Another late night....

Hi Guys:

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. Things have been busy, normal busy around here. Right now I am loungin late night style on the couch, wine, nice music, actually enjoying a solo moment in my private little space : )

GOD has been really great to me lately. I can easily say he has been "nice" but yet I want more, I always want more, but looking back at what I am about to write I realize he has blessed me tremendously although things might not be perfect.

So last Saturday I was hired to do some work at the LIVE EARTH NYC CONCERT here at Giant Stadium. Since this was my first time there I came a little early. While sitting in front of the stadium waiting for the rest of my team I happened to notice a man roll by in Benz, sitting in the back seat his head was sticking out the window looking out the window as he was being driven by a chauffeur I presume. Being that I am always very conscious of my environment I saw him drive by but it was just a quick moment as I refocused my attention back on the chick I was talking to.

Not even five minutes passed before this same man walked upon and caught me off guard. He asked if we were going inside to the concert and we stated that we were working. He then said that he had a friend who was going to come with him but happened to get stuck in the Hamptons and so he has an extra ticket, on the floor, on the SECOND ROW!!!!! Now...... you ALREADY KNOW..hahahaha, I wa son that sooooo quick it wasn't even cute. He handed me the pass and told me to hurry up and come inside because soon his favorite Pink Floyd would be on. After he left I basically jumped up and down, screamed, and made a fool of myself before I composed myself and did my little gangsta stroll to the "special" entrance, gate B, where you accessed the FLOOR seats.

When I got in it was INSANE. There were so many people there. It was so surreal what happened because it was so fast. Not only the speed with which my life took a small detour but the fact that I actually didn't even want to go to Jersey in the first place but yet I still dragged myself out there, and look what GOD did for me, $350 concert ticket!

As soon as I stepped on the floor I randomly ran into Shaheem Reid my friend from MTV News. I briefly told him what happened but my mind was so blown, between calling my mom and telling her I couldn't even process it all. As I walked to the complete FRONT ROW on the floor I ran into Adam, the guy who gave me the ticket. He later told me that he asked GOD to give the ticket to someone who wanted, needed, and deserved it. When he rolled up in that Benz, guess who he saw waiting patiently for that blessing.......ME. (Always waiting for you GOD, always...). We later talked about more things and had a really great time. I know this might all seem a little weird and maybe I shouldn't trust random people but after living in P.O., Seattle, MA, FLA, Spain & NYC I think I might know a little something, I am still learning but I am a big girl.

The funniest part of the whole ordeal is that I somehow managed to make it on INTERNATIONAL TV. I wasn't even supposed to be there (of course I was in GOD's plan) but yet when my cousin Kanye came on I was having one of those moments and the camera happened to pan to me during his performance and BOOM, there I was acting a complete FOOL...hahahaha. Next thing I know I am checking my email and I notice all these messages on my myspace so I got to see why I have all of a sudden have blown up in the matter of a couple of hours and it is everyone hitting me up to tell me they saw me on TV..HA! Here is me acting LOONEY on the Kanye perfomance, timecode 2:07 is the exact spot (:P)

Dominique acting a fool at the Kanye concert, time 2:07

Here is some exclusive video I got on my camera:

Kanye "Touch the Sky"
Alicia Keys "What's Going On"
Alicia Keys NEW SONG "Love"

There was also a carnival there at the same time which was really cute.

Somewhere in that process there was the screening for a film I worked on a while ago called My Brother's Keeper. Being that almost everything I did I have yet to see I was really grateful that Tony Clomax the director of this film shared the final product with us and even has a gallery from the screening party if you look into his photo gallery. I will upload my clips of the movie when I have time to do the editing (really soo I hope : ). There is also a trailer of the film on his page.

Before I close out I want to add that this past week I worked a wonderful charity event featuring Donna Summers. The event was decorated so beautifully, the food, the people. It was a very nice evtn in Oyster Bay, Long Island, NYC and I am grateful that I had the opportunity to be there.

PEACE!

Love Always,

DJ

Insomniac

Hello..... Princess of Darkness here! (j/k)

Well today is another day. Another day, another dollar as hustlers worldwide would say.

I am up to my usual 5 million hours of work on the internet. I spend way too much time on here and after a while it just becomes one LONG session that doesn't seem to end or pause, it just continues endlessly.

I really have no reason to complain. My bills are paid, amazingly (thanks GOD). I have work, auditions, and meetings coming up. I even have a short vacation/road trip on the horizon but still I feel a little melancholy at the prospect of this being my life for the next 10 years. I know deep in my heart and soul that this is what I want. This career isn't something that I created but a seed that was planted in me. To be honest I don't think I could really do anything else with my life because when I did have a regular steady job I just wanted out (grass greener on other side). It is just important for me to know that when I get worn out I get cranky and with crankiness comes unnecessary emotional reflection that I would prefer to tuck into a corner until it is convenient for me like preparation for a role. Alas, I am not that simple and neither are my pesky emotions or sensitivities that I have nurtured as an actress so that I am available at all times to be responsive to my natural impulses (here I go with the acting talk, sorry).

SWITCHING THE CHANNEL......

So today after I worked I went to the dollar store to see what they have. These days I swear it is smarter if I go there first before I go shopping because they will have everything I need cheaper than at Duane Reade or wherever. I can go there and leave with two bags of stuff like cotton balls, garbage bags, air freshener, etc. for only $10. After that I came home but not without being irritated by the menacing men who always seem to be WAY too close to you on the train when you are not in the mood for people to be all in your space (hello crankiness).

When I got home I was so tired I just got into the bed and slept despite the fact that I felt my work calling me and even the fridge YELLING at me that I needed to go get groceries. I have been on a quest to get groceries for like 2 weeks and have yet to go : ( When I woke up I finally got back on the computer and found myself on YouTube listening to old songs. I love old songs because they have the power to transfer you into another time period and remind you of things good or bad. Music really speaks to me and I love being able to travel and reminisce about past times, people and places. Why I was listening to B2K, I have no idea???? but they used to have some cuts and I am not even going to front, HA. I also saw some nice old school Xscape (Tiny was so different back then - T.I. Baby Mother), Ginuwine, etc.

http://youtube.com/user/universalmusicgroup

http://youtube.com/user/sonybmg

I also neglected to mention that there is a new super in my apartment building who looks like A-Rod!! I should have known when I saw all the ladies in the hallway heein' and hawin' that something was up. Looks like Bronx Park E may be turning in Melrose Place.

Well after spending another 4 hours on here, a hawaiian bbq chicken pizza from Papa Johns, several bottles of water, many phone calls later I think I am ready to smoke a cigar and lay back. I live a lucky life but yet I still can't manage to relax. I need to get out and party and yet still all I do is work. What is my problem or to be REAL I have no problem, no problem at all I just like to torture myself for kicks. Obsessive compulsiveness, it is hereditary. Thanks Mom, LOVE you for that : )

Peace!

Random Shout-outs: Hey Mano - nice email link, Hi Lasana - sorry I missed your party, Hey MHC ladies - hope to see you all soon, Hi Orlando - see you guys soon, Hi NYC Industry - miss you guys hope to see you soon (Fader Party maybe??), Hi Family - see you guys soon, love you sooo much!, Hi Baby - Congrats on everything in your life. Bye..........