Issa Rae

I like the food environment. I love serving. I love hosting. And there is a degree of that. And I love eating out. And so since I was young, even doing playdates with my brother, my little brother, our playdates would be... Restaurant. Restaurant. Yes. And I would be the bossy restaurant owner. Sounds familiar. And then also... I remember my best friend and I have the same birthday.

And it was like the 30-something birthday. You were Capricorn, too.

And it was like the 30-something birthday. You were Capricorn, too.

And it was like the 30-something birthday. You were Capricorn, too.

That's why we bossy. Yeah, I know. I don't like to admit it. I don't want to give my mother that satisfaction. But we were just out. We always celebrate our birthday together. We went to dinner. Uh-huh. And we're just like, let's go. Like, we're trying to go out. And in your 30s, you're not trying to go to a club. You're trying to go to a place to lounge and have a good time. It was so hard.

That's why we bossy. Yeah, I know. I don't like to admit it. I don't want to give my mother that satisfaction. But we were just out. We always celebrate our birthday together. We went to dinner. Uh-huh. And we're just like, let's go. Like, we're trying to go out. And in your 30s, you're not trying to go to a club. You're trying to go to a place to lounge and have a good time. It was so hard.

That's why we bossy. Yeah, I know. I don't like to admit it. I don't want to give my mother that satisfaction. But we were just out. We always celebrate our birthday together. We went to dinner. Uh-huh. And we're just like, let's go. Like, we're trying to go out. And in your 30s, you're not trying to go to a club. You're trying to go to a place to lounge and have a good time. It was so hard.

To find. We went to like so many different spots and it just wasn't the right vibe. It was just, and it infuriated me. I was like, we are both from LA. We cannot find a spot with us that's just a good time that'll cater to us. And that was like my villain origin story where I was like, I want that in my neighborhood.

To find. We went to like so many different spots and it just wasn't the right vibe. It was just, and it infuriated me. I was like, we are both from LA. We cannot find a spot with us that's just a good time that'll cater to us. And that was like my villain origin story where I was like, I want that in my neighborhood.

To find. We went to like so many different spots and it just wasn't the right vibe. It was just, and it infuriated me. I was like, we are both from LA. We cannot find a spot with us that's just a good time that'll cater to us. And that was like my villain origin story where I was like, I want that in my neighborhood.

I have been very lucky that I've had you know, friends since high school because I'm from LA and there is a sense of this feeling like my job. Like I don't, I didn't come, I didn't move here to become myself. I was already here and I grew up around this environment and a lot of the people that I went to school with are my friends still. And even my name, my name is Joey Sajope.

I have been very lucky that I've had you know, friends since high school because I'm from LA and there is a sense of this feeling like my job. Like I don't, I didn't come, I didn't move here to become myself. I was already here and I grew up around this environment and a lot of the people that I went to school with are my friends still. And even my name, my name is Joey Sajope.

I have been very lucky that I've had you know, friends since high school because I'm from LA and there is a sense of this feeling like my job. Like I don't, I didn't come, I didn't move here to become myself. I was already here and I grew up around this environment and a lot of the people that I went to school with are my friends still. And even my name, my name is Joey Sajope.

That's how I grew up. And so even the Easter egg of it, It's like, those are people who don't really know me. And the people who are my friends, you know, call me by name or my nickname. And so there's such a distinct separation. But I've definitely had friendship breakups. Yeah. Some as a result of working together as we both descended.

That's how I grew up. And so even the Easter egg of it, It's like, those are people who don't really know me. And the people who are my friends, you know, call me by name or my nickname. And so there's such a distinct separation. But I've definitely had friendship breakups. Yeah. Some as a result of working together as we both descended.

That's how I grew up. And so even the Easter egg of it, It's like, those are people who don't really know me. And the people who are my friends, you know, call me by name or my nickname. And so there's such a distinct separation. But I've definitely had friendship breakups. Yeah. Some as a result of working together as we both descended.

Some as a result of not being able to handle the change in position, the time. Like I have a friend who I thought I was going to be friends with forever. But she went through two major milestones, kind of traumatic milestones, really young. She got married when we were in college and divorced. When none of my other friends had experienced those things.

Some as a result of not being able to handle the change in position, the time. Like I have a friend who I thought I was going to be friends with forever. But she went through two major milestones, kind of traumatic milestones, really young. She got married when we were in college and divorced. When none of my other friends had experienced those things.

Some as a result of not being able to handle the change in position, the time. Like I have a friend who I thought I was going to be friends with forever. But she went through two major milestones, kind of traumatic milestones, really young. She got married when we were in college and divorced. When none of my other friends had experienced those things.

And I didn't, as a friend, know how to handle that or have the capacity to handle that. And that was actually strike two, I think, on my part for her. Strike one was her father died when she was in college. And she was the first friend whose parent had passed away. And I felt like I wasn't equipped enough. to like truly be there for her in the way that she needed me to.