3.17.2010







ellen von unwerth is just one of fashion's greatest photographers, i don't have to ramble you've seen her work....

3.16.2010

sitting on my couch, watching light fill my living room, i swear i can't get my dad out of my head but its not a bad thing. i find myself thinking about how he'd usually be up reading the Red Eye, doing the crossword to be exact, and having his morning coffee. i can hear his one of a kind laugh and see him smiling offering me some coffee cake and my favorite creamer. i find that i can't get through the day without some thought of my father. they are not painful thoughts, just thoughts about him. i miss his smile. i miss watching his eyes light up when i walked into a room(its cliche' but most father's eyes do that, just gotta take time to watch them). i miss our totally pointless but every so meaningful conversations. i'm still trying to be able to hear his voice and not cry. i've have realized this one thing, no heartbreak i've ever face ever hurt this bad. so as i sit on this couch and listen to the french movie playing, i'm just going to look for a good crossword and enjoy my coffee with my dad.

....early morning chilling with my daddy.rtg.
....beauty of jane kennedy, grace of jackie o., wit of eleanor roosevelt. michelle obama. need i say more?
many people aren't aware of the fact that i'm super in love with Kerri Washington. she's fiercely beautiful and a great actress. she's been dope since 'our song'(she was a teenager in it, baby fat intact and all).


'i want you'
common

3.15.2010



...Good morning to Chi-Town, where my niggaz ride down
And bust clowns, and look for some bustdowns to bust down...

'the good, the bad, the ugly'
consequence feat kanye west

3.13.2010

...no one can make you feel inferior without your consent
eleanor roosevelt

3.10.2010


happy 60th birthday dad. thanks for your love and support. i love you and know you're watching me. i miss you so much, but you had to go and i'm trying to understand. i love you i love you i love you!

3.09.2010



Puma x Kehinde Wiley : Unity Uniforms Portrait Launch
so i haven't really been blogging about anything important as of late. my mind has been everywhere and still nowhere at the same time. so i'm going spit of a couple of things i've been pushing to the back burners of my mind.
  • rest in peace daddy. i miss you everyday, but the pain isn't the same hurt i felt. i know you're watching me. i love you. now be good before me and jamila have to come get you and act up(our joke).
  • what's done is done. there is no need to wonder about yesterday, just be thankful you got through it mostly unscathed.
  • beware of the killer clowns, its about to get warm outside and that means that the clowns are coming to be creeps. ewww can someone put them back in hibernation?
  • i need to get my sewing machine fixed asap
  • i'm thinking of turning the basement into a studio for my work/show room
  • i just want to be blessed
  • wait on God to show you what he has in store for you
  • all things work for those who love him

a lot of this may seem like a whole lot of nothing but it actually all has some sort of meaning to be. yup had to skim my brain of all the excess things i can't control.

3.04.2010


so today is jamila renee wesley aka my baby sister's 19th birthday. geesh with everything going on i knew i had to stop and tell her that i love her! baby sister i'm so proud of you. i'm very sure that mommy, daddy(rip), and brian are so proud of the young lady you're becoming as well.


that girl
stevie wonder

we love you lady. keep your head up!

3.03.2010


swahililand
ahmad jamal

3.02.2010

amber rose in gotham magazine
right now i'm trying hard not to resent
but from the dawning of my time, your voice has been ever present
holding my hand when i was scared
cuddling me in your arms when i was sick
truth is we weren't as close as we should have been
but there was never a time when you forgot the reese's and the aspirin
tattoos, lip rings, hair colors and cuts
i still know you love me, even if i drove you nuts
twenty years of my life intertwined with yours
the love, the hate, the kisses, and the sores
today i called your phone awaiting some of your witty banter
bet you can't imagine how i felt when you didn't answer
i try not to challenge fate's decision
so all i can do is put my sanity inside my religion
these are a daugther's word to her father
i know through out any pain, your love will take me farther

3.01.2010

KANYE WEST "Coldest Winter" Directed by: NABIL "ITUNES link below" from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

at my fathers repast with my younger cousin darien m. orr. this guy is a musical genius, he's one of those guys that if you put an instrument in front him, beautiful music will be made. he played his saxophone at the funeral, he brought tears to many eyes. it was beautiful and heart felt. this guy is going places and i'm excited for his musical career.

