Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The Allure of Old Hollywood

Okay I get it, I really do. Being famous in the 20s, 30s, 40s isn't the same type of famous you would find now. Even if the old starlets had problems they don't seem as publicized as they do now. They were respected more as artists and it seems that life was a lot better.

Billie Burke- I knew that voice sounded familiar, are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Constance Bennett
Greta Garbo
Cary Grant
Clara Bow

Hollywood Royalty and they called movies, "Pictures", can I have a time machine please.

Black October here we come again

The Great Depression is the period of history that followed "Black Thursday", the stock market crash of Thursday, October 24, 1929. The events in the United States triggered a world-wide depression, which led to deflation and a great increase in unemployment.

Many economists argue that the Great Depression was both caused and prolonged by government action. Richard Rahn wrote, "After the stock market crash in 1929, government revenues fell because of the drop in economic activity. The Hoover administration and the Congress increased taxes in a futile attempt to balance the budget. The tax increase only caused a further drop in economic activity, which enlarged the deficit even more. [1]

Although the initial trigger event may not have been the result of government action, many have argued that incorrect economic policies turned the stock market crash from a momentary crisis into a decade long depression. In particular two policies have been singled out by economists.

The first is the tight money policies of the Federal Reserve which restricted the money supply. The second was the recourse to protectionism with measures such as the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, which raised tariffs on imports in order to protect local producers who were being hurt by foreign competition. In response, many other countries also raised their tariffs, badly hurting US businesses that exported their goods. This led to a chain reaction of tariff increases which fragmented the world economy.

In the United States, Herbert Hoover was president, and he tried to do something about the situation without much luck. One of the major problems was that with deflation, the currency that you kept in your pocket could buy more goods as the prices went down. The other was that there had been no oversight in the stock market or other investments, and with the collapse, many of the stock and investment schemes were found to be either insolvent, or outright frauds. Unfortunately, many banks had invested in these schemes, and this precipitated a collapse of the banking system in 1932. With the banking system in shambles, and people holding on to whatever currency that they had, there was minimal cash available for any activities that would cause positive change.

In Germany unemployment increased drastically, fuelling widespread disillusionment and anger. Promising to fix the situation, Adolf Hitler took over the government there.

In 1933 the United States elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt to replace Hoover as president. With unemployment near twenty five percent of the workforce, he initiated a number of government programs to increase liquidity and provide jobs, which jointly are called the New Deal. Some believe that these actions helped bring the country out of the depression--though there is considerable controversy over the extent to which this is true--and provided some of the infrastructure, including roads that are still in use today.

Because the US was still in a state of depression when it entered World War II, it is hard to make a serious argument that the New Deal was a success. The reasons, however are open to debate. Some argue that the inherent instability of a market economy caused such a bad depression that even the well-chosen interventions of the New Deal could not correct it quickly. Others argue that because this longest depression in US history was also marked by the greatest degree of government intervention in US history, it is more reasonable to argue that government action worsened, rather than lessened, the severity of the depression.

It is known that Roosevelt's New Deal programs were initially struck down by the Supreme Court, so that his initial interventions in the economy were all halted. During this time the economy was on a slow improving trend. After the Court began to uphold his interventionist legislation, the economy took a sharp downward dip, which has been called a depression within a depression, from which it was only slowly recovering when the US entered WWII. Thus it is claimed that his intervention delayed the economic recovery that had been underway. This argument is supported by the fact that his programs significantly increased business costs and uncertainty about future government interventions, thus inhibiting business investment and hiring.

Many believe that it was government-induced World War II spending that restarted world-wide economic expansion, but this is at best only partly true. Germany and Italy had "recovered" prior to WWII by making massive military and infrastructure investments. The US moved to full employment during WWII through massive military investments, but also by shifting a very large percentage of the potential work force into the military. While this was necessary, it meant the US economy had not returned to natural market conditions, and when the war ended a period of readjustment was necessary when millions of soldiers returned home. One of the purposes of the G.I. Bill was to ease this transition. In countries such as France, England and the Netherlands, of course, the war caused tremendous harm, rather than being a source of economic revival. While war is always profitable to particular businesses, it causes social and economic dislocations that outweigh any stimulus effects it might have.


So that's what we have to look forward to at least 4 years of a high unemployment rate? I'm moving and not looking back.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Surreal Occupations

http://www.agentprovocateur.com/recruitment.php

Food scientist

You might not have ever cared who creates all the different flavors of ice cream as long as the scoops keep appearing in your bowl. Well, food scientists spend their days in laboratories developing and perfecting new flavors so that low-fat birthday cake ice cream tastes good and not, well, low-fat.

Sure, you might put on a little weight, but it's a small price to pay for making your living off of ice cream.

Salary: $53,810**


Doll fashion designer

If you've ever played with dolls, you know that their fashion accessories are no small matter. Barbeques, dinner parties, sailing -- these dolls have outfits for every occasion.

Fashion designers, like the ones who create the clothes you're wearing right now, decide what attire dolls need and come up with the best design to sell to the public. It might sound like child's play, but consider that Barbie's wardrobe makes Mattel one of the world's largest clothing manufacturers.

Salary: $62,610**


Wardrobe stylist (I've done this one and I love still love it)

If your friends and family come to you when they don't know what to wear -- or you offer this advice even when they don't ask -- you're suited to be a wardrobe stylist. You get to use your fashion sense to dress actors in commercials, TV shows and movies so that the characters' clothes match their fictitious lifestyle.

