BK ALL DAY, ITS IN MY BLOOD...

SO LAST NIGHT I HUNG OUT DOWNTOWN. BAR HOPPED A BIT AND BASICALLY JUST CHILLED. I ENDED UP AT THE FISH. DIDNT LEAVE THERE TIL IT WAS A COMPLETE WRAP, LIGHTS OFF AND EVERYTHING. 

I PROCEEDED TO GO TO 207TH STREET WITH MY BROTHER TO GRAB SOME SEAFOOD. HE REALLY LIKES THAT SPOT, THOUGH MY HEART IS SET ON EL PUERTO. I WAKE UP THIS MORNING IN BK. WALK AROUND PARK SLOPE FOR LIKE 3 HOURS, JUST ENJOYING MY OLD HOOD, AND BROWSING AROUND. PICKED MY SELF UP SOME CHUCKS CUZ I COULDN'T WALK IN MY HEELS ALL DAY. 

THIS WAS VERY COMFORTING TO ME SINCE I NEEDED A NEW PAIR ANYWAY. 

I ENDED UP HANGING WITH MY POPS AND GOING TO THIS REALLY COOL SHOW AT THE BAM CAFE. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO BAM IN MADDD LONG. ITS TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND HAS BEEN RENOVATED AND REALLY LOOKS DOPE NOW. I COULDN'T TAKE PICS OF THE ACTUAL SHOW BUT HERE ARE SOME OF THE EVENING. 

OUTSIDE BAM. 

AROUND THE CORNER FROM A SPOT CALLED MOE'S. 

YEA YEA YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS. 

THIS IS WAS WHAT I WAS DOING IN THE BATHROOM. 

VIEWS FROM THE INSIDE. 

POP. 

NOTHING SAYS BROOKLYN LIKE JUNIORS! 

CROSSING THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE. 

WE DECIDED TO GET SOME GRUB IN THE EAST VILLAGE. INDIAN ROW ON 6TH STREET HAS SOME OF THE BEST IN THE CITY. AND PANNA II IS A GREAT SPOT. SUPER CHEAP, SUPER FOOD, SUPER BRIGHT LOLZ. 

THESE LIGHTS ARE THERE ALL THE TIME. I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHY, BUT PEOPLE LOVE THEM. 

WE GOT THERE PRETTY LATE SO IT WAS MOSTLY EMPTY. THIS WAS NICE THO. NO NEED TO SHOUT OVER EACH OTHER AND BLASTING MUSIC, THAT GETS REALLY ANNOYING. 

I GOT A VERY CLASSIC INDIAN DISH. CHICKEN TANDOORI. SOO SOO GOOD! 

THE NIGHT COMES TO A CLOSE. 

CIAO. 

S. 

SO MUCH GOING ON FOR THE NEW YEAR. HOT DAMN!

WHERE WILL YOU BE? 

MAYBE THE WEST COAST, 

MAYBE MIAMI, WHOS KNOWS WHAT PARTY ITS CRAZ OUT THERE! MAYBE THIS. CUZ YOU KNOW THE SHORE CLUB IT WHERE ITS AT! 

MAYBE BROOKLYN LOLZ. WHO KNOWS?? 

IF I'M IN TOWN I MIGHT BE HERE...  

BUT TOMORROW ILL PROBABLY BE HERE...

CUZ THAT BOOTY BASE IS SO ILL! 

BEFORE WE GO, THERE IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO SAY.

AS THE YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE I FEEL THERE ARE A FEW WORDS TO BE SAID. I COULD GIVE QUOTES AND PARAPHRASES, AND POEMS WRITTEN BY OTHERS, BUT MY WORDS SPEAK MORE CLEARLY. 

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING ONE. 

FULL OF NEW PEOPLE AND EXPERIENCES. 

FULL OF DREAMS AND AMBITIONS. 

WISHES AND THOUGHTS OF THE FUTURE. 

OF WHERE LIFE WILL GO. 

WHERE IT WILL TAKE ME, 

AND HOW I WILL LIVE IN IT. 

IT HAS BEEN A TRUE TEST OF SELF 

TO UNDERSTAND TO PERSON I AM BECOMING. 

