Eyes Wide Shut

"I never sleep, Cuz sleep is the cousin of death." - Nas - N.Y. State of Mind.

I'm a self admitted night owl. I don't know why but I just tend to be up late at night and sometimes for no reason at all. I think I get it honest from my Grandmother. I remember as a kid she would just be up late for no reason doing all different kinds of stuff. Including watching Church all day and night until there was no more church and the infomercials came on. Now you know it was late if they stopped showing church.


Side note: Speaking of infomercials has anyone been up late enough to see this infomercial for the Snuggie? WTF? When I saw this I had to LMAO. Then I had to SMH. Why would someone wear something that looked this ridiculous? I could see if you are singing in the church choir, but other than that who would wear this in their home let alone out in public? And are we really this lazy where we can't take a second to simply remove our arm from under the blanket in order to reach and grab something? I mean come on! I had to say something about this, but I didn't feel it warranted a whole blog by itself. If you haven't had the please to see this for yourself the commercial is below.


Okay where was I? That's right not sleeping... Well I would say on average my bedtime is 1:30am-3am. I get up for work at 7:15am so that gives me about 4-6 hours of sleep nightly. Unless I'm just dead tired I can't fall asleep earlier than that. Part of the problem is that if I try to force myself to go to sleep early I usually just lay there and toss and turn all night until I fall asleep. Therefore, I figure why not stay up until I'm good and tired that way I can go right to sleep. Also, I noticed that whether I get 4 hours of sleep or 8 hours I still wake up tired. Now it could be because of all the years of little to no sleep. I would probably need to hibernate like a bear does in order to catch up to where sleep makes me feel nice and refreshed. LoL.

Although I can completely function on little to no sleep and make it through the entire work day, there are times I do struggle. I'll be at work and usually after lunch time I'll find my eyes closing on me. That damn Itis. LoL. I'm normally not a coffee drinker but on days like that I will grab me a cup to help wake me up. In fact, I hate to even admit this but there was this one time I actually fell asleep at work. I don't mean nodding off and catching myself I mean straight up sleep. LoL.

So there was a day like the one just described above. I can't recall why I was so tired but I'm sure I had been up all night the night before, and was probably functioning on 2 hours of sleep. Maybe I was in the studio or up to some other mischief. LoL. Regardless of why I just remember being tired as hell at work. I mean I came in drinking coffee to try to stay awake. I somehow made it through most of the day. But close to 4pm I just found myself falling asleep at my desk. I kept catching myself. Unfortunately, my cubicle is right next to the door of the office. So, I didn't want to get caught nodding off. So, I devised a master plan to go into the bathroom and catch a few winks. Yes this is very sad I know. Don't judge me! LoL.

Now we have a back office that at that time was unoccupied which did have a big bathroom. So I go back there and have a seat in the corner (Furthest away from the toilet of course. lol). I put my head on my knees and covered my head [see image to left] and dozed off. Now keep in mind I get off at 5pm. I originally had decided to take this cat nap at about 4pm. My plan was to take a 5 minute nap and wake up with enough energy to get through the last hour of my day. I didn't even mind being in the bathroom that long and having someone think I was stinking up the joint. LoL. Well next thing I know, I woke up in a daze almost not knowing where I was at. When I became coherent I realized I was still sleep in the damn bathroom! I looked at the time it was 4:50pm. I had been back there sleep almost an hour and almost slept past quitting time.

I quickly got up and threw some water on my face to get rid of the just woke the hell up look it was displaying. I walked back to my office and one of my co-workers immediately asked "where have you been we were paging you?" I pretended not to hear them and quickly got on the phone and made some calls. That lasted for about 10 minutes because soon after that I was shutting down my computer and getting ready to leave for the day. As I walked out of work I had to laugh at myself. Then I thought about how lucky I was that my manager wasn't looking for me or anything. Also, I was lucky that I am usually quiet when at my desk anyway so being gone for an hour no one really missed me. LoL.

Am I seriously the only one that has ever fallen asleep at work? Fess up people. LoL.

