Check out my remix to ushers “Love in the club” - to be sung to the same beat

Gotta do it for the salary

And I gott keep it hood

What block we at Polo (ay)

I see you Abu

What you do is drive

But we just turned the car on

Yeaa Man.

I see you waving for a taxi cab

That will take you out and drive you there

Well come here baby and let me show you what it rides like

You know all you gotta do is tell me where your goin hun

And I promise ‘bout the fare I’ll keep it runnin all night long

Lookin in your eyes while you open the other side

And I think that shorty ive got a seat for you

Doin it on purpose waiting and chargin it

I can tell by the way you lookin at me girl

You wanna ride home in this cab ( in this cab, in this cab, in this cab?

You wanna ride home in this cab ( in this cab, in this cab, in this cab?

You got some friends rollin wit you baby then that’s cool

You can leave them with my other cabs, let em know that I got you

If you didn’t know, you’re the only thing that’s in my ride

Cuz the way im staring miss, you got me wantin to drive you all night

Lookin’ in your eyes while you open the other side

I cant take it no more, baby im not waitin for you

I keep doin’ it on purpose waiting and chargin’ it

If I close my eyes it could be just me and you

You wanna ride home in this cab (in this cab, in this cab, in this cab)

You wanna ride home in this cab (in this cab, in this cab, in this cab)

You wanna ride home in this cab (in this cab, in this cab, in this cab)

You wanna ride home in this cab (in this cab, in this cab, in this cab)

(well you know we always rollin! Im on em’)

Yea Lets Go

A rides what you want, its what you need

He got you drunk, the ride aint free

Drunkenly, mentally, physically, emotionally

Ill be like your bestest friend, youll pay for every block we go

Before you get in ill charge you 3, every mile is even more for me

And every time you think about it you know you gave too much to me

About to catch a cab, leather seats in a crown Vic

Pulled over so you dont get sick

get to know me my name is mick

you ever rode and posed in a cab without the lights on

on back country road so I better turn the brights on

on the block, on the highway, on the street, or on the road

you meet me on the corner yeah you know im trying go

you might as well give me the fare

even if you don’t really care

I know your tired

Baby, you didn’t tell where you goin

Please don’t smoke, wait till were done

Keep it up girl and I swear

Im a stop and throw you out

And I don’t care who’s watchin, watchin, watchin (watchin, watchin, watchin)

Ohh get out sawty, on the curb

Baby, I was born to drive

You wanna ride home in this cab (in this cab, in this cab, in this cab)

You wanna ride home in this cab (in this cab, in this cab, in this cab)

Yea…

i was thinking about this one night and it made s in my head but i wasnt sure about it when i woke up the next morning. I think i really do my best thinking at night, during the late hours when my mind just has time to wander. Ive come up with all sorts of theorys and discoveries about how things work and operate.  I digress…

It has come to my attention that a relationship is like standing with someone at the edge of a lake that has frozen over.  Well im not sure if the frozen lake is a relationship or love, havent decieded that yet.

See you are at a crossroad, you want to have fun out on the lake but you dont know if the ice is think enough to support two people. So one person takes a step onto the frozen lake to see how it is. Now the other person has to make a decision to follow suit or to stay on the edge.  If the frozen lake is thick enough the relationship/ love should be mutual…. however if it is not you are gonna have one hell of a time getting both of you back to shore. And I think if you can survive that, then the relationship/ love might as well work.

But how do you know who is to be the first one to take the step on to the frozen surface? and what if you step to far out on to the lake without the other person taking a step? and what if you both go ahead and jump on the ice at the same time? Should you even take the step onto the like? You might not like cold weather; you might decide to go to a beach instead and avoid the whole mess in the first place.

any thoughts??

