Nathalie’s Photo Blog

Tags: birthday, Celebrations, celebratons, Portraits, Seasons 52

Tags: change, faith, hope, obama, Politics, possibilities, vote

I thought this was a sweet photo of Mr. and Mrs. Obama in their younger days.  I bet when they took this photo, they never imagined where they’d be in 2008.  I mean, as a bi-racial man in America, graduating from college is wonderful; becoming a father, commendable; becoming a politician, respectable;  but PRESIDENT, that’s IMPOSSIBLE….until now.

I have really been inspired by this man and I actually believe that he can make a difference in ALL our lives here in America.  And on top of that, with all the good he’s trying to accomplish, people are out there plotting to kill this man.  Could you picture yourself with the massive responsibility/pressure on your shoulders like the one he (and his family) has right now!?!?!

My Barack Obama shirt finally arrived and boy, did I get a lot of compliments.  I kept getting stopped by people who wanted to know where I got it (UrbanOutfitter.com,  by the way), but then I came to a realization….

You can rock as many t-shirts, bumper stickers, and pins as you want, but that’s not going to mean ANYTHING unless you vote.  So please, before you start forking out the cash for a t-shirt, take a minute and register to vote.  All of this effort goes to waste if we don’t get to the polls in November.

Barack Throwback photo found @: Conversate

Don’t forget to register to vote!!!

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Tags: Entertainment, Maxwell, melody, serenade, soul

That’s right heffas! Maxwell’s going on tour! You should’ve known after seeing his stellar performance on the BET Awards this year.  Thank you so much SoulBounce for the head’s up!

• October 8, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. – Boston Opera House (Boston, MA)
• October 9, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. – Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY) Ticket sales begin 8/22/08 at 12:00 p.m.
• October 12, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. – Massey Hall (Toronto, ON)
• October 21, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. – Orpheum Theater (Minneapolis, MN) Ticket sales begin 8/22/08 at 6:00 p.m.
• October 22, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. – Omaha Music Hall (Omaha, NE) Ticket sales begin 8/23/08 at 12:00 p.m.
• November 7, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. – Verizon Wireless Theater (Houston, TX) Ticket sales begin 8/23/08 at 10:00 a.m.

Here’s the problem, I don’t live anywhere near any of these venues, so a sista’s gonna to have to travel!  I just need to find someone who’s down to go with me and I’ll be good (I’m thinking NY).  Is anyone else out there as excited as me?  I LOVE Maxwell, I’ve been missing him for a while now.

Some of my favorite Maxwell songs are:

Whenever, wherever, whatever
Till’ The Cops Come Knockin’
This Woman’s Work
Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)
Fortunate

Tags: daughter, family, father

These photos were taken during Father’s day this year.  Just sitting in the house thinking about him.  I love you papa! (more…)

Tags: Wish List

I’ve heard before, that if you write it down, you can make things happen.  I’ve said it before…but let me say it again…..

I will own a home within 3 years

But what’s a goal without a plan achieve it?  My first step will be to make an appointment with my financial adviser to see if this is really possible for me.  I’ve been good at keeping my credit score up, have been very cautious in my big purchases, and I feel I’m responsible enough to take on a home now (Just need to work on the savings!).

I promise not to fall into one of those “creative” mortgages, or buy something way beyond my means.  I won’t buy a condo either…a single-family home is what I want.

I’ll keep you posted along the way.  Is anyone else out there trying to get into a home?  Are the stories in the news about the housing market scaring you away a bit?  Has anyone out there recently purchased a home?  Do you have any suggestions?

Tags: Entertainment

Kanye West : Champion

The video’s great!

Tags: dolo, puppy

Dolo is the son of Tyrone and Princess.  He’s been a pain in my azz since March of this year, but I love him.  His mommy actually died 3 days after giving birth to him and his 4 little siblings.  Shortly thereafter, the siblings all died off, and in the end…only Dolo survived.  He’s been bottle-fed, watched-after, and hand raised….but STILL acts like a wild animal.

Thanks to CESK for the video!

Tags: News

Once again, Florida brings you the finest examples in human intelligence ANYWHERE.  Can we do something right for once?….I hope so because if not, I’ll have to move soon.

If you haven’t heard already, this man in Jacksonville called 911 because the people at Subway didn’t make his sandwich right.  When he went back to the shop to have them fixed it, he got belligerent and they threw him out the shop.  He then proceeded to call 911, yes, 911!  Of course he’s under arrest for making false emergency calls.

On Reginald Peterson’s side, I understand that he was angry about his sandwiches being wrong.  With the price of gas these days, he needs to pinch pennies and couldn’t just let the $12.00 worth of sandwiches go.  He probably felt that he had every right to call the police.  He was “keepin’ it real” but it went allllll wrong.  If he’s got at least one brain cell, he’s probably more embarrassed than you can imagine.  Poor guy needs to move to Canada or something.

Now, if I was one of those Subway employees, I’d be laughing my ass off!  First problem is, they are paid to make sandwiches, not to deal with lunatics yelling at them over some missing friggin sauce.  It was probably so satisfying to kick him out…then even better when the police came to pick him up.  I wish I could interview one of them, seriously, give me a call!

Please someone, make this man a sammich!

Tags: Celebrations, Portraits

Sunday Evening, we celebrated Christina’s 24th birthday!!!  We started off at Kobe’s for that birffday dinner.

Aren’t they a cute couple?  (Christina and Dan)

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