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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
November is My Birthday Month!!!
I'm making this post so late ha ha. November 3rd was my Birthday. I'm hoping that this year can be a lot better for me than last year. I hope to accomplish some bigger goals and I want to be happier. Last year, I felt down a lot of the time. I felt like I can't get anything to go my way. I just felt like I'm watching other people achieve their dreams and have all these good things happen for them, but I can't seem to get anything good to happen for me. And a lot of the reason that I was sad a lot is because of a freakin guy I like, yeah I know.
This year, all that really needs to change. I do not want this year to be an exact repeat of last year. I told myself that this year has to be better. First of all, I am going to be happier, we are definitely going to try dammit! I am going to work even harder at achieving goals that I want. I'm going to have some good things happen for me. I'm going to get things that I want.
So far this month of November has been alright. It's started off somewhat good, but then there have already been a couple things that really stressed me the fuck out! One of the great things that happened was that I got picked to be a top 10 finalist in a video contest with my school. They picked 5 students and 5 grads. So really I was a top 5 finalist out of grads that entered. I needed votes to win. Unfortunately I did not win, which was the down side of that for me. I'm not going to get into the details of the contest in this post. I definitely have some things to say about that, so I'm saving it for a separate post.
I went to Buffalo Wild Wings with my Mom on my Birthday. It was my first time eating there. It was pretty good. I also had a reward to get a free drink from Starbucks that day too. Then later that week I ended up getting another reward for a free drink at Starbucks and I got a coupon to get a free Bare Minerals lip gloss which was a birthday gift from Ulta. So basically I started off my month being able to get free shit! I also seemed to get a little more attention than usual from the guy I like. But that could mean nothing and it probably won't last. We'll see.
But yeah, My Birthday month is now over, there's already just 11 months left. This year better be awesome!
I filmed a vlog on my Birthday also! Check it out!!!
This year, all that really needs to change. I do not want this year to be an exact repeat of last year. I told myself that this year has to be better. First of all, I am going to be happier, we are definitely going to try dammit! I am going to work even harder at achieving goals that I want. I'm going to have some good things happen for me. I'm going to get things that I want.
So far this month of November has been alright. It's started off somewhat good, but then there have already been a couple things that really stressed me the fuck out! One of the great things that happened was that I got picked to be a top 10 finalist in a video contest with my school. They picked 5 students and 5 grads. So really I was a top 5 finalist out of grads that entered. I needed votes to win. Unfortunately I did not win, which was the down side of that for me. I'm not going to get into the details of the contest in this post. I definitely have some things to say about that, so I'm saving it for a separate post.
I went to Buffalo Wild Wings with my Mom on my Birthday. It was my first time eating there. It was pretty good. I also had a reward to get a free drink from Starbucks that day too. Then later that week I ended up getting another reward for a free drink at Starbucks and I got a coupon to get a free Bare Minerals lip gloss which was a birthday gift from Ulta. So basically I started off my month being able to get free shit! I also seemed to get a little more attention than usual from the guy I like. But that could mean nothing and it probably won't last. We'll see.
But yeah, My Birthday month is now over, there's already just 11 months left. This year better be awesome!
I filmed a vlog on my Birthday also! Check it out!!!
Thursday, November 12, 2015
DIY Custom Glitter iPhone Case Designs!
I wanted a new case for my phone, wanted something cute and sparkly. I just didn't want to spend more than $5 for a case. I usually by my phone cases on Ebay.
I decided to just make my own, that way I can design it exactly the way I wanted for pretty cheap. But I guess it's only cheaper than buying one if you already happen to have some of the supplies. But I used glitter, they are not that much at Walmart. Just few dollars. They have smaller tubes of it for $0.99. Also used Elmer's Glue which is like a dollar something at Walmart. I already had photo paper and clear see through phone cases.
I just make my designs in photoshop on some iphone templates then print them out on photo paper. Cut them out, then make sure they fit perfectly into the case I want to use. Then use the glue over the designs where I want glitter. Just sprinkle glitter, spray with fixative then allow to dry. I made one with my logo and some with martini glasses, I thought that would look cute. And of course I used purple glitter in them, especially in the martini glasses!
