gifts

i have the most awesome secret sister. for two weeks in a row, i've received gifts. now, i'm not one who insists that a great friend, sister, or whoever give great, expensive gifts. for me, it's really the thought that counts... how much thought did you put into whatever it is that you're giving? if it's a .99 card, but the sentiment of that card displays thought, hey! that's what i'm talking about. or if it's not even in the form of a gift... if it's time spent... now that's what i'm really talking about! quality time spent.

anyway, last week, i received a coffee table book called sisters. i've seen it in the stores, but never picked it up myself. today i get another one called songs of my people: african americans: a self portrait. loving it! a book full of black and white photos i can gaze at, admire, and full of visual stories i can ingest over and over with my eyes!

what i can't figure out is how my secret sister knows that i have an interest in photography... i really don't recall what i put in my questionaire for the secret sis program... maybe i put it and didn't know.

Don't know why this struck my fancy that Sunday. This was taken in September... can't remember the exact date... whatever day the Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine... See the Shrine in the background... and of course the many remote trucks and their appendages aiming high. A friend and I worked the red carpet... no not as personalities or anything of the sort. But it was fun work, and we got to sit in the stands and watch celebs walk the carpet. I'm not a celeb fanatic, but I do love taking photos... and that was the especially fun part. Can't wait for Oscar Sunday this year. I got some interesting shots last year... Not that great, but interesting. Trying to get them was a learning experience. Speaking of Oscars... I keep forgetting to go to the camera store to price lenses so I can get better shots this year.

fave photos

maybe this will be a photo blog... add that to flickr... i forgot flickr is another blog i have for photos... that makes seven i keep. i admit it gladly that i'm a dork, but dorks run the planet (along with functional drunks), and though i have no such power, i'm happy to be considered dork-ta-fied. This photo was taken in December at the Getty. What a lovely afternoon it was!

the day

Heck, since i have yet another blog... i've got about... one... two... three running these days... wait... that's four and five... this makes six. wow... do i really have that much to say? don't think so... sometimes there are duplicate posts in each one. but whatever the case, here's the latest from today.

dude, i had only 14 kids today. don't know whatever kind of sickness is going around... my sis said the sickness might be the weekend... but six of my kiddies were not here. i tell you one of the most ill behaved was out. that was a blessing. i need to get on my knees and thank God for that blessing!

talked to uncle b. last night. he's the oldest of my dad's siblings now that auntie fran's passed away. we're gonna hang out this weekend. he offered to cook for me, but said he couldn't because i don't eat meat. *insert drawl here* good old southern man he wanna cook for his niece, but she don't eat no meat. what kinda fun is that? what i need to do is rustle up some folks who know how to get down and dirty with a good piece-a-chicken so he can flex his culinary skills. *end of drawl*

the day off yesterday did some good, i believe.

now i've got to get prepped this weekend for the coming week, and also for the two days of weekly after school intervention i've offered to teach for the next five or so weeks. a sista has to stay busy in order to keep out of trouble, so busy i stay!

Between that, the book poject, wanting to travel, planning to travel, and other responsibilities...

Anyhoo, i need to relax a tad!

skinny

"ms. a., you're skinny.
"i honestly didn't know what to say. i know i'm a little slight in appearance according to some...
so i told her my mind"i'm not skinny, i'm slim."
"what's slim?" she asks in turn.
"it's the same as what you said, except it's a nicer word... it's a synonym!" i related excitedly... thinking she'd just say "oh, alright." nothing doing.
"what's a synonym?"
"it means same/similar name... it means the same as skinny, but it's a different word.
"ahhh, the lovliness of the curious and questioning mind!

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