I'm finally updating

Guess because now I feel I have time, and plus I'm kinda bored actually, well in addition to procrastination but it'll all get done tomorrow.

First of all this is my 300th post. Woot! (this has taken forever......). Yeah I don't know when my next posts will be, but whateves....it's cool.


TWO. blogger has changed incredibly much, but hey that happens all the time with this social networking thing.....


3) this will probably be a rambling of sorts, cuz I'm just typing as I go and stuff..


#4 Teaching is a lot of work. Hardest thing I've ever done in my life. and honestly I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought I would. Maybe because I'm just focusing too much on the negative stuff. I don't know I just want it to be better already.


V. But my students are great. I just want them to learn. And that's not happening with everyone.... But they provide me with plenty of laughter and amusement. They definitely give my life meaning, definitely can see my purpose. just wish it was easier i suppose. Yet I realize that mathematics, at least the mathematics I teach is not really my passion. I definitely like math, but not as much as I use to. And I think it's because I don't see as much usefulness for it out-of-school context. Again I'm talking about the mathematics I teach. (sigh)

F. It also made me realize how much I LOVE music...I love singing (duh) and listening to music is so awesome.  I love listening for small inflection or changes, and things that are slightly out of tune. I can't really describe it, but I love it...

Six.  I need to go to church more often/ find a church home. Need it. It's weird being an adult, and having to officialize (making up words) so many things, like what I believe in religious, my (non-existent) political views/voting, paying bills, spending habits, food and shopping. Alot of stuff was based on what my parents did, and now on my own I now have the decision to do WHATEVER, and that's what scary to me because I don't know what to do I suppose....

Neves. I don't like being an adult. It's hard. I just think my life is tough in general, cuz I'm learning to rely on myself, which is usually is alright until I don't want to do anything. (which often happens on the weekend) so basically my life consist of nothingness (besides teaching), which makes adulthood seem awfully boring...eh.


ATE. My birthday is coming up soon. 23. I want to do something AWESOME. like drink. with friends in my apartment.  


9. My apartment is still pretty bare. I haven't had the time (more so the will) to go out and buy stuff. I'm slowly getting there though ( I got a rug!). Hopefully by the end of the year ( calendar year I mean) I'll have my living looking pretty nice. Hopefully....


!*. this is the last one. I don't know the next time I'll update. Hopefully before the year is over. This was fun. random updates  about stuff in my life. I could probably write more, but then this would lbe the post that never ends. 


- Also: Thanksgiving was fun. Ate tons, went back to K3. Church and Family. I miss it. uhhh yeah.

(random picture why not....hahaha...chicken and watermelon...which interestingly bring up a story. my parents came to visit me in October. and basically we ate chicken and watermelon. so stereotypical Ikr???)

until next time
PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!

wow it's almost august.

i wanted to write this emotionally filled post about how I am truly terrified about having my own classroom. And TRULY being the one in charge. Like for student teaching it was different because ultimately really what went one was my mentor's decision. But I just don't know what I want to do or I guess what is 'right' for me to do. I guess I just don't like this idea of being a novice teacher. I want to be an experience, talented teacher already...I think it's just that I hate failing, but that's the only way I'm gonna grow soo...

And on top of that I'm moving to Evanston, and I'm gonna be completely on my own. I guess it's just a big step, and I didn't think it would feel as big as it does. I mean I went to college for 4 years, pretty much away from home the whole time, I just thought it would be easier than it feels. but it's not. Being at home for like 2 months makes me miss that security even more, that support. And I know my parent's will still be supporting me, but in a different way (financially not as much, which I guess don't wanna really worry about and I prolly won't, until I see all those bills). And each day that gets closer to my move-in day, it hints me slightly more that these big steps are approaching.

and I mean, I miss college already, I can't really believe it's over. And it's not helping that I'm moving back to the place where I went to school. I knew this would happen. Of course graduation day I was really happy I was done. But now I realize, I met some amazing  people, had some amazing experiences, and I'm done with that, moving on this next step of teaching, and totally different life.

