...what I'm posed to do now?

why are the FAQ never NEVER the questions I need answered?  Who are the people that come up with these questions?




Why do I have to 'talk' to the computer over the phone for a good 2-3 minutes before they will just go ahead and transfer me to a live person? 




why do cars speed up when they KNOW I need to get over into that lane?  I am friends with my turn signals so there is or should never be a question about what I'm doing.  But some people are just meanies.




I am convinced Lexus and Mercedes driver's either don't give a crap about their cars which makes NO sense since they spent SO much on it, OR they think they are exempt for accidents because they drive said cars. I get cut off more by these cars than others.  Last night the guy in a Lexus truck high beamed me because he wanted the right of way even though it made more sense for him to stop and let me go BUT he didn't and I stopped and he got by so maybe they are exempt!??


I'm not really doing as many outdoor activities as I would like.  This past weekend was also Capital Jazz but the line-up was just so/so.  I never really bothered to get tickets.  Last year I was a ticket arranging queen!!  I went Friday and Saturday.  This year I just didn't get anything together.  But 1 thing that has come back is Jazzy Summer Nights!  I love this because it has put me onto some artist that I still love like Anthony David, Deborah Bond, Sy Smith, EVEN Fertile Ground and Eric Roberson were featured artist back in the day!! And I'm glad I got to see Chuck Brown!!  His band and the energy of the go-go crowd is freaking amazing!  This past week was Jeff Bradshaw a trombone player out of Philly.  He has played with everyone!! I actually like his stuff but he tends to play other folks song but he keeps the crowd pumped.  Here's what had went wrong... SO I get there and peruse the scene and decide what I need to eat.  It is time for a lil chicken wing or something.  Island Quizine was set up, food ready and smelling good.  But they are right at the bottom of my street and I go there often enough and I wanted to try something new.  There were 3 or 4  other vendor and I chose 1.  Now I won't say their name because that's just not cool and they will eventually get it together but that night was not their night.  I get to the booth and see scrambling.  They are getting set up which doesn't annoy me, but it does raise somewhat of a flag because it is after 6 and they should be ready to go.  But I push on.  I see chicken wings ready and I decide to get fried fish because WHY would I get something I know is ready?!?!  (SMH) I have to get the little girls attention and basically beg her to take my money.  At this point my gut says CHICK go on over to Island Quizine because you know it's gonna be good and it's ready.  BUT NO I ignore my inner voice and order this food.  Once I place my order I expect for the guy at the fryer to throw some fish in the deep fryer, but nope, he adds more chicken.  I ask about how long it's going to be and she says I'll bring it to you.  I point out my pink chair and I'm like COOL!!  But then 15 minutes pass I look back and no one is coming my way.  A 1/2 hour passes and I know good and damn well fish don't take 30 minutes to fry so I go back to the booth.  The lil girl says OH I didn't forget about you and I'm like OK but when is the fish gonna be done?  At this point there is more scrambling and general chaos of a very unorganized nature. There are like 3 other people trying to fill orders.  After another 10 minutes and asking EVERYONE when the fish was gonna be done AND people getting food before me when I know that I ordered and way before them I got really frustrated and was like well just give me my money back!  That's didn't work.  WHEN IS THE FISH GONNA BE DONE?!?!? Ok you know what just give me the wings and sides.  I really think I'm making out better.  I am thoroughly pissed but I grab my food and sit my hongry (which is way beyond hungry) ass down.  Grab a wing, it's good!!  Thank God because well... ok take a bite of the mac N Cheese.  Hole up WHY is this shit sweet?  I have never in all my years had sweet mac N cheese.  It was not good AT ALL!  So let me taste these greens that look so goo... WHY ARE THESE SHITS COLD AND SWEET?!?!  How do you make greens sweet?  And why are they sweet? WHY Little Baby Jesus?!?!  WHY???  I inhale the wings I really do want to go back and throw the sides on them.  I wanted fish and fries but I got wings and horrible sides. But I'm good my stomach was full and I'm going to find them on the Facebook and send them a lil note.


I worked a prom this weekend and it was really rather boring!  Maybe because I was just serving soda and juice or maybe because the dj was WHACK!! I felt his doucheiness when he came to my bar and didn't look up from his phone.  DOOD you are not that busy or important, so I ignored him.  The kids were nice enough.  But it was just a long night with NO tips LOL.  The dresses though UGH... so this is the one maybe even the 1st opportunity to wear a beautiful gown. But these girls just wore dresses that they could wear any day mainly to the beach or to the club.  They just were not very prom-like. Now there were a few gowns but the mainly freakum dresses.  This guys well I mean there is not much you can do with a tux.  There was 1 guy with white shoes with gold tips and a guy with a purple plaid jacket and they both looked like the NFL draft (I was gonna say clowns.. but they kids so I'll give them a pass) dudes. They had glow stick and flashy rings that I felt the need to put in my bag.  I have hoarding tendencies so YES they will go in the garbage soon but I needed them!  They also had a casino theme, so they got fake money and chips and I guess they had fun.  The people who ran the casino were the Dundalkiest people I have seen in a while and they all seemed a lil high.  And then management. **LOUD SIGH** I usually have a great disdain for managers, there is always 1 or 2 that are cool, but 90% of the time they are just assholes.  And this place is no different.  The 1 manager talks around me never asking me directly to do anything he'll say miss or ma'am, have Gus tell you where to find the candles or Gus go find the bowls for the mixed nuts and I'm standing right there... it's just frustrating and passive aggressive.  I worked with 1 of the newer bartenders who was extra for no good reason and toward the end of the night got very annoying and a bit racist. The company I work for is 95% Hispanic, so he would add O on the end of words thinking it was funny but it wasn't. And then they made me move tables and set tables and honestly, that aint in my job description.  My way of getting back at them is to take a big bottle of sprite! LOL

a little monday random...

