tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62887714044124351422012-02-15T19:38:54.062-08:00CaKeSyou
CAN
have
your
CAKE and EaT it too...AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.comBlogger8021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-33511028350617551152012-02-15T05:02:00.001-08:002012-02-15T05:02:45.305-08:00
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
~Anatole FranceAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-53824852798748718592012-02-14T15:48:00.001-08:002012-02-14T15:48:55.143-08:00M.F.D.D.S (My Friends Do Dope Shit)AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-87986001942676185632012-02-14T15:25:00.000-08:002012-02-15T19:38:54.081-08:00A Piece of CakeThem: "What Happened?"
Me:
"Well, I'd revisited the situation after some time because I honestly felt like maybe I didn't give the potential enough of a chance. I actually went back in as if I were the one wrong in the first place so I came in at 500%. I listened, I gave, I supported, I tolerated. I was PRESENT.
We all know though that eventually, the mask come off.
I got tired. My SPIRIT got AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-14187788371770343202012-02-14T15:07:00.001-08:002012-02-14T15:07:54.493-08:00Blue in GreenAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-45867995363033155682012-02-14T15:06:00.000-08:002012-02-14T15:06:20.069-08:00ColorsAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-26584899355659707672012-02-14T14:59:00.000-08:002012-02-14T14:59:10.814-08:00A Moment in Black HistoryPOWER
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-66544988269855566552012-02-14T14:46:00.000-08:002012-02-14T14:46:53.084-08:00A Piece of Cake"Love makes the wildest spirit tame, and the tamest spirit wild."
~Alexis DelpAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-6849671166464580622012-02-14T14:41:00.000-08:002012-02-14T14:49:20.473-08:00"..and if somebody loves you, won't they always love you?"Whitney Houston.
Growing up, I wanted to BE her.
Understand me. I didn't want to be LIKE her. I didn't want to do what she did or how she did it. My plan was to BE Whitney Houston. She was EVERYTHING.
Of course we sang about the greatest love. When I got my first set of girlfriends, we would practice singing count on me. When I got old enough to THINK I knew something about love, I would sing AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-75239569768898637572012-02-11T12:15:00.000-08:002012-02-11T12:15:35.992-08:00A Moment in Black History
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I would like to thank the Black Creativity 2012 Jurors, and my muse Amanda Furdge (model- Princess of Benin). We won First place in the Fine Art Photography category... Life is sweet :-)
Photo by Tony Smith (copyright 2011)
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Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
And even if you can't treat them the way you want to be treated, get damned close.
Reciprocity is the fabric.
Love, CaKes
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Don't feel no pity for me
Cause I'm going through a couple things,
Life means change,
That's the way it goes,goes
All my life I had a constant burning
A strong deep,desire
An aching ambiguous,yearning,yearning,
yearning
For something better
For something bigger
For something wider
For something higher
And lots of regrets
Cause I ain't seem to AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-51792006406964450822012-02-02T11:21:00.000-08:002012-02-02T12:43:08.684-08:00A Piece Of Cake.I gotta get this off of my chest.
Most people would describe me as a lover. A light. A good-hearted person with great intentions, a lot of tolerance and a spirit of happiness. I'm only sensitive in private and in public, I have smiles and good energy for everyone. Few things bring me down. Somethings do. This moment in CaKe is about one of them.
Few things disturb my force field more than AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-29888378052961326452012-02-02T10:19:00.000-08:002012-02-02T10:19:49.655-08:00A Moment in Black HistoryAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-55695981360088366502012-02-02T10:08:00.000-08:002012-02-02T10:08:51.457-08:00In my head(phones)
1. Don't Close Your Eyes - (Mood) Robert Glasper
2. Transitional Joint - (The Preface) eLZhi
3. Everything Must Go - (Authenticity) The Foreign Exchange
4. Queens Get The Money - (Nigger) Nas5. Beat 16 - (My First Beat Tape) Muhsinah6. Better Love - (Forever, for Always, for Love) Luther Vandross7. The Light of the Sun - (The Light of the Sun) Jill Scott8. Calling - (The Way IAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-51815592027463789372012-02-01T15:46:00.000-08:002012-02-01T15:46:20.425-08:00Amanda Service AnnouncementI've decided that my inner thoughts are currently under construction.So,If you want to know what I'm thinking?Imagine elevator music.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-86704678542316304442012-02-01T06:57:00.001-08:002012-02-01T07:00:42.374-08:00Rest in POWER
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-57274711236958422212012-01-31T17:04:00.000-08:002012-01-31T17:05:02.178-08:00BUT GodIt's been ROUGH.
