slightly emo stace

*exhale*

The first Saturday of the year. So far, I'm loving it. Well, I'd like it even more if I would put away the clothes on my bed but whatever, it's Saturday.


I just realized I haven't had a relaxer since Oct 23. I don't know how i feel about that. I def don't miss it but I don't want to be dependent on intense levels of heat for my hair to be straight. I think what I'm really worried about is finding a nice black salon to re-touch my hair. The last one I went to was all hype and the ones in Man are simply out of my teacher budget. I guess that answers my question: $15 root blow-outs at the Dominican salons till whenever.

I paid all my bills yesterday. Sometimes I hate it but yesterday, it felt so good. I am so blessed to only have an AmEx bill (that was surprisingly low for a post Christmas balance), car note and insurance, and cell phone bill. I thank my dad every.single.day for no student loans. Him and FL Bright Futures.

It was hard for me to come back to NY after spending time with family in NoVA and of course Florida. It was like that first day of school when I was trying to get a job with DC Public schools. I didn't cry this time; I was (luckily) so engrossed in This Side of Paradise, it didn't hit me till later. But I did cry that morning it was -2 degrees. I cried b/c people wouldn't let me off the crowded ass bus and I had to walk an extra block to get to school. I was soooooo sad.

I said I want a big blowout party for the 30th but I don't think I want that anymore. Unless it can be spent in South Florida, (at the Mayfair Resort to be exact), I just want my girls and I to eat at a fabulous restaurant and drink top shelf till our heads fall off. and if Nigella Lawson can be there, i'd be even more excited. I love that thick hoe!
Ugh, it's on a Tuesday. Which means the Sunday before is Mothers' Day which means I won't be able to do anything till the weekend after my birthday, the 11-13th.

*blink*
#wack

Anyway, I want a croissant and a cookie on this fine Saturday. Maybe a stroll thru Central Park... ttyl

Randoms

I know you guys think I'm kidding, but I really do wonder what Craig Mack is doing right now and like I did on Twitter, I do wonder, "What Would Craig Mack Do?". It's soooooo random but he was the first victim of Diddie so I worry about him :-(

i've taken up to running. I would rather do conditioning (the whole nine; weights, sprints, balance, agility, etc) but seeing how I don't play an organized sport for a university, that's out. I do miss the gym and having a trainer...

speaking of working out, someone said we're going to play tennis this weekend. If not, I'll continue to get my solo run on.

i've started waxing again. It's amazing to not have to worry about unwanted hair for 3 or more weeks at a time!

we've narrowed it down. Summertime. LAWD, be a cold front!

who here knows how I feel about deadlines?? Planning a wedding doesn't mesh with me... all I know is I want dark pink fabulousness. oh yeah, and a gray dress.

School isn't fun right now. I don't like pressure... I'ma flip out one day...

the political ads that simply DOG the opponent piss me off. I tweeted about one that was simply, "If you like Barack, you'll LOVE (gov candidate)." are you freaking serious?!?! THAT'S what we've come to!?!? and you know there are STUPID people out there who don't know what the fluck is going on but now know NOT to vote for someone cause an ad used psychology on they dumb asses!!!

woosah.

when a person pisses me off to no end, I call them a ninja and I qualify it with their race. "I know this white ninja did NOT ignore my question!!!!!!!!" yes, I've called DFB that a few times. One time, to his face.

I have a grown up costume for Halloween this year!!! I thiiiink, you can click my 'pix' tag and see what i wore 4 years ago. It was not a game!

My favorite ex and I keep in contact. We are the only other person each other knows who loves MJ as much as the other does (did that make sense?). I was thinking about him this morning and guess who sent me a text? Fave ex! I then told him, "I wish we lived closer! We'd be awesome friends and couples!" He replies, "Hell yeah! More ig'nant than 50 Tyson! Y'all should move!" #ChileBoo. The next place I'm moving is to a tower overlooking somebody's water! wait, that can apply where he is... okay, next place I'm moving is the M-I-Yayo!

