In case you didn’t know…

…black people participate in recreational activities other than sports. This article on MSNBC.com spotlights black chess players in the Maryland-DC Metro Area.

Excerpt from the article:

“Chess defines us in ways other than the way we are often defined in newspapers and on television with the negative images… it [chess] knocks the stereotypes and shows that we are intellectual, cerebral people and that we are interested in something other than basketball.”

I love it. And I’ve been waiting for somebody to teach me how to play chess for years…

this MUST be a joke…

Okay, so I know that Georgia isn’t the most progressive state; however, there are some things going on here that I find to be RIDICULOUS.

According to this article on MSNBC.com, some Georgia lawmakers signed off on a plan to create a Confederate Heritage Month. Under this plan, the month of April would be designated as Confederate History and Heritage Month in an attempt to honor the memory of the Confederacy as well as “all those millions of its citizens of various races and ethnic groups and religions who contributed in sundry and myriad ways to the cause of Southern Independence.”

Oh really? The cause of Southern Independence? Sounds like a ridiculous amount of BS to me. Especially when you think about how Georgia lawmakers didn’t seem to excited or willing to issue an apology for slavery.

Here’s a nice editorial about the situation, one that definitely sums up my feelings about it…courtesy of the AJC.

…you just annoyed the $#!^ out of me!

this post is inspired by a note that kiersten mitchell wrote, and posted on her facebook. i’ve been realizing lately that i don’t really get angry, so much as i get annoyed. and here are some of the top things that annoy the $#!^ out of me

1. if you are ALWAYS complaining about a situation, but never work to change it…you just annoyed the $#!^ out of me!

2. if you are ALWAYS proclaming how you are a grown man/grown woman, but repeatedly handle situations like a child (and wonder why you get those results)…you just annoyed the $#!^ out of me!

3. if you are a pedestrian and you INSIST upon crossing the street at the WRONG time, and then have the AUDACITY to look at me wrong when i almost pummel your behind with the honda…you just annoyed the $#!^ out of me!

4. if you consistently approach me with your issues and your problems without even so much as ASKING how i’m doing at all…you just annoyed the $#!^ out of me!

5. if you always feel the need to call somebody on their issues, but don’t want anybody to mention your own…you just annoyed the $#!^ out of me!

6. if you apologize for an action, then try to explain away said action…you just annoyed the $#!^ out of me!

this list is to be continued…but in the mean time, what annoys the $#!^ out of you?

Finally! Spring Break

The last few weeks have been rough for me here in Athens, but I’ve finally made it to Spring Break. It’s weird because this will be my last Spring Break…at least as a student…for a while. I should be out somewhere drinking myself stupid and tanning myself until I get malignant melanoma…BUT…I’ll be in Athens, working away.

So, what am I really up to these days? The short answer is trying to stay afloat. More specifically, that means: fulfilling requirements for graduation (tests, papers, etc), applying for jobs for next year, trying to work hard and save money for that transitional phase of life, and trying to enjoy the last bit of time that I’ll be in school for a while.

Life has been hard. It’s really been kicking my behind. I’ve been feeling kind of the way I felt right before I graduated from UNC. I know that I believe, but I’m not really sure why. It’s some sort of weird and inadequate, yet consistent faith. I’m not even sure if that makes sense, but it does in my mind…

I’m particularly grateful for people who have been helping me stay afloat. The encouragement, the love, and the prayers have been much needed and much more appreciated. I really think I have the best friends in the world and I’m grateful that God has blessed me with them.

So, here’s to making the last 62 days at UGA count, getting the job that God has for me, and being encouraged in the entire process…

Peace and Blessings!

Signed: King Savior, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Servant

Man Tries to Cash $50,000 Check from God

Now, I truly believe that God can do all things. But I don’t think I would try to pull this off…