I really haven't blogged, for real, since I assimilated transitioned up to Movable Type. I've been more focused on making it clever and pretty up in here (oh, if beautifying my home were only as simple!) and adding some the old entries I mentioned a couple of days ago. (The picture? I just felt like gazing at a happier picture of Zora Neale Hurston ... )
So, there's pain, but, like life, you can find that easily if you look for it. I'll point you to some of the more happy moments, like my road trip with Darrell from Harlem to New Orleans, being inspired by Farai Chideya, pondering things I'd like to do before I die (a list I might update soon) and feeling friendly at Summerstage 2001!
I totally understand how you feel — I’ve been known to go back and read some of my earlier writings and just tear up. But like Mary J. Blige said, “No More Drama.”
Sometimes I think I go through that too often, so I try to make myself stronger, more powerful. So far it’s working. Slow, but it’s working…..
The most useful thing about blogging: Your words, stretched out across a temporal continuum, telepathically communicating with yourself in the here and now from back in the day. Good times …
Donald2002: "Hey chile, what's goin on?"
Donald1995: "Chile, these heffaz are getting on my NERVES up in here! Bout to hit somebody in the back of the neck with a HAMMER if he don't leave me 'lone!"
Donald2002: "No honey, don't do that. You have other things to attend to. Haven't you ever heard the old adage 'Living well is the best revenge.'? or is it Looking good is the best revenge.'? One a dem ..."
Donald1995: "Yeah, we tried that. It DID work, for a minute. Until you got too depressed, or too bored, or too distracted ..."
Donald2002: "Me?!? So, now you blame me? BITCH! Maybe if YOUR ASS could just concentrate on doing something besides working yourself to death, I would look FIERCE!"
Donald1995: "You ungrateful yellow bitch, you! See, that's what I get for carrying YOUR FAST ASS up to New York. Maybe I should have LEFT your ass in down in Maryland and let you rot there in obscurity! BITCH!"
Donald2002: "Look, I don't have time for this right now. I got some work to do. See ya when I see ya ..."
Donald1995: "Mmmmmmmhmmmmmm ... mutters 'I got ya bitch ...'"
LOL - Donald, you are a riot. And mega-thanx for the smiling Zora. That felt good. More please.
“I love myself when I am laughing…”
And not the “ungrateful yellow b*tch”. It’s not nice to make a girl do a spit-take. ;-)
i ain’t mad at you at all d. i know just where you’re coming from. keep it focused. i know you will. and btw, being fierce is in the eye of the beholder. work it.
“Mmmmmmmhmmmmmm … mutters ‘I got ya bitch …’”
I’m still rollin’!!!!!!! :-)