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Post by LejaOMG on Oct 18, 2010 10:51:23 GMT -5
Ok, that was like the least useful conversation I've ever had in my life
L: as you know, I'm converting the guest room to a law library. I don't need the bed anymore, do you have any suggestions for what to do with it?
Ma: well don't throw it out! You can move it down to the basement
L: I don't want a random bed in the middle of my basement. I'm planning to throw it out, I just wanted to speak up in case you wanted it for some reason
Ma: well maybe I need it. Don't throw it out.
L: Ok, well would you like me to have the contractors deliver it to your house?
Ma: When? Not right now, I don't want a random bed in the middle of my basement
L: Ah. So you see my point?
Ma: what point?
L: *audible sigh* I don't want the bed anymore.
Ma: well its a brand new bed. You never throw out a brand new bed
L: No, it isn't.
Ma: Yes it is! I think!
L: It's more than 20 years old. I slept in it when I was 5.
Ma: Ok. Well glad that's settled. So what else?
L: Nothing is settled. What do you want me to do with the bed?
Ma: Call me back in a half hour. I have a patient in my office.
Uggghhhghghhhh!!!!
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Post by Chal™ on Oct 18, 2010 10:52:37 GMT -5
LOL!!! I love your mom!
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Post by ReignMan19 on Oct 18, 2010 12:22:24 GMT -5
Ma L is the best.... She reminds me of..... me  |
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Post by LejaOMG on Oct 18, 2010 12:33:11 GMT -5
Ma L is the best.... She reminds me of..... me yeah she's so and yet so  |
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Post by Kryptik on Oct 18, 2010 16:34:49 GMT -5
She just told you to throw that 20 year old bed out! You have to learn to listen to what your Ma-Bas is really saying!  |
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Post by Kyng of JDs on Oct 18, 2010 16:46:16 GMT -5
Oh. ok, then. No t-shirt. Got it. In other news, I just came back from meeting with my research assistant. It's like a whole new world in this piece. I had all this crap on my mind that I didn't feel like/have time to research, and what did I do? Just assign it to her. It's friggin beautiful. Is that what personal assistants are like and if so, where can I cop one? *post bookmarked* |
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Post by LejaOMG on Oct 19, 2010 8:25:13 GMT -5
Update: immediately after getting off the phone with Ma L, I signed up for freecycle and made a post about the bed. Someone is coming to pick it up today.
Do ya'll know she called me back last night specifically to talk about this bed? I was like "Ma. It's already done. Thanks for your help" and went to bed.
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Post by DamieQue™ on Oct 19, 2010 12:25:12 GMT -5
*Kicks over furniture and lamp shades in thread*
This thread don't entertain me like it used to
*Spills drink on sofa on way out*
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Post by LejaOMG on Oct 19, 2010 13:58:17 GMT -5
random musings...be's like that sometime.
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Post by Kyng of JDs on Oct 19, 2010 20:52:39 GMT -5
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Post by LejaOMG on Nov 2, 2010 15:07:45 GMT -5
I just heard a fairly depressing conversation on my lunch-break nail salon visit. I'm hoping against hope that the contents thereof are not indicative of a syndrome in our community. Follow along.
Setting: two women in their mid-thirties who apparently have known each other for years but who have not seen in each in awhile are getting reacquainted.
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Woman 1: Hey! Good to see you. How is your cousin doin? Still stealing?
Woman 2: Yes girl, that was ok before, but now she is grown. She needs to cut that out and get a job
1: True. How about you? How many kids you have now?
2: Same 3 daughters you knew me with and another little girl and finally got my son.
*they begin exchanging photos*
1: Your oldest is beautiful! I know she's something else. How old is she now?
2: Thank you, girl. She's 17 and she doesn't even have any kids!
1: OMG! She is so lucky!
2: And my 11 year-old, she's spoiled. Her grandparents do all kinda stuff for her that I would never do because she's their only grandchild, so they got her thinking she cute
1: Oh?
2: Yeah, she travels all over the world. Been to Atlanta, North Carolina, Philly...all over the place. No way I could afford to do all that with her, so she better enjoy it.
1: Yeah, when she gets a boyfriend, he better be able to provide all that stuff she's used to. [note- yes, we are talking about an 11 year old] Well what about the two babies?
2: Their [respective?] grandparents are really nice too. Got my son a gasoline powered 4-wheeler for his 6th birthday.
1: And your sister? How's she been?
2: Girl, remember her daughters? She got three grandchildren now! I wish my kids WOULD make me a grandmother of 3 at 36!
1: GTFOOH!
2: yeah, the oldest girl has a baby, but she's like 19 so ya know its kinda ok...but her 16 year old girl has two babies! They pretty tho.
1: Well I'm just looking forward to my daughter's senior prom. She's waited her whole life for this.
2: She doesn't have any kids does she?
1: No, girl! I put that in her head early by forcing her to babysit her sisters. I made sure she don't even like kids. I know I ain't gonna have no problems outta her.
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I need your reactions, thoughts, observances, similar stories or something. This was a fully out-loud conversation that took place not 5 feet away from me in a public place. Is this what we're comfortable discussing in the streets? Are mentalities like this as common as these women make it seem?
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Post by Chal™ on Nov 2, 2010 15:31:50 GMT -5
i had to read that again. and I'm still shaking my head. Sadly, this is a common mentality.
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Post by Chal™ on Nov 2, 2010 15:39:56 GMT -5
I think a good example of this would be when we'd first found out that my 18 year old cousin was pregnant.
