good times

i wish i came up (was a teen/young adult) in a different decade. i think ive narrowed it down to the 70s. i couldnt have done the 60s because i would not be able to deal with King's death and the rioting that insued. the 50s were still too racist for me to handle, as was any time prior. i grew up in the 90s and i love everything about that. being born in the 80s i think i only missed out on the bright colors but i dont miss how they were worn. the fashion was pretty much the worst. the 80s would have been fun for me for about 6 months. 

the 70s were all about that impowerment, enlightenment, peace, etc. i could have gotten down with that. and those 'fros! never was able to get my hair like that but i bet i could have back then. i would have known the right thing to do and my texture wouldnt have been ruined by excessive pressing. i could get with the clothes. ive seen some FIERCE 'fits from that era. and the music! the most beautiful music is from that time. i probably have just as many songs from the 70s in my itunes as i have from all the other decades since. 

one of my gripes about the 70s is that the guys were just too skinny. dont know if i could get with that. outside of that, cant think of too much i wouldnt like. the 70s would have been alright with me. this was before the HIV/AIDS epidemic. this was prior to crack being big. weed probably wasnt even laced with a whole bunch of other trash. seems like time a lot less complicated than today. 

6 months, 8 days, 12 hours

not really, but what i'm feeling right now made me think of that Brian McKnight song. i miss ATL...

i didn't think i would feel it so soon. i still hate the place but there are some things i love about it, too. so a la DON, here is my love/hate in reference to the "A".

Love

• doin' 90 on the highway WITH cops around and no one giving a f*ck
• that one movie theater no one knows about but me
• my old one bedroom apt.
• meeting my true spelman sisters. "spelman sister" in the sense that that's not what you call just any fool who walked through the gates.
• the distance from my parents
• the fact that i drove EVERYWHERE such that i could avoid "hollers" from unsavory characters
• getting most things in life for free or really cheap
• hearing those horrible but catchy songs that only sound good in the club before everyone else
• walking right into (literally) mannie fresh thinking "was that...?" and continuing into the store unphased/other "celebrity" encounters. who stands at the bottom of an escalator? rappers/producers, i guess...
• little 5 points

Hate

• every store i like is never in one mall
• the damn MARTA. i almost died on there. TWICE. true story 
• august 5, 2007- that bitch ran in the back of me and subsequently almost completely ruined my senior year
• too far to drive, too expensive to fly (for homecoming)
• the gate at my complex being wide open on the regular and management actually thinking they justified it with their excuse
• the language the natives speak
• how is there no 7-eleven in the state of GA???
• the distance from my nieces and sister and brother
• people who say "A U Center"; just say AUC...
• how at Subway they dont have the hot pepper sauce. you know the sauce i'm talking about?

Jodeci - U And I

[crunches]