And it really messed with me. Initially we all thought it was a “hit and run (which was pretty bad) but it turns out the driver of the vehicle that hit the woman happened to be lady with her child in the back seat. She was so traumatized by hitting this lady that she had to pull over. We were all hysterical… Like I said, it’s still messing with me as we speak. I know she’s gonna be ok but this reinforced some valuable lessons my parents have taught me over the years. We must all be careful. Pay attention when you’re driving, and don’t be distracted when you’re crossing busy intersections. Your life is a gift, treat it as so. I don’t know this lady one bit but her being hurt, hurts me. I’m connected to her humanity. People are important. You are important. Love you guys. No really, I do.
pretend my life is this perfect thing to live but that would be far from the truth. Actually the truth is my life is full of ups and downs that I use as motivation to push me and as inspiration to share my deepest thoughts, even hurts, through personalized written lingo. Truth is I could pretend my personal/romantic relationships are simple and fulfilling but they aren’t, at least not all the time, but hey I’m a writer so I guess that fuels more material ;-) I’ve struggled personally, romantically, professionally, and even financially. I constantly ask “Who am I and what do I want?” How does this 20-something work towards happiness (and whatever that means) without sacrificing professional aspirations? (You know they say we can’t have it all, which I think is a total lie.) Well, I’m still trying to figure it out. Why? I can’t even tell you, when I know I should simply just live it out. All I know is that my music is driven by my love for writing and creative expression. I only sing to musically express what I write. I know that much about myself. My blog is extension of my creative and technological expression. These things I know, these things are genuine. I think you can see it for what it is. My music career, is not perfect… I strive everyday in the “regular” world as in the music business world. My relationships are complex and a constant thing I work at. My personality is- onion. These things I know, these things I will never have to pretend about. I hope you see it for what it is.
DeAndre
May Day
So I celebrated with one of my favorite girls for her birthday at Up (restaurant) this past weekend and it was wonderful. (Stylist) Adrienne marked another year of womanhood by having a lavish dinner with close friends. We shared stories, reminisced, laughed and loved. I’m so blessed to know strong young women that are devoted to their purpose and contributing to the world in their own special way. Happy birthday again Adrienne, we love love love you darling!
DeAndre
Had a blog tutorial in bed :-)
I’m a ball of emotions. I can handle life but emotions are my kryptonite. I write music mostly from my emotional perspective and sometimes it makes no sense but when you feel, your emotions don’t presently make sense. That’s something I’d like to have a better handle over but it’s making my writing so honest and pure. I guess I have to choose the lesser of my 2 evils.
DeAndre
The blog might change format over the next few weeks depending on how much time I have to dedicate to my “research”… About 90% of what I post comes from things I read through my trusty Google Reader. I’m fortunate enough to have this spiffy new iPad and iPhone so I can blog on the go but it’s a little difficult to post as detailed as I like with mobile devices… SO what that means is when I’m not able to do my “traditional” posts, you’ll see a lot more of me and what I’m doing while working on my project/living this pop life lol! Just a heads up folks xoxo :)
DeAndre
Sooo I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve last said something on here, so here it is… I’ve been busy!!! I’ve still been finishing up the EP (which I’m super proud of) but life has been crazy… I just want to make sure that I dedicate my time to the music and really get back out on the stage for you guys. Right now I’m thinking of new show concepts and arrangements. I seriously need more hours in my day but y’all keep me motivated. I love y’all and I love that through my crazy life you still support my music. And honey it’s just getting “gooder and gooder” (as my pastor says lol). I’ll continue to keep you all posted but make sure to keep up with the blog and my different social networks. Later xoxo!
DeAndre
Here are a few photos from a couple of weeks ago at The Dream show live at Fitzgerald’s in the Heights… We had a lot of fun and snapped a few pix acting silly :-)
DeAndre
Waiting on my session to begin and finally getting my Instagram on :-)
You’ll all be glad to know I’m still working incredibly hard to ensure success in my near future. I’m working on a few different things at once but a project will be coming very very soon. I have a few videos to edit and put up for you guys… and being that I got a new phone, expect a lot of mobile blogging :) I’m super excited and really anxious of things to come. I’m trying to work at getting in the proper rhythm so that things can just flow out you know… Ummm what else??? “Love Thing” is doing well in Macedonia thanks to all of the fans (I can’t believe I have them but I do) fans that have totally embraced the record and are excited for my music. We’re up to 20K views!!! Anywho, as alway, check out the site and expect more, soon!
xoxo,
DeAndre