Art Ba.sel Miami Beach is coming! I's so excited! I LOOOOOOVE visual art!! and my last issue of W mag had a ginormous article on America's most important art show!! woo hoo, can't wait! We haven't been since 2007; that needs to be fixed asap-edly!

speaking of art, I think that adds to my LOVE of Kan. He can do no wrong in my book. People like to ride on him cause he's wearing a red v-neck with hella chains but who else would have the guts to wear that? I LOVE him for that!!! Just cause you're in "hip hop" doesn't mean it has to be jeans and timbs/af1s, stop with the pigeonholing. although I didn't like the song he did on SNL, i LOVED the performance. so simple!

nevermind, people just think you drank the Ye kool-aid if you like what he does. real talk, he's up there with Barack. DON'T TALK ABOUT MY PREZ OR MY 'YE!!

I plan on getting WBW this weekend. We know what happened last time I did that... I found myself an(other) WB admirer. a marine one. BTW, we google chat once in a while... bless his crazy heart. I told him I was engaged before I put it on FB and he said I broke his heart. *snickering*. You're doing the most right now. THEE.most.

I'm ready for my hair to be long again. It was growing like wildfire when I was in the salon every 10 days... but i can't be spending money on frivolity anymore! I gots to put some away for you know, that thing I'm having sometime in the summer... LOL!

Is it too soon to try on dresses? Jam and I are ready to fly to NY and stop by kleinfelds. Anitra, we'll layover in DC and you're coming with. Dani, meet us at 133rd and White Plains. *BREAK!*

Chic-fil- a made me feel better after my trying afternoon that included ig WW, data entry, unsupervised children, and CRYING.

I don't do crying.

Today should've been Friday.

Randoms

One of my children wrote down what his homie told him about a girl in my class. "Jermaine said you are sexse."

1. What do you know about "sexse"? How old are you that you used that word for a classmate???

2. Should I've reminded him about the trailing 'y' and how it sounds like 'ee'? i.e. "sunnY", "cloudY", "StaceY"?

3. I wonder how I should've responded... I don't talk sex with 5 y.o.

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Real talk, I thought I was going to get a ring this weekend. Drew made a big deal out of going to UM this weekend and got a hotel room at the most magnificent hotel I've ever been in, The Mayfair (waaaaaaaaaay prettier in person!)... for apparently no reason. But here's the kicker, when we checked out and got back to his place, he held my hand and said, "I'm looking for a stone for your ring."

*blink blink*

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Tima is starting to grow on me. Bump that, she has grown on me. I was sooooooooooooo ready to give her back! But guess who REALLY likes her?? Mom Dukes! Little does she know, she's getting her!

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I talk a big game about growing my hair but I reeeeeeallly like it "short". I'm starting to think the longest I'll grow it is chin-length. A graduated bob with the gentlest layers in the back sounds too chic! I can do the sleek look, I can do the roller wrap wavy look... I'm a fan!

Speaking of hair, my sister cut hers off. She really needed to. Her nape has not grown since her Sweet 16 when she first glued tracks to it. yeah. And if you know Mini Me, she STAYS with some weave in her hair; it never got a chance for fresh hair or a chance to rest. We shall see how long this will last.

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It hit me that if I still lived with my parents, I would be more than able to afford a new car. Like, an actual new car. I'd never buy a brand new car but if I wanted to, I could've. My rent alone takes two car payments. Then there's my ortho bill, cell phone, car insurance, and utilities. I need a two income household.

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Drew and I spent most of the weekend in Dade County. I so want to live there. While driving to UM, we looked at the pretty mediterranean houses and admired every last one. Then while on the topic, I asked if he wanted to own a house. He said yeah, so I asked why. He couldn't think of a reason. Then he was like, "Why DO we have to own a house? It's a nice idea but whose nice idea was it that it has to be ours?" My thoughts exactly. But, I do want a yard for children to play in wiffle ball in. And a driveway to put up a basketball goal. And the idea of renting a house sounds weird. Maybe when our first born turns 5, we'll buy a house. At the rate we're going, I'll holla at a mortgage at 40.

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I watched '16 & Preg.nant' for the first time this weekend. Wow. Wow.

Cyber Money

Things have to change in 2010.

So you know how I had to pay my rent but got flucked when peipal decided to charge $23.50 to use them? Up.set. I'd rather find a plane ticket to NY and pay my rent in person than pay that ridic amount of money to do something I've been doing since August for free.