But GOD ::::::
These scriptures KEEP me! (I wonder what they look like /said in hieroglyphics)
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-50258158525714736492012-01-30T16:30:00.000-08:002012-01-30T16:30:25.873-08:00Well SaidAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-88933559034239853052012-01-30T04:46:00.000-08:002012-01-30T04:46:53.048-08:00The Questions ::Anonymous Asked:
"What makes you so sure?"
I'm sure because there will NEVER be another me.
NEVER.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-22000704007360108342012-01-30T04:43:00.000-08:002012-01-30T04:43:11.986-08:00I don't consider myself a fan of Beyonce BUTShe said ALL of this.
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-69438030181632395112012-01-30T04:41:00.000-08:002012-01-30T04:41:02.740-08:00Black is YOU, Black is ME + US & FREEAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-71140163978930119812012-01-30T04:39:00.001-08:002012-01-30T04:39:25.422-08:00MOVE ON +AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-16231017958447882882012-01-30T04:35:00.000-08:002012-01-30T04:35:12.644-08:00A Piece of Cake"It is so good when the Universe creates the EXIT for you."-Amanda Furdge AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-52874602158187663372012-01-28T16:54:00.000-08:002012-01-28T16:54:40.241-08:00DopenessNow,
It's well known that I don't get deep into politics online but here's an observation.
98% of the time that I see a photo of President Obama and the First Lady together, they're hand in hand and smiling and loving.
Politics turned love language.
That shit is DOPE.
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-80618892539926964612012-01-28T16:12:00.000-08:002012-01-28T16:12:18.954-08:00GLOW
I live for this record.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-45920136062978452452012-01-28T16:01:00.000-08:002012-01-28T16:27:29.000-08:00A Message For My Man.Honey,
of you I think in Iambic pentameter.
You are so wonderful.
I love the way you make me feel and un-feel.
Important.
You let me know that I'm beautiful and strong and worth it every day.
EVERY FUCKING DAY.
Thank you.
I believe in you.
I believe in your arms. I've seen them in action. Felt them in action.
I trust you to be intelligent and God-fearing for yourself, for us and for our AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-27770126102644289322012-01-28T15:48:00.000-08:002012-01-28T15:48:30.110-08:00My Sister and IAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-65641710941824412602012-01-28T15:47:00.002-08:002012-01-28T15:47:47.995-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-87044841275644697612012-01-28T15:47:00.000-08:002012-01-28T15:47:02.976-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-29240283420970901342012-01-28T15:46:00.000-08:002012-01-28T15:46:27.771-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-6047014457926968162012-01-28T14:58:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:58:34.247-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-11699798048736507742012-01-28T14:57:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:57:04.977-08:00I technically have no right to going off of this record or this ERA for that matter but ....
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-22571335935967771162012-01-28T14:54:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:54:01.138-08:00YupAmanda did it. AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-89052525649782282632012-01-28T14:52:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:52:29.056-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-45341489956455360852012-01-28T14:49:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:49:22.216-08:00Caking ItHere are a few random facts about She :
1. I love french fries.
2. I'm so easily pleased and humbled. Doing things like taking out the trash, saving a hug for me or even being sincere in wondering about my day will win me over forever.
3. I have a low to NO tolerance for gown people not cleaning up after themselves.
4. I love to paint and redecorate rooms.
5. I don't eat cake.
6. If we can AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-58678522234539188352012-01-28T14:42:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:42:34.522-08:00A Panther Is A Black CatAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-49379690058379632852012-01-28T14:35:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:35:55.433-08:00A Piece of CakeYou know what CupcaKes?
I never thought I'd be vocalizing a thought such as this one but how does the saying go?
Never say never?
Right.
Some people are just a waste.
Now, I know that's harsh but understand the science.
In YOUR life, in YOUR universe, some entities might just be a fucking waste. Waste of space, time, air, life, energy. Just a waste.
Before I understood that this was/is AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-68346580369254858662012-01-19T18:52:00.000-08:002012-01-19T18:52:46.078-08:00US
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That moment in which you feel the love and the like leave.
(How's that for alliteration?)
It's a very open space.
You gotta know what to do with it.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-59364454511451015162012-01-19T16:58:00.001-08:002012-01-19T16:58:43.986-08:00teheThese are funny. This is my favorite.
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funny how the tables turn.
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-47143831751734792372012-01-19T16:46:00.000-08:002012-01-19T16:46:25.615-08:00Paid IN FullNever EVER gets old.
