Tonight for the first time in my life, I witnessed close-up the act of “making it rain”. Now, you’ll probably never catch me in such an act. Even if it wasn’t my money. My grandfather once gave me a $20 bill on a gambling boat and told me to go “have some fun”. I pocketed that twenty. And at the end of the ride, when asked about my gambling woes, I easily admitted to never having placed said twenty on nary a table. Grandpa demanded I give the twenty back to him. I refused. Needless to say, I will never, ever ever ever…”make it rain”.
Allison Caviness
Take your time…or someone else will.
Filed under fun …
To play Mas, or not to play Mas?
Trinidad Carnival is upon us. And yes, ladies and gents…i am going. Finally! I have wanted to go to Trinidad Carnival ever since I went to my very first carnival back in 1994 on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. My dear friend Tamara, a Trini, was the first to tell me that Trinidad’s Carnival is THE BEST Carnival in the world. 16 years later, I’ve received nothing but confirmation about this fact. My appetite for baccanal came in 2007 when I made my first visit to Trinidad. I rung in the new year on the streets of Marabella, where Mango fell from the tree in front of the house where I was staying on Jack street. After soaking up the sun in Tobago,and eating nuff doubles, I spent my last night at Fire Fete – one of the early pre-carnival celebrations. And … W-o-W! Hands down THE BEST party I have ever been to in my life. Ever. The spirit of carnival – the pride and honor of unity – and mind you, the party was thrown by the national fire department. The police department has its party, as does EMS. Can you imagine getting down with the NYPD? I most definitely cannot. That was my official introduction to “love for country”.
But more importantly, there are fabulous costumes:
So many options. So much freedom, flyness and sexuality. I’m all the way in. But i need a little help getting my ish together. Most bloggers say I’m way late in my preparations. They must not know how efficient a producer I am.
I found a great site to help me prepare for Trinidad Carnival. It’s a science. It’s a culture. It’s very serious.
AfroBella also has some great resources on how to do Carnival properly – which I have every intention of doing.
I will be showing off.
Stay tuned…
Officially the Awesomest Point and Shoot Camera
You snap a digital photo. 12.1 Megapixels. Standard of the day. And then, right from your handy camera apparatus, you can PROJECT your images onto any nearby surface. Amazing, no? It’s the Nikon CoolPix S70, to release in September ’09 at $249.99. Digital cameras are stepping their instant gratification game up. First Polaroid steps into the digital age, now this? I’m about to become a junkie. Or, maybe I’ll just wait a decade or so for the hologram projecting camera phones that you’ve seen in the movies. Yeah…
Place to Shop
For that John Galliano appeal…at an affordable rate.
Lust On The Balcony Taffeta Shrug – £23.99
I came across this LOVELY online boutique called Love Child Boudoir.
It’s the perfect stop for affordable lusciousness for added umph to a fall look, or add some spice to your burlesque act.
The World Science Festival – is now…as in, right now!
Complete with workshops, lectures, performances and fun activities throughout this great city (NYC, of course), the World Science Festival is guaranteed to get you open. Go if you can make it. It started June 10th and ends the 14th. I’m just getting wind of it today.
Everything from testing earth’s limits, to the cosmos, to visible thoughts, to journeying through parallel universes. Go!
