The weird ways people stumble across this site never cease to amaze me. This week’s winner: biracial t-shirts (you in Newark… submit an idea and I’ll make one or something!) There’s the perv in Belgium searching for pedophiles, someone who wants an “i’m a hustla” tee (shouldn’t be hard to find), and someone in Marietta who thought I’d have some insight as to how George Smith disappeared… as if there were a whole lot of mystery to that one.

In about three weeks, I will be packing my stuff for my 10-day Spring Break Redux Extravaganza.

May 11 – The Roots & Common in Charlotte at Amos’ Southend with Erin & Nikki
May 12-13 – LaShaya Graduates from College and I Help Her Celebrate
May 18-19 – The Roots at Radio City Music Hall
May 20 – Mom, Uncle Eddie & I see The Color Purple on Broadway.

I’m more excited than anyone can really realize right now. This was originally supposed to be two weekend trips, but returning to Charlotte only to fly back up the coast a few days later was more than my poor bank account could swing. Ah well. I didn’t get a Christmas break either, and I’m not going to Detroit, so this trip is well deserved. I just can’t help feeling like this whole deal came together a little too easily, and that something is bound to go wrong… but I just can’t help being a skeptic deep down inside.

(Not so) Hidden Racism of the Week: These horribly counterintuitive Volkswagen Jetta commercials… why is a black person the cause of the accident both times?
Think about it.

So summer has come, and thus I begin my search for part-time summer employment. I would love a 20-hr/week office gig, but I’ll take anything that doesn’t include standing, selling, or restocking accessories. My soul can’t take but so much “customer service” either, but I understand that compromise is necessary.

In a perfect world, I would either find a receptionist job in a laid-back South Char. office that pays $13 an hour and runs 9-5 3 days a week, or I would get off my duff and finally start hustling these t-shirts, purses, and earrings with a profit-inducing fervor. Someone found this site last week searching for “biracial t-shirts” (how did that happen?) and I think that’s a sign. Plus I would love my life so much if I could find the time to create my DC/NYC wardrobe from elbow grease and freeness rather than buying it with sadness and cash (that exists only as long as Visa and I continue to carry on this charade). I think I actually have all the raw materials I need… except time and confidence.

So… can I put you down as a reference?