Muse.Vice.Her.

Just when I was considering going back to black. Platinum it is...

eatsleepsweat — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:33:29 -0700

Just when I was considering going back to black. Platinum it is and platinum it shall be.

Photographer- 23, Washington, DC Djteck @djteck WEBSITE

Model- Washington, DC Lexis

How I feel when I get a casting notice for a “racially...

eatsleepsweat — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:21:46 -0700

How I feel when I get a casting notice for a “racially ambiguous” model. It’s like, “you can BE black just don’t LOOK black.” I could on and on about this for days…but I won’t. Not right now, anyway.

Find the video version of “Untitled” by Nick Knight here.

“I didn’t choose pug life. Pug life chose me!”

eatsleepsweat — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:09:46 -0700

“I didn’t choose pug life. Pug life chose me!”

"There is no greater distance than that of the gap between what I know in my head and what I believe..."

eatsleepsweat — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:43:29 -0700

“There is no greater distance than that of the gap between what I know in my head and what I believe in my heart.”

"People aren’t always what you want them to be. Sometimes they disappoint you or let you down, but..."

eatsleepsweat — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:05:14 -0700

“People aren’t always what you want them to be. Sometimes they disappoint you or let you down, but you have to give them a chance first. You can’t just meet someone and expect them to be everything you’re looking for and then be angry when they’re not every hope and aspiration you projected onto them. It’s foolish to believe that someone will be what you imagine them to be. And sometimes, when you give them a chance, they turn out to be better than you imagined. Different, but better.”

- Chloe Rattray (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

Hey, Phylicia!

eatsleepsweat — Tue, 07 May 2013 07:01:13 -0700

Hey, Phylicia!

Beyond the Code of the Streets

eatsleepsweat — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:28:08 -0700

Beyond the Code of the Streets:

when you have nothing to lose so you end up fighting over scraps which leads to consequences much greater than the nothing you had in the first place. when you have nothing to lose but your reputation and there’s only one way to defend it and that way has no way out, how do you break the cycle?

"…and when the groove is dead and gone, you know that LOVE survives…so we can rock forever."

eatsleepsweat — Sat, 04 May 2013 02:31:52 -0700

“…and when the groove is dead and gone, you know that LOVE survives…so we can rock forever.”

- MJ

Dark brown. I remember going to the beach with my mom and not...

eatsleepsweat — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:59:07 -0700

Dark brown. I remember going to the beach with my mom and not wanting to shower afterwards because I thought it would wash off my dark brown. My aunt wouldn’t let my cousin ride a rocking horse that she was given as a gift because it was dark brown. When I was apartment hunting, I fell in love with my place because the hardwood floors are dark brown. My mom tells me stories of being treated differently from her brothers and sisters because they were- and still are- dark brown. For years, I would dye my hair jet black because I didn’t like my natural color, dark brown. There really isn’t a moral to this story or even a connection other than dark brown. Oh, and in case you were wondering, that’s me on the left; dark brown.

there really is no excuse for you not to be living your wildest...

eatsleepsweat — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:45:12 -0700

there really is no excuse for you not to be living your wildest dreams.

Say it loud…

eatsleepsweat — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:37:00 -0700

Say it loud…

overload.

eatsleepsweat — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:13:54 -0700

overload.

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, Someone Needs a Passport

eatsleepsweat — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:10:00 -0700

What he said: “I know you think you want to be with me, but I have a lot going on right now, so I just don’t want to even go there. I’m cool with just being friends.”

What she interpreted: “oh, so you want me to prove how much I love you and want to be with you? Cool. Challenge accepted! I’m going to do all the things I think you want me to do.”

What he meant: “I’m really just afraid to open up & be vulnerable because I don’t want to get hurt…again.”

And thus they went forth on their journey. Holding hands, walking the same path but going in opposite directions, until the moment their hands split. They were forced to stand face-to-face, totally disconnected and distant. Each asking the other, “why did you let go?” “No, I didn’t let go. You did.”

What he interprets: “See, I knew she couldn’t handle it. That’s why I didn’t get my feelings involved.”

What she interprets: “Maybe I’m not good enough. Maybe there’s someone else. Maybe if I have sex with him or do some other thing I don’t really want to do, he’ll see I’m ‘ride or die’. Maybe he’s gay…Maybe….???”

To be continued…for generations.

Love languages.

fancy hats, funnel cake, classic cars and a horseshoe toss. Get...

eatsleepsweat — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:04:44 -0700

fancy hats, funnel cake, classic cars and a horseshoe toss. Get into it.

this curl pattern is supremely hating on my journey to...

eatsleepsweat — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:18:04 -0700

this curl pattern is supremely hating on my journey to Grace(jones)land. #flattopdreams (via Instagram: @joihearts)

eatsleepsweat: still a lady. There’s something to be...

eatsleepsweat — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:37:22 -0700

eatsleepsweat:

still a lady.

There’s something to be said about a woman who is comfortable in her own skin. A woman who knows that she is, and will forever be, expected to be strong and soft at the very same time and in knowing that, she handles each role with grace, poise and ease. Slithering back and forth between opposite ends of the spectrum as though it’s what she was made to do. Perhaps it’s because that is what she was made to do. Cheers to womanhood.

Why We LOVE Scandal.

eatsleepsweat — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:57:41 -0700

Why We LOVE Scandal.:

Melissa Harris Perry does it again!! In the video linked above, Perry and her girls gather around to discuss why they’re totally NOT surprised that ABC’s Scandal is such a huge success.

While I agree with everything they say here, I’d like to highlight and reiterate one particular point and that is the idea that black women have to be perfect. Always. All ways. That we (black women) as individuals must always be perfectly well-behaved or risk damaging the image and perception of an entire subgroup of people is both unrealistic and unfair.

Olivia Pope can have this completely immoral, ridiculously poisonous relationship and the very same time be smart, great at her job, well-dressed and beautiful. Her missteps- in one or multiple areas of her life- fail to define her entire existence let alone any other or all other black women. The idea that a “good” person is still good even when they make “bad” choices is precisely why we find ourselves rooting for her in situations where, typically, we’d be calling for her head on a platter.

Shonda Rhimes is a beast, Amen.

for the fellas.

eatsleepsweat — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:30:13 -0700

for the fellas.

Can we talk about the guy in the background who was clearly on...

eatsleepsweat — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:44:56 -0700

Can we talk about the guy in the background who was clearly on the losing end of a brawl…and the big, blue ass. Oh, and then there’s Jay-Z & Beyonce. You know, if you’re into hot, rich, celebrity couples whose impact on pop culture far surpasses that of any other pair of people in recent generations. I don’t know how they got in the photo.

Baz Luhrmann, director of The Great Gatsby, speaks to Life + Times

eatsleepsweat — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:55:57 -0700

Baz Luhrmann, director of The Great Gatsby, speaks to Life + Times :

Baz Luhrmann on linking with Jay-Z to score the film and it’s relevance in art, economy and society today. Check trailers here.