sagaciously is...

Bakers Dozen c/o KB via ej.

1. grad school:: I got a big fat C in one of my classes. I'm rethinking the whole grad school plan, and learning - it's all about the grad school journey, not just racing to the finish line. So I dropped two classes - I am officially no longer nuking that candle.


2. theTuneUp - part I:: I pay a LOT of rent, so in my complex I act like it's my house. I keep forgetting that you can't just park your car and not move it for long time periods (oh, about 18 months say?). So, I spend a good part of Saturday morning tuning up my backup car (Nissan Altima) so that my complex won't tow it. Oh yeah, a sista can do a lil maintenance work her dayum self, ok?


3. volunteering:: hung out with my mentee, and really listened. I'm far from perfect, or a shrink, but I understand that the problems with teenagers definitely start at home. Throwing up your hands, and saying "I can't do anything with this child" is not even an alternative.


4. theDate:: Got hit up out of the blue by someone I met a while ago, so we made plans to do dinner & dancing. We confirm the time, and he suggests he'll call me when he's on his way out the door...


5. theStandUp:: ...I'm still waiting for that call (yeah, right).


6. in da club:: click here for details.


7. theTuneUp - part II:: see, here's where I would normally go into gory details about what that specifically means, but a lady never tells. Suffice it to say that my little issue with s-e-x? No longer an issue. Not at ALL.


8. theRealEstateAgent:: I can't believe I've never introduced you to my agent! Her name is Sherri Brown, and she is absolutely too-friggin fabulous! Ok, in all seriousness and all pretense aside, I really do love this woman. I have (at times) been a complete baby about this process, not knowing a dayum thing, and she has really taught me a great deal about homebuying. I've also been a completely stubborn bitch, and she has not only traipsed around ½ of metro Atlanta with me, but also gently suggested "Ok, Miss Saga, this is your first house - you cannot have everything you want..." Sherri also allowed me to drag her (against her husband's protests) out in the snow & ice, to sign my contract - guaranteeing me not only a fat buyer bonus, but got an additional extra for me off the house's price, for writing the first contract in the subdivision, and doing it in the inclement weather. If that ain't the ISH, I don't know what is, ok? Oh yeah, and if you are in the market & are looking for an agent - want to contact her...holla at me via IM or email so you can tell her I sent you! 'Precianate ya!


9. theChiChi-Party:: so, Sherri's an agent for the Robinson Realty Group, and she invited me to her company's Client Appreciation party at the Villa Christina. If you get a chance to visit, please go - the restaurant is really beautiful & scenic. Good music, good food, and...


10. theChocolateThunderCloud:: OMG - there were so many well-dressed, well-spoken, attractive GROWN black men in attendance. It was literally like walking into the black male version of the Godiva store. Hm...do I want the strawberrry dipped in dark chocolate, or the fudge caramel drizzled with hazelnuts? How about the almond truffle, with the milk chocolate crunch coating? The dreadlocked brother with the steel gray suit, pale lavender tie, and the subtle pinstripe? Copper suede jacket, with the ceasar haircut, neatly trimmed beard, and those broken-in jeans that are tight in just-the-right places? Lawd, help me it's raining good-looking, single, grown black men - so many choices, so little time...


11. theSpermDonor:: I looked really cute heading to that party. I looked even cuter stopping by theSpermDonor's spot to pick Hammy up afterward. But naw shawty - we (theSpermDonor & I) cannot have that Wesley Snipes - Sanaa Lathan conversation - ever. We talk for a long time, and while I understand why he still wants to get at me (I am that fly), I don't think he'll ever give up hope.