Crooked Feet, Schooling, and a 3 Layered Cake

As if you needed or wanted to know anymore details about me, I decided to do another meme + photo today. Taken from the blog of cutie booty cakes, it goes a little something like this:


“Tell us/me/the world 10 interesting/random/quirky/normal/silly things about yourself … things you’re looking forward to, things about you personally, whatever you want.”


here goes...

1. I had a severe case of pigeon toes as a child. I eventually grew out of it.

(this one's kinda long)
2. Although I went to school for and have a bachelors degree in apparel design and merchandising (and minors in business and visual arts...gotta mention that. I didn't take all those classes for nothing, lol!) English/literature/history is my thing. I used to look back and say that I never should have went to school for the former, especially since I sometimes feel like it wasn't worth it (see here), but I'm over it now and appreciate the experience. In fall 2006 I went back to school for English and history, with a focus on black/African history. Right now I'm doing it part time...sometimes less than that, have a 4.0, and am being heavily courted for grad school. However, I don't know about that. (Although undergrad English is becoming a bore *yawn.*)

**Edited to say I do love clothing design/construction, but it just might not have been necessary to go to school for it. Especially since I wasn't looking to get a job in the fashion industry.

3. My blog is mostly about my craft, but most of the blogs I lurk on deal with social issues, history, culture, health, personal views, etc.


4. Speaking of school and tests, I'd much rather write a lengthy paper than take some ol' bland, test. Papers allow for elaboration, creative thought, and for the person to interject there perceptions into whatever topic is being discussed.

5. More on school. Although I went to college and go part time these days, my approach to and thoughts about the institution aren't the traditional ones. Yeah, it's cool...college, degrees, and all that, but I'm about the interactions and ways in which I can gain something from someone else's views. As far as a lot of what's taught, I definitely believe that you've gotta research things for yourself and not take all that's said as the matter of fact truth. Cause man, some of that stuff that's being put out there...*shakes head* (And I guess this is more so the case with literature and history, but I'm sure it's relevant with most of the subjects. )

6. If/when I sleep with clothes on and get hot during the night, I strip in my sleep. (Is that too much info?? lol!)

7. Nearly everything I read about scorpios is true about me. (Like much of this, for example. Not all of it, but a lot.) It's amazing. So many of the described characteristics are things that I could never have put into words. when reading some of the stuff I'm like, "That is so true!!"

8. My mama got jumped by some girls when she was pregnant with me (age 16/17) and beat 'em down, lol! and I'm ok, I think.

9. My first name came from a little girl who got hit by a school bus and my middle name came from the middle name of my mom's high school best friend who died in a car wreck last year :-( .

Read about that here:
http://media.www.thegramblinite.com/media/storage/paper926/news/2007/09/13/Front/she-Was.Always.There-2966235.shtml

ok one more....hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

10. Well, I've been in a relationship for 5 yrs. Although I'm not against "shackin' up" (that phrase always makes me laugh) we've never lived together, cause I've never lived with anyone since coming here for college in 2001 and I'm not sure I'm quite ready for it yet. Also, if/when we get married, I don't even want a wedding. *gasp*!!! ha ha! The idea just doesn't excite me. Now, a trip to some cool, cultured, beautiful place I've never been? That'll Work. But definitely no disrespect to anyone who had a wedding. I enjoy going to them. :-D

me and him yesterday

So, I mentioned in my last post that Saturday was his 29th b-day and that i was gonna make a cake. Well I did. It was completely from scratch, vegan, all that good stuff. Tasted great. Additionally, I prepared falafel and tahini, both from scratch. I even made the whole wheat pita bread that it was to be eaten on from scratch. Normally I buy bread, but I forgot to pick some up and didn't feel like going to the store. I like doing stuff from scratch. That's how my mama did it and her mama before her and her mama before her and so on and so forth. Plus doing it that way lets me know exactly what's in it.

Made it to his place, walked into the living room, and what do I see?? Four pizza boxes on the table. Everybody full, laid out on furniture. 2 of his brothers, his nephew, and parents were there watching the Saints game. I knew they were gonna be over, but I didn't know they were gonna bring pizza. Neither did he know (they were there when he got home from work that night.) Neither did they know I was cooking. So we just put the food away to be eaten later. Everybody loved the cake, which is saying a lot for people who look at anything vegan with a suspicious eye, lol!

When everyone left, we ended up flipping between the Food Network, MTV, and VH1 Soul and having various discussions about food/cooking, music, egotism, media, and society. We also caught part of Purple Rain on some channel, which inspired another discussion about Prince. It was a pretty laid back and thought provoking evening.

Have a wondrous day.

peace