Friday, November 27, 2009

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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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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, November 24, 2009

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

Saturday, November 21, 2009

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.

Friday, November 20, 2009

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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