I made a video on Youtube showing what I did. Check it out!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
New Vlog! Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice!
I filmed a vlog! I don't do too many vlogs, I would like to more often but I just don't do much exciting things or have people to vlog with. In this vlog I'm just driving around a bit, preparing to film a beauty video and I try some Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte for the first time... and in a bottle... from the store. Check out the video, hope you enjoy! Also please share, comment, give thumbs up and subscribe!!! That would be awesome! Peace! xo
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Zendaya in TheSims 3!
I felt like trying to create a celebrity in The Sims 3. I never actually tried to make a sim look like anybody before, but I thought it would be fin to try. I choose a celebrity, someone who seems pretty popular at the moment. So I chose Zendaya. Check out the video below!! Leave comments, like on Youtube and Subscribe!! :)
My Furry Friend!!!
I did a Furry Friend Tag video with my dog Koda! I just answer a few questions about him and you can get to know him better! He's a mix of a Chihuahua and Jack Russell Terrier, a Jack-Chi! Watch the video and like and subscribe on Youtube!!!!
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Straight Outta Compton!
Went to see Straight Outta Compton last weekend, when I first heard that this movie was coming out I knew this was something I have to see!
I was real young, probably like still a baby when NWA came out, so I wasn't that into them or knew too much about them then. I grew up in the 90's so I was paying more attention to them by the time they had solo careers in the early 90's. I used to watch MTV a lot as a kid, so I remember when Dre came out with G thang with Snoop, and Ice Cube's old video like It Was a Good Day. I always liked a lot of the West Coast rap music. I loved 2Pac, Snoop, Dre, Nate Dogg, Warren G, etc. I grew up listening to a lot of their music, and still love blasting it today.
I knew about NWA through out the 90's and knew that Eazy E, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube were from that group. I seen some of their old videos here and there, but just didn't pay too much attention to it, it was kinda old school stuff to me. As I got older, more into adult hood, around early/mid 2000's was when I started to listen to more of NWA's music. Maybe also because I love playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it has a lot of those older west coast rap songs on the hip hop station including some NWA and Eazy E. I made cds with some of their music on it, I thought their music was dope, there was just something about it. Some of the things they say.
I think the movie is great because, it makes you understand more of what they were really about. They weren't just some gangster rap group that rapped about violence for no reason. They rapped about a lot of the issues that are going on like racism and police brutality. I like that they play and perform a lot of their music through out the movie, it really takes you back. They even have Snoop and 2Pac appearances in the movie and you hear snippets of their music. Even Bone Thugs N Harmony is mentioned, since they were discovered by Eazy E.
This movie was really good, I would definitely recommend that you go see this movie. I think you should go see it if you don't understand what NWA was about or think they were just gangsters. Also, you should definitely just go see it if you're a fan of hip hop, especially 90's west coast hip hop. You basically get to see how the whole west coast rap thing evolved, how the newer rappers, like Snoop, Pac, even Eminem got their start. They probably wouldn't gotten to were they are if it weren't for NWA.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Andre Lorent Crazy Beautiful Face Cream
I recently did a review on Youtube for Andre Lorent on their Crazy Beautiful Face cream. It's an anti aging cream. I like to use products to prevent wrinkles and I think it's good to start taking care of your skin while you're young before you actually start getting the wrinkles.
I wanted to try this face cream because it has 100's of 5 star reviews on Amazon and it has natural ingredients in it. People say they've noticed results and noticed their wrinkles fading away.
I've only been using it for about a week so far. I don't really have deep lines or wrinkles yet, but when I first apply the cream it feels like my skin is tighter. My skin is not dry because this cream is definitely moisturizing. Also my face feels nice and soft too.
The key ingredients that are in this cream are Argireline, Matrixyl, Hyaluronic Acid, and Vitamin C & E. These are ingredients that firm skin, reduce wrinkles, and add collagen. Hyaluronic Acid is something That our skin naturally has and as we get older it disappears. It's a ingredient that we need to stay in our skin that makes it look younger.
I'm going to continue using this and will maybe update you later on.
