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january 9, 2008

i live for color and capturing moments.
documenting life through photos and or words excites me.
creating a marriage between text and a photo...
and telling a cohesive story is allll i want to do.

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Everything I do has to come from an honest place, not to just sound good.
I know the power of art and I hate that it is wasted on empty messages
when so many people need the therapy that music can offer. I feel fulfillment
when I can capture a moment, or an idea, or an emotion in words.

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self contentment and still having the ability to produce...my motive is the passion.
it feels good getting paid for doing something you love...and even you don't
break even...at least you got your name out there a little more.

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I feel like I finally just found peace with WHO I am... now it's about fig. out
what I'm supposed to do. FASHION has always been a given since I can remember...
I live for life's ideals, life's luxuries, beauty in every form-
art/dance/color/sound/people/the unknown/the unusual.. I've always seen
fashion as this global entity that I wanted to be a part of...

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in turn, the children inspire me to be patient, humble, innovative, and understanding.
they force me to be better as a child would be for their parents. i am reminded daily
that if i am not at my best, they are not at their best.

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many are called, but few are chosen.

oh yea...

1. i was a brown child, and i now remember why.

2. i forgot how much i hate peeing while wearing a bathing suit.

3. spf on your lips help.

4. butterflies are harmless, spastic, but harmless.

5. let your body lead, and your feet follow

6. follow through is everything

7. board games are supposed to be a good time.

8. singing and giggling simultaneously is most fun.

9. handstands under water are far easier than headstands out of water.

10. joaning never gets old.

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14 y/o him: "yea, but she is like in her twenties right?"

moi: "yup."

14 y/o him: "oh okay, so she is married right?"

moi: "nope."

14 y/o him: "oh. that's weird."

moi: "is it? i'm in my twenties and not married."

14 y/o him: "yea...but you're like, busy."

two old men on the bus

"son...its crazy...everyone is dyin"
"yea. i mean if you think about it, there is only one 'four top' left"
"luther..."
"gone"
"james..."
"gone"
"isaac hayes"
"yea, he gone too"
"son, son, that funeral is gonna be crazy"
"CRAZY SON"
"like, how much are seats gonna be to sit at the funeral?"
"son, i know they're already like sold out"
"i mean they HAVE to be...he had fans in...london"
"i know right, london. and france. and paris"
"all over!"
"but you know what"
"what?"
"farrah aint get no love forreal"
"i mean who would? its mike! its MIKE SON...he like, was cool with the queen"
"true, he sure was cool with the queen"
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i walked down from 42nd to 14th listening to my sister speak on the phone
about how michael was a big part of the household before i was born.
today mom said that he was eccentric, but obviously had a core of love.

...i giggled because i just read the other day
"if you have money, we call you eccentric...if you're broke, we call you crazy"

sorry, this hasn't shaped up to be the tribute that i was aiming for.

as a little girl, i adored michael. he was a shimmering light that
never stopped beaming. (literally)

i trust that it still won't stop.

black girls...

it

is

okay

to

smile

back.




(encouraged even)

so clear.

1. i create work for me. its greatly selfish. if i don't like it, then i don't care to show the world.

2. listen.

3. i rarely alter myself for different people. i am who i am.

4. if it makes no sense to me, then i don't assume that anyone else will understand.

5. i am serious.

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jenny holzer: truisms.

some of my favorites.



you owe the world not the other way around

using force to stop force is absurd

true freedom is frightful

teasing people sexually can have ugly consequences

strong emotional attachment stems from basic insecurity

spending too much time on self-improvement is antisocial

romantic love was invented to manipulate women

redistributing wealth is imperative

raise boys and girls the same way

people are responsible for what they do unless they are insane

people are nuts if they think they are important

nothing upsets the balance of good and evil

mostly you should mind your own business

leisure time is a gigantic smoke screen

knowing yourself lets you understand others

it's crucial to have an active fantasy life

it's better to be naive than jaded

in some instances it's better to die than to continue

if you have many desires your life will be interesting

if you can't leave your mark give up

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more to come +++