I don’t know why I keep going to the Panera in Pikesville.  Well cause it’s the Panera and a good sandwich or soup or salad is always good idea.  But for the life of me why do all of the geriatrics and people who don’t know how the pick up your food line works have to be there when I go.  So they call #454 the woman sees her food and is like perplexed about it and then she says to her friend I think that is mine.  I need for her to go pick it up because I don’t want her to stand there when they call 455 which is my number.  Then after I get my food I go and sit near some Delta’s who are discussing reclamation.  Something I guess we all go through.  A little elderly lady walks up with her cane puts it across the table and says I need this table.  No one is fussing or arguing with her.  The Delta’s are like OK!  So then she says well can you ladies make sure no one take this table and they say sure no problem.  THEN, this lady sits down which confuses the hell outta of all of us.  You just made a declaration that this is YOUR table so why then did you sit down? I think she was waiting for someone but no one ever came while I was there.  

My Res Pandora station seldom disappoints me.  Today is one of those days I feel a little bad for my cubemates.  I am singing right along with EVERYTHING!! And they just played some songs I haven’t heard in a while!!  It is taking a lot to not be like YASSSSS!!!!

So this past week was a really good one. I went to see The Read do a live podcast at Goucher College.  I still contend that Baltimore audiences ae not nearly as hype as others.  I have attended the same show in DC and the crowd be hype as hell.  But anyways I had a good time.  I adopted the kids that were in front of me in the long line.  It started out with 2 girls and 2 guys (I guess they were parking the car) came up.  And I’m not entirely sure how it started but they started looking at stuff on the phone and I was like wait I can’t see!  I am truly my mother’s child when it comes to befriending folks.  I went by myself because I honestly don’t know anyone who listens to the podcast and would have enjoyed it.  I have to re-listen to it on soundcloud.  Then last Thursday I went to the Howard Theatre to see Foreign Exchange.  This time by myself because I’m not sure if any of my friends know who they are and I didn’t feel like organizing.  Parking is always a challenge but I always seem to find good parking.  I checked with the security guards (there were 4 of them standing there) actually they were watching my every move which was a little unnerving but I still flashed my smile and said hey fellas is it ok if I park here.  Then the little one (cause the little one is always the boldest) says oh yeah you’re good.  I say thank sand then he’s like well we all can accept a $10 tip.  I said how about a smile and a thank you.  He was like yeah that works too!! I get to the theater and there is a line and I am thankful I threw on the pink chucks. I know it’s going to be standing room which is bull shit cause who wants to be standing.  Anyway there are a few couples but I’m standing behind this cutie who is tall, bald with the grey at his temples and has a great beard.  NOW I have come to realize the things that attract me to men have changed since I was younger. All I got to say is grey is good!! I am trying to figure out his deal because he stepped out of the line clearly waiting for someone.  I go on in and still fussing in my head about the standing room.  I get situated by the steps.  I need a place to lean and sit it needed.  I get my 1 little drink and post up and enjoy the sights.  Foreign Exchange draws a large straight men crowd and this makes me happy.  The guy who was outside is near me did end up with a woman but I knew that wasn’t his date just the way they interacted she was doing her thing and so was he… I started to do some hating on the girl who I don’t even know and I really had to catch myself!!  I didn’t know that chick and she wasn’t bothering me but women… we can do that and not even be able to admit why.  She did have on this crazy outfit but if she felt comfortable showing all her cellulite then who am I to judge?!? I know that was petty LOL ANYWAYS another woman comes and stands near me by the steps.  And then the crowd fills up.  At one point I see her get annoyed and I am feeling her pain.  For whatever reason, all the tall men in DC decided to stand in front of us.  I tap her and say why are all the tall guys right HERE!!  She was like RIGHT and all the tall men seem to know each other!! I can see the stage and they have monitors so it really was ok.  The show was AWESOME!!  Phonte is the front man and just keeps the flow of the concert going.  And then ALL of the men around me are singing loud and off key AND dancing!! Now some of the songs from the more recent cd’s I know but then some of the older ones I didn’t.  I ended up getting 4 cd’s including the newest by Zo! SkyBreak.  Yeah you just gonna have to google it all and or trust me when I say you missing out if you don’t know these people! 

I am ready for the festivaling this summer.  1^st stop Capital Jazz!  I am going Friday and Saturday and might go Sunday if I can think about it real good and/or if someone already got me a ticket!!  The Summer Spirit fest with Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and nem… LOL I am ready!!