TO UNDERSTAND THE LIFE I WANT AND 

THE ONE I AM CONSTANTLY CREATING. 

THIS IS NOT A STORY OF MYSELF. BUT MORE 

IT IS ONE OF REFLECTION AND EVALUATION. 

TO LOOK BACK ON ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED AND 

ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN. 

AND AS THE YEAR ENDS AND A NEW 

ONE IS SURE TO BEGIN, 

I REFLECT ON THESE THINGS. 

THE PEOPLE. 

THE PLACES. 

THE THINGS I HAVE DONE. 

THE THINGS I HAVE WISHED FOR. 

AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, 

THE THINGS I AM DOING. 

NOW. 

TODAY. 

SO BEFORE I LEAVE YOU, BEFORE I GO OFF, 

LET ME JUST SAY, IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING YEAR. 

IT HAS BEEN ONE WHERE I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH, 

DREAMED SO MUCH, AND DONE SO MUCH. 

A YEAR OF ENLIGHTENMENT. 

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE, 

AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN

AND WATCHED, AND TO THOSE 

WHO HAVE WONDERED, 

THE BEGINNING HAS JUST BEGUN. 

AND LIKE A FLOWER IT 

BEGINS TO BLOOM. 

THANK YOU. 

YOURS TRULY, 

-SADE a.k.a. JEWELER of ALL TRADES & THE QUEEN of CUSTOMS 

CAN I LIVE.

I JUST PLAYED "CAN I LIVE" OFF REASONABLE DOUBT. MY MOM WAS SITTING WATCHING TV AND ASKED ME IF THE SONG WAS OFF AMERICAN GANGSTER. AND I WAS LIKE DAMN YO! EVEN MY MOM CAN SEE HOW ILL THIS SHIT IS. JUST THE FACT THAT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS OFF AMERICAN GANGSTER IS A SIGN THAT THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING ABOUT THOSE TWO ALBUMS, HE CAME FULL CIRCLE OR SOMETHING. I DONT THINK JAY HAS BEEN THAT INSPIRED IN A VERY LONG TIME. SINCE REASONABLE DOUBT IN FACT. 

THIS IS SOMETHING I JUST SAW. 

AND I THINK YOU NEED TO SEE IT, CUZ TO BE HONEST WERE STILL ON JAY'S SHIT. 

OH YEA AND FELLAS...

-PEEP THOSE RINGS!! FUCKING SICK, YALL NEED TO GET UP ON THAT JEWELRY GAME, ILL HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT. WORDDD!- 

THERE'S NO GOING BACK FROM THIS ONE!

I MUST TELL YOU, I'M AM VERY FUCKING EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW SEASON OF THE WIRE. ITS THE FINAL SEASON COMING IN JANUARY ON HBO. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT OR SEEN IT, YOUR BUGGIN' FOR REEALLL. SHIIIIIT!! LMAO. (YOU KNOW WHO SAYS THAT IF YOU'VE SEEN THIS SHOW!)

THERE'S A TRAILER ON HBO RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE NEW SEASON, WHICH IS ALL ABOUT THE MEDIA. GO PEEP IT! IT TALKS ABOUT ALL THE ISSUES IN THE MEDIA, AND HOW THE WHOLE THING IS A RACKET, ITS BUSINESS NOT NEWS. ITS NOT ABOUT KEEPING US INFORMED ITS NOT ABOUT TELLING THE TRUTH OR BEING HONEST. WHAT REALLY INTERESTED ME ABOUT THIS IS THE ISSUES IT ADDRESSES ON JOURNALISTS AND THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN GENERAL. THE IDEA OF A NEWSPAPER AND WHAT THAT MEANS, AND THE JOB AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEDIA TO THE PEOPLE. FOR FOUR YEARS NOW, THE WIRE HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF TELLING IT HOW IT IS IN BALTIMORE. WHICH I HEAR IS ACTUALLY WORSE THAN THEY PORTRAY IT IN THE SHOW. IF THAT'S REALLY TRUE, THATS FUCKING CRAZY!

