Due to projects, finals, and traveling; I haven't been able to make a blog posting and a lot of things has happened to me since my last posting. Therefore I decided to create a top ten list of the best things that happened in my life in 2010. 2010 was a great year and I am looking forward to all that 2011 has in store for me. I would just like to thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ for allowing me to see another year and allowing me to be in the position to follow my dreams. I have a supporting family, great friends and a loving boyfriend who I can call on whenever I need to; and that is a blessing. Thank you to the few who do read my blog and I promise I will do better to regularly keep it updated in 2011.
Top 10 Best things of 2010 (in no particular order)
1. Being admitted to California State University in Los Angeles
2. Received a 3.5 GPA for the fall quarter (although I think it should have been higher)
3. Enjoyed a cross country trip with my father and visited the Grand Canyon
4. Began filming a Carter family documentary
5. Turned 25 years old
6. Enjoyed another year (4 years) in my relationship with Kyle
7. Attended Kyle's graduation (so happy)
8. Had a White Christmas in Birmingham, AL with my family
9. Had two awesome going away parties with family and friends
10. Got to know my Uncle Matthew Jr. and Aunt Veronica in California better.
Worst thing to happen to me in 2010
1. My car was broken into with my GPS and Purse stolen.
I hope you had a Merry Christmas and I hope you have a Happy New Year! : )
Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
No Regrets!!!
In my dramatic structure class we've been discussing Uncle Vanya. It's a play that was written in the 1800's by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Uncle Vanya is about a group of people who's life's regrets, missed opportunities and unrequited love's deeply depress them well into their old age. For majority of the play the characters sit around and talk about how dreadful their lives are but yet they do nothing about it. At the end of the play the characters have made no progress and will probably continue to complain about their lives.
This play is very hard to read since is was written in the 1800's but if you can find an adaptation about it, it could be quite funny.
I just wanted to mention this play in my blog because I know it's a horrible feeling to live your life with regrets. I could say that I regret not going to grad school immediately after graduating from undergrad. But, that decision was in the past and there was nothing I could do about it but go to grad school. It might have been a little later but I was unhappy with where my life was going and I couldn't see it go down that path any longer so I went to grad school.
People can continuously say they are tired of being in debt, but if all you do is spend and don't save or pay your debts, you will always be in the same situation. You can continue to say that you hate your job but your not looking for a new one so what's the point in complaining. You can say that you are tired of being single but if you don't get out there an take chances, you may never find love.
Go back to school, start your own business, look for a new (rewarding) job, make new friends, ask "that guy" or "that girl" out, work out, eat better, have a drink, go to a party, give to charity, move to a different city, join an organization..... whatever it is that you don't like about your life, change it for the better.
Get off you ass, stop complaining about your miserable life, and do something about it. We all deserve to be happy. And happiness is doing things that you love to do. Live your life with no regrets so on your death bed you can honestly say that you lived your life to the fullest.
What's the difference between a caterpillar and a butterfly?
The butterfly got tired of complaining about crawling and wanted to fly.
Do you want to fly? .
This play is very hard to read since is was written in the 1800's but if you can find an adaptation about it, it could be quite funny.
I just wanted to mention this play in my blog because I know it's a horrible feeling to live your life with regrets. I could say that I regret not going to grad school immediately after graduating from undergrad. But, that decision was in the past and there was nothing I could do about it but go to grad school. It might have been a little later but I was unhappy with where my life was going and I couldn't see it go down that path any longer so I went to grad school.
People can continuously say they are tired of being in debt, but if all you do is spend and don't save or pay your debts, you will always be in the same situation. You can continue to say that you hate your job but your not looking for a new one so what's the point in complaining. You can say that you are tired of being single but if you don't get out there an take chances, you may never find love.
Go back to school, start your own business, look for a new (rewarding) job, make new friends, ask "that guy" or "that girl" out, work out, eat better, have a drink, go to a party, give to charity, move to a different city, join an organization..... whatever it is that you don't like about your life, change it for the better.
Get off you ass, stop complaining about your miserable life, and do something about it. We all deserve to be happy. And happiness is doing things that you love to do. Live your life with no regrets so on your death bed you can honestly say that you lived your life to the fullest.
What's the difference between a caterpillar and a butterfly?
The butterfly got tired of complaining about crawling and wanted to fly.
Do you want to fly? .
Friday, October 8, 2010
Yoga, Africa, and A hot dog on a stick
In the words of Ice Cube "Today was a good day", But since this post is being added after midnight, Yesterday was a good day. Actually This week was a pretty good week. Although the weather was weird (cold and rainy on Monday thru Wednesday and sunny to and warm today) it was pretty good. I got a 9 out of 10 one my first assignment and believe I will do well on my other class assignment that I turned in yesterday. I know you are curious about the title of this blog, but it has to do with my why my week was really good. My roommates brought it to my attention that our on campus gym has weekly aerobics classes that consist of Yoga, Pilates, Boxercise, Salsa, and Spinning. And the best thing about it is that it's FREE! So I planned to go to Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays and do Salsa on Mondays and Wednesdays. I defiantly plan on getting fine with resources like that.