The FIRST "rap" song that I had ever intentionally learned all of the lyrics to.
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ACT YOUR (explicit) AGE!
That is all.
Thanks.
Management.
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Attention!
Some people are just not worth your time, energy and or frustrations. Some people are selfish. Some people will suck and suck from you until your nipples fall off.
Seriously.
Be very aware of those persons that do not apologize. Those persons that can't acknowledge the goodness that you bring into their universe. Be aware of those people who aren't making you better. Be AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-6839287545490188782012-01-18T17:21:00.000-08:002012-01-18T17:21:50.615-08:00BirthdayLove and Stuff
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(Jamaican Proverb) AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-13918889830568808832012-01-15T16:27:00.001-08:002012-01-15T16:27:58.926-08:00Happy Birthday Dr. King
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ccm.onreadystatechange = functionAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-28566809166713689102012-01-13T12:17:00.000-08:002012-01-13T12:17:34.110-08:00(Wo)manHOOD
As my 24th birthday approaches, I am starting to know more and more that I am a woman.
When I was a little girl, I used to listen intensely to the conversations in beauty shops and kitchens about what womanhood was like. The men that women loved, the children that stressed them out, and the jobs that didn't pay well enough. I would even daydream about my chances. My future interactions, my men,AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-65437703421954030342012-01-08T15:37:00.001-08:002012-01-08T15:40:00.107-08:00Adventures in Black PeopleI don't know if you've ever sat through a bootleg man's pitches but I was privileged to do so today on the train.
Cray.
The neighborhood bootleg man is special.
He's a special kind of critic and movie analyst. He knows exactly how to summarize the movie according to your demographics. He can use your slang, your attitude and your income level and family dynamics to come up with a AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-3255325336506071922012-01-04T16:51:00.000-08:002012-01-05T08:48:57.731-08:00These Are My CupcaKesThese are some of the very special men make the K in caKes capital.
They have (and continue to) stop at NOTHING to let me know that I'm indeed "Worth It"
I LOVE loving them.
He's my DADDY!
And in the spirit of "Saving the BEST for last"....
Once again,these amazing Black MEN have been and continue to be the main ingredients for this here little one that the neighborhood AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-65042825815676460412012-01-04T11:14:00.000-08:002012-01-04T11:14:11.910-08:00Affirmation(s)All lost in my brain/
When I know I should get up and get out of it......
I gotta keep moving.......
But when I wake up (And one day I WILL do it), everything I went through will be beautiful.
Trying EVERYDAY to move >>>>>>
Do you know how it feels to be lost?
But when i wake up?EVERYTHING i went through will be beautiful.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-80557918109103410002012-01-04T09:57:00.001-08:002012-01-04T09:57:55.436-08:00SparkleI love this
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-79606894298952003432012-01-04T09:54:00.000-08:002012-01-04T09:56:01.277-08:00A Poem
Inside of my mind is this place.I can go inside of self and sit.Like water.Until the mosquitoes come - and even after that.Because evol and other things are dangerous.-amanda Furdge
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-25111607539529630772012-01-04T09:34:00.001-08:002012-01-04T09:34:47.745-08:00VersisAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-10469436793492020642012-01-04T09:30:00.000-08:002012-01-04T09:30:16.587-08:00JanuaryThis is my month.
On the 17th, I'll make my rotation and it will be grand.
I've had a break-through. I'll admit that for the past 6 months, I haven't been myself at all. I've been literally just (shrugs shoulders) alive. Kinda numb, very indecisive, very apprehensive and not ME.
That's done with as of last night.
I'm back and as ready to roll as possible. Yeah, I'm taking a couple of L's but AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-20083767157594179052011-12-31T15:44:00.000-08:002011-12-31T16:00:44.584-08:00A Final ThoughtAs this year comes to a close, I'd like to share some reflection if I may.
Many of you have sliced caKe with me and I am humbled and grateful that you think my thoughts are valuable enough to follow (or STALK for many of you) every once in a while.
I've learned a lot this year. I have flown to each and every state in the US, I have taught more children and I've had more wine to drink. I'm sureAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-63445119213262252912011-12-29T18:55:00.001-08:002011-12-29T18:55:36.097-08:00Thank God for DaddyAnd when some boy has REALLY done a number on me, I thank God EVEN more for my DADDY.
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-2759260020497438042011-12-29T18:47:00.001-08:002011-12-29T18:48:10.454-08:00TonightSo,
After spending almost an entire 24 hours in a complete state of emotional exhaustion, I'm getting ready to go outside and feel good about myself.
