Thee Silver Platter w/ Tali Payne

This is the style edition of "Fun Facts" by Tali Hello there, Today, I decided to share some fun facts about myself.  Why?  Well, because I felt like it and I figured why not? so here we go... A fun yet obvious fact about me is that I love fashion, but I don't just love clothes I also love to design clothes, lingerie and jewelry,  really anything fashion related... duh. right? NO, seriously I really do. I started to design clothing in middle school with my friend and we would draw ball gowns and wedding dresses. I love unique jewelry. One thing I've noticed about myself, is that I don't like to wear the same type of jewelry with every outfit. I need to switch it up from time to time. I also don't like to have the same jewelry as everyone else. so if I buy a necklace set it is very unlikely that i will wear it when the "trend followers" where it. As a child, I learned that a blazer it everything!  My mom pasted down that "dress to im...

College Journalist. I am a Long Beach City College Viking journalist. I have written in the award-winning City magazine and I was apart of the award-winning Viking newspaper. Here are some of my works, my honors and the lessons I have learned along the way.

On Thursday, April 7th, 2016 , after a protracted battle with cancer, a United States Marine Corps. Veteran slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God at the age of 51. Sergeant Darrell E. Payne, known to some as the poet “ Reign Supreme ,” was the first born child of Robert Sr. and Joyce Payne. He graduated from Nova High School in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . Immediately following graduation, Darrell made the choice to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. (USMC). As a young man, Payne worked his way up the rank and was granted many certificates and awards from the USMC (logistics). During his tenure in the USMC, the United States was called into the Persian Gulf War (1990—1991) . In this war, Darrell Payne fought along the  front-lines  with many of his peers and lifelong friends. Payne trained in until he was honorably discharged in 1996. In addition to his illustrious career, Darrell Payne continued his work...

My inspiration brought me in to this world and fully accepted the challenge to be my mother! Just like wedding vows read she is there and has given a promise to be here no matter my highs or my lows, my worries or my stubbornness.   C. R. Satterfield, a 45 year young mother of four, lives her life trying to change and help people in need. Satterfield is a California State University of Dominguez Hills graduate who has received her bachelor’s degree in business administration and an associate degree in human resources. She lives her life guiding her children and helping out her community. She has lent her home to those in need and is known by her family “coolest big cousin” they have. Satterfield is an encourager those who are in need her wisdom and is always willing to share with those who are open to listen. And that is what my idol does for me. She inspires me. She encourages me and makes me want to be so much more than what I really am. Satterfield is my mom, my...

To know me is to know and never guess that I am a creative soul. I love to decorate, write, and dance, in a lonely and bare room where I know that no one watching. As a young child, I have always love to do arts and anything associated with it from designing clothes to writing short stories and most definitely writing poetry. I have always been the kids to doodle in class and write poetry on the front of my notebook. I laugh now because I think of high school and how I passed every art class with an "A", but I had a hard time focusing in math. I guess art was and often time still is my get-away car in a wild world where I am completely miss understood. I remember learning how to stay out of the way of the adults in my family so that I would not get into trouble and still needing something to do. My mom has always allowed me to color and handle the delicate materials around the house unlike my cousins and brother. I guess it was because I was quiet, not bothering any...