I’m Probably Gonna Be a Deadbeat Friend/Blogger/Etc For the Next 3 Months
Or maybe I’ve already been sucking as a friend for the last 2 years. It’s only going to get worse. I was inspired to write this because I read a piece written by a busy mom as she warns her friends that her lack of attention at the moment will …
My DC and Chicago Book Tour Stops Are Gonna Lack Behavior
When I envisioned the book tour for my debut book I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do-Better Manual, I wanted it to be a celebration of this achievement. Also, I wanted to do fun things with my friends who are also kinda big deals and cannot be trusted to behave properly in …
I’m Geeking Out Because You Can Listen to a Bit of My Audiobook Now!
In May, I went to New York City and spent 3 whole working days in a booth reading the words I wrote that make up my debut book I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do-Better Manual, which drops on September 13. 24 hours of listening to my voice repeat the 75,000 words that …
On My New Workout Regimen, Olympics Inspiration and Getting Quicker
True story: the only running I usually ever do is when I’m going to catch a flight, because I am often running late for it. And working out has been my kryptonite since I graduated high school (in 2002). I am one of those who you might love to hate: …
Ten Lessons in Ten Years of Awesomely Luvvie!
Ten years ago today, I was fresh off college graduation and still jobless at the time but one thing I was doing was blogging. The “weblog” I had created while in undergrad three years before felt stale to me. I felt like it was time for me to start fresh, …
Six Weeks Til You Can’t Tell Me Nothing! And My Launch Event is in Brooklyn!
Today is exactly six weeks until I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do Better Manual drops on the world. It’s my debut book that is a collection of essays on life, culture, social media and fame. Basically, I’m talmbout why we are all ridiculous, and how I am giving us side-eye for the …
So I Went to the Cincinnati Music Festival
My people! So last weekend, I was invited to go to the Cincinnati Music Festival as a social media correspondent for their top sponsor Proctor & Gamble, and specifically for one of my favorite arms of theirs: My Black is Beautiful. My job was to go, interview some cool people, …
Lessons From Chris Gardner and My First Satellite Media Tour
About 10 days ago, I woke up at 5am so I could be out my house by 6am to get to the studio at 6:30am to do a satellite media tour with Christopher Gardner. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he is the person whose life is the subject …
It’s National Lollipop Day So Say Hi to the JudgeyPop!
There really is a day for everything, isn’t there? I just found out that it’s National Lollipop Day, and thought it would be the perfect time to introduce you to my JudgeyPop. Let me tell how it all came to be. My book is a collection of essays on life, …
About LuvvNation, Building an Amazing Audience and Blogging On Your Own Terms
These last 48 hours have had me in stitches! I have laughed myself into hiccups over our BLAXIT shenanigans. Both the post of us Black folks talmbout what we’re taking if we leave and the one with my white readers negotiating terms with us. Read them and get your entire …