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Picture perfect, I paint a perfect picture*... I live in the South now. Louisiana to be precise. It's a long way away from the creative bubble that Los Angeles, my hometown, is. I thought I wanted to be part of that bubble and for some time, I worked to gain access to that bubble - … Continue reading I Don’t Know What I Want to Do
Quirky is a cute word, not quite an Instagram model, but a girl next door. It conjures up images of birds and running in fields of grass and AfroPunk and pins and buttons and pink colored hair and interests that lay in the nerd realm or a carefree sense of being. Quirky is blue skies and dewdrops on grass and a fresh spring breeze. Quirky is summer in the city. It's spending time "finding yourself" and tumblr accounts and blue checks on Twitter.
I've been gone for a minute, but I'm back with a whole heap of new posts for your reading pleasure, including: Why the label "quirky Black girl" irks me to no endWhy I've finally accepted that I don't know what I want to doThe cover letters I wish I could send to employersWhy I've currently … Continue reading *Reggae Horn* I’M BACK! (Administrative Vol. 1)
This video felt like an event. Missy was at the top of her game coming into her sixth album The Cookbook. Ciara was coming off an impressive debut season with her album Goodies. Fatman Scoop was still yelling over records from here to London. Brings a tear to my eye how fast time passes. This … Continue reading #InternetKilledtheRadioStar Vol. 7: Lose Control
From the collection The Unsungs The Unsungs are the items that didn't fit my stands to make a collection or incomplete items, or just simple poems. True Friends Stab You in the Front- Written 12/14/10 And I know where my real friends stand As they face me with the knife in their hand And they … Continue reading #RhythmandBluesVariety Hour Vol. 6: True Friends Stab You in the Front
From the collection Kingdom First, fuck Hulk Hogan. Thunder in Paradise was his foray into first-run syndication television territory and it lasted for a good eight months and one television movie back in 1993-1994. Thunder was the boat. I found it to be a dope title. Thunder in Paradise- Written 10/9/11 There’s a darkness in … Continue reading #RhythmandBluesVariety HourVol. 5: Thunder in Paradise
Let me preface this for a certain segment of the population: I got a lot of internalized misogyny to work on. You do too, even if you don't admit it, so don't try to be high and mighty above me. With that being said, let's get into some straight up West Coast gangta shit. All … Continue reading #InternetKilledtheVideoStar Vol. 6: Bitch Please
This is included in the collection Everything But the Kitchen Sink Obsessive lust is a bitch. I never want to feel that way about anyone again. But damn if it wasn't inspiring. Another Shame Written 5/10/06 Now what have all my efforts been for If I’m gonna go running back to your door Cause I’m a … Continue reading #RhythmandBluesVariety Hour Vol. 4: Another Shame
Yo, I tell you what I want. I want to celebrate this shit. Quite honestly, while impressive, this isn't one of my favorite videos. It was done in one take in the Midland Grand Hotel in St. Pancras, London. Sporty Spice did a back handspring (which earned her my devotion). They ran around and fucking … Continue reading #InternetKilledtheVideoStar Vol. 5: Wannbe
Let me preface this by saying that after almost 22 years of this song, I cannot stand it anymore. I'm from California, I live here. I can do without hearing this song ever again in my life. Even on the rare occasions that I do decide to be amongst the peons, if it comes on, … Continue reading #InternetKilledtheVideoStar Vol. 4- California Love Part 1