First Blog.

Well, this is my first post. So bear with me. lol.

I'm not sure how to really go about everything, but I'll start off my introducing myself. I'm Imani. I don't think my last name is necessary. Almost everyone I know calls me IJ—my initials. I live and love in New Jersey. I am a Junior in high school, and I plan on going away to college. If I get my way, I'll be going here! University of California: San Diego is my dream school. I love Southern California, it's probably my first love.

Besides all of that, I have a simple life & I'm learning to cherish it. I have everything in my life that I could possibly need. I don't have a lot of friends, and I love it that way. I have like three or four good friends, not including myself. I think I'm my own best friend. No one could possibly understand me more than myself. lol, and as nutty as that sounds, it's the truth. Describing me is SO not easy. I can't come up with ONE word, or a few words to truly sum me up.
First, I'm a serious student. When it comes to school, I take almost everything seriously. I came to this huge realization like last year: School sucks ASS, but how well I do in school will ultimately dictate the rest of my life. My thoughts are—I can't afford to ruin my life so soon. I have everything that I've ever imagined & dreamed of waiting for me—and I'm the biggest brat; I still whine &/or complain whenever I don't get my way, lol. So with these thoughts as my motivation, I try to work harder than the person next to me. I never want to fall in line with everyone who is just trying to get by. I'm doing all of this to excell, not to do average and end up settling for what life hands me. Truthfully, before this realization, I was the biggest slacker. I've always been smart (not to brag), but I never applied myself. Despite everything that everyone tried to instill in me, I only came to realize all of this through my friendship/relationship with Bonbon.

sidebar: Bon is my ex-boyfriend. He is the epitome of a dedicated student, and he inspired me to be the same way. Everyone makes him out to be this straight-A robot, but he isn't. He's a normal person, just like anyone else.

Okay, so aside from school and all of that, I love music, just like anyone else. Only difference is that I've been playing flute for almost 8 years now. Label me a band geek, i really don't care. 99.8% of the time, listening to music makes me happy, or at least makes me feel better. I have 3,000+ songs on both of my iPods combined, and I listen to a lot of stuff. Yes, I am typical in a way. I listen to hip-hop, & the shitty ass R&B they have out these days. But I love alternative rock, reggae and dancehall, techno, house, electronica, neo-soul, jazz, and sometimes pop. Uh, I have a long list of faves, but all you really need to know right now is that I love KiD CuDi. Of course, KanYe, Lupe, Common, and N.E.R.D. I have too many Amerie, Kelis, & Daft Punk songs on my iPod, lol. andddd I love A Tribe Called Quest, Feist, Coldplay, Cartel, Jill Scott, Floetry, Erykah Badu, Mos Def & Talib Kweli, John Legend, Musiq, Outkast, Gwen Stefani, Adele, Paramore, The Roots, Lauryn Hill, Sade, Ryan Leslie, Keri Hilson (before the hype), and all that. I know I'm forgetting a few, but oh well.

So yea. Um, I have a close little family. I am the only girl & middle child, which sucks a lot. I'm older now though, so it isn't that big of a deal. I'm a drive-a-holic. I can't wait until I get my license. And I LOVE FOOD. Food is the key to my heart. No scratch that, food has my heart, lmao. I eat everything, almost. I love snacks and cupcakes. Onlyyyy the home baked cupcakes.. not like pre-packaged crap. I live for bake sales. And I love love love Cranberry or CranApple juice. What can I say? A fat girl needs love too. I also have a thing for fashion. Not as much as before, but I'd like to say I have a great sense of style. It's just another way to express yourself, so I try not to hold anything against those who lack it. Usually, people who don't have style express themselves differently, like through art or music or whatever. I'm just glad I can express myself in several ways. And lastly, I like writing. I like photography too, but I'm not trying to prove myself in MySpace pictures... so yea. I have a lot of different interests, and I'm not sure if that's interesting per se, but I guess it is what it is... lol, not to be hood or anything. lmao. Did I mention that I was a huge goof ball? My jokes are always lame, and I always laugh at myself. Not afraid to do so. I hate when people are like always extra serious alllll the time. Like, loosen up! We're only teenagers.


Hope this whole thing introduces me well. (:
-IJ