How much do you love Louis Vuitton?

March 28, 2013
Beauty, Fashion
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After seeing this video on The Fashion Bomb, I was appalled by the risque undertone of this video. I am all about the art of something, and I understand creative and artistic vision but I do NOT see what this video has to do with the selling of Louis Vuitton clothing. Each and every model in this video looks like a high class street walker, and with all the problems in this world, the last thing Vuitton should be doing is making videos such as this. Everyone wants to be glamorous, and wear designer labels and it seems the only way to do so now a days in selling some a$$ or showing it on reality TV. We all have to do better and be more a positive role model for those under us because the world is definitely watching!

Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay-Z “B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” Remix

March 27, 2013
Music, What's Hot
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All of my real friends know that I am a HUGE Kendrick Lamar fan, and his latest album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, is still in heavy rotation. Kendrick is a lyricist, and I connect to his music on another level. To actually take in what he says, and then digest it, most of the time it gives me chills. It reminds me that people are out here living, and not everyone has the luxury of living glamorous life. Most of us are dealing with real sh*t that would make a nun blush at the very least.

So honestly, I was a little hesitate to listen the remix of one of my favorite songs by him. Normally, anytime I get a Jay-Z verse I’m overjoyed but this collab seemed like such a mismatch. Kendrick is representing for the new school, and Jay-Z has made his mark as the greatest rapper alive. I thought to myself, “what’s left for Jay-Z has to prove?” Maybe it’s his relevancy or maybe he just wanted to give Kendrick the nod (of approval).

In any case, the song is amazing. Though I wasn’t super impressed with Jay-Z lyrics, I appreciate his contribution nonetheless. It was Kendrick that really shined though. You could tell that these bars took time. He knew what he was up against, and he showed no mercy.  He words usually paint a picture but these bars were like graffiti. They were hard, and rough around the edges but they were thought-provoking and definitely warranted an immediate second listen. Overall, this remix is what this culture is about, intertwining the old and the new to make something that this generation can hold on too. Kudos.

On the Pursuit of Happiness

March 27, 2013
Life
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Hiya! It’s been like over a year since I’ve sat down and wrote anything. That makes me feel so ashamed that my life has become so hectic that I haven’t had the chance to do the one thing that I absolutely love: WRITE! Now as I approach my 25th birthday in two weeks, I’m in a funk. I am very excited to have the opportunity to celebrate twenty-five years of life, but I am scared to death to have been on this earth for twenty-five years, and feel like I’ve accomplished nothing. Maybe I am just too hard on myself because I want it all, but I don’t believe God (or whoever you believe in) has put us on this earth to be in lack. We are put here to prosper, give back, and make the world continually grow in a positive way.

So as I approach this birthday, a quarter of a century, I don’t know what I can say I’ve done. Yes, I’ve moved across a country on a whim because New York was where I was wanted to be. I’ve also completed the manuscript for my first poetry book, and hopefully I will be getting promoted in the next couple of weeks. Still, I feel like I need to do more and I contemplate if I’m happy at all. Am I really living my best life or am I just simply going through the motions? I don’t have an answer honestly, but I know that I have to keep trying. I know that I owe it the universe and to Jesus Christ, himself, to be the best that I can be. That doesn’t mean I won’t get discouraged or have mid-life crisis, it just means that I am aware of my surroundings. The worst thing that could happen to me is to become stagnant, and give up on my dreams.

So cheers to me! Cheers for the guts to admit that I’m still lost, and I’m still actively trying to find my way, each and everyday. Cheers to me for accepting that in the essence of my soul that the one thing that will give eternal me joy is to write, and I am finally taking the necessary steps to get back in school to pursue my writing career wholeheartedly. Sometimes there is nowhere to go but up, and cheers to you for having the same great opportunities!

“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more”

Anthony Robbins

If Liking You Is Wrong…

December 9, 2012
Beauty, Life, Love, Poetry
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So I’ve been like this zombie that has no time to do anything enjoyable to me because of work and when I’m not at work my brain is just spinning out of control! So please understand why I haven’t been a good girl and blogged in freaking centuries.. (really months but centuries sounds so much more dramatic right??) How the freak is everyone? Good I hope.

