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Bah humbug

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Bah humbug

12/24/2015

It’s that time of year again that’s filled with great cheer,

When great food is all you see and obnoxious jingles are all you hear.

There’s festive lights on every house and a sale in every store,

Instead of getting in the spirit, I’d rather hide until this month is no more.

It’s been plaguing me since September, the email blasts and ads on TV,

I knew the holidays were approaching but forgot how quickly time could creep up on me.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes……

Dude, I live in the Bahamas so there’s no snowflakes on my nose or my eyelashes.

Ho ho ho, deck the halls, give me another glass of eggnog and I swear I’ll vomit.

Sir, unless your Santa hat is filled with Amazon gift cards and Patron, then guess what? B***h I don’t want it!

I’m in a particularly crummy mood this year, no gifts will be bought and my family already knows,

I don’t want to go shopping nor do I want your presents just leave my food on the table and go.

It’s not that I want to be a Grinch this year, personal issues just have me feeling a bit off.

Pardon me for not wearing red and I don’t want a holiday sweater. Who cares if cashmere and super soft?

I’ve never been so excited for the New Year, I may have to remain inebriated until then.

It’s my only survival tactic to make it through this season, cheap wine with my paper and pen.

Goodbye Writing 101

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Goodbye Writing 101

Writing 101 Assignment #20

But I’m not ready to say goodbye 😢😢! So it seems that this blogging course has ended way too quickly. It appeared that the easiest way for me to approach these assignments were in the form of a poem which is crazy because I haven’t written any poetry in years! Therefore, it only seems fit to approach the final assignment in the same way. Also, in honour of thanksgiving this week, I will use my final assignment to speak on why I am thankful for this course.

N.B: For those of you who enjoy my work, I will try to post the link to one more of my writing pieces for the final few days that I am still able to post in the Commons Community.

 

Where do I begin?…….To tell a story of how great a love can be.

This writing course reignited the Edgar Allen in me.

Enough of Andy Williams I’d like to talk more seriously.

I’ll admit that I’m having a hard time writing this piece and I’m not exactly sure why.

Not that I’m not thankful for anything but after a few hours staring at a blank screen I guess it’s difficult for me to say goodbye.

I haven’t written anything in such a long time, I feel like this course has given me a fresh start.

I’m thankful for the daily prompts that got me in the mood, it’s been so long my love and I have been apart.

I’m thankful to anyone who took the time to read all that I had to say,

You’ve reaffirmed that I should continue to write, to hell with the naysayers from this day.

Finally, I’m thankful that I found my niche in blogging so I’ll continue to post my photos, insights and rhymes.

I hope that my work can inspire someone if only one follower at a time.

 

 

 

 

Glass Half Empty

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Writing 101 – Assignment # 17

A glass half empty is all I see while you see yours as half full,

I’m drowning in despair while you’re on cloud nine so whatever you’re smoking please give me a pull.

A glass half empty is all you have left when you give more of yourself than you receive,

Too high expectations you had for these humans, leaving more disappointments than your mind could conceive.

In my glass half empty I’ll never get that promotion regardless if I have the work skills that my boss admires,

“She’s young, she can wait” is what I hear them say. It’ll be another 10 years before one of these old farts retire!

A glass that is half empty is what I sip on late at night when my perpetual single status has me feeling alone,

I swear I must be a magnet for losers, if Cupid’s out of arrows at least throw me a bone.

As I stare down into my glass half empty, I’m envious of the happiness I see,

Then realizing that the person with the glass half full is actually my reflection staring up at me.

It’s better to change one’s mindset than change one’s cirrcumstances

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Writing 101 Assignment #16

Randomly going through my old high school files, I discovered a detailed report of my SAT scores. Not only was it my scores, but I discovered a copy of my original essay I wrote in the ‘Writing’ portion of the exam. It was scanned in my original handwriting and I was simply shocked that I never realized I had this. Of course being curious about the writing skills of my younger self, I decided to have a read. Almost ten years later, my mind set is almost exactly the same; of course I’m a bit more refined now lol. I’ve decided to use the topic from my SAT essay to write a quick poem.

