it's me again

hey everyone!
i've been MIA, as i hope you've noticed. since the blog-a-day challenge ended, i've been on a hiatus from blogging, and in that time i've realized that i have lost the passion to blog continually...i don't know what that means for 'pearls and rubies' right now, but i'll be here until i find out.

life has gotten really crazy for me, yesterday (aug 1) i was a part of the irie music festival. what an amazing opportunity! i shared 4 pieces (i make love to words, anonymous lives, love, and butterflies) with a crowd of great people, sharing a stage with 3 other great spoken word artists, and i got paid for it!

starting this thursday, i will be a part of a apollo style competition consisting of singers, mc's and spoken word artists called 'lyme and tings' and not only that, i was also chosen to help promote the competition by appearing on tv doing a piece...whew

i also have a show coming up in septemeber...whew again.

poetry guy (sweet thing) and i have gotten back together, and i am sooo happy it's crazy how happy he makes me.

also, check out my poetry blog http://www.fireflyorison.blogspot.com/ where you can buy prints of my pieces coupled with my photography.

that's it for updates for now.