Meeting a Prodigy at a Book Fair
A few weeks ago I was on vacation and decided to take a day trip up to New York for the BlogWorld Expo. The conference itself lasted three days, but I only went up to see the exhibits and the keynote speakers. Anyway, I was at the conference down in the exhibit area typing up a tiny rant when a woman approached and asked if I was a book writer or a book reviewer. I thought … Read entire article »
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This Twitter Situation at Blog World Expo
I’m sitting here at Blog World Expo wondering if twitter is down or if they have purposefully blocked it. I am not pleased by this at all. Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I am the lone person who cannot receive tweets. I can post to Facebook though… Yeah, so anyway…How can I tell report all of the interesting things I am seeing if I can’t tweet them real time? So far I’ve been … Read entire article »
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Blacking It Up Live 2: Black Harder (and Dougie)
Once a month on every the third Wednesday, you can catch Elon James White and #TeamBlackness at 116 MacDougal St Blacking It Up live. This was my second journey up to NYC to catch the live show and I had a great time. I’m not going to go over all that was said and done, but a few things stood out: 1. Jess Wood is hilarious. That finger banging for lunch/brunch was so very raunchy, but also … Read entire article »
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Every @lJoyWilliams and @Baratunde Photo I took last night at the #TWBIU event.
Last night I was driving back to Philly from the event and I get a tweet (probably an hour after I left the event) from @ljoywilliams basically saying she’s ready to see her photos. My response: Um ma’am, I’m still driving and I have work in the morning, so you’ll have to wait patiently. So, in an effort to please @ljoyWilliams, I am posting every photo I took of her with Mr #BlackIcing last night … Read entire article »
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Atlantic City and the Feast
The day started with a brownie bribe as I once again arrived ready to go on our road trip several cups of coffee down, drinking a large orange juice and packing one bottle of coconut water, a diet Dr. Pepper and a 32 ounce Nalgene of water. There was no doubt that my petite bladder would not make the hour drive to Atlantic City. The night before – OR (How we almost didn’t make it to … Read entire article »
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Laughing Liberally – A New York Trip
Ok, so this is essentially a photo essay of what I did during my most recent trip up to New York. Interestingly, I didn’t take a lot of photos like I normally would because I was “socializing”, but obviously there are enough to show what when down. I drove up to see Elon James White, the host of Blacking It Up, perform in the Off-Broadway show Laughing Liberally: This Ain’t No Tea Party. Along the way … Read entire article »
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In The Beginning – The MadCap Road Trip (Part 4)
My abductor had previously showed me the confectionery options available to me via the bakery’s website. She had not incorrectly noted that I would want to make away with a Cosmopolitan cupcake. I will admit, once the impressive and beautiful display case was directly in front of me, my resolve weakened slightly. But, since a cosmo cupcake is not something found everyday, and because the bakery lists the caloric count at around 500 calories each, … Read entire article »
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In The Beginning – The MadCap Road Trip (Part 3)
Back on the highway headed toward Manhattan we took the exit that the phone suggested but it seemed to have missed a turn in its direction, and we ended up heading toward downtown rather than uptown. With only one more u-turn, we managed to make it to the proper 189th Street. Cruising a few blocks, I found what I felt to be a perfectly acceptable and prime parking … Read entire article »
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In The Beginning – The MadCap Road Trip (Part 2)
Sunday morning…my alarm went off promptly at 5 a.m. as alarms will do when programmed thusly.(Nikki’s alarm went off. I, DanielleJ, do not require alarms) I, however, was up somewhere closer to 5:12 as girls who don’t go to bed until 1 will do. Half-naked stumbling to the living room ensured that the coffee maker was, in fact, making coffee. After feeding what looked to be half-starved felines, I fought every urge to crawl back … Read entire article »
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In The Beginning – The MadCap Road Trip (Part 1)
It was a kidnapping on a Sunday at 6 a.m. complete with a 40 ounce Thermos of coffee and mostly full tank of gas; two single girls then set out on what has to be dubbed the “madcap road trip.” Madcap: marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness And by kidnapping, allow me to explain; on the Friday previous to the day in question, I was asked under rather curious context about my weekend plans. After explaining I … Read entire article »
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