For example, you know how to dress a 20 year-old actress so she looks like a believable high school student or like a successful businesswoman, depending on the role.

Salary: Depending on the type of production and the stylist's experience, pay ranges from $1,000 per week to $10,000 per week.


Short Term

Shoe Maker

Friday, December 19, 2008

Julian (Never such a significant disavowed soothsayer)

Did you ever wish me dead
Oh lover boy, oh fever head?
No you must, no you must not go away
How will you ever walk again?
And I, I might as well be dead
But I could kill you instead...
-Legs- PJ HARVEY

I remember walking around in Boston in the cold listening to Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea and nothing else, I was so addicted. When she was 22 she won an award and its very evident why, cause she's raw and fucking amazing. When I heard White Chalk, all I could think was this was how I always thought she should sound like, it was more Gothic than anything. Plus she's a real woman who knows what it feels like and doesn't sugar coat. Maybe I should pretend to be more self effacing and insecure so I could create better art. But then David Lynch says you don't have to be depressed to make great art and well look at him, he's David Lynch!

I used to be raw and charged and have emotional outbursts and it meant something. I don't miss screaming at my ex for making me so angry, seriously no one ever gets me that angry ever.

So you came to see me and you brought over Aeon Flux and we didn't even watch it. Which was fine because I had already seen it and it was terrible. You left your shirt behind and because I was territorial I set it on fire and you begged me not to. I'm sure I'm not the only one to have a weakness for Tall, hot Italian boys especially ones who looks like a famous Corey. What was the most remarkable part of our meetings were that you could read my mind and I still can't figure out how. I'm not talking about obvious thoughts but specific things that I had not actually spoken about, you're quite intuitive and maybe that's why it was as good as it was.

I was going to say I found my Julian even though I more so found my Frankie again literally.
But this is more or less the way we were supposed to be and it is and I'm happy with it and don't want it to change.

Any of you and there are a select few, are never gonna forget me and how could you, I know he didn't. I'll ruin you if you let me, but if I love you, I will make you feel like a rock star.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Urban Decay

Went to see UltraV djay at Otto's Shrunken Head, ended up meeting a ton of people and dancing. Ended the night around 4am. Missed a fetish party but didn't mind.

Went home with girlfriend and boyfriend and passed out on their couch. Woke up rather hungover and it was about noon so I did everything possible to not feel like crap cause I had to model. I took the L and still felt nauseous but by the time I took the R, that feeling went away. So I got off at Times Square and damn it there were all these tourists in my fucking way, seriously get the hell outta the way.

I was to be there at 3pm for makeup and wardrobe and then after I was ready I got some soup from Europa Cafe and it hit the spot, cause I had been craving it all morning.
LUMINISIS

The event I modeled in, the pictures will be up soon so yay. There was an after party for Masae because her birthday was on the 11th and it was strawberry shortcake with a chocolate inscription that said, Happy Birthday Masae + Sagittarius :) so yay I got to celebrate my birthday YET AGAIN :) There were so many great performances, gothic belly dancers were pretty awesome and the UV performances and the music too!

Then Rachael, Chris and I went to The Smith and chilled etc for awhile, Then Chris and I blazed walking down 5th avenue and he walked me to the train. So I get off the train and have to wait for the bus and I'm thinking I'm going to have to wait until 5am but I got lucky and only had to wait an hour for the bus at 3:23 am. I sat on the stopped escalator, sketching and writing my thoughts out.

I got home before my other roommate so I made some food and then we watched the Office and passed out.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Dominant Ten of the Week

Dominant thoughts of the week

1. This invite to a sweet party... there are a few of them.

2. New Job Opportunity that came up... so fucking amazing.

3. How hard my ex is trying to contact me, hehe its amusing. How many ways can I cut a person off from communication. I blocked 2 screennames from AIM, myspace profile, changed my phone number and his emails now are set as SPAM.

4. How long its been since I've seen a movie in theatres... currently interested in MILK.

5. This dream I had the other night, it was weird and this girl called me Ubiquitous, hence my status. Also there was this party and it was cool but sorta weird and the people were just random, but I really fit in there.

6. I have a love affair with Brooklyn, it proposed marriage to me and so we're engaged. The pre nup is totally crazy but whatcha want ya know? The things you do for lovezzz.


7. So I might start taking pole dancing classes, I need to add to my exercise routines, mainly revive it. Uh I have such commitment issues.

8.Fitting I had and show I modeled in on Last night

9. An interesting character that I met 2 nights ago

10. Been thinking about money so much lately, like dreams of it.
Money
To see or win money in your dream, symbolizes that success and prosperity is within your reach. Money may represent confidence, self-worth, success, or values. You have much belief in yourself.�Alternatively, dreaming about money, refers to your attitudes about love and matters of the heart.

Dream1- I was going grocery shopping and took the bus the wrong way and left some of the groceries at the store and then I found a whole stack of bills on the floor when i went back.

Dream2- I think some of my roommates gave me money because they were paying me back from money I lent them or/and they needed it for some other reason and I had overpaid so i got money back..


I definitely feel like I'm finally my own boss and I have complete and total freedom and don't need to compromise myself to make a buck.

