Tag Archive for 'social'



Bernos Block Party 137 Comments

Every year around this time we, at bernos, begin losing our minds, in a good way. We start brainstorming on new shirts, Nolawi starts designing and the feedback process is never ending. We have to choose the color scheme, how much inventory we have to get, how many designs we should do for our fall [...]

Ignoration 40 Comments

Years ago a friend of mine tried to date an acquaintance. She was in a state of confusion and, as I suspect, was in love with someone else but decided to still give my friend a chance or possibly use him to get attention. I don’t know the details, but I knew they spent a [...]

Minimalist Me 47 Comments

I saw a story recently on a TV about a high powered business man who bought a condo in New York City but was to busy to actually move in. He hardly had any furniture in the apartment except a corner tables with lamps; no chairs, just one stool by the kitchen, apparently he doesn’t [...]

Who Are You? 47 Comments

This is a question I have frequently encountered growing up as an Ethiopian kid in the middle of nowhere, Texas. Actually, the question was more of “what are you?” I would rightly claim my Ethiopian identity each time it was asked but as I got older and moved to a part of the country where [...]

My Zone 71 Comments

I have perused the Bernos blog and enjoyed reading most thoughts on a variety of different topics.  As a single young woman, though, I of course have been drawn to the dating & relationships related pieces. This led me to find Nolawi & Wondata’s pieces on the F-zone – essentially guys who are in like/lust/love [...]