My March Music

Here is a list of songs I've been listening to a lot lately:

"Bom Chicka Wow Wow" by Mike Posner
"Give Me Everything" by Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer
"Sweat" by Snoop Dogg and David Guetta
"Love In America" by JTX
"Young Forever" by The Ready Set
"Till The World Ends" by Britney Spears
And of course...

In other music news, Britney Spears' new album titled Femme Fatale releases today and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy! I've heard a few leaked songs and it seems like this could be Brit's best album so far... I will definitely do a review of the full album soon so look out for that...

Also, I've been informed that we can expect a new single from Beyoncé towards the end of April, I REALLY can't wait for that so we'll see!

Thanks for reading!

-B

Spring Break 2011!

I know as teens we hear it almost on a daily basis. "Be safe" "Be careful" "Don't..." "Call me if..." "Make good decisions" and sometimes it can get annoying, but many of us fail to realize that when people say these things to us it is done with the most loving and caring intentions.

This week is Spring Break in Houston and I'm sure all around the US Spring Break is going to happen soon if not now. This is a time that is notorious for young people getting crazy, drunk and wild. As I have said before, I know peer pressure can be hard to not give into sometimes, but all I ask of you is to be smart and safe. Obviously if I had it my way, I would prefer for nobody to drink or do drugs at all, but realistically that is just not going to happen. I can sit here and beg you all not to do anything bad but most likely, some of you will anyway. Please be smart. Don't drink, don't do drugs, don't do anything stupid, because not only are you affecting your own life, but you are affecting your friends and families lives too.

Also, if you are doing these bad things, do not get behind the wheel and do not let your friends get behind the wheel. Call your parents if you need to. I'm sure they will be mad, but it's a matter of life and death. I can guarantee you they would much rather you call them than have you die because you were too scared to. Don't put you and other lives in danger. It is just not worth it. A week of "fun" can turn into a life of pain that you can never take back.

As you finish reading this I hope that some of your minds have been changed and I hope you all will make the right decisions. All I want to say is: Be safe. Be careful. Don't do anything dangerous or dumb. Call your parents or the police if you have to. Make good decisions.

Thanks for reading,

-B

More Of Fashion Career Day 2011

Pictures

Carmen Marc Valvo sharing his story with the crowd

Me and Tanya Robertson, makeup artist and owner of the company Paparazzi Pretty

Me and Rebecca Spera, host of the Houston-based talkshow Mirror, Mirror

These are just some more pictures of the fashion show that high school and college students made the designs for:



This day was amazing and so much fun for me! I enjoyed hearing the speakers, watching the models, seeing the clothes and meeting some of the most wonderful, hardworking people of Houston.

I also have to give credit to a model who did an EXCELLENT job in the show: Jasmine Long from Neal Hamil Agency.

Thanks for reading!

-B



Fashion Career Day 2011

Meeting the One and Only, Carmen Marc Valvo

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Career Day 2011 sponsored by Fashion Group International of Houston. Every year they have an event where high school and college students design garments and compete for scholarships by having a fashion show. Along with the fashion show, there are several workshops available to attend such as Behind The Runway and Making It Into The Fashion Business. Also, they have guest speakers who have goals to share their stories and inspire young students. This year the speakers were Janet Gurwitch and international fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo.

When I first learned of this event the main thing I was excited about was getting to hear Carmen Marc Valvo speak. His talent is one of the best in my opinion. I did a post a few days ago about New York Fashion Week and even wrote about how incredible his clothing was. So anyway, I made sure that my friends and I had front row seats to hear and see him up close so I dashed up by the runway as soon as the doors opened!

When Carmen finally came out, I was amazed, as well as everybody else in the room. His story is so inspiring. It was interesting to hear how he went from being forced into a career of plastic surgery (which he never intended to fully pursue) to becoming one of the world's most talented designers today. I learned a lot from his speech. Go for what you want, take school seriously, and a couple of other secrets that I think I want to keep so they remain special.

Stepping through the doors of the U of H Hilton, the thought never even entered my mind that after I walked out at the end of the day, I would actually get the chance to meet one of my true inspirations. Sure enough, when we came outside, there was THE Carmen Marc Valvo just standing on the sidewalk talking on the phone. My friends and I kindly went up to him to ask for a quick picture and he nicely offered his time to take a few with us.

I feel miraculously lucky to have met Carmen and I'm so glad that I got to tell him that his work is great and amazing.

This was the highlight of my trip to Fashion Career Day 2011, but there is definitely more to come, so keep up!

Thanks for reading,

-B