Friday Freestyles

Another Friday. It would be awesome if it was payday! Ummhmm, sho you right.

But alas, it is not.

I am nevertheless thankful for the day.
Because the weekend cometh. And rightfully so.

GLORY!!! *church jogs in the corner*

And I have some good Friday thoughts...

Quote of the Day: I was listening to the Karen Hunter show, and she's taking a 30 day break, a fast of sorts, from negativity. This is a bold undertaking to say the least. Her guest, rapper Common, appreciated her making such a positive goal.  And he said something that resonated with me:

"...it takes work to stay in a positive space, but it's worth if for the individual and for the whole too. Like meaning, the more we talk crazy about other people, kinda the more negative energy we're receiving too. And people don't think about it all the time, but it's like, to sit there and comment about somebody else over and over and say negative things, you're sending God a message, you're sending the universe a message that kinda that's what you think of yourself too, to a certain degree. And even if you don't know it, it's a subconscious thing."

That is profound, but it confirms much of what I have learned over a the past few years. People project their mess on others. I read in a book one time, and I talked about it here in an old post, that people are screens and we are projectors. I think about that when I am around someone who always stirring up a bunch of mess, just messy in general. And I view myself through that filter at times, and make sure I myself am not projecting.

But what really got me is that he said that you're sending a message to God or to the universe. That takes it deeper to some other level. Never thought of it that way. Geesh.

Happy Story of the Week. I love when great things happen to people around me. Keeps my mind away from whatever has me all stressed out at the moment.

One of my favorite coworkers "Sushi" got a promotion! This is exciting because it is difficult to get a promotion in these parts. I was so proud of her! I can finally stop thinking of her as a 12-year-old, even though she is around the same age as my brother. (My brother is 32, but I still think of him as a 10-year-old, lol).

Sushi is one of those rare people on the job who gets along with EVERYBODY and everybody likes her. I have never heard one bad word about her, and if she ever tells me of anyone she dislikes (which she hasn't), I will secretly be looking at that person as they walk by thinking... Sushi don't like you... you must be straight TRASH. Worse than trash.

I remember she randomly texted me a picture of an ultrasound a couple of years ago. I sat shocked at my desk for a moment. And I remember another coworker mouthing what I had been thinking... "Do we have to go kick someone's ass? Because I am down for it." I said no... even though I had been contemplating how to run up on a dude and run him over with my car...

...because Sushi is only 12-year's old in my mind, you see.

(Sushi keeps her business to herself. Sushi could be married, and the Queen of Wakanda for all we know!)

Anyway, back to her promotion. I was so happy. She's on MY level now. I told her that I will have to start calling her Dr. Sushi!! *Sushi kicks the hard eyeroll*

She used it as an opportunity to ask me for some of my famous cookies as a promotion present. Of course I would make some for her (only after I hemmed and hawed about if she was gonna be at work. It SUCKS when I bring cookies for someone, and they take the day off. UGH!!!!)

I made those cookies. Really, tho.

And I didn't draw her name on that bag until she responded to me texting asking if she was at work. If not, they would've been somebody else's cookies.

Sushi be kicking the fly shoes, too!

I couldn't decide if she busted up and killed a leopard , a tiger, a zebra, a cheetah....

But I did ask... "Are those designer shoes or did you get those at the Discount Mall?"
*Sushi kicks the hard eyeroll*
(But on the real... never seen those before. Haven't seen them around these parts.She probably is the Queen of Wakanda and won't tell us. hmm)

Congratulations, Sushi! I knew you were going to be great leader when you taught me how to use the Cash App! I knew then, this girl gonna take over the WORLD!!!

Song of the Week. This has been my song this week, much so for the reworking of Loose Ends "You Can't Stop the Rain".
Ghetto Gospel by "Curren$y et. al


I love that song! (Well, I love the song it is sampled from, really). This song is off an album titled Umbrella Symphony. Dudes just riding around in the rain rapping. I really like this album. It's not that ratchet, but some of it is like... dang, I gotta be a dude to get what they talking about.

That's it for my Friday Freestyles. I really need to post every day, because this is cathartic and therapeutic. 

Gotta post more... on purpose!!!