Boston trip to see Khaliel

the fly guys by Issa Rae

these are just 2 of my favorite episodes. while these here are funny on their own, there are so many other good ones. i suggest watching the series from the beginning to get to know the characters, and it'll make these even funnier.

dance episode



bruno mars episode

here's the link to all of the seasons of "The Fly Guys", as well as her other series: "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl".

He's the Love of My Life

Khaliel Thomas:
Born 10:54am, August 17th 2011. 5lbs. of awesomeness

Arts Garage

kinky twists

with my current high-stress, busy schedule, i figured it was time to get a protective, low-maintenance style. i was a little hesitant to get these because
1.) they're expensive
2.) i like to have versatility with hair styles, and there's only so much you can do with these
3.) i was scared i wouldn't like how they came out, and i'd be stuck with them for a long time

but something had to be done. as much as i love my hair, it was taking up way too much of my time each day. thank goodness they came out fine. it put a bit of a dent in my pocket, but it's okay because for the next 2-3 months i don't have to do anything! and i can just focus on my work.

Continental Midtown

natural hair update

i just threw away a bunch of old shampoos i had laying around. i've been trying to learn more about what ingredients are good and bad for hair. i'm looking for simple, solid products for a consistent regimen i can stick to. i always knew mineral oil was bad, but i recently learned it's pretty much synonymous with paraffin. i never thought to look out for paraffin on the ingredients label. after some research, i realized how crummy the stuff is for hair. the downside tho, is that my moisturizer (Twisted Sista by Urban Therapy) contains paraffin and it makes my edges sooo soft, and it's really hard to find a product that does that because my edges are rough and stubborn. so i'm slowly weaning myself off of it. i don't put it all over my hair, i just use a small dab to smooth down my edges. and i'll use it until i find a healthier product that can have the same effect. here's the chemical that you NEED to steer clear of: SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE (and anything closely related to it). you can do your own research. i'm just going to tell you that it's BAD. it is found in many household products such as body soap, detergent, and even toothpaste! it was in all of my old shampoos (and most likely the shampoos they use at the salon) and that's probably why i had breakage. My Miss Jessie's cleanser and conditioner are running out, and i don't really feel like ordering more right now. but i went to rite-aid and saw Renpure Organics Shampoo and Conditioner. i'd never heard of this company before, and i was attracted to it because according to the bottle, it is "free from harmful chemicals", made with organics extracts, and "safe, fresh, natural ingredients". it's also free of sulfates. since i'm still experimenting, what i'm doing today is washing with Renpure Organics: "my pretty hair is parched - moisturizing shampoo", deep conditioning with Miss Jessie's: Creme de la Creme Conditioner, then conditioning with Renpure Organics: "my pretty hair is parched - moisturizing conditioner". why am i conditioning twice? because i heard about double-conditioning somewhere, so i'm trying it.

I didn't post a "My Week in a Nutshell" video this week because nothing worth mentioning really happened. It was one of those weeks where you just go through the motions.

jam of the week (this just came on Pandora and i was like, oh shit! i used to play this over and over): Getting Late by Floetry. this song is so sexy. i'm still sad Floetry split up. Marsha's voice still gives me goosebumps.
LIVE


studio version

Week in a Nutshell 1

Cheesy Tomato Omelette

plus some crispy turkey bacon on da siiiiiide.
click for video! --> youtube video

so long flat iron (for now)

i'm tired of burning my hair, so i've put the flat iron down. gonna rock it natural, and it's truly a liberating feeling. added bonus: i don't have to schedule appointments, sit in a salon for hours, and spend tons of money.

Caramel deLites!!!

it's only the second week and i'm already exhausted, i'll post a video when i have some time. i didn't get as much done today as i wanted to, but at least i got a little time to relax. i've decided to go semi-natural for awhile. i didn't wanna drop $200 for micro braids, and i want to take a break from flat ironing. i got cornrows, so tomorrow i can let it out, and it'll be wavy (i'll post a pic). they overcharged, but something had to be done to tame the poof. anyway, i hate spending money, and afterwards i had to go the supermarket, cuz my kitchen was BARE. that hurt my wallet, but on the way out, there was someone selling girl scout cookies! simple things get me excited, and Caramel deLites are like ecstasy.