I swear that some BODY is going to tell me that I look beautiful tonight.
Because I do. AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-82693949625004655912011-12-29T08:43:00.000-08:002011-12-29T08:43:02.377-08:002011: BlackAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-40049166070214522372011-12-29T08:26:00.000-08:002011-12-29T08:26:58.648-08:00A Little Goes A LONG Way“What is the quality of your intent?
Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-12681301994006318582011-12-29T08:11:00.001-08:002011-12-29T08:11:41.901-08:00Just A ThoughtDo you ever wonder what it is about you that makes people think it's ok to do and or say certain things to you?
I do.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-80761056075897897312011-12-28T23:07:00.000-08:002011-12-28T23:08:11.970-08:00A Piece of CakeWas having a conversation with my girlfriend about tolerance. As young as I am, I've always had a low tolerance for things that I find unworthy of my affection or attention but this year? The year 2011 tested my tolerance and ability to sacrifice. I have a feeling that down to the last minute, my tolerance will be tested. Specifically my tolerance of the black man (romantically) As for sacrificeAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-63582399673058931202011-12-27T15:22:00.000-08:002011-12-27T15:22:43.616-08:00We GatherWe gather because it's the right thing to do
in blue jeans and business suits
we are because he is what they could never be
simple mathematics continues to elevate WE
Scriptures studied while riding spirit-filled Tranes (trains) to John's cold beats
Brave like David bringing giants to our feet
And this is only the beginning
our gifts never ending
never breaking although at times bending
with AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-49403370593029289942011-12-27T15:14:00.000-08:002011-12-27T15:14:55.625-08:00Love ISAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-52219566901411291542011-12-27T15:02:00.000-08:002011-12-27T15:02:24.974-08:00Pac Div SpeaksI'm a fan +
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-60404108307349109232011-12-27T15:00:00.001-08:002011-12-27T15:00:43.415-08:00Fly Me t'The MoonVery COOL
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-69999481170069406252011-12-27T14:57:00.001-08:002011-12-27T14:57:59.921-08:00I love JanuaryFor my birthday?
I think yes :)
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-22307928341329341392011-12-27T14:45:00.000-08:002011-12-27T14:48:02.772-08:00Y U No listen?!Two of my favorite fortunes.
"Love is in the air"Even though it ain't, it always is. Don't you love it?
"There is a prospect of a thrilling time ahead for you"
Everyday, Everyday!AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-42805692323049981132011-12-27T14:36:00.000-08:002011-12-27T14:39:33.727-08:00A Piece of CakeI don't need to be in a serious or committed relationship. I don't need us to share bank accounts or know each others social security numbers. I don't need us to sign a lease together. All I need is for us to be good to and for each other and our community.
It's not rocket science but then again, maybe it is.
A friend asked me about my plans for the future in regards to love and family life. He AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-77693237625918641502011-12-27T14:04:00.000-08:002011-12-27T14:04:18.559-08:00Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-13195473187240553972011-12-27T14:02:00.001-08:002011-12-27T14:16:59.688-08:00Milk and CookiesSince I'm unable to attain the simple things from the other person,
I may very well be single for the rest of my life.
I do believe that I'm quite OK with that.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-56969439340329813732011-12-26T06:46:00.000-08:002011-12-26T06:46:07.247-08:002011 : BLACKAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-2386734132904529022011-12-26T05:57:00.001-08:002011-12-26T06:00:17.162-08:00AmandaDaysI spent the holidays alone in Chicago this year. I'm learning about myself that the more time I spend alone, the more I prefer being alone. This could be dangerous for my future self. In the meantime, it works.
I booked a room in downtown Chicago. Treated myself to a couple of meals, several glasses of wine and some mindless time with the TV.
I really enjoyed myself.
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-57765450867952691142011-12-26T05:25:00.001-08:002011-12-26T05:25:15.618-08:00Happy Holiday'sPersonalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-62771532600687792712011-12-22T20:16:00.001-08:002011-12-22T20:16:25.732-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-50285388488285311532011-12-22T20:15:00.001-08:002011-12-22T20:15:36.692-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-85316106162515067812011-12-22T20:09:00.000-08:002011-12-22T20:09:49.094-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-66110022414051174992011-12-22T20:02:00.001-08:002011-12-22T20:02:25.644-08:00Eye remember ThisAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-59321835321130887092011-12-22T20:00:00.000-08:002011-12-22T20:00:30.716-08:00passion pit ::::::::Dolo put me up on this.