I'm gonna watch ED WOOD and pass out again, me thinks.

-Huggles-

Thursday, December 4, 2008

10 Top Things this week

My Interests for this week are coming up and maybe its cause I drank a ton of coffee... Coffee is equivalent to cocaine for me. Me being excited = scary as hell

This coffee which I drank awhile ago, gave me a fucking panic attack so BEWARE OF IT!
COFFEE that gives you a panic attack, imagine that!

1. Today is my mommy's birthday and so that reminded me of an Artist she really likes Nana Mouskouri, hence the song Soleil Soleil which popped into my head immediately because my mommy played that song all the time at home. I can't describe enough how growing up with a bizarre crazy french woman has shaped me. I love her though cause she's my mommy :) and the older I get the more I realize how much like her I am.

2. This picture of my mommy when she is a month pregnant with me, she looks like me so much its frightening! minus the blonde hair and blue eyes of course but same facial structure.
here

3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-jiOEnW7EI

4.BOSS HOG live in CONCERT! I thought about going to see Letters to Cleo but not nearly as good as Boss Hog its like if I had to choose between L7 and Babes in Toyland, its L7 all the way.
Also could there be a sexier rock couple seriously, reminds me a lot of Thurston and Kim but these kids are way hotter.

5. Yeah so now I played some NES games on Ubuntu its wicked fun and next I'm going to get the Xbox controller to work and then use S-Video, so I can be lazy about it, I've played Ren & Stimpy, Dick Tracy, Barbie and Beetlejuice so far but I have so many games its absurd.

6. Does anyone remember Friday the 13th on NES,has anyone ever beat that shit, its so damn hard!I would love to meet someone who beat it, they made that shit impossible.

7.I'm also working on my New Year's Eve outfit so I'm looking for clutches and other retro accessories from the Hollywood area of Glamor; especially into accessories/jewelry and cute shoes!

8. Zombies, I mean I never really cared about them before but then I played Left 4 dead and well then it got me thinking about how the post office is the perfect place to hide out JUST IN CASE a zombie attack happens, I mean they must have thought about that shit before they built it I swear!

9.Oh how I'm loving this website right now lovely love

10. Screenprinting (I'm gathering up supplies so as soon as that box of clothes comes in I'm doing it up) Its going to be THE FACTORY but on a smaller scale and I hate Andy Warhol and his museum sucks ass. He had a painting up which he used urine to make, I'm glad I only paid 8 bucks instead of 12. I should make a urine painting and make people pay 8 buxxx to see it then I would feel vindicated.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

too weird to live to rare to die

clammy hands, drooling lots of it


space odyssey is a terrible movie, its like a necessary evil. I don't ever want to watch it again.

present same ideas but in a new format
Change game plan

Silence has been going on for hours and it was nerve wracking but now its calm. I'm not used to peacefulness.

im brought back to a younger me, when I was about 16-17 and I was really quiet and didnt speak to many people and I read a lot of books and stayed home.

working at a bookstore killed my enthusiasm for books but you know what suckahs its back with a vengeance. Technically im still employed my discount still works, so if anyone wants a discount off of barnes and noble tell me.

I need a vanity set i need to decorate. uh two of hearts just popped into my head...
I heard that song the first time I went into a nyc thrift store and when i found the most awesome dress that I had to have.

I need a dress form and a sewing machine, im tired of sewing by hand.
there was this guidance counselor when i was in elementary school
I almost got into gifted they tested me twice, thats how close i was.

she gave me this book on how to design clothes and it was wicked old from like the 50s-60s and it was so basic but she gave it to me, so i could learn how to design and i think i fiddled with it but ultimately i just kept it. But i still have it somewhere in all of my things. I want to write that counselor a letter if I ever design more clothes etc. She is the first person to encourage my design ability.

When i was 9 or so my best friend and I would go around to the neighbors and collect clothes and go through them and I would cut things up until i liked them better. But a lot of it we sent to her family in the Philippines. What did I want to be when I grew up? a fashion designer or an ice skater, i dont know why but i did, i liked rollerblading a lot, me and Amy would go in our circle front and backwards and we listened to Stevie B and ATB and Captain Hollywood and all the other things that we would borrow from her mom's cd collection. We would borrow the cds that her mom bought and make mixed tapes, i love mixed tapes. WE used some of my tapes and I sorta regret taping over, its me as a little baby and it was just so weird for me to hear, it made me wanna cry. I looked at a picture from when i was 3 and i cant identify with it at all, its like i'm never who i look at in the mirror.

p.s. im sorry that I ruin shit but im working on doing better

p.s.s i need a best friend who lives near me

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Back in my life

I didn't even want to leave the house I was tired but I knew it would be worth it. I took the train ride from j.p and was on the guest list and walked around until I ran into the person who guest-listed me :) *huggles*

Then I was sitting down and the most awesome person ever, who I have shared many good times with, ran up and hugged me for the longest and it just made everything all better and then we filled each other in on some missed details of our lives. We reminisced about the silly adventures we went on together. They told me what they got me for my birthday and when I get it, I will pretend to be surprised.

I spoke with their significant other and that went decently enough. I was then introduced to my former roommate of only a week from 2-3 years ago. He remembered me and he was like telling me these details he remembered about me and I did the same. I told him he was quite the asshole back then, he apologized. I was caught up on the lives of former party goers I used to see around. I saw a lot of people who I had met before but never got to talk to very much.

