You don't have to like it but I do

Mikey likes it!

 A certain person asked me if I was turning into a hipster the other day (It's ok, I didn't slap her). But then a bunch of gay guys told me how attractive I am and that I have great skin. The universe evened that day out nicely.

Look at what I did. I embedded a playlist. Aaaaaaaand I made it actually fit on the page. That's right. I took the extra two seconds to change the width parameters in the code. That's how much I like you. Here's the link so you don't have to listen to it all here. But you totally can. Cuz look what I did. Artists and songs below.



The Five One - Mandatory
Tegan and Sara - Northshore
Childish Gambino - Bitch, look at me now
The Weepies - Be my thrill
Drake - Paris Morton music
The Temper Trap - Fader
Kid Cudi - Wylin' Cuz I'm Young
The Ettes - No Home
Hot Hot Heat - Goddess on the Prairie
Uffie - Pop the Glock
Cut Copy - Where I'm Going
Japanese Cartoon - Gasp
Wale - The War

The Nod - Revisited

Recently, an Effing Dykes post sparked a conversation amongst people I would nod at.

The post posits that only dykes do this nod. It also states that it is a way of identifying or disclosing les-be-honest status to a strange diver (that's a lez you don't know). Though I fully respect the notion of the dyke nod, we all know it is not strictly a lesbian thing.

In fact, it is first and foremost a black thing. Think about black people...we have money to spend, moves to make, appointments to be late for.

We can't just talk to everybody. Every black person thinks they're important. It's what you do when you are widely viewed as a second class citizen. When there's no time to talk, we nod and keep it moving.

The difference lies here...lezzies nod at people they know AND strange divers. Black people nod at people they know. That's it. You will never catch a black person nodding at another black person just cuz they're black. Even if we're the only two in the room. We might give a 'damn these white people are crazy look' but both parties would be nodless. We don't nod because it could easily end up like this.

When I'm one of a small amount of black people somewhere, I'm not going..."hey good to see you." I'm going, "Wait. What the fuck are you doing here?" As alienating as being the only black person somewhere is, it kinda makes you feel special every now and then. I mean, I am doing all the white people here a huge favor. I'm bringing some diversity to the group. Some "flavor" if you will.

It's a hard job but somebody's gotta do it. And every now and then, I might put wheat straw in my mouth, grab a pitchfork, and grimace menacingly that we have enough of your kind 'round here.

I do not deny the plurality of the nod but 'Sup. And a nod. Really? Who do you think came up with that?

Ugly shoes

Toms shoes are ugly. If you are pulled in by the whole buy one, then we donate one ploy, I have a suggestion. Buy some better looking shoes and then walk your ass to a non-profit and donate however much those shoes cost. Have you looked at the prices of Toms? They're not even cheap. You can't be expensive AND ugly. That's not how it works. 70 bucks for shoes that look like they were made by Muppets. This is just absurd. Do people wear these? I mean I know white people don't care how their shoes look as evidenced by Pretty Little Liars but come on.
*But seriously did you guys see on Pretty Little Liars when two, count it, TWO characters got their shoes all muddy and dirty and they wore them to school anyway? To HIGH SCHOOL. Who does that? Not black people. Moreblackcharactersonteeveeplease.