Friday, October 30, 2015
Week 8 at Whitney Young
This week was actually pretty okay. I didn't have too many quizzes this week, but I have a lot of projects this weekend. In gym, we had to go outside in the 40 degree weather in shorts and t-shirts, which wasn't very fun. In mandarin, I have like a million assignments due next week. In English, we had an essay due today. I think it was a pretty easy prompt to write off of. In world studies, she gave us one of the biggest projects that I'm pretty sure any of my classmates have ever received. In art, I have a finger print portrait due soon. Finally, in Geometry I passed some of my standards! I'm also doing better at understanding what I'm doing in the class. Also, boys high school swimming starts soon, and I'm planning on joining.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Essay
Julian Green
Period 4
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Essay
Arnold Spirit is a Native American that lives on a reservation with his family members. His family is very poor and most people become alcoholics when they get older. Arnold’s father, in particular, is an alcoholic who will sometimes not come home for days because of his drinking problems. Arnold also was born with many birth defects. On the reservation, he was made fun of because of his big head, big feet and hands, skinny body, stutter, and lisp. He was often bullied at school and even belonged to the, “Black-Eye-of-the-Month-Club.” Arnold also draws cartoons to portray the emotions he feels since he thinks that “words are too limited” (pg.2-5). Finally, Arnold was convinced by his Geometry teacher, Mr. P, to leave the reservation to find hope; and he listened.
Arnold Spirit is an assimilationist who abandoned his people. Arnold left his reservation to go to Reardan to find what Mr. P called, “hope.” He basically tried to make his life better in a place with no hopeless, thrown-in-the-towel, negative Native Americans that would most likely end up staying in the reservation for the rest of their lives. Arnold also admired the kids at his new school. On page 50-51 of the book, he describes the white kids at Reardan as magnificent, beautiful, smart, epic, and filled with hope. Arnold also had to travel over twenty miles to get to school. This is significant in justifying that he wanted to find hope out of the reservation so badly, that he’d go anywhere to get what he needs to become something better than most Native Americans became. Thus, proving that abandoning the reservation was the only way to not get mentally “killed” or become hopeless.
Arnold’s life at Reardan is significantly harder and more lonely than his life on the reservation. At home, Arnold would be surrounded by family members and friends that he had spent his whole life with. He had friends and family that made him laugh and enjoy being Native American. But, at Reardan, he was a social outcast. On page 83, it states that he had no friends, no one talked to him, no one sat at lunch with him, and no one barely even looked at him. He was basically invisible to his classmates, and that certainly must’ve made finding hope at his new school much harder. But, some might argue that when Arnold left the reservation, he could’ve been trying to find hope in himself so that he can bring hope to the reservation and end the stereotypes and hopelessness that surround the people he’s grown up with. But, leaving the reservation, abandoning the people he knows, and starting his life over would be the only way to bring up his community and bring hope to the reservation. Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Week 7 at Whitney Young
This week surprisingly went by quite fast. But, this week was also a pretty hard week. I had quite a lot of homework this week. Usually I only do homework until about 10:00 at the latest, but this week, some days I was up until about 10:30 doing homework. That was pretty stressful. I also had some pretty hard swim practices this week. That sucks because I have a swim meet this weekend and I'm swimming 6 events. I also didn't have very many tests this week. Only in Mandarin and Geometry. Hopefully next week will be even better than this one.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Week 6 at Whitney Young
This week went by really quickly. We only had two full days of school because of holidays and testing. Monday was Columbus Day; although I'd rather call it Indigenous Peoples Day. Tuesday was a full day of school, and it was pretty hectic. My teachers notified me about all of the tests and quizzes I had and I got really stressed out. Wednesday was PSAT testing for Sophomores and Juniors. All 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students didn't have to get to school until 12:00. So, I got to sleep in during the week, which rarely happens during the school year. Thursday was third Thursday, so we got out of school at 1:40. Friday was the second full day of school during this week. Friday was also pretty hectic because I had to take a couple of tests that could really make or break my grades. Overall, this week was pretty nice.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Week 5 at Whitney Young
This week was pretty long, but also pretty fun because this week was spirit week. Monday was pajama day. I wore red and black pajama pants and a black t-shirt with a grey sweater. Tuesday was twin day, and I twinned with my friend Kaela. Our outfits were mostly the same, but the sweatshirt I wore was blue and green while her sweatshirt was only green. Wednesday was way-back Wednesday. Unfortunately, this way the only day that I didn't have anything to bring. Thursday was class color day. The freshmen class color was green, and since my last name is green, I won candy in my World Studies class. Finally, Friday was Whitney Young color's day. I don't own very much orange, but I had a giant blue sweatshirt and blue shoes to help complement the orange bead necklace around my neck. This week was also pretty hard because I had around 8 quizzes to study for. Progress reports also come out next week, and I have all A's and a C in geometry (which is way higher than the F I had last week).
