Subway Playlist

1. Garbage – Metal Heart
2. Ratatat – Nostrand
3. Nelly Furtado – Turn off the Light
4. Third Eye Blind – Losing a Whole Year
5. No Doubt – Hella Good
6. Martha and the Vandellas – Nowhere to Run
7. Eric Clapton – Layla
8. Blessid Union of Souls – Hey Leonardo
9. Silversun Pickups – Kissing Families
10. Weezer – Island in the Sun
11. Metric – Glass Ceiling
12. Our Lady Peace – One Man Army

JMO but Really a Simple Fact: Black Women ARE Capable of Having Healthy Natural Hair

So I really hate the fact that I feel obligated to discuss this (it is 2011 after all) but I felt the need to add my two cents to a topic currently being discussed on black gossip sites.

So Tiffany "New York" Pollard from "Win a Date with Flava Flav", or whatever the show was called, recently posed for some photos as one of the celebrity faces of Image Cosmetics. The makeup was refreshingly understated but all eyes were on her full head of curls.

It looked cute and different and so much better than those horrendous wigs she used to rock so it must be fake.

So it really irritated me when I read some of the comments coming from readers on a black website:

"Natural looking afro wig. #yawn#"

"It's a wig..."

" Yeah right. notice she talks about a natural "look" and not her natural "hair". what girl rocking her natural hair talks about the "look"?!? it's all about the hair baby and that is clearly not hers.

She still looks nice with it though."

Because God knows there is no way she (a black woman) could decide to stop using a relaxer and grow her hair out to the healthy looking head of curls she's rocking.

???????????????

Okay, I have nothing against wigs but I find it sad that black women seem to think it's an impossibility for someone to have pretty hair without using a relaxer or fake hair. It says a lot about our culture and none of those things are good. I didn't bother posting the more negative comments.

For the record, New York has been natural under her wigs for years.

If someone was curious about black women's natural hair, all they would have to do is go on Youtube. There are plenty of women of all shades and hair textures with big ol' afros.

Black on black hate is so lame.

JMO.

I'd Hit It: Darren Criss

I've been sweating Darren Criss since his A Very Potter Musical Days.

So I'm thrilled that he's getting so much attention on Glee.

His Teenage Dream moment was cute.

But how sexy is this guy when he sings Robin Thicke's "How Do I Get You Alone"?

Sigh, so dreamy.

You can get me alone anytime you want Darren!

Quarterlife Crisis?

So I posted a tongue-in-cheek status on Facebook basically asking God for a lottery win or a rich man. Obviously I was joking though in all honesty, I wouldn’t turn my nose up to millions of dollars or a rich man. If I had great chemistry with him. God knows I've dated my share of successful men with personalities that rivaled rocks.

Anyway, some people took my status for what it was: airing of my frustrations through humor.

It’s what I do.

Others, who I know meant well, threw the feminist bible at me. “You are a strong, independent woman”, “You don’t need a man”, “You are female, roar bitch, roar”.

Yes, yes I know I am a strong woman who is capable of moving mountains and reaching the stars blah blah blah.

But I’m tired. *whines*

I've been pushing myself for 8 years and I don't even know what my goal is anymore.

What do you do when the thrill of the hustle is gone?

Mood Board: December

It's cold out.

Maybe that's why my mind has been on the desert.

I have this intense desire to be completely covered. But I don't want an ugly parka; I want beautiful fabrics to drape myself in.

Some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen were wearing hijabs and saris which proves style has nothing to do with skin.

My body is in New York, my mind wants to be somewhere else right now now.