Sunday, May 28, 2006
This is a beautiful weekend and I’m stuck at my part-time job! I get off at 4PM – so the day isn’t completely gone… but still! This weekend is my last weekend working everyday!! They finally found someone. Now I’m contemplating leaving. I got a couple of dollars saved up from this place. And from the looks of things I may be accepting another offer somewhere paying me more money (full-time gig) so I won’t need this job. I don’t really need it now, but the extra money comes in handy… but the difference in pay at the new job will make up for what I miss here.

I don’t know. This job is easy money! Literally (for the most part) I watch 4 monitors and make sure that nothing turns red, if it does, I call someone else to fix the issue When school is in session, I do my homework – so I get paid to do my homework! And I get paid well… My mom said I’d be a fool to quit. I think I’m just sick of the place b/c I’ve been coming in here every weekend for the past three months when I really should’ve been here 1 weekend out of each month. I have a 3-weekend break before I’m here again…. So we’ll see how I feel when I return.

I think I’ll be going to a foam party tonight at Fur Night Club. I’ve never been to a foam party before… but I heard that they are soooo fun. So I’m going to find out! I was told not to wear anything that I care about… but it’s Fur Night Club… I’m pretty sure they won’t want me in there in flip flops and stuff… I don’t know… I’ll see what I have in my closet of summer clothes b/c it seems as though the weather has broke so I can pack away the sweaters and bring out the tank tops! I love the summer!

GTL and I will be headed for Philly for a cookout at his dad’s. The last time we went… we ate soooo much and it was soooo good! So I can’t wait!!! Only thing is, I know with the 90 min drive up and the 90 min drive back (and that’s if we’re lucky enough not to run into any traffic) I’m going to be exhausted on Tuesday when it’s time to go back to work. Oh well! It’ll be worth it….

I bought these shoes yesterday:






Yes, both pair. These will be my casual but cute shoes this summer. OMG… I went to Bare Feet Shoes yesterday… they must’ve been having a massive sale because they had soooo many pumps and sandals on sale for $20-$30!!!! But I had to refrain myself because I’m throwing my mother a surprise party for her 50th birthday… and my money is currently tied up into that right now…. But trust me… once I get some more of her stuff out of the way… I will be back! I just have to be careful.. cause heels that cheap may not last too long and I’m not trying to be embarrassed while I’m out partying… my heel break or something. LOL!!! So I have to choose wisely.

OK… I think I’ve done enough rambling for one post….
 
posted by TTD at 5/28/2006 11:11:00 AM | Permalink | 9 comments
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Multiple Emotions
Happiness and Pride

My little sister will be graduating from high school next Thursday!! I guess my talked helped… I’ll be there with camera in hand cheesing! And then I will be taking her to dinner to celebrate!

Disappointment, Uncertainty, and Disgust

My father is a jerk. He never really was there for me, but I was ok with it because I had my mother and grandmother to make up for his retarded ass. But my little sister is something different. Her mother was murdered. She’s growing up in a full house being raised by her aunt – and looking at her aunt’s kids, she isn’t the best role model. A month ago, my sister wasn’t sure if she’d be graduating or not. But now that it is certain, she needs money for farewell and dues and all that. She asked him for some money. She never really stated how much, but when my father talked to my aunt, the total would’ve been around $300.

I spoke with my dad and he’s all upset because my sister was upset because he told her he couldn’t do it. He’s all huffing and puffing talking about how he gives $66 in child support a week already and that although she didn’t know for sure if she was graduating, she should have gave him a heads up.

I’m disappointed that he really has an attitude with his 18 year old daughter over something petting like that. I’m disgusted because he hasn’t paid child support in I don’t know how long, and he’s bitching about $66 A WEEK??? WTF!! I’m uncertain (or harbor mixed feelings) because I feel him on the fact that she should have been gave him notice… but honestly, she still has a lot of growing up to do so how can he be mad… which leads to my disappointment.

