http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/-t1.htm let it out...all of it Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:21:06 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/xand/logo.gif http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/-t1.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/photo-shoot-was-a-success-t1295.htm Tizzy Lizz^ The photo shoot was a success. I counted over 30 open-mic hosts in attendance...might be close to 40. There was so much love in the air... The rain stopped just enough for to take some photos Freedom Theater was SO cooperative and flexible. I am looking forward to this coming out in print and web. Thanks to Alyson, Sharvon, Adrian, Glory, KD, and Reuben! Meanwhile, tweaking the layout for phillycypher.com Dear Diary Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:21:06 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/photo-shoot-was-a-success-t1295.htm#8719 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/photo-shoot-was-a-success-t1295.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/inspired-by-alyson-s-text-doing-new-things-t1284.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Okay - so Alyson you remember that text you sent me yesterday about Wednesday, changing scenery, and so on? I got inspired and I want to open it up to the boards. I'm going to take on the challenge of New Thing ____day ( <-insert your day of the week here, New Thing Tuesdays, etc.). This is where we do something new (go some place different, do something different, dress different, eat different OR whatever - just different from your normal routine, behavior, choices. Feel free ... Dear Diary Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:45:08 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/inspired-by-alyson-s-text-doing-new-things-t1284.htm#8638 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/inspired-by-alyson-s-text-doing-new-things-t1284.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/this-really-isn-t-news-t1271.htm alyson
Kanye’s shirtless cover for french magazine Liberation Next:

thank you kanye. ]]> Dear Diary Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:13:10 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/this-really-isn-t-news-t1271.htm#8549 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/this-really-isn-t-news-t1271.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/following-the-yellow-brick-road-t1258.htm alyson today i resigned from my job to leap in the unknown. i don't have another job lined up, but i do have some 'if shit goes bad, i can_____' places to fall back on. i did it this way for a couple of reasons, but the main reason was to make sure i tried my VERY best to succeed. sink or swim baby. i realized that even if we don't like the situation we're in, we stick with it because it's comfortable, it's predictable, and we don't have to put forth too much effort to maintain it. but while ... Dear Diary Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:09:41 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/following-the-yellow-brick-road-t1258.htm#8495 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/following-the-yellow-brick-road-t1258.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/getting-over-my-hiatus-hump-t1159.htm alyson i didn't realize that i've been away from words for so long until last week. this morning i layed in bed going over exactly why i left. it still makes sense, but slowly but surely i'm feeling the need to write return. no longer am i giving my all to my job. i'm realizing that if my clients are smart enough to record an album or make a movie, then they're smart enough to figure out some of the problems that go along with it on their own. it's not my job to know ALL of the answers. ... Dear Diary Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:46:27 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/getting-over-my-hiatus-hump-t1159.htm#7747 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/getting-over-my-hiatus-hump-t1159.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/humble-t1246.htm Tizzy Lizz^ What are the things / situations / people that humble you? Dear Diary Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:27:16 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/humble-t1246.htm#8411 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/humble-t1246.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/an-appreciation-t1216.htm alyson forgive me now, i'm sleepy and this is honestly gonna be a mish-mash of thoughts. this weekend, i let my friend's little cousin stay over. she's 13 and LOST. her mom is on drugs in b-more and apparently her father never really wanted her and she knows that. she hates her step mom but doesn't say much about her. her dad was at his last straw with her, so my friend took her in to be a part of her family for a couple of months. (otherwise, she would've gone to foster care.) the problem ... Dear Diary Tue, 19 May 2009 02:09:05 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/an-appreciation-t1216.htm#8225 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/an-appreciation-t1216.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/selflessness-t1197.htm Tizzy Lizz^ I feel like I'm in this new stage of life recently - selflessness. I am fed by situations that humble me and situations where I can be selfless. I still put me first - in a common sense way, but I find myself welcoming these opportunities to give, share, step aside, help. Also opportunities to see how I can improve, or what was my role, analyzing and admitting my faults. Recently, I outgrew a grudge I was determined to hold onto, but I let it go because I saw a mirror reflection. The ... Dear Diary Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:34:05 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/selflessness-t1197.htm#8102 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/selflessness-t1197.