Part II

The Lion King was magnificent! I had a really good time, didn't realize how many songs I knew, think I had a better time than most of the children in the spot. Big shouts to my sistah friend, Tara, her family had an extra ticket and invited me to tag along...I really enjoyed myself. Oh yes, can't forget to mention the eye candy...he was powerful. His energy resembled a real life Mufasa, too bad I was too shy to speak.
At any rate, during the intermission of The Lion King, I had a conversation with Tara's cousin, Marsell. Somehow we got of the topic of him joining the Army sometime this year...Tara warned me to ignore him because he really has a way of pushing people's buttons, unfortunately, I chose to entertain him. He went on to talk about the war in Iraq so I asked him a question that went something like this:

ME: So Marsell, you're telling me that you would go over to Iraq and shoot on command?
Marsell: Yes...
ME: Okay, let's say there is a drug dealer in your community, selling drug of course, which in turn is killing thousands of people in YOUR community, everyday.
Marsell: Uh huh...
ME: Would you go up to that drug dealer and shoot him?
Marsell: Do I him?

There isn't a word that could express the look on my face. I could not believe that he asked that question. Tara later explained that he was just saying that to get under my skin, at the same time, there are people out there that actually feel that way. Crazy isn't it, people would go overseas and shoot, kill on command but would not take care of home first. Sound like anyone you know?

Okay, moving on...I slept through the New Year, I know, I know..."You slept through the New Year?" Yes, I did...I was probably the only person in the world that was in bed at 11:59 pm December 31, 2005. For some reason, I just wasn't into it this year. Earlier that day I had plans on going out, jumping from house to house, party to party, my homegirls and I were going to be all over the place. After the Lion King, Tara and I went out to eat, we had a choice of three New Years Eve functions to attend, I went home to change and pick up Ebony, my best friend. The plan was to go home, change, then meet up at one of the three locations then, work our way around. I was really trying to puch myself out the door but my heart just wasn't in it, I think my frineds knew it too. Around 10pm it was pretty settled that I was not going to be making an appearance at any function, only the one in my dreams. So I went to sleep while everyone else was counting down the New Year. Can't really explain what I was feeling last night but, I just wasn't "There".