Trayvon Martin Protest

Peaceful protest in New York (Union Square) on July 14th, 2013.

New Yorkers of many different races and ages, came together in Union Square to protest (peacefully) again the "Not Guilty" verdict in George Zimmerman Trial. I could fill this post with rants about racism, facts/theories about the case, the images of Trayvon Martin & George Zimmerman that were formed based of the information given to us and spun by the media and nation wide biases, and not personal first hand accounts, speculations about what really happened on the fateful night of February 26th, 2012, but what it really boils down to is the fact that due to pure doltishness, two families will never be the same again. A mother and father will never see their teenage son again. Because of his actions a man isn't free to roam the streets anymore. So regardless of the "Not Guilty" verdict Mr. Zimmerman is in jail, not by the American Justice System, but of his own doing. For the rest of his life, he'll have to wear a hoodie and hope that he doesn't look "suspicious". Karma always catches up with us, so fret not; unless you're George Zimmerman.....

We as a community & a nation have got to do better,for Travyon Martin and those like him, i.e. Kendrick Johnson, Oscar Grant, Troy Davis, Sean Bell, Aiyanna Jones, Emmett Till, Marissa Alexander, Willie Smith Ward, and the many more who can and should be named, but most of which will never be acknowledged or fought for, and more importantly for our future.

Here are some snaps I took during the 2 protests (any reamining photos/videos will be posted at a later date):

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Superman Love

Waiting to see Man of Steel  on June 15th, 2013

Learning something new...

After all these months of playing with my T4i, I finally decided to make an attempt as using photoshop. I've tried it in the past, but this time around I decided to get serious with it. I must say that once you actually sit down and pay attention to what you're doing (and watch a few tutorials on YouTube) it wasn't so bad.

Seeing as how I've taken 1,000+ pictures since February it was really hard to decided which photos to experiment on, but for the ones I chose (some of which will be uploaded later) I'm extremely proud of the result.

Prospect Park

IMATS New York 2013

“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
― Yves Saint-Laurent

I've neglected this for too long, and I'm extreemmeeelllyy late with this post I'll just jump right in. Apirl 6th, my friend Natalie and I went to the International Make-up Artist Trade Show, more commonly known as IMATS. We had an amazing time and saw a lot of extremely talented make-up artists, and the different ways makeup is often used. We were even lucky enough to run into QueenofBlending and Petrilude (Misty Maven) from YouTube.

Since we got there late, which was intentional because I hate crowds, a lot of the merch that was being sold was pretty much gone, but we managed to get a things. Everything we purchased wasn't something that we necessarily needed, and by we I mean myself lol, but with all the deals that were going on you couldn't help but pickup at least one thing.  We had a great time and I could definitely see myself going again in the future. Possibly even in one of the overseas locations. But now... on to the photos!