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Don't Nobody Wanna Dance Slow in the Raaaiiinnn... [Jan. 9th, 2008|03:31 pm]
[Current Location |Aunties Office]
[Current Mood | contemplative]
[Current Music |P!nk- I Got Money Now]

What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
I graduated from College!!

Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more?
I didn't make any resolutions last year

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope

Did anyone close to you die?
No...

What countries did you visit?
none

What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
a bigger savings account; a better job; a real relationship

What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
May 5,2007 The day I walked across that stage!

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Graduation again

What was your biggest failure?
Not finding a good job

Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really just some really bad symptoms from my PCOS

What was the best thing you bought?
Nothing really

Whose behavior merited celebration?
My auntie phyllis she is such a peach!

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
All the men in my life including one in particular

Where did most of your money go?
BILLS!

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Graduation

What songs will always remind you of 2007?
Back To Black- Amy Winehouse

Compared to this time last year, you are:
Stressed all the way out doing homework and whatnot

happier or sadder? sadder

poorer or richer? poorer

healthier or not? not

What do you wish you'd done more of? Challenging myself

What do you wish you'd done less of? spending

How will you spend Christmas? I spent it with my family

Did you fall in love in 2007? Ehhh something like that

How many one-night stands? One

What was your favorite TV program? To Catch A Predator and Law and Order SVU

Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?Not hate just strongly dislike

What was the best book you read? I didn't read anything that great this year

What was your greatest musical discovery? Amy Winehouse

What did you want and get? completed undergrad

What did you want and not get? Success

What was your favorite film of this year? Superbad and Talledega Nights

What did you do on your birthday? I got fucked up with my friends!

What one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Finding a great job!

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Man this was an off year but my fro was fierce!

What kept you sane? my friends and family

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? 
Luscious the Stripper!  www.4luscious.com

What political issue stirred you the most? War and Healthcare!

Who did you miss? No one really out of the ordinary just my Mom

Who was the best new person you met? hmmm he knows who he is...

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Take what u want and wait for it to be given to you!



Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

 

You gotta do right by me,its mandatory baby
Sweeter than your favorite ice cream be,bask
in my glory baby/
Don’t play no games,that’ll ruin thangs
And make me leave ya,or mistreat ya and you
don’t want that
Don’t hesitate,I could make you great
Like Cleopatra Jones I could set you straight

Chorus:
I’m the real thing,in stereo
I got a little highs,I got a little lows
Follow this,melodic flow
I could make it shine,I could make it glow
(Repeat x 2)

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Celibacy is the way to go!!! [Nov. 29th, 2007|12:27 am]
[Current Location |HOme]
[Current Mood | frustrated]
[Current Music |Silence]

I'm so angry I could spit!!!!!!!!!! 

So a lesson has been learned today...

That lesson im keeping to myself.
 
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Turkey Day Pics [Nov. 26th, 2007|02:06 pm]
[Current Location |Home]
[Current Mood | complacent]
[Current Music |Mar$ha Ambro$iu$- Geez and Hustlas]

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Come on baby light my fire..... [Nov. 2nd, 2007|01:03 pm]
[Current Location |home]
[Current Mood | cheerful]
[Current Music |We On- Gemini ft Lupe Fiasco]

 

I can't wait for that new Lupe Fiasco cd to come out!!!! 


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Just another day in the hood [Oct. 26th, 2007|03:35 pm]
[Current Location |Indianapolis Metropolitan High School]
[Current Mood | bored]
[Current Music |Silencio!]

Sooooo right now I'm at school and I'm bored outta my mind. My sources of entertainment aka my students have gone home for the weekend and i don't get to leave out  for about 45mins. I love my students they really bring joy to my day and jokes at that. This one kid was in here complaining to me about their teacher and just clowned her weave! I was dying. 

Yeah so life in general has been okay I'm working can't complain however I haven't stopped looking for another job. Home life is okay my auntie is my homie. 

The love life ehhh it could be better but right now I think I'm just going to worry about myself. I have this bitterness towards the opposite sex right now that I need to work on. I mean after you get shitted on so many times its only natural that you think most men are shit. Yep but thats definately a work in progress. Imma get it together.

My weekend I think some buddies and I are going to hit up Tiki Bobs for 50cent U-call-its can't wait can't wait. Saturday my homie Brandi is coming in from Terre haute were gonna hang for a spell... Sunday Church and I have a meeting to attend because I'm working the polls for election day

Well I hope everyone has a blessed weekend!