So after that you would think that I learned my lesson and now make sure I got plenty of rest every night right? HA!! Yeah right!! I was probably up late that very same night on the same script as the one prior. In fact, I'm at work tired today because I was up late last night til about 3am for no reason. I figure I'll sleep when I'm old or when I'm dead, which ever comes first. LoL. So, if any of you bloggers see that I left a comment on any of your blogs and it says it was at 3am don't think I'm crazy or stalking you or anything. Just say that's just C-Recks' night owl ass passing through. LoL.

--C-Recks--

Tag We're It!!

I knew this was coming at some point. But apparently we have been tagged! Fellow Blogger Go Bytch tagged us. Thanks a lot. We're stealing your image of the rules by the way. LoL.

But here we go 7 random/weird things about us we're splitting this up by the way you're only getting a total of 7 from us.

This is C-Recks I'll begin with the first 3:

1. Don't laugh but I watch the TV show America's Next Top Model (ANTM) every Wednesday with my best friend. In fact, tonight is the season finale. My brother once told me that there are usually 2 reasons men watch this show. One is because they're watching it with a female or they're watching it to see the girls on the show. My response is that it's probably both. When the show first came out over 11 seasons ago I used to watch it with my ex, so I guess I kinda been hooked since then. I've never watched just by myself on my own, such as during the time after my ex and I split. But when I met my best friend she asked me to watch it with her and well I haven't missed an episode since. LoL.

If anyone missed the finale Mckey Won by the way. Which I knew she would at about week #3.

2. I can tie a cherry stem into a knot with my tongue. I once saw it done on a movie (can't recall which movie) a long time ago and tried it and I was able to do it. So I love when I'm out and a female orders a drink with a cherry, because it allows me to show off one of my many talents. LoL. I know this is random as hell but what can I say I got skills. LoL.

3. If you don't know by now or if I haven't mentioned it enough. I'm a rapper/producer. I've performed many times live on stage. I know it's natural for most people to have the nervous jitters and what not before getting on stage or out in front of a crowd or audience. However, I have never felt nervous before I hit the stage. Not even a little bit. People always ask me before a performance "Are you Nervous?" When I reply "No" you can tell they think I'm lying, but it's the truth never once.

OK, this is Dre. Here's my contribution to complete the 7.

4. When it comes to microwaves, I have this unnatural, and compelling need to stop the microwave on a number that either ends in 5 or 0. All the time, without fail. It started when I was younger. My brother and I used to challenge each other to stop the microwave on a particular time. And I guess its not out of my system. Weird, I know.

5. I can, and do, use my toes to pick up things. And, unfortunately, I am good at it too. So this added feature has only made me even more lazy. Ridiculous, I know.

6. I have never had a cup of coffee from Starbucks. Seriously. I have had their double shots that they sell in convenience stores, but I have never actually had a cup of coffee from there. I did one time have an Iced tea. That's the closest I've come.

7. This one is always the hardest for me to admit. OK, here goes. I love the song "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. I can't even begin to explain why. I don't even know when it all began. But yes, I can listen to that song at any time. Now for those who may think that I'm suspect, let me say that I absolutely hate the songs "Its raining men" and "I will survive". So the Dancing Queen is just a fluke I assure you.

Alright as the rules stated we have to Tag 7 other people. So sorry but we're just following the rules. We Tag: Sharon, Sexxy Luv, JustJasmine, MsMaryMack, Tosharenelle, 3rdTwin, and Niya.

--Brothers Prospective--

I've Got a Job to Do...Doo

I want to apologize in advance for this blog. I have to discuss a subject that I really didn't want to touch. But unfortunately I've fallen victim to this on more than one occasion recently and felt it had to be addressed. I apologize if I'm being just a little gross, but I'm sure I'm not the only person to have ever gone through this before. Now that the disclaimer is out of the way let's get right into it. I work a regular 9-5 job like many of you probably do. I don't necessarily enjoy the job but I go to put in my 8 hours and get out of there. I don't like to deal with things at work that I shouldn't have to. For instance, drama, gossip, and this subject I am tackling now.

