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20 Aug Where I’m Supposed to Be
Let me tell you how I know Jesus loves me. I see signs all around me. Messages that I know are specifically for me. One of the best things my Godmom ever told me was that God meets you where are you are. He’ll use...
26 Jul Beach Bum
The morning after the Jay-T (creatively coined by Arianna) concert, I woke up refreshed and ready for a trip to the beach with the girls. I think it’s important for you to know that my life lately is a bunch of little trips to the...
24 Jul Marathon Days
“Is it that hot out or is that grease on your face?” My not-so-tactful Fresh & Co salad dude asked me as I waited in line to get my greenery chopped. Yall, is this a New York thing? I had never had a salad chopped...
22 Jul And Since I Made It Here (Updated with Video)
Before I moved to New York, but after I started Channing in the City, whenever Jay Z’s (who recently dropped the hyphen from his name) “Empire State of Mind” came on, I would turn it up. Like, to ignant (yes, ignant) levels. I would purposely...
19 Jul Fake It Until You Make It
“Thank you for calling the New York Times, please say the name of the person you are calling,” a deep voice said on the other end of the phone. I said the name before realizing that I wasn’t taking to a real person but a...
11 Jul Picasso Baby
I love New York and all it’s randomness, especially on days like this. A little after 11:30 yesterday morning, my co-worker marches back to my desk and says she has an adventure to present to me. “‘Kay, I’m listening,” I tell her. She says that...
03 Jul Rain Don’t Kill My Vibe
It’s time to have a chat with Mother Nature. I have been trying to get to the beach for a while now to no avail. What gives Mother Nature? Why don’t you want me to let my hair down–literally–and have some fun in the sun...
19 Jun Touch the Sky
I had one of those full circle moments on Tuesday. I was in a Pre-Spring/Resort Press Preview and Kanye West’s “Touch the Sky” came on. ‘Kay, so two things. One, my friends and I had just been dissecting Yeezus and how it differs from his...