DopedTheFxckUp

but you’ll never see me like my brother did you’ll never need me like my brother did

there’s a black hole in my soul it’s beginning to show through my dilated pupils hidden behind lids half closed i thought that i’d be fine by now but suffering doesn’t die it grows

my strong wont last long.

i was not sent here to put on a show and tell you lots of shit you don’t already know

pretending to be perfect is perfectly fine for all the individuals who are perfectly fine and grew up with money and never fell on hard times and had trust funds and too much fun with their full time dads

WE have NEVER had it easy and fuck you if you dont believe me and fuck me for crying over spilled milk that i never planned on drinking

i’ve been thinking and regretting and accepting and forgetting

and i hope these words find you if you’re in need of some connecting

kids are getting crueler parents working harder mothers with no example of a mother raising daughters

and vice versa for the men raising young men

i am bleeding i am dying i am crying with a pen

i am trying i am finding my way back to him

so when i see a smile

im reminded of my brother im reminded to keep laughing and to love myself and others

im reminded of the times we turned couches and covers

into castles and kingdoms

im reminded of our favorite songs and how loud we would sing them…..

we use to say we would start the Tupac religion….

then our Eminem obsession

fuck man,

nobody else gets it.

im just scratching the surface….

brb.

These Are The Forgotten Images Of Hurricane Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina pounded the Gulf Coast in 2005, photojournalists captured things nobody ever thought they’d see in a major U.S. city: homes submerged, dead bodies in the streets and residents stranded on rooftops pleading for rescue.

WARNING: This post contains images that some readers may find disturbing.

New Orleans is one of those cities that’s almost impossible to describe to a stranger.  You either get it, or you don’t.  Steve Gleason has possibly written the best description of New Orleans and her people that I’ve ever heard.  Stop what you’re doing and just watch. 

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New Orleans Recap Part I

I hope y’all like food pictures, because you’re about to get a lot of ‘em! This past weekend MM and I left NYC for a long weekend in New Orleans. My friends Megan & Steve were getting married on Saturday but I’d never been to New Orleans so I made sure to extend the trip to 4 full days in the city. Also New Orleans is on my 30 Things to Do Before 30 list, check!

The food in New Orleans is out of this world so if you’re going, expect to go all out. Above you can click through each image and the caption will tell you where it’s from and what it is. I promise my entire recap won’t be about food…but most of it will be. Buckle up people!

The Louisiana Seafood Festival happened to be going on while we were in Nola and of course we made sure to stop by. The festival was held at City Park, only a mile from where we were staying in Mid City. This was the perfect way to try food from a variety of restaurants without running all over the city. The event was free and then each item was $4-$10, a perfect sampling of different cuisines. I quickly learned that alligator is a big thing in New Orleans and those tacos above were delish. We had lots of seafood and local beers and hung around the park with friends. New Orleans is way hotter and more humid than I expected but it was worth standing in the sun to eat all of this deliciousness. The top photo is a snowball which cooled us down at the end of the event, yum. I will never say no to a snowball dessert.

The next two plated images above are from Mother’s, a restaurant recommended by the bride and groom as the must-visit place; if you only were to eat at one restaurant in New Orleans, this should be it. Who am I to argue with the bride and groom? We went to Mother’s on our last day and made sure to get there early as a crazy line starts to form. We were there by 11am and only waited in line for 2 minutes, not nearly enough time to decide what to order! In a panic, MM and I split the crawfish etouffee omelet and a shrimp po boy (aggressive for a breakfast meal but whatever). Both were excellent! This place is pretty down and dirty, you order at the counter then find a seat. By the time we left around noon the line wrapped around the restaurant, out the door and down the street. Get there early!