Send Me an Angel

Alicia Keys – MTV Shows

Alicia Keys sings Prelude to a Kiss in honor and in love for Haiti.
And she pierces my soul. She really does.

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“Our Love is Easy” by Melody Gardot

Daddy’s Girl.

“This album is dedicated…to all the people that lived above the buildings I was hustlin’ in front of that called the police on me when I was just trying to make some money to feed my daughter.” – Biggie Smalls.

T’Yanna Wallace at her sweet 16.

Wake up, take a meteor shower

It’s been a long day. I woke up at 2:30am in Tallahassee, Florida. We drove about a half hour out to a friend’s 10 acres in the country. We laid our blankets down on the open grassy field and looked up. Between 4:30 – 5am was the height of it – an incredible light show in the sky. The annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Away from city lights. Though the moon was bright, it was well, well worth the morning plight. Stars just zooming across the sky. We even saw a big, bright one that left a blueish streak in its speedy path.
Today, August 12th was the peak day for viewing. Today would have also been the 89th birthday of my darling Grandpa. What a perfect way to celebrate.

Went back home. Slept a wink. Got back up. Packed. Flew. Delayed. Flew again. Home now. Unwinding. Getting ready for tomorrow…it’s a new day!

Volcanic Sunset Expected TONIGHT

VOLCANIC SUNSETS: The Russian volcano that erupted directly beneath the International Space Station on June 12th is now causing beautiful lavender sunsets across parts of the northern USA and Europe. A plume of ash and sulfur dioxide from the Sarychev Peak eruption is circulating through the stratosphere, and when parts of the plume pass over an area at sunset, the sky fills with delicate white ripples, sometimes-colorful streamers, and a telltale hue of purple. Find out more at spaceweather.com

There was a beautiful volcanic sunset last week, the day after Michael died. Another one is expected tonight, so be sure to get out and observe the beauty…

Ooh baby, I like it RAW!!

@revrunwisdom tweeted earlier that winners use exclamation points, re: blog title.

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Recently, I’ve discovered a craving for knowledge of how to prepare delicious raw foods. Don’t you just love how your thoughts connect with everything around you and things just start to manifest? Erika, my Intensati instructor calls it “sick magic”. Literally this morning as I lay in bed giving my traditional gratitude, checking twitter, and setting the tone for the day, I put it out there that I really wanted to learn how to prepare raw foods. My morning rooftop meditation was extended – did more yoga than usual, even added some more traditional stretches in the mix. Ate a simple and hearty breakfast. My day was starting off right.

A few hours in and @boomthreads tweets a link to raw food recipes! I @replied with amazement and gratitude.

Later in the day, after my Penn Station area stops (Fractured Atlas, B&H, Chase), I had begun an sms conversation that I wanted to continue a bit before going below ground back on the iron horse to Brooklyn. I decided to wade the time by multi-tasking at Borders. I searched for the food section. I got stopped momentarily by the business management stacks, then into creative software tutorial world, then finally found myself among all the recipes my heart could desire. The gem that spoke directly to me:

This book goes into detail about how Raw is a way of life. It touches on overall health and how yoga promotes various levels of health. It…well, I should say, “she” goes into detail about all the ways to combine certain types of foods, she defines raw lifestyle, and even gives a list of what a raw foodist should have in their kitchen. And, of course, she lists some pretty incredible sounding recipes. And she uses pictures, which I LUV in a cookbook (or, non-cook book)! I mean she really, really breaks it down. I was so inspired and compelled, I held the book tight in my arms after sitting in the cafe chair reading it for 15 minutes, and took it downstairs to the checkout line.

And then I read the back. Twenty-six dollars? Eh, lemme just write down the name of this book and check it out on Amazon when I get home.

Well, I’m home. Priced on Amazon at $13.75

Who’s a winner?

Rules of the Face

Eyes: Mac
Cheeks: Nars
Lips: Difficult to say, cuz I seem to never be satisfied. But, recently I’ve found an all new respect for: Revlon