Chasing Cars

It's the end of the first day of classes at Howard. I'm looking out my window at the majestic clock tower on Founder's Library thinking about how much I'm in love with it all. I'm akin to Drake in that I have a lust for life. There's so much to do and so much to see, learn, experience, etc. that I don't know where to start. So I'm like a dog chasing cars. I find one subject interesting so I follow it until I find another topic to follow, oh, but then there's another more interesting tangent and so on. Even though most things I get into don't quite go anywhere, the ones that do take me places that more than make up for it. Two great examples of this are my Army JROTC career and my arrival at the Mecca. I just tried JROTC because I had no clue what it was about and I was up for the adventure off the beaten path. I can't believe all of the stuff I got to do because of that class like repelling, flying in a helicopter, and visiting Army bases. I might go into more detail later, but now I'm skimming. The other more prominent chased car would be the whim that led me to apply for admission to the best damn university in the world. I applied to Howard because I'd heard the name before, but I didn't really have a grasp of it's magnanimity. This place has brought forth so many amazing African American leaders, writers, activists, teachers, and so on...After I got my acceptance letters from the schools, I hopped on youtube to catch a sneak peek into life at those colleges. One of the videos that helped me make my mind up about HU was:
This place is like a cute pair of shoes that I picked up and tried on on a whim. Then I found that they fit perfectly, were comfortable and came with $100 for a matching outfit. Now that I'm in this hot new outfit I feel like super woman. I'm invincible and I can't and won't let myself fail. This place is too great a blessing to waste. I've never wanted to try so hard. I can't wait to get used to the way things work so I can jump right in with student orgs. I'm too good at too much to let others suffer without the commodity that I am. No, I'm not cocky or arrogant. I am just confident in who I am, and what I aim to be. I might go off on a tangent every now and then but the knowledge I gain from taking the road less traveled and, at times, blazing my own trail makes every mistake worth while. After writing this, I feel that even though I hate the feeling of a dog chasing cars, I know that I am getting closer to my dreams. Love...

More on my HU Experience (so far...)

Alrighty as you may have noticed, it's been a while since I posted. That is because I have been adjusting to my new life as a student of Howard University. The REAL HU (sorry Hampton folk, not). This past Friday I packed and left the beautiful state of North Carolina for my aunt's house in Va. My mom and I stayed the night there and then left for DC in the morning. Move-in day was chaotic. After all, the news said about 1700 freshmen were arriving at Howard all at once. The upperclassmen haven't really arrived yet. This week is just freshman orientation week. For me, it's been very busy. Howard's school of B is tough, but I like the challenge.I got to wear my suit today for the first time and boy! I looked sharper than a fresh samurai sword. And of course I had to turn heads by wearing my blue suit because I knew everyone else would choose black even though it was hhhhot out. The regular university orientation schedule starts at 8am and goes to about 4, 5 and one day 6pm. On top of that I have to keep up with the business orientation schedule which usually starts around 2pm and goes to 6. My days are solidly filled and slam packed. "[I]'ve officially been chopped n screwed!!!" lmao Mkay well it's time for me to crash. More info coming soon!

I LOVE Howard!!!

I just had to put that out there...It's 2 and I just got back from the club (by way of the handy dandy shuttle bus, then shower). I'm still a rookie at a lot of this college life, but I'm surviving. Haha it's been like 4 days but it feels as if I've been here at least a month. Howard is just that great. 4 days have impacted my life that much. Shout out to the Kappas and the Campus Pals!!! Anyway it's time for me to crash so Good Ni-eh Mornin'!

