Christmas 2K7

Despite my travel woes, I had a fantastic time at home. Food, Family, Friends and a Good Times.
Watch this slideshow while I go prepare treats for New Year's Eve. I'll see you when the Champagne bubbles settle!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Merry Christmas!!! This is my favorite day. Santa brings all the kids on his nice list presents and the naughty kids bags of coal. That works for me. It may take a few thousand years, but diamonds come from coal so hold tight friends cause will be Bling in the year 4008!!!

Travel Woes and Merry Homecoming

I finally made it to Galesburg, IL!! I say "finally" because there was a bit of travel drama, involving missed flight, delayed flights, canceled flights and a ride home with strangers and no shower for 2 days. It took me exactly 12-hours to get me to my destination, which is normally 5-hour travel time. I will highly compliment the wonderful customer service at United Airlines at National Airport and O'Hare; And I will bite my tongue about the inefficient way baggage and passengers are handled in event of a delayed flight. Instead, I will refer you Boston Steamer's post: Open Letter to TSA because I feel the exact same way. I hear ya BDK.

My arduous journey ended and the festivities began. I arrived home to a Christmas party full of my relatives and good friends. It was great to see them after such a long day and even better when they all cheered as I walked in the door. Good Times. Now that I have pulled myself together (luggage. check, meal at El Ranchirito, check. and a long hot shower, double check) I can relax for a couple of hours before I head out to the stores to get last minute gifts. Yay!!!

(No pic today, as I am not using my computer)

This is What the Honor Roll Looks Like...

NOTE: I'm pretty sure I'll be requested to remove this video, so look quick)

Finally, school is out for winter break!!! One of my favorite partners in crime, Hellen Bed, decided to go back to school and get his nursing degree. He was so nervous the first day of school, much like I was. With the normal worries: Am I too old for this? Can I still learn anything? What if none of the kids in school like me? Of course, those worries were all for naught. He buckled down and studied every night, he diligently completed all of his homework and turned it in on time and naturally, he charmed all of his classmates. He even managed to call his entire class "Bitches" and get a laugh out of it.

Full Time student, job as a banker, simultaneously performing duties as wife, maid and den mother; he finished his first semester EVER in college and he got a whopping 3.7!!!

Now, working that hard for three and a half months, you have to take time out and relieve stress somehow. Hellen and her good friend Rita Jean let their hair down after midterms, put on their leather and lace and had Stevie Nicks Nite. Complete with DVD, Tambourines and Happy Pills (Mom, if you're reading this those are B-complex vitamins). I guess we all have our own ideas of fun. Anyway, I'm proud of Hellen Bed, and I can't wait to see her on the Dean's List. We are gonna get you a free ride skol-er-sheup yet Mr. Smarty Pants!!

Zulu says...

Hi, My name is Zulu (Zulu, as in the last letter of the military alphabet; not to be confused with the Zulu culture). I was fortunate enough to be adopted last April by a fantastic new Mommy and Daddy who provided me with a loving and caring home. Later that year, They blessed with me the cutest little brother that anyone could ever ask for. For that reason, I am filled with the Christmas Spirit and would like to send you the following holiday wish:

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON!!!

P.S. This is my first and definitely not my last appearance. My Tia will feature me periodically to inform you on the important aspects of life ( this may or may not involve reality TV and/or cooking shows). BTW Thanks Ma for sending Tia my headshot, this might just be my big break!!! (Miss Celie, your day is coming soon!!)

Here is my Brah...(how cute is he?) "You DO IT Baby Boy!!!

Fairies, Unicorns and Rainbows

Look, I saw a Rainbow today!! And since I was at the Caribou in my neighborhood I saw plenty of Fairies too.

No Unicorns though.

Today Show

Ha Ha!! The lady on the Today Show just said "A Nor'easter has finally reached the East Coast". Hrmmmm.

Open Letter to the Cab Drivers

Dear Cab Driver,

Why is it so hard for a sister to catch a cab? I gots money. I gots a J-O-B. And I live in a decent neighborhood. Even if I didn't, who cares? It is your job to take me where I need to go. If I am hailing you, don't slow down and ask "Where you going?" (cause that's against the law MutherEffer!). Don't worry about "Where I going", just pick me up and take me to where I need to go. IT'S YOUR JOB!!!!

I understand that you are on the hustle. I know you have to pay bills, don't we all? I know you have to pay the Taxi Cab Commission and I know you have to send money halfway across the world to take care of your family. That should be all the more reason for you to pick me up. You want money? Pick me up, you get money. I won't mention the fact that you drive me less than 6 blocks. If you do the math, that is $1.25 per block. You can take me to my destination and still make it back to the strip in time to pick up the group of drunk kids that you think will give you more cash to take them to the suburbs. Drive them across the bridge all the while crossing your fingers that they don't puke in your cab, not to mention some of them can't even tell you their address.

