Firstly, I finished a Moleskine notebook. I keep one in my purse with the goal to jot down all things in one place. Fantastic. And now on to the next one.
In other #byon, my friends and I went to Issa Rae’s Missadventures of Awkward Black Girl book signing Saturday. Brazos Bookstore (where I took my bridal portraits) hosted and it was a packed crowd. If the title doesn’t say enough to you, and you are unfamiliar with Issa Rae take a second to browse the internet for her and watch all the things (web series here). Trust me, it’s fantastic.
But mostly it was great to be with my people. So much awkward. While she was reading about loving AOL’s chat rooms to improve your social life, we were all nodding in agreement having found that it’s easier to be you online than it is in real life. At least that was the case in the late 90s.
While sitting down we discussed Scandal, Netflix bingeing, lack of Valentine’s Day plans, and general love for bookstores. With all the girls sitting next to us.
The Q&A session was mostly fangirling and behind the scenes questions. Everyone wanted to know what it was like to work with Shonda and Oprah. Because who doesn’t want to work with Shonda or Oprah.
I’d like to say that seeing a person similar to me in the position Issa Rae is was conducive to my creativity. 
That I now have some plan to write and get things published and be internet famous. But let’s first remember my lack of ambition. I told my friends I wouldn’t know what to do if I got paid to write because writing is what I do when I’m supposed to be doing other things. Pinterest words on clouds* tells me that THAT is what I’m supposed to do with my life but like Pinterest isn’t the boss of me.
*People like to take “inspirational” quotes and put them over a cloud background and post them on Pinterest. I do this on the blog and in GroupMe chats. Remember:
Bonus, I knocked over a few books while waiting in line.
In other things Nerdy, Lauren has me hooked on Podcasts. I went through all of Serial and started on it’s homecast, This American Life. Then I went to Call Your Girlfriend. And now I’m listening to Aisha Tyler’s Girl on Guy. Aisha is of course another nerdy, awkward black girl. I’m one of those people who listen to talk radio(ish) now. I told the girls if I would have known podcasts were going to be a thing I might have majored in journalism. If ifs and buts were candy and nuts.
Nerd. Out.
Did you listen to the newest CYG? I went to lunch with a friend today and was lamenting a (female) coworker who never contributes to the office snack area like the rest of us but then I went "but maybe she read the thing about being the office candy dish" and my friend thought I lost it. It's inherent in my job to kind of be the office candy dish. Does that make me less of a feminist? (No, it does not.)
i'm listening to it now. i had to finish up Aisha and Joel McHale because he was talking about the 6th season of Community and fighting, literally fighting, with Chevy Chase. but yes! it's so hard when you are nice or maybe you just don't want to work in a dirty office so you clean a little or keep candy and stuff. but I did hate when i worked with engineers and NONE of them would make the coffee, they would wait for an admin to do it. that's just stupid.From: notifications@intensedebatemail.comTo: bre87@hotmail.comSubject: Bre Writes – New comment on: Nerd So Hard
You are so my child, next generation! I love it!
i'm listening to it now. i had to finish up Aisha and Joel McHale because he was talking about the 6th season of Community and fighting, literally fighting, with Chevy Chase. but yes
Omg yes I listened to that one because I love Community. I can\’t believe Joel and Chevy actually punched each other. Lmaosmh.