~Shani~
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I love this song!! [Oct. 1st, 2007|03:56 pm]
[Current Location |Home]
[Current Mood | hopeful]
[Current Music |Jill Scott-Crown Royal]


Wanna Be Loved-Jill Scott



Mmmm,
Don’t,don’t,don’t,don’t,
Don’t,(don’t,don’t) don’t,don’t,don’t,
(don’t don’t)
It’s bad,It’s bad
Sometimes s**t is bad… (don’t)
Look,

Don’t feel no pity for me
Cause I’m going through a couple things,
Life means change,
That’s the way it goes,goes
All my life I had a constant burning
A strong deep,desire
An aching ambiguous,yearning,yearning,
yearning

For something better
For something bigger
For something wider
For something higher
And lots of regrets
Cause I ain’t seem to found it yet
I’ve been searching around the world
Never knowing what to expect
I get sad sometimes
Yes I be mad sometimes
Cause I’m out here on the grind
Making mine
And I still can’t seem to find
What I’ve been looking for
Opened so many doors
For real,yo
I just wanna be loved…

Chorus:
I just wanna be loved
Like everybody else does
I just wanna be loved
I just wanna be loved (Repeat x 4)
I just wanna be loved

(Chorus)

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In recent news... [Sep. 27th, 2007|03:21 pm]
[Current Location |Aunties Office]
[Current Mood | crazy]
[Current Music |Whenever You're Around- Jill Scott]

I've been working at the school almost 3 weeks now and this job is already for the birds. These grown ass people walking around snitching on one another. Since I've been there I have been told on about 3 times from various sources. I have a feeling by the end of next week there is going to be a few choice words that I will be sharing with someone.  Yesterday my boss pulls me out of a one on one tutoring session and tells me that I need to start working with the kids more... uhhh yeah thats what I'm doing right now and ur disrupting it.  Its just crazy how I get in trouble and I work with the kids all day everyday and the one time I actually sit down at a computer to print something off for a student somebody runs and tells my boss I'm not doing anything. Its childish and I pray another job comes through soon before I end up blowing the mf'er up!

So lately I've been a ball of frustration nothing is working out in my favor, but things are gradually getting better I'm still not where I want to be. One step at a time I guess...  

Once again my friends are filtering in and out of my life its amazing how you think someone will be ur friend for life but in turn it results in the exact opposite. This one situation in particular kinda hurt my feelings and I'm not the sensitive type at all. You live and you learn thats been the theme this year. 

Yeah so I'm done rambling... oh one more thing Go get Jill Scott's new album its great!!
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The weekend [Sep. 4th, 2007|11:32 am]
[Current Location |Aunties Office]
[Current Mood | energetic]
[Current Music |Neyo- Sex with My Ex]

Friday- Went to the drive in with a couple of friends. I saw some of Balls of Fury (we were super late) and Superbad. Superbad was great I was straight hollering all thru the movie.  That chunky kid with the curly hair is really hilarious I love'em.

Saturday- It was cool I went to Broad Ripple with Daniel, Monica and Nikki it was an interesting evening. First stop was Marsh bought something to drink then we went to Mcdonalds and ate some food. While we were at Mickey D's we sat in the lot and drank. Once we were feeling nice we hit the strip we played pool ( I whooped everybody's ass I should be a pool shark or something). Then we hit up a couple clubs that was fun but last but not least we went to a Hookah Bar. The Ambience was the Truth! There were some sexxxy Middle Eastern men there too oh yes! The Hookah experience was pretty fun I'll most definately be doing it again.

Sunday- My fam had a cookout we had and still have so much food in this house it isn't funny. My family cut up as usual folks were straight clowning. 

Monday- Nothing much happened I went over my Aunt Janet's house and helped her rearrange her newly remodeled kitchen.  Oh yeah and I ate some left over barbecue did I mention we have tons of it left.

Well that was my extended weekend in a nutshell nothing special well I think i'm about to go holla at a barbecued hot dog cause I'm starving.

