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Dealing with Work Chicanery #SOL23

The chicanery at my job is at an all-time high. You may be thinking, “But Akilah, how is that so when you’re not even at work and on sabbatical? And why chicanery and not shenanigans or tomfoolery?” I’m so glad you asked. Continue reading Untitled

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11 Random Things #SOL23

A lot has happened since my last, non strictly a reading update post, so here is a catch-up post in list form, mostly about hanging with friends. Continue reading Untitled

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It's Monday & this is strictly a reading update #IMWAYR

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It's Monday & I'm learning about Wordpress #IMWAYR

I have a paid WordPress account, which renews soon (or expires soon, given your outlook) so I have spent the past two days looking over the features of the different accounts because I have been thinking of upgrading, and y’all. Y’all. WordPress has really stepped their game up! There are so many things you can do using just the free version that I didn’t even know about. Donations! Polls! Some…

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Top Ten Books for Readers Who Like Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder

Top Ten Books for People Who Like #Scandal and #HTGAWM http://wp.me/p14eyw-1fp #toptentuesday

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It's Monday & it's the last day of my residency #IMWAYR

My Joshua Tree residency is officially over today, which means I’m headed back home. I had plans to go to the park last week because the weather was supposed to break, but I had a family issue to deal with so plans got disrupted because I had to take a week off to travel to the East Coast. I also didn’t get a chance to make it to the Integratron sound bath, which I was really looking forward to.…

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JTHAR Day 8: Meeting the Moon

As part of my time at Joshua Tree, I am doing some genealogical research, specifically looking into Native American and African American traditions and how they overlap. My first stop was Wind Walkers Medicine Wheel, which offers several options for engaging with Indigenous spiritual traditions, including the medicine wheel (obviously, hence the name), guided meditation, and a full moon ceremony…

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It's Monday & I'm still reading books on craft #IMWAYR

This past week has been full of ups and downs which I haven’t even begun to process yet beyond what I finished reading, so this will be strictly a book update post. I’m still reading books on craft and rereading books that are similar to the project that I’m working on. Also, I’ve decided to try making my graphics in Adobe Express instead of Pic Collage this week. It was easier in some ways,…

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It's Monday & I'm feeling craft-y #IMWAYR

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Book Review: Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess

I had so much to say that I’m making this a separate blog post and not just a Goodreads review, so let’s get into it. I’m actually glad I read the reviews for this book before writing mine because it’s a nice, current reminder that liberals are often fervent censors just like conservatives–telling people not to read a book or saying that a book shouldn’t be distributed based on what they THINK…

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JTHAR Day 1: Meeting God

I am officially on sabbatical AND I somehow forgot to announce here on the blog that, as part of my sabbatical, I was chosen to be a Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Fellow! So I am writing this from Joshua Tree. Hello. I may have forgotten to announce it here because it was very much announced at work and on the JTHAR Instagram, so you know how that goes. My residency was scheduled to begin Aug.…

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That Time I Met Dulé Hill & Jazmyn Simon #SOL23

One day, I was casually scrolling through Instagram–as one does–when I saw this post from Dulé Hill announcing that he would be at one of the local bookstores along with his wife Jazmyn Simon to read their new book: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dule Hill (@dulehill) I *immediately* texted my daughter: “We need to go to this.” She didn’t respond to my text, but when she got home…

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IMWAYR: Let's Play Catch Up!

Huh. Apparently all I did in my last It’s Monday! What are you reading? post is complain about the weather. Well, that certainly won’t do. Here’s a roundup of some of what’s been happening since my last post: – I attended the Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom Concert as a seat filler. (I plan to blog about this at some point.) – I performed in a tap showcase at the studio where I…

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Movie Review Wednesday: Belated Juneteeth Repeat Edition

Belated because I planned to post these, you know, around Juneteeth. Juneteeth because one is set on Juneteeth and the other two feature Black main characters. Repeat because I saw two of them twice (in theaters!) and had plans to see the third again but wasn’t able to make it happen. Soon, though! Continue reading Untitled

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Movie Review Wednesday: Did someone say Judy Blume?

Because the movie gods love me, I had the opportunity to watch not one, but two Judy Blume films in the same week way back at the end of April/beginning of May: Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret based on the book of the same name and Judy Blume Forever, a documentary about the living queen emoji. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. This movie is actually…

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It's Monday and I'm over the June Gloom #IMWAYR

I keep trying to think of a pithy way to start this post, and I cannot so rather than succumb to the writer’s block, I’m going to just move on. My week was busy but not really because a friend was in town for work, so I spent most of the week with her on a staycation of sorts. The June Gloom was in full force so we mostly just hung out in her room and/or ate an exorbitant amount of food, even…

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It's Monday and I'm exhausted

The end of semester fatigue is real, and I am not sure when it’s going to end. Like, it has just been a lot and all I want to do is sleep. I was thinking something was wrong with me, but I had a psychiatrist appointment last week, and she pointed out that I’m coming down from all the adrenaline of the semester and moving my daughter back into town so of course I’m exhausted. And then I talked to…