Year at a Glance

Wow...2005 has been a roller-coaster ride. In my entire life, I have had eight different jobs. In 2005 alone, I have had five. I did not like any of them, which is why they were all so short lived.

This year, I decided something that I never thought I would be willing do to. I have decided to go back to school. I hated school, so why would I want to go back? Well, Vita-hell taught me that I can no longer settle for anything. I want to be able to find a good job. More importantly, I want to be able to simply find a job! I want job availability, and I want employers to come looking for me. The answer to that...find a job that is in high demand. That is just what I have done.

Tonight is New Year's Eve. We are getting together at some friends' house in Broussard. Once I am there, I am staying there. The roads are far too dangerous to get out on this holiday. Also, Crowley is too long of a drive.

Goodbye 2005! I've made some friends, and I have met some people I hope never to see again. One thing is for sure, I hope 2006 is a happier year.

Jared

Tonight we attended Jared's wake. Funerals are always sad, but when it is someone young, it hurts even more. Here is a card that I picked up. I thought it fit him well.

Holiday Tragedy

This evening, Amber called to tell me a guy we worked with at Lafayette's passed away. He went out Christmas night, and he was in an automobile accident on his way home in the early morning hours. It was a single car accident, and he was alone in the vehicle. He was not wearing his seat belt.

Merry Christmas

Ahh...I love sleeping in, and not having to work. Guys, it does not get much better than this. Today when I woke up, Santa brought me what I really wanted. The house was empty, and there was peace and quiet. It is what I have always wanted. It was short-lived. I guess beggars can't be choosers.

Today brings more time with the family, or more appropriately put, too much time with the family. Finally, evening comes, and I'm out of the house.

Cypress and Amber called me to go hang out, and it did not take much convincing. Although, plans changed when Amber's roommate got home. Needless to say, neither were we expecting her, nor her guest. So, Plan B was Grant Street Dancehall.


I had totally forgotten that Christmas night was the final night that Grant Street was open, and I had been wanting to go. It is a great old building, and many famous people have performed there. Some include: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Candlebox, BB King, Korn, and Ray Charles, just to name a few.


Amber took a self-portrait, that she probably would not appreciate me posting on my blog. Also, they upload quicker when I crop them. I noticed that the guy standing behind her was wearing a shirt that Grant Street made to commemorate all of the great years in business. Listed on the back of the shirt, where names of some of the performers that have graced the stage over the years. Check it out.

Marc Broussard was behind us in line tonight. Amber was not feeling it, and she refused to take a picture of Cypress and I, with Marc conveniently located behind us. It would have been great blog material. Amber doesn't like Marc because he sleeps around, eventhough he has a girlfriend, and he is a baby-daddy.

The performance of the night was Curley Taylor. He plays zydeco music, and it is awesome. I am going to keep a lookout in The Times for this guy. He put on a great concert, and we had a blast. Surprisingly, I saw a bunch of people that I have not had the chance to see in a long time, at Grant Street.

Sadly, not only is Grant Street closing, but this beautiful historic building will be torn down. The lot that it now stands on will become a parking lot. The only thing that will remain are memories.


Last but not least, here is a picture of Amber and I leaving Grant Street. It was fun while it lasted.

Ghetto Resume

Rozonda LaQueeta "Pookie" Jenkins
2036 South Side Skreet Projects
Compton, CA 11122
Phone: Cut off right now but will be back on by the 15th.

OBJECTIVE
To one day fulfill my dream of becoming a SoulTrain Dancer and, you know, just gittin my life togetha and stuff. I also hope to one day be the best cosmotologecalist in the 'hood.'

SKILLS
I do hurh and nails in my kitchen and I use my glitter and weave bonding glue for arts and crafts and stuff. I do braids in any texture or color; synthetoc or human hurh.

EDUCATION
The "GET YOURS" Home Correspondence Course, INC: Big Mamma's House of Hair 'N Nails 'N Fried Chicken 'N Stuff (Gradiated with honors for the most extensions don in a year's time)

WORK EXPERIENCE
January 10, 1999-January 30, 1999
Big Daddy's Motel Motor Lodge Bar & Grill Pool Hall & Bait 'N TackleShop
Reason for leaving; I got sick 'n tired of Big Daddy hittin on me.