Monday, October 5, 2015
Twitterature
Twitterature
Andres Rios, Julian Green, Madison Beckham, and Evelyn Diaz,
Characters
Ruth Younger- @baberuth
Travis Younger- @LilT
Walter Younger- @waltmoney
Mama Younger- @yomama
Beneatha Younger- @cheatabeneatha
Joseph Asagai- @afrojoe
George Murchison- @oggeorge
Bobo- @bobodollaz
Karl Lindner- @man
Mrs. Johnson @mrs.johnson
Moving Men- @mm1 @mm2
Tweets
@baberuth- “@LilT Get up! It’s time to shower and eat!”
@baberuth- “@LilT Hurry up! Don’t make me come in there and MAKE you get up!”
@LilT- “@baberuth Dang, I’m coming. Getting my clothes and towel.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney You wake up too! You’re too old to have my as your alarm clock! And take your shower.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth How am I gon’ get in there when he’s not out yet?”
@waltmoney- “#wifeproblems”
@LilT- “I wonder what shaving cream and shampoo mixed together looks like... “
@waltmoney- “@LilT Boy if you don’t get out the bathroom! You’re not the only one who has to leave in 30 minutes.”
@waltmoney- “Did the check come yet? @baberuth”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Don’t talk to me this early in the mornin’ bout no money. It’s not even mine.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Danggggg just askin’. Let me know when it does though, I have some plans.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney You better plan to eat your eggs and get in the shower.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@baberuth *skull emojis"
@waltmoney- “Not scrambled please @baberuth and why are you so angry this morning?”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave me alone. Nothing is wrong. I’m fine. Totally fine.”
@baberuth- “*wink emoji”
@LilT- “@waltmoney hurry up and get in here. The bathroom is open 2 anyone”
@baberuth- “@LilT and you hurry up and get in here.”
@baberuth- “@LilT @waltmoney Y’all are too old for this. You know the drill every morning.”
@LilT- “#cantwaituntilcollege”
@LilT- “@baberuth when’s the check coming? I need money 4 school.”
@baberuth- “@LilT you and your father are one in the same. Don’t worry about any money, it’s not yours to have *wink emoji. and I have no money this morning to give.”
@LilT- “@baberuth Do you think that Beneatha or Grandma has any?”
@baberuth- “@LilT I think you should eat your breakfast. You have 10 minutes to walk out the door.”
@LilT- “@baberuth But mama how will I give the money to my teacher? Can I do some chores for the neighbors?”
@baberuth- “@LilT Please stop mentioning me and eat and get to school. Money should be the last thing on a ten year old’s mind.”
@LilT- “@baberuth if you says so…. I’m leaving”
@baberuth- “@LilT I know you’re not leaving this house looking like that! Get that brush! Lookin like some wrinkled covers.”
@LilT- “*unamused face emoji”
@baberuth- “@LilT get some money for milk too.”
@LilT- “@baberuth See u later.”
@baberuth- “@LilT Don’t forget your coat!”
@waltmoney- “@LilT why do you need money?”
@LilT- “@waltmoney bc of my teacher. She said 2 bring it to class.”
@waltmoney- “@LilT hurry to my room. You’ll be late if you don’t”
@LilT- “@waltmoney Thanks. See u later.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth guess what I was thinking about in the bathroom.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Willy Harris and that dang dream of yours”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth jeeeeezzzzzz #canilive #women #iguessitsthattimeofthemonth”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave me alone and get out my mentions”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth can you just hear me out? The liquor store only costs 75,000. And Willy, Bobo, and I figured that if we each put down 10,000 at the door, we’d be set for a store.”
@baberuth- “@walmoney please come in here and eat your eggs, they’re getting cold.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth idc. eggs can wait, money cannot. #momoneylessproblems #lessmoneymorewifenagging”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney #nojobnomoneynohomenofoodnolifenoanything”
@waltmoney- @baberuth yea ok. But when the idea works, don’t come runnin’ to me. #allaboutthedollaz”
@cheatabeneatha- “if these people don’t get out the bathroom…..”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha you should get yo butt up earlier.”
@cheatabenatha- “good morning everyone.”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha you still got that doctor non-sense in yo head?”
@cheatabeneatha- “@waltmoney Yep! And I see you still have that liquor store in yours. Such dreams we both have.”
@waltmoney- “how much do you think medical school costs? @cheatabeneatha”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave her alone and get to work.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@waltmoney it should cost enough to keep you quiet.”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha we’ll see when the check comes.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney that money is not yours! And leave her alone and GET TO WORK!”
@baberuth- “@cheatabeneatha can we have peace for just one morning?”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha It is too early for you all to be yellin like that.”
