Luvvie’s Note: As you all know, Black History Month is more than half over. And I haven’t done my share of educating the masses about the history of us colored folks. Helping me out today is Scholar in Ratchetness, Brokey McPoverty. She’s the goofy behind the “Little Known Black History Facts” Tumblr. I asked Professor [...]
What it be like, folks? Happy Valentine’s Day to everyones. It’s a day of increased expectations, men sleeping on couches and new seeds being planted (mmhmm…). It’s also a day of bitter Facebook statuses or bragging ones. To all the single ladies on Valves and Thymes Day, don’t write bitter FB statuses and blog posts. [...]
One of my readers passed this pic to me, and all I did was give EXTREME side-eye. Sir… I’m pretty sure Jesus, nor his disciples, nor Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Shadrack, Meshack or the Billy Goat, sanctioned the existence of this shirt. I mean, I respect his fervor and passion for his place of worship [...]
As you all know, we’re in the midst of SnowtoriousBIG, the goon ass blizzard that is coming through Chicago and the Midwest. Skinny people of Chicago! If you’re going outside today, please wear a heavy backpack so you don’t get blown away by the wind. Kthx! Don’t get Dorothy’ed from the Wizard of Oz, my [...]
Welcome, my *pause* brethren and sisthren! It is Black History Month, 28 days of reminiscing about the colorful past of us melanin-blessed individuals. This is the time where kids get to see Frederick Douglass’ afro side-part in class. The children get to learn about gun-toting Harriet, who told folks to either be free or die. [...]
I interrupt this regularly-scheduled IGnificence with something I care deeply about. For those who don’t know, I’m co-founder of The Red Pump Project (and its overarching nonprofit organization The Red Project Collective), a national initiative to raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. Red Pump is my baby! Anywho, we launched [...]
So I was minding my own business (O___O) when I got an email from one of my readers. Lately, y’all have been serving me with RATCHETNESS to the max! This email was no different. She just dropped the link to a Facebook profile and pretty much dropped the mic and walked out my inbox. I [...]
I was loitering at my quiet corner of the interwebs a coupla months ago (Tumblr) when I came across these: What are these, you might ask? They’re suitcase decals that you can buy and stick on your luggage to travel with. You take these huge stickers, place them on your luggage and go to the [...]
While I catch up on life, I got a question. If Twitter is the Den of Iniquity (which it is), is YouTube the waiting room of Purgatory? This is a REAL query. Discuss.
Well, no, I had a nightmare. I was 4 months pregnant (scary thought #1). And the father was Tommy from Martin (scary part #2). EEEK! For real, y’all! I woke up clutching my pearls and did a *bed slide* to the floor. I AIN’T READY TO BE A BABY MAMA TO TOMMY THE UNEMPLOYED! My [...]
I was loitering on the Twitter yesterday, when @LadyW87 tweeted about how us skinny girls have some trials, and I fully agreed! Skinny girl problems are REAL, and it ain’t our fault that our metabolisms are faster than Usain Bolt. I’m here to share with you what some of them are. And yes, I’m aware [...]
WOWSIES! I can’t believe it’s the last day of 2010. Where did this year go? It ran faster than a Kenyan. Sheesh! Anywho, I didn’t want to have the New Year’s Eve go by without a quick wrap up, before New Years’ Eve festivities begin (and ratchetness takes over). Where I am now is so [...]
Luvvie’s note: So I was on GChat with LV aka @Cloud10LV aka the Cephus to my Reesie aka A gahtdamb mess when he barged in with one of his random ass ways of saying hello (i.e. “Slides into the back pew like the folks that come in church late. *whispers* WHAT UP DOE?”) He proceeded [...]
