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I'm here in sunny California, and I've been here for the past 2 weeks and consumed by networking.
So I've got to bring it back! I've got to rewind the track and start off.
So before I left for LA, I had to get my hair done.
And I went to the lovelies at Toni and Guy, and Alexa is the only person I trust with my hair. Look at that attention to detail.
Meet Andrea Lewis! She was staying with me in New York before we both ended up here in California, avoiding that polar vortex craziness.
At the airport, Jet Blue, taking off. Sunsets... ending up in the City of Lights. City of Angels, LA baby.
Now, the thing about LA is you need to be mobile. You need to have a car.
I do not have a car and I am out here for a month!
So I told my friend Scott that I was looking for a car and he suggested Hubber, which is an awesome company.
So what it is, it's like, if you're an LA local and you're going away on vacation, you can rent your car out while you're gone.
So someone like me will rent you car so you get to earn money while you're away on vacation, I get to rent a car that is awesome and cool such as this Lexus,
and everyone's happy! Make sure you check out the description box for all the information.
OH-EM-GEE! LA... I don't know if you're ready for it.
Oh, Lexus! I'm in my Hubber vehicle.
This is someone's car! It's like airbnb, you just drop your car off while you're gone.
And then look at this, it's so cute. You've got little Hubber water.
Yeah, because I'm thirsty. I'm thirsty!
I'm a thirsty trick!
Let me turn it around--okay.
Okay, it's on, right?!
Okay, I've got to find out where the heck I'm going. Going to my girl's crib, Liinda! Bonita, que pasa?!
So I'm headed over to my girl friend's house, Liinda, she's such an awesome dancer.
You guys may recognize her from my previous videos. Thank you Liinda for letting me crash with you for a month!
So the very next day, we went grocery shopping at Farmer's Market. Trying to keep it healthy, okay?!
So this is us in Farmer's Market.
And this was super cool--you just tell this woman a subject, and we gave her young love, and she types a poem right there on the spot for you.
Isn't that awesome?
Goats. Eating Liinda's weave. Not cute.
And after that I met up with my college friend Jamie, who's an actor in town from Toronto, Canada.
And it is pilot season here in Los Angeles, so there are a lot of Canadian actors in town.
There's the beautiful LaToya, getting her grub on.
I'm in town for meetings and networking, so I've got to make sure my look is right.
This is my toning situation.
So what you will need is cholesterol. And this is awesome!
For over-processed hair, look.
And then I got this Shimmer Lights, the conditioner.
And then you squeeze some of that.
Movie magic! Okay, all done.
After I got it all in there, I did this to make sure it got into every bit of strand of hair.
Then I do that, then I put this beautiful heating cap on. I make all the guys go crazy when I wear this.
Okay! First meeting of my LA excursion is going to be with--
Get it! I'm getting it, boo!
Then I have another meeting with a production company. I'm like, freaking out, I can't believe this is happening.
Baby Jesus, just help me be shameless! Be myself.
And if it's meant to be, it's meant to be. If it's not, it's not. It's all good.
Any opportunity is an awesome opportunity.
You only get one shot, do not miss this chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime. You better lose yourself!
I'ma lose myself!
Hi!
SECURITY: Alright, can I get your ID, please?
Okay, the reason I'm out here in LA is because I'm grinding the streets and making the dream a reality.
And that means acting and producing content outside of YouTube for television and other web platforms.
So since we're talking about dreams, I would love to know what your dream is. And if you don't know what that is, I'd love to know what you're doing that makes you happy.
Okay! I am (inaudible), boo!
That went swell!
My biggest challenge when I meet with people, is they want to put me into a kind of like a label, box, whatever you want to call it.
They want to know what I am, but I'm divergent. So that's the tricky thing.
People want to know do I do makeup? Do I do fashion?
And I'm kind of like, I do me, boo! And doing me means I'm colorful, so I don't do one thing. I ain't a one trick pony!
I've got way too much happening up in here.
Okay, photoshoot. Touch base with you guys soon.
Okay, sunny LA, hello car!
Breakfast.
Here I am at Lyfe! I love Lyfe. I love Lyfe!
The awesome thing about this restaurant is they have a menu for people that eat everything,
for people that are vegan and vegetarian, and people that are on gluten-free diets.
Look at this. It's so healthy. I wish we had more healthy options in New York.
Ya'll are really nice, Cali people. I've met so many people, I can't even believe it. I can't!
I can't even get over it. Look at this car, look at this!
Freaking thank you, Hubber! Thank you Hubber. You guys don't get it. LA life is all about being on the road 24/7.
I'm so used to commuting in New York on the Metro. And to go from that to cars all day, every day...
I'm trying to get my grind on, okay? So this is the ride.
And look at that, sun roof life, what you know about that sun roof life?!
ANDREA: I always want to know that trick from you, like how do you genuinely--
I feel like you are capable all the time of just being like, 'hi, guys!' And then you're in focus.
MAYA: Oh, because I've measured it. I've measured it out and I put a little pen mark on my camera.
ANDREA: I'm like, how does she do that?!
MAYA: Look who I'm here with, guys!
ANDREA: Oh, let me turn this.
MAYA: TDot connect in LA.
So now we're going to Trader Joes.
ANDREA: Yeah, to get my life.
ANDREA: Apparently, Jabari says this is the best donuts.
MAYA: Yes, they key with LA living is do your grocery shopping.
And hey have so many healthy options! They have so many Trader Joes everywhere--in New York we only have 2.
This is what I have in my cart, as of now.
Too many days, so many days of filming.
But the following day, some time after that, me and my girl Liinda went to this beauty event for some pampering for Valentine's Day.
Okay, so I'm here with my girl Liinda.
At the... (inaudible) Hotel. We're going to room 1045.
For some, I don't know... what is it, like a beauty special?
We got picked up in a (inaudible). Now we're going to get our nails done, hopefully.
Beauty By Pivotal. So this was the event. It was so cute--they had like, little cupcakes, you can get your hair done, your nails did...
I don't have hair, so got my nails did.
And we got a bunch of free goodies. This nail polish is by Whet and it is vegan.
And we also got some cute lashes by Lola.
Oh, this awesome peel. I've got to do something on this.
The next day after that, on Valentine's Day, I went to PAFF, the Pan African Film Festival to watch my homegirl Andrea screen her web series, Black Actress.
I did make a cameo appearance, you guys got to check that out.
And before that we did go to the beach, me, Liinda, and Tina, and just had some fun in the sun girl's day.
I have so much footage left for you guys to check out, I have an artist feature video that's going to come out.
The music scene, the dance scene. LA has so much fun things so make sure you guys tune in for that.
Make sure you remember to do you, be you, and stay true.
Be shameless.
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