I absolutely love shoes and they are definately important to me because I put them to use because I walk alot. I love heels they are my favorite types of shoes except sneakers. Heels have such an elegance to them and gives me an extra boost of confidence and are great except for the fact they hurt after wearing them for awhile.

Sneakers are my ideal because they are so compfortable and last for along time. I love sneakers so much I have worn them with a dress before eventhough some may say it really is not a great combination I make it work. Shoes are like the icing on the cake or to be politically correct. Besides how someone may look the shoes let's you know alot about someone and is a factor in judgement that I take part in.


I simply love shoes becasue if  didn't have them my feet would be tore up. I definately wouldn't mine having some shoes added to my collection so pleaase vote for me!!! Thanks

 There have been so many words of wisdom that I have been told when it comes to Women’s health but the words from my grandmother have really had a lasting effect. My grandmother would always tell me, ‘to take Pride in everything you do!’ Even my mother was passed down with this mindset to always have good hygiene and make a good impression on others. Even though my grandmother was raised in a totally different generation the principle really does remain the same and especially today.

 As women it is necessary for us to put ourselves as number one as who to take care of and give out attention to. Things have definitely changed where we have the power to make our own choices and take total control. We can do anything a man can do and even better. Eventhough some double standards do still exist unfortunately, don't ever be discouraged to go after what seems unacceptable for a woman to do. Everyone does have potential to be the best them possible and even when you may not feel beautiful or be in a good mood you should tell your self, "I am the Best and I believe in me." Taking pride in oneself means developing good habits to become succesful and live a fufilled life. Don't ever let yourself feel so empty inside or become to full of things bringing your health down. Always check yourself and ask is this where I want to be? or Is my health suffering in anyway?....and make the necessary changes to correct what may be wrong. Health is all about keeping a balance in all areas of your life such as socialy, environmentaly, emotionaly,spiritualy, physically, interpersonally and intellectually.  I know and hope for the most part that every woman participating on Brickfish.com is trying to get the most out of life and doesn’t deal with others negativity.

Good health starts from the inside and that means through eating correctly, not in taking any negative thought or anything else that may be poison to us spiritually, physically and psychologically. How you maintain a good spirit is treating others good and doing others as you would like them to do unto you. When it comes to your psyche be careful who you associate with and who you claim as friends because people who dont have you at heart are really detrimental to your health.

To me the most important part would be physical health. This means your daily routines and what you do to stay alive such as what you eat, how you clean yourself  and working out your muscles. More importantly who you decide to be sexual active with, and in this part of my life I choose abstinence because you can not tell what someone is affected with by their appearance. Moreover, my main reason for choosing to be celibate is because I am in the demographic that is high at risk to catch an STD or HIV which are African American women. So therefore I don’t even deal with going through the hassle of allowing a threat to my health. But for those who just can’t help themselves make sure to use protection and have your partner get tested along with yourself.  

  I really promote working out because it is just so empowering and you will feel great afterwards. Not only do you feel so good inside, your outside appearance will be nice. Going to the gym or just even walking or joining a sports team is the way to go. As women we definitely slack in this after high school which I sure have and found myself being out of shape. My advice is to keep some sort of routine going even when the days of playing sports was not required to get a grade to graduate from high school or even college for some.

All that I can give for my final words is that nothing is wrong with being selfish when it comes to your needs and placing HEALTH as priority #1. I love everyone on Brickfish, you are beautiful and I need you to be healthy because one way or another we all affect each other. When something is not right someone has to pay and I don’t want women to be the ones to continue paying the price from ignorance. Make sure to learn and practice all the ways that can keep and further your health. PEACE!!!

