i remember why i do this

she been that girl

I am as high as Martian pussy as I write this.

I smoked some Jack Herer, which is one of my favorite strains of cannabis.

I’m a sativa lover by nature, and if I’m indulging in a hybrid, it has to be sativa-dominant.

This is how me and Jack became friends.

Jack helps me write. Jack helps me journal. Jack puts me in a creative mood.

And because Jack is both sativa and indica, I’m energetic, creative, and relaxed.

So this is where we are tonight as my fingers fly across this keyboard.

Hello.

writing life

I get great enjoyment from writing. It’s my favorite form of personal expression. It’s comforting. It’s my happy place. It’s my safe space.

Writing is also how I make a living, and I battle with the business of it daily.

This doesn’t make me love writing any less. I’ve learned to compartmentalize and keep my love of my craft separate from my lack of enthusiasm for its business aspects.

It’s balance.

I’ve been incredibly busy with commissioned work, and I feel fortunate to be able to make a good living doing what I love. The media landscape is so shaky right now, and I’ve been blessed with friends and contacts who keep me working steadily.

I have a long list of assignments to finish writing, and it keeps me inside and at my computer all day. In addition to still regularly freelancing, I have an editorial consulting contract going, and the combination of those two things keeps my fingers moving across the keyboard daily.

I missed two birthday celebrations this weekend because I was busy with commissioned work.

The introvert in me leans into the antisocialness of it all. My extrovert tendencies nag at me to go out and do more.

reading

I’m still making my way through Parable of the Sower.

It’s not that the story isn’t good; it is. Octavia Butler is a brilliant writer, and her prose is engaging.

I can only take the story in small doses given the setting and events within as compared to where we are as a country today. I keep wondering, “How long until I’m making acorn bread and teaching people how to shoot guns?”

watching

My mom is hooked on the show All the Queen’s Men, and she recently lured me into her cult, so I’ve been watching an episode a night, and I’m enjoying it, which is amusing and disturbing at the same time because I’m not really into Tyler Perry productions, but this mess is so entertaining. Watch at your own risk.

listening

I’ve been revisiting Erykah Badu’s Worldwide Underground. It’s one of my favorite Badu albums. It’s still 10/10, no skips for me.

in other news

Lady started gaining weight from all the real food I was feeding her, so I’m switching her back to a good, vet-recommended kibble that will help manage her weight. I don’t want her to be too chubby. And since we both need them, we will go on extra walks daily.

I missed you, but I’m back now, baby.

xoxo award-winning journalist, monique judge