...I Feel Pretty...Click-Click-FLASH

Sooooooo, some of my shot from my session with Lauri are back. She posted them on her blog and I must say they are really cool. She is an awesome photographer and I'm so happy I got the chance to work with her. I told her if she ever needs a test dummy I'd be more than willing to oblige. If you haven't looked already make sure you visit her website [ www.laleephotography.com ]. From her favorite shots she posted on her blog, here are the shots I took while at work :) Enjoy

-Ashley

Working the door lol

Gotta Love Nature

I'm Not Afraid Of A Little Electricity

Maybe...I Am Batman

A Sexy Ass Nap lol

I'm Nowhere Close, But When I Look @ This Pic I Think "Easy - Breezy - Beautiful -Covergirl"

Bish...Where's My Ride?

I love these photos and they're just the beginning. I can't wait for the CD to come so I can see them ALL. Now I must return to work lol

...Important Google - Youtube Kick Of The Day

I have not one clue of why this person hasn't been placed in my blog - guess I was expanding my knowledge for a bit. But this person is the greatest MUSICIAN ever, in my opinion of course...but dont argue with me about it because you will lose. In all of his albums it was guaranteed to see Written/Produced/Composed/Instruments/Performed all by PRINCE!!!

Prince Rogers Nelson aka The symbol aka The Artist aka The Artist (Formerly known as Prince) is in one word....Awesome. I'm not even going to put his bio up because if you have not one clue about this man you live in the core of the earth with the rest of the losers. He is a creative being who expresses himself through his music, style, and performance. He is the true definition of an artist and a performer. I [heart] him. I love everything he does, but here are my favorite songs of all time. Enjoy.

-Ashley

Diamonds & Pearls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0yTEb4WM1s

Adore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdNQ3BGle9M

I Would Die For You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eupsoUPIFFo

...Mini Update

Yea, so it's already been established I'm trying to get into a little modeling. My parents and now Grandmom Audrey & probably Ms. Thelma knows too. Grandmom always told me because I'm tall I should do it, now I finally am so that should be cool to her.

Anyway, I went to this audition/fitting I was invited to, and now I'm apart of the company (Axiskeys) and I'm doing my first event May 30th @ Triada (www.triadalounge.com). I'm inviting everyone I know so I'll have a little cushion to chill with in the midst of networking and mingling with the other people at the event. So far the outfits we'll be wearing sound cool. Everything I need for the event will be provided for me, (i.e.: hair & makeup, wardrobe, accessories, even shoes!). There will be a fashion show I believe and then after we just all walk around and socialize & have a good time basically all while getting things done.

This group basically serves as the middle man for models just starting and not sure where to go. We're not tied down to them, but they help book us for things and then once there we work out whatever deal with that client. One of their models is now in the Phillipines with the guy Apple from the Black Eyed Peas, so I guess they're kind of a big deal. Their main goal is to get Philly up there like NY. It's well on its way since NY is getting TOO saturated with everyone trying to be there, handle business there, etc...and alot of people who lived or work in NY are now moving to Philly because of the cost of living, space issues, and comfort, so why not make Philly the next mecca of all things as well. The nightlife scene is starting to take off in a major way, which then leads to more publicity, more people coming to visit and the expansion can continue. We're right at the start of this movement so it can become easy to just catch on to the wave and ride it to the top as long as everyone apart of it works it correctly. I'm hoping I have the confidence to pull this off and able to turn my charm on in full effect and be noticed. I have nothing to lose and everything to gain if done right so I should have no fear. What's the worse that can happen - they say no...big deal - move on to the next and do better.

Let's see how this goes...

-Ashley

...The Randomness That Is ME

So I'm out with Bran & Tyk down Olde City and you know who I happen to notice? - That stripper from Philly or somewhere around it from the Real World. I think her name is Brianna.

I spotted her and was yelling to my friends "Hey, that's that girl from Real World." No big deal but I wanted to inform them she was there. She heard me, then turned around and was like "Hey Girl! How are you?" I answered her but kept it moving since she's not really that important, and she was on her way into the club, I didn't wanna interrupt her flow or mines. In after thought, I probably should of taken a picture. Normally I do with my poparatzi acting self. But I have witnesses and it's part of my memory. It was cool & random :)

...The Update Part Deux

Spring Fever still in full effect :)

Still running the streets like there's no tomorrow. Hanging out for days then crashing when I finally get home - it's awesome. It's slowly starting to be consistently warm now so that helps. Since it's warm, so I'm not always in the car and can fully enjoy the nice weather I reverted back to my high school ways of taking the "hoe stroll" with Tyk that we invented around the neighborhood to wherever it takes me. Usually we end up at a park, marinate for a bit then when it gets dark we'll head back to wherever I left the car. It's good exercise for someone who won't do it at all I figure - besides walking is good for everybody.

