Archive for July, 2010

Last night I attended the Urban Organic Eric Roberson performance at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History & enjoyed one helluva show. As you can see in the video above, things were quite electric, which is always the case when Eric is on the stage. I love live music! Good live music! […]

No Friday is complete for me without after work martinis! Pictured is the white grape martini from the Centaur bar, my favorite watering hole.

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I saw many good eats a few weeks ago at the Bastille Day Street Festival on 60th while I was in NYC. Here are a few tart goodies from Payard Patisserie & Bistro. As you see they looked super delicious but unfortunately, I was not able to try […]

I came home today intent to relax on my deck with a Ooba hibiscus lime soda & Flaming Hot Cheetos. The sun was out & it was just perfect. As soon as I had my snack set up & ready to go, it started to rain. Rain very hard. So I just sat at the […]

“If you want me to kiss your ass, then you had to put it in my contract.” Janet Hubert

This morning I made my way to the Detroit Zoo for the 2010 Worldwide Photo Walk. I was looking forward to the experience because for one reason or the other, I was not able to make the last 2 photo walks. While I was looking forward to the experience, I was not all that thrilled […]

This photo represents the perfect storm for me because I love tightly cropped photos, I love well balanced light, I love Olivia’s eyes & I love big hair.

It’s been many months since I had the energy to do a post on any movie because quite frankly, I’ve seen a ton of bullshit! I would names names but it’s hardly worth it. I guess all my bullshit movie entertainment ended this week when I ventured out to see “Inception.” I thought it was […]

I had an idea to photography Olivia today. It wasn’t a well thought out idea but I kinda knew what I wanted. When we arrived to the location for the photos, things just didn’t go in any direction that wanted. The one goal was to use my Alien Bee beauty dish. I used it & […]

I’ve never met a lily that I did not love. Never!  Outside of oriental & Asiatic lilies, calla lilies are my favorite. Especially large white calla lilies. Calla lilies are romantic, regal, art inspiring, delicate, complex yet so simple and African. I recently posted on Twitter that I find calla lilies to be beautifully vaginal […]