Love,
 Jasmine

• My idea for a great line would be called 'Bare Instinct' and the palette would consist of all warm colors except for green(cool color) since the line is based around being exotic with an animalistic flavor. This line will have very exotic colors for the eyes, earth tones such as black,grays,beiges,greens,yellows,browns, oranges and reds with a shimmery base. Mascara will come in Natural Black, Brown even metal tones such as gold, bronze and silver for a more bolder look( really for going out to be noticed and partying). Of course there will be eyebrow fillers in blonde,brunette,black,red,burgundy,light brown with a hint of bronze in all of them so the color won't be so heavy. Then of course eye liners will be included in the same colors that the eyeshadows come in. A buyer can have the priviledge of having an eyeliner duo in almost any of the offered colors along with a bronzey/black mix on the other end. Then the good thing about the shadows is that they can be eyeliners when you purchase a liner brush and when you wet it and add shadow, Wahla! you have eyeliner!! Then of course there will be 3 lipgloss colors crystal clear, bare lips, and golden kisses that will have a metallic tint to it except clear. The last product to this great 'Bare Instinct' mini-collection is bronzer for all skin tones with UV protection that works for the day time and even for the evening.
  The whole point of this line is to look and feel like a Goddess with the earth tones.'You are the Queen of your Jungle' so claim your territory. When you walk into a room you will evoke Mysticism, Royalty, Presence, Power, Respect and Beauty that will capture others attention. It's all about the eyes with nude glossy lips and exotic eyelids.
  
  
  In this picture I have a very basic fun daytime look which can work well for in the evening if a darker eye shadow shade is applied. I am wearing a sheer powder with no heavy foundation and lip gloss which is the key. As you can see it's very natural with the minimum coverage, nothing to cakey.Keeping the lips moist and a wet look is a must as you can see they almost look like glass. The overall theme with make up is an 'exotic' look. Then with the eyes I have a gold shimmery shadow all over under the brow bone then coming down I faded to a more bronzey/brown color. My eyebrows did need a little plucking put I wanted to keep a very easy going look kind of reminiscent of Brooke Shield eyebrows. Overplucked eyebrows in my opinion are not at all that appealing. I wanted to make my eyes very captivation and to be the main focus on my face. The lips and eyes are the two conversation starters as you can see because they both can communicate to someone Just on the lash line I mixed a black/bronze liner combo. Then to end with the eyes I used some black Mascara ( no false eyelashes needed for this one). This 'Exotic' make-up can easily be achieved with a very sheer hardly their foundation whether through liquid or powder depending on your skin. Hopefully you have pretty good skin because the powder works well which is all that I had on my face. Then even a little brush of some bronzer if your powder does not have it included which mines had included. Loose Powder that has a shimmer to it works wonders with making skin look luminous.Of course like I said it's all about the eyes you can use a shadow in the brown, gold and even green familiy nothing to bright unless you may doing somehting in the evening. Then of course the lips have to shine, some nude or a tinted gloss will work.Gotta have the lips poppin too. Good luck with this look it's pretty easy and the whole point is to capture others attention, lure them in and don't make them your prey with your new animalistic style. Trust me this EXOTIC look will cause an attitude to match your make-up.

One of the craziest things to happen to me while I had earphones was ignoring the detention teacher calling me. I was in CSI which is indoor suspension where you basically can not get away with a lot and there are many rules like no talking, no music allowed and et cetera.

But of course being who I am I had to try and get away with some entertainment so I brought my CD player with no regret and had to listen to it. I always brought it to school being in the freezing detention with only walls and the bodies of other students to look at as well as just sleep music would make the experience more comforting. I got away with it by just pretending to sleep with my hoodie over my head or just my book bag covering my head.

Unfortunately on the 3^rd day of my indoor suspension Mr.Bry the teacher decided to call on me to run an errand which he sometimes does with students he’s familiar with. He must have been calling on me for awhile cuz when my neighbor tapped me to interrupt me from listening to my music he had a smirk on his face and everyone was going wild in the room. All that time while I was listening to music there was an important errand he had and as a consequence he made me right 500 times NO ELECTRONICS ALLOWED. THAT INCLUDES CELL PHONES AND CD PLAYERS front and back on paper. I didn’t have to write in all capital letters but make sure it was done even if my detention had to be extended. That was definitely a very embarrassing moment and taught me that having your ears at all times are important.

There have been other instances where I missed out on something because I have had headphones on but this one sticks out the most.

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 You never know just who might be trying to reach you or teach you something. It definitely is important not to tune the world out or those who can help you out.

One thing that I really don’t understand is how people always have their IPODS on or likes to be in a zone. Life is meant to be lived and experiencing thoroughly if you have all or most of your senses is the best.