@yomama- “@baberuth teach your son to make up his bed. looks a mess down here”
@baberuth- “@yomama I do everything I can to teach that boy. It must go in one ear and out the other.”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha what were you and Walter fighting about?”
@baberuth- “@yomama you don’t even have to ask to know the answer to that question. That liquor store is all that’s on his mind.”
@yomama- “@baberuth sad… You sound sad, something wrong? Do I need to call in because if you’re feeling ill..”
@baberuth- “@yomama she would have my behind if I didn’t come in. I think I’m fine. And don’t let Walter try to convince you! That’s your money and with it you should do what you want. Maybe a vacation.”
@yomama- “@baberuth Now you know good and well that an old black lady like me isn’t going on a vacation any time soon.”
@yomama- “How’s.. what is it this time? Guitar? @cheatabeneatha You switch so much that I can barely keep track anymore.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@yomama lovely. I’m learning so much.”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha and George? How is he *smirk emoji?”
@cheatabeneatha- “@yomama ugh, you’re like a child. And George is George. Basically a black version of a rich white boy.”
@yomama- “@cheatabenetha Lord Knows that he’s perfect for you.”
@cheatabenetha- “@yomama the Lord has nothing to do with this! I’m tired of hearing “The Lord knows this’’, “God does that.” Tired of it!”
@baberuth- “oooooooohhhhhh here we go. #thisteaistasty #itsgettinreal”
@yomama- “In my house, there is still a God! @cheatabeneatha and don’t let me hear no more nonsense!”
@cheatabeneatha- “#ineedmyownhouse”
@yomama- “Ooh! I forgot to water my plant!”
@baberuth- “@yomama You treat that thing like one of your own children. I hope that it gro-”
@yomama- “@baberuth Are you ok? Let me call an ambulance.”
Scene Two
@yomama- “Y’all done your chores yet? You can’t leave this house until you do.”
@LilT- “Where’s my mom? @yomama”
@cheatabeneatha- “Yea where is she? @yomama”
@yomama- “To mind her own business @LilT @cheatabeneatha the doctor I think.”
@cheatabeneatha- “Hello? @afrojoe? Come over? Ummm, sure I guess.”
@afrojoe- “omw @cheatabeneatha”
@yomama- “@cheatahbeneatha Why you bringing people over?!?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama You need to learn more about Africa!”
@yomama- “ @cheatahbeneatha Ughhhh, >:((( .”
@baberuth- “@yomama @cheatahbeneatha I’m home and #preggo.”
@yomama- “@baberuth omg I hope it’s a girl!!!!!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama Why are you excited, where will she live?!”
@LilT- “Chasing rats is fun.”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@LilT GET YOUR BUTT UPSTAIRS NOW!”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha hey girl how you been. ;).”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe Oh hey! Glad you’re back, what’d you bring me?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha Some records and colorful robes. You’ll look good in them, even with your hair!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe They’re so pretty! Wait back up, what’s wrong with my hair?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha Nothing, but why do you kill it?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe I don’t kill it!!! It’s just hard to manage all crinkly #leavemyhairalone”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha It’s ok I’m teasing! Assimilation is cool. I’ll call you Monday so we can talk identity and time.”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha I have these feelings for you & we need to figure out how you feel. #theclockisticking #bettergetontheasagaitrainbeforeitleaves
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe you don’t understand! That doesn’t satisfy me! #don’tneedaman”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha *laughing emoji* every girl says the same thing.”
@yomama- “@afrojoe Oh hello Asagai, nice to meet you!”
@yomama- “@afrojoe Would love to learn about your country. All these people giving the church money and they don’t even help you get your land back! #nailedit”
@afrojoe- “@yomama YASS! ok I better go now. Bye Alaiyo”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe what does that mean?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha It’s hard to explain, like nothing is enough for you. Bye #nailedit”
@yomama- “@cheatahbeneatha I see why you want to learn more about Africa ;).”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama omg stop!”
@LilT- “@cheatahbeneathaAsagai and Beneatha sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@LilT shut up!”
@LilT- “@yomama Miss Johnson don’t have that much kitchen cleanser”
@yomama- “@baberuth That cheap! Can’t even spare me some damn kitchen cleanser!”
@LilT- “@yomama@baberuth The check is here!”
@yomama- “@baberuth alright calm down it’s just a check”
@LilT- “@yomama Damn grandma you rich!!! $$$$$”
@yomama- “@baberuth I could put all this money in the church but I can’t because of y’all.”
@baberuth- “@yomama oh be quiet you’re crazy”
@waltmoney- “Where da money at?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney You better talk to you wife, I’ll go for now. You ain’t gettin no liquor store that’s for sure”
@waltmoney- “@yomama You haven’t seen anything? Can’t you see how poor we are?! You never listen to me!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney ugh. you make me sick!”
