“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 classic Clueless. I honestly thought I was a Cher who just needed a bit of a wardrobe update. Simultaneous “Da fuq?” looks were their responses (I swear my friends really do love me). I wasn’t Cher they agreed, I was Tai. (Stylin & profilin…oy…) Tai? No way. I’m clever, and pretty, and have an individualized sense of style, and oh my God th

When I started seriously considering locking my hair I put in enough research to write an undergraduate paper. Locs aren’t a hairstyle to be undertaken lightly. They’re a pretty permanent commitment; if you’re tired of them, your options are cutting them or spending days and heaps of conditioner painstakingly combing them out. Thankfully Jo and More Hair Salon came through for me again. The salon owner, Ms. Loretta, had the most beautiful set of sisterlocks, locs done with a

(There’s a cute outfit under that sweatshirt…allegedly…) One big thing I learned in the midst of my wardrobe liposuction was that my clothing of choice was especially good for hiding. Even the things I considered sexy and a bit more risque were still pretty tame. It was all very hot librarian and occasionally like I had stumbled back into my high school uniform. Not very grown and sexy at all. I felt cute and was all stuff that I considered stylish but not exactly tailored fo

EGOTist. The name hits me in a stroke of brilliance on the A train. EGOT – a person who’s won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. See Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno, and Mel Brooks. egotist – a person who believes she is better, more important, more talented than other people EGOTist – a person who knows she’s important, talented, and fabulous enough to win the big 4 and lives her life accordingly It was genius! But it also wasn’t me. At least…not yet… This