MinaLo; a self acclaimed name

DIY Photography Backdrop :)

2010-03-16T19:23:00.026-04:00

SOOOOO as creative as i am i have never done a tutorial ANDDDD i think i should. I have been taking plenty of pictures lately (maybe ill post a few) and i realized i need to get better and actually take my pics serious but the only way to do that is create my faux studio until of course i get a real one so yes. I have looked online and found an awesome tutorial BUT yall know me i freaked it MinaLo style SOOOO here goes!!!

STEP ONE: You will need to gather all your materials so they are easily accessible

1. Gloves2. Fabric Dye3. Rubber Bands4. A Bucket5. Fabric (as big as you want i used a king size sheet)6. Scissors
7. Salt
8. A Large Spoon
9. A Bathroom
annnnd
10. lots of other SPACE to actually dye the fabric.

STEP TWO: open the Sheet packaging or white fabric that you have STEP THREE: take a rubber band and begin to make bunches all over the sheet...like so,STEP FOUR: Put on your Gloves and fill your bucket with hot/ warm water. Make sure there is just enough water where the sheet will be completely submerged.The package on the Dye said 4 cups of water to each pack but i said screw it and bought two packs of dye and did it MinaLo's way. Only because two packs of dye to 8 cups of water is WAYYY too much color for me but to each his own :)
STEP FIVE: Dunk the Bundled Fabric into the water so that it gets very damp. Wring out and put aside. STEP SIX: Gather the Salt, Dye and Spoon. The package of dye said to add two tablespoons for each pack of dye but of course i didnt measure the water correctly so YUP you got it, i did my own measurement with the salt. Make sure you stir the salt well in the walter before adding the dye Now after pouring the salt add the dye. Then, stir the contents STEP SEVEN: Grab your dampened fabric ball and place nicely into the bucket of Hot/Warm water. Now Stir for fifteen minutes. I basically listened to music while doing this or stared at the kids playing in the back. If you have neither music or kids playing in the back then you will be bored so just stir the damn fabric :) NOWWWWWWW we wait! haha yea it will take 45 minutes for one pack of dye soooo i waited two hours occasionally turning the fabric so that the color was evenly distributed.

STEP EIGHT: Take your bucket to the bathroom or any area that you can empty the contents well. STEP NINE: Run extremely cold water and pour the bucket/ container over down the drain. Slowly introduce the fabric to the cold water. STEP TEN: Start taking off the Rubberbands while running the fabric under cold water...if your mother is anything like mine you may get in trouble for just running water. Something like: "aye gyal i does pay fuh watah" ....so it would be best to collect the freezing cold water in the container you used to unravel the fabric. Then Change the water. Rinse completely and make sure the water begins to run clear before taking it to the next step. If water runs clear with no dye continue...STEP ELEVEN: Put the fabric in the washer with warm water on the small wash. DO NOT add detergent. STEP TWELVE: Dry on warm HOT temperature and then let cool down.

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND now, you are ready to SHOOOOOT :) -MinaLo

long story long

2010-03-15T19:21:00.001-04:00

SOOOOOOOOOOOO ive been gone a while im sure your mad it was the holidays and then a new semester and then i worked more hours blah blah blahhh youve heard it all before so ill shut up and say HEY IM BACK BITCHES :)

did you miss me shawty?

2009-12-28T08:40:00.004-05:00

sooo i know i havnt been up here in a while and i apologize. There is no other reason except i just have been LIVING like i have nothing to vent or share because im enjoying those moments and they pass by so quickly i forget to pull my camera out at times.

So yea ANYWAYS how was your Christmas? Mine was spent in Brooklyn NY, Bedford Stuyvesant to be exact. It was pretty chill. skip through all that mess and on the way home look what i saw!!!Thats deep. (pause)

Anyways ill have to update you guys a bit more. My project 365 has obviously failed but i think i just grew up. :) later.

MinaLo

what has pink insides yet green all over?

2009-10-13T17:23:00.000-04:00

273. i am Mina Lo {13 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

THESE WEIRD oranges.

My mom brought them back from florida.

They taste amazing...

but the color is confusing like when Kraft made green and purple ketchup. Whoa?! except this actually grows like that. We all know tomatoes are not purple haha. Yep well, that's the most exciting thing today.

MinaLo.

art chick on deck but my names not flipper; intentionally missed class today so they nicknamed me SKIPPERRRRR

2009-10-12T18:04:00.000-04:00

272. i am Mina Lo {12 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

you like that flowmaster capability i got in the title there? haha well its true. i skipped class today and well yah i didnt do much of anything. But i will tell ya what i did do. Trisha and i woke up and just chilled then after that we went to five and below to get some awesomeness. We got two DVD's Harold and Kumar escape Guantanamo Bay and PRIDE both were filled with greatness. Also got some candy and useless items such as Red Sox posters. Well, not posters but you know the lil foam triangle? like with the team on it? it usually goes on a stick and can be waved like a flag (triangular) yah, well it is one of those.

Then i passed out around 5 pm after Tyra Show and woke up at 7 VERY frantic. 1. becuase i fell asleep and didnt know i fell asleep. 2. noone was home lol it was the worst thing ever.

now im here writing thisssss. :) yuuup

MinaLo; hookie master

MY BESTFRIEND CAME TO TOWN!

2009-10-11T21:46:00.001-04:00

271. i am Mina Lo {11 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

omggggggggg i love her soooo much and its been forever. AHHHHH im so excited just to even talk about her. WELL she came through with her boyfriend. They are adorable. I Love him for her because he is the sweetest guy that she deserves. YAY! but anyways she came by because she was heading north to pick up some car parts. She is badass when it comes to cars. Idk if you remember a long while back at the car show? well > HERE < is the link and yah she is just a hardcore girl. Her car is way different now. Different rims and everything. ANYWAYS!

She stopped in Richmond and had lunch with me. God i miss her. She is like truly the sister that i chose. I miss her sooooo much. Going from hanging out everyday to like 5 times a year has been hell for us in our relationship but i love her lots and im glad she could stop by. It was like old times <3 Umn we ate at Firebirds...a super expensive steakhouse that will never ever (well maybe one day but for now it wont) get my money after this. HMMM yah welp also if your following me on twitter you wouldve saw > THIS < pic before i did this blog :)

Love yall, PEACE!

MinaLo; missin my asian persuasion.

does this seem wrong to you?

2009-10-10T20:08:00.000-04:00

270. i am Mina Lo {10 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Lemonhead................

Tropical...........................

CHEWY?!?....................

& friends? like WHAT? btw they taste disgusting. just like a very poorly mixed batch of jelly belly's. ew.

MinaLo.

its been years!

2009-10-09T19:55:00.001-04:00

269. i am Mina Lo {9 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

since i talked to Britni Clark. Well i was on skype and we added each other so why the heck not. :) we had some good laughs ESPECIALLY about "the navy" ahahaa its an inside joke from 8 years ago so yah dont try to understand it lol but it was pretty good catching up with her. Not much else happened today its a pretty lazy day :/

Also before i went to bed i linked up with Travvy! :) i think im the only one who calls him that. he is most commonly refered to as HANK. haha i dont get it? but its cool whatever i spoke with him and we had a couple laughs as well. Im so tired though so ttyl :)
MinaLo

i went to taco bell today

2009-10-08T19:47:00.000-04:00

268. i am Mina Lo {8 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

hmmm i always go there lately. Well i love the volcano taco's and if your familiar you will know that the volcano's have a red shell. I thought that was pretty cool. BUT CHECK THIS CRAP OUT. a black taco. wow i was amazed. for some reason im easily humored lately too well yea that was the highlight of my day haha

MinaLo.

getting in shape...

2009-10-07T08:44:00.000-04:00

267. i am Mina Lo {7 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

so i come home only to find an empty house and then two hours later i see mom and trisha strolling in all sweaty....with matching gym outfits. what in the world. oh well at least they are getting in shape :)

MinaLo.

how do you top off a party monday?

