I Am ConventionalDee

A small piece of me.

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trailer for Shonda Rhimes’ new show starring Viola Davis

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Yassss Miss Shonda!

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“Dove Real Beauty Sketches”

Do yourself a favor and watch this.

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You are more beautiful than you think

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Every woman needs to watch this. This has changed the way I look at myself. 

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Really makes you think about what you project out to the world.

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(via Conventional Culture: Wordless Wednesdays: The Love Note)

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I worry for my son and the millions of other boys who look like Trayvon Martin. I fear for their safety while doing the most mundane things, like walking to the corner store for a snack in the rain.

Conventional Culture: Trayvon Martin: A Mother's Fear

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If there is some idea you both cannot write about and cannot let go of, the problem is usually not with the idea. If you are blocked this way, it may be you need approval of some kind you can’t quite admit

Lies Writers Tell Themselves | The Awl

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The week of my wedding I got a phone call from one of my dear friends. She told me that she laughed when she saw me change my relationship status to "engaged" on Facebook. Not because I was engaged, but because of who I was engaged to. "You've come full circle" she said.

Conventional Culture: I'm a Married Woman Now!

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I used to be one of those working women that would look at stay-at-home-moms and be like "What do you DO all day"?

Conventional Culture: Act II: The Suburban Housewife

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This was hands down the best book I read this year, if not the last few years. It has been a month since I read this book and I think about the characters every single day. I am haunted by them. Gillian Flynn writes about the most unlikeable people, but they are so flawed that you start to feel sorry for them. This book centers on Libby Day, whose family is massacred and she is the lone survivor. The story follows Libby in her present day struggle, along with her mother and brother's accounts of that fateful day. I am considering reading the book again. It was seriously that good.

Dee's take on Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Conventional Culture: Book Report: ConventionalDee's Reading List

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A Conversation With My 6 Year Old Son, The Jet-Setter

Lil Dude: Mommy, guess what happened? There was a loud popping sound on the plane, but we landed safely!

Me: Wow, Lil Dude! Mommy is glad you landed safely! Guess what happened here since you've been gone?

LD: What?

Me: There were earthquakes all afternoon!

LD: Really? Maybe that happened because they want me back home... cause that never happens!

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The destruction of Chad and Evelyn's relationship doesn't concern me one bit. The relationship was destined to fail, because fidelity was sacrificed for fame and finances. I'm no Evelyn fan, and I'll never say that this was karma, because no one deserves to be treated that way. I'm not happy that Evelyn was assaulted, but I am happy this sham of a marriage is over.

Conventional Culture: 42 Days and a Headbutt...

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I LOVED ABG's first season. Season 2 is taking me a minute to get into. I still have faith in it though. Thoughts?

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(via Conventional Culture: While the World Was Stunned by the Massacre in Aurora...)

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Sometimes, couples can upgrade each other, and sometimes people completely lose their identity to please their mate. Where do you draw the line? (via Conventional Culture: Love Everyday: Don't Make Me Over!)

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This is my jam, and it's been stuck in my head for almost a week.

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I think if divorce papers have been filed and the couple is separated, then it's fine to date. However, I don't think it's SMART to date. Divorce takes an emotional toll on you, even if you can't stand your soon to be ex, and especially when there are children involved. I always felt regardless of the circumstances, participants in a divorce need time to grieve the ending of the relationship. In the process of dividing up property and making custody arrangements, someone may decide they really don't want to get divorced, like Kobe and Vanessa Bryant.

Conventional Culture: Chop It Up: How Long Should You Wait?

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Here's my two cents: I understand that artists are sensitive about their work. But part of being an artist is putting yourself out there for people to scrutinize you. Everyone is not going to like you and everyone is not going to get you, but you continue to make your art. If your feelings get hurt every time someone doesn't love you then you are in the wrong profession.

Conventional Culture: Chop It Up: This Whole Nicki/Flex/Hot 97 Thing

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5) Remember why I'm doing this - I just went for my annual check up, and I am the picture of perfect health, but I am still not at a healthy weight. But let's be honest, I am really vain. I'm cool with what I see in the mirror, but I want to love what I see in the mirror. Plus, I am about to have some life changing moments and I want to know that I looked and felt my best at these pivotal points.

Conventional Culture: Escape from Team Chunk: I Fell Off!