Denise & DPL

My best friend came to pick Morgan and I up. Denise and I have been friends for 7 years now. I've never had a friend for so long. Sure, we've had our issues but this girl has stuck by me through a whole bunch of madness. I've been so lucky. Back out in good ol' Lynwood was weird. When Denise's friend from CSULA Araceli showed up we headed out to Artesia to get Denise's eyebrows threaded. That was intense to watch. They just pull you in a chair and start literally thread to brow. And apparently Artesia is home to "Little India". I miss India. That was one amazing country to be in. I need to go back. We went in all these little shops and suddenly I was taken back to last summer and walking the pavement and dirt roads and bartering with vendors. What an incredible time. The first store we went to I bought an awesome pair of earring and in another store I got this really cute top that I would get really dirty looks for if I wore it in India. That afternoon we had some Indian food. It was pretty good but the Vegetable pakora was over cooked (oh well). It was good to see Denise but I was over our visiting after awhile. I think because I'm much more used to just being with Denise and no one else. So I had my aunt come pick Morgan and I up after she got out of school. Besides we had already made plans for that night to hit Da Poetry Lounge @ Fairfax High. I had called Howard earlier to see if he wanted to go and all arrangements had been made. And since Denise wasn't down to go I was pretty whatever about the situation. So we step out to DPL. I had told Morgan all about it because Shihan from Def Poetry Jam was going to be there. YES! He is so beautiful. I first saw him on my 1st or 2nd visit to DPL and he did this poem called Love Like that was sooooooo good. When I got back up to the bay this winter Morgan asked me to come watch the first season of Def Poetry Jam that she had recently gotten on DVD. Surprise, Surprise! There's Shihan and Morgan freaking out when I tell her I've seen him live. I think that is where our idea for her coming out for Spring Break came from. She was not disappointed. Sad though, Shihan doesn't perform anymore. He just hosts.