I'm accidentally reading two slow burn romances RN. I need to read one+ slow, one+ rabbit for my sanity.

I have exclusively read Black romance since Black Romance Book Festival. I bought over a dozen books there and I've been *GASP* reading books I own. Plus KU and library. (Because I also put myself on a book buying ban.)

. @jameilw.bsky.social ‘s Butternut squash soup is amazing

My husband hates Threads. I just saw a post that perfectly encapsulates why. A woman talks about a date with a man. He disrespects her, she blocks him. Someone responds, "as a professional love coach..." What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?? He's gone!No "credentials" required.

It’s mutually beneficial. She kept me on the couch instead of in the kitchen indulging my munchies!

I follow a public figure on IG solely because she shares links to the stuff she buys and I love seeing how much they cost. I've started calling her "nothing under $150" to my husband.

Y'all denied her another doll?!

My favorite thing about the Met Gala is all the men with trains. Trains for all!! My mom told me a 12-foot train was ridiculous for getting married.

How do I know if I want to learn to knit or crochet?

If your website isn't optimized for mobile and has a pop-up on every screen, I'm not staying on it very long.

Read more. 😂

If birthright citizenship doesn't exist, none of us are citizens. What's not clicking?

I am so sick of my subconscious brain. It only lets me dream about my mom every few months then reminds me immediately that she's dead.

If you come back from vacation and post your legs on LinkedIn, why?

Every time I work up the courage to fold my clothes, my husband washes another load. I can't live in these conditions!

I like Meg, Cardi, Glorilla and Doechii before work because they're all saying some version of "fuck your haters. You're better than them."

Taking a cruise is never a good idea (scientists say cruise ships are floating environmental disasters), but definitely not now.

I have been in transit for most of the last week and the task of being an upright adult human who is also a mother is really putting me through my paces.

I used to pick up my mom's accent through osmosis when I talked to her on the phone. I hated the thought of losing that when she died. Coming to Mississippi brought it back. 🥹

I've been thinking about my mom so much for the last two weeks that as I made my mental getting ready list, I put "call mom" on there. Mom is dead. I'm taking her ashes to her brother's funeral. Thanks, brain.

what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!

Dresses exist in my wardrobe to give me something to grab and wear without thinking.

Is your husband aggressively rapping "THAT'S NOT MY DAD, THAT'S A CELLPHONE!"? Cuz mine is.

Measles update from NCDHHS: In the US, measles cases surged from 59 cases in 2023 to 285 cases in 2024. As of March 27, 2025, a total of 483 confirmed measles cases were reported by 20 jurisdictions [0 in NC].

Just a reference to SEVERANCE puts the theme music in my head. Heeellllppp.

referring to pete hegseth as whiskeyleaks is one of the funniest things i’ve seen in a while. good job, guys.

It's my baby's birthday today and my uncle died this morning. I've had to put on my "I'm okay" mask so many times. I'm gonna sleep hard tonight.

My godmother asked me if I use LinkedIn, a platform I've presented about at a national conference. 😂

BlacKKKlansman School Daze Malcolm X

The worst part of being a social media manager is the number of people who hear my job and think I play on Facebook all day and have fun. Like have you ever been on Facebook before?? What part of that is fun? Most of my job is explaining to people we don't just throw things at the wall.

Me: Hey Siri, play “Stunts Blunts and Hip Hop” by Diamond and the Psychotic Neurotics @jameilw.bsky.social : Did you just say that to see if I would react? Me: yeah kinda 😆

My personal fave is seeing if an author is coming to my major city, seeing they're yet again skipping it but just went to a town I like in driving distance.

Someone commented on one of my threads then prevented me from responding. How is that even possible?? Oh well. Hide from everyone. 😂

One of my children is talking to me about calendars post 2100 and another spent the last 20 minutes disgusted by the meal he picked out of a cookbook for me to cook that took 1h45 minutes to prep. Calendar boy "isn't hungry yet." Everybody's getting baloney sandwiches all day tomorrow.

The thing I understand least about Congress is the unwillingness to retire. I know it's access to money and power but holy shit, none of you like anything else? Not even your families. If I'm 80 still trying to run things, please stick a book in my hand and take me to a museum, a park, SOMETHING!!

Oh you voted for the felon and now he's ruining your life? You mean a predictable outcome?

Lord I need to do this.

When it comes to boycotting, just a thought. It’s okay if you can’t quit a company cold turkey. In Master Gardeners, when we encourage people to switch to native plants, the goal is 70% native, not 100%. If you were shopping at a store 80% of the time and cut it back to 60%, that 20% still hurts.

My husband took a 35-minute shower. The children kept coming to see if he was out. As soon as he was, the youngest said he was hungry. 😂 I do this for the moms whose kids walk right past their daddy.

A scene from the drag show Friday: Me: Girl, what is happening Drag friend/Hostess: Someone had a seizure. Me: Oh my god. Drag friend: But they are okay! Me: Thank god. I would hate for them to die and THAT wig you're wearing be the last thing they saw. Drag friend: It's so good to have you back.

I’ve talked to @jameilw.bsky.social every day since May 2008 even if one of us out of town. Gotta keep that streak going !

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

I love this. Very Cowboy Carter vibes. "Genres are a funny little concept, aren't they?" I love when artists don't care about our boxes.

I've blocked every person asking that. You could've been listening to her RN basically on demand but you didn't want that so now she's minding her Black business as she should.

Listened to a podcast today where the guest didn't know what the Libby app was, and I was like, "… What is happening? Open the libraries!" It's one place you can read ebooks from your library for free.

Marked safe from buying a second set of Beyoncé tickets. 😮‍💨 If she'd come to my hometown I would've done it but alas. Now in the market for a custom cowboy hat. 🤠

If you wrote a book (yay you!) and you're asking for preorders, PLEASE put the release date in your bio. I'm very bad at waiting so I can't preorder more than 16 days before release but I still wanna know.

I have gone viral on threads. 2M views and only one person determined to assume the worst. She was immediately virtually beat to death over and over so it's fine.

The way my heart was pounding during that presale but I will be in that number!! Amen!! #beyhive 🐝

Why is sharp cheddar cheese, so satisfying???? Another vote for night cheese.