2009-10-06T08:27:00.003-04:00

266. i am Mina Lo {6 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

A REGULAR ASS TUESDAY! lol soo today after the crazy events of yesterday we are still recouping so we chilled and then we went to IHOP, IKEA andddd the Dollar Tree. Then we came back home and watched Superbad. After that trisha and i came back to Virginia #yuuup it was an alright day :) ohhhhh, BTW today is laura's real birthday sooo HAPPY BIRTHDAY LC! haha i forgot. Oh! so let me tell you about this old lady in Dollar Tree haha. Everything is a dollar, correct? YES! okay, well this lady paid a 7 dollar bill in nickles. lmao it was the highlight of my day. The cashier was patient and then i think she just gave in because Laura and I were laughing so badly. It was great. The worse part is that her son was with her in the line and LET her do it. omg. crazy people.
MinaLo.

A surprise for the ages

2009-10-05T20:22:00.017-04:00

265. i am Mina Lo {5 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

So i went to club love like back in September & ever since then i wanted to plan a surprise birthday for my best friend LC (laura). She always talks about how noone ever surprises her or anything so i figured what the heck, its worth the try.

So her brother Roberto AKA "drizzy DRAKE robert", my sister Trisha, their other brother Louie, Kia and I all planned an amazing MONDAY night. It was also Louies BDAY so that was awesome. She never expected anything and the surprise went as planned.

After work today i drove to MD with my sister. The original plan was to decorate the apt while Laura was at class but instead of that happening and surprising her when she gets home. LC decides its a good idea to just skip class lol. It was a mess but we figured it out. So Rob had a test that day and while he took his test LC was in the library. The most hilarious part is she thinks he is taking this super long test but all along he was stalling in the parking lot. MEANWHILE Trisha and I are driving to Maryland, Kia is getting off work and Louie is waiting for us so that we can get into their apartment and decorate.Above is us just goofing around and waiting for her :) It was crazy because everyone is tweeting and texting like normal as we all do everyday but she has NO clue.
It worked out sooo well and i have it all on camera but i haven't edited the video yet so yah. UMN just peep the pics. She was sooo shocked.WE PARTIED MONDAY NIGHT into tuesday morning LOOOOOOOOOOOSE off Patroose. lol #wheretheydothatat .....WE DO! lol^the effects of Patroose^

MinaLo; the ultimate party schemer

ps: excuse the dark pics, i wasnt the most stable photographer this night

Mi Vida es SUPER Facil

2009-10-04T21:00:00.003-04:00

264. i am Mina Lo {4 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

So you know my Spanish teacher right? Well i haven't done work in there for about 2 weeks and i usually have like 20 assignments due before midnight on Sunday's. I can finish them really fast but ever since my last few class periods, my teacher never gives me work. Like the reason i took Spanish was just to fulfill my elective because i am an Arch major and i don't even need this; BUT I'm kind of pissed off. Like because although i do know a lot of Spanish i actually want to be tested on it so that i can get my writing down. Like i can sing the music, speak with an accent and fake the whole 'shebang' but I know i am illiterate. Its all been sound and speaking for me up to this point. So yea thats my day in a nutshell like REALLLLLLLY REALLLLLLY angry that i dont have any homework. I love the pressure of cramming and the stress/depression of school. Makes me feel like I'm living for something but basically I'm about to get an A without earning it. UGH i feel so guilty. Especially now because i know that the other kids in my class are really trying hard. OH WELL, take the hand we are given right? yea that's what ill do. :)

In other news i realllllly want the Paramore CD. Its called Brand New Eyes. Its just as awesome as the other 2. My favorite song of the moment is Misguided Ghost. Very dope. Check em out. Another song that i knew for a while but im feeling is Like This by BRUTHA very nice mello song. Still good enough to play while your driving and get hype haha so yea thats all :)

MinaLo.

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My Photoshoot with a handsome 4 day old

2009-10-03T11:18:00.001-04:00

263. i am Mina Lo {3 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Joel Enrique was sooooo tiny. I am really trying to build my portfolio and like take pictures of everything so that i can get hired and start my business. So as i do have many friends, one of my closest friends Melanie just had a baby on Tuesday and she asked me to take his baby announcement pictures. They came out pretty good so heres a few of what i have :) The last pic is my favorite ever. Cute family.

I also just chilled around the house with them. The delgados are my favorite family ever haha. OMGGGGGG look at this...
HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA remind you of something? oh yea; LOOK HERE

MinaLo; lovin me some Delgado's

PriVilegedkid 5cent SHOWCASE

2009-10-02T08:34:00.011-04:00

262. i am Mina Lo {2 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

So i EARLIER in my blog remember i was shouting out PVK? hmm if not click HERE!...

Well, PVK who was just a small group is now what i call big. Not huge but i feel like the kid Orlando has his head on and is going to be AMAZING. He hosted a showcase in Richmond that let underground and local performers of every kind do their thing. Whether it be on the mic or break dancing. It was cool. Also there was really awesome wall art... i dont have a pic of that :/

I really went because my rule is to leave the house more and just enjoy being young. So when i went i went thinking it would just fill my time but i realllllllllllllllly enjoyed myself. The atmosphere was good plus i saw some people that i knew. I even happened to get one of my friends on stage. His name is @TheRealMrSpazZ (follow). I also networked so that my @ContempoRetro (follow) could get some fan base. Check out the pics and Hit up PriVilegedKid also follow @PriVilegedKid YOU WILL BE A FAN i promise.MinaLo; showcasing.

ps: still learning how to use my flash so yea. haha

Nature walking with Tdot and the K-9

2009-10-01T11:10:00.000-04:00

261. i am Mina Lo {1 oct 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

So i went on a nature walk. LOL what the heck. well it was kinda fun and totally a photo opportunity. My sister told me i need to leave the house more. I breathe the same air everyday and just stay in my room. Its really unhealthy. So this month OCTOBER 2009 i am actually going to leave the house in every opportunity that i can. It should be good for me. ANYWAYS so ye we went on nature walk and it was really nice. Although it was broad daylight, some parts of the trail were dark and you know the black people always die first. I was so scared. I got good pics of Oro Solido tho.

Isnt that weird? ^idk what that is^ but it was interesting especially because it was growing from a dry leaf. RANDOM.MinaLo; hiking

spanish class trippen.

2009-09-30T10:50:00.002-04:00

260. i am Mina Lo {30 sep 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

SOOOOO besides my bada** attitude today by wearing straight up tomboy clothing and being lazy, i got some work done.

I went to spanish class. wait no, first i was in the computer lab chillin with Tarin and Diamond but we had to go to class so we went. Then we just stayed on our phone the whole time so it was rather pointless. Also our teacher must be on the rag beause she was seeming extra mean. Or rude, she told Tarin "i dont sugar coat things" it was funny.

Well THEN tell me why my teacher said i wasnt allowed to work with Megan.
Because she thinks we speak spanish already, technically i dont. But i can fake the heck out of it. Most of the time i even help her explain something to kids in there who dont get the concept. She told me that i dont ever have to do the assignments because i get A's on everything haha We had a practice test and secretly Megan and i were exempt. SO instead we are taking stupid pics of her failed attempt at drinking out of a water bottle. I mean its not like she has been drinking out of water bottles for 19 yrs or anything. smh. She drools? lol idk man it was funny though.

MinaLo.

BREWSTERSSSSS

2009-09-29T20:27:00.009-04:00

259. i am Mina Lo {29 sep 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

i went to work, had a long day and Trisha and I went to Brewsters ice cream. IT WAS GOOOOD. i haven't had ice cream in a while so yuuup!

I had this new flavor ice cream it was called Pumpkin & pecan blah blah blah something. It was a looooooong name just to talk about a pumpkin pie flavored ice cream that was filled with pecans lol. OH well whatever BREWSTER if you wanna make it a forgetful name thats allll on you.

