On Monday I turn 38 and, as is wont to happen around my birthday, my penchant for self-reflection intensifies as I contemplate the next year of my life. This year, I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to lose this nagging 40 pounds (okay, maybe 50 for good measure), get back into a size 8 [...]
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwen/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 This time, it’s personal (#NameThatMovie)! Today I realized that I still have some work to do, but I’m learning a lot about myself. And, as a result, this is THE LAST POST I will write on the Friend Boy saga because I’m going to take my own advice. One of my Twitter [...] Controversial title, huh? Before you go off on me for suggesting that it is not possible for people suffering from bipolar disorder to maintain healthy relationships, read what I have to say here about myself and then feel free to judge me as you see fit. Yup, this is gonna be me for a while, only [...] If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know of the Adventures of Friend Boy. If you’ve never read this blog before, let me sum it up for you so you don’t get confused. There’s a guy that I like and, as though I’m in seventh grade instead of a 38-year-old woman who should know [...] Blame it on #WetJamesFranco, an entity that I created solely to deal with my reaction to photographs from the actor James Franco‘s new Gucci campaign. One of my friends posted a link to Facebook or Twitter or something like that and I haven’t been able to stop drooling since. Or thinking about sex. Photo courtesy of [...] Sometimes I meet my blog fans and Twitter followers in person, and they remark that my social media personality is exactly the same as my real personality. I’m a firm believer that “what you see is what you get” should apply to people as well as to computer programming and The Flip Wilson Show. I’m the [...] I’ve lost the use of my heart, but I’m still alive Y’all know Sade ain’t never lied about a broken heart, and she really nailed it with “Soldier of Love”. All the sisters and some brothers too, understand what she’s talking about. Love rolled over your ass like like a wooden pin over Granny’s biscuit dough [...] . . .some guy whipping out his corporate seal doesn’t get me hot or give me the warm fuzzies, no matter how much of a geek I am. [...] Somebody put a fork in me because I’m done: I am officially calling for an embargo on Valentine’s Day and all its associated shenanigans (except for the chocolate that goes on sale the day after, since I haven’t completely lost my mind). This year, I’m not Image licensed under Creative Commons by thedesignsuperhero.com sending any cards, [...] An excerpt of this blog appeared on Alphanista.com. View it here: http://tinyurl.com/yg7r7lp I used to think I was different than everyone else, a true individual with very unique experiences. Apparently, I’m just a statistic. According to a Yale University study among women with advanced degrees, Black women are twice as likely never to have been married by age [...] |
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