The woman behind the Mirror

"& no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself,
& then make a change!"





I was there. Siedah Garrett wrote "Man in the Mirror" for MJ and she sang it at Agape as a tribute to him a couple weeks ago. Truly an amazing song.


-Yhanni

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I love, I love, I love..

"You're 18, live it up."
Los


I'm 18. This is a major milestone. I'm considered an adult...weird. I'm about to graduate from high school with a Theatre Major sticker on my diploma. "I got a certain lust for life/ and as it stands" I get it! I get why things happen. All the drama and stuff that went down within the gates of Hami don't even matter when I think of all the beautifully amazing things that have happened there. I grew soo much. Going in acting coming out having an appreciation and some understanding of a grip of different creative outlets. NIGGA I SANG ON OPRAH AND FOR OBAMA! Four years ago I was in Virginia dreaming about where I am now. There isn't a day that I'm not grateful for everything I've been through and everything I have right now. BFFL kept me in her away all day & TD came over and dropped off my favorite coldstone ice cream :)

Thank you
ross
mike
daniel
danelle
brittney
jessa
kourtni
joslyn
nina
carlos
gabbie
chase
anton
william
shiran
kaya
brooke
brittany
chanae
erin
tarik
danielle
whitney
dori
sarah
anika
chase
imani
bree
samantha
keha
alyssa
taylor
elianna
jeron
laura
alanna
taylor
jade'
amani
dejon
jason
hakeem
tundae
rr
BCC
emily
chanelle
Henni
daniel
sarah
Edgar
sara
zoe
krislynn
fulani
chelsea
sikander
ben
aurora
blanche
hakeem
danielle
milena
brian
baba
Jessica
kelsea
maggie
danelle
iman
davohn
jenna
brittani
joi
sam
sami
ianthe
derrick
anthony
sankofa
jj
mei mei
star
lonnie wo
John-Michael
susan
Jeffery
cydni
& tory
for the birthday loooove I really appreciate it! <3



..look at Joey's face! haaa

<3
Picture Credit: TD, Alex & Whitney
Okay so Friday was prom. My boo Joey was a bomb escort & he drove the Gto like a pro..mm. I had my Champagne Party with one of my really good friends, Brittany & her gigantic date. We went to prom but stopped at CVS for those 5 hour energy things.. it was a riot walking in, in full prom attire. Prom was cute outside on Main St. at Sony Studios. Congrats to Matt and Sasha Fierce to winning Prom King and Queen! It was doope seeing everybody dressed up, I think that was the best part of it all..everybody was so happy and gorgeous looking!

I wanted to post a really good picture of me in my dress but I have to get them from one of the people that took pictures at the CP. Of course now my all white silk chiffon dress is ridiculously dirty after the fact though.. lol



-yhanni

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5.23.09.

"Whole new ballgame, whole new day!"


Yesterday TD, Britney & I went Champagne party hoppin. It was so much fun! Seeing my friends all dressed up was really dope.. when do you really ever get a chance to go all out like that? First stop..

CHASE. where I ran into..

BIANCA..who i had just met on Fairfax the day before. Ridiculously chill personality :)
Next we went to a less intimate CP with more prom goers, their families and a DJ and all thattt.

HAKEEM.Wearing three layers. lmao
TYLER. looked amazing.
After that CP/ Jerktion we went to get this guy..

DIRTY D.
& then it was on to another house but I didn't know them personally


After a grip of Coldstone (mm Coffee lovers).. we went to get, Rr, spicy hard candy and a Cosmo mag and went back to TD's house where we were greeted by his suuper chill dad.



Last night was the first time I saw Love & Basketball.. loved it. Young Omar Eeps mm fasho.
The night ended with MDs and Hi CHewwwwwwwww. the weekend's not over yet!




Picture Credit: Tundae
-Yhanni (legal in exactly one week.)

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"Make It"

"Emerge from the basement to show our faces"
SomeWhere Else

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This song. I almost have no words to describe it.. ALMOST. This makes my heart beat like crazzy. The song has so much passion and flavor! You can feel every part that each individual person contributed. and it all just feel in place. This song is like Kool-aid flavored candy Legos. I'm not only down for SomeWhere Else cause they're '08 Hami graduates, and not because they're all so dope and chill to be around but because they're music is an experience. I'll never hear anything like SomeWhere Else except but from LonnieWo(LonnieRo), Big Cee Cee(Logik), Star(Saint P), Chris, Jafet, Elvis & Jono.