But although I'm truly scared of being a teacher, moving on my own, and missing college, I know in the end I'll be alright. And in about two months I'll be so busy, everything will be routine, and I'll have some amazing experiences that I'll be truly happy that I am where I am.......But until then I guess I just need to pray and focus my energies elsewhere........

Was that emotional enough????

Blah.
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Random.
This week was VBS at my church. Realized I'm so glad I'm teaching high schoolers. those 6,7,8 year olds. Nu-uh.Could not be me. I would slap one of those kids....for reals.
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Announcement of sorts
Having a Graduation/Going Away/Housewarming celebration. More so my mom is. I don't really care about the celebration I just want gifts/money............should be fun though. I have to do a 'powerpoint' but I think my mom meant slideshow. well at least that's what I plan on doing...hahaha I'm so lazy.

also this is my 299th post........it's taken me forever to get to this 300. next post is gonna be grand slash i'm totally lying because I don't even know when the next time I'm gonna post....and who says grand anymore? dang cuh...

here's a random picture of me after I graduated from Kindergarten.......

I wonder if I still have this certificate, my mom prolly does........hahaha.
alright that's it.

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE

I got a place to live!!!

It's all coming together!
Yeah.
I'll be staying in Evanston, which is funny cause at first I didn't really want to.
And I'm also paying more than I wanted, but it's all good gee.
And I'm not moving in  until Aug 15, which is later than I wanted.
So basically I kinda got a place that I wasn't looking for.
My place is gonna be dope, hopefully.

I just don't have anything, well I have a bed, tv, and a dresser. But I don't have any furniture or anything really for my apartment. But to say the most I'm pretty excited, and ready to get outta this place.....like you don't even know........

I think about that place everyday, how it'll be my place, I know I can go to it and not be bothered with anyone. I'm just excited for the most part.......

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this summer I'm weirdly becoming a 'reading machine', at least when it comes to books. I've read a second book and now on my third.
I think I just need to find stuff that interest me. Novels do not. that's for sure. haha, more realistic, life applicable stuff works for me I think.
My second book is called Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife.

It basically chronicles the history of the idea of zero (or the idea of void, nothingness) which also brings about the idea of infinity. But this books gave a pretty good history of not only the number zero, but also mathematics, which I think is really interesting for me going to be a teacher, because I didn't know this stuff at first. now I can share random tidbits with my students such as Pythagoras was part of a secret society of mathematicians/philosophers who totally killed a guy for talking about irrational numbers....or that Indians started Algebra, but it really didn't catch on until the Muslims took over the Western world..

This books is also interesting because it connects the idea of math, philosophy, and religion, which some people may see as separate things nowadays. I think this book just showed me that people were really invested in math, because it was closely connected to their beliefs of life, and that really why the stuff we study has stuck around for so long. Not so much that it's all actually true. I mean people had arguments over math.

Anyway I loved reading the book, it just showed me math is rooted in humanity and its not just this abstract stuff that came outta no where, which I guess is the point I would also like to demonstrate to my students as a result from reading this book.

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also Big Brother 13 started a week ago. This cast has 3 black people, one which got voted off today. yeah.
Started with 8 newbies, and 6 veteran returning to the house and tons of twists. I'm def not going to be updating here or anywhere about the show. Not as invested as I used to be, but I'll be watching.....

alright
Random Picture Time:

i thought this was funny...

tis all
PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!!!

Been home [a little more than] a week.

And it's weird.
Because I have that feeling like I would over a spring/winter break......I'll get back to Evanston soon enough (which is still true in this instance) but it's gonna be in a total different way.

