Chicago Bloggers Meet (The Behind the Scenes Story)

Alright I know most of you have probably already peep Insanely's post on us meeting last Friday at Leona's but let me fill in on a couple of blanks.

I was super salty about the ice cream fight and I don't wanna speak for Teej but I'm gonna I think he was too at the time. For those of you who don't know what the hell I'm talking about here are the main points.
-We (Teej, Insanely, and I) met at Leona's
-Deeds was supposed to come but didn't make it
-Insanely brought her peeps (Dub, Maine and Kita)
-I brought my homie Tracy
-Teej's boy Dave stopped by
-Our waitress was a heroin head or on some shit
-My chicken tenders were wack
-They don't serve honey mustard...not really important to this story but what the hell
-The waitress came back 30 minutes later after getting high (I'm pretty sure she was blowed)
-We played a little trivia game and laughed at each other
-The waitress messed up my girl's order
-We got discounted food and free Sundays

This is were the salt enters. Teej, Tracy and I passed on the free Sunday. Insanely and her crew said they'd like it. What began as a little splat of ice cream in the face of a friend turned into ice cream on the walls, floor, door, and almost on an older couple who were sitting behind us. Oh and did I mention all over my pink shirt!! That's right that shit was all over me and I was pissed. Let me tell you how that happened.

Insanely took off running after throwing a large amount of ice cream at Dub, well since Dub couldn't get Insanely he turns to me and says "Well since I couldn't get her I have to get somebody," and put a big splat of ice cream and all the trimmings on the right side and sleeve of my pink shirt. WHY!?! Why me...I don't even know you dude...I so had somewhere to go after this...now I have to take my black ass back to the west side and change clothes which totally fucks with my night since I was already on the south side. Aarrrgghhh!!!
So I took some of the ice cream that was on my shirt and slapped Dub on the back of the head with it.

The older black couple who was sitting behind us were not happy at all. And they gave Tracy, Teej and I the "you young people and your lack of consideration" speech. Which I was totally feeling because they were shown no respect. After 5 minutes of us apologizing for our friends behavior Teej turns to me and says "That's the west side for you." Now why does my side of town have to be blame for this, we were on the south side!!

I sent Insanely a text message telling her, her boy was bogus, she apologized but it wasn't her fault...completely...lol.

With the old folks giving us dirty looks I was so embarrassed but what else could I expect in the mad real world.

Random Thoughts

I'm sitting here at work...just thinking

1. When does Justin Timberlake's album come out?
2. Who is this chick from London that everyone is talking about?
3. "Corinne Bailey Rae" I heard a song on yahoo, doesn't sound that great
4. I should apply to an art school get a B.A. and call it a day.
5. I really need to work on this weight loss thing
6. All this talk of skinny people being fat around here is making me sick.
7. Everyday I hear skinny bitches talking about how fat they are.
8. They even have the nerve to ask me if they look fat. BITCH!
9. Maybe I should go to night school. Like there is another choice.
10. A Master's in Fine Arts sounds good.
11. I hate school. That could be a problem.
12. You get the real money with the degree.
13. I'm sure hard work plays a part as well.
14. I wonder if I will need a letter of recommendation...
15. I'm sure I could get one of these folks around here to write me one.
16. I should start painting again
17. I'm gonna order some stuff from Jerry's when I get paid
18. Is T. still moving on Saturday, she hasn't called. I won't drop the TV, I promise.
19. I'm going to Great America on the 19th, I haven't been in years.
20. Its time for me to make my rounds but I don't feel like.
21. That Low-Carb high protein diet sounds like the shit.
22. I'm addicted to sugar.
23. Not in a candy way but in a Kool-Aid/Pepsi/Ice Cream/Honey Bun/Donut way.
24. Dude said I could eat meat and broccoli on the low carb joint.
25. I love meat and broccoli so I should be okay.
26. But I also love POP/SODA/KOOL-AID/CRYSTAL LIGHT WITH SUGAR SO IT TASTE LIKE KOOL-AID
27. Its been a long while since I've had sex.
28. Like two months...YIKES!
29. I don't even miss it, which is weird since I could of sworn I was addicted, to what the dick did...lol
30. After seeing HIM, I haven't had the desire to sleep with anyone else.
31. One of my old Negroes came over last night.
32. He wanted to come upstairs, I was like nah, I don't feel like it.
33. He looked a little hurt, I've never told him no.
34. Oh well, I can't help it I don't want you and you can't help it I don't want you...lol
35. Bastante...translation...Enough!

I'll catch ya'll later in the mad real world.

The Best/Worst/Most Exciting/Scary Weekend I've Ever Had (Part Two)

Read Part One First Please...

