I don’t have a degree in psychology, psychiatry, or a show on network television telling folks how to handle the Ford tough terrain known as Everyday Life. But today I found myself in the middle of a counseling session with one of my students. This is not uncommon in the composition classroom;so much [...]
Tag: i was just thinking
Why I Talk To Myself…Well One Reason Anyway
"No one is a household name." I have no idea who said this. "Your silence will not protect you." Audre Lorde Ironic that the best place to whisper a secret is the world wide web. But I like it here. Here I can be anonymous, a mirage; bodiless and intangible—just a bunch of words coming from a [...]
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I Wanna Be a Soul Train Dancer
Okay so not quite that but I am taking dance classes--African dance class was the night before last. From all appearances it seems that I’m the last Black girl without rhythm on this planet, but I have fun there. I get very sweaty. I feel accomplished by that since that’s one thing I'm doing like everyone [...]
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Awaiting Drowsiness
Photo: Chunghwa (DeviantArt.com) I keep getting sick and have no idea why. I've been eating right, exercising, and yet for the third time in about as many weeks my body is resistant to wanting to do much of anything. This week I thought it might be allergies. I've never been diagnosed with them but the [...]
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Year of the Horse
I "learned" the following about myself tonight while taking a bunch of "quizzes" online, and it turns out that all of this proves I shoulda been born in the Year of the Horse (whatever that means)... ___________________________________________________________________ You've got a ton of energy - and need plenty of room to roam. You tend to follow your [...]
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Homesick
“Some days I sit like a child/who’s afraid of ghosts in the night/I know ain’t nothin’ out there/I’m still afraid to turn off the lights…” --Amos Lee (Arms of a Woman) “Only a dreamer knows what it’s like to be homesick for a place s/he’s never been.” --a postcard in Mrs. Paterson’s classroom [...]
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Tired of Tyra
I am amazed at Tyra’s take on her role in popular culture’s body mass complex. While her talk show is full of self esteem “boosters,” contrived and otherwise, America’s Next Top Model perpetuates the need-to-be-thin construct. This morning I watched Tyra defend herself against an anorexic, Jenny, who is in residence at a treatment [...]
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I liked him like ice cream.
(Animation courtesy of Google Images) It sucks when you like somebody more than they like you. Which is what I'm thinking as I’m returning these sandals to Ross. I love the barely-there sandals because I feel like I’m virtually barefoot when I wear them and because I like looking at the tattoo on my foot. [...]
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Sometimes young people get on my nerves terribly
Cartoon by Peter Brunke (2003) I'm not sure if I should be a teacher. Sometimes young people get on my nerves terribly. They know everything, opening their mouths to reveal, mostly, that they know very little. And they reveal this with such cockiness that you just wanna slap 'em in the mouth like a misbehaving child. I’m [...]
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The Covenant With Black America…Shoulda Been an Epic Poem
Last week, Black people and a few do-gooder liberals convened at Hampton University to talk about Tavis Smiley’s Covenant with Black America in action. I missed the action part unless talking counts. But anyway…The Black leaders—not to be confused with leading Blacks who are media selected and have their personal interests in mind [...]
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