L*I*F*E

my TWO lives:

LIFE 1:
- go to work 9-5, plus work all hours of the nite as well
- sleep at 3-4am, wake up about 30 mins before i'm supposed to be at work
- struggle to pay off all that credit card debt, due to all my expensive "hobbies"
- love mini skirts, high heels, cute lil tops, and SHOES
- spend hours on my hair - curling it, straightening it, braiding it
- love to drink and get crunk! ...every night if i could :)
- love to club
- love attention from men (sorry L. :) )
- hate school
- have no passion or motivation to do anything
- lazy
- lady in the street & a freak in the bed :)
- love my man
............................well, you get the point:)

LIFE 2:
- i *apparently* work 9-5, sleep at 10pm, wake up at 7am
- have no debt and never did anything outside of school and work
- wear nice "sensible" clothes like baggy jeans and big t-shirts from the 80s
- hair? it's tied back in a pony all the time..or in "shuruba" (Amharic word for single braids)
- drink? hmmm... maybe a glass of wine if i'm FORCED into it
- club? that's for BAD people... very bad people ... "vagabonds" and "prostitutes"
- i'm still 10, and i get shy talkin to men
- love my school books, love to study
- very career oriented - i will be *somebody* one day! (ie: a doctor or engineer)
- hard working
- SEX? :o ......what's that? we don't talk about that.. we're not like THOSE people!!
- L. doesn't exist in this life :(

.........................................this life isn't even real

My dad's coming tonite... to visit for 3 weeks... i look forward to seeing him ..i haven't seen him since the last time i was home - Dec '03!
But, why must I keep my two lives separate?
I'm tired of living a lie.....

New Apartment

I did it! I moved :) I'm finally NOT a student anymore... Living near students for sooo long (hmmm.. a total of 6 years & 7 months to be exact) had me still thinking I'm a student - although I graduated in May 2004. Anyway, now I'm living in the heart of downtown - in the middle of the club scene and a 5 minute walk from work (I timed it!). The move was pretty stressful for me.. who would have thought I would have accumulated that many belongings in the past 4 years ... threw out a lot - including around 10 pairs of shoes - and I still have several others. At times I would also get upset, I can truthfully say I really grew up in that apartment and it held soooo many memories for me.... That's where I got to know L., that's where I completed my undergrad, that's where I started grad school, and that's where I completed grad school.. :) Anyway, I'm gone now, moved on ... and I'm happy - don't miss the old place at all! I'll post pics of the apartment once I manage to unpack everything - I'm currently still living out of boxes and suitcases (true desi style :) ). And the unpacking is on hold for now coz I'm really not well :( I caught a cold - was pretty bad...had to take a day off work to recuperate ...I'm much better now but still not 100%. Anyway, now that I have some of my appetite back I wanna order some Dominoes tonite, or alternatively go to wing nite & then sit at home and be a total couch potato. I plan to watch Spanglish tonite, hopefully it's worth watching... Anyway...I'm all out of things to say... Hopefully, my next post will have pics of the apartment.