She called; I was in a building where reception was terrible. I picked up, as she had tried to contact me in other means regarding the juicy happenings of the weekend. I could barely hear her; I told her I would call her in 2 minutes from downstairs. Two minutes later, she is not picking [...]
Published by Nolawi October 28th, 2009 in Advice and Thoughts.
At a New York tribute for the late great Miriam Makeba, I was lucky enough to be sitting in close proximity to my personal old man crush, Mr. Harry Belafonte (he may be old but he’s still hot) when this new artist hit the stage and performed one of my favorite Makeba hits, “Soweto Blues” [...]
Published by Bernos October 22nd, 2009 in African, Music, Personal and Podcast.
Every year around this time we, at bernos, begin losing our minds, in a good way. We start brainstorming on new shirts, Nolawi starts designing and the feedback process is never ending. We have to choose the color scheme, how much inventory we have to get, how many designs we should do for our fall [...]
Published by beshou October 16th, 2009 in Bernos, Design and Music.
I was on a real date once upon a time in a certain city. We had a bottle of wine among the other things, at a nice cozy place that was more crowded than a train during rush hour. The tables so close together that it’s impossible to avoid eavesdropping at your neighbors. Krazy Larry [...]
Published by Nolawi October 14th, 2009 in Dating, Design and Social.
I don’t watch day-time TV, although I flip through channels. A while back I saw a Nicole Kidman interview on one of those shows with a bunch of ladies. She walked in a size 2 dress and no cheeks on her face, just cheek bones. I suppose super skinny is sexy, but it just doesn’t [...]
Published by Nolawi October 9th, 2009 in Social and Thoughts.