Hope u all have a great day/evening/week or whateva!
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Bored... [Sep. 1st, 2007|04:11 pm]
[Current Location |Aunties Office]
[Current Mood | bored]
[Current Music |Do You- Neyo]

1.)Q. Can you cook?
1.)A. Yep I sure can

2.)Q. What was your dream growing up?
2.)A. To be a doctor and meet my dad

3.)Q. What talent do you wish you had?
3.)A.  I wish I could sing

4.)Q. If I bought you a drink what would it be?
4.)A. Strawberry Lemonade

5.)Q. Favorite vegetable?
5.)A. Spinach

6.)Q. What was the last book you read?
6.)A.  Playthings

7.)Q. What zodiac sign are you ?
7.) A. Pisces

8.)Q. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
8.)A.  NO tats just earrings and a nose ring

9.)Q. Worst Habit?
9.)A. Worrying in general

10.)Q. If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
10.)A.  Lol sure

11.)Q. What is your favorite sport?
11.)A. football or tennis

12.)Q. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
12.)A. A little bit of both

13.)Q. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
13.)A. Crack jokes

14.)Q. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
14.)A. When my Mommy died

15.)Q. Tell me one weird fact about you
15.)A. I'm just wierd in general

16.)Q. Do you have any pets?
16.)A. Nope I want a dog though

17.)Q. What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
17.)A. U would get cussed out while I let u in

18.)Q. What was your first impression of me?
18.)A. He is cool guy

19.)Q. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
19.)A. ehhh they are okay im kinda indifferent towards them

20.)Q. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be???
20.)A. my butt

21.)Q. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
21.)A  A little of both mostly the conscience though

22.)Q. What color eyes do you have?
22.)A. Brown

23.)Q. Ever been arrested?
23.)A. Nope

24.)Q. What's your favorite color?
24.)A. Orange

25.)Q. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
25.)A.  Pay bills.

26.)Q. Would you date me?
26.)A.  Nope cause u got a boo

27.)Q. What 's your favorite place to hang at?
27.)A. Broad Ripple

28.)Q. Do you believe in ghosts?
28.)A. Yep

29.)Q. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
29.)A. Listen to music or read

30.)Q. Do you swear a lot?
30.)A. Not really

31.)Q. Biggest pet peeve?
31.)A. Liars

32.)Q. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
32.)A. Fantastic!

33.)Q. Do you believe/appreciate romance?
33.)A.  Oh yes but none of these dudes are romantic

34.)Q. If you could spend 12 hours with me and ask/do anything you like, what would it be?
34.)A. Who knows watch movies, clown around, go shoe shopping

35)Q. Do you believe in God?
35)A. Oh yes!

36.)Q. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same
36.)A  Uh huh

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Negros! [Aug. 20th, 2007|10:15 pm]
[Current Location |Auntie's Officer]
[Current Mood | contemplative]
[Current Music |Lullaby- Musiq SoulChild]

So people never fail to show me why I dont like 'people' in general. I dont understand why folks start acting funny towards someone if you got an issue address the shit and keep it moving. Why is it sooooo hard to say "Ashantay this is an issue I have blah blah blah blah". I dont have time for guessing games or freakin charades just say it or it will be totally over looked.  I really can't stand people.

Well my weekend was cool except for the club incident.... Saturday I had to nurse a serious hangover yep so it's official I'm never drinking that much again in life my tolerance is not what it used to be.  Sunday I went to church as usual had a swell time and after church my aunt and I went to the Cheesecake Factory I never get tired of that place and their $5 strawberry lemonades.

My tonsils hurt so bad I'm sick of having this super cold. Yeah so Carlton went outta  New Orleans this weekend I hate to admit it but I miss the lil dude I'll be happy to actually see him when he gets back.  Let me be careful because whenever I start to like someone something negative generally happens ( maybe I should think a bit more positive??) 

Yep well I gotta go do something productive...revamping my coverletter perhaps? Naw I think I'm going to go to sleep

Goodnight and God Bless!
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I'm LIVID!!! [Aug. 16th, 2007|11:47 am]
[Current Location |Aunite's Office]
[Current Mood | aggravated]
[Current Music |Conya Doss- Nevermind]

It's official INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY wants me to make a special trip down there to kick some ass!!  So check this out my professor wants me to rewrite a paper on the exact same topic that I wrote over in Summer I.  I sent her absentminded ass an email addressing this issue and she never wrote me back so naturally I took that as a greenlight to proceed with the program.  Her send me an email stating that I have an incomplete in the course because I turned in the exact same paper. I read this email and I could think of was not getting down to Terre Haute,IN to whoop her ass! 

So my weekend now will consist of  rewriting a damn paper that I wrote roughly two months ago.  I am just so enraged right now I knew some bullshit was going to ensue I could feel it. 

