:: my thoughtz ::

:: 5.09.2003 ::

Game 2
Philly...97...dem' otha niggaz...104


10 more pointz than the first game...and still anotha' loss!!! Allen choked on 2 free throwz...*frown* Thatz all I have to say about that...I'm really upset wit' their play...no one otha than Allen and my Uncle Derrick are steppin' up...I'm startin to think Keith Van Heezie iz point shavin' 4 real!

Anyway, Mo'z back in town for a few weekz...so last night...Me, Mo and L went out to just kick it...nah mean? There wasn't really much to do, so we just went to Buckhead and let women sweat us...(the usual...*smile*) and then we bounced...Yo, we went to Kroger to get somethin' to eat afterwardz...it was lyke 3 or 4 in the mornin' so there wasn't much else open...anyway, we were in Kroger lookin for food, when L comes up on this Black College Swimsuit Magazine...Immediately I fix my eyez on thiz familiar lookin' chyk...and who iz it!?!? TOMIKA DAYUMMMM SKANES!!! (DAYUMMMM izn't really her middle name...but h*ll...it might az well be...) Oh my Jebus...(thatz not a typo...relax)...I met her at some modelin' place at Phipps during All-star weekend...and I talked to her a few timez thru her website...[..::tomikaskanes.com::..]...Anyway, she'z down to earth as h*ll, got a good head on her shouldaz'...not to mention...FINE AZ A....DAYUMMM!!!...she could have my lil' Asian/Black babiez ANY day...*breathe*...Ok, I'm done...check her out below...DAYUMMMM!

I don't know what we're gettin into tonight...but I'll holla...lataz



:: 5:43:00 PM [+] ::
...

Game 1
Philly...87...dem' otha niggaz...98


We lost!!! Not only did the power go out...but so did Keith'z game! Van Horn had to be point shavin'...they might as well have put me in the game...I would have scored more than Keith! I prolly woulda' even dunked! Ok..ok...let'z not get carried away Rion...calm down...*breathe* *breathe* Ok...I'm better now...but DAMN!! Itz all good...itz just one game...we're gonna come out and get in that azz tomorrow night! A.I. tried to hold it down, but lil' man can only do but so much...Ben Wallace's big azz scarez anyone who tries to drive to the hole...I don't know if their more afraid of his long azz reach and vertical abilitiez..or the fact that hiz nasty ass fro might bite somebody...*smile*...Yeah I said it!!! I aint scared of no Ben Wallace!! I AINT' NEVA SCARED!!!! - Bone Crusher

Speaking of shattering defeatz...let'z discuss my makeup exam...No, let'z discuss that crok-a-shyt my Bio professor decided he wanted to give me for missing a test. It was the hardest shyt ever!!! Not only was it hard...but it was an ESSAY EXAM!!! I'm not Pre-Med!!! I can't explain and draw all the steps of mitosis! I was soooooo pissed!!! After I finished my exam, I walked it up to him...threw it on the floor...and walked da' phuk outta da piece! HA!!! That'z what I WANTED to do...*smile* Instead...I gently handed him my exam...talked softly in an Uncle Tom voice and said..."By gholly...that was a difficult exam, sir. I did my best. I hope everything is in order..." *smile* He ate it up and replied, "Oh, it looks fine...don't worry...it'll be curved!" I smiled, like any good house nigger would...and walked off...cursing him in every language I could remember words for...and went home. Ahhhh...it feels good to be done though...now I can just go to bed at any time (like I already do)...and not have to worry about going to class (like I already do)...and not feel any guilt..(like I already do)...HA! Guess there'z no change...*smile* Summer school startz Monday...I can't wait! *sarcasm*

Wish me luck!!!

But until then...I'm partying like its 1999!!! -Prince?- <--not sure about this quote...but what was so good about 1999? Shyt...I'ma party like itz 2003!!! HA!

Lataz



:: 7:01:00 PM [+] ::
...

Busta feat. Mariah
What You Want...


I think Lil' Jon has been on the blog for like 3 weeks now...time for a change...NEW SHYT! NEW SHYT!!! Ok...I lied...not new...but new to tha' blog...itz Busta Rhymez and Mariah (slut) Carey...What You Want...enjoy




:: 6:01:00 PM [+] ::
...

The Invisible Man
Not in literacy...literally...


