The One
The song iitle of this post is from Mariah Carey's 2002 release Charmbraclet. I always deemed this album as unlistenable because of the whispery singing she does. It is not that I hate that style of singing, it is just monotonous on this album. I was at work and I started to listen to the album and the song The One stuck out. I was produced by Jermaine Dupri, and he is the person who has helped her in her 2005 comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi ... enjoy!
This weekend has been really busy.
Friday: I had dinner with The Greek at a Chinese restaurant other than Panda's, and went to see Imagine Me & You. The movies was not very interesting. The trailer is makes it seem like a much better movie than what it really is. Also, the trailer is really misleading in terms of the story. Basically ... it is about a woman who is a newlywed who meets her florist (a woman) and falls in love. I won't spoil the movie for you, but I suggest waiting for it to come out on video.
Saturday: I played tennis with some people from OLTA. When I arrived I noticed that there was someone new playing on the courts with my gang. The new guy is a regular at the courts but I have never seen him before. I introduced myself, as did he, and we had a brief conversation before playing. He is originally from Bolivia and has been in Dallas since September 2004 ... and he was really handsome. I felt guilty looking at him and finding him attractive because my relationship with The Greek. But I figured there is no harm in looking. Through out the day he seemed to show a bit of interest in me. I am not sure if it was subtle flirting, or he was just being friendly. I don't comprehend subtlety. If the flirting isn't blatantly in my face I am rendered confused. Four hours later ... we finally stopped playing tennis and we said our goodbyes. I made it a point to be kind to The Bolivian and he seemed pleased. We all made plans to meet the next day for tennis.
I returned home to ready to meet up with The Greek when I got some urgent calls from work. I was on call last week and a couple of networks went down. An hour later, I was finally out the door. We had dinner at Cafe Brazil on Cedar Springs, and then went Blockbuster for a couple of movies. In passing I mentioned The Bolivian to The Greek, and he didn't seem pleased. I let him know it was all innocent, but I think he wasn't convinced. We got Flightplan and Cinderella Man. Flightplan was good, and it wasn't what I was expecting. It was somewhat similar to Panic Room ... but it was a good movie. It got too late to watch Cinderella Man ...
Sunday: I was going to play tennis after brunch at Cafe Brazil in Deep Ellum but The Greek convinced me to go for a walk around White Rock Lake.
Three and a half hours later we made it all the way around. It was a nice walk and we talked the entire time. The periodically tried to hold my hand, but I was having none of that. This is Texas after all. I finally got home after being gone for a day with a list of things to accomplish. I got most of them done before bed, and didn't even bother watching Superbowl XL because I am just was not interested. I had a couple work relate things to do before I headed to bed around midnight.
Monday: Had dinner at Marco's with The Greek and got more movies from Blockbuster. My choice was Murderball. It was a very interesting documentary on the 2004 US Para Olympic Quad Rugby Team. If you haven't seen it, you should rent it. It was very enjoyable. I got home around 11pm, and I got into bed.
Today: I have my tennis league. I am looking to win and I have a couple of strategies I am working on. I am going to join another tennis league at a different location because I need to play a lot of singles tennis before the tournament in Austin. I will post the result later this evening.
edited: I lost 3-6, 4-6. I am not upset because he was a really good player. I don't mind losing to people who are better than me. This was a challenge, and I may see people with similar games at the tournament.
I hope y'all -- yes, I said y'all -- had a good day!
This weekend has been really busy.
Friday: I had dinner with The Greek at a Chinese restaurant other than Panda's, and went to see Imagine Me & You. The movies was not very interesting. The trailer is makes it seem like a much better movie than what it really is. Also, the trailer is really misleading in terms of the story. Basically ... it is about a woman who is a newlywed who meets her florist (a woman) and falls in love. I won't spoil the movie for you, but I suggest waiting for it to come out on video.
Saturday: I played tennis with some people from OLTA. When I arrived I noticed that there was someone new playing on the courts with my gang. The new guy is a regular at the courts but I have never seen him before. I introduced myself, as did he, and we had a brief conversation before playing. He is originally from Bolivia and has been in Dallas since September 2004 ... and he was really handsome. I felt guilty looking at him and finding him attractive because my relationship with The Greek. But I figured there is no harm in looking. Through out the day he seemed to show a bit of interest in me. I am not sure if it was subtle flirting, or he was just being friendly. I don't comprehend subtlety. If the flirting isn't blatantly in my face I am rendered confused. Four hours later ... we finally stopped playing tennis and we said our goodbyes. I made it a point to be kind to The Bolivian and he seemed pleased. We all made plans to meet the next day for tennis.
I returned home to ready to meet up with The Greek when I got some urgent calls from work. I was on call last week and a couple of networks went down. An hour later, I was finally out the door. We had dinner at Cafe Brazil on Cedar Springs, and then went Blockbuster for a couple of movies. In passing I mentioned The Bolivian to The Greek, and he didn't seem pleased. I let him know it was all innocent, but I think he wasn't convinced. We got Flightplan and Cinderella Man. Flightplan was good, and it wasn't what I was expecting. It was somewhat similar to Panic Room ... but it was a good movie. It got too late to watch Cinderella Man ...
Sunday: I was going to play tennis after brunch at Cafe Brazil in Deep Ellum but The Greek convinced me to go for a walk around White Rock Lake.
Three and a half hours later we made it all the way around. It was a nice walk and we talked the entire time. The periodically tried to hold my hand, but I was having none of that. This is Texas after all. I finally got home after being gone for a day with a list of things to accomplish. I got most of them done before bed, and didn't even bother watching Superbowl XL because I am just was not interested. I had a couple work relate things to do before I headed to bed around midnight.
Monday: Had dinner at Marco's with The Greek and got more movies from Blockbuster. My choice was Murderball. It was a very interesting documentary on the 2004 US Para Olympic Quad Rugby Team. If you haven't seen it, you should rent it. It was very enjoyable. I got home around 11pm, and I got into bed.
Today: I have my tennis league. I am looking to win and I have a couple of strategies I am working on. I am going to join another tennis league at a different location because I need to play a lot of singles tennis before the tournament in Austin. I will post the result later this evening.
edited: I lost 3-6, 4-6. I am not upset because he was a really good player. I don't mind losing to people who are better than me. This was a challenge, and I may see people with similar games at the tournament.
I hope y'all -- yes, I said y'all -- had a good day!
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