Miss Cellaneous Queen

Greetings and Salutations! 




I just graduated from Trinity this May. And I don't have much of an outlet to air out my thoughts, criticisms, or wonderings. (Work hasn't started yet either!) 

The thing I miss SECOND most about Trinity (after the wonderful friends I've made, of course) is the opportunity to have meaningful discussions with others. About race. About gender. About politics. About sexuality. About religion. And about education. And after the urgings of a few friends who have grown tired of my paragraph-long facebook statuses/series of tweets, I think it is about time to find a more productive way to channel my thoughts.

So here goes nothing. I'm hoping to use this space as a way to make sense of my life. Feel free to comment, suggest articles, and reach out.

A few things about me:

1) You are equally as likely to find a Nicki Minaj song on my iPod as an old Negro Spiritual.
2) I love chocolate milkshakes. Of course, made the good American way with Vanilla ice cream and Chocolate syrup.
3) I've read Pedagogy of the Oppressed 3 separate times, and each time, it feels like a new text.
4) I just graduated from Trinity College with a BA in Educational Studies and a concentration in Youth Empowerment and Achievement in Urban Settings. Can you tell I designed that myself?
5) My blogspot name is Miss Cellaneous Queen. Please notice the cleverness in that. It is NOT a typo. I know how to spell. (Say it out loud if you haven't gotten the joke yet) :-)
6) I teach.
7) Spongebob taught me all I need to know. How to be a good friend, how to believe in things you can't explain like Santa, and how to remain positive.
8) Faith is more important to me than religion. I consider each different belief system a different train, and we all end up at Times Square at some point, right? That's harmony.
9) I'm an activist. I believe in the power of organizing. Most importantly, I believe in the power of a collective. I don't appreciate talking heads or titles. I believe in the power of communities coming together.
10) In my next life, I will star as Mimi in an off-Broadway revival of RENT. Watch me.

Watch out for this blog. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Love and Life,

Candace