Please cab driver tell me why is it ok for YOU to pass ME up because A) you think I'm going to take you to the hood and 2) you assume I'm not going to tip? Not all of my people are trifling. I know you assume that we are ignorant, cheap and criminally minded. Leave the profiling to the police.

Sincerely,

Vergie

I'm Having a Moment

Forgive me right now but I am going to get a little sentimental. I know that this blog is brand new, and I promise that you will not see many postings like this...
Tonight was very interesting. I have two friends that either have lost their jobs or are about to lose their jobs. I have two other friends that are not having a good time at their job and I myself am trying to decide if I still like my job or not (I really like what I do, I just am not a fan of some of the decisions that are made. But that's another post).
My District friend had the unfortunate task of letting 45 people go today. He was very distraught and he handled it extremely well with the help of Grillfish, Pollys and Solly's. I also applaud his manfriend for letting him stay out til the wee hours of the morning to let out his stress.
Cynthia, he was a gentleman and a scholar all the way; until he had to take his shirt off and show his tattoo.

While all of this is happening, my pink haired friend is getting harrassed by some crazy bald man that is making her extremely uncomfortable. In turn, her very charismatic friend comes to her rescue and strongly "informs" the crazy bald man that he might want to direct his attentions elsewhere.
I then observe my unemployed friend and her man consoling each other about their bad days.

Finally, at the end of the night, I run into my girl 8 Mile. I didn't necessarily meet 8 Mile under the greatest conditions, and without saying much, I don't come out smelling like a rose in the end. Over the past few months me and this broad have had somewhat of a tenuous relationship. After several 'encounters' we agreed to disagree (for lack of a better term) and she ultimately invited me to her company Christmas party (where someone spilled red wine on my ivory Michael Kors jacket. (Again, that's another post). I was enthralled to receive the invitation and I was proud to be her 'date'. We ended up having great conversations, sharing lots of juicy gossip.

Here is where the sentimentality comes in...Many of my friends are going through very tough times career-wise in their lives and some of my friends are so beautiful that they have to put up with harrassment from crazy men. It warms my heart to know that (A) all of us are here for each other when the need arrives and (2) I can establish a friendship with a really cool person who can put the past behind her and Drop it like it's hot with a Sister. LYLAS 8 Mile

Movie Night

So, my two of dear friends are gracious enough to open their house up to all of us every second Wednesday of the month for movie night. Usually the person who has a birthday that month gets to choose the movie and the food theme. This time it was my namesake (Sister Disco) and because her and her beautiful twin sister's birthday is on the 28th of this month she got to choose the movie and the food theme. My girl wisely chose "Hustle and Flow" starring Terrance Howard and featuring music by the 3-6 Mafia. I am not entirely sure what the food theme was (chicken wings, stouffers macaroni and cheese, tater tots, etc.), but i do know that I tore up some veggie lasagne (pronounced la-SAG-knee) as soon as I walked in the door. Bob S made his famous Dump Cake, but since I am not a fan of cooked and canned fruits, I did not indulge. That, however, did not stop all of the rest of the folks in the house from tearing some shizz up!! I witnessed several people that I know very well devour a treat that can be fully made from the isles of 7-Eleven. (Bob, I love you with all my heart, but I really cannot get down with the canned goodness that you call the Dump Cake) .

I was about an hour late because I had to work, but my newly unemployed special friend was very helpful in filling me in on the details of the movie (Thank you Rosa Mexicana!!). Since she is a M.F.A, she was able to explain to me the logistics of the handsome destitute male attempting to build a life of fame through his skills on the mic by way of the talents of his sexually experienced female workforce. Whom however, was not very lucrative. One was pregnant with an anonymous John's child, so she was on sabbatical, and the other was a white 70 pound crack whore that liked to sport braids (I will reserve judgment on that point). Anyway, I'm sure you already saw the movie, if you haven't I highly recommend that you do.

I think everyone should have a movie night. It gives people the chance to get together, enjoy great food, good movies (most of the time) and an inappropriate laugh or two. Thank you DJ Skittles and Cat.

OK. I should stop stalling and start studying. It's hard out here for a pimp!

Sympathy for the Devil

Please allow me to introduce myself...Vergie Bridges here, some of you may know me by my God given name, but in order to protect the innocent my name has been changed (and if you do know me, you also know that I am far from innocent). I am starting this blog in order to share my concerns on the status of our world today; global warming, the war in iraq, humane treatment for animals and election 2008. Just kidding you will see none of that madness here. This blog is strictly about the trivialities of life. So sit back, fasten your seatbelts, enjoy the ride and welcome to my world...