I now got a random inspiration, so now I'm going to try and pursue a little modeling over the summer and see what happens. I don't have any real photos besides the one time I did a mini shoot with Jasen, but I don't really count them - I just think of them as pretty pictures because thats all I really wanted them for. When I took those I wasn't trying to be a model, I just wanted some nice pictures that I didn't take myself to put on Myspace (lol). Yesterday I did some shooting with a photographer named Lauri Carbone who has her own company called Lalee Photography ( http://www.laleephotography.com/ ). It was really fun - she was really cool and a very nice person all around. She made me real comfortable and the whole experience was cool. We shot down South St. around the mosaic mirror garden area, and some of the people who live there also have designed garage doors which made for more scenery. Everything in that area is either painted or designed so it gave our location alot of variety. Brandi was my mentor, make up artist, pep coach, and stylist. She came with me and I'd notice her behind the photographer nodding her head, giving me the thumbs up. She told me I did a good job for my first actual shoot, so hopefully I can continue to grow and get better. The photographer said I did a great job, she said I should've tried out for Top Model and asked why I wasn't already a model *blush* I don't believe her, I'm not gonna pipe my head up like that but it was nice to know I possibly did a good job. I'll fully know how it turned out when the photos come back in a few weeks. She's going to contact me when she finishes editing them and send me the CD with the images - I can't wait to see them and I hope they look nice.

I'm even talking Tyk into getting into it and I believe she's thinking of actually doing it with me. She keeps saying she's not pretty enough to model, but I'm like you'll never know until you do it. We always say life's too short so we do whatever the fuck we want to, so why not try this too. Who knows what could happen with this whole thing- why settle for just being the pretty girl in the hood when you could be one of the pretty girls of the world. I'm just taking a chance and seeing what could happen and making her come along with me to try it as well - what's the worse that could happen?

I'll update again when the photos return. Now I'll stop typing at work and try to do some work.

-Ashley

...The Penile Bandit Outbreak!

Even if I tried to really explain this, you'd think I'm making this up - so just read the story

Full Story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2319603620080423?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=22&sp=true

...Long Time No See

Ashley UPDATE

I've been slacking on most things internet based since the weather started warming up. This year I have a terrible (but wonderful) case of what I like to call Spring Fever. Once the weather gets warm I get this undying urge to be outside. It makes not one bit of difference where I am, where I'm going, and who is with me just as long as I'm outside soaking up the sunshine and the warmth that comes along with it. It's usually the worst on weekends when I go out on Friday night and come back Saturday or Sunday around 10am (LOL) .
My family notices it too. My dad always knew I'd occasionally disappear so he doesn't really worry much, but now my mom notices and seems like she really cares & I think she even misses me *shocked face*. She was talking to my Aunt Sheila and she asked how I was, my mom says "She's doing fine I think, I hardly ever see her because she's always running the streets." I personally don't think I do too bad, not like I go out EVERY night...just most of them. I see nothing wrong with it, as long as the weather is nice, somebody has somewhere they want me to go, & I have something to wear - I leave. And what makes it even better is everything I've done so far has been FREE. I'm 21 going on 22, I should be having all sorts of fun regardless of the consequence of work the next day. I'll have to work pretty much everyday for the rest of my life until I retire, so that isn't gonna be an excuse to keep me in the house.
If the way I'm acting this way in SPRING...I'm not even gonna think about what may occur this summer. This should be interesting....

Yesterday was the Democratic primaries. Yes I voted *dust my shoulders off*. I did my duty and paid my debt to society - so yay me.

My cousin Vonnie is getting married!!! I'm so happy for her. AND I'm a bridesmaid which is awesome. That will be the first wedding I'm apart of so that should be cool. I was gonna be apart of my cousin Smiley's wedding, but it never happened so of course that didn't work. We're supposed to go look at dressed and stuff on Saturday and she already knows our dresses are gonna be lavender tube dresses so that should be cute.

Next couple weeks I should be on my way to Richmond to see my friend JENN! She's graduating from Hampton and invited me down for the festivitites so hopefully I can go and it should be fun and filled with pictures! I can't wait. I know for a fact I'll be able to go if my dad helps me, he made a hint that he'd help me with some things if I need it so I may just ask him this one favor. It shouldn't be too bad since I haven't asked him or anyone for anything in a long time.

