#218

day one hundred twenty six

butter crunch cookies remind me of my childhood.

#217

day one hundred twenty five

you'd think after dancing all night at practice, i'd be knocked out at home.

nope--studying for this african art final. again.

#216

this is a quickie. i really need to get back to studying...

hAPPY biRfDAY miLLzie..


i painted my nails black. i've been doing the naked nails thing for some time for shoots, but the black is back.


emi sent me a few pics from the shoot. i swear i'd fuck myself if i could. they're amazing.



i finally heard that my president is black song at the AKA show. i know i'm late. i just never got around to downloading it. for as long as i can remember, there's been talk about mrs. michelle obama and her wardrobe. she's pretty damn fly for a first lady. the inaugural ball is about a month away, and every designer was in on it. someone put me on to these:

badgley mischka

diane von furstenberg

michael kors

nicole miller

peter som

tracey reese

chanel

betsey johnson

rodarte

marc jacobs

isaac mizrahi

christian lacroix

bonnie toung surely added some flare for little sasha and malia:

finals. shoot me.

• intro to art of africa on tuesday december 16th
• fashion merchandising planning and control on december 17th
• fashion merchandising on december 23rd
• principles of supervision on december 23rd

you'd think i'd be taking a vacation after all of this, but no. i have to work on my portfolio for pratt and sva, friday meetings for the eco envy show, shoots with slinky, el, and who ever else i book, and of course, work.

my parents are leaving on thursday; barbados for two weeks. happy anniversary to them. naquan's coming over that night--and only that night. thanks the fuck a lot, roxanne. my darling cousin decides to stay at my house this time, when every other time she's come up to new york, she's been at her mother's. fuckery. pure fuckery.

nippy lavern show at temptations on saturday. ghetto as hell? maybe, but it will be the most entertaining aspect of my life right about now. this is when the yo-yo diet starts.

back to studying...

#215

day one hundred twenty four

since i am not part of the eco envy fashion show board, i am forced to be organzied. if nothing else, this will force me to stop double booking shoots =\

#214

day one hundred twenty three

drew the runway coach.

what's the phrase of the night?

come straight!!

#213

day one hundred twenty two

the worst migrane--ever.

*patiently waiting by the toilet for those eggs i ate to come up...

#212

day one hundred twenty one

my new loves have gone on sale!

#211

shanice's little bundle of joy. she's has just a few more weeks to go.

#210

day one hundred twenty

arab money? no? maybe?

#209

day one hundred nineteen

the wretched north face; yes, it was that cold.

*hair: courtesy of mixed chicks.

#208

day one hundred eighteen

mixed chicks is the truth.

#207

day one hundred seventeen

snow.

#206

day one hundred sixteen

it's officially grinding season when you lug around two bags of shoes and clothes from studio to studio.

#205

day one hundred fifteen

sasha's a damn fool.

"draw me! draw me!"

#204

day one hundred fourteen

my little booger likes cream cheese a bit too much.

#203

day one hundred thirteen

sasha tried the ava tease. unsuccessful attempt? i think so..

#202

day one hundred twelve

a bird shitted on mikey.

peep his face; priceless.

#201

day one hundred eleven

it's freezing at night. there's no way in hell i'd pass up the chance to plop my ass in the bank to wait for the bus.

#200

a weekend filled with modeling is never a bad weekend in my book.

yesterday i shot with emi robinson at FIT. she's such a sweet heart. so was the makeup artist. they definitely work at that new lingerie boutique next door to psny, kaori's closet. japanese people make everything fun.

this morning, bright and early, i met my darling nakeya, along with rosie and nicole. amazing shoot, i must say. we had the studio at MUD [make up designory], then we did a set outside. after nearly catching pneumonia from wearing a tank top in thirty seven degree weather, we wandered around finding food. first stop was ben's pizza on spring street, then ruben's empanadas on watt street. honestly, we really wanted that pizza, but the only things keeping us back were the crowds and lack of seating. we ended up at this little over-priced deli thing on broome and broadway. i definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but we had a blast together. here's a peep show of the series [courtesy of my stealing from nakeya]:

nippy lavern for AKA.

it was so much fun. we acted a fool, but we looked great. i worked the shit out of that bikini. jessica got a few orders because of it. i guess it was the booty =] some guy tried to get my number after the show--go to hell.sely didn't make it because her ride flopped. she was pissed. she was dressed and waiting, and got her hair done, but her boyfriend never came. naica got there too late and the show was sold out. i love them for trying. it's all good. there's always december 20th, when we do it all over again at temptations. i'll definitely need naquan at that one.
most memorable moment: the dj fucked up our music. but don't get it twisted, we surly worked it. what do black people do when there's no music? "no music clap clap-clap clap"

after the show, i headed to starbucks to see my boo. we raided their stash and brought home two bags of sandwiches and other shit. i'm laying in bed, eating my turkey club, as we speak. so today was a great day, aside from fighting with mother dearest and not seeing naquan for as long as i wanted to. sometimes, my life isn't so bad . . .

#199

hAPPY biRfDAY christina! you go girl, with your pink polaroid camera!

shooting today at 10am, call time for the aka show at 5pm, getting out of bed...now!

#198

i've gotten lazy.. new post coming soon. be patient with me please.