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Thought I’d make something for me to have a few days this week because I haven’t felt like cooking much theses days. I got a few packs of pinto beans and a pack of red lentils. Needless to say, it will be a gassy week but it’s all good! This recipe has a fair amount […]

I’ve been fascinated by the work of Vivian Maier since her work made it’s way to the internet a few years ago. Talk about a true hidden treasure discovery. I cannot wait until this film is released. Seems like she had quite the secret life.

A few weeks ago, my friend and birch jewelry designer, Heather Fagan of Bettula hit me up because she had a very exciting opportunity to work with Fab.com. My job? To get great photos for her portfolio to make this happen! I own some of Heather’s birch cuffs that I rock during the summer months that I totally […]

I’m no Christian but even when I was, I never really liked gospel music but I do have a few songs that I like for sentimental reasons. While I I’m not into gospel, I do happen to love gospel-house music & have tons of it in my music library. I guess if you put anything […]

Dancing is my favorite form of stress release and this weekend, I danced like no one was looking and got my life right. ————————— “Sometime I disappear, I’m not in the room anymore. Most of the time I look at the floor, I don’t want to make eye contact with anybody. I only see me. […]

Like a food nerd, I got excited when I went to the market & found blood oranges in the produce section. Blood oranges happen to be one of my favorite citrus fruits. Not too sweet, super juicy, and fun to look at. When you slice one open, you never know what you will see. The […]

It’s always exciting to see your work out and about in the wild, highlighted online or in publications. When “Popular Photography” made contact to request permission to use my work I was ecstatic! Looking at the finished product was even better. I took the photo about 4 years ago of a dogwood flower with a […]

Last weekend, I was in NYC for Fashion Week working as a fashion liaison. I attended some shows, went back stage, did some art gallery tours, chilled out at the Hotel Chelsea in a SUPER swanky room that rocked my world & such. This was the 1st time that I did not attend as a […]

This short film by Ava DuVernay is pretty damn awesome. I probably watched it 5 times today. “The film’s main focus is an actual door and the friends who come through it to help Union through a bitter breakup. “Characters arrive at the door of a friend in need, bringing something of themselves,” DuVernay explains. […]

“The number of [Black American] slaves increased from 700,000 in 1787 to over 4 million on the eve of the American Civil War; approximately 70 percent were involved in some way with cotton production.” Gene Dattel – “Cotton and Race in the Making of America.”