22

  Lana Del Rey - Video Games by PurplePR
I turned 22 on Monday and I can't believe it. Definitely the most surreal birthday yet. This photo was taken in August I started the blog in June 2, 2009. Time flies homie 

Illumination night in Marthas Vineyard :)

summer summer don't leave please!

I am kinda obsessed with dyed hair and flower crowns. Above is my friend Isabelle again with turquoise hair wearing a flower crown I made recently. They are so easy to make and fun! Although I made this one for myself and my head is way bigger so its huge on her. The colored hair and the flower crowns remind me of Marie Antoinette the Sophia Coppola movie especially here:
But I kinda like the mermaid essence better with the turquoise hair and tropical flowers.
But I can't believe its the end of August. I am in Marthas Vineyard and its so nice to be by the ocean. However usually right after I leave the Vineyard I usually head back to school like two days later. Not this year! Still can't believe I am done. But I am excited to have more free time to see friends and do other things you cant in college. I especially love that I never have to do homework again! Except if I go to graduate school. For now though I am just going to enjoy this easy laid back summer vibe. Also I have taken up hula hooping, its possibly the greatest thing ever.
This song is dedicated to my belle boo who I miss already!
  Animal Collective - In The Flowers by ScottFowlerMix

blueberries galore

My best friend Isabelle is here for the summer and its so so good. Heres some photos from our evening of blueberry picking. I like the way her hair is the same color as the blueberries.
old jam new mix:   Feist - I Feel It All (Britt From Spoon Remix) by soyabean

Roll Call Y'all

All of this summer heat is reminding me of my favorite summer movies. Especially Do the Right Thing, one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a classic Spike Lee Joint! What better way to honor this heat than a movie that centers around the hottest day in Bedstuy, Brooklyn. Below is a clip from the movie, one of my favorite scenes. When Samuel L Jackson the DJ for WLUV radio does a roll call of the influential African American musicians from different time periods. I love this scene because it's shows history. I remember at a Akwaaba ( meaning welcome in Ashanti a language from Ghana) dinner we would have at Drew. Professor Addo would take a moment before we ate to have students, professors, anyone shout out names of people they wanted to be remembered. He said this was often done in Ghana to remember and show respect to your ancestors and those who came before you. Which is shown in this video. My Pan African Studies degree is really showing itself here, but I love thinking about the African diaspora. Enjoy, but really see the whole movie if you haven't already!

Cut and Paste

I used to love doing collages when I was younger. I was inspired to start doing collages again after seeing Maya Villagers on her blog Turned Out. It's hard to see the whole collage because my scanner isn't wide enough. Most of the photos are from a recent issue of W magazine. Also great news I found out today that my photo and story on New York State Governor Cuomo signing the Distracted Drivers Law made the front page of the paper! Check it out here.

fun summer jam:   Body Language - Social Studies (Plastic Plates Remix) by PLASTiC PLATES

heat

via nasty gal

I love the peak of summer. I feel like it's about that time right now. When heat is unbearable during the day but the evenings are perfect temperature of humid yet cool. I wish I could go out and do graffiti art. Music from Mixtape///Mountain a drew collaboration, that is pretty fantastic.

Teen Daze- Splendid Isolation Mixtape by MixtapeMountain