@yomama - “@waltmoney what is wrong with you? You need help, you can’t just drink away your problems”
@waltmoney- “@yomama This check could help us! I think about the future and I see nothing different than today. Money is life!”
@yomama- “@waltmoney wow money is life huh. You kids are so ungrateful now. You were never like this before. You know Ruth is pregnant. What’s life now?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney oh yeah and because of you she’s getting an abortion!”
@waltmoney- “@yomama no...no she can’t”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney well I just made a down payment…#byebyebaby”
Act II
Scene One
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha woah why you so fancy girl?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@baberuth I’m a Nigerian woman! OCOMOGOSIAY!”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha what the hell?! *laughing emoji*”
@waltmoney- “@cheatahbeneatha WOOO YOU GO GIRL”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney #drunka’f
@waltmoney- “WHERE MY BLACK BROTHERS AT YO! BLACK BROTHER! @oggeorge #COMEMYBLACKBROTHERS”
@oggeorge- “um no….#wth
@baberuth- “@waltmoney get down from that table! @cheatahbeneatha your other boyfriend is here”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha Go change! OMG WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAIR!?”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha girl how do you think he’ll go out with you with your nasty hair?!”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha honey, you look strange, go change.
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge what the hell dude. #talktothehand”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha omg you and your brother need to shut your mouths sometimes!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@baberuth well i don’t like people who will give up their culture just to fit in!”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha omg here we go again. A lesson about African culture. Honey, your culture sucks, face it.”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge UGH. #howrude”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge Why do you college boys where them queer lookin shoes?”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Walter stop it! @oggeorge I’m really sorry!”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Why are you saying sorry? I can say sorry for myself. Besides it’s the truth!”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge Hey dude how’s your dad? You guys got big plans huh? Well so do I man, we should talk about these plans dude.”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge You know they don’t teach you anything useful at that school, not how to be a man at all, just to wear queer shoes.”
@oggeorge- “@waltmoney You need help dude, serious help.”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha hey you look fancy now!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge alright let’s go.”
@oggeorge- “@waltmoney bye Prometheus”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge It’s not an insult if I don’t know what it means!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Walter let’s just talk”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth What’s there to talk about, all our race does is moan pray and have babies!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney All you ever do is fight with me. I don’t know what happened to us. But i’m getting rid of the baby so be happy I guess…”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Honey, why you always gotta think we have to be the perfect couple.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney We used to talk so different but I don’t even know what to do now with the way you try to talk to me.”
@yomama- “@waltmoney @baberuth oh hey, how you feeling Ruth? Where’s Travis?”
@waltmoney- “@yomama Where were you?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney damn dude keep your nose where it belongs. I went to do some stuff. I want to tell Travis first!”
@yomama "What you think your grandma did with the money? @LilT"
@LilT "idk @yomama "
@yomama "I bought the house fam @LilT"
@waltmoney ">:((((((((("
@LilT "OMG! !!"
@yomama "give be done sugarboo @LilT"
@LilT "I feel blessed"
@baberuth "get over here for your whooping"
@LilT "yikes! #kidproblems"
@baberuth you finally did it! :) @yomama
@yomama yup bruh
@baberuth finally in so happy :D
@waltmoney feeling pissed of
@baberuth when we moving? @yomama
@yomama the first of the month... the house is the bomb and is big.
@baberuth be happy man @waltmoney
@baberuth where our crib located B] ? @yomama
@yomama by the park...
@baberuth there is no color people there though...
@yomama we will be the first color people to turn up there! ;) jk I was just trying to find the best place place for the cheapest price
@baberuth does the sun light up the house? @yomama
@yomama yeah it does
@waltmoney just gonna control our lives then huh...
Scene Two
@oggeorge ok... stop talking and kiss me already @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha you know I love talking @oggeorge
@oggeorge I know but I just want a nice looking girl and not a poet @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha why you mad fam? @oggeorge
@oggeorge cause you're always talking
@yomama checking in " finally home"
@yomama hey @oggeorge
@oggeorge hi mrs. Younger how are you?
@yomama good @oggeorge
@oggeorge ok bye
@yomama what happened? @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha nothing just that George is stupid
@yomama I feel you @cheatabeneatha
@yomama is your brother here? @baberuth
@baberuth yes he is.
