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Remarkable. I mean, aren't we all just lucky to have an artist like Janelle Monáe in the business? Don't be last to jump on the future of music! To be "in the know" with all things Janelle Monáe, join me and her growing army of supporters at The Chase by signing up here.

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KARINE'S NEW COMMERCIAL!!!

This here is my high school Drama Guild girlfriend, Karine Hyman. We both played "Auntie Em" in our school's production of "The Wiz" years ago and it's so amazing to see those you knew growing up still pursuing their dreams! We had a photo session before she left for Israel a few months back, and she's now landed a super cool gig playing "Murphy's" mommy in this very official film commercial! This is so incredibly awesome and I'm beyond estatic for her success! CONGRATULATIONS Karine!!! Wishing you many more AMAZING roles as a working actress in Israel!

The Main Event

I LOVE ice cream, but who doesn't really? Well, "The Main Event" is thee spot for all our ice cream needs where I live. We got in the car and drove a good fifteen minutes to find that the expected long line of 8-10 people was only down to 1 person! So running to the window like a kid in a candy store, I eagerly ordered my medium "mixed cone" - no sprinkles. And, my oh my, was it delightful. If only I could share some with you, then is when you'd truly understand.

Self portrait inspired by the "mixed cone" at The Main Event ice cream parlor in Pleasantville, NJ.

(This will probably be re-done, but it's all I have for now =)

Kaput goes the lens!

A couple days ago, a very unfortunate thing happened. I was in the midst of creating more self portraits, but decided I needed a quick snack - so off to the fridge I go. Right as I'm taking a mouth full of ma's leftover spaghetti (which was BANGING might I add), I hear a loud *THUNK upstairs. Hmm. Just assuming my sis had a nasty fall or something, I didn't think much of it. Well, she sure did and it was right on my bloody camera! When I returned upstairs to find my 30D turned upside-down on the carpet, I quickly grabbed it and began snapping away to see if any serious damage had been done. "Great." I thought. My baby was making blurry pictures on the auto-focus setting one after the other and there's was nothing I could do about it. Frustrated and broke -both literally and emotionally - I just sat there wondering where do I go from here...I'm still weighing out my options. This is certainly the last thing I need right now*sigh* ... as he always does, I trust God will make a way somehow.

Fast-forward to the following day, I'm cleaning up our kitchen and have this sudden urge to document it of course. Although one lens goes kaput, there is another one I have which is wider and actually works better for this particular project.

So here I be -



lol.

Now back to figuring out what to do about lens numero uno...

Alright, signing off. First day on the new part-time job tomorrow morn.

Lata gatas!