12.20.2008

The Party Animal

Anyone who knows me well knows I LOVE to hang out. Whether it's at a house or a bar, a restaurant, whatever. If there are people, food and/or drink, I'm DOWN! So why did I not go anywhere Friday night? Okay everyone may not know I'm home but enough people know I'm home.

I'm not going to lie. I expect people's lives to adjust their revolution and center on me when I get home. This is predicated on the length of time I'm normally home and the amount of time between my visits. AND because it's just who I am. I want the attention. I know what happened. They got used to me. As old people used to say, "I got common." Of course I would never say such a crazy thing. THEY might have gotten common, but I, Jameil il Fabulosa, did not get common. I will explain.

The first 2 years I lived in Pittsburgh I came home once a year. And not during the holidays. Then this past year I came home in April for my normal vacation, then again in May for my sister's graduation. Shortly afterward I put in my 6 weeks notice at work. I was home again in August for about a week until I moved to Florida. And now this. They haven't gotten a chance to miss me!! I finally come home for Christmas for the first time since 2005 and I want IT ALL to stop if it doesn't include me. When I found out my mom only had 3 days off while I was in town I was like, "Excuse me?" So now we have a week together. I don't think this is unreasonable. I would do the same thing for any of them if they would bother to visit me. I see I'm gonna have to stick to once or twice a year to get some attention. I know I'm demanding and I don't care. My mother says if I don't get what I want, I will "take my ball and go home." Jam right I will!! You don't need me here? And I'm out. She counts the contents of this entire post as a flaw. For the most part, I do not.

I don't beg people to enjoy my company. All I ask is that you make some effort to be around me when I'm in town. I have an open invitation to Atlanta and a more than willing party. I will use it if I have to because I sure don't mind. I'm already going down in a week, for a week, I can make it even earlier. All of this goes to say if I don't go out tonight and get no phone calls, we are going to have a problem. A big one.

8 comments:

Southerner in Suomi said...

"they haven't had time to miss me" LOL!!

Looks like you're going to have to make some calls.

Southerner in Suomi said...

Oh and when I'm at home I hide because I live too close to people from high school that I can't stand

Southerner in Suomi said...

(this is to help beat rah on comments)

Which is like 90 percent of the people I went to HS with

DaniColoredGlasses said...

Actually...your reasoning is really sound. I don't see why anyone would disagree-lol.

p_nami said...

Look at you...
Your theme song should be "The World Should Revolve Around Me" by Little Jackie (it's mine!).

Random question...do you have a good recipe for risotto?

Rashan Jamal said...

As you know, I'm the complete opposite when I go home. I hide from old people I used to know, and hope my family wont make me do stuff. I hope it gets better, you know you can come here whenever you want.

Jameil said...

v... lol. i don't make calls. when i see people i don't want to see i act like i don't. rah and i don't believe in counting multiple posts from the same person but the effort is duly noted! few and far between are the people who want to see more than 5% of the people they went to h.s. with. if that.

dani... lolololol. thanks!

doll... lolol. idk who little jackie is. i always sing mya "it's all about me, me, me, me, me." nope, no good risotto recipe (actually never made it) but rach has some good ones. here's a drunken one. http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/30-minute-meals/drunken-risotto-with-grilled-chicken/article.html

rj... you? hiding? NO! i'm shocked! lolol. too funny. (me of course i mean) thank you for your open invite.

Adei von K said...

I would call u a brat but you already know you are one.