It's Been A While

It's been a while since I've had the time and/or energy to write anything. SOOOO much has happened and there have been some major changes in my life and lots of adjustments have had to be made. I think I'm past the worst of it and the chaos has finally calmed down, so I feel up to posting a little something tonight.

Eventually I'll get around to talking about all of the changes, namely moving from the apartment complex where we lived for three years to a much bigger condo and also getting a new car! There's also been a ton of other major events I've been dealing with- some good, some sad, some fun - but I probably won't write about those since they're not fully my stories to tell.

But tonight's entry is all about Sacramento Fashion Week. The boutique I work for was a part of the showing last Sunday and I had the privilege of helping them out at the show. Yes, I worked the merch booth, but I also got to schmooze with people, eat some tasty snacks, and imbibe free booze too! Oh yeah, and did I mention sitting front row VIP for the show?? My job is the coolest sometimes.

Below are a smattering of pictures from the show. It was a lot of fun and our boutique, French Cuff Consignment, went first down the runway. My bosses even booked a live singer instead of boring old trance runway music. :) I also got some self-esteem boosts because everywhere I went people asked me who I was walking for and I even got a modeling gig offer!

This hat was something else. Just huge and feathery!

One of the models from our show. Notice the singer in the background. :)

Crooning away.

The singer also had some smooth dance moves.

This was a sneak peek of the designers who would be showing full collections at a later date and time. 

That's a pretty awesome strappy bathing suit, although I know I have seen similar ones before. 

I'd model if I always got to wear outfits like this! Black and sheer and heels!

Me and my boss taking selfies before the show started.

Cheers! The champagne was free!

You can see me off to the right side of the photo…all that blonde hair. 

Me having a good time being front row in the VIP section.

A last silly pic of me and my boss, Mama Darcy. :-P I got a ton of compliments on my spiked headband.

Until next time!

Girls Night Out at Trash Film Orgy "Showgirls" Edition

Kyle's still out of town in Arizona, so I had a girl's night out with Lyndsie and Amanda on Friday. We went to Downtown to watch "Showgirls" at the Trash Film Orgy.

First stop of the night was Dive Bar, which has a giant aquarium where mermaids swim around. It was really crowded though, so we drank our alcohol and immediately headed across the street to the Crest Theater where the movie was playing.

Amanda had never seen "Showgirls" or been to TFO before, so it was fun to see someone new to the whole thing experience it.

Girls night out featuring Amanda, myself, and Lyndsie, who is by far the most animated of the three of us.

The show always opens with a skit involving scantily-clad girls and a dude in a big pink bunny suit. Also, there's Mighty Tiki, who narrates and introduces the skits. The best part of the whole experience are the comments and jeers that people shout out. The whole point is that the movie being shown is so awful it becomes amazing and the camp aspect of it is what I love about TFO.

A spanking booth set up in the lobby. And yes, I did get some spankings! 

A lap dance for this gentleman sitting in front of us with a random "protester" in the background.

This is the master of ceremonies, Mighty Tiki. He's awesome.

The pink bunny man and Evil Sid, the manager at the Crest Theater, putting on a little skit before the film.

Pink Bunny Man was killed and the girls did a dance number. This is the essence of TFO - just trash, trash, trash! 

I usually fall asleep or bail early from TFO screenings, but I ended up staying for the whole show. It was a super late night and I got home at 3:30 a.m. I love the weekends.

 Sheer cover up - H&M; Sheer cowl neck tank - Heavenly Couture; Boots - Demonia

I included a picture of what I ended up wearing. The high-low blouse that I wore over-top of my cowl neck tank is the most extreme version of a high-low hem that I have ever worn. It's maxi-dress length in the back! Surprisingly, I didn't trip over it once.

I also wore some Demonia heeled booties for the first time. I got them on a whim from Dolls Kill and they've been accumulating dust in my closet for about a year now. They were comfortable enough and cute enough, but I'm not used to wearing boots that end at the ankle. Plus, I don't think I'll ever pony up the dough for a pair of Demonia boots again because after only being worn for about five hours and most of that time being seated in a theater, one of the spikes came off! How cheap! Yeah, I can and will superglue it back to the shoe, but the fact of the matter is that I shouldn't have to. Five hours of wear and these things are already falling apart? You suck Demonia. I'm sticking to my New Rocks, which have never failed me in eight years of wearing them.

I have chicken calves and ankles, so you can see the circumference of the ankle is far too big for me. I also included a shot of the spike that fell off right at the ankle next to the zipper. What garbage.

Until next time!

Snow White Smile Plays the Starlite Lounge

OK, so it was HOT Friday. That kind of hot where it's muggy and stale and you can't feel anything but miserable. But Snow White Smile had a gig at the Starlite Lounge, so I had to brave the heat and leave the comfort of the air conditioned house for the black leather interior of my black VW Beetle that had been baking in the sun all day. You better believe I burned the heck out of my butt cheeks just by sitting down in that thing.

Kyle says leather jackets are part of his "look" so even though it was roasting outside and not much cooler inside, he wouldn't take that thing off. 