 I'll be living in actual place of my own (the search for that is still ongoing and actual quite stressful, how I would love to play over $1000 for a 1 bedroom, I don't know if it's really worth it, esp since I have loans to payoff.......Do I want to live in Evanston or Chicago?....I just don't know, because I've never done this before...so really unsure but I'll figure something out, I'll keep you updated)

But really I have that feeling like I'm tired of being in K3 and that I'll be heading back to Evanston soon to hangout with friends and get ready for classes, but that defintiely's not happening..
And really I do not like being home.
One, I feel like there's nothing to do/I don't want to do anything
Two, No one is here
Three, family is family, but annoying after awhile, esp parents, its like stop telling me what to do, I'm not a teenage anymore, they don't understand that though.

Only a month left though, I'm sure I'll miss K3, but really looking forward to things to come.
Like sometimes I forget that I already have a job, because I literally have nothing to do, but there are moments of enlightenment when I'm like 'wait I have my own classroom, and students, and getting actual money for it'. It's a really great feeling....

But in the meantime, I need to find stuff to do.
yeah.
Random PIcture time. 

that baby is so cute...and I would totally say the same thing/have the same facial expression if I was with Obama.

Random Factoid.

Did you know?A shrimp's heart is located in its head.


Another random picture (just cuz I felt like it)

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!!!

Rambling about Book (yes a book)

ETHS gave me this book that I actually read (and it made me want to read more, for reals)

basically it talks about how there's two mindsets that us humans live in. fixed mindset and the growth mindset. In terms of intelligence (and basically any other facet of human existence it seems), people with fixed mindset basically see themselves as really smart or stupid. Basically in this mindset, you avoid challenging things in fear of failure, and when you do fail, you view yourself as stupid. Basically you put in no effort because you are already smart. Success is measured by being smart and failure not. In the growth mindset, you basically recognize your deficiences and try to build those up. When you fail, you learn from them. Success is measured by learning, you fail when you don't learn anything. People with this mindset like challenging things because they grow from it.

I LOVE this book. Basically because it really affects your life because I think it challenges you to evaluate your own mindset, in different areas of your life. I think for most of my life I have been in the fixed mindset as far as intelligence, I smart, I'm good at math, I'm good at this or that. I thought all of these things were inherent, and they very may well be, but now I realized it was more because of the effort and the time I put with learning that allowed me to become smarter, or greater at this or that. 

I realized a turning point for me, when I made the transition from a less fixed mindset to a growth mindset in the area of mathematics was in last fall. I was taking this Probability course, and I'd never considered myself good at Probability, it was just always really difficult for me. And this definitely showed in the beginning of the course. I was not doing that well on quizzes and test. And I just didn't understand what was wrong, why couldn't I get it. Too the say the most I felt really really stupid, especially in this class everyone else was doing considerably well. Eventually putting in effort, reaching out to the Professor and TA's, working with other students in the class, I did start doing better in the course. And came out with a B, instead of C which I thought I was. I realized now I had to grow because I didn't know anything about Probability. And as I did better definitely my confidence in the course grew. It's all about your mindset. 

The great things is I think it can be applied to everything in life, especially the spiritual side. As a Christian, I think sometimes its hard to change your ways. You figure God made me this way, then this is what he want me to be, and that I can't get better. But it's all about your mindset, you have to take on this growth mindset, that I can be what God wants me to be, even though I may not be there now, but I'm getting there. So I think that's really great. This book often reminded of this scripture Romans 12: 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. You have to renew your mind, change your mindset, which is all the book is calling for you to do. 

But what I'm really excited about is how I'm going to implement this theory in my classroom. Because I definitely think specifically with mathematics, students will view it as something I inherently wrong with them that they can't do the mathematics. Or that they are really good at, so they don't need to do the problems, more so they don't want to because fear of failure. They will be stuck in the fixed mindset. And one of my upcoming goals, will be to change their mindset. I want to teach them that they can actually grow and learn mathematics. Nothing is hindering them but themselves. Euclid, and Pythagoras were humans just like you, they had a brain. All you have to do is work yours. So I recommend anyone whose everyone to just read this so they become knowledgeable of their mindset.  