I love seasonal ice creams though. Or seasonal anything like you know where you have to wait all year just to get it again. This was the PERFECT ice cream to set off the fall season :) <3

MinaLo.

green thumb?

2009-09-28T20:14:00.006-04:00

258. i am Mina Lo {28 sep 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

SOOOO i went to target and you know those lil stand as soon as you walk in?

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::PAUSEEEEEE:: I JUST REALIZED like wow, target gets us by putting useless crap in the front so we stop as soon as we walk in and say "omg all this for one dollar, hell yea ill get it." BASTARDS!
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So like you know those little stands when you first walk in target? well they had the cutest little plant pots. As many of us know anything tiny looks adorable and you just have to have it. Even if it is as random as a flower pot. haha WELL i bought a lil flower pot. MIND YOU i didn't go in target for anything in particular. Oh well whatev. It is going to be Peppers. :/ i threw the paper away so thats as good as a description i have for ya lol. But yea im trying out my green thumb. Its so random.

MinaLo; ...caught green handed.

mediocre lifestyle

2009-09-27T19:52:00.002-04:00

257. i am Mina Lo {27 sep 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Woke up, Found out my game was canceled. Ate breakfast and chilled in my room. My moms friend was over so i chilled out. I didnt relly take pictures today :/ although i do want to show an AWESOME dinner ingie prepaired last night. It was the healthiest home gourmet food haha i loved it. We asked her what she called it and she said oh ill call it "salmon a la string beans" YEAAA okay mom. lol she is funny.

So there is a homeless family in our neighborhood who live in an RV. Trisha and I well TRISHA wanted to give them some dough because she always sees them and i think she thinks its a sign. So as we are in the parking lot writing a cute lil letter to tell them how god loves them amongst other things with some money, we look up and they were gone. It was like when you see santa then you wanna tell someone and he vanish. It was crazy.I took some pics last night wen my sis and her home girl Chantelle were pre-gaming. We went to the most College of College house parties last night. I didnt take pics because my camera would have been ruined by the humidity and smoke. but its was good.MinaLo.

THE CHAMP IS BACK :)

2009-09-26T15:31:00.003-04:00

256. i am Mina Lo {26 sep 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I spent a whole day with Ingie. GOD i love her and its been forever. Unlike most girls i can truly say my mom is my best friend. I love her. and i can just ALWAYS be me and she doesn't judge, because well, "she made me from scratch" :) haha but check out our day and this is alll before 12:00PM lol we woke up at 6 to run errands #wheretheydothatat. First get an oil change, walk to Panera bread, walk back to firestone where i started taking sneaker pics and thennn we went to DMV, grocery store, and lowes. That stuff was boring so i didnt take pics.
MinaLo; chillin with the 'life' i came through.

i need my life in order

2009-09-25T20:38:00.002-04:00

255. i am Mina Lo {25 sep 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

SO! after a really good conversation with Khalief, i realized that i inspire some people. Like i am so behind on these blogs but when i do get back in the groove people will appreciate it. Looking back at when i started the blog none i knew had one. It took maybe 1 week for the first person i knew to make one. Then shortly after it seemed like EVERYONE was writing blogs. I really enjoyed reading my friends blogs and following and getting followers but it wasn't until last night that i realized. I kinda started the blogspot movement in my circle. I don't want to take credit but when i look at it like DANG once i stopped everyone stopped. Like there was no motivation.

SO TODAY i am taking myself serious and i must continue to write blogs and take pictures and live my life. For one reason only; so my people can stay inspired :)

MinaLo; i miss you guys too!

random text from my sister lol

GREY'S ANATOMY

2009-09-24T20:43:00.001-04:00

254. i am Mina Lo {24 sep 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

...the return. MAN OH MAN, i have waited forever for this to happen. lol not really but dang this eisode is going to be great i just know it. Personally i believe O'Malley is going to die. He seems like a character who has no more left on te show. But Izzie still has time. I mean like she JUST got married and Carev cant just be a lil cry baby all while the show is on so they gotta have kids and some more stuff. IDK what really going to happen but thats my prediction anyways ill talk to yall later. For some reason im still sick :/

...MinaLo.

Peep my G, Bob Marley - One Love poster :)

shhhaoowdyyy wha yaow name is?

2009-08-21T08:45:00.002-04:00

STILLLLL mina-lo. BUT im backkkk! lets just forgert all the other months lol i think i really want to start over for this FALLLL time :)MinaLo; a new me...im on twitter FORREAL now.

Charlie Bee For Three

2009-08-16T08:48:00.000-04:00

...today was chill then this dude (<-Click) stopped by. We went to get his tattoo. Loyalty on the ring finger...yea idk...weirdo if you ask me. Nonetheless CREATIVE. Yea so we went to our friend cammie's RED HOT MOBILE TATTOO SHOP, 1 employee/ tattoo artist/ manager. Its awesome, anything you want in a bag just call her over ITS NUTHIN!!!!! idiggy.MinaLo...

after plenty text messages and mentions ive decided

2009-08-06T07:32:00.001-04:00

I WONT BE A STATISTIC lol ima keep the blog going until i finish my one YEAR online i did promise myself that i would do a 365 and i think the only person who can disappoint me the most is me if i dont stay true. SOOOOO slowly but SURELY i will post ALLLL the two months of blogs i am missin lol it will be challenging but WHO AM I? yeaaaa MINALO, thats who! Ill catch yall later and TODAYS post is this so ill fill in a pic later lol UMNNNNN hit me on the twitter -}IAmMinaLo{- tho i need more twitter family. Stay up!

here goes everything...

2009-07-28T15:13:00.000-04:00

i am stopping my 365. I know it sucks right i use to take pictures everyday and i was dedicated to blogging and posting pics everyday BUT right now isnt the best time to do that. I am not giving up i usually try to do something i dont give up but im defeated by things in my life as well as the internet. Its hard to stay updated BUT i think that maybe just maybe if i go through the pics that i have taken i can try to catch up because i do still write blogs but i dont post them until the picture is up. We will see. Let me know if you think i should have a blog where i only talk when i feel like it AKA everyone else's ORRR you like seeing something new EVERYDAY lol

MinaLo; should i be the dependable one?

ANNOYED

2009-07-01T20:52:00.003-04:00

169. i am Mina Lo {1 jul 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

i guess im a bit bouji about this, but, dont come to my cube all loud and then talk to my neighbor for a mega long time with your fat ass and purple polo. ESPECIALLY with that flamboyant voice sheeesh...Good thing i have my last day of first week back tomorrow. I am off on Thursday and Friday because im usually off Friday but my job gave everyone friday off so i ended up getting Thursday off because the government issued a holiday for everyone for the 4th of July soooo i get an extra day, its prettttty awesome.

MinaLo.

someone sleeping

2009-06-30T20:51:00.003-04:00

168. i am Mina Lo {30 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

CANT YOU GET FIRED FOR THIS?????

minalo; smdh

first day back at work :)

2009-06-29T20:46:00.003-04:00

167. i am Mina Lo {29 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

i didnt miss a thing!

minalo; back in the groove.

BET awards

2009-06-28T23:25:00.000-04:00

166. i am Mina Lo {28 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Finally home! Well we are driving home it took is 9 hours to get from new York traffic was crazy. I don’t ever remember taking that long to get there, EVER. It was the worse. On top of that I was missing the beginning of the BET awards. Its cool though, when I got home the BET awards was still jumpin and facebook was going crazyyyy everyone’s status updates were reflecting what happens. They (BET) tried to make the whole show about Michael Jackson at the last minute and it truly made everything soooo horrible but funny and VERY entertaining.

