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Thursday, November 03, 2016
Why it Matters: A Discourse on Why We Won't "Shut Up" About Being Black in America
I was having a normal conversation about how working for pennies inspired me to do better in school, and in this I was offering the proof ...
Thursday, September 01, 2016
ABCs of Improvement: A for Active Listening
I used to use an Erin Condren Planner. While I love the colors and the quality, eventually I realized that while I'm a busy person, I...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
32 Thoughts I Have at the Dentist
Photocredit: FreeImages.com/ Nicholas Sales Every time I go to the dentist I have the craziest thoughts; I wish I could live tweet them ...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
More Than Pretty
The first time a random guy walked up to me, said I was pretty, and proceeded to ask for my number, I was 21. I didn't like it then and ...
Saturday, January 02, 2016
Goodbye 2015
2015 is gone! It was a great year. I knocked things off my 30 before 30 list! I know, I have to write some updates for those but since Janu...
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Are You A Feminist?
I t's a question I've been asked multiple times within the last 12 months. Until the first person asked me, I hadn't actually t...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Challenge Completed
One year ago, I started "The Challenge." My goal was to get back to writing by forcing myself to write a post every day for one y...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
30 Before 30
I saw an entire blog dedicated to 30 things someone wanted to accomplish before her 30th birthday. Well I've got quite a few years befor...
Saturday, August 02, 2014
The Necklace
When I was in elementary school there was Native American owned store down the road from my house--I was dying to learn how they made their...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
25 to Life
26 years later, changes subtle to me-- The creeping of age on the body and mind While lessons of life play out continually... Althoug...
Monday, June 16, 2014
Craft of the Day
Sometimes I just have the urge to create, To let my hands and fingers get dirty-- And I sit around thinking what image Can serve at ...
Friday, April 04, 2014
What Greek Life Did For Me
One of the most common questions that often leads to heated debates stems from the relevancy of participating in Greek life. Often as I spe...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Addiction
The power to capture, The power to grab hold Overwhelm, excited, and control All wrapped into a single note... I hear music, bea...
Saturday, January 25, 2014
The Pseudonym
I've always known that eventually I'd have a pen name; it's not that I don't like my name so much as a separation between t...
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Silence
I am a master of silence-- I wrapped my silence around me Spun it around my body like silk Until silence bestowed it's invisibility, ...
Friday, November 29, 2013
Clumsy
I saw it there, Willed my foot to glide Pass over the invisible seem Graceful and Elegant Then suddenly I'm falling Clumsy and boisterou...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Life of a Grad Student with a Life
If you're an avid follower, you probably realize I missed Monday's post, and Tuesday's post. Well, this week has been and is con...
Thursday, November 14, 2013
The Ancient Art of Buying CDs
Fanmail -- my first "explicit" CD Remember when you had to actually go to the store and physically purchase a CD? I actuall...
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Missing Posts
Since I've now officially missed two posts, I thought I'd explain. The first post missed was due to a paper I needed to write for sc...
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Video Game
If only it were as easy As a puppet and string-- Walk forward. Jump. Stop: And I could control you Completely--easily. Yet you...
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