More talking went on inside and outside and smoking of cloves.

Finally time to go to the after party and so we do and there was a lot of familiar faces and familiar pieces of furniture as well! My friend had inherited the old furniture of my first apartment, in which I def had sex on that couch and stained it with one of my old boyfriends.

I ended up listening to **WISH** in the dark with red Christmas lights on, having one of the most deeply honest conversations you can have with an almost complete stranger, who has met you but forgot they met you. It was really nice and innocent and we slow danced to Duran Duran.

I got back to J.p at 8am and rushed and had to pack, dry, shower, etc and ended up busting the zipper on my luggage so I ended up duct taping my suitcase together. I ran and it felt like a marathon, stairs, more stairs, wrong building, more elevators and I almost shoved a small child cause I had 4 minutes until the bus was scheduled to leave and you know what they waited an extra 10-15 minutes so I felt silly for having rushed so hard.

I feel like that last night made the whole Boston trip worth it because in this one night/morning I had never felt so much affection from my friend's before and I def wasn't feeling loved with all the disappointments that have come out of this trip. But honestly I'm fine, I'm so over my past.

The Boston exes are no more, I don't need to talk to their family, I don't need to talk to them and for the person who just wants to self-destruct well have fun with that.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Acrimony between women

Why do women have to hate other women?

why do girls feel like they have to tear each other down?

because we still live in a patriarchal society, because women are still insecure, the media also feeds their insecurities. Shows like gossip girl where girls are backstabbing each other and competing for men... that says a lot about American culture.

Schools should set girls aside and teach them confidence and how to have self-esteem, I had to learn how to do that all by myself, maybe I would have avoided having to feel like shit if there had been classes, but I also had a strong female role model, like hell my mom would let me be some weak bitch, I wasn't even allowed to cry, I got hit for crying.

You know that when I was a pro domme we were only allowed to read books that were pro female or bdsm related, and honestly I never felt so powerful as I did doing this for a job, the only time I ever heard something negative about it was from a man who was threatened by a powerful woman;who want to tear you down and call you a whore because they are ignorant.


When I was a teenager I had to leave a party because the girls at the party thought I was hitting on their bf's when the most I even said to anyone was hi and can I have a cigarette. Girls are still jealous of me and its like oh I thought we were over all of this but I guess not.

But then again, their insecurity and jealousy is their problem. Recently a friend's gf saw me and wouldn't even say hi, so all I did was smile at her cause you know what, I don't have anything to prove, I'm a lovely young thing so be as jealous as you want to be.

I've got plenty of examples where girls have been so insecure but I do find that since I've gotten older it does seem to happen less, but another thing, I will never fight for a boy, cause there are plenty of them out there. When I see shows like Cheater and you always see the girl go after the other girl, that bothers me, cause you know what your man probably lied to the girl and she had no idea about you, why aren't you going after him.


So let's review girls...

Don't fight for a man, cause there are plenty out there

Don't be insecure and talk shit, cause it looks bad on you and its immature, grow the fuck up

Don't keep the cycle of women against women going, you don't have to be a lesbian to be pro female

Sunday, November 9, 2008

My Birthday Wishlist

Bauhaus mixed cd which will include: She's in Parties

A pair of cool heels or shoes (Size 8-8.5)

Red eyeshadow

Full body massage

Marc Jacobs- Daisy perfume or something similar, nothing too strong

Baked goods/Food

*****Fabric****

*****Winter Coat/ Thick Hoodie*****

Take me on a trip sometime, anywhere random would be fun :) Vegas would be fun

Handmade things I always like best, make me cards and put glitter on it

Last night's occurances

I did laundry the a few nights ago, and I went with Al and when we went back to dry he forgot to press the start button so when we went back we had to start drying all over and almost didn't get our clothes dried.


My hair is purple now yay its pretty. I baked blueberry chocolate chips muffins.



Went to a club where I was on the guest list but when I showed up they didn't see my name there for some reason and I couldn't get ahold of the host or the person who put me on the list. After the fact of course I was on the list, its weird that the door people said I wasn't.

I went around the corner and waited and then some random guy from boston started talking to me, he got kicked out for passing out in the bathroom and needed a disguise and I was walking around with him and then decided to leave cause he was irritating.

So I hopped on the train and had to think about where the place was but I remembered the stop so I got off and then I instinctively found the place. I met up with an online friend that I had known for 6 years and never met.

I got a sweet drink special and hooked up with some cherries and whiskey shots. I ended up talking to the bartender for awhile as well as various people in the bar and dancing too :)


I asked the bartender for his number and he told me he was married heh, oops.

This random guy asked me my sign and he thought I was a Scorpio but then was happy I'm a Sagittarius we talked and ended up taking a cab back to his flat. He showed me all his pets which consisted of 3 different species of tarantulas and a tiger-like cat. I had tea and he stretched me out since he is a chiropractor. He also does lighting assistant for magazines and so we ended up doing a impromptu photo shoot with his real tiger skin rug.

It was quaint and then I left and took the long train ride home back to Brooklyn.
Today I got, "She's in parties" stuck in my head.

