Enough is Enough!

If there is one thing people remember about me, it's my hair. I was thankful enough to be born with nice hair....

...and of course I found someway to destroy it! lol.

During first semester I had this obsession with flat ironing my hair. I would wear it straight for months and never give my curls anytime to breath! (Poor curls)
It got the point that when I did want to wear it curly I didn't have anymore curls! I figured it woud go back to normal in about a week like usual...But the week went by, the month went by, and then months went by and my hair still wasn't curly :(


It wasn't until recently that my curls are back in commision! Yahhh! People are noticing and
complimenting the "new" look..lol, see...I told you its been long. So long they think its some sort
of new hairstlye, lol. Oh yeah, duh...I should probably show you my "new" hair style huh? Yeah,
I guess I could.


They say that you don't appreciate something until it is gone, and I learned my lesson. lol, I adore my hair now & wouldn't trade it in for straight hair ANYDAY.

Whoever created the flat iron should be punished. We should have just stuck with the old school hot comb, those worked just fine!

Juicy Couture

Growing up, there was one person who I thought was my best friend. We had our good times & our bad times. But, It took years to realize that he didn't even have respect for me. Thats my boy, and I will always have his back, but we have always just been on two different page.

When I got to Clark Atlanta I met alot of people, but only made a few friends. Juice aka Juicy Couture aka MY NIGGA was one of those friends. Juice is always there with a smart remark to put a smile on my face or a pack of Backwoods. I can count on that guy for anything, hes always there for me and I really appreciate that. I hope that our friendship will only grow for the better. Arghh alright, enough with the mushy stuff lol.

...I told the guy he could get a blog post & here it is Juice!

Juice is BOUT IT BOUT IT.

Juice is DA MAN.

Juice is a BOSS

...Enough said.

My First Year In Atlanta

When I decided to move to Atlanta, it was not the most exciting thing to me. I didn't get into Hampton University, so Clark Atlanta was not only my second choice, but the best choice I have ever made in my life. Although it has been an interesting year...I have been able to grow both as a women & as a student. This year flew by, and the memories I have will stick with me forever.






First off, I would not have made it through this year without my cousin...my best friend...my sister...Sara. Yeah, we have our ups and downs but at the end of the day we BOTH knew that we had eachothers backs. I never really appreciated our relatiopnship until I moved down here and realized that it was just us two. I feel like we have finally reached the point where we see eye to eye, and respect eachother as adults. We still fuss & fight, but our blood is think enough to stand the test of time!!! I love you girl!


When I got to Atlanta there was alot of things that I experienced for the first time, tornados being one of them! On March 14th 2008 Atlanta was hit was a level EF2 tornado. The storm took the lives of two people, and cost the city over $150 million dollars in repairs. This just might have been the scariest thing that has ever happened to me! It was time like this that I would say "if I was in Boston this would NOT be happening!" First of all...People outside of Georgia knew about this tornado before we did. We we watched the news the week prior to it hitting they didn't mention anything about a tornado warning...Not even the day BEFORE it! It wasn't until March 14th that we found out, and by then it was too late...The Ga Dome had the wall ripped open, the Westin Hotel (as well as others) had the windows blown out, and we had no electricity, shoot, it even cracked my window! Crazy right? It is now over a month later...and as I look out my cracked window that has not been repaired, I notice the wood panels in the blown out windows...I wonder when the city plans on putting that $150 million dollars of repair to work!

And then there was the infamous T.I. story...*
An Atlanta native, rapper T.I. was arrested on federal gun charges hours before he was scheduled preformance at the BET awards. People who don't live in Atlanta are unable to see the amount of stupidity in this act. When he made his "transaction" at an Atlanta Publix (supermarket) people are unaware that not only was it in downtown Atlanta...but it was 1 block away from the BET awards...And to make matters worse, American Gangster was set to open up weeks after is arrest... After spending quite some time under house arrest the rapper was sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service preaching about nonviolence (Dammmn!) and after all that up to a year in prison.


I met Soulja Boy...We did some promo work at the CAU homecoming. (Shoutout to Tiger Ent)


There were so many other things that happened this year that would take me years to explain but heres just a a few things...

*Keyshia Cole moves to Atlanta, and films her reality show "The way it is" which was a major hit!

• BET Awards were filmed in Atlanta, at the Atlanta Civic Center.


• Michael Vick dog fights scandel....didnt really affect me much.

The year has finally come to an end, and I am heading back to Boston. I am looking forward to the summer! See you all in the fall!

Lesson of the week!

Lesson of the week: Sometimes you are your biggest support system.

