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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:58:00 +0000

I just used #Shazam to tag I Wanna Be Down by Brandy. http://t.co/ZzD9lXI8 #
Reading @mayarockeymoore's Are Black Women Obese Because We Want to Be? http://t.co/Fi9g470c via @HuffPostWomen #
I'm all about my physical fitness and activity. But walking as a mode of transportation is overrated, especially in heels!;-) #
Sorry, I'm not there yet. May never be. #
All around interesting/crappy day. Most perplexing of all was friend who is sick of DC and lack of dating prospects….. #
She's packing up, moving 2 new town, & freezing her eggs. She's late 30s like me. Processing her frustration, my own, and her choice to move #
#truth RT @TheFakeCNN: Breaking News: everything that happens isn't breaking news. Some shit is just news. #
Hmm. Feeling snarky today. I should probably limit my time with professional colleagues. I might create some breaking news of my own. #
RT @bereolaesque: Bitter folks attempt to remind successful people who they USED to be – Toss em some spare change & tell them to pay… #
White sangria + a splash of champagne = after work bliss #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:58:00 +0000

I hate going to the dentist. Don't get me wrong, my dentist is awesome. Just hate going. Let Jesus be a strong numbing agent! #
How apropos given my last tweet –> RT @PaulCBrunson: Let your pain be your teacher. #
Reading –> Kristen Houghton: The Love of a Good Woman Will Not Change a Bad Man http://t.co/m0OPvsPo #
Reading –> Not Married Yet? Look for the New Mr. Right http://t.co/y5vZrcbx #
Research examines when benefits of screening mammography outweigh the harms for women in their 40s http://t.co/CZpkwW8o #
Startup Accelerator Supports Minorities and Women in Tech http://t.co/3pnor90f #
#nowplaying We Are Young, Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe #letsmove #
#nowplaying OMG, Usher #letsmove #
#truth RT @WSJPersFinance: If You're Under 40, Don't Bank on Social Security http://t.co/IMzLThGt #
#nowplaying So Beautiful, Musiq Soulchild #letsmove #
#nowplaying I Wanna Rock (The Kings G-Mix), Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z. #letsmove #
LOLing at my personal rendition of Fire and Desire, Teena Marie and Rick James, as I get ready for work. Loooooooooove them, and leave them! #
RT @blkwmnredefined: Saved & Having SEX. Check out this @EBONYMag article MAY issue: http://t.co/W0Qy7yxE #SacredSensual #
Must everyone tell everything? RT @UPTOWNmagazine: President Barack Obama’s Ex-Girlfriends Dish On Loving A Young Obama http://t.co/SCW46wD9 #
#nowplaying Planet Rock, Afrika Bambaataa #letsmove #
#nowplaying Cha Cha Cha, @mclyte. #letsmove Also, wistfully remembering her backup dancers Leg 1 and Leg 2 #
#nowplaying Venus Vs. Mars, Jay-Z #letsmove #
#nowplaying Boogie Wonderland, Earth, Wind, and Fire. #letsmove #
Special morning shout out to @RepKarenBass on the work she is doing to help girls in OUR community that are victims of human trafficking. #
These aren't foreign-born girls coming to the US and being prostituted, but black and brown girls around the way prostituted by gangs #
Gangs are changing/expanding their business model from drugs to human trafficking. These girls are young victims, under the age of consent #
Learned about organization here in DC providing support for victims, more victims than you'd think. Courtney's House–> http://t.co/38uJMpBU #
But to learn about adding your voice for the voiceless on a national level, take a look at @RepKarenBass' legislation: http://t.co/Zy9lWjpw #
A bug just flew into my cocktail. Poor soul. He's gonna have quite the headache if he survives. #
Damn, I remember buying the Licensed to Ill album. #RIP Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys #
Yes, men can develop #breastcancer #
Finished Cycle with @cyclemeter, on a new route, time 1:19:34, 12.79 miles, see http://t.co/Rx8ip7ha, average 9.65. #
Finished Cycle with @cyclemeter, on a new route, time 1:19:34, 12.79 miles, average 9.65. #
Started Cycle with @cyclemeter at 10:46 AM, on a new route, see http://t.co/83DCLmvN, Cyclemeter will speak your replies to me. #
Finished Biking with @cyclemeter, on a new route, time 1:05:09, 10.06 miles, see http://t.co/83DCLmvN, average 9.27. #
#nowplaying Ready Or Not by After 7. This takes me back. #shazam http://t.co/gBAEAUBT #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:58:00 +0000

