True Story Tuesday

I googled the words: What am I doing with my life

...and got 115,000,000 results

Go vote!

Get that butt to the polls. It's your RIGHT.

Killa Cam and the recession

I hate my job...

This is what hip hop is all about.

True Story Tuesday

Overheard in traffic:

Yeah, wow. 63 years of being black. I remember when we were the first black family on the block.

If we acted out, the neighbors would beat us. Then we'd come home to another belt from moms, who would warn us with the words: Don't make me have to tell your father, cause he is going to be tired when he gets home from work. 

If we were really unlucky, we would still get that third beating of the day from pops. 

 

True Story Tuesday: Those veggies on the first lawn

Hey Alice Waters...

Check this out!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/white.house.garden/index.html

True Story Tuesday: Waiting for the economy to recover

Elaborate brush-off lines in 2009:

An undeserving guy I like told me with a straight face: 

I'll call you once the financial world stabilizes.

white house update

Go Obama go!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29obama.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

The recession makes me EMO

How amazing is Baz? Throwback teenland angst. Holla.

Countdown Obama: after the party

True Story Tuesday: pt. 2, inauguration moments and junk food

watching the first couple dance and crying my eyes out over a chili-dog.

Countdown Obama: when people come together

I cried, we all cried.
We stood and froze and didn’t complain, we were all so very thirsty for hope.

Mookie says: Welcome the new Royalty, Michelle and Barack Obama

Sometimes America is grand.

True Story Tuesday: Mr. President, Barack Obama

It happened.
It really happened.

Countdown Obama: some of those parties

POP CHAMPAGNE SANTOGOLD!!!

Also seen on the scene... De La Soul, Common, Sam and Lindsay, John Legend, those Maroon 5 wankers, Moby, Rosario Dawson, Michael Stipe, Jessica Alba, Heather Graham and Tim Robbins. Politikkin. Barack Steady Crew. Presidential black. 

Countdown Obama: Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the streets of DC

Got those tix!!!!!

...And this was the line, in the end, that girl from high school hooked it up.

Getting ready...

Thank you MLK!

Countdown Obama: the streets are ready

DC...

Countdown Obama: the art of Shepard Fairey and friends

                  Yo... can you believe Barack is going to be president?

Mookie stopped to check out a gallery on M street.
DC is alive, we are all alive and colorful. Real and interested.

We are awake.

http://www.manifesthope.com/

Presidential food

Yes, 

It's true, Cristeta Comerford is staying at The White House. 

Now we just need to wait and see if Alice Waters and co finally get what they always wanted: An organic garden on the "first lawn". I say yes! 

P.S. Check out the Lincoln menu...

http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-inaugural14-2009jan14,0,5905247.story

the best of 08... more more more

Good riddance Mr. Bush!!

The end of a disgusting era.

Can the world please keep it together for a few more days?

call off the cowards

bombing doesn't solve anything