Thoughts &Visions

Memories

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:43:51 -0400

I live for the nights i dont remember with the people i won’t forget…
…….drake…..

ethandesu: Choices.. CAN I PLEASE HAVE EVERY PAIR…

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:53:02 -0500

ethandesu:

Choices..

CAN I PLEASE HAVE EVERY PAIR…

thestylebuff: FIRE…

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:51:26 -0500

thestylebuff:

FIRE…

NICE

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:50:00 -0500

NICE

veryenglish: Columbia Road. nICE…

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:48:15 -0500

veryenglish:

Columbia Road.

nICE…

NEED THEM… PERIOD

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:46:23 -0500

NEED THEM… PERIOD

putthison: Hank, No Tie Hard-line traditionalists may wince,...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:43:17 -0500

putthison:

Hank, No Tie

Hard-line traditionalists may wince, but I think a sport coat with no tie is a perfectly acceptable look. A nice one, even. In fact, when going out to a restaurant or bar, I’ll often wear a sport coat with woolen trousers and a nice shirt, but forgo the tie. This kind of ensemble is especially good in areas of the world where a necktie – no matter how casual – is still seen as somewhat of a formal statement (I’m looking at you, Bay Area).

If you decide to go tieless, I recommend at least wearing a pocket square. Not doing so can leave the look a bit unfinished. Something made out of a matte wool or linen will do better than a shiny, wet silk. The latter will have a sheen that may be too distracting when there’s no tie to counterbalance it. You might also want to tamp the square down a bit, so that it’s not sticking up too high into the air. I don’t think pocket squares should ever look too loud, but this may be even more important if you’re just wearing a square alone.

For your shirt, stick to solid light blues, or something like the soft pink that Alan Flusser is seen wearing above. Both are considered more casual than a solid white. For something even more causal still, consider shirts with stripes or checks (such as tattersalls, graph checks, or ginghams). Remember, the bolder the pattern, the more casual the shirt is considered. This kind of combination – a casual shirt and sport coat, worn with a hank, but no tie – will allow you to look sharp, but also well suited to certain casual environments.

(Photos via The Sartorialist, Alan See, A Bit of Color, Tredici e Lupo, Off the Cuff, and StyleForum member Montesquieu)

new Year… New Flow.. WHAT!!!!!!!

This year I’m investing in a fashion overall….

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:53:45 -0500

This year I’m investing in a fashion overall….

interiors-porn: via rue magazine I need a room like...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:51:45 -0500

interiors-porn:

via rue magazine

I need a room like this….

"Until The End of Time"

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:04:03 -0500

Listen

Woke up this morning
Heard the TV sayin’ something ‘Bout disaster in the world and It made me wonder
where I’m going There’s so much darkness in the world, But I see beauty left in you girl And what you give me let’s me know That I’ll be alright…

‘cause if your love was all I had In this life Well that would be enough Until the end of time So rest your weary heart And relax your mind Cause I’m gonna love you girl Until the end of time

You’ve got me singing Oh whoa, yeah Oh whoa, yeah Everybody sing Oh whoa, yeah Everybody singing Oh whoa yeah

Now if you’re ever wondering
About the way I’m feeling
Well baby girl there ain’t no question Just to be around you is a blessing
Sick and tired of trying to save the world, I just want to spend my time with you girl And what you’re giving me Let’s me know that we’ll be alright.

‘cause if your love was all I had In this life Well that would be enough Until the end of time So rest your weary heart And relax your mind Cause I’m gonna love you girl Until the end of time

You’ve got me singing Oh whoa, yeah Oh whoa, yeah Everybody sing Oh whoa, yeah Everybody singing Oh whoa yeah

This one’s for the lovers If you’re out there let me hear you say Yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah) This one’s for the lovers If you’re out there let me hear you say Yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah) This one’s for the lovers If you’re out there let me hear you say Yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah) This one’s for the lovers If you’re out there let me hear you say Yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

Oh whoa yeah Oh whoa yeah Oh whoa yeah Oh whoa yeah

‘cause if your love was all I had In this life That would be enough Until the end of time

-J.T.