In my pic im just confused like why would you tell people you had Kerosene...lol we stopped in the WRONG town.MinaLo; dreading cars forever...jk

Home coming

2009-06-27T22:57:00.002-04:00

165. i am Mina Lo {27 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Today we chilled until about 12 at the resort then we headed to the airport. This vacation was a goood one, im definitely relaxed. Just knowing i had no school or work was great. I feel refreshed to take on the summer ;) btw happy 50th bday to henrique. Idk if he reads my blog but its okay....MOVING ON: We got back to ny around 8:30 at night and i got so many text messages. Thanks guys! I missed you too.

Your not relaxed are you lol we aint even take off yet hahahabooty booty booty booty rockin er'ywhere!damnnn the towers make a difference MANNN...just kidding thats jersy skyline but still. NY isnt the same.

MinaLo; im GOING home...ahhhh

Juans bday and Jako's death

2009-06-26T22:20:00.007-04:00

164. i am Mina Lo {26 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

On every channel except discovery all i see is Michael Jackson. He was a legend but he was also weird. I think it’s sad that he was so young and died the way he did but its crazy i still dont get the way he lived his life. None the less my respect to his family. Im writing this before the coroner’s report on how he died (autopsy) so maybe tomorrows blog ill write what really happened. PERSONALLY i think it was suicide. So anyways i come home tomorrow :) we will probably hit up another beach or two bringing us to 7 so yah thats about it. Vaca 09 went well so far. Im so tanned!!! Its insane in the membrane real good shxx. Happy birthday to my bro-in-law Juan, we are going to have a family dinner for him which is good. I wonder what the restaurants are like here, should be good though.MICHAEL TRIBUTE hahaa love my bruderrrrr

MinaLo; celebrating another year...cuz some people didnt get one R.I.P.

More bxxches...wait no, BEACHES.

2009-06-25T15:51:00.000-04:00

163. i am Mina Lo {25 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

So today we went to 1 more beach and it was awesome, i think this is a grand total of 5 since we been here which is pretty cool. The island has 365 of them; one for each day of the year. I dont think i can be here that long ugh no cellie! Fuh alla dat. Hey but R.I.P. Michael Jackson 1958-2009 and R.I.P. Farah Fawcett 1946-2009. THOSE ARE TWO OF THE GREATS superrrrrr crazy. Umnnn so ill be home in 2 days!!!MinaLo

I luhv them bxxches & beautiful sand...

2009-06-24T15:27:00.001-04:00

162. i am Mina Lo {24 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Today we went to 2 beaches it was alotttttt of fun im black as ever. Its cool though ive gotten lighter over the years my melanin needed to get back to where it belongs. My mom went to an internet cafe to check email and so did I, i checked some of my facebook messages but i didnt reply because i can’t reply to everyone so ill just wait. We ate good food too it feels like we live here i dont think i like that too much but i miss everyone sooooooooo much especially -smf- :) buttttt its only 3 more days until im home yay! ...oh shit i forgot i have to work. Ughhhhhhhhhh damn.MinaLo; kinda missing home

Nothing at all; truly a vaca

2009-06-23T15:18:00.001-04:00

161. i am Mina Lo {23 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Today we didnt do a thing! Like nothing i ate, i slept then i ate and i slept more and then i woke up and slept more. At different parts of day i saw rain, sun and wind lol. How do i see wind you ask? All the fxxkin sand is flying around. Sooo i can see wind....

MinaLo; relaxation

Nothin but beach!

2009-06-22T15:11:00.004-04:00

160. i am Mina Lo {22 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Woke up took a shower, walked up and down the town, drank some water and soaked up alot of sun! We were the only ones at the beach so it was super chill. Hey look i got some pics of Inga and Juan at the water side of the town, idk what its really called lol. BTW we have a rental car so basically everything is good to go with taxi fairs. We can do what we want! Sooo we went to a different beach and here are some pics i took :) im not in any, oops.

MinaLo; vacaying

First full day in Antigua

2009-06-21T18:45:00.003-04:00

159. i am Mina Lo {21 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Lots of stuff today, we went to the beach again, wilding out. My cousins Sean and Sabrina are here. Today we went to a place called Shirley Heights it was awesome and really pretty we could see one entire side of the island. As Inga would say "its a photographers dream, right mina?" but no not really lol i don’t get very emotional about pretty landscapes. Peep the blog photo though, real G right? The food was realllly good too and then we went to the grocery store. Stuff here is soooooo expensive idk what they are thinking. Now its nighttime and even though we are terribly exhausted, we went back to the beach to chill. Someone had a cookout so we were jamming to their music as cousin Sean swam. Mom was at home only to find that later on she was bit by mosquitoes.SHIRLEY HEIGHTS!!!BEACH AT NIGHT!!!!MinaLo; family time

I hope we weigh less than 50LBS

2009-06-20T17:38:00.002-04:00

158. i am Mina Lo {20 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Check out these awesome pics in the Newark airport. Our fam is so pretty haha we were wilding once we got past TSA. Its only Saturday and vaca is lookin up ;) on the plane Juan and Inga had to sit elsewhere but its all good the flight attendant, Mary, knew my aunt Celia (also an attendant). We were welllll taken care of. So now we landed and our drivers name was Samuel, HE WAS COOL. My sister Trisha was picked to sit upfront, she is crazy...We headed to the supermarket for the first day so that our apartment has food. These prices are sooo extreme its ridic. Such a great day, we even went to the beach and took silhouette photos...well just me and Inga. Oh look a pic of all 4 of us! Damn such an eventful vaca already!MinaLo; first day in antigua, 2nd day of vaca

Family vaca '09

2009-06-19T17:31:00.001-04:00

157. i am Mina Lo {19 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Packing and driving to ny, mom and Trisha are packing im good to go. I dropped oro off in nn with Kay and i miss everyone already. We haven’t even left Virginia and im going on vaca for one week. Ill be the youngest and i know ill be bored. but we will see im wrong about some things.

minalo; day one

stunt hard

2009-06-18T13:09:00.002-04:00

156. i am Mina Lo {18 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

"Who do you look up to when your better than your idols, and how you suppose to look when you do it with your eyes close?

I'm everything you just havnt become. I spend my time tryna outdo what hasnt been done,

...and hopefully live to see what they say im gunna be and if not, i hope our future does in the memory of me"

-drizzy

MinaLo; packing for antigua...*Bumpin* some drake

true story

2009-06-17T01:11:00.000-04:00

155. i am Mina Lo {17 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

"it seems that when we are in a place where no one knows us, we become most ourselves"

..MinaLo

ps G ass belt buckle

songs with no meaning

2009-06-16T13:15:00.002-04:00

154. i am Mina Lo {16 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

read a book read a book read a muh fuuckin book and get silly SO DUMB but forreal ive started four so really READ A BOOK READ A BOOK READ A MUH FUCKIN BOOK that's song actually has a VERYYY good meaning but it gets so controversial. Look that song up as a matter of fact no ill show you the problem.

...MinaLo

Dear Pratt Institute,

2009-06-15T13:17:00.003-04:00

153. i am Mina Lo {15 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

"I am without a doubt, a military brat; but unlike most military children, I was raised with loose rules. There was not many times where I was forced to think a certain way or to anyone's regulation manual. My parents always made it their obligation to let me and my siblings have our own opinion on life. Mine just so happened to be like the smaller number of right brain thinkers in our society, the creators/artists. I was 7 years old living in, what I thought had to be, the most culturally diverse city on earth. It was Lawrence, Massachusetts (one of six cities that can possibly be flooded by the Merrimack River). In Lawrence, our community would host festivals almost every month celebrating the heritage of people in the city. I remember walking to all the parades just to see how much different it was from the year before or if the Irish float used any other color besides the faithful orange, green, gold and silver. With less than a decade of age under my belt I could perceive the world in a way I knew was different. Every parent thinks their children have over active imaginations, but my mother knew mine was something of a different stature. This same year (1997), my mother came home from work one day with a gift for me. I received my first easel; set of paints, and drawing pencils. On this day I began to draw, and well. I remember always enjoying art class rather than the free time children are given for recess. It was a place where I was allowed to express my mind through my fingers, a feeling I still have every time I have a canvas and a world of mediums waiting to be used.

