February 2011
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I just whipped shea butter with olive oil and...
Where do I get my Domestic Goddess crown from, please?
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I know I just posted one of those 'inspirational'...
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...
– Marianne Williamson
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”, Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3])
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Watching Akeelah and the Bee when I should be...
It’s making me cry like a little person.
Keke Palmer is too cute.
And it reunited Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. In slightly happier circumstances, of course.
Oh, and it stars Lee Thompson Young. With his fine Jett Jackson ass.
Random Thoughts By Bassey...: Abortion →
basseyworld:
is not an easy choice made with heartless intent. Often times it is necessary and difficult. Sometimes it is necessary and easily pushed out of your mind in order to continue with your life. Very rarely. If ever, is it done with callously. When it is, there is usually another underlying cause that…
Having left my job at Sotheby’s, I’m relieved to have so much more time on my...
– Wedding Day Countdown - Telegraph
You guys! This is not a joke!
(via jeanhannah)
Jason "J-Rock" Goodman
littleknownblackhistoryfacts:
First person to pour champagne on somebody in a rap video.
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@priceaboverubies
Gosh, yes - let’s do it! A UK-centric spinoff of a very fine idea - ‘Alternative Black History Facts’.
Lola Ogunsanmi, first to give her child - still smarting from a sharp smack - the phone and say: “Go on, call ChildLine - tell Esther Rantzen I said hi!”
This’ll be fun!
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Little Known Black History Facts →
I will be so sad when February is over and this Tumblr goes quiet for a while. It’s given me ROFLcopters throughout this, America’s Black History Month. Maybe the makers will do a special one for the UK in October? Amen.
Mae Ella Washington
littleknownblackhistoryfacts:
First person to say “axe” instead of “ask.”
*Falls out of bed*
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Ever wanted a Tumblr featuring a) hot dudes and b)... →
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Feeling a tiny bit less ill after seeing Michael...
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YorubaGirl at A&E: A Saga in Ten Tweets
On Monday, I ended up at my local Accident and Emergency hospital after developing shooting pains in my chest and back. I - a product of this narcissistic and indulgent culture - tweeted my way through it.
Oh yes I did. Here’s the Twitter Timeline of Pain™. [Note the swing from fairly upbeat to utter despair and slight delirium.]
9:28pm – Slight change of plan for this evening: A&E...
Two new comedies about friends who have sex-sans-romance tell us that it’s not...
– Friends with benefits - Taboos & Tolerance, Love & Sex - The Independent (by me)
Just read this - good piece!
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My Boyfriend, The Racist →
Ever had a racist boyfriend? No? I know a couple of women who’ve been in this particularly rocky boat…
Danielle Belton’s a cracking writer, I think.
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AH! Mitchell and Annie kiss! Aaaaaah!
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Tami and Eric Taylor: I want to hug you both and...
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It's the blood-stained shirt-hugging scene! Hot,...
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Oh, man. Wrong night to watch Brokeback Mountain....
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Some days, I love writing. My fingers fly across...
January 2011
27 posts
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