RT @grocerymakers: For every RT of this post @FeedingAmerica will help provide 40 meals to fight hunger!* #RT4Hunger http://t.co/qX3qkVJ3 #
Just ate one of those cake lollipops from @starbucks. Heaven on a stick!:-) #
But that's it. No more. I can't afford any new foodie indulgences. It will haunt me now every morning when I walk into @starbucks… #
What happens when politics and faux celebrity collide @TIME: White House gate crasher to run for Virginia governor | http://t.co/7buub6o0 #
Thanks @thedailydishdc for a great brunch & allowing me to bring my bike inside. Forgot my lock! Great neighborhood spot. Now, the ride back #
Why don't bikes come with kick stands anymore? Contemplating as I procrastinate biking this hill. #
Good music always helps. Perhaps Lil Wayne and Rick Ross can help me up the hill? Or maybe Adele's Rolling in the Deep? #
And the Best Biking Hill Climb Music Award goes to Jay-Z, 99 Problems #
#toofunny –> Splenda Daddy – A man who strives to be a Sugar Daddy but just doesn't have the funds to pull it off #UDD http://t.co/OH7IYgXe #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:58:00 +0000

Dear Neighbor: Today's high temps in 80s. It might be time to take down the Christmas decorations. Your Santa figurine is making me hot. #
Art and Soul and The Hamilton have the best deviled eggs in Washington, DC. #imjustsayin #
Reading –> Athlete tweet ban? Free speech sacks that idea – http://t.co/OQgwZKNe http://t.co/OmuayFLx #
RT @heartcapricorn: It takes a lot to excite or even impress a #Capricorn #
RT @joshgreenman: The 7 virtues are chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness and humility. None of these has anything… #
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
– André Gide, French author #
I'd have to cosign #s 2, 5, and 7 –> RT @thoughtcatalog: 17 Types Of People There’s A Special Place In Hell For http://t.co/tvkzjMrg #
I've lived in DC 15+ years. Rock Creek Parkway remains a mysterious worm hole. Never know where I can enter or where I'll come out. #
“@HeartCapricorn: #Capricorn #039;s are not as cold or unattached as we may seem.” #
Only in DC, Indian girls sound like valley girls, Jewish guy hitting on Ethiopian girl..and she's just agreed to a 3some, requisite gay guy #
Perhaps I should say "only in Dupont Circle" #
And 4 shits & giggles, the bartender is a chick who owns horses. Q Little Red Corvette "take you to the place where the horses run free" #
Lifetime TV Movies. Worst. Acting. Ever. #
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.” Eleanor Roosevelt h/t @CoryBooker #
Workout done to shake off stiffness from yesterday's awesome bike ride. Let brunch commence. #letsmove #letsbrunch #
Dear Facebook advertisers: I will not sell my Facebook soul and "Like" your page for free tickets or swag. #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:58:00 +0000

RT @amandamogul: 8 Insights From Upstart Inventors http://t.co/CRbMn7vs #
Watching The Announcement on ESPN2 about Magic Johnson's announcement to the world that he was HIV positive. Wow is all I can say. #hivaids #
Makes my bitching about the dry cleaners misplacing my clothes seem really small and insignificant. #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:58:00 +0000

Reading –> RT @Shocklee: Micro-Racism: If You Want a Kiva Loan, It Helps to Be Pretty and Light-Skinned http://t.co/v24Hs8r3 #
Funny! –> RT @joshtpm: This is so weird. Didn't check twitter all day. No obvious injuries or lack of knowledge! #
MT @BlackWeb20: Find out what DJs think about tech & social media and its impact on this particular element of hip-hop http://t.co/DTGO19fC #
I voted already. Stop calling my house! #dcvotes http://t.co/4gkoJS1F #
Yes, Jesus! Never been so happy to have meeting cancelled. Wanted to cancel. So glad they did instead:-). I get an hour of my life back. #
The one who's on the way:-) RT @Uber_DC: Hey DC! Quick Tuesday poll: who is YOUR favorite @Uber_DC driver? #UberDCDriverLove #
That last tweet knocking my city of Detroit was funny. Too funny not to RT. We do love our gators cc: @dcnupe90 #
Love them both, and #GCB –> RT @HuffingtonPost: 'Mad Men' vs. 'Game Of Thrones' http://t.co/1CfHoNSB #
#nowplaying Deja Vu by Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz. http://t.co/LlWLJyeP #
#NowWatching Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins #MoviesImForcedToWatchWhenVisitingMyParents #
#listeningto Know Him by Level 3:16. Happy Easter. http://t.co/QUJfuC1W #
Smiling as I watch the young men leaving church in their Sunday best. The future never looked so good. #eastersunday #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:58:00 +0000

