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Top Beauty Trends 2017
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on August 6, 2017 at 3:25 AM
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I know its only August but before we know it Autumn will be here.
The top trends coming for this Autumn / Winter include
1. Bold statments nails - designs include gold chrome nails, black pointed nails, nude nails, nails with pressed flowers and pearls
2. Metallic make up especially silver on the eyes
3. Massive 60's lashes are back for top and bottom lids
4. Strong statment eyes with 2 bold colours
5. Bold boyish styled eyebrows - time to let them grow!
6. Lots of smudged eyeliner especially on the lower lids
7. Stained lips that are imperfect
This season we expect the number of people have microblading to increase along with Dermaroller treatments to improve their skin texture after the warm summer season.
Waxing and skin care problems
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on April 20, 2017 at 4:25 AM
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Sometimes after waxing clients my say a few days later they have something like a scab or burn mark on their eyebrow. The natural reaction is it is something we did or our wax was too hot. We take great care to keep our wax at the right temperature and ensure problems dont arise by testing on our wrist.
We completely understand why you would think it was us. The truth is that often the problem can be caused by the products the client uses at home. Many skin care products today contain ingredients that can cause thinning of the skin. The main culprits in terms of these ingredients are AHAS (including lactic acid and glcolic acide, Vitamin A and Vitamin A derivatives (including Retinol, Retinoid and Retinaldehyde) and BHA (salicylic acid). Due to their amazing beneifts in terms of improving the appearance and quality of skin cells .
You might not even realise you are using one with one of these ingredients in. Many high street brands contain these ingredients. Many clients use Dermalogica nad Environ and these contain AHA.
Dont worry you dont need to give up on your eyebrows
- consider threading instead
- stop using the cream for 1 week either side of your treatment
- you can proceed but in the knowledge you may have some problems
Finding a good waxing salon
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on April 20, 2017 at 4:10 AM
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Finding a good waxing salon
How clean is the waxing station?
Does the therapist re use the spatula time and after time? We call this double dipping. This will spread bacteria from client to client and I am pleased to say this is something we do not do.
If your really struggling with the pain - the therapist might not be very experienced. There should only be a very slight sting which will quickly pass in a second. If you find you leave the salon feeling like you have ridden a horse this is completely wrong. Find yourself a new waxer
Does your therapist give you aftercare advice? We are pleased to say that we now send out an email with all the aftercare advice you need before your appointment to ensure you minimise things like ingrowing hair. This along with our new free waxing mittens helps you have an enjoyable experience and keep your skin looking good.
Next time your in Poole why not pop in to see us ? x
Its a hit!
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on April 14, 2017 at 3:25 AM
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Our Entity acrylic dip and buff is proving to be a massive hit. We have just ordered another 10 colours as we love it so much. Its so hard wearing and feels so thin but strong at the same time.
Sidney is now able to do them in 35 minutes. The rest of the girls are still getting to grips with it but we definitely love this product. At last something that lasts longer than gel without the smell. It doesnt contain monomer so that is why it doesnt smell. Perfect for our little salon.
Come and try it out soon as we are now offering it with extensions as well.
Dip and buff acrylic
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on April 9, 2017 at 2:45 AM
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We are so excited to introduce Dip and Buff acrylic. I have never liked acrylic due to the smell and what I have seen damage to clients nails. This is different. It doesnt smell! It so easy to do and its much more hard wearing than acrylics. You simply apply the base coat then dip the nails in the acrylic powder. Then do this 1 or 2 more times and keep applying the different clear coats and voile perfect nails. No need to file the nail a simple buff will do. Its so easy to apply and its so strong. '
So next week it will be just £18 until we put it up. Usually will be £23 with Rebecca and £26 with the other girls. Kate will offer it with extensions for £35. Very excited and so far we have 12 colours but Im definitely getting more of them.
Getting ready for your wedding
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on March 19, 2017 at 4:10 AM
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Getting ready for your wedding
Here at Diva we are experts in helping you get ready towards your big day. Your beauty routine should start months ahead.
The first thing we recommend is start looking at your diet. Your diet has a massive impact on your skin. Even if you are lucky enough to be naturally slim you should still try and eat more healthy. Include lots of vegetables and fruit to give you the vitamins your body requires. Get into the habit of drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day. The difference in your hair nails and lashes will be apparent really quickly.
Ensure you get plenty of sleep. This will make you look more radiant and help with your energy levels too.
Start waxing months ahead. Dont leave it till the last minute. By waxing your legs, underarm and bikini you wont need to worry when you are on your honeymoon. The effects last weeks. Getting waxed regularly will ensure you know how your skin will react. You definitely want to start practising this 4-5 weeks before the big day.
Dont forget to look after yourself. With all the stress of planning a wedding dont forget about you. Book in for some massages and facials and allow yourself to unwind. Not only that your skin will look amazing on your big day if you have been having regular facials.
Most of all enjoy it. Its your day to feel and be the best you have ever felt.
Hayfever and lash extensions
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on March 11, 2017 at 11:40 AM
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Hayfever and lash extensions
Did you know that your immune system is weakened when you have hayfever? We rely on our immune system to protect us from the environment, its our defence system. An allergy occurs when the immune system reacts to pollen as if it were an enemy to the body. In response to this the immune system produces antibodies that trigger the release of a chemical called histamine which causes the symptons of hayfever.
This can result in you becoming sensitive to products. The best form of attack is to ensure you eat a healthy diet, drink plenty of water and exercise so that your body is at its best.
Always keep your lashes clean - this will help you keep them longer and prevent infections. Pollen will attach itself to your lashes causing them to water. Wash them every night with water to ensure you dont go to bed with it on your lashes. Clean with a special lash cleanser 3 times a week.
My top tips for hayfever - change pillows frequently, wear sunglasses outside, wash hair often, brush pets outside, do not rub eyelashes, be careful of eye drops
If it gets really bad you might have to give up on your lashes and opt for a lash lift instead.
New therapist joins Diva
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on March 11, 2017 at 3:05 AM
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Im so excited we have a lovely lady joining our team. Please welcome Rebecca who has just finished beauty training after passing her NVQ. Rebecca will be working on our nail desk and helping out on reception. Its so hard to find the right people but really feel like Rebecca has loads of potential and I love training and helping so this should be a fantastic start to her new beauty career in Poole.
Here is her price list
Gel polish nails with cuticle work £17
Gel polish manicure £23
OPI file and polish £9
OPI polish with cuticle work £14
OPI manicure £19
Gel polish pedicure £28
Gel polish spa pedicure £35
OPI polish pedicure £24
Rebecca will start training with us next week
Eyebrow attraction
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on March 5, 2017 at 5:15 AM
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What makes us attracted to one person more than someone else?
Looking good and taking care of yourself can have a massive impact on your life. Most people are fickle and we do get judged on looks.
When you look at someones face the first thing you notice is their eyebrows. Even if your make up is perfect your eyebrows can ruin the whole look if they are not groomed. Its a fact that even babies will stare more at a symmetrical face than an unsymmetrical face. Its in our genes so its something we just do naturally.
Eyebrows should be combed and trimmed. Taking away longer hairs will make the overall eyebrow look neater. If in doubt ask your therapist to do this the next time you have them shaped. Everyones eyebrows will follow a natural shape and its important to work with this. If you redefine them completely it could look odd.
When talking to others our eyebrows move and show expression. If you pluck them all away they cant show your emotions.
There are some amazing products on the market. Our favourites are High Definition eyebrow pencils and Anastasia Beverly Hills pomade. This one is so simple to use and creates amazing eyebrows. You can use it to fill in gaps and create a more defined and bolder eyebrow. Once you have pencilled in your eyebrows use a concealer on a brush to go around the eyebrows which will help them look more defined. Finish off with a highlighter applied under the arch to the outer end of the eyebrow. This will help make them stand out and lift up your arch.
