Checking in...

Hey,
What’s up? Me? Nothing major. Just trying to gain a deeper appreciation for all the little things that make life worth living. I just attended a cook out with a few of the folks I went to college with, many of which I still keep in contact with. Most of which, I don’t see nearly enough. For those I don’t see that much or at all, it was even that much better. On the real, I didn’t realize the women were that damn good looking. I couldn’t even make a decision of who I should flirt with, so I flirted with everyone…hey, it’s what I do, and I’m good at it (I think).
Aside from that, my life is okay…I still very much blessed, but there is much I need to do. Like, I need a new mode of transportation. My truck started acting up on me last Saturday; so much so, I haven’t driven it since. It’s entirely too hot to risk driving it somewhere and getting stranded with a vehicle that hasn’t had AC in years. I had to borrow my father’s car to go to the cook out yesterday. As a result, I didn’t attend the after-party affairs, because I didn’t want to take his car somewhere I hadn’t cleared with him first. Should something happen to his car under such circumstances, I’d feel terrible.
My homegirl Donya passed five years ago this past Friday, to the day actually. I still miss her very much. I still wish I could have my friend back. I have stopped trying to make sense of her death, but it doesn’t stop it from hurting when I think about it. She was one of my oldest friends. We never argued, and she knew me, you know? Beyond the walls I can put up, more so back then, she had gotten beyond many of those walls. Only one person has gotten further than she, and she knows who she is. Actually, so does everybody else who’s close to me.
The Loan Officer business is very trying, mainly because you can structure something, only to have some unforeseen tidbit of information arise and muck up the whole deal. It’s still a positive learning experience, though. Learning how to legally circumvent obstacles to achieve the desired goal. Experience and good knowledgeable colleagues are invaluable in any arena, especially financially based arenas.
On a completely unrelated note, I finally replaced the first disc to my Curtis Mayfield Superfly soundtrack. I was stolen my first week of employment at this non-profit I used to do various graphic and web duties for. That and six other CD’s were stolen along with my radio and CD changer. That was a blow, and not in that good Las Vegas way. Having this CD again feels like I found a piece of myself or something. Curtis was a musical genius, man… No disrespect to Isaac Hayes, but the Shaft soundtrack couldn’t hope to touch Curtis’ efforts for the Superfly soundtrack. It may be one of the greatest, if not the greatest movie soundtrack ever done. I mean this wasn’t a bunch of hot artists making a soundtrack, no, this was one man taking an entire movie and developing a musical vision to compliment it. If you’re not up on it, and you love music, you need to get up on it.
Anywho, hope life is treating you well, and hope to hear from you soon.
God Bless,
Lee