Absenteeism
Wow…guys…it’s been a long time, right? What’s up with this blog? What a good question… Well now that that awkward moment is out of the...
- Sep 11, 2015
- 1 min
1 Tactic That Will Help You Grow Your Following: Meet and Greet
What a great idea, I’m glad I could catch this one. Looking forward to connecting with everyone! EGOTist: The Reinvention of Ambition...
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- Aug 28, 2015
- 2 min
The EGOTist On: My First Stage Horror
What follows is a story of dragons, human sacrifice, and one terrified 4 year old. Of how theatre taught me the most important lesson of...
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- Aug 27, 2015
- 2 min
How Do I Girl: Adventures in Make-up Application
So make-up. That’s a thing that exists. I only halfway know what I’m doing when I put make-up on. Most of the time I’m an eyeliner &...
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- Aug 23, 2015
- 2 min
The EGOTist On: Being Kind to Yourself
I am ruthless. Like stone cold, unforgiving. Unless you ask someone else. Why? Because I treat others the way I’d want to be treated but...
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- Aug 21, 2015
- 2 min
The EGOTist On: Fear of Failure
April 2012 I left London because I could no longer afford to live there. I couldn’t find work (acting or otherwise) nor could I justify...
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- Aug 20, 2015
- 1 min
The EGOTist On: Projecting Success
I want to be my best for you guys. Write my best, look my best, and only report on quality stuff. The perfectionist in me took control. I...
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- Aug 19, 2015
- 2 min
Freshman Year & the Impossible 40 Miles
When my family dropped me off at Howard University back in August 2003 I cried. Hard. My first time without them and I was going to be so...
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- Aug 18, 2015
- 2 min
The EGOTist On: Living Your Best Life
So yesterday I was in crisis. Again (they happen a lot, the curse of thinking too much). I’m not living my best life. I know that I’m...
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- Aug 17, 2015
- 2 min
The EGOTist On: Giving Up
I’m a chronic dropper. Samsung’s Gorilla Glass is the only reason I still have a phone or a tablet (you’d think they were slathered in...
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- Aug 14, 2015
- 2 min
Wizards & Demons & Dinosaurs: Simple Literary Self-Analysis
Bibliophile (noun): one who loves books; me. My top 3 favorite books: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones The Broken Kingdom by NK...
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- Aug 9, 2015
- 3 min
Great Escape: 6 Simple Ways to Upgrade the Job Search
I hate reception work. We’ve established this with my last post (The Introvert Receptionist if you missed it). 20/20 hindsight (my...
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- Aug 6, 2015
- 3 min
The Introvert Receptionist: How My Job Is Ruthlessly Killing My Career
A couple weeks ago I read You Are What You Do (the most of) by Christopher Gabriel Núñez and it rearranged my brain. While the whole...
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- Jul 29, 2015
- 3 min
Whiteout, Visibility Zero: Life as a Lighting Design Hero
Confession time, folks. I am a huge nerd. Like HUGE nerd. I love math and science (except geometry and biology because fuck those guys)....
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- Jul 27, 2015
- 2 min
I Must Confess I Can’t Report: Sexual Harassment & Silence
We leave the club after 3am and make it two steps before I’m cornered by the dude who wants to talk to the “soul sista” (my locs were...
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- Jul 25, 2015
- 3 min
My Beautiful Film Obsession and Ultimate Enlightment
“I know I’m not Dionne but I’m at least Cher.” Chatting with my friends I brought up which character I thought I would be in the timeless...
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- Jul 22, 2015
- 3 min
Shot to Death: My Daring Escape from Photo Shoot Hell
A photo shoot: privately one of my biggest fears and my final boss battle before the EGOTist launch. It’s not that I didn’t have any...
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- Jul 20, 2015
- 2 min
Hair Razing: Thrilling Adventures in Black Girl Curls – Part 3
When I started seriously considering locking my hair I put in enough research to write an undergraduate paper. Locs aren’t a hairstyle to...
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- Jul 18, 2015
- 3 min
Hair Razing: Thrilling Adventures in Black Girl Curls – Part 2
(Flashback to the last of the relaxer days in China) The first 2 weeks or so after I went natural were not quite traumatizing but damn...
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- Jul 15, 2015
- 2 min
Hair Razing: Thrilling Adventures in Black Girl Curls – Part 1
The summer after I turned 22 found me sitting in a Hong Kong studio apartment as Tarzan cut my relaxed hair off. When he finished I was...
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