Sunday, May 15, 2011
A New Chapter... A New Day
Over these last few months that I've been not writing I've had my fair share of curve balls, home runs, stikeouts, lemons, lemonade, and rotten lemons but the point is that I'm STILL here. I had to learn to stop putting so much emphasis on making the best out of everything and appreciate each experience and disaster for the beauty each of them had.
I'm proud to say that I have grown up a lot and even though I am not at that mythic place called "there." I have not only found peace with my journey but joy that I am blessed to be on still.
For my loyal followers thank you for sticking with me... To the ones who have fallen off I hope you'll find reason to come back... And to my new followers thank you for deciding to journey with me.
Monday, November 23, 2009
DREAM DEFERED NO MORE
IVE BEEN TRYING TO PINPOINT FOR AWHILE WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING IN MY LIFE AND WHAT HAS BEEN HINDERING ME FROM REALLY GROWING AND BEING HAPPY AND I THINK I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT.
WHEN I FIRST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL I WAS SOO EXCITED AT THE THOUGHT OF GOING TO A 4 YEAR SCHOOL THAT HAD MEANING TO MY FAMILY AND WHERE I COULD GROW AND LEARN MORE ABOUT MYSELF AND A NEW ENVIRONMENT. ITS BEEN ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I JUST LET SLIP TO THE BACKGROUND AND BECAME CONTENT TO JUST TO TAKE WHAT LIFE GAVE ME.
CONTRARY TO THE POPULAR BELIEF ABOUT ANJL I'M NOT DINGY.... IN FACT IM BEYOND KINDA SORTA INTELLIGENT, WHICH I HAVE BEEN HIDING BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WASN'T WHAT I SHOULD SHOW. BUT WHEN YOU DENY PART OF YOURSELF YOU REJECT YOURSELF AS A WHOLE.... THE SIDES OF ME THAT LOVE TO TRAVEL, LOVE CULTURE, AND THAT LONGED TO GET AWAY SO THAT I COULD REFLECT ON ME IN NEW WAYS IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE PARTS THAT LOVE TO PROMOTE, PARTY, AND TAKE PICTURES.
I DON'T REGRET ANYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THESE LAST YEARS BECAUSE THEY WERE NESSCARY SO THAT I COULD GROW. I FOUND WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE AND I FINALLY TOOK SOMETIME TO DEVOTE TO SOMETHING THAT WASN'T TOTALLY ACADEMIC CENTERED. I HAVE BECOME A WOMAN WHO ISN'T AFRAID TO BE A WOMAN... I'M NOT THE TIMID GIRL SCARED TO LET HERSELF BE SCENE AS SOMEONE OTHER THAN INTELLIGENT..... I HAVE regal, HAVE THE CONCEPT BEHIND shawtz, AND STILL THAT THIRST FOR THE INDUSTRY THAT EVERYONE SAID I COULDN'T BREAK INTO.
STILL RIGHT NOW I KNOW THAT CALI HAS TAKEN ME THIS FAR.... BUT I NEED TO GO LEARN AT A HIGHER LEVEL, AND IN AN ENVIRONMENT OUTSIDE OF MY COMFORT ZONE....
THE NEXT 2 MONTH WILL BE ALL ABOUT PLANNING.... AND THEN THE NEXT FEW EXECUTING... THEN I'LL WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND BE PREPPING FOR THE MOVE.... EVEN IF I DON'T GO STRAIGHT TO howard... I WILL BE MOVING TO dc JAN 2011....
I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED
Thursday, January 22, 2009
TAKING A BREAK
IM TAKING A BIT OF A BREAK.... HONESTLY I HAVE A LOT IN MY HEAD RIGHT NOW STILL FROM LETTERS FROM THE SOL: (UNTITLED) TO MY RAPIST
I REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS BLOG TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL AND I JUST HAVE SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MANY THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND THAT ARE GOING ON I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M PUTTING OUT QUALITY AND NOT JUST CRAP ON HERE.
SOOOOOOO TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT YOUR GIRL WILL BE BACK.... NEXT WEEK SOMETIME WITH A CLEAR HEAD AND NEW MATERIAL.
I'LL STILL BE POSTING EVENT REVIEWS,PICS, AND OTHER URBAN TRENDS & INFO ON THE STAR-DOM ENT BLOG (http://star-doment.blogspot.com)
AND I'LL BE ON MY MYSPACE PAGE (http://www.myspace.com/anjl)
AND YOU CAN SEE VIA TWITTER EITHER HERE OR (http://twitter.com/AnJLMarie)
MEAN TIME CATCH UP ON MY OLDER POSTS AND TALK TO YOU ALL SOON!!!
