Archive for September, 2007

Episode 3 – Got my hair done

Click to Play Worthless. Absolutely worthless. I should have shot some video of the hairdresser burning my scalp or trying to comb out my wet and tangled hair. Heck, it would have been more interesting if I had shot video of her trying to convince me to NOT cut my hair.


Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision Originally uploaded by Shavonne I took a trip to the Apple store to play around with the new Macs. I always take a picture with one of the computers to commemorate the occasion.


Episode 2 – Hair

A while back I wrote a post about cutting my hair off and starting over. Well, I’ve decided to scratch the whole idea and cut my hair off in stages. One reason is because I can’t find a hair stylist I trust enough to wack my locks off and two, I’m just plain scared. BTW, [...]


Life in the AV

Before I left Afghanistan, I said to a friend “My friends are probably up to the same stuff they were up to when I left.” It turned out to be true. I’ve been home for over two weeks now and back to the life I had been hoping to escape by now. Why did I [...]


The biggest bunch of POPPYCOCK I’ve read in a long time.

One reason I stopped thinking of black men as natural mates (for myself and other black women in general). It’s also another reason why I’m not Christian (or Muslim). A real man will never have to beat his woman into submission.


My New Website

I bought iLife ’08 and installed it. I tested out the iWeb application and redesigned my blog. I’m not sure I want to host my website with dot Mac. Many of the features I’m used to with WordPress/Dot5hosting I’m not getting with dot Mac. One feature I like about my blog now is that I [...]


Journey Home

I lucked out when I landed in Bagram. I was able to get myself book for a flight out that night. Manas, Kyrgyzstan – I don’t know what to say about the place. It doesn’t appear to be dangerous because folks stationed there can leave the base. It is in a tax-free zone so that’s [...]