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Vilayna gets political on Prop 8!

2008-11-06T12:27:00.000-08:00

read this

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-prop8-6-2008nov06,0,5635056.story

and also in response to mrs Adrienne Curry's Blog : California Hates Gays

please viea breakdown of statistical data from cnn

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/val=CAI01p1

I am so surprised at mrs Adrienne Curry and for many other news channels for making this a racial thing.

It has nothing to do with race. It has more to do with ill- informed brainwashing commercials, and a person's belief and religion.

These results where not heavily influenced by as she states african americans,

It was voted yes by people of all races and religious backgrounds.

I personally voted no on it and feel it is wrong to take away a person's pursuit of happiness.

This issue is not about race.

not one bit...

Plus you must realize the increase of african american voters this year alone..

it just seem like the vast majority voted yes..

anyway look at these statistics

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/val=CAI01p1

and lets focus more on what this issue is really about

taking away a person's right, it should not be done

whether you are black, white, hispanic, indian, asian, or other

I wanted to make another example

I was listening to the radio and a woman called in, stated she is voting yes on prop 8 because of the commercials she sees on tv.

The radio host asked her if she knew what prop 8 really was about, did she take the time to read it,

she stated no...

she was voting on something she didn't even know about, just about what she heard on the tv.

I feel the majority of people ( of all races) voted yes on prop 8 because of what they thought it was about,

not because of what they knew it was about.

If they had any idea of what it states and that it was taking away a persons right, I think they would think differently.

I really feel some of them, not all of them, was misinformed and was making an ill-judgement maybe , unknowingly.

They feel it will protect marriage... well unfornately marriage does not need protecting..

This passing of prop 8 is saddening

it should have never happened.

The media is using statistics and rolling around the real issue of what prop 8 has done, making it more racially motivated when it is not

the passing of Prop 8 violates our on Constitution's 14th amendment

As is stated in the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, "... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

.. that is what they should be talking about.

See my 6 page Layout in Femme Fatales Magazine

2008-09-26T15:05:00.000-07:00

Tear sheets are always exciting once they are out!! I was so happy to find out that I got not one but six pages in one of the coolest magazines out!! Femme Fatales! Here is a quick glimpse of it!!

I hope you like it!!

xoxox

Vilayna

Taking it Slow

2008-09-09T19:48:00.000-07:00

I hope I got the chance to see some of you at the ASR Convention last week!

it sure was a blast..!!!

check out more information at

evocal.com

on the up and up.. I have been busy writing lyrics for my demo. It has been a mind boggling week and its like a load of pressure to the brain. Because as most music artist's know.... creating a song is so very technical, im sorry extremely. Its like a Picasso painting. You have to visualize it, how it sounds, how the harmonies lay.. how to emote it.. then you have to be prepared to lay down all the parts in a matter of hours in the studio. Then you have to Ascap your lyrics, license beats, etc.....

Sometimes you can reach a dead end and have to re-write and the thing I hate the most is a mind block...

when .. nothing .. comes to you...

then its like fishing.. for something and thats the worse when you start force feeding words to make them into a song... because I feel it doesn't come naturally. So I just stop and come back to it.

Other than that I enjoy writing. It gives me a chance to leak out my experiences , thoughts... or fantasies in the entertaining format of a song. It is quite relieving at times. But I am enjoying it and taking it slow!

xoxox

Vilayna

Give Love Back at ASR! Sept 3rd,4th,5th

2008-08-31T06:04:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone~!
Hope things are swell~!
I am very excited to say that I will be attending this very fun convention at ASR this year to help spread the message for "Give Love Back" with Evocal.com, The Glue Network, Flexfit, and TOMS Shoes!

They will be launching the GIVE LOVE BACK campaign in an effort to inspire everyone to use what they've got to make the world a better place.

The GIVE LOVE BACK art installation will enable everyone at ASR to participate in making art while at the same time making a difference in the world.

If you are attending this event, for a small donation you could wear a pair of Tom's shoes, and create your own art as you dip your shoes in paint and dance away on the provided canvases. Each completed canvas is then auctioned off and all the proceeds go to help friends of Tom's Shoes and their mission to get shoes on the feet of every child who are unable to get shoes for themselves.

Please read up more information about the entire ASR event here:
ASR

and stay tuned for more updates ~!
also if you would like to see video from the event, watch out for how you can sign up with Uronimo and get this event's details straight to your phone~!