#nowplaying Phone Tap, Nas and AZ. #letsmove #
#nowplaying Get Me Bodied, Beyonce. #letsmove Even still, #conversateisnotaword #
#nowplaying Imma Be, Black Eyed Peas #letsmove #
#nowplaying Deeper, Boss #letsmove #
#nowplaying Ugly, Bubba Sparxxx #letsmove #
Cooling down to Bright Lights Bigger City, Cee Lo Green #letsmove #nowplaying #
I hate that I have to call my mom to tell her I sent her an email so she'll check it. #random #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:58:00 +0000

Shaking my head ….. RT @blackvoices: 'I thought you were black': Teacher tells student to read poem 'Blacker' http://t.co/DQbIlxDh #
RT @jamalsimmons: Why is Glenn Beck's website attacking #Trayvon Martin for being suspended from school? Who advertizes with this guy?… #
#ifonlyyouknew –> Breast cancer toll among black women fed in part by fear, silence http://t.co/aeWbC0Vf #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:58:00 +0000

#nowplaying Keep on Movin'-Soul II Soul #letsmove #
#nowplaying How High (Remix), Method Man & Redman #letsmove #
#nowplaying Pon De Replay, Rihanna #letsmove #
Cooling down to #nowplaying Ghetto Jam, Domino #letsmove #
RT @mediaite: CNN Lifts Suspension On Roland S. Martin http://t.co/VktmyBOC #
#nowplaying I Got A Man, Positive K #letsmove #
#nowplaying Gangsta Gangsta, NWA #letsmove #
#nowplaying Don't Look Any Further, Dennis Edwards #letsmove #
RT @necolebitchie: Nia Long & Larenz Tate Reminisce On ‘Love Jones’, 15 Years Later http://t.co/Yq012Cke (cc: @nic_mclean) #
#nowplaying Get Money, Biggie and Junior Mafia #letsmove #
#nowplaying Hail Mary, 2PAC/Makaveli #letsmove #
Cooling down to Cheryl Lynn's Encore. #nowplaying #letsmove #
Workout completed! Special thanks to Dennis Edwards, Biggie, Junior Mafia, NWA, Positive K, Outkast, and Cheryl Lynn. #letsmove #
I might need to hit a happy hour this evening. The day is so pretty and all…. (cc: @dcnupe90) #
Can't wait to read/get feedback on this –> RT @TheRoot247: Black Men: Afraid of Successful Women http://t.co/aAoqIirG #
RT @ForHarriet: For Trayvon http://t.co/Fe5K5z0j #JusticeForTrayvon #
Don't ask me, "Do you mind if I smoke?" and get offended when I say "Yes." #PleaseAndThankYou #
No soundtrack for this morning's workout. #LawAndOrder is on:-). #letsmove Advice to self: Make today count. #
RT @TheRoot247: RT @ForHarriet: Where is Justice for Trayvon Martin? http://t.co/OJobkok9 #
I'm sorry. The sight of green beer makes me sick. Enjoy it all of my #irishfortheday friends. #
If you're looking for a real downer and question if our communities of color need to hit the reset button, check out #ThingsBlackPeopleLove #
In Downtown DC. Y'all take your #stpatricksday VERY seriously. Bar crawls and all. #
Sorry @citiesdc and @dtnationevents Not coming back any time soon. Poor management. Hope things improve. #

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The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

blackgirlgrown — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:58:00 +0000

#nowplaying Criminal Minded, KRS-One and BDP #letsmove #
#nowplaying The Message, Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five #letsmove #
Cooling down to #nowplaying Cell Therapy, Goodie Mob #letsmove #
Time to make the donuts…. #
Why must people be so mean? Especially online. It takes effort and energy to be that angry. Just chill. Y'all all need hugs. #
Reading RT @jamiaw: Happy International Women's Day: Much to Celebrate | Women's Media Center: http://t.co/zjr9aYhI via @addthis #

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