Day 30: A Birthday Party for a Star....

So I got invited to tag along to Mara Hall's Birthday party at the Falcon in Hollywood.... Check her out on this season of Dance Your Ass Off !!! (I put a link to a clip below) ...It was a cute restaurant...definitely would go back

Goofed around with the homies Darnell & Jeff... and ended the night at IHOP... unfortanately... I'm going to sleep 3 hours before I have to wake up.

Lesson of The Day

It's a small world... Somebody ALWAYS knows somebody

Day 28: Relaxer Mission

After church I had the privelage of driving around inglewood to find a motions hair relaxer with my fellow intern Colby ...lol... Then we ended the fiasco with sushi in Westwood....

Beautiful Day...

I Rented about 5 movies from Hollywood video... gotta watch one tonight... haven't seen Benjamin Button...

Anyway

Lesson of The DAy

EY! You gotta do what you gotta do

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Keri Hilson

Day 27: Melrose and the Pink Taco ...(that I didn't eat)

After completing a scholarship application. I decided to give the rest of my time to the beauty of the day. Met up with Britney, Yasmine, and Brandon... fellow Howard Alumni and found a new favorite shopping strip on Melrose. Thanks guys

Later on I met up with an old friend from high school Nicole and her friends at the Pink Taco. Have you ever heard of a Pink taco? Well believe me.... I have now...lol

the fried ice cream there was on point

By the way I found this wonderful lip balm today... it looks like lip stick, but it isn't...

Laura Mercier lip balm... GET SOME

Lesson of the Day:

When you expand the circle of people you interact with, the more things you appreciate about your life, the more things you expect, and the more things you realize you should change.

KIDNAPPED... the 2 weeks I disappeared...

Kidnapped by my own affairs... I took a break yall...

Don't know what to say but that...

The past 2 weeks have been full of food, family, and firsts.

From bbq's on the fourth of July. Missing out on Staple Center tickets to the MJ Funeral, Roscoes Chicken and Waffles, and BRUNO ohhh my Gosh... dont do it!! lol

Back on my blog... Hope you will follow the last few weeks of my journey...

Lesson of the Weeks

Sometimes you just gotta do you...

DAy 14: My BET REACTION

Yes Yall... I watched it...

(took this pic from the YBF by the way)

And this is what I have to say...

1) No Chris Brown... 1st downgrade

2) No Usher... 2nd downgrade

Everything else was straight the awards show was Okay... but hey! it took them like 3 days to do it sooo ...

WOW that was awesome!

JAMIE was the highlight for me. He was the glue for the show and you know JAy held it down. He just stepped on stage and made me feel better about the whole night...

This is an ODE to him! DEATH of Autotune...

It Just makes you feel right!

Lesson of the Day

Yall had enough money to get Breezy and Raymond there!!! OH! and Soul for Real Shoulda been in that Old school feature "CANDY COATED RAIIIIN DROPS!!!"

TRAILER

DAy 14: MAgic Mountain!!

Today was pure play time... Went to MAgic Mountain with the homie Brittany, her brother, and his friends, (the rat pack :))LOL yall were great I had so much fun kept me laughin...

I had the Most awesome (yes MOST AWESOME) I dont know what you call it... high or whatever you can have on a roller coaster... Not because MAgic Mountain smells like weed cus CLEAARLY it does... but because I rode the "X2" ooooohhh my gosh this roller coaster has you literally doin flips WHILE you're plunging down slopes. Yes!!!! No roller coaster can ever satisfy me the same... Loved it...

Lesson of the DAY:

If you change your gps systems voice to spanish while your driving. You will be a more confident resident of the La area.

Day 13: Music on My Mind

Slept and got the hair done this afternoon.... That was it yea...

I've been spendin a lot of time listening to songs I love and tryna figure out how to create a sound that is consistently dynamic. I will be posting videos more frequently to get opinions on what makes the sound SOUND so right... Song of the day: Monica- Street Symphony

Check it out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmEwH6Vg80s

MAgic Mountain Tommorow!

Lesson of the Day

Dont get your hair done before you go to a theme park... I'm SO concerned about tommorow

DAY 12: BONUS!!

In dedication to Michael Jackson I posted my two Fav videos:

"BAD" & "SMOOTH CRIMINAL"

Day 12: The Day Michael Died Down the Block...

Before I left work today the news came that pop icon Michael Jackson was pronounced dead at UCLA's hospital in Westwood. When returning home I thought I would be blocked from getting anywhere close to where the crowds had gathered. I was wrong. Hundreds of people were crowded in front of the hospital just waiting in disbelief that the tragic event had occured. I decided to snap a few pics. Press from all over the world were there, kids sang, people held signs, and listened to boom boxes with old music playing.

On a lighter note, I got an invitation to go to the Comedy Store tonight to support comedian Ron Gee. The show was actually good, minus a couple people... If you all don't know about the Comedy Store it has been the birth place of comedians like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Tucker, David Letterman and many more familiar names... (Why I threw one white guy in there... I don't know...lol)

Oh!! This is random... but I saw this youtube clip on facebook and it brightened up my day

Check it out!

