"JustTrina"

I really do love listening to The Bert Show. This morning was the best and most exciting radio I've heard in a while. Not to say their other shows aren't awesome, but their other shows haven't incited me like they did this morning. Let me explain. First, I LOVE NKOTB. Always have and apparently, always will. But my love affair with the best boy band since New Edition was tainted -- by one Jordan Knight. If you've read my blog before, you know that my brother and I were avid listeners (and fans) of his self-titled solo CD. Well, before moving to Atlanta, my dad bought us tickets to see him perform at B.B. King's in New York City. We got there early with a whole day planned and when we passed B.B. King's, the marquee read (verbatim) "Jordan Knight of NKOTB." Figuring it had to be listed like that to sell tickets, we thought nothing of it and went about our day. WOW, were we wrong. The show consisted of Mr. Knight singing just his part of popular New Kid...

Since it's been about a month since I was on (read: had my breakdown on) the morning show here, I figured all six of you (seriously) would like to know the status of my whole dad-offering-me-$1000-to-lose-weight ordeal. Well, later that week, we had a celebration party for the ratings. At this party, to bury my problems, I proceeded to drink. Heavily. Beyond the point of intoxication, much to my chagrin. Most of the evening is a blur, but I'm pretty sure I had a LOT of fun. I know there were some HR-worthy comments made, followed by next day apologies. But that's not the point of today's blog, I digress. After my drinking binge, as I worshipped the porcelain God, I decided to start my diet. I figured since I couldn't keep anything down anyway, it was a good way to start with a clean slate, so to speak. So I started the Blood Type Diet and it is KILLING me. But, it's working. I've lost a good bit of body fat and I just know the pounds are going to melt away. ...

All right, so I've had a bad morning courtesy of Wachovia Bank, N.A. I deposited a check yesterday and was told that it would post to my account today. Now, I don't have money hand over fist like some people in the "industry" and have to pretty much rob Peter to pay Paul while putting Mary off another week. So, that being said, I've compiled a new list. TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU: WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. 10: Fees 9: Your CSRs trained with fake empathy while not giving you the complete opposite of what you actually need 8: Your deposit policy; why can I not get my money when I put it into the account? That's kinda crap 7: Your STUPID colors -- that's a lie, your colors are pretty cool 6: Fees 5: When I make a payment, why does it take 4 DAYS to post? It messes up the balancing of my checkbook, people 4: Your building downtown is gaudy 3: Fees 2: Your commercial about awesome customer service is full of lies, I know NO ONE with you that is hap...

It is 12:17AM and yes, I'm blogging. Why, you ask? Two reasons: I'm on the phone with my father doing his taxes (yes, that's a proper read: HIS TAXES) and this computer is SUPER slow. The fact that the taxes still aren't done is not even a factor in my upset because it is my father's M.O. As I sit here listening to 99X.com, I'm starting to think I need a boyfriend. Not to cuddle, chat or share love with; someone to distract me from tapping myself out for the betterment of my brother and my dad. That's it, I just need someone else to occupy my time so I'm not sitting in front of a computer at 12:23AM on tax day getting yelled at because I wasn't fast enough to get it taken care of by midnight. When did this ordeal start? At 10PM. So what's today's lesson? Let's see... A) My father will never change so it's up to me to make a change. 2) This whole "file by midnight" business is BS and D) Next year, I'm gonna hav...

So....I went to the mountains this past weekend and BOY was it just what I needed!! I went with the crew (Shenika, McKenzie, Mary, Charmain, John and Justin) and enjoyed all being on Top of the World had to offer. I drank, enjoyed the media room, read some Harry Potter and just RELAXED. It was the escape I was searching for and I'm so happy I went. It almost didn't happen, this trip. Nika and I were in an argument and we weren't sure if we'd come out the other end still friends. McKenzie just wanted things to get better but I was not the one concerned about the outcome. Anyway, there were arguments, anger, selfishness and closeness -- pretty much everything a family goes through when they're stuck together in a cabin with no way of escape. We fought over what to watch, what to do, where to go and what we ate but we all came home with closer bonds and stories to rehash for years to come. It was a great trip and I'm happy we all went and spent the time together...