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esskay
Digital storyteller, Photographic narrator, Hogwarts alum. In real life, I write things. I speak fluent sarcasm. I'm unintentionally funny. My favorite thing is food. Guac is life. I'm a fountain of the most random information. I'm pretty, only because it's weird to call oneself beautiful. I'm weird in all the good ways. I live in the greatest city on Earth. I was Sasha before Beyonce was schizophrenic. My life is stranger than fiction. But please, don't take my word for it. My pen is mightier than my sword. Instagram
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Monday, September 21, 2015 || 9:54 PM
"I know you gon' miss me. For we been together like Nike Airs and crisp tees"Another one has come and gone and once again, it felt entirely too short. I know I shouldn't complain. I'm more fortunate than a lot of people and I get opportunities to go places and experience things that most people don't but I always feel like I could've crammed just one more thing into my Summer if I only had a little more time. Now, Fall is upon us and as much as I can appreciate sweater weather, I just miss short shorts and sundresses. I guess my love of Summer just guarantees that I'll never be satisfied with these three short months. Also, I'm sure the fact that I live in New York has a lot to do with it. It wouldn't be so bad if we actually had the four seasons we're supposed to instead of one month of Fall, six and a half months of Winter, three weeks of Spring and then what feels like five minutes of Summer. Still, I try to make the most of it and this year was no exception. So here is a snapshot of my Summer shenanigans. I miss them already. 1. The unofficial start of Summer No, I'm not talking about Memorial Day. I usually like to kick my summer off around my birthday which is a week before Memorial Day. So I usually get together with some friends, and have a mellow turn up. This year's was pretty memorable and I had a great time. 2. Becoming one with nature So this Summer, I took a few trips to Prospect Park with my sis and her son and it turned out to be an interesting adventure. We fed ducks, took a ride on a surrey, had ice cream, ran through the sprinklers and even had some delicious #DRAAAAANKS. Plus, the view of the lake is beautiful.  3. Went to the Ball And no, I didn't lose a glass slipper. I went to the Governor's Ball, this really great music festival on Randall's Island. Three days straight of good music, good food and good beer. I finally got to see Florence + the Machine perform which was the highlight of that experience for me. Drake was also amazing and the silent disco was pretty cool too but the #EEEEEATS are what really stole the show. 4. Took a trip to the 'burg And that would be Williamsburg. For Smorgasburg. Because the only thing better than a music festival is a food festival and it's not Summer in New York without Smorgasburg. I actually took more than one trip this Summer because the fat girl within just couldn't stay away. The Ramen Burger was reason enough to go back but then I discovered the Dough donuts and I was hooked. As always, The Good Batch, Milk Truck and Home Frite did not disappoint. 5. A milestone and a first So my chunky monkey celebrated his first birthday this Summer. I always say I don't think I have a maternal bone in my body and that kid makes me believe it more and more everyday. I love him but I kinda suck as a Godmother. Which is fitting because I, too have a sucky Godparent. My Godfather is the worst. Whenever you really need him, he's super clutch but other than that, forget a happy birthday or a Merry Christmas unless you send him a written reminder because he never answers his phone. So maybe that'll be me. Sucky but clutch. I'm okay with that. As long as he knows he can come to me if he ever needs anything, I think I've fulfilled my duties.  6. Restaurant week So New York Restaurant Week Started the week I was leaving for vacation. But I owed a friend a lunch date before I left So I finished shopping and packing and picked a place off of the very extensive list of restaurant participants. I decided to play it safe with one I had heard good things about so we went to Tao. It left something to be desired for him but I had a moment with the Spicy Tuna Roll and really, that was all I needed. That said, I owe him a Steak for Winter Restaurant Week but the company and the drinks were good so no complaints here. 7. Vacation, all I ever wanted At the end of July, I packed my bags and headed to a little island in the West Indies called Grenada. It's where my parents are originally from and it's beautiful. Admittedly, I haven't posted those vacation pics because it was such a mellow and relaxing vacation, I didn't do much to show. But mostly because posting them would solidify that Summer is over. However, now that Summer actually is over, what the hell?           In any event, I enjoyed myself. 8. Went Greek When I got back to the city, A friend of mine introduced me to this amazing Greek restaurant in Chinatown of all places. I had never tried Greek before but it was sooooooo good. So, so good. So good that I went back the next weekend, paid it forward and passed on the secret of the amazing Greek place in Chinatown. It's not so secret now that my favorite food blog has let the cat out of the bag but still definitely worth a trip. I still have dreams about the Baklava. Totally worth it. 9. Partied with The Row This Summer, I got to see my favorite group of poets, The Strivers Row. And even though my favorite poet is no longer with the group, they were as phenomenal as always. After the show, we got to hang out and party with the poets which I thought was pretty dope. The DJ left much to be desired but the drinks were good and the poetry was bomb.   