Since that year (1997), I've moved three places; attended two elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school and two colleges. My parents are also in a divorce and I have a dog (two things I thought would never happen). I originally wanted to attend Pratt as my first choice in my undergraduate studies when I was a senior in high school. The first time I heard of Pratt and its opportunities, I was 14 years old visiting my cousins in Brooklyn. We always passed its campus when we drove back home to Virginia, avoiding the Flatbush Avenue traffic heading towards the Manhattan or Brooklyn Bridge. I did not apply to Pratt when I was a senior in high school because I knew the strain it would put on my parents, especially in times of separation. Inevitably the years went by and I am currently 19 years old living in Richmond, Virginia.

The majority of people that I meet will say that I have the opportunity of a lifetime. This is because I can receive in state tuition and attend the number one Undergraduate Bachelors of Architecture School in the country; Virginia Polytechnic Institute. They mean well, but I believe it is much more personal than the state borders and status of my bank account. I would have to be in a place where I can feel a world of opportunity and love the life that I am working towards. I have had plenty of time to think of a perfect place for me but the places I've been and the institutions I've enrolled have not made/kept me motivated enough to reach the success I desire. I do believe however that Pratt Institute can provide this motivation and stability for me. I would like to attend Pratt Institute because when I visit Brooklyn, it is the only place I feel at home. As I buy bagels from the Pratt Coffee shop I do not feel like an out of state visitor. Being around the campus humbles me even if only for a second, I do feel the same feeling I had when I was a child in Lawrence, Massachusetts sitting in the classroom painting. On Pratt's campus I feel like an artist. I feel that once again, there is no boundary on my opinion or what I prove myself to be. If I am allowed the opportunity to attend Pratt Institute in the Fall Semester 2009, I will; with all the wisdom I've acquired in my 19 years of breathing, begin my journey to becoming one of the best Architects this institution of higher education has to offer society."

MinaLo ...on some G shit

p.s. app is sent off pray for me

Jesus in Tree Sap

2009-06-14T07:31:00.003-04:00

152. i am Mina Lo {14 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

SOOO hello to my 21 followers :D idk if you noticed but i have a lil thing in my right collumn saying that i wish to have 25 followers by the end of july, LETs DO DISSSSSSS! Tell your friends, mother, brother, sister, dad, neice, nephew, boyfriend, girlfriend and grandma. umnnn see where i go with this blog.

SO the whole point of this blog is to show off this banging Cross Pruthvi got me in Poland. Its AMBER! If you've never heard of it, it's basically tree sap that over like a million years (not literally) got hard and turned to stone. So then they (amber people) polish and sell it. Its a SICKKK concept. I love it though its very beautiful. Plus im the only person she could ever buy it for since everyone else doesn't wear crosses ahah i feel all SPECIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I now know how Catholicism pays off lol jk Ummnnn so like today, im still in newport news playing wii and trying to avoid watching young people fucking with Pruthvi lmao (look it up) and with Ami and Deval and Daven. Its a helluva good time.

...MinaLo; gifts <3

HAPPY muhphuqin BIRTHDAY PRUTHVI!!!!!!!

2009-06-13T19:24:00.011-04:00

151. i am Mina Lo {13 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

...and welcome home! I've missed you sooo much. Hello my blawguhzzz today is my BFF Pruthvi's bday (on the right panel listed as P.G.P.) We have to do about three million things this summer just to make up for 6 months of no pruthvi. Umn but more on that shit later, HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYY. I think we will hit up the Olive Garden to celebrate and that should be a treat. ALSOOOOOOO my boyfriend Shane is coming...maybe this time we can get a good pic of him ;) :)
MinaLo; celebrating loved ones

eweeeeeey but yay!

2009-06-12T21:32:00.010-04:00

150. i am Mina Lo {12 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Camron feat. Dipset and Toya - Hey Ma (remix)

Today i went shopping with mom, what else is new? its a pay friday DUH. that pic is so nasty thats why i have eweeeyy eweyyy ewyeeyyyy as my title lmao i look all hot! and i also look bald, not cool! RayB'z look fresh still though. oh and thats my mom, wtf she cheesin about?

ANYWAYSSSSSS

we ate P.F.C.C.B. (Paul Fleming Chang's China Bistro)to tell the truth i have no clue why we even look at the menu's. Ever since my first time there which was like 10th grade we get the SAME thing. I guess its a habit.ANDDDD then shopped to walk it off, and then took a restroom break :) and i took a photo opp lol
bff k.gigglz on the phone :)MinaLo; not phased by the recession

p.s. Thank you Laura and Kaylannie for the Lucky Brand gift card it was put to WELLL good use today. I love you both *muah!*

the application process

2009-06-11T20:57:00.003-04:00

149. i am Mina Lo {11 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I had to go to HHS today. That is my old high school. It was awesome and so many people remembered me, it was insane in the membrane. I saw Mrs. Morrison AKA Ms. Jennings she is so pretty as always and skinnier too. We had a good time as i sat in her class. The kids were so funny i forgot how crazy 11th graders were. Only reason i went there was because i needed my transcript for pratt :) AWE I MISS HERITAGE, those were truly the best♥est♥est♥est♥esttttttt young years of my life ♥ Then i didnt eat all day i left work early and headed down to Newport News so my BFF, as she does invite, took me to lunch with my BF. He is funny. Did i tell you i had a boyfriend? well i do :) we had so much fun at red robin...i dont have pic of him i kinda forgot :/GET SOME RAYBANS THEN TALK TO USTHOSE ARE OUR GANGSTER ~~SHADES~~...hater blockerzbtw i gets fresh!...lol i dont drive with jays, Sperry's or dunks they crease tooo easy...must be leather...MinaLo; making memories

p.s. got a new phone...sheesh finally ;p

chillin my room

2009-06-10T20:00:00.002-04:00

148. i am Mina Lo {10 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

sometimes i just sit in my room and stare at the wall. I feel like i should print more pictures and make a huge wall of pics kinda like my bag wall previously shown, btw i added luckyB&co. and UrbanO. I love my pictures though, i even have a collage of my mom and me lol well not really but there is predominantly the two of us :)

minalo; BORED

my desk

2009-06-09T09:14:00.002-04:00

147. i am Mina Lo {9 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

UGHHHHHHHH im at my desk about to die, please lord dont let me die. OMGGGGGG im so bored. On a brighter note we have a picnic at work tomorrow and my BFF Pruthvi comes home. That should be exciting although i will be headed to newport news i dont think ill see her becauseeee i have to get my transcript then head back up to richmond by 6. As for today it sucks but i guess ill just chill until tomorrow.

MinaLo; angry=at work=money aka ill be happy later

Capital Ale House

2009-06-08T19:20:00.001-04:00

146. i am Mina Lo {8 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

...........IS AMAZINGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but let me start off right!....after my long ass 10 hour work day. I came home and ran with Oro Solido... the golden retriever and he almost died because it was so hot outside and our 3 miles really got to him. He like lied down on the sidewalk lol i was still going so he kinda jerked me backwards. I felt so bad because i was getting some good sweat in there! ...then since he was a running party pooper we walked home and i took a shower. So since she knows i didnt eat yet, my sister invited me to a steak house with her friend Chantelle. Well Long story short, we had a blast :D i REALLLLY needed that but its funny who stays out to damn near midnight on a Monday?...US!...MinaLo

MinaLo summer summer summer time!