ANJL MARIE
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
LETTERS FROM THE SOL: (UNTITLED) TO MY RAPIST
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'M WRITING THIS TO YOU... BUT I THINK I NEED TO.
FOUR YEARS AGO YESTEREDAY YOU SHATTERED EVERY IMAGE OF WHAT A MAN WAS SUPPOSSED TO BE, A FRIEND WAS, AND HOW YOU SHOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT SOMEONE.
YOU WERE UPSET THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE THINGS ANOTHER TRY.... THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE WITH YOU ANYMORE, I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE ME. YOU MANIPULATED MY FRIEND, UR FRIEND, AND TOOK AND DESTROYED. YOU WERE HIGH AND DRUNK AND ENRAGED AND EVEN WANTED TO HIT ME, THREATENED TO HURT ME IF I SAID ANYTHING. THEN SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE YOU MISSED ME SO MUCH YOU JUST THOUGHT IF YOU MADE ME SEE....
I REMEMBER HOW WELL I HAD PLAYED IN MY GAME EARLIER THAT NIGHT.... HOW MY FRIEND WANTED ME TO COME VISIT.... HOW U KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE UP THERE AND THAT YOU JUST WANTED TO SHOW ME THAT YOU OVER NOT BEING TOGETHER AND MISSED YOUR FRIEND....
ITS CRAZY CUZ I WAS ACTUALLY HAPPY TO SEE YOU.... I WAS GLAD... TILL I SAW THAT YOU HADN'T CHANGED, SAME OLD CHRISTIAN, SAME BAD HABBITS, SAME TEMPER, STILL JUST NOT WILLING TO BE DIFFERENT.
THEN WE ENDED UP BACK AT THAT HOUSE.... I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT HOUSE, THAT ROOM. WALKING ARM AND ARM WITH MY FRIEND LAUGHING AND TELLING HIM HOW YOU HAD TRIED TO COME ONTO ME.... IT WAS DARK BLUE IRONIC I THOUGHT FOR A BLOOD... HOW TYPICAL OF A JOCK TO HAVE A HEIGHT BENCH IN THEIR BEDROOM... I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE CHRISTIAN WAS... I DIDN'T CARE. MY FRIEND TOLD ME HOW HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE JUST FRIENDS AND KISSED ME... I REMEMBER THINKING THAT I COULDN'T DO THAT TO CHRISTIAN DESPITE HOW MUCH I DIDN'T FEEL FOR HIM ANYMORE...
BUT MY FRIEND KEPT KISSING AND ENDEND UP ONTOP ME, YOU SEE I DIDN'T SEE YOU IN THE DOOR WAY. AND BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING I WAS BEING HELD DOWN BY MY FRIEND AND YOU HAD REPLACED HIM ON TOP OF ME.
"DON'T MAKE A SOUND OR ELSE.... I WANT YOU."
I TRIED TO RESIST BUT MY FRIEND WAS MORE THAN TWICE MY SIZE AND HOLDING ME DOWN. MY PANTS CAME OFF AND YOU STARTED TO PENETRATE...
I SAID NO,
I SAID NO
PLEASE
PLEASE NO...
YOU DIDN'T CARE AND SAID SHUT UP AND TAKE IT....
AND I GAVE UP AND JUST STARTED TO CRY.... AND LOOKED UP AT WHO I THOUGHT WAS MY FRIEND HOLDING ME DOWN AND JUST SAID, "PLEASE JUST DON'T HURT ME, PLEASE.... Y?"
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS ABOUT THAT PLEA THAT BROUGHT YOU OUT OF YOUR HIGH AND BACK TO SOBRIETY BUT MY FRIEND TRIED TO BE MY FRIEND AGAIN AND PUSHED U OFF CHRISTIAN, AND PULLED ME UP CRYING TO HIM.
I REMEMBER THAT I WAS SHAKING... AND STILL CRYING... MY FRIEND STARTED TO APPOLOGIZE AND SAY THAT HE SAID YOU WANTED A ROUGH THREESOME AND THAT I SAID IT WAS OK.... "I'M SORRY B I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE WAS LYING"
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING LAY THE BITCH BACK DOWN SO I CAN FINISH"
"STAY AWAY FROM HER"
"YOU'RE STICKING UP FOR HER SHE'S FUCKIN MINE SHE WANTED THIS SHIT STUPID ASS BITCH"
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?" SOMEHOW MY STRENGTH HAD RETURNED TO ME. I WAS STANDING NEAR THE BAR.