Sunday

Tessa convinced me about a week ago to join her in a trip to Zion. Her sisters live up there and they invited her to the Jamaican Fest they were having. I said cool I would go. But to tell you the truth it wasn't the Jamaican Fest that interested me. It was the location. Zion is right next to Waukegan and Waukegan is where HE lives.

You know I had to call HIM and tell HIM that I would be in HIS area. I was so excited. It had been a year since we'd last seen each other. God I love that man. No matter what I do or who I try and pimp my heart remains HIS. I was so freaking nervous. I couldn't find my favorite sunglasses and I was so upset. I told Tessa, "I can't be fly without my sunglasses!" HE used to tell me I love your eyes, I hate when you wear sunglasses. Needless to say I didn't wear sunglasses. My sunglasses are my protection you can't read my eyes if I have on sunglasses. You can't see what I am really thinking if I have on sunglasses.

Anyway, we played phone tag a bit that day. HE was trying to figure out where I was at...I was trying to figure out where I was at...lol
I finally made it to the Jamaican Fest an hour late...and I called HIM, "I'm here, where you at?"
He said, "I'm right here, standing in line." As he said that my eyes made contact with his and I swear ya'll all the drama that I've been through this past last year vanished. I felt like a weight had been lifted off of me and I was no longer nervous. I just felt good, actually better than good, I felt great.

HE hugged me and he wore that scent that I love and I just could have melted in his arms. I thought to myself, "now this is a man." I let go eventually, even though I didn't want to. He got something to eat, offered me some but I couldn't eat I was just happy to see him. I wanted to jump on him like a little kid or do a happy dance or something but I contained myself. I totally ditched Tessa and her family but they understood.

Man I was on cloud nine and I still am. I haven't come down yet. Just seeing him erased all the other dudes I've met in the past year. I swear that this is the man I'm supposed to be with. Anyway I could go on about him forever but I'll stop for now...Cause Sunday night got a little crazy.

It was time to leave. The Jamaican Fest was winding down. I walked him to the car and we hugged again. I didn't want him to go but I was riding with Tessa and she was ready to head back to her sister's house so...We said our good byes.

We headed back to Tessa's sisters house and then things got crunk! These fools made a liquor run and then bust out the Barcardi and began to get their drink on. HE called me. I went outside and we talked for an hour. I wanted him to come over but at the same time I didn't want to be pushy...he always said I was a bit bratty...lol Anyway...focus...While I was outside talking these fools were getting busted. They were supposed to be cooking dinner but their mother and oldest sister ended up doing it.

By the time 11 o'clock came Tessa was busted and so was one of her younger sisters. Then they started doing what I would like to call a drunken parade. They would go outside and march around the block being loud and stumbling all over the place. They were like, "C'mon Me-lee, come with us." I was like, "Nah I think you have to be drunk to be in the parade."...lol
I ended up going with them on their last march. I actually ended up holding them both up. One on each arm...I was like, "Oh great I get to be the stabilizer, aren't I lucky."

Anyway, between me and their niece and nephew we convinced them to come back in the house and chill out. Tessa did as asked but her sister wasn't ready to come in, so she dragged her niece who is close to her age out on one more march...except 10 minutes passed, then 15, then 20, then 25. I got worried and I woke Tessa up, who was slowly becoming herself again. We went looking for them...all over. Low and behold we find them, the niece was struggling trying to pick her aunt up, who is only 22, 5'7" maybe a 150lbs.

The girl was so drunk she decided to lay down in the middle of the grass. People this ain't the city we in....there was a forest preserve not 15 feet away. Who knows what's in that grass at Midnight. So me being all strong and mighty and not drunk I picked her up only to have her dead weight be so heavy I dropped her ass...Oops...lol

Her mother came out and said just let her lay here, I will stay out here with her. I was like its cool Momma Lola we will all stay with you. So we stayed. But to Tessa's and my surprise a car approached music banging. Earlier the niece said that she (the aunt) called her boyfriend, I said let me guess that is her boyfriend coming now. Of course it was. The man pulled up in one of them '92 Impala's, put the car in park, got out, opened the passenger door, picked her up, put her in the car, closed the door, got back in, and drove the fuck off. The man didn't say not one word to Momma Lola, me, Tessa, anyone. I was like WTF? What the hell just happened. Dude was real grimey looking too.

That shit was weird to me. Her passing out near the forest was weird to me. I was like man, rolling with Tessa is definitely an adventure.
We left Zion around 1 o'clock in the morning. Momma Lola asked if we were coming back for the Afro Fest in a couple of weeks. I thought of HIM and immediately said yes. Hell if at all possible I will be back before then...lol...Waukegan just isn't as far away as I thought it was, I think there might be hope for he and I just yet.