Chantelle is taking on new skills
|Posted by Sarah Barnett on March 4, 2017 at 11:55 AM
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We have so much going on at the salon. I love this time of the year we plan ahead and all book training courses. Alongside this we are helping our latest employee Chantelle. She is learning all about different nail designs. We are helping her with her techniques and training her in lash lift, brow shape and tint and spray tanning. Although she is already qualified the team are always on hand with our own ideas and ways of doing things. We are so lucky that we all get on so well and want to help each other. I feel proud of them all every day


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The purpose of this article is to provide a list of special U.S. rules which guide domestic attorneys in counseling foreign investors on tax and finance consequences of their transactions in the United States. A firm grasp of these rules, as a starting point, enables an attorney to formulate proper suggestions to foreign clients in acquiring property and conducting business without being subject to excessive tax consequences.
Recommended Citation
C. T. Rose Jr., Special U.S. Rules Directly Affecting Foreign Investment, 1 Penn St. Int'l L. Rev. 59 (1982).

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Ninth annual Aina Fest celebrates agriculture on Hawaii Island
KAILUA-KONA — The ninth annual Aina Fest in Hawi this weekend will have all the basic entertainment and food you would find at a festival on Hawaii Island. But to stay true to its mission of sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture, the festival opens by giving back to the Earth.
Paul Izak and Emil Kmetovic will lead a permaculture planting activity on festival grounds at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Kohala Village HUB Barn, featuring fruit trees, taro and other traditional canoe crops and tropical plants. The planting is just the beginning of the annual festival celebrating agriculture on Hawaii Island.
"The festival energy, bringing the music and other activities for folks, gets people to the door," festival producer Maya Parish said. "It's really about how we can celebrate, come together and spark and inspire folks to walk away from this festival with ideas and go back into their communities and do the work."
Aina Fest is the creation of husband and wife team Dash and Erika Kuhr and their organization, Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture. Sales from tickets to Aina Fest help support HIP Agriculture and its mission to practice and teach ecologically conscious agriculture.
"To have an event that's super fun and inspiring and also supports agriculture on Hawaii Island, I think it's a great thing," Dash Kuhr said. "I'm happy we are able to create this model."
Other agriculture activities at the festival include a "Building Resilience" forum, also at 12:30 p.m., led by panelists known in Hawaii as environmental and cultural leaders such as Pua Case and Ruth Aloua. A biodynamic farming workshop will be led by Bobby Grimes, and an imu workshop with Daniel Anthony will give festival goers the chance to learn how to prepare and cook food to feed a family using the traditional Hawaiian oven.
Nahko, the frontman for the band Medicine for the People, will be headlining a lineup of musicians playing at the festival, including John Keawe, OK2Change, Ka'ahele, Hawane Rios, Markus Mars, Ydine, Sierra Marin and Noelani Love. Both Kuhr and Parish said the musicians playing at the festival are artist who support island agriculture programs and the island community.
"We chose musicians aligned with our message and goal," Kuhr said.
The people behind HIP Agriculture and Aina Fest hope festival attendees walk away with the inspiration to help create a culture of sustainable agriculture on Hawaii Island.
"We do have all of these means here in terms of the year-long growing season, the rich soil in the north of the island and abundant rain, and we have a lot of agricultural lands," Parish said. "But we're still importing about 90 percent of our food, so there is a big disconnect there. (Dash) is very serious about turning that around, in a way that's also regenerative for the earth and not destroying it."
Info: Tickets for Aina Fest are $50 in advance and $60 at the door, and can be purchased at ainafest.brownpapertickets.com/. Keiki under 12 receive free admission. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with an opening blessing at noon. For a full schedule of events, visit hipagriculture.org.


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After Joker from Persona 5 was announced as the first DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the possibilities for the other DLC fighters seemed endless. And if Screenrant's "proven tipster" is correct, the future DLC characters maintain that theme. Those characters are:
- Doomguy-Doom
- Steve-Minecraft
- Ryu Hayabusa-Ninja Gaiden
- Erdrick-Dragon Quest
A glance at the future of each of these franchises shows one similarity. The owners of these intellectual properties would be making a good move by promoting them in Super Smash Bros: Ultimate.
Look into the future of Bethesda after the controversial launch of Fallout 76. You'll see Doom: Eternal making its debut this year. The first game has been ported to the Nintendo Switch, and Eternal is being planned for a release on the system. Doomguy being in Ultimate isn't impossible. Especially given Bethesda's recent willingness to support the Switch.
And then there was the time Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aimé, shared his opinion of third-party fighters in Smash with The Hollywood Reporter. He stated that when an IP owner is approached about the possibility of their intellectual property being featured in Smash Bros, that they were always met with excitement, and he hadn't heard of an owner declining.
Doomguy would be a pretty interesting addition to the franchise. Plus, it wouldn't cause a rampage that another sword user might.
The idea of Steve being in the game makes so much sense. First, we have Minecraft Dungeons releasing at some point this year. Including Steve would be good promotional material for Microsoft. If you add on Phil Spencer stating he wants characters like Banjo Kazooie in Smash Bros, it shows that Microsoft isn't against the idea of their IPs being included in the game.
They've also developed a rather close relationship with Nintendo. The two companies have been tackling cross platform gaming together, which again shows their ability and willingness to work with one another when it's mutually beneficial.
Ryu Hayabusa
The protagonist of the Ninja Gaiden series is approaching his 30th anniversary. Looking at the series close ties to Nintendo, celebrating the achievement for such a major Japanese gaming icon would be great. While Ryu would be another sword user entering the brawl, he could have a markedly different playstyle.
Ryu uses an expansive arsenal throughout the Ninja Gaiden games. Along with various physical weapons such as shurikens, his Ninpo and Ninjutsu techniques could also be included as magical abilities that help diversify his kit.
Erdrick is a recurring character in the Dragon Quest series. The series is about to have multiple titles release on the Nintendo Switch, after the success of Dragon Quest Builders. Helping promote the series in the western hemisphere, where the series has always struggled would benefit both Nintendo and Square Enix.
The two companies have also rekindled their relationship recently. Square Enix created Octopath Traveler, a very successful Nintendo Switch exclusive. Square has also worked with Nintendo on Smash Bros before when Cloud made his debut.
Challengers Approaching
Regardless if you're exited for some of these characters, or none, they could add even more variety to the Smash Bros. line up.
Doomguy is about as far from the typical character found in the series as possible. Coming from a graphic FPS where you slay demons, it throws a curveball into the mix of typical Nintendo fighters.
Steve has an array of tools that can be used for combat. Like many other Smash Bros. fighters he has a sword. However, his movements will be where his variety comes from. As a blocky character, his movements probably won't be as smooth as your typical fighter.
Ryu Hayabusa has an entire arsenal of magical abilities that Nintendo can pull from. More sword users who combine magic and physical weaponry is a good way to add diversity, while simultaneously playing to the strengths of typical Smash Bros. fighters.
Erdrick is the most typical Smash character in this leak. He still has magical abilities to pull from Dragon Quest, but they're not quite as pronounced as Ryu's Ninjutsu. Still, seeing Dragon Quest gain more notoriety in the West would be nice.
What do you think of this leak? Is there anyone you'd rather have than these four?


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Saltburn Christmas Fayre Grab Your Table
We only started to take bookings for the fayre at the beginning of the week and already tables are going fast. Tables are £40 per day or £65 for both Saturday and Sunday and we've arranged a whole series of events to coincide with the market from a skate park on the Saturday morning to the launch of our Roots in the Reading Room on Saturday afternoon. Of course resident artists Jean and Morag will be popping by and we're confirming more activities for Sunday (get in touch if you'd like to help organise something).