Oh yay I'm having a birthday party with (the french boy who lives down the hall) his birthday is the 18th.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

I changed my O.S. and I wish I had done it sooner

I'm running Ubuntu side by side with Windows until I get everything backed up and then its bye bye windows and then I think I can use my computer for a few more years at least.

:)

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

More News...

Last night was election night as you know it....

I get home from the set and the person I'm staying with is having a clothing optional party and it spans our apartment and another apartment in the building with the doors wide open.

In the place I'm staying at it was pretty tame but the other place there was an orgy going on and it was no one I would ever want to see naked. People in their 50's and 60's.

So then another one of my housemates decided he wanted to go to Time Square so we took the camera and went; we took pictures on the subway.

The camera's battery died as we tried to take pictures but we got 3 different people to take our pictures and so far only one person emailed us the photos.

Shows the pics

One picture from on set today on KINGS. Keep checking the link for more updated photos :)



I got back and went to sleep after 3am and had a 7am call time! I woke up at 7:15 and booked it to the subway and took the G train the wrong way then accidentally took the F and then took the V and switched to the L to get the G again. Needless to say I was extremely damn late, I got there about 3 hours late. It was such a long day I did overtime I was there for about 14 hours. But that paycheck is gonna be sweet so and the Goths had our close up. Leslie Bibb was on set yesterday and I heard about her diva ways today while walking to the G train after we wrapped.

I'm going to Central Casting tomorrow.

Got a new pic from the photoshoot I did the other day :)

Sisters of Mercy+ much more

so i go to see Sisters of Mercy and I forgot one little detail, I'm in NYC and who the f*ck is gonna be there but yeah that's right my old best friend. It's like how can someone who used to adore me, follow me around, love me so much etc fucking be so bitter and angry; So I walk in and literally he is right fucking there. I say hi and he laughs which I'm like w.e ya know. but still wtf.

Vanessa saw me on t.v. today and she recorded it, i cant wait to see it!
I have to call to find out when I'm working.

I spent fucking 52 bucks on a Sisters of Mercy and honestly I wished I didn't. It could have been so much better, maybe if I was up close I would have enjoyed it more. Maybe if some hot goth kid held my hand, by the way whomever was the guitarist was extremely hot, and I was ready to sneak backstage, actually I tried but I didn't see any alley or else I would have.

But at least my dress is awesome.

Friday, October 31, 2008

I'm not goth I just play one on tv

I was semi lost but I figured it out pretty quickly.

I left at about 5:30 and got there in the holding room pretty close to call time which was 6:30pm. I came hair and makeup ready and then they decided to fix my hair up and make it wicked cute and they liked what I was wearing, they asked me if I was a real goth hah.

I'm like no I only like Sisters of Mercy cause I'm a christian.

Anyway there was this production guy who took a liking to me and kept asking to see my passport photo. In the picture I'm 17 and THANKS mom, for taking me to a professional photographer to make sure I didn't have a shitty picture for 10 years. He just kept asking every chance he got to see the picture.

Then I said you need to pay me to see this because this is ridiculous. So the goth table got to hang out with the whore table. WHAT IS THIS HIGH SCHOOL?

The name of the show is KINGS
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1137462/

A modern-day soap loosely based on the story of King David, in which an everyday guy rises to the seat of political power in his small town.

I play a goth person heh, its a quite the stretch.

We wrapped at 6am. Then I took the wrong train and then the right one and then finally the L.

Got home at like 7:30

Happy Halloween I guess.

Chelsea's first time

I decide after getting home I need to replenish my body with water.

Then walk to where a friend whom I met in Boston who moved to the city months before me is working. I walk into the establishment(Chapel of Sacred Mirrors) and its just sorta creepy in that overly spiritual way, I can feel the live energy in it, its pure, nothing fake and I see images like cosmic christ and its the brightest thing I've ever seen. But I've heard that you should always go towards things that scare you that's how you get braver.

Or make it until you make it, I never thought I was a good actress until it was pointed out to me, because frankly I'm too blunt and obvious to be a good liar or to even try, I find it interesting how often people are shocked by things I say.
I don't like having to hold back from anyone. I would rather be myself.

I enjoy talking to women I feel kinship with and we can learn from each other's experiences and at least share and know we're understood.

I got a run around from an establishment but made up for it by spending time with an old friend of mine and had a nice time.

Coquettish Rejuvation

My Sister's Birthday which also is shared by an acquaintance.

It started out a bit of confusion, a bit of that feeling that no one is going to say a word to you because you're an outsider but then said fuck it sat down. Low and behold you're like honey anyway and there sat a very lovely conversationalist and an understanding was made.

Dancing was done and on a box no less with a pretty thing from the ISLAND...Then there were brief introductions and a new scene came into the place.

A french boy whose name escapes me
A zombie girl who was a Gemini with a boy's name
and me wearing a dress I made

I got up on stage and took my belt off and used it to do a spontaneous bondage act, where I was collaring a random boy on this stage. He later thanked me for the amusement and I brushed it off. I'm sure if he had a gf she doesn't like me but no one's gf ever likes me, heh. I'm sorry you girls are so insecure, maybe if you trusted your boy and weren't so insecure you'd be awesome like me.

I loved how the bartender was fueling my fire, he gave me what i wanted without my asking, he just knew it had to be done. A couple of puffs and another parting from a friend and off the 3 of us went.

