Diaries of a Dilly Daller

Wear to Now Recently, one of my co-worker and now friend, Edyna Garcia, saw my latest video, Labor Day Weekend Cruise , and asked if I can do a video for her project, Wear to Now. I’m not going to lie, at first I was a bit nervous to do the video since I have to meet someone else's expectations. I think that’s the point I understood how artists feel about their work being a part of them and being protective about their work. Edyna explain to me that her project was about a fashion blog concentrating on women battling cancer or that had cancer and that the project would provide an opportunity for these women to discover beauty and art through fashion. Also, the project is a dedication to her beloved grandmother, Hada Bejar Garcia, who lost her battle to cancer in February of 2014. Hada Bejar Garcia was a famous Cuban actress, writer and patron of the arts.  And just like her grandmother, Edyna has inherited a love for the arts and fashion. After she told me ev...

What is an ascendant/rising?  In an astrology chart, the ascendant also known as rising sign is the personality of the person. It’s the way a person is perceived by others.  It’s the mask put on and shows to the world. You may call it a filter.  For example, on Instagram you have an option to put a filter on your pictures.  The picture would be you (your sun) and the filter would be your mask; personality (your ascendant). Sometimes it’s shown through your physical appearance.  My ascendant in my natal chart is Gemini Rising 29 degrees 55 mins.  Quite often, I am put as a Cancer Rising. I can understand why its push to the next sign since I’m a hop, skip and a jump away from Cancer.  However, this confuses me because I’ve never identified with Cancer. Per Michael McClain and his website (check out his website, it’s pretty cool and very informative: http://astrology-numerology.com/astrology_houses.html#rising_signs ), he explains each s...