Confessions of a Bougie Black Woman

I have been growing more and more fascinated by the whole concept of "being bougie" and what that really means. In Caribbean parlance, bougie can become "stoosh/stush". I have been called both stoosh and bougie and guess what? I own my bougieness. Bougie.- aspiring to be a higher class than one is; a hacked truncation of the word bourgeoisie, which refers to the middle class in Europe, but a more...

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The ballet, "Giselle" gets a jolt of Trini flavour

Dancers from the Metamorphosis Dance Company in rehearsal for "Giselle". Photo credit: Karen Johnstonevia Metamorphosis Dance Company Last evening, we spent the night in dance and what a night it was. The Metamorphosis Dance Company put on their re-worked tropical version of the ballet, Giselle. The production was absolutely fantastic and being there was time well-spent. Every scene was...

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Celebrating my Inner Child (and my inner hunter)

Photo credit: FunStation, Trinidad The weekend was so nice, I don't want it to end. Yesterday, I took my nephew to Fun Station, where they have all the rides and games and all that fun stuff. Truth be told, I had more fun than he did. There's nothing quite like waking up your inner child, is there? From bumper cars to the shooting range (I especially liked this - maybe I have some pent up resentment...

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Spanx - Surely a New Method of Torture

(The blog looks different, doesn't it?) I remember saying once, If I ever get to the point in my life where I need to buy and ultimately wear Spanx, I will shoot myself. Pass me the gun! I walked into the lingerie store yesterday and there I was - in the control undies section. I could hardly believe it myself. What a nightmare. I now understand the pain of the corset wearing ladies back in the...

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Every Kitten Heel Does Not Have Its Day

The Kitten Heel While watching this week's episode of "Basketball Wives", an important, yet apparently unacceptable trend reared its ugly head. The women, in between pulling each other's weaves out and calling each other "bitch", were aghast that one silly "wife", Kenya, was actually wearing...wait for it...kitten heels. Now in case you needed reminding... The kitten heel is the unhappy medium...

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Game of Thrones is Back: The North Remembers

Stannis Baratheon and his sorceress After what seemed like the longest 8 months ever, the battle continued on Sunday night, with the season 2 premiere of  Game of Thrones.  Hallelujah. An epic wait, lemme tell ya. I had been counting down to this night for monthssss, and then earlier this week, came to a devastating realisation - I did not have HBO. lol. I was so caught up...

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