Lauren
@lattsgetlifted.bsky.social
Courage now. Truth always. Batman forever.
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” lyricism is the reason why writing became an imperative in my life. Dr. Angelou writes about black girlhood and all its paradoxes so beautifully and so powerfully it continues to leave me in awe.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” lyricism is the reason why writing became an imperative in my life. Dr. Angelou writes about black girlhood and all its paradoxes so beautifully and so powerfully it continues to leave me in awe.
Finished my Sex and the City rewatch and I couldn’t help but wonder if Miranda would have been happier on a mood stabilizer.
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Finished my Sex and the City rewatch and I couldn’t help but wonder if Miranda would have been happier on a mood stabilizer.
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It's Friday night baby
July 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's Friday night baby
I own my love for it AND 1776.
are we allowed to talk about how Hamilton is good again yet or is that still, like, off limits
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I own my love for it AND 1776.
What a difference a day makes.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What a difference a day makes.
Sigh. A glass of something sparkling and a new season of P-Valley would be a perfect nightcap right now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Sigh. A glass of something sparkling and a new season of P-Valley would be a perfect nightcap right now.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
What a wonderful feeling to be seen and discover that you’re not the only one.
If you’re an autistic woman over 30, did you ever consider trying to become a nun?
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
What a wonderful feeling to be seen and discover that you’re not the only one.
The Space Jam Soundtrack (minus R. Kelly) is one of the great movie soundtracks of the 90s.
And it brought out the hardest, kid-friendly banger ever put in a movie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdhc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdhc...
B-Real, Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes – Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem) [HD]
YouTube video by RTHLSS Ent.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Space Jam Soundtrack (minus R. Kelly) is one of the great movie soundtracks of the 90s.
It’s wild to me that people always boil the Great Gatsby down to the aesthetics and not the critique of about how one biracial man’s quest for wealth to impress an immature heartless woman led to his demise. In the end capitalism kills.
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It’s wild to me that people always boil the Great Gatsby down to the aesthetics and not the critique of about how one biracial man’s quest for wealth to impress an immature heartless woman led to his demise. In the end capitalism kills.
It’s giving Enron.
Meta, xAI starting trend for billions in off-balance sheet debt to build data centers. 🙃
Meta, xAI starting trend for billions in off-balance sheet debt
Meta is popularizing a way for debt to sit off balance sheet, allowing funds to be raised while limiting impact on financial health. Read on
financialpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It’s giving Enron.
Happy National Cat Day to this perfect angel who is ecstatic that his GG is here.
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Happy National Cat Day to this perfect angel who is ecstatic that his GG is here.
When black people refer to someone as “twin” they are in fact NOT biological twins.
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When black people refer to someone as “twin” they are in fact NOT biological twins.
I have an aunt who is my great aunt’s best friend and a lot of other older black women that have been family friends for years. Hell, if you’re 15 years older than me then we are in aunt territory.
I speak for all of us who have an auntie who’s just your grandma’s next door neighbor.
Wait, are people really upset that Mamdani spoke about his “aunt,” and it was actually his father’s cousin and not his father’s sibling?
Because that is an extremely normal thing a lot of cultures do. Including a lot of large Jewish families!
Because that is an extremely normal thing a lot of cultures do. Including a lot of large Jewish families!
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I have an aunt who is my great aunt’s best friend and a lot of other older black women that have been family friends for years. Hell, if you’re 15 years older than me then we are in aunt territory.
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[me at the vet] here’s all my money, i don’t care, whatever it takes, do u need more
[me at my dr] a $20 copay, that’s outrageous
[me at my dr] a $20 copay, that’s outrageous
October 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
[me at the vet] here’s all my money, i don’t care, whatever it takes, do u need more
[me at my dr] a $20 copay, that’s outrageous
[me at my dr] a $20 copay, that’s outrageous
This bears repeating.
(my broad view is that everyone is trying to find an easy shortcut rather than the more difficult work of building an actual relationship between the party and both the voters it has and the voters it wants)
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This bears repeating.
It keep thinking about how the Dems strategy should just be Newton’s Third Law of Motion. For every Trump action there should be an equal and opposite reaction. Please pay me millions of dollars for this recommendation.
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It keep thinking about how the Dems strategy should just be Newton’s Third Law of Motion. For every Trump action there should be an equal and opposite reaction. Please pay me millions of dollars for this recommendation.
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It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.
October 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.
The process of writing is absolute hell. I know this is an article of faith but it’s happening to ME. (Commence temper tantrum)
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The process of writing is absolute hell. I know this is an article of faith but it’s happening to ME. (Commence temper tantrum)
People are telling on themselves this week. Please take care of yourself. You are not expendable.
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
People are telling on themselves this week. Please take care of yourself. You are not expendable.
Times are strange. Here’s a picture of the world’s most perfect animal.
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Times are strange. Here’s a picture of the world’s most perfect animal.
The Reba theme song.
Random af... What is something you just yell out for no reason?
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Reba theme song.
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
It’s Faded by SoulDecision. I will be taking no further questions.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It’s Faded by SoulDecision. I will be taking no further questions.
I’ve been thinking a lot about D’Angelo’s passing, BET After Dark and the commodification of the toxic bodying shaming culture of the 2000s. There was a lot of focus on the women who were impacted by this culture. We often forget how toxic it was for men at that time as well.
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I’ve been thinking a lot about D’Angelo’s passing, BET After Dark and the commodification of the toxic bodying shaming culture of the 2000s. There was a lot of focus on the women who were impacted by this culture. We often forget how toxic it was for men at that time as well.