Kelvin’s Corner

Hello?

Is anybody still there?

Well to all those that have sent emails, IM’s, etc. I just wanted to poke my head in and let you guys know I am still around, just crazy busy so I haven’t been b logging or reading any blogss…hell I don’t even wanna see a computer when I am not at work to tell you the truth. I will try to update a little more regularly, but we’ll see how that goes.

What’s been up? Besides working, trying to sell my investment property, and attempting to maintain some sort of fitness regiment, there’s not alot of time for anything else…. I am hoping that I can adhere to my fitness plan this upcoming Labor Day weekend. I hate that I can’t make it to NYC this weekend, but I am trying to stick to this budget I started on a few weeks back and so far I have been doing alright, but there is always room for improvement.

I was reading some of the comments you all left and Geeez Louise!! Some of you are HARSH!! LoL

I know it was all love and you all missed me, thus the explicit words to show your affections…*smile*

Well just wanted to check in and let you all know I am still alive and somewhat around…I gotta go…got a date with this treadmill..

Inaminute…or two…or three…LoL

Yep,

That’s right. Its time for another installment of your favorite Friday Blog read.

Kelvin’s Ghetto Non Fiction

Ok, lemme tell you what happened to me last night. I am on the horn talking to my homegirl Joi (I wrote about her a while back) and as usual, Joi has some ghetto adventures to tell me about. I look forward to hearing from her cause I know she will always have a doozie for me..LoL

We are just shooting the shit and she begins to tell me about a date she went on maybe like a year or so ago….

Apparently this cat that approached her was a neighborhood fellow and the initial convo went something like this:

Neighborhood Regular: What Up Babygirl?

J: (Attempting to ignore this dude): *Rolling of the eyes* You could not be talking to me.

NR: Yeah, babygirl, I’m sayin’ what’s up? You got a man or a nigga or something…I need to get that number up out of you…

J: Yeah, I am married, and yes I love him, and no I am not giving you my number.

NR: Damn shorty!! Why you gotta be so mean?

J: Whatever nigga

NR: Aight then, but I can we be friends? I just would hate it if I couldn’t see you again…

J: You live in the neighborhood, so you will see me around

….now I am sure there was more convo cause they eventually exchanged numbers and went out on a date….to make a long story short ( cause I don’t feel like typing it all out..LoL) at the end of the date, they end up going to get some breakfast and J doesn’t eat pork. Dude goes to some greasy spoon and I am sure they had no idea what beef sausages or turkey sausages were so they only had swine. She tells him this and he just says that he will order her something off the menu that doesn’t have pork….

So about 15 minutes later he comes back to the car..( yes back to the car cause it was so hood that you could only order carry out!!) with two bags…She went on to tell me that dude opens his container of food and has eggs, pancakes, sausages, hashbrowns, etc…about to MAX, you hear me?….so she opens up hers and there’s……are you ready for this?….Pancakes and toast…

*blink, blink*

Pancakes and toast? WTF!!

Who the hell orders pancakes and toast?…LMBAO!!

…so she proceeds to curse dude the fuck out and tells him to take her back home and man when she told me that story last night my ass was in tears laughing so hard…Pancakes and MuthaFuckin’ toast…LoL that shit did it for me…

And that was another installment of Friday’s Ghetto Non-Fiction boys and girls…LoL

Inaminute…….

Oh and have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Okay,

Here is the scenario….

Woman had a rough week at work.
Just got out of another unsuccessful relationship a little while back….
Its been like 6 months ago so the “itch” is in full effect…..

She.Needs.SOME……..

Its Friday evening and she cannot wait to leave the office and get home to get changed because she is meeting some of her girlfriends to have a few drinks and appetizers at a nice little spot where the music is good, the atmosphere is nice…everything is lovely…There are a plethora of available men there and most of them are there to network and maybe meet something fine to see hopefully outside this venue…

Now from across the room there is some random guy at the bar and notices said woman.

He tells himself ( and he isn’t sure if its the Belvedere and cranberry or what) “Damn that honey in the white linen is looking real good to me right about now, I need to be ON THAT!!”

…so he decides to finish his drink and mosey on over to introduce himself with the hopes that it will be all good….

He makes it to her table and does the normal of excusing himself for intruding, but he had to come say hello and introduce himself to this fine young thang. They make small talk amongst themselves for a few minutes and lets her know that the next round of drinks for her and her two girls are on him. He slips her a business card and goes back to the bar to have the drinks sent over….