Thankfully, all my friends are involved somehow or another with the band, so Snow White Smile gigs are basically an excuse for all of us to get together and have a good time. So even though it was hot, at least we were all hot together.

I also just had some tape in extensions put in, so I had a hell of time styling them. I tried barrel curls, but I ended up with just waves. I need a lot more practice! Also, it really did make me feel so much hotter - like wearing a wool hat. Note to self: in the future, wait until fall or winter to install extensions.

Left to right: Brittany (her boyfriend is not in Snow White Smile, but another way more metal band called Alterbeast), Kasi (Zach, SWS drummer, is her husband), myself, and Lyndsie (David, the singer of SWS, is her boyfriend). Also, considering all my friends are so well-endowed, my boobs look non-existent. ;-P

A much better-lit pic of Brittany and her black sclera contacts, Lyndsie, and myself

After the show was over, we headed over to Thai Canteen, which is a few blocks away from Starlite Lounge. Instead of ending the night with a belly full of booze, I ended it with a belly full of curry and Thai noodles. Yum.

You better believe I had leftovers for a day and a half with portions this large! 

My outfit of the day: UNIF Hesher vest, chiffon high-low tank, Demonia boots, and spiked headband. You can also see the texture of the waves I was able to create. Doesn't look that bad, but if you consider I was going for barrel curls, it's quite an epic fail.

Until next time!

More Birthday Celebrations and a Night on the Town

No time to set up the tripod! Just a cell phone selfie for this outfit. Tank - BlackCraft Cult; Chiffon jacket - thrifted, Headband - eBay, Boots - New Rock

Saturday was Robin's actual birthday, and although we had already celebrated with him last weekend by heading to San Francisco for the day, he was on his way through town with his brother and girl friend, so we went out for the evening.

We met up in a very hot Old Sacramento. It's a small area adjacent to Downtown and right on the river where the streets are wooden with cobblestones and horses pull people in carriages. It's a fun little area to visit and probably the only area of Sac I'd call touristy.

Of course, being that it was a Saturday night, we had to wait for our dinner table. In the meantime, we walked around and I got some candy from a little shop called Candy Heaven. You get all kinds of free samples which is kinda their schtick. I wound up with a pound of jellybeans - the flavors were all of my choosing! I got everything from birthday cake to Sprite. Kyle, who claims to "not like candy" got some black and grey M&M's. I'm not sure how that doesn't qualify as candy, but whatever.

Why a candy store would possess something as creepy as THIS clown is beyond me. Not only does he look creepy sitting there, he laughs and jiggles - in other words, IT'S AN ANIMATRONIC CLOWN. Terrifying!

Barrels and barrels of all kinds of candy both old-school and new. So hard to pick which kinds you want!

My pound of jellybeans! I'll be eating these in the movie theater for months.

Dinner was at Rio City Cafe, a restaurant that sits right on the river and has the most amazing appetizers ever. My favorite is their baked cheese bread soaked in olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

The view from where we sat for dinner

The boys playing with a frog marionette in the toy store

There's a tardis in Old Sac!!!!

We were planning on heading to the Trash Film Orgy at midnight and meeting up with some friends in Downtown, so we headed to Pizza Rock for some more snacks and, in my case, alcohol. Pizza Rock is across the street from the Crest Theater, where the film was playing, and it's got some really good pizza, not to mention a semi truck smashing through the wall and a rock n roll theme.

Pomegranate martini

The semi is above the bar and honks loudly for people's birthdays. Luckily, Robin got a free dessert but avoided all the hubbub. 

TFO Presents "Cannibal the Musical"

Our friends ended up not being able to come to the midnight movie, and we were all kinda beat from how hot the day had been (in the 100s!), so we called it a night after Pizza Rock. Trash Film Orgy is always fun though, so I'm sure we'll go to at least once this summer.

Until next time!

Outfit of the Day - BlackCraft Clothing Tank & Spiked Headband

Spiked headband - eBay; Tank Dress - BlackCraft; Chiffon jacket - thrifted; Boots - New Rock

Nothing out of the ordinary at work today. Just the same old, same old.

I left the house a half hour later than I intended because I couldn't figure out what to wear…again. And no, it's not because I have too many clothes to choose from or because my closet is disorganized or anything of that nature. Rather, I'm super picky about how I feel in a particular outfit. If I don't feel attractive or the clothes don't make me feel like today will be a good day, I have to switch. As a result, more often than not, it takes me way longer than it should to get dressed.

Anyways, I was feeling frumpy and like I didn't want to put forth much effort, so I chose an oversized unisex tank from BlackCraft Cult Clothing. I purposely bought a series of tanks from BlackCraft in size large just so I could wear them as comfy dresses. This was also a good choice for today because it hides my strange sunburn pattern on my chest. I left the house feeling not frumpy at all and totally ready to blast some metal in my busted-ass VW Beetle.

I also swept back my still-growing-bangs with a spiked headband that I have never worn before. Kyle says I look like the Statue of Liberty, but I don't care. I love it.

So dark and broody - cliche goth :-P

This is pretty much my attitude towards everything. You don't want to get on my bad side!  Haha - Just kidding.

Until next time!