Lessons I Live By

My oldest brother is a bouncer at a local club and since it's one of my last nights at home, I went to the club last night and boy! was it something. They had a booty shaking contest that turned into a semi-strip contest. The girls that got on stage had no shame. I couldn't believe there were females that actually put themselves out there like that for so little. The first go round, 3 girls competed for free drinks for the rest of the night. The music started and the girls started shakin' like there was no tomorrow and that was cool...but then they lost their damn minds. One chick pulled up her shorts and flashed the crowd half her lil area. Another pulled her shorts all the way down and shook it in her thong. While yet another decided to pop it on a handstand, which was pretty hype if you ask me, but that's not the point. The second contest was even worse than the first. This time 4 girls had the audacity to climb their happy asses onstage. One girl was the winner of the previous contest ( lil Ms. Drop-my-shorts-and-shake-it-in-my-thong). One girl looked like a nice girl with a well put together outfit. The music came on and she went for broke. She was shakin' so hard, her chest bout came up out her shirt. I got the shock of my life when I saw contestant #2: a cute lil white girl who could barely compete. But don't worry, the reigning champ walked over and converted the poor girls shorts to a thong for bonus points. Then came the big girl...she was wearing jeans, but to shake better she pulled 'em down. And shook it in her thong. By that time I was crying and I had to turn away. Since contestant #3 played her thong card already, lil Thongy shut the place down when she dropped down and popped it on a split. All this happened for $50. FIFTY DOLLARS!!! I was going to bring shame and disgrace upon myself I'd at least do it for a ridiculous amount of money, not a pair of shoes or a week's worth of gas money. To do somethin' like them girls did, the prize would have to be at least 4 digits and even then I wouldn't go that far. Anyway here are lessons experiences like last nite have taught me.
1. It's not about what you're called, it's what you answer to.
2. Don't give what you don't get. (i.e. love, respect, head...lol)
3. You don't need to talk the talk if you can walk the walk.
4. You can't change people.
5. Fix yourself first, before you go trying to fix others.
6. Don't get mad if you're called a duck for dressing like a duck. If it look like a duck...
7. Always act like a lady, you should be a role model.
8. If you don't love or respect yourself, you can't expect others to.
9. For every reason to cry, there's a reason to laugh. It's just hard to see through the tears.
10. When all else fails, fake it.
11. Keep it movin'!
12. Time is money. If you waste my time, you're messin' with my money.
13. Time is irreplaceable.
14. There is always some way to make money, some paths are darker than others.
15. Set some goals.
16. The only person you should try to please is you.
17. Keep distractions to a minimum.
18. Guys are distractions.
19. Respect authority, it comes in handy.
20. Never stop learning and growing.

I'll add to my list as time goes on, but 20 is a good stopping point for now...Ciao!

My Weekend with THE FAM

I've been gone and here's the exclusive...lol as if I were famous. My maternal grandfather's funeral was this weekend so most of the fam got together. Before I go any further I just gotta talk about the huge massive congregation that is the Wallace family. My mom is one of seventeen. SEVENTEEN!!! One, seven people. Here's a list of the aunts and uncles with the number of kids (I know of anyway); I can't even remember all their names but I'll try: Queena-1, Isabella-0, Rose-3, Margaret-2, Nita-6, Charlene-3, Lucille-2, Audrey-1, Tom-?, Eugene-?, Harry-?, Dorothy-?, Ted-0, Abraham-8, "Sunny"-3 and "Skip"-2 (can't remember the real names). Don't even think those are in order either. Most of my cousins are in their twenties. I'm part of the baby half, though sadly. It didn't matter this weekend though. We hadn't all been together like that since we were small, so naturally this weekend was off the chain. Even though our parents are devout, most of us cousins are hard partiers. Some of the stuff we did will forever be hilarious. Like when Rico showed everybody his funky shaped big toe. We cried laughin. Another funny thing that happened was when my cousin Cornelius jumped in the hotel pool with all his clothes on and then doggy paddled to the side to get out. Anyway this all happened after the funeral which seem long while I was there and short after it was over. It was a beautiful all white service. I loved seeing my family fresher than fresh. It hurt to see my family cry, but I couldn't bring myself to drop a tear. Except when this dude got up to say some words about my grandpa and no one could understand a word he said. For some reason I couldn't stop laughing. But hey I'm just weird like that, I guess. I might put up some pix later, but I gotta go through 'em first...Peace.

