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Man... so much. First of all, my grandmother passed on the 3rd of this month. I never even mentioned her illness to many people, because it was like speaking it aloud made it real. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s last June and had been living with my mom since then. She had a heart attack in October, another at the end of February, and then a ( Read more... )

How important are a person's religious beliefs when you're considering whether or not to date them ( Read more... )

I typically shy away from discussing politics, as I don't ever feel the need to justify to anyone else why I back a particular candidate. But really, I've had enough ( Read more... )

So. Whatever this mess is outside my window, they're calling it an arctic storm. All I know is that it's depressing and sleep-inducing, and I gave up on my umbrella halfway through the walk to work this morning. People were really fighting with their umbrellas against the wind and rain, just looking the total fool. I politely folded up my little ( Read more... )

I'm seriously on some India.Arie type shit tonight. This Too Shall Pass is the truth. The TRUTH.

i've achieved so much in life
but i'm an amateur in love
my bank account is doing just fine
but my emotions are bankruptI don't even know if I could consider myself an "amateur," as that may be too generous. I really question whether I've ever been ( Read more... )

I passed the bar ( Read more... )

I control my hair. Or somethin like that... I dunno, I read that somewhere. LOL ( Read more... )

Cali bar exam results are coming. Two weeks from today, actually. Most of the other states have come out already... I think Cali and NY will probably be last, as usual. I’m not well, y’all. Seriously, I’m back to my panic attacks. I think about it and my chest gets tight. It’s hard to breathe. I sweat. I’m not even joking. ARGH! And it’s like, I’ll ( Read more... )

A lot of black folk slay me. I used to have reeeeally long hair. Like middle-of-the-back long. Then I went off to college and started neglecting my hair. Micros that pulled my edges out, letting random people put perms in it, using the flatiron AND the curling iron... everyday. So anyway, it got really damaged and I ended up just cutting it. And I' ( Read more... )