Tonight my mother and I got ino a little tiff because I wanted to give my brother $200 in hopes that he would finally enroll in a GED course. My mother went off. She said he wasn’t going to go to the class and that he’s had all these opportunities to go to different schools [...]
do we have all these hood long-shot-under-dog movies to show white people we can make it out the hood, or to show people in the hood that there are other ways out?
Now I’m sure this isn’t the first time I’ve experienced sexism, but it’s the first time I’ve really noticed. I live with two men and my experiences with them, well one in particular, is driving my crazy. Men are men, and men are different than women. I get that. But dang, why are we so [...]
I’ve decided, after a year of running myself ragged, that I need an untouchable day. That’s about as far as it’s gotten. All I know is that it is untouchable from work. I need this because my job is slowly but surely draining the life out of me and I just can’t take it anymore. [...]
As I struggle through my first chapter, I sneak peek at my fav blogs for inspiration. So I decided to share them with you. Apartment Therapy – i love seeing dope apartments. Made by Girl – I just love her stuff. I want to break out my silk screen Deception Pass – i love the [...]
uhm why are all the black people on sex and the city freaking police or drivers. whomp? i wanna be the black sex and the city. peace, e.
i am aching to be creative. to make a t-shirt. learn photoshop so i can make sassy look the way i want it to. learn css so i can complete this website. have some time to at least write the short story of what i hope to someday make a full novel. buy a camera [...]
Welcome to my latest blog, get comfortable. I’m a twenty-something living in New York City and doing social research at Columbia University. Got my MSW in 2007 and am going to apply to PhD programs this winter. Currently studying for the GRE’s (again… whomp) and trying to learn as many new words as I can [...]