congratulations to you. me. and us.

"in the land of make believe, time to make them believe the believable."qtip

panic.

i have no phoneeeeeeeeeee!!!

im about to go crazy. i was on my way to see notorious tonight. i met my friends there...they were zooted out there minds. i picked up a whole lot of bojangles to eat in the movie! i put the a cup of tea in the front pocket...with my cell phone. the lid wasn't on good and in seconds, the entire drink had spilled out in my pocket. my pocket was dripping.

someone was calling me and i my phone was just dripping. i thought it was okay because the phone was still functioning, but its not. 

i said a lot of bad words.

i'm trying not to trip. but my blackberry is my alarm clock, my access to twitter! my email and MY PHONE.

it wouldn't be so bad if i was going to be snowed in my apartment tomorrow.

the damage was obviously my fault, so I'm going to have to get a new one. I dont think you can get temporary phones, but luckily i'm going home this weekend so I can just activate one of my old phones or my mom's something.

so yea. for those of you who need to reach me...email me at my first

 name and last name:

adrianne(lastname)@gmail.com and i'll get back to you?!

no more of this (sigh) for a while. 

but...happy inauguration day.

January 15, 1908

Happy Founder's Day!!!

If you need a lesson in sisterhood, service, sophistication and lots of prettiness :) pay attention to our 101 (years) of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Incorporated!! 

Happy Founder's Day to all of my Sorors everywhere!

many thanks to the Sorors before us!

me and my bestfriend/Soror!

skee-wee!!

Sorry Soror Ethel, but i'm also ubber excited because Post Secret is coming to my school in  March :O. I can't wait! I will be one of the geeks there at least an hour in advance. lol

monday movements.

I went back to school today!!!!! It was okay. Typical first day of class, I have a cute geology teacher! Too bad he is married. I have an African Experience class, it seems quite interesting! Although I heard you don't have to do anything to get an "A" in the class. I'm going to do my best to resist peer pressure and do everything required :)

I got out of class today pretty early because my geo lab doesn't start for 2 more weeks! So I treated myself with afternoon sushi. yum.

It's weird for me to be chillin on a Monday. Last semester my days were from 8 to usually 6 packed with an internship, class and at least one meeting on Monday nights. I was burnt out and my grades showed it, so this semester/2009, I'm letting excess clubs and things go and taking Oprah's advice in being my 1st priority--in more ways than just school!!!

Although, I am meeting someone in the morning about starting an public relation internship--I dreaded my last internship at the radio station! I think this one is more exciting and actually beneficial. 

I'm still trying to move in my stuff...I have all my jackets and coats in my backseat still. I guess I should grab them soon, it's supposed to be like 40 degree highs this week! And for some reasons my rooommates seem to not believe in heat. 

I was really bummed to be back here yesterday, I really (kinda) contemplated going back home.  But I realized...that's not really an option and this semester will be over before I know it. Hopefully.

This semester I am looking forward to:

• Obama's inaguaration next week! I won't be there but...it's going to be a day to remember
  
• Traveling!!! Visiting my friends at school!! Last semester I couldn't! I didnt have the time or energy...
  
• Spring Break!! I'm supposed to be going to Puerto Rico with my sorority but i have no money. We'll put it on my vision board
• Being less stressed (we hope) and

just enjoying life

ugggh

i just got back to school and i'm already in a stank. i really hate my apartment complex. apparently, while I was gone, we got a new roommate...which no one in management notified me nor my roommates (i dont talk to them but im sure they weren't happy about it) 

...I live in a four bedroom apartment, since August, I've only had three roommates. I took the nightstand out the extra bedroom to use a a TV stand because I was using the foot of my bed as a TV stand!! 

I get back to my apartment today and the nightstand is gone, and the contents of my nightstand are thrown on the floor. I understand I probably shouldn't have taken it in the first place, but was there not extra nightstand around this complex? Or did they really have to throw my stuff on the floor? 

Nevermind some of my big sister's gave me some gag jokes for Christmas that I threw in my nightstand...they probably think i'm some freak!!! lol

Whatever. I'll just count the days until my lease is over and i'm outta here!! ugh.

little jilly's?!?!

sooooo those who know me, or even follow my blog know that i may just be one of the biggest  fans of Jill Scott. Period. I love her in every way!!! Anyways, the news dropped today that Jilly is preggers by her new fiancee'! They didn't waste any time did they? Anyways... She is actually very far along...she is due in late April! I'm having mixed emotions because I'm worried Jill won't have any music out anytime soon :( I guess I'm a selfish fan. But congrats!!