"...........brunch-lunch: smoked salmon with mushrooms and scallions. there is a god and he is smiling on this plate."-rach
'horny girls on heavenly food'

'1thing
amerie
"......oh my god this hawiian salad is like a tantric massage for my tastebuds. the fruit, marshmellows, and coconut are having a freaky threesome in my mouth, and my is tongue is luckiest mattress. fawk!"-rach
'horny girls and hawiian salad'

2.28.2010


at my father's funeral repast with my older cousin Thomas A. Orr III


les paul guitar tribute
jeff beck, imelda, & darrel
how high is the moon

2.24.2010












we'll always love big poppa!



daddy words can't explain how much we will miss you. its crazy our last conversation was so random and i can't even really remember but we talked about but i know i loved every second of it. we were sitting in the hospital and i was busy being concerned about you and you were busy being concerned about me. it hurts that you physically won't be here to hug me or kiss me on the forehead like i'm still two years old, but i know you will be in my heart walking and talking with me everyday. i love you man!

2.23.2010

2.18.2010

not trying to be wordy or long winded so here it is. my dad is fighting for his life, and this is the hardest thing to deal with. i love you dad, and i need you to pull through. we have had our issues but you have always been my support net and i really am not ready to let you go.

2.16.2010






nicholas kirkwood fluorescent patent lace up sandals
..guys will cheat. its something that is very real, you can either get used to it, become like them, be lesbian, or leave them alone. but they cheat so welcome to heartbreak my dear....

taken from a random conversation with a very bitter friend.

santogold
'starstruck'



so the new thing seems to be,"if you're not with me, you're hating on me!", but really people lets stop and think about that for a moment. haters. haters are a very real thing. they always have something negative on the tip of their tongue about everything someone else is doing. the mental warfare they can cause is ridiculous. yes ,haters, are a seedy breed that most people try very hard to stay away from....

  • that bitch ain't shit
  • such and such ain't got shit on me
  • blah,blah,blah.
  • that's lame
  • kill yourself

its common knowledge that everyone hates a hater. that's good and all but why is it that people are now quick to equate a person who is honest with being a hater? please understand there is a huge difference between the two, and if you were unaware, now you will know. ever heard the saying,'don't shoot the messenger'? it seems that now a days its not safe to be that messenger, everyone seems to have their pistols locked and loaded for the messenger.


is it just me or is it that people would rather dick ride and not be marked as hater? in my personal opinion that makes you just as bad as a hater, maybe even worse. remember real friends don't let good friends do whack shit. that's a breech in the code of friendship conduct.

when you are speaking real and truthful facts you are not hating, you're being truthful. my mother used to tell me 'its not about what you say,but the way you say things'. i'm going to have to respectfully disagree. sugar coded cereal is cool, but if you eat too many sweets you will get cavities. if you sweetly spin the truth one to many times, the line between truth and lies can and will be blurred.

sometimes you have to care enough to be frank and totally honest with people. the whole thing is you have to figure out away to do it without...
  1. embarassing the person
  2. hurting their feelings
  3. lying

...all this is being said to get to my main point, there is indeed a difference between 'hating' and 'telling the truth'. yes sometimes the truth hurts, but lies hurt way more than 'spinning stories' ever will. be a friend, if you see your friend slipping by the way side, loving tell them to get their selves together. they may not love what you're saying but they will defiantly thank you later.

