Giving Back to the Community

People are quick to tell someone else what they're doing, or what they're not doing. How often do people evaluate themselves, and try to find room for improvement? I'm also guilty of this. I feel as if i'm an upstanding citizen, but sometimes it's not enough. I haven't done community service since I was in high school, and even then our school had a mandatory 40 hours of community service to graduate rule, so it's not like I did it out of the kindness of my heart. It's time I evaluate myself, and my grade is a "D".  I didn't give myself a "F" because I'm a good citizen.  I don't start trouble, I donate to the homeless, and I help others when I can.  Even though my grade isn't a "F", I still have tons of room for improvement.
Things i used to say: I want to walk/run a marathon for Breast Cancer Awareness. (Even though I've shown my support for the cause by buying everything from (BCA) t-shirts, tote bags, and an umbrella, it doesn't take away from the fact that I haven't walked the marathon.  I wanted to talk to inner-city kids about how important the decisions they make now can impact their future.  But of course this never became a reality.  I visited my old elementary school last year when I just moved back to Chicago from Las Vegas, and had a talk with the principal, who said she needed me to speak to the students because they were just out of hand.  At the time I was just concerned with finding employment that I put it on the back burner.  Now I regret it.  Especially seeing children around the city, and how they talk and act, and how little respect they have for adults and authority.  My words of wisdom can't save the world, but it could of done something.
I will work harder at being a better me, a more helpful, caring, sharing, motivating individual who's not self-centered and doesn't just care about things that affect me. What I'm trying to say is that I don't want to be 90 years old and realize that I didn't give anything to the world.  Just a user of the world's resources.

Memorial Day Weekend

.Mine kicked off Thursday with a friendly bowling match at Dolton Bowl.  We arrived around 10 p.m and the place was EMPTY.  No more than 6 lanes were in use, and I was in complete shock, until I was told that it was a shooting up there the week before.  Now who wants to bet me that by next week the bowling alley will be packed again?.  Too bad I didn't take any pictures, but I did kick some butt...lol. But I still had fun. On Friday I was supposed to see Sex and the City 2, and hit the streets later that night.  Well... Friday came and left and I didn't get to do either.

So Saturday I made the matinée screening of Sex and the City 2.  It received very bad reviews, but I loved the TV show, like the first movie, and I liked the second one as well. I guess people expected the movie to be full of drama, drama and more drama.  The movie had some really good moments, and the 2.5 hours zipped by, which means I enjoyed myself lol.

Within the first 15-20 minutes of the film Liza performed Beyonce's "Single Ladies". A lot of people didn't like it, but I thought it was cute (and Samantha's little dance rendition was cute too). Did anybody get the slight Beyonce diss after the song ended?.  Charlotte stated that she didn't like weddings because she didn't want to hear (or dance... I can't remember the quote exactly) that song.  Does anybody remember that Beyonce actually was casted in Jennifer Hudson's role in the first Sex and the City film?, but she got boot because she had to many demands (she wanted all her clothes to be Dereon, etc)?  #justwondering.  The pictures below are ridiculous pictures of me at my grandmothers house after I left the movies...Gotta luv gramz.. She has the best view EVER.  (best seen at night though)

Sunday I went to a BBQ on my old block... hung out with some old friends, enjoyed some food and conversation. Overall, it was a pretty decent weekend.

Sidenote: On Monday I decided to stay in the house (because of the heavy rain) and make it a movie day. I decided to watch "My Sister's Keeper" and I thought it was a really good movie. I remembered when the movie first came out that people were outraged at the ending (completely different from the book). So I read the original ending online and it was SOOO sad.  I think if I would of read the book, I would of cried, but I wouldn't be mad that the ending was changed. The book ending....now that's some good writing.

Sex and the City poster from  filmofilia.com
Liza pic from projectqatlanta.com

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

To all the wonderful mothers in the world.  Our family decided to celebrate yesterday and go out to Red Lobster.  It was crowded, but not as crowded as restaurants are on Mothers Day.  Dining with my family was fun and sweet, but after dinner I attended my friend's house. Old friends, good music, lots of food and cakes (which i didn't eat, because I was still full from dinner), but trust me, all the food looked good (chicken, catfish, greens, spaghetti, etc).  Then we decided to play spades.  Anyone who knows me, knows I'm the queen of spades... yeah QUEEN!.  But I ended up losing to my friend who can't even play spades..lol. When it was time to bid, she wouldn't even look at her hand and she'll just be like... "I got 6" *died*.  To make it even worse, she always had a whip.  I couldn't get a good hand to save my life, but I guess that just happens sometime. Overall I had a great day, even though i'm not a mother.