sedwick.
rouge.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
TOMS
<3's the kids.
One for One Movement
In 2006, American traveler Blake Mycoskie befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created TOMS Shoes, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. One for One. Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by TOMS customers.Why Shoes?
Many children in developing countries grow up barefoot. Whether at play, doing chores or going to school, these children are at risk:
•A leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted diseases, which can penetrate the skin through bare feet. Wearing shoes can help prevent these diseases, and the long-term physical and cognitive harm they cause.
•Wearing shoes also prevents feet from getting cuts and sores. Not only are these injuries painful, they also are dangerous when wounds become infected.
•Many times children can't attend school barefoot because shoes are a required part of their uniform. If they don't have shoes, they don't go to school. If they don't receive an education, they don't have the opportunity to realize their potential.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Go download "A Tell Tale Heart"
Photog: David Heisler
MUA: Heith Chanel
Hair: Diana Lomelin
Fur Shoulder piece: Delise' Ana
Jewelery by: Bullets and Bows and Jucratif Street
Creative Director: Keisa Sullivan
Special Thanks to Mr Ugo Mozie
Good work team !
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The phone fast ( January 31 - February 6 )
Day 1: Woke up early today. I thanked God for the day, made some coffee, took a shower & brushed my teeth all before I picked up my cell phone, saw a few texts and facebook notifications and put it right back down. Then I picked up my guitar and played for a couple hours until my manager picked me up to go to the studio. After a days of work and fun in the studio I went to a karaoke bar in Burbank to meet up with some friends, sang ‘Summer Nights’ with my best friend Bree, laughed a little, danced a little & went home. I admit I picked up my phone a few more times than I should have but I wasn’t on facebook or twitter all day & I re-learned that living MY life is way more important than reading about someone else’s.
Day 2: My sisters birthday party is Saturday so I had to send out a mass text, & then proceed to respond to everyone who wrote back; so much for not texting lol. Had a few friends hit me up throughout the day that I admit I responded to so they wouldn’t take it personal or think I was ignoring them, but no extensive conversations. Had a career changing meeting in the afternoon, had some bomb food & then went back to the studio. The drives to the studio are long so in that instance I justify texting because what the hell else am I supposed to do in the car lol. I did pick take one call to give a good friend some advice, and had a short text conversation with another close friend but still no twitter or facebook! I put my phone on silent most the day but I still am in the habit of picking it up to check it, I gotta stop that! I constantly have random thoughts that are usually tweeted right away .. felt kinda good to just smile and keep them to myself. This is me & Gods life, not everything is meant to be shared with the rest of the world or my thousand & some twitter followers!
Day 3 & 4: The 3rd day of my phone fast was exactly a month after I sacrificed something kind of unheard of back in January. God didn’t tell me how long I was giving this thing up for, he just said to give it .. so I did. At this point of my life there was someone very close to me that needed it more than I did. It was my car. It felt weird at first, but I did pretty good without it. My car ended up breaking down on the person I loaned it to so it was out of commission towards the end of the month .. but on the 3rd day of my fast, EXACTLY a month after I gave it up, my dad fixed it & I was able to make it out to a rehearsal in the IE! God is good, all the time. Lesson learned: having absolutely nothing but everything at the same time. Sometimes we may not have all the tangible luxuries we desire .. but being able to eat every day, having a roof over our heads, being filled with Gods love and surrounded by our friends & family are the things we need to realize are most important .. so I went to the IE, had rehearsal, hung out with some friends, laughed enough for the whole week & in all made some pretty silly memories that I was content with keeping exclusive instead of broadcasting them via internet! & the next morning I vacuumed my car! I seem to have a new found appreciation for Salsa Verde (that’s my cars name). I came back to LA spent some Q.T with both my sisters and then went to my show and did what I do best! I sang my little heart out, chilled with some friends, made some new ones & then came home to do the other thing I do best, sleep. Felt good to live in the moment & enjoy my night without worrying about a text conversation or what everyone else is doing via twitter. I did have to pull out my phone to send a couple emails for Bullets & Bows but that’s business so it doesn’t count as a distraction . . . appreciate, live, love, laugh, enjoy.
Day 5: Got called in for an early session today. Didn’t charge my phone last night so it was on the last bar by noon, but I surprisingly didn’t care. Took my sis to get supplies for her bday party tomorrow, went & hung out with a dear friend .. had some margaritas and some chips&salsa, had a few laughs, made a couple toasts and then me & my sis stepped out on the town & hit Venice beach, one of our favorite places in the world ! This was definitely an enjoyable day .. and once again I was happy to keep all the laughs and randomness to myself. Exclusiveness makes memories all the more memorable.
Day 6: Day 6 was definitely an interesting one. I don’t usually drink much but it was my sisters bday party so we got pretty turnt. O_x all in all , despite the things that didn’t go over so well, we had a good day/night .. it was looooong, but fun. Until I started drunk dialing folks I kept my phone in my pocket all day. There was so much life to enjoy right in front of me that there was no need to be on my phone. There were plenty of things I could have tweeted .. the people who were there can second that lol . but that’s the beauty of it, if you weren’t there than you missed out !
Day 7: #thehangover .This day was spent in bed, in & out of sleep until about 8pm when we all headed out to Riverside for our show out there. I didn’t even have the energy to be on my phone if I wanted to ! &&this is why Danni doesn’t drink !! lol hearing stories of things I said & did the night before . . those are always interesting stories. The show in Riverside went well then we came home & I slept my little heart out.
