shopping in europe

Grace wants me to pick bensimons up for her while I'm gone. what other hard-to-find euro items are necessary to sport upon my return?

black people die, nobody cares

The first black supermodel, Naomi Sims, died this past Saturday at the age of 61 from cancer. I just read about it on huffpo today. I should have known on Saturday. Perhaps it's time to switch up my news and blog perusing methods. Or maybe the media just needs to become more sensitive at calling attention to the life and times of women of color that have broken the mold. i'll dare to say she was instrumental in paving the way for changing the standard of beauty, even if we still can't shake exoticizing current black models.

i need a ride or die bitch

I'm leaving for europe in three days. I'm not sure how exactly i'll update but insha'Allah i'll find a way. berlin then easyjet to yet disclosed countries. stay tuned.

stillness is the move

last night i went to a goodbye party in ditmas, a neighborhood in bk. As always I was a) so taken with houses and b) so taken with the fact that I rode the Q to get there instead of metro north. It definitely looks just like an affluent suburb on every side street, equipped with teenagers tripping on their front lawn a la can't hardly wait. It strangely feels sacrosanct and I wasn't sure if I was even down to post this for fear that my most popular blog in the world would somehow drive the masses out of williamsburg and into this somewhat sequestered secret. anyway. visit.