Music I Like – Burial x Four Tet x Radiohead’s Thom Yorke – “Mirror” with Esthero sample

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Blue Lines, Burial, Esthero, Four Tet, key yem, Mirror, Music I Like, Radiohead, Thom Yorke

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Foto Fridays – Visions Of Beauty (To Me) Options For Key (photos not mine)

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Andy Allo, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Motion Picture, Blue Lines Movie Adaptation, Chapel Hill, Coker Arboretum, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, Mara Hruby, North Carolina, Photography, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This week’s edition of “Foto Fridays,” has more to do with my manuscript Blue Lines, than it does my photography. This post, originally started and intended for Friday 4/22/11, was supposed to include one piece of my photography, but in working on it, it will stick solely with the primary pieces that were meant to be featured in the post.

Mara Hruby: (Youth and Innocence)
The following picture effectively portraying a candid photo (whether it is or not). Her natural face, caught in a state, not smiling, not frowning with an innocent face speckled with freckles and wide young eyes. No makeup, just her natural face. Not having knowledge of her classical training, this may embody my protagonist Keypsiia better than any actress choice or model, or woman I may have seen in passing. As I have said in prior posts, during the writing process Keypsiia, as a character, began to become less of the woman she was crafted from, and she began to look less like that woman as she evolved into her own character within my work. This photo also emotes her wide-eyed youth. As I look at this photo and see Keypsiia as she sits outside in the rain the day after the banquet in Blue Lines.

Andy Allo: (Trained and Refined)
As of late, Andy Allo is my preferred front-runner to play Keypsiia in a motion picture adaptation of my manuscript Blue Lines. Provided, I am published, popular, and the products is seen as such. I have work to do. With that being said, though not to compare or contrast the two subjects of this entry, there was more difficulty in finding a picture of Andy Allo that embodied that innocent, or candid picture. Andy’s training is suberb, and one can notice whether in a picture with a fan, or performing, she has the perfect smile and seems as if she cannot be taken off guard (it also means she can act, movie Keypsiia…I see it). The selected photo highlights her youthful face, a pout which gives more of a glimpse into the character than her glowing smile. I can briefly see her sitting in Coker Arboretum, with her hair pulled back in a puff, before Blue finds her sitting there, waiting to smile up at him.

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Atlanta Hawks vs Magic at Philips Arena Tonight, Let’s Go Boys!!!

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2011 NBA Playoffs, Atlanta Hawks, Blue Lines, Hawks, Key Yemaya Walker, National Basketball Association, NBA, NBA Playoffs

This is not a sports blog, but Let’s Go Hawks. Tonight the Atlanta Hawks are in action in what should be their clinching game against the Orlando Magic. Support your hometown team people!!! Buy here!!!

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Shell Toe Thursdays – Black x Black Shells at Starbucks in Midtown From iPhone

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adidas, Adidas Superstars, Blue Lines, Key Yemaya Walker, Shell Toe Thursdays, Superstars

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Let the world change you…
…and you can change the world

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Deltron 3030 – “3030”

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Blue Lines, Dan The Automator, Del The Funky Homosapien, Deltron 3030, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Key Yemaya Walker

Yo its three thousand thirty,
I want y’all to meet Deltron Zero, hero, not no small feat
its all heat in this day and age,
I rage your grave,
anything it takes to save the day
Nueromancer, perfect blend of technology and magic
use my rappin so you all could see the hazards
Plus entertainment where many are brainless
we cultivated the lost art of study and I brought a buddy
Automator harder slayer fascinating combinations
cyber warlords are activating abominations
arm a nation with hatred we ain’t with that
we high-tech archeologists searching for knickknacks
composing musical stimpacks that impacts the song
crack the motor what you think you rappin for?
I used to be a mech soldier but I didn’t respect orders
I had to step forward, tell them this ain’t for us
living in a post-apocalyptic world morbid and horrid
the secrets of the past they horded
now we just boarded on a futuristic spacecraft
no mistakes black its our music we must take back