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/going-back-to-cali-t1112.htm Tizzy Lizz^ I think traveling is going to be my new form of escapism This year I want to go to LA, Chicago, and hopefully overseas (to London, etc). 3 day weekends... I figure I might as well do it now...and besides more and more each day I find myself hungry for something different, more adventure, a big change in my life. The election / inaugeration was inspiring in a "get off your butt" kind of way for me. Do more. Go bigger. Be better...these are the nudges I feel inside. Right ... Dear Diary Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:09:39 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/going-back-to-cali-t1112.htm#7417 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/going-back-to-cali-t1112.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/sharing-this-t1163.htm Tizzy Lizz^ My cousin sent me this. I really love it. Langston has a lot of hidden treasures: Life is Fine by Langston Hughes I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank. I came up once and hollered! I came up twice and cried! If that water hadn't a-been so cold I might've sunk and died.      But it was      Cold in that water!      It was cold! I took the elevator Sixteen floors above the ... Dear Diary Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:08:01 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/sharing-this-t1163.htm#7782 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/sharing-this-t1163.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/right-now-thread-re-up-t1147.htm Tizzy Lizz^ ***i think we had a thread like this before...but its probably buried on another page Right now I'm listening to Liberation (Outkast, Goodie Mob, Badu, and Big Rube). I keep rewinding it. Right now it fits my mood. (bout the 7th listening) Right now there are about 2 people at work (on my unit - out of 11)...I should have stayed home too and did my taxes, paid my internet bill and finished up some articles. But instead I'm here...trying to play while the cats away Right now, ... Dear Diary Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:19:18 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/right-now-thread-re-up-t1147.htm#7649 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/right-now-thread-re-up-t1147.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/something-of-our-own-t1132.htm the_whisper So I initially came downstairs this morning to jump on my laptop and get into a blog of some sort. I wound up commenting on a bunch of posts before I even got to mine. Hahahahaha. I just really wanted to thank all of the women who participated in the tea last evening. I actually feel increasingly blessed that I'm able to provide this type of atmosphere for those who I invite into my home. I was apprehensive at first concerning having an event for just women. However, I'm discovering ... Dear Diary Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:18:18 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/something-of-our-own-t1132.htm#7514 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/something-of-our-own-t1132.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/biding-your-time-t1113.htm alyson how many of you "hang on in there" either out of fear, pressure from others, or stubborness? i want to make SO many changes in my life, but people keep telling me that now is not the time. to hang on in there. but if history (whether it be my past or through studying others) has taught me one thing - it taught me that i have to make it the time. nothing would have changed, or gotten better if i didn't make the 1st step. i think it's time for me to take another step out on that ... Dear Diary Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:48:52 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/biding-your-time-t1113.htm#7424 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/biding-your-time-t1113.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/labeling-art-t1131.htm Tizzy Lizz^
Andy Warhol — he always said to never label your art. Let everyone else try and figure it out, and while they're trying to figure it out you continue to make more art.]]> Dear Diary Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:11:58 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/labeling-art-t1131.htm#7510 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/labeling-art-t1131.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/looking-for-a-ring-t632.htm vincentlopez This is one of the most stressful things I have ever done. Searching for the right ring, even with assistance from her girlfriend, has been difficult. It’s not about the price or the design as much as having that feeling that this is the ring that will be the right one for her. It takes lots patience and focus and the strength of mind to walk away from the many salespeople at jewelry stores. I’d also like to mention that shopping for a ring hasn’t been pleasant either but I refuse to take ... Dear Diary Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:01:47 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/looking-for-a-ring-t632.htm#3742 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/looking-for-a-ring-t632.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/new-year-s-party-heeey-t1091.