Walked to another bar, had another drink and ended up taking two more stranglers with us. It was then decided we would cross the street to the tattoo parlor and chill. But alas not everyone was allowed entrance and the french boy was denied so I gave him a hug and then he gave me a french kiss for awhile and was on his way.
So then I get inside the place and one of the artists immediately takes a liking to me and gives me a massage and started making out with me too.

Genitourinary begins....

The carpet was well cleaned... and it was filmed on top of that by a voyeur
then the zombie girl started making out with me too.

So I end up passing out and wake up and don't even know what time it is but decide I should go back to the east village, where I'm calling home that week/day/night. I get home at like 11:30am.


I think this is why I miss the east coast so much.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Catwoman speaks....

I had a moment yesterday, let me tell you about it.

So I'm walking down Clark Street to catch the bus and low and behold, I see a good spot. A Green Clothing Donation bin, with tons of crap outside. So I go through a bag, cause all the other stuff is wet and ruined and not interesting regardless. I found 6 designer purses and a pair of BCBG heels. So one of the purses is sorta ugly but it has a perk because it has blue vinyl in it, and I don't know if you know, but vinyl is about 7 dollars a yard and while there isn't much material here, I can still do something with it. It was an Estee Lauder bag hah, I have little respect for designer shit anymore, cause I find it everywhere and its free. I have hardly ever paid for a designer possession in quite awhile.

I take it with me as I meet Amandacera at the zoo and we met up with her roommate and got a brief tour, will go back soon I promise! I gave her a choice of what purses she wanted cause there are plenty and she picks this white nine west one and a smaller beaded one. We all go grocery shopping and then go to her friends house and then go back to her apartment. So I had a fun night in Logan Square took two trains to land me back in lake view. In between there was a massive delay on the blue line (thanks CTA) .... You make me hate public transit even more....

As soon as I got back I was so excited about the vinyl, I started making patterns and sewing rough stitches to get a better idea of the fit and where it would need to be sewn with the machine; I could hand sew it but I'm still missing a few pieces.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

FOUND

It's nearly 4am and I'm cooking a french dish that my mom taught me how to make.We're so similar its ridiculous.

I'm not worried anymore.

I'm rather relieved. I'm always at my best when I'm on the edge of really losing it. I made my first pair of underwear tonight while watching a documentary on Jack the Ripper, I figured that Sweeney Todd was based on the story since the murders occurred on Fleet Street. There was another documentary about the internet and the creation of Amazon, it just reminded me of when I was 9 years old and I was the first one to have a computer and internet and I was hooked from then on.

I spent years in social isolation and being alone and reveling in that. Reading books, being elitist and not speaking to anyone,because we had nothing in common and there was no reason to waste time on them.

There is a sense of relief when I have nothing.When I'm homeless, jobless and loveless, I'm so happy and maybe its because there are no expectations and not too many people to have to deal with and it means no responsibility no commitment.

This is why living alone appeals to me;I don't want to clean up after other people.I just want to create all day.

Friday, August 8, 2008

My Convocation

I got the job! Working at Chicago Costumes, I'm working out the details. Last night I had a good conversation with my friend's ex wife she has been a fashion designer for 15 years. Her and I got to talking and she said she would give me this sewing machine and some scratch fabric to get started.

I have to move to my new spot today in preparation for the new spot on Monday. This weekend is gonna be busy. Later today I have a casting call for a hair show, which is either going to be paid or on a DVD im not entirely sure.

http://www.goykphoto.com/events.asp

Check out this website in the coming days the pics from the event will be there.

this is where the after party was:
http://www.nvpenthouselounge.com/
I danced and it was great, i had to roll up my pants and shirt cause it was soo warm in there, i got people dancing too.

Also I was on the Steve Wilkos show in the audience the other day so when i find out when that airs I will let you know too. The new season starts September 15th so it should air fairly soon. I was in the almost last row on the far right and I'm wearing this black/silver sequined dress with yellow eyeshadow. The show felt very scripted because we had to clap at certain points etc and even the show itself felt very scripted like the people on stage were acting because Steve let them be alone on stage without interfering at certain points. It plays in your area i think around 2pm and it should be on some local channel, its nbc.


It's funny a lot of people from Mass and New York have been moving here, friends of some of my other friends end up here and so then I hang out with my friend's friends lol. I love my job cause i get to borrow clothes to use for shoots. My friend is a grip so he has access to film equipment and he can use it for personal projects so he wants to film my next photo shoot. I have a specific theme in mind because it will be put in the magazine that I want. I'm really loving my hair right now its sooo pretty. It's red, yellow and platinum. Someone called me Cindy lauper today lmao. but last night when it was done I would definitely say Thompson Twins, I had body paint done also and I was a phoenix.

Monday, August 4, 2008

nyotaimori+round a-bouts and where its at

Chicago sushi exposed!
Would you pay $500 to eat maki off a model?
By Chris LaMorte
Metromix.com
November 7, 2005

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The small fraternity of habitués that populated Kizoku Sushi's (click here for hours, maps, etc.) late-night back room, dubbed "The K Lounge," used to have a little saying: "What happens in K Lounge, stays in K Lounge."

Trite? Yes. Accurate? Not anymore.

Until recently, this River North spot was an also-ran in the competitive Chicago sushi landscape. The dishes here were generally considered solid, though perhaps not stellar. The atmosphere of the low-key lounge, which is separate from the main dining area, always felt a million miles away from the pulsating scene of Japonais or SushiSamba Rio.

