This blog post was going to be my last here on Before and Afro. I don’t even know if it’s possible for me to explain to you what these last two weeks have been like. I’ve been living in The … Continue reading
BRING IT ON.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Joni Dreams of Drag
I love my trannies! Let’s just throw PC-ness out the window for a minute – or maybe longer, depending on how long you stay on this blog. Basic lingo 101: “Tranny” is the politically incorrect name for a transexual, someone who … Continue reading
Better and Better
Today is my birthday. I have a deep love for birthdays. And not just because of the spontaneous phone calls, the cupcakes, the gifts, the wishes, the partying, the cards I’ll save forever (that’s what drawers are for)… but because … Continue reading
My Faults
I set out on this blogging journey for many reasons. One of them was to lay my faults out on the table for the world to see: I’d show you my embarrassingly messy room, my crooked mouth that made me insecure most … Continue reading
Dear Human Beings…
I’ve read them all. All your blog posts, your tweets, your comments and the articles you have sent me – and wow. I was completely unprepared for this. The fact that people feel I have been dressing as a caricature … Continue reading
THE NOW.
Yesterday afternoon I found myself basking in the zen of a beautiful sanctuary in the East Village: My best friend Michelle’s apartment. The 101 on Michelle: A few months ago Michelle went to India, found enlightenment, quit her job, and … Continue reading
Happy Spa Week! From The Afterlife
Swedish massages, four-handed massages, caviar facials, 24 karat gold facials, Dead Sea salt scrubs, clay body wraps, organic spray tans, eyelash curling, cupping, gua sha, acupuncture, Ayurveda, Reiki, Velashape, Botox… when it comes to spa, you name it, I’ve done … Continue reading
Fro’d Chicken
Last night I attended a fried chicken extravaganza – the NYC Food & Wine Festival Shake & Bake, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and DJ’d by Questlove. It was a last minute invitation, and no event had ever sounded more perfect. Held at … Continue reading
What I Knew When I Was Three
I have a very long list of stories and things that I’m dying to tell you. All at once! But I can’t. Have I mapped out a blog schedule of all these topics? Psssssshhht. While I have a general sense … Continue reading
I AM BUSY.
From a wild girls’ weekend on Fire Island to my first ever “gone fishin’” trip with the boys on the Delaware River Gap to a two-year-old’s birthday party in Brooklyn, there is one towel that carried me through Summer 2012, … Continue reading
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