What's going on?

This following entry is just a bunch of sentences that I have strewn together. I apologize if it is not coherent. I have written about the violence in our streets about a month ago, but due to a particularly vicious act, I felt compelled to write another entry.

I have no idea what is going on in the streets of Toronto. The violence, the shootings, the murders. Blacks killing blacks. Young people resorting to a life of crime as if it is the only option they have. What’s going on?

I am shocked at the frequency and the audacity of the acts. Just one week ago there was a shooting in a church where people were gathered for a funeral. I still cannot fathom how such an act could occur. For someone to take another person’s life and go a step further and shoot them in a church is unthinkable. What do we do to stop this brazen attitude?

Pointing the finger and blaming artists like 50 cent doesn’t make any sense. As much as he might glorify violence, he does not make someone pull the trigger. He is speaking about his life and it should not be confused with endorsing certain behaviour. I’ve watched many violent movies in my day and the thought of killing someone has NEVER crossed my mind. When we place the blame on someone else (like 50 cent and other “violent mediums”), we take accountability away from the person who should be held responsible.

I would like to see some attention put to end violence. To tell you the truth, I don’t know where it should begin. I just know that talks are good, but they will not solely solve the problem. Action speaks louder than words, so it’s time that we do something.

I think he likes me...

Believe me, this entry is not to brag about one man’s affections for me. I’m writing this latest entry because men never cease to amaze me.

I just found out that an acquaintance of mine has a crush on me (no, not the guy from the last entry). I think it’s sweet and I am flattered, but the way he was acting around me was a little suspect.

We are both grown people, however, HIS way of showing me that he was interested in me reminded me of how guys used to act back in the seventh grade. Remember when a guy would tease you and make fun of you, and then later on you figured out that he liked you? Smooth, eh?

A few weeks ago, my acquaintance’s feelings became very obvious to me and to the whole wide world. Whenever we were around a bunch of people or we were together, he would resort to acting like a 13 year old and would find every opportunity to insult and belittle me. What girl doesn’t love that???

At first I wanted to punch him (because I too can act like a 13 year old), but then I realized that his hostility could possibly mean something else. It was also made clear when a random person who walked by us and saw that we were arguing informed me that he probably liked me.

Like I said, I am completely flattered, but I just want to know why he felt that he couldn’t tell me instead of harassing me for the past few weeks? I thought that guys stopped doing that when they turned 16 years old?