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  • Today’s smoothie:

    Pineapple juice A little coconut milk. (Not the kind in the short cans. –> This one.) 1 scoop of unflavoured whey isolate powder Frozen mango chunks Blend. Drink. This combination has a mild, delicious flavor.  And the fact that there are no berries in there isn’t an accident.  I don’t want to have to deal…

  • “I love my haaaaaaaaiiiiirrr….”

    My locs will be 6 months old on the 1st of April.

  • This Is How You Lose Her

    This Is How… is a fantastic book of short stories by the flawless Junot Díaz. I finished it last month. If you’ve followed my blog for a while you might remember me talking about it on one of my podcast episodes. The delay in finishing it is purely my fault. I’m always surfing the web…

  • It’s NEVER too late!!

    The media places too much emphasis on the notion that you have to fit into a certain box in order to make things happen. Lord knows I’ve struggled with thinking I was past my prime—or at least too old to pursue my dreams. Lest you need another reminder that the opposite is true, read this…

  • Wisdom Teeth – Take 2

    Source Those aren’t my teeth, by the way. 😉 Remember when I wrote about my wisdom teeth? I said I wanted them out during exam time or over the holidays. Well, that didn’t happen. I’m getting them out later this week. I have scared myself out of my wits reading everything from general stories of…

  • Watch This.

    http://youtu.be/ltun92DfnPY I sent a tweet to Shane Koyczan to let him know how I felt about his poem. Truly, it touched me. When I was little, I was one of very few non-white kids in my school. The main thing I remember about that time was that I was teased. A lot. When I recall…

  • Lovely.

    When I first prepped this post, only the video was featured. But I believe I would be remiss if I didn’t say something. The Door by Ava DuVernay depicts a prime example of something that I am deeply thankful for. Media that depicts black women as WOMEN. Not sassy stereotypes. Living, breathing, beautiful, bountiful, vulnerable,…

  • Your mind matters.

    Source Today is “Let’s Talk” day. Bell Canada is giving 5 cents to mental health initiatives nationwide for–among other things–every tweet using the hashtag #BellLetsTalk. Check out their campaign’s web site for further details. Their tweets have appeared more than once in my timeline, and I’ve retweeted messages as I see fit. I’ve even tweeted…

  • What is the world coming to?

    Really, though. Source Wars are being fought overseas. Gun control is out of control, with tragedies making headlines on an almost weekly basis. Yet yesterday it was the photo above that sent me over the edge. Before the rest of you nerds go off on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s estate, know that they are not to…

  • News/How I’m doin’. ;)

    1. A few hours ago (this post was written after midnight) I discovered something absolutely, incredibly wonderful…Purely by accident. Seriously. It was weird. Imagine going into the kitchen for some random food, only to learn that someone baked you a pie. But not just any pie… Your FAVOURITE pie. Now…imagine feeling that thrill multiplied by…