Its Jesse Time !

Today's post is special. Today I am going to commemorate and celebrate the amazing Jesse Anyalebechi!

He has taken many pictures of me, so now it is time to showcase him!

Jesse thank you for all of the pictures you took and all of the laughter and incredible poses you gave me.

Pants up or on the ground, Jesse knows how to work it.

Pants up.

Pants Down.

Jesse striking a fierce over the shoulder pose.

Bright + Turquoise make Jesse stand out.

Jesse looking quite tribal and showing his colors.

The Statement Twins! Sparkles and Glitter.

DERP FACE!

Casual Jesse

Jesse and I comparing butts and mocking poses.

Black Lightning

Last week, the school's finest took of their day clothes and put of their secret identity. As a part of class war's last week, every single day had a different theme.Tuesday was Superhero day, and i took it to the max. Introducing to you, Black Lightning.

To create Black Lighting I wanted to go out of the box. So, instead of wearing a regular mask and having hathead, I decided to open up my makeup kit and go to work. Using basic eyeliner, eye shadow and lots of glitter, my reinvented  Incredibles mask came to life. My powers include the ability to control lightning, and shoot mini lightning bolts out of every speck of glitter or sequin on my body.

Don't forget glitter on the lips!

The outfit was completely different story. I had to be VERY creative. I knew i wanted my base colors to be black white and silver, so I pulled out everything in my closet with those colors. IN the end I ended up using a sequined leotard, black and white striped leggings, a black v-neck, black and white sequined converse and a black Pashmina scarf to keep things "PG-13".

Although no one believed me, Black Lightning is a real superhero form DC Comics. He is Black, like moi and he can pull of a spandex bodysuit! (Which is harder than it seems) His powers are shooting lightning bolts outside of his hands, and the uncanny ability to beat up bad guys.

Up Up and Away! No Need to Fear, Black Lightning is Here! I am flying to new heights , and i'd like for you to join me.

Peachey and Speechy

As some of you may know, I am an active member in NFL (National Forensics League! NOT FOOTBALL) and speech and debate. Basically, about once or twice a month my team an I go to citywide tournaments and compete with people from other schools.

I am very fond of poetry. It is one of the only events that can display a whole range of emotions, but does not have to be memorized.  I'm a novice, but I think that I can still give pretty convincing performance. My very first set of poems for this year was , "Last Night I Saw My Life Onstage" and "One Time  The Fat Girl Danced". Both are about women gaining confidence in themselves from other people. I can bust some serious moves and I am an okay singer, but my favorite poem of the year was " I LOVE CAKE".  The fact that the poem fit me perfectly, and I love to scream " I LOVE CAKE!" at the top of my lungs made this my favorite poem yet.

but every so often I get to sub in for debate. Even though I pretty much have no idea what I am doing, I go in , strut my stuff and argue about how i am right and everyone else is wrong. This is why i don't have a very big winning streak :). Sometimes, I get a little out of hand and I tend to yell and spit like some sort of rabid dog.





I want to thank the wonderful JunYun Tan for capturing my essence in these amazing pictures.

Top- A.N.A.     Pants- Not Your Daughter's Jeans     Shoes- Tory Burch     Headband-TASHA

Feeling Frilly with Frappe's

TGIF! I don't know if i can spend another hour looking at books, therefore I have a mental breakdown. As we all know, today is Friday the most anticipate day of the week. And I think that I speak for all when I say " Tanks God It's Friday". Although my only time going to TGIFriday's was on a trip to Disneyland, I might consider going again.

For me, off time is all about three things. Hanging out with my buds, catching up on well deserved sleep and doing my homework ahead of schedule. Today was a hanging type of day. I had plans with some other friends to go and procrastinate at Starbucks, as we try to "research for a project" but unfortunately that plan was canceled. However, when my friends wonderful mother offered, i couldn't resist.

We flaunted into Starbucks and ordered the most frivolous drinks, that had the MOST caffeine. A light green tea frappuccino for me and upside down caramel coffee's for the other two. Instead of hitting and running, we spent a good 2 hours or so talking, gossiping, and sipping on our syrupy drinks.

While we were there, we also managed to snap a few pictures. Even though we received a couple of odd stares, we had fun and owned the place.

