New beginnings

When I orginally started "blogging" I thought that this would be a creative outlet for things I have done in the past and what brought me to the present. But, it has become more of a venting venue, which is fine and a place I can let out some of my pent up resentment, anger and frustrations. Again, fine.

But, I think I am going to become a little more definitive and TRY not to sway or get off course from my real goals.

My goals are now as follows:

This will be venting.........venting for a purpose. I may throw in a couple of stories, here and there, but that is because I people watch. It is a hobby of mine and I believe we all have a story and we can learn from others both good and bad. But, the stories I tell are real. They have happened and they are told to illustrate a point. For me, there is always a story behind a choice I make or am planning on making.

There are many people in my personal, professional and internet world that are going through tough times......or put more simply.........shit.

I want this to be a place where anyone can get out what is on his or her mind. Comment.

I want this to be a place for all to feel comfortable with who they are and what they would like to be.......just, please, no delusions of grandeur. No, I am doing a ton of research on Narcissism and that can't happen! Please. I am trying to recover from my own toxic, narcissistic relationship and how it has effected me. Don't grand stand.

I am going to link sites that I feel are very interesting and noteworthy of what is going on in today's society and how they may empower, help or whatever with the shit we are going through.

I will also, unless asked otherwise, direct or refer to blogs that I think relate to the subject(s) that may help or provide advise or answers to shit we are all dealing with.

This is the real world, people, and in my real world, we co-exist regardless of color, creed, sexual preference, gender, etc..........Prejudice will not be tollerated. Period. I will always refer to one of my favorite sayings to drive this point home: Jesus was a liberal.

Yes, I am a liberal........and very proud of it. I live in an inner city. A very nice neighborhood, but an inner city. I deal, on a daily basis, with people from all walks of life.

I am an Italian-American female who's significant other is an African-American male. Sometimes we culturally clash........but most of the time, we are color blind. He doesn't understand my pronunciation of some words or phrases because of an east coast accent, even though I have lived in California most of my life. And, I don't understand Southern accents, even though he has lived in California ALL of his life. That is our culture clash.

He one time called me up in the middle of the day to turn on a particular radio station. They were interviewing Alicia Keyes. He said......she sounds just like you. Listen. Well, duh.........she's from the East Coast and is half Italian.

So, going forward, we are taking a different approach and linking up usefull sites, blogs and rants. This can be helpful for all of us. Soon, if I can figure it out....Damn it, I cook. I am not a Mac Geek..........I will hook up my digital camera that my son's girlfriend (the one I like) helped me to ...........turn ON the ON switch and put some cool pictures on this blog.

In the mean time? Tomorrow, I go in for my breast biopsy. In my heart, I know I am going to be fine.

One last thing?

I suggest any female or male....but mostly females that have suffered from insecurities or doubting of self-worth that has been inflicted upon by a past or present partner, check out WikiAnswers.....go to narcissism. Very enlightening.

My counselor turned me on to that one. We may not be as crazy as we think!

Ciao,
angie