Tag: Travels
Watch Our First Live Recording of Ratchet and the Geek from Portland
Hey folks! I’ve been in Portland, Oregon all week because I was invited to speak at the NeighborWorks Symposium. I presented on “Creating Great Content for Social Media: A Strategy Workshop. Had a great time giving this workshop. Anywho, my friend and podcast co-host Scott Hanselman lives in Portland so I went over to his [...]
Thoughts About New York Fashion Week from a Non-Fashion Blogger
I decided to go to New York Fashion Week this year because Afrobella peer-pressured asked me to come. And since I’m impressionable and I love to kick it, I went. I knew doggone well I had NO business at NYFW because I’m not a fashion blogger or a fashionista. The real reason I wanted to [...]
Why I Went to Equatorial Guinea: FAQs Edition
My peoples! Last Saturday, I got back from an amazing and transformative trip that I was on for a week. I was more hush hush than usual about my disappearance from blogging and all but it was for a good reason. I was in the city (and island) of Malabo, in Equatorial Guinea, as part [...]
You Can Play Spades on an Airplane
My peoples! So I’m out of the country (and continent) at a pretty dope event as a delegate. More info on where and what to come when I get back next week. BUT I got to fly on my first ever chartered plane and it was truly awesome. It also helped that it was a [...]
I’m in the City of Angels Making My Dreams Come True
Hey folks! I’ll be MIA from blogging this next week. I’m in Los Angeles working on a project I can’t talk much about yet. But it’s a dream come true and I’m blessed to have the opportunity. And it’s all because of my blog and my writing and my love of foolery. Anywho, I’ll be [...]
I’m Going Going, Back Back to Blogging While Brown
My peoples! Today, I’m leaving for Philadelphia to attend the Blogging While Brown Conference for the 4th year in a row. I’m a veteran at this point! BWB is one conference I have made sure not to miss in the past 4 years because it’s so awesome. It’s remained small so it can stay personable, [...]
Spirit Airlines is the Four Loko of the Airline Industry
There have been few times when I fly and swear off an airline. One of those times is when I flew Spirit Airlines a couple of years ago. I don’t know how broke I was or if I was in dire straits, but the price of the ticket is what got me. I think I [...]
10 Things I Learned About Myself From My Trip to Abuja
My peoples! How I’ve missed you so. My blog hiatus was longer than I planned, but that was because I was frolicking with my family in Abuja, Nigeria. I was there for my cousin’s wedding and you know Nigerians love to do it HUGE, which we did. I had a great time but it’s good [...]
New YORRRKKK, Concrete Jungles Wet Dreams Tomatoes…
Hehehehe, that will never stop being funny to me. Every since I saw this pic on Tumblr a coupla months back, it’s ruined my ability to sing the actual lyrics to that song. And I keep picturing Christina Aguilera singing it while doing one of her excessive runs. It gives me quite the gigglefits. Anywho… [...]
Canada, I’m IN THERE!
My peoples! By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to OR have arrived in Toronto, Canada. Heyyyyy!!! I’m there with my homeskillet Afrobella, as she does fancy stuff, which you can read more about HERE. It’s my first time in T-Dot, and Canada in general, so I’m excited. I wonder if [...]
Back From Nigeria
WHATTUP, folks! I’m back from my trip to Nigeria. I was gone for a week and a half, and it was my first trip back in 17 years. It was to bury my Grandmother. While I was there, I journaled my days. I wrote over 60 pages. I took many pics and videos. The trip [...]
I’m LA-Bound. Blogging While Brown, Here I Come!
I’m headed to the City of Angels today, y’all! First time ever! I’m going for the Blogging While Brown Conference, which I’ve attended three years in a row, and spoke at last year. I’ll be back with recaps and whatnots when I get back to Chicago. But I shall be tweeting while there. And I [...]
Where in the World is Luvvie Sandiego?
What it be like, folks? So I made it out of SnowtoriousBIG on Thursday, with only one hour delay to my flight. SHOURROUT to the greatest city EVER! Can’t nobody sit up here and tell me Chicago isn’t the bomb.com. 2 days after 2 feet of snow and 60 mph winds, the airports were up [...]