Not any longer. A little more than a week ago, manager Eddy Pinto--who came on board late-summer, after serving most recently as food and liquor director of Las Vegas' Venetian Hotel--introduced "body sushi." By early Friday, not only did members of the media nearly outnumber lounge patrons, but Pinto was worn out from fielding calls from New York, St. Louis and Dallas. "It's been a nightmare," Pinto, 43, says of the attention. "I didn't know it was going to go that crazy." So what is it? Starting at $500, a party of four to six people can enjoy an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet presented on the torso of a semi-nude woman. Oyster shells and leaves cover most of her breasts. Cellophane, a G-string and bamboo leaves disguise her lower region. Bamboo leaves topped with sushi are also placed across her torso. And then, you dig in. (Pinto says he's currently interviewing for male sushi models.)

In Japan, the practice is called nyotaimori, and you've probably seen the technique most recently on VH-1's "Surreal Life," where nutsy Adrianne Curry cast herself in the role of human placemat. Pinto's first taste of nyotaimori came while on a trip to Japan in 1995. "It was the most outstanding thing I ever experienced," he says. Pinto claims Kizoku's the only restaurant in the United States currently serving sushi this way, and that he's registered a copyright for the phrase "body sushi."

Who's behind--er, underneath--all that fish? The sushi model is a 24-year-old woman who goes simply by the name Tabitha. She's a belly dancer with what look like rock-hard abs. About 10 minutes before a reservation, she lies on the table, and sushi chef Melvin Visconde strategically lays out a first course of sushi and nigiri. (A second course of signature maki rolls is presented next.) This is not a meal for the chopstick-challenged; a large dollop of pickled ginger or wasabi sits between Tabitha's breasts. A server brings drinks and other dishes, like miso soup and dessert, in traditional bowls.

Tabitha lies very still. Her breathing is slow, and she keeps conversation to a minimum. For this show of self-control, she makes $100 per 90-minute seating (two a night, five days a week)--plus tips. Pinto says, with tips, she's earned as much as $500 per shift.

He also says he hasn't heard from the city's health inspectors, and feels that, because there's no nudity and the sushi never touches Tabitha's skin, he's not in violation of any health codes.

"It doesn't sound inherently dangerous," says Chicago Department of Public Health spokesman Tim Hadac. "But, doubtless, we will talk to them about this practice the next time they're due for an inspection." Hadac says Chicago restaurants like Kizoku are inspected for health and safety violations twice a year, and that Kizoku has one more inspection slated for 2005.

What's the appeal?

"Well, I heard this place has really good sushi," says Joe Pak, 36, of Bridgeport. He and buddy Fred Vega, 37, decided to treat a friend to a body-sushi buffet as a way to celebrate another friend's birthday.

Not surprisingly, the sushi's not the only draw. "It's like [when] you were younger: It's your birthday, you'd go to the strip club," Vega says. "You get a little older, you just want to eat." Vega says body sushi presents a happy medium.

But there's a problem: The birthday boy and other members of their party are running late for the 7 p.m. reservation. You can see the sweat trickling down the side of Tabitha's breasts while the two early birds, sitting about 6 inches from her, look on, then look away. In the meantime, the sushi sits on a 98.6-degree human hot plate, eliciting more than one grossed-out comment from other patrons.

But fresh sushi isn't Vega's main concern. "It's $20 for the sushi, and the rest is for the garnish," he jokes.


Unfortunately this place is closed.

boo hoo

Have an interview tomorrow wish me luck.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Lost and FOUND ... Part A

Digging through my stuff and what do I find?

I'm on the hunt for 2 items but this is what I've come across so far.

websites that I wrote down
Auctionfire.com
grrl.com
http://www.angelfire.com/in/JezebelTorture/boys.html
http://www.voy.com/
dharma.net/monstore

Song Listings:
Add it up- Violent Femmes
"Who sucked out the fun"
"We are fever, We are fever"
Y Control remix- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Icon of Coil-Thrill Capsule
MSI(Combichrist Remix)
Butterfly Messiah- Eternal
Imperative Reaction
Clan of Xymox- Heroes
Corphax Files- Machine

books:
Isbn: 0226135055
Photographs from Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village

ISBN: 0226005399
Adams, Rachel

Sideshow USA:Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination

movies:
Bikini Bandits
Briefs, Shorts and Dames?

Items:
Soy Milk Whipped Cream

Vitamins:
PHOSPHATIDYL SERINE COMPLEX (CONCENTRATION)

DMAE

ACETYL L-CARNITINE

KRILL OIL (GOOD FOR REDUCING PMS SYMPTOMS) NKO

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The REAL LIFE AMAZING RACE

Which is what I really do for a living or rather for free, would not make a difference to me honestly.

Friday (a quiet romantic evening with a 20 story view of the city)
(And room service)

Rained all day though blah and a visit to star bucks and my fellow bookseller to cash a paycheck.

Saturday:
These are the gems I heard on Saturday

All I wanna do is a little zoom zoom and a boom boom

YEAH.....Yeah....DAMCE! DANCE! DANCE!

