Do. It. Yourself

I've been quiet for a while because I've been writing (songs), reading this month's books (3 of them) and living. I've also been trying to figure out how to make this album release as painless as possible. 3 months ago I shot a music video for the Das Kapital remix of 'Today is the Day'. I kept making promises to upload it but... Nothing happened. Well here is a video explaining my woes.




What's the point of doing this is if I can't have fun? I honestly got so caught up in what wasn't being done, that I forgot that I can ALWAYS DO something about my situation.

Music Video Tings

Yes. I used the word 'tings' in the post title. Moving right along.

Last weekend I shot the first part of the music video for a song I released almost a year ago (Butterflies DJ Zinhle remix). A friends little sister is a film school student in 3rd year and she approached me to shoot a music video. Marcee and I are already clear about what music videos we are shooting next, concepts, dates etc. So we thought it would be cool to give them Butterflies (DJ Zinhle remix) to work with. It was the first one of my songs to be playlisted A LOT overseas. It was only 8 countries, but the reception was very good.

Last Saturday was the 'green screen' shoot. I had never done a green screen shoot, so it was very interesting. I had to do a lot of pretending. The idea is that there are butterflies all around me and I'm interacting with them. It made me feel like I always do; crazy. So I suppose it was no different to every day of my life.

The dress is by Lazuli. We spent all morning trying things on and just before we left I tried this one on and Marcee and Bukiwe (stylist) both agreed that it was the ONE. This weekend we shoot the rest of the music video.




I performed Butterflies on Expresso in Feb of this year. Its a very naked, stripped down version of the song.

Something New (Table Thirteen)

This is not REALLLY something new, but I hadn't been to Table Thirteen since last year and they made some changes... So... Yeah something new. The genius behind Table Thirteen (in Green Point) is Lara O'Sullivan. Lara Truly is a genius because not only is the food AMAZING but the decor is also incredible. You can tell that a ;lot of though and love went into the place.

Marcee and I had to handle some car business on Saturday morning. We had to be there obnoxiously early. So after the car business was handled we made our way to Table Thirteen for breakfast.

tea for me

cap for Marcee

This is what Marcee had; poached eggs with some yummy stuff

I need something like this for my dinner parties

I LOVE taking pics of Marcee

Saturday breakfast at TableThirteen could become a regular thing. I didn't take any pics of the place because it was kinda full and I didn't want the other people there to feel uncomfortable.

Via food 24 but this pic doesn't do the place justice and this was before 'the change'

Awesome!! (Bearded and Black)

The internet is so amazing (THIS is not news). I found an interesting tumblr the other day. As always I was checking out art of kawaii and I ended up there somehow (after 40 mins of aimless browsing). Bearded and Black basically just shares photos of black men with beards. Initially I thought 'oh this doesn't look very interesting'. As you know things don't have to be interesting for you to continue mindless browsing.

I have never thought of myself as a beard girl, but after looking at some of those pictures... I think I might like men with beards. Ooooh lawdy! Have a look at some of the pics from Bearded and Black.

HELLOOOOO handsome stranger

Moment of silence...

Running Stuff

I may have never mentioned this before, but I have always been useless at 'physical' stuff. At school the teachers didn't even bother to try and get me involved because I was a 'creative' kid. So I'm sure you can imagine my surprise when I discovered that I can run. Not only that... But I also enjoy running.

Marcee was the one who used to drag me to the promenade and ask me to just try. Recently she decided to run a race with @alambchop & @bohoparadox. A few days before the race she was starting to get nervous, so I offered to run the race with her. We both entered the 5km race, with no real training and finished in under 40 mins. Not bad at all :)

It was apparently so good that we may very well start training and do the Gun Run (10km). Eeeeekk!

The beautiful and inspirational Marcee

Running makes me pull weird faces

That's what I did this weekend :)

Because I'm worth it

I am strange and okay with it ;)

I LOVE my community

Abed & Troy are EVERYTHING! My brother introduced me to this show a week ago and I am addicted.

Pics via zap2it

Let it rain

I will admit to having being on the fence about him. Not anymore. I am all his after this song. Yessir, his album (the next one) will be MINE! *evil laugh*

P.S Its RAINING in Cape Town, which is odd because we only get rain in Winter. This is more Jozi weather. I was missing home so bad, but it looks like home came to me. I wont complain.

Lights Out, Words Gone

I need their album in my life. I just wanna play this song while driving on a Summer evening. I like the music video, but I also don't. Don't ask. It is still a lovely song.

Huurr Did

I have been wanting to do something different with my hair for a while now. I've just been a little scared and also wasn't sure about leaving my African hair in the hands of someone with no experience (I do my own hair). A friend told me about a place on Long Street (Hand) that could hook it up. I trust her, so I went and got my 'huurrr did'.

BEFORE

I was so nervous that I had a Martini at Greens before my hair appointment

No prizes for guessing who had the PINK drink. SMH

AFTER

I had not been in a hair salon in almost 4 years. Can you believe that? Kept falling asleep in the chair. I admire women who go to the hair salon often. It is painful to have to sit still for so long. I'm happy with the results, although I am gonna go back in a week or 2 to see if we can go lighter.

One love. New-Hair Porcelain :)

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