Sites to where you can check out the product and learn more.
http://www.amazon.com/Andre-Lorent-Face-Cream-Ingredients/dp/B00N9D8PES/
http://shop.andrelorent.com/
I wanted to try this face cream because it has 100's of 5 star reviews on Amazon and it has natural ingredients in it. People say they've noticed results and noticed their wrinkles fading away.
I've only been using it for about a week so far. I don't really have deep lines or wrinkles yet, but when I first apply the cream it feels like my skin is tighter. My skin is not dry because this cream is definitely moisturizing. Also my face feels nice and soft too.
The key ingredients that are in this cream are Argireline, Matrixyl, Hyaluronic Acid, and Vitamin C & E. These are ingredients that firm skin, reduce wrinkles, and add collagen. Hyaluronic Acid is something That our skin naturally has and as we get older it disappears. It's a ingredient that we need to stay in our skin that makes it look younger.
I'm going to continue using this and will maybe update you later on.
Sites to where you can check out the product and learn more.
http://www.amazon.com/Andre-Lorent-Face-Cream-Ingredients/dp/B00N9D8PES/
http://shop.andrelorent.com/
Check out my video review on Youtube!!
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
I'm Back!!
I neglected my blog for the past 2 years and even before that I wasn't posting that much. I've decided to revive my blog, give it a new look and try to start posting again. I don't know how often I will post, but I will try my best to try not to go more than 2 weeks at the most without posting. It just gets over whelming trying to keep up with all these social sites, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram etc.
So I graduated college this past October with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Digital Art and Design. My Birthday was around the same time, November 3rd. Graduation was on Halloween, so the day after my Mom threw me a little Graduation / Birthday. I just turned 31, I know that's hard for people to believe, because I look and seem so young. But that's cool. Well 31 is still kind of young anyway though. But yeah, people think I'm 19 or 20.
So since graduation I've been trying to find work in graphic design and video production. It's hard finding something, but I wouldn't mind doing freelance work too. So if you need work done hit me up. I also do Youtube which I've been doing for quite a few years now, but I really want to grow my channel and get my views up. That's hard too. I've been putting in more time into my videos trying to make them good as possible. I just hope it pays off soon. Just want people to enjoy what I do and appreciate the amount of work I put into a video.
Well that's all I want to say for now. There's so much that happened since I last posted 2 years ago, but I'm not going to write a whole book about it. I may share some older things here and there that I feel is worth blogging about along with new stuff.
Talk to ya later, Peace! Daseana xo
So I graduated college this past October with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Digital Art and Design. My Birthday was around the same time, November 3rd. Graduation was on Halloween, so the day after my Mom threw me a little Graduation / Birthday. I just turned 31, I know that's hard for people to believe, because I look and seem so young. But that's cool. Well 31 is still kind of young anyway though. But yeah, people think I'm 19 or 20.
So since graduation I've been trying to find work in graphic design and video production. It's hard finding something, but I wouldn't mind doing freelance work too. So if you need work done hit me up. I also do Youtube which I've been doing for quite a few years now, but I really want to grow my channel and get my views up. That's hard too. I've been putting in more time into my videos trying to make them good as possible. I just hope it pays off soon. Just want people to enjoy what I do and appreciate the amount of work I put into a video.
Well that's all I want to say for now. There's so much that happened since I last posted 2 years ago, but I'm not going to write a whole book about it. I may share some older things here and there that I feel is worth blogging about along with new stuff.
Talk to ya later, Peace! Daseana xo
The Sims 2 Let's Play!!!
I've started doing let's plays of The Sims 2. I love The Sims 2, it's still my favorite. I haven't really gotten into playing The Sims 3 or 4 yet. Plus I feel it would be better to get a new computer first, because my macbook is over 4 years old now and it does freeze sometimes while using programs that use a lot of ram and power.
I have The Sims 3 game, but like I said, rather a get a new computer. The Sims 2 is starting to freeze my computer sometimes now. It's really annoying. Hopefully it will continue to work good enough for me to still record Let's plays every now and then.
Anyways, this is part 9 of my Sims 2 series I started. I want to upload them more frequently. Get to know Maya and Jay and check out the rest of the series on Youtube.
