Is the world ready?

'Is the world ready for a black president?' is a question that I am so tired of hearing. My answer to this question would be 'Why wouldn't the world be ready?' When I brought this issue up to my mother she just said that people are just afraid of change. I feel like people are more afraid of the fact that a black man could possibly be the president more than the fact that they are afraid of change. Which brings me to another issue that I just can't get over. Why is it such a big deal for a black person to have power? I just don't understand why people would rather kill someone than let them possibly make the world a better place for more people. I am disgusted at the people that have already set up plans to kill Obama if he wins. It really makes me sad to think that there are people out there that would kill another human being just because of that person skin color. Just the other day, a man was put in prison because he had written a blog on Myspace(if I'm not mistaken) stating that he was going to kill 88 black people and decapitate 14 of them and make Obama his final target. Now I can only speak for myself but I personally think that the world calls the wrong race the 'ignorant race'. I have never heard of a black person ever saying that they would kill the president just because he's white. But I guess that just lets you know just how much the world has actually changed.

Da Showtime at the Apollo

Although the medicine that I took was starting to kick in, obviously the only thing I needed to do was have a good laugh and the Showtime at the Apollo delivered a great dose of that last night. I literally was laughing from start to finish. I would have never guessed that we had that many talented people here at Southern Miss. Even though some got boo-ed off the stage (still laughing at that) they had a lot of people who sounded pretty good. But I tried to look at it in a positive way because it takes a lot of courage to get up there and but yourself out there to be judged by everybody. Courage that I will never have. So to all the contestants, "Great job and I hope you win next time!" Although everyone did good, there was one girl who out shined them all. I will never be able to spell or pronounce her name but she brought the place down last night. LITERALLY!! She sang a beautiful song and had a beautiful voice to back it up. I wish her all the luck in the future and if she every makes it big, don't forget the little people who hollered for you at the Showtime at the Apollo. I kinda wanted to go up there and sing a song but I was just too nervous to do it. Maybe before I graduate (hopefully 4 years from now) I will finally get the nerves up to sing in front of a huge crowd.

Da day God brought me to dis Earth

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to me!!! As of 12 o'clock this morning, I am official 19 years old!! Aren't you just so happy for me? There ain't no telling all the things I am going to get into this weekend! I jut pray I'm able to calm down and actually do some work cause I know I have mid-terms when I get back and I still have to paper to make perfect (uhh mm)! lol... I hope just because I'm in college my family don't think that they don't have to make this day all about me because that will be the case until the day the Lord takes me. I hope it don't rain tonight cause I plan on going to the fair tonight for Midnight Madness and I plan on shutting it down!! It has been awhile since my birthday has been on a Friday so I'm going to enjoy it til the last drop! As of now it is 9:53 a.m. and I have yet to receive any gifts?!?! A million people have called and texted me but have they forgotten one of the most important parts of a birthday? The showering of the gifts?!?! But seriously I'm not this shallow and selfish so let me stop acting like it before someone gets the wrong idea about my personality. I would like to say thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, your acknowledgement means a lot!!!

Dorms vs. Apartments

When I first decided that I wanted to go to college, I was excited about the idea of meeting new people and being able to live with friends. But when reality hit me and I realized that most of my friends were going to other colleges and I would have to live with some complete stranger, that excitement left quickly. Although my roommate and I are cool (we haven't had any arguments thus far) is it bad that I am ecstatic that I will have the room to myself this weekend? I have always been a person that loved to meet new people but having to live with a person that I know nothing about was not part of my plan. Although the dorm situation is not as bad as some people try to make it, I seriously plan on having an apartment next year. I just like to have my own space and not have to worry about making too much noise so that I won't disturb anyone's studying or worry about checking my friends out on time so that I won't have to deal with my RA. I have a couple of friends who have apartments and say they wouldn't go back to the dorm life in a million years. It seems like they are always having fun and I just feel left out sometimes. So if you had the choice between living in a dorm or an apartment, which would you choose?