"if we talking 'bout money baby, now we talkin"

who said money couldn't talk?

my mom gave me this twenty dollar bill.  I didnt flip it, but it says "IMPEACH BUSH!" I don't think if she even noticed it when she had it. If you look close, you can see it was stamped on the back a couple of times too lol. In 16 days we'll have no worries....

did you have your black eyed peas today?

happy new year hunnies.

the joys of freetime, youth and nachos.

chello little kiddies!!!
Can you believe it's about to be Christmas? I can't. I've somehow attempted to do a few rounds of Christmas shopping...my choice is going to the malls late before the doors close! Although the malls have had some great sales, I had to get a few treats for myself including a fabulous New Year's dress :) Thanks Recession!!!!

My sister is finnnnnnnnnnnnalllly home. We've celebrated a little, but her little body needs to rest so we should be picking up soon. Including Kanki tonight :) yum.

Since I've been home...i have:

• yet to unpack my two suitcases

-i've taken over the guest bedroom, it really looks like a hurrican come through

• openned lots of christmas cards with pics of little white children i dont know

-although i got the sweetest Christmas card from a friend from high school!! i almost cried

• driven alot.

-Hondie hit mile 200,000 on my way from Charlotte!!

• unfortunately been given alot of TRASH from alot of people

-what's up with that?! i know

• frooze my butt off!

-It dropped from 60 degrees to about...20

• saw Seven Pounds!!

-dont tell my sis or mom, I was supposed to go with them! It was good tho, you should go see it too!

okay. ciao. and happy holidays.

i'm going to take a bath in my apartment for the firs time tonight. not like bathing, but the kinda bath where you feel the bathtub up and sulk and think and relax until your fingernails get gooey.

the last week has been rough! It's November so if anyone else is in college you know that = crunch time. nevermind the 4382904893 things i'm involved in as of late... I have a 20 page paper due on December 3. I have 4 pages. i'm sooo ready to go home for Thanksgiving. It's so odd that me and my sister are feeling the same way worlds apart.

i would start a countdown until i come home again, but that'd just make it worse. my parents might be coming up to see me next week?! but i'm not gonna hold my breath...

bathtime.

less than 24 hours

so happy for this sh*t to be over with....

"According to Snopes.com, Princeton was requested to put a 'restriction' on distribution of any copies of the thesis of Michelle Obama (a/k/a/ Michelle laVaughn Robinson) saying it could not be made available until November 5, 2008 but when it was published on a political website they decided they would lift the restriction.
In her senior thesis at Princeton , Michele Obama, the wife of Barack Obama stated that America was a nation founded on 'crime and hatred'.
Moreover, she stated that whites in America were 'ineradicably racist'. The 1985 thesis, titled 'Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community' was written under her maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson.
Michelle Obama stated in her thesis that to 'Whites at Princeton , it often seems as if, to them, she will always be Black first...' However, it was reported by a fellow black classmate, 'If those 'Whites at Princeton ' really saw Michelle as one who always would 'be Black first,' it seems that she gave them that impression'.
Most alarming is Michele Obama's use of the terms 'separationist' and 'integrationist' when describing the views of black people.
Mrs. Obama clearly identifies herself with a 'separationist' view of race. 'By actually working with the Black lower class or within their communities as a result of their ideologies, a separationist may better understand the desperation of their situation and feel more hopeless about a resolution as opposed to an integrationist who is ignorant to their plight.'
Obama writes that the path she chose by attending Princeton would likely lead toher 'further integration and/or assimilation into a white cultural and social structurethat will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society; never becoming a fullparticipant.'
Michele Obama clearly has a chip on her shoulder.
Not only does she see separate black and white societies in America , but she elevates black over white in her world.
Here is another passage that is uncomfortable and ominous in meaning:
'There was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the black community, I am obligated to this community and will utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit the blackcommunity first and foremost.'
What is Michelle Obama planning to do with her future resources if she's first lady that will elevate black over white in America ?
The following passage appears to be a call to arms for affirmative action policies that could be the hallmark of an Obama administration. 'Predominately white universities like Princeton are socially and academically designed to cater to the needs of the white students comprising the bulk of their enrollments.'
The conclusion of her thesis is alarming.
Michelle Obama's poll of black alumni concludes that other black students at Princeton do not share her obsession with blackness. But rather than celebrate, she is horrified that black alumni identify with our common American culture more than they value the color of their skin. 'I hoped that these findings would help me conclude that despite the high degree of identification with whites as a result of the educational and occupational path that black Princeton alumni follow, the alumni would still maintain a certain level of identification with the black community. However, these findings do not support this possibility.'
Is it no wonder that most black alumni ignored her racist questionnaire? Only 89 students responded out of 400 who were asked for input. Michelle Obama does not look into a crowd of Obama supporters and see Americans. She sees black people and white people eternally conflicted with one another.
The thesis provides a trove of Mrs. Obama's thoughts and world view seen through a race-based prism. This is a very divisive view for a potential first lady that would do untold damage to race relations in this country in a Barack Obama administration.
Michelle Obama's intellectually refined racism should give all Americans pause for deep concern.
Now maybe she's changed, but she sure sounds like someone with an axe to grind with America . Will the press let Michelle get a free pass over her obviously racist comment about American whites? I am sure that it will.

