Weekend Conjure+NYC, Tyra Banks and the Glinton Girls

This weekend was an absolute conjure! My brother Milan came down from NYC on Friday to take care of some business in the District. That should've been first sign that this was going to be a wild weekend. After spending the first part of Friday evening with my students at Howard, I got home to wanting to go out. After some debate we headed out to Halo. Milan met a date there and I sipped on my Tokyo Ice-tea on one the couches and eventually began holding court. Before you knew it, we were on our way to Anne's. He and I were starving and the burgers were surprisingly. When did Anne's start trying to give trendy steakhouse, but keep the same dusty staff? I got my life though. After that we went home and passed out. That was just the beginning...

I woke up Saturday afternoon to a text from my sister Gabriel. It was a lovely day outside and he was drinking on the roof deck of his U St. apartment. It took me too hours to get dress, but with my hair down and the sun out I pumped up U St. When I got there, within the first five mins there was a rum and coke in hand. What can I say? My sister works quickly!!! My friend and co-worker James joined us and Gabe's roommate Tony was already there. We lit up the hookah and as the sun went down moved the party into the sun room. With Beyonce on the radio and an abundance of laughter the liquor began to sink in and the world began to sparkle.

Just at that moment, my sister Q texted me. Apparently she wanted a dirty drink and new just where to get it...the Fireplace. I got myself together for the walk home and said good bye to folks. I was at more door in what seemed like a second. I reached in the mailbox for the key, and it wasn't there. I thought back, I told Milan to leave the key in the mailbox didn't I?!?!? Whether I did or didn't...it didn't matter I was locked out of my apartment. I called Milan hoping he be near by, and mid-conversation my phone died. I was stranded, couldn't tell Q I was going to be late, and had no idea how to get into my home. Just then...my stunt queen instincts kicked in. I pulled an old AmEx gift card out and jimmied the lock on my apartment door. Kids, don't try that at home. I called Milan, who was on his way (lol) and told him not to bother...performed the quick change of all quick changes and hit it down the street to Dupont circle.

Q was already at the Fireplace when I got there, but I could tell we wouldn't be there for much longer. After one drink and a text from our brother Borzou, we walked over to Pinache. We met Borzou, Sohal and Jorge for a drink and then we all decided that K St. would be the next best stop. We did Lima Lounge and then Q and I moved to Tattoo. From Tattoo we went to see Jon, Nik and Abena at Ruth Chris. We conjured with the trade and Q took nasty pictures of Abena drunk...it was ovah! Then Q and I pumped to Chinatown for food and headed home in the opposite direction....whew.

Still not done...

Even though I didn't get into bed until like 5 Sunday morning, I was up at 11 am for some weird reason(read: dehydration). I wasn't looking forward to it, but I had a meeting with the "The Network" at 3 Sunday afternoon. "The Network" is a group of DC promoters that work together to pomote each others' parties. After that essentially 3 hour meeting, I head to Gabe's house yet again for drinks. He had a couple bottles of champagne and it was a lovely day in the city yet again. We drank and read and smoked hookah, and then we decided to go to Current for a party with an open bar. Gabe, James and I headed over, walked in and as soon as I came up the stairs I heard my name being shouted everywhere. Howard Cromwell and my fellow promoters from K5 Productions was there and taking full advantage of the free bar. Special shout out to Carlos the bartender...he's over!

I had originally decided to go home after Current, but Howard and the rest convinced me to go to Eye Bar. I went, walked in, vogued a little, and basically sat down, legs crossed the entire night. I wasn't dressed in a way that was conducive to giving a lot, so I was unbothered...there will be pictures. Eye bar closed at 2 and I was in bed at 3...an end to a magnificently long, fabulously family oriented, drunken weekend! Such a conjure....


NYC, Tyra Banks and the Glinton Girls


This weekend may have been to worse to do give everything I was giving. I'm heading to NYC tomorrow with James (see above), Lauren and Josh. Lauren scored VIP tickets to the Tyra Banks show. There is also a scheduled trip to the new Topshop store in SoHo...which is what I'm really excited about...no shade! I also get to see, the lovely, incomparable Glinton girls...my Bahamian sisters. I'm so excited to see Meryl and Rissa....woohoooooo!!!!

I'll be tweeting from NYC and through everything Miss Tyra Banks gives, and when my phone wasn't dead I was tweeting from club to club. Why aren't you following me? That's tired....


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Song du jour: "Ego"- Beyonce