Also, I'm slowly converting and I'm starting to wear the one thing I swore up and down would never be on my feet unless it was really necessary - heels. I wore them out in Olde City and a few places a couple times and had the best time and I looked sharp as shit - I get it now. So now I actually go shopping for heels, I bought a few dresses knowing I'd need to wear heels with them and I look good if I do say so myself :) [If I don't think so, no one else will so eff it]

Now I must stop slacking off at work. Catch up on this soon

-Ashley

...Talking Politics

I'm not very political. I don't even like keeping up with campaigns because they always overpower the actual message and issues with propaganda, libel, slander, and a television day full of ads of what that person did or did not do for whatever reason to push the vote on their sides.

I used to claim democrat. I'm still registered as one, but now I don't even pick a side..not even independent. I just go with who seems to make the most sense, and who also has what it takes to fix this fucked up ass country that we live in and that many are trying to get into like a crowded night at the club.

Only thing so far that has caught my eye during this whole Presidental race isn't that there's a black man, or a woman running...it was just Obama's speech "A More Perfect Union" while he was here in Philly.He broke it all down and talked to the world like regular adults...He didn't try to cover anything up or swing some words around so you can decipher it how you want and make up 15 meanings that aren't even close...All he wants is a better America, and if there's anyone that doesn't want that...shouldn't live here.

So take it how you want it, but I believe he truly is one smart man that could possibly do some great things - but only if given the chance...and even after that only time will tell...After the whole Vote Or Die campaigns, making the giant effort to boost voting in the community and waiting 10 hours in line in New Orleans to vote for the first time and for the whole state of Louisiana to already be handed over to Bush before I and a long ass line behind me even got CLOSE to the voting booth - I kinda swore off the government. This the one and probably only time out of every 4 years you'll ever really witness me talking politics...soak it in & enjoy

-Ashley

To See The Speech, Click Link Below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrp-v2tHaDo

...Students Plot To Kill Teacher

At 8 or 9 I just would just declare my deep hatred for my teacher if they made me mad...
THESE kids now a days - are on a WHOLE other level...





For The Full Story Click This Link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080401/ap_on_re_us/children_s_plot;_ylt=Ak0E14Q8Cf4pnF4y.0M2ZdRvzwcF

...The Past Always Has A Way Of Catching Up With You

Just another day in the life...until I receive a message from my ex-husband.

It has been so long since we had last spoken and yet ... Is it too out in the beyond to say that when everything become quiet in my world and all I have is time to reflect, the first thing that comes to my mind is you. It's funny, everytime I feel like I am at a crossroad the only thing that center me still is the thought of you.

Right now it is 4am and I am sitting in bed with the laptop listening to music. I have so much to say and yet as I am typing this to you I find myself withholding the words I would usually share with you. And it is frustrating. Since we had stop talking, do you know how many women came after you? And yet, I am here and not there. I come to you because I expect you to figure this out... To figure me out.

People say I am good with words, but sometimes I would rather not explain everything. Sometimes I would rather have the person I am with to just understand without me having to lead the way towards it. Do you know what frustrated me so much about you? It was that you understood me and that made it difficult for me to do things half-way.It is so much that I wish I had given you the chance to teach me. To love harder and deeper. To be more understanding. To be considerate. These things aren't easy you know. But for some reason, it came to you naturally.

You are probably thinking 'what are you trying to get at Asad.' Honestly, I don't know. At a moment like this, it would be helpful if you lived close by lol. I could do for a nice steaming mug of whatever you can't burn lol and a good conversation. I guess that is what I am really thirsty for.. a thought quenching debate from minds on the same level. A give and take that could go on for eons.

Don't ever let anyone tell you that you are less than amazing. For I have stared into the face of it and saw your brown eyes looking back at me knowingly. You will always be Relly Bear to me, never forget it.

-Cor'an

Anyone that knew me during that era (Fall 04-Spring/Summer 06) knows the drama, madness, head over hills and even out of control relationship we had. It was a sum up case of 'good girl & bad guy like each other, they fall in love, bad guy tries to change for the better & plan a future but can't, good girl tries to help but inevitably loses.' Another factor was both people have real bad similar tempers & when one got mad, the other got madder. Both almost perfect for each other, but it just wasn't the right time. Even though it sucks it ended, it's still sweet to know that even in the seperation HE knows I was the one he let slip away...& a part of his <3 will always belong to me...

...Random

An acquaintance of mine recently had a revelation about life. Read & interpret yourself, it's alot easier than trying to explain...:

We are alive to live. We die to give time meaning. There is no such thing as heaven, you were given life to exist. No being is superior to another, we are all equal. There is a God, but we will never understand God - It's simply out of our comprehension. Karma is real, it's proof of God. We are not responsible for the state of the world. We are responsible for how we impact it. Perfection isn't real. Life is a gift.