Yo its three thousand thirty,
I want y’all to meet Deltron Zero, and Automator

Yo its three thousand thirty,
I want y’all to meet Deltron Zero, and Automator

Yo its three thousand thirty,
I want y’all to meet Deltron Zero, and Automator

Del I’m feeling like a “Ghost In A Shell”
I wrote this in jail playing host to a cell
for the pure verbal, they said my sentence was equivalent to
murder
just another hurdle, I bounced through a portal
I knew they had the mind state of mere mortals
my ears morphed to receptors to catch ya
every word about gravity control
and the families they hold for handsome ransoms
on the run with a handgun blast bioforms, I am more
than a planet wide manhunt with cannons
will make me abandon my foolish plan of uprising
f**k dying I hijack a mech
controlling with my magical chance so battle advance
through centuries a hip hop legacy, mega speed
hyper warp to Automator’s crib and light the torch

Blue Lines Blog – Blue Lines Poetry – “Devolution Of Friendship”

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Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Devolution Of Friendship, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, World Wide Lounge

Forgive me if this post is a duplicate from the past, though this may be new to the majority of readers. The following scene takes place at the fictional World Wide Lounge, while Key is still unsure of her feelings, and how they effect her current situation.
The piece “Devolution of Friendship” is derived from an unspoken conversation between the male protagonist (Blue Hurt) and female antagonist (Keypsiia Walker) in this piece of prose. It must be known that although the definition of protagonist and antagonist are detailed as such here, in the work Blue Lines those roles are reversed as Keypsiia Walker is our protagonist. He, Blue, speaks in both his voice, as well as Keypsiia’s voice which is derived from his perception of their interaction.
The piece begins in Blue’s voice as his unspoken thoughts appear in writing, detailing the meeting of and friendship/relationship of both he and Keypsiia (certain details are omitted in the description for sake of the integrity of the manuscript).

It began as friendly conversation,
but you were crafty in your approach
I had thought about you briefly,
but I acted as if I didn’t know
our charade lasted for one or two weeks,
love you made me hot and I know I made you weak,

So where do we go now?

Yeah, light up the Black & mild,
and I’ll lick my lips in anticipation
we both constantly show what we want,
but for some reason we’re waiting,

In Blue’s first attempts to speak to her sensibilities, in this piece, he asks the questions aiming at different quirks that he notices in their interaction. “What does her smile intimate?” “Why does he notice differences in her, in their interaction as opposed to her interaction with others?” He uses this point of the piece as an outlet to try to make sense of the intangible connection that they have, and he ends by asking the question, “is this a signal of feelings that you have for me?”

What is behind your smile each time you look at me?
What makes you blush and close your eyes when I smile?
What is it that brings tears to make you cry when I’m not around?
Do you love me?

High School Crush – Naomi Campbell

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Blue Lines, High School Crush, Key Yemaya Walker, Naomi Campbell

Yes…she’s crazy, but I didn’t know that in High School. I just know she was in Vibe magazine.

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

LATE: Music Monday – Foo Fighters – “Walk”

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Blue Lines, David Letterman, Foo Fighters, Key Yemaya Walker, late, Music Mondays, Walk, Wasting Light

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

What I Learned Sundays – Wow…Reenvisioned…Amended

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Apache Cafe, Atlanta Braves, Blackberry, Blue Lines, Boardwalk 11, Citizen Cope, HotHeavy&Bad, iPhone, iPod, Joi Gilliam, Karaoke, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, LA Dodgers, music, Pal's Loung, Sideways, Solvang California, Wine Tasting, Work Wife, World Wide Lounge

Damn, let’s restart. This post initially began as “What I Learned Sundays – Yesterdays,” after Work Wifey, and my Cuzzo read it, the decision was made to pull it back. I will make special exceptions for a select few. This version has been amended also. Thus called “Reenvisioned”

What did I learn? Well I had the unique opportunity to reconnect with the subject of my manuscript, Blue Lines. An experience that involved exceptional highs, and some lows, it also brought perspective and allowed her to become a “person,” and not this fictional character that she had been over the last 14 years, dating back to “When We Were Babies.”

Though a learning process, that did not bring “peace,” per se, it allowed me to see the forest for the trees, a strange journey, only because it was not “new” to me, but had never happened previously. Although, I have not yet confirmed, I think WW and I had this familiar conversation regarding a dream I had had in the past few months, and felt like déjà vu, that in the most important respects was eerily familiar.

It encompassed reconnecting with some of my recently transplanted friends, meeting new people both through my previous experience. Other than that, many details are not of import both publically, and because today is a totally different day than any last night and this weekend.

Music I Like – Jessie Matawhat at Blue Star in LA

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Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Star, California, Jessie, Jessie Matawhat, Key Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, Metallica, Myla Watson

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Let the world change you…
…and you can change the world