Like everyone else, I have my dreams & aspirations. Although they may not matter to some people, they mean the world to me. When I accomplish something, I usually keep it to myself. Keeping it to myself allows me to stay away from the negativity. Regardless of what people think about me, I work hard. I have been told that I have a drive like no other and I am going to be someone! And, when I am it's going to be funny because nobody is going to understand how it came about. Why? Because ya'll aren't paying close enough attention.

I never doubt myself, I don't tell myself that I can't do this or I can't do that. I am always honest with myself, and I can never let myself down. I trust myself, and most importantly respect myself. I never laugh at myself, or tell myself that I can't do something. I believe in myself. I will never turn my back on myself, or lose hope in myself. I am my biggest support system, and I am content with that.

*Thank you for beliving in me too T

BEAUTY & BRAINS*

If there is one thing I know about this place I now call home, Atlanta...it is that EVERY WOMEN THINKS SHES A SUPERMODEL. Whether she is on a promo team, or is half naked on a party flyer you might find blowing across the promanade...
A Supermodel is defined as a highly paid elite fashion model, who USUALLY has a worldwide reputation & often has a background in couture or commercial modeling. Now, nowhere is that sentence does it say anything about having a big ass, or being a video girl. Why not? Because those women are not models. I am constantly getting offers to be a model and/or dancer. Its all just a matter of how they decide to word it to make it sound most appealing in my favor. As I am growing and opening my eyes to what is around me, I am being able to see that these "models" as they call themselves are just women using their body is a negative way to make money. Nowwww, I am in no way knocking anyones hustle...By all means, do your thing but...I wonder, does this profession pay the bills,? All of the bills? Do they respect themselves? But mainly, why are they doing this there is so much MORE money to be made elsewhere. When I first got down here this industry was constantly thrown in my face. To me it looked like it would be so easy to be a model in Atlanta, all I had to do was make sure that I didnt have to expose my body in a negative way. I am not from the south. I don't have assets of Buffie the Bodie or any other female you might find on the cover of Smooth or King Magazine.
Growing up I learned that your name & image is all you have in this world. All women don't need to get into this "line of work." These models limit themselves to what they can do when they get involved in this industry. If your entire income is not coming from your modeling, then it can not be considered a job to me.
The reason that I think that this industry looks to appealing to so many people is because when you are looking in, it is lavish and exciting. But you don't have to walk around as a "promo girl" be on the inside. This is a male dominated industry, so women automatically are alright with the back burner position. These "models" are looked at as brainless women who will do anything to get where they want go be. But then, you will find the few attractive ladies that are in the backround making major moves and wearing their clothes the whole time. Can you belive that?! These women that are event planners, stylists, publists, managers and the list goes on! These women are respected by men and are independent. They worked hard to get where they are and deserve to get the credit they deserve. Just because you have a pretty face and a coke bottle shaped body doesn't mean that becoming a "model" is all you have to hope for. I hope that one day women can step up and be on top with the men. Because, that beauty will fade away, but the brains are timeless.

Sylvia Rhone (56): CEO of Universal Records

Passion

I can finally say that I have found something that I have a true passion for...Public Relations.

Growing up I wanted to be a Flyy Girl from In Living Color. I figured, if Jennifer Lopez could do it, then so could I! I spent endless hours making up dances & singing, but since I couldn't sing it didn't really work out for me. When I came down to Atlanta, I fell in love with the urban music industry. From the late nights at the studio to the endless parties I was interested, and I wanted to be part of it. Singing was out of the question & I defiantly wasn't modeling at 5'4.

When I would promote parties I got excited. The idea that the amount of people that were going to come to the event relied only on our amount of promotion we did was almost a challenge for me, and I liked it. I strived to come up with creative and innovative ways to get the most people to attend. ....After two of my ideas were stolen from me it was clear to see that I was obviously doing something right, and I didn't want to stop. It was time to step my game up, and start grinding.

Everything I know about PR I have taught myself, from learning what "new media" is to exploring the world of mobile marketing I've figured it out on my own. I have spent long nights researching how to put a press kit together, or how to get airplay on the radio. Why? Because it interests me and I want to be the best at what I do. When people see what I am doing they assume that I am at least a junior, but please dont let my age fool you. Because, I can garentee that with my extensive research & recent learning tools such as POSH MEDIA www.myspace.com/poshmedia I have what it takes.

When I think back to a year ago when I had no idea what I wanted to do, it is amazing to think that now I know EXACTLY what I want to do now, and I will do anything that I have to in order to get there.

Passion.