stolengoods.

couldn't have said it better myself. but if i DiD say it... iwouldve said it juslikedat.

p.s. im about 2 years late. got this from my newest obsession (jessieadore) who got it from another lovely blogger (simone golden)*

the "N" word.

while perusing one of my long-time favorite blogs (curlynikki), i came across a post about the word "nappy." now, a lot of Black women feel some type of way about "nappy," esp. when people who are not Black (Don Imus, for instance) use it. iiiiii used to be one of those women.

as a Black child, there are SEVERAL things that you do NAWT want to be called, for many ignorant reasons. "UGLY." "nappy- headed." "African booty- scratcher." (as the child of a Ghanaian father, i already had one strike against me.) to me, nappy hair= ugly hair. & ugly hair= bad hair. therefore, nappy hair= BAD hair, & iwanted no parts of it. to be on the receiving end of such an insult was enough to end ya wholeeee elementary school career-- which my father had already done by singing onstage in front of the entire school when i was in kindergarten.

guest blogger- jawnny of "jawnny says..."

guess who! my bro jawnny has AWL the MAC, so ifigured she might as well break me off a lil guest blogger post.. disclaimer: you don't have to use MAC products. you would think they were paying us... they not doe. so let's get into it, shall we?*

jawnny says...*

jawnny- (reading a joke off a popsicle stick) "what do fish & music have in common?"

me- "ummm.... they both have scales?"

jawnny- (mouth drops&lowers her voice to a whisper) "how did you know that bro?"

me- "iii'm a musiciannnnn!"

jawnny- "... are you also a fisherman??" *

cheers to the weekend!

iiiiii jus wanna go on record as saying this was an EPiC weekend for me. my saturdays&sundays are generally quiet, isolated, & sleep- filled-- which ilook AWL the way forward to after a busy week of interning & working. this weekend, however, i caught up with

jawnny says...

"the haircare recipes on this siteeee! i've seen the light bro! i'm caring
for my weave in a whole new way now" *

mastering the art.

i am soooo essited to have finally conquered my turban. i mean, anybody can tie a scarf (esp. when you've been wrapping your hair at night upwards of 10 years), but with a huge scarf like mine (about 2 feet long) it can be challenging to get the shape you're looking for without the ends making a lumpy mess of your head creation.

now that i'm confident in my skills, ifeel like i need scarves in every color and texture to go with my summery ensembles while keeping the sun from turning my hair into a tumbleweed this summer. ( it's gonna be 97 tomorrow. i'm all set) i'm gonna try to do a picture tutorial before the weekend. ciao, bellas :-*

jawnny says...

so last night me & jawnny had a lil friendtime (over the phone, of course, as she refuses to step foot in my new home for reasons unbeknownst to moi *insert eye roll*) i had sent her this article from the fashion bomb (heyyy claire!) & we cackled&clowned for hours. which led into jawnny mourning over old nicki's disappearance & new nicki's ice- cream swirl wigs. icreeped her out by talking about all of new nicki's alter egos, & she immediately stopped me.

"bro chill. i'm in the kitchen alone & it's dark. iwould sh.t myself if i turned around & saw nicki minaj."

ps. im gonna wash her mouth out with soap, i promise. we gotta work on making these posts more "family- friendly"*

#amberalert

im on the prowl for these thangs right here. im half- embarassed because i've been trying to shed this covetous spirit (God no likey) but i feel like.. Father forgive me... iNEED these in my life! ican see us together in a plethora of delicious outfits this summer. i usually dont even get into Jessica Simpsons-- something about musicians becoming designers cheapens the product for me-- but iwill humble myself for these Dany platforms. iknow they come in an array of hues, but i only want the tan. & of course. there are no size 6s anywhere on the face of the web to be found. :-(

HELPME.*