i ran into one of my cousins last week at a warriors game. i haven't seen her in a couple of years. she's a fellow gemini and we've always had a great relationship. she came up to me and i totally didn't recognize her because she looked so much older (she was 16 the last time i saw her). she looked about 25. she's going to berkeley now and her claim to fame is that she's kobe's personal translator for chinese.

we were catching up and she said the last time she saw me, i was with a black guy. i told her we'd broken up years ago, but on friendly terms.

she leans in close and whispers, "is it true, once you go black, you never go back?"

"i don't know," i said.

"were you able to go back?"

i think about it. "i guess i kind of ejected. i went european."