I will post a blog sign up form for it soon or you can sign up at the event!
!!!!

xoxox

Vilayna

The Dark Knight- Joker Interrogation Scene Spoof

2008-08-25T18:28:00.000-07:00

(via MonkeyandApple)

omg its soo funny I had to share~!
xxoo
Vilayna

Coffee ... mmmmm.. Coffee~!

2008-08-21T22:41:00.000-07:00

Im not sure if anyone knows just how much I adore coffee and tea. Im a coffee hound, a coffee.. lover..

It may be a bad thing though. I practically do not go one day without having either a cup of coffee or tea.

Its just somewhat a part of my lifestyle I guess and Im loving it.

My favorite spot : Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

Duuudeee!!! .. I used to be a Starbucks girl but once I switched over it was like switching from Horchata made from a can?? to home-made Horchata by your mom !!!! ....

or like , store bought apple pie compared to home-made apple pie fresh out the oven~!!!

there is practically no comparison.

On a side note: I can say one thing however that... the Starbucks I visited while at a photo shoot in seattle, was very impressive. In fact, it was beyond amazing. Their quality of Starbucks in Seattle is far more superior to the quality of Starbucks in Los Angeles. There is something really wrong with the consistency there...

anyhoot

Coffee bean is the BEST~! to me anyway.

Here my thing though

I drink tea to wake up in the morning - black or green , with cream please ;) - then I drink coffee after a nice dinner or before bed, because it makes me sleepy..

Isnt that odd..

My favorite teas are: Black Earl Gray, Carnival Mate, Green Tea, Dragon Pearl, and Lavender Mint to name a few..

ahhh.. just thinking about it make me wanna cup, in fact its late , Im gonna make me a cup of coffee right now..

ciao

xoxo

Vilayna

Join Me and Jeff Buckley..

2008-08-16T00:27:00.000-07:00

It is always sad to see such a wonderful artist leave so soon.

I can imagine how his music would have grown if he was still with us.

Join me as I watch an interesting documentary on Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley BB4 Documentary

enjoy

xoxo

V•girl

Never inhale~!!

2008-08-11T02:37:00.000-07:00

ok, so I have done a photoshoot with a cigarette once ( like Bill Clinton, I did not inhale) ....and today I have done a photoshoot with a cigarette making it twice.. but this time I did the silly thing .. of .. inhaling and OMG.. curiosity did killed the cat.I was like.. hmm.. I wonder what this is all about.. Im going to go for it and take a drag... and that crap is utterlly gross.. I literally felt my lungs burning!!!!!.. and that feeling of being relaxed.. calmed.. where is it??

Well for some reason my body did not take it like that. its 2:40am and I have a headache.. weird.. that is one thing I am sure to never try again..

•I dont mind taking cool photos with cigarettes as an illusion that I am smoking ..but I would never ever try to inhale them again..

never again will I inhale...

I am non smoker for life.....

anyhoot, I cant wait to review the photos from my photo shoot. It was with my utter most favorite being/artist/inspiration in the entire planet: JERRY AVENAIM ( thats right, I yelled it) ;)

.......see it bigger here .....

xoxo

V•girl

New image from Michael Ballard Photography~!

2008-08-09T23:06:00.000-07:00

This dude was way rad~! We had a fantastic shoot , here is a body part shot he took of me of my lips. Its a bit mischievous !@@ But fun! I will post more from our shoot later. We shot some cute commercial shots that I can not wait to share!@@

see a larger view by clicking here

night night

xoxo

V•girl

TRYING TO GET THE HANG OF IT~!!

2008-08-09T02:04:00.000-07:00

ah, I'm a night bird, in fact I'm practically an insomniac. I have been suffering from anemia as well as being a professional insomniac for years on end. I just like to be working.. be doing something productive. Creating.. taking pictures, writing... and so on... so I guess it just works out.

Anyhow. I'm loving the new look of my blog over here at blogger.. Still it is in the works .... so there will continue to be some changes here and there.

Sorry for any weirdness if it pops up....

;)

xoxo

V•girl

Helloooo~!!!

2008-08-07T23:24:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone~! Im so excited to launch my blog here on blogger~! I usually do all my bloggin' on myspace but I felt I would branch out a bit. This blog will contain video blogs, news, updates on my careers, and well my personal views on things I feel the need to chat about. It will take some time to get up to speed though, so stay tuned ....

alrighty,

xoxoxo

V•girl