nora.torious

“Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it,...

Thu, 10 May 2012 04:22:30 -0400

“Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.”

— Sylvia Plath

sarah-bellum: “Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and...

Thu, 10 May 2012 04:21:49 -0400

sarah-bellum:

“Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.”

— Sylvia Plath

me.

Fri, 08 May 2009 21:31:16 -0400

me.

bringtheruckuss: hooray! cosign.I think I speak for my whole...

Thu, 07 May 2009 20:47:24 -0400

bringtheruckuss:

hooray!

cosign.
I think I speak for my whole island when I say, “you’re welcome.”

The Wear-Less-Makeup&Look-Less-Like-A-Streetwalker-Edition....

Wed, 06 May 2009 08:55:29 -0400

The Wear-Less-Makeup&Look-Less-Like-A-Streetwalker-Edition. Thanks Ma. You always know just what to say.

I’m flying to ~~spend lots of time on the beach & eat mangoes~~ visit her for Mother’s Day.

fuckyeahtattoos: chelserious: toooo cool fresh! is showing...

Wed, 06 May 2009 07:16:57 -0400

fuckyeahtattoos:

chelserious:

toooo cool

fresh! is showing this to my summer school students a bad idea? I can think of nothing that makes Alice & Wonderland cooler.

"place your teacherpoetartistlover hands on each side of my ribcage and yank. pull. put your back..."

Mon, 04 May 2009 11:14:54 -0400

“

place your
teacherpoetartistlover hands
on each side of my ribcage

and yank.
pull.
put your back into it,
until my chest cracks
my bones peel back
and my heart blinks
bewildered
in the sunlight.

thank you.

”

- me. (c) may2009
for a lounge singer

icanread: (via ventisette) I took a tumblr hiatus to fall...

Mon, 04 May 2009 11:08:54 -0400

icanread:

(via ventisette)

I took a tumblr hiatus to fall apart. I’m glad that’s over.

I’m on the illest pos-operative drug cocktail. I’ve...

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:41:50 -0500

I’m on the illest pos-operative drug cocktail. I’ve already thought my teeth were falling out and that my locs were snakes. o_O

The surgery went well, but in the middle my anesthesia wore off. That was a horrible, life-changing 20 minutes.

chescaleigh: 100 push ups week 1 Thanks to Microkitty for the...

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:09:16 -0500

chescaleigh:

100 push ups week 1
Thanks to Microkitty for the 100 push up challenge reminder!! Here’s the schedule for week 1. Depending on how many consecutive push ups you’re able to do, determines what column you start in. Check out the website for more info. Let’s do this!

I’m clearly getting out of control. First, I dust of the Wii Fit. Then Sunday, I caught myself trying to run up Monte Sano with Manolo (the puppy). Now I’m going to try this push-up foolishness? What am I trying to do, be healthy?!

10 days until Florida! …for surgery.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:13:24 -0500

10 days until Florida!

…for surgery.

Sometimes, I get paid for this. I’m still amazed.

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:43:50 -0500

Sometimes, I get paid for this.
I’m still amazed.

So, growing up, I used to sort of Spider-Monkey my way up the...

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:33:57 -0500

So, growing up, I used to sort of Spider-Monkey my way up the wall… like THIS>
Did anyone else used to do this when they were little?

(check how I can’t do this with my 22-year old body the way I could when I was 12)

twenty five thangs

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:30:57 -0500

Okay, so I was tagged by Di’Andre to complete this… uh… census? 25? Ugh. We’ll see if we get that many.

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.

1. I used to be really insecure.
2. I almost got married, then didn’t.
3. I’m really excited to get the Afro Samurai game.
4. I ♥ mafia flicks.
5. My dad’s my best friend. Seriously.
6. I was raised with a lot of boys, yet like frilly dresses.
7. The best Valentines’ Day present I’ve ever gotten was a Sega Genesis & an IOU for a mixtape.
8. Thrift Stores = the bomb diggity.
9. I love the way old books smell. I know that it’s mold. I don’t care.
10. I want to be a librarian.
11. I’ve just recently started getting my spiritual life back these last 6 months, and it’s been awesome. I highly recommend it.
12. I like being tattooed.
13. I love cooking.
14. I’m extremely family-oriented. (brrrap!)
15. I sort of want to be a beach bum.
16. I carry on a running commentary with myself a lot.
17. My name is also Nora Dean.
18. Poetry.
19. I’ve had my locs for 1.33 years; and have exactly 70.
20. I suck at all sports involving other objects.
21. I wish I had a mac, but I don’t, so I’m a hater.
22. Ain’t no school like Freedom School.
23. I’m low-key addicted to Youtube Tutorials.
24. I drive a stick.
25. I’ve played classical music for the last 12 years.

post: secret

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:37:00 -0500

Mostly, I pretend to dislike Pepto Bismol just to fit in with my co-workers.

I secretly think it tastes like a fruit smoothie.

Guess who’s father didn’t catch that flight from New...

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:06:14 -0500

Guess who’s father didn’t catch that flight from New York today?
Awesome.
Sure he’ll be a day late, but it’s better than the alternative.

Before 30: a list of experiences [in progress]

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:01:24 -0500

Au Pair in either NYC, LA, Paris, Milan or London.
Scuba dive.
Ride a horse.
Fashion Week.
crowd surf.
~~get tattooed~~
visit Jamaica as a tourist and not as a family member.

LoVE = old - school jewelry. :) travie: Every time I see her I...

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:38:33 -0500

LoVE = old - school jewelry. :)

travie:

Every time I see her I get asthma baby like *GASP* *GASP* THAT’S MY BABY!!

mmm….. buttered toast!

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:01:00 -0500

mmm….. buttered toast!

Pastor Phipps and Keyshia Cole are superfriends?

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:17:00 -0500

So I’m over here coolin’ at work, watching ignorant re-runs as I put the kids to bed. I’m in the kitchen when suddenly I hear Pastor Phipps voice booming through the house. Thinking I somehow left the laptop on the station formerly known as WOCG, I walk back into the living room only to see Pastor Phipps being shouted over by Keyshia Cole’s family.

Double You
Tee.
Eff?

Neffie, Frankie, and SDA doctrine in one program equals a clusterf-ck of awesome.
It was like Two Girls, One Cup. Absolutly horrible, but yet I had to watch.

And speaking of odd combos, did you know Mary Mary and David Banner did a track together? Big ups to ‘Telle for putting me on to this one: