Yeah.........

Anyways I'm back people. Hope you guys didn't miss the wonderful me too much. So yeah I'm going on a POS about the plastic bags. I did not want to do that. I want to continue the Metro card story, but a story is a story. I'm tired already but I'm gonna try to do my best. Anyways, Let me go do this POS Soon before it gets too dark and cold.

The Story of the Great Philadelphia Hot Dog Launcher

Metro Card Fair

Today was on of the coldest days of them all. I was freezing like it was no tomorrow. Over all today was a day that we talked about Metro Card Fairs and how they are going up from $2.00 to $2.50. I think that we as the people pay to much or everything else how are we going to pay more  for a Metro Card. Today i was some what not in a good mode. 

Midterm,and other stuff

YEY me i passed my math midterm. I am so happy and believe people passing a math midterm is a really big thing,but a really big thing because i never pass a math test so yeah,oh this also makes me pass the class(i hope). I am also happy because my grandparents are coming soon and my grandmother is leaving soon so i am really excited. I am so worried because the third marking period is beginning of monday so i have to hurry up because this is the marking period that goes into my transcript so i have to have a 90 or above. Well my people's i hope that you have a great weekend,because i don't think mines will be a lot of fun with an AP homework i have so yeah.Peace out and be safe.

OK...........

Well today i went on a story about the metro card fare. I really messed up when interviewing the people. I stuttered. Well tay is a good editor and so is Warrith, so that shouldn't be to bad. Plus i could do some voice overs. It was too cold today. I love going on stories, but when its cold like this i just cant. Next time i need to bring gloves and a hat.

Most of your body heat escapes from your head. Just a fact you guys should know. I havent been staying here long lately. Its school stuff. I hate senior year with a passion. Anyway, on monday im going back on monday to do the plastic bag story. Im not staying on lennox this time. All these rude people in harlem. I liked the summer. People were so nice and actually wanted to be interviewed. Oh well.

THE CHANNEL 4 REPORTER IS POPPIN

Thursday at Harlemlive we went to a media mentor meeting and met the most intelligent man i ever met. Not only was he was intelligent he was well dressed, sharp hair- cut and  a crispy brown suit. David Ushery is his name. WOW. He was really amazing.  I asked him like a hundred and million questions just so i can hear his intriguing answers. Wow never in a million years i thought i would be sitting in front of a star news reporter. This was one of my best Harlemlive days. 

Mnn Hustle 2

Today was a great day for HLspeaks. It felt really good to give the video in early. Luisa and I learned the right way to place video on tape. We met the dead line before it met us. Thanks to Stan's help we had more than enough content for the show. As everyone knows the economy is really at a low point. The effects of it has been felt by myself and people I know first hand. Me coming to HL 4, 5 days a week is not going to be the norm anymore. I'm hoping to come at least 2 times a week, but who knows how bad things will get. On a higher note the video room is getting in order(its been a long time comin'). Also Luisa and I are trying to come up with a plan to keep stories and projects in order. The files are all over the computers and videos,projects,etc are not backed up. Melvin asked for a video the other day and I had to scramble to get it. That is when I knew the way we do video at HL needs to be revamped. I hope everything makes a turn for the better as I would hate to see things slow down on the website. Will they put Obama in office already... He can get some money from Oprah.

Hmmmm

Today was so cold. It was like 35 outside. Im so stressed. I got midterms, college stuff, senior dues, a project due thursday plus all this work as EIC. Man i know thats nothing compared to some people, but still.

Yesterday i went went on a story with Te-Ga and Branday to the bike shop down the block. It was really nice there. They had a lot of stuff. There were also some had some employees. This one older man from the bike shop was flirting with me today. Why does that always happen? Any ways i finished most of the story tickets and a lot of them got thrown out because of no pics and stories missing or too short, etc. Im so happy thats done. Today Italie, Warrith, Stan, and Branday Went out on a story to the Black KKK I. It was really interesting, and i wanted to go, but i had other stuff to do, plus i was supposed to leave at like 6 or 6:30 but i was still doing stuff and that food came and it was so good lol.  By the way My second box WILL BE SOLD today so i' ll get more goodies for you guys tomorrow lol. Well I'm out.

Well here's a pic of the story yesterday

I MISS HARLEMLIVE IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN FOREVER!!!

The past couple of day's i have not been at Harlemlive and i must admit i miss it. During these pass couple of day's of been working hard and braking my back to aim to the top. I just got my report and although i pass all my classes i wasn't happy with myself. I felt like my work and effort wasn't good enough because they weren't as high as i thought they will be. But now i know to aim for that 100 next time. But Harlemlive as been a major turning point in my life because it was actually one the most successful things  i have been involve with in my life. I'm thankful because since i've joined Harlem Live i am becoming a better writer, a better communicator, and a leader to my peers. I fell like i've made a change and for that I'm  happy and thankful.

Continuum Cycles

Today I went out and did a story on Continuum Cycles bike store in Harlem. I got some really good feedback form the customers and employees. I was lucky enough to get to the store in time to interview the employees who were with the bike store for the longest and took enough pride in the bike store to stay committed even at the new location in Harlem. Unfortunately I didn't get to interview the owner because he's busy managing the other store Downtown. But he's a busy man and we have rescheduled for the another day.

