About Me
Obviously, my name is Kojo.
In all honesty, I do not think many people will stumble upon this page, but the very fact that you are here means that you at least found me. I could tell you about the schools I attended or list lines from my resume, but I do not think this is the purpose of this blog. I will simply post items of importance to me whether they may seem ordinary or extraordinary. I will post the thoughts that mull around my head while I sit in my cubicle, daydream on the subway, lay awake in bed in the middle of the night. I sometimes have a peculiar sense of humor so bear with me.
At the moment, I live in Brooklyn, NY though my family resides in Texas.
I will bring to light the thoughts that linger.
The thoughts that bend.
The thoughts that were always there even though I never noticed.
A part of me wishes to shed this skin. Shed this button-down shirt and tie. Shed this life full of rules and regulations. Shed this life full of protocol and outdated methods. Leave the cubicle for more open spaces. I am not trying to become someone new – simply the person that I was meant to be. So, I will use the words in this blog to find my way back to myself. There will be days in which my posts may reflect on the mundane, the ordinary, the day to day. I do not promise to jot down something profound in each post. There may be times that the superficial may creep into my posts. I do not know, and I take pleasure in this unknown.
These words are merely a means to see the signs along the path.
Here are 24 things about me. Yes, I know I could have listed 25, but I wanted to give the number 24 some Kojo love.
1. I was born during an eclipse.
2. On my birth certificate, my first name is spelled Kwadwo. It’s pronounced the same way a Kojo and means the same thing. I legally changed it to Kojo in high school.
3. My sun, moon, and mercury are in pisces. My ascendant is in gemini
4. My mom told me that when I was conceived the first thing I did was sneeze – not cry.
5. Before I was born, my parents were expecting a daughter. If I was born a girl, my name would have been Janelle. My parents were not expecting a boy, so no name was chosen beforehand. My name is Kojo by default. It means a ‘boy born on Monday’ in Ghana.
6. By the age of 10, my imaginary friends outnumbered my real friends.
7. I was obsessed with mythology growing up (greek, norse, african, japanese, whatever). I won an award in 5th grade because of my extensive knowledge.
8. I had a terrible stuttering problem at the age of 5. Went to speech therapy for 2 years to eliminate it.
9. In high school, I wanted to be Morrissey.
10. My biggest hurdle growing up was my shyness.
11. My social security number is xxx-xx-xxxx
10. I tend to keep to myself, so I am sometimes hard to be reach.
11. Spend a lot of time in my head daydreaming.
12. Love mangos.
13. My favorite colors are deep blues and purples.
14. This is a bad habit. When I feel wronged by someone, I tend to cut myself off from the permanently.
15. I can be overly sensitive, so I commend those that can put up with me for long periods of time.
16. Only travel back to Houston because I miss my parents not necessarily the city itself.
17. I tend to keep this to myself, but I think about my little brother a lot.
18. I have 3 distinct scars. On my left calf (got my leg caught in a moving car gate in 2nd grade- the gate almost pulled my leg off) – On my nose (used to tell people that I got it in in fight – actually I got it when I ran into a wall playing laser tag) – on the left side of my head (car crash in 1998)
19. Love oatmeal cookies – not a fan of chocolate chip cookies.
20. Love to discover what was once hidden. I love to unearth secrets.
21. I enjoy watching the L Word though Lost and The Wire are my all time favorite shows.
22. I feel very lucky to have Michelle in my life.
23. My favorite role playing game of all time is Final Fantasy 3 (6 in Japan).
24. I’m sponsoring a little girl in the Philippines.
Mangos,
Kojo