...think on that

-Ashley

...How You Know Gas Is Fucking Up Peoples Lives

In Arizona, a woman REALLY wanted some gas money. She offered a gentleman oral sex and when he refused, she decided to stab him a couple times for denying her. Now instead of getting gas, she now has aggravated assault charges.

For the full story click the link:

http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/tucson-20080318-sex-gas-agreement-stab.2d0f946.html

...Greatest Party Day Since I've Been Legal

One Friday because a club was having a 25 cent drink special until 11:30 me & Tyk decided to go party, since that's what we do best...and besides it's fucking Friday. We get to the club, but the drink special is over so we get our usual fav. poison of choice (Long Island Ice Tea). It's $12 and stingy but whatever it's Friday we're ballin. It's the first time we ever went to this place and it's small and crowded as shit. We're dressed fly as shit and we're getting alot of looks and compliments so that made us happy, but its too crowded and we can't move or mingle, so we leave. We go to a bar like two doors down. They have no cover charge & $5 Corona's - can't beat that, so we chill and drink them and jam. We then decided to check the rest of the bars on the block before we settle and carry our drinks with us in my purse (lol). They're not as cool, and the other club across the street has a long ass line that we weren't waiting in, so we go back to our spot. We get a couple more beers, some random guy buys us this AWESOME shot, and we buy another one because it's good. It gets close to closing time so we get a couple dances in, get a couple numbers and leave the bar. We get outside to head to the car and get a couple more numbers during the walk to the car and while just standing outside. We then not head home, we go chill with some guys smoke a little laughed a little and got some free stuff just for being pretty - literally.
We finally decided to stroll in the house at like 7ish smoke a blunt and then finally decide to sleep at like 10:30 after eating some pancakes :)
After all of that, we didn't even need to party the rest of the weekend lol. It was a wonderful time. If that's my summer preview I'm ready!

...Night of Fun Turned To Shit

Me & Tyk go out for St. Patrick's Day & to also reunite her with one of her friends she hadn't seen in a long time. We had a great time until it was time to leave.
First off, we're way off in the Boondocks of the Northeast and I don't really know it like the back of my hand so I need exact directions so I make sure I don't get lost. Getting there was absolutely perfect, everything rolled wonderfully. We got there had a nice catch up time and walked to the bar and chilled and had a nice evening. When it's time to leave though is a whole other story. I get to my car to realize it looked like somebody egg'd the back windshield. I let it slide, it's nothing a car wash can't fix - fuck it. I then try to head home, my 95 route is blocked off for some God forsaken reason, I somehow end up in Jersey and have to pay damn toll. I then get talked into taking a random quick trip to South Philly (mind you it's Monday & I do have to work the next day). On the way there I get a moving violation for $118.50. We finally get there, we both have to pee like some racehorses and the bastards don't answer the phone or the doorbell. We hit someone else's bell by accident and they think we're crazy for being out there and damn near fear for their safety. All of this drama and we STILL have to pee! I then finally lose my temper, throw my phone against a wall and speed off into the sunset to just get home as soon as possible. I should've just listened to my first instinct and just went home once we finished hanging up Northeast.
I then wake up in the morning, get ready to head to work, and lucky me has a damn flat tire. Not only did whoever egg my car, but they slashed my tire as well - fucking great.
Now I have to shell out bout $200 in one day all because of that one evening that I only planned on spending $40. So needless to say I'm not going anywhere for a little bit, and my tax rebate check I was so happy to see and get is now going to everything except what I wanted it to.
...ain't life grand

...High Times Vol. 3

Tyk
High Times
Vol. 3

Todays Topic: Crazy Ass Niggaz & The Girls Who Love Them

While inhaling some herb I came to the revelation - Niggaz is crazy!... One day you wanna love me the next u ready to beat me up. I need one or the other so I know if I should go - not both at the same time. You're supposed to love me, cherish me, and whisper sweet nothings in my ear - not sweet death wishes. You can't even play with ya man, play fight, and can't say shit or he'll act like he wanna hit you. Saying crazy shit like "I'm gonna break your neck..".
But you know what I still love him. That's still my boo. I know it sounds kind of crazy but that's how I know he loves me, because that's his way of showing it when he's fucked up. Crazy, Drunk, High or not I know he loves me...he just need to get a handle on his extra curricular activites...What The Fuck.... What The Fuck...

