Day 44357 ~ My Mind Is All Over the Place
You know that sleep you get when you are under-rested, you pass out well before your normal bedtime, and you sleep in the next morning? That’s the kind of sleep I got last night. I almost feel back to...
View ArticleDay 45058 ~ Catching Up
When repeating, “It is not personal,” doesn’t make it feel any less personal, reviewing the blessings of my tribe makes me feel better. There are people who appreciate me and what I do! I can’t express...
View ArticleDay 45094 ~ Long, Relaxing Weekend
I took Friday off from work in order to have a four-day weekend with my favorite T, who also took Friday off. Ironically enough, we spent most of Friday apart. T stayed at home to enjoy alone time...
View ArticleDay 45107 ~ Because I Can
Janelle Monáe at the Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn, NY, USA. 4 June 2014. (Click to see a slightly larger version.)
View ArticleSincerely, Jane?
Too damn adorable in her sassiness for her own good. (Janelle Monáe at the Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn, NY, USA. 4 June 2014)
View ArticleDay 45120 ~ Evening Thoughts
This evening’s sunset. My trick today has been to not think too deeply. I used that trick yesterday, too. I focus on the moment. If I don’t, I find myself lost in daydreams, which then would lead to...
View ArticleDay 45138 ~ A Vow
Let it never be said of me, “She never even knew who she was.” Caribbean Pride. NYC 2014 Pride March
View ArticleDay 45141 ~ Lane Boundaries
Having a mind-bending crush on a celebrity is teaching me some things about boundaries…which may seem ironic to some of you, considering how open I seem to be on this public blog. In the past I have...
View ArticleDay 45217 ~ Post-Therapy Processing
For the first time in longer than I care to think about, I feel as though my future holds positive career possibilities. I may have more to say about this later, but I am still processing what I am...
View ArticleDay 45222 ~ My Wonderful Weekend in Pictures
Looking Glamorous for My Brother’s Wedding After my brother’s wedding: T, The Author, and me. T and I needed to be in an open and affirming, radically inclusive space on Sunday, and St. Luke’s United...
View ArticleDay 45243 ~ Weekend Recap
It is almost 10pm. I am frying fish. I don’t care, because I am hungry and I want a home-cooked meal. We also don’t want the fish to go bad, so I am in the kitchen cooking. Gladly. Someone needs to...
View ArticleDay 45309 ~ Boxing Day 2014
It’s Day 2 of my four-day weekend, and I feel relaxed. After sleeping until 12:30 and catching a late brunch at our local diner, we spent the rest of Christmas Day watching a Dr. Who marathon on BBC...
View ArticleDay 46153
Ahhhhhh, my Velvet Rope blog! I have missed it so much. I like sharing things here with my people. A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks, so much that I hardly know where to start. Yesterday...
View ArticleDay 45058 ~ Catching Up
When repeating, “It is not personal,” doesn’t make it feel any less personal, reviewing the blessings of my tribe makes me feel better. There are people who appreciate me and what I do! I can’t express...
View ArticleDay 45094 ~ Long, Relaxing Weekend
I took Friday off from work in order to have a four-day weekend with my favorite T, who also took Friday off. Ironically enough, we spent most of Friday apart. T stayed at home to enjoy alone time...
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