Old Stuff, New Blog (a MASSIVE post)

In case I completely delete my old, half-a$$ed blog, here's some of my random hilarity (Titles are bolded):

The College Rant...
Here is a list of creative responses for those pesky adults that inquire about your post secondary education...
1. I'm a teenager I have NO idea what the crap I wanna do for the rest of my life. WHY ARE YOU PRESSURING ME?!?!!
2. I'm not going thanks!
3. AHHHHHH!
4. The school I want to go to is a bit expensive so I'll "dance" to pick up the slack.
5. Mommy says I'm gonna be home colleged.
6. Mike Wazowski
7. [Your huge blatant lie here!]
8. Yeah, I'm going to do 4 years at the local community college. (think about it ;})
9. Define college...
10. I'm sorry, could you use it in a sentence?
11. I don't understand the question.
12. My parents say I'm too dumb.
14. You're funny. Who needs a degree when you're pretty???
15. Hey, why wasn't there a 13th answer? I might have used that one!


'Kay that's all for now folks I hope you got a smile out of it, if not.... lighten up!

2's: A Pet Peeve...
Yay! it's time for another random rant from anna, oh goodie!

Okay I've noticed that a lot of people have been using the word "to" incorrectly. being the english geek that i am it bugs the crap outta me. so my dears, it's time for a short crash course in homophones (words that sound the same but have diff spellings and most times meanings).

2's:
to: I want to slap people who don't know how to properly use "to".
too: I want to slap their teachers, too.
two: Teachers who didn't teach this need two slaps.

merry christmas everybody. you learned somthing.

Crank Dat: How Many Ways Can You Do It?
Hey yall, it’s ya gurl, Ms. I was messin around on youtube with my gurl and we found about five thousand ways to crank dat. I’m jus gonna do this like a list so we can all keep track of this...
You can crank dat:
Soulja boy
lion king http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGXICqRdiC8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxa1cYmvno&feature=related
jump rope
wonder woman (YEEEEAH!!!)
Billie Jean
batman
spiderman
superman
aquaman
hulk//super punch
star wars
ice man
robo cop
mega man
scooby doo
kaveman
mini me (my fav so far...)
bowling ball
hot potato
pretty boy
yank
roosevelt
jumpman
ryu
head banga
snap n roll
peter pan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp59jh0oDTM&NR=1
pikachu//pokemon
transformer
babybop
hokey pokey
billie jean
power rangers
urkel//carl winslow
watcha call it
temptation
juggernaut
da boot
cookie
elmo
da park
lawnmo
mr. freeze
forest gump http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E9A9Amk-Lk&feature=related
roadrunner
cabbage patch
spongebob
--hilarious...not fo real tho...unless...--
cap’n crunch
child support
crackhead
neverland//micheal jackson
x-men
border hopper
homeless man
elevator
naija boy
master chief (halo)
byyahhh
grandpa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkFo7dK0z0Y&feature=related
autobot
army boy
aww dude
weezy wee
karate kid
boogee man
leprechaun
harry potter
mt. dew
mike jackson
barney
slow boy

Guys, I love yall. Pick ya favorite ones and when you see me, get to it. I crank it any and everywhere. School, church, gramma’s house...I don’t care I jus do it do it. By myself, wit my gurls this Ms. don care. AND if yall find some more cranks plz lemme know. aight peeps. hOLLa

...wow it took 5 hrs to make this list, I’m such a loser...

My '07 Christmas List
alrighty people here's my 2007 Christmas list! I want:
gas money
cash
cash
lunch money
cash
cash
cash
shopping funds
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
FIVE GOLDEN RINGS
four calling cards
three french Bens
two chocolate doves
AND
a silver mustang gt (yeah baby YEAH!!!)

yeah i want money so you losers won't cheap out on me and buy knock-offs I HATE THAT!!! i hate that lol!


Ron Paul (lmao I can be SO passionate lol)
I was on youtube earlier and I happened to come across a clip about Republican Ron Paul. WTF?!?!?! this dude is one backwards little man. 95% of black men are criminals?! KMA Ron Paul. I wish he would become president, we'd prob end up as slaves agin...%^%*!@^%&$^&
So anyway don't vote for people if you aint heard the whole story. To me it seems that he's a strict constructionist (Yeah! I remember that part of C&E class!).