...Fruity Drug Bust

The DEA busted three men in California for allegedly selling lots of candy flavored cocaine. The agents found eight pounds of the candy coke in various flavors including:

lemon, cinnamon, strawberry and coconut.

Sources are saying the flavored coke was very popular with young drug users - mostly women

..I wonder why it hadn't gotten to the east coast, they'd of made a killing!

...Is This What We're Teaching Our Kids?

...and we wonder why things are the way they are. Then we want to cry and say 'he/she was such a good kid', but you encourage them, videotape them, and post on YOUTUBE for all the world to see like the little girl has just made a major accomplisment. In actually all she has done is display the failure of her parent or even sibling. Even adults don't need to speak the way this girl is, who is probably no older than maybe 5. Besides what real issues would this child have to need to say all that about whomever. Shit is not cute - at all.

...just watch

-Ashley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jkg11Ch-aQ

Google Kick Of The Day

...haven't done this in awhile :)

Today's subject was inspired by a quote from Mos Def I was looking at today

Our prioritites is getting fucked up. Lil Jon - I love his
music, but why are the East Side Boyz names Big Sam & Lil Bo? What the fuck?
What's next Kunta and Kinte? The south should know better. This is the same
country that ran up in Fred Hampton crib and shot him in bed with his pregnant
wife. You think the rules changed because niggaz got #1 records? What are we
supposed to tell our kids? After Malcolm, Martin & DuBois we got Sam-Bo? I'm
supposed to be down with that "because it makes me dance..."?

So..todays topic is Fred Hampton. I had never heard of him before so I decided to investigate.

He was born in Chicago in 1948. After graduating from Proviso East High School in 1966 and enrolling at Triton Junior College where he studied law - he joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and was appointed leader of the Youth Council of the organization's West Suburban branch.

October 1966 is the year The Black Panther Party was formed in Oakland. Hampton then founded a Chicago chapter November 1968 and immediately established a community service program. This included provision of free breakfasts for schoolchildren and a medical clinic that didn't charge patients for treatment.

One of Hampton's greatest achievements was to persuade Chicago's most powerful street gangs to stop fighting against each other. In May 1969 Hampton held a press conference where he announced a nonaggression pact between the gangs and the formation of what he called a "rainbow coalition" (a multiracial alliance of black, Puerto Rican, and poor youths).
Later that year Hampton was arrested and charged with stealing $71 worth of sweets, which he then allegedly gave away to local children. Hampton was initially convicted of the crime but the decision was eventually overturned.
The activities of the Black Panthers in Chicago came to the attention of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. Hoover described the Panthers as "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country" and urged the Chicago police to launch an all-out assault on the organization. In 1969 the Panther party headquarters on West Monroe Street was raided three times and over 100 members were arrested.
In the early hours of the 4th December, 1969, the Panther headquarters was raided by the police for the fourth time. The police later claimed that the Panthers opened fire and a shoot-out took place. During the next ten minutes Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were killed. Witnesses claimed that Hampton was wounded in the shoulder and then executed by a shot to the head.
The panthers left alive, including Deborah Johnson, Hampton's girlfriend, who was eight months pregnant at the time, were arrested and charged with attempting to murder the police. Afterwards, ballistic evidence revealed that only one bullet had been fired by the Panthers whereas nearly a hundred came from police guns.
After the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the Senate Intelligence Committee conducted a wide-ranging investigation of America's intelligence services. Frank Church of Idaho, the chairman of the committee, revealed in April, 1976 that William O'Neal, Hampton's bodyguard, was a FBI agent-provocateur who, days before the raid, had delivered an apartment floor-plan to the Bureau with an "X" marking Hampton's bed. Ballistic evidence showed that most bullets during the raid were aimed at Hampton's bedroom.

..so in history every person that tried to do good for their community is a threat to the government supposedly. It's a conspiracy - a sin & a shame, but that's just how our world seems to work.

For your visual entertainment here is a four part series on The Murder of Fred Hampton

Part One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn0PiDvVXDY

Part Two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgwrD-dOI70

Part Three

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6CEaS0PBhc

Part Four

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrYLhh2mPs

...enjoy

-Ashley

...I Can Haz Insurence? I Soberz I Swearz!

Those funny little pictures & also facebook bumper stickers of the cats speaking with the worst grammar, is actually a whole website! - who knew.



http://www.icanhascheezburger.com/

I think they're ridiculously hilarious - for no reason!
Now you can think so too - if you didn't already know

It's also been named #8 in The world's 50 most powerful blogs. For the full story click the link

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/09/blogs

...enjoy

-Ashley

...Get It Together

...God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I can not change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference...

-Ashley