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I Fucks with SomeWhere Else!!!

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Satisfaction

"This time I want it all..."




Our family friend is a make up artist who worked on some major people like.. the OBAMAS!.. and she wanted some shots of her art. This woman has known me since I was wearing diapers in brooklyn and it was cool to watch her do what she loved. Annd see my mom so happy. :)

makeup by Aliesh
photos by Neil

more info later..
THE DAY ISN'T EVEN OVER YET!!!!
-Yhanni

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I Get Out

"& out of the cocoons spilling from the lilies of the valley spring butterflies.."

I was incog for a while but it's time for a resurrection..This is what I've been up to..

THE LITTLE THINGS:


In switching up my room I noticed that I have a ridiculous amount of clothes; some stuff that I don't even wear anymore or haven't worn ever sitting in my tiny closet taking up space. Instead of burning old stuff I put all these clothes into a big black bag and I'm donating them to an Indian Reservation in need of clothing.

With the smaller work load at school from having fewer classes I've had a lot of fun spending extra time with my close friends. Happy Suuuper Belated Bday to Joi&Hakeem!

There are soo many people in my family but all of our birthdays clump together. My brother, sister, cousin and Omi all celebrated their birthdays within the last few weeks.. lots of cake.
I found out soy candles are better than wax candles for some reason..


ALEXANDER HAMILTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY OF MUSIC MAGNET:


still

crazy!


PHOTOGRAPHY:













We got to work on a bunch of cool stuff in my photo class. We did a bunch of stop motion shorts and it inspired me to take pictures on my friend Bryce doing his infamous wall flip. The last one is my favorite. (Pictures of Paz & I credit: King)

My DSLR got soda on it after it exploded in my bag. Before the attempted bonfire i was heading to got disturbed by gunshots..that turned out to be fire crackers?! Does anybody know any good camera repair shops?


PART II:

(part one)





Not as amazing as part I.


SPRING BREAK:





I only have pictures of like the first friday or saturday of SB since my camera go wet on Monday. WAAACK These pictures will just have to represent all the time i spent eating, sitting by the bay and talking on the phone lol.


VIPS (Dinner):




VIPS van driven by whitney G!

I don't really know what this was.. but it tasted good.


Mike, QuincyQuincy, Jade', Jay, Miss. MelCruz, Kiandrea, Alisha, Taylor, Kelsey, Lindsy, Tarik, Pdaddyyy & JoJo :)


WORK (Egami Digital):


This italian soda drink with lime, mint, raspberries and blueberries that my boss made me..AMAZING!

The same drink two seconds later. lol

The other day one of my bosses took me to the beverly center simply because of the fact that I've never been there.. It's been so fun interning for Egami.


OTIS:


Summer of Art!



"SPRING'S AWAKENING":


Cast

Prune ghosts backstage closing night

Kara



"My face looks like a plum!!"


my favorite favorites, Laura & Travis.

Abbie, Laura, Sean, Laura D, Joe, Ivy

Between Shows the entire cast and crew gets together a plays capture the flag using the whole quad which is soo fun because the quad usually has hundreds on kids on it.. but for two days it's just us.

Paz, Brittany, Bryce.

Emily

Brittany

Athen

LorenMoren

Laura

Maggie Fierce


EASTER:

One of my favorite holidays cause you get to dress up and wear colors you normally wouldn't, eat and be with close family and family friends.. at least that's what it means in my house..

I forgive everything on easter. That's what spring is all about.. letting the old parts of you that are holding you back die and your new and improved self emerging better then ever.
"you say you want a resurrection, somebody's got to die"


PERSONAL STYLE:




picture credit: whoopi.. carpet art credit: little brother.

I'm always changing and what I wear and the way I style my hair changes with me. Lately I've been wearing more solid colors (esp. black, white & my favorite jean jacket..) instead of the patterns that make the selection of clothes in my closet so colorful. I've also been wearing my hair suuuper curly. I also chopped a few inches off my dreads.. just the damaged ends.. I'm not even sure how much I cut off since it's been so curly..
Positive change is always good.


"I can't be victimised no more
I just don't sympathize no more
Cause now I understand
You just wanna use me
You say "love" then abuse me
You never thought you'd loose me
But how quickly we forget
That nothin' is for certain
You thought I'd stay here hurtin'"
I Get Out -Lauryn Hill

-Yhanni

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