Gangsta Mittens
Words combined to express thoughts. Pictures displayed to convey emotion. Opening my brain to the world.

Archive for June 2008

Things I’m Excited About

June 27, 2008

So I’m about halfway thru the summer… and I guess I should talk about some summery shit… So… things that I’m excited about this summer include: 1. Tanya Morgan is going on tour with Hiero. 2. Rock the Bells has another amazing line-up this year including ATCQ, De La, Mos, Nas, etc 3. All Star […]

I Saw My Mom Cry…

June 22, 2008

My dad was always the emotional one. My mom… a rock. She says it’s because of her childhood… she couldn’t cry because there was no time… too much needed to be done… But I saw her cry today. I don’t know what thought sparked the tears… but there were tears… and they hurt me. As […]

My Dad Passed Away This Morning

June 20, 2008

At about 8:20am… as I was getting picked up from the airport and trying to brace myself to see him for what I feared was the last time. B took the long way home… thru the park and the shade of the trees… just a calm and serene ride… and then when I got home […]

My Dad Has Cancer

June 11, 2008

On top of all the other stuff going on… cancer. I want to just scream out “ENOUGH”… I mean this man shouldn’t have to go thru this. I don’t know if he’s in pain… I don’t know if he even knows what’s going on. But it doesn’t seem right that he should have to endure […]

It’s hard

June 10, 2008

When I first started plotting to escape DC for another summer, my dad was sick. Sick like he needed help to get around… sick like he needed to take medication… He’s past that now… i mean he’s sicker than that. Unable to eat, speak, walk, open his eyes… and here I am, thousands of miles […]