Once Upon A Time Butterflies Didn't Roam

All of us have gone through it, that moment in you're life when everything is still. When it seems like this time you cannot get up, that few seconds of giving up. That's right folks even models have struggles, it aint all tequila & sunrise over here...

Once Upon A Time Butterflies Didn't Roam

Once Upon A Time Butterflies Didn't Roam

They had lost their grace,

They had lost their flight,

Left to wither in the rain,

A loveless vessel gone astray.

Alarmened by human touch

Beaten by a brutal fate,

A motherless child,

A childless mother,

Bars of anguish held untold.

But that was before the sun shinned

Young in age, wise in spirit,

Wings cracked by life, yet still flawless,

Touched by a grace of pure divinity,

Child of god, waiting for heaven's choir.

Her wings are flourished now

Like the colors of the sky,

She's flying now trying to reach eternal light,

My sweet monarch of the sky, be patient love,

You haven't left in my heart do you stay

My little hope, our time will come,

Ill reach you too, 

I promise you,

Next to you one day will I lay.

Once Upon A Time Butterflies Didn't Roam

They had lost their grace,

They had lost their flight,

Left to wither in the rain,

A loveless vessel gone astray.

But that was a long time ago

Before the sun shinned,

Before she found him,

Her one true believer,

Once Upon A time Butterflies didn't roam.

But no such evidence of that now,

For Now Butterflies roam,

Brightly through the skies...

                             -Butterflyy Love

Shot By: Deleon Allen

Find Me At: www.facebook.com/butterflyysdream

We two, were One.

We are models we smile even when our heart is broken, but there are times where we are hurt. Times where you cannot possibly understand the pain you have caused. Times that we smile through the pain, because one cannot always have what they want. Especially this model, even when she finds a good man she learns it is simply not for her. I am hurt, like the rain it is nonstop. For a human has no say on how long the storm proceeds. Because even though we weren't together it doesn't mean I didn't invest time & love on you. The following poem is a depiction of this models broken heart...

We two were One

We two were one

Not one now, not two.

That thought was deceptive

A beautiful bounty in the meadow

Another body is in the ground

With a meaning so profound.

Once upon a time they arose from below

But now they are withering with the sun.

Now she see's the deception

Kind of like you
My words are lost with every breath.
Trapped in silence
Emptiness fills the life inside me
What is there left for me to believe?
When all my life you've deceived me.
Time & time again.

I've managed to let you cause me pain
Moments Like this break my heart
Hope you're life is happy
Filled with empty lust
I'll hide within my noble depths
Invoking "I forgive your deception."
                                                     -Butterflyy Love

Shot By: Danny De La Cruz

Find Me: www.facebook.com/butterflyysdream

10 Rules To An Amazing Portfolio♥

This article is for all my new models out there, in this article we will be talking about the essentials & what is needed to create an amazing portfolio. When you begin in chasing you're dream you would never have thought that this industry would be as hectic & cut throat as it is. Especially for a young aspiring model without representation, you'll find that people in this industry will try to tear you down & will be full of judgement. This dream is certainly not for the weak of heart, you must have a backbone. This life requires you to be book smart, street smart, strong, confident, a hard worker & overall a business women. Also with a touch of common sense, but will get to that part at a later article, we are getting off topic. Because after all being a model is just another product on the market. This is a difficult industry, its not all smiles & glitter...

Why is your portfolio so important, you ask? Because it is you're first impression it is what will help you sell yourself, look at it like your own personal catalogue & you are the only merchandise for sale. As they say " Your portfolio speaks great attributes about you're quality of work & what you bring to the table." It is what will land you work, it is like a pre-interview, so the better you're portfolio the better. So as you see it is very important, so I will teach you what you need to sell yourself...

Top Ten Rules To An Amazing Portfolio

1. Keep your portfolio current, this is so important models who choose to keep it current land more jobs. Because think about it how many times have you bought something online only to find out it wasn't the product you expected. Same as a car or other product nobody wants to hire a model who in her portfolio was a blond but now is a brunette. Its basic common sense & politeness nobody likes feeling like they were tricked. The general rule is to only keep things in your portfolio no older than 6 months...keep your portfolio current & it will keep you working.

