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Kreativ Blogger Award

Published on by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle9 Comments

I received an award on Friday from Carissa Taylor.  Thank you so much Carissa.  I am honored and humbled by your support.  Also, I am super jealous of Carissa because she currently lives in one of my dream cities; Sydney, Australia.

 
 
7 Nominations:
10 Questions: 
1. What is your favorite song? I don’t like what is your favorite questions if I am required to pick only one.  My brain doesn’t work like that. I could pick one in every genre or one by the top 50 of my favorite artist.  But, to pick one is just unfair.  
-Dangerously in Love 2 – Beyonce
-When Will I See you Smile Again – Bell Biv DeVoe
-Precious Things – Tori Amos
-Walk Like a Man – Tim McGraw
-Empire State of Mind – Jay Z
 2. What is your favorite dessert? Anything w/Chocolate and Peanut Butter
3. What ticks you off? Inconsistency and Negativity
4. What do you do when you’re upset? I get really quiet and then think about it for a day.  Then I bring it up to that person with clear facts and examples to show them how and why they upset me.  
5. Which is/was your favorite pet? My dog Peyton.  He was named after Peyton Manning.  He is a toy rat terrier.  The cutes thing with allergies which I think is hilarious.  He actually has to take 1/2 a Benadryl every day.  He has been living with my two aunts since I moved to China.
6. Which do you prefer, black or white? Black is beautiful
7.What is your biggest fear? Snakes and failing to live the life I am supposed to live
8. What is your attitude mostly? Most of the time I have a positive upbeat attitude.
9.What is perfection? Sleeping in until noon and still having 12 hours of sun light left. Also, a good book and a hot bath
10. What is your guilty pleasure? Reality TV; no matter if it is a competition or just a camera following drunk people around.  I watch it all. 
 
10 Random Facts
  1. I love Apple products and currently have my iPhone, iPad 3, Mac Air and Mac Book Pro sitting on my desk all on. 
  2. I collect coffee mugs from every place I have visited and use them for my daily cup of coffee habit.
  3. I try and quit drinking coffee every month, it only last for a week.
  4. I know over 100 words in mandarin and my favorite word is dui.  It means yes or correct. 
  5. I saw Matt Damon in a play in London a few years ago and have been a huge fan every since.  I sat in the front row and he spent most of the play in his boxer shorts.  He really is that cute in person.
  6. I meet Michael Jordan once at a celebrity golf tournament.  The person who introduced us told him I was in law school.  He said, “Oh yeah, you go to George Washington University.”  I said, “Yep.”  – I actually went to Georgetown.  
  7. If your name is short for something, I prefer to call you by your full name.  Mike – Michael, Jackie – Jacqueline, Lynn – Lynnette, Alex – Alexander
  8. I love sparkling water and drink it at most every meal.
  9. There are shows on TV here in China that I would never have watched in America, but now I just love them.  Sons of Guns and Deadliest Catch are two of my favorite.
  10. I pay a driver once a week to go to town and pick me up a pepperoni pizza from Papa Johns.  After Chinese food all week, it is so good.


Writer Wednesday Blog Hop

Published on by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle18 Comments
DIARY JOKE WHISPER LEAD PRINTER

There he is again.  Same time, same place.  Doesn’t this guy have someplace to be.  Probably not.  Look at him sitting there without a care in the world.  Sitting there in his faded jeans and scruffy high tops.  I wore those shoes when I was in 2nd grade.  Grow up already.

Every day, he is just sits there, relaxing.  Reading his paper, smoking his cigarette.

“I hate you.” I whisper to myself.

Because, I come here every day, too.   But, my demeanor is far from relaxed.  I am pretty much in a constant state of panic because I am looking for a job. And have been since I graduated two month ago.  Pounding the pavement everyday wearing this uncomfortable outfit void of personal style.  But, this is what I am supposed to do.

I scour this paper daily for a job.  At this point, I would do anything. But, there is nothing  out there.  Oh, wait. Here’s something. Wanted:  Printer Repair Man.

That’s it.  That’s the perfect job for me.  If I hadn’t have gone to freakin business school for four freakin years. I am going to be living with my parents forever.  I will be 30 years old.  Still living in my childhood bedroom.  Reading my diary where I portrait my future life as one with a husband, career, children, dream house and a perfect 4 carat asher cut diamond solitaire ring.

You see, this is life’s cruel little joke.  Go to school, get an education, find a job, have it all.  In that order. No one told me that most of the time, it doesn’t happen like that.

And this one here.  He probably didn’t even go to college.  He’s probably one of those laid back, go with the flow kind of guys who will never be successful at anything.  And the worst part is he probably doesn’t even care.  I could never be like him.  Or, could I.

I could.  I could take his lead.  I could sit on this bench all day.  With no worries. No problems.  I am going to do it.  If he gets to do it, why can’t I.

“Hello,” he says into his cellphone.

He has a cellphone. How does slacker boy afford a cellphone?

“Yeah, I am in the park. She kicks me out of the room for a couple hours each day.” He says.

Yep, even his girlfriend can’t stand to be around his laziness.

“There is nothing more they can do for her.”

Is he crying?

“If you want to see her, you need to come soon,” he said, “I gave up everything to spend these last couple of months with her.” He pauses, “Yeah, it was worth it.” He hangs up the phone whips his eyes and smiles at me shyly.

I said the only thing I could think of, “Can I borrow the classifieds section?”

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