I have The Sims 3 game, but like I said, rather a get a new computer. The Sims 2 is starting to freeze my computer sometimes now. It's really annoying. Hopefully it will continue to work good enough for me to still record Let's plays every now and then.
Anyways, this is part 9 of my Sims 2 series I started. I want to upload them more frequently. Get to know Maya and Jay and check out the rest of the series on Youtube.
Friday, June 28, 2013
A Video Project...
I just spent a whole month filming and editing a video for my Video Project Class. Ok this has got to be the most stressful class out of all of them. And a few of them have been pretty damn stressful for me. I mean, I did enjoy this class a bit, since it is filming editing and stuff, the type of shit that I already do. I love filming and editing videos.
It's just that since this was for a class project, everything has to be done a certain way and done by a certain time. Basically the video is supposed to be about me as an artist and my process on how I put together a certain project. We had to record a voice over, film an interview of ourselves and film a lot of footage to add to the video. I think it's pretty cool. It took me a lot longer to get mine done than everybody else.
I feel like maybe I just spent a lot of time on mine because I feel it has to be perfect. I Think all the other students did pretty well on their projects, some better than others. There were a few who's projects were filmed very well and edited to look more professional. I was kinda nervous about my project not being that great, but after seeing some of the projects, I think I did pretty good on mine. I will probably upload my video to youtube soon and then share it here on my blog.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Blaaa!!!
I haven't posted on my blog in months, and I feel guilty about it because it's here, and I feel like I should be posting something regularly then, right? Yeah, so I'm posting something right now. Can't say that from now on there will be posts regularly, it's something that I have to work on. It's just kind of hard to keep up with all these, sites. I have school, and I like to focus on youtube.
I just went to NY a couple weeks ago, it's always great to see my family. Found out my Dad had a brain tumor that could cause him to go blind. He just had the surgery to remove it, and it went fine, so I'm glad about that. It was freezing in NY, while in Florida it was around 70's and 80's. I didn't get a chance to see a lot of my family while I was there, the trip was so last minute, also my Great Grandfather is very sick and might not live much longer, which is a reason we went up there. Now I'm back in Florida back to school and all the same shit. Hopefully I get to go back up there soon. I took a plane there and back, this is my 2nd time taking a plane, I always feel nervous when I'm on a plane, it's kind of scary and a bit cool at the same time. I enjoy snack time on the plane lol.
Right now I have to think of something to do in front of a green screen for my project at school, it's for a motion graphics class. The video will be edited in After Effects. I have to go to class tomorrow morning, booo! I still haven't thought about what I'm doing for the green screen.
I'm about to make a salad for dinner and watch my shows, The Game on BET comes on tonight and The Bad Girls Club. I have this stupid cough that I hope goes away soon. I developed this weird cold kind of thing ever since I got back from NY. Well anyway I'm hungry, off to make my salad and my show is about to start.
peace!
I just went to NY a couple weeks ago, it's always great to see my family. Found out my Dad had a brain tumor that could cause him to go blind. He just had the surgery to remove it, and it went fine, so I'm glad about that. It was freezing in NY, while in Florida it was around 70's and 80's. I didn't get a chance to see a lot of my family while I was there, the trip was so last minute, also my Great Grandfather is very sick and might not live much longer, which is a reason we went up there. Now I'm back in Florida back to school and all the same shit. Hopefully I get to go back up there soon. I took a plane there and back, this is my 2nd time taking a plane, I always feel nervous when I'm on a plane, it's kind of scary and a bit cool at the same time. I enjoy snack time on the plane lol.
Right now I have to think of something to do in front of a green screen for my project at school, it's for a motion graphics class. The video will be edited in After Effects. I have to go to class tomorrow morning, booo! I still haven't thought about what I'm doing for the green screen.
I'm about to make a salad for dinner and watch my shows, The Game on BET comes on tonight and The Bad Girls Club. I have this stupid cough that I hope goes away soon. I developed this weird cold kind of thing ever since I got back from NY. Well anyway I'm hungry, off to make my salad and my show is about to start.
peace!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Mmm Mm Look At This!!
I love food!! over the spring break I ate at this restaurant in Orlando. I forgot what it's called, Elephant something...
