An Ode To Rufus

Last Wednesday, November 24th, 2010, Amir and I lost one of our best friend's--Rufus Jones Alexander.
He lived a very adventurous life travelling cross country by car and plane several times, along with being a resident in Florida, San Francisco, Chicago and back again in Florida. The life he lived was one filled with much love and I am so grateful to have gotten to know him as well as I did. Some dogs are just that...dogs, but Rufus had something different about him. He had so much dignity and was one of the wisest souls I have had the pleasure of meeting. I felt like he was almost human.
He was around for 13 years and the years went by much too fast. When he left he did so with the same amount of dignity that he had while he was growing into the old man that he became.
I look around at the empty places in our house where he used to lay and still see him there. He helped turn me in to the mother that I became for both him and my other boy, Melvin
Here is a little photo history of his life <3
Rufus Alexander
September 4th, 1997- November 24th, 2010

clean slate

so i'm tryin to venture out on my own, set my own rules, life the live i feel like i deserve. check me out :)


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And Another

another favorite to put into the universe if you haven't heard it, or even if you have

wish i was there

i'm a little bummed that thievery corporation is playin tonight just an hour away and i'm a little too poor to go...so here's a shout out

aspartame---Avoid It!!!

one thing that we need to make sure we cut out of our diets altogether is ASPARTAME!!! aspartame is an artificial sweetener approved by the fda, that never should have been. it is known and proven to cause neurological disorders among other things. here are a few videos with a little more information on it

fitting in

have you ever visited a place that you just feel fits you so perfectly?? that the thought of leaving this place makes you depressed?? i have felt this exact way about california--specifically LA. 4 years ago was my first time there and ever since I feel like i just need to be there. my soul hurts not being there

photo magazine dreams

a few weeks back i decided to enter this photo contest with tag magazine, try and see if i could get enough votes to actually win and be put in their magazine. there's no money involved, just exposure and being able to see my photo printed in a photography magazine. to me that's worth more than money
anyway, if you like what you see, then check out tag's website and put a vote in for a friend :)


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