Her mom: Don't think you going down there to get no food stamps either. you still on my stuff so you just go have to put the baby on there too. you ain't bout ta get my shit cut.
Her sister: Fool, you pregnant? That nucca stuck wit cho crazy ass now.
Her 16 year old cousin: Dang, B!! Bout time you joined the club.
i mean, really?
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Post by QueenOH on Nov 2, 2010 15:42:29 GMT -5
See this is why I don't get my nails done!
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Post by LejaOMG on Nov 2, 2010 16:04:26 GMT -5
lol, is that why?
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Post by QueenOH on Nov 2, 2010 16:07:33 GMT -5
well that is the why I'm telling people |
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Post by LejaOMG on Nov 9, 2010 15:53:28 GMT -5
Please Don't Throw Me a Party
As you may know, I was informed on Friday by the Board of Law Examiners that I passed the bar exam (#firsttryflow) and I have celebrated dutifully all weekend. When I got to work yesterday, I informed some of my coworkers. The ones I told were the ones who supported me when I was beat down from school, covered for me when I needed to leave early to go to court, who genuinely were supportive of my efforts when I was out studying for the exam and who overall I thought would be happy for me and proud of me. Not coincidentally, the majority of these people are Black. My current supervisor was not in this number.
Commensurate with my new credentials, I'll be starting a new position tomorrow. In my transition meeting, I informed 3 people on my new team who were all ecstatic for me. I’m not purposely trying to keep it low-key. Not at all. I just don’t care to personally inform all these backbiting haters in my department. I’m not overly well-liked around here (for reasons I’ll blog about some other time). I’ve been thrown under the bus more than once to cover the behind of some executive in the midst of a scandal. I’ve had my money jacked around with several times. I’ve even had the termination card played on me once or twice.
One of the executives told me that I need to ask my supervisor to send out a mass e-mail informing the department, so that we can officially celebrate. M’eh. No thanks. This is a happy occasion…a celebration for me and for those who have my best interest at heart. Be assured that this milestone will go fully celebrated whether they acknowledge it or not. I don’t care to be the excuse for why the entire staff gets to shirk their workloads for an hour to eat cake. Especially when them niccas hate me! I’m not thankful to any of them. None of them have supported me in any way. F*^% them bastids AND they cake.
Oh me? Where am I going? To have my bar license framed. Thanks for your time.
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Post by ReignMan19 on Nov 9, 2010 15:56:26 GMT -5
*smitten*
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Post by Chal™ on Nov 9, 2010 16:21:54 GMT -5
i digs it
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Post by LejaOMG on Nov 9, 2010 16:23:16 GMT -5
#update- I received an email from my VP (cc'd to it were my current supervisor, my new supervisor and one of the executives who personally delivered me to the undercarriage of a 52-seater) saying the following [bear in mind I had not told any of these people]:
"Congratulations, Ledra, on passing the bar. I know your family is very proud of you, as are we. Welcome to the club."
so I forwarded that to the lady who told me she wants us to officially celebrate. I told her that apparently the word was out. She replied "Not to everyone. Some people are still waiting to be told formally."
Are ya'll naggers serious? They gon' wait awhile. I hope no breath is being held. As I was typing this, I received an email from this white Hispanic executive (the bus-thrower mentioned above). You may recall me mentioning that the white LPs hate me because I threaten their corporate lie--I open folks' eyes to the fact that Latino is not better than Black because in many cases Latino IS Black. At any rate, she just wrote me a message stating: "Felicidades!!" I'm more than a little amused. In that e-mail, she apparently forgot to delete the e-mail chain because it's 6 or 7 messages of various executives and managers tripping over themselves
Exec 1: Are we going to have a party for Ledra?
Exec 2: IDK, ask her supervisor
Supervisor: I had no idea she passed the bar. Someone could've told us. Maybe we can throw something together right fast
Exec 1: Yeah, pastries, juice, nothing serious
Exec 2: well, somebody send her a congratulatory e-mail at least...
******
See why I don't eff with these people?
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Post by 123Diva on Nov 9, 2010 16:30:24 GMT -5
Wow.
They're pretty dumb for that email chain.
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Post by Chal™ on Nov 9, 2010 16:31:40 GMT -5
oh my damn!!! You work with ignant mofos just like I do!!!!!!
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Post by DamieQue™ on Nov 9, 2010 16:35:13 GMT -5
@#$% them bastids and their cake.
That's my new motto for the rest of this year month week.
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Post by LejaOMG on Nov 9, 2010 16:38:52 GMT -5
@#$% them bastids and THEY cake.
That's my new motto for the rest of this year month week. fixed it for ya. The lack of subj-verb agreement is really the linchpin of the hostility, yo. |
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Post by Chal™ on Nov 9, 2010 16:39:38 GMT -5
LOL!!! That does make it better.
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Post by Chal™ on Nov 9, 2010 16:40:25 GMT -5
On a brighter note, congratulations, Leja!
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Post by LejaOMG on Nov 9, 2010 16:48:29 GMT -5
On a brighter note, congratulations, Leja! LOL! Thanks, mami! |
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Post by Bigs on Nov 9, 2010 17:46:31 GMT -5
ummm... like .. congrats sweetheart...
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Post by peppermint on Nov 9, 2010 18:28:35 GMT -5
Congratulations Leja. Why am I just stumbling upon this and that ridiculous conversation you overheard? I'm afraid we are moving into that direction as a people though  |
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Post by Gee-Are on Nov 9, 2010 22:04:07 GMT -5
Congrats!
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