I really think this book is life-changing. It's really how you define success I  think in the end. And with a growth mindset you can always be successful. 

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!

Wow it's pretty much over....

College life.
I got Senior Week left now to celebrate with friends,  so that should be fun times.
But it hit me a couple of days ago while all the undergraduates were leaving...and I realized I was still here.
I'm a senior and this is the end....
and it really hit me today, as I was going through papers and stuff deciding what to keep, what to throw away, this is the end, man. I almost busted out crying a couple times, but I'm good...

I have SO many memories at this university, met so many people, done so many things, changed as a person a bizillion times, like I can't put in words how integral my college experience was to helping me learn about the world and myself, it is truly a amazing experience. I'm such a different and stronger person than I was a freshman coming in. It's crazy when I think back to my first times at NU, wow, things were different then...

But luckily, I have something to look forward to coming in the fall. I get to follow my passion. To be teacher, so that should be fun and challenging, to say the least. I just found out (for now) I'll be teaching 2 courses Geom H and 2 courses of Algebra 2 with a support class, a total of 5, so basically my student teaching classes, which should be fun[more than fun, but I don't really have the words to describe it]. I'm definitely excited for the chance to have my own class, my own students for an entire year (of course I'm scared, but more excited). Also I have orientation on Wednesday next week, called ETHS 101, so that should be really fun and get me uber-excited. I can't believe this either, like I'm literally gonna be high school math teacher. This is the time.

so many things happening in my life. This is definitely a closing of one chapter and the opening of another. I am truly blessed. Thank you God.
With this post, I just thought would take the time, while I have it, to step back and just look and reflect, but this upcoming week is senior week, so I'm surely gonna enjoy myself, enjoy my last times on this campus as a student with my friends...Then it's graduation.

oh speaking of which, I'm going to be the banner carrier for SESP at University Commencement. Pretty cool huh? I think so. I have to attend some meeting Tuesday next week, then at SESP rehearsal talk to the whole class about the commencement, seems pretty cool. And I proudly do it because I love SESP,  which definitely made my experience a great one as well.

so yeah. I'm just glad I made the choice to come to Northwestern, although I would've done somethings differently, not many, I have learned so much that I really wouldn't trade anything for those experiences.
AH. Let's go 'Cats.

Peace & CHICKEN GREASE!

A poem about growing up

I found this in my notebook, don't know when I wrote, prolly the beginning of the quarter...

but along with my last post I think it's rather appropriate...

Enjoys :-)

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Growing up, it's no joke 

I remember when I was young 

I thought it would be dope 

to live on your own, no parental control, 

but I realized growing up means being bold

stepping out on your own, facing the unknown, 

Trusting in only yourself and God for strength, preseverance and pursuit. 

Now yeah living on my own may be cool, but is nothing like those days of school. 

When worries where far away and responsibilities were days, miles, centuries away. 

I envy the young, so naive, and unnoticing of all stress and worth forthcoming

But then I just realized my time has passed, no fun left anymore for me. 

I gotta grow up, I gotta live, and somehow still be free. 

I can do it though, even when it may hurt, even when I may be in pain. 

I can grow up, Move on without much strain. 

so I take a deep breath, exhale slowly, jump on to my next journey.   

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!!

Last day in may.

Um, Today's the last day in may. tomorrow is June 1st, but I'm sure you know that.

This serves as important to me because that means there are 17 days left in my collegiate life.
Graduation (and real life) shall soon be here. and although I will be really happy to be done with classes
and assignments, problems sets, papers, lectures, discussion sections, office hours, grades, I'll miss everything that  Northwestern as offered me, the people, the experiences, they were truly amazing. This was really the greatest time of my life, and I hope it only gets better from here. It has to.

But only about four (or five) things stand in my way until that glorious day:
Philosophy assignment Due tomorrow
Philosophy of Ed Paper Due Monday
Reading in Content Area due Thursday
Math Paper (yeah I know) due Wednesday next week
Math final (may or may not have to take) also next Wednesday...