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Had my first New Year's party - and it was fun. Going to make it an annual thing. I was very last minute but it pulled off very well...bout 20 people came through...we did the soul train line, cyphered till about 3 in the morning, ate REAL good...food was in abundance (thanks to Rahnda, Sylvia and my Dad) last person left at 6am be back with more + pics (later in the week) **I was glad that I brought it in doing something new, something different. One of the highlights ... Dear Diary Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:11:46 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/new-year-s-party-heeey-t1091.htm#7330 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/new-year-s-party-heeey-t1091.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/any-suggestions-names-titles-t1077.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Thinking about changing the name of Writer Blocks when it comes back out. I had a name...got a dope logo designed, now I'm unsure if that is the right name. It doesn't seem original to me, but I might use it anyway (I might be making things harder than they should be) Any name suggestions? This is a name for a newspaper. I tried looking up so many different name ideas and I realized few things are original...somebody somewhere has it, or there is a band named after it. ***Bands ... Dear Diary Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:05:36 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/any-suggestions-names-titles-t1077.htm#7289 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/any-suggestions-names-titles-t1077.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/quote-the-ones-who-are-successful-are-t1074.htm Tizzy Lizz^ #1 - what in the world was I eating that has the quotation mark button not working #2 - this is a random thought entry Anyway, I was browsing around and I saw this quote by Talib Kweli on okayplayer.com - I am growing and changing every day, and this business is like the wild wild west right now. There are no rules, and the ones who are successful are making up their own rules. My journey has taken me to dizzying heights and pitiful lows. Just wanted to share where I'm at now. So ... Dear Diary Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:14:16 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/quote-the-ones-who-are-successful-are-t1074.htm#7274 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/quote-the-ones-who-are-successful-are-t1074.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/stereotypes-the-arm-wrestle-t1062.htm Tizzy Lizz^ I try to avoid proving the stereotype true. Most times anyway. At work, there are more than enough situations that would make a sistah wanna go off, but I always take the higher road (?) and force a polite smile, and nonchalant demeanor, stay focused on the bigger picture instead (PLAYING THE GAME they call it). It gets hard. Seems like there are these mouse traps to trick you into exploding. I feel like there is going to be a day when I'm just going to come in here and really express myself. ... Dear Diary Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:53:19 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/stereotypes-the-arm-wrestle-t1062.htm#7224 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/stereotypes-the-arm-wrestle-t1062.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/i-didn-t-think-it-would-happen-t1030.htm alyson when i first saw that he won, i was STUNNED. speechless. i called the girls in and they read the screen and screamed. i wanted to run outside and dance and shout like it was NYE. that's what it felt like. NYE. but we didn't go outside, my area is quiet and dark. but if i lived in philly, it would've been on. after it really sunk in, i cried. i mean i cried and prayed and cried and prayed. and my children couldn't believe that it affected me like it did. i tried my best to explain ... Dear Diary Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:19:02 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/i-didn-t-think-it-would-happen-t1030.htm#7014 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/i-didn-t-think-it-would-happen-t1030.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/off-then-on-t1025.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Well my first vacation was successful. I feel like I disconnected from everything SO much that I’m finding it a little challenging trying to reconnect with my regular life. I feel slow in the head almost. I tried to stay away from technology...and as a result I found out about Jennifer Hudson sooo late. I fell in love with this place called Hanuama Bay. It felt like a private tropical island. They say the jellyfish rinse onto shore exactly 10 days after a full moon. Interesting to ... Dear Diary Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:11:06 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/off-then-on-t1025.htm#6993 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/off-then-on-t1025.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/domestic-violoence-informance-t1016.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Yesterday I went to a really creative play put on by Davina NaTanya Stewart (and friends) where it educated the audience about domestic violence. It was an interactive play that took place in a loft (called The Sanctuary). The audience was actually escorted throughout the house to watch different scenes of the play. We watched different couples arguing, how it affected the kids, and the tragic ending. There was a scene where we were escorted to a party room and the actors brought food ... Dear Diary Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:22:23 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/domestic-violoence-informance-t1016.htm#6950 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/domestic-violoence-informance-t1016.