#accessgranted

There is apparently HOURS and hours of unreleased footage of Aaliyah during those days but much of it was compiled and chopped down to a half hour mini documentary of this music video. So, what gives BET? Hype Williams? WHAT GIVES Blackground? Can we get some more rare footage? We ain't asking for ALL of it (not yet anyway).

It took anywhere from between 70 to 100 minutes for the sun to completely set. Within those 70 to 100 minutes, the sky was painted an extraordinary array of colors; pinks, purples, oranges, and reds. Google stood smoothly from his desk, ignoring his upgrades as he left the office and headed for the stairs. Up he went, counting each step that he knew by heart until he arrived at the rooftop. The view was gorgeous and Google seated himself on the lip of the building, leaning back on his hands. He watched the sun fall below the horizon and he let himself feel, revel in the last rays of warmth before darkness wrapped the world in calm silence. When he opened his eyes again, the sky was decorated with billions of stars, gleaming and so so far away.Humankind was a disaster, a plague, a curse….but the world they lived in? It was beautiful.

Saturday, August 25, 2001. This day, which began quietly in Abaco, changed me forever. Scheduled to preach in Baltimore, MD, I boarded a small plane to Miami and then on to Bmore. I joined 2 friends and went to dinner. We returned to our hotel room...and my phone started trumpeting call after call, first Diane Blanksumee, then Penny Mack...and then my Momma. It went from tabloid speculation to CNN confirmation. I had the last footage of Aaliyah, alive and vibrant. She was gone. So was my sweet friend Chris and so were 6 others. The press rounds were brutal because I had to speak their names so that people would honor them and their lives. But inside, I was a mess, a blessed, thankful, wavering, trembling, tearful mess. #NeverTooMuchTheMemoir #Aaliyah #RockTheBoat #BET #AccessGranted #BETTonight #EntertainmentTonight #CBSThisMorning #BehindTheMusic #EHollywoodStory #ThisIsMyStory

I conquered the hills to get my #accessgranted for MCM this fall! It was brutal with only two weeks rest in my legs but it's ✅ and now I'm super excited for fall!

Sixth installment out now!

happy anniv to the spiritual successor to my lost astronaut poem! this was a book spine poem i made in grade 10 eugh. i did my best copying the fonts from the actual covers, which is why it looks so goofy. i like it. i made it about myself :3

omg did i not post this wth . graphic is a reference to "isang kaibigan" by our very own shimenet sara duterte HAHAHAH and it's a flash fic version of "Jealous Husband Returns in Form of a Parrot" by Robert Olen Butler :3