   I would love to run for President and I know that I would excel at it. Being the President of the United States of America is not one of the easiest jobs because it takes a strong person to feel those shoes.  I know that I would be the perfect candidate because I can take criticism well. I was born a leader and someone who always does what comes from the heart. Not only would I have and obligation to do what is right but to all of the American Citizens. I am a person who loves to give by volunteering my time and I could not think of a better job then to give my life to serving my Nation. 
 


   Being the President means that your duty is to serve and I can easily relate to the struggles that come along in life. I know how it feels to be living nice and amongst rich and luxurious folks. Then I know how it feels to be in the ghetto with roaches. Having to share a bed with another because all your parent can afford is a small apartment. I know those who can not affored health care or even to keep a roof over their heads.
Not only have I had the priviledge of riding in the nicest cars I have sat on a bench to catch a bus. I have had to walk and take action to doing the right thing continuously eventhough it was hard. I also have learned from taking the easy way out and learned that without pain you ultimately gain nothing. Hard Work and Dedication always pays off in the long run. If I ws President my work would be dedicated to all Americans getting Freedom, Life, Liberty and to pursue their right to Happiness. One thing that I could not forget is to treat others how you want to be treated.**************************************A poem below******************************
***********USA Mindset*************


I am America because I am mixed.
Yes I am black. I am brown, orange, red, yellow,green, purple and everything else in between.
Yes I am white.
I am rich. I am poor.
Or just maybe both.
I have been well 
and sick is what I don't want to be
I want what's only best.
I have starved and at times I have been stuffed.
Knowing how it feels when you can't just take no more.
Time has come for me to take a stand.
Things have changed.
Eventhough I have lived throught tragedy 
There have been moments I could call comedies
Oh look how far I have came now
to just go ahead and take a look back to the past
It seems that it never lasts 
I always like to get lost in what's to come next 
When all that really matters is that today was lived for
So right now I got to wake up
So tomorrow want be a night mare
Yes I am those Stars and Stripes of the past
No more tears I want to cry
I have had time to heal but still have got to learn my lessons
Then just maybe for the future I can keep on waking
Yes I am America
And my mission has yet to be accomplised

  The Florida Gators basketball team is simply amazing and with all the choices to choose from they were the greastest. Although they are not among the top 20 top College basketball teams I still believe that they have a shot to make it to the play offs and leave the other top teams with a feeling of disgrace. this basketball team has such a great history of winning championship games and below is a chart showing a history of all the players coming from the team that made it to the NBA. With the help of their coach for 10 seasons they were able to win the NCAA championship in 2006 for the 1st time in the University of Florida's history.

http://turbotax.intuit.com

  Being a Environmental Science major I appreciate all that surrounds me and have a clear realiztion of how important it is. I recycle at every chance I get and make every effort to pick up trash and put it where it belongs. I also use energy efficient light bulbs and make every effort possible to conserve energy and play my part. Without this earth their would be no existence of me and you and I intend on living a great life. With that objective my plan is to take care of the healthy environment that does still exist.

     The simple fact that I love breathing and enjoying all of life's wonders I have no choice but to protect what nourishes me. Being Green is fabulous and that's exactly what I am and I would have it no other way. You should also learn and want to have the desire to treat your environment with respect.

   I would love to run for President and I know that I would excel at it. Being the President of the United States of America is not one of the easiest jobs because it takes a strong person to feel those shoes.  I know that I would be the perfect candidate because I can take criticism well. I was born a leader and someone who always does what comes from the heart. Not only would I have and obligation to do what is right but to all of the American Citizens. I am a person who loves to give by volunteering my time and I could not think of a better job then to give my life to serving my Nation. 
 