Sangria, so yummy
Three cheese Mac n Cheese
I think this was some kind of bacon cheese burger
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Went Home to NY
I got to go home (to NY) finally after a year and half. I haven't been able to get up there in a while is because I didn't have anyway to go by myself, haven't had much money for it. The reason I was able to go now was because my Grandmother passed away, my Mom bought me a plane ticket. I really wanted to be around my family. I was really happy to finally be home and see all the familiar faces that I'm used to. Sometimes really sad occasions bring family together.
(My Nana, Mary E. Mikulski )
Mary E. Mikulski, 75, went to be with her Lord on April 1, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her parents Rev. Leslie and Barbara Mae Fields; sisters, Louise Amar, Nettie Woolfolk, Rhoda Fields and brothers Leslie Fields, Jr. and Gilbert Fields. She is survived by her four children Daniel Mikulski, Keira Williams, Adam Mikulski and Debra Keyser; eight grandchildren Chesarae Archer, Nathan Archer, David Mikulski, Daseana Barnett, Danel Mikulski, Kira Soliven, Deanna Wood, and Dakeisha Wood; seven great-grandchildren Jaron Archer, Janiya Archer, Nathan Archer III, Raven Archer, Jaden Branch, Kingston Branch, Julian Adams and Taliq Mikulski. She is also survived by her sisters Dorothea Cornwell, Lillie Colvin, Saundra Wilson, Margie Powell and brother Walter Fields; also many nieces, nephews and cousins. Mary was born, raised and graduated in Binghamton, NY and lived in Ithaca for the last few years. She was a retired employee of IBM. She was the Choir Director and member of her father's church, Our Free Will Baptist Church, for many years. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be greatly missed by all who knew her. The family would like to express their appreciation for the care and compassion shown to their mother by the staff at the Cayuga Ridge Extended Care. A special thank you to Doris Kusznir.
I took a plane for the first time ever in my life, It was the quickest way for me to get up to NY, and I was only going to be able to stay there for three days. Not only was it my first time, I was going by myself. I was scared to death, it ended up being ok, but I would still avoid flying as much as possible. If I could somehow know for a fact that the plane is not going to crash, then it would be all good.
I was happy to see my nephew, he is 3 already, he'll actually be 4 soon. He's getting so big, I would like to see him more often. I haven't seen my other nephews in a while either, I didn't get to see them while I was up there. One of the nights a bunch of the family went to Apple Bees for dinner, it was fun. I also had a lot of fun hanging out with my Cousins and Brother another night, we went out to a club. I wish things could be like that more often
I plan on going back up there in July, I should be able to stay a bit longer and visit with family that I haven't got to see in a long while. I can't wait!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Now That's What I'm Talkin About
Garlic pizza with bacon, and a couple different cheeses, with hot wings and blue cheese. Mmm mmm mmm. This is what I had for dinner like a week ago, just looked so good that I had to take a picture. I love food!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
My Big Chop/ My Natural Hair
So I'm back finally with a new post. If you watch my beauty channel on youtube then you would know that recently, like a few weeks ago, I cut my hair, did the big chop. I've been transitioning from relaxed to natural now for 14 months. I just felt the urge to do it now, I felt like my new growth wasn't too short, and I hate my hair being too short. I also just couldn't wait to be fully natural so I can play with my curls and see what they're like. I wish I knew that I had curls like this, or I would of been natural along ass time ago lol. I also feel that my hair will be long again before I know it, I think my hair grows pretty fast. So I'm on a new hair journey to get my natural hair to grow, I will be making videos on update of my hair, on how I'm taking care of it and tracking the growth. I think it will achieve a good amount of length by the summer. I will also keep trying to update this blog with my natural hair journey and with pictures.
I straightened my hair right after I cut it. So this is my length.
My natural curls, my hair is slick back into a ponytail puff. I style it damp I just have some oils in it (coconut, olive oil, moroccan oil) and conditioner. I used eco style gel to smooth it down.
