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Saturday Night Creativity Post
Seressia February 24th, 2007
I can appreciate creativity when I see it, and this is no exception: Jaime Kennedy and Stu Stone present “Circle Circle Dot Dot”
http://gprime.net/html.php/circlecircledotdotlegos
Writing Quote of the Week
Seressia September 6th, 2006
Writing is more than anything a compulsion, like some people wash their hands thirty times a day for fear of awful consequences if they do not. It pays a whole lot better than this type of compulsion, but it is no more heroic.
-Julie Burchill, British journalist
Tunes for TaTa’s
Seressia July 17th, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Katy Hohman
katy.hohman@gmail.com
The TaTa Sisterhood and BAMF Productions Announce Tunes for TaTa’s, a Benefit Concert for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk at Smith’s Olde Bar, Sunday, August 6, 2006.
The TaTa Sisterhood, in conjunction with BAMF Productions, announces its plans to hold a one-day benefit concert, Tunes for TaTa’s, at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta on Sunday, August 6, 2006. The show will bring together local and regional acts, including the Donna Hopkins Band. Proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust.
Musical acts will be (in order of appearance): Goddess Rocks, The Ramblers, The Helpers, The Squirrelheads, and Donna Hopkins Band. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and music will begin at 6:00 p.m. Admission is $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door.
For more information on the TaTa Sisterhood, and to learn more about their fundraising efforts, look them up on the web at www.the3day.org/atlanta06/tatasisterhood
More than 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year and more than 40,000 American women and men will lose their lives to the disease. One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 3 minutes. Every 13 minutes, the disease claims another life in the United States.
Eighty-five percent of the net proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Day benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, a global leader in the fight against breast cancer whose mission is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.
Fifteen percent of the net proceeds from the Breast Cancer 3-Day benefit the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, a special field of interest fund that will provide support for breast cancer initiatives including research, treatment, prevention and education.
Weird loves
Seressia July 9th, 2006
People throw that word around a lot, and so it’s meaning has become diluted. I’m referring to one of the more diluted meanings for love, as in “I love chocolate!” So, why is this weird? Because of my loves:
I love Jackie Chan and Zahi Hawass.
I gather some of you may not know (or understand) so I’ll explain. I have a lifelong fascination with Ancient Egypt. I have a slew of research books and I’ve watched every special and show that’s been done. The Discovery Channel is doing a series of shows on Egypt tonight, centering around the discovery of an uncharted tomb in the Valley of the Kings earlier this year. Tonight they’re opening a sealed coffin.
Dr. Zahi Hawass is Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. He’s the only one authorized to open sealed coffins. What I love about him is his absolute zeal for his work. The man loves his job, believes in it, and it makes you love it too.
Jackie Chan, what can I say? He’s funny, flexible, and my height. Both men have these infectious smiles. I want to have dinner with both of them, just to listen to them talk about their work. Really. I wouldn’t stalk them. Blatantly.
**EDIT: I re-read my message before posting it, and that last sentence originally read: I would stalk them. Freudian slip? Absolutely.**
No mummy was found, but lots of treasures. They think the tomb was for Tut’s mother. Since she was the second wife of Akenaten, she wouldn’t have a fancy tomb. It’s still exciting.
And I still love Dr. Zahi.
And Jackie.
Warning Label on Chocolate???
Seressia June 3rd, 2006
So over Memorial Day weekend I was camping with some friends (don’t worry, I Diva Camp) we decided to make S’mores. Imagine my surprise when I looked at the label on the chocolate bar and actually saw a disclaimer:
“Chocolate is a treat and should be consumed in moderation.”
Huh? Since when do we need a warning label on chocolate? Who doesn’t know that chocolate is a treat and should be consumed in moderation?
Have we gotten so far from having personal responsibility that we need a warning label on our candy?
Oprah’s Legend’s Ball
Seressia May 22nd, 2006
I watched Oprah’s Legends Ball tonight on ABC, and I’m glad I did. Those that Oprah honored included Maya Angelou, Shirley Caesar, Diahann Carroll, Elizabeth Catlett, Ruby Dee, Katherine Dunham, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Nikki Giovanni, Dorothy Height, Lena Horne, Coretta Scott King, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Toni Morrison, Rosa Parks, Leontyne Price, Della Reese, Diana Ross, Naomi Sims, Tina Turner, Cicely Tyson, Alice Walker, Dionne Warwick and Nancy Wilson.
So many amazing women, so many trailblazers and shining stars in their own right. So many unbelieveable women who were touched by a simple thank you. I was touched and tearful and inspired, and grateful to Oprah for gathering these women to celebrate their lives, especially Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King.
Did you watch?
My International Day
Seressia May 3rd, 2006
Just one of those “interesting” moments. A Black writer going to a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch, reading a book about an Irish/Native American discovering her shamaic talents while fighting a Celtic God and his British son. Oh, and a wide screen TV showing a Korean music show.
It probably happens all the time in New York, but it was a wow moment here in Hotlanta.
Blade on Spike TV
Very interesting…
Seressia April 4th, 2006
On Wednesday of this week…
At two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning…
The time and date will be…
01:02:03 04/05/06
This won’t ever happen again in your lifetime!
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