@yomama opens the door* well hello @mrs.johnson
@mrs.johnson hi yourself c: how you doings @baberuth
@baberuth I'm good
@mrs.johnson sends poke @baberuth
@waltmoney *calls ruth
Someone knocks the door
@yomama this is a popular place tonight
@baberuth talking with Mrs. Arnold
@baberuth that was mrs Arnold she said if you don't come in tomorrow she is going to get a knew man @waltmoney
@waltmoney :,( -.-
@baberuth you are going to lose your job
@waltmoney that's right :D... do you know where I've been these last 3 days? I been driving around to the south side and all the way up to Wisconsin @yomama
@waltmoney when I went to greenhat I like how three men just sat around, drinking and playing music.
@yomama ... I know I've done you wrong son that is why I'm giving you this envelope filled with 65 hundred so you can #makeItRain I also want you to put aside three thousand for @cheatabeneatha medical school the rest is for you
@waltmoney how do you trust me like that?
@yomama i've always trusted you
@LilT is you drunk pops?
@waltmoney lmao no I'm not son... I'm never going to be drunk again #coldturkey
@waltmoney what do you want to be when you grow up?
@LilT a bus driver :)
@waltmoney that is weak tbh
@LilT then I don't know... kinda want to be like you
@waltmoney in 7 years when you are seventeen I'm going to come home from the office...
@LilT you don't work in a office
@waltmoney I will soon...
Scene Three
@baberuth what's up :) @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha hi @baberuth
@baberuth lol what I found today cx CURTAINS!!! :DDDD
@cheatabeneatha how do you know that they'll fit?
@baberuth idk :/ well anyways you know what I'm going to do when I get to the house?
@cheatabeneatha what?
@baberuth I'm going to take an awesome bath...
@cheatahbeneatha you're gonna get shot
@baberuth lol
@waltmoney feeling great cx #snapping and clapping
@cheatabeneatha #oldfashioned @waltmoney dancing with baeruth*
@man how do you do miss? Looking for mrs. Lena Younger
@cheatabeneatha yeah that my mom wait a second. MOM! WHITE MAN AT THE DOOR! come in
@man thank you
@cheatabeneatha my mom isn't here yet is it business related?
@man yes kinda
@waltmoney have a seat @man
@man my name is Karl linder and it's come to the community attention that your mother bought a house in the neighborhood
@waltmoney yes that is correct
@man well to be honest we don't want you and your family here in my neighborhood
@waltmoney get out.
@man in sorry
@waltmoney get out slams the door
Andres Rios, Julian Green, Madison Beckham, and Evelyn Diaz,
Characters
Ruth Younger- @baberuth
Travis Younger- @LilT
Walter Younger- @waltmoney
Mama Younger- @yomama
Beneatha Younger- @cheatabeneatha
Joseph Asagai- @afrojoe
George Murchison- @oggeorge
Bobo- @bobodollaz
Karl Lindner- @man
Mrs. Johnson @mrs.johnson
Moving Men- @mm1 @mm2
Tweets
@baberuth- “@LilT Get up! It’s time to shower and eat!”
@baberuth- “@LilT Hurry up! Don’t make me come in there and MAKE you get up!”
@LilT- “@baberuth Dang, I’m coming. Getting my clothes and towel.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney You wake up too! You’re too old to have my as your alarm clock! And take your shower.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth How am I gon’ get in there when he’s not out yet?”
@waltmoney- “#wifeproblems”
@LilT- “I wonder what shaving cream and shampoo mixed together looks like... “
@waltmoney- “@LilT Boy if you don’t get out the bathroom! You’re not the only one who has to leave in 30 minutes.”
@waltmoney- “Did the check come yet? @baberuth”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Don’t talk to me this early in the mornin’ bout no money. It’s not even mine.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Danggggg just askin’. Let me know when it does though, I have some plans.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney You better plan to eat your eggs and get in the shower.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@baberuth *skull emojis"
@waltmoney- “Not scrambled please @baberuth and why are you so angry this morning?”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave me alone. Nothing is wrong. I’m fine. Totally fine.”
@baberuth- “*wink emoji”
@LilT- “@waltmoney hurry up and get in here. The bathroom is open 2 anyone”
@baberuth- “@LilT and you hurry up and get in here.”
@baberuth- “@LilT @waltmoney Y’all are too old for this. You know the drill every morning.”
@LilT- “#cantwaituntilcollege”
@LilT- “@baberuth when’s the check coming? I need money 4 school.”
@baberuth- “@LilT you and your father are one in the same. Don’t worry about any money, it’s not yours to have *wink emoji. and I have no money this morning to give.”
@LilT- “@baberuth Do you think that Beneatha or Grandma has any?”
@baberuth- “@LilT I think you should eat your breakfast. You have 10 minutes to walk out the door.”
@LilT- “@baberuth But mama how will I give the money to my teacher? Can I do some chores for the neighbors?”
@baberuth- “@LilT Please stop mentioning me and eat and get to school. Money should be the last thing on a ten year old’s mind.”
