Weekly Rundown

Hope the turkeys / tofurkeys were plentiful and the pies freshly made for those of you who celebrate American Thanksgiving.

• Week 1 with no formal school has been awesome! Nothing like clocking 6+ hours of sleep for 5 days in a row.
• For those who've been following my endless drama, my mum has finally arrived. It took a year of this and that and endless headaches but she eventually made it.
• It's finally feeling like fall in the Chi...
• For those who've inquired, I do have a twitter account and it is queerafrican. Had to separate the professional from the personal tweets.
• And finally as a Buckeye fan I feel obligated to share that we whooped Michigan's ass yet again. :)

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Queers United: The Changing face of Same-Gender Loving Students at Historically Black Colleges

Queers United: The Changing face of Same-Gender Loving Students at Historically Black Colleges

Visit the link for more information on The Human Rights Campaigns Historically Black Colleges and Universities program's effort to create dialogue and awareness about LGBT issues among these schools. There is a video worth seeing on why faculty and students need to be involved.

Tuesday Beat: Nina Simone - Sinnerman

I like Nina Simone's music and am a sucker for house / dance music. So here's a house remix of Sinnerman ... well my fave of the remixes of this song. The second video is the original full length version of Sinnerman that Nina Simone did. If you're a movie buff you'll recognize the song from the scene with the blokes in the bowler hats from The Thomas Crown Affair.

Happy Thanksgiving folks!

Felix Da Housecat's Mix


Original

Why I love the show Bones

5 - The interns. They have such zeal. Watching them go about their tasks warms my lil heart since I am in the same boat. It's all about proving your worth.

4 - Special Agent Seeley Joseph Booth. Why? Because he is in love with Bones. 'Nuff said.

3 - Angela Montenegro. Forensic artiste extraodinaire. She gets to use the coolest toys in the show. Brilliant, artistic, tech mind. She compliments Bones character very well in that she is mentally flexible and puts some heart behind the logic. And who can forget her quest to save the lil pig.

2 - Dr. Camille "Cam" Saroyan. I love how her character is authoritative but motherly. That she has been navigating parenting after becoming caretaker of her niece has been fun to watch. Tamara Taylor is easy on the eyes too. I love seeing intelligent female characters on tv.

1 - Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan. A woman after my own heart. Intelligent, rational, articulate, doesn't mind getting dirty, is a fan of personal space ... I could go on and on. Ok so she does lack some social skills but who can argue with brilliance. Her character has been well written and developed as far as I can tell, but then again I am biased.

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Weekly Rundown

The quarter is officially over! It feels very odd to be bored because I have no homework or papers to write.
I am a very big fan of the Masterpiece Mystery series on PBS. I'd DVRd a few weeks worth of watching and it has been fun playing catch up. I love a good murder mystery.
I am very behind on my queer issues so I'm off to play catch up.

Happy Turkey day peeps!

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Tuesday Beat: Beyoncé - Scared of Lonely

Random Image: Baby Onesie

Tell me this is not a gem of a shirt. I'm looking for one where the baby is a girl not a boy. Why? Because I know just the person to give it to.

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Tuesday Beat: Lee Carr - Song For The Broken Hearted

Sometimes someone leaves and you lose a part of yourself event though you were never romantically involved.

Weekly Rundown

Woza Friday!

We're another week closer to the end of the quarter. Aaaahhhh. Finals assignments and finals are now in vogue. Hyperventillation ... aisle 3. Lack of sleep aisle 4. Winter clothing aisle 5.

• We have a Social Dev Camp this weekend and I am looking forward to geeking out good and proper.
• The Reeling Film Festival opened yesterday in Chicago. If you are in the mood for some good queer films, this is the time to get your fix.
• Weather's taken a dip but it's still decent. Had to start the winterization of my car.
• One of my best mates was in town this week and it was nice to see her and jus chat with no pretenses. You don't realize how much you hold back when talking to other people until you start a conversation with someone who knows you better.
• Count down to Thanksgiving. All I want for Thanksgiving is a sweet potato pie, some shepherd's pie, some roast beef (not turkey), and some of trifle. Is that too much to ask?
• I was over at IBM this past week and learnt a lot. The presentations that I enjoyed had the presenters who were somewhat informal ... and who can forget the verbal joust that took place between a student, faculty and a presenter. It almost got ugly in much the same way stuff goes down during in class discussions whereby the faculty feel that there is noway in hell that they can be wrong. I also learnt about what is considered the geekiest social network. Very interesting.
• My visit to IBM brings my count to 3, the number of big IT facilities that I've visited (Google, Motorola, IBM). Remaining on my list are Microsoft, Accenture and Allstate so if anyone has a hook-up please let me know.
• I have an interview lined up courtesy of the meet and greet at IBM.

Have a great weekend.

Edited 11/7/09

Tuesday Beat: Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart

Second single by Ms Keys. Enjoy!