Resolute!

really want 2011 to be a year of purpose, focus, drive, fun, discovery and major gains. so i guess i'm gonna make one of those listy things. behold:

1. read the bible regularly. mon thru fri at approx. 10am each morning.

2. expand music collection to include more classics, more jazz greats, more rock and roll and more techno/house. and get a new ipod. brother says i need one desperately.

3. go thrifting at least twice a month. make sure to buy a top hat, 80s clothes with tons of sequins and more turquoise jewelry.

4. dye my hair blonde. maybe not all, but some part of it.

5. stop biting my nails. start painting my nails.

6. take my dog Rugby to the dog park (or run him on the treadmill) much more often.

7. call my mother at least once a week. call my brothers and sisters more often as well.

8. go visit my godson and his family in the Bay area at least once.

9. pay off credit card debt.

10. invest in stocks. save at least 5 grand.

11. ignite my new career and start my own business as a business manager.

12. feng shui (and properly decorate) my new apartment.

13. spend more alone time and more time creating (via photography, painting, drawing, poetry, writing, blogging, etc.)

14. drink water everyday.

15. eat fruit and veggies everyday.

16. expel pork, beef, soda and all fast food chains from my diet completely.

17. learn to pop my booty PROPER.

18. dance, dance, dance

19. take at least one yoga class and one dance class.

20. be confident in myself and in my abilities.

21. enjoy my freedom but maintain my balance.

22. volunteer for at least one program or group that's doing something i truly support and believe in

23. continue my studies on myself, other people and how the universe that the Lord set in motion affects us all

24. get more leos, libras, aquarius' and geminis in my life

25. get a tattoo (uh oh)

26. meet (and hug) Prince.

thoughts???

A quick post (and Jesus is in it too!)

sorry I haven't posted anything the last few days. accidentally left my laptop at home, then ended up stranded (not really, just didn't have a ride) in montclair, nj. had a wonderful time though, i love it when i get to see people and places that i haven't seen in years. saw quite a few friends' children that i haven't seen since they were toddlers.

the only fail of the last 2 days is that because i forgot said laptop, it put a damper on doing my first two interviews for the blog. but i'mma do better.

in closing, i'd like to leave you with a poem i wrote in high school that was randomly digged out of a drawer the other day whilst looking for the address of a long lost friend in Africa. The title? Jesus and the Cookie (based on a true story of Asia via 1987). Ahem:

"Mommy, may I have a cookie, please"
"No honey," she said with ease.

I made a face and a frown
Before turning to sit down
I thought and thought in my head
Until my frown turned to a smile instead

"Mommy," I said, "is Jesus everywhere? In my head and in my hair? In Goldilocks' great grizzly bears?"
"Yes he is," she said with care.

"Well," I replied, "if this is true,
Then that means he's in my tummy too
And I don't want to make him blue
Cause Jesus wants a cookie."

check the lyrical profundity!!! hope you feel inspired.

'night kids.

Inspiration for the Jersey Girl #1: Barbra Streisand

lately i've been going through a "musicals" stage; they're all i wanted to watch as soon as i came home to jersey for the holidays. not sure why, perhaps getting out of la for a bit and getting to play in the snow is making me want to sing and dance?? maybe i just want to see happy people doing happy things for 2 1/2 hrs straight?? the reason is still unclear, but i will continue to indulge in the meantime. so you may see quite a few entries on musicals, especially those with fantastic wardrobes.

speaking of which, yesterday i watched "on a clear day you can see forever" starring barbra streisand and yves montand with my very enthusiastic mother (it's one of her faves). i must say, it was crazy, but also marvelous and psychadelic, one of her best. its about a girl in 1970 who doesn't know or have much confidence in herself, even tho she has ESP (and later discovers she has been reincarnated from her past life as a woman in the 1800s. the costumes are AMAZING, you guys. AMAZING. observe.)



this unconventional brooklyn jewish beauty is definately inspiration for jersey girls the world over. so here's to you, barbs.



















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My First Series!

"awwww you done it now man..."

i was sitting in the shower this Christmas day thinking on life plans, when i began to contemplate all of those that i know, love and admire, and how inspirational, talented and ambitious the majority of those folks are...

all of them are a smaller part of the overall movement to simply create...to bring the world more of what it needs and less of what it wants: to bring art, artistry, truth, expression, love and the fullness of life back into the lungs of our cities, our parents, our enemies and our friends.

so here's to you, kids...i will be starting in the new year an interview series of artists, singer-songwriters, authors, bakers, actors, models, designers, nerds and entrepreneurs of every age and every shade.

Anticipate.

Christmas has begun...

woke up at about noon (eastern standard time)...


got downstairs and i found A Christmas Story was on the tele (as it should be)...


the tree was lookin' lovely...


and my stepdad bought the family a popcorn maker?? go figure, last time it was a karaoke machine...


Ma Tia doin' her thug thizzle...


paella on the stove, win!


my stepdad in his lair...


spongebob and chef joined us...


and we couldn't get Obama away from the dessert table, negros are so greedy sometimes...


and the bros totally scored...




so far it's been a lovely Christmas day...


Merry Christmas to all!!! And Happy Birthday Jesus!

Remember to love and give during this and every season. God is good, life is rich, and the future is ever so bright.

With much love,
Asia

Touched Down!

Just landed in the Garden State. Had some of Ma Tia's awesome black beans and cornbread with a few homemade walnut cookies for dessert. Decorated the 12 foot fake christmas tree with my two hilarious younger brothers. More to come in the morning.

dreamin' of l o v e...

Steed Lord. Bunny Holiday. Dim Mak. Gangster.

Hello friends. My apologies for my absence, but to make up for it, I'm gonna put up like 300 new blog posts. Well, maybe not that many. More like 4, tops.

I begin with the amazing freakin' night I had last night. For those not in Cali, we have been experiencing torrential rainstorms of the Wizard of Oz persuasion. The thunder was settin' off car alarms, the lightning was cool yet creepy; all the necessary storm elements were here... and have been here for a damn week. Enough already. We get it.

I digress.

Anyways, I decided to brave the stormy weather and meet up with some friends at Electric Karma where we sat on colorful pillows on the floor and sipped wine and mint tea. We debated Black Swan and how cool you weren't in high school. A friend told his sad tale of being hoodwinked by an older woman and how she had him thinking she "had it together" when in fact she's living at home with her 74 year old mother (and driving her mom's Jag too). AND she has bad credit. We laughed, but he was serious. Which made it even funnier. It was classic.

Then come the fireworks. I trudged thru the rain over to Dim Mak Tuesdays @ Cinespace where I circled Hollywood & Ivar for the better part of a half hour before finding parking 3 blocks away (with no umbrella, but I had come this far and my hair's not pressed). Crept inside and it was a wrap! Them Jeans was spinnin', Bunny Holiday was strippin', and Steed Lord was just givin' me life.

My camera is broken (grrr) but thanks to thecobrasnake photos were still taken and the circle of life was allowed to continue.

Good times had by all.