Rigamarole aside, my rent was paid and I know how I'm going to do it from now on: in cash. I will take her account # and put the rent in there on the 1st of every month. Doing it this way takes me back to the days when my parents would take money out of their account by actually going into the bank. Or paying their bills by going to the establishment, even when the days of ATMs and online bill pay were rapidly approaching. I used to get an attitude if I wanted needed money and Pops would say, "Let me go to the bank first" Ugh! Do you know how long that would take?! First he'd have to find an outfit that consisted of some dad jeans and a oversized t-shirt.

SIDEBAR: I told y'all my mom once said my dad looks like a person who follows rappers around, right? iDied.

Anyway, back to peipal.

I basically came out of pocket $1600. #notagoodlook

I won't see $800 to replenish my savings account for some 3-4 business days. Both sides of my account are waiting PATIENTLY for 1159pm! my hair hasn't been professionally done in WEEKS and I have Christmas shopping to do!! Although, I did see a tweet that had me rolling!!!

"I don't buy Christmas gifts, it's Jesus' birthday, not yours"

But we've all been accustomed to get and give gifts so bring on the money and bring on the mall!!

Buckwild

That's what I went this past weekend. Straight buck booty naked wild.

With my money of course.

I saw a tennis bracelet I wanted; I copped it. Granted, it was Black Friday so I got a crazy deal on it but it was still up there in price.

Kinda like Sam in SATC, I wanted to buy myself a piece of jewelry. over the summer, when I broke up with Drew, I found myself not wearing any of the things he gave me... yeah I was down to ONE tennis bracelet. NOT.FUN. But, I'm done buying for myself! LOL

I bought TWO bottles of perfume... I REALLY like Jessika Simpson's 'Fancy'. I was pleasantly surprised with it so I bought it. the other one, I twitted abt already

I got someone named Jameil a Christmas gift. That mug cost 2.9 trillion dollars.

Santana designs shoes and purses. A metallic brown clutch caught my eye so I bought it.

Seeing how my hair hasn't been behaving, I got a flat-iron and two headbands. One has feathers on it, the other is made out of satin. and even though ceramic hair appliances have been around for a lil minute now, them joints are not cheap yet, just less expensive than titanium.

we can never forget the weekly shopping sprees at Buplix + gas

then the automatic debits that come out of my account (stock, ortho, utilities)

and the bill I pay with one click (car insurance, cell phone both paid by amEx so essentially, i'm paying one bill)

plus the all so important "dig myself out of the mess I created in undergrad" payment... my credit score better be 4 futhermucking figures in freaking 2010, yeah I said FOUR FIGURES!

Oooh, I bought myself a jean skirt a FAMU PINK hoodie. V. Secret know she's wrong for those prices. But then again, it's all the limited. Express is the worst of the bunch.

and then there's rent.

I think I'll have $3.82 to last me till NEXT thursday at 1159pm

Jaw Dropped

everything I've done since last Thursday just cleared my bank account.

at the same time.

JAW DROPPED

the hair appt, eyePhone for Pops, chic-fillet, gas, and pedicure from last Thursday

the oil change and new freaking tire, gas, mcD's, three plane tickets, more gas, and Mexican happy hour from Friday

ATM withdrawal from Saturday

and the wahlmart purchase from yesterday.

JAW DROPPED

iHop meal and the gas bought on Sunday hasn't even began to process yet.

*pouting*

I don't want to play anymore.

Where the freak is my AmX?

Is It Friday Yet?

I think it's cause we last got paid on Spring Break Friday...

this has been the looooooooooongest two week span in my LIFE!! I've been trying so hard not to touch my savings account; especially since I haven't done anything with my tax return...

I moved $150.00 into my checking but I have a $100 check coming out soon. and then spent $50 at the hairdresser a week after spending $53.00 at the hair dresser, TWO weeks after spending $100+ at the hairdresser...

See what I'm talking about??? To be spending so much money on my hair, that thing should be FIRE!

no, FI-YAH!

or like my sis would say, "FIE"


Do I have to go back to not even having a figure in my bank account!??! I want to be in the 4-figure range!! in my checking account!! all the time!!

Come on, Friday!! get here!


Okay, let's talk money.

- I need a roth IRA yesterday

- I need to increase my 403(b) contribution

- I need to figure out how grad school is going to be paid for

- I really should consolidate my online savings accounts.... them bitches started off with the gangsta 4.5% and have dropped down to 1.something% but are still bragging about having the highest percentage. Maaaaaaan, I'll sooner put it in a CD.

