it probably all started when i was 6 or 7 and i’d write down every word i could think of
yeah, you could say i was a nerd
i love collecting cookbooks with pretty pictures
i hate cooking because it never comes out looking like the pretty pictures in cookbooks
i was once captain of patrols on my school bus
i took ballet classes when i was a kid (for about two weeks)
i also modeled in a few local fashion shows
i don’t do halloween or santa claus so don’t ask my son to go trick or treating or threaten him by saying if he’s not nice santa won’t come visit on Christmas
when i was about 13 i used to dye my hair with kool-aid
i avoided walking in the rain after dyeing my hair with kool-aid when i was 13
i met ll cool j in georgetown once (i chased his car down the street for an autograph)
i hate scary movies, commercials about scary movies and scary things in general
buying note cards is fun. even if you don’t actually send people notes
my first pets were two chameleon lizards
i once had two goldfish and their names were fish and fishette. (i guess i didn’t want to get too attached.)
fish lived for a year
i also had a pet helium balloon once
it floated around the house for weeks
i actually liked school
i would love to go to greece or spain
i have no desire to ever set foot in las vegas
i don’t have a favorite color although for some strange reason i was hooked on pink for about a year
i don’t particularly care for lacey things
i don’t believe in horoscopes
or luck
i do, however, believe in soul mates
i love old school hip-hop
i used to paint liquor bottles
i sold them too
i still have a few if you’re interested
i own a guitar but can’t play
i once had a pretend friend named john-john
john-john was very, very bad
i can type really fast. i’m not sure how fast though
i think whur’s radio personality michael baisden sux
i love reality tv
i think kim porter is absolutely insane for taking puffy-p.diddy-puffster back
i’ve owned four hondas
i like to sing loudly and i’m sure i sound pretty bad
i was in a talented and gifted program in middle school and high school
my last high school report card gpa was 4.0
i studied fashion design in college
realized later i’m just too impatient to be a fashion designer
i like to make flowerdoodles in office meetings instead of taking notes
i do not like seminars and conferences
or self-help books
unlike a lot of biracial people i don’t have biracial issues (thank you very much)
i was once told i should broaden my horizon and “hang out with more white people“
i thought that was funny considering i was living with my white pop at the time
pudding is gross
so is pie
i like strawberry iced pop-tarts though. especially with burnt edges. (yummy!!)
i got my belly button pierced years ago after breaking up with a boyfriend
it was sign of moving on
about seven years (and a couple of relationships) later we got married
i love tulips
and al pacino movies
i used to write lots of poetry
i once entered a beauty contest
i lost
so did my friends so i didn’t feel bad
i’ve interviewed lots of celebrities including beyonce and destiny’s child, jay-z, 50 cent and queen latifah
i met halle berry once and the legendary luther vandross
i’ve never owned a dog
i loved loved loved my cat kizo
i like spring best
and fall’s pretty cool too
i can’t swim
i used to do a pretty good belly flop though
i’ve got lots of artsy friends
i’ve got lots of non-artsy friends
i got fired from my first job at people’s drug store
i quit my second job at all tune and lube
i actually liked archery in gym class
i have never been athletic
i bought a pair of roller blades on sale from target for 3 bucks about 3 years ago
i’ve never roller bladed anywhere
i like biggie more than tupac
mary j. blige’s music is like a soundtrack to most of my life
caffeine makes me waaaaaaaaaaay too jittery
i sho miss getting free cd’s!!
i am not a morning person
i usually skip breakfast
i love talking on the phone
i want to take a photography class one day
some days i wish my hair wasn’t so daggone curly
i think people should leave britney alone so the girl can go get some therapy
skeleton steps make me really, really nervous
i think my husband is one of the funniest dudes around
i love to read good books and magazines
i walked down the aisle at my wedding to “who’s that lady” by the isley brothers
i like to watch boxing
but i don’t really follow football
i’ve had the same two best friends for well over 25 years
i think work is overrated
i am the only child but i’m not spoiled
i ate greek salads for months after watching “my big fat greek wedding”
i think my kid is the coolest kid on the planet
i think all zoo animals look pretty sad
the serenity prayer is one of my favorites: God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change; courage to change the things i can; and wisdom to know the difference.