As you all know I have been shamelessly promoting Anya as my fave to win it all on Season 9.
Despite a major falter last week- which made me sweat bullets, our girl Anya made it to Fashion Week (which I already knew, since all top 6 show their collection).
Vote for Anya for fan favourite. Today is the last day... "win or lose, we are fighters"
Go Anya!
Watch Project Runway tonight at 9 on Lifetime
"SHUBH DIWALI, Trinidad"
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There is an old Buddhist saying : " When the student is ready, the teacher will come."
We are very busy people... and sometimes we need to be reminded that the days are long- but the years are short.
And so it happened that last evening I was getting ready to go to a dinner meeting when my not-quite 3 year old nephew walked into my room.
"Elmo" he said, jumping up on the bed and heading for my laptop.
"Ethan, aunty's very very busy... no Elmo right now."
He looked at me and said "no Elmo????? Auntie buffering?"
Now this child... is a genius clearly! Whenever the internet connection is very slow and the videos won't load, I would always tell him that the video is buffering, so he just needed to wait a little bit and it would start to show again. This usually resulted in me watching it at least three times in a row... and try as I might to convince him that once was enough- apparently once is never enough when you are two years old.
He was learning to associate things I would say to him in passing, with his everyday life. He basically told me that I was holding him up, and he was prepared to wait. It was that simple - he was ready to sit on my lap and sing along- meeting be damned! ( Naturally I am projecting- at two years old, who knows if he even realized what he said) I figured in that moment that I should choose to love my nephew enough to be late for my meeting, and boot up my HP.
You should've heard me singing ..." Elmo had 4 ducks... quack quack quack quack"
LOL
"b-agoodauntie"
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This is the final product from almost 6 hours of shooting- 30 seconds of video!
This ad was lots of work, and I'm pleased with the results. My "road warrior, Tameka (on da beach wid a few club sodas) , Xiea Hull, Stacy & Lal Humphreys, Mozilla, Simone, Nigel, Andre, Omari, ( this is starting to sound like one of those annoying thank you speeches).... THANK YOU!!!
I suspect we will have to do this again sometime soon- when the full line of tunics are in the shop. For now, I couldn't be happier.
This video is coming soon to a cinema near you!
xx
All tunics shown in the video are available at the store as well.
Tee
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I remember when I first started this blog, February 11th 2010, one of my earliest pieces was about Waris Dirie and Liya Kabede, talking about a movie she would do based on Waris' life.
The book tells the story of Waris Dirie, who underwent female circumcision at age 3 and was sold into marriage at age 13. She would eventually escape the life of her nomadic family in Africa and become one of the most popular models in the mid-eighties to nineties. She went on to become an advocate for the rights of women worldwide. Pick up a copy of the book before you watch the movie. It's just riveting!
Check out the trailer below:
Can't wait... can't wait.
"B- fearless! The world has endless opportunity"
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For the record, I don't know where my fascination with reality TV comes from. I always feel good when I'm watching, yet afterwards I wanna have a shower. *LMAO*
So, watch the clip above, and for those of you who are not fans, the back story is that these women are filming a reality show together over several months and all the while one of the women has been keeping a huge secret. The secret is that years ago she had unknowingly carried on an affair with her castmate's now ex-husband. ESCANDALO? Not exactly. In the real world affairs go on every day, men cheat, women cheat better... HAHA. Usually we are not in the same "circle" so the extent of the betrayal, even though it's personal, never really gets "personal". The issue as I see it is that you are crossing a line with a woman when you befriend her knowing that you have spread your legs to her man.
And I'll take it a step further- sometimes we have to learn that the people we call our "friends" are not in our circle... they are in our revolving door, and it's best to keep them moving. In Antigua, especially, you've got to know who your friends are. The island is so small you can barely spit without hitting someone who may have asked you for your number. If you are a semi-decent looking woman, you've probably been accosted by dozens of men this weekend alone. If you are even prettier, your boyfriend probably should never leave the country. LOL. Now, at some point you are going to meet another woman whose boyfriend you've either dated, or slept with, or BBM-ed or something of the sort- it's a small world. How foul would you be to strike up a friendship with her and never disclose the past?