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/how-blessed-preperation-for-the-long-hall-t992.htm the_whisper Ever take a moment to reflect on how blessed you really are? I mean in this time of economic uncertainty, for some, it's definitely easy to forget your spirituality, overall mental/emotional balance, and just all around blessing counting. My and I have been reflecting alot lately, yet I find myself slipping into distress sometimes. It balks me at times the amount of money it takes to run our small household. We have to budget in for gas...for both cars, for baby needs, ... Dear Diary Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:16:36 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/how-blessed-preperation-for-the-long-hall-t992.htm#6819 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/how-blessed-preperation-for-the-long-hall-t992.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/growing-up-random-entry-t990.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Random entry My computer crashed (thank you Mercury Retrograde)...its time for an upgrade anyway. I should be angry, worried, or something, but I'm learning not to expect too much from technology over the long-term. So, I have this crazy random entry to summarize things since i've been away from the boards (I want to post in different sections, but this diary entry will have to do). On Thursday, I was texting someone and was so into the text that I got on the wrong train. By the time ... Dear Diary Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:40:34 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/growing-up-random-entry-t990.htm#6807 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/growing-up-random-entry-t990.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/party-irritation-t984.htm alyson ok. i'm sorry but i have to vent... i'm tired of cheap people. i don't even want to type right now because the things that i'm gonna say are negative and nasty. but all i asked is that we come together and throw a halloween party for the kids because it would be safer than trick or treating. i asked that each adult be responsible for something (pizza, drinks, snacks, decorations, etc.) i understand times are hard. trust me, i'm single doing it on my own. but i try and do things for ... Dear Diary Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:48:14 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/party-irritation-t984.htm#6783 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/party-irritation-t984.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/parenting-t922.htm alyson my apologies if you all are tired of hearing me talk about my kids, but they are my main focus now so...it's hard to think or care about anything that doesn't affect them... i used to think that it would get easier as they grew older. i was so wrong. thre are so many types of situations that they are dealing with that i would have never thought possible. it's hard. i constantly ask myself if i responded the right way to a situation. currently: 1. my almost 10 year old thinks ... Dear Diary Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:15:52 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/parenting-t922.htm#6326 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/parenting-t922.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/god-speaks-t903.htm alyson friday afternoon, my old 'little' boss sent me a job listing for a publicist for the ACCVA. (nj state job working for the atlantic city convention and visitor's authority.) if hired, i would directly report to our old 'big' boss who is the vp there now. even without a degree, i have enough experience on my side. so...i thought about it. i went out later that night to ac to celebrate my old little boss' birthday at a beach bar. i ran into people that i haven't seen since my days of working ... Dear Diary Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:53:11 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/god-speaks-t903.htm#6234 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/god-speaks-t903.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/the-treadmill-t935.htm Tizzy Lizz^ The Treadmill One of my favorite books of all time is Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. I love it because there is so much psychology in it. From my memory, I remember a part in the beginning where a young man has a dream that he is with his deceased grandfather. The grandfather gives him an envelope and tells him to open it. He said the young man's scholarship award was in the envelope. So the young man opens the envelope, only to find another smaller one, and inside that another smaller ... Dear Diary Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:32:51 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/the-treadmill-t935.htm#6432 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/the-treadmill-t935.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/how-often-do-you-watch-t891.