It's just a mini rant today. I sprinted into work today like a banshee on crack, an hour early. KMT. I've just realised that my blackberry is playing up and it's showing my appointments AN HOUR early. Clearly, I use my blackberry to organise myself, so this malfunction is major. I really do need to take my phone in for repairs, I'm just not looking forward to a crap replacement and no blackberry messenger for two weeks. WHYYYYYYYYYY?
But on a positive note, I've had a really good weekend. Not very productive, granted. But I needed a break from my life. And I got reacquainted with an old friend, finally met her lovely husband, saw her two year old and her new-born. Awwwwwww! It was enough to make a woman-like-me broody! Such a cute little family unit.
I am actually surprised at myself. For all my complaining about the lack of real difference between the main parties and no interesting wars on the policy front that I have done, I am quite looking forward to this year’s general election. Maybe, I am being caught up in all the hype—and that fact that Newsnight, my drug of choice, is on more than is necessary, or healthy, and slave to the media that I am I just HAVE to watch it. Whatever, the reasons are, I am being dragged into the mix and find myself debating politics (albeit, ‘softcore ‘politics) with all and sundry.
Consider...
Last night, I was at a revision session at my church for GCSE and A-Level students. I am one of the volunteer tutors, tutoring on Maths, Art and Government and Politics. I got a little kick going through the AS-Level Politics syllabus and remembering the subject that got me started on my current career path. But I was amazed just talking with the kids, at how knowledgeable some of them were. Excluding my tutee (can you even say that?!) from this discussion for obvious reasons, I found myself engaged in some lovely and at times lively debate about what people believed the parties stood for, about the recession, foreign policy and negative campaigning. I was genuinely amazed. I think I have always taken the somewhat pompous view that 95% of the electorate knows nothing much about politics. And for that reason I shall be lumped with a leader that about 20 people voted for because nobody knows or cares enough to vote sensibly, if at all. But here I was with a group of children, having to rethink my views.
Fair enough, they do not count as the electorate as they cannot actually vote. But what this little encounter did show me was that for children to be passionate and knowledgeable about politics there must be some adults somewhere around them who have been thinking these issues through. I’m happy to see that people are not as disengaged as I thought they were...or maybe I just know people who are from politically aware backgrounds? Who knows? But I prefer to look on the bright side...
Today at 8.30pm in Manchester, British political history was made...the main party leaders came together for the first ever televised debate in the run up to the general election.
2. Last phone call→ Kenny
3. Last text message→ Micheline
4. Last song you listened to→ Goodbye Apathy - OneRepublic
5. Last time you cried→ Three weeks ago. Don't ask.
SIX HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice → Er, shamefully, yes!
7. Been cheated on?→ Ohhhhh yes!
8. Kissed someone?→ Course man
9. Lost someone special?→ Yep, my uncle. RIP Uncle Fo-sa!
10. Been depressed?→ Yes
11. Been drunk and threw up? → Yes actually, just the once.
LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLOURS:
12. Yellow
13. Grey
14. Blue
15. Black
HAVE YOU:
16. Made new friends → Errrr, doesn't everyone?
17. Fallen out of love → Yep
18. Laughed until you cried → Hell yeah
19. Met someone who changed you → Yes, there have been many actually. That's just what happens with human interaction.
20. Found out who your true friends were → Hell yeah!
21. Found out someone was talking about you → People love to talk about people, especially those they do not know. Haters can hate, I can't stop you.
22. Kissed anyone on your friend's list → No, any takers? Lol.
23. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life → I know 4 of my followers for real.
25. Do you have any pets → As a child, there was Sophie the dog and a few cats whose names have evaded me. Sorry yeh.
26. Do you want to change your name→ Nope, but when i get married I might, depending on how nice his name is, lol.
27. What did you do for your last birthday → I had a date, and a little restaurant get together.
28. What time did you wake up today → 8am
29. What were you doing at midnight last night → Disciplining my foster brother, *sigh*
30. Name something you CANNOT wait for → To find the job of my dreams!
31. Last time you saw your mother→ A few hours ago...house mates!
32. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life → I can be pretty rash, but I'm working on it:)
33. What are you listening to right now → X-Press 2 - Lazy ft. David Byrne
34. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → There were a couple in my 6th form...