Now……..

…During some random conversation I was having I was told that a woman can tell if a man is good in bed by certain body language and things that he does….such as the way he walks, the way he talks, the way he carries himself, hell even the way he drives his car..?!?!?

Yes, you read correctly, Drives.His.Car…LoL

I had to imagine that in a way it could be true I guess…maybe he leans back just the right way and a female can get a visual of herself mounted ontop of him….or the way he looks when he is focusing on finding a certain address to a new place…thats how he would focus when he is waxing that from the back….or maybe its the way he holds the steering wheel when he is driving that lets her know how he would grip and hold on to her during some intense lovemaking or just plain ole fuckin’ up the headboards type shit….*shrug*…I guess its possible…

I found that to be very interesting and thought I would pose the question to you all cause I had never heard of that one….Of course we all know that when and if the sex is going to happen its usually up to the female and she can tell within a few minutes of talking to him if she is gonna give up the goodies…its just a fact of life, but I had no idea a woman could tell how good the sex would be just by the way a nigga walks and shit, or the way he drives his car…*smh*

So you all tell me just how true this is and if all women think that way cause I really would like to know

In a minute….

Lord knows I love the south….

Many of you guys know thats where my roots are. I may live in the Midwest but I will always be a southern boy at heart. The one thing that I love about the south, besides the cooking and the southern hospitality, is the subtle little differences in speech.

Let me give you all a little background information on what happened to me when I first came to the Chi that fateful summer of ‘96. I came here and noticed that the people here spoke alot like I did. Sure there were subtle differences in certain words and phrases, but no real difference ( If that makes any sense at all). I knew there were certain words that I would say that people would catch me on and ask me to repeat just so they could hear the little southern twang in my words….probably to get a laugh or ask me where I was from…so it was cool too me to talk to native Chicagoans and hear how they spoke and vice versa.

Now I was talking to a friend of mine and we were talking about just random things and she messed around and said the word….

Swalla’…..as in a swalla’ of juice or water….

*crickets*…….

**enormous bout of HYSTERICAL laughter**….

Now let me be clear on this…..In no way am I making fun of the word swalla cause it was common for me to hear it growing up….I did grow up in Alabama, its just that I haven’t heard the word in so long it caught me off guard and I just had to regain my composure and wipe the tears away from the laughter….LoL!!

…a little later in the conversation another word came up or out I should say….

“Pocketbook”

…*no crickets….straight to the HYSTERICAL laughter**…….

That was another one that I haven’t heard in AGES….you hear me?!?!?!

…..Whoooo, I had to get myself together just re-typing this…that was too funny to me ya’ll……Pocketbooks and Swallas….that shit made my day….

You guys have a good one…cause I know I will after hearing those two.

You all let me know what words you have heard that are “exclusive” to the south…..or wherever you have heard them….LoL

…In a minute

I remember when I was a shorty and on Sunday morning’s momma had us get all dressed up in our Sunday’s Best to go on off to Sunday School.. I remember how she would re-brush my hair after I told her I already did it, fuss about me wrinkling up my clothes cause I couldn’t sit still, and tormenting my little sisters as they got their hair pressed in the kitchen….lol and just before she sent us out the door she would give each of us ( my two sisters and I) a dollar a piece to put in the collection plate and as she did that she would take lick her thumb and wipe that cold out the corner of our eyes and we would look like presentable little people off to hear the Good Word..lol

Its raining here in the city……

I love Rainy mornings….just something about them. Yes, it may be hard as hell to get up and come to work, but for some reason on rainy mornings I always tend to wake up a little bit early, before the alarm clock goes off….I love the peace and quiet that the rain brings and to me its like when Momma used to wipe the cold out of our eyes…this is God’ s way of doing the same thing…

I got up this morning at like 4:30 and it was coming down pretty good. Didn’t turn on the T.V. just went and opened up the front door and sat on the front porch and listened to the rain come down…it was peaceful and calm. I sat there thinking about all that has happened to me and what is happening in the world around us…the everyday hustle and bustle that we call life. The sun had not made it up it so it was still pretty dark outside and for the first time in a long time, I didn’t hear police sirens, ambulance sirens, or look across the park to see some hype or homeless person sleeping on the park benches…Just peace and quiet…it was nice…really nice…

Even on the drive to work, the traffic was light…I guess alot of folks took the day off to make it a long weekend…I kept the radio off and just listened to the windsheild wipers and the rain hitting windows…”I think its gonna be a good day” is what I kept telling myself all the way to work…

I don’t have any big plans this weekend. Its supposed to rain the whole weekend… and that fits right into my plan of sticking to the budget so I will probably be in the crib cleaning up and chilling…the Direct TV guy is coming out tomorrow to replace one of my recievers and I have a showing for the property in the morning so after that I plan on being posted up at the crib….enjoying how God wipes the cold out of the world’s eyes..

