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Bonjour!

Thanks for the love on my new set in MR. And if you haven't checked it out yet, you probably should. I know I promised a big in-depth blog about it, but every time I go to write these days my brain just starts shitting everywhere instead of forming cohesive thoughts and translating them into eloquent phrases. So instead, I'll be brief.

This set is my tribute to one of my favorite films, Vertigo, it's director, Alfred Hitchcock, and his notoriously blonde, sophisticated, and stoic leading ladies. I got the idea for this set when planning a trip to San Francisco. I saw Hotel Vertigo in a travel magazine and my immediate reaction was "MUST GO TO THERE AND GET NAKED". It was just too perfect. Part of Vertigo was actually filmed there but it's been renovated in this really cool way that carries the aesthetic of the movie's graphic design into the hotel's interior design. So Radeo but me in contact with Bob, and the plans were set in motion.

I wanted the set to have a voyeuristic feel, at least in the beginning, because Jimmy Stewart's character falls in love with Kim Novak's when he is spying on her, and because voyeurism was an ever present theme in Hitchcock's work. (Hence the early photos "following" me into the hotel and up to my room) Another thing I wanted to convey through this was the idea of the Hitchcock Blonde. Hitchcock's blondes were quite the opposite of the typical bubbly, overtly feminine, pin-up blondes of the time. They were sophisticated, poised, and well, downright ICY sometimes. But they had a fiery side too. Quoth the 'Cock (EW!):

And of course there's the more famous quote, which I used in the set intro, about how Hitchcock prefers the "drawing room" kind of blonde who seems proper on the outside but is really a very freaky guuuuuurl.

And that shit appeals to me. Ever since I was a little girl I have been obsessed with blonde hair, specifically of the platinum variety. Blame it on Madonna. Because it's never been in the "I must have blonde hair so I can be the ideal WASPy woman" way, but in a really subversive, bad-bitch kind of way. The kind of blonde that winks at you and says, "I'm no angel" (which is the title of a really awesome book on that very subject) I especially like Kim Novak's look in Vertigo with the so-blond-it's-almost-silver hair and the really strong, dark eyebrows (again, blame it on Madonna)

BUT in a couple months I'll be a brunette again for a while. Time to give my hair a break. Wah waaaah.


Hot damn, make me scream like summer jam! Hahaaaaa. This song is so bad it's good. People talk a lot of shit on Ms. Minaj, and yes she borrows a lot from artists of the past like Lil Kim, and yes she has