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Yesterday I went to the Black Women's Arts Festival. I was helping out this year as a volunteer. It was a different hat for me to wear, and I want to continue to help support other artistic projects by rolling up my sleeves whenever I can. (This is the kind of change that I want to see more widely from artists in the Black arts community in Philly, so instead of talking about how we need to do it, I'm just gonna do it, you know). Anyway, I had a good time watching the other acts. I ... Dear Diary Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:59:06 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/how-often-do-you-watch-t891.htm#6207 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/how-often-do-you-watch-t891.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/git-up-a-git-git-a-git-down-911-is-joking-your-town-t904.htm glory This horrible crime: http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/26275729.html happened within a short two minute walk from the front door of the home my parents raised me in. I don't know the victim or the victim's family, but once, eleven years ago, I knew the neighborhood intimately. My aunt lives around the corner. I still have some family friends there. I can still be found in the neighborhood, visiting family from time to time. But this kind of thing didn't happen near my ... Dear Diary Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:47:43 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/git-up-a-git-git-a-git-down-911-is-joking-your-town-t904.htm#6238 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/git-up-a-git-git-a-git-down-911-is-joking-your-town-t904.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/today-s-lesson-t882.htm Tizzy Lizz^ LESSON: Racists take care each other. Slaves take care of racists. I know I'm on a stepping stone right now in life...meaning where i'm at is not a long term thing. I know there is some lesson i need to learn here and possibly something to master before i can move on to greater things... So i figured try something new. Respond differently. Normally in my current situation, i can be a bit of doormat. Not really asking for much because i don't plan on being in this situation ... Dear Diary Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:01:22 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/today-s-lesson-t882.htm#6144 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/today-s-lesson-t882.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/learning-appreciating-t850.htm alyson my joy is to learn new things from ordinary situations...and be appreciative of the small things...please allow me to share... the nawlins trip...i'm glad that i went with tizzy and glory. for my 1st trip with friends (i normally roll solo) i had a lot of fun. i think that it was a good personality match all around. tizzy made me more outgoing and carefree, while glory reigned me when needed be. i'm thankful for that. glory patiently described in detail what the crawfish ettouffee ... Dear Diary Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:12:53 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/learning-appreciating-t850.htm#5839 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/learning-appreciating-t850.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/bazooka-joe-gum-t852.htm Tizzy Lizz^
I thought about how that gum had us reading since it had the gum wrapped up in a little comic strip. Thought that was a cool way to get kids to read. Wonder why more candy companies never picked up on that? Costly...probably]]> Dear Diary Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:57:17 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/bazooka-joe-gum-t852.htm#5860 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/bazooka-joe-gum-t852.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/newness-and-reminscing-pt-2-t844.htm the_whisper So Im sitting here watching my Nia play in her boppy seat listening to 45's. Yes 45's. Teaching the child about good music already. Not that every song released on 45 was all good. Most of it was just better than what gets passed off today. But back to this whole motherhood thing. When we first found out about the pregnancy my was ecstatic. I wasn't though. They say the best way to make God laugh is to make plans. Well God must've been had a side splitting good time watching ... Dear Diary Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:44:42 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/newness-and-reminscing-pt-2-t844.htm#5804 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/newness-and-reminscing-pt-2-t844.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/newness-and-reminscing-t734.htm the_whisper So I'm sitting at my home desk, realizing I haven't blogged in over a year. Haven't said much of anything. Those who haven't heard from me only know that I was absent from the poetry scene. However, poetry definitely hasn't been absent from me. When your art form is a part of you, well hell it's just a part of you. The reasons I've been away from performing? Well now that SOMEONE is still asleep I can write about it. A year ago around this time I was in the process of wedding ... Dear Diary Tue, 13 May 2008 15:27:12 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/newness-and-reminscing-t734.htm#4641 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/newness-and-reminscing-t734.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/creating-traditions-t839.htm Tizzy Lizz^ I'm getting my nieces for the weekend. I want to make this a summer tradition...spend some time with aunt Traycee This will be a first time for all of us...we don't live in the same city and hardly see each other. Most of our interaction is over the phone and during family gatherings. I'm thinking of things to do with them and I'm hoping I have enough ideas. They are 10 and 13 and very mature for their age (which is one of the reasons why I wanted to scoop them up quick...she told me ... Dear Diary Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:39:13 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/creating-traditions-t839.htm#5782 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/creating-traditions-t839.