Anger and Frustration

My “brother” (he and I have been friends since we were 11) has his cell phone through my service. Lately, it’s been like a game of cat and mouse trying to get up with him to give me the money for his bill. Last time I had to be a smart ass and restrict his services. I restricted everything except the 2-way feature. He thought all of our phones were that way (GTL is on my plan as well.) I’d really hate to have to do that again, but it’s getting to the point where I want cut his service completely! What’s crazy is that he has the money… He just never gets up with me when he’s supposed to and doesn’t have the decency to call to say that he can’t make it. Grrrrr!!!

Excitement

GTL and I will have a quiet weekend at home this weekend... just the two of us and I can’t wait!

Have a good weekend!!!!
 
posted by TTD at 5/25/2006 12:49:00 PM | Permalink | 10 comments
Monday, May 22, 2006
What ever happened to good customer service??

My grandmother and aunt go to Aruba every summer. Almost every year, they buy jewelry from this same store. They’ve been going there for so long that they get a discount on whatever they buy!

Well last summer, my grandmother purchased a diamond ring that was accented w/ smaller diamonds. A few of the smaller diamonds fell out and the ring needed to be resized. My grandmother worked out with the lady that owns the place to have the ring shipped to them down in Aruba to have them repair & resize it and send it back. That was in November/December. Why is it May and my grandmother ring has still not been shipped?

My grandmother sent it via UPS, and paid an extra $100 for the insurance on it. The lady confirmed that she received the ring and that she would send it back ASAP. Around January, I emailed her again asking her the status of the ring. She was like by it being the holiday, the repairer was out of town and they were waiting on him to return. OK cool. But they still could’ve notified us to let us know, prior to me contacting them!

So come APRIL, I contact them again asking them about the status of the ring. I get a response basically saying that they don’t recall ever receiving a ring, can I provide them with more information about it. These muthaf*ckas don’t know who they dealing with!!! Every email I sent them, I BCC my grandmother. She kept them all. My grandmother only works 3 days a week, so she wasn’t in the office the day of this email exchange. So I kindly responded:

It was shipped to you a while ago. You confirmed that you received it. I'll email you back a little later with the receipt number and the delivery carrier's confirmation number. When I emailed you a little while back, you stated that you had to wait for repair a tech to perform the needed work and you would contact me as soon as possible. But as I said, I'll email you in a few.

The next day when my grandmother forwarded me all of the emails, I go into my hotmail account and see an email from the jeweler stating:

The ring is ready to ship, can you please send us your complete mailing address where we can send the ring. Thank you, and hope to see you again on your next visit to Aruba.

My grandmother thought that they were just trying to get out of paying the insurance fee on the ring. I thought, trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, that maybe more than one person checks the email account, and the one that sent the email back stating they ain’t know what I was talking about, wasn’t the person that I previously spoke to. Either way.. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!

So today, I send an email asking them have they sent the ring back yet? Who was the carrier they went through and do they have a tracking number? Do you know these bitches said that I never sent them an address to ship the ring to!!!! My grandmother is out on personal leave, else I’d resend that fucking email to them! But I responded, I sent it to you, but here it is again… Please send a response acknowledging that you received this and let me know the carrier you’re going through.

I’m like this, even if I didn’t send the address (which I did) they should’ve responded again stating, we’re still waiting on the address to send the ring back to you.

They lost two very loyal customers. My grandmother and aunt have been going to Aruba for at least 10 years, if not more. Every year they go, they either buy something for themselves or a family member. It’s always cheaper to buy jewelry on the islands… but next time I go to Aruba, I’ll be sure to buy my jewelry from a different vendor…

And I hate to really put them on blast, but they have some shit with them, so I need to. They don’t have their own website, but you can get info about them on the two following links: http://www.arubaonline.com/goldpalace.htm or http://www.arubaluxurycondos.com/vendors/goldpalacearuba.htm
The name of the company is Gold Palace. Please do not support this vendor if you decide to go to Aruba (which I recommend you do because it’s a beautiful island!!!)

 
posted by TTD at 5/22/2006 12:34:00 PM | Permalink | 8 comments
Friday, May 19, 2006
YEAH ME!!!!!
I got an A in my last class.... That's 3 A's in a row... I have a 4.0 in GRAD SCHOOL.. I'm so pumped!

