Holidays
Pandemic Thanksgiving
My sister and her family got a jump on the holidays. They traveled to NC from VA a week prior to Thanksgiving to visit Mom and Dad and to deliver Christmas gifts. Although this group picture doesn’t look too “socially distant,” they kept their masks on and stayed outside during their visit. My Thanksgiving, on … Continue reading
Halloween 2020
Given the fact that half of my closet is costumes, I could have easily recycled a past character. Yet, the past four years, culminating in the existential crisis time period known as “2020,” inspired me to pull together my art and costuming supplies to devise a new character: Ms. Information the Pseudoscientist. I decorated my … Continue reading
Original Tales of Terror
Here’s another fine example of showing up being half the battle. I submitted the one and only spooky poem I’ve ever written, which was about my hat. My submission was supposed to go into a box with other submissions from members of my woman-identified film group. The writer of the randomly drawn submission would represent … Continue reading
Pet Sematary Drive-In
I bought my ticket to this fundraising drive-in event as if my life depended on it. Since my mental health received a healthy boost of sanity, who’s to say it didn’t. After all, once I decided to dress up as Anubis, Egyptian god of the underworld in honor of viewing “Pet Sematary,” I had a … Continue reading
Lammas
Lammas AKA “Loaf-Mass” AKA “First Grain Harvest” is a Christian observation in some countries and a Pagan observation in others that occurs on August 1st. I’ve never celebrated it before, but I serendipitously invited myself to a friend’s house on this day, which conveniently enough fell on a Saturday. Since I sell CBD, I recently … Continue reading
4th of July 2020
This year, more than any other, I heard my fellow Americans pointing out that not all were freed on the original July 4th. This wasn’t a new idea to me, but we’re now living in the intersection of pandemic, global police brutality protests and the strong light of truth being shined on systemic racism. And … Continue reading
Juneteenth 2020
I jumped at the chance to hang out with a handful of friends for Juneteenth, which, conveniently enough, landed on a Friday. One of the perks of working for myself is that I can take a half day. The morning started off with the usual routine: breakfast, work, yoga. Then I hopped in my car, … Continue reading
Princess Leia Goes Grocery Shopping
Never one to miss an opportunity to dress up, I celebrated “May the 4th Be with You!” After all, roughly half of my walk-in closet houses costumes from the days when I used to produce my own spoken word and storytelling show, The Austin Writers Roulette. I’ve recycled this Princess Leia costume many times over, … Continue reading
Food Walk: MLK Celebration 2020
Periodically, my roommate and I take long walks for the sake of exercise. For our latest walks, we’ve included eating dinner, but for this particular food walk, we attended a Martin Luther King, Jr celebration at our nearest HBCU (Historically Black College/University). Although this was one of our longer walks, it was far more pleasant … Continue reading
2019 Christmas & Kwanzaa Cruise
On Christmas morning, I put on my best (and only) Christmas elf costume. We’d long since stopped waking up early in the morning to open presents. Now, the priority was documenting the Christmas scene, including our outfits before we dove into the gifts. When in actuality, the main picture we wanted to take was with … Continue reading