If you'd like to book at table then please call us on 01287 624 997 or fill out the application for below and drop it into the office:


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Primetime Ratings: CBS, Fox Tie For First
CBS and Fox tied for first in the key 18-49 demo, each posting a 1.6 rating/5 share, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. CBS won the most overall viewers, with Big Brother 12 the highest-rated program of the night with a 2.4/8.
Reruns of Fox's Family Guy were the second-highest rated programs of the night at a 2.2/6.
ABC was third with a 1.1/3. Scoundrels was up a tenth over last week to a 0.7 rating and The Gates was flat at 0.9.
NBC, in repeats after 8 pm., was fourth with a 0.9/3.


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Catfish and the Bottlemen, Friendly Fires, DMA's & More Announced for Citadel 2019
Citadel Festival have announced their line-up for 2019, with Catfish and the Bottlemen confirmed as this year's headliners.
The one-day festival will arrive at Gunnersbury Park on Sunday 14th July, in the west of London, for a day filled with amazing music from some of the most sought after artists on the live circuit.
The festival, which takes place immediately after Lovebox has packed up and left the field, is now entering its fifth year.
In addition to Catfish and the Bottlemen's headlining slot, Citadel will also feature a performance from Rag n Bone Man, plus XL Records mainstays Friendly Fires, who made their triumphant return to the live circuit last summer, following a 5-year hiatus.
On top of that, ticket-holders will get to see Tinawaren, whose mesmerising world-music sound hails all the way from Malawi. DMA's, who go on tour with The Courteeners this spring, will also be joining the fray with their unique spin on the Britpop sound.
Check out the poster below for full line-up. Tickets are available on Wednesday, February 27th, so grab them at the bottom of the page.
Citadel Festival 2019
Date: Sunday 14th June 2019
Venue: Gunnersbury Park, London
Artists: Catfish and the Bottlemen, Rag'n'Bone Man, Friendly Fires, DMA's, Dream Wife, and more.
Tickets: £54.50 +bf


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With smartphones doubling as wallets these days, buying the right one is more important than ever. Cheaper smartphones still have their uses. But if you want advanced features and you know you're going to use your phone day in and day out, it makes sense to invest in the latest high-end handset even if it may cost you. With so many choices, models, and brands to choose from however, how do you pick the best smartphone from the lot?
We created this smartphone-buying guide to help you along. Whether you're buying your first phone or upgrading to a more feature-packed handset, here are some key considerations to keep in mind.
Android vs. iOS
One of the easiest ways to narrow down your mobile phone options is to pick your operating system. Two of the most popular OS in the market are Android and iOS. If you want a phone with all the right features, easy to use and have access to the hottest apps first, go for iOS, which means the latest iPhone. On one hand, if you want a more personalized user experience with lots of customization options, Android wins hands down. Android also promises more hardware choice at a wider price range. If you're not satisfied with either iOS or Android, you can always check other options including Windows Phone.
Screen Size
Another key consideration when buying a smartphone is screen size. There are small, compact phones with screens less than 4.5 inches, then there are medium-sized phones with screens between 4.5 to 5.4 inches. But there are also large phones, otherwise known as phablets, with screens of 5.5 inches or larger. This aspect of your phone will mostly depend on your personal preference.
Key Features
On the outside, mobile phones come in different sizes and styles. On the inside, they differ in terms of software. In order to buy the right phone, looking at the style isn't enough. You need to consider key features that you deem important for your user experience then go from there. Important features to consider may include your phone's processor, display, camera, battery life, and touch ID for security purposes. Which feature do you prefer most? Battery life over faster performance? Better camera features or better security? These are considerations to look into if you want a phone that doesn't just look good but also well suited for the uses that you have in mind.
When comparing features, remember that there is no one mobile phone that has it all. The latest iPhone, for example, has an innovative 3D touch technology but customization still isn't as enticing as what an Android phone can offer. When buying your phone, make sure you know which features are more important for you because you'll have to compromise if you want the right balance of price and features.
Price Tag
Let's not forget about the price tag. While high-end handsets are great for all their features and enhanced user experience, the price tag can be pretty steep. If you have a limited budget, you wouldn't be able to afford the latest handset. If you can afford to pay upfront, it still doesn't make sense sometimes to spend so much on a mobile phone.
Whether you can afford to buy upfront or not, your smartphone's price is a key consideration to keep in mind. It's also worth remembering that you shouldn't be a complete cheapskate if you want a smartphone that goes a long way. The trick really is to find the right balance. Prioritize the right features and buy a phone that fits well within your budget. It might not be easy to do but that's how you buy the best smartphone for your needs.


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October for all Indians means only one thing! The most vibrant Quarter of the year is here! Every year I remember as a kid, the whole atmosphere at home and at school used to undergo a shift when October sets in and I realize the same excitement has transcended well into adulthood as well!
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Sustainable Silhouettes Ft. Arodhi
Over the course of this year I have consciously cut down accumulating clothes. Now many will think this isn't a smart move for a "fashion blogger" because new clothes means new posts but for me the need to shift into sustainability was far greater than my love for blogging, OOTDs and making a statement. Besides, its surprising how happy you get, and the number of different outfits you think of, when you remove that constant need to update your wardrobe.
Onam Special Ft. Mahatriya
Hailing from a city called Palakkad which lies almost on the line dividing Tamil Nadu and Kerala has its own strange perks! We get to celebrate Keralite festivals without looking like a South Indian going on Karva Chauth fasts (er…yes I have some such friends! :P)
Of Indian Prints and Western Twirls ~ Ft. Tadka by Madhu
My favourite kinda clothes are the ones which resonate Indian but come with a small western twist to them! That's why Madhu's Tadka popped from the hundreds of other vendors on Instagram for me!
Of Sneakers and Shirtdresses
Heylo blogging world! It's so good to be back in my favourite writing space again! I've been having a re-starting trouble for quite a while now. Recently I picked up quite a few stuff from the Koovs.com sale and I decided there could be no better time, rime or reason to come back to my blog and show you what I got! So here goes.
Shirtdresses have always intrigued me. "How can people wear a straight piece of clothing with no shape or cut or structure and be okay with that?" I asked myself. Always being on the "healthier" side of things I never wanted to try a Shirtdress regardless of how obviously comfortable it was going to be. All this changed when I saw a really cool denim Shirtdress on the Koovs.com sale at a very reasonable price. "Let's try it" I thought and I was quite literally sold on the idea the minute I saw it! 😍
Being the perfect length, this denim Shirtdress hit just above my knee. Pairing them with my trusted white sneakers was a no-brainer and thus emerged what I suppose must be the simplest and most comfortable looks I have posted on my blog!
There are no pretensions of perfection when you step into a Shirtdress. You are what you are with all you perfect imperfections (so much lyrics flicking!) and you got to embrace that to actually rock a shirt dress.
My only two accessories for this look were my white sneakers and my blue sunnies. Since it was an early morning shoot and I was rushing, I didn't have time to apply even the very basic makeup I usually put on for shoots!
Outfit Details: Shirtdress – Koovs.com, Sneakers – Promod, Sunnies – Missamore.com
{Oh Shoot!}
My wonderful and talented photographer for the day was RamKeshav check out his work on Facebook , his Website or Instagram. The wonders he creates with his camera are just amazing! Can you believe all the pictures of the shoot were taken in daylight and the lighting effects were all purely his and his one love- his camera ( that's what he calls it!) Thank you Ram! I'm going to make the most of our Collab ASAP because this dude is going to be going places very soon! 😍
Summer Styles IV/IV – Off to Brunch!
