--- source_url: "https://cupofjo.com/2024/09/03/dreaming-whilst-black/" title: "Four Fun Things | Cup of Jo" mirrored_at: 2026-08-15T15:38:25.633Z host: cupofjo.com cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/cupofjo.com/2024/09/03/dreaming-whilst-black/index" --- > **Original source:** https://cupofjo.com/2024/09/03/dreaming-whilst-black/ ![toby anton](https://cupofjo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/toby-anton-scaled.jpg) ![toby anton](https://cupofjo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/toby-anton-scaled.jpg) After two weeks away with Alex, my boys have returned [home to Brooklyn](https://cupofjo.com/2023/03/16/joanna-goddard-house-tour-2023/)! As soon as they walked in the door, they both began chatting at me simultaneously, which is my favorite thing. We also went on a Target run to get some “first-day-of-school drip,” as Anton called it, as well as sharpened pencils and apple-cider-scented body wash. ![dreaming whilst black](https://cupofjo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dreaming-whilst-black-scaled.jpeg) Did you ever see [Dreaming Whilst Black](https://amzn.to/3XtDEuD)? I missed the British comedy when it came out in 2021, and I’m glad to have finally stumbled across it. The six episodes follow Kwabena, a young Nigerian-British guy who wants to be a filmmaker but feels stuck in a dead-end recruiting job. It’s funny and satirical and shows the kind of micro-aggressions he faces daily. I inhaled the entire season in one day and look forward to [season two](https://deadline.com/2024/02/dreaming-whilst-black-greenlit-season-2-by-bbc-showtime-a24-1235809858/). ![red fruit salad](https://cupofjo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RED-FRUIT-SALAD1.jpg) We have a bunch of fruit in the fridge — plums, grapes, apples — and I’m thinking of making a monochromatic [red fruit salad](https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/article/red-fruit-salad-groat), maybe with vanilla ice cream. Have you made anything delicious lately? ![rains raincoat jacket best](https://cupofjo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Image.jpeg) I lost my beloved rain jacket while in Seattle (shakes fist!!), but thankfully a bunch of [Rains jackets](https://bit.ly/3TediKK) are on sale right now. Raincoats can feel heavy and sweaty, but these are lightweight and perfect for travel. [The pale blue](https://bit.ly/3Z5dRdD) is pretty, and I also like [the chic belted one](https://amzn.to/47etHVt) and [this waterproof belt bag](https://bit.ly/3z2aGJ6), gahhh! **What are you into these days? Happy back-to-school season to those who celebrate!** P.S. [More fun things](https://cupofjo.com/tag/fun-things/), and [five comedy scenes that make us laugh](https://cupofjo.com/2022/01/11/what-comedy-scenes-do-you-love/). _Note: If you buy something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission, at no cost to you. We recommend only products we genuinely like. Thank you so much._ [ 228 COMMENTS ](https://cupofjo.com/2024/09/03/dreaming-whilst-black/#comments) More to Love