#168: Little Girl

Little Girl - Jasmine Nicole Mans

#167: Womanifesto

Womanifesto - Jill Scott

#166: SLSC - Day 48

Day 48: Some top Sierra Leonean songs of (early) 2011

#165: Shxt Natural Hair Girls Say

Soaked in shampoo

Straightened with hot styling comb

Unstraightened hair

I came across this video on one of my friend's facebook page and I thought it was hilarious. I've seen many "Shxt ... Say" videos, but I must admit this is the best one I've seen, I think it's probably because I can relate to it the most such as "my arm is tired," I say that ALL the time!!! Watch and enjoy!

#164: Face like cake

Since I'm reviewing pictures on my camera and working on deleting some (which I'm challenged in), I came across some pictures I took two months ago for a performance. Beware that the make-up is intense but hey that's the beauty of performance, one gets to create dramatic looks for the illusion of the audience. Personally, I won't go anywhere with a face like this but I liked its playfulness for a performance. One of my dance partners did my make-up, since I'm make-up illiterate and my mom wasn't there to help me out. ENJOY!

#163: HOAES (8)

WOW! It's a new year and in a few days will be the start of a new semester for me. Below are some pictures I took like semester during finals week when I was pulling an all-nighter and decided to take a study break. I've listed my key academic resolutions/goals for the new semester.

• Time management
• Spiritual and mental wellness
• Physical wellness
• Organization
• Be proactive
• Seek assistance soonest
• Healthy eating
• Have a designated and conducive location to study
• Utilize flash cards more

#162: Hairy situation

Came across some pictures on my camera, and this post is dedicated to one of my favorite hairstyles. I took it out a month ago.

Her last days...

The natural deal...

#161: WINTERFEST 2012

#160: SLSC - Day 47

Day 47: Isata Kabia

Here's an interview with Isata Kabia, special assistant to diaspora affairs in Sierra Leone. Interview conducted by Dauda Bangura and produced by Hamjat Jallomy.

#159: SLSC - Day 46

Day 46: Sierra Leone's Progression

This is message (in Krio) to Sierra Leoneans and those of Sierra Leonean ancestry, with emphasis on the upcoming national elections.

#158: Watch this ... NOW!

#157: Hip Hop artists on Africa

#156: You be on twit twit???

Follow me on Twitter, and let's get to know each other. Also, a great way for me to get to answer questions for you all, and talk about dance, education, activism, photography, feminism ... or life in general.

@Rujizzle
@Rujizzle
@Rujizzle

#155: Who is Sara Baartman?

#154: SaiGobé Benefit Dance Party & Show

PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC

Presents

SaiGobé Benefit Dance Party & Show

1700 Powder Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20903

Friday, December 23, 2011

8:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Ticket: $25

Dance Hall Music : DJ Blended Music
(Soca, Salsa, Reggae, R&B, African Rhythm, Cumbia, Soul, Samba)
Raffle: -Seven days vacation for 4 in Las Vegas (Fares not included); Gift certificates to Restaurants

Proceeds go to the following:
1. Improving education at the Methodist Boys’ High School in Sierra Leone
www.mbhssierraleone.org

2. Making new, local talents into national and global celebrities
www.worldculturesexpo.com

3. Empowering Girls and Women in our Communities
www.whenyoubelievefoundation.webs.com

4. Grants for African Women owned Small Business in Africa
www.coaforum.com

5. Encouraging children to strive for academic success and integrity
www.highdimensions.org

6. Procuring Dialysis Equipment for Sierra Leone
http://africamachineryexport.com/

7. Guanin Centro Cultural Clean Drinking Water Project -Dominican Republic & Haiti
http://guanin.org/

#153: HOAES (7)

This past Wednesday, I had the opportunity to go to the Kimballton underground mine in Giles County for one of my mining classes; this mine is overseered by Lhoist North America. It was such a wonderful experience, and also my first time going to an underground mine. The primary production in this mine is limestone. Honestly on my way heading there I had no expectations but just curiousity, so I wouldn't really say it was what I expected or not. I could write all day about it, but I'll just state a few observations/comments for the sake of time, and I need to go to bed soon.

Before heading there, our professor warned us to dress warm since it's an underground mine and the possibility of it being cold is high. Fortunately for my group, it was not very cold so I had no need for my jacket and was content with just a sweater. Also, we were told to bring hard boots if we did not have the proper steel-toe boots, but for some weird reason, I could not find my hard boots that morning; so I decided to wear my uggs and was given a toe shield (I forgot what the technical name is), in order to protect my shoes. Being that its an underground mine, I never thought about the lighting but I was quite amazed by how dark it was in there. Honestly if I was lacking excitement for the tour and sleepy, I could have slept throughout the tour, because it was very dark and cool in there, and the ride was very long; I think our tour guide (Wes) mentioned that the mine is 2300 ft deep, don't quote me on that.

Overall, I had a good time touring the mine and getting to learn a lot. Although I do not have experience as yet in underground or surface mining, I'm looking towards underground right but of course that's a bias preference because that is all I am conversant with at the moment. Something that amazed about the mine though is how after going underground, one completely forgets about time because the difference between day and night cannot be distinguished but time in a way stands still. Like I said, I enjoyed the experience and I think this is because I'm more of a practical person rather than theoretical because to be honest, I am currently not enjoying some of my lectures but I can proudly say that my Rock Mechanics lab is my favorite class because everything is very hands-on, and I am sure you all remember in a few posts ago of how I lamented tirelessly about how much fun I'm having in it.

Rather than saying much, I've posted numerous pictures I took; actually, I did not take as much as I wanted because my camera's picture quality was really poor due to the lighting and such. While browsing the pictures, you will notice that I took a picture of the women's bathroom. This is because I requested to use the bathroom: (1) because I needed to use it, due to the fact that I drink a lot of water, (2) I wanted to know how progressive of a company it was. One of my friends who's an engineer once told me that she interned for a company that none of the men employees knew where the women's bathroom was located and this is because they rarely had women visit and there were no women employees. So in my case, this mine passes my test and I hope they are an equal opportunity establishment, even though I did not see any women miners during the entire tour.

P.S.: Pictures these and many other pictures can be viewed in an album (Kimballton Limestone Mine) on my primary website.