A nice three day weekend only means one thing! A delayed post 😆! But this is a good one so I strongly urge you to read on! 😉
Summers are a definite no pants time! Unfortunately there are only so many options when you try to fully remove pants from your outfit equation! So I sat thinking about how I could sneak pants into this look book and lo and behold! 👇🏾
PALAZZO pants are the answer to all your sweaty qualms! They are comfy airy and totally fit into our "summer no pant but need something like it" condition!
I went for the boss lady look and the pictures just don't tell the whole story of how I was giggling in between each shot! 😆
I never usually have the confidence to truly pull off a print on print look but the minute I bought this crop top I knew the abstract patterns and the whites, blues and greys would totally compliment the neat vertical symmerty of these dark blue palazzo pants!
I absolutely loved the way these pictures have turned out! The blue of the random garage door and the words on it, the casual spread of the dried pink Bougainville and the shadows and sunny spots created by the trees add such a classy charm to the whole setting! Thank you Sneha Chandrashekar (Instagram handle: @purplecurlss) for these spectacular images! 😍
Outfit Details: Crop top – Stay Fabulous (Facebook), Palazzo Pants – Splash, Heels – Gift from a special person from Zara's ❤, Watch – Tommy Hilfiger
Though I came a day late the stuff I brought along were pretty latest right!? 😂 Hope you enjoyed this blog post! I'm so bummed it's the last of the summer look book series because I had soooo much fun creating it. But fret not I have a couple of really cool blog ideas I'll be working on very soon! So until next time, ciao! ❤
One Pencil Skirt Two Ways
What's a Monday without a post from me right? Wrong! Don't tell me you were wondering why I dint post a post on Monday…I wouldn't buy it even for a second but yes lament about it I will! Due to some technical glitches faced by this technically severely challenged fashion blogger (I had to convert CR2 files to JPG…nope I dint know how to do that 😬 judge me!) I was unable to post yesterday but fret not here I am with a new post and this one today is about a pencil skirt which I came to own a couple of months ago. Now a pencil skirt can be a tricky piece of clothing especially for the ummmm…how do I put this subtly…the pear-shaped people like me! I have always shied away from them but then I realized I could make it work if I paired it with the right blouse. So here's how I used my pencil skirt to create a morning and an evening look (both however shot in the afternoon…sorry you should have seen that PJ coming 😝💁🏻)
Morning Look
For the formal look I kinda toned down my bright coral-peach skirt with a teal shirt which hit the right length such that it covered the problem areas well enough 👍
I kept the look pretty simple with a gold tassel long chain I have been obsessed with and a coral flower earring. I opted for my Zara flats which are both comfortable for an all day use and a bit dressy too with all the gold detailing.
A close up under some white light so that you can see the 1) winged eyeliner swag I'm pulling off 2) the actual color of my top and 3) the winged eyeliner swag I'm pulling off…oh yeah!
The evening look was without doubt so much more exciting to create! I'm the most comfortable person in bubble tops but I find they do absolutely nothing to accentuate our figure so when I realized I could play around with the blouse since I had a structured skirt my hands instantly reached out to this fun bubble top I love!
This attention pose has become something of a favorite though everyone around actively hates it 😂
For this look I decided to carry my golden glitter clutch and I brought out my much used and abused glitter pumps. I traded the quaint tassel chain for this chunky peach beads and completed the look with my used and reused cat eye glasses!
And again a closeup shot because forgedaboutme just look at that cute kids face painted 😍
Outfit Details : Formal Teal shirt – Westside, Pencil Skirt, bubble top and tassel long chain- NewYork&Company, peach statement necklace – Walmart, Gold flats – Zara, Gold Platforms – Westside, Watch – TommyHilfiger, Earrings – Mumbai Roadside, Clutch and glasses – Polkadotandyou, Coral purse – Capresse
Picture Courtesy – Pranav Agarwal
That would be all from me folks 😍 Enjoy the rest of your week and hope you feel inspired enough to bring out and flaunt those pencil skirts which have been sleeping in your closet for a while now. Ciao!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What foods does WIC provide?
WIC provides an assortment of foods including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, whole grains, cereal, eggs, legumes, peanut butter, infant foods, and infant formula.
Do I have to get all my WIC foods?
No, it is not a violation if you choose to purchase less or none of the WIC foods provided to you.
Can I replace foods I don't use with another food?
A few substitutions are allowed for some foods. Contact your WIC clinic to discuss your options and to have your checks changed. No substitutions may be made at the store. You must get what's printed on the check if you choose to purchase that food using your WIC checks.
May I feed my WIC foods or my child's WIC foods to other members in my household?
The WIC foods are meant only for the person whose name is on the checks. If those in your home receiving WIC checks do not eat a certain WIC-provided food, do not get it at the store or ask the clinic staff to remove it from your checks. If you have gotten WIC foods that are unneeded, bring them to your WIC clinic.
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Czech born Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka's unique collection of photographs documenting the 1968 Russian-led invasion of Czechoslovakia opened at the Lumiere Brothers Gallery in Moscow on Friday. At the exhibition's opening the photographer said he hoped the unique testimony would help dispel the myth that the invasion of Czechoslovakia was an act of solidarity with its people.
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A new documentary that will premiere in Czech cinemas next week depicts the lesser known part of the life of the Czech-born actor Jiří (or George) Voskovec. In his homeland, he is best known as the co-founder and co-star of Prague's pre-war avant-garde theatre troupe, the Liberated Theatre. Having spent the war in exile in New York, Jiří Voskovec again moved to the US after the 1948 communist takeover of Czechoslovakia. The new film, entitled My Father George Voskovec, follows his daughter Gigi retracing her father's life, from the difficult beginnings
I had never really been inside or had a proper look around, but I was sure the small church of St Martin in the Wall would have an interesting story, if for no other reason than its ancient appearance and peculiar name. Just off the central Národní třída is a classic Prague alleyway that's tucked away from the shopping boulevard, neatly dividing the centuries from one another, and there you'll find it. One of the oldest churches in the city, St Martin in the Wall is one of those relatively few landmarks whose story can transport you all the way
On Wednesday October 5th, history came round full circle in Prague as a bronze statue of US President Woodrow Wilson was unveiled outside the city's Main Railway Station. The original 3.5 metre tall monument by Czech-American sculptor Albín Polášek was funded by Americans of Czech and Slovak descent and erected on 4th July 1928. It was pulled down by the Nazis 70 years ago and a restored copy has just been re-erected by the non-profit organization The American Friends of the Czech Republic.
During World War II, the political left in Britain and the United States had come to identify itself strongly with the fate of the Czech nation. This was partly a reaction to the shame of Munich in 1938, when Czechoslovakia had been abandoned by her allies, and it was reinforced by the role played by the British miners in launching the Lidice Shall Live movement. This had followed the Nazis' destruction of the Czech mining village of Lidice in June 1942. In this spirit the president of the British Miners' Federation Will Lawther, came at the end


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I tapped my fingertips against the table to the beat of the dripping faucet. Drip-drip, tap-tap. My eyes gazed at the television, but were focused somewhere far away. He sat on the couch, sipping his coffee from the old chipped mug he'd used for years. We'd gotten it as part of a set we were given as a house warming gift. All other mugs and saucers had long since been broken beyond the might and wonder of superglue. He sipped and watched me. Drip-drip, tap-tap. He rolled his eyes. I sighed. Tomorrow was coming fast and we were well rehearsed.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
faggot in a dress
As soon as he came, his relief was replaced by nausea. His eyes no longer set on the pixelated scene, he glanced down at his thighs and drooped cock. There was no continuum, no link between his feverish desire the moment before and his shame now. The girl bound on the screen was telling the interviewer how well the shoot went, how much she enjoyed being fucked violently by eight men. He assumed they put this part in to ease the said guilt, it never did. He could see she enjoyed it. It wasn't that. It just never did.
