Writer's block sucks a ginormous Clydesdale horse's cock! A big, hairy, nasty one!!
Vulgar, yes. Do I fucking care? No.
Allow me to elaborate. I was issued a writing challenge on the 14th and since then all I have been doing aside from working, or rather, trying to do, is write. I have the entire thing planned out in my head, in vivid detail, but putting pen to paper...well, fingers to keyboard, is a whole different story. I know once I get going everything will be fine, but for me one of the hardest things to do in writing is set the opening scene. Once I perfect that, the rest comes easy because I don't feel the need to backtrack or explain things that were set up in the base. Getting that opening scene perfect, being as OCD as I am, is a task in and of itself. I have spent the last week tweaking and twisting and rewriting all of 5 paragraphs. You read right...5 fucking paragraphs!!! Grrrrr.
So yea, blogging got put on the back burner. Though right now in the midst of trying to write, thoroughly frustrated and needing a break after being up for the last 2 days, I bring you this lovely update. I am going to attempt to get back on track with my endeavor now, but I just had to vent.
Ciao!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Day off of work...check.
Tax return...check.
Super uber rad 6 hour shopping spree...hella.
Oh yea, spent the day at the mall yesterday and it was kick ass. I love to shop, but I honestly think I'm one of the fastest shoppers of the female persuasion. I literally made it through the entire mall in just a few short hours. I'm not one to stop at every store and 'ohh' and 'ahh' and 'oh that's cute' at everything I see. I, for the most part, know what I want and am in and out of a store pretty quick. That is all except for Sephora, I could spend an eternity in there playing with all the makeup palettes. Speaking of, I purchased an Urban Decay palette that is simply stunning. I currently (at 11PM) have rainbow shadow on that was applied at 7:45AM this morning.
Albeit, it was far brighter upon application and my phone takes shitty pictures, but I'm certain you can see the benefits of paying $$ for good quality makeup.
I also bought my first ever pair of skinny jeans. Yes, I said first ever and it was actually two pairs. Nevertheless, I could never find a pair that fit me right as I am pretty shapely, but I found a really nice pair at Hot Topic and fell in love the second I put them on. I must say, and not to sound egotistical, but my ass looks fantastic in them! With the right heels, which I wore today along with my new (and insanely loved) fedora, I must confess I felt pretty damn hot. Although, I also must admit to having slight difficulties securing the straps of the aforementioned heels as I have never experienced the bendability (not really a word, but I'm keeping it,) or rather, lack there of, of said skinny jeans. Go ahead, laugh.
Among my many other spending endeavors I also made a stop at Bath & Body Works to stock up on my Black Amethyst collection, finally restocked my Britney Spears 'Fantasy' perfume, updated my music collection with the new Cradle of Filth album and the deluxe edition of Crash Love (just because I wanted the 4 extra songs,) found a few steals in a $7 Son of Sam album and a $9 Danzig album, and, of course, pit stopped for a soy chai latte at Starbucks. Found this really awesome pair of suspenders too; black with colorful musical notations, like bass & treble clefts and music notes on them. Got a couple of cool necklaces too and did I mention the hellaxrad fedora?! I bought some clothes too but nothing truly exciting, just a few nice shirts for work and the jeans.
Fuck I love to shop.
And that was my adventure yesterday. I did however, and I'm very proud of myself for it, make it out of the mall with a decent chunk of my tax return still in the bank. Top it all off with getting paid today (*fist pump*) and I'm still fairly tapped. Kick ass shopping spree while still being responsible...sweetness.
So that's that. I hope everyone else has as much (reasonable) fun as I did with my return! On that note, I bid you a very goodnight!
Tax return...check.
Super uber rad 6 hour shopping spree...hella.
Oh yea, spent the day at the mall yesterday and it was kick ass. I love to shop, but I honestly think I'm one of the fastest shoppers of the female persuasion. I literally made it through the entire mall in just a few short hours. I'm not one to stop at every store and 'ohh' and 'ahh' and 'oh that's cute' at everything I see. I, for the most part, know what I want and am in and out of a store pretty quick. That is all except for Sephora, I could spend an eternity in there playing with all the makeup palettes. Speaking of, I purchased an Urban Decay palette that is simply stunning. I currently (at 11PM) have rainbow shadow on that was applied at 7:45AM this morning.
Albeit, it was far brighter upon application and my phone takes shitty pictures, but I'm certain you can see the benefits of paying $$ for good quality makeup.
I also bought my first ever pair of skinny jeans. Yes, I said first ever and it was actually two pairs. Nevertheless, I could never find a pair that fit me right as I am pretty shapely, but I found a really nice pair at Hot Topic and fell in love the second I put them on. I must say, and not to sound egotistical, but my ass looks fantastic in them! With the right heels, which I wore today along with my new (and insanely loved) fedora, I must confess I felt pretty damn hot. Although, I also must admit to having slight difficulties securing the straps of the aforementioned heels as I have never experienced the bendability (not really a word, but I'm keeping it,) or rather, lack there of, of said skinny jeans. Go ahead, laugh.