@LilT- “@baberuth if you says so…. I’m leaving”
@baberuth- “@LilT I know you’re not leaving this house looking like that! Get that brush! Lookin like some wrinkled covers.”
@LilT- “*unamused face emoji”
@baberuth- “@LilT get some money for milk too.”
@LilT- “@baberuth See u later.”
@baberuth- “@LilT Don’t forget your coat!”
@waltmoney- “@LilT why do you need money?”
@LilT- “@waltmoney bc of my teacher. She said 2 bring it to class.”
@waltmoney- “@LilT hurry to my room. You’ll be late if you don’t”
@LilT- “@waltmoney Thanks. See u later.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth guess what I was thinking about in the bathroom.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Willy Harris and that dang dream of yours”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth jeeeeezzzzzz #canilive #women #iguessitsthattimeofthemonth”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave me alone and get out my mentions”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth can you just hear me out? The liquor store only costs 75,000. And Willy, Bobo, and I figured that if we each put down 10,000 at the door, we’d be set for a store.”
@baberuth- “@walmoney please come in here and eat your eggs, they’re getting cold.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth idc. eggs can wait, money cannot. #momoneylessproblems #lessmoneymorewifenagging”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney #nojobnomoneynohomenofoodnolifenoanything”
@waltmoney- @baberuth yea ok. But when the idea works, don’t come runnin’ to me. #allaboutthedollaz”
@cheatabeneatha- “if these people don’t get out the bathroom…..”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha you should get yo butt up earlier.”
@cheatabenatha- “good morning everyone.”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha you still got that doctor non-sense in yo head?”
@cheatabeneatha- “@waltmoney Yep! And I see you still have that liquor store in yours. Such dreams we both have.”
@waltmoney- “how much do you think medical school costs? @cheatabeneatha”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave her alone and get to work.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@waltmoney it should cost enough to keep you quiet.”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha we’ll see when the check comes.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney that money is not yours! And leave her alone and GET TO WORK!”
@baberuth- “@cheatabeneatha can we have peace for just one morning?”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha It is too early for you all to be yellin like that.”
@yomama- “@baberuth teach your son to make up his bed. looks a mess down here”
@baberuth- “@yomama I do everything I can to teach that boy. It must go in one ear and out the other.”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha what were you and Walter fighting about?”
@baberuth- “@yomama you don’t even have to ask to know the answer to that question. That liquor store is all that’s on his mind.”
@yomama- “@baberuth sad… You sound sad, something wrong? Do I need to call in because if you’re feeling ill..”
@baberuth- “@yomama she would have my behind if I didn’t come in. I think I’m fine. And don’t let Walter try to convince you! That’s your money and with it you should do what you want. Maybe a vacation.”
@yomama- “@baberuth Now you know good and well that an old black lady like me isn’t going on a vacation any time soon.”
@yomama- “How’s.. what is it this time? Guitar? @cheatabeneatha You switch so much that I can barely keep track anymore.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@yomama lovely. I’m learning so much.”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha and George? How is he *smirk emoji?”
@cheatabeneatha- “@yomama ugh, you’re like a child. And George is George. Basically a black version of a rich white boy.”
@yomama- “@cheatabenetha Lord Knows that he’s perfect for you.”
@cheatabenetha- “@yomama the Lord has nothing to do with this! I’m tired of hearing “The Lord knows this’’, “God does that.” Tired of it!”
@baberuth- “oooooooohhhhhh here we go. #thisteaistasty #itsgettinreal”
@yomama- “In my house, there is still a God! @cheatabeneatha and don’t let me hear no more nonsense!”
@cheatabeneatha- “#ineedmyownhouse”
@yomama- “Ooh! I forgot to water my plant!”
@baberuth- “@yomama You treat that thing like one of your own children. I hope that it gro-”
@yomama- “@baberuth Are you ok? Let me call an ambulance.”
Scene Two
@yomama- “Y’all done your chores yet? You can’t leave this house until you do.”
@LilT- “Where’s my mom? @yomama”
@cheatabeneatha- “Yea where is she? @yomama”
@yomama- “To mind her own business @LilT @cheatabeneatha the doctor I think.”
@cheatabeneatha- “Hello? @afrojoe? Come over? Ummm, sure I guess.”
@afrojoe- “omw @cheatabeneatha”
@yomama- “@cheatahbeneatha Why you bringing people over?!?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama You need to learn more about Africa!”
@yomama- “ @cheatahbeneatha Ughhhh, >:((( .”
@baberuth- “@yomama @cheatahbeneatha I’m home and #preggo.”
@yomama- “@baberuth omg I hope it’s a girl!!!!!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama Why are you excited, where will she live?!”
