Sooooo, I was thinking....

If you don't know who Meshelle Ndegeocello is, you might want to find out. This sista defies categorization and is by far one of my favorite artists. I have had the pleasure of seeing her perform a number of times and even had the chance to meet her. She is a beautiful spirit. I don't know what is going on with youtube file transfers to Blog, so that is why I did not embed a clip for you to enjoy. However, click the title above and you can check out her myspace. She is pure genius. Side bar..... I ran into Marsha Ambrosious of Floetry fame tonight in Phili...upon query, she told me that she was busy in the studio working with Dre on her new album. I am sad to have seen Floetry part ways, but I am excited to hear what she and mind behind Chronic will be able to lay on us. Never forget to support that which you love, be it good music, art or whatever. Show your support people, it makes a difference.

Much to my surprise, it seems that the good people at my job actually respect me. Hell, I would even go so far as to say that some of them even like me. I find this amazing considering that I am- on the outside- so foreign to so many of them. The way I look, the way I dress, the food I eat, the way I speak (you know I speak "so well" according to them). The other day I showed up to my office full of school administrators and highly conservative folk rockin ' my latest hairdo- a curly quasi Mohawk . (Only the women at work are usually brave enough to outwardly inquire about my the mechanisms of my myriad hairdo's.) At work, I am pretty low key. In fact, I make it a point to try to kind of keep to myself. I don't get involved in office politics, water cooler gossip and stay as far away from the teacher's lounges as possible. I just come in, do what I have to do, and bounce. Perhaps that is part of my allure ....my draw if you will. I tell as little of my own sto...

So I just returned home from a full day of sewing, meeting and talking with friends. I had a very good day. While this week was a bit on the stressful side, all things seem to be working out for good. I don't really have much to say today besides the fact that I am extremely thankful for all the good stuff in my life. Family, friends, good times and bad...i am thankful. Pain in the ass co-workers, I could be unemployed. Too high energy and gas bills, I could be homeless and walking. Too many things to do in one day, I could be without the health and strength to accomplish them all. Life will ALWAYS present us with reasons to complain, legitimate reasons in fact. However, in each moment we have a choice as to how we will respond to the issues. I try to make conscious choices each day as to how I respond to the myriad stimuli and or stressers which come my way. Meditation and prayer help a great deal toward this end, but I am not as consistent in these practices as I should be....bu...

If it is one thing that pisses me off to the heights of pissivity it is rude ass self absorbed people. People who are so oblivious to the wants and needs of others that they could really give a f*#k about you, how you feel and or how their behavior impacts you. I realize that everyone has the potential to get on a nerve every now and then....but, I am taking issue in this post with repeat offenders. Perhaps it is because I, for so long, operated from this standpoint of self absorption that I get so incensed by this breed - but whatever the case....they piss me off. You know the kind- people who find a way to revert every conversation you have with them, back to their favorite subject of THEM! People who complain all the damn time about how they have been slighted or wronged and just cant let shit go. People who insist upon having their way or having their two cents be heard, even when you have agreed that they are right, have been right and will always be right. Last but not least pe...

As interesting as the concert replete with West African superstars was in Central Park last weekend, even more interesting was the 'friend' I made while on my journey that day. I must put my kickstand down here for a moment....... my BFK is ALWAYS riding me for my liberal application of the moninker 'friend' to strange people that I meet and seem to find myself engrossed in conversation. Be it the rasta who proposed marriage after an hour of conversaion on the beach in Negril or the Hassidic attorney who stopped to ask my advice on furnishings for her office- who ended up inviting me to lunch- for some reason, I am always drawn to folks and vise versa - from all walks of life- with whom I so easily fall into conversation. I have been told that I am easy to talk to and that I seem trustworthy and that is why people talk to and confide in me. (We previously discussed my early onset dimensia which makes it pretty damn difficult for me to gossip and tell people's busisn...

Never, ever trust a woman with a haircut like the one in this clip to do what is expected, conventional or even socially acceptable. What makes me such an authority on the subject? Well, have you seen my hair lately?????

"Bill Cunningham narrates an audio slide show about the large, colorful purses women seem to love carrying in New York City." NYT Long gone are the days of my carrying purses that cost more than my mortgage payment. However, I must admitt, they are fun-fun-fun to look at. I do love LV the best - what can I say? Anyway, as I so often warn Jah when we enter a store with delicate things that we CANNOT afford to replace if broken - when it comes to these over the shoulder budget busters - I'm using my eyes, not my hands! Wanna see the show??????? (click the Fashion & Style- NYT title above, be redirected to NYT page, scroll down a bit till you see the picture above- center page under "multimedia title"-, click and enjoy the show!)

My dear readers (mostly my dear mother and cousins, I think)...I am so very sorry for staying away so long. I have been sewing and traveling and relaxing and having so many wonderful experiences that I want to share with you. I admitt to being a bit of a closet perfectionist and I have so many posts in draft form waiting to see the light of day. I had a little talk with myself and have decided to throw caution- and obsessive editing- to the wind and just write. My cousin KTC just got on me in the Fela Kuti post and she is right. I need to write more frequently 1. because I enjoy it and 2. that is why I started this blog is it not....to share my experiences. I will leave the red pen for work! So thank you cousin, she is a great task master, for getting my ass in check. I would also like to take this time to wish you a happy belated birhtday. I really don't know what my damn problem is and why I cannot seem to get anyone's birthday straight, not even my own mother's! T...