THERE'S A QUOTE FROM DAVID SIMON THAT I REALLY LIKED. HE'S ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF THE SHOW.

"WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY EXCEPT TO THE BOTTOM LINE, TO THE PRICE PER SHARE. THAT'S AMERICA!" 

DAMN RIGHTT! AND ITS A DAMN SHAME.  

SNEAK PEAKS FROM THE WIRE! 

OH YES AND BECAUSE OF THIS YOUNG MAN. MR. TRISTAN WILDS. YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE HIM FROM THE 'ROC BOYS' VIDEO.

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY VERY, MERRY MERRY, CHRISTMAS!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU ALL!! HO HO HO, AND ALL THAT GOOD SHIT. :)

YOU KNOW, I THINK THE OLDER YOU GET, THE MORE YOU REALIZE CHRISTMAS ISN'T JUST ABOUT GIFTS, AND THE NEW THINGS PEOPLE GET FOR YOU. ITS ABOUT FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LOVE, AND BEING WITH EACH OTHER. SEEING FACES YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE, LAUGHING AND EATING TOO MUCH. BEING MERRY, AND DRINKING FINE WINES AND CHILLED CHAMPAGNE. 

JUST NOW I THINK IT HIT ME, THE INTERESTING TIME THAT CHRISTMAS IS. IT FALLS TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, RIGHT BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. THIS HAS TO BE SYMBOLIC. YOU CLOSE THE YEAR ON A GREAT NOTE. AMOUNG THOSE YOU LOVE AND CARE ABOUT. IN THE COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO MATTER TO YOU. REFLECT ON WHAT A GREAT YEAR IT HAS BEEN, ON ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE AND THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE. NOW IS THE TIME TO RELISH IN THESE MOMENTS, WHATEVER THOSE MAY BE. 

LETS ALL CLOSE THE YEAR ON A GOOD NOTE! 

THE DAYS BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEW YEAR ARE SO FEW. AND SO LETS ALSO THINK OF THAT. OF THE NEW THINGS TO COME, OF MORE CHANGES AND THE PROGRESSION OF OUR LIVES. IF ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DREAM BIG. 

LETS ALL BRING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A BANG! 

THANK YOU. TO MY DEDICATED READERS, AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO READ. HAVE A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL HOLIDAY, AND A GREAT NEW YEAR. 

CIAO. 

-SADE A.K.A. JEWLER OF ALL TRADES & THE QUEEN OF CUSTOMS

THIS REALLY MAKES ME SO HAPPY!

SO THE OTHER NIGHT I DECIDED TO SPEND MY FRIDAY EVENING AT THE CRIBO. SOMETIMES GOOD FOOD AND A MOVIE ARE ALL YOU REALLY NEED, BESIDES YOU CANT PARTY ALL THE TIME. GOTTA RELAX AND UNWIND. 

I PICKED UP ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES EVER! THE SPOT  I PICKED IT UP AT HAD THE BOX SET AND THIS MADE ME REALLY EXCITED. I USED TO WATCH INDIANA JONES ALL THE TIME AS A KID, SO I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA BE REALLY COOL. 

ON THE WAY HOME THAT EVENING I STOPPED BY THE FISH SPOT IN HARLEM. NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM, BUT THE ONE I'M REFERRING TO IS ON 125TH AND AMSTERDAM. EL PUERTO IS THE SHIT. IT BOASTS REALLY GOOD AND FRESH SEAFOOD, 24/7, WHICH I'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF ON THOSE LATE NIGHTS THAT TURN INTO EARLY MORNINGS. THERE STEAMED AND BROILED DISHES ARE WAY BETTER THAN THE FRIED ONES. MORE FLAVOR, LESS FAT. I GOT MYSELF SOME STEAMED SHRIMPS WITH VEGETABLES. MMM MMM GOOD. I ALSO DECIDED TO GET MYSELF A SIDE OF FRIES. HEY WHY NOT LIVE A LITTLE. 

THESE ARE STRING BEANS. 

AS YOU CAN SEE I WAS REALLY INTO IT. 

SO SO GOOOOD. YOU DIG. 

I CANT WAIT, NO I CANT WAIT!!