Have a Great Weekend…

In a minute…

I know a nigga has been slacking off something terrible, but I think I am getting my Mojo Back somewhat. I have a few things rolling around in my head and just need to get them down on paper ( or webspace).

I think the real reason for me falling off has been that its nearing the end of summer and there is just more shit to do outside so I haven’t been in the crib or on the computer too much. I would have to say that since maybe a week before the big 3-0 hit I have been involved in some sort of social function.

*Mental Note: Tell you guys about Robbie’s wedding*

From the wedding to the birthday weekend has all been like a big ass party!! The wedding was beautiful and I touched on this a little bit on the old site, but didn’t get into too much detail. I will just say, it wasn’t one of the ghetto weddings that you hear about so often. It was really nice, until the reception and the drinks started kicking in..lol. I have seen a few of the pics, but not all of them and am trying to get some in digital format to post for you all.

*Mental Note: Tell you guys about the love scene*

Not too much going on on the love front. Just taking it one day atta time, ya know? Dating a little bit here and there trying to see what’s out there, but there is no rush, and I will tell you all this…some of the convo I have been victim too, yes I said vicitim, has made a brother wanna resort back to *puffing*, but I have been doing good on that too!! I haven’t really even thought about it too much until I get caught up in one of those conversations that make me wish I had a damn “Wrap It Up Box” (Dave Chappelle 2004).

*Mental Note: Da Budget*

Is kinda getting off to a rocky start. Its hard to budget when you owe mofo’s. I have been sticking to my guns about the spending though. I have made it up in my head to start paying myself FIRST!! Then everyone else. I have a plan, I just gotta put it into effect so no real updates on that just yet.

I had more to type out, but work beckons so off I go….

In a minute….

LOL..is exactly how I feel writing this post. I have to apologize to those that have left emails and comments about where I’ve been..

Not too much has been going on with me really. I have a damn cold right now…can you believe this? Its the middle of August and like 10 million degrees outside and I have a head cold…*smh* Not sure how I got it but I have heard that its going around. Somebody told me that its because it been so dry outside.

So I am still feeling my way around this Blogsome neighborhood. I am working on updating links and whatnot..lol Damn I didn’ t know I had so many friends linked up till I started adjusting links and shit…umm, yeah just like a real family…its so many of ya’ll that every family gathering you are meeting somebody new…just my opinion….LoL

Well lemme take that back, something big is going on with me right now. A fellow blogger and Chicagoan, that is Gangsta as they come, Miss Keish, and I are working together right now to sell my other house. I have to admit this is going to be interesting to say the least…lol As of today I the house has been on the market like 5 or 6 days and I shown it to a few people. I don’t think selling it will be a problem.

The job search is going on. Had a few hits, but its been slow motion. I guess Slow Motion is Better than No Motion…(Kanye and Common - The Food 2005). LoL I have some good feelings about it though. I have been thinking more and more that I wanna do something different. I know I said I wanna use my degree, but I have been leaning more towards sole proprietorship. I know once I get this house off I can really have somewhat of a starting point to do what I really wanna do. Invest in real estate like I really wanna. I have a plan and all I gotta do is work it. And now I got Miss Keisha working with me, its on and crackin’!!

Well lemme stop rambling, I gotta go take me some Tussin’..lol Oh that’s Rob-i-tussin for those that don’t know what I’m talking about!! ( Yeah, right) LoL

Lata….

Hey everyone,

I decided to jump on the bandwagon and move into that cute little bungalow down the block from Lil Sis and ‘nem…lol

I am gonna be setting up shop over the next few days so don’t mind the mess.

Cold drinks and beer are in the fridge and there’s snacks and stuff on the counter so help yourself.

Back in a few..