This is a comment some one left on youtube about him:
RON PAUL AWARENESS DAY
*He wants to legalize crack. Watch the videos "Ron Paul on Morton Downey Jr".
*He's a racist. See what he published in his newsletter and said about the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
*He wants to end the FAA, Department of Education, and privatize fire departments.
*He wants to end the separation of church and state. Google his speech "The War on Religion"
*He claims to be a libertarian but is against gay marriage and abortion.

btw you bet your butt i'm biased on this one, i dare you to try an argument with me on this, its just going to be an auto-ass whoopin...why? because a racist is a racist. I hate racists and defending one would make you one. period.

Links...
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/ron_paul_racist_anti_semite/
http://boggler.gnn.tv/blogs/23442/Ron_Paul_on_Civil_Rights..
http://spaceramblings.blogsome.com/2007/06/05/ron-pauls-opposition-to-gay-marriage-clarified/
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul148.html <-- the war on religion

Real Friends
Sup ppls!
I guess I jus wanna tell all my buds that I love yall and am glad to have ppl like yall in my life. REAL friends...what are they? Lemme give you some questions...
Are they the people who listen when you talk so they can go tell someone else?
Are they the people who constantly get you into trouble?
Are they the people helping you to destroy your life?
Get you to start bad habits such as smoking or drinking? yeah, yeah its cool for
2 secs until u drive drunk, sleep wit the wrong person or other bs like
that...plus its just plain gross...trust me, I KNOW
Does that friend get up on the guy you like after you tell her you like him?
Does she sleep with more people than you? if so u mite wanna watch it
Can you trust that person with your deepest, darkest secrets?
Can you believe everything that person says?
Is that person 100% dependable?

Think about the answers to these questions about someone you know. If they don't pass this simple test, drop 'em. It won't be fun or easy, but it will be the best thing to do for YOU.
Back to School Rant
Okay guys, its back to school Monday. Yeah it sux only 2 more days of weekday freedom...But think of the bright side. New teachers...ish, new ppl (kinda), new drama, new lockers, new homework, tests, football games (HUGE @ maiden), lovely skool lunches, new clothes, new stuff, old stuff fun stuff blue stuff...Earlier mornins all this extra crap that you wanted to escape but now strangely you're sorta ready to dive back in agin, if only for a short while then of course its OMG I CAN'T WAIT FOR SUMMER TO GET HERE (agin). and the cycle continues... Personally I'm pretty darn excited to be goin back to Foard but I'm a lil nervous cuz most of my best buds are still at Maiden. So for the third time I have to make a whole new set of friends...Kinda scary, kinda lonely but what the hell I don't mind havin few friends at school, (less drama). If you wanna be my friend come strike up a convo I only look like I'll bite your head off so stupid ppl will leave me the...alone....Will edit later rite now its time to unleash my inner geek.

My Hebetude

I haven't been able to pay attention to anything lately. I get stuck in ruts where I know I should do stuff, but for some reason I just don't. Today was a waste. Everyday I ask myself what I accomplished and today the answer is NADA. My day was so stagnant that my memory didn't even bother to record the goings on. I finally watched The Soloist and as always Jaime Foxx never disappoints. I've been a Foxx fan for as long as I can remember. Well anyway since I don't feel like putting much effort into looking out at the world and providing my perspective on things, I will do what comes so much easier and be introspective...Lately I've been feeling pretty cold and heartless. I figure it's my usual form of destressing. Rather than worry myself to death like the people around me, if something is extremely stressful or worrisome I become apathetic. My mom hates it because "I don't care" literally becomes my catch phrase. Right now, I should be worrying about moving FAR away from home... whether or not I want to break up with my guy, my grandfather's death... my stalkerishly overprotective big brothers... my waning social life... etc. But really I couldn't give a blankety blankin' blank about it all. I've disconnected and become focused on what I want. The problem is that I have no idea what I want and here we are back at the beginning. I don't know what I want to do therefore I do nothing. My life is so sad it's funny. Today was such a fail it became a win. At least I looked cute...!
Much Love, Anna.
(It's Miss to you!)

