When I first started down this entrepreneurial road, I knew that it was best to stay single. The long nights, loss of weekends and my habit of falling asleep with my laptop…none of it was conducive to a relationship. That was four years ago and even then I knew I would reach the point where [...]
August 30, 2010
He asked me if I smoked. Of course I replied that I didn’t. When he countered that he did, I didn’t expect to feel the disappointment that I did. After all, I’d only met him 10 minutes ago. Why did I care what (horrible, despicable) habits that he had? Ten minutes ago, he approached me [...]
August 11, 2010
I was close to my breaking point a couple of months ago when Nightline hosted a townhall entitled, “Why Can’t A Successful Black Woman Find a Man.” It was just the latest story in a news cycle that seemed far past its expiration date. (Essence has a fascinating timeline of how this unfolded, check it [...]
August 6, 2010
When I first heard of it, I was certain it was a hoax. But nope, it’s true. WordPress is now allowing users to call their blogs (sobers and drunks alike) and then have the files uploaded in the form of a post. The idea is pretty clever, however, I’m already feeling bad for all those [...]
August 2, 2010
Last night I watched the movie Trade. It’s been sitting in my Netflix queue for awhile now, but I’d heard that the movie, while great, was a bit disturbing. The reviewers were correct. The movie showed a very realistic account of how sex trafficking takes place throughout the world. It was based on a New [...]
July 30, 2010
Last year, I attended/photographed the launch party for Julianne Smith garters. While there, I ended up striking up a great conversation with, Sugar, one of the future brides in attendance. However, instead of talking about weddings, we got into this huge conversation about entrepreneurship. She shared that she wasn’t quite happy with her job and [...]
September 14, 2010
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