It is better to change one’s attitude than change one’s circumstances:

You can’t determine the hand you will be dealt or see you future in a crystal ball,

Sometimes life comes at you so fast, there’s no time for preparation at all.

Certain people are born into crummy situations while other people encounter these challenges over time,

It doesn’t matter how these changes affect your social status or finances but more so mentally, how it affects your mind.

God helps those who helps themselves so it’s important to at least try to do your best and stay hyped,

But when your best doesn’t work, smile through the tears, your blessing is on its way down the pipe.

That Awkward Moment: When You Meet Your Stalker

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November 22, 2015

“Hey, we have like 20 mutual friends?! Actually, when I look at you long enough, your face does kinda look a bit familiar. I’ll accept your friend request sir, no biggie”. MISTAKE #1: Approving the request of people you straight up don’t know will lead to regret most times. If you have to think about whether or not this looks like the dude that sat across from you in Bio/Calculus/Some random work training seminar in which you really should’ve been paying more attention, then that’s probably not him. Reject the request and keep it moving.

This is the sensible thing to do. Sensible for everyone except me. It’s not like I’m the type of person that cares about the number of friends/followers I have. I just figured that if the whole point of this social networking thing is actually to network, then what’s the harm of interacting with a friend of a friend? In one particular case, however, I will admit that I should have been wary of the stranger with candy and kept to myself.

“Gee I have 17 notifications as soon as I wake up? Today must be a popular day for birthdays. So…. My new ‘friend’ liked every single one of my profile pix in less than five minutes sometime while I slept? That’s totally not creepy. Insomnia and boredom can make trolls out of the best of us”. MISTAKE #2: Don’t give them the benefit of the doubt. Go with your initial instinct and don’t feel like a horrible person for thinking this is weird. ‘It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again’. This is what you’re bound to hear when you’re locked up in a soundproof basement promising to God that you’ll give up all your earthly sins (including Love and Hip Hop).

No, I didn’t delete him afterwards. Not even when he began commenting on everything I posted before/after I added him. Then, the private messages started. ‘Hey how are you?’ Simple messages right? This is obviously just a crush and sooner or later he’ll get the picture. It’s not like I’m going to run into him at Starbucks or anything. I’ll just ignore him and he’ll go away.

Minding my own business at work, some guy approaches me at my desk and tells me he was told to speak to me regarding a service we called his external company to perform at my office. His smile is awfully wide, this company has really pleasant employees! Then he asks, “You’re Cooper right? I think we’re Facebook friends. I like some of your pictures every now and then when I’m bored and scrolling through my newsfeed”. I pause and stare at his face. I then put my brain into overdrive thinking about the profile picture of that extra friendly ‘friend’ I should have never added in the first place. Omg it’s him! What do I say? What do I do? I’ve been silent way too long and he’s probably sensing that I’m nervous. I wonder if he’s like those animals that can sense fear and now knows he has the upper hand. I manager to muster up a “oh hey, I knew you looked familiar”. Good save, I hope he doesn’t try to ask me to lunch. Luckily his work schedule seems full so there leaves very little time for small talk as he has to rush off to another client. Of course he’s been thinking of our encounter all day as I see his message sitting in my inbox as soon as I check my notifications when I get home. Sigh…. Now he knows where I work AND we’re probably going to need services from his company again in the near future. I can’t just delete him knowing for certain I will see him again whether or not I like it.

Don’t be like me. Nip it in the bud and go with your instinct if you feel something is off about a potential ‘friend’. Now I’m stuck being cordial with someone who totally creeps me out but it’s my own fault for letting him into my life in the first place. Some people see a few posts of you online then the next thing you know, they think they really know you. If you guys don’t hear from me in the next few weeks, there’s a possibility he followed me home from work and has forced me to become his gf. There’s a chance I will be required to post it on my social media in order to prove that our romance is real (relationship standards in 2015). I will use this opportunity to send an encrypted message for help. Worst case scenario, I leave all my makeup to my co-worker Nicole and my cat can keep everything else.

Xo cooper 😚😚