March 1, 1999-November 1, 1999
The Golden Tooth Dental & Jewelry Emporium
I loveded this job cuz they gave me a free toof ary monf and now I can spell my baby daddy name but they done up and fired me cuz I let one of my homeboys sniff the laughing gas. He just smelt it, he don't do drugs no mo.

November 2, 1999-November 10, 1999
My Baby Daddy's Day Care Center Car Wash & Barber Shop
Reason for leaving: They tried to work a sistuh ta deaf and I got thangs ta do

November 12, 1999- November 14, 1999
Kim Fung Toi's House of Rice & Skrimps and Stuff
Reason for Leaving: You don't even wanna know

Jimmy's Jheri Curls & Motor Lube
Reason for leaving: Hospitalized for spine injury when I slipped on an overflow of activator.

The Ike Turner Pimp Slap Recovery Center (They have lovely commodations; yes I worked there and was a patient too.)
Reason for leaving: Center closed down cuz Tina Turner done refused Ike's request to give a benefit concert and donate the money to Ike. Ike say Tina done got beside haself since she a big star and arythang. He say he remember when she was Anna Mae Bullock from Nut Bush, Tennessee.

REFERENCES
Lawanda Jenkins (from up the skreet)

Hezakiah Clevestus "The Playa" Jones (my homie's cuzzin's babydaddy)

The Right Reverend Aliza Benjarmin "ineedadrank" O'grady (pastor of the Greater Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ Kingdom Hall of Our Lady of Saints Holy Rosary Latter Day Seventh Advent Saints Episcapaleen Sanctified Non-Denominational Baptist Church Inc., a not-for-profit agency.)

Great Day

Today was my first day at my new job, and ironically, I got offered another good job, with GREAT opportunities. Yes, I am being vague. Does that bother you? Good. You don't need to know every detail of my life.

Tonight I hung out with two of my closest friends. We just chilled, watched TV, ate take out, and thought about doing things that we never got around to doing. Gotta love those nights. That reminds me of an older country song: "I love a rainy night."

Speaking of rain, man...it poured tonight. I have always been a fan of thunderstorms. I find the sound of rain comforting. Tonight, we had a brief discussion about rain. It is water just falling from the sky. Is it not crazy? I find that normally we do not put much thought into it because it is something that has always happened throughout our lives. I find it interesting, too bad if you don't.

D-list?

I love watching comedy. HBO specials, The Blue Collar Comedy Tour, and the Queens of Comedy are some of my favorites. Currently, one of my favorite comedians is Kathy Griffin. There is nothing this chick will not say. It's great. That is the type of girl I want to entertain me.

I was watching one of her stand ups recently, and she was talking about a trip she went to in Iraq. They were there to entertain the troops. She was talking about the people of Iraq, and their religious beliefs. Mostly, how the women should be dressed, and the way they are treated by their husbands. Also, she talked about the female circumcision. I would go into detail, but it is much more funny from her mouth. Check it out, it is a must see. Anyone that can make fun of a camel jockey is an A-list in my book.

Oh, and she is no longer allowed to appear on The View. She went toe to toe with the legendary Barbara Walters. I saw her on The View, but I wasn't paying attention. OH...I bet it was great. Live TV is the best.

'Tis the Season

This years Christmas Village Scene at The Lakeside Mall. I hope it touches the hearts of you and yours, as it has touched mine.

Washington Post

I just noticed that my blog has been linked on the Washington Post website, for the article I that I posted about post hurricane aftermath. Does this mean I'm published? haha...I found that interesting, and maybe my few readers might as well. Here's the link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090101813.html

Now I'm thinking that I must remember to run spell check.

Owls are Wise

Over the past two months, my sleeping patterns have changed. I am working evenings now. I usually do not get home until about midnight. Of course, I am too wired to sleep as soon as I get home, so I stay up a little longer. In the mornings I have been sleeping later. Unfortunately, the majority of my friends have the opposite schedule. They wake up in the early morning hours, and they are sleeping before I get off work. It is getting slightly lonely. On the other hand, I like not having to deal with family as much. Ahh...there is a light at the end of every tunnel.

Also, everyday for the past month and a half, I have been thankful that I am no longer in vitamin hell. It feels so great to be free. Thank God I don't stink anymore. Praise Jesus!

TESTS!

Global Personality Test Results

Stability (70%) high which suggests you are very relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.. Orderliness (80%) high which suggests you are overly organized, reliable, neat, and hard working at the expense too often of flexibility, efficiency, spontaneity, and fun. Extraversion (50%) medium which suggests you are moderately talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting.

