What’s up, readers? I’m coming at you with another question from The Book of Questions. For those who don’t know: I select a question from The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, Ph.D., write it up, give my answer, and ask for your answer. I select the not-too-personal questions, and hopefully questions that wouldn’t offend anyone. Here’s goes the 12th question from the book! QUESTION 12: If you were able…
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“We must encourage people to get educated, to get tested, to get involved in the fight against AIDS.” -Gwen Moore “AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don’t give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself.” -Ryan White “The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone…
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GREETINGS, READERS! I apologize for not posting last week; but for now, it’s time for the second part of what I call “Beautiful People. Beautiful Things.”, in which I post ten pictures that somewhat inspire me. Hope Solo – Photo by Annie Leibovitz Linda Celeste Sims, from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in Matthew Rushing’s “Uptown” – Photo by Paul Kolnik Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims, from…
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Hello, fellow humans! I simply wanted to show my support for Magic Johnson’s “Point Forward Day” that took place today, November 7, 2011. 20 years ago, Magic Johnson, at the prime of his basketball career, made a bold move and told the world about his HIV status. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the Magic Johnson Foundation. To celebrate this milestone, the foundation is launching a twelve-month program…
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I hope you all are having a great week! I’ve been really busy and tired this week, but I’ll be sure to give you some good new stuff next week. Until then, my good friend Gregory (actually, I’ve never met him) has another question for you all! For those of you not familiar with my The Book of Questions feature, I select a question from this book by Gregory Stock,…
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Hey, readers! You can consider this post as a “Part 2” to My Favorites Quotes (thus far). Some of these quotes are motivational, some of them are funny, and some are just random. Some of these quotes are from famous people, some of them are from my friends, some are from anonymous people (or I don’t know/remember who said them), and some are from myself. Some of these quotes are…
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I can’t even function properly. Correctly. Whatever word better advocates the fact that I am malfunctioning. This sounds redundant. Too many people. It’s clustered in here…clustered? Full. Mess. High concentration. I can’t deal with all of these people. I can’t. Too many people. Too many things. Too little space. Way too little space. My room’s not even my safe place anymore. I don’t have a haven to escape to. Oh…
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Here are some more of my favorite pictures from Stockholm Streetstyle. I’ve always found it fascinating to see everyday people walking around with great style and ease. It’s inspiring. I’ve seen some of these people below on Stockholm Streetstyle before. It’s good to have consistency! =) That’s all for today! I didn’t want to overwhelm you. “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky,…
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Last week, I was reading The Huffington Post, and one of the articles I read was entitled “In Antitrust Battle Against Google, Smaller Rivals Say Web Giant Is ‘Trying To Kill Them'” by Bianca Bosker. Google has been accused of cheating by manipulating search results to steer users to Google-owned sites and making it more unlikely that users will have reason to visit “third-party sites”. Google responded by saying that…
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If you really wanted to, you could take this post as a brief follow-up to Nia’s Reality of Friendship. “Today, the word ‘friend’ gets tossed around way too often. Society now has made the idea or concept of friendship not as big of a deal.” -Nia Langley Yeah. I said that in the ‘Nia’s Reality of Friendship’ post, and I still think it’s true. I mean, I cannot tell you…
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