Giving God The Prince *side eye*

Believe it or not, this Jackie is a Christian.  I do my best to use the word loosely and have been know to go by the name "The Disgruntled Christian".  I know that God doesn't make mistakes, I get it! I'm just curious as to how this guy works.  Have you ever witnessed something with your own two eyes and think.."WTF? C'mon Son! Get the f%*k outta here with that bullshit!" 

Some things make me wanna give God the Prince *side eye*...

 For example....

1 - Ever wonder how you can go to work everyday and work your fingers to the bone just to make ends meet and then you read that an convicted rapist has won the lottery? That is a true story, people! So you can rape people, do some time and win the lotto? *side eye*

2- Ever wonder how you can be smart and in spite of your efforts not get an opportunity to prosper but the simple-minded, dim-witted, bastard you work with who has half the education you have makes the yearly salary of a first year teacher in a MONTH! Really? I guess it's true, God looks after children and FOOLS! *side eye*

3- Ever wonder why there are people who have lost everything including family in a tragic way and others never experience a tragic day in their lives and don't appreciate it? *side eye*

I could go on and on, but I'll stop.  I believe everything happens for a reason, but it would be nice to know the reason while I'm still alive!

I'm gonna walk away now.  I have enough on my list to explain at the gate. Keep your fingers crossed St. Peter lets me in when I get there!

Cleaning Out My Closet

Last Friday, was good day for me.  I was off from work, no assignment due and I had a whole day to do whatever came to mind.  Instead of being a bum and watching cheesy movies all day, I decided to start a project I’ve been putting off for the last 6 months…..cleaning out my closet. I wish I had taken a picture before I started to show you how scary this thing looked. Now that I think of it, I would probably be too shame to show it! Let’s just say, I had unfolded clothes from the floor to damn near eye height. You couldn’t open the door without something falling on you! NO JOKE!  I took a deep breath, took the comforter off the bed and jumped right in!

As I went through the clothes I was amazed #1- I even wore some this shit, #2 - I could even FIT some of this shit at one point and #3- that I could remember when I purchased and wore every piece I touched.  It’s amazing I can remember that kind of crap, but can’t seem to remember where I put my damn keys!  I started this project at 10am; by 6pm, I had the closet empty! I swear I ran a marathon when I was finished! My body hurt and my house was TRASHED! As I pulled clothes out I made a snap decision to whether I was going to keep it or give it away.  The giveaway area was in the living room.  As you can see from the pictures, it was huge! The sad part is that I still have 8 bags of clothes in the storage closet on my patio and about 3 bags of clothes stored in the TV box behind the dining room table!   I slowly hung up all the dresses, put the purses on the shelf and discarded old shoes.  When I was done organizing the closet, I had 13 loads of laundry to do (I did break one of those loads into two as I hate odd numbers) and a mound of clothes to fold and box for the shelter.  By Sunday after church, I had done all the laundry and folded the mound neatly.

I felt good, relieved.  I had cleaned out my “dirty little secret.” Like most things in life, the surface looked clean, but as you open different doors the truth starts to show.  I had cleared my hiding place out. I’ve slept with the door open every night since!  Cleaning out my closet made me think of other areas of my life I need to “clean out.” What areas of my life am I holding on to unnecessary feelings or unresolved issues? Will these things be as easy as cleaning out my closet? How can I improve me?  How do I make my life better by letting go of the dead weight?  I know what I need to improve on and I will in due time…like after my show goes off and the world runs outta beer!  I sure hope you weren’t expecting some life changing, deep thought! You were? Oh. I’m fresh out and have been since 1976!

Going Public...

I've been posting for the past couple of days and have yet to share.  That's the purpose of blogging, right? I have to introduce you to my partners in crime too! I'm more than sure the Adventures of Diva Island will grace these pages soon enough! Shout out to Princess, Chocolat and M to the K!

Well, here goes nothing.  *Off to spread the word on Facebook*

Finally....

...something for you to look forward to everyday besides 5 o'clock!

I've been threatening to do this for years, but finally found the time between work and my actual life.  I'm not sure where this is going just yet, but I'm here!  I'll spare you the fancy introduction and life story.  If you're here, you know me, if not, ask and I'll tell you something.

Before I get started there are a few things you should know about me:
   1 - "Jackie" is short for Jackass.
   2 - I can, at times, be rude.
   3 - I'm not as nice as I let on to be.
   4 - I loathe foolishness.
   5 - My mouth can, at times, be foul.
   6-  I like kids, but not YOUR kids. Unless stated otherwise.
   7-  Beer is a gift from God and should be treated as such. Don't fruit the beer, Jackie!
   8-  I don't have a #8, I just hate odd numbers!

Now that we have the basics out of the way, let's get this thing rolling.
*pops the top off a cold one*