I hate it when...

You go somewhere and you see a familiar face from the past and forget their name. In my case it was the airport. My grandmother came in from Dominica last night for her yearly visit, and my mother and I were waiting in baggage claim for her. I saw an old friend and instinctively called out his name. However, my instincts were wrong. This was not the friend whose name I had called. This in fact was another good friend that lived next to me in my freshman dorm at ECU. I knew who he was, but the fright of having called him the name of another had me lost for words. As I scrambled to pick up the pieces of what was proving to be an embarassing moment, I knew that I had but one ally. FACEBOOK!!! yes my children, FACEBOOK. The social networking of the Gods! I pulled out my IPHONE and went to work, I started surfing my pages and knew that I had one last chance to confirm his name before he gathered his luggage and left the airport. And there it was in black and white, I was right this time and had now matched my name with a face. Right as this occurred he had grabbed his luggage and was walking out of the airport... I nonchalantly turned to him and said "see you later (insert name here)". I saw the look of satisfaction in his eye and knew that my mission was now complete.

So... today I dedicate my blog to none other than Mark Zuckerberg and his facebook staff for preventing what could have been a disastrous encounter with an old friend.

BIG BURST THEORY?!?!?

ok... so what i have to say today could be construed as a bit on the vulgar or "dirty" side. But I was having a conversation w/ a friend (this friend will remained unnamed even though if you go to school with me you know who the dirtiest mind in school is) about my theory on things with the human (specifically male) anatomy. We were discussing how guys are stupid and use the wrong head to make decisions.

OK... At this point I'm sure everyone is seeing where I'm going with this... LOL

Anyways, I was explaining to her that I viewed the male genitals much in the light as I do the appendix. Follow me now... See, the appendix is one of those remnants of primitive man. It was a second stomach for humans back when we had to digest raw meat, but it is no longer needed for that function but is still in our bodies. Much like primitive man had a smaller brain and therefore men were given the penis as a second brain (LOL). Over time the brain in the head grew and the use of the penis as a brain became obsolete. However, it is still there telling us to do things when in reality we no longer need its input (hence, getting men into trouble). I backed up my theory by adding evidence of the fact that humans have like the largest penis in the animal kingdom in proportion to our bodies. Anyways, I ended this by dubbing my theory the "BIG BURST THEORY"... You may ask yourself why I dubbed it such... Well I told my friend that while both the appendix and penis are no longer needed in their primitive roles, they are there and still cause problems in our bodies because they both BURST at the worst possible time.

So yeah, look out for my theory to be published in Popular Science Magazine sometime soon.

Why?

Why do we do silly shit like strive to be better? When in the end we all are the same... ASHES and DUST

Ok, so I really don't believe that... but it's like 28 degrees in my Decedent's Estates II class and I voluntarily took this class!

The Fight For My Life...

I just survived the battle of my life with a devilish dog! I was walking through the jungles of downtown Durham, and there stood what seemed to be a mild mannered Golden Retriever. I smiled at the dog and it instantly turned into the monster dog Cujo, straight out of the Stephen King novel. It began a charge for me and I froze. I stood there as my life flashed before my eyes and knew that this was my last dance. I made the decision that if I was going to go out today, I was going to do it like a G (G= "gangsta" for you suburbanites). I braced myself for the imminent tackle from the dog and opened my eyes after a few seconds to realize that this dog was chained!!!! HAHA, I said taunting the dog and thanking American Steel for making this chain that had saved my life.

I had survived this battle today, but who knows if I will be this lucky again!

my return......

Ok... So it has been a minute since I've posted...

I've been doing a lot of trying to catch up with friends now that I have some freedom.

TODAY is mother's day... so much love to all the mothers in the world!

Altruism???

Last night after a fun filled night of partying, I did my usual routine with Jamil and Kareem and we went to the gas station (Sheetz) for a drink (I had Voss water) after the club. While walking to our car I heard that familiar voice of need. This voice came from the car parked next to us. Jamil and Kareem didn't hesitate, and hopped in the car to avoid contact with this person, but everyone knows that I am the compassionate one. He said excuse me and I knew what was coming next. I mean at 3 in the morning there are only a few things that people want your attention for... I figured money, and as usual, I was right. He said that he was trying to make it back to Apex and needed just a few gallons of gas. He continued to say that I could have his name, cell number, license and registration information to contact him. I stopped him in mid sentence and stated no problem man, and gave him ten dollars. I didn't tell him my name or ask for any sort of repayment. I simply said I hope this gets you where you need to go and told him to have a safe drive home.

Which leads me to my point. I felt good after helping the man, but not because I felt that I was better than him or got something out of the situation, but because I genuinely was happy to be there for someone that was in need. My good friend and frat brother, Tyrell, told me that there is no such thing as pure altruism, but I beg to differ. I would like to think that there are people in the world that would help others not for gain, but just out of the kindness of their heart. I don't think that it is as prevalent as I would like to think, but I do believe that it exists. I like to think of myself as being one of those people in that Liberty Mutual commercial. So, today my friends, I would like to encourage you to do a good deed and not for some underlying purpose to make yourself feel better or to be repaid but just to know that you have made a difference in someones life. Because there is no telling what kind of chain reaction this could cause in the lives of others down the line.

Growing Pains...

Today was my last day as a second year law student. WOW! It's hard to imagine that this fall will mark the twentieth year (and final year!!!) since I started school. I was four back then, and now I'm twenty-four. My mother has always stressed the importance of an education to my brother and me, while rubbing in the fact that she sacrificed medical school to have us. As a child I would always tell her that I would more than make up for her sacrifice never really thinking that this many years later I truly would. It's hard to imagine that in one short year, there will be no more room for error, no more time to play, just SINK or SWIM. My whole life I have definitely been a swimmer, and I owe that to those around me. I can truly say that I have been blessed. Every life experience that I have faced has only made me stronger and more confident that the sky truly is the limit. My family, friends, and just those random people that have come into my life at some point or another all mattered. Its kind of like a rock in the desert, it seems so strong and solid yet over the years the tiniest flakes of sand wear this rock down and smooth it out. That is how I feel about those who have come into my life, they have helped to round off my rough edges. Its hard to just sit back and think about all of the trials and tribulations that have come, yet I've perservered... I know God has a plan for me, and I don't plan to stop running this race known as my life until I complete this plan. Like my boy "Haitian V" says "I'm going to take it to the top top"

I'd be remissed not to shout out those persons who have helped me through these past two years in particular... I love all of you guys for real... We've all been through some ups and downs and we get on each others nerves sometimes, but I wouldn't trade you people in for the world!






I didn't forget about you Tyrell...


and all my other law school people as well, you know who you are...