2.15.2010

new shoes,new shoes,new shoes

so today i paid a visit to my auntie's house, and after hours of bugging her, we raided her closet. and let me be the first to say,YEA AUNTIE!!!! as she began to dig through everything, she remembered that she had a BRAND NEW pair of NEVER BEEN WORN SHOES. talk about coming through in the clutch, whoot whoot. jones new york mary jane peep toe pumps....i'm in LOVE.

its a ugk type of day


ugk feat outkast
int'l players anthem


ugk
wood wheel


ugk
the game belongs to me

the morning after...


so its the day after valentines day, so singles of the world you can stop hating on every couple you see and continue on living your life. don't feel bad, i had a moment of hating myself but it quickly passed. my day was actually all that bad though.
  • went to church with my family
  • had lunch with the ladies i love
  • watched the secret life of bees
  • ate blue radberry now and laters
  • had a very insightful conversation with my oldest friend
  • finally found my glasses

yesterday wasn't as bad as i thought it would be....

  • dressed to the nine(caught a couple guys staring)
  • hair was real cute even though its growing at a rapid rate

hopefully you guys enjoyed your vday, i finally came to the conclusion that its really just another day, and i would much rather have someone express their feelings to me,randomly through out the year, instead of on one set day. i do want to thank everyone for the calls, emails, and texts, i really appreciate that i was on your mind enough for you to think of me. thanks! love all you guys, and its just not on the 14th.

2.14.2010

happy birthday dwele



almost forgot its one of my favorite performers birthday....happy birthday dwele


the foreign exchange
sweeter than you

i'm late on this joint but it doesn't make me stop liking it. my musical playlist has been sounding a bit more grown up these days so why not add this too it.

happy valentines day


happy valentines day
outkast

despite my current nonchalant attitude i can still wish everyone a happy valentines day. so yea.

2.13.2010

forever true double whammy

so my boys over at forevertrue have been putting in the man hours and burning the midnight oil. releasing two new singles this weekend..landing strip and we can do that.... max payne and nick n beans, once again my hat is off to you boys, keep em coming!

to listen and download Max Payne "Landing Strip" click here


to listen and download Nick N Beans Feat. Max Payne "We Can Do That" click here

i wonder if you know i love you

this is my mother. gorgeous right? this picture was taken about a year ago, they say if you want to know what a girl will look like when she gets older just look at her mom.....with that said, i'll be a hottie too...mom dukes....she's dope!

random rambling

sometimes you need to just sit back and think about your life. as i'm lounging on my couch watching zoolander and eating blue radberry now and later's, i'm allowing my mind to wander about some stuff i've pushed to the backburner.

  • i miss my boothang very much and i'm sad i won't be able to see him til may, but i'm so proud of him for reaching for his dreams. congrats babe, i know i don't say it enough but i'm so behind you and in your corner until you kick me out
  • i miss my grandmother, she recently passed and she was one of the reasons i started caring about fashion and art. she was the coolest little lady walking, r.i.p. johnie mae wesley
  • school sucks, and i really feel its pointless but like mom dukes says, "you need that piece of paper to go places in life
  • still need a job that pays well
  • having short hair is a great money saver, run a comb through it in the morning and run(until its time for a touch up and lining)
  • life is full of twists and turns, but it would be boring if you knew what was around the turn
  • art is really helping calm my mind, i am in no way a 'great artist', but i am getting better
  • attached but single...we're complicated but it wouldn't be us if we weren't
  • have to get out and party...shake my blues away, cause nothing else seems to be doing the trick
  • associates from my past are coming out trying to play nice, i am not trying to be mean but there is a reason we slowed up on our hanging out and dealings, there's no ill feelings but i have learned the true meaning of friendship
  • do not want to smoke weed but with all the stress it doesn't seem like a bad idea....lord give me the strength just to say no
  • got a lot of hidden gems in my closet, just have to take the time to sort through it
  • reggae music is the shit
  • dwele is a cutie
  • need to move to a different state, would love to be able to relocate, just need the money and faith
random rambling i know but its just some stuff i've neglected to think about. hopefully i will be able to make changes to my life and some of these things will go a bit better.


sister nancy
'bam bam'

zoolander for the kids who can't read good


watch out sylvan learning center, the "Derrick Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good" might be coming for ya...

helloooo nurse!!!!



HELLOOO NURSE!!!!