Among my many other spending endeavors I also made a stop at Bath & Body Works to stock up on my Black Amethyst collection, finally restocked my Britney Spears 'Fantasy' perfume, updated my music collection with the new Cradle of Filth album and the deluxe edition of Crash Love (just because I wanted the 4 extra songs,) found a few steals in a $7 Son of Sam album and a $9 Danzig album, and, of course, pit stopped for a soy chai latte at Starbucks. Found this really awesome pair of suspenders too; black with colorful musical notations, like bass & treble clefts and music notes on them. Got a couple of cool necklaces too and did I mention the hellaxrad fedora?! I bought some clothes too but nothing truly exciting, just a few nice shirts for work and the jeans.
Fuck I love to shop.
And that was my adventure yesterday. I did however, and I'm very proud of myself for it, make it out of the mall with a decent chunk of my tax return still in the bank. Top it all off with getting paid today (*fist pump*) and I'm still fairly tapped. Kick ass shopping spree while still being responsible...sweetness.
So that's that. I hope everyone else has as much (reasonable) fun as I did with my return! On that note, I bid you a very goodnight!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Okay so I was supposed to do this like two days ago but I am a busy girl...sue me. Let's rewind, backtrack to Thursday which started out normally; woke up, did the morning routine, went to work, ect. The day seemed to crawl, of course, but I clocked out at 4 and got ready there at the salon. I got changed, had another stylist do my hair, and did my makeup with some sick Urban Decay colors, black, gold, and the most prominent one a bright, sparkly green in dedication. It looked kick ass, I should have taken pictures for my portfolio. Anyways, I drove over to Kellie's and upon entering her room she looked up at me, blow dryer in hand, and uttered a desperate "help me!"
Sigh.
So I got her hair fixed (which looked fabulous btw) and we were off to dinner at Tina Tapas. We sung along to the soundtrack of 'Wicked' as we drove out to Tampa and parked for $10 just to eat dinner because there was a hockey game that night at the forum. Go figure. (Bah, the Lightening suck anyways.) The restaurant was delish; Tapas is a Spanish concept meaning 'small dishes' or 'small portions' so Kellie and I ordered a bunch to share. The Ahi tuna was awesome, as was the baked crab fondue-like dip, but the cheese freak in me devoured the baked goat cheese and especially the manchego and mango quesadillas. Incredibly yummy.
We left from the restaurant and headed to the PAC which was packed. If I'm not mistaken the show sold out so we got in, got drinks, and made our way to our seats. We sat dead center in the front row of the gallery but the PAC is a smaller theater, one of those ones that no matter where you sit you see everything, so the seats were actually perfect.
The lights went out and the show started. I was immediately enthralled, especially since I have not had the chance to see a play since I saw 'Footloose' on Broadway. It's quite funny now, looking back, that I had predicted and knew that I was going to get emotional...but realizing right off the bat just how emotional I was going to get...grrr. When Elphaba (the wicked witch) ran out onto that stage for the first time I immediately teared up and went 'oh shit, this is going to be a lot worse than I originally thought." As I said previously, I hate crying. I have to say though, I didn't start actually crying until she sang "I'm Not That Girl," but then "Defying Gravity" (the epic end of the first act) had me balling. Put it this way...I had Urban Decay running down my face....URBAN DECAY!! You can't touch UD, or MAC for that matter, those two just don't budge until you make them...I managed though, that's how bad I was crying. Kellie just laughed at my black & green face. Hmph.
There, of course, was a 15 minute intermission and then onto the second act. I made it about halfway through before I started tearing up again at the reprise of "I'm Not That Girl," all through "As Long As Your Mine," and back to full on crying during "No Good Deed" and "For Good." Oh yea, and I almost fell off of the balcony when I stood up too fast for the standing ovations at the end of both acts. It's slightly disorienting leaping to your feet in the dark, on the top balcony, when you've been sitting for the last hour and a half.
Donna Vivino, who played Elphaba, was a phenomenal performer and had a seriously impressive voice and range. The girl who played Glinda was great too, a little bit of over-acting on her part, but she performed one of the best and the damn funniest "Popular" I have ever seen. The little quips and the sheer wit of the play was fantastic. In one scene Elphaba comes home to her sister and Nessa asks, "Elphaba, what are you doing here?" to which Elphaba replies, "Well, there's no place like home." It was one hell of a show, I can tell you that much...highly, highly recommend it!
And that was that. We drove home with me riding shotgun, emotionally drained and tired, yawning every few seconds even though it was barely after 11 o'clock. I'm starting my saving now for the next time it comes around because even though I saw every bit of of the play clearly from the gallery, I want the orchestra experience more than anything now. Though next time, I will remember to not wear such intense makeup.
Sigh.
