Sometimes I wonder where exactly I fit into this world in which I live. I don't fall into one catagory where I can be easily identified. I don't like being seen as just being a Black man(even though I do indeed embrace my heritage). I realize that although I feel as though I have my own unique identity, people give me alternative ones just so it makes it easier for them to attempt to relate to me.

What people don't realize is that in order to relate to someone, you don't go by what you see on the outside, but rather you listen to what they say and what their experiences are. Labeling someone or giving them an identity that you have made for them automatically makes it more difficult for you to relate to them because you have already closed your mind. Get beyond physical appearances and what you might have heard about someone and learn for yourself.

So now that my daily thoughts are over with, a brief update on life.

One more week until Hawaii! Never been before so I am kind of excited. We might be staying in a timeshare instead of a hotel so I am even more excited about that. I am looking forward to getting somewhere where the culture is completely different. Hopefully by then I will have my new computer so I will be sending picture updates and hopefully adding more blog posts. I feel like my senior year in school is a good time to begin updating my blog on a regular basis.

Weather is ridiculously hot in Atlanta, but lacks the humidity of Memphis which means that it is not nearly as hot as it could be. So I can't really complain too much.

Going to watch long course state again down at Georgia Tech in a little bit. It kinda feels weird not swimming in the meet especially since a lot of people that I graduated with or are currently in college are swimming. But I guess that is just the way it goes. I am getting ready for my senior year of swimming though as long as my shoulder decides to stay intact long enough for me to swim.

That's all I really have for right now. I am amused by the fact that I managed to type all of this on my phone. I need a 3G iPad. Maybe I will try to eBay my Blackberry storm and work my way up to an ipad before I go back to school. I have nothing else to do so its definitely worth a try. Especially after seeing the story about the guy who started with a cellphone on Craigslist and bartered his way to a Porsche. I will keep y'all updated on how this goes...

-jtate