"GET THE FUCK OUTTA MY FACE AND SHUT THE FUCK UP BEFORE I HIT YOU"
"CHRISTIAN JUST LEAVE JUST GO"
"NO THIS BITCH HAS THREE SECONDS BEFORE I BEAT THE CRAP OUTTA HER AND LAY HER BACK DOWN.... ONE"
"BLOOD JUST CHILL OUT."
"TWO"
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE WEIGHT IN HIS HAND OR HIM START TO SWING BUT MY FRIEND DID. IF HE HADN'T HAVE PUSHED YOU BACK INTO THE WALL IT WOULD HAVE KNOCKED ME TO THE TEMPLE AND I WOULD HAVE LANDED AGAINST THE BAR THEN THE BENCH AND BEEN OUT.
"CHRISTIAN FUCKIN LEAVE NOW GET THE FUCK OUT!! B I'M SORRY I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD EVER DO THIS TOO YOU ITS OKAY I PROMISE I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET BACK TO THE CAR SAFE."
I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT EXCEPT THE WATER FROM THE SHOWER AND ME CURLED IN A BALL ON THE GROUND. I GOT UP FOUR TIMES THAT NIGHT TO TAKE A SHOWER.
10 MISSED CALLS 5 NEW VOICEMAILS 14 NEW TEXT MESSAGES
R U OK? I FEEL LIKE SOME THING'S WRONG
MY FRIEND (2)
CHRISTIAN (3)
ANTOTHER FRIEND (4)
ANSWER YOUR PHONE
TALK TO ME
TALK TO ME
B ITS ME I NEED TO TALK TO YOU
TELL ANYONE AND I'M COMMING AFTER YOU
my heart (1)
"HEY B ITS ME cbr CALLED WORRIED ABOUT YOU AND THOUGHT THAT YOU MIGHT BE HERE IS EVERYTHING OK CALL ME BACK"
APPARENTLY A WHOLE WEEKEND PASSED
MONDAY I WAS IN CLASS TRANSCRIBING LYRICS INTO ONE OF MY BOOKS AND IT HIT ME THAT IT WASN'T JUST A NIGHTMARE.... AND I STARTED TO SHAKE AND SWEAT.... I WAS HYPERVENTALATING.... GOING INTO SHOCK.
I DIDN'T FINISH CLASS THAT DAY
"FRIEND DID THIS REALLY HAPPEN OR WAS IT A DREAM"
"IT DID... DID YOU CALL THE COPS YOU CAN'T I DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN FOR THAT TOO PLEASE... YOU'RE MY FRIEND.... AND CHRISTIAN SAID HE'D HAVE YOU KILLED."
AND AS I HUNG UP THE PHONE I TRIED TO FORGET IT... IT EVER HAPPENED. AND TO A DEGREE I DID. I SAW YOU AGAIN CHRISTIAN AND I KNOW YOU TRIED TO COME AND GET ME.... BUT I WAS PROTECTED THEN....
MORE TIME HAS PASSED I'M SURE TO YOU IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WASN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL TO YOU AND ITS JUST SOME DISTANT MEMORY. BUT FOR ME IT STILL STINGS.... IT STILL CARRIES A SCAR.
I CAN'T GET TOOO CLOSE TO MY GUY FRIENDS CUZ I HAD ONE COMMIT THE ULTIMATE BETRAYL...
I'M AFRAID TO NOT GIVE SOMEONE WHAT THEY WANT.... CUZ THEY MIGHT TAKE IT ONE DAY....
AND I STILL SOMETIMES TAKE SHOWERS BECAUSE I FEEL NOT QUITE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
STILL CAN'T QUITE FEEL TOTALLY SAFE WITH ANYONE.
SO WHY WRITE YOU KNOW? CUZ FOUR YEARS LATER I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE OF THAT HORRIBBLE NIGHT I STARTED TO REINVENT MYSELF TO HIDE THE SCARS... AND IN THE PROCESS I FOUND HOW STRONG AND BOLD AND GREAT I AM...
SO THANK YOU.... I KNOW YOU JUST THINK YOU HURT ME.... BUT I AM WHERE I AM CUZ YOU DECIDED TO TRY TO DESTROY ME.... I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR THIS phoenix
Thursday, January 8, 2009
CALI LUV: LA JOLLA COVE/SHORES
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A WATER CHILD AND THE BEACH IS WHERE I CAN CRY, LAUGH, AND JUST STARE INTO THE DISTANCE TILL I HEAR WHATEVER IT IS I NEED TO GO TO THAT NEXT PLACE/PHASE. FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IT WILL REMAIN MY HIDE AWAY.
