Everyday I learn something

I know its been a couple of days since my last post but a combination of my hectic schedule and unpacking(which always take me a long time) but I’m back. Now in the past couple of days nothing really big happened(that I am going to talk about in this post), excluding today (well technically yesterday).
What happened revealed a couple of things to me and I am happy I was able to handle the situation as calmly as I did (I really deserve a round of applause lol). So I am going to paint a picture of what happened, I’m walking in from a break and basically some water hit my arm now I’m not completely sure who threw the water but I have a pretty good idea. So water hit my arm nothing really big just wipe it off so I did but when I look to see where it came from no one was there. I know I saw someone trying to do a poor excuse for running toward the class so I laughing as if it were a joke. Now I’m a pretty relaxed person but jokes like that I don’t participate in because if you ask me two grown men throwing water or any liquid for that matter I would have to question their sexuality for even getting enjoyment out of something like that.
So I get back into the class expecting for whoever it was to approach me with a smile and apology but I didn’t receive that. Now it goes from me permanently thinking whoever apologizes to me may be a homo or bisexual to, this person having such a lack of respect for me that they can’t even give me an apology.
When I look at the situation I’m forced decide what my reaction to this should be.(But that’s not for this either)
The first thing that strikes me is disappointment, because I gave and had expectations for these people’s characters’ that exceeded what they were capable of delivering. So right there I blame myself, for such high expectations and also for being associated with men that can’t do the main thing a man is supposed to and that’s take responsibility for his actions.
Now the ironic part of this whole situation is that you would expect the younger person to play games like the ones they did but on the contrary I’m the younger person and I wouldn’t because I don’t get a rise out of throwing water on another man (but everybody is different and I’m not saying being a heterosexual is the right thing to do but its just what I choose)
This hating puzzles me but I think I know where its coming from I think its the fact that I’m young and making moves, I do anyone I want, I have talents they can’t match, I take care of myself, I can supply there’s and anyone around them’s addiction, I look better than them(not to be conceited but ask any straight woman), I don’t need brakes or breathers (my stamina is up), my drive is out of this world, or maybe the fact that Ladies Love Cool Mel so much (maybe even theirs also not for this post), I’m basically everything they can’t be.
Fuckin Old timers
By the way I think people tend to forget or are just ignorant to the fact that its not just me in Florida as far as family goes I’m just the only one trying to do positive things with my life. If you saw my pictures notice I had none of the older members of my family in them, that’s not just because they weren’t there naa I just don’t want the type of attention they are going to draw I don’t want the Feds on me think about it I went from the back blocks of brooklyn Fort Green projects to the metropolitan museum of art, then to Mohegan Sun (the casino), In less than 26 hours yea I did that check my pics anybody with a brain knows those aren’t things normal college students do(for Thanksgiving Vacation). Just wait until Christmas Break I’m really gonna make them feel old .
They don’t want the type of problems not respectin me will bring their way My older cousin(who will remain nameless) said that if they only knew. And I’m not a bully cuz that’s not what college is for I’m a cool guy.

And I deny anything in this post is based on actual events for the sake of Judicial system.

My disclaimer solely for the statues of limitations in the justice system.

-Follow Mel
To class in like 2 hours
Another sleepless night with
my baby After Effects (perfecting my craft)

P.S. A new album will be uploaded later on today

The Day Before Thanksgiving

So I had to wake up early to make my flight at 12pm which meant I had to wake up at about 10:30 and do a little bit final touch packing. Everything was going good until the person that supposed to drive me to airport didnt call me. So i drove my car and im not sure what the charges per day are : (. I had a good flight and tweeted on the plane (which I didnt even think was possible) Then I got picked up by my uncle from the airport. We had a talk real talk then when I got home (which took like 3hrs because of the holiday traffic). When I got home I saw my mother and sisters (the most important women in my life).Then I went to see my grandmother and some aunts . So far my vacation is turning out to be a good thing. Now Im in the bed (posture pedic to be exact) and I am so tired but I will post later today.

-Follow Mel
to Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow

My Last Day Before Thanksgiving Break

So today is my last day in Orlando before I go on break, and I had a 12 hr class that was over at 9pm and I have been home since and havent finished packing yet and it is 3:02 am.

