Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.

Title is a quote by Cyril Connolly an English intellectual, literary critic and writer. I learned this today while watching Criminal Minds. I was working on a couple blog posts for my .com while publishing tumblr, posterous, twitter & facebook. I have ADD. Hey tower. I really like that quote. I’ve been writing this blog for a while and although I have written for many other companies in different voices, the one I am most true to is my own. I began this blog to keep more memories and it started getting more popular as I got better at it.  We grew together and we are forever growing & changing. I find I’m my best when writing about something I really love & believe in. This is my life.  I can hear my Mum chuckle in my head, I’m reminded of her telling me how I loved myself and used to stare into the mirror for hours telling stories. Some things don’t change, I love me and life and I’m happy to share that light with you. I’d like to share this too. Optimism is contageous.

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been training for this pretty much my whole life

Watch it. Lemme know what you think in comments. I was so nervous when I saw it last night for my first time. Gah! PUMA Social Toronto Afterhours from 1188 on Vimeo. Today I wrote about a Canadian hip hop artist in NYC named George Reefah for Z-List. Check it out here. Must get coffee/lunch! Byeeeeeeeeeee  

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stand out. get noticed. be remembered.

Feeling pretty inspired today. Found some writing from a few years back in my room last night. post-its, random papers, notebooks. Always makes me happy to find that stuff cause I can’t remember writing it and it’s like reading it for the first time.  I’m stil lin the process of rounding things up to make a book of awesome. Sending out a couple invoices today also which is also a positive feeling. Before bed each night or when I wake up in the morning I set a couple goals for myself, I like to make lists. I find that setting small goals on the daily brings me closer to things I want to achieve in the long run. What are you goaling for today? Keep fit & have fun, p.s. loooooove the Signature app for ipad as you may have noticed. Today’s is one of my fav’s so far.

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hello LALA LAND, i’m comin’ w/ my @nellabellabrand!

Was frantic yesterday running around looking for something to wear in Dallas that is ‘Western inspired’. Have no fear, the tickle trunk I like to call my closet room is chalk full of theatricical outfits. Jeans hanging up there are my Shop Girls Yoga Yeans, only jeans I’ve worn since I got them. Really comfy and slimming, this all coming from someone who does not like wearing pants so, I mean serious. Keri also came through with a rodeo shirt that will be perfect. I knew exactly what I was looking for and it was surely not this. Well, in some variation but not together… Before shopping I stopped by to see the lovely Tarek at Nella Bella and look what I got… BTW took the nose ring hoop out (Mum :)) so Dallas and customs don’t think I’m a punk. Shaved head/mohawk style looks kinda punky but the blonde hair is distracting, so… I try to take the safest route and go for cuteness when I visit to the airport. I feel like thatis somehting @barbiestyle (aka Barbie) would say. Haha. I wonder if I will see that one customs guy again? Whoa, tangent. Back to this this lovely HUGE bag, he said I needed this colour for LA. SO true. Thank you! I picked up a couple others that will come out during my travels. One is the famed Nella Bella London bag in red. The small part holds my passport and essentials and the big part fits my iPad (Andy) and netbook (Robert) in it perfectly. The big yellow guy is so handsome. If you ever wonder the white rabbit furry guy is from Ruby Boutique in New Zealand. Ok, flight time. Catch ya on the flip side AKA, in the air on Virgin America!

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inspiring social change is totally cool!!

good morning would you like some coffee yes please he says. some history, i have been following the work of craig kielburger since i was 14 and saw him on sally jesse raphael. he had just come back from his frist trip to africa with his parents circa 1995. i was working on publishing my book, JEANS, an anthology of poetry and prose. i was doing heaps of charity work in my city and found him to be so inpiring. i also had a crush on him because of all the great work he was doing. sharing two great items with you today from me to we style, i really love and believe in this company. he is great, see? me to we  ‘africa’ tshirt & monashee bamboo scarf  (blue) shirt: 100% organic cotton, designed w/ threads for humanity, all proceeds go towards communities, charities and grassroots organizations. that is very cool. get it here scarf: super soft and warm too, thick enough to be worn different ways but the material is thin enough that it’s not bulky, 64% organic bamboo, 24% organic cotton % 8% spandex. get it here when i was having brekky w/ michael yesterday we got a surprise visit from jonathan and his little mate, baby greenwald. oh god they’re cute. he was really into my new virgin america provocateur biz cards and can’t wait to fly virgin. get’ em young! for more info or style from me to we check’ em out at metowe.com or @metowestyle have a great day! daylight savings yahooo! what are you doing with said extra hour?

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