Akilah - The Akilah Brown

Zepbound #SOL26

I started Zepbound in December. People tend to have very strong opinions about GLP-1s, but I was largely ambivalent towards them. I mean, I still don't care one way or the other...

Oct 28, 2026 0 5 min read

An image set against a deep red background with white serif text at the top reading "I went to the Bruno Mars concert and all I got was this stupid hat". In the center, a hand with light-blue painted fingernails holds up a bright red trucker-style hat featuring white embroidered cursive text that reads "The Romantic TOUR". At the bottom center of the red frame, the hashtag "#SOL26" is printed in white serif font.

I went to the Bruno Mars concert and all I got was this stupid hat #SOL26

Yep, that's right. I went all the way to the Bruno Mars concert, walked from the parking lot to my seat, and had to leave because Hilary the Hernia decided she did not like that...

Oct 8, 2026 0 6 min read

An image set against a dark grey background with white serif text at the top reading "Victorian Rest Cure Era". Below the header is a classical painting of a figure reclining in a dramatic pose across an ornate, tufted magenta or deep purple fainting couch. The figure rests one hand behind their head while wearing dark jacket, light-colored trousers, and slippers. At the bottom center of the frame, the hashtag "#SOL26" is printed in white serif font.

Victorian Rest Cure Era #SOL26

I have decided that while I am on medical leave to get my hernia repaired, I am officially in my Victorian rest cure era. By which I mean, I am going to enjoy the privileges of...

Oct 6, 2026 6 3 min read

A meme featuring Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy from 30 Rock with the header "What a Year This Week Has Been." Liz says, "What a week, huh?" and Jack replies, "- Lemon, it's Wednesday."

What a Year This Week Has Been #SOL26

Yeah, the week of Sept. 20 was a week. The longest and worst week I've had in a long time. Or as I told my psychiatrist yesterday and my therapist today, "It's been a total...

Oct 1, 2026 2 16 min read

Quick Update

Life is happening faster than I can post about it. That's not a complaint. These are all very good things happening, but they keep stacking on each other and then I'm so...

Aug 27, 2026 0 2 min read

The Night Before the First Day of School

School starts tomorrow--well, today, technically since it's after midnight as I'm writing this, and I am feeling...I don't know. I spent all of last week revising my classes with...

Aug 24, 2026 1 2 min read

A collage featuring a blue curtain, stacked books with a plant, a purple-pink scarf, a torn piece of paper with the post title on it, and the text “@theakilahbrown.com.”

15 Tips from a Professor for Anyone Going to College Who Doesn’t Feel Smart Enough #SOL26

I belong to a Facebook group where a woman in her late 20s said she's going to college for the first time as an adult and asked for advice and/or encouragement. One of her...

Aug 18, 2026 2 4 min read

Lesson Plan Friday: Independent Reading Categories

It's Friday, and I'm doing course prep, so it's time to practice productive procrastination and bring back Lesson Plan Friday (LPF). Remember how I made a graphic for it and...

Jul 31, 2026 0 4 min read

It’s Monday and I’ve Been Reading Memoirs Written by Comedians #IMWAYR

Welp, it's July and I haven't made a single book post all year. Instead of bombarding you with the many, many books I've read (34 so far), I'm just going to hit the highlights,...

Jul 6, 2026 0 3 min read