Yeah well on to other news I'm still unemployed but I'm still looking of course. I'm prolly going to take the staffing agency route until I find something in my field. I gotta make that money

Yeah well things could be worse... alot worse I'm just grateful that I am where I am and I have what I have.
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Burning up in this hot ass house! [Aug. 8th, 2007|04:08 pm]
[Current Location |Auntie's Office]
[Current Mood | hot]
[Current Music |Coming Home To You- Tank]



Aight 7 facts about Shani:

1). I'm a loner ... Yeah I can joke and be very social with the best of 'em however I prefer being by myself.
2) I ike socks especially argyle ones I just love argyle period 
3) I know how to hang drywall I learned how to do it while I was Mississippi anybody need some work done HOLLA AT ME!
4) I love music!!! Its my life force I keep music playing almost 24/7
5) I'm accident prone to say the least I've taken a couple spills but I'm good 
6) Hmm I just wrapped up my last course in undergrad and I'm kinda scared to be out in the "real world" now I gotta get a real job and make some real money.
7) Party Like A Rockstar is my theme song for the summer and also a guilty pleasure those who know me well know that I tend to listen to music with more substance lol!


Comment to me and:

1. I'll respond with something random I like about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I'll name something we should do together.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me (or just me).
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll leave you a quote that is somehow appropriate to you.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal so you can do the same for other people.


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What it do?! [Aug. 3rd, 2007|10:29 am]
[Current Location |Auntie's Office]
[Current Mood | excited]
[Current Music |Drivin Me Wild- Common ft Lily Allen]

I got an interview today! Wish me luck and pray for me!!
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Brief update. [Jun. 20th, 2007|05:23 am]
[Current Location |Auntie's Office]
[Current Mood | bored]
[Current Music |Tweet- Beautiful]

Yeah so I havent posted in awhile so I guess its about time I'll let you guys know what I have been up since good ole May 5th aka my day for freedom. Okay so I've been looking for a job. You all know I usually have a job by now well I thought I had one locked down for the summer but my aunties job had played me all the way to the left and the job never came thru. Yeah I was heated as hell about that. So my search continues I've been looking for a job for maybe two GOOD weeks now and I've had one interview which was today and it went pretty good. 

Lets see what else nothing spectacular going on in my love life there is this one guy that likes me but he has baby mama drama and Shani has NO TIME for such charades! 

Well thats about it I really dont have much more to say.... I hope everyone is having a safe summer ~Toodles

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It is what it is...or is it? [Apr. 8th, 2007|12:23 am]
[Current Location |Home For Easter!]
[Current Music |Millionaire- Musiq SoulChild]

Yep so I guess its safe to say Donovan and I are a wrap. I don't know what happened but since he moved to Nashville this whole other person has emerged. The decent and considerate person that I thought I knew flipped the script and has become the exact opposite which only leads me to believe that he is talking to somebody else.  Yeah my feelings are hurt and yeah I'll get over it but right now its just additional stress that I don't need. 

Speakin of stress Lord be with me the month of April so I'm working on 3 research papers simultaneously due to my poor planning and inablility to work ahead. These paper topics aint the the truth even a little bit and I dont know how imma pull them off just pray for me yall.

Oh yeah my graduation is May 5, 2007  at 2pm once I hit the stage I'm tearing that stage UP! I mean the floorboards are gonna be gone cause imma be praising the lord that I dont have to set foot back in Terre Haute,IN ever again in life. Just thinking about it fills me with joy!  Yep well let me get back to this damn paper! 

Lord Be With Me!!!
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The weekend [Mar. 18th, 2007|07:27 pm]
[Current Location |Dorm Room Livin]
[Current Mood | irritated]
[Current Music |Amy Winehouse- He Can Only Hold Her]

Yeah so my weekend was a bust... no I can't say I'm mad about it because I was in a somewhat melancholy mood which turned into pure anger on Sunday ( I should have been in church).  

Friday I came home and hung out with my Aunties I miss those ladies so much and they spoil me rotten they took me out to dinner and bought me stuff. Just to being around them and being at home just gave me the lift that I needed right now my emotions have been all over the place thanks to my PCOS. I hate having it but I guess I could have something worse than that.

Saturday I was supposed to go out with Francesca but she didnt call me until around 9pm and I was not feeling going out by then. However my aunties took me out to an early dinner at Red Lobster and took me to the movies and bought me some new sweats from Old Navy.  Yeah St. Patricks was my Madre's b-day she would have been 53.