I'm not saying that as soon as you meet someone you go, "oh hey, I slept with so and so back in '88.", but come on - have a little decency. Don't shake my damn hand and sit at my table and share a meal with me while keeping that on your chest!
This is the reason I watch some people with a side eye: people usually have some sort of agenda. You can have your underground life, and try to steal someone's man or whatever- but even ho's should have a code of conduct. HAHA.
In honor of last night's episode, I've decided to list what I think the rules should be... if you've slipped, fell and landed on it- cause that happens. I'll keep it short. I know these "ho's" don't like to read too much. HAHA.
RULE ONE:
Stay Anonymous
Don't let your big sister introduce us . Don't add me on facebook. Don't cyber stalk me. Don't sit next to me in public places! Don't discuss me with your friends - everybody's best friend has a best friend... when will people learn this? Above all, don't pretend to be a friend. It is the worst betrayal. It is far easier to let go of a slight done to you by a stranger than it is to let go of something done to you by someone close.
RULE TWO:
Play your role
Usually, girls who are trying to date your man really are trying to be you. There are no two ways around it. If you are accepting calls from a man who you know has a woman, don't console yourself by saying "she can't keep her man happy or else he wouldn't call me". She is not the problem, you are. It's not a competition- and if it were, you would lose. Notice that even in the reality shows, it is ALWAYS the women who leave. Men don't leave.... and he won't leave her for you. Your role is to be the secret- the jumpoff, the quickie, the denial if it ever comes to that... which leads me to...
RULE THREE:
Face the music
His problem is that he will always try to get something extra on the side, irrespective of how great his wife is- and you are allowing him to cheapen you. If you are willing to be that, accept that there will be consequences- and be prepared to handle them when they come up. If she finds out and decides to exact revenge on you- as misguided as her rage may seem- you kinda had it coming. Chin up, cupcake. Don't get smart at the mouth and insult her, just accept the fact that you were trifling, and move along to the next baller.
I can respect Evelyn's gangsta though: She kept it very New York: she was gonna talk crap and snap her neck at Tammy, even though she knows Tammy was lashing out because she was shocked. That is the sign of a true "ho". She didn't bother to call a friend and use her life-lines, she just went for it. Pure class!
Happy Monday ^_^
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So unlike most of the world, I didn't watch the "rise from the earth" marathons that chronicled the Chilean mine rescue. I'm as much a sap as the next person- but I am bogged down by my own version of "2000 feet of dirt" and didn't have much time.
What I managed to see last night was the rescue of the final (six)?? nine??? .... something.... and whilst I shed a tear the first time I saw someone greet his exuberant daughter/wife/mother/president.... I became instantly more interested in the "other story".
One of the men in the mine was having an affair. Nothing newsworthy about that, to be sure. What was newsworthy is that he asked - as only a few men would- that both his wife and his mistress meet him at the top! I'm guessing the mine must have collapsed initially from the weight of Yonni's ego.
HAHA
.... new fashion posts will resume once my own rescue capsule has reached the surface.
.... upward ever!
Tee
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The CW channel is down... so I can't watch Tyra kill another girl's dream.... and no Andre Leon Talley???? WHY KARIB KABLE??? DAMN YOU!!
Let me see... I think this pic basically sums up what will be happening in tonight's episode: Tyra will be wearing yet another jumpsuit, and Andre Leon Talley will still look - and sound- like he can do SO MUCH BETTER than network TV. Somebody get this guy his own show... drekitude.... ^_^
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Do you see the fabulous woman in the picture???
That is June Ambrose, celebrity stylist, fashionista and an Antiguan.
How did I not have June in my life before?
Check out her youtube account:
I watched a video of Ms Ambrose working out in stilettos- and, after fainting... instantly connected with her fabulousness.
(smile)
Even if you aren't a lover of fashion, please be inspired by how influential this island woman is on the international stage.
Google her, buy her book "Effortless Style", and remember her the next time you watch a music video. She's incredible....LOVE HER!!!!
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