Technology fast re-cap: All in all this week was a good week to do this fast because there was a lot going on that I normally would broadcast via twitter or facebook &/or text and bbm people about. Throughout the week I re-learned that our lives are worth cherishing in the moment. We allow ourselves to be so distracted by the outside world & staying connected that we unknowingly disconnect ourselves from our friends & family and the moments in life that are most important. We can be in a room full of people and yet everyone will be on their phones texting or tweeting. Our generation has lost their sense of appreciation for each other and has become too dependent on technology to stimulate their minds. I’m not pointing fingers because I am just as guilty. We have so much potential to change lives and be a light for other people’s darkness, but being buried in our blackberry & iphones could hinder us from being just that. Your life is authentic, treat it like so. Appreciate yourself, your friends, your family and the memories you make. Live, laugh, love & enjoy ;]
Day 1: Woke up early today. I thanked God for the day, made some coffee, took a shower & brushed my teeth all before I picked up my cell phone, saw a few texts and facebook notifications and put it right back down. Then I picked up my guitar and played for a couple hours until my manager picked me up to go to the studio. After a days of work and fun in the studio I went to a karaoke bar in Burbank to meet up with some friends, sang ‘Summer Nights’ with my best friend Bree, laughed a little, danced a little & went home. I admit I picked up my phone a few more times than I should have but I wasn’t on facebook or twitter all day & I re-learned that living MY life is way more important than reading about someone else’s.
Day 2: My sisters birthday party is Saturday so I had to send out a mass text, & then proceed to respond to everyone who wrote back; so much for not texting lol. Had a few friends hit me up throughout the day that I admit I responded to so they wouldn’t take it personal or think I was ignoring them, but no extensive conversations. Had a career changing meeting in the afternoon, had some bomb food & then went back to the studio. The drives to the studio are long so in that instance I justify texting because what the hell else am I supposed to do in the car lol. I did pick take one call to give a good friend some advice, and had a short text conversation with another close friend but still no twitter or facebook! I put my phone on silent most the day but I still am in the habit of picking it up to check it, I gotta stop that! I constantly have random thoughts that are usually tweeted right away .. felt kinda good to just smile and keep them to myself. This is me & Gods life, not everything is meant to be shared with the rest of the world or my thousand & some twitter followers!
Day 3 & 4: The 3rd day of my phone fast was exactly a month after I sacrificed something kind of unheard of back in January. God didn’t tell me how long I was giving this thing up for, he just said to give it .. so I did. At this point of my life there was someone very close to me that needed it more than I did. It was my car. It felt weird at first, but I did pretty good without it. My car ended up breaking down on the person I loaned it to so it was out of commission towards the end of the month .. but on the 3rd day of my fast, EXACTLY a month after I gave it up, my dad fixed it & I was able to make it out to a rehearsal in the IE! God is good, all the time. Lesson learned: having absolutely nothing but everything at the same time. Sometimes we may not have all the tangible luxuries we desire .. but being able to eat every day, having a roof over our heads, being filled with Gods love and surrounded by our friends & family are the things we need to realize are most important .. so I went to the IE, had rehearsal, hung out with some friends, laughed enough for the whole week & in all made some pretty silly memories that I was content with keeping exclusive instead of broadcasting them via internet! & the next morning I vacuumed my car! I seem to have a new found appreciation for Salsa Verde (that’s my cars name). I came back to LA spent some Q.T with both my sisters and then went to my show and did what I do best! I sang my little heart out, chilled with some friends, made some new ones & then came home to do the other thing I do best, sleep. Felt good to live in the moment & enjoy my night without worrying about a text conversation or what everyone else is doing via twitter. I did have to pull out my phone to send a couple emails for Bullets & Bows but that’s business so it doesn’t count as a distraction . . . appreciate, live, love, laugh, enjoy.
Day 5: Got called in for an early session today. Didn’t charge my phone last night so it was on the last bar by noon, but I surprisingly didn’t care. Took my sis to get supplies for her bday party tomorrow, went & hung out with a dear friend .. had some margaritas and some chips&salsa, had a few laughs, made a couple toasts and then me & my sis stepped out on the town & hit Venice beach, one of our favorite places in the world ! This was definitely an enjoyable day .. and once again I was happy to keep all the laughs and randomness to myself. Exclusiveness makes memories all the more memorable.
Day 6: Day 6 was definitely an interesting one. I don’t usually drink much but it was my sisters bday party so we got pretty turnt. O_x all in all , despite the things that didn’t go over so well, we had a good day/night .. it was looooong, but fun. Until I started drunk dialing folks I kept my phone in my pocket all day. There was so much life to enjoy right in front of me that there was no need to be on my phone. There were plenty of things I could have tweeted .. the people who were there can second that lol . but that’s the beauty of it, if you weren’t there than you missed out !
Day 7: #thehangover .This day was spent in bed, in & out of sleep until about 8pm when we all headed out to Riverside for our show out there. I didn’t even have the energy to be on my phone if I wanted to ! &&this is why Danni doesn’t drink !! lol hearing stories of things I said & did the night before . . those are always interesting stories. The show in Riverside went well then we came home & I slept my little heart out.
Technology fast re-cap: All in all this week was a good week to do this fast because there was a lot going on that I normally would broadcast via twitter or facebook &/or text and bbm people about. Throughout the week I re-learned that our lives are worth cherishing in the moment. We allow ourselves to be so distracted by the outside world & staying connected that we unknowingly disconnect ourselves from our friends & family and the moments in life that are most important. We can be in a room full of people and yet everyone will be on their phones texting or tweeting. Our generation has lost their sense of appreciation for each other and has become too dependent on technology to stimulate their minds. I’m not pointing fingers because I am just as guilty. We have so much potential to change lives and be a light for other people’s darkness, but being buried in our blackberry & iphones could hinder us from being just that. Your life is authentic, treat it like so. Appreciate yourself, your friends, your family and the memories you make. Live, laugh, love & enjoy ;]
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