Now everybody do the math with me.... Friday + Hennessy + 3 mini martinis + FREE dinner at a bangin restaurant = A VERY HAPPY TIFFANY!!!!

Everyone have a great weekend... I know I will!
 
posted by TTD at 5/19/2006 07:09:00 AM | Permalink | 13 comments
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Allen Iverson vs. Dwayne Wade
I love Allen Iverson. Point blank. I think he has the prettiest smile....

Not only his smile, but he can play his ass off. I love how he's one of the smallest things out on the court but because he's all heart, that makes him seem like he's as big as Shaq.

I first fell in love with him when he was at Georgetown.
Even then, he had a lot of heart.

Although AI is still doing his thing (without any help from his team.) And I still love him, don't get it twisted!! But I must admit that there's someone else that might be stealing my heart because he is a beast on the court.... hands down!

And that someone else is no other than Dwayne Wade!! He first caught my attention last year. I thought, "he's a pretty decent player."

But now.... I don't know.... This nigga is a beast! AI better watch out! I've always been a fan of a player - not the team itself... and b/c of the player, by default the team they play for is my favorite team. So..... GO HEAT!!!!

I bet the guys (Rell) probably thought this was a real comparison of the two.. LOL
 
posted by TTD at 5/14/2006 02:53:00 PM | Permalink | 9 comments
Happy Mother's Day!!
Last night, while bored out of my mind at work, I made sure that I hit up all the mother bloggers on my blog list to the left, and wished them a happy mother's day. It's a lot of ya'll! But nonetheless, I want to wish all of the mother's out there a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

I have to work again today, so I can't really do anything special for my mom and grandmother, but I got them a nice gift as well as card. My cards are great! I'm the type of person that spends an hour in the card store, because I like to make sure I get a card that speaks from my heart. Every holiday, my mother and grandmother both say, "You get the best cards!" :o)

Anyways... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of the mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, etc! I hope that you enjoy your day!
 
posted by TTD at 5/14/2006 07:42:00 AM | Permalink | 6 comments
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
When We Girls Drink too Much
So you know I still don't remember what I wanted to talk about yesterday! So I'm just going to share this email I got this morning.. because it's sooo true. And to let you in on the drunk me, those that apply to me are in blue!

WHEN WE GIRLS DRINK TOO MUCH............

1. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE OUR PURSE IS.

2. WE BELIEVE THAT DANCING WITH OUR ARMS OVERHEAD AND WIGGLING OUR BUTT WHILE YELLING "WOO-HOO!" IS TRULY THE SEXIEST DANCE MOVE AROUND.

3. WE'VE SUDDENLY DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO KICK SOMEONE'S ASS AND HONESTLY BELIEVE WE COULD DO IT TOO.

4. IN OUR LAST TRIP TO PEE, WE REALIZE THAT WE NOW LOOK MORE LIKE A HOMELESS HOOKER THAN THE GODDESS WE WERE JUST FOUR HOURS AGO

5.WE START CRYING AND TELLING EVERYONE WE SEE THAT WE LOVE THEM SOOOOO MUCH.

6. WE GET EXTREMELY EXCITED AND JUMP UP AND DOWN EVERY TIME A NEW SONG PLAY'S BECAUSE "OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS SONG!"

7. WE'VE FOUND A DEEPER/SPIRITUAL SIDE TO THE GEEK SITTING NEXT TO US.

8. WE'VE SUDDENLY TAKEN UP SMOKING AND BECOME REALLY GOOD AT IT.

9. WE YELL AT THE BARTENDER, WHO WE BELIEVE CHEATED US BY GIVING US JUST LEMONADE, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER TASTE THE GIN. (for the record, I don't yell at the bartender, I just express my anger to my homegirls! LOL)

10. WE THINK WE ARE IN BED, BUT OUR PILLOW FEELS STRANGELY LIKE THE KITCHEN FLOOR (or the mop?)

11. WE FAIL TO NOTICE THAT THE TOILET LID'S DOWN WHEN WE SIT ON IT.

12. WE TAKE OUR SHOES OFF BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT'S THEIR FAULT THAT WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WALKING STRAIGHT.