p.s. we paid for her scholarship "

i know people die everyday, but did anyone else's heart break when they heard Obama's grandmother died this morning? it makes you realize everyday is a milestone

we'll see how tomorrow unfolds...

pics from the obama rally at my school this evening and my time in kansas city coming soon...

sick!!!

this chick stays 3849089302 steps ahead of the game! check out her heel-less boots.

sick.

she goes by "posh" for a reason....

le premier octobre

Today was the first day at my internship!! It was neat, mellow, low key. The radio station I intern with is an NPR station, so there aren't like any celebs running through...or technically any good music playing really, just jazz on the commercial breaks. They do have an impressive jazz collection.

Anyways, I wasn't looking forward to getting up early. I don't have class until 12:30 Monday and Wednesdays, so I don't usually get outta bed until like 10:30! Somehow my heart started beating at 6:30ish this morning and it wasn't too painful, well it was...but i'm sure it'll get worse once the weeks go on. Can you believe it's October? ribbit ribbit.

My day at WFAE consisted of...burning copies of the shows on CD's, beginning to answer phone call's on the show, and look at online news. and my phone until it rang. Until i realized it was before 10 o clock and I get mad at people who text me before then anyways. The show starts at 9 o clock. Today's show was about the economy...which is a mess in case you've been undering a rock for the past 3 weeks. I feel like I'll learn alot. Tomororow's show is about gas shortage! I wish I could be there...there is NO gas in Charlotte! It's a mess. I drove to the next town this past weekend and there was no luck. Places that do have gas, expect to wait >25 to get to the pump. I went to Gastonia last night...(which is a small town about 30 mins. away , but there are some cool kids there :) ) and they didn't even have gas! scary. i feel like it's gonna be a movie weekend, starting with our favorite idiot we love to hate (for a reason) Mrs.Palin on the debate tomorrow night!

I had class until 5! I had to speak with my comm professor shortly after class today. I have a 20 page paper due at the end of the semester, I'll feel like i can do anything once I accomplish that. He told me alot of people interviewed for my internship position!!?! I never would have guessed. Sometimes I'm geniunely knowlingly naive about things, if that makes sense. I'm still moving because I took a wonderful nap today. The kind of nap that you wake up and think it's the next day. I really thought it was Thursday morning and I really wanted Taco Hell (it's hell for your insides but soo good! sometimes.) I went out for a quick wal-mart run and taco bell but it turned into an hour and a half!! Wal-mart was hell, everyone and their moms were at Taco Bell so I settled for quizno's. mmm tasty.

o yea, i met Rev. Al Sharpton yesterday. He was cool. I guess. See Al, over, over, there's me.

ha. c'est moi aussi. that's me too.

i've been trying to watch p.s. i love you since sunday! everytime i cut it own i fall asleep or i get interrupted for long periods of time. my best friend said it's tear worthy? whatever. but i could use a good cry lol ciao. this time next week...i'll be a chez moi! my house! yayyyyyy

tell Frank i said hi

Frank, the author and creator of Post Secret is going to be at East Carolina University tonight! I want to go sooo bad, but ECU is 4 hours away from me here at school! He was only an hour away at Wake Forest University last week but I was super busy. Post Secret is an anonymous community where people send in their most craziest/sadest/funniest/raunchiest secrets on regular index cards. Frank posts every Sunday. I always wake up Sunday morning and check www.postsecret.com first! You may have seen me post some of the post cards on my blog before...if you are in the area, please go for me!

I picked out of a few of my favorites! These people definitely have their own stories behind them..but I thought they stood out to me. I keep saying I'm going to send my own postcard in..

i check my mail everday in hopes of getting mail too. i did get a fabulous refund check today tho :)

ugh. so true.

you know it.

you know where i am.