I need, I need, I need my money right!

Numbers

I usually put 10% of my paycheck in my savings account and literally go thru 89% of it in 2 weeks. So not healthy seeing how I have nothing to show for the hundreds of dollars I spend in a month. My jewelry was given to me and the last time I bought myself a pair of shoes was 9/2008... from Ross.
I will admit, I bought this brown bag.

Wait, there was that "sale" at GBCB...

Okay, so I have a gray dress and a brown bag.

Anyway, I decided to put 40% of my check away and play with what is left. I'm already in love with how the savings side looks and I'm okay with the checking side looking smaller than usual. I've written out tithing checks to place in the collection plate here at home and to mail off to St. Mike's in Tally. I didn't have my checkbook or cash with me when I went to St. John's in Hollywood :-(
No more broke Sundays!


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On another numerical note, Dani and I decided to go to the sure to be entertaining bridal shower of her. Thinking about her upcoming marriage made me think of mine. Oh, I didn't tell you? I had a talk with Drew and marriage is in the future. the "not right now but soon" future. Whatever that means, I was thinking about who would be my 'maids.


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I so didn't want to be that person with a harem, that person that Dani and I make fun of, that person who is usually in a sorority and picks her front, back, ace, tail, teen and double digit, neo and prophyte number,

THAT CHICK WHO HAS EVERYONE IN HER WEDDING PARTY!!!

I was sold on 6 till today. Then I realized, there is someone I JUST CAN'T LEAVE OUT!

and....... while we're still on the topic of weddings, I found out kindergarten homie of mine got married. Then this info came out,

"he's had a crush on you for the past 20 years"

*blink blink*


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My 27th birthday is in 2 months.

What am I going to do?!

Go to Disnee???

I think so :-)

ouch

35 hours, axle boots, trans flush, arm, power steering flush, leg, rotated tires, a pint of blood, air filter, alignment, 1st born draft pick if its a boy...












$1081.41


Okay!!!! I don't want to play adult anymore! The towel has been thrown in!

Wow.

I left my phone at school :-(

How will I check CNN at 5am without getting out of bed? and my she-mail? and bacefook???

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I left school with plans to go to Narnes and Boble and buy some books for my classroom library.

I did just that but...






I accidently fell in CBCG before I got to the bookstore.

They had this 70% off sign right in front; in the brightest red...

They had their winter wear on sale...



I saw a jacket I liked. Kinda like the one from Ranana Bepublic I haven't worn yet, but khaki. I would've preferred it in black...

I didn't get it.




I saw this sweater dress in the prettiest cream color. Double breasted with big black buttons. Knee length and fit just right.

I didn't get it.




They had a winter white waist length pea coat. A smidgen too big but CBCG runs big (on me at least) and I'm sure I'd be wearing more than a tee shirt under it...

I got it.


Then this gray dress that had nothing to do with anything but it was gray and I don't have a nice gray dress and I love gray clothes so much, I seriously would wear a gray wedding dress and want gray as a wedding color if it wasn't the same color as eeyore and everything else drab or hazy... *sigh* run on sentence, I know, train of thought, hop on.

That thing was the most expensive item I have EVER bought for myself. Like, too much for one piece of clothing that wasn't leather, cashmere or embroidered in 24k gold thread.
The dress was more expensive than the wool COAT!

*sigh*


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Thinking about cutting my hair... the chick on the zertec commercial has a Stacie haircut. A long-ish, layered bob.

cute.

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On a brighter note, my new GQ came today. I've seen LeBron look better.

sigh of relief?

So the check for the 2nd of my 3 credit card debts cleared today. Last month, I was doing jumping jacks at the thought of today. The day where my credit will have so many changes due to cards that haven't seen any payment since 2005 now being PAID.

yeah, not so much. In a drastic and characteristically rash move by myself, on YomKippur, I decided to call two agencies and work things out.

Now today is here and as usual, I have none, (n-u-n) money but






2 down (tunsrust, citie)

1 to go (mank of bamerica)


i see living with the parents has come in handy :-)

I don't wanna play

late april- lil sis' birthday

may- mother's day, lil sis graduation

june- father's day, mom's birthday

july- drew's birthday

august- jam's b-day, back to school

LIFE COSTS TOO MUCH MONEY!!!