2. Quantity does not mean quality, a basic rule for you're portfolio is less means more. Nobody wants to look through a shrine of you, they just want to see your potential. Give them enough to see you in different light, but stray away from you're port becoming a shrine to you. It should be anywhere from 12 to 24 shoots, sometimes up to 40 shoots.

3. Versatility, should be what you give. Do not stay categorized as :the girl next door" or "the sexy chica" you should be able to achieve it all, there should be no limit to your talents.

4. The Wow factor should be what you give, every picture in your portfolio should give the viewer this feeling of total awe. Like you are worth every penny they invest in you. You're content should be first rate work, it should look like you belong in a magazine already.

5. The presentation of your portfolio should be in excellent condition, that means ladies/gentlemen your portfolio should be clean inside & out. The book should be clean & the pages should be in good shape, worthy of A+ material. Nobody wants to look through a portfolio that looks like you've eaten on it & dragged it through the mud. Come on, guys that's just disgusting...

6. Don't like taking pictures this isn't the industry for you, lol. Take lots of pictures so that you may have many many options to choose from.

7. You need variety, It should include head shoots,full body shoot as well as mid drift shoots. You should have pictures to show you from all different angles, as well as in different demeanor.

8. Have your shoots printed in 8x10 or 8.5x11 it doesn't really matter the size you choose but all shoots must be the same size. When picking out a portfolio stick to black bright colors or wild patterns can be seen as unprofessional. Being professional is very important, because after all regardless of the fun this is still a business.

 9. Put your name & contact information in your portfolio so that modeling agencies and modeling clients know how to contact you. You can put your name and contact information on the cover of your portfolio or on the first page of your portfolio. It is really totally up to you.

10. Overall, have fun be energetic & enjoy what you do... because everyone that works with you can tell if this is you're passion, & where you want to be.

I hope this has helped some of you & good luck my little aspiring models. Remember be about you're business, be professional && mostly be passionate about your dreams... xoxo

-Butterflyy Love♥

Shot By: Deleon Allen

  http://www.modelmayhem.com/deleonallen



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Start Over Queen: Single's Corner: Are Your Ex'es Open Game Part 2

Start Over Queen: Single's Corner: Are Your Ex'es Open Game Part 2: Dear Readers, Please feel free to submit your personal story about friends dating your ex or you dating friends ex. You maybe annoymous or...

Absentia

You do not see the woman I am, but the woman they have sold you. When you see me behind a bar serving these drinks, you never would think that I have a little one at home waiting for his mommy to return. You see me accompanied by many men, all filled with smiles & laughter but all that is pretend. There is only one man who can genuinely make me smile & you can barely call him that... When you see me in these red pumps dancing on stage, you would never think that I do it all for him. You see my images to many of you think I may be a sex kitten, but to him I am his mommy. Many of you may call me a party animal, but do you know this is what going to build his future... The following poem is a depection of my life as is, my life as you see it. As well as the woman I am & you have created...enjoy, xoxo.

"Absentia"

My name is absentia

But I am not absent

However no one see's me

But I am everything

But to you all I am nothing

This is my disturbia

A nothing woman

She lurks each night

Seeking her victims of choice

Shell make youre man hers

Entincing his wandering eye

She is a polluted vision of beauty

And if your man wanders

Shell make him her slave

My name is absentia

But I am not absent

However no one see's me

But I am everything

But to you all I am nothing

This is my disturbia

A nothing woman

Exploited for his lustful craze

A pure gain of pleasure

Satisfying his perverted dreams

She lives in the shadows

She is a mistress to many

She's been made to be his adventure

His peacock among a flock of pigeon's

He craves her exoticness

But sleeping on her would be his fatal flaw

My name is absentia

But I am not absent

However no one see's me

But I am everything

But to you all I am nothing

This is my disturbia

A nothing woman

 My name is Absentia, But I am definitely not absent!