But good thing I'll be done with classes on Thursday so that will be a MAJOR milestone as well.

The future looks bright, i mean my life is totally ahead of me. And I hope it's ready, cuz I'm not (haha).           But I will be in time. Yeah I'm scared and nervous about how things are going to turn out at work, living on my own, bills and loans and stuff. I feel like I shouldn't be that worried because it gonna work out. I'm just realizing those days dependence and kinda-sorta dependence that college gave are winding down. I can do it though. so I'm not that discouraged....

......besides me being worried about the future and graduation and such,

I had my last Dillo Day, it was great. Not as thrown as last year, I actually remembered stuff. Bad thing I saw some of my students from Evanston, which  totally kinda ruined my mood, but I think it's all good...I had a great day..

I wanted to babble on some more, but  I just don't feel like typing no more. But I think I'm definitely going to keep a blog/records of my first year of teaching, either here or on my tumblr, which ever easier for me to do or I feel like is necessary, but that's far from now.....

so I'll be busy getting at those four/five things. Going home this weekend, which I haven't been to all quarter, I just didn't want to, but it should be fun to see the Fam.

bam.
that's it.
I'll give a random picture...just cuhz

hilarious

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!!!

Utoobs Mayniiahh

'Nother Installation of some videjoes I liked-ed.

1.President Obama on the Death of Osama bin Laden (SPOOF)


This by Alphacat.He's done spoofs as Barack before. Here he's basically doing Obama's speech as a rap. It's pretty dope. But really this actual speech was kinda awesome. Obama's a G. For reals.


2.Dr Looney's Remedy


OMG. I was so excited when I saw this. Brought me right back to childhood. Bad thing is I still really don't know what they are saying, but I love this song. This song was on A Goofy Movie VHS tape (which is one of the best disney movies EVER) and  I remember I always forgot about this song when I went to watch the movie. But thanks to the MAGIC of youtube I can watch this anytime I want. Awesome sauce....



3.The Bacon Song

I mean I could listen to a song of bacon frying. So really it's not surprising, that I would post this here. It's pretty amazing. And if you don't think so, then you have no soul. Yeha, I said it. cuz it's true.



4.Destiny's Child: Behind The Scenes (Spoof)

Any spoof of Beyonce/ Destiny's Childrens is pretty much hilarious. Especially when it's a guys make fun of them....yeah. Watch.



5.President Barack Obama got his Birth Certificate by Kolanda

I luh Kolanda like I love lollipops [i hope you get that]. YEah, this Birth Certificate sit-chi-ation is a mess, and they still not letting up about. smh. They betta listen to Kolanda, she preachin' the trooth.



6.Beyonce and Rihanna *Exclusive Fight*

This video automatically reminded me of  this video, which I posted about here. Hilarious. AfricanoBoi is just a mess....but pretty hilarious....he sounded just like I imagined Rihanna sound-ded, but idk.....I'm not from Barbados..

Aight that's all.
Hope you enjoyeds.
PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!!

Yeah, it's May.

Wow. It just kinda hit me while I was typing this. Pretty soon I will have only 30 days left in my college experience. Wow, I can't believe it.

So much is going to happen in that time........ But classes will be over then. so I'll be considerably happy. I don't want to talk about school or I'll get depressed, angry, stressed or crazy
So I'm just gonna talk about some random stuff. Enjoys.

1. I'm enjoy myself, chillin for the most part. Procrastinating is what some folks would call it. But it is, what it is. And if that's what it is than that's what it is.......idk.

