Be Good!

Oh my, four months have passed?! I can’t believe that I haven’t written in such a long time. I have so much to say, I feel overwhelmed that I don’t even know where to begin. My fingers feel like they're on crack, they’re so excited. I have nothing but positive things to say, I feel like a new person! I feel calm, refreshed, light…free! It is an amazing feeling. I had an epiphany a few days ago and I’ve been walking on clouds since then. But all good things come to those who wait right? Well you guys waited four months; one day is not going to hurt. My new journey will begin tomorrow. For now, I will bring you my inspirational video of the day, an artist that I was introduced to through my Anthropology professor, Gregory Porter. ENJOY!!!

DALEY

Ah, it’s fine time to make moves in silence, like a ninja. I’m not even going to talk about what I’m ABOUT to do or what I’m GOING to do until after it’s done. It’s no longer, “this is what I hope to do,” more like, “this is what I did or what happened.” Been completely bummed out lately, all sorts of doubts were clouding my thoughts and altering my perception. But perception is everything. It’s just like the truth is nothing but rather what you BELIEVE to be true is everything. But anyway, I always seem to get my little pick-me-ups just in time. The universe always finds its way to speak to me even when I try to cover my ears, unavoidable. So when the universe speaks, I listen! I feel refreshed and ready to get back on track, a bit more equipped then before. Anyhoo, world, I give you DALEY! Check this video out!

Doesn’t it just give you Goosebumps? His voice is amazing to say the least. So much soul and passion, I love it! You can download his album for free at: http://daley.tv/

It’s great stuff. BTW, he totally looks like one of my old managers. Kind of freaky, but Daley seems so cool! Enjoy love bugs!!! XoXXoXXo

Aabaraki!

So on my last post I told you guys that I had to take pictures for an event for class but wasn’t able to take pictures at the last event I attended. So it was back to the drawing board. I searched for another event to attend and came across a performance that Aabaraki a neo-soul band was having at the BAM Café in Brooklyn. So I’ll admit that I’ve never heard of the band Aabaraki before but the fact that they were a neo-soul band caught and held my attention. I decided to look them up and see what they were about before committing to attend. I Googled their name and found a YouTube clip of one of their performances. I was totally blown away. I was all game! So I asked one of my lovely friends Faith to join me. I love the way she is totally down for whatever we are a lot alike. Always great to have people such as herself around, makes life a bit less complicated because not all your friends are going to be into everything you are. Which is fine, variety is the spice of life. Anyhow, I live in Brooklyn not too far from the BAM (acronym for Brooklyn Academy of Music) but I’ve never gone inside before. Which is pretty sad, we have so many gems within our backyard and we never take advantage of it. Meanwhile, people travel worldwide to see what you take for granted. Anyhoo, I headed straight for the café after work. I wanted to get there before the show started at nine so I could take pictures of the venue before people started flooding in. Thank goodness I did, it was jam packed after they hit the stage. As I snapped away people of course stared at me curiously. It didn’t help that I was coughing and losing my voice and sounded like a 60-year-old chain smoker. Did I mention I have a cold? I do. But I didn’t let that stop me. I was there on a mission. I later met up with Faith before the game was set to begin. Let me tell you the BAM café is beautiful! A stunning venue, not what I was expecting at all. Luckily, we found a couple of seats and then headed straight to the bar for a Mojito that they didn’t have so we settled for the next best thing, an Amaretto Sour, yum! We chatted a bit before the performance began and we were in for a treat! Aabaraki if you EVER happen to come across this blog in life I just want to say thank you for the soothing sounds and melodies of your voice and musical instruments. You guys are fantastic! I loved every minute of it! It was a night that was well needed. As you can tell Faith and I had a blast! If you don’t know who Aabaraki are, please get to know them. I’m sure you will be hearing more and more about them in the near future.

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Just Around the Corner

I’ve been feeling so overwhelmed lately. I’m getting older and of course life just keeps getting more and more complicated. Decisions are becoming even harder to make. Whatever happened to right and wrong or black and white? Those days seem so far gone. The valley of grey areas seems to be broadening. I’ve been saying that I hope to be certain person by the time I’m 25. It has always been this mark for me but a mark that was pretty far away. Now? Not so much. It’s only four years away! WAIT!!!! I’m 22-years-old this year so it’s only three years away?! This is ridiculous. I’m literally gasping for air right now. The pressure is on. WOW. Okay, I need to get it together. The future used to seem so thrilling and exciting it still is but also scary. I’m scared of not becoming the person that I’ve always wanted to be. People who are a lot older than me say, “Come on, you’re still young. You’re a baby; you have time to figure it out.” But it doesn’t feel that way to me. To me it’s like,” yeah I’m young NOW but I’m not getting any younger only growing older.” Yikes!
 

Okay, well on a brighter note. I’ve been trying to find free events to attend in the city to take pictures for my Photojournalism course so I was super excited to find out about the 9th Annual Cool New York Dance Festival at the White Wave, John Ryan Theatre in DUMBO (Down Under the Brooklyn Bridge) Brooklyn. I immediately thought that I would have gotten some great shots of the dancers. So I dragged my sissy (sister) along with me. The theatre was pretty small but nice and cozy. We arrived at the theatre just in time for the 9 o’clock show. The show was about to begin when my sissy reminded me to get my camera ready but because of copyright issues I decided to ask someone who worked at the theater if I could take some pictures. I was totally bummed when he said no, epic fail. I wanted to take pictures, which is why I was there in the first place. Although in retrospect I should have called and asked if I could ahead of time. Anyhow, the night didn’t go so badly after all. The festival was amazing the dancers were wonderful. They performed a series of contemporary dance.  I wish I had the poise of a dancer only in my head I do. By the end I was so disappointed that I wasn’t able to take any pictures they would have been beautiful. But you win some and you lose some I guess. I was just happy to have been a witness to such beauty. I vow to attend more shows such as this. I even signed up to volunteer at the theatre and recently received an email back asking to set up a meeting. So we will see how that goes. Nevertheless, my sissy and I went to one of our favorite Thai food restaurants after and grabbed some food to take back home. Since we hardly ever go out alone it was nice to spend some sisterly time together. Until next time...XoXXoXXo

The front of the theatre