@LilT- “Chasing rats is fun.”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@LilT GET YOUR BUTT UPSTAIRS NOW!”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha hey girl how you been. ;).”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe Oh hey! Glad you’re back, what’d you bring me?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha Some records and colorful robes. You’ll look good in them, even with your hair!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe They’re so pretty! Wait back up, what’s wrong with my hair?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha Nothing, but why do you kill it?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe I don’t kill it!!! It’s just hard to manage all crinkly #leavemyhairalone”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha It’s ok I’m teasing! Assimilation is cool. I’ll call you Monday so we can talk identity and time.”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha I have these feelings for you & we need to figure out how you feel. #theclockisticking #bettergetontheasagaitrainbeforeitleaves
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe you don’t understand! That doesn’t satisfy me! #don’tneedaman”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha *laughing emoji* every girl says the same thing.”
@yomama- “@afrojoe Oh hello Asagai, nice to meet you!”
@yomama- “@afrojoe Would love to learn about your country. All these people giving the church money and they don’t even help you get your land back! #nailedit”
@afrojoe- “@yomama YASS! ok I better go now. Bye Alaiyo”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe what does that mean?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha It’s hard to explain, like nothing is enough for you. Bye #nailedit”
@yomama- “@cheatahbeneatha I see why you want to learn more about Africa ;).”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama omg stop!”
@LilT- “@cheatahbeneathaAsagai and Beneatha sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@LilT shut up!”
@LilT- “@yomama Miss Johnson don’t have that much kitchen cleanser”
@yomama- “@baberuth That cheap! Can’t even spare me some damn kitchen cleanser!”
@LilT- “@yomama@baberuth The check is here!”
@yomama- “@baberuth alright calm down it’s just a check”
@LilT- “@yomama Damn grandma you rich!!! $$$$$”
@yomama- “@baberuth I could put all this money in the church but I can’t because of y’all.”
@baberuth- “@yomama oh be quiet you’re crazy”
@waltmoney- “Where da money at?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney You better talk to you wife, I’ll go for now. You ain’t gettin no liquor store that’s for sure”
@waltmoney- “@yomama You haven’t seen anything? Can’t you see how poor we are?! You never listen to me!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney ugh. you make me sick!”
@yomama - “@waltmoney what is wrong with you? You need help, you can’t just drink away your problems”
@waltmoney- “@yomama This check could help us! I think about the future and I see nothing different than today. Money is life!”
@yomama- “@waltmoney wow money is life huh. You kids are so ungrateful now. You were never like this before. You know Ruth is pregnant. What’s life now?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney oh yeah and because of you she’s getting an abortion!”
@waltmoney- “@yomama no...no she can’t”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney well I just made a down payment…#byebyebaby”
Act II
Scene One
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha woah why you so fancy girl?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@baberuth I’m a Nigerian woman! OCOMOGOSIAY!”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha what the hell?! *laughing emoji*”
@waltmoney- “@cheatahbeneatha WOOO YOU GO GIRL”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney #drunka’f
@waltmoney- “WHERE MY BLACK BROTHERS AT YO! BLACK BROTHER! @oggeorge #COMEMYBLACKBROTHERS”
@oggeorge- “um no….#wth
@baberuth- “@waltmoney get down from that table! @cheatahbeneatha your other boyfriend is here”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha Go change! OMG WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAIR!?”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha girl how do you think he’ll go out with you with your nasty hair?!”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha honey, you look strange, go change.
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge what the hell dude. #talktothehand”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha omg you and your brother need to shut your mouths sometimes!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@baberuth well i don’t like people who will give up their culture just to fit in!”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha omg here we go again. A lesson about African culture. Honey, your culture sucks, face it.”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge UGH. #howrude”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge Why do you college boys where them queer lookin shoes?”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Walter stop it! @oggeorge I’m really sorry!”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Why are you saying sorry? I can say sorry for myself. Besides it’s the truth!”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge Hey dude how’s your dad? You guys got big plans huh? Well so do I man, we should talk about these plans dude.”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge You know they don’t teach you anything useful at that school, not how to be a man at all, just to wear queer shoes.”
@oggeorge- “@waltmoney You need help dude, serious help.”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha hey you look fancy now!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge alright let’s go.”
@oggeorge- “@waltmoney bye Prometheus”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge It’s not an insult if I don’t know what it means!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Walter let’s just talk”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth What’s there to talk about, all our race does is moan pray and have babies!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney All you ever do is fight with me. I don’t know what happened to us. But i’m getting rid of the baby so be happy I guess…”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Honey, why you always gotta think we have to be the perfect couple.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney We used to talk so different but I don’t even know what to do now with the way you try to talk to me.”
@yomama- “@waltmoney @baberuth oh hey, how you feeling Ruth? Where’s Travis?”
@waltmoney- “@yomama Where were you?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney damn dude keep your nose where it belongs. I went to do some stuff. I want to tell Travis first!”
