Today was a good day. A busy day day. I had a full day of classes of course, but I woke up late and missed my first one. Good thing it was only Chemistry lecture. I believe I got some good work/learning done in my classes today despite running a little behind.
I am proud of myself – I stayed away from the buffet (it was calling my name too, smelling sooo good…taco day I think and usually I can’t resist some tacos, haha) at school and worked out at the gym today, even though my work-out partner was a no show. I did my 20 minutes on the treadmill and then worked it on the weight machines. I was feeling good and got quite a bit of energy from it.
I am finally beginning to like it – well that isn’t right exactly, it is hard to explain but I crave to make this a consistent part of my routine again but do a better job of it. I want to get in there every day. I rented a locker there and decided to keep some toiletries, towels and work out clothes there to make it easier. I even tried to sign up for a class, African Dance, but no one else has signed up for it yet. I am sad because I think it would be a good class, great exercise and fun. I have been interested in that ever since I saw that African Dance troupe (Kuungana) at Mott.
I stayed after my classes to catch a spoken work artist, Ise Lyfe. He is a poet, writer, rapper, comedian, and public speaker. Today he kicked off his tour “Is Everybody Stupid?” – a man after my own heart, LOL. The show was put on at UM-Flint to cap off the MLK recognition celebrations.
The show was basically Ise showing a PowerPoint of photos he has taken around the country, and some photos from history while he talked. It was really good, super funny but it had a serious message and made you think about what is going on with our culture in this country, think about history and legacy. I have thought about many of the points he made but he really brought everything into focus. His main message is to think about things – don’t just follow the culture, trends or your peers blindly; just because the majority is i.e., listening to a certain type of music or artist doesn’t necessarily mean it is good. He touched on a lot of different cultural and historical subjects. I loved it! Though it wasn’t really aimed at a middle aged white woman. I wish more people would have went. I thought there would be more students there, and more English majors but sadly a lot of people missed out.
After the show all in attendance got to meet Ise and have a question and answer session. Mainly it was African American students there, and they all had positive things to say about the show but wished that more of their peers would have made the effort to be there because they really could have benefited from the message. It really is a shame. I also wish more of the after discussion could have made it away from our campus concerns and talked more of larger issues such as how to help Flint create a positive image and race relations. All in all though I was not disappointed, I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot from sitting and listening to what everyone had to say. Bonus – we all got free CD’s!
It was a long day though and I was glad to go home to my husband. Now I am about to crash. Forget homework!
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