THIS IS SOMETHING YOU GOTTA SEE. 

THE SEX AND THE CITY MOVIE SNEAKY PEAK!! 

WELL WELL WELL. WE ALL KNOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, AND NOW THAT ITS BEEN HAPPENING. SO SNEAK YOURSELF A PEAK. ITS BOUND TO BE GOOD! 

S. 

BIG-UPS TO THE TRINI GAL!

VASH ALWAYS DOES HER THING. WHETHER ON THE PARTY FRONT OR THE PROFESSIONAL ONE. WITH THE FAMED 1992 PARTY AND A BLOOMING CAREER AS A MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR, SHES IN THE KNOW, AND HAPPENS TO BE A REALLY SWEET PERSON. CAN'T HATE ON THAT. SHE RECENTLY DEBUTED HER NEWEST MUSIC VIDEO. 

US PLACERS BY LUPE, FIASCO -WHOSE NEW ALBUM IS PRETTY TIGHT-, KANYE WEST, AND PHARRELL WILLIAMS. 

ALSO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT KREG HOLT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR PICTURES FROM THE SET!  

AND ON A FEW ENDING NOTES. I KINDA OF LIKE THESE VIDEOS WITH LITTLE KIDS, THERES SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING ABOUT THE YOUTH, AND JUST BEING YOUNG IN GENERAL. BY THIS I MEAN A YOUTHFUL SPIRIT. YOU DIG. 

IM OUTTY 5000 G. 

S. 

GET GREEN OR GO HOME.

BY NOW I THINK WE ALL REALIZE THAT OUR ENVIRONMENT IS REALLY FUCKED UP. AS PEOPLE LIVING ON THE EARTH, I THINK ITS PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TRY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER, FOR THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. I MEAN THERE'S THIS THING GOING ON RIGHT NOW, ABOUT BEES. BEES ARE DYING, DISAPPEARING, GOING AWAY. THERE AREN'T ENOUGH BEES IN THE COUNTRY. THIS SEEMS SILLY RIGHT. WRONG. BEES POLLINATE FLOWERS THAT HELP RELEASE, "THINGS" IN THE AIR THAT HELP US LIVE. AS YOU CAN SEE I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS LOLZ. BUT WHATS MORE IMPORTANT, IS THAT YOU GET THE GIST OF THE MESSAGE. IF A SMALL THING LIKE BEES CAN REALLY FUCK US UP, AND FORCE THE COUNTRY TO IMPORT BEES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, THEN THAT SOUNDS LIKE A REAL PROBLEM TO ME. IF YOU DON'T THINK SO, GO READ A BOOK. THIS PHOTO IS AN ATTEMPT TO GET GREEN ON YOUR MIND. BY THIS I OBVIOUSLY DON'T MEAN MONEY. BE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. IT WON'T HURT YOU. IT WONT TAKE ANY SWEAT OFF YOUR BACK. IT JUST MIGHT HELP US ALL OUT IN THE LONG RUN. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT. GO WATCH AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. LIKE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. 

GET GREEN OR GO HOME. 

S. 

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS

ITS HARD TO MAKE SOMETHING REALLY GREAT HAPPEN BY YOURSELF. A GOOD TEAM IS ESSENTIAL. I THANK YOU ALL. DEARLY. 

cant do anything without shoes. 

Yanikk gets busy. 

the table ends up very dirty. 

a very special thanks to Glennon @ the Chelsea Hotel! 

Rose and Marley talk fashion with ID magazine. 

flowers in the bathroom. 

test shots. gotta make sure that shit looks piff. 

Ashleigh gets busy on the make-up tip. (thanks a mil) 

models and make up artists. thanks Johanna! 

the JEWELS! the whole reason for everything! 

Marley & Yanikk work out the technique. 

Shalimar. ughh it smells disgusting, but that bottle is dope! 

life is a balancing act. act accordingly. 

mirror mirror on the wall, whose the fairest JEWELER of them all? 

the girls are so CRAZY! you ain't ready! or are YOU? whether your a Jackie Kennedy type, or a Salt-N-Pepa mami, i got you.