Category: Culture
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The call of the water
Daily Prompt: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/have-you-never-been-mellow/ My escape has always been water. My Mom loves to tell the story of the time we went to the beach when I was around 5 years old with our Church. In Trinidad, at the time, most Pentecostal churches had a retreat or getaway during Carnival time. On the final day of said…
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Marie Claire and Corn Row Gate
Marie Claire retweeted a photo of Kendall Jenner who was showcasing her new hair style that happened to feature cornrows in a half braided side style. Marie Claire Retweeted the photo and accompanied it with “Kendall Jenner takes bold braids to a new epic level:”. If you missed it, you can catch up here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/02/marie-claire-kendall-jenner-cornrows-tweet_n_5078924.html…
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Pump it up!
Today was the first time in close to two weeks that I felt in complete control of my body. Despite the cold and my weak immune system I managed to get close to what my daily walking distance today. On sick days I take more shortcuts and generally try to find food within a 1-2…
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Holy Grail
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/prompt-sleep/ I’ve been fortunate to not be in a situation where I’ve ever over heard ill will directed toward me. However I have been in a situation where I made a realization that a young lady I thought was a friend was not and of course; I’ll explain. So. I won’t say her name, it’s…
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Fighters – Lupe Fiasco
Planning. Writing. Fighting. Hoping. This is my Saturday night. Title Reference: Fighters by Lupe Fiasco Ft. Matthew Santos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrOoX6xGntc
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As seen on…
I took this last fall. I couldn’t resist. I hope for this level of companionship at their age. What I couldn’t capture was how they were smiling and leaning on each other as they continued to hold hands while walking down the street.
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Scarf of the Day
Another one of my weird obsessions is scarves. The awesome thing about it? It’s such an easy gift that the holidays turn into a scarf jackpot. Today, since Mother Nature was being generous with a High of 49℉ I decided that a lighter jacket was in order. I pulled out my purple jacket and knew…
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The Rise of Internet Media Houses
One of the most talked about shows right now is House of Cards, which is a Netflix original (well, actually we stole it from England like most of our other good shows) and to finally have a show that’s premium channel (HBO, Starz) quality but at the flat rate of your Netflix subscription is rewarding.…
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Beauty of Silence
When I was a little girl I had a lot of time with my thoughts. I could sit on the verandah of our house and pretend that a chain of events occurred that allowed me governance over everything I could see. I would pass laws and observe people as they walked by, most of them…
Lux 