Friday postings; full of fun, nostalgia, and throwbacks!
In eleventh grade, I was in a small singing ensemble called the “New Horizons”, (spoiler alert. I was in band from 4th grade until 10th grade and sang in choir from nine years old, all the way through college). We were your typical high-school troop who sang dated, cheesy songs from our mothers and grandmother’s era at luncheons, … Continue reading »
My iPhone alarm goes off at 8:30. I push “Snooze”, or “OK” and fall asleep for another thirty minutes—an hour—it really all depends on whether or not I have a deadline. For the next half hour or so I check and respond to e-mails or voice messages from the desk in my bedroom, still in … Continue reading »
Ha! I can’t believe I’m even posting this. But back in 1996 at the tender of age of 13, before having breasts and boyfriends, I was into campy shit like this — still am. In all honestly, this film has to be one the most ridiculous, yet brilliant combinations ever: Outer space, basketball, Micheal Jordan, Looney … Continue reading »
Feels so right staying in on Friday — it can’t be wrong. Continue reading »
Many thanks for the loveliest birthday wishes ever. This here jam goes out to my other twins born on June 16th: Alexis Johnson, Tupac Shakur, Ben Kweller, Jennifer Bennett Kennedy, and Femi Kuti! ♡ Continue reading »
They just don’t work, homie. It’s estimated that false alarms occur about 95 percent of the time. Perhaps if you have a Ferrari F430 and it’s 1983, then yeah, maybe go out and get yourself one. But studies show that most car thieves are now skilled enough to disable your alarm within seconds. In 2011 you’re better off installing a … Continue reading »
When I was 13 years old, I fell from a shower stall and gashed my calf with a porcelain soap dish. I was horse playing and probably deserved it. In the emergency room while getting stitches, the doctor joked that some folks would be happy to be getting some liposuction done (there was a lot of fat tissue … Continue reading »
I won’t be 30 for another two years (I can see many of you rolling your eyes right now). Even so, the majority of my peers are in their thirties. So I’m kind of like an honorary 30-somthing-year-old and it’s beginning to take its toll. I’m having visions of children. And property. I’ve been calling … Continue reading »
It almost feels like a throwback, huh? Even though it’ll reach its six-year-anniversary this August, many Hurricane Katrina survivors are until this day displaced. No homes. No work. No proper schools for their children. Oh and remember Haiti? Survivors in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other settlements in the region are dwelling in tents and camps. They’re cooking over open … Continue reading »
Now that Vagina (Valentine’s) day is officially over and all of my self-bought flowers are beginning to wilt; I thought it was safe to jump back into Black History Month. Before it’s all said and done. I heard of Jamel Shabazz and his book, A Time Before Crack, several years ago. It was at the … Continue reading »