For the slow ones...
What I meant above by "Not in literacy...literally" just means that I've literally been invisible. The Invisible Man is literary piece written by Ralph Ellison which chronicles the travels of its narrator, a young, nameless black man, as he moves through the hellish levels of American intolerance and cultural blindness. That might have been too deep for some...its a book about a man looking to discover himself...he doesn't have a name, no identity...just a black man looking for answers in America...Invisible Ok, that still might be too deep...if so, go to your local library and check it out...I read it in high school...its a really good book. And no, not clear like Casper...able to see people that can't see me...*smile* I just haven't been around with enough time to write...ok, that's a lie...there were times when I could have written, I was actually trying to wait until Friday (pay day) before I made my next entry, but my momz has really been getting on my nerves about money managment (I suck at it...must be heriditary...) and its time to explain how my money tank goes from F...whoa...let's not get carried away...1/2 to E, so quickly...

3 weeks in a nutshell...
Damn...I really haven't written anything since the 18th of May, huh? Well...alot has happened since then...and I don't want to type it all...but I'll try my best to make it all make sense...

Ok, Confession 1: Why am I always broke???
I was broke when I got back from Tennessee...no, let me rephrase that...I was IN DEBT when I got back from Tennessee...apparently, I charged 2 different things (food and gas...*smile*) to my "debit card" while I was in Tennessee, without ensuring that I had the money to back it...I enclosed the word debit card in quotes, because I assumed that they would not approve my transaction unless the money was there...INCORRECT! As long as you sign that paper and promise the store merchant that you are going to pay him/her for their services, the transaction goes through. Well great! I wish they told me this at the bank when I opened my checking account (my credit is going to suck...I'll never own my own home!). Anyway, so what does this mean? Well, lovely Bank of America places a lovely 29.50 fee on every overdraft...in other words...every time I use my debit card and I don't have the money to cover it...I owe 30 bucks. So, not only was I in the hole 10 or 15 bucks for food, but on top of that, I owed 60 to the bank for havin' my back when I didn't have the money...So, when I get paid, I'm thinkin I'ma get a fat $300 check, when in actuality, I get $300 (check) - $15 (taxes...like I can afford it!!!) - $75 (bank fee plus original debt) - $40 (HiFi Buys Card) - $30 (gas) = what? I'm not a mathemetician (<--someone needs to check the spelling on that...), but I know that doesn't leave me with enough money for 2 weeks of survival. I still had to pay my cell phone bill...and buy food to live off of...So basically I'm sitting on a good $140 to divide between food, gas (to get to school everyday), and telecommunication...for 2 weeks!!! People wonder why I'm only 135lbs...ha! It's because you can only gain but so much weight on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! Every now and then I splurge and get a Value Meal from Wendy's...which is a good $5 deduction from the "Save-a-Rion" foundation...But, somehow I make it out...My mother usually hooks me up with a little cash advance (that I never repay)...so I live to see another day...but my point is this...I am not on drugs...I do not spend money wildly and live lavishly! I just have a problem maintaining a steady cash flow...but I try...*sniff*...I really do...

Ok, with the sob story out of the way...let me move on...

Confession 2: Why am I broke right now?

I'll make a little debt timeline to explain why I'm broke right now...because sometimes I amake myself at my inability to keep money...this should be fun. Take heed to my account balance!

Wait, before I do the timeline, let me explain something real quick...Sherin is my friend from New York...she's a beutiful, intelligent, and talented young female with a bright future...(not to mention a family of Mercedes owners!) She and I have known each other for almost 2 years, if not longer, and we really wanted to see one another, so we decided that we'd split the cost of her flying down...(I know...I know...I barely have a pot to piss in...blah blah...I'll learn one day...sometimes you just have to grin and bear it...) Anyway, she came to Atlanta and we had a GREAT time...I really enjoyed her company, and vice versa...she made me realize what it was like to have a gyrl again...a REAL gyrl...like wifey...not a movie date...etc. If she lived here in GA, I'd scoop her up "fa sho' 12 o'clock" - Bernie Mac <---watch Kings of Comedy and listen hard... Anyway, we went out to eat, we went to the movies...we went to the pet store...Centennial Park...all the little thingz that couplez do...and also the most inexpensive things I could afford...Sherin'z a broke college student like me (although she has rich parents), so she helped me when she could...she bought dinner one night and and bought dinner the other...she paid for one movie and I for the other...which was really sweet of her...I know of many "hoez" that would much rather put their hand to grab before they extend it to help...it was really sweet...We had alot of fun though...we developed a much closer relationship...and plan to see each other again...when the funds are more stable..."Its your life...take a chance..." Sorry, thatz an inside joke between me and Sherin...*smile* I could write for days about our experience, but I'm beginning to develop a sudden case of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome...so let's move on to the timeline of debt...shall we?