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/billie-holiday-weakness-t821.htm alyson last night i finally watched lady sings the blues. i almost turned it off i was so pissed. now, i'm not that familiar with billie holiday's life and i'm not sure how accurately she was depicted in the movie (i'm gonna go pick up a biography from the library this afternoon to get a better idea and understanding.) but her character really made me mad... i do not see her story as a tragic one...instead, i see her as a weak woman who let her vices control her. she had the support of numerous ... Dear Diary Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:57:06 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/billie-holiday-weakness-t821.htm#5638 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/billie-holiday-weakness-t821.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/do-you-think-t817.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Message board question - Do you think it makes it uncomfortable posting or expressing because most of us on these boards either know each, have seen each other before? I say this because on most of the other boards, many of the people have never met in person...the closest they can get to you is a myspace page if you have that. Is there a different freedom in the anonymous? For example, at some point, we can be each other's customers (if you put on a show, you have something to promote, ... Dear Diary Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:32:43 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/do-you-think-t817.htm#5632 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/do-you-think-t817.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/frustration-t803.htm A_Str8 I heard a song last night. I don't remember the exact words, but basically it started out with the MC saying that only his own people pull him down. He has to watch out for "niggas." Before I skipped to the next song out of disgust, I was listening and thinking of the irony of the song. The song is basically about avoiding the negativity of our own people, but the song contained nothing but negativity towards our own people. The song, the guy's attitude, they didn't stand out to me ... Dear Diary Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:19:52 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/frustration-t803.htm#5434 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/frustration-t803.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/double-standard-woman-woman-vs-man-man-t653.htm M.A.P. I am tired of men trying to convince me that I like women. Why is it that the same men who are all for woman on woman argue that men shouldn't sleep with other men? WHY!? Just because a man speaks to a small sampling of women... and those women say that they like other women.. then suddenly ALL women must like other women! GRRRRR. Just venting. Dear Diary Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:18:24 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/double-standard-woman-woman-vs-man-man-t653.htm#3958 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/double-standard-woman-woman-vs-man-man-t653.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/my-plan-vs-god-s-plan-t753.htm alyson i am learning that my plan, doesn't necessarliy fit with the plan that god has for me. i have no problem accepting this as he has brought me this far...but here's my issue... i want to write for me again and it seems that me writing for me (for my own enjoyment), may not be in god's plan. and this is hard for me to deal with. a couple of years ago, i quit working at the boys and girls club. one of the reasons was because i was stiffled creatively. i quit with every intention to begin ... Dear Diary Thu, 22 May 2008 00:50:56 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/my-plan-vs-god-s-plan-t753.htm#4838 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/my-plan-vs-god-s-plan-t753.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/people-demanding-my-time-t759.htm alyson this week has been tough... at work, i have over 100 clients who have jobs in production. about 1/2 of them are contacting me EVERY DAY in some way and it's starting to wear on me. i'm tired of being yelled at by 1 client b/c i couldn't call him right back b/c i was on the phone with another client, i have another client on hold, and i'm replying to an email from yet another client. this was my day yesterday. while this is going on, i'm getting text messages from family, friends, ... Dear Diary Thu, 29 May 2008 23:01:25 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/people-demanding-my-time-t759.htm#4913 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/people-demanding-my-time-t759.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/this-is-messed-up-t737.htm leileighhhh ok... so i went down to the welfare office to get some medical insurance. after filling out the BS papers they told me "well Melissa you have to get this paper signed by a doctor stating that your not on any serious medication ok peace of cake.. go to a free clinic get a physical, get papers signed, walk out... no problem my point since when did you have to have an appointment to go to the free clinic i been to 17 free clinics in the past week and the earliest appointment ... Dear Diary Thu, 15 May 2008 14:53:15 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/this-is-messed-up-t737.htm#4695 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/this-is-messed-up-t737.