Project Kengikat

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// December 10th, 2009 // Uncategorized

I’ve been taking it easy this week, mostly resting. Today I only left the house to go get my wreath for my door and to make sure I didn’t have a parking ticket. I’ve been a bit tired and have not had that much energy for much else, so most of my day I’ve been in bed.

I mentioned in my other blog entitled “The Best is Yet to Come” that I went to a Cardiovascular health training and holiday party for my HIV Clinic where I won a microwave. That was pretty cool because I had given mine away because I had planned not to use the microwave as much, however I did miss having it to make popcorn and to warm up my water for tea.

The speaker was pretty informative and she even did it in both English and Spanish, this took a little longer, but I thought it was cool that everyone there was given the opportunity to fully understand what she was speaking about. She even had time for questions and answers as well. In all it was a great event and I am very happy I went.

I even had the chance to speak with someone who I will get to interview for the Conversationswith Kengi. He has a very inspiring story and from what I could gather from speaking with him for only a short time his interview will be both informative and funny. I am really looking forward to setting up a time to sit and talk with him.

After hanging out and meeting other people from the clinic and taking the time to speak with staff and even see them dance, I headed over to my nieces house to spend the rest of my weekend with her, That night we took her son Ray to get a Cat Scam and on the way I got to sit and laugh with them in the backseat. We all had so much fun on the ride over and from the hospital.

While we were waiting for Ray to get his Cat Scan I made things light by finding a Watch Tower Magazine and pretended like I was a Jehovah’s Witness and proceeded to bother them with reading materiel’s. It was pretty funny especially when I walked through the halls asking people if they wanted something to read. When they said no, I bugged them away until they finally gave in.

On our way out I kept the laughter going when I played like we were in some horror movie trapped inside a hospital with a killer. I pulled the beanie off my nieces head and threw it down a hallway that was dimly lit and ran away. She screamed when I did this and I told her if she wasn’t quiet the killer would find her and kill her. As I ran she went back to get her beanie and I then hid down a dark hallway only to jump out and scare her when she walked past.

Monday was awesome because it rained pretty much all day and I spent the day with my niece, since I would not be able to go to the ceramics studio like I had planned. I was able to sleep very late and then  have breakfast with her and hang out all day. We went to Target and then took her truck to the dealer for a minor repair which only took about 10 minutes. Just as I was getting my hot coco it was time to go.

Later that evening before the rain got worse and I was able to find a parking space. I don’t have parking where I live and there is nothing but metered parking and I have already gotten a $50 parking ticket. It is almost like the parking meter person just sits and waits until the meter expires and BAM they give the ticket. The cost of the meters is also a major rip off, but I guess the city of Los Angeles has got to get their hands on what little money they can any way they can.

Tuesday I was in bed pretty much all day. I was very tired and didn’t feel up to doing too much. However I had to get up by 2:00PM and be on the road no later then 2:45PM to make it to Culver City to see a Los Angeles County doctor to get my HIV status recertified. Most people only have to go once a year, but not I have had to go a few times. To be honest when I was first diagnosed I had to see a county doctor every month. You would think all they could do would be to ask my own doctor but that is not how it works. I must go to the doctor they tell me to go to. The appointment was a complete pain in the ass but at least I am now I know I will get the benefits for at least another 6 months until I will have to go again. On the drive home I stopped by the store and got a big cup of chicken noodle soup. I was even lucky enough to find a parking space that I did not have to pay for and would not have to move my car early in the morning. Before calling it a day I put on a crock pot of collard greens with smoked neck bones and then took a hot bubble bath.

Today, Wednesday, I slept again pretty much all day. I was up by 12:30PM and had the chance to just rest and watch TV. I took some calls from some friends and from my HIV clinic. I asked my clinic if it was possible to get a note so I could get a small doggie. In order for me to have one I must have a letter from my doctors office. The past few days of being inside would have been so much better if I had someone to spend it with me. So time will tell if I am able to have a little buddy to help keep me company. If all goes well I hope to have one by the first of the year.

I got up and got dressed and then headed out to get a wreath for my front door. I also needed to go pay my gay and power bill. Since I was out I took some time before I left to find a TV repair place that is close by and had a reasonable price. My niece gave me their old flat screen TV, but it stopped working so I had to find a place to get it fixed. I am hoping that it wont take a lot of money to fix it. The TV would be so awesome to add to my place.

It’s 10:16PM right now and I just finished cleaning my kitchen after cooking dinner for myselfwhich will last the rest of the week. I gad a taste for some collard greens and cornbread along with turkey necks and egg noodles. So once I got back home I got started the rest of my dinner. I even made a cooking with Kengi video.

I spent over two hours of my day talking on the phone with AT&T, my local phone company, a company that I think is so very deceptive and filled with rude employees. I was simply trying to pay my bill and that took over 55 minutes twice the line went dead and then the next two times the ladies charged my card twice for the same charge and then acted like they had no idea they had done it. When the supervisor came to the line she too acted like nothing was wrong and only offered to give me a credit for the over charge. I demanded that she reverse the charges and credit my card back the money charged to it. I was so happy to get them off the phone and finally get the whole thing worked out.

My dinner was so much fun to make and I must confess that I really do miss being in the kicthen cooking for people, however I do not miss all the hard work that went along with the awesome time I had as a private chef and caterer. I even had a run of my very own BBQ shack that would have been very successful by now, but being in business with an aunt who was good at taking the money faster then it was made and not paying the bills and then demanding that I not date men and confess to the Lord so he can save me and I can go to heaven…….KICK ROCKS

However tonight reminded me as do many of the times I am in the kitchen cooking for people, of the times I would spend hours cooking for the families I worked for and the bigger events that would take weeks to plan and hours to cook for and then be over in an instant. I’ve really tried to make the cooking a real part of my organization and I am so happy that I have been able to do this.

I have a slight headache so I will finish my glass of red wine in a hot bubble bath before I call it a night. I’ve already cleaned my kitchen and the lights are low and I might light some candles for a bit and do some prayers and meditation to simply give thanks for all the good things in my life. I am not sure what the day will bring me on Thursday, but if God says the same I will be smiling and all will be at peace in my life. It is such a good thing to feel peace in my life and feel like things are getting back to normal and for this I am so grateful.