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college fair

Today i went to this college fair at Lehman college. The fair was nice because it had like 100 colleges of around the country but there was only a few colleges in the south and only one in Florida,that is were i want to go to. Also i didn't like Lehman college because first of all i don't like the Bronx and second it is in New york and i just hate the cold weather. I was forgetting my idea of leaving to Florida but now that the cold weather have come i just cant stand it although winter clothes are pretty and stuff i just don't like the cold weather. Now i like new york because i get to go out more and hang out with friends more but if new york wasn't cold i would love to stay here. I wonder why some people like cold weather and others don't?if you know the answer just hit me up!!LOL

Im Back Back Back Back Back!

The one and only Charisma is back at Harlem Live after like a whole week and 3 days of my presence being missed by all. Lol.  I kind of missed Harlem Live just a little bit though. But just because I haven't been here in a while does not mean I wasn't being productive at home doing things concerning HL. I've been trying to get in contact with the owner of the Owens Funeral Home for like the longest time ever. I was trying to get in contact with him for the longest time now. Well since it's right around the corner today I'm going to pay that funeral home a visit and see what's up with that. Anyway once again I haven't been here for a week plus because of the step team once again. They are trying to make sure we know everything so we can start practicing for our performance at my school's pep rally next week Tuesday. I cannot wait especially since I'm actually performing. I am telling all my friend to make sure they are coming so they can see me perform especially since the pep rally is during school hours they better freaking come and watch us. lol. And I was going to come on Friday but my ear was bothering me the whole day and I wasn't with it. It was stressing me the hell out. But now I'm back in action you bout to see another story up from me real soon so look out.

This Is Charisma

And I Have Officially 

Blogged Out!

Last Weeks P.O.S

Last weeks P.O.S was really great!
I know you all read about it already, but it went so well i have to mention it again.
We hit the streets with our mic, Video Camera and regular camera ready to roll, well expect for forgetting the tape. I wasn't sure how we would be received in the community asking questions about Gay Marriage. As we suspected some people did not want to be interviewed, but most where eager to tell us what they thought. Some even went to get their friends to have them speak. At one point we had a waiting list of interviewees. It was alot of fun and a great learning experience for all of us. Getting the different views from a variety of different people was interesting, peoples opinions vary so much on such a hot topic.
Have a great day!

Continuum Cycles

I went today to set up an interview with Jeff Underwood the owner and Chief Mechanic of Continuum Cycles. Dushawn took pictures of the bikes (which he loves) and also of the store as it is now a working progress. Ciann helped me out with a couple of questions. Also, I go to speak to the part owner James Muessig who said he believes this bike store is the "east village coming uptown." To him harlem needs a bike shop.


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Today..........

Today. Right now. I'm hella tired and want to get new clothes. This sucks. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow b/c I'm going to the gay marriage protest tomorrow. I hope it Doesn't get to crazy over there. I still need to work on the not ready stories yet and see if their good to post. I also need to figure out the address, hopefully they will tell me where it is. It seems really interesting. I've never been to a protest, so this will be a new experience for me. I also saw the new flier and its really nice. Im the first one on there. YAY! Lol. Its a really slow day today. Rrrraaawwwwrrr. Well there's much more work to be done so thats it for now. 

MY FIRST VIDEO POSTED TO THE SITE

Today i seen my video posted on the HarlemLive website and omg did it make me feel so special. i went to the site and i listen to everything and how i reported and how i was shy but still got the job done because i had the help of Waarith and Luisa.  i think i can see myself doing more of this reporting thing in the future, but it has to be in times when no other reporter is around because i get extra shy when i have a reporter around but i guess it just how everything builds up. 

the feel you get when your stuff up on a major website it like an dream come true. to me it like having out first African American President and that mean alot to me as well. i would like to thank Waarith because he was the one person who been pushing me to do something beside update our site and put some of my own content on the website and i never really thought i would ever see it but now i have more faith to put my work out there now that i see it up for myself, also we went to the Harriet Tubman Memorial. 

I also spoke to the artist and the artist personal video person and she told me how the work i did on her piece was good and hearing someone who an artist tell me the event i cover was good it make me feel good inside and give me the rush like i need to do this more often.

It was an great feeling interviewing a famous artist like Alison Saar. i must say i had a great experience for my first time being an reporter.

How to us Final Cut

I was learning how to us final cut. As i was learning it was getting more and more in to it. I also think i can do video if i really wanted to. I learned how to input and output parts i don't need in the video. i think personal that im getting better at what Im doing in final cut. Also another thing i learned how voice over other people voices and that is all i have for you.  

Rawr

Now today is blue. Well another day another blog. I have to keep posting b/c rich is doing the points now and i need to stay on top. He just scared me and said Italie was in 1st. Im not selfish but i really like to do my best. Well i was just posting blogs from Hl spotlight to the Hl site. Its easy. Its like posting stories exept easier and more fun. Thats more points for me ^ ^. well i guess thats it. See ya!.

You Feel It?

Change is in the air! Content will keep rolling in HL. Get ready for the "WE" generation. W.E. as in Work Everyday. Rich came up with a major solution to getting good stories on every story. Adult with every team/reporter(s). This is a major step in the right direction. I also want to implement the 2-day story cycle. Day one is shooting the story; Day two is editing and posting to the website. Chris didn't leave me a hand book on how to deal with everyone's videos and projects. I think things are coming along nicely. It would be great to get some of the external hdds working. We're still pretty awesome with the resources we have.

I have to give a tip of my hat to all the students that went on the story today. It was nice to see the improvements we all talked about. Lets not stop at doing a good job. I know we still can do better.