10. Went blonde
So earlier this year, I got the blonde bug and I said that I wouldn't let 2015 end without trying on blonde. I mean...I guess blondes have fun? I have just as much fun if not more with my real, brownish black hair so meh. I was also a dread head for a few weeks. It's been an interesting hair year thus far and it's not even over yet so I'll be doing another post about that soon. If you missed the first one, check it out here.This was just kind of a highlight reel of my Summer. There were a lot of great times in between. Awesome parties, good drinks, even better food, random shenanigans and I was fortunate enough to enjoy it all with good friends. Now that it's hoodie season, I guess I'll turn down for cold weather. Until next year, keep warm folks! Labels: friends and fam, fun times, good eats, in real life, listy, personals, pop of culture, vacation Friday, August 16, 2013 || 8:19 AM
Ok guys, my monthlong hiatus has come to an end and I'm BACK! Surprisingly enough, being disconnected from the rest of the world for all this time has been really amazing. The last three weeks have been, in every sense of the word, a true vacation. It was nice to enjoy myself without thinking things like "I should take a pic to show Instagram that I'm enjoying myself." I never have been good at that though. That's why most of my Instagram pics are of food and faces I make when I'm bored. But I digress.Grenada was beautiful. Like, really beautiful. Like 5-star resort commercial beautiful. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed spending time there and seeing all my family. So, in trying to make this not very long and drawn out, I'll just share a few key points. Things I learned in Grenada:
Things I did in Grenada
Pictures of things I did in Grenada
                   
So there you have it, my adventures in Grenada. Look out for a crap ton more pictures on Facebook and videos on YouTube and all that good stuff. I hope everyone enjoyed their summer as much as I did. If not, don't feel bad because I partied enough for the both of us. You're welcome.
Labels: friends and fam, fun times, in real life, personals, pop of culture, vacation Thursday, September 13, 2012 || 1:35 PM
I know this is super late but as you probably noticed from my last post, life has been pretty crapola since Labor Day weekend and the whole unofficial end of summer. I doubt that it's a coincidence but whatevs. Dealing with all the crapola as well as getting back to school and pushing through a major I've grown to hate while resisting the urge to put a bullet in my...foot, I totally forgot to blog my Labor Day weekend shenanigans.Now seeing as I live in the most awesome borough in the most awesome city in the world, Labor Day usually means BBQ hopping and enjoying a few nutcrackers with my homegirls, playing a wicked jab at J'ouvert and bussin' a whine with the float of my choice while repping my country's colors on the parkway. Usually, I'm the pinprick of red, yellow and green in the sea of red, white and blue because while Grenada's carnival is amazing in Grenada, their float on the parkway is kinda blahh and who are we kidding? Haiti shuts down the parkway every year. If you were under the impression that it was Jamaica, you were sadly mistaken and/or lied to. But I digress. As of last year, Brooklyn has been way crazier than usual during Labor Day weekend so once again, I decided to accompany Laos on their annual Labor Day trip. Which was awesome. I can't even get into specifics of how awesome it was. Just know that it was awesome and take pleasure in viewing these photos because that's all you people are getting out of me. 
Matt and Kryselle
Ewey, pouting
Chel and Andy relaxing
He definitely was NOT flexing lol
Keston making a sand...blob
 
"Huh...?"
At the beach...or was I?
Emma getting cozy
Uno means one...
..as in there can only be one champion. It wasn't me ( ._.)
Fireworks!
Go-carting adventures
Bumper boats
Flo
Emma at the top
Matt...not quite at the top
Matt and Keston
Matt and I
Ewey, me, Emma and Anderson being a creeper in the back
Ewey, Emma and I
Chel, bout to burn rubber
The bane of our existence for the entire weekend
Me on the boardwalk
Chel at the pool
Emma and I
Emma, Kryselle, me and Ewey
Ewey, Andy and Matt in the pool
...I dunno
Private bay area
The guys
The view
Ewey and Emma
Big Booty Judy
More fireworks
So that was a bit of our vacation weekend away from Brooklyn. Like I said, we had an amazing time, great experiences and one in particular. To read more about it, visit Laos' blog because I honestly don't feel like writing about it again. If you don't like it, suck it. But you know...whatevs. I hope you all had a happy and fun but safe Labor Day weekend. And while you're sitting in your class/office/holding cell, at least you have the sweet memories of long summer days to hold you over until Christmas spirit hits town. Happy Hoodie Weather!
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