Random Jennifer Thoughts

1. Why do people feel like they should call me Jenn? I dont like being called Jenn. I can accept CLOSE friends and family members calling me Jenn but randoms...no. If you dont know me like that please just call me Jennifer until otherwise notified.

2. I think people misinterpreted my question in my last blog about people coming to me with relationship questions. It doesnt bother me. I dont want my friends to think they shouldnt come to me. It just boggles my mind that people take my advice for real. It makes me happy though that my friends rely on me for sound advice. I appreciate that a lot. (I love E. Hill...shes the greatest...)

3. Speaking of tight friends...how did I end up with so many? I mean I'm not trying to boost any one persons ego but my friends are so tight. I have the chillest and most reliable friends ever. I have Hill holding me down in Ohio. Erica holding me down in VA. BJ holding me down in Cali. Coney in PA. Erin in Germany. And of course, the ace Keva right here in Lanham with me (soon to be bmore :(...). Thats not even the end of the list though. Those are just the front runners. As much as I complain about stuff, let it be known I thank God that I have friends like I do cause i just dont know what I would do without yall.

4. (yet another shout out) Some people make me laugh til my face hurts. Ok...this one particular person makes me laugh til my face hurts. Considering my attitude this summer, thats a HUGE thing. I dont want anyone to think I'm disillusioned or enamored. I'm not. Yall know me better than that. But I do appreciate little things like people who make you laugh at everything. Its good to have people around like that. It makes you smile through tough times (even if the person doesnt realize they are doing that). So heres to you Dream Boo...

5. Speaking of Dream Boo...why the hell are people so damn nosey? I mean. Clearly that person knows who he is. The reason everyone doesnt know is because ITS NOT THAT SERIOUS! I have friends. Just because I use the word 'boo' doesnt mean I am 'with' someone. I call Coney "My Love". I call Joshy "Darling". They are all just friends. Fall back and mind your business. If I didnt call you "dream boo" you arent it. Stop tripping.

6. Fantasia Barrino cant read. Isnt that flat out ridiculous?! Education is so free until you are 18 (or 21 if you dont finish when you are supposed to). The Literacy Council has groups all over the 50 states as well as international orgs that help them. You can learn how to read for free. The only thing holding people back is themselves. You can make a baby but you cant even fill out the damn birth certificate! How dare you publicize it like its okay to be unable to read! And now, she will make a few more bucks because of this. Who reads to her daughter at night? Isnt it a rule that parents read to children at night before they go to sleep?! Damn people. Get your lives together!

7. Homecoming 2005. My very first homecoming as an Alumna. People keep asking...YES I will be in Hampton that weekend. Hopefully I do all that I want and be the wild Jennifer I never am but am assumed to be. Maybe I wont babysit drinks. I miss my friends. Its going to be a great weekend.

8. Lastly, in response to a comment from my previous post, Rayful Edmond was a drug dealer in the 80s. He was real big time here in the Washington Dc area. There is not a DVD out on him (not including him because he is in protective custody cause he snitched on some folks and they had to hide him) and his rise and fall. I hate to call him a Metro area celebrity, but thats what he is. I dont know if they sell the movie in other places because I know of them selling it in All Daz (something else you are unfamiliar with if you are from here) but if you see it at Blockbuster pick it up. It was great!

Thats all for me...