So I don’t know what has gotten into me because it’s not spring but cupid is playing his old tricks. Maybe because it’s winter and my room is freezing and all I want is a man to warm me up (that sounds so dirty but I promise I don’t mean it that way). It’s just living in New York City and seeing so many guys that are FINALLY my TYPE. Do you know that I have gone MONTHS without being attracted to a single person in Chicago? So now my hormones are in overdrive from all the little cuties I see on the subway and what not. I guess that’s the inspiration for this post and this poem.. Enjoy!

I know I need like video editing and training like 101 but besides that, do you like?

Poetry Hour: Lessons

October 17, 2012
Life, Love, Poetry
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So can I be honest? I haven’t blogged in a while because blogging was closely tied to what I thought I needed to be. I really wanted to work in social media particularly with a fashion or lifestyle agency/company/brand. Now, oh now, my eyes have been opened to so many different possibilities. I have always loved writing, but more so, creative writing. My love for poetry has also never ceased so, here I am. I have a real voice and lots of space to use it for a greater good. So that is what I am going to do. I am going to take the hundreds of poems I have written and put them in a book. Wish me luck!

Here is a poem that won’t make the book but really makes me smile….

Lessons

Let’s talk about dreams

Not the ones I dream with eyes closed

but the ones I dream in vivid color

dreams I was once scared to dream

because they said, you’re so smart

be a lawyer

You’re so athletic, be a basketball player

No one ever said be a poet

No one loved the way I dreamed in watercolors

that created images only imagined in the right part of my human psyche

So I fought hard to be normal

I went to college to be normal

But the only place normal got me was a state of confusion

Too focused on what they wanted

I forgot to dream

Now time has past like rewinded clocks on daylight savings

And everyone seems disappointed

Because being an artist doesn’t pay the bills

So what do lies buy

Success is as conceptual as politics

I don’t need a box to stand in

FUCK your box

because all the box ever represented is an misguided idea of a person I’ve never been

Now I’m a day late and about ten dollars short

missing trains to my destiny

foolishly buying tickets to the wrong dream

So I deserve an apology

and you deserve an art lesson

 

Solange – “Losing You” Video

October 2, 2012
Beauty, Fashion, Girl Crush, Music
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“Tell me the truth boy / Am I losing you for good”

Of course I come out of hibernation for Solange related post. By now, I’m sure, that you all know that I fancy this fierce mamacita and there is no exception in this video. The video is simplistic but still has that Solange charm. I love the awkward moments where she is just dancing randomly because that is totally what I would do if I was shooting a music video in South Africa. She is also giving me fashion with the mix of labels and prints. Needless to say, I love the video and I am feeling the song. It’s light-hearted and easy to move too. I’ll been waiting for you Solo, way to go boo! P.S. the video was shot in South Africa. Beautiful imagery for beautiful video!

 

Bonus: Here are some mood boards that she did earlier in the year that clearly inspired the video. Loves it!

via MY Damn Blog

Finding “It” – Midnight Snack

September 19, 2012
Life, Quotes
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I know I have been M.I.A. from my WordPress fam but my life has been so busy outside of blogging. I’ve barely had time to listen to new music, or check out any of NYFW (New York Fashion Week) or LFW (London Fashion Week) but I will blog about it soon, promise. In my absence I’ve had time to reevaluate. Sometimes we (all of us) get stuck in what we think our destiny is. I had to learn out the hard (long) way that destiny is connected to your heart and soul. It shouldn’t be about how much money you make rather how it makes you feel and how it improves the quality of someone’s life (my opinion). Though I’ll never be a superhero, I aspire to change a couple lives simply be using the talents God has given me in a positive way. Being the best I can be, and sharing something amazing with this world is the least I can do. Life isn’t always easy but remember someone, somewhere didn’t make it to this day. That should inspire you enough to always do you best.

P.S. never let ANYONE tell you what you can or cannot do. Your destiny is NOT connected to anyone’s opinion of you. It’s not up to anyone else to decide what you are capable up. Don’t give up. The most success people are not always the smarter or the prettiest. The one that succeeds is the one that doesn’t give up. Also remember the battle gets tougher as you get CLOSER. Peace && blessings all! YOU CAN DO IT!

“Good is the enemy to great” -Pastor John Hannah

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