Amplifing my mind 4 success...

It was a struggle to sit my azz down today to write out some goals and get some much needed rest. Not sure who came up with the term that "you are your own worst enemy" but they are truly on point when they made that comment. The last past couple of weeks I feel like my schedule and mind have been off sync for good reason. I have decided not to fight with myself but prepare myself more effectively for success. A few weeks ago I recorded my first introduction video for my online class and of course am not satisfied with it whatsoever. The background was distracting the lighting was NOT right whatsoever and my teeth are starting to gap. What else can I condemn myself about, besides my makeup looks like I was working at some after hours club...

I do have something to work with it's called audio and narration, nobody has to see what flaws I have. I have some b-roll footage that I will be adding to my introduction part of the class. Mixing commercialism with my workshop should set me apart from the rest. I realized I am reinventing myself from independent filmmaker to FAA certified aerial cinematographer which isn't much of a stretch it's all in the same arena of media and technology. Nowadays I've realized I have to do tutorials on whatever I am focusing on. For instance I have some maneuvers down and some I still have to work on, but overall I am proud of the success of my video capture. The more I watch and listen to videos on youtube for bettering myself, the better off I am to organize and execute my ideas to reality.

Back at the ranch...

In the news, Trump has still not come to reality and thinks that he has been cheated. I'm not sure about others thoughts but mine are simple when will his jive ass get out of the white house. Trump has three baby mommas, has turned the white house into Covid health risk when will he just move out and move on. It's not like I don't care about our voting system but this has been an embarrassing situation internationally with this fool in office.

Back at the ranch...

Covid is in the news everyday, the Covid immunizations are moving forward and my only concern is that we are not forced to take this shot. I am not too fond of the flu shot and I don't see myself volunteering for this anytime soon. Perhaps the approaches that the American government has had with using Black people as guinea pigs such as the Tuskeegee experiments. In fact a sistah, Harriet Washington whose book, "Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans From Colonial Times to the Present" I will be ordering speaks in detail while many of us aren't inclined to trust medical science in the U.S. It is very real why we some of us feel this way whether we experienced in hospital situations or from a situation. I know for me I have had issues with healthcare from different situations. Recently my son's girlfriend took my grand baby to Strong Hospital a month ago and what we went through was truly sickening. I dropped off my fam early in the afternoon around noon I get a call she was ready just waiting on the discharge papers. Two hours went by and I am at the hospital parking lot waiting and texting what's the hold up. A nurse comes and meets me in Emergency waiting area and takes my number that her phone is dead ok no worries I go back to the car. I get a call from the other Glam Ma that they are accusing them of abusing the baby and are refusing to allow her to leave. So as the warrior woman I am, I'm like awe hell naw and walk up into Pediatrics Emergency. The nurses were full of it because they changed their story two times while I was there and then called security. The thing that had me heated was the baby came because she was constipated and they attempted to turn it into something else. I asked the nurse in charge what is the hold up why aren't you allowing us to leave is there a charge of child abuse she said no. So what then is the is issue why you haven't given her discharge papers for the baby? I was exhausted because it was apparent they were trying to be funny but when I asked questions they got nervous and then security stated we were not being held against our will we were free to leave they would escort us out. I do NOT trust Strong Hospital in Rochester, New York because that wasn't the first time security was called on me because of a nurse or resident doctor being racially bias. I know for a fact I am NOT impressed with western science customer relations when it comes to folks of color it seems like they always want to have us locked up or silenced when we ask a question or they seem threatened by our tone. Guess that is why when the medical community are eager to be nice to us for the sake of medical research, I hesitate because I can't forget the history of America using us as guinea pigs.

Back at the ranch...

Changed my cover image on my website to my youngest Sun, Sachee praying for this country. It is critical we keep our sanity and our health at the end of the day that's all we have. Taking the time for our mind is as health conscious as going to a doctor for high blood pressure and getting meds. I find the older I get I must turn my phone off for a few hours just to get some peace of mind and concentrate on the task at hand. Amplifying my mind means to take some down time to regroup. I find that when I am continuously running around my immune system goes down and my body seems to break down and sit me down. When I was in my thirties my mother use to tell me gurl slow down, my mindset was I had to get shyt done and nobody was going to do it if I didn't because I was a single parent and I had to hold it down. I'm not in my thirties anymore and living upstate New Yawk you have to slow down when the winter comes because it's so brick cold outside you have no choice. This winter has arrived in Rochester it was a mild fall with temperatures in the 70's and now with the consistent weather of the 30's we are sure to feel a few days of frigid cold in the near future. I would advise folks to get your tea and coffee close by because it's going to be a frigid winter my arthritis has informed me...lol

Blessingz...

boating on my mind...

Lately I have been daydreaming about my future boat a Beneteau 381 two cabin. I am doing my research on what type of boat I want to purchase and from the youtube videos it looks like it will be a process. I realize that this is my dream because my other half is not remotely interested and that's fine because I wouldn't want someone to force me to want their dream. I want to travel in my last years to different islands in the Caribbean that's why I really want a sailboat. Depending on the online sales of my workshop I might can swing it by 2022 if not I may resort to a Hunter 30+ which is more reasonable for my budget.