AND OH YEAH IF YOU SEE ME OUT AT THE COVE OR SHORES ITS THE ONE TIME IM ASKING PEOPLE TO JUST KINDA LEAVE ME BE.... SORRY... DOESN'T MEAN I LOVE YOU LESS ITS JUST MY PLACE
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
BEFORE THE HYPE:
BASKETBALL WAS LOVE, MUSIC WAS LIFE, AND WRITING WAS MY VOICE.
I WAS ALWAYS A STUDENT THAT MY PARENTS WERE PROUD OF BUT JUST WISHED THAT WOULD PUSH HERSELF A LITTLE MORE. EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT SO MUCH SO THAT A LOT OF THINGS BORED THE CRAP OUTTA ME BECAUSE IT WAS EASY.
IF YOU WOULDA ASKED ME 4 YEARS AGO WHERE I WAS GOING TO BE TODAY I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE GRADUATED FROM HOWARD ALREADY AND WOULD BE IN LAW SCHOOL AND SPENDING TIME INTERNIN AT THE URBAN LEAGUE OR IN POLITICS.
NOW IN FOUR YEARS I STILL WANT TO BE ON THIS NIGHT SCENE BUT I WANT TO BE FINISHED WITH SCHOOL, FINALLY, I WANT TO BE A TOP PRODUCING AGENT AT MY JOB, A PHOTOGRAPHER WHOSE PRINTS ARE LOVED AS MUCH AS SHE LOVES THEM. I WANT TO USE MY MODELING AND WRITING TO BRING AWARNESS TO THE SAME CAUSES AND INIATIVES THAT I WANTED TO INTERN FOR ON THE HILL. I WANT TO BE BACK PLAYING BASKETBALL AT 330AM THEN WRITING A SONG BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP.
SEE THIS YEAR WAS ABOUT GETTING BACK TO ME AND BEYOND THE EGO "ANJL" AND ALL THAT CAME WITH THAT. IM NOT JUST SOME HOT CHICK IM BEAUTIFUL INSIDE THEN OUTSIDE. IM NOT JUST SMART ON ACCIDENT IM INTELLIGENT AS A PERSON.
IN 09 YOURE GOING TO HEAR A LOT MORE ABOUT LIFE BEFORE THE HYPE BECAUSE I REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY I DESERVE THE HYPE.... AND THAT I DIDN'T JUST FALL INTO IT BUT I WORK HARD TO GET WHERE I WANT TO GO
ALWAYS ANJL
Thursday, December 18, 2008
ADDICTED: THE OFFICIAL ANJLIKSOL ADDICTION LIST
**I LIKE THE SUNSET AGAINST THE WATER AT THE BEACH
**AND THE WAY CHOCOLATE TASTES WHEN I KISS IT FROM THE CORNER OF HIS MOUTH
**THE LOOK ON A GIRLS FACE WHEN THEY REALIZE "NO ONE IN THE CORNER GOT SWAGG LIKE.."
**THE WAY IT FEELS TO JUST BE IN HIS WHITE TEE AND COOK BREAKFAST....
**THE RAIN ON MY FACE WHEN I JUST WANT TO FEEL LIKE ME
**WALKING THROUGH DOWNTOWN JUST AFTER DARK WHEN YOU GET THE FIRST IMPRESSION OF MY CITY'S LIGHTS
**REMEMBERING MY FIRST KISS WITH him EVEN THO IT MAKES ME CRY
**WHEN AN OUTFIT YOU COVETTED FOR SO LONG FITS JUST RIGHT
**LISTENING TO MUSIC ON MY BACK WITH MY EYES CLOSED
**KNOWING THAT YOUR MAN MIGHT BE LEAVING THE CLUB WITH YOU BUT IS ON THE PHONE WITH ME WHEN YOURE ASLEEP NEXT TO HIM...
**SITTING NEXT TO MY iss b AND button KNOWING THAT IF I WAS LEFT WITH JUST THESE TWO I WOULD BE JUST FINE
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
16 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME
TAGGED BY; JU JU
- FOOD FACT: I AM ADDICTED TO PEANUT BUTTER.... YES I'M ONE OF THEOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN PUT A SPOON IN THE JAR AND JUST LICK THE SPOON.
- FACT: I PLAY THE FLUTE. SURE HAVE FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS NOW.
- BAD HABIT: I LET MY NAIL POLISH CHIP ON PURPOSE... CUZ I LIKE IT LIKE THAT
- GOALS: I WANT TO WORK FOR THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS. IDEALY IT WOULD BE TO GM THE TEAM BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY I WANT TO WORK FOR THE TEAM AND SPORT I LOVE.
