i am one tired mothafucka
this saturday dex and i volunteered for hands on atlanta day. we were in south fulton painting an old brick building that houses an organization established to instill self-esteem and self-respect within the children and adults of the community.
when we first walked in, the rooms looked crowded and dusty. the walls were dirty and full of holes. there was a part of me that felt like no matter what we did to improve the look of the building, it would still look dusty and dirty and full of holes. luckily the optimistic side of me won out and i was eager to put a fresh coat of paint over the years of wear and tear.
we were painting and improving the landscape for about four hours. afterwards i was high off of adrenaline, which explains why i didn't feel any pain until the next morning. needless to say i wasn't too pressed about going anywhere sunday. plus it's sunday in the fall, so that means nfl all day and all night. i sat like a happy bastid in front of the television and watched every last nfl game that came on free television, then watched the espn night game that evening. DAMN, but i love the fall and i fucking love football. this is my absolute favorite time of the year. not only is the nfl in effect, but baseball is hitting the playoffs and the braves are back in it YET AGAIN.
now i'm gonna play cynic when i say the braves won't make it to the world series. i'd love to see them do it, but i've been burned by that team way too many times to get too optimistic now. if they make it, i'll be pleasantly surprised. if they win the damn thing, i'll be fucking ecstatic.
i'm really getting in the groove with this volunteering stuff. i'm still basically "volunteering" at the femtech program cuz i haven't been paid in months. that's what happens when you decide to work for a non-profit. if not for my regular gig, i would have had to quit months ago. i feel blessed, though. i really can't see leaving those girls behind for the sake of money. they've made so many strides since i've gotten there and i want to be there to see all of them graduate and move on to successful lives. in the meanwhile, i figure if i donate more of my time to other organizations, i'll be able to more positively influence more kids. i've been thinking about becoming a tutor for an after-school program or something. i had signed up to be a tutor in an adult literacy program, but i'm not sure i'll be able to devote the necessary time to that venture cuz i'll be back in school in january.
either way, it was cool having dex there with me. i hope he starts volunteering a little more cuz he's just as concerned about shit in the world as i am. it would be ridiculous for the brotha to complain about shit and not feel compelled to do anything. then again, i can't hate on it really. there are plenty of folks like that in the world and although that pisses me off, there really isn't anything i can do about that. all i can do is make sure i put forth the effort to change the face of the nation. my dad said he wasn't going to volunteer EVER. i was shocked he felt that way, but he said he already has two jobs so he doesn't have the time, the strength, or the inclination to volunteer what little time he has left over to do anything. i'm gonna keep working on him cuz he's one of the main folks who bitch and moan about young people.
on the job front, i'm close to taking another gig at georgia tech. i'll know something by the end of the week i hope. it'd be a lateral move, but i could really give a fuck at this point. i just want OUT. i've had enough of insecure folks who feel threatened by me. i can't do shit about it except leave, so that's what i'm trying to do. then they can all be secure in their ignorance and guaranteed of not progressing into the 21st century when it comes to their technological pursuits. if they want to stay in the dark ages, good for them. however, i'm not gonna stay there with them, that's for sure.
so that's about it with me. right now my back is fucking killing me and although i took some pain pills, it's not letting up enough for me to go to the gym. i hope i feel better by tomorrow cuz i'm going to the gym no matter what.
when we first walked in, the rooms looked crowded and dusty. the walls were dirty and full of holes. there was a part of me that felt like no matter what we did to improve the look of the building, it would still look dusty and dirty and full of holes. luckily the optimistic side of me won out and i was eager to put a fresh coat of paint over the years of wear and tear.
we were painting and improving the landscape for about four hours. afterwards i was high off of adrenaline, which explains why i didn't feel any pain until the next morning. needless to say i wasn't too pressed about going anywhere sunday. plus it's sunday in the fall, so that means nfl all day and all night. i sat like a happy bastid in front of the television and watched every last nfl game that came on free television, then watched the espn night game that evening. DAMN, but i love the fall and i fucking love football. this is my absolute favorite time of the year. not only is the nfl in effect, but baseball is hitting the playoffs and the braves are back in it YET AGAIN.
now i'm gonna play cynic when i say the braves won't make it to the world series. i'd love to see them do it, but i've been burned by that team way too many times to get too optimistic now. if they make it, i'll be pleasantly surprised. if they win the damn thing, i'll be fucking ecstatic.
i'm really getting in the groove with this volunteering stuff. i'm still basically "volunteering" at the femtech program cuz i haven't been paid in months. that's what happens when you decide to work for a non-profit. if not for my regular gig, i would have had to quit months ago. i feel blessed, though. i really can't see leaving those girls behind for the sake of money. they've made so many strides since i've gotten there and i want to be there to see all of them graduate and move on to successful lives. in the meanwhile, i figure if i donate more of my time to other organizations, i'll be able to more positively influence more kids. i've been thinking about becoming a tutor for an after-school program or something. i had signed up to be a tutor in an adult literacy program, but i'm not sure i'll be able to devote the necessary time to that venture cuz i'll be back in school in january.
either way, it was cool having dex there with me. i hope he starts volunteering a little more cuz he's just as concerned about shit in the world as i am. it would be ridiculous for the brotha to complain about shit and not feel compelled to do anything. then again, i can't hate on it really. there are plenty of folks like that in the world and although that pisses me off, there really isn't anything i can do about that. all i can do is make sure i put forth the effort to change the face of the nation. my dad said he wasn't going to volunteer EVER. i was shocked he felt that way, but he said he already has two jobs so he doesn't have the time, the strength, or the inclination to volunteer what little time he has left over to do anything. i'm gonna keep working on him cuz he's one of the main folks who bitch and moan about young people.
on the job front, i'm close to taking another gig at georgia tech. i'll know something by the end of the week i hope. it'd be a lateral move, but i could really give a fuck at this point. i just want OUT. i've had enough of insecure folks who feel threatened by me. i can't do shit about it except leave, so that's what i'm trying to do. then they can all be secure in their ignorance and guaranteed of not progressing into the 21st century when it comes to their technological pursuits. if they want to stay in the dark ages, good for them. however, i'm not gonna stay there with them, that's for sure.
so that's about it with me. right now my back is fucking killing me and although i took some pain pills, it's not letting up enough for me to go to the gym. i hope i feel better by tomorrow cuz i'm going to the gym no matter what.