He needed to piss. His palms were open and webbed, his t shirt and jacket still covering his torso, his bottom half was hairy and bare. Except for his socks. He searched the room for something to wipe his hands on, giving up he rose and poked his head out of the hallway. Seeing the coast was clear he ran towards the bathroom. Hands airborne he refused to touch anything, including his own cock that swung aimlessly hitting the tops of his thighs. He winced each time, willing his anatomy to recede.
He showered vigorously, fuck the toilet, he thought. He knew Jenny pissed in the shower anyway, she wouldn't mind if he did. How would she know anyway. She couldn't know, he'd use extra shower gel to hide the stench. He dried himself avoiding his own reflection, eyes lowered he dressed quickly, realizing he had no pants to put on he wrapped his towel around his waist. Faggot. He laughed. He remembered his brother liked to call him that after a shower. Faggot in a dress...
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
the boy with the penis made of glass
He lay in the top bunk only in frayed undershorts. His long, bare feet hung off each side, bottom sole's callused and dirt under the toenails. He bore a pale, slim torso with wisps of black hair across a flat chest. His face was handsome with the masculinity of a twenty-three year old but could pass as eighteen. His jet black hair was shiny and tossed into a gravity defying mane. Green eyes complemented the white skin of his face splashed with a few freckles across a long, straight nose. He was five days late of a shave. I paused to admire him briefly as I readied myself for the day. He said the previous night his name was Nicholas. He came in from Flagstaff two days prior, originally hailing from somewhere deep in Minnesota. I knew his type: soft spoken and polite, yet attaining the familiar effluvia of truck stop restrooms, back booths of dive bars, public toilet glory holes, and cheap hotels. The smell of cigarettes and meth clung to his clothes.
"I never knew that's what they were saying…" He croaked, eyes focused at the stained ceiling.
"What?" I asked.
"The Winkies. From The Wizard of Oz. I was just thinking all these years they were marching back and forth in front of the Witch's castle singing about 'oreos' but that wasn't what they were saying at all."
I smirked at this out from left field conversation, "Really? What were they chanting?"
He began singing the tune, eyes focused on the ceiling "All we owe, we owe her….all we owe, we owe her…"
I chuckled, "That's utterly amazing. So, Nicolas…what are you up to today?"
"Oh…I haven't a clue. It's supposed to rain. So, most of my time will be keeping dry, I suppose."
"You want to get a coffee?"
"You buying?" He smiled.
"Of course." I said.
Thirty minutes later, we were ambling through the pristine streets of Santa Fe. We remarked on the southwestern architecture, talked of our travels, our dreams and shattered nostalgias. We grabbed a coffee from Starbuck's and made our way over to the Railroad Park and sat at a bench listening to an impromptu garage band wail at the tourists and locals frequenting the nearby Farmer's Market.
"So…what is Mexico like?" Nicholas asked.
"Why? You thinking of going down there?"
"Maybe. I want to get to Phoenix first. I have unfinished business with a family member."
"Can't leave them hanging. " I said, fishing a pack of cigarettes from my pocket, handing one to him. I looked around the park. Sighed. "There is absolutely nothing here. This trip was an utter mistake."
"Tell me about it. I feel like a fish outta water." He watches two women walking a dog pass. His face is slack and predatory. "Damn. I need to get laid. But, these snooty-assed rich bitches are only interested in you if you are named Skylar and drive a Lexus." He adjusted his crotch. "Fuck. I haven't busted a nut in over two weeks."
I chuckled, "Calm down, cowboy, or take your ass over to the porno shop and stroke one out."
"Shit," He leaned back, folding his arms across his chest, "I'm broke." He paused. Took a drag. "There's a porno shop near here?"
I pointed in the direction, "Yeah. Just up that way, two blocks. I noticed it when I was on the bus the other day. Wanna check it out?"
He shrugged. "Yeah. Sure. Nothing else to do."
Entering the small shop with walls covered in boas, dildos, and leather toys, we meandered through racks offering videos ranging from Finger Banging Lesbos to Gay Midget horrors. The bloated clerk with acne scars sat glass-eyed and uninterested as Nicholas and I entered the dark alcove holding the booths. We both slipped in one together.
Sliding a five dollar bill in the slot, I sat side by side with Nicholas on a padded bench with elbows touching as our faces were bathed in blue from the flickering cathode rays of the screen. Nicholas pressed the selection button with long, bony fingers finally settling on a blond bitch amped on meth slobbering on the cocks of two black studs. We sat in silence momentarily as the slurping and over-acting gagging filled the small cubicle.
"Well, that five dollars isn't going to last forever." Nicholas stated as he stood up, slid his pants and shorts to his ankles, and sat back down. His circumcised cock jutted up, firm and throbbing with a pearl of precum that formed at the tip. "You gunna jack off or what?"
I did the same as he and we sat next to each other jerking ourselves as the video went into hard drive with the two black studs spit-roasting the blond. Out of peripheral view, I watched as Nicholas mechanically slid his clenched fist up and down the rigid penis. I could not hold back my lustful intensions. I wanted to taste him. To devour him. To drink from his cock all he emitted from that beautiful penis. However, the moment I was about to offer him a blow job, he issued a little, surprised "Oh!" and spurted thick strings of semen onto the monitor. At that moment, I too blew my frustrations out into the darkness of the cubicle, my own liquids splattering loudly onto the tile. I sighed in relief as I watched Nicholas wipe the residue from his hand onto the sides of the cushion of the bench.
We darted out of the booths and into the cloudy afternoon of Santa Fe. We walked in awkward silence.
"Wanna smoke?" I asked, breaking the tension. No need to deal with that post macho guilt now. Wasn't in the mood.
"Can I ask you a question?" He said taking the cigarette, lighting up.
"Yeah. Go ahead."
"You gay?"
I faltered, then said, "Yeah. Yeah, I am." I half expected a bleating soliloquy on masculinity and the evils of sodomy.
"That's cool. It doesn't matter. Can I ask you another question?"
"Can I go to Tijuana with you?"
I smiled, "I wouldn't mind. I wouldn't mind one bit…"
As we walked, talking of casual things, the clouds let loose and the rain began to fall…
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
the human condition
Being haunted by desire of authenticity I take stealthy photos sometimes. I am interested to discern how people read when they think nobody's looking. The world surely does not exist for them at that moment.
Continuing my stroll around downtown Santa Fe, I met the most adorable Native American young man. He was homeless and living on the street. He approached me as I passed a café with, "French fries sure sound good right now. You spare a smoke?" What impressed me was his positivity and reserved knowledge of the deeper meanings of life from one as young as he. A mind not cluttered with consumerism or tweeting every thought which crossed his mind in a vain attempt of approval from phantom peers. I awarded him with both a smoke and french fries where he traded it with a thirty minute discussion of such surprising intelligence and candor.
"You can't let people scare you. You can't go your whole life trying to please everyone else. You can't go through life worried about what everyone else is going to think … You can't let the judgment of others stop you from being you."
"You can't let people scare you. You can't go your whole life trying to please everyone else. You can't go through life worried about what everyone else is going to think … You can't let the judgment of others stop you from being you."
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
this time two years ago
You can tell a single story, a million different ways.
Make it a beautiful tale,
Where once upon a time, a boy loved a boy who had eyes that shined like city lights.
A tragic one,
When he promised him a forever, then gave his heart to another guy.
Or a hopeful kind,
Where as time passed, he found himself laughing with a different boy. One who knows all the lyrics to every song by the Eagles. He is patient, kind, and has a beautiful smile.
"This time, two years ago," he tells him, "I've been trying to find someone on the same page as me.""
