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What's the closest thing you have to a time machine?
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I have this little dress that I wore when I was a little version of myself.  A MUCH smaller person than now.  When I was 2 to 4 years old I went to a school called Mother Allen's Christian Academy and this was my uniform.  I'll have to dig it up and take a picture.

Oh, and there's my jacket that I had.  I remember it being my favorite for some reason.  It was blue and it had a bunch of patchwork, pockets and zippers on it(really little kid's 80's style).  That I must find because I'm sure my daughter could fit it now.

Today I helped my friend Jen at her work place at Edgewood to package letters for their many donors and such, was fun.. over 1500 letters were to be sent out. It's a really cool place helping at risk kids and my my the building they work in is soooo great! very historic it was once a Victorian orphanage at one point a great one too! After which I had lunch with Monk( the asian body guard I shot) at that lunch I met a Stylist whose responsible for training models for runway and such.. whoot! he does it for a very good cause, he takes at risk girls and train them to become high fashion models, cool guy lots of link ups too and I may be shooting some of his models... whoot!! urgh got my tickets to a charity fashion show in which Monk will participate, his first runway show. Got to support my friends.. urgh bad thing its on the 2nd of August the day that work will be having the manditory friends and family.. I'll work but I have to leave early.. this show is a great place for me to do some networking for sure...

after that went back to helping at Edgewood  and I got a cute bookmark for helping!
and then after that I did a photoshoot.. this was done with one light only as opposed to my usual two.. love the effect!!

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They said it couldn't happen, they tried to cancel it, but the MOO Party Is STILL happening this Thursday night at a NEW VENUE!

Yes, just 2 days before our brilliantly planned party, The Ambassador (our previous venue) decided to cancel it. Luckily, you can't keep the MOO Crew down when it comes to a drink with friends, so the our new venue is The Vibe Bar, Brick Lane.

If you're not sure where that is, you're in for a treat. It's a great venue, easily reached from Aldgate East underground station or Liverpool Street tube and rail station. Follow the signs when you get to the venue, and we'll see you there! And Don't get side-tracked by a curry on the way, save it for afters, ok?

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Sheesh! What a palava. See, non-Londoners, this is the chaos that ensues when the sun finally does come out...

Had a wonderful dinner from the best chef aside from my mom today.. mm and I finished it in one go.. We had a special sandwich which so far he has made in over 4 countries.. the thing is huuuge and contains some of the most exotic things.. I've never been able to finish it in one sitting.. but oh how the tables turned today I finished mine and he could not finish his haha!

Logged on to facebook to find that my store manager added me.. eeek

my new resume..

OBJECTIVE

I am seeking a position where I can develop and expand my experience base, while giving the best to an employer.  As an employee I am loyal and dedicated, demonstrating the ability to efficiently learn the responsibilities of my job. I take pride in always being up for a challenge, as well as helping to create a productive and congenial work atmosphere.  In addition to working well with others, I can proficiently carry out the duties of my position independent of others.

WORK HISTORY

Banana Republic:  256 Grant Avenue, San Francisco C.A. 94108
Phone: (415)-788-3087
Position: Men Sales Support
 July 2007 to Present

•    Assisting customers on the store floor and in fitting rooms.

•    Providing product knowledge where applicable.

•    Driving business sales

•    Ensuring customer satisfaction.

    EDUCATION

Academy Of Art University: San Francisco, California
January 2007 to Present
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography

Manchester High School: Manchester Jamaica, West Indies
January 2001 - June 2006
High School Diploma 
                                                                         ACHIEVEMENTS

•    Two awards for contributing to excellent business results (September 2007, February 2008)
•    Banana Republic men’s sales support most valuable team member (September-November 2007)
•    Team leader of HIV awareness and community outreach program (January 2006 - December 2006). Educating teens on the hardships of living with HIV/AIDS
•    President of The Manchester High School photography club (January 2006 - June 2006). Responsible for starting up the club and seeing it to its first national competition.
•    Volunteer work at the Mandeville Public Hospital (September 2005- June  2006)

                                                  References available upon request.

maybe I should attach this video to my resume

soo purrty, in this scene I believe she is guiding the souls of the dead to another realm or something like that .. haven't played in ages

Ha!

http://news.scotsman.com/dinosaursandprehistoriclife/Dinosaurs-were-nervous-rex.4159049.jp

Read down to the end and discover that now they can start working on medications for depression that focus on the CAUSE, not on the SYMPTOMS.  Really critical.

At Tokyo University, they have figured out how to take the fear of cats out of mice.  By switching off a gene, they removed certain nasal cells that the mice use to identify predators, and the altered mice showed absolutely no fear of cats.  They even snuggled and played with cats.  Check out some great pics of the mouse-kitty interplay here.  Super cute.

Okay. So we know that some of our fears are genetically programmed.  We're afraid of large carnivorous animals, and we're afraid of things that go bump in the night.  But...spiders?  Cockroaches?  Public speaking?  What's that all about?

Let's say that some of our fears are rooted in our genetic makeup.  And some have been conditioned into us by our parents, other role models and experiences.  Whether our fears are genetic or conditioned, is there a way for us to overcome them?

I believe in the Susan Jeffers "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway" approach.  I am certainly not at the point where I'm applying it 100%, but the awareness of actions born of fear is a huge step.  So my focus is now to become very aware of what's driving my behavior.  If I see myself choosing to be afraid rather than going forward in courage, I all of a sudden can choose.  It's when I'm not aware that I have no choices.