2009-06-07T19:10:00.000-04:00

145. i am Mina Lo {7 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

WELL WELL WELL, what do ya know. Its summer all over again. My least favorite of the seasons but it works lol I am actually going on our annual out of country family vacation in two weeks :) this year its Antigua. I never went so it should be interesting. My mom always plans these boring ass tourist sitings when we go on vaca. but im a lil older now and idk if i want to see the history of the island. I don't even want to shop for jewelry lol But yeaaa lol i think i like this pic alot it can be my summer Blog photo until i take an even cooler more summery one..knowing me, it will be like next week... UMNNNN yea thats pretty much it. I am still feeling a lil "dumpsy" but ill be fine. Ive been running like 3 miles everyday with my dog. Running is so liberating like its amazing how your legs keep going and going the only thing stopping you is your body thinking its tired. Honestly if your mind is in the right place you can run until you collapse and truly cant run ahaha. One day i want to run a marathon. Preferably for cancer. That was my new years resolution this year and ive already failed it so ill make sure to run a marathon before im 21. FOR SURE....stay up!

..MinaLo; gunna get some sun

less than a feeling except everything all at once

2009-06-06T19:02:00.003-04:00

144. i am Mina Lo {6 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

...not well.

"everyone knows I'm in over my head...you [found] another friend and you discard ;; suddenly I've become a part of your past. I'm becoming the part that don't last...I'm losing you and it's effortless."

MinaLo; feeling heavy

...that pic is cute of me though.

HAIL IN JUNE

2009-06-05T19:00:00.001-04:00

143. i am Mina Lo {5 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

W
T
F
!!!

its hailing outside!

MinaLo;smh...

reading - a book by jasmina lopez

2009-06-04T05:17:00.063-04:00

142. i am Mina Lo {4 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*This book is my opinion. There are areas where i have assumed certain circumstances. If you are easily offended then do not read this material. I am also not trying to make a fool of people who cannot read, i am rather, observing the obstacles in life that i can barely get around yet those who are illiterate still happen to cross them. The street smarts that those individuals have is a remarkable talent to me and something i desire to obtain. Thank You*
INTRODUCTION:

Dogs, panda's, sharks, elephants, snakes and ligars do not read. (who the hell even knows if they have the ability?) Though, we can...or we at least have the ability*. I never understood why some will go their entire live's being illiterate. Is it that when they¹ were young and learning, someone made fun of their speech? I often like to think that the older people on earth who are still illiterate, were forced into that circumstance. Dont get me wrong, no one is to blame for another persons acquitted attitude in life BUT somewhere along the lines when that kindergardener was made fun of, they stopped trying. Or did they just never care? So now this "child" who was so vicariously² picked on is right now, currently today, a repulsive soul who in turn, will let others live for them. To me, let me say this again, to ME; these are the strongest minds in the world. Any mother fcuker who can get through an entire lifetime without reading, can probably trick your ass into any situation without you even knowing. THEY ARE THE MASTERS of jedi mind tricks³. My assumption is that the only way they made it this far in life anyways is: someone else doing everything for them; reading, paying bills as well as but not limited to, driving them every gahhh damn place. Some people are illiterate and have a license⁴. Lets say, i have that ability to smoothly leach on others and I can read as well. I would be a fuckin' super human. WHAT A concept; illiteracy is an art. The art of pure chicanery.
____________________
* - exluding those who are blind, or those who are mentally incapable of phonological/Phonemic awareness.
1 - categorizing
2 - reading poorly = made fun of in this situation.
3 - I am in no way a star wars fan. However, I do believe jedi mind tricks are real. With all of my might I will convince you that it is not the same as reverse psycology. -more on this idea in later chapters-
4 - I still havnt worked out the kinks in this concept but i do believe it has something to do with people at the DMV being retards

*aftermath disclaimer* -i bet that doesn't make sense-
...for the past two weeks i have been on a fulltime work schedule waking up at 4 am, driving to work to be there by 6am and then leaving the job at 4:30pm. So that is 1,2,3...8 sporadic days of a ten hour work schedule. As I jumped up to the sound of a loud alarm radio, read my missed text messages, scrubbed my eyes of "sleep" and used the bathroom; i had the bright idea that before todays -thursday morning- work day, i would take a 5 hour energy shot. MIND YOU, i ~~already~~ have a boarderline A.D.D. energy level. -not yet properly diagnosed- ALL I AM SAYING is... i am not completely sure if i am either over examining situations or seeing shit that is always around except no one catches onto it-a vast amount of random epiphanies-...but THIS IS SOME OTHER SxxT!...right now currently, i can read and write at the speed of lightning...this is worse than being drunk.

"Our ideas are our weapons"
- PROPOGANDA BILLBOARD IN CUBA
-minalo;has a fully loaded clip

i support any sincere hustle...SHOUT OUT TO PRIVILEGEDKID

2009-06-03T18:32:00.005-04:00

141. i am Mina Lo {3 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAA boy! As my title says i support any sincere hustle and this next shout out is to PrivilegedKid. PVK is the next big thing and if you dont think so then ima laugh in your face later. Shout out to CEO over there Orlando, doing his thanggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Real tough got some promotional stuff from him and this right here is a bumper sticker he sent me. REAL MENTAL i digg all the stuff he is tryna do with his life and Shout out to LUDAconsay for seeing all that this dude is...thats his shorty so dont try and talk to him lol she is the reason i know him so big ups over there hit up her blog as well as PVK blog, you know...Liveasy!

Hit the boy up @TWITTER as well as the WEBPAGE

...MinaLo; seeing the dream in others

polo snee-kuhz

2009-06-02T20:53:00.003-04:00

140. i am Mina Lo {2 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I LOVE EM...so comfortable

thats all.

MinaLo; *still Bumpin* Ashley Simpson - pieces of me

makes me think,

2009-06-01T20:46:00.001-04:00

139. i am Mina Lo {1 jun 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

life must have been so simple yet such a huge lie....

*Bumpin* Ashley Simpson - Pieces of Me

...minalo; unimpressed.

while in newport news

2009-05-31T20:30:00.014-04:00

138. i am Mina Lo {31 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I CHILLED WITH MY LONG LOST family!

THE DELGADO's! hahaa yea Ariana-Rey got SO BIG.

They put her on the floor and i swear its baby genius, if she see's trash or any lil thing she wont put it in her mouth she turns the other way. She also does this thing where she is dramatic when she cries like if you tell her "Ari, NO!!!" she puts her lil baby hand on her forehead and the other on the floor bracing herself and she cries. falling over throwing a lil baby tantrum then she stops crying and tries to do whatever she was doing again then you say "NO!!!" and she looks at you and does it again so you say "NO!!" and she does that dramatic cry thing again. ITS GREAT lol oh! and she is teaching herself to walk by holding onto chairs and walking. Sometimes she needs help, but not often...she is so cute.Pregnant aunt Melanie with the first baby BOY cousin! yayyyyyyy Ari will have someone almost exactly 1 year younger to play withI told Keilee she was so tall and she said "duh Jasmina, im 8 now"...the only reason i said it is because, whether she realizes it or not, she was born into a family of short puerto ricans. I was letting her know she has a good gene somewhere. She has a smart mouth. AFTER the visit i went out with Kay again she got off work so we went to her dads house because tonight is her real BDAY...we go hard with our best friend Ray;;Bee-ANS

...MinaLo

THE BIG SURPRISE!

2009-05-30T19:20:00.014-04:00

137. i am Mina Lo {30 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

so today i drove to newport news and my BFF kay doesnt know. This is her Surprise birthday party which she has never had before so its basically me, Daniel her boyfriend, Joylis, Sasha fierce, and Marcus. We cleaned her apartment because she never gets time and yeaaaaa basically it was a huge surprise for us all to be there especially when her birthday isnt until tomorrow...ill show you pics!