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/whats-your-thing-t568.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Everybody has their thing that brings them back to the center...when it seems like everything around you is out of whack or just pulling. So I wondered, whats your thing? What brings you back to center? This morning my thing was updating the Writer Blocks homepage. I feel better now because I felt like my day job was sucking my WB time out of me (because of a lot of chaos, stupidity and insecurity in high places)...and probably I'll be late as hell getting in today and will have ... Dear Diary Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:40:14 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/whats-your-thing-t568.htm#3324 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/whats-your-thing-t568.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/blue-vs-brown-t723.htm sheeks84 I am absolutely sick of the Philadelphia Police District. And even more irritating than the police are the citizens of Philly and the surrounding area, who believe that the media reports gospel and that the law is always right. People are so brainwashed from years of misinformation, undereducation, and being raised under such biased views that they couldn't recognize the truth if it beat them with a billy club. My spaz has been sparked by the recent Police beating that was caught on tape yesterday. ... Dear Diary Wed, 07 May 2008 21:27:25 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/blue-vs-brown-t723.htm#4539 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/blue-vs-brown-t723.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/philly-youth-poetry-slam-april-19th-t685.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Yesterday, I was a judge at the Philly Youth Poetry Slam (held 3rd Saturdays at the Rotunda). I just want to say that I knew we were in for a moving and fully loaded evening just based off the open mic segment alone! The children really are the future (like Whitney sang). These kids were so creative. There was one group that performed during the open-mic. It was like a theater poem. The guy did poetry while his friends in the background acted it out. He would say things like "Pause, ... Dear Diary Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:30:55 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/philly-youth-poetry-slam-april-19th-t685.htm#4274 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/philly-youth-poetry-slam-april-19th-t685.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/firing-squad-t630.htm vincentlopez I’ve been mulling this over and over for the past couple of days and even dreamed about it three times last night. But there’s no way around it. I have to fire someone at the job. It’s such a strange situation, too. This employee cannot or will not resolve his conflicts with other employees face to face. He is adamant about e-mailing them and copying me and then if necessary, meeting with the other person in my presence to mediate. I feel like I’m running a daycare now. My boss picked ... Dear Diary Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:28:45 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/firing-squad-t630.htm#3729 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/firing-squad-t630.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/roll-call-where-is-looking4guidance-at-t627.htm Tizzy Lizz^
Anybody heard back from the young man with the user name of "Looking4guidance" - I remember posted something about going through some stuff...feeling kind of low...and I was just wondering if he's okay...]]> Dear Diary Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:09:24 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/roll-call-where-is-looking4guidance-at-t627.htm#3707 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/roll-call-where-is-looking4guidance-at-t627.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/ughwisdom-teeth-and-turning-30-t624.htm alyson fyi - i am venting... i had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled yesterday...i feel like shit. the damn drugs have me , i'm hungry as hell and this liquid diet is killing me (and i'm only 24 hours in.) i go for a catscan of my kidneys today at 1p. i'm excited because afterward i can go to smoothie king and get the biggest smoothie with a shot of protein. mmmmmmmmmmm. i'm just aggravated that i'm turning 30 and i'm finally getting 'fixed up.' hopefully this year i'll have concrete solutions ... Dear Diary Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:45:34 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/ughwisdom-teeth-and-turning-30-t624.htm#3675 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/ughwisdom-teeth-and-turning-30-t624.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/new-songtouch-t622.htm Tizzy Lizz^
Check out my new song I posted on my myspace page (www.myspace.com/trayceelynn). Its called "TOUCH" ---its kind of on some grown folks vibe.

I wasn't going to post it, but I kept listening to it...and figured, put some new fresh stuff up...its so 2008, you know.

ps - listening to SOS BAND right now, "No Ones Gonna Love You"
joint bangs...]]> Dear Diary Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:03:00 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/new-songtouch-t622.htm#3670 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/dear-diary-f3/new-songtouch-t622.htm