   Being the President means that your duty is to serve and I can easily relate to the struggles that come along in life. I know how it feels to be living nice and amongst rich and luxurious folks. Then I know how it feels to be in the ghetto with roaches. Having to share a bed with another because all your parent can afford is a small apartment. I know those who can not affored health care or even to keep a roof over their heads.
Not only have I had the priviledge of riding in the nicest cars I have sat on a bench to catch a bus. I have had to walk and take action to doing the right thing continuously eventhough it was hard. I also have learned from taking the easy way out and learned that without pain you ultimately gain nothing. Hard Work and Dedication always pays off in the long run. If I ws President my work would be dedicated to all Americans getting Freedom, Life, Liberty and to pursue their right to Happiness. One thing that I could not forget is to treat others how you want to be treated.**************************************A poem below******************************
***********USA Mindset*************


I am America because I am mixed.
Yes I am black. I am brown, orange, red, yellow,green, purple and everything else in between.
Yes I am white.
I am rich. I am poor.
Or just maybe both.
I have been well 
and sick is what I don't want to be
I want what's only best.
I have starved and at times I have been stuffed.
Knowing how it feels when you can't just take no more.
Time has come for me to take a stand.
Things have changed.
Eventhough I have lived throught tragedy 
There have been moments I could call comedies
Oh look how far I have came now
to just go ahead and take a look back to the past
It seems that it never lasts 
I always like to get lost in what's to come next 
When all that really matters is that today was lived for
So right now I got to wake up
So tomorrow want be a night mare
Yes I am those Stars and Stripes of the past
No more tears I want to cry
I have had time to heal but still have got to learn my lessons
Then just maybe for the future I can keep on waking
Yes I am America
And my mission has yet to be accomplised

    I would have to say that my heroes would be my parents. Everyone would agree that they look up to their mother or father. However with my parents it is a different story, I love them because I know exactly not how to go about living my life. I look up to them as an example of how not to be. Having two delusional people as my parents has made me a very tolerant and accepting person. From having both a selfish mother and father I have found more drive to help others with my time and knowledge.I love to volunteer and see others less fortunated happy. Also, they are the catalyst for my obsession with getting the most that life has to offer, with the most integrity of course. My parents are my ultimate heroes because without them there would be no me. Although they are my heroes and once seemed unbreakable; I know how fragile they are and I appreciate them even more because of it. They both are successful in their own very different ways, and continue to live their lives with obvious guilt and denial.I admire them so much because I constantly wonder how they do it. Everything they are and aren't made me who I am today. 

  Veronica was one of a kind, nothing at all compared to her. She had more bags of tricks then a magician, and for all we know she might as well have been the secret of Victoria’s. She was very wealthy and did not mind flaunting it; her whole routine was regal at the least. Veronica stood at six feet tall, and she wore it well with her Almond complexion and green eyes. Always kept her lightened hair and nails looking nice with three kids to look after. From the look of things Veronica was all for herself; but marriage had changed her tremendously or just a little. She was always plotting, weather naughty or nice she had to keep the mind moving. After all, she would forever be a busy body, and where the mind goes the body follows. Some could easily have called her a Gold-digger, but she’s way smarter than that. In fact she didn’t need her billionaire husbands’ riches to succeed because she had already come across her own gold mine. When she first met this mysterious man who she now calls her husband, he was a loser as far as she could see. Americans were all the same in her book until Mr. Right came along and changed her mentality but her attitude was all the same. But as Veronica learned a long time ago nothing is ever as it seems.

   Although he was always the one to be found lookin’good she just stood him up, just like that. Why not be a little mysterious herself? What her soon to be Mr. Right didn’t realize she already had someone that was more of a business partner, but it does take two to tango. The business they had could not even be called legal with the profits that pulled in. Her partner a very rugged and strong type, who she like to call M&M (Mighty Max) loved to whisper sweet nothings into her ear and a couple of times she let him get the best of her. M&M was one of her guilty pleasures what could she say and more of a reason for her not to get so into Mr. Right, just right now. As Veronica and M&M enjoyed their first class seats headed to their weekend getaway to South Africa, the mother of all countries that raised them to be the adults they are. Once she arrived, or they arrived to Max’s palace the maid already had a bubble bath prepared for him liked he enjoyed. Of course he would not be the only one enjoying it this Saturday morning because they both would be cruising on cloud nine. While being massaged in the areas that even the African sun doesn’t shine, Veronica drifted off. “Yes!!” she shouted and moaned at the same time, more from what would take place after hours of ecstasy. Once everything was said and done Veronica would have double the wealth when arriving back in America

   Back to Mr. Right to stop all wondering where she would have her king, and be queen. Just between me and you Fairy Tales do actually exist.