today....today....today

***RAnDoM BlaBBerInG BeLoW******************

Phew, it's hard work working huh? Since I'm back in the job zone, your gurl is in dire need of some extra zzzzzz's. Where do I get these from is the question. There is a saying that fat people say there are too many hours in the day, while skinnies say not enough- and if that is true, I must be skinny as hell!
Seriously I need about 32 hours to get everything done at work, play with Sahana, cook dinner, have some me time, and take a killer ass nap. Awww, the life......I think I'm just fishing around in my brain, preparing for the next wave in life. On one hand it's pretty frustrating having so many things to do, on the other,it's cool just to sit and chill......Like I'm doing now.... Having a glass of wine contemplating whether to sleep with my bambina or getting to work.......Work is always better with good wine, but so is sleep....if only I had those extra 8 hours I could do both.....

Damn you deadlines!!!!!!

Random neighborhood observations.......

I've been meaning to blog about the random crazy cookie cow shit I was greeted with when I return to DC. Some how,err I don't know child rearing has put my attention elsewhere. But now that the youngun's sleep and I just returned from a whimsical sidewalk journey up my block, I figure what better time than now to write it all up.

I guess I should preface this rant with the fact that my experience in DC can only be compared to where I've lived before , i.e. my other normal and abnormal living situations. My spots in Alabama and Georgia, hell even living in Ghana were freaking penthouses compared to the rat hole spot I'm chillin in now. My apartment isn't crap, what makes this city living a challenge are the following: the crackheads that hang out on the corner next to the bank, the countless "big booty bent over" fliers that I have to step over on my way to the train, or the smell of boiling piss when I try take a shortcut through the alley to get to the train.

Even when I lived in the projects, I didn't encounter as much tomfoolery. I mean who wants to buy a damn 10 pack of cheap ass toothbrushes from a man with his pants held up by a rope? I sure as hell don't.

Who wants to buy a pair of size seven pleather boots from a lady with no visible teeth? I sure as hell don't want none of that........ Did I neglect to mention that this is all within a block of my front door. My lovely front door to my lovely apartment with my lovely mother and daughter posted up inside......


Really, I'm just ranting cause funny things aren't as funny as they used to be. I know that things like this happen in any city, but when the people you would share a laugh about it with are miles away.....it just ain't the same......So I guess these damn crazies are only helping me to make my decision to catch out of this wigged out c-i-t-y....... *Sigh*

Now I really suck raw eggs....

I gotsta apologize my peopolians.... It's been a long time. It's been 3 months and 3 weeks to be exact.And I'm not jsut saying that cause I'm handy with the mathematics. I know this cause that's how old my daughter is and looks like I went into labor shortly after writing that post.

My, my,my how things DO change. To describe my situation now, um, I'll have to call it taking a long-lasting chill pill. Yeah! That's it I've been trying to come up with some cool way to to describe my recent hiatus from all things non-infant. So, while this blog could be come all things infant, I decided to post all those things on my other page..... http://the-usual-plus-child.blogspot.com

As for this page,I'm back to my sometimes critical analysis of random shit happening around me.I'm back from maternity leave with a beautiful baby with a beautiful existence, so yeah i;m ready to step back in the saddle. But slow, though. Like I said, that chill pill is longlasting ( at least one of them is foolproof :))

I'm posting like a crazy crackhead this month- I think I'll do a marathon of random shit that you'll be happy or half-interested to read. Let the turtle games begin!!!!!


Oh yeah- that's my sweetie pie...

So I guess I suck....

Well not really, it's just that I've been doing a lot more living and less writing in the last months. I haven't traveled anywhere outside of the US but I've been on somewhat of a different voyage. That one headed towards my new definition of motherhood/mama-isms/child-zone.

Preparing for this new world hasn't exactly become a new course of study but it has caused me to look a bit deeper into myself. Hence the lack of postings- sheesh I can't tell all my business can I? :) No, really the best thing is that I've been open to the changes that are presenting themselves and I like to sit back and observe how rapidly life's course ( or what you think life's course is) can morph.
I take it as an opportunity to shift and redefine- something we all need to do from time to time.

Does this mean I'm no longer an international traveler? Hell nawls- I'm just reading up on how long infant passports are good for....
Does this mean I'm no longer a feminist? Umm don't be silly- at this point I'm thinking on writing my manuscript on feminism and thee child-zone- now that's going to be interesting...
Does this mean I've softened up and my views on life are all totally up in the air? Now this is just a crazy question- Steadfastness aside anyone who encounters a life altering situation and does not manage any sort of change is kinda off their rockers eh? Of course most of my ideas are the same but I never claim to know it all and I am glad to learn from everyday life, no matter what life it is....

International Women's Day

So People all around the world today- societies- men, women, and children are celebrating International Women's Day. Celebrated on 8 March, International Women's Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential.


Activities are as diverse as the women who celebrate them.Just to get an idea of what's happening with women all over the world - here's a link to activities in 43 countries.

Women throughout the world are celebrating- what are you going to do?

the tax and other things....

apparently I didn't know this phenomenon had a title until I came into position at my new j-o-b. The tax refers to the payment through services,overtime, ass-kissing,and just general overworking that one must embark on when entering a job. Interestingly I haven't quite been able to figure out if my such tax is a black tax or just a new employee tax, so in that case I'll just call it the "tax".

Needless to say the "tax" has been whooping up on me over the last few weeks. And did I mention I was with child? This betta not be the pregnancy tax! I might have to mess some fools up if that's the case. You know when people start to assume that you're a cripple because you're with child.... Learn my history first morons.....geesh... Anyways, not to worry, I've been paying and taking care of me-self at the same time. Matter of fact, I decided to take a break from paying the tax on a sunday and update this blog.


Let's talk.... It seems since my last blog I worried a few people. No I'm not having a nervous breakdown and I'm not emotionally scarred from being pregnant in a new city ( although the last one could be a viable choice). I'm feeling quite good about bringing new life into the world. The range of possibilities for this new life are unimaginable and I'm glad I get to shape it.

For those looking at the title of my blog and wondering endlessly, I'll answer a quick question for you......
Does feminism come into a contrast with being a young mother?
Not exactly. This is something I'd actually wondered myself early on. But let's look a little deeper. Feminism as an idealogy is not based on women and girls shaking off motherhood, babies and housework but simply stating the obvious- this is not the enitre spectrum of our woman/girl hood. Women and girls are people and are not to be enclosed in a box of traditonal gender roles. That last statement would probably scare the shit out of my future mother-in-law but that's just the approach I'm taking. This is about to be a radical seed! Look out world, and I hope you all are ready for my piece of peace......

Get ready to meet our peace loving, no-nonsense taking, humanist Love child in 92 days.....

been so long....

I'm missing you babeee.............



Yes, it has been a while and I do apologize for skipping over all the good things there are in this world to write about.

Life as I know it, or knew it has taken a turn. A minor bend in the road has revealed itself and those things often take time to get used to. I think I'm adjusting farily well,considering my normally not-so private nature I think I've taken the personal time to deal with this new, new life... So the news that's kept me from writing, you say?

I'm going to be a mother..... How's that? More to come.....