2.12.2010

....pants on the ground



"...pants on the ground, pants on the ground, looking like a fool with ya pants on the ground...."

yes its old, but this makes me laugh so oh well!

digging through crates



"can i get a witness"
marvin gaye

all falls down - iona rozeal brown




showing now through may 10 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland.

hiv tests and free condoms


yesterday i was waiting for my late night class to start at school, after getting annoyed with the cafeteria and the people in it, i hopped up and took a stroll through the campus. as i merrily walked along i saw a crudely drawn sign that read "FREE HIV TESTS", i was bored and had an hour and a half on my hands so i decided to bite the bullet and take a test.

after filling out the paper work and talking about my short sexual history, i was given a mouth swab that honestly looked like a home pregnancy test and was advised to rub the swab over my gums. even though i've very careful, those where twenty of the scariest minutes of my life.....but when my test came back non reactive aka hiv negative my mind was filled with relief and my hand was filled with free condoms(that will be going to waste seeing as how i'm not getting lucky).

moral of the story the is get tested, know your status, and take the free condoms....stay protected people.

2.11.2010

RIP ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

its a sad day in the fashion world, 40 year old designer alexander mcqueen commited suicide. rest in peace sir.

2.10.2010

what the rach rock...pretending like its warm outside


last night mother nature had a nice little laugh at chicago's expense, she dumped a nice two feet of snow for chicagoans to suffer through. after shoveling a gang of snow i decided i was through with snow and long johns.....
sweater: guess
outer stockings: calvin klein
leggings:rose garden
boots:timberland

...turned on dwele's, 'travelin girl', pour some mango juice into a high ball glass and got ready for class, thank goodness for the ride i got to and from school.

some people really love vaginas.....


2.09.2010

new music

Wale - My Sweetie (directed by tabi Bonney) from tabi Bonney on Vimeo.


"my sweetie"
wale

...woke up with midnight cravings


...got damn!!! this losing weight shit sucks when you dream of food like me,lol. i woke up around 3:30ish fiending for buttercream frosting and cake. some fat shit, o well, i'll just pour my self a glass of water and make myself believe its a yummy cupcake with sprinkles(i better be uber sexy this summer,missing out on cupcakes and what not). treated.

2.08.2010

new music



Wale feat Gucci Mane
'Pretty Girls'

music monday 2.8.10



'travelin' girl'
dwele

music monday 2.8.10



higher
do or die feat. kanye west

the good for "the uncool"



so i knit. yes i sit with the needles and yarn and make scarfs, lol. but anyway i started working on a scarf for my good friend ,fred, the creator of one my favorite indie blogs, " unmistakably cool ". i have been trying to knock this scarf out for a few months now, but after several failed attempts its finally ready(i know my wrists are happy).



the original colorway was black and baby blue, but i quickly let the idea when i saw the nike dunks in the picture above. so when i finally found the correct neon lime green yarn it was just a matter of actually knitting the scarf.



now even though the big homie doesn't get the same chicago winters i get but i'm sure his neck will stay warm in his town...

2.06.2010

GZA - Liquid Swords

Rhymes & Reeason: the Mickey Factz and Honda Collab








i am a mickey factz fan, so i think its super cool that he was able to get a collaboration with honda. personally, i like both songs but "automatic" has a smoother feel than "who's hotter".idk you be the judge.

2.05.2010

KR3W Footwear...presidential style

Jackson
so i have always loved men's fashion. recently i was involved in a heated debate about how women's fashion is more versatile then men's fashion. being a true lover of menswear i had to strongly disagree. KR3W's newest line shows just how versatile menswear(especially footwear) can be. i like the fact that KR3W's newest pieces are not "flashy" or "edgy" like most sneakers out today. they are very minimal, simple, and clean. every pair can either be dressed down with jeans and tee shirt, or dressed up with a pair of slacks and sweater. either way, these shoes are very stylish. sometimes clean and simple are all thats needed.

Grant

Grant Low

Franklin

you can always check the Kr3W Denim Co. for more updates.