On a "brighter" note, I went to see my oral surgeons today. See about that tooth that won't erupt... braces or an implant?? I'm going to go with the braces. but, a "chain" will be needed to bring that bad boy down.

barrr?

Whenever talk of my teeth come up, my mom says, "Did I drink too much milk when I was pregnant with you?? You have ALWAYS had issues with your teeth!"

So I had braces sophomore year in highschool and senior year, got 5 teeth extracted with the hopes that the bitches underneath would come up on their own since they were impacted... no such luck. Now before my jaw starts to sink and I need dentures, might as well fix that up. plus


I got my own insurance!!!

I want to use my HMO so bad!! I LOOOOOOOOOOVE having insurance!!! I stay ready to use that card! Gone head and give that good sedation... hmmmmm, drugs.


on the brightest note yet

let's all put in and get Jameil an orange gator sweatshirt!


they are so much fun!!! well at least my Rattler one is... you see that Double Handed Rattler Strike!!

The Weekend Wrap Up

let me break it down for you.

Friday. leave school and come back around 545 for Family Fun Night. Tons of indoor activities and food. I was the sole cashier for food where the most expensive item was $1.00. I don't want to count money anymore!!
leave there around 9pm. Go home to defrost from hotdogs, popcorn and limbo; call drew and tell him i'm tired. he says i don't have to drive down tonight but the tone in his voice said otherwise. that's when i changed my spacebook status to 'love = sacrifice'. i crawled out of bed, packed a bag and drove to hollywood. mind you, i've been up since 630am and its now 11pm. lane closures on I-95. gotta love that ish. i make it there and hit the bed. oh but wait, there are no sheets on the bed! DAMNIT DREW! Fcuk that shit, I used the comforter as a sleeping bag and fade to black. then here he comes... with sushi! ok, i'm not mad anymore! eat and go back to sleep.

saturday. he's playing at merr.ick park again. i take pics of them during their 4 hr gig during the hottest part of the day (2-6pm) it seemed. then i made the mistake of getting an aerial shot of them and "falling" into be/be where I spend too much money on 4 shirts. the minute i signed the slip, my feet turned to lead. i trudged out with receipt in hand, str-8 dumbfounded. harry dred already knew the deal and said, "you spent too much money didn't you?" it was written all over my face! dreezy tried to be supportive and say, "you earned it! when do you ever go all out and buy whatever you want? that's your tutoring money right there!" sheeeeet, that's like 3x my tutoring money... i always buy what i want and that's the problem! i justify it with, "i ain't got no kids or major bills, so why not?" but that mini spree hurt my heart.

saturday, we pack up and leave merr.park. we're to meet at harry's house at 10pm so we can road trip to orlando for a show. 1248am, we finally leave! make it to o-town at 430am and hit the telly on i-drive. i have no idea what we're doing, i just came for the (come to find out, uncomfortable) ride. i'm lying. i'm "on staff" as the photo/videographer.

sunday. haitian flag fest!

we're at eola park and i was just hoping i'd bump into a haitian chick with box braids who lives in orlando named desy. maybe she was there, idk was busy taking pics and didn't have her # to set up a play date.

whatever the case, the event was nice! the most fun i've had at a haitian event cause for real, kompa.s fest was NOT getting it, nor were the lil gigs ma/wo.n has played at... no offense to any haitian reading this. y'all actually remind me of ghanians. way too aggressive over the little things.

anyhoo,
we leave there and try to find a place to eat. a place that devout vegetarians, lacto-ovo veggies, and 'only fish' veggies eat. lena, ralph and i were the meat eaters who could eat anywhere whereas the 'tarians were being mum abt where to eat! ralph said, "i will eat some griol (sp?) and not feel bad right now, speak up!" i picked an italian rest and told the vegans to eat some 3 cheese tortellini and holla back. i was hungry, hot and tired and they were perking. we order, eat on the road and make it back to s. florida at 1230. back to drew's where we hit the sheets only to be woken up by an alarm at 545am, seeing how i have to drive an hour to get back home and get ready for work. you already know today was a movie day. that was the plan. i saved it for the last 30 min of the day. even when i'm dead tired, i can't try my students' lives with a movie! we have addition and subtraction to master! books to read! kindergarten to conquer!! ha HA!

will post pics when i find my cord!