Original Gangsta...

A life long best friend of mine, Ruth, told me I should share this tid-bit of info with my blog readers...

When I was in high school I LOVED rap and hip hop....here is how this love manifested itself....

1. One of my nicknames besides beanpole (because of my dangerously thin and pointy elbows) was OG (the original gangsta).

2. I thought bump and grinding was a form of dancing and I did it proudly at every school dance. Not realizing that it was really dirty...sorry, Mom. :)

3. Two big rap stars were killed during my high school days. My friends and I were heartbroken....Notorious B.I.G and TuPac.

4. I wrote in hugh white letters on my junior year Jansport green back pack the following phrase..."Dedicated to our beloved brothers...Notorious B.I.G. and TuPac." No joke.

5. I knew the words to songs by Bone Thugs and Harmony.

6. I dated a guy who had neon under his car and a neon shift stick in his car.

7. You could hear my guy friends coming to pick me up from a mile away. Their cars shook with so much bass it was obnoxious. I am surprised my parents let me out of the house with them. :)

8. I know every word to Wyclef Jean's "Staying Alive." Mark and I still sing that song at the top of our lungs....

There you have it folks a window into my past....