- FACT: I WAS ENGAGED... OMG THAT WON'T BE HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME
- RANDOM THING: I'M STARTING TO LIKE BRITNEY SPEARS AS AN ARTIST NOW.... YOU DON'T GET IT I HATED HER GROWING UP.
- HABIT: I BUY BLACK LIKE ITS GOING OUTTA STYLE... SERIOUSLY I HAVE TO FORCE MYSELF TO BUY COLOR.
- GOAL: I WANT A VACATION HOME IN LAKE COMO, ITALY. ITS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH.
- GOAL: I WANT TO SPEND A WEEK IN SAUDI ARABIA SHOOTING THE CULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, AND DO A FASHION SHOOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. IDK I REALLY LOVE THE CULTURE DIFFERENCES THERE AND WANT TO EXPLORE THEM.
- RANDOM THING: I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE SLEEPING IN MY BED... SORRY I JUST DON'T THATS MYSPACE
- RANDOM THING: I HAVE A MADE UP LANGUAGE WITH MY OTHER HALF CBR
- FACT: IVE KNOWN HOW TO SWIM SINCE I WAS THREE
- RANDOM THING: I SECRETLY USED TO WANT TO BE A CHEERLEADER
- HABIT: I FASHION CRITIQUE EVERY OUTFIT I SEE IN THE CLUB
- GOAL: I WANT TO BUY THE HOMES THAT MY GRANDPARENTS GREW UP IN TO BRING THEM BACK INTO THE FAMILY.
- FACT: I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY MORE THAN MODELING, AND LOVE WRITING MORE THAN PROMOTING, AND BASKETBALL AND MUSIC MORE THAN IT ALL
Monday, December 8, 2008
BEFORE THE HYPE: SNAILS (GROOOOOOSSSSS)
YES ITS TRUE I HAVE THE WORLDS WORST FEAR OF THE SLIMEY LITTLE BUGGERS!!!!!! THEY ARE DISGUSTING AND GROSS. (WHICH IS WHY I CHOSE TO CALL GIRLS WHO ARE DISGUSTING AND GROSS SNAILS) I HATE THE WAY THAT THEY MOVE I HATE THEIR COLOR AND EVERYTHINNG ELSE ABOUT THEM....
I LOVE TO WATCH THEM DRY UP FROM SALT BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE DEAD.
IF YOU PUT A SNAIL ON ME I WILL PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE AND RUN AWAY SCREAMING, GRAB LYSOL FOR MY BODY AND TAKE MULTIPLE SHOWERS TO GET THE SLIME OFF ME.
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Friday, December 5, 2008
GET TO KNOW ME A LITTLE MORE
OK SO THANKS TO JU IM DOING THIS!!!! IM NOT GOING TO PAASS IT ON BUT I THOUGHT YOU GUYS MIGHT LIKE SOMEINIGHT ON THE THINGS THAT I LIKE!!!!
1. Where is your cell phone? DESK
2. Where is your significant other? WHO
3. Your hair color? BLACK4. Your mother? HOME
5. Your father? LOUISIANA
6. Your favorite thing? BASKETBALL
7. Your dream last night? EROTIC
8. Your dream/goal? DEVELOPPING
9. The room you're in? OFFICE
10. Your hobby? WRITING
11. Your fear? SNAILS
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? ITALY
13. Where were you last night? HOME
14. What you're not? DUMB
15. One of your wish-list items? iTOUCH
16. Where you grew up? DAYGO
17. The last thing you did? TALKED
18. What are you wearing? BLACK
19. Your TV? ROOM20. Your pet? GONE
21. Your computer? DAMAGED
22. Your mood? WOW
23. Missing someone? him (I KNOW SHUT UP!!!)
24. Your car? COMMA ((-INSYDER !!))
25. Something you're not wearing? FEDORA
26. Favorite store? EXPRESS
27. Your summer? CHALLENGING
28. Love someone? UNFORTUNATLY
29. Your favorite color? TURQUOISE
30. When is the last time you laughed? EARLIER
31. Last time you cried? WEDNESDAY
32. Are you a bitch? MAYBE
33. Favorite Position? whilesleeping? FETAL
34. Favorite Past Time? BASKETBALL
35. Are you a hater or a lover? LOVER
37. Are you genuine or fake? GENUINE
38. Any Vices? him39. Pro Life or Wire Hanger? PRO LIFE
40. McCAIN or OBAMA? OBAMA!!!
41. Pro Plastic or Natural? NATURAL
42. Dream Job? LAKER