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Brain Lateralization Test Results

Right Brain (32%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain. Left Brain (78%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain

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Personality Disorder Test Results Paranoid |||| 18% Schizoid |||||||||||| 50% Schizotypal |||||| 30% Antisocial |||||||||||| 42% Borderline |||||| 30% Histrionic |||| 14% Narcissistic |||||||||||||| 54% Avoidant |||||| 30% Dependent || 10% Obsessive-Compulsive |||||||||||| 46%

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So...am I crazy?

We're Watching You

Wrong

Career Inventory Test Results Extroversion 46% Emotional Stability 56% Orderliness 90% Altruism 46% Inquisitiveness 33% You are a Trustee, possible professions include - management,accounting, auditing, efficiency expert, engineer, geologist, bank examiners, organization development, electricians, dentists, pharmacist, school principals, school bus drivers, file clerk, stock broker, legal secretary, computer operator, computer programmer, technical writer, chief information officer, police officer, real estate agent.

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Eugh, those are all jobs that I would hate. Funny how I answered "very inaccurate" to the teacher, police officer, and computer technician questions....yet those look like what it picked for me. Oh well, that's why I never listened to these things in the first place. They all seem like very repetitive jobs, all of which I would despise in five minutes.

Give me a buzz

Well, today I got my new cell phone courtesy of FedEx. I did not realize how much I relied on my cell phone, until I didn't have one. Isn't that sad? It wasn't that big of a deal. It was kind of nice actually. I like my new phone much better. Although, I'm sure that in about 3 months it will turn to crap like the rest of them. Until then, I'll be yackin' it up.

New Obsession

Well, I have a new obsession. Just like back in the day when Napster was free, I am once again downloading free music like it is going out of style. Can you think of any songs that I must have? I'm open to ideas. I'm into all sorts of genres. Reply quick, I can only download for free for the next 13 days!

Whoa!

Last night, I caught a few minutes of a cartoon that I loved as a child, Peanuts. I watched it for a few minutes to remember the days when life was more simple. I was shocked! I still find it hard to believe. I never knew that Peppermint Patty was a DYKE! She talked like a guy. She played football. She wore sandles. She was even followed by a little dyke hippy, whose name I can't remember. She flirted with Charlie Brown a lot too. I think it was because she did not have anything to worry about. Why would she? She's a DYKE!

Veto

Why are stores open on holidays? Doesn't corporate America realize that some people have families that they would like to spend time with? Today, I made sure that I did not go into any store and spend money. They are open based on sales. So, the less amount of sales that they will get, the less likely they will be open. Sounds like a good idea to me.

Seriously, it is not like the holiday just surprised us. We all had time to prepare long before.

Thanks

Everyday, I set some time aside to decide for what I should be thankful. By the way, this was not inspired by Thanksgiving. The one day people act like they are thankful for something, while they are browzing through sales papers for the next day.

Tonight, while I was at work, I saw a guy that was in my group of friends at one point. His name is Seth, and his last name starts with a T. (Just incase you wanted to know). So today, I am thankful that I am no longer friends with Seth.

I cannot stand her!

Ashley Simpson! If anyone deserves not to have a singing career, it would be this chick. I find she has an annoying personality. She is a horrible dancer. I hate the way she dances when she sings. "Sings," I use that term loosely. She is a horrible singer too. She's just a little rich girl who always got her way. I can't stand any girls like that. They are all useless to society.

Happy Birthday Beth!

Today was a milestone birthday for Beth. I will not say her age because I have been told time and time again, to never talk about a woman's age. If you really want to know, you can visit her blog. I have it linked on the left, check it out.

Tonight we ate at La Pizzeria. It was pretty good. Our server, however, did not have much of a personality at all. He did not do anything wrong, so I cannot knock him much. I am sure he hates his job anyway, like everyone else in the industry.

Now Beth has the entire week off to celebrate her birthday. Isn't it nice how her school closed doors in observance her day? Well, maybe it's not that dramatic. I think it's for a small holiday called Thanksgiving or something. I did not think people celebrated that anymore. From what I noticed, it's Halloween then Christmas.

This picture was taken at my old apartment. Since I see the Christmas tree in the corner, I am assuming that it was December 2003. I can't believe that it was that long ago.