Selma, Lord, Selma

Last night in my hometown of Selma, AL another African American won the race for mayor of the historic city! In a town that played a big role in the Civil Rights movement, we are finally making progress. But I heard that even during this race there was conflict in what is a predominantly African American town, so let's hope there will be progress. Prior to this mayoral race, an African American held office for two terms. Mayor Perkins defeated Joe Smitherman who held the position for 10, yes ten, terms. He was elected in 1965 just a few months shy of the 1965 voting rights marches. So congrats are in order for Mr. George Evans who will take office in November. If you'd like to check it out, the article can be found here.
This morning I woke up proclaiming today "Me" day! Of course with it being an off day it was also errand day. But it was also payday :) I started the day off at Target because they have a great deal with the 4G iPod nano. You get a $15 iTunes gift card with it for the same price of the player alone.Only downfall is it only comes in silver but I wasn't trippin on the color. Ever since I left my Nano in Florida I've wanted to get another.You already know when I called the hotel housekeeping had no recollection of it's whereabouts...uuummmhhhmmm. I bought a Shuffle a while back to hold me over and it was good for workouts but I told a colleague she could have it. I'm so wonderful! ;D I also found it ironic because I read David Oliver's blog today and he talked about how he had received one at his clinic today...iPod day all around the world!

...Out Came The Sun & Dried Up All The Rain...

This morning I woke up to new named storm Gustav feeling awfully sluggish so I rolled out of bed and had to pop some Hydroxycut Max if I had any plans of working out this morning. Once I finally made it there I actually pushed through better than I thought I would. I came back and took a 9:30 conference call(blah, blah, blah) and got ready for work.
Work was work today. I actually managed to do my weekly paperwork which is a feat for me because anybody who knows me knows I dread paperwork. I'm caught up on everything and mall traffic was slow so I listened to a little XM radio on my Blackberry, visited a few websites and made it till 2:30.
By the time I picked B up from school it was raining again. We came home, did homework,and I caught an episode of Tyra. By 5:30ish the sun came out and I took Napoleon out to do his biz.

Leftover baked lemon-pepper chicken and salad was the meal of choice today. So yes, I'm sitting around full like a fat rat channel surfing. I can't wait until premire week and all the new shows air. Mr. Fwd: called this afternoon but of course I didn't answer and he didn't leave a message. I wonder how long will it take for him to get the hint...?
I am so ready for all the rain to be gone but of course it's that time of year. I'm off tomorrow and after that it's full speed ahead for the rest of the week. I am getting antsy and need a vacay ASAP. October is a blackout month for vacations at work so I need to make moves here soon. I want to go to the beach before it gets too cool and the rain is halting ALL those plans. Tan lines are calling my name!!!!

Fay, Fay Go Away!

This was the scene ALL day today. Horrible! Weather sirens going off, tornado watches, and warnings...grrrr. Despite the weather I went to the workout room and hit the treadmill for 45mins and afterwards, off to work I went. Today was an extra short day for me but it was a surprisingly steady morning. Rain tends to bring the shoppers. After work I picked B up from school with Fay still at her best and heading home I got this convo:

B: Am I going to be 18 before I have a sister?

Me:WTF!!!!(in my head)

Silence...

Me: Why do you have to have a brother or sister?

B: Because...So I can teach them things like to tie their shoes and help them with their homework.

Me:Oh

Now this dialogue threw me for a loop because Brandon hasn't ever asked about siblings or anything of the like. But his heightened interest came and went. Thank God! So around 8:40 tonight I get a text that is labeled as a forward(FWD:).

Fwd:Whats up sexy i kno ive been slow but quicker isnt always beter holla back at me

Mind you I don't know who the text is from because all that came with said text was a number. I'm sure this is some random dude that came in my store and tried to spit game and I scribbled the digits knowing I had NO intention to answer his call. And with the effort that he put into his text, sorry mass forward, I see that he exhibits extra lame qualities. I have zero tolerance. And at that moment THAT'S when I remembered why Brandon doesn't have a sibling(lol).

I Am My Hair

I'm on a true journey to grow longer, healthier hair. When I was about 5 or 6 years old, I had hair down my back. As I got older, momma opted for me to get a perm and a beautician made the mistake of leaving some in. Yep...But even in high school it was chin length sometimes longer when I didn't get in my cut it off phase. I suffer from alopecia and I am so tired of wasting money on the sorry dermatologists in my city that are suppose to be "the bomb"(whatev). They look at my scalp for about 5 sec and "diagnose" what I already know. See, my mom's side of the family suffers from it. My mom, all of her sister's except one, her two brother's, and even my grandmother had it. My brother even has it. I want a more thorough analysis so I've even been researching doctors in Atlanta. In the meantime, I have been Au natural for over a year and have been wearing wigs to give my tresses a rest from heat and styling. So this week I put up the wigs and now I want to try wearing my own hair. It's at an okay length but I am drooling over homegirl here in the picture....So thanks to the downtime at work I have been researching additional supplements that I can use to stimulate blood flow to the scalp and promote growth. I have been using GNC ultra-nourish, Women's Ultra Mega multi-vit, and fish oil for over a year. I take protein after my workout so no problem with deficiency there. I have added flax seed oil, vit E, CoQ10, MSM, and several other supplements. I also use our shampoos and conditioners I find while doing markdowns. Giovanni Tea Tree shampoo and conditioner for .97/each...can't beat it! My fav is anything containing Tea Tree oil because they feel sooooo good on the scalp! I've even gone old school and roll my hair at night because I have a horrible habit of plugging in the curlers in the morning. I found these awesome satin rollers by Hype Hair in Wal-Mart and they work beautifully! I already know my crazy, impatient tail is going to expect results like my inspiration photo in a month or so. I'm going to stick with it because I want my hair length from days of ol'. Sorry India Irie but I AM my hair...

U Gotta Love Me Or Leave Me Alone

So today is "Revelation Day"...You know that day when we claim change, have a spark for a few days, weeks, or months and you go back to same ol, same ol. I am tired ya'll. Sick of the same ol, same ol. Getting tired of my Mr. Wrong's telling me how beautiful I am, and how they would love to get to know me better(the sometime downfall of working retail). It's my own fault I'm feeling "some type of way" because I deal with the shit and don't build the balls to say anything to the ones that I find to be my Mr. Right. I am a firecracker and I must admit that my mother blessed me with, "what comes up comes out" but when I'm dealing with men and relationships I become a deaf mute.
I'm currently dealing with a guy who I've been having relations with for almost a year(maybe longer). Knowing I had feelings for him, I went into it convincing myself he was only going to be a booty call once that's where the relationship went. Now I want more. Not necessarily from him but I now want a relationship. So I've been back and forth with the notion of "The Ultimatum" or just cutting him off completely. I could just walk, wouldn't be hard, I guess I'm just playing with the idea of "What if" and trying to build the nerve of saying something. So as I go on from day to day(some good, some pissy) I hope that my search for happiness in the relatonship department prevails.

I'm A Blogger!

So I'm sitting here...virus on my computer and all...and decided on trying out the blog thing. So here I am :D If the night gets interesting like I think it might I'll be back. By the way, welcome to my world♥