@yomama "What you think your grandma did with the money? @LilT"
@LilT "idk @yomama "
@yomama "I bought the house fam @LilT"
@waltmoney ">:((((((((("
@LilT "OMG! !!"
@yomama "give be done sugarboo @LilT"
@LilT "I feel blessed"
@baberuth "get over here for your whooping"
@LilT "yikes! #kidproblems"
@baberuth you finally did it! :) @yomama
@yomama yup bruh
@baberuth finally in so happy :D
@waltmoney feeling pissed of
@baberuth when we moving? @yomama
@yomama the first of the month... the house is the bomb and is big.
@baberuth be happy man @waltmoney
@baberuth where our crib located B] ? @yomama
@yomama by the park...
@baberuth there is no color people there though...
@yomama we will be the first color people to turn up there! ;) jk I was just trying to find the best place place for the cheapest price
@baberuth does the sun light up the house? @yomama
@yomama yeah it does
@waltmoney just gonna control our lives then huh...
Scene Two
@oggeorge ok... stop talking and kiss me already @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha you know I love talking @oggeorge
@oggeorge I know but I just want a nice looking girl and not a poet @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha why you mad fam? @oggeorge
@oggeorge cause you're always talking
@yomama checking in " finally home"
@yomama hey @oggeorge
@oggeorge hi mrs. Younger how are you?
@yomama good @oggeorge
@oggeorge ok bye
@yomama what happened? @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha nothing just that George is stupid
@yomama I feel you @cheatabeneatha
@yomama is your brother here? @baberuth
@baberuth yes he is.
@yomama opens the door* well hello @mrs.johnson
@mrs.johnson hi yourself c: how you doings @baberuth
@baberuth I'm good
@mrs.johnson sends poke @baberuth
@waltmoney *calls ruth
Someone knocks the door
@yomama this is a popular place tonight
@baberuth talking with Mrs. Arnold
@baberuth that was mrs Arnold she said if you don't come in tomorrow she is going to get a knew man @waltmoney
@waltmoney :,( -.-
@baberuth you are going to lose your job
@waltmoney that's right :D... do you know where I've been these last 3 days? I been driving around to the south side and all the way up to Wisconsin @yomama
@waltmoney when I went to greenhat I like how three men just sat around, drinking and playing music.
@yomama ... I know I've done you wrong son that is why I'm giving you this envelope filled with 65 hundred so you can #makeItRain I also want you to put aside three thousand for @cheatabeneatha medical school the rest is for you
@waltmoney how do you trust me like that?
@yomama i've always trusted you
@LilT is you drunk pops?
@waltmoney lmao no I'm not son... I'm never going to be drunk again #coldturkey
@waltmoney what do you want to be when you grow up?
@LilT a bus driver :)
@waltmoney that is weak tbh
@LilT then I don't know... kinda want to be like you
@waltmoney in 7 years when you are seventeen I'm going to come home from the office...
@LilT you don't work in a office
@waltmoney I will soon...
Scene Three
@baberuth what's up :) @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha hi @baberuth
@baberuth lol what I found today cx CURTAINS!!! :DDDD
@cheatabeneatha how do you know that they'll fit?
@baberuth idk :/ well anyways you know what I'm going to do when I get to the house?
@cheatabeneatha what?
@baberuth I'm going to take an awesome bath...
@cheatahbeneatha you're gonna get shot
@baberuth lol
@waltmoney feeling great cx #snapping and clapping
@cheatabeneatha #oldfashioned @waltmoney dancing with baeruth*
@man how do you do miss? Looking for mrs. Lena Younger
@cheatabeneatha yeah that my mom wait a second. MOM! WHITE MAN AT THE DOOR! come in
@man thank you
@cheatabeneatha my mom isn't here yet is it business related?
@man yes kinda
@waltmoney have a seat @man
@man my name is Karl linder and it's come to the community attention that your mother bought a house in the neighborhood
@waltmoney yes that is correct
@man well to be honest we don't want you and your family here in my neighborhood
@waltmoney get out.
@man in sorry
@waltmoney get out slams the door
Friday, October 2, 2015
Week 4 at Whitney Young
This week was probably my first real taste of how the school year will be. I had about 5 quizzes and/or tests in some of my classes and have to deal with the same thing next week and possibly even the week after that. I've had a decent amount of homework to do this week. I only got about 2-3 hours a day, which is pretty nice. Any amount of homework is okay if I get to bed before 11 after doing it. My grades look pretty weird right now. Since I failed my first geometry quiz, and since that's the only grade in gradebook right now for geometry, I have all A's and an F in geometry. It kind of sucks because in class I'm doing well, but wasn't really prepared for the quiz. But, this week was overall pretty well.
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