Imagine this: You've sat diligently at your desk all morning working quietly not bothering anyone keeping to yourself doing your damn job. You've been drinking your beverage of choice off and on all morning (for me it's simply water). Eventually the water starts to settle and fill up your bladder. You want to run to the bathroom but you get stuck on an extended call that can't be interrupted for right now. So as soon as you finish up that call you go running to the bathroom. But no sooner than you open up the door you get hit with it like a punch from Mike Tyson in his prime!!!

Yes that's right the funk from the bathroom has just damn near knocked your ass out like Suge Knight.

WTF?? There are no other bathrooms available, so now you're stuck with 2 choices either damn near piss your pants or hold your breath for the next minute in an attempt to not inhale the toxic scent. So you choose to brave the dreaded Area 51 wishing you had a gas mask. You take a deep breath, run in, quickly handle your business. wash your hands, and run out of the bathroom. You exit feeling like you've been waiting to exhale longer than Terri McMillan. But no sooner than you open the door to come out what happens? Yep you guessed it. Someone is coming in right behind you. Dammit!! Now what's the first thing that they're going to think when they walk in? Yes they are going to think that you're the one that did the terrible deed when in fact, you were simply an innocent victim just as they are about to be. And you just know they're going to say something to someone about the bathroom being funky as hell and they saw you come out last.

Not to put my personal bathroom business out there but I personally have never been comfortable enough to let's say have a seat in the bathroom at work. I understand the concept of when you have to go you have to go but does that really mean just go anywhere? My problem is this. I work in a small office. So in it there are 3 bathrooms. 1 that only the women use, 1 that the few men that work there use, and 1 that's pretty much a uni-sex bathroom. Now keep in mind that these aren't huge bathrooms with stalls and urinals. This is just a simple bathroom. There's a toilet there, a sink and a mirror. So imagine my pain when this situation occurs. It feels like the equivalent of being trapped in the gas chamber. Then just as in the situation I described above someone happens to walk in after me. Of course it so happens I was trapped in the uni-sex bathroom and one of the ladies walks in right after I exit. So great now I'm going to be known as the guy that s**ts at work. And again the same exact scenario has happened to me on more than one occasion so I'm pretty sure by now I have a title or nickname that I have yet to hear.

Here's my problem with the whole thing. It really boils down to respect for your fellow co-workers. I mean who hasn't caught a case of the bubble guts at some point? But see in my case I feel like I'm getting caught up behind a repeat offender. Yep that's right I'm snitchin because much like in the interrogation room they are trying to pin this on me and I'm not taking the wrap for it. Plus I don't even like the lady anyways. LoL. So here's the perpetrator she's an older lady probably late 50's or early 60's, so you know they bowels are probably looser to begin with. But my problem is that she drinks 3-4 cups of coffee every morning. Now come on you should know that coffee can act as a laxative at times. So it's no wonder why she's getting up to use the bathroom all morning. Then next comes lunch time. Now no offense to any one reading that is Hispanic. However, this lady is Hispanic and she usually eats Hispanic food for lunch. You know tacos, enchiladas, beans, rice and what not. Again I'm no expert but beans usually = having to use the bathroom. Now again to each their own. I'm not comfortable doing that but you do you. However, when you get done please warn the next person not to go in after you. You know damn well Lysol Spray or any other aerosol spray is not going to cover up the smell. So either put a sign on the door or at least do like Pops from the movie Friday said "Don't nobody go in there for at least about 35-45 minutes."

Now I've worked at bigger companies before and if you got caught stinking up the bathroom they would actually put you on blast. Even though they had individual stalls in the bathroom, as you know it's never hard to tell [at least for a man] when he's doing #2. So you better believe they would notice who's shoes were dangling under the stall and come back and tell on you just like Ezel from the movie Friday. "Smokey back there taking a S**t!!!"

In conclusion, I again apologize for addressing a rather gross subject. But I had to speak on it. And if you're one of these individuals that stink up the bathroom at work and let someone else take the blame for the horrible smell. Well all I have to say is shame on you. And I hope that the next time you get caught in the bathroom with only 1 square of tissue left. Let's see if you fess up then as you're begging for someone to spare a square. LoL.

--C-Recks--