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Monday, April 20, 2015
"Cold. Colorless. A city of vast, moaning silence. Bitter phantoms wrapped in dirty coats pass one another on dusty, trash filled sidewalks, their weathered faces locked in perminant grimace. Prehistoric pedophiles sit in the vacant plaza, huddled from freezing winds, chewing on saliva. Staring into nothing, staring into silence. Beat, abandoned buildings - row after row of them - claw at an unrelenting Southwest navy sky. El Paso is a dead museum..."
- Luis Blasini, Journals 4/20/2011
"An anti-septic ghost town of flabby, geriatric tourists donning Indiana Jones hats and Gap clothes. They snap unrelenting post card pictures of bitter Native Indians who were over their shit a century ago. A frigid wind blows across rubbly prairies that cause the most stoic bipolar schizophrenics to scream obscenities at the top of their lungs. The cold is long and the cold is merciless. But, the bus fares only a dollar...gotta stay positive in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave..."
- Luis Blasini, Journals 4/20/2015
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Sunday, April 19, 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015
The night before I left Juárez, I literally flipped a coin to break the deadlock decision of either relocating to Sante Fe or the beach in Tijuana. As you may as well realize, Sante Fe won. I was optimistic: A new town, small, safe, and attaining the three requirements I was searching for – a shelter for a jump off point, transitional housing to wait out the long process in acquiring an apartment through HUD. In fact, during this past week, I have successfully received various appointments at the assistant housing programs that this town does offer. Indeed.
However, in the back of my head, I been getting that nagging echo that this decision wasn't entirely the best one. Oh, I do have to admit my stay here has been extremely un-eventful and is a satisfying reprieve from the hustle and the bustle of the previous city…but something happened this morning that set my mind to going back to Tijuana. It snowed. A thick, powdery blanket covered the otherwise green of spring colored parks and trees and surrounding hillsides. I loathe the snow. I cannot tolerate cold. That cinched it. I will be leaving south in two week's hell or high water and unlike Lot's wife, I will not look back!
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
writing time
I began writing a story...this is as far as I got:
The yellow sun exploded over the skyscrapers on a cloudless, Wednesday morning. Kyle lay wrapped in a matted, pink blanket which he found lying discarded next to a trashcan. It still held that funky reek of vomit and beer, but not as overpowering as the smell of dried feces and stale urine which permeated the alleyway he slept the previous night.
Kyle silently squinted, the sun rays bathed his face. He looked up into the sky above and it glowed a bright blue. The distant sounds of the city coming to life drifted down the trash littered alley. The whispering of cars, the pounding of air-hammers from construction sites, the wailing of ambulances. Kyle fell into a coughing fit and vainly attempted to shrink back under the blanket. He did not want to face whatever insidious shit the world was preparing to throw at him today.
Kyle was twenty-three. Fair skinned and ruggedly handsome. Thick, black eyelashes enveloped steel-blue eyes. His shaggy, blonde hair was tucked under a red baseball cap. It was summer and he wore his regular seasonal uniform of white tank top and blue basketball shorts with sneakers. He had a lean and athletic build. Not tall, in fact, he was rather short. Which was commented on repeatedly, but Kyle kept a confidence air about him.
At first look, one might think that he held a high position of a clean jock in any major college sports team. A closer inspection unveiled the fine layer of dirt and grease on his face and arms. The dirty teeth, chapped lips and black grime under the fingernails, fingernails which had been chewed raw. The smudged clothes emitted a waft of unclean genitals and rectum. His sneakers, once white, were now smeared in black dirt and mud and stank from odor.
Moans of the living dead. The thirty or so others who shared the alley began to stir. Followed by an orchestra of coughing, sniffing, hawking, intermittent yawns. Kyle didn't want to see them. To look at those poor souls who shared his destitution. But, he had to wake up and grab his gear. Soon the police would cruise by and herd everyone off.
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Monday, April 13, 2015
a case of the mondays
It has been a bit since I chose to live this path. Wondering amongst the outcasts, the homeless, the insane. The current shelter holds a sprinkling of each: You have the obligatory wind-bag who will garrulously blabber from the time the lights snap on until lights out in the evening pinning anyone down to hear his over bearing problems it being either health or personal, the wild-eyed invalid shuffling about in a lithium induced stupor, the arrogant 'tough guys' going on about kicking everyones ass yet who cry like infants strictly from loss of all they've attempted in life behind the closed doors of their case workers, the drunks, the dope addicts, the perverts...all present and as common to any homeless shelter across this great land of ours. I could care less about this sulky, petty lot.
I awoke at the mandatory 5am this morning with the theme to the 2014 Godzilla in my head. I vaguely remember having a lurid dream concerning it. Anyway, I woke up and staggered to the canteen for coffee, scrambled eggs and chopped potatoes - quite toothsome. The resident wind-bag sat dominating the room bellowing out insults - ahem, I mean, humorous jabs to whoever he deemed needing it. He turned his tripe on me in which I retorted that reserved respect to others is something he should adhere to in this sort of place otherwise he may be murdered in his sleep. I might have referred to him as a "worthless bag of shit" among other choice nouns which didn't go over too well. Ho-hum, it was a great start to the day.
After cleaning up, I dashed out into the frigid morning air and jumped a bus to the far side of town to pick up my depression meds at the pharmacy. To my dismay, I arrived at 8am and they opened at 9. I stood in that cold chain smoking until the two senile old fucks who ran the joint decided to arrive five after the hour.
I snatched the two pill cases and headed out. Still attempting to find my way around, I located the bus stop going downtown. The bus arrived, the driver allowed two kids to debark, yet snapped the door shut before I could get on and drove off. Fucking cunt. So, I stood in the cold another hour for the next one and made my way back downtown to speak with the shelter's caseworker. Last Friday evening he mentioned that he would be in his office from 11 to 3 and I should come to see him for general intake.
It being ten in the morning at this time, luck would have it that I would get on the wrong bus which meandered slowly through every barrio and residential neighborhood in lower Santa Fe. To add insult to injury, after I asked the driver to notify me when we were close to the intersection nearest the shelter, he doesn't and deposits me ten blocks past my station point.
"I'm sorry" he sighs, not actually caring one way or the other.
I simply pass him uttering, "You don't know what sorrow is."
I eventually make it to the caseworkers office five after eleven in which he explains that he usually does intakes after three in the afternoon. "I don't know who would had told you to come in at eleven."
"You did." I state without the slightest hint of emotion.
"I'm sorry..." He says.
Yes. Everyone is sorry.
So, I trudged to the local library to pound this out. I realize it is simply a post in petty grievances, but hey, here, enjoy some pictures I snapped on the way:
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
hobo bebop
Who knew a town this small would encompass a waiting list to receive a bunk in a fucking flop house. For a week I meandered around downtown Santa Fe mingling with the resident hobo culture, we sitting in the main plaza, smoking rollies and mocking the flabby, dislocated tourists clogging the streets. Santa Fe is a nice town and I wouldn't mind staying here, but at the moment it is still fucking cold! A bitter iciness cascading down from the Rockies which chill my very marrow even on the most sunniest of afternoons. The locals are quite bland and overtly vanilla for my tastes. Except for the occasional drunken Indian, there seems to be a vacuum as far as a hip culture is concerned. I do pine for the days when I can take a walk and be accosted by speed induced prostitutes or conning shoe shine boys or the shifty eyed ex-con. It's too clean here.
I did run into a twenty-three year old blond train jumper named Cody. He confided he was taking a break before his straight shot jump to San Francisco to wile lazy afternoons in Haight Ashbury in a hallucinogenic haze. A handsome, learned man with strikingly good Aryan features. His lanky body draped over in sooty jeans, gray turtle-neck sweater, naval jacket and red baseball cap. He carried all he possessed in a ruck sack flung over boney shoulders. We sat in the Railroad Park drinking 40 oz. Coors from a paper bag and smoking weed discussing each other's cross-country travels. Far after the alcohol kicked in and a little after the sun set over the pine covered mountains, I gave Cody a hand job as he was wrapped warmly in his dingy sleeping bag. His penis was long, thin and circumcised…like him. He sighed and smiled with crimson tinged eyes after he discharged a squirty mess all over his sooty winter outer wear that the release was much needed.