I like it a lot.
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-24728650406378412592011-12-22T19:52:00.000-08:002011-12-22T19:52:26.329-08:00ON the ReaLLyYo. On the really real. People can be on some super petty shit. Like in REAL life. Sometimes you have to let people know that this ain't TV.
I'M NOT GOING!AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-33694498030346766722011-12-21T05:15:00.001-08:002011-12-21T05:15:46.150-08:00HIMHE speaks to and challenges the Queendom inside of me. He demands of my higher-self, her best self.
I can dig it.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-25546245430717351052011-12-21T04:48:00.001-08:002011-12-27T14:11:26.000-08:00From: The Pan African AlertTo: All AfricansSubject: The Attempt to Hijack Pan Africanism
Brothers and sisters, recently there have been several meetings in Washington, D.C. to hijack the Pan African Movement. Be warned that in the next few days, some Pan African fakers will be announcing a new organization for the African Diaspora (USA). One keyAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-91501166126442709942011-12-20T05:14:00.000-08:002011-12-20T05:14:31.095-08:00DisciplineAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-41566158205252380082011-12-20T05:06:00.001-08:002011-12-20T05:06:26.361-08:00WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?Moving to Arizona or feeling love. Whichever comes first although I'm not opposed to both.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-8042599479207745412011-12-20T04:50:00.001-08:002011-12-20T04:53:06.576-08:00
I am forever thanking The Creator and my Ancestors for everything that I am and could ever be capable of.
I could not have been who they were, thought what they thought or stood the way they stood. As bad as I want to be African,
I am BLACK AMERICAN.
I am as gifted and as favored as they come and
NOTHING
can take the spirit out of me.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-81478347514775399962011-12-20T04:47:00.000-08:002011-12-20T04:47:12.934-08:00MilesMiles To GO
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-27520606245072302462011-12-20T04:30:00.000-08:002011-12-20T04:31:24.250-08:00I Would Like..to be engaged by a man who knows he is King.so that I may be treated as his right hand.Never wondering about my beauty or my relevance.Experiencing a balance that is God like.We hold each other even from long distances.
Some day, my prince will come.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-24796627273376456502011-12-20T04:26:00.000-08:002011-12-20T04:26:18.743-08:00We GatherWe gather because a sacred vow was made as these people.... chained head to toe with no room to turn... no privacy of body or soul... bereft of the comfort their Gods and languages could bring.. allowed a curiosity... a wonder.. a sense of newness... to give them the courage... to survive... to thrive... to find a new world....AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-73875427554490596052011-12-20T04:21:00.000-08:002011-12-20T04:21:04.816-08:00LOVEPortraits of Amanda Furdge & Tembitayo Niya Martin taken by Tony Smith have been selected for exhibition in the 2012 Black Creativity Art exhibit held at The Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) ...AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-13813105515365701942011-12-16T14:53:00.000-08:002011-12-16T14:55:13.842-08:00Things To KnowAphenphosmphobia is the fear of being touched or of touching. For some people who have this phobia, the fear of touching or being touched is linked specifically to people of the opposite sex.
Cacophobia is an overwhelming and irrational fear of ugliness. A person who suffers from this phobia is not just afraid of ugly people -- they also fear any object or situation they perceive as ugly.
AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-22200610244449559232011-12-16T14:42:00.000-08:002011-12-16T14:42:26.830-08:00AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-61438032045354668812011-12-16T14:28:00.000-08:002011-12-16T14:30:53.211-08:00Sam I Am NOT
Sam,
I am so hurt. What were you thinking? Why weren't you thinking? Was it worth it? What was it? Too much rap music? Too much pressure? Not enough love? Sam. I am so ashamed and confused. Sam, cocaine?! REALLY?!
Oh, Sam.
-AmandaAmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-16747163472559166502011-12-16T14:18:00.001-08:002011-12-16T14:18:24.483-08:00Water Get NO Enemy"Water No Get Enemy" from FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording from Fela Kuti on Vimeo.AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-20876412486663409672011-12-16T14:15:00.000-08:002011-12-16T14:15:15.445-08:00Some Other Timehow bout you call next week?
We'll get something to eat.
We can hang and chill, just to keep the thrill.....
*SPIRIT OF DISCERNMENT* AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288771404412435142.post-9539594545219816512011-12-09T13:48:00.000-08:002011-12-09T13:48:37.819-08:00Georgia Anne Muldrow - "More & More" featuring Bilal (Official Video)AmandaFurdgeCaKeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977645338306355216noreply@blogger.com0