Random Thoughts By Bassey...

May 29

noldarling:

sisterwolf:

Sardar Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur

Giving face.
Ha! Before I scrolled and saw the above text, I thought, “oh work!” 

noldarling:

sisterwolf:

Sardar Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur


Giving face.

Ha! Before I scrolled and saw the above text, I thought, “oh work!” 

(via graham-bailey)

May 28

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May 10

TILT!: jaxson2011: Twenty-nine pearls in your kiss A singing smile Coffee... -

This is my favorite song. 

jaxson2011:

Twenty-nine pearls in your kiss
A singing smile
Coffee smell and lilac skin
Your flame in me

I’m only here for this moment

I know everybody here wants you
I know everybody here thinks he needs you
I’ll be waiting right here just to show you
How our love will blow it all…

May 04

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Apr 30

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Apr 28

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Apr 25

“When you write, it’s like braiding your hair. Taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring then unity.” — Edwidge Danticat 

Apr 24

Political Gravitas: Breast cancer survivor handcuffed and thrown in jail over a mistaken $280 medical bill as 'debtor's prisons' return to... -

brandx:

How did breast cancer survivor Lisa Lindsay end up behind bars? She didn’t pay a medical bill — one the Herrin, Ill., teaching assistant was told she didn’t owe.

“She got a $280 medical bill in error and was told she didn’t have to pay it,” The Associated Press reports. “But the…

WHOA! This is a thing now??

Apr 22

“I hate the phrase “Hurt people hurt people.” I understand it. And it ‘makes sense’ but aren’t we all hurt? Don’t we all have “something”? At what point, do you decide that you’re not going to use the master’s tools? At what point do you say, I’ve been hurt, I refuse to inflict pain. I refuse to send more hurt people out into the universe. At what point do you stop the cycle? People do it. It can be done. It’s not a matter of “Your blues ain’t like mine”. We all could point to something big in our lives and say, “This is why I’m mean.” Or “this is why I made you cry because someone made me cry once.” That’s not ok. Never ok. I can’t excuse bad behaviour anymore. I can’t be ok with being hurt because someone (that wasn’t me) hurt you once. No. Nobody deserves it. You didn’t deserve to be hurt. But I sure as hell don’t deserve to pay for the people that hurt you once upon a time.” — Bassey Ikpi (via buzzyrgfwoof)

Apr 20

UrbannSavage: Don't just wish...Make shit happen... -

Been telling people this for years! You have to make people WANT to work with you. Arrogance and conceit and being disrespectful or unpleasant won’t serve you. 

sharvondaphotog:

Last year, I wished for two things (among many others)…

  1. To go to South by Southwest
  2. To film with VeteranZ Crew

And both of things ended up happening. But not just because I wished for them, but because I worked for them.

While I didn’t consciously seek out an opportunity to go to SXSW, the…

Apr 19

negritaschronicles:

the face.

It pains me that I most likely will never have a girl child. Faces like these leave me gutted. How gorgeous is this little one? Those eyes! That face! 

negritaschronicles:

the face.

It pains me that I most likely will never have a girl child. Faces like these leave me gutted. How gorgeous is this little one? Those eyes! That face! 

(Source: painislove1214)

Apr 18

Do you like me? Do you really like me? -

Like me on Facebook so I know it’s real. 

fecklessthoughts asked: I've been debating buying that ProSonic brush for the past year. Thank God for groupon, and your endorsement convinced me. I just bought one and so did my sister. Thanks!

Yay! I totally stand buy it. It’s probably the best purchase I’ve made in years. Let me know how it works for you. 

covenesque asked: hey i really liked your article for xojane! found you via that article!

This about a month late but thank you!