Jamaal A. Bivens 🦁
@jambivalent.bsky.social
Chicago raised, living in Georgia of all places 🙄
Tennis, comic books, 80s/90s music, and minding my businesses is what I do and who I am.
Tennis, comic books, 80s/90s music, and minding my businesses is what I do and who I am.
I have to learn to stop going to McDonald's after midnight, if at all. I've been sitting in this exact spot for at least fifteen minutes. Maybe I should learn to just drive the extra ten minutes to Wawa this late.
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I have to learn to stop going to McDonald's after midnight, if at all. I've been sitting in this exact spot for at least fifteen minutes. Maybe I should learn to just drive the extra ten minutes to Wawa this late.
Well, now I'm in a whole 'nother room since no one can get into my original room. At least the hotel is pretty much taking care of everything financially. But I want my stuff lol
Or, let's just wait in the lobby until the manager lets me into the room since nobody's keycards work. 😩
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Well, now I'm in a whole 'nother room since no one can get into my original room. At least the hotel is pretty much taking care of everything financially. But I want my stuff lol
Or, let's just wait in the lobby until the manager lets me into the room since nobody's keycards work. 😩
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Or, let's just wait in the lobby until the manager lets me into the room since nobody's keycards work. 😩
Apparently since I don't drink beer I'm gay too.
Oh.
🤦🏾♂️
Oh.
🤦🏾♂️
Damn, is EVERYTHING gay?
It used to just be who you sleep with.
Now it's:
What you eat.
What you wear.
What color you like.
What you watch.
What you say.
How you sleep.
How you sit.
How you breathe.
How you sing.
Where you live.
What you drive.
How great your skin is.
How you smell.
Is that all?
It used to just be who you sleep with.
Now it's:
What you eat.
What you wear.
What color you like.
What you watch.
What you say.
How you sleep.
How you sit.
How you breathe.
How you sing.
Where you live.
What you drive.
How great your skin is.
How you smell.
Is that all?
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Apparently since I don't drink beer I'm gay too.
Oh.
🤦🏾♂️
Oh.
🤦🏾♂️
It's 5:43pmEST and I really don't think I'm gonna get up from this bed.
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It's 5:43pmEST and I really don't think I'm gonna get up from this bed.
Damn, is EVERYTHING gay?
It used to just be who you sleep with.
Now it's:
What you eat.
What you wear.
What color you like.
What you watch.
What you say.
How you sleep.
How you sit.
How you breathe.
How you sing.
Where you live.
What you drive.
How great your skin is.
How you smell.
Is that all?
It used to just be who you sleep with.
Now it's:
What you eat.
What you wear.
What color you like.
What you watch.
What you say.
How you sleep.
How you sit.
How you breathe.
How you sing.
Where you live.
What you drive.
How great your skin is.
How you smell.
Is that all?
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Damn, is EVERYTHING gay?
It used to just be who you sleep with.
Now it's:
What you eat.
What you wear.
What color you like.
What you watch.
What you say.
How you sleep.
How you sit.
How you breathe.
How you sing.
Where you live.
What you drive.
How great your skin is.
How you smell.
Is that all?
It used to just be who you sleep with.
Now it's:
What you eat.
What you wear.
What color you like.
What you watch.
What you say.
How you sleep.
How you sit.
How you breathe.
How you sing.
Where you live.
What you drive.
How great your skin is.
How you smell.
Is that all?
Another underrated song from En Vogue's underrated album Masterpiece Theatre.
The way this song craftily lays out the clues of a cheating spouse by the days of the week is brilliant to me.
The way this song craftily lays out the clues of a cheating spouse by the days of the week is brilliant to me.
En Vogue - Riddle (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by En Vogue
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Another underrated song from En Vogue's underrated album Masterpiece Theatre.
The way this song craftily lays out the clues of a cheating spouse by the days of the week is brilliant to me.
The way this song craftily lays out the clues of a cheating spouse by the days of the week is brilliant to me.
"Can't change his ways, won't change my ways, if things stay the same no one wins the game."
"Sad But True" - En Vogue
This song and album are so underrated.
"Sad But True" - En Vogue
This song and album are so underrated.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
"Can't change his ways, won't change my ways, if things stay the same no one wins the game."
"Sad But True" - En Vogue
This song and album are so underrated.
"Sad But True" - En Vogue
This song and album are so underrated.
I clearly need to clear my notifications.
Also, that 666 for Social apps is No Bueno.
Also, that 666 for Social apps is No Bueno.
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I clearly need to clear my notifications.
Also, that 666 for Social apps is No Bueno.
Also, that 666 for Social apps is No Bueno.
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I can officially say, "Bye Florida!"
It's been a great 25 year stay (lol) and while I loved this last apartment and its views, onward and upward to new beginnings.
It's been a great 25 year stay (lol) and while I loved this last apartment and its views, onward and upward to new beginnings.
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I can officially say, "Bye Florida!"
It's been a great 25 year stay (lol) and while I loved this last apartment and its views, onward and upward to new beginnings.
It's been a great 25 year stay (lol) and while I loved this last apartment and its views, onward and upward to new beginnings.