                                                                 -Butterflyy Love

Shot By : Danny De La Cruz

http://www.restless-souls.com/

Our Struggling Butterfly♥

We are people like all of you, put on a pedestal we cannot not possibly live up to. But as if we are Athena or Hercules we try so hard to live up to you're expectations. We try to be the hero's you guys deserve & the example to lead you guys in. But in the end of the spotlight & many nights of sleeplessness, we are still only human. We can never possibly be the android you want or need, because like you we have moments of triumph, moments of bliss, & moments of pain. We live life as we see fit, have wild nights, lose love ones & suffer from heartbreak only difference is we smile though it all. No time to cry when you're job is to create beautiful images of art. My following poem is a depiction of how I am no better or less, than the following woman or man in America. A word from you're little butterflyy, enjoy. xoxo ♥

"Our Struggling Butterfly"

Confused By Such A Chaotic Beauty,

He Stands & Waits.

Finds Himself Fixated,  
By Such An Exotic Little Butterfly.


With Such Grace & Poise,
Fragrant Flower So Rare,
She Aches Of Absence,
Stumbling Naked.


She Lays In Misery,
On Such A Night.
Her Eyes Are Dim,
But Her Soul is Bright.


Tears That Never Flow,
Without Interval,
Without Pause,
Such Seems To Be Her Curse.


Old Wounds,
Bars Of Rage, 
Held Untold.


Fits Of Passion,
Made Exact,
Fears That Never Leave,
Her Untold Enemy.


Flows Of Fire,
Still Flawless,
Young In Age,
A Child Once Lost.


Alone On Stage,
Wise In Spirit,
A Heavy Cargo,
Gone Astray.


Never Ending,
Once Again Breathing,
This Lass We Call,
Our Struggling Butterfly.


                                        -Butterflyy Love

Shot By: Danny De La Cruz

www.thecommonrule.com

You Can Find Me:
http://www.facebook.com/butterflyysdream

http://www.modelmayhem.com/butterflyylove 

Beauty♥

We are the ones that hide behind our glimmer of beauty, the ones you believe to be not much more than a pretty face. We are put so high above in beauty, that sometimes you guys forget that we are much more. We have unfairly been put in the status quo of ignorant, because a woman cannot be beautiful & smart, is that right? We are the ones who stay up till 4 in the morning following our dreams, the ones who miss out with time with our families hoping that our struggle would make a difference, we are the ones who smile even when we are broken hearted. What more dedication then that do you want? We are models, beautiful, goal- oriented, strong & mostly smart. We are judged by everyone in the industry & not, called dumb & nothing more than just a pretty girl. But today we prove that a model can be much more than a pretty face! My following poem is dedicated to all the hardworking, smart & beautiful models...♥

Beauty♥

Beauty.
the standard of beauty
at its highest form.
natural splendor
a real delicacy
she captures her scenery
nature craves her
 mistakes her for its own.
she owns the natural world.
with her essence && reign
alluring divinity.
exotic.
she is still like the night
but bright like the day
a beauty so divine.
untouchable in eloquence.
not for any common man.
takes an elite gentleman
to attain this classic lady. 
                   
                  -Butterflyy Love

Where You Can Find Me:

http://www.facebook.com/butterflyysdream

www.modelmayhem.com/butterflyylove

Community Corner: LAPD Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint

What:    Sobriety & Driver’s License Checkpoint

When:    Saturday, February 18, 2012, 6 P.M. to

Sunday, February 19, 2012, 1 A.M.

Where:   Imperial Highway between Main Street and San Pedro Street

Why:  Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public.  Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment.  Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes, court probation and other expenses.

All too often members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. “Over the course of the past year, DUI-related collisions have claimed twelve lives and injured 825 of our friends and neighbors in Los Angeles,” said Lieutenant Ron Katona, Traffic Coordination Section.

This DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as insuring drivers have a valid driver’s license.  A major component of these checkpoints is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent.

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

Report Drunk Drivers. Call 911!

This information was provided by the LAPD.

Start Over Critic and Cynic: Community Corner: President Obama In LA

Start Over Critic and Cynic: Community Corner: President Obama In LA: In an effort to assist the public in avoiding possible traffic congestion during the visit of the President of the United States, Februar...

Community Corner: President Obama In LA

In an effort to assist the public in avoiding possible traffic congestion during the visit of the President of the United States, February 16, 2012, the following areas of the City should be avoided when possible to prevent travel delays for community members:

Thursday February 16, 2012

The area around Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

The area around Pico Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

This was a courtesy of the LAPD and a cut and paste from their news letter.