H-Town aka "The party comes to us"

As soon as I got off the plane, the sneeze came for 5 minutes,From them on, it was a cough with piercing pain to the chest,Henceforth, my health became a downward spiral…I wasn’t sure what I had, all I know is I became well acquainted with my bed within 2 days.Muscle pain, abdominal aches, headaches, dizziness etcetera etcetera.I had all the symptoms of a seasonal flu (and swine flu actually), but still unsure My fear… “I hope I don’t have the swine flu!” Woke up this morning (10/28/09) at 6 am vomiting nothing.Then diarrhea followed, yuck ☹ (Might be as a result of Nyquil & Mucinex I don’t know)As soon as this happened, my nerves kicked in, and my guessing game was over. Checked myself...

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“Yo Bailo” (I dance)

He asked me to dance I wanted to, but I said noHe took 3 steps back and 3 steps forward Then asked me again if I would like to danceIn my shyness and awkwardness of his beautyI wanted to, but I said noThe music so beautifulThe texture and pattern made me shiverAsk again! I want to dance! he seems to quiverHe Looked a tad embarrassed scared of rejectionWhat do I do... Lesson learned...I once loved, Love came, but I was blindLove came a second, but I remained blindNow I love once again, but love is a farUnreachable... Unattainable, How will love know I’m ready to love?Should I say? Should I watch? Should I be patient? Indispensably, Dance at the genesis...........................................

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Its done, its finished, I did it!!!

I sat on the couch today feeling a little bit gloomyreminiscing about statements like “how do we describe Amina after she gets rid of the gap tooth?” or the name my impish little sister instilled upon me - “Betty”! argh wicked yea?But, I got my braces taken out today after thirteen months of excruciating pain and style crumpling! ☺ It felt strange but good at the same timeI was overly excited to see what I would look likeTo see how my looks would be transformedErmm, I still look the same ☺ slightly different without the gaps ☺I could not stop smiling I could not stop starring at the mirrorI could not stop thinking and saying “thank you God, I am done”In retrospect, I am elated to have gone through...

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"SET IT OFF" Movie on Route 1?

On 10/16/2009 I left home all dressed up looking cute :-), heading to Starbucks for another round of studying after dropping off this six-year-old girl I had offered to take home. Prior to getting to Starbucks, somehow I found myself taking this back road (Route 1North) in Maryland, trying to cut-thru all the slow traffic that resulted from this unending rain. Unfortunately, this traffic was on a mission to get me angry.At approximately 4pm (EST) still driving, I noticed three cop cars swift past at the same time, which meant I had to stop for them to pass (very annoying by the way). In my head (most times talking to myself) I made the “WTF” comment, and gently said “whatever is going on or...

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Bias Professor...

Hmmmmmmm So its been a while since I blogged, all because of this thing they call school! Unfortunately it is a necessary evil! A lot has gone on, from cries to laughter, to trips around the world, to parties, and to more laughter! God has been faithful. School has been hectic specifically because of my RACIST Canadian professor. Let me indulge you in this "torment": when he is critiquing a FOREIGNERS presentation style or just the work itself, he goes like "in U.S and Europe people speak differently, so learn to put a pitch in your tone when you talk. example- "Tomorrow is OUR end of year PARTY!" (Notice the words I have in caps) AHMMMMM ok!!!! really? thats just stupid i'm sorry. He has done...

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