Damn shame I can relate to all of these, right?? LMAO!
 
posted by TTD at 5/10/2006 03:36:00 PM | Permalink | 19 comments
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
I forgot!!
School is over. YEAH!!! Over the summer I’m going to work on getting some certifications. Definitely the A+ (cause that’s 2 tests and I’m done.) Depending on how much I procrastinate to get that one, I may go for my MCP as well.

Tomorrow is my brother’s birthday. Usually I party w/ my friends as if it were my birthday… not tomorrow! I’m getting old. LOL!! I can’t party like I used to and get up early and go to work. My body can’t take it anymore. I used to do it every weekend in college. I went to school in York, PA (about 45 min to an hour north of Baltimore.) My girlfriends and I would hit the highway to go to Hammerjacks FYI for if you click on the link…. What the club is NOW, is far from what it used to be… so don’t let the pics fool you! I would get back to York about 3ish in the morning and then had to be to work the next day at 8AM – did it with NO problems! Not anymore. Now I need to sleep until like 10AM to function OK throughout the day.

I’m not going to talk about how busy I’ve been today. Let’s just say that I’ve been trying to write this stupid post since about 9AM!! Now I don’t even remember what I wanted to talk about! LOL! So because of that… I’m going to end here and hopefully I can remember what I wanted to say tomorrow!
 
posted by TTD at 5/09/2006 03:47:00 PM | Permalink | 9 comments
Sunday, May 07, 2006
New Look
Ok.. So I'm trying out a new template. I'm still working out the kinks.. hence why my picture is missing.. the one that I originally used took up the whole damn page! And right now, my posts start 1/2 way down the page... so bare with me while I get it together! If you have some suggsetions.. let me know. I've tried republishing the page.. but that didn't work....

Edit: Yeah!! Thanks SistaGirl... it worked!
 
posted by TTD at 5/07/2006 12:54:00 PM | Permalink | 17 comments
Saturday, May 06, 2006
ROFLMAO
I forget where I got this link from.. it was on someone else's blog. This is the most popular screensaver in the US. It is too funny. If he gets stuck, just drag him with your cursor. If only we could do this with the real president!!!
 
posted by TTD at 5/06/2006 09:50:00 PM | Permalink | 1 comments
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Fake Friends vs. Real Friends
Thanks Shenikki!!! (and no, that's not her real name!)

FAKE ASS FRIENDS & REAL FRIENDS...WHICH DO YOU HAVE?

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
REAL FRIENDS: are the reason you have no food.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr/Mrs
REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
REAL FRIENDS: Would sit next to you sayin "Damn ... we fucked up ... but that shit was fun!"

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: never seen you cry.
REAL FRIENDS: cry with you

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back
REAL FRIENDS: keep your shit so long they forget its yours.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Could write a book about you with direct quotes from you.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door.
REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say "I'M HOME!"

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Are for awhile.
REAL FRIENDS: Are for life.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had enough.
REAL FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say "Bitch drink the rest of that you know we don't waste."

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Will knock them the fuck out

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Would ignore this
REAL FRIENDS: Will repost it (Kween & Tarisa... I'm talking to you!!!)
 
posted by TTD at 5/04/2006 04:02:00 PM | Permalink | 11 comments
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
One last…
Next week is my last week of classes! Can't wait! I'll be off until the end of August!! One year of grad school down, two more to go.

This month is my last month to work EVERY-DAMN- WEEKEND!! I’ve decided that even if they don’t have a permanent weekend person, come June, I’m taking a break! I can’t keep beating myself up and not getting the proper rest needed. Plus school will be over, which means that I will be bored at work… which will make me hate it and want to quit. But that extra money is coming in handy, so I don’t want to quit.

So I can’t wait for May to be over because, come June… I will be back to my partying self!
 
posted by TTD at 5/03/2006 09:38:00 AM | Permalink | 7 comments