2. Basically, I miss teaching. I realized this on Tuesday. P360 had a student visit, its was kids from Waukegan. And I had like a group of 9 students, and we just showed them around the campus, had lunch with them and stuff. It was really fun, the kids were awesome. And I really got them excited about college, so I hope that their visit really got them thinking about college. And basically I just realized how much I missed teaching, that's the reason I want to be a teacher to inspire the students, make them know they can do anything they want to. so basically I'm excited about the upcoming school year. so glad I gots employment. :-)

3. I need to find a place to live though. I definitely want to stay in Evanston/Chicago for the summer, because Kankakee might get on my nerves considerably. but I need to figure that out soon......urgh.

4. TUMBLR is awesome. I'm pretty much addicted. Past addiction to say the least. It's basically my new facebook. It's awesome, I get to track post on bacon, education, math, technology, and trumpet. It's like I can incorporate all my interest into one place. This is last time I'm posting the link. So click if you'd like. http://imtheasauce.tumblr.com

5. Oh, Bin Laden is dead. Kool, thanks Obama and all the troops. I'm still afraid about any retaliation efforts from his people's, I'm praying that nothing bad happens though. But I think it's really good that people who lost loved ones from 9/11 now feel some sense justice has been served. That's good.

6. Just finished watching Black Dynamite.

 I loved it. Stars Michael Jai White, guy who played Tasha's husband on TP's Why did I get married?. Pretty funny, and just generally interesting, makes fun/pays homage to blaxploitation films of the 70s. I loved it (Did I say that already?). I basically thought this story was gonna end like 3 times before it actually did, it's just pretty ridiculous. But that's why I loved it. So if you haven't seen it. Watch it.

Oh kay that's it.....
Yes.

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE

Did you hear the good news???

I GOT A JOB!!!!

Let the celebration's began!!!! 

So I'll be teaching at Evanston come the fall. Don't know what I'm teaching, where I'm teaching, but I got a job so that's all that matters.....

I actually found out a couple of days ago, but then it hit me I had not published on my blog. so here ya go. 

Now the only thing to do is to look for places to day. 

I kinda want to stay in E-town for the summer just so I can get comfortable around here. And I just don't want to go back to K3. Honestly I'd rather move out as soon as possible....yeah......

But now all I gotta worry about is actually graduating. I'm so relieved. Thank the Lord!

Alright that's all, I don't want to type in more than that.....

so dance for me. 

I gotta job.

much love.

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE

so after this blog post I gotta turn off this internet

because tumblr is my new addiction....
i just about reblogg everything
and if you don't know what that means. get a tumblr. (here's mines)

anywayz
I have my second interview with tomorrow with Evanston with the principal.
Yeah, I'm nervous but I'll be fine.....#praythatigetit.......
I really want a job before I graduate...
and pretty much I haven't been applying too that many places....so yeah

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besides that today is Easter Resurrection Sunday.
here's a video about the story using 21st century social media

Follow from Igniter Media on Vimeo.


pretty kool, huh?
but this is totally how it happened. like lately I've been reading the Book of Mark, and like Jesus was Celebrity, people came from everywhere to see him, to hear him speak, to be healed by him. So I wouldn't be surprised if twitter existed back in the day, Jesus would be a trending topic.

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other than that. I'm truly not up too much. Waiting until June 17, when I can go live my life without the restriction of classes, papers, professors, assignments. What a great day that shall be.

i'm really just procrastinating through this post......
that's why imma have to shut this internet off.....urgh...
but not until after Random Picture Time!

yes we are everywhere...

i mean I'm not a ninja.

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!

I mean since I'm not being productive

It's seems with every passing week of classes, it becomes harder and harder for me to do school work.
i really don't like doing these assignments.....
and I really have no motivation....I literally understand maybe how my student feels about homework and assignments......but they just don't do it.
I mean I'll finish the assignments soon enough....or late enough....depends on how ya thinking about it....
I really just wanna be done....I've probably said this on every post, but that's cuz it true...

But really I don't want to talk about that....so new topic.
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I got a NEW PHONE. It's a Motorala charm with T-mobile.

