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“I’m Down” by Mishna Wolff

“Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighborhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. “He strutted around with a short perm, a Cosby-esqe sweater, gold chains and a Kangol—telling jokes like Redd Fox, and giving advice like Jesse Jackson. He walked like a black man, he talked like a black man and he played sports like a black man. You couldn’t tell my father he was white. Believe me, I tried,” writes Wolff. And so from early childhood on, her father began his crusade to make his white daughter down with all-things black. But Mishna didn’t fit in with the other kids in her neighborhood: she couldn’t dance, she couldn’t sing, she couldn’t double dutch and she was the worst player on her all-black basketball team. Yet when she was finally sent to a rich all-white school, she was too black to fit in with her white classmates—and she was more uncool than ever. This hip, funny memoir will have readers howling with laughter, recommending it to friends and questioning what it means to be black or white in America.” (review via goodreads.com)

SUCH a good book, honestly.

skysignal: icanread: (by bluewindow)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:07:16 -0400

skysignal:

icanread: (by bluewindow)

"Write it on your heart that every day will be the best day of the year."

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:51:56 -0400

“Write it on your heart that every day will be the best day of the year.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson (via liveelaughlovee) (via toloveandbeloved) (via crazybeautiful)

zoobunny: movieoftheday: Mr. Bennet: You really do love him,...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:53:56 -0400

zoobunny:

movieoftheday:

Mr. Bennet: You really do love him, don’t you?
Elizabeth: Very much.
Mr. Bennet: I cannot believe that anyone can deserve you. But it seems I am overruled. So I heartily give my consent. I could not have parted with you, my Lizzie, to anyone less worthy.
Elizabeth: Thank you.

awww

“the steady murmur always in my head…”

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:03:31 -0400

“the steady murmur always in my head…”

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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:16:29 -0400

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52hearts: (via orangesparrow)

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:29:11 -0400

52hearts:

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:27:37 -0400

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52hearts: best lover ever (via RainboWMemories)

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:26:20 -0400

52hearts:

best lover ever (via RainboWMemories)

divinesecrets: doesn’t this look like a great way to spend the...

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:26:16 -0400

divinesecrets:

doesn’t this look like a great way to spend the weekend?

what i will be doing this weekend! :)

"I wonder if the morning sunlight knows all your contours like I do."

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:34:00 -0400

“I wonder if the
morning sunlight knows all your
contours like I do.”

- Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott) (via quote-book)

sunlightandamocha: betweenthestars: For my sister’s wedding:...

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:08:31 -0400

sunlightandamocha:

betweenthestars:

For my sister’s wedding: Lovebirds Cake Toppers, my picks:

Peach Zinger and Sea Foam in Love, $60.

playnice: yourebeautiful:asilentlullaby:ohkillersmile:lilcaitybe...

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:07:08 -0400

playnice:

yourebeautiful:asilentlullaby:ohkillersmile:lilcaitybeez:dollupandsleepwalk:(via cigarettesandalcohol)

boredorborder: “JOANNA & RACHEL” - By Annabel Mehran - Vice...

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:31:11 -0400

boredorborder:

“JOANNA & RACHEL” - By Annabel Mehran - Vice Magazine