So today I went to the cemetary to put flowers on my Mother's grave and on my Granny's too. Lately I've just felt this overwhelming since of emptiness. I've realized that I had to figure out a lot stuff about life on my own because I never really had anyone that I could truly confide in like my mother in my life. I dont know I think things would be easier for me if I just say "Hey Mommy what do u think I should do about this situation?" But I can't do that.  I could feel sorry for myself but going thru these situations and learning how to do cope with change at the drop of hat makes that much of  a stronger person. Well thats what I've always been told

Well I gotta go finish up a paper... so much work  so little time
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hmmm where to start.... [Mar. 16th, 2007|11:43 am]
[Current Location |Dorm Room]
[Current Mood | busy]
[Current Music |Musiq Soulchild- BetterMan]

Well my trip down to Ocean Springs aka Biloxi, Mississippi went great. The trip was a true eye opener. After a year and a half since Katrina hit there is still so much devastation down there. Some of the homes were totally destroyed and their homeowners just didn't want to let them go.  Hearing the home owners stories about what happened to them personally was just touching while on the trip I just realized how blessed I am. Alot of people lost loved ones and pets. While we were there FEMA called our camp to see if there were any Volunteers to go to Enterprise, Alabama. Our instructors asked us if we wanted to go there and help out and of course we agreed. 

Upon arriving to Enterprise we went to this Lutheran Church and they told us we would going to the High School where the students were killed during the tornado. However when we arrived to the site they told us that the site wasn't open to volunteers yet so we ended up helping out in the surrounding neighborhood.  We cleaned up a park and helped gather debris and personal belongings for anyone that needed our help. The trip to Alabama no words can explain it I was so hurt for these people who have to start over and rebuild their homes and for some their lives. There was this one lady that helped out her name was Lillie Mae Ward and she was about 78 yrs old. She was a black lady who is very active in the community and her WHOLE house was pretty much blown away. She had just purchased a new car and it debris from her house damaged the car pretty bad. While I was helping her along with some of my classmates she just exuded so much positivity whenever we brought her clothing or any trinket especially her AKA Paraphenalia she was just so happy. This woman was just so resilient and positive it astounded me because I know I would have been devastated but like she said "I am a woman of God and with him I know everything will okay". So Lillie Mae made all the little crap I whine and complain about seem non-existent.  This lady really touched me. 

Upon leaving Mississippi we went to Louisana to visit New Orleans and to just site see and to sneak in a few drinks (shhhh dont tell nobody). When we were leaving LA we got into a pretty bad accident.  A lady lost control of her car and hit our bus three times almost causing our bus to flip into a ditch. However the lady that hit us her car flipped over into the grassy area that's found in the middle of the interstate and she was ejected from her car and died. Our trip ended on a very sad note but I thank God for keeping me and watching over our bus Lord it could have been so much worse. 

Oh yeah  My birthday was this past Tuesday! Oh it was great! I went out for $1 Long Islands and after that my friends and I hit up B-Dubs and had even more drinks yeah I was wasted, but it was a celebration u only turn 23 once right? 

Oh and I have pictures I'll prolly post those later well I hope everyone has a blessed weekend and a safe St. Patricks Day stay away from the green beer it is NOT the truth!! lol
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Ice Ice Baby [Feb. 14th, 2007|01:29 pm]
[Current Location |Dorm]
[Current Mood | awake]
[Current Music |My Favorite Things- Outkast, Norah Jones]

Yep so we have another snow day today.  This weather stucks and being cooped up in this dorm room is soooo not the truth. Yep winter came at us full force this week, but I really wanna go outside and play in snow.  Nobody else is feeling it so I can't go play by myself man!  Deanna might go with me if we do end up playing outside imma take some pictures because I know it will be hilarious. 

Yeah so its Valentine's Day I really don't like this holiday anymore. I enjoyed it immensely when I was kid but now I could care less maybe thats because I never have a Valentine. I remember though when my mom was alive she used to always give me a card some candy and a some gold jewlery usually earrings. Yep she made clear every year that I was the love of her life. Maybe thats why I kinda shun the holiday because its not the same to me anymore.  

Yeah well let me stop reminiscing I got homework to do and some playing in the snow to do too. Yeah I guess I could be nice and wish u all a Happy Valentine's Day  so yeah HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!
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Ten Years [Jan. 26th, 2007|07:37 pm]
[Current Location |Dorm Room]
[Current Music |Bitter- MeShell Ndegeocello]

So its been ten years to the day that my mother had passed its been a trying decade but I've survived. Its crazy because it doesn't even seem like it has been that long. Granted I have accomplished and grown so much since 1997 of course but time just went by so fast. Naturally there are times that I wish I could talk to my mom like we used to when I was a kid its crazy though I think I would have been a completely different person if she was still here. I wouldn't go as far as to say that I would be better, but I think I would be very different.

Well I guess thats it for now...

 

Love You Mommy

March 17, 1954 - January 26,1997

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