Becoming Le Rae: Dear Sir, It’s Okay To Cry

  There is a stigma in society that doesn’t allow men to be emotional or display any emotion because they assume that an emotional man is a weak man. So when is it an appropriate time for men to digest and release their feelings? Well if you ask me it’s not within the first couple of months of dating or…

#FITLIFE: One Step At A Time

“I’m going to start my diet tomorrow!” “I’m going to just eat ___!” “I’m going to work out every day!”   We all use the various phrases that seem to motivate us for a day or so but then there are no results or motivation to keep going. Then we are back sitting on the couch eating a burger, large…

Are You Currently With Mr/Mrs Wrong?

Why do we settle? First what is settling? Settling is when you get into a relationship with someone you know isn’t the best for you or even good enough for you. Do I have experience with this? ABSOLUTELY! Oh man, but why do we find ourselves in these relationships with men/women that seem to bring us down? For me I…

Becoming Le Rae: Jekyll and Hyde

  Now all of the names in this story have been changed for protection…. Not for them… For me… Yeah because I’m going to be lightweight talking shit… Or it may appear that way anyways… But whatever kick your feet up because this one is a doosey… I wish I could make up some of the things that I have encountered…

Becoming Le Rae

One of the key aspects of being a person who’s interested in anthropology is that you have to have a strong curiosity for the human species and culture. What makes people do what they do? What behaviors or emotions create norms of a society? Etc. Example: Some figured out that they could cultivate crops and plant them in order to…

Catfishin’ for Love

MTV has a show called Catfish. It’s a series based on the indie film Catfish that documents the creator Nev Schulman’s journey to meet the person who he met online and had a developed a deeper connection. Internet dating is become so common these days that this is becoming a more common means of meeting people. Well spoiler alert for…

Zero to Idiocracy, Real Quick!

Have you seen Idiocracy? Well if not, then you should! The first time I saw it I thought it was hilarious. Then life happened and I realized what I thought was a comedy, was actually a satire. The movie that was based on fiction is becoming closer and closer to real life. That should scare you! The premise of the…

Stand-Up Paddleboarding!

Okay so finally after whining all summer about wanting to try stand-up paddle boarding I went. The results are in and the verdict is . . . DING DING . . . a success! I thought I was going to fall super ungracefully in the river and come up spitting out all the gooey river plants but to my surprise…

#MOE #MoneyOverEverything

As a kids we learned MOB. Money over bitches. Easy, all day. I don’t spend money on men. Especially if he’s not my boyfriend and we aren’t in any joint ventures! Last time I check, it was hail to the v, not the d. Don’t care. Then Drake switched it up to MOE. Money over everything. That’s where I am…

The Power of a #Smile

So I today I worked in my new job/career that required me to smile and talk to people ALL DAY LONG. As an archaeologist I didn’t have to do any of that before. I just showed up at the crack of dawn, went out into the field, dug my holes and honestly you could work 12 hours not talking. I…