Purple Hair
I did purple highlights in my hair back in December, I did the highlights in my bangs, and then I dyed the whole bottom half of my hair purple. I love it. I used the Splat dye kit in Lusty Lavender. It is very messy though, you have to be careful, it will stain your skin and it's hard to get out. I've learned my lesson. I know that if i re-dye it then I need to take extra precautions of not getting it on my skin. I had dye all over my face, ears, shoulders, and all over the back of my neck. Regular soap will not wash it off. I found out that toothpaste works, that's what I ended up using to get it off. It did pretty much work. My scalp was stained wicked bad. But I enjoyed the purple hair lol.
Also in these pics, I have in some extensions. The extensions are about a couple inches longer than my hair.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Bloggin
Ok, I need to start writing in my blog more often. I want to, I always think of things that i think would make a interesting blog post. But I just never post it. I wanted to write something about 9/11, and I've had some interesting dreams that i wanted to write down. So I was thinking maybe I should make a schedule like, posting something at least once a week.
Well anyway, My Typography teacher pissed me off, I'm not gonna get into that right now.
Let's see... I want to step my game up with youtube videos, mainly for my drawing channel and my beauty channel. My drawing channel, I just need to upload more often, I need to get to working on more drawings, and post some interesting vlogs. I would like to become partner on that channel. I think I could if I was uploading vids more often, I have pretty good drawing skills. So eventually I'll start getting more subscribers and views. So far Youtube invited my videos to be monetized for revenue sharing. So whenever I upload a video, I automatically have the option to monetize it. It's not like when they just invite one of your videos because it's getting a lot of views. But why give you the option to monetize all your videos like your a partner, but... not let you be partner..? idk.. I guess you still have to apply or be invited for that separately.
And Then my beauty channel, I'm already partnered with StyleHaul. But I feel I just want to make better videos. The main thing is that I just need a better camera, but i can't get it now. But I also realized that the lighting is a problem. But for now I think that buying light bulbs that give off more of a white light than yellow helps a lot. So that's what I did. I don't think that the bulbs I bought are as white as i wanted, but there's definitely a big difference, and I think that definitely helps my videos look better. But I also want to just make better videos. I get inspired from beauty ads and commercials. I just filmed a make up tutorial inspired by Candies. I like the photos with Vanessa Hudgens and Hayden Panetierre. My make up was inspired by Haydens make up in her pics, and then I also took pictures that were inspired by their photo shoots. I still need to edit the video. When I'm done, i'll upload some of the pics to my blog.
Well anyway, My Typography teacher pissed me off, I'm not gonna get into that right now.
Let's see... I want to step my game up with youtube videos, mainly for my drawing channel and my beauty channel. My drawing channel, I just need to upload more often, I need to get to working on more drawings, and post some interesting vlogs. I would like to become partner on that channel. I think I could if I was uploading vids more often, I have pretty good drawing skills. So eventually I'll start getting more subscribers and views. So far Youtube invited my videos to be monetized for revenue sharing. So whenever I upload a video, I automatically have the option to monetize it. It's not like when they just invite one of your videos because it's getting a lot of views. But why give you the option to monetize all your videos like your a partner, but... not let you be partner..? idk.. I guess you still have to apply or be invited for that separately.
And Then my beauty channel, I'm already partnered with StyleHaul. But I feel I just want to make better videos. The main thing is that I just need a better camera, but i can't get it now. But I also realized that the lighting is a problem. But for now I think that buying light bulbs that give off more of a white light than yellow helps a lot. So that's what I did. I don't think that the bulbs I bought are as white as i wanted, but there's definitely a big difference, and I think that definitely helps my videos look better. But I also want to just make better videos. I get inspired from beauty ads and commercials. I just filmed a make up tutorial inspired by Candies. I like the photos with Vanessa Hudgens and Hayden Panetierre. My make up was inspired by Haydens make up in her pics, and then I also took pictures that were inspired by their photo shoots. I still need to edit the video. When I'm done, i'll upload some of the pics to my blog.
Monday, July 25, 2011
New Lil Dog? The 1st vid is him playing, the 2nd, he's being chased by a Grasshopper!
This is a dog we found, the owners don't really want him back, so I guess we're keeping him!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Yeah..
I was gonna write a blog post about Buster, cause ofcourse that's something important to me. I will write it soon...
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