Chillaxed

Hey Guys, I am going to apologize in advance. SO, many people came up to me this week and asked why I hadn't been updating my blog. The answer is a combination of things.  Besides going to NFL Districts for Speech and Debate , tons of homework , projects, I have been a very busy bee this past week. Also, the inevitable death of my camera also held me back a little.

Its Spring as we all know. Happy. Cheery. HOT and HUMID. Of course on a day like this I would usually wear one of my regular flowly frocks like I have been all week, but today was more of a “chill ” jeans and tank day. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t dress it up with color and the timeless addition of sequins. I chilled out today by wearing a simple pair of straight leg jeans , but of course being the fashion fairy that I am, I dressed it up a bit :). I added a multi-toned purple tank top and my oh-so-timeless sequined TOMS. A few black essential were added to spice things up. Such as , my favorite flats besides my penny loafers and my ruffled cardigan with he strategically placed hole.

If you look closely to my ..."pectoral" area, you can see the one tiny ironically-placed hole in my sweater. Some say that I should sew it or throw it out. But i'm not fussing over something so little and funny. And I always thought that it added.... character to the piece. Showing our long and holey relation together.

 For any of you who were in the Spanish center while I was doing some of my unique and quite awkward poses, I am sorry for the disturbance. But, someone had to have fun in that room, I hope that you enjoyed the show.

Here is a video of my VERY improvised performance at NFL Districts.

Easter Sunday

Happy Easter Everybody! Today is the day, where we remember how on the third day, Jesus rose from the dead . And it's the day to stuff our faces with lots and lots of food. Just like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July. Easter is an eating Holiday.I remember as  little girl, getting your new Easter dress, with the frilly socks and shiny patent leather shoes. Sitting in church on Sunday and singing "this little light of mine". I remember going home, sitting around an huge family table with my family . Things are pretty much the same, but today church was  different.

 Everybody knows about the black church, Tyler Perry movie stereotypes. Where the one black lady in the huge hat, jumps up in the middle of service and starts screaming at the top of her lungs because she is "feeling the Lord!” Well while visiting my aunt's church I saw exactly that. Except that is included about 2 women. I felt like I was thrown into some weird version of the Exorcist. People were screaming so loud that I think I busted an ear drum. 

Well, since it's Spring and Easter, I wore purple and blue florals with hints of black and silver. I was actually  one the people who was dressed tamely. I saw boys in neon green shirts and ties, and a woman with a florescent orange dress and heels to match. I even got some purple eyeliner to match. Although bizarre, it reminded me how much I love Easter.

Happy Easter Everybody!

Wrap It Up!

 Relaxed. Chilled. and Laid back. This is what I am going for now. Its Spring in Houston, which means that it is usually around a hot and stuffy 85 degrees. Most days, I wake up early to curly my ethnic locks, but sometimes change is needed. Instead of wasting 10 minutes on curls , i decided to take one of my favorite scarves a couple of bobby pins, and wrap it up. Since I wrap my hair every night, this was no problem. Plus it kept my bangs out of my face, and my mind off the the horrible humidity.

 I have to say, tying a bow is much hair than it seems. A thought that it would be a 1 minute bow... but turned into almost a 10 minute bow in my quest for perfection. But with the help of a few friends, it turned out perfectly.

 I wanted to keep the focus on the scarf, so I paired it with one of my favorite sequined tops, relaxed "boyfriend" jeans, and my sparkly TOMS.

Intoxicatingly Sweet

Florals and patterns have been ripping up the runway lately. Alberetta Fereretti, Proenza Schouler and Louis Vuitton have been putting florals on the stage this year. The brighter and more abstract, the better for spring and summer.

Today I decided to revisit the “pattern” trend with some bright and colorful florals. With pink, yellow, green, and purple my top today was definitely colorful. But with the weather that’s been happening I think that it was a nice touch in all of today’s dullness. 

 Despite the Mostly Sunny forecast today and only a 20% chance of rain, it still poured down. It wasn’t anything heavy, but it was still enough rain for me to know that it was there and enough to require an umbrella.Sometimes I would like a very clear and detailed weather forecast, instead of it may rain or it may not. But guess that I will just have to use my imagination. Looks like its time for Rain Boots!

Again as I passed my friend Trina's neighbors house, we saw the field of bluebonnets but today we noticed a blooming Magnolia tree. This beautiful tree with its intoxicatingly sweet smelling flowers has always been my favorite.