Bookstores

I have been in love with books from the time I escaped my 8th grade hell into the world of Dune*. I don't remember any bookstores at home in buffalo ,well maybe one but, it was nothing like walking into Barnes &Nobles my first time.
The first time I walked into the Berkley B&N, I was blown away by the water fountain in the middle of the store. The atmosphere was warm and inviting.
Every Saturday I was not on the ship I would ride the train down get hot coco and a fresh bagels at my favorite bagel shop, Then spend the day reading. When I ended up on the East Coast I missed that feeling of B&N when I went into a bookstore. Then I found one on Virginia Beach Blvd.
Over the 10 years here some of the staff have become like family. There are a few others in the area but each B&N is different. If I don't get that feeling I won't go back. We have moved to what I call the ass end of Va Beach, a wrong turn can end you up in Pongo or Sandbridge. Well there is only Borders and Books a Million there. It's now a 20min drive to my B&N. I still go but not as often as I once did.
I am usually disappointed when I go to a bookstore and they lack that feeling of welcome but one day when I was entirely to early for work and dropped in the new B&N in Hampton where the coliseum mall use to be I get that welcoming feeling. I know have a place close to work to call my 2nd home.
(at least one beside work)

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My Favorite Bars

Well tonight I am at Kegans. One of my all time favorite bars from Town center. They opened one close to home thank G-d. It has been a place for me to go when I have felt alone and need company. It's nice to go to a place where they know you when you wall in. Yes just like cheers. Of course being one of the few black people at the bar on a regular helps. Tonight for the first time I am watching UFC fight. Adding that to the list of things I can talk to the guys at work about Sunday.

Well needless to say there are all types of people in the bar. I was sitting next to a older couple who could not understand the need for the level of violence in the UFC they preferred baseball or some other sport. I could could deal with that. nice people. What made me crazy was the A typical gaggle of college age maybe a bit older of women next to me.

I have never been one for the giggle girl fluff converstions. Now not to say There have not been fine ass men I did not drool over but for the love of G-d himself not like them. They where with there boyfriends but they all sat by me and the guys at a table watching the fight.

I got to hear about how they would pay 1million dollars to sleep with some movie star and how she had her Bloody Marys at 8am . giggle giggle ( Ugg) Then I hear look they are all over there they dodnt care... I looked over to see the guys ingrossed in the fight and back at them as they went into the girly foo foo mode and I wanted hurl, so I went home.

I have come to relized that I have more guy tendencis than I thought. I don't see the reasoning behind what some or most women think or do and find some of it a waste of energy. Hmmm the guys at my job don't ask me what I think from a womens point of view much anymore cause my answer is not typical.. I have been Labled the Rare Unicoren by the guys I nwowrk with maybe I am...

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Yoga and mind

Well, week one and three classes later the whole mind aspect of yoga begins to show. Ok it was the second class that I started thinking what the hell am I doing . Standing in Proud warrior 2 after several minutes of various pose my body struggles to stay balanced and move into triangle.

Now mined you this is only my second claw but in my head there is a conversation with myself that amazes and appalls me.

This is the mind part where you sit and say this can't be done, what am I doing, well if I don't do this part won't hurt so much. This is the part of your mind that is against change. The part that wishes and at time yields to the pain and self doubt.

Then there is the other voice that reasons this is only your second class and it will feel uncomfortable till your body learns to bend and change.

These are the arguments that play in my head throughout class as I give on and leave to get air. Others are in the hall for air but there. Reasoning is far different. For them it's because the Hot Yoga class seems hotter than usual, but for me I gave in to the doubt.

The air was cool and refreshing and yes it was honestly well needed but once back in class I wish I had never left.

That was a Wednesday Tuesday we go again. New week new conversation.

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Passover and eww

Well with Passover well on the way I thought I would reflect on one of my grosser experiences. Kosher for Passover ground turkey, thinking that like regular beef I can just add seasoning matzo meal and eggs make some burgers walls dinner. Yeah about that, what I got was a bowl of sticky pink goo. Suddenly I felt like my daughter when she first touched raw chicken, totally grossed out. I mean some idea that it would turn into that would have been nice but maybe it was because all the fillers where taken out for the holiday. I hope that's what it was really I do. The burgers turned out ok but I will have to try after Passover and see what happens will let you know .

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Yoga

I have recently decide to take up yoga with the idea that it would be good for me health wise. Having read about all the mind, body and soul stuff I figured can' t hurt. So expect to see updates on the wall should be interesting.

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