Reposted by Jamaal A. Bivens 🦁
“A part” and “apart” are not the same.
Reading this morning: “That’s a big apart of my dream.”
Immediately annoyed and not moving forward rn.
Reading this morning: “That’s a big apart of my dream.”
Immediately annoyed and not moving forward rn.
a man in a white shirt is looking to his left
ALT: a man in a white shirt is looking to his left
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“A part” and “apart” are not the same.
Reading this morning: “That’s a big apart of my dream.”
Immediately annoyed and not moving forward rn.
Reading this morning: “That’s a big apart of my dream.”
Immediately annoyed and not moving forward rn.
I'm sorry, but feel how you feel about her; this woman SINGS. #Tamar
Tamar Braxton "King" live on The Real
YouTube video by Tamar Universe
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I'm sorry, but feel how you feel about her; this woman SINGS. #Tamar
A shame, honestly, that inclusivity is so frowned upon by the powers that be. Kudos to those who eschew them.
A middle finger to erasure.
More of this, please. Now do Black Lives Matter!
More of this, please. Now do Black Lives Matter!
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A shame, honestly, that inclusivity is so frowned upon by the powers that be. Kudos to those who eschew them.
The girls don't/can't sing like this anymore.
Cheryl Pepsii Riley is incredibly underrated.
Cheryl Pepsii Riley is incredibly underrated.
Cheryl Pepsii Riley Performs ' Stephanie ' ( Live, 1993 ) + Interview
YouTube video by retrorhythms
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The girls don't/can't sing like this anymore.
Cheryl Pepsii Riley is incredibly underrated.
Cheryl Pepsii Riley is incredibly underrated.
I may have done a thing...
October 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I may have done a thing...
Anyone who knows me knows I love the gospel group Witness.
I especially like the small window between the albums Mean What You Say and Standard where singer Liz Lee was a part. I wonder where she is now because she was amazing to me.
Get into these live BGVs, too.
I especially like the small window between the albums Mean What You Say and Standard where singer Liz Lee was a part. I wonder where she is now because she was amazing to me.
Get into these live BGVs, too.
Witness - Debut Appearance on Bobby Jones Gospel
YouTube video by allen freeman
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Anyone who knows me knows I love the gospel group Witness.
I especially like the small window between the albums Mean What You Say and Standard where singer Liz Lee was a part. I wonder where she is now because she was amazing to me.
Get into these live BGVs, too.
I especially like the small window between the albums Mean What You Say and Standard where singer Liz Lee was a part. I wonder where she is now because she was amazing to me.
Get into these live BGVs, too.
I'm sure I posted this before but it's worth a repeat.
This particular performance really exemplifies what I love about En Vogue (and others who do it right): sharing leads and switching harmony parts without losing the "sound".
Although there's a backing track, the mics are ON. #EnVogue
This particular performance really exemplifies what I love about En Vogue (and others who do it right): sharing leads and switching harmony parts without losing the "sound".
Although there's a backing track, the mics are ON. #EnVogue
Part Of Me ~ En Vogue (LIVE)
YouTube video by GingerSpice444
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I'm sure I posted this before but it's worth a repeat.
This particular performance really exemplifies what I love about En Vogue (and others who do it right): sharing leads and switching harmony parts without losing the "sound".
Although there's a backing track, the mics are ON. #EnVogue
This particular performance really exemplifies what I love about En Vogue (and others who do it right): sharing leads and switching harmony parts without losing the "sound".
Although there's a backing track, the mics are ON. #EnVogue
Just realized I didn't post last month's #Receiptify earlier.
October 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Just realized I didn't post last month's #Receiptify earlier.
Four relatively obscure female R&B groups that I think deserved so much more:
Lover
Black Buddafly
For Real
4Kast
Lover
Black Buddafly
For Real
4Kast
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Four relatively obscure female R&B groups that I think deserved so much more:
Lover
Black Buddafly
For Real
4Kast
Lover
Black Buddafly
For Real
4Kast
Four relatively obscure male R&B groups that I think deserved so much more:
ATL
4.0
EOL (Elements of Life)
7 Mile
ATL
4.0
EOL (Elements of Life)
7 Mile
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Four relatively obscure male R&B groups that I think deserved so much more:
ATL
4.0
EOL (Elements of Life)
7 Mile
ATL
4.0
EOL (Elements of Life)
7 Mile
I will never, ever, respond to a "who is this" text.
Technology has come way too far for you to not have that number saved across multiple platforms.
"New phone. Who this?" ain't worked since AT LEAST 2020, Babes.
Technology has come way too far for you to not have that number saved across multiple platforms.
"New phone. Who this?" ain't worked since AT LEAST 2020, Babes.
October 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I will never, ever, respond to a "who is this" text.
Technology has come way too far for you to not have that number saved across multiple platforms.
"New phone. Who this?" ain't worked since AT LEAST 2020, Babes.
Technology has come way too far for you to not have that number saved across multiple platforms.
"New phone. Who this?" ain't worked since AT LEAST 2020, Babes.