DRUNK: his exact words were "hahaha i have a balloon bed!" with excitement as if he found the cure for cancer the mister......MinaLo; super party planner

ps more ppl were there but i ~~aint~~ did not take pics of them

curly hair dont care

2009-05-29T19:14:00.003-04:00

136. i am Mina Lo {29 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Lil Wayne ft. Yung money - Every Girl

YEAAAAAA i want my hair to get longer so i can wear fitteds lol is that crazy? ANYWAYS today is so rainy and boring ima just get stuff ready for tomorrow...SHHHH its Kaylannies surprise bday party that ive been planning all week haha she is gunna be so hype. so back to my hair yeaaaa just a bit longer will do it cuz right now its a fro under that cap....i title the pic:

MinaLo;Boston all the way down to her [red] sox

PS, that song is so nasty...

this is ghetto

2009-05-28T08:54:00.001-04:00

135. i am Mina Lo {28 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

PLEASE DO NOT ORDER FROM THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE FRONT SEAT WINDOW IS COMPLETELY OPERABLE, THIS HAS TO BE THE FUNNIEST THING OMGGGGGGGGGGG CHILL da phuq OUT.

...MinaLo; catching stupid people

getting rid of acne...

2009-05-27T10:28:00.002-04:00

134. i am Mina Lo {27 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I THINK ILL TRY EVERYTHING except urine

*Bumpin* Keri Hilson - turn my swag on

UMN basically today i worked another 10 hour day and talked to Laura a bit and some others who were talking about my tat. Laura wasn't talking about my tat but we talk everyday so it was just normal L.C. and Lo stuff. UMN i took some pics today of me trying this Mint Julep that i use to use back in high school....Senior year my skin was REALLLLLY clear then idk wtf happen. It varies by the months. LOL i have LONG EYE LASHES!
...MinaLo.

in an effort to not make my camera hit the ground

2009-05-26T10:24:00.000-04:00

133. i am Mina Lo {26 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN

Today my tat is fine just stings a bit but for the most part im chillin.

I am a full time employee now so my pictures might be scarce for a while...

at least until i get into my routine. :/ but stay up and keep reading

-MINALO.

BRANDED

2009-05-25T19:36:00.007-04:00

132. i am Mina Lo {25 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

...for life :)

yeaaaaaa so thats WHAT i'll say. Umn today was very eventful...well not really, more painful than anything but im happy with the turn out !!!!! Check the Video this is my first You tube attempt at Vlogging so yea hit me up !

...MinaLo

p.s. its not done yet :) so dont be too critical

Risky Bizz - ContempoRetro™ by MinaLo

2009-05-24T20:01:00.005-04:00

131. i am Mina Lo {24 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Coffey Anderson - Can I

So today i painted for the majority of my day, i also commented everyone's blog for the most part. OH i spoke to Pruthvi a bit, she seems like she is almost done with exams. WOW our Sophomore year in college is already gone that's crazy. ANYWAYS then i listened to music while painting. I Uploaded my sister graduation pics to Facebook. AND NOW im on aim chatting and uploading this blog. Somewhere in the midst of this oh so repetitive day i took pictures of a shirt i made Last Year when i first started. There are only two people who own this shirt, Me of course and L.C. BUTTTTTT im thinking i should release it like redo it a lil more flashy and yea release it because throw some Ray Bans on your face and your kinda coordinated :) BTW SHOUT OUT TO ALL MY FOLLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have 20 now, yay!...MinaLo

Inspired by Charlie BEE

2009-05-23T17:59:00.016-04:00

130. i am Mina Lo {23 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I decided to upload a video because it never worked when i tried months ago but Mr. Barnaby started to do it and i wanna see if it works. This is one that makes me laugh SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard. I LOVE MY MOMMA but we were having too much fun!

>> BTW I LOOK LIKE MY SISTER IN THAT PICTURE >>>>>^^^^
OH and i did some painting MinaLo.

CALORIE INCINERATOR

2009-05-22T15:10:00.007-04:00

129. i am Mina Lo {22 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

Wii fit,

....is on some other shit.

OR MAYBE MY SISTER Is?

- MinaLo.

Painting Piece

2009-05-21T19:41:00.004-04:00

128. i am Mina Lo {21 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Mya ft. Jay-z - Best of Me (remix)

I am going to finally finish a painting lol well its for my portfolio and im in a rush time trying to put my best work out. I usually do well under pressure when it comes to art. So yea i will do a painting with my three sisters but i will have us roughly the same age like 6 and 8. When really we are never that close in ages. So YEP its gunna be pretty sick all of us at the same age on the canvas. I like to think of it as the peak of childhood where you know right from wrong but you still have so much to learn. .... YAH hmmm it sounded better in my head. Maybe ill post when im done :D yea, is that cool? ight so we good then.

...MinaLo; like Picasso

Vans OFF MY CLOSET

2009-05-20T16:56:00.009-04:00

127. i am Mina Lo {20 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I went to work today for 2 hours. LOL we had a picnic and i wasnt really down to laugh and smile with people i really dislike so i went home instead of being fake. WUTEVA im still gettin paid! lol UMN yea then i went to the store with my Uncle and as usuall i got Freshhhhhhaaaa and freshaaa cuz minalo stay gettin freshaaaa. What i mean is that i copped some vans for the fall/winter, what do you think? i love 'em and i don't really wear vans as much as i use to but these were too cute.

MinaLo; "you need to get like [her]...stuntin is a habit just gotta have it"

theres no doubt ill be different...

2009-05-19T16:35:00.016-04:00

126. i am Mina Lo {19 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Kings of Leon - Use somebody

My dream is to go to school in BKNY and live the city girl life that goes with it; soon I will. I have built up all this excitement (like when you hit the first drop on a roller coaster) to the point where i feel sick as though im leaving VA the next day, when really, I have months. I believe that I don't know what my home is because the last three years of my life I have truly felt homeless. Not in the literal sense because I have everything I need and I am able get much more than I want. In my situation I feel malapropos more than anything. They say "home is where the heart is" but I really feel like I don't put my heart anywhere long enough to make a home. I know that my art is the only place where I include any sort of home-like memory. This time ~~that's~~ [art is] not what I mean though. Yesterday after watching that movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a scene and quote stuck with me up until now which is 4:09 pm...almost an entire day later;

*DISCLAIMER* He walks to the front door of his home after years of no return, places his suitcase down opens the door and just stands while looking around, almost afraid to walk in; the narrator (Benjamin) speaks.

"It's a funny thing about comin' home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realize what's changed is you."
- Benjamin Button

I am TERRIFIED that when I leave I will never return ~~home~~to VA, because I will have changed so much. I hope that I'm still ~~mina~~ recognizable.

MinaLo; scared of the inevitable
ps: went to the movies to see Next Day Air, really stupid but funny.

Building a DVD collection 101 #2

2009-05-18T16:35:00.001-04:00

125. i am Mina Lo {18 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I BOUGHT that benjamin button movie....

ill watch it, looks like i have two dvd's now haha

...MinaLo.

Photoshoot with L.C.

2009-05-17T22:48:00.031-04:00

124. i am Mina Lo {17 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

One of the most controversial topics in the world is abortion. Whether your going to the hospital or at home popping pills/punching your stomach, the intensity that goes into the rage of abortion haters is the same. When placed with religion, abortion becomes a topic where some people will get so emotionally involved that their judgment on the situation becomes a full throttle hate on the opposing opinion. In an effort to "HYPE" my portfolio for Pratt, I have decided I need to include something that may affect my life and my right as a voter in the future. So now, with my deranged mind in tact ~~oxymoron~~; I present to you:
MinaLo; Self Abortion
No babies were harmed in the making of this photo shoot. This is also not an effort in the support of pro-life or pro-choice it is just art. Thank You. ®

BEHIND THE SCENES:...and no thats not ketchup

Thank You LAURA, i love you and im SO grateful you support my crazy endeavors, MUAH!
...MinaLo

my sister the VCU alum

2009-05-16T20:08:00.018-04:00

123. i am Mina Lo {16 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

IM SO PROUDDDDDD

THIS WAS SOOO EXCITING

I LOVE HER AND HER INTELLIGENCE

SHAWTY IS THE XXXX. lol

my mom didnt know her cap was like this until she went in. cute right!?! :)...MinaLo.