I was in the middle of writing this and got distracted so this one is going to be the only one that will be this short

No fun on Classic Weekend for Me

Hi everyone I’m broadcasting live from my car in the parking lot of a Subway via blackberry. Now I’m not going to write this whole post from my car I’m just getting the beginning out. So for those that don’t know its Classic Weekend now this is kind of like Mardi Gras in Louisiana for Orlando basically its like a lot of parties going on. I myself decided to sit this Classic out (last years’ and the year before were a lot of fun) and just stay focused which is turning out to be a much harder task that I anticipated. Ok so I woke up this morning to see my phone was blinking (meaning I had some messages/missed calls) so I pick it up and see I had 34 missed calls, 15 voice messages, and 44 text messages. Keep in mind I went to bed at like 5am now every call was from 7am up until like 12 that let’s you know how wild last night was. Now just imagine, almost everyone that you know in the town you live in telling you what you are missing out on, and it is not like all of them are apart of the same social group and the fact that they all were calling around the same time tells me it was a wild night. Things like that make me feel old, lol because they are all saying things like”Mel enjoy your youth” and “your still young and I know you want to come out just take a break” things I ask myself, but quickly dismiss with the idea that it is all going to pay off someday (I’m an optimistic person plus I’m working hard) Ok I’m in the house on my couch I just made a yahoo email address (follow_mel@yahoo.com)for flickr( who knew you needed a yahoo email address for flickr) and now I have to upload some photos on there. So on my way home from subway I got 4 text messages asking me what I’m going to do tonight. But everyone knows I don’t take breaks, so I replied I’m working and I want to but I have to finish this and their replies only made me want to join in the Classic weekend festivities even more. Just got another text about tonight. Not going out tonight for me is like trying to quit smoking lol (I don’t smoke cigarettes) . But also today I got some good news about a music video my partners and I are shooting, so that brought the mood up. So my plan for tonight is to get some photos up on flickr (will post the link to flickr page), work on after effects and then the night will be a wrap as far as work goes. -Follow Mel The Only person Working on Classic Weekend

Internet Repair Appointment

Ok so I’m sitting in my living room while the cable guys fix my internet. They basically had to go out to my box to fix it because the problem was coming from outside. Now I’m not really listening to what they are talking about because it is pretty much a, lets-not-have-an-akward-moment small talk. Where they try to talk to me about girls and when they were in school and I’m just really not in the mood the hear them preach, but I’m gonna entertain it because they are fixing my internet. In the process I see that the pulled my whole wall out (pics will be included) they better fix it this time cuz this will be like the 3rd they came but it didn’t get fixed. So I digress the real reason I’m writing is that yesterday a lot happened for me I found out by my parents that my phone was off because of a 600 dollar phone bill (it wasn’t intentional) and so they said that I would have to wait until Friday to get it back on (for the record I’m a 20 year old student and I pay all of my bills besides that this time and I’m explaining that just because a girl asked me why my parents are still paying my bills) anyway I got my phone back on which I’m happy about and then I also had a run in with the cops again last night this isn’t the place to talk about that I didn’t get arrested though. I can’t wait for this cable to just be fixed so I can just go back to sleep I’m sooo tired working out last night. I really feel like they need to just stop talkin and work harder at gettin this done lol. They think the Nextel Blackberry is the best phone ever trust me its horrible. But besides that I’m staying o 50 (inside joke)

-Follow Mel
To my bed after they fix my internet

These are the pics i was talking about

My wall

A closer view

Phone less Day

I don’t know what it is about not having your phone and time going by but there’s definitely something.

So today I feel like I didn’t get anything done because I didn’t have my phone(but of course I did get things done) I think that its the fact that I don’t have access to the outside world or the internet. But last night when I went on my Photo Walk I accidentally dropped my phone two times. Anybody that knows how the past couple of weeks have gone with my phone (Kofi) will tell you it was just a matter of time. I don’t know why but for some reason I drop it or it falls a lot. So last night when I dropped it I thought it was just like all of the other times, but this one was different. I woke up late this morning because my phones alarm clock didn’t go off and I forgot to set my other one. As I’m going through my usual morning routine I still had no clue until I was about to get into the shower and I didn’t have any texts or missed calls (especially since I woke up at like 12 and she gets up at 9). But what it was doing was the weirdest part I have a Black Berry Tour Sprint(the cool carrier : ) I’m just a loyal customer I guess plus I’m cool lol) so basically my service bars were going up and down so my first thought was Martial Law(catch me another time and I will tell you all about it) and after I established that wasn’t the case. I restarted my phone and left because I was running late. It might be fate but the course of events leading up to my arrival at the editing lab I was able to see the shuttle take off I would have recorded it on my phone and posted it but my phone wasn’t working. So me and Kofi sat there for 8hrs and talked some shit but I did some work on my Tumblr and wordpress still not done yet though. I am looking forward to this meteor shower tonight though and seeing her : ) we’ll will see what happens just stay tuned.