Today I didn't have class so I went to the noon Yoga class and had a very strenuous yet good workout and the hit some weights afterward. Cal State L.A. had there fall feast today and so there were a lot of booths set up in front of the union. I got a free hot dog on a stick and lemon aid. There was a line of people waiting for a spin on the wheel to win a prize. You could win a water bottle, a draw string bag, a tee shirt etc. I spun the wheel and won a ticket. At first I'm like, a ticket? I really wanted a tee shirt, you could always use a tee shirt. But I couldn't switch the prize. The ticket was to a show on campus to see a group called Step Africa later on that night. I had no one to go with but since I had nothing else to do on a Thursday night, I went.
Step Africa was nice, basically 7 people stepping like how Black Fraternities and Sororities step at Greek Shows. The Audience was mixed with other races who probably haven't seen stepping before, so I'm sure it was very exciting to them. To someone who has seen it at an HBCU, it was entertaining but I guess I'm used to more tricks and music and dancing along with the stepping. This group was all about the stepping, but they had good stories between the stepping, added a funny skit and had the crowd get on stage and participate. It was very entertaining and I'm glad I won the free ticket, but I still want a tee shirt.
That was my Thursday in a nut shell, I will write again once I have something interesting to tell.
TTYL : )
Love,
Mo Mo
Today I didn't have class so I went to the noon Yoga class and had a very strenuous yet good workout and the hit some weights afterward. Cal State L.A. had there fall feast today and so there were a lot of booths set up in front of the union. I got a free hot dog on a stick and lemon aid. There was a line of people waiting for a spin on the wheel to win a prize. You could win a water bottle, a draw string bag, a tee shirt etc. I spun the wheel and won a ticket. At first I'm like, a ticket? I really wanted a tee shirt, you could always use a tee shirt. But I couldn't switch the prize. The ticket was to a show on campus to see a group called Step Africa later on that night. I had no one to go with but since I had nothing else to do on a Thursday night, I went.
Step Africa was nice, basically 7 people stepping like how Black Fraternities and Sororities step at Greek Shows. The Audience was mixed with other races who probably haven't seen stepping before, so I'm sure it was very exciting to them. To someone who has seen it at an HBCU, it was entertaining but I guess I'm used to more tricks and music and dancing along with the stepping. This group was all about the stepping, but they had good stories between the stepping, added a funny skit and had the crowd get on stage and participate. It was very entertaining and I'm glad I won the free ticket, but I still want a tee shirt.
That was my Thursday in a nut shell, I will write again once I have something interesting to tell.
TTYL : )
Love,
Mo Mo
Monday, September 27, 2010
First Week Blues
Okay so I've had my first week in Los Angeles, California; I wish I could tell you all the exciting things that have happened to me but it is too hot and steamy for the web..... just kidding. Since I really don't know anyone here yet I haven't been doing that much, just trying to learn my way around the city via GPS and driving aggressively on the interstate. I do have an uncle here so I've been spending time with them which has been awesome, but I have yet to find that one person that I click with to hang out with. I've met my roommates, who are all cool but are all 18, since housing put me in the freshman dorms ( Thank God that I requested my own room). It's been a bit hard to connect with them since I've already been through what they are now going through and am on a totally different chapter in my life.
So what does a bored girl in my situation do? Buy a box of wine, ( since I left my cork screw in Shreveport) drink it, and watch movies. That can only be entertaining for so long but luckily Friday there was a meet and greet for the T.V., Film, and Theater department where other writer's, actors, and directors will be able to get to know each other. I meet a few other people and realized very quickly that everyone has way more experience than I do. Although that is very intimidating I have to remember that everyone is in the same situation that I am in.... We are just trying to make it in this crazy world of entertainment.
Any who, I met some really cool people from all different types of backgrounds and Countries. It was really cool but I have to get used to being the only black person in the room. It's not horrible since I always considered myself a very diverse person who gets along with all types of people but it's a change coming from an HBCU in the South. I'm not the only black person in my classes but I can defiantly count them on one and a half hands.
I took two of my classes today, and it seems like I will be doing a lot of reading and writing; and according some of the students who previously had the class, I won't have much of a social life outside of school. The professors say that the heavy work load is to weed out the slackers and get to the people who really have what it takes to work in the demanding field of Television, Film, and Theater. This is going to be an interesting year people.... Please stay tuned and thanks for reading my first blog.
Love,
Mo Mo
So what does a bored girl in my situation do? Buy a box of wine, ( since I left my cork screw in Shreveport) drink it, and watch movies. That can only be entertaining for so long but luckily Friday there was a meet and greet for the T.V., Film, and Theater department where other writer's, actors, and directors will be able to get to know each other. I meet a few other people and realized very quickly that everyone has way more experience than I do. Although that is very intimidating I have to remember that everyone is in the same situation that I am in.... We are just trying to make it in this crazy world of entertainment.
Any who, I met some really cool people from all different types of backgrounds and Countries. It was really cool but I have to get used to being the only black person in the room. It's not horrible since I always considered myself a very diverse person who gets along with all types of people but it's a change coming from an HBCU in the South. I'm not the only black person in my classes but I can defiantly count them on one and a half hands.
I took two of my classes today, and it seems like I will be doing a lot of reading and writing; and according some of the students who previously had the class, I won't have much of a social life outside of school. The professors say that the heavy work load is to weed out the slackers and get to the people who really have what it takes to work in the demanding field of Television, Film, and Theater. This is going to be an interesting year people.... Please stay tuned and thanks for reading my first blog.
Love,
Mo Mo
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