Black People Gotta Do Better

We are all family and we really should act like it. The light skin-dark skin problem is actually a remnant of slavery. Look it up! It's so sad that even though we are physically free, our minds are still wrapped in miles of choke chains such as this. If that mess doesn't break your heart for how the beautiful black race has fallen, watch this absolute hot ghetto mess.
I can't believe how ignorant some black people let themselves be. There is definitely a point where you should know better, yet you still do dumb shit. What the F*** is wrong with people these days?! "My baby can't count, but she can drop it like it's hot." Well while your lil girl is slidin' down a pole mine will be curing her diseases, or inventing a new form of technology. Go ahead and teach lil Ray Ray to fight, it's a skill he'll need in prison. What I'm trying to say is...Stop raising hood rats and start raising people capable of doing something other than living and dying in the same hood the rest of their family lived and died in. You should want your children to go to college or at least be somebody that police don't know on a first name basis. Thank God I didn't grow up in the Valley (local ghetto). Most of the girls that are my age that grew up there aren't going to college, they have too many kids to take care of; too many babydaddies to chase; too much weed to smoke; not enough money; didn't make the grades; didn't stay in school. There may be a few girls that did make it out successfully, but I don't know any. The girls I know, I see pushin baby carriages up the sidewalk, tryna look cute. M'kay got that off my chest...back to work...

Fall!!! in more ways than 1

As fall draws near, I want to share some fall stuff I can only dream of affording (for now at least...). For example Gucci's fall collection...If that don't make you wanna scream like a fangirl how about Heartbreak Drake's heartbreaking fall. It made me hurt just watching on the Tube...
but don't fret guys! He's probably gone through worse. Here's a spoof that should make everyone feel better...

If anything else fall related comes to mind I will def update this thang...somehow...I'm a rookie bear with meh dangit!

Talkin Junk

There's so much I want to say and put out there I don't know where to start. This will probably be the most interesting because of it's spastic nature. I guess I will kick today's post off by giving the reason for the name. Diva Hustle is a one-two combo of awesome proportions. There's the diva in me that wants what Trey Songz and Drake so eloquently put as "money, cars, clothes and hoes." I want to have what I want before I want it. At the same time there's the other side of me that is too proud to sit around and wait for some dude to do what I can do better i.e. MAKE MY STAX. lol In 2 weeks I'll be arriving at the illustrious Howard University to study international business. What I plan to do with that degree is still gray area, but I do know I plan to fly all over the world and make enough money to live in ludicrous oppulence. For example check out one of my dream cars...(That chrome lambo will set you back around $390k, I believe.) I want to be so rich I can buy my own continent. As you could probably tell by reading the above I'm also a dreamer. The love of money is the root of all evil and it's so tempting to take the darker road to the money, but I'm too stubborn and proud to let myself sink that low. My life so far has taught me that cutting corners and trying to do things the easy way always comes back to take a big 'ol chunk outcha ass. So even though my head's in the clouds, I keep my feet on the ground, but I can't sit still I gotta hit the ground running. There's so much stacked up against me I can't wait to top all challenges and challengers. I ain't no punk! Life can bring it on, this is bout to be an epic fight.

A Shy Hello

So I think I want to use this blog thing as a way to document my journey to...whatever lies ahead in my life. Womanhood, independence all that jazz. At this point in my life, I am growing and evolving and so much around me is changing that I feel that I must put it out of my head by writing. I decided to blog it because I'm not the only person going through what I am, but I might be the only person bold enough to be curt, blunt and brutally honest about it. I really don't care if anyone else reads this. It's like a sand castle. Not many other people will get to enjoy it, but I'll always have the satisfaction of knowing I made it. So here's a shot in the dark, let's see what I hit!