Seeing the black dog win Best in Show is the canine equivalent of watching a black person on Jeopardy. I will not explain.

“You say. I only hear what I want to…”

The final season of Brockmire was prescient.

How did this man know so many people?

“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” lyricism is the reason why writing became an imperative in my life. Dr. Angelou writes about black girlhood and all its paradoxes so beautifully and so powerfully it continues to leave me in awe.

Finished my Sex and the City rewatch and I couldn’t help but wonder if Miranda would have been happier on a mood stabilizer.

It's Friday night baby

I own my love for it AND 1776.

What a difference a day makes.

Sigh. A glass of something sparkling and a new season of P-Valley would be a perfect nightcap right now.

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

What a wonderful feeling to be seen and discover that you’re not the only one.

The Space Jam Soundtrack (minus R. Kelly) is one of the great movie soundtracks of the 90s.

It’s wild to me that people always boil the Great Gatsby down to the aesthetics and not the critique of about how one biracial man’s quest for wealth to impress an immature heartless woman led to his demise. In the end capitalism kills.

It’s giving Enron.

Happy National Cat Day to this perfect angel who is ecstatic that his GG is here.

When black people refer to someone as “twin” they are in fact NOT biological twins.

I have an aunt who is my great aunt’s best friend and a lot of other older black women that have been family friends for years. Hell, if you’re 15 years older than me then we are in aunt territory.

[me at the vet] here’s all my money, i don’t care, whatever it takes, do u need more [me at my dr] a $20 copay, that’s outrageous

This bears repeating.

It keep thinking about how the Dems strategy should just be Newton’s Third Law of Motion. For every Trump action there should be an equal and opposite reaction. Please pay me millions of dollars for this recommendation.

It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.

The process of writing is absolute hell. I know this is an article of faith but it’s happening to ME. (Commence temper tantrum)

People are telling on themselves this week. Please take care of yourself. You are not expendable.

Times are strange. Here’s a picture of the world’s most perfect animal.

The Reba theme song.

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

It’s Faded by SoulDecision. I will be taking no further questions.

I’ve been thinking a lot about D’Angelo’s passing, BET After Dark and the commodification of the toxic bodying shaming culture of the 2000s. There was a lot of focus on the women who were impacted by this culture. We often forget how toxic it was for men at that time as well.

Finding out D’Angelo died…

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s: "I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this. -Omar El Akkad Pics of the day #photography

Great gowns. Beautiful gowns.

This is 42 Spa day LeDip Cheeseburger Good book Lovey messages from friends and family Conclave Don’t just let love in. Submerge in it.

Same. Maya Rudolph is everything.

Same

Morning view

Autism doesn’t stop at 18. There are plenty of autistic adults that often get left behind during media coverage because the focus is often on moms of autistic children. It’s another way to erase autistic people’s personhood.

The millennial urge to buy the entire collection of Babysitters Club books off of EBay.

This conversation broke my heart and lifted my spirits at the same time. Wesley Morris is prescient as always and this country doesn’t deserve Nikole Hannah-Jones. All hail black genius.

Quiet mornings Tea British Bake Off

Group therapy Is a Balm So is Watermelon Slush from Moge Tee And BonChon Soy Garlic Wings And buying books from Kramers And long conversations with your bestie And my cat. Always my cat

Landing safely The music of Jeffrey Osbourne Having 90 and 94 year old grandmas Watching my dad playful bicker with his sibling Lovely airplane seat companions Loud cat purrs Missing mom as a roommate Quiet

My love for this song is eternal. I close my eyes and lift my hands in the air

Deep breath in. Deep breath out.

Saying goodbye is never easy Family helps make it bearable My cat on his favorite blanket Costco Dr. Pepper Fountain Drink Watching my father pray over family Waiting, Waiting, Waiting A potential The Babysitter’s Club Musical Emotional check-ins Beach sunset Juicy books My mom in her element

Snuggled with my cat Had dinner with my parents Went on a walk by the ocean with my aunt Blasted gospel music in the car Shared a moment with a stranger who turned out not to be a stranger at all Read a book Had revelations Acknowledged my sadness Let love in

“Severance" actor Tramell Tillman has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. He is the first Black man ever to win the award #Emmys

Southside The Babysitters Club My Lady Jane Unprisoned Manhunter Alaska Daily Saved by the Bell Great News Tom Swift