My Most Epic Documentary I've Ever Made... Still In The Making

It has been a while since I have made a documentary. And recently I have been reasonably busy with my need to graduate and enter the world as an adult. But at some point, I realized how special this time of my life is and how I'll never be this age again or feel the things my emotions are dishing out to me specifically at this time.

I wanted to capture the moments and their uniqueness, and make a film out of it for me to keep and cherish for the rest of my life. I still have six months until graduation, but I managed to make a good trailer out of the footage I have so far.

Sowithout further ado, here is the trailer for my documentary, "Senior", to be released summer 2016 following my graduation.

Happy Anniversary ^_^

A lot has changed in the past 3 years. For example, I'm a senior in high school, I have two awesome brothers who will be four and two soon, I'm getting ready to go to college, and I'll be leaving to go to work in a little while (gotta 12-4). It's one of those things where I wish I could leave my younger self a note saying something wise like, "It gets better."

But I think part of me knew it would get better when I started my creative outlets. This blog was one of those means of escape that I made to give me something to connect myself with others. At the time (9th grade), I was in an online school, so it seemed like a perfect time to start blogging. Now, I have less time to blog, which saddens me because I realized it's been 3 years when Facebook notified me with one of those "On This Day" thingies.

I had a shift in values, but not a bad one. I have a lot to focus on with my career in film (I'm also working on a documentary, coming to you next summer), or just adulthood in general. I plan to continue sharing to my wonderful blog in due time. This post is just something I wanted to make to myself to say, "Thank you for making this website." And thank you to all the people who have helped me along the way, and made blogging a part of my life that I will never forget.

Mind Blowing Music (2): Awesomeness

I have found some great music since my last playlist. And I mean music that shined a new light on how life can be seen. For starters, I had a chain reaction of musical unveiling that lead me to the Chilłwave Radio on Pandora. As of today, that is the estate on I listen to every morning to get ready for the day. It sounds like indie rock and trap music had a beautiful baby. It's great to skateboard to as well.

A few of these songs will be from that station, but a lot of it is from songs I've overheard and just had to look up or download so that I can listen to its greatness again. 

I'll Never Be Sober

On January 10th, one of the most artistic music videos (ever seen... by my heart) was released on Youtube. Click here for the video.

My School Documentary

I made a documentary about my school a week or two ago. My main goal was to capture my experience at the school. What actually happened was a plethora of negative opinions about the place.

Music I've Had Stuck in My Head for Days 4

Lately, I've been ripping CDs that I held from my local library (I found it amazing that the library has desirable music, but that would be judgemental of me). HEre are some of my favorites from my library adventures so far:

Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes

How to Make Chemistry with Potatoes

This is a chemical bonding project I had a couple of weeks ago. I enjoyed putting it together due to my film production endeavors, but I just about had enough of electronegativity. Enjoy learning chemistry. ^_^

FCCLA Fall Leadership Conference 2013 (Georgia)

At my school, I am the Vice President of the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). On September 20th of 2013, I went to my very first fall leadership conference in Covington, Georgia. It was everything I wanted it to be, and a whole lot more. The trip was a great way for me to get to know my fellow officers. We all got awesome FCCLA t-shirts (I have been anticipating the t-shirts since I put the application in my teacher's hand), I got a name tag (with my name on it), and I got these awesome orange sunglasses that said "No Kid Hungry" on the side. I even got some of the state leaders to sign my pamphlet and take pictures with me. (They were so humble about it. ^_^)

Cancel

Sorry it took so long, but I finally finished this song. I've been working on it for about one or two months now, and I'm happy to say that I finished it last Sunday. Here ya go. :-)

(If you here some birds chirping or something like that, I was outside recording this)

Instumental produced by Spence Mills

Reasons Why Walking is Awesome

Walking is one of the most pleasurable experiences one can go through. Walking is so natural that sometimes after a certain point, a person can barely notice that they've been walking. That is the best point of all: when walking becomes second nature to you.

My Little Brother Can Drive

He may not have a driver's license, but Sekou knows how to drive a car at the tender age of 15 months. He never fails to please. He was able to run errands all day, but he mostly did the grocery shopping. Don't believe me? See for yourself:

Check the Rhime (In Tyme)

Here's my next rap song. This time, I went for a more complex beat that required for myself to say a lot more. After enough practice, I was able to make a rap along the beat of one of my favorite A Tribe Called Quest raps: Check the Rhime. Here's the rap with lyrics:

I Want To Be a Rapper

I might just be going through a phase, but for the most part, I have a strong urge to be a rapper. I at least want to give it a shot. I'm not trying to become the latest hip hop artist or anything, but I just want to try it to at least say that I did it. It seems like a lot of fun too.

My Memes

Here's some old memes from my meme center page. :-)

The Harlem Shake?!?!

I had a particular post planned for today, but I came across an urgent matter that required my attention.

Carl the Cantaloupe

I was curious as to what it was like to be a melon, so I interviewed this cantaloupe that was on my counter. His name is Carl.

Behind the Scenes: The Ultra Red Delicious

I came up with the idea for this when it started snowing outside. This was before the snow storm (I think it was known as Nemo), and it definitely wasn't as strong. I think it was only an inch of snow. I've been meaning to take advantage of sunlight (the most natural lighting), or the weather period. When I saw it snowing outside, I knew I had to film something.

I Was Nominated for an Award: LBA

It appears as though I am a Liebster Blog Award nominee. The minute I saw that I was nominated, I had to do a double take (for those of you who don't know what that means, I had to check twice to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me). I was nominated by Sapphire Diaz, creator of The Virgoan. Thanks again for the nomination. It is really cool.

Behind the Scenes: The World According to Sekou Trailer

This film seemed like a no brainer. My brother does so much within a day, and my mother always asks me to make a montage of him as he grows up. Since I am making films nowadays, I needed something new and different to film, and I never actually filmed a person and composed it into a video. This was perfect!!!