 I love it. It's touch screen, but still had the keypad so I can type stuff. Did I say I love it?. It's so cool. The only thing I probably shouldn't gotten my own account, I didn't think about it. Because of course I had to have internet and then my parents said, 'we ain't got no money.......etc. etc.'. But I'll probably do that once I get my job and stuff.

speaking of which, I need to figure that out. I should hear back from Evanston this week hopefully. In the meantime, I should've been filling other applications, did I? nope. oh wells. But I finally made a list of schools to apply to, which I can now do. Aren't lists great?

Ummmmm idk what else to talk about I really just don't want to do school work, urgh..

Random Picture Time

I feel the same way about porkchops.

yeah.

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!

Can we bring back music from the 90s?

So it all kinda started with SWV  last week. I've gone into a 90s R&B music craze. I mean when you compare the music of today to the music then, it's great because people actually used to sing. Music was based on talent. And the songs, had more groove and soul to them.

Wells, I got this bright idea, to just talk about my favorite artists from the 90s, basically whatever I want to say about them. I would've start with SWV, but in my 90s crazed I came across, one of the greatest girls groups of the 90s:      
EN VOGUE. so this first post will be about them.

A lil' history 
(yes my main source is wikipedia, shoot me)

They were formed through auditions in 1988, which is surprising you would assume they were related,  bestest friends, or somethin like all the other girl groups but they were not. The two guys (Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy) wanted to recreate girl groups from the 50s/60s, originally it was supposed to be a trio, but one of the girls was so great or something [lies, lies, lies].

But really the great thing about this group is that they all can sing lead, which provided for some really great harmonies, melodies in their songs. The original members of the group were Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, and Dawn Robinson. Basically after one of their biggest song Don't Let Go Dawn left the group for contract issues. That was in 1996, since then they have worked as trio and quartet some time, because Maxine left to focus on her family, but then she came back. The replacement was this lady Rhona Bennett who you might have seen on the Jamie Foxx Show, the one that sang with Jamie and basically almost broke him and fancy up.

Anyhoo, He wasn't until recently that all four the original member were back together 2005, 2008 whichever reunion you want to count as legit. They are currently working on an album to be released this year, but Dawn won't be on it (WTF dawn?).

Click 'Read more' to see/hear videos/music.

It's official

I hate school.
I hate assignments.
I hate homework.
I hate reading.
I hate doing math problems.
I hate discussion.
I hate lectures.

Basically I hate classes. 
All I want to do is lay in bed all day, pick my nose, eat a jar of pickles, laugh, fart, and sneeze. And still get A's and graduate. That's all.

But unfortunately such is my life now. Back to being a student. It's a harsh reality. Luckily only 8 more weeks of this crap. Then I becomes an adult, which is scary but it'll be pretty exciting and adventuresome to say the leastest.

Um what else did I want to update about.....
Peanut Butter and jelly sandwiches? 

Turtles?

Swiffers? 

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I mean nothing really interesting is happening. Dang my life's so uneventful now. I need to change this.
while I figure that out, watch this video.



This is video of my vlog, which never quite took off and will never probably again. But really this is hilarious to me still this very day....I am a mess.

so I'mma got do something with my life....
much love
PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!!

Hey ya'll

so I'm currently NOT reading this stupid Plato book I'm supposed to be reading, that I don't understand, that just getting on my last nerve....so I thought I would update the blog considering.....ya know stuff. 

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First, NCAA Championship game was last night. If ya didn't know I had Butler in my bracket going to the 'ship. 

like the worst championship game I've seen in like ever. STUPID BUTLER. STUPID BULLDOG. STUPID PAINT. Like I think Butler got one shot in the paint last night (i am right?). STUPID.

how you come dis far into the championship and then just like suck for realzy. like really. I think they were just trying to get my hopes up, making me think I was gonna be all baller and stuff, but then no ya let me down. ya let me down BIG TIME.....so ya know what I'm never playing this stupid bracket thing again.......

nah, but I actually will. It was fun though, I would be willing next time to bet some money in next time. like 2 or 3 cents. ya know how I do....

