Monday, October 26, 2009

D.C. Part 2

I am a pretty observant person, I always take in everything that is going on around me. I love D.C. and I am especially grateful for the experiences and eye openers that I had while in D.C. 

We have all since exchanged numbers, we are still in D.C. and we are prepping to go and enjoy our final night. My linesister, myself, and my girl are all getting dressed we are getting ready to go grab something to eat, and then the rest is up in the air. 

I failed to mention someone who was on the trip, because I did not think he was that important. However for this part of the story he is. John (who is a late aged twenty something gay man who rode down with us) John knocks on my door, and wants to know where we are going, and what are plans are for the evening. We tell him, we are not to sure but we are going to grab a bite to eat.  C. is the name of the guy who I told you about earlier. We tell John that we are going to more than likely go out and eat with C, and his friends. He says cool, and asks if he can come with. We all agree he can and out we go. 

   We enter the restaurant we are all seated at the table. C, his boys my girls and John. C, of course sat across from me! he and I are engaged in conversation about life, school, and dreams. I notice John, glancing at me in a weird manner, I really do not care about how he is looking at me. I continue my conversation! we prepare to go to some fraternity party, John is now rushing us all out of the restaurant because he has to go back to the hotel. ( side eye) * my thought is why are we being rushed out to bring you back?* Whatever!!! we drop John off at the hotel and end up at a hotel down the street from where we are all staying.  

We all sit in the lobby and talk, and laugh at the randomness that is going on around us. I get up to go to the bathroom and my Linesister is on my heels walking to the bathroom with me. She looks at me and says I think there is some down low shit going on here! Huh, (blank stare) what do you think is going on? She says John wants C!!!!! You have C's attention and he is mad...  He really wants C. Why would he want C? I ask my LS do you think C has gay tendencies? She says if so they are not visible. Now I am floored, I do not know how to look at the situation.  We go back to the hotel lobby, I sit down and I am quiet! I have nothing to say, I am trying to process this situation. Is he gay? or is he attracted to men? It does not matter, I do not want anything to do with this, or him. I am not sure what he wants.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

D.C. Part 1

       Last September my Senior year of college, I decided to attend the CBC ( Congressional Black Caucus)   I always have and always will have a crazy love affair with D.C... I freaking LOVE D.C.... While attending the CBC, they have a job/career fair that is going on downstair in the main lobby. I get a call from my Aunt telling me to come meet her down there. I go down stairs and I meet her.  We walk from table to table, meet people, Network and get business cards.  Of course she runs into people she knows from NC.. She introduces me to this young man! We shake hands smile and thats it. ( NO CONNECTION) 

    In the beginning this guy and I have no connection from that first meeting. My aunt somehow gets some tix for a LL Cool J party at LOVE. My God Sis is underage, which means she is not going to get in. I  make some calls, trying to establish my party network which is important in one's 20's. and my boy says he cant get her in because she is not of age; he can get us in without tickets.  Clearly a fail.. I didn't get to go any of the hot parties during the CBC!!!!!!  Disappointed was a n understatement.. I am now ready to go back to NC. 

My Line Sister who lives in D.C. calls me and says she is on her way to my hotel!!! I cant wait to see her.  I get fly, Prepped because she always has something up her sleeve for fun.  I tell my God Sis to get ready.. My LS gets to the hotel I go down to meet her in the lobby.  The lobby is packed with nothing but Black people with their best on. I run into my aunt, who is talking to a group of young guys.. ( Cougar) I sashay over to where my aunt is with my LS, and God Sis. We all engage in a conversation.  The guys say they are about to go get something to eat would we like to join them.. YESSSS!!!!!! We go out to eat, we engage in some deep conversations:  Black community, education, Sorority/Fraternity........... 

We leave the restaurant and go to a local hotel. ( Not my HOTEL)  I am kind of digging this dude James, his whole vibe is on point! He is 24 years old, owns his own business he can speak a proper sentence, he well educated! I like him, at the end of the night we end up exchanging numbers.. Of Course my girls exchanged numbers with his friends.