LESSON of the DAY

Men who lack integrity, are not worth your thoughts or your time... TRUST

DAy 11: Alfre Woodard from a Family that PREYs?!!??

Ok. I got this awesome recommendation for a sushi spot. Yes, I eat sushi. KATSUYA in Brentwood. Not only was I suprised with the wonderful ambiance of this place, the service and sushi were great. Seems like its' good enough for veteran actress Alfre Woodard from "A Family that Prey's" and Avril Lavigne's hubby Deryck Whibley they were also there enjoyin dinner.

Got a chance to try this cookie spot everybody has been talking about... Diddy Reise... For me... the stuffs too sweet... I wasn't impressed :(

And yes... there was a line

LESSON of The Day:

I should have done my budget 10 days ago... Oh my gosh, sandwiches and soup from now on.

DAy 10: Top person I wanna see

I just went to work and church today. Aaaaaaaaand thats it. LOL. Nothing special happened. So I wanted to take the opportunity to list the top person I wanna see out here in Cali and have a convo with...

Chris Brown... I leave my apartment frequently thinking... I WILL cross his path. Although he lives in virginia... I'm thinking... maybe...somehow...

(Did I just down grade my blog for saying that?? Sorry yall just being real)

Crushin?? NAW ... just wanna understand it all...

Lesson of The Day:

I am in control...

My decisions have brought me where I am and will take me where I will go.

Day 9: Transformer 2 Premiere, Linkin Park Concert, Pinks

Today was a touristy day. Hung out with the homie Jeff and ate at PINKS then went to the Grove to get crepes at the FRENCH CREPE COMPANY. I think the hot dogs at Pinks are overated, I've been seeing specials about them for years on the food channel... But anyway... The crepes were on point I would recommend the spot. Here is their website... http://www.frenchcrepe.com/

Got back to the apartment and found out the Transformer 2 premiere was down the street ... Missed it :/ BUUT ... Not the Linkin Park Concert afterwards ... I took a bunch of side shots of the stage since we couldnt get in front. Had a groupie moment and waited for linkin park to come to their van... not shots of them... just a van...which was pretty clean... :)

Can anyone tell me who this young dude is in the white shirt??? He was signing autographs when he was leaving the red carpet...

Lesson of DAY:

There is always something good going on. But, will you take advantage of the good in your day?

DAY 8: FRESH & MEATY!!!, Crenshaw, & LA Film Festival

Okay... am I immature for finding the name of the food spot hilarious??? "Fresh and Meaty" LOLOLOLOLOL Are you serious? LOL who did this??? I passed by this place on the way to church.

I went to Crenshaw Christian Center today. The lesson was awesome, just what I needed. Stopped by IHOP for breakfast and reading. I chilled in my neighborhood the rest of the day though. Stopped by Whole Foods and this old lady jumped in front of me in line then looked back at me and stared like she wanted me to react. I was already upset cause Whole Foods didn't have Honey Bunches of Oats or Honey Nut Cheerios. LOL she should thank God I'm saved and tryna act like it.

I also came across the LA Film Festival. They are showing inde films in Westwood up until June 28th. They had a carpet with papparazzi and everything. So I stood behind the photographers and took pictures too. LOL!!! Am I lame for that??? Whatever I did it...

Lesson of the DAY:

God loves me... YES I literally felt that today.

DAY 7: IN-N-OUT... A FAKE MCDONALDS????

In -N- OUT??? Well, I thought it was Mcdonalds at first... hmmm I think they clearly jacked someone's color template. But, anyway...lol... Their food is really fresh. No frozen stuff. They fast food fresh food to you... I tried a vanilla shake too... Not a fan... Too vanillaE.

Would I recommend? Yup! For a burger, fries, and a soda. Definitely beats Mickey D's

Lesson of the DAy:

Fast Food can be Fast and healthier

(Life changing wisdom I know :))

Day 6: Foolishness

SOOO I clearly wasted 24hours of my life in the bed. Never again I have too much to look forward to, too much to give, and a set time to live... gotta keep movin.

Lesson of the Day:

What are you THINKING??!!! GEt UP!!!

DAY 5: By Any Means Necessary

Found a great dress shop called IMAGE a few miles away from me. Great prices, great customer service. I ended up being the last person to leave the store and chopped it up with the sales reps for a while about life. They were so down to earth; found out one was from Israel and had been in LA for a while.

Went out with Darnell again. Sooo we were supposedly going to a networking party...

:/ lol...ummm yea I was number 0462... that lasted for only about 20 minutes. After searching the city for places to go and hopping around, we ended up at a pizzaria. Highlight of the night. lol

Somebody noticed my freckles tonight! Love it!

Random but I saw this Transformers 2 billboard and I had to take a pic... June 24th definitely gotta see it.

Lesson of the DAY:

Your day is what you make it. If you want to be happy, have peace, enjoy life, you can't accept any other option mentally. LITERALLY. No excepetions, go for the best or expect less.