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

My roomie played this today and i start laughing, thinking about Will Ferrell singing it in Old School (my favorite comedy movie).


i could only find the clip in Italian lol

holiday leftovers

mommy making johnny bakes

bangin mac-n-cheese, greens, beef brisket, and mashed potatoes and gravy.

my red velvet cupcakes. they were yummy.

lil cuz

my brother. the coolest bartender in town.





the video is actually from thanksgiving, but it's to give the effect of driving to a relative's house.

Seasons Greetings

corrections: it'll be a Christmas Eve party, not New Years Eve, lol. And Ashura already passed, so I should've said "i hope you had a Happy Ashura".

Invisible Man

I've attempted to read this classic by Ralph Ellison (published 1952) several times over the years, and for some reason couldn't get through it. i'm currently reading it, and this time i've gotten further than i ever have. i think i might actually finish it this time.

better than the real thing

You can't make this stuff up

so a lot of people call MetroPCS ghetto (Ghettro PCS). i mean, most of the phones they offer are very cheap quality, and kind of slow sometimes, but as far as service, i've never had any dropped calls or weak signals. but here's where the problem comes in, recycled numbers. i get "wrong number" calls/texts alllll the the time. i understand maybe when i first get the phone with a new number, i may get contacted by people looking for the person who had that number right before me. but i've had this number for 4 months now and i still get random calls and most of them are ghetto:

ring ring...
Me: Hello
Other end: yea uh Shaniqua dere?

every time someone mistakenly calls, they're looking for someone different, and i'm like damn, how many ppl had this number?sometimes it'll ring and i pick up and it's a recording in Spanish. anyways, today i got text msgs from some guy looking for a girl named tanisha. at first i thought it was hilarious, because it was so poorly written, but as they kept flooding in i started to feel sympathetic towards this guy as he was trying to apologize to her. here's everything he wrote [not censored, except for his name]:

You dont give me chance to let me tell u how things was goin on wit my life but ima try say it in my text tanisha sorry that i played with your heart N im sorry for not calln you but went down to va a cuple weeks ago just wanted to get away from everyone to get my mind rite n away from my family they Wont me to do wit they want just wanted to c if they cant do wit out me i realy dont have no1 in my corner to talk to they think i know everything n i Can do everything i try but i cant its hard but i still try dont wantna let anyone down a man is soppose to do what he has to do 4 his family thats wht My grandmother told me but none of those let downs dont have anything on yours i was thinkn over n over out of all people how can i do that to You i kno things are not gona be rite back the same but i will as wait as long as it takes 4 the day it do wht im tryna say is that i cant lose your Heart to anyone while im still liven i will realy be goin thou Hard times just sum things i had to tell u that i couldnt hold in anymore i love you tanisha not tryna hold u up hope u enjoy your birthday ps love Alwayz r***** f****** sorry boo

this is like the sweetest ghetto love story i've ever heard. so me being as cooky as i am, i call the guy just to let him know that he's sending the messages to the wrong number. he's putting forth this deep apology that tanisha needs to hear! lol then 10 minutes later, homeboy calls back and is like "yo, so what should i do?" and i'm like "what do you mean?" and he's like "was that sweet what i said?" and i was like "yea i dont even know you and i was like 'awww'. she needs to hear this".
RF: "but she always tryna play me tho".
Me: "you have to try. you need to find her and tell her how you feel. everything you sent me, you have to tell her".
RF: "i dont know. i'm startin to feel like it wasnt meant".
Me: "if she plays you again, maybe it's time to move on, but you have to at least try".

what am i doing when i get home from work? i'm on the phone giving relationship advice to some random Philly bol. My life is so random and entertaining and i love every second of it.

N'Dambi @ World Cafe Live

i've been sleeping on this place and i really need to start going more often. i went there tonight to see N'Dambi. this girl knows how to put on a show!


it's late and i'm out of it. excuse the pointless rambling and redundancy. this is cut down. i actually rambled on for like 7 minutes. about what? i dunno
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