I'm excited to be taping segments for the FAA online study class I developed. The emotional feeling makes me feel like I have accomplished something in my new career transformation.. MLK day or February will be the day I release my first live FAA class to the public. I am not trying my rush myself because I want to polish what I have so it's not only professional but captivating to keep participants attention. Animation may have to be inserted into my workshop just so my participants can understand clearly how clouds and weather work. The classification space is clear for me but I'm thinking for a younger audience the animation may clearly illustrate air classification.

Flew over the skatepark with my drone last weekend.

Took some shots of the kids skating and took some stills for Instagram. Used a shot or two in the Rochesta! trailer I assembled.

I decided to order some materials to get started with my online blog thank God I didn't go overboard with my shopping on Amazon. The prices on Amazon will put you in debt if you don't have a budget or limit. I am thankful for being a single parent mother for over twenty years because it prepared me to not live out of my budget. When I think back on my life it was a blessing having a financial challenge it allowed me to be creative with my spending.

I reached out to an artist, Jared Diaz of Colossal Media in regards to the artwork he and his colleagues are producing with Black art. He informed me that his company would be painting another image

in the upcoming months in Chicago and to stay in touch. I am really excited to document these young men and capture their artivism. I fell in love with this image of John Lewis on a wall on State Street in downtown Rochester, New York. Always been a fan of fine art artists from graffiti artists to painters I respect their creativity. Honestly look forward to collaborating with them and documenting parts of their journey.

Good Trouble

Blessingz and don't forget Proper Preparation Prevents a Poor Performance!

The Filmstress...

Rochesta!

Blessingz and Grand Rising to all who come to my page. Lately I have been droning and working on my online FAA class. I was thinking of adding some animation but for the cost of the class I may want to chill. Online FAA classes starting January 15th will be $100 if interested in joining please contact me on my contact page.

I have a potential client in Massachusetts which really opened my mind to targeting non-profit organizations that deal with youth and new technology. I have a few students who have signed up for my class which had to be postponed to the spring because it. is hands on drone experience. When the Covid 19 pandemic is over I should be able to book myself for the year of 2021, not just working for myself but for insurance and real estate companies as well.

As with any artist it's a challenge to sit down and find the time to edit. I have some stunning footage I need to colorize and edit but with editing it takes time. Titling takes time, editing, rendering and graphics take time everything is sooo time consuming.

It seems like this jive ass president doesn't want to leave office he has made no concession speech. Biden is continuing with his business really concentrating on the corona virus. I want to know when they will be sending out those stimulus checks they are long overdo. I haven't heard any word about the officers being charged in Daniel Prude's case. His case is like many other cases in America swept under the rug because America doesn't want to do the right thing and acknowledge the blatant racism. The city not only swept it under the rug but hasn't done anything to change the way the community feels about the justice system. I honestly feel that the systematic racism isn't going to change because the country needs to change the laws. The justice system needs to revisit the 13th amendment and make Black folks not 3/5 a man but a whole person. Only then will I have a little more trust in the system they call justice until then there will no fair justice.

The weather has finally changed to fall the temperatures have dropped and haven't went back to the 70's like we had last week.

Today I have to take my Sun, Sachee to the doctor he broke his foot skateboarding at the new skate park here in Rochester, New Yawk. Currently he has a plate in his foot which I am sure he will feel the cold fronts and rain before it comes thats a . It's been two weeks since he has had the cast on and to no avail I have been over his crib every day during the week to feed him and spend time with Lila. I wish folks weren't so petty and allow her to come to my house but that's another discussion.

My cats have been acting like bad children running around the house late at night and sleeping all day long. My cats really need a job they are just too comfortable, which I am sure every cat lover may agree.

Sway in the morning with Heather B and Tracy G have been inspiring me to really get my business off the ground. Just the other day I heard RGE gave 25k to a new black business in the Rochester area it's been a challenge because it is extremely hard to get the fire under folks in the family about the drone business so I guess I will have to look for the grants myself and drone train. I really thought when you open a family business that means everybody pull their weight. I guess my family is NOT there yet but I don't have time to hold their hand. I know for a fact that the drone business is a growing business and I am willing to put my money where my mind is.

During these winter months I plan to tape at least three classes so I can get paid online during the pandemic and when the pandemic is over which should be next spring 2021 I hope. My goal is to have hands on droning classes that will be sold out during the pandemic which should jump start my 2021. I have a few cities I want to reach out to and hold a two week workshops for two different non-profits one week at one non profit and the following week at the next non profit.. My goal is 100 kids per city and ten cities that would benefit greatly from my workshops providing jobs to our youth in the engineering industry. Yup that is my goal is to serve our youth through an array of media and aerial workshops and put myself back on the map. I figure I don't have to look for a tenure at any university I would find tenure in the work that I do and build on that.

Here's to our youth may the future be as bright as our youth...

Blessingz, thanks for reading my journey in life...The Filmstress