ATL Diaries: Dreams, Pizza and Politics

Well, I finally have a start date for my new job. Starting this Monday, I’ll officially be employed. A steady paycheck and no worries, yay me! Lol

Anyways, I did some getting out this week. No clubs though. A friend took me out showing me around some areas of Midtown. We walked through Atlantic Station, which is a place I may be hitting up quite a bit. I can finally say I live in a city where there’s an H&M…even if I can’t fit their shit. Which reminds me, I need a workout partner. *makes mental note* The friend also took me to this pizza place that I don’t remember the name of but it’s some good pizza. We also went to see Inception…for free. *Don’t ask* Oh, and I’m not supposed to tell that he ate some ice cream. Well, I’m telling y’all but y’all don’t know who he is, lol. I certainly enjoyed that time and learned a little more about ATL.

Other than that, I’ve been watching CNN all week. I think it’s because I need my politics fix since I have no one here to discuss it. At least I’m getting my lemon pepper wings.

Movie Review: Despicable Me and Inception

Despicable Me

At first I didn’t care too much for this movie. The initial trailer previews didn’t give me the idea that this film would be a good one; although I thought the little kids (kids, not kidz) would love it regardless. But as time went on, the previews revealed a little more of the film then came the little girl. “It’s so fluffy!!” Lol, she’s so cute. So I decided to pull up the movie online *yes, ONLINE* and watch it. I gotta say, I laughed my ass off throughout the movie. I had the wrong impression; this movie is hilariously fun. I wish I would have been able to take my niece to see it. Definitely worth it. I also recommend the soundtrack, which is produced by Pharrell. Grade: A+

Inception

I never understood what this film would be about before walking into the movie theater. Just as I expected, it was confusing at times. This is a kind of film that you’d have to really pay attention or else if you miss two seconds, you’d be seriously lost. I like those kinds of movies that can hold my attention like that. However, despite a little confusion, I still understood what was going on. Most films of this nature are hard to pull off but Inception was brilliantly executed. It takes you on a dream within a dream within a dream that can be created and controlled by the sleeping individual. The confusing part comes when you don’t know when the characters are in a dream or not, lol. I recommend it. Grade: A

ATL Diaries: up in the club...

So I've been in ATL for two weeks now. My job keeps changing my start date but let's hope I start this week. Until then, I'm just going to say TBA. As for non-employment related stuff, would you believe if I told you that I still haven't gone anywhere? Well that changed this past Saturday. My cousin and I went to Midtown Bowl where he introduced me to his friends...all 49 of them. *thats just an exaggeration btw* He did have a lot of friends, which is his "family". I'm still trying to learn and get used to this lifestyle but I'll probably never understand the purpose of a gay family. #Dontjudgeme. Anywho, they're all cool and fun but...they're pretty much G.H.E.T.T.O. After 9 frames I bowled a 79 (we didn't finish before our time was up). Needless to say, despite my quiet nature upon meeting new people, which is really me scoping them out *think of it as personality screening*, I had fun. Afterward, some of us decided to go to a club. Thanks to my cuzzo, everyone knew I was pretty new to the scene so this would he my first time going to a gay club…Bulldogs. I thought it was an alright experience, besides the no-talent DJ who couldn't mix the music right. Hell, I would have done a better job with my experience. The crowd was a bit on the older side. One of our friends, who's more around my age or maybe younger, realized (probably not paying attention) this was my first time then turned to me and said "I feel sorry for you. Your first time in a gay club and they brought you here?! That ain't right." They wanted to get me to loosen up and dance but I don't dance...in the clubs. House parties are a different story. At least nobody groped me or else #thatsaproblem. But it wasn't all bad because my cuzzo and his friends kept me entertained. Like seriously they are some fools.

I hate meeting a big group of new people because I can never remember names that way. The few that did go to Bulldogs I did remember because it was more personal since it was a very small group. I think they might have made me a part of the family. They kept referring to me as my cousin's "child". Um...O_O And I've been branded. According to them, my alter ego is Helen Keller. Don't ask. I see fun times in the near future.

Your love made me iridescent...

Artist: Monica
Song: Love All Over Me
Album: Still Standing (In Stores Now)

The 2nd single from one of the year's best selling female R&B artist, Monica, is poised to become her 2nd number one R&B hit from the number one album, Still Standing. "Love All Over Me" is a soulful ballad, the follow-up to the first single, "Everything To Me", a number one hit for 8 weeks on the charts. LAOM, which once again the fans decided for the single thanks to Monica and J Records, jumped ten spots to reach #14 in its 8th week. The video, which finally premiered on 106 & Park yesterday, is beautiful and cinematic, although not completed as there are alternate endings. It stars Lakers champion player Shannon Brown, who portray's Monica's new love, and rapper Maino, the old love who had to go away for a few years. Monica and Shannon are engaged to be married but when Maino returns back into her life, Monica is left to choose who she wants to be with. The twist: the fans get to decide her fate. Voting is currently underway, and this version of the video will run until the final results revealed on Friday, July 23rd. The final video will be revealed, showing who the fans decided Monica will meet at the alter. Who will it be? Stay tuned.

I'm for #TeamShannon.

Is it wrong?

If you’re talking to someone and you’re not sure whether you two are dating, though you like that person but they haven’t shown any signs of wanting to be more than friends…is it wrong to have a one night stand with someone else, even if you didn’t have feelings for them? Would you feel guilty, like you’ve cheated? What if you did but you later find out the person you like actually does want to be more than friends?

Man that would suck. All I can say is "Damn."

What do you think?

So I came out...

...the other day to my cousin, whom I'm staying with here in ATL. Yeah, he's gay too.

He had asked if I wanted to go out to the club with him and his friends, so I told him "sure". He then emphasized it's a gay club. I told him, "So."

A few days later, he wanted to see if I was sure if I'd have no problem going to a gay club, right? So he asked me why, and I told him "because I am."

"You are what?"
"Gay."
"Are you sure?"
*Blank stare*
"Fuck you mean, am I sure?"

Basically, he kept asking question after question. I had to explain how and why I was sure. I wasn't even prepared for where this conversation was going.

"Do you want to be with a guy?"
"Have you been with a girl? Did you like it? How was it?"
"When was the last time you've been with a guy?"
"How many guys?"
"Tell me about your first time."
"Did you give or receive?"
"How did you know about 'cleaning yourself'?"
"Where have you had sex?"
"How big were these dudes?"
"Do you still talk to them?"
"Are you talking to someone now?"
"Are you going to give up the goodies to him?"

Needless to say, this was the most craziest, awkward conversation I've ever had. Then he had to make me tell him the words "I'm gay" because I've never really spoke them before. Countless times. Until I got comfortable saying it. I think I was comfortable by the 2nd time but he was being an ass. I love my crazy kinfolk.

Bounce...

Let's just say the fellas won. At this point, after all the videos I've seen, even the white boys doing it better than the ladies.