The Honors College Graduate....

2009-05-15T22:26:00.009-04:00

122. i am Mina Lo {15 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

MY SISTER IS SO SMART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!!!!!!!!!! YAHHH she is lol her graduating (09) class had about 100 honors students which means there are only around one hundred 2009 graduates who have maintained a 3.5 gpa. So its a pretty big deal and i think this graduation was so fun and quick. This is where she received her Ribbon Chords and Medal.
1 of 3 ceremonies down before party!
...MinaLo.

BLAH BLAH blawdyyyyy

2009-05-14T18:55:00.000-04:00

121. i am Mina Lo {14 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

I got off work today an came home to my sister which is weird sinceeeee she has been in school for 16 years now and i rarely see her in her college life....(16 yrs total, four collegiate SHE GRADUATES TOMORROWWWWWWWW, well, first of 3 graduations) So we were chillin and like man just sitting on the couch;; as we do, we got bored and took pics.

Hmmmm?...MinaLo mega chill.

nothing is the same

2009-05-13T18:46:00.001-04:00

120. i am Mina Lo {13 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Priscilla Renea - 22

So this is the view from my current window.

I never thought i would ever move from my home,

...inevitably we moved.

I miss my old window pane OH WELLLL

i found a great song on youtube :D that girl is talented

if i could sing well then i think i would take my guitar more serious....

MinaLo.

Building a DVD collection 101

2009-05-12T18:34:00.001-04:00

119. i am Mina Lo {12 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

First thing is buy titanic lol SIKE hahaha

umn im trying to build a dvd collection

my plan is to actually watch all the movies i buy

so ive already seen Forgetting Sarah Marshall...but i love it

:) movie night on tuesday...whoa, ahaha only MinaLo.

should i take that test?

2009-05-11T08:06:00.006-04:00

118. i am Mina Lo {11 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Estelle - No Substitute Love

Today i have the choice of taking a final exam in math to drop my lowest test grade or to take the grade i have now. Im not doing bad so i think ill go ahead and take it. Maybe it will bring me up...or horribly down? awe man awe man decisions decisions. Whatever. This is my new jam but its old:

"I know it would have been nice if i could have had your body
Knowing that everybody ~~aint~~ been with you
but you told me lies you made me give my heart away
but now i know the games you play, so I'm thru with you

Oh boy oh boy, I'm not your substitute lover oh no
Say boy oh boy I'm not your substitute lover oh no

You know there's gonna be a fight if these chicks keep calling you at night
I see that text your tryin to hide see I know the truth
Must be outta your mind you thought you'd never see the day
You thought I'd let a player play but imma upgrade you, listen boy

Oh boy oh boy, I'm not your substitute lover oh no"...MinaLo.

my momma momma momma

2009-05-10T01:04:00.012-04:00

117. i am Mina Lo {10 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Kanye West - Hey Mama

I've already poured my guts into MY BIRTHDAY THANK YOU(click for reference) blog so i don't think ill do alla dat. lol BUT i gotta say my mom has the best daughters in the world. *biased opinion* This mothers day she wanted one of three super expensive perfumes. BUT; being the daughters that we are we, instead of being cheap like every year prior...by teaming up to buy something expensive, we all bit the bullet....AND WE GOT HER ALL THREE PERFUMES! She was so shocked :D and because we only have one mother we got her the pretty limited ed. bottles that are also refillable ;) We love her so if perfumes matter to her then it matters to us;; to make her happy. I think we accomplished that today.
She now has:
1)Viktor & Rolf's Flower Bomb (smells the best according to me)
2)Coco Chanel's Eau De Toilette
3)Jean Paul Gaultier's Eau De ParfumBootleg mothers day card LMAO wutever! at least with this i can write alot more haha more space? yea dont call me ghetto she broke my pockets btw i meant for it to look "kiddish" lol Oh and my older sis did her hair for her. I think it looks good. It's a new color...we pampered her i must say, DAMN.ALSO my older cousin, which is like her baby brother, came from Trinidad! My sister is graduating this saturday so he had to come through ;D umn yahbtw HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL OTHER MOTHERS and soon to be's as well because i know a couple prego's!

...MinaLo;lovin' me some momma

p.s. we left BK; anxiety at ease

go hard or go home

2009-05-09T00:46:00.002-04:00

116. i am Mina Lo {9 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

SHOES!

omg those are hot sex lol ava thats for you

umn still in new york and mothers day is failing to come so we can't leave this borough that continues to pour salt into a half opened wound. SMH anyways yea, arent those shoes fire?

...MinaLo;coppin those soon

BK ughhhhhhhh....

2009-05-08T00:30:00.017-04:00

115. i am Mina Lo {8 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

*Bumpin* Adele - Best for Last

"Wait, do you see my heart on my sleeve?
It's been there for days on end and
It's been waiting for you to open up
yours too baby, come on now
I'm trying to tell you just how
I'd like to hear the words roll out of your mouth finally
Say that it's always been me

That's made you feel the way you've never felt before
And I'm all you need and that you never want more
Then you'd say all of the right things without a clue
But you'd save the best for last
Like I'm the one for you

You should know that you're just a temporary fix
This is not routine with you it don't mean that much to me
oh just a filler in the space that happened to be free
How dare you think you'd get away with trying to ~~play~~ me

Why is it everytime I think I've tried my hardest
It turns out it ain't enough
You're still not mentioning love
What am I supposed to do to make you want me properly?
I'm taking these chances and getting nowhere
And though I'm trying my hardest you go back to her
And I think that I know things may never change
I'm still hoping one day I might hear you say

I make you feel a way you've never felt before
And I'm all you need and that you never want more
Then you'd say all of the right things without a clue
But you'd save the best for last
Like I'm the one for you

You should know that you're just a temporary fix
This is not routine with you it don't mean that much to me
oh just a filler in the space that happened to be free
How dare you think you'd get away with trying to ~~play~~ me

But, despite the truth that I know
I find it hard to let go and give up on you
Seems I love the things you do
Like the meaner you treat me the more eager I am
To persist with this heartbreak and running around
And I will do until I'm finding myself you

And make you feel a way you've never felt before
And be all you need so that you never want more
And you'll say all of the right things without a clue
And you'll be the one for me and me the one for you"

MinaLo; ruining her life with love songs kil♥

when depression kicks in...

2009-05-07T00:26:00.000-04:00

114. i am Mina Lo {7 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

....it really abuses us. DAMN...

"your faith in me brings me to tears, even after all these years;;it pains me so much to tell that you don't know me that well"

i spoke to Laura, i feel a bit better.

...well honestly she didn't speak, just listened...and its all i ask :)

MinaLo; needs to get it together

HAPPY -late- BIRTHDAY CAMMIE!

2009-05-06T00:08:00.005-04:00

113. i am Mina Lo {6 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

So today i got off work and since my exams are over i went to Cheesecake factory with Cammie. I have been on a like 15 day hiatus or will be? and this wont even be posted on time but don't worry ill adjust the date. ANYWAYS So we went to cheesecake factory. It was Cammie (guest of honor) Tyisha, Cee Max? and Kelley...as well as me. I'd say we had a pretty good time but i will just post some pics since thats all people look at anyways lol

...MinaLo;celebrating a loved ones yrs

im going to buy more...

2009-05-05T00:01:00.001-04:00

112. i am Mina Lo {5 may 2009}
Originally uploaded by Mina Lo

HATS

...HAPPY BDAY CAMMIE!

ALSO HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO
...just so you know spanish people dont even care about cinco de mayo;; its the Americans excuse to drink.

ugh i missed your dinner cammie due to my exam but i will make it up to you :)

...MinaLo.