35. What's getting on your nerves right now? → At this particular moment in time I am pretty cool. Yay!
36. Most visited webpage → Hmmmm, my gmail I think.
37. What's your name→ Oi oi! That's personal! Nsoromma...Child of the Heavens.
38. Nicknames→ Big head (My cousin is a prat!), tbh honest I pretty much hate nicknames...
39. Relationship Status → Single
40. Zodiac Sign ---> Aquarius
41. Male or female or transgendered→ Female
42. Primary----- Joseph Lancaster Primary School
43. Middle School → n/a
44. High school → St. Saviours & St. Olaves CE School
45. Hair color → 1B, lol
46. Long/medium/short → Well...growing out short hair, it's now mid-length but I'm wearing a long flowing weave....
47. Height → 5"7
48. Do you have a crush on someone? → Mmmm-hmmm, ooooo yeah! *wink*
49: What do you like about yourself? → Errrrrr...I'm a Brit. I hate these types of questions! Narcissistic any? *rolling eyes*
50. Piercings → Yep, I'm thinking of becoming addicted...
51. Tattoos → No, still contemplating...
52. Righty or lefty → Righty
FIRSTS :
53. First surgery --- Ummm? *shrugs*
54. First piercing → Ears
55. First best friend → Shola when we were at Jo Lancs!.
56. First sport you joined → Netball
57. First pet → Sophie
58. First vacation→ Germany
59. First concert → Mary J. Blige...or was it Whitney....*shrugs again*
60. First crush → Akwasi *blushes*
RIGHT NOW:
61. Eating → Not a thing.
62. Drinking..... Nothing, but thanks for the reminder. I'm thirsty, brb.
63. Already missing→ The sun, she had her hat on, but now she's gone away :(.
64. I'm about to → Complete a job application...oh JOY.
65. Listening to → K. K. Fosu - Number One
66. Thinking about → Getting some new contact lenses...this is ridiculous. I'm squinting. KMT.
67. Waiting for → My date tomorrow :D
YOUR FUTURE :
68. Want kids? → Yep, God said go forth and mutiply. I'm serious about THAT one! *wink*
69. Want to get married? → Yep.
70. Careers in mind → Public or social policy formulation.
WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
71. Lips or eyes → Oooooo, eyes...NO...lips...actually, must have at least one of the two (I know that is such a cop-out, but don't start).
73. Shorter or taller → Taller, I'm not a fan of the vertically challenged. Soz.
74. Older or Younger → Older, tried younger recently (never again....)
75. Romantic or spontaneous → Romantic, I'll do spontaneous.
76. Nice stomach or nice arms → Arms, how can you have a nice stomach and crappy arms? Ewwwwwwwwwww
77. Sensitive or loud → Loud, LOUD. LOUD.
78. Hook-up or relationship → Too old for hook ups man, c'mon....
79. Trouble maker or hesitant→ Looking to minimise the drama, so I wanna try a hesitant dude for once.
HAVE YOU EVER :
81. Drank hard liquor → Oh yes :D
82. Lost glasses/contacts → All the damn time.
83. kissed on 1st date – Yep.
84. Broken someone's heart → Apparently. He's suuuuuch a liar thou!
85. Had your own heart broken → Yep.
86. Been arrested → No, actually. I'm almost surprised.
87. Turned someone down → That's a constant if you are a black girl in south London. Guys out here are DETERMINED boi. 9 times out of 10 it's NOT a good look. In case your wondering...
88. Cried when someone died → Yep.
89. Liked a friend that of the same sex? →I know what your getting at although I could play dumb, but no.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
90. Yourself → It's a must...
91. Miracles → Yes I do.
92. Love at first sight → Errrrrr...NAH!
93. Heaven → Yep, yep.
94. Santa Clause → KMT, what do you think this is?
95. Kiss on the first date? → Kiss away!
96. Angels → Yep.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
97. Is there one person you want to be with right now? → Yesss...
98. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? → Don't do that mess, it's too much like hard work.
99. Wish you could change things in your past?→ Who doesn't?
100. Are you posting this as 100 Truths? → This is a pretty silly question...