I moved

again. you can find me at

www.caralisapowers.com

surprisingly awake

I thought this morning was going to suck. I’m used to one and a half day weekends, and I just sort of had a three day one, so i was sure there was no way I’d be ready for up when the alarm went off. The alarm has not gone off yet and I’m surprisingly awake. I had a ridiculously dope weekend where I did nothing and yet accomplished a lot. I watched Love and Basketball, Something New, Romeo Must Die, and Brown Sugar all by myself and enjoyed every minute. I also:

*Cleaned and rearranged my bedroom

*Cleaned my kitchen

*Cleaned my guest room

*Cleaned my livingroom

*Cleaned my office

*Did a full report for last week for my ED since she’s been away

*Cooked and packaged meals for the whole week

*Did all of my laundry

oh yeah and

*Finished my first year of grad school.

Also, I slammed at the Lizard the other night with a new piece just to try it out. Against Adam and Karyna McGlynn so I wasn’t planning on winning or anything. I was also not planning on being heckled by some crazy guy who wrote a poem about a pepper. So (a) Adam went over and asked him to shut up or get the hell out and then (b) Joey got a 43 second time penalty putting him on blast. And they say chivalry is dead. Sofia rocked the house and did a lot of pieces I’ve heard before, but also a couple new ones. She also did the piece she wrote for her mother that she read to me the weekend we went down to Shakti before New Years. She had everyone eating out of her hand. I was like a proud big sister. Then Jess and I comiserated… well she gushed and I miserated. Not entirely miserated. I reflected.

So I have to go to the gym now. I am probably going to have a crazy day since I have to get my whole travel schedule cleared, get the date for the fundraiser confirmed, etc. I’m so psyched for Atlana. It does not seem like 3 weeks away. Ok. Breakfast and gym.

soundtrack mind- 2007

TBA

soundtrack mind- 2006

Still living in Lowell. Working in Boston. This may be the only summer on record of my life not in some way characterized by my relationship or lack of one. Started the Media Watch Team. Hired Colleen. Retreat at Omega. Melissa K. moved to DC. Hung out w. Jess a lot. We shopped at A to Z all the time. I bought an insane amount of clothing. Watched bad videos in the morning before work at the gym. Mother’s Day show @ Harper’s Ferry, concert on city hall plaza, Hip Hop reconstruction conference. Trip to Michigan w. Sofia. Presented at my first National conference. Carpooled w. Melissa a lot. My car lived in Davis Sq. Spent the weekend w. Jesse’s cousin, Moved to Boston, started grad school.

Soundtrack:

1. Ghetto Story, Baby Cham, ft Alicia Keys

2. All Night, Damian Marley

3. Red Bone Blues, Devynity

4. Unfaithful, Rihanna

5. La Tortura, Alejandro Sanz. ft Shakira

6. Buttons, Pussycat Dolls

7. London Bridge, Fergie

8. Mohegans, Iyeoka

9. Sound of Da Police, KRS One

10. I Know, Madonna

11. Me and My Girlfriend, Tupac

soundtrack mind- 2005

2005. Graduated from college. Jon came the night before Spree Day and I had to get up  for work at 5:30. I went to see him anyway. After graduation, stopped working at the bean counter. Got a “real” job @ UTEC. Didn’t have to work until 12, which was good since I had to commute an hour. Had coffee with Kirk before work a whole lot on the outside patio at the bean counter. Went to the Sahara after work with him and Kristen and Nicole. Oh! Modest Mouse Boy… wait, that was 2004. Hung out with Bridget a lot on weekends. Tara spent a couple of weekends. Drove her back to Jersey. Broke my power steering pump. Kirk made grilled tuna and I realized I like seafood. Went to batting cages and had bad flashbacks of 2003. Went shopping for stuff for his house after.  Fourth of July we hung out w. Jean, Melissa, Katie and Matt, cookout and jacuzzi. Good times. First UTEC retreat. Hung out with Jess, Nathan, Maanav, Dennis Melissa, and Cara F. Was staying in Boston at a hotel when Katrina hit. Didn’t know for 2 days. Met great guy who could recognize Aaron Sorkin quotes off the top of his head. Spent the night in his room. There should be more to that story. There isn’t. Came back to Worcester. Packed. Moved to Lowell.

Soundtrack:

1. You Got Me, The Roots ft. Erykah Badu

2. Typical Girls, the Slits

3. Sweet Jane, Live- Jim Carroll Band
4. Working for the Weekend, Loverboy
5. When Somebody Loves You Back, Teddy Pendergrass

6. Don’t Be Crushed, Hawksley Workman

7. Superman, Tai

8. Dollar Day, Mos Def

9. Hurricane, Bob Dylan

10. You Make Me Sick, Pink

11. Galang, MIA