I was listing to some random house music mix recently and all of the sudden, I was caught up in a disco frenzy.
I can’t tell you how many times that I’ve listened to “Dance Dance Dance” by Chic in the last two weeks. Perhaps too much but I love it.
“Oh, what a treat, feels so sweet
That body heat
When I’m dancin’ with my baby drives me crazy
Makes me hazyRumba and Tango
Latin Hustle too
Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah
I wanna boogie with you”
Disco will never die!
Had some good friends over for brunch today and made some peppered buttermilk biscuits. Everybody loves buttery biscuits….
Little known fact about me: I am not a fan of anything with pumpkin meat as ingredient. Period. No pumpkin lattes, pumpkin pie no pumpkin nothing. But I love the way pumpkins look. I actually find them to be quite beautiful and I do love toasted pumpkin seeds.
I guess this is kinda like me hating tomatoes but a HUGE lover of pico and salsa. I’m my own contradiction more often than not. On another note, I’ve been thinking about teaching a class on mobile device photography. Well, to be honest, I started thinking about it this morning.
Why? Because… there are some horrible mobile device photography out there.
Especially when it comes to food photos. Color, composition, & cropping are key. Going to let my idea marinate for a bit.
It’s a total bummer that the Detroit Tigers didn’t make it to the World Series this year after being shut down by the Boston Red Sox during the American League Championship Series.
Although the loss was a let down, the season was great and I had some great experiences this summer. From hanging downtown on opening day with my boo.
To working with and kicking it with Austin Jackson. An awesome experience.
To hanging with my homeboys on my birthday at one of the last games of the season that helped land the Tigers in the ALCS.
It was all good.
Already looking forward to next year and more good baseball!
If you’re looking for an easy Sunday brunch sandwich that combines the best of all worlds… well, you have to try this. Have to!
Ingredients:
- Applewood smoked bacon
- Creamy Brie
- Fig butter
- Pumpernickel
The jump Off:
Spread the fig butter (available at Trader Joe’s) on your bread.
Cut the brie and layer it on your bread.
Add your pre-cook bacon…… and BAM, you’re basically done.
Butter & heat a skillet then toast each side of your sandwich.
Once toasted, slice as desired then fall into decadent sandwich heaven!
The saltiness from the bacon is totally complimented by the sweetness of the fig butter. And every body knows that figs and brie are everything you need in life.
I’ve been celebrating myself with no shame at all this week. Why, because I am free to do so and I love it.
My birthday was all that I wanted it to be and more.
I was able to get my fresh hot shave, the breakfast that I wanted, attend a Tigers baseball game with my friends and have the Tigers win. That was enough right….
No….
When I got home, I was surprised by my boo who had a massage therapist set up to give me a full body massage, one of my favorite bottles of champagne etc. etc. etc. This was the best ever.
The night wrapped with dinner at one of my favorite restaurants followed by a nightcap with friends.
Some really great surprises!
It feels so good to be sounded by warm love.
Tonight, I’ll be hosting a birthday celebration. I don’t know why I’m sitting here writing this when I should be preparing food.
On that note, I’m out!
My 39th birthday is 2 days away but I’ve been celebrating since Sunday. I’m going for broke and making it a weeklong celebration ending in a themeless party with friends.
Well, maybe there is a theme because I’m planning on having a ton of red balloons. The challenge to this is that I have a popcorn ceiling. Yikes!!!! Guess I need to start taking bets on how many will pop. No matter, that will only add to the fun.
Because I’m a little Pinterest obsessed, I created a birthday board to showcase a few of the things that I love…. you know, stuff like strawberry ice cream, music, fashion etc.
My 38th year was a very good year from me and I’m hoping that my last year in my 30′s brings me more joy & peace… Already off to a good start, a good start indeed!
Shout out to Cousin Dee for an awesome mini photo session!
While hunting for new soul house songs on Traxsource this past spring, I stumbled upon “Man of Summer” by QB Smith and was instantly hooked. I played the song on auto play & repeat for hours and adopted it as my 2013 summer theme song. Ever mutha needs a summer theme song!
The lyrics hit me in the right spot and reminded me of summer love and a connection to the earth and all things connected to light.
I, Tafari…. am a man of summer!
“I am fleeting thunder
on a blue horizon
nearby laughter
on an outstretched evenin’
I am a warm touch
all over your body
and shady branches
for your shelterIm a thoughtful moment
scorched emotions
cool remembrance
springs conclusionIm everything
Ive ever done
and ever seen
and ever felt
and Im ready
yes Im readyTo be the man you want
I am summer
Man of summer”
So I was out & about in DC last weekend doing my thing and all of the sudden, my super boo, Butta shows up. Things got real & real fun! Next thing I know, it’s a photoshoot.
You may know Butta from her award winning blog, Soulbouce (my favorite sources for new music) where she grinds hard as the Editor-In-Chief!
Fashion We
After my time at New York Fashion Week last February I decided to sit the fall season out New York Fashion Week out. Crazy right???
Although I will not be in & out of fashion related events photographing beautiful people, I did have some thoughts on fashion week that I shared with Sharifa D. Crawford of Disciples of Haute.
And for the record, I’m never that excited about spring/summer collections. Being from the Midwest & a lover of all things autumn, I’m more excited about fall/winter collections. The colors, jackets, richer textiles and scarves of course.
One reason why I love having a window seat is so that I can watch the sky transform as I daydream and consider all the things that make me happy in life…
Music Credit: “Don’t Wait” by Bonobo
When my best friends, Brion & Chonda announced they were having a baby this year, I was so very excited for them!!!
Then my excitement turned to maternity photography to help them document this special time in their lives.
I’m looking forward to meeting their son OR daughter (they decided to be surprised)!
Next, I have to convince them to do newborn photos.
See a couple more outtakes here