I couldn't sleep, so I spent the long frigid night aimlessly wondering dark silent Santa Fe streets wishing I had went to Tijuana instead. Wrapped in my thick Dickies coat, smoking cigarette after cigarette, I gazed up into a clear navy sky awash with stars and regretted my dire decision to come here. I feel like a fish out of water, a dislocated alien. This American culture – though born into – is no longer mine. Long days slide by as I sit and listen to the clean white tourists striding past and I cringe…I can't become like that. Or at least I do not wish to.
Anyhow, back to business: After walking over to the shelter every day at 3pm and signing up for a bunk, I was finally awarded entrance last Friday. A clean establishment with a pleasant staff and unlimited coffee in the canteen. Unfortunately, the place is populated with the most bland and boring citizens I had ever encountered throughout my interval as a hobosexual. A sulky, whiny crew of real ugly. Not one holds promise of any type of friendly association during my stay. Either be Santa Fe or relocate to Tijuana, it will be at least a two months holed up in this shelter before I make my move and I will have to put my tolerance on over drive to deal with these dreary bores….ho-hum.
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Saturday, April 04, 2015
once more into the breach
In the middle of the night I tossed my belongings into my suitcase and before dawn, dashed out into the still, silent Mexican night before I had a chance to change my mind. I quickly marched through sleeping barrios with the loud clack-clacking of the cases wheels causing the occasional dog to bark. I wasn't worried about attracting roaming thieves or the chance of encountering a trigger happy drunk cartel, I kept my eye out for the police patrols. As a fact, I reached the border without incident and was amazed that the customs kiosks were void of anyone. I was certain it would be clogged with early morning commuters even at five in the morning. The officer scanned my passport and asked weary eyed what was in the suitcase. I nonchalantly shrugged and mumbled, "Stuff." He simply waved me through.
I sat in a Burger King on the corner of Paisano and El Paso Street munching on a greasy sausage and egg sandwich contemplating what the fuck was I going to do. The rational thing was to return to my apartment, unpack, and pay rent the following day. But, I had grown weary of Juárez. That old bitch had not been kind the year I resided there and my gut instinct told me it was time to lay tracks. Under the steady glare of the lone old pervert who shared the lobby with me, I made the decision to head to Santa Fe, New Mexico. I had pondered the location for quite some time as my final destination for my 'retirement'. I have grown weary of the life I lead and secretly desired a tranquil existence to simply write and live out my remaining years in relative peace. If that makes any sense. I was originally going to return to Tijuana, but I have changed (as I am certain Tijuana) so much over the last few years. I seriously do not think I could take living there again, mentally and physically. No more adventures.
On that note, I made my way to the Greyhound station and booked a bus to New Mexico. Luckily there was a coach leaving at 9:25 that morning. As I stood at the boarding gate chatting with an overweight and feminine ex-correctional officer heading to Albuquerque, my mind raced with the loathsome memories and letdowns of the past year. All my friends of this town and south of the border – any whom I cared to associate with – had left to better locales…Austin, San Francisco, Paris, Mexico City. The only ones remaining were the ignorant fucks who lacked any drive for betterment. They remained, bitter and self-loathing in their lot. I certainly did not want to become like that and I found myself slowly doing so.
The bus ride was uneventful and pleasant. I sat listening to be-bop jazz as vast southwest prairies dotted with sage brush and the occasional biscuit colored butte drifted past my view. Small towns of rusting cars and squat adobe buildings lined with barbed wire fences, great orchards of grapes, walnuts, chilies, garbage…we headed up into Northern New Mexico. An old Native American, stooped and weathered wearing a large brimmed black hat slowly watches the bus roar by. He spits tobacco onto the yellow, gravelly terrain.
We come to the teeming metropolis of Albuquerque where I debark and dash out to take a train toward my final destination. I find out with dismay that the next arriving coach was in four hours, so as many others around me, I shuffled about the vast station, chain smoking and silent, listening down to myself. On a steel bench, I pass some time chatting with a bitter old fuck from Australia, but he bored me quick with his bleating negative balderdash and I simply meandered away.
Eventually, the Rail Runner train arrived and I sat in a comfortable seat. North, up through Indian villages and reservations and rotting farms of rolling hills and crumbling mesas, I arrived at the station in Santa Fe in late afternoon an hour before the sun set casting the southwestern town in fiery amber. I wandered and took a room at a nearby hotel. Excited and someone racing with maddening anxieties, I went downtown and ate a delicious steak dinner at the Plaza Café. Afterwards, as I stood on the corner in the chilled evening, I was accosted a huge drunken Indian mooching for smokes. This blue jeaned titan gives me a bear hug when I hand over two requested cigarettes. Lifting me off my feet, he yells, "Welcome to Santa Fe!" and then staggers off into the night to fight off phantoms of cowboys long dead. A ver…
Indeed, I am here. And to acquire the things that I need, it will mean I will be forced to go underground. They have a shelter here where I will reside as I apply and wait for housing to kick in. Well, that's the plan, anyway as vague and by the seat of the pants as it may be. But, at this moment, this is where I make my stand…this is where I will make my final home.
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Thursday, April 02, 2015
disconnected nostalgia
Time passed. Winter turned to spring.
The climate became insidiously hot one morning and I awoke in a pool of sweat. Fan didn't work - spins, but had little effect with the heat. I prepared a cup of joe. Clicked on the laptop and spent the day pounding out more prose on another damned manuscript I was certain no one would ever read.
As the sun boiled below the horizon there was a knock at my door. I was pleasantly surprised to find Oscar standing there. I invited him in and we shook hands.
"You hungry?" I asked.
He smiled, "Always."
"I was about to make steak burritos. Want one?" I thumbed towards the old stove.
"Sounds good."
I prepared our meal and we sat at the wobbly, metal table in the kitchen. Oscar looked about the room in silence. I did have to admit, though he visited regularly, we knew relatively little about one another.
I decided to make small talk, "Did I ever tell you the time I chauffeured Shelley Winters…"
"Who's Shelley Winters?"
"An old actress. She's dead. It doesn't matter." I grinned.
"No," He pleaded. "Go on with your story. I want to hear it."
"At one time, back when I lived in Los Angeles, California, I used to do volunteer work at the Teen Canteen on Hollywood Boulevard. It was a shelter of such for homeless and teenage runaways. Anyway, once a week, Shelly Winters used to give free acting classes to the kids. By this time, she was going blind and constantly complained about driving around. So, I offered to do her errands for her and take her anywhere she wanted to go in Hollywood. No charge. I was studying film at college, so I got the idea to use Winters to my advantage and attempt to make contacts in the film industry."
"Did it work?" Oscar asked as he chewed.
"Not really." I continued. "The ordeal lasted a week. I tell you, she was a demanding and cheap woman. One day we were cruising down Sunset Strip and she asks, 'Hey, ya hungry? Let's stop off in Musso and Frank's for a salad.' So, we go to the restaurant – and, I'm telling you, Oscar, Musso and Frank's was the place in its heyday to be seen. When we get there, she orders one salad between the two of us. One. And, she didn't even bother tipping the waiter."
I glanced at Oscar to register the weight of my words or if at least he understood. The look on his face explained it all. Confusion and boredom. We sat in awkward silence for a few moments as we ate our burritos.
