trying to get it right for 2009

i still can't believe obama is going to be in office on 01/20/09. out with the dumb fuck bush and in with high hopes obama. i can only hope that folks don't have any crazy expectations with obama. bush has completely fucked everything up so much, it's going to take awhile before obama can do something about it. people are already giving him a hard time with the rick warren thing and people are already losing faith of obama. he's not even in office yet people? lets chill out ok? for real.

my friend Diana posted a goal list for 2009 on facebook and i have gotten inspired to do so too. :)
i feel a little bit cheesy about it, but hey...so it goes? here we go....

1. get a friggin' car

i put the friggin' in there because it's pretty serious. i have been getting around on public transportation since i've been back in 08/2005. it's been ok. i still get frustrated over the MTA lines and the bus systems. it takes too long to do a grocery run to trader joes. the only bus that passes there runs every hour Monday through Friday. BOO! :(

but it's not just little things like grocery stores. i want a car because i want to be able to get around in so cal and everywhere else. i also find it hard to imagine myself living with m.v.f. if i don't have a set of wheels right now. i know i got things going for the next six months...but taking the train to see my boyfriend is getting to be a bit much. i also want to make trips to the bay area to see friends and family. i would also like to idea of taking a day trip with m.v.f. and not depend on his car. making new friends in LA without a car can be a hard as well. i tend to stick in my silver lake/echo park neighborhood because it's easier and i don't want to bus it to venice. don't folks know it takes almost two hours to get to venice on the Metro?!? i am not taking to bus to venice for kicks. sorry. i need to start saving the dough to make this happen.

2. stick with college, no matter what.

i start my winter session at LACC and i am taking speech. this class shouldn't be too hard and i am taking it because i have financial aid until Junne 2009. in february, i'll be in classes 5 times a week and the thought of it is still mind blowing. i think i can do it? i know i can do it. :) my job is going to be crazy busy once the 2009 line starts, but i am willing to take the challenge. i am not getting any younger and i want to get that A.A in liberal arts. even if being at LACC takes more than a year...i have to stay committed to school or even if i finish my credits in the IE. i got to stick with college no matter what.

3. make my new-ish studio my home

i finally got out of that shitty apartment two blocks south of my new address in august 2008. i moved into a bigger studio with a regular size kitchen and a regular size studio room. a lot of closet space and it's all utilities paid. :) lately i've picked up a few things for my place, a coffee table, new rug and a computer desk. my place finally looks like i am not living in boxes. i have furniture and i would like to get more home stuff. perhaps a new couch? more bookshelves, since my books are currently boxed up in the closet. :( maybe after laying only on a mattress for over 5 years, it's time to finally get a bed to sleep on? i know this isn't going to happen overnight. but i got to stick with it.

4. try to see my friends more

i fell in love in january 2006 and it really fucked me up. not in a horrible way, but it got me off track with some friends in my life, along with meeting new folks and giving them the shaft because i want to hang with my boo on wknds. now that i have been with m.v.f. for over three yrs and the trust has been built...i need to hang with my buddies more often. sometimes i feel like i have lost some of the mojo from my friends and fam. but maybe it's not lost? i need to not give myself a hard time if i haven't heard from certain siblings or friends. life keeps going, no matter what happens. i know my peeps got my back no matter what. but i miss seeing certain friends and i got to be more pro active with it. i will try harder to get a beer or even just talk on the phone with my peeps and siblings.


5. love m.v.f. even more

this is going to sound cheesy like a pizza, but it has to be said. i celebrated my third anniversary with m.v.f this past weekend. i had such an amazing time spending time with him and being on a real vacation!! this man knows me. i had no idea a craigslist ad would have me meet such quality. he's been nothing but respectful and loves me for who i am. he always goes the extra mile. i've dated folks throughout my life, but i have never thought i would have this type of relationship before 30. these last three years of my life have been AWESOME with m.v.f. by my side. both of us know this will be the year for us. he's my rock. i want to have blacktino kids in the WAY future. i want us to build a home together. i want us to have the life we both deserve, even if he can't stop making silly faces. i don't care. he keeps me balanced and reminds to me chill out constantly. i love him. :)