Tag: Randomness
Happy Historic Halloween!
Halloween on the weekend before the most historic election in recent history. Wow. I spotted this pumpkin over at Yes We Carve and thought it was awesome! I don’t know what I’ll be doing tonight, but whatever it is – I’m thinking of dressing up as the Lady of Rage — I rock rough and [...]
Afrobella Tee shirts, Get Your Afrobella Tee shirts Here…
Hey bellas! This is just the beginning of a new adventure in the Afrobella journey. I have opened a Zazzle store, and I’ve got men’s and women’s Afrobella logo teeshirts for sale! And one very fly tote bag. And I’m working on some new, really cool other stuff too! As of right now, prices range [...]
Shubh Divali
When I was growing up in Trinidad, I took the Hindu festival Divali for granted. I appreciated a public holiday and the opportunity to eat all the roti I wanted. But other than that, it was just another public holiday that led the way to Christmas. Now that I’ve been living away from Trinidad for [...]
Grow Your Locks
Here’s some inspiration for any of my rastabellas who are growing longer locks — Trinidad-born Asha Mandela is vying for a spot in the Guinness World Book of Records as the proud owner of the world’s longest dreadlocks. Her longest lock measures eight feet 9 inches long! Now THAT is commitment. I immediately identified with [...]
Early Holiday Shopping Alert
Hey bellas! Got a rare Saturday post to let you know to hurry hurry hurry if you want to do some holiday shopping. One of my favorite companies for little bellas is taking a hiatus, effective of Monday, October 27, 2008. Jamila and the rest of the j. blossom gang recently lost the sublease on [...]
This is as Close as I Got to Seeing Barack Obama Yesterday
Not even close, right? This dude was wandering through the enormous crowd outside Bicentennial Park during yesterday’s Miami Barack Obama rally, shouting “President Obama! President Obama!” So I took his photo. Gotta say, this is a very… Picasso-esque likeness. You could argue for a refund on that, almost. The Wall Street Journal estimated yesterday’s crowd [...]
5 Things… I’m Loving This Week
In the spirit of Twitter, wherein I have to rein my thoughts into 140 characters, I’m starting a brand new category on Afrobella. I tend to be a longwinded writer — even a simple product review can turn into a 1,000 word post. So I thought I’d get my reviews and impressions out faster if [...]