Well what can you use for a light snack, what is there to eat.  I can tell you that the most common types of light snacks are popcorn, chips and dip, pretzels, cheese and crackers, yogurt, and fruit and vegetables.  Who wants to eat fruit and vegetables?  Is your mom watching over each step of the way, “Johnny, eat your vegetables.”  No, you’re in college now. You are on your own.  So no more vegetables and that also goes for fruit and anything else that is healthy for you, not only that but its rather expensive to be buying a dozen apples and a head of lettuce each week. 

            Yogurt, what is that stuff anyways?  A bunch of mold grounded up in to a lifeless blend of fruit, once again no more fruit that should only be used for obese creatures that have no moral or ethical problems with being a disgrace to society and for those who are involved in snacking from boredom. 

            Cheese and crackers is a very good snack to surround your self with.  If in fact popcorn and chips and dip weren’t on the list I would suggest it.  However, as said before light snacking is not something you have time for unless your friends are hanging out in your room, plus you don’t want to look like a fancy European who likes to sip chardonnay in the afternoon while watching their stocks rise and fall. 

            The next three items are the best for light snacking; popcorn, pretzels, and chips and dip.  Popcorn is quick and easy.  It’s great for a light snack when on the go or just lounging around.  It is not; however, a pleasant snack to work on your papers for the grease will ruin your computer and probably stain your clothes. 

            Who wants a snack made from the same stuff as bread?  Not me.  This is why I must also rule out pretzels, they are quick to fill your stomach with, but I can’t remember one time when I didn’t get the hiccups from them.  And who wants to look like an idiot because they can’t quietly listen to their friends’ conversation or story without interrupting them.  What a waste of time pretzels are. 

            This leads me to my final source of food for light snacking:  chips and dip.  Yes, they can get messy at times but they are the most acceptable forms of food for guests to fill their emptiness.  So you happen to be sitting around with a bunch of friends and get up to get some dip.  You start to pass it around but your friends are breaking chips, eating more than one chip at a time, and spilling it all over the place.  This is where the etiquette part comes in.  

 

stay tuned in for the next episode, the basics……

In The Beginning

            “Hey John, could you pass me the chips and dip?”

            “Hold on let me take a dip real quick.”

            “For shame John, for shame.”

            Each and every day someone is over a friend’s house asking for something to snack on.  This is where these sets of posts will come in handy.  Welcome to the guide for chip dipping and other snack food etiquette.  Before we go into the etiquette, we must decipher as to what we call snack food.  Snack food is any of the various items purchased for a quick meal, or snack, which will be consumed between three main meals of the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Not only are these in between meals important but they are necessary for survival, especially during college.  Our friends across the pond have set the precedent over the years for multiple snacks.  Foreign snacks are of great influence on the American households. Some of these snacks include pastries (a la pop tarts), cocktail wieners, and those little baby corn things you find in supermarket salads.

            What types of foods are there to eat you ask.  Well, first you must ask yourself how hungry are you?  There are three main categories for snacking (these being dependant on how hungry you are) heavy snacking, light snacking, and snacking because you are bored. 

            Let us start with the first category; heavy snacking.  Say you just came home from a sporting event that you have been working really hard at, or maybe you just completed an eight mile hike through the mountains of Colorado, hang gliding only to continue kayaking up the white water currents of the Colorado river so you could get home to study for that exam in astronomical sciences, this would be in need of heavy snacking.  In these serious cases, it might be necessary to engulf yourself in a full meal. If not, because making a whole meal will take to much time or it may be to early for a full meal, you could make yourself some Ramon noodles or maybe a chicken potpie, something to hold you over until your main meal.  Take precautions when heavy snacking.  Heavy snacking is not to be treated for minor causes, only for those extreme cases.  If you do not fall into this category then choose one of the following: light snacking or snacking due to boredom.

            The next branch of snacking we should look at is the snacking because of boredom.  This is when you have nothing better or cannot find anything better to do than sit down and eat.  This is a serious problem for many college students, what can you think of better to do than postpone studying for that final in nuclear physics, eat?  No, this is and will always be a bad idea.  However, if you’re desperate a couple of good snacks to pick up are stringed cheese, maybe some muffins or even that cold pizza left over from Saturday night’s party.  If you feel the need to bring back memories from childhood, a fruit roll up and some jolly ranchers will do the trick.  There is one more category that we must look at and focus all of our time on, that category is light snacking.

