Okay, so one morning I woke up and the TV was on MTV. And I heard something about “Jack White” — as in the dude from the White Stripes, who would be my favorite rockers if I actually paid attention to rock music. Then I saw the video credits. Something about “Steady As She Goes.” [...]
[2 Aug 2006]
All heard at BlogHer ’06 … Granted, most of these were from the excellent session “Let’s Talk About Sex,” so they’re just mostly out of context. “Can you write a song about my pussy? It’s white and its name is Stanky.” “Some people are licking toast and getting off on it.” “I’m kinky and bi [...]
[29 Jul 2006]
North African dance music CD La Kahena has been glued to my CD player for a while now. So I got all geeked up when I found out that a remix album was available. Now that I’ve listened to it, I can put away some of that original excitement. It won’t stay in my iPod [...]
[21 Jul 2006]
Cross-posted on BlackFeminism.org] Keep an eye on the rhetoric coming from the White House regarding Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. My inner paranoid conspiracy theorist thinks that this may indeed be the perfect ruse to justify an act of American attack on Iran and/or Syria as neo-Cons have planned since at least 2000 [PDF file] (more [...]
[14 Jul 2006]
Sweetie and I got into a IM-gument yesterday about travel. We’ve been discussing a January getaway to some place that requires a passport. Our bones of contention: where to go, how to get there, and where to stay. I guess it comes down to travel styles. I’m more of an explorer type of person. I [...]
[30 Jun 2006]
I am a workaholic. Not in the traditional sense where I am wedded to my job. But in the sense that I take on more than is healthy. I try to stay busy. I start personal projects for the challenge. I volunteer to do stuff for the heck of it. I take on things that [...]
[21 Jun 2006]
Remember the moment Cross Colors died at your high school? Jay-Z has sworn off Cristal after the Champagne maker’s managing director, Frédéric Rouzaud, said he’s not all that happy with rappers associating themselves with his brand. Jay-Z called the statements racist. But somehow I doubt Cristal would have a problem with Oprah, Kenneth Chenault, Wynton [...]
[16 Jun 2006]
I tend to be pretty open. Too open. You can always detect my mood immediately by looking at my face. I share too much. More than I should. I always have. Much like I’m doing now. As a result, I have learned to shield myself. From talk. From criticism. I still share too much. But [...]
[27 May 2006]
The New York Times released the results of writer’s survey: What Is the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years?. Their answer: Beloved. I agree — not that I’ve read scads of books to compare. Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer-prize winner is just incredibly rich, complex and multilayered. It’s one of a few books [...]
[19 May 2006]