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Second, I have a tumblr now. imtheasauce.tumblr.com. I'm still finding my way on tumblr so things might be a lil raggedy. What's surprising is how much education/teaching stuff there is on tumblr, like teacher use technology?. But it makes feel in the know about teaching. so I'm def posting alot of teacher stuff on there, but also some silly things and other randomness I enjoy. And I'll probably still do longer post on here, cuz I need to ramble and rant somewhere...

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Third, my new (old?) favorite song prolly for the next 3 or 4 days, maybe even a week. 

Rain by SWV. 

Man, this song makes me miss real R&B, and general music from the 90's. You can't deny the aural pleasure (hahaha) you get  from this chill, soulful music. Press play. 

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i don't really have anything else to say...I'm gonna try to read Plato,  probably not though....

much love. 

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!

Youtube Mania (Long time no see)

Yeah it's back.

1. Oh nana vut is my name? 

 

Two words: A mess.   

Reasons

The glasses 

The hand movements  

Not really knowing the words

She lucky this ain't my jam no mo'. 
*Thanks Khiayah*

2. 2 cute twin babies communicating/conversing/talking in baby language 

 

Umm. Cute! I really wonder what they are talkin' bout. Makes me wish I had some baby translatin' device. Like this could be like talking bout the cure for cancer. But it's probably got something to do with the one on the right missing a sock. Just my ed-jamacated guess.

 

 

3. OVEREXPOSED: REBECCA BLACK

 

I'm sure you know who 'BeccaBlack. and the horribleness that is that FriesDay song of hers. But here's Kinsley giving what I think bestly represent how I felt right after seeing the video for the first time. Enjoy :).  

 

 

4. Jennifer Hudson - Where You At

Love this song. And the video is pretty nice. JHud's representing the Chi nicely. Her voice is amazing. FYI, This song was written by R.Kelly, AND then everything made sense. 

Stop slanging, find a real job a go to work!

 

That's it for now. 

PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!

sooo... I ramble

hey what up world
just had a nice 30 mins+ walk to kemper.
i guess i like long walks (not necessilarly on the beach though)
but it was cool.

I how was just thinking how many times am I gonna get to do this before I graduate?
it brought me back to freshman year, when I would walk from PARC to Sargent all de time.
And I think about that person back then, and the person I am now.
And it's like wow so much as changed like since then
Like, who was I back then?
Where was I going? What was I doing? (idk)
But it's cool to be older, wiser, a lil' maturer (is that a word?)

any hoo longs walks are nice. 
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first week of classes.
it's weird being the student again. actually it's not weird. I totally hate it. urgh. Like I'm bored instantly. but my last classes should be interesting.

Math 104. Basically playing games all day e'reday. But so much work.
Philosophy of Ed. Gonna get on my nerves. like my last one. But this one I HAVE to take.
Reading in Content Area. Hoping to learn some strategies to teach literacy in classroom, probably most practical one. AND I DON't even have to take it.

Besides that I'm chillin. I'm game for doing anything and everything, BUT school work....
Random thought: I need to really be working on my DP (digital portfolio) right now instead of typing this.

Another random thought: Today's April Fools Day. Yeah.
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Real life is scary. I don't wanna grow up. I wanna stay home and bake cookies with my mama. And be a Toys r us kids. And wear pigtails. And eat ice cream. uhhhh.
But such is the time. So I have nothing but to be ready. So I say here it goes....
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Speaking of real life, I  had a job interview at ETHS on Wednesday.
Things went well. It would be nice if I get it. Don't find out until 2-3 weeks from now.
So there it goes.
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Is you okay? Is you? Good, cuz I want to know!
-GloZell
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Random Picture?
Sure.

(can't see it? click here)
This is why you don't go to McRonald's. Then you can see stuff like this....

That's it
PEACE & CHICKEN GREASE!