One of thee most photographed images in all of NY..

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:18:50 -0500

One of thee most photographed images in all of NY..

Letters of Joy

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:53:03 -0500

It’s easy to write when your sad. Everyone has some form of relation to saddness but how do you write when your filled with joy. Joyful writting is sometimes marred as boring, maybe so but hey i’m happy so be it. Pain is temporary joy is amazing. I like being happy, i like being in love. I like having a connection with someone that makes you feel whole. I like having someone who GETS me. I like having a best friend that doubles as my best lover. I like the feeling i get when i know i’m going to see HER. I like knowing that someone other than my kids love me..

The Truth

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:40:59 -0400

Everybody wants it but everyone can’t hadle it. Everyone wants to be told he truth but can’t digest it. Everyone claims to be honest but can’t be honest with themselves. Every woman says, “I just want a man to be honest with me and let me decide or choose whether or not i stay or go”, when truth be told, no woman truly wants to know the ugly truth. Truth HURTS, Truth Destroys, Truth Burns… but Truth is also Liberating, Truth is True..

Who Knew...

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:38:01 -0400

……who knew he could love again. Who knew his heart still had the capacity to skip a beat when he thought of HER. Who knew his decrepid old soul still had sparks in it. Who knew his eyes could still cry. Who knew there was someone out there that COULD love him WITH all his flaws. Who knew his heart was secretly searching for his other half. Who knew his NEW love had MATCHED and bested his first love. Who knew a person like HER existed. Who knew there was someone out there that he did not EVER want to lie to. Who knew HER hurt of any kind would cause his heart to hurt as well, even if HE was the cause of the hurt. Who knew his silent prayers were actually being heard.

……when a boy makes mistakes they are chalked up to youth, but when a MAN makes mistakes he is thought of as a fool, he is riduculed for “knowing better”. Life should have tought him right from wrong and so on and so forth, but what some people don’t understand is mistakes have no age limit and LIFE experiance is not a scape goat for knowing. Everything happens for a reason. God makes no mistakes. His play has been written, our job is just to play our roles.

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.

#Letter2MySon

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:13:00 -0400

Your to young to read this now but one day you shall. I may not be there to teach you these things but their are a few things that I want you to know about in regards to being a MAN.

Be a man of intergrity. By definition the word meaning is as follows, adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. Honesty is the key to being a man. Always be honest with yourself. Mean what you say and do what you meant. Alot of times your intentions may not coincide with the outcome of the issue or it’s orginal objective. Don’t fret, as long as you go into it with the best intentions, Allah knows heart and will not fault you for the outcome if it is not always pleasent. A negative outcome is a lesson and you never lose if you’ve learned a lesson.

Be not afaid to be different. You come from a lineage of men who are leaders in their own right. When you speak, speak with authority, speak with passion and speak with conviction but always be willing to listen. A good leader is also a good listener. Understanding your abilities is the fist steps in mastering your destiny. Make every word have meaning. A fool speak without thinking. Never be a fool. Become a master of the English language. Learn to understand the power of words in all forms. Words can sometimes be more painful and powerful than any weapon. Physical scars can heal in a relatively short amount of time, but when the Heart is wounded, time can stand still while the Heart resides in a state of moratorium. Be Respectful. Give respect as you recieve it. Even if you DON’T recieve it, understand others are not cut from your cloth, their ideoligies may not coincide with yours but that does not me YOU have to stoop to there level. Show by action what the power of respect can do.