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Whether you were born in the 70's or not, you must have heard about the popular TV drama of yesteryears, "the village Headmaster" and other blockbusters such as 'For Better, For Worse,' and the 'Adio Family.' The behind-the-screen mogul of these productions and many others, the cheery husband of Bimbo Oloyede (former Bimbo Roberts) ace TV broadcaster, Chief Oloyede tells Tayo Faloye the exclusive story of the good old days… Enjoy the excerpts.
Having been a major player in TV production and entertainment, our audience would like to know you. Can you let us into you background?
I don't know about being a major player in entertainment but I know I have played my little role as a TV producer and contributed my own quota to the development of the industry. My names are Olawole Babatunde Oloyede.I come from a polygamous family, born in a remote village of lyin Ekiti in Ekiti land. I am educated and I think it is obvious. Before I got admitted into the University of Ibadan to study Sociology; I was already involved in TV and stage productions. And, I was privileged to meet people like Wale Ogunyomi, Jimi Solanke, Yomi Obileye, Tunji Oyelana, the man who contributed so much to my life, and Wole Soyinka. After my graduation, I went back to do my PG Diploma in drama. I am married with four children.
You said you were born into a polygamous family, what was growing up like?
Growing up? I will like to keep some aspect of that because it is going to come out in my Biography. Growing up wasn't sad but it was a bit traumatic. It was challenging. I was the only one from the other side. The circumstances were not that pleasant. I was more like an intruder into their serenity, the way it was before my mother intruded into their circumstances. However, it taught me to take care of myself. I felt so much pain that prepared me unknowing for what I am today. For example, I started entertaining the family by accident. They used to beat me for everything that went wrong since there was nobody to defend me, so anytime I am sad or happy, I will be playing music and beating buckets to entertain myself. That was how I went into drama.
Can you give us an insight into how your journey into TV started?
Well, I was jobless for a period of time. I looked around for a job and WABTV will not employ me after all the promises they made to me that as soon as I finished, I would be given a job, even with my elder brother, Sola Oloyede working as a producer there. Finally I found myself in Lagos through the relentless effort of my mother. She sent me to her Uncle, Chief Adeniyi, who is late now. He gave me a note to go and meet Dr. Kolade, DG NBCTV and he also gave me a note to go and see Mr. Olumide who was Director of television NBCTV, who then sent me to go and see Chief Segun Olusola, who was then controller of programmes, who also sent me upstairs to meet Mr. Sanya Dosunmu. He is now the Oba Olowu of Owu. He was a prince then. He took a look at me and said welcome. That was how I started working with NTA in 1972. I was trained on various aspect of TV production. I met David Orere and late Obaseki in the drama department and I just fitted in. One day, I was called into Dosunmu's office and he said "you did drama in school, from tomorrow you are going to be the producer of Village Headmaster." That was how I found myself being a producer overnight. I produced it for 8 years, that's why I am called the longest serving producer of Village Headmaster. I also created and sustained what they call "For Better, For Worse. "I was instrumental to the very first privately produced TV drama called "Winds Against My Soul" by Olaolu Oguniyi, and also the very first externally sourced and produced TV programme "Adio Family." After I left NTA, I moved to Lintas Advertising Agency before I set up my own organization, which is Media International.
You are married to the veteran broadcaster, Bimbo Roberts now Oloyede. When and how did you meet her?
That is history. You know, boy meets girl, girl meets boy. They go out together. They find that they are compatible, and somehow, one thing leads to another and they agree to get married. And they get married!
How did you win her over? Did you do so with money or you were way too romantic?
I do not know anything about being romantic neither did I have too much money. I was just a struggling producer of Village Headmaster who was only relying in his monthly salary. Looking back now, it looks strange. People say how come it is this one that got married to such a lady. She had the opportunity of Brigadiers, Alhajis and Millionaires but she settled for what my friend used to call me then "a village nobody." If you ask her she might tell you what she found in me but I knew tight from our very first contact that we were going to have a relationship because she was working directly under me in the drama department of NTA.
Sir, you mean you dated somebody working under you, isn't that tantamount to sexual harassment?
That is your headache (laughs). You see, we were workers and became friends. That is the uniqueness of the relationship. We talked and shared ideas. She had just come back from abroad then and I became the first friend she related with. It is not sexual harassment like we have these days where if a girl does not sleep with you, she can't work. From friendship we developed emotional attachment for each other. She used to smoke then and I was smoking too. We exchanged cigarettes. If she ran out of sticks, she would come to me, and if I ran out of it, I can say give me your packet there. We shared values and you know genuine friendship develops into genuine love. And, when you have your eyes on a woman, you don't see the one sitting next to you. I made her start bearing the name Bimbo because people knew her as Patricia, and I told her she can't be answering English names in the office because I don't. We have been married since 1979.
Ok, as the producer of the "Village Headmaster, "what were the challenges you faced back then?
I was young and dealing with big people like Jab Adu, late Elsie Olusola, Ibidun Allison, Joe Layode and Funsho Adeolu. Big people who have been running on the stairs' while I was still running naked on the streets. It was challenging working with people much older than you and being able to hold them together professionally as a big family. The Eleyinmi of Village Headmaster, Funsho Adeolu, is now the Oba of Ode Remo and so many of them. Also, being able to create something that every human being will run home to watch up to the head of States, whenever the "Village Headmaster" was being aired then. And, 27 years after, people are still talking about it. That is why I am looking forward to doing something around village Headmaster again so that those who weren't born then, but have been hearing about it, can have a glimpse of it.
You created another popular TV series, "For Better, For Worse" What was the concept behind it?
"For Better, For Worse" was a simple programme for husband and wife. So, it was about marriage problems between man and woman. It was meant for adult viewers and it was well accepted.
During your time, did your parents encourage you for your chosen career?
My parents had no influence on my career. As far as my father was concerned, I was a graduate which was what he wanted. My greatest influence was my contact with some of the people I had mentioned, and of course, Wole Soyinka. He more than anybody else made me say "whatever this man has become, I am going to go into it". My brother too was a producer in TV and that motivated me too. My parents were though apprehensive because there was no definition of our profession then like doctors, lawyer and so on, but as my name spread throughout the country, they said they didn't know it was going to be like this.
Do you feel fulfilled?
I have said it many times, if I die today, I have done it all. I have children. I have a home. Our marriage is lovely. I am comfortable. I have trained people, and I can buy my self my nice bottle of Gulder and have my drink peacefully. I can pay my bills and meet my needs. I am a grand father; I have reached the peak of my career many times over. I was controller of programmes in TV, I have become the president of my association, the Independent Producers Association and right now, I am the chairman Motion Pictures Steering Committee of Nigeria. I am okay with what God has given me.
What is your assessment of the Nigerian entertainment industry?
It is good. The entertainment industry has suffered some set backs in recent years. The young men and women in the industry are trying their best. Given the circumstances we are operating in, Nigerians are the most hardworking I have ever come across. What a producer with the little he has will come out with in 10days, and have a good production, no other producer in Africa can do it.
Happiest moment?
Waking up everyday and being able to walk, to hear, see. But my happiest moment was when I got married. Also, when my family is around or when I am able to have one of them around or when I achieve good result in TV production. But the most important part of it is your personal disposition to be happy. You are happy as you make yourself in any given situation.
Saddest moments?
When my mother passed on. She was actually sick for some time. She was really in pains, so I went to the church, knelt down and said "God, take this woman away. You have kept her long enough, let her go now". The pain was so much that it became painful for me to see her that way. Two days later, I got a call that she had gone. If there was anything I was ready to cut my head off for, it was my mother.
What legacy do you wish to leave behind?
I have left every legacy I want to leave behind already. I am leaving memories of good relationships. There is nobody, man or woman that came in contact with me that did not prosper.
What word of encouragement would you leave for up comers in the industry and life generally?
All the values we had in our days have been eroded today. The encouragement one can give is for people to be serious. They need to realize that they need to give to life what they want to take out of it.


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