Work projects, projections & Ahmed and Ali

9/4/07
Wow! What a week, what a difference. On Thursday, I had a 5-person interview at the Illinois Institute of Technology. At work on Friday, I essentially received an offer from their HR person telling me that I was their top candidate and that if my background check comes through clean (which it will) I have a job offer. The hours leading up to the interview, my stomach was in knots and my bowels were, well...let's just say drinking eight cups of coffee makes Mike a running boy. Ultimately I am thrilled, excited and scared; take it from me: the Secret is real. Whatever it is that you believe in, that higher power that you converse with daily, if you ask and believe and envision what you want for yourself, for your life, it will happen. There is no other way to self-fulfillment. I wish myself good luck.
On Saturday I had to open at work; it was a rough opening. Their were two cds stuck in the roller of the conveyor belt. There were about 5 bins of overnight returns and I forgot to empty one of the returns. Anyway, I made it through the eight hours and came home to find A's relatives here for the weekend. I actually ran into them at K Mart when I stopped in to buy a bottle of wine and some cat litter. A's mom and sis cooked dinner, a lot of delicious fattening soul food. It was a full house up until about two hours ago.
On Sunday, I ended up grilling burgers and dogs. We stayed up late watching videos on You Tube on the projector. I also worked on an art project for the bulletin board at work: little footballs of the Big 10 and Big East conference football teams.

9/9/07
Still busy. I am in Indy visiting mom and the family for the weekend. Still waiting on a job offer from IIT. More later.

Do It Yourself Guys:
Ahmed Hassan from DIY show "The Dirt On Gardening."


















Ali Azhar from HGTV show "Design On A Dime."

Family is...and Movies

Hi, BlogWorld...
What's really good? I am sitting here in my kitchen with my family. What is a family you ask? And some of you are thinking: Didn't you just post about your family last week? Well, yes and no. The family I am speaking of this week was formed in one night and one day. A's cousin has moved in with us for an undetermined time. Won't go into the details of why, I just want to say right now for the record that I am fine with this. She has moved in with her teenage daughter and 11 year-old son. Also the teenage daughter has a baby under one year. They are wonderful, nice people and I welcome them into my home. What is your life, or what are you supposed to do with your life while you are here. Wayne Dyer says that your life is meant to be given away. The more I can give of my life, the more I will receive in this life and perhaps the next life. I have an interview on Thursday for a very prestigious job. Anyone out there want some of my life, I am giving away free samples. P.S.
Thank God for A. There is not a more good-hearted person in my realm. And please pray that we will get our little plumbing problem in the main bathroom straightened out soon.
Need I say more? Don't think so. On to the next subject...

Movie Men

We have been watching movies all weekend: Stomp the Yard, Pride, Blood and Chocolate, Premonition, and Phat Girlz with our girl Monique.

Here are a couple of standout guys:
Jimmy Jean-Louis from PHAT GIRLZ &



Kevin Phillips from PRIDE.