I Will Bring a Bat

SOOOO if anyone notices.... I've been lost for a while. Like from LIFE. I can't remember the last time I was really home to chill except... like 2 weeks ago where I discovered my roommate and I will basically NOT see each other for liiiike 2 1/2 months from this point in the year moving forward.


With all this movement and long hours at work- I haven't gotten a chance to sit and think about LIFE. MY LIFE. PEOPLE. PEOPLEINMYLIFE.


Soooo I feel like its story time?


My best friends and I are the most unique group of friends I've ever encountered. We don't talk everyday or even see each other often. We are never each other's go-to wing-girls or even do things annually.... One moved to Pittsburgh and my other bff moved up the block. We went to separate colleges for 4 years each, and never spoke more than 2-4 times each semester, unless we texted, emailed, or called an emergency rant/breakdown sesh. I can text emergency and my girls will hold off plans, or MAKE TIME to see me when I need them the most. Since we've developed this type of friendship security, (but lose out on the daily memories) we've started a series of chain emails to each other.... It's like the best pen pal system EVER! We go in rotation (well,sometimes). And lately- WECANTSTOPREPLYINGALLEVERYDAY! I love it. Life is never too busy right?


SO I think the only appropriate thing to do is close out with inspiraitonal words- right? Cause all we need in life are some inspirational words to get by... hahaaaa


Big up to my besties, and shout out to them for THEIR inspirational, irrational, and blindly loyal words!


EXPERIENCE BEING GAINED: "One thing for all of us to remember in our separate life journeys, yet together like a trinity is...to take time to do what we can't do without while we do what we gotta do."  ..... 'If you get upset or you can't do without a bubble bath, make time for a bubble bath every week, make time to do some personal reading, make time for family b/c life is a story of busy, you're never not gonna be busy so you might as well make time for yourself'. In short, DO YOU, while running the rat wheel!"

hip hop was just that great of a big deal

so a coworker was gracious enough to share this with me... i find it so ridiculous it's cute and brings up greater questions about who the heck is/was the consumer for this!

note: the editing is intentionally that choppy

EXPERIENCED GAINED: Take something and make it extraordinary. Brand it your own.

like the apple hitting Newton on his head

I have a friend who, no judgment, is one of the clumsiest people I know. So clumsy that within the first 20-30 minutes of us meeting up for a drink or for food- what's on the table has somehow also ended up on their pants or shirt... I don't know how that's possible, but I've known them so long that I have stopped noticing this tertiary trait and just started to automatically sit down at a table and move anything close to them. Anything in the path of their arm movement while they talk; anything close to the edges of the table... I would even move the wine glass when they have placed it somewhere too close for comfort. After the first 3 occasions of doing this, they never even noticed I did it because we were so use to doing it- they wouldn't even notice me move anything.


Fast forward to current day, my friend has finally discovered the Tide pen. It's like a God sent. Like the apple hitting Newton on his head... They have raved for the past few days about this amazing dicovery. And have dedicated their life to- the Tide pen.

I mean, it was created over 5 years ago. We've all seen the commercials! We've all wanted to try it. But for some reason... I just never thought to suggest it; buy it as a gag Christmas present or think to introduce this simple but efficient product to my friend. And from some reason, they just never made the connect that the Tide pen was the solution to all of their clothing mishaps! Never saw the commercial and thought "let me try that!"

EXPERIENCE GAINED:

Try new things- it can change your life!

Pay attention! There are things around you that can help make life 1) easier and 2) nicer.

Don't get so use to routine, as great of a comfort they are, you never learn anything. And you can always use that time to experience something new and exciting, thus learn about yourself and the world around you.

got off on the wrong side of the train

you ever wake up in the morning feeling normal. 

day at the office- fine.

As soon as you mentally shut down and head for home- the weird shit starts happening...

I guess the precursor was when I took some time to talk to a close friend on the phone and everywhere I went 1) a smoker decided to stand right in front of me or 2) all the trucks that ever go through the neighborhood just keep passing by and honking or reversing... I get back to the office and start drafting an email that (I KNOW) I should not be drafting. Because once you draft something- it always gets sent!

End of day. You hit that revolving door and step out onto that pavement. Breathe. And have that first sigh of freedom...

My intuition starts tingling, but I'm thinking its my excitement to go home...

Get on the train, but can't figure out WHAT to play on my ipod. (that's when you know your mind is going crazy...when you can't even get the playlist right... (And I have 15 on my ipod))Take the express when I need the local.Start reading my book.Then just started brainstorming an event idea (I'm feeling inspired) Get off-get on again.BK style rush pass this lady to get a seat.Start writing again. 

(eef) 

the lady doesn't sit next to me. But the drunk man DOES. (at least... I think he's drunk...) 

I flip my black book open and he starts reading (how does a drunk man get nosey and manage to read?) Like a light switch that turns on...his head starts bobbin and he starts pointing to his head...He starts talking to me...thatswheniknewhewasadrunkard.... I look to my right (are his eyes half closed?) All I heard is- 'that's when ya mind starts to...' Look straight ahead-eff- the trian door just closed. 

(Keep the head phones in-look straight) The lady that was SUPPOSE to sit there- finally looks up and sees him talking to me and me blank staring HARD at the closed subway door.... Now the guy next to hear stares at me... (Keep the head phones in-look straight) 

HE TAPS ME!

(Did he really just touch my arm??! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeW) .I'm getting off at the next stop.

Next train car riding. Now the walk home. 

(Stopmakingeyecontactwithme) No- i dont want to talk to you... Thank you... (don't make eye contact)...Thank you... .wait. 

is that a 14 year old with a plastic cup and brown paperbag? (don't make eye contact) Damn- he's trying to holla. shaking head left to right. shaking head left to right. AAAAnd he's still walking with me.AAAAnd he's still trying to holla. Now his friend is on it. Now I'm crossing the street- the car couldn't move fast enough. dang! i still have to get chinese food? (maybe I don't have to)

Foodinhand. Now block I have to walk is a soultrain line and everyone wants a high five. (Keep the head phones in-look straight) 

EXPERIENCED GAINED: Don't take yourself so seriously. Shit happens! Drunk people talk to strangers- they're drunk!