;)



Brad Pitt is delish...but you can keep the HPV. But damn, look at that body :-O

hotel rooms always freak me out.

i can relate! food is so freaking expensive. ...i don't cry tho, i gotta eat.






we gotta do something...yes, we can. obama. oh eight.


it's 69 degrees and rainy here in charlotte but...always got remember:

see u next time.

dear summer

to you forever...from me to you:

Thanks Mr. West, for kicking off the summer with the one of the best concert's ever...and supplying my motto for summer '08: "grab a drink, holla at some (boys) and party b*tch!!!" which became amazingly true! lol

to my sis...(who is obviously too cool for this earth by looking at this pic) for giving me a place to crash! and many fun times and hillarious stories..please don't leave.


my job in the financial aid office at wtcc...made my heart weak when i became numb to sob stories and people who couldn't afford education, or my heart hurt when 21 year old single mothers were being shipped to iraq with a weekend's notice. nevertheless, it kept my mind strong.

although our seperation this summer was painful..the occasional random midweek sleepovers made me forget it all. This summer made me a few of those moments where I realized we were beyond best friends esp when I realized how hurt I was when you got your tattoo without me and when I couldn't sleep until you got back that morning in VA beach! It's gonna be a great year for us both...no worries.

didn't see you much this summer but we'll make it back here someday...maybe we can use the field to take off on my spaceship?

from running sprints on the moving sidewalks in the airport to you just making it with your broken ankle...stop worrying. You're gonna take Duke by a (red)storm. Just as long as you bring your t-shirt...

how come we were mutual friends of our 580489 friends for so long?? Don't know if I would have made it this summer without ya...that's a fact. I love you more than Ms.Annette, Goldilocks and Ms. Bev love cigs! Tell ECU to be ready when I come down and give them the business...

My only friend from school who came to visit me this summer! You were the specialest guest we ever had at $4 Tuesdays...can't wait to see you again

my girls...

we didn't get one shot together this summer since the camera died! but....

thanks for the long nights...sometimes too long lol

uber sexiness

true friendships/girltalks/dr*nk talks/heartachetalks/celeberations/tazewell suites to traveling pants times!

and overall, dear summer, thanks for reminding me

good people...

good food..

and good drinks...never goes outta style.

(special thanks to HondieBoo for getting me thru 2,000+ miles this summer!)

"im done for now

so one for now

possibly forever, we had fun together

but like all good things, we must come to an end

please show the same love to my friends

dear summer"

jayzdearsummer

in my absence...

summer is flying away...trying to enjoy every last second. be back to blogging soon. loves you.

need a mid-week treat?

tommorow, the cheesecake factory is offering their signature cheesecake slices tommorow for only $1.50!

cheesecake and cocktails anyone?!

hollaaaa

adrianne's thoughts on the week

Work --> D+
crazy busy. I work in the financial aid office of a community college where people usually can't afford to foot the bill of the classes. Everyone who comes in now is LATE for fall and today we did a major purging of fall registrations. You can only imagine. It's 8:30 then 5. Going to work in the morning actually....

CNN's Black in America --> C-
Didn't get me thinking much. I thought the first night was mostly story telling that didn't catch my attention...me and my sis and friends ended up laughing at completely random irrevelant things. And the host's disgustingly too big jeans. 2nd nights continued show of horrid statitics of black men just made me sad. I really want Spike Lee's specs tho!!!

$4 Tuesdays --> F
Didn't happen. Had a boring conference call for an event at school in the next month or so. Plus I'm trying to save my last few dolla dolla bills until I get paid next week! Cha chinnggggggg

Time --> D-
Moving entirely too fast. My farewell tour is about to kick-off soon. Make sure you book your appointment early. There are people I really do love that I still haven't seen this summer! Yikes. If that's you...please charge it to my head, not to my heart. Then call me. My sister is leaving soon for a long time, which makes me sad. E-mails from school are getting cranked up already. The possibility of me having surgery before school starts is becoming apparent too :O

Girlfriends/boosboopiecesshawtyboomissyous --> C+
Beach next week!!! Finally with my girlfriends, we all haven't hung out together in months! On the other side..encountered a little heartache this week, and my supposed alternative "date" tonight had a lame ass excuse. For the 4839054th time ..."you gotta do right by me, it's mandatory." snip snip.

Ryan --> C
No new news on Ryan, she is still in ICU. However,...my family greatly appreciates the prayers!!!

Did you see my twitter up top on the right?!?! I added it so I won't feel so bad when I don't blog often :)

some dreams stay dreams,some dreams come true

added a few things to my vision board this weekend...

mind if i share?

one step to making my dream --> reality

spring 2009: kingston university, uk
i'm a journalism major. i need it.

gotta get back here. soon.



my baby.

gots to.

only necessary.

can't share everything with you but..just look forward to seeing it all come true.

what's on your vision board?