence Day! lol! Waaayyyyy more annoying tourists than usual! There is just so much traffic and congestion everywhere.

This year I went to a beach in Delaware with a few friends (well about 5 or 6 carloads of  friends). We left early in the morning, the weather wasn't so hot (in the 80s), and cruised on up there. No traffic at all, very scenic routes- lotsa farm land. The drive there and back were very pleasant.

The beach itself was wonderful! I thoroughly enjoyed myself! Took lots of pics, played in the water, lay on the sand and chit chat with my girlies and collected quite an impressive number of sea shells. Sigh, oh how I wish I could relive that day....