Just watch the steady decline...

I'll start with the last known good standing in my account...

4/15/03 - $20 W/D at UT left me with $6.67 wooohooo!!!
Let the decline begin!
4/15/03 - later that night, Mo take me to this place called Gus's Good Time Deli...well Gus...I paid $8.89 for a philly cheese and some fries, and now I'm having a BAD time in debt...*smile*
*New Balance* - $2.22- (that means negative...and you know what happens when you get caught in the negative...yup, I frown...and Bank of America smiles...$29.50 overdraft fee)
*New Balance* - $31.72- (I think I've encured more negative money than positive in my lifetime...*smile*)
Ok, what's next...oh yeah, the infamous GAS...my truck luvs gas "like a fat kid love cake..." - 50 Cent -
Dilemma! I need gas to drive...but I need money to drive...I'm already $31.72 in debt...but I need gas!!! What does your friend Rion do? If you guessed CHARGE IT!!!, you win!!!
*New Balance* - $81.21- ($19.99- for gas, plus $29.50- overdraft fee...will he ever learn? Not yet!)
April 25, 2003 - PAY DAY!!! Whoohooo!!! Thankyou Ga. Tech!!! ($267.43+) I am back in the positive rankings!!! YES!!! Not for long tho...damn!
*New Balance* - $186.22 (damn, it already looks bad...see how fast a smile can change into a frown?)
Well, I got a little money in my pocket...let me take a little out for pocket money...cha'ching! ($40.00-)
*New Balance* - $146.22 (not too bad...I'm still alive...but wait...I'm hungry...I guess I'll go to Kroger and buy some food...its the least I can do for my stomach). Cha'ching! ($35.08-)
*New Balance* - 111.14 (I thought I was an alpha for a minute...ha ha ha...one, one, one, one four...oh, that's one nine...nevermind!) <-you gotta know about frats to get thatone...sped!
Uh oh! You know who is thirsty for some petro'...la la la...time to go get some more GAS! ($22.00-)
*New Balance* - $89.14 - double digits...uh oh...I don't like the looks of this...but I still have that $40.00 in cash somewhere...I think...unless I spent it...*smile* Anyway, Sherin's here by this time...so we go to Chili's for dinner...(yeah, Wendy's would have been the more "cost-efficient" way of dining out, but she's here from New York...splurge!!! cha'ching! ($32.94-)
*New Balance* - $56.20 - Ok, I need at least $60 to be able to get Sher's ticket back home...so I can't spend anymore...right? So, I deposit $5.00 to bring my balance up to $61.20. I've done it!!! I've managed my money...for the most part...or did I? WRONG!!! What happens? Well, we get to the airport, (for the second time...*smile*...she was unable to get on the plane the previous day, so she got to spend an extra day with me...awwww...) Anyway, we get to the airport and the ticket (tax included) comes up to $62.00...not $60...GREAT!!! You know what that means...yup!
*New Balance* - $30.30- ($0.80- plus the over draft fee) Back in the negative...of course...anywhere else would just be uncivilized! *sigh* And for a meesly 80 cents! I mean really!! There should be some kind of safety net for an overdraft under a dollar...not ever a dollar...80 Cents!!! Its all good though...I get paid Friday, and I've learned my lesson...from this point on, I will not allow my account to get in the negative...I will rob a bank or kill an old lady for her purse before I let my account go empty! (I'm kidding...relax...Anyway, thatz 3 weeks in a nutshell...well more like a coconut shell...but you get the idea.

Finals are over...and summer school starts this Monday...YAY! I can't wait...feel the sarcasm? Well, I have one more exam tomorrow at GSU, but its a make-up test for a day I was at the campus clinic for my ankle...HA! The lights just cut off in Detroit during the Philly game! How bootleg is that?!? Go SIXERS! Thatz my team! Aiight, I think I've written far more than I imagined...so I'm gone...lataz.

*drops keys*
What the f*ckz that supposed to mean?!? - another inside joke...*smile*

Lataz

-R-


:: 8:24:00 PM [+] ::
...