IN THE NIGHT IN MY DREAMS I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU CAUSE YOU TALK TO ME LIKE LOVERS DO

LOOKING GOOD TODAY, LOOKING GOOD IN EVERY WAY

BACKSTREETS BACK ALL RIGHT

FREEDOM, FREEDOM, FREEDOM, CAUSE I DO NT BELONG TO YOU AND YOU DON'T BELONG TO ME

Pictures will be posted on the following website http://Dianalevine.com/events
In a matter of days I’m hoping.

Sunday

Didn’t get to attend my friend’s daughters birthday party. I loafed around the house with snuzzle face.

Monday

Went to my p.o. box and checked my junk mail, its closing at the end of this month im not renewing it.

Met up with Jack and gave him Anya’s present he said he would take pictures of her opening it yay! Took me to lunch at Grasshopper a really good vegetarian restaurant. Dropped me off at Garment District where they now always have dollar a pound and I jumped right in there and found some really cute stuff.
After that I walked around until I found a shuttle called EZ ride and took me to the train station I needed to be at for free! Met up with Kev cause he was done with work and we walked to Central Square to a Mexican restaurant. His brother eventually met us up there and then I partied ways with him to meet up with my friend Sandra. I met her at Middle East and then walked down to the People’s Republic to have a drink and then we drove to her house to chill for a bit.
She dropped me off at Newton centre and I had to wait and switch a few times cause I was not sure which way I was supposed to go and eventually found my way back somewhere. I went to the complete opposite side of the train which happened to be 3 stops away from Kev’s house and then I took a bus and walked.

Today I’m just taking it easy, getting things ready for my flight tomorrow morning. He is taking me out to dinner tonight at my favorite restaurant over here.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

The Value of the Experience

What countries will give your US dollar the most value?

1.00 USD = 16,069.50 VND Vietnam Dong
1.00 USD = 9,210.20 IDR Indonesia Rupiahs
1.00 USD = 8,952.40 IRR Iran Rials
1.00 USD = 3,439.45 ZMK Zambia Kwacha
1.00 EUR = 2,757.76 COP Colombia Pesos
1.00 USD = 1,199.50 IQD Iraq Dinars
1.00 USD = 994.185 KRW South Korea Won
1.00 EUR = 771.328 CRC Costa Rica Colones
1.00 USD = 161.660 HUF Hungary Forint

1.00 USD = 107.520 LKR Sri Lanka Rupees
1.00 USD = 104.425 JPY Japanese Yen
1.00 USD = 78.2080 ALL Albania Leke
1.00 USD = 73.6020 ISK Iceland Kronur
1.00 USD = 71.1012 JMD Jamaican Dollar
1.00 EUR = 52.9319 DOP Dominican Republic Pesos

1.00 USD = 48.1400 AFN Afghanistan Afghanis
1.00 USD = 41.8870 PHP Philippines Pesos
1.00 USD = 40.1798 INR India Rupees
1.00 USD = 31.5480 THB Thailand Baht
1.00 USD = 23.6007 RUB Russian Rubles
1.00 USD = 16.1340 CZK Czech Republic Koruny
1.00 USD = 10.4702 MXN Mexican Pesos
1.00 USD = 7.79150 HKD Hong Kong Dollars
1.00 USD = 7.01000 CNY China Yuan Renminbi
1.00 USD = 5.11370 NOK Norway Kroner


Unrelated cool link to check out

http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.html

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Bikini Ready woot...

Makes me think of South Beach and Brazilian Waxing.

Also when people tan in the winter.

Best Bikini Workout Article

http://health.msn.com/fitness/fit-zone/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100169926

At work I see the Resistance Bands and I want one really badly. I have a very thin Purple Yoga Mat and now I see these thicker ones, I also need a mat cleaner, cause I'm sure mine is riddled with dirt. I slept on it when I lived in Pittsburgh.

(Another health article) this one is on Brain Boosters

http://health.msn.com/nutrition/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100155390

Flat abs, my friend and I were talking about how hard it is for females to actually to get a 6 pack. Females don't build muscle as easily as males do.


http://health.msn.com/fitness/fit-zone/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100168573

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Cruising Around

Listening to Placebo on repeat

Particularly: Every you every me

“Like the naked leads the blind.
I know Im selfish, Im unkind.
Sucker love I always find,
Someone to bruise and leave behind. ”

and Pure Morning

Went to Dairy Queen and got a blizzard with snicker in it, kinda disappointing.
Got a Veggie burger meal too.
Our landline had static so I had to test the line. But first I had to kill a bunch of wasps.
Then I proceeded to test the phone line with an actual phone outside, it was so absurd.
A cordless phone outside hah.

Called the same agency to make sure they sent the fax I needed. It’s been an absurd amount of time that I’ve had to wait for some sort of proof that I paid this account off.
Called AT&T and got my phone bill reduced by 20 bucks.

By the way I love my friend mike cause he cracks me up like no one else.
He called me last night being dramatic as usual and proposed an offer to me that was the funniest thing I've ever heard.

My new shoes need to be broken in better.
But wicked cute and comfy.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

My cookies are done love (Aujourd'hui pas heir)

I just took them out of the oven and it is filling the air with their suppressed convoitise.

Viewing Poison Ivy
Achete une blouse et une robe

This is my day off and they are rare.
It rained all day

Lait et biscuits :)

Aujourd'hui pas hier

Ma Chienne est Belle et sa nomme est Belle aussi :)