So I got her hair fixed (which looked fabulous btw) and we were off to dinner at Tina Tapas. We sung along to the soundtrack of 'Wicked' as we drove out to Tampa and parked for $10 just to eat dinner because there was a hockey game that night at the forum. Go figure. (Bah, the Lightening suck anyways.) The restaurant was delish; Tapas is a Spanish concept meaning 'small dishes' or 'small portions' so Kellie and I ordered a bunch to share. The Ahi tuna was awesome, as was the baked crab fondue-like dip, but the cheese freak in me devoured the baked goat cheese and especially the manchego and mango quesadillas. Incredibly yummy.
We left from the restaurant and headed to the PAC which was packed. If I'm not mistaken the show sold out so we got in, got drinks, and made our way to our seats. We sat dead center in the front row of the gallery but the PAC is a smaller theater, one of those ones that no matter where you sit you see everything, so the seats were actually perfect.
The lights went out and the show started. I was immediately enthralled, especially since I have not had the chance to see a play since I saw 'Footloose' on Broadway. It's quite funny now, looking back, that I had predicted and knew that I was going to get emotional...but realizing right off the bat just how emotional I was going to get...grrr. When Elphaba (the wicked witch) ran out onto that stage for the first time I immediately teared up and went 'oh shit, this is going to be a lot worse than I originally thought." As I said previously, I hate crying. I have to say though, I didn't start actually crying until she sang "I'm Not That Girl," but then "Defying Gravity" (the epic end of the first act) had me balling. Put it this way...I had Urban Decay running down my face....URBAN DECAY!! You can't touch UD, or MAC for that matter, those two just don't budge until you make them...I managed though, that's how bad I was crying. Kellie just laughed at my black & green face. Hmph.
There, of course, was a 15 minute intermission and then onto the second act. I made it about halfway through before I started tearing up again at the reprise of "I'm Not That Girl," all through "As Long As Your Mine," and back to full on crying during "No Good Deed" and "For Good." Oh yea, and I almost fell off of the balcony when I stood up too fast for the standing ovations at the end of both acts. It's slightly disorienting leaping to your feet in the dark, on the top balcony, when you've been sitting for the last hour and a half.
Donna Vivino, who played Elphaba, was a phenomenal performer and had a seriously impressive voice and range. The girl who played Glinda was great too, a little bit of over-acting on her part, but she performed one of the best and the damn funniest "Popular" I have ever seen. The little quips and the sheer wit of the play was fantastic. In one scene Elphaba comes home to her sister and Nessa asks, "Elphaba, what are you doing here?" to which Elphaba replies, "Well, there's no place like home." It was one hell of a show, I can tell you that much...highly, highly recommend it!
And that was that. We drove home with me riding shotgun, emotionally drained and tired, yawning every few seconds even though it was barely after 11 o'clock. I'm starting my saving now for the next time it comes around because even though I saw every bit of of the play clearly from the gallery, I want the orchestra experience more than anything now. Though next time, I will remember to not wear such intense makeup.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
It's been a few days and, thankfully, my 'I hate the world', bad vibe-induced bitchiness has faded. It's not an issue that will go away anytime soon, nor is it something that my outlook or ideals will change towards, but I am moving on. I have some awesome things going on right now and I can't be brought down!
My Redken class was fucking amazing! I cannot believe the amount of motivation and inspiration brought on by a fellow educator and stylist. Leah was phenomenal; her knowledge of Redken products, her attitude, the way she spoke, and especially the info and tips she gave us. I learned so much and am so thankful we made it to the class, (we were a few minutes late on account of getting really fucking lost.)
Also, I am super hella excited for tomorrow night! I finally get to see Wicked : The Musical!!! I have been waiting for this for a long time now and I have a sneaking suspicion that I am going to start balling at the end of "Defying Gravity" and possibly during "I'm Not That Girl." I hate to cry, I absolutely loathe crying, but in this instance I am almost kinda looking forward to it. Go figure. I guess I don't mind crying as much when it concerns music and/or something that really moves me. I certainly have no problem getting teary at the AFI shows, that's for sure!
Anyways, I am off to bed, busy day at work and then crazy awesome night ahead of me!! I'll be back soon with a full review, (in all of it's fangirl glory,) of Wicked. Nighty night!!
My Redken class was fucking amazing! I cannot believe the amount of motivation and inspiration brought on by a fellow educator and stylist. Leah was phenomenal; her knowledge of Redken products, her attitude, the way she spoke, and especially the info and tips she gave us. I learned so much and am so thankful we made it to the class, (we were a few minutes late on account of getting really fucking lost.)
Also, I am super hella excited for tomorrow night! I finally get to see Wicked : The Musical!!! I have been waiting for this for a long time now and I have a sneaking suspicion that I am going to start balling at the end of "Defying Gravity" and possibly during "I'm Not That Girl." I hate to cry, I absolutely loathe crying, but in this instance I am almost kinda looking forward to it. Go figure. I guess I don't mind crying as much when it concerns music and/or something that really moves me. I certainly have no problem getting teary at the AFI shows, that's for sure!
Anyways, I am off to bed, busy day at work and then crazy awesome night ahead of me!! I'll be back soon with a full review, (in all of it's fangirl glory,) of Wicked. Nighty night!!
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