-Follow Mel

To the Sprint Store

Sunday Night Photo Walk

Ok, so tonight I decided to go on a Photo Walk to get out of the house and get something constructive done (kill two birds with one stone is the perfect analogy to describe it).
I was excited to get some shots until I got in my car and started driving because Orlando seemed so dead. When I finally found a place to shoot it ended up being a grocery store plaza. I wanted to capture the emptiness and lifeless look of this lot.
So while I’m shooting I notice that the people that work for the grocery store(don’t want to mention the name) in the plaza I’m shooting at are moving around and getting curious. So I approach them and let them know what’s going on so they don’t call the cops. They jokingly asked to be in some photos I laughed a little then continued.
About 25 minutes later a cop rolls into the parking lot. Then the cop (Officer Clyde) pulls right up to me with the helicopter searchlight cop cars have pointed at me and asks what I’m doing, and to see some I.D. lol normal cop stuff he was pretty cool about the whole situation and told me it was one of the employees that called the cops.

I just find it funny how some people will try to lead you to believe that they are comfortable within a certain situation when in reality they aren’t oh well still got my shots ; )

All in all I feel it was a pretty productive night. I got about 120 shots and I like about 80 not bad for a semi-beginner.
I have a day of trying to figure out how to make my tumblr and wordpress look more unique and not so plain(absolutely not a mirror of my personality).

-Follow Mel
Just do it like Nike

P.S. I also thought about her she knows who she is : )
2 weeks let’s see if I make da cut

Here are some pics in this album

Uncomfortable Movie Moments

Ok so I’m in the movie theatre and I’m seeing 2012 but the thing is that it was sold out and I didn’t want to see a later movie so me and a friend decided to buy a ticket for the movie Men Who stare at Goats and wait until about 9:25 and go to the 2012 theatre because it starts at 9:55 so that is how this whole blog originated

While staring the masses of people walking theatre we began talking about uncomfortable moments in a movie theatre for example

When you walk into the movie theatre and are looking for a seat it feels like everyone is looking at you lol

When you start walking up the stairs and notice that there are no seats and you are forced to take the walk of shame back down lol

When you are at the movie theaters with your significant other and they decide to hold your hand but you really don’t want to

Also when your with your parents and someone attractive gives you that look(you know the look I’m talking about lol) but then they laugh a little when they see your with your parents lol

Well the movie is starting so I will try to write about it but I’m not making any promises and my new photo album is up on myartspace let me know what you think about my photos.

-Follow Mel

First Post

I’m stuck in the house with no internet and but I am still broadcasting live on wordpress via my blackberry tour which is probably gonna be at the end of this post cuz it somehow manages to attach its tag to anything I write lol but I am writing this just to let my readers know what they can expect from me. By the way that was the first period I used lol and the proper punctuation is another thing that can be accredited to my blackberry but anyway I am gonna use another period to start my explanation for my wordpress. I have a lot of interests and currently I’m a college student studying film but I am interested in a lot of things such as Movies of course (all genres horror is my favorite) photography, journalism, photojournalism, various forms of art from sculptures and paintings, urban culture, HIP HOP culture (its not in all caps to make that seem more important than any of my other interests) well I should say real hip hop ie Jay Electronica R&B too that Maxwell is the truth and women can’t forget them at all : ) so with all of those interests I stay busy and so that’s why I procrastinated making a wordpress, blog, tumblr etc. but I just decided to do this to keep me busy (like I need anything else on my plate) but I know that idle time when on a mission is the biggest enemy and I am on a mission to find happiness not riches or superficial anyone’s approval (accept the fam) cuz I feel like life is too short to not be happy right? Well that’s a no brainer for me at least and I’m not trying to turn this into a myspace “about me” section tho so besides that juss keep up with me cuz I’m movin right now its November 13 2009 3:00 a.m. and I’m still not done with November 12 day yet but If this isn’t updated then my twitter will be cuz I update that regularly like I said this is my first time on wordpress plus I’m doing this from my blackberry lol I’m not even sure if I’m doin it right lol I’m juss trying to get this out there but I’m gonna be adding a new album to my art site if you haven’t seen it yet go to my twitter. Twitter.com/follow_mel and its listed as my website check it out and let me know what you think I also edit videos and will be making a new edit for After Effects to demonstrate my knowledge with that program but that will be either later this week or next but just stay tuned we will see where this goes but juss Follow Mel ; ) Next stop happiness

-Follow Mel (that’s gonna be my closing phrase they might change like I said we will see)