Let no man pull you so low as to hate him

-martin luther king jr.

by three methods we may learn wisdom: 

first, by reflection, which is noblest; 

second, by imitation, which is the easiest;

and third by experience, which is the bitterest

-things to remember, -n.m. (via missmirandaaraee)

“1) Learn to put on your bracelets and zip up your dresses by yourself. There will be times when you will be alone.

2) Get on a long plane ride. Look out the window. Understand the immensity of our world. Understand your insignificance. Understand your absolute importance.

3) Press the send button. If you don’t say it now, you never will.

4) Do not sneer at happiness or roll your eyes at sadness. Be aware that apathy is not healthy.

5) You are more than the amount of people who want to have sex with you.

6) That pit in your stomach when he doesn’t text you back, it shouldn’t be there. No one should be able to control you like that.

7) Shopping is cathartic. Buy the shoes and deal with one-ply toilet paper for a while.

8) It will get better, but it will never be perfect. Learn to live through the small moments of happiness. When they disappear, remember they will resurface.

9) I promise that cookie will not change anything (except that it will make you smile).

10) Please, please, take care of yourself. You are everything to somebody. You are everything to your self. That alone is enough.”

1month away from our 4year mark

where has the time gone?

#countdownbegins...

1 month and counting...

funk.be.gone

i haven't been feeling like quite myself lately... and i'm ready to get out of this funk already...
maybe it's because i haven't been feeling well, or maybe it's the cause of stress--- well whatever it is, it's time to go
it's time to start taking my vitamins on a regular, and time to get back on my healthy routine - maybe it's all in my head; but it makes a huge difference

mission for this year: i really need to get on a normal persons 'sleep schedule' - going to bed at 6am, up at 1-2pm; it's just not working for me

#cuddlestruggle

...he makes it merely impossible to get out of bed

liddle miss 'i want coffee'.

sleepless nights, and early mornings call for 

coffee or an extra shot of expresso...

model: gwendolynne gee. hair, makeup and photo by nalanie.

another shoot from our trip to vegas ^_^

gwendolynne was such a pleasure to work with, and i was honored that she asked me to glam her up

hair, makeup and photo by me

i should be flattered, right?

last night in paradise.

photo cred: andrew link

sema days.

running 12's at the track... effortlessly.

this is Sparta.

2weeks and counting

til' lift off

and i've decided to lay off the wine til then as well...  ^_^

you deserve what you put up with...so make sure they're awesome

 

*kwez : that caption, REALIST shit i've heard in a long time

*nalanie : ...ain't it THE truth tho ~_^

*kwez : definitely is, never heard it put in such perfect words lol

takin' it back: runways days...

jessica rabbit inspired at 3am*

what do you guys do at 1am?...apparently, i watch 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' and was instantly inspired by the sexy Mrs. Jessica Rabbit








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this was what i came up with, and i hafta say that i'm quite proud of the turn out
i had ravi take and do minor edits to the pic (peep the green eyes)
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then we decided to see what i would look like with the traditional 'Jessica Rabbit' hair
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I've had quite a few people ask me how long it took me to re-create this look; and to be completely honest with you all, it did take quite some time.  Concealing my eyebrows took quite some time...I used a glue stick; waited for that to completely dry...repeated that and then packed on concealer and powder and repeated that process a few times until my eyebrows were completely gone.  To save a little time; I did concealer the other eyebrow, but I didn't apply eyeshadow.

4yrs ago we lost a music legend...

let's remember him through his music*

darkest brown known to mankind.

imma try to lay off the blue black locks and stick with the darkest brown...so let's see how the coloring of the night will turn out.