            What constitutes as light snacking, and how do I know when I’m involved in it, are some questions that might be asked.  Well I am here to inform you of all instances and etiquette that you should be aware of before your next light snacking adventure.  Light snacking is the best way to keep your body working for all its normal and daily activities.  It is the best way to eat when you invite guests over to your dorm room; it is the best way to eat when on the go from class to class.  When you hear you stomach growling, it might be time for a light snack.  

Read tomorrow for the second part of snack food etiquette …….

ya wake up about 8 am on a saturday, really excited for the day.  Just so happens its gonna be a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky (i know a little cliche - it gets worse.  dad sitting in the kitchen doing the crossword.  mom drinking her coffee. you sit down to eat a bowl of cheerios, yum, delicious.  Back to shower, put on a jersey and your favorite ball cap. grab your trusty glove and head to the ball park with your dad and a couple buddies.

sounds like a great start to a day at the park, right….

yea, all the way up until the first pitch of the baseball game.  dont get me wrong i love americas past time, getting those “big beefy ball park franks, a brew in the stands and cheering on your favorite team (the orioles - dont judge me, im a true fan).  but what is it about that organ that is so appealing to the sound producers at the park? has technology not come far enough yet? have ball parks not checked out whats hot on the market? did they miss the 80’s and the synthesizer?? c’mon, would it hurt to put in a drum maybe a guitar even a real piano? can someone please think of something else than the organ?  and the commissioner wonders why the attendance is so low.  

and what is all the charging about? are we on a chase for a fox? wouldnt it seem that the charge just encourages the batter to charge the mound? all they need is a couple more roids (heh heh heh). i think ive made my point.

 

wow, what an amazing day! there is nothing like basking in the sun for a few hours by the pool. Yes, i made sure to wear enough sunscreen so i dont get cancer - at least i hope so.  i cant think of a better way to spend the day then outside by the waters edge.  lets just hope the warm weather stays around for a while.  well maybe playing golf - they kind of go hand in hand. i think ill just have to continue with a steak on the grill, a baked potato and some corn on the cob - a great summer meal for an amazing summer day.  

so three interviews set up today. i am ready to get out of here, this dreaded town of knoxville, even though it is nice out.  there is just nothing to do here, but that will all change when i move in to DC. almost there. oh my sister and i are gonna have the time of our lives. jenna i hope you are ready.  

im sorry i just cant keep my mind on writing another entry.  must… get… outside…. again….

[out of office - leave messages with my secretary - wait i think she left too :)]…

wow its been 4 years since ive been here.  things have changed, people have come and gone.  numerous hours a day spent in the library.  days spent at the pool, watching the scenery.  weeks go by - sometimes fast, sometimes even faster, and every once in a while drag on.  weekends come and go - never a ritual, rarely things planned, just flying by the seat of your pants, sometimes forgotten (for numerous reasons - ill let your mind wander here). football games in the fall with 107,000 fans screaming at the officials. And no matter how much we say we hate the coach and want him to get fired - he did bring us a national championship, not to mention only 2 losing season in 10 years - not a bad repertoire.  Basketball, where the women used to be able to beat the mens team - go pat summit and 8 national champs.  friends whom ill never forget, and people ill keep in touch with for the rest of my life, friends that ill never see again, girls ive dated - whether we will keep in touch…. not sure. wow ill miss this place.

Only a paper to write and a stage to walk across and im finished with possibly the best 4 years of my life.  But whats next? whats to come? what lies ahead? Im not sure, but i am ready for what ever challenges the next step of my life throws at me.  I feel well prepared by the experiences and teaching of this university. Off to DC. Just need a job and im set. 

Thank you! (even though 99% of people who i have encountered will never read this).

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