Be True to your True Friends. Now this area may be a little grey becasue true friendship is cultivated over time. It’s like planting a flower, it’s needs love and time to blossom. A person can’t be considered your friend if you guys have only laughed together. A true friend is a person you can also cry with. A true friend understand you better than you understand yourself. They don’t pass judgement BUT they will speak up when you do something that is totally incorrect no matter what venue this action takes place in. They are not afraid of the reprecussion of their words if they are speaking on right and wrong and they will love you unconditionlly. These people are far and few between so if you happen to find one, hold on for life or until it’s time for growth and you part ways.

Never be afraid to question anything or anyone. Questions show intelligence and the ability to decipher truth from lies. If a person teaching you claims to be teaching you “truth”, ask them to prove it you feel their words lack virtue. Always be respectful in your questions but also make it know that what that person is serving is NOT something you choose to digest UNTIL your certain it’s intellitually ediable. A man that’s asks no questions, is also a man that has no answers…

Have Courage. Courage to stand and fight when need be. Courage to protect those that can not protect themselves. Courage to brave when everthing inside of you screams to be afraid. Conquer you fears by attacking them head on. As per Martin Luther King Jr., “Normal fear protects us; abnormal fear paralyses us. Normal fear motivates us to improve our individual and collective welfare; abnormal fear constantly poisons and distorts our inner lives. Our problem is not to be rid of fear but, rather to harness and master it.”

Protect your family as best as you can, shield them from the Devils work. FAMILY FIRST. Without family, you have nothing.

WOMEN. As you go from a boy to a man, you will learn the nuances of a woman. Treat a woman like you would treat your mother. like you would treat your Grandmother. Give her the utmost respect at all times. Women, unlike Men, are extremly complex beings that can not be figured out BUT what you can do is learn her indiviual nuances and her as a indivual and that shall make your time with her most fruitful. Please don’t fall victim to the “player mentality”, most Black men fall under. Find one, Study one, Learn one, Enjoy One, Commit to one, then Love ONE. Now during this learning process if you feel that this is NOT the one, then by all means move on and be honest with HER about why your going in a different direction. Having alot of women does not make you a better man, in fact it makes you appear to be an indecisive BOY. NOW, if you are a boy, then by all means date, entertain and enjoy life BUT be respectful of all and don’t be afraid to make a decision. Yes having your cake and eating it too LOOKS good, but looks can be decieving.. and too much cake will make you fat ;)

Education. Get as much education as possible from school. This education shall give you all of the necessary keys you will need in life but don’t let education stop with just books. Learn from your elders. The knowledge they possessing can not be found in a book. They have real life lessons that can carry more weight than any author with limited knowledge. And Finally, walk with God in your heart. Put God First, make him the Anchor of your life and your decision. Please respect and continue the Spiritual foundation that has been placed in you. GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES. You will not see how you future will ever turn out but know this… IT WAS ALREADY WRITTEN.. In Your Darkest moment he has you, At your Greatest accomplishments, he’s their, when you forget his presence, he will never forget you.. make my mistakes be your guide… I Love You….

#NotEvenAKiss

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:49:28 -0400

When you can’t even get a simple kiss… You know you fucked up…

When any form of affection is viewed on the same level as the Ebola Virus… You know you fucked up…

When being in Her space makes you feel light headed because at that moment in time your heart can now Beat again. That is an amazing feeling, but to have Her not even look at you with Any type of human acknowledgment makes you aware of the fact that… You know you fucked up…

When you reach for her hand and she pulls away…
When you pour out your heart..
When you try to explain yourself and it sounds like rambling…
When you want turn back the hands of time to when things were better and realise nothing can be done regarding the past, that feeling lets you know….you fucked up….

When you shed tears you did not think you had in you..

When every second,of every minute, of every hour, of every day passes and in each of those moments you yearn for HER and have to lean to deal with the fact that she is gone.. That’s when you know…….

"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. - Marilyn vos..."

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:06:12 -0400

“

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
- Nelson Mandela

Do not follow where the path may lead.
Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can have anything you want in life if you
just help enough other people get what they want.
- Zig Ziglar

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

Persistence prevails when all else fails!
- Anonymous

Marriage, ultimately, is the practice of becoming passionate friends.
- Harville Hendrix

Love is not a mere sentiment.
Love is the ultimate truth at the heart of creation.
- Rabindranath Tagore

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.
- George Eliot

”

#Can'tBeFriends

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:06:09 -0400

Look what this girl done did to me,
She done cut me off from a good, good love.

She told me that those days were gone (gone, gone, gone)
Now I’m sitting here going half crazy

‘Cause I know she still thinks about me too,
And there ain’t no way in hell, that I can be just friends with you (you, you, you)

And I wish we never did it
And I wish we never loved it
And I wish I never fell so deep in love with you and now ain’t no way we can be friends.

The way it felt, no faking it
Maybe we were moving just a little too fast.

But what we’ve done we can’t take it back
Now I’m sitting here half way crazy

‘Cause I know she still thinks about me too
And there ain’t no way in hell, that I can be just friends with you you, you, you

And I wish we never did it
And I wish we never loved it
And I wish I never fell so deep in love with you and now ain’t no way we can be friends.

And all I can say is:
La la la la la la la la laaaaa
La la la la la la la la la, la la laowwww
La la la la la la laaaa, hey

Ain’t no telling what we could have been,
Ain’t telling what we could’ve been, oh
And if I knew it would end like this,
I never would have kissed ya, ‘cause I fell in love with ya,
We never would’ve kicked it, girl now everything’s different
I lost my only lover and my friend that’s why I wished we never did it
(ouu lay)

And I wish we never loved it (I wish we never loved it!)
And I wish I never fell so deep in love with you and now ain’t no way we can be friends.

-Trey Songz

I may be biased but nothing can envoke more pride in a indivual...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:06:05 -0400

Where there is Light, There is Truth

Not Many Places Finer Than Brooklyn

No Place Like Home

I may be biased but nothing can envoke more pride in a indivual from Brooklyn than seeing these images. They will be missed..

Skin Tone

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:05:00 -0400

Her skin was the color of the finest of Belgium Milk Chocolates. Every imperfection was perfect. Every flaw was flawless. Every nuance of her appearance was perfectly placed accordingly. Every scar and blemish added character and dept to her exterior glow. Her eyes the color of “Werthers Originals”. Nose wide, Lips Full, Chin stern.. Circumfrence of Her head was in perfect proportion to Her body. Neck, slender, sleek, regal, befitting of Royalty. Shoulders back, chest high exuding confidence with every breath. Breasts dainty , a perfect mouthful. Soft, tender and responsive to the most delicate of touches. Heart…Perfect…Consisting of pure Organic Unconditional Love. VOID of any darkness, evil, & contempt. HER Heart lacks the ability to cause intentional pain. Its the safest place on Earth to place Your heart in..Stomach..Athletic, then Love entered her body and made it a Comfortable round ball of fluffy goodness..He loved it in any form..Hips wide. Cultural Beads of African decent circulating her body and blending in with every curve of her structure. Red, Black, Green, & Yellow beads of various colors dancing and flowing in rhythm with her every step. All leading down to a place of unbridled pleasure, passion and ecstasy. Sex with HER would cause you to re-evaluate what sex was. Hers was more spiritual than physical. She re-defined Love Making. She made you be better than you could be. She made you rise to the tip top of your performance level to match her level of passion. SHE is Love. Thighs Strong. Shaped from years of track and field. Each muscles defined and glistening. Each Leg is an amazing structure by itself but BOTH together become a creation that came from hard word and dedication. Blood, Sweat, and Tears created perfection. Feet.. Runners Feet, but on her their the feet of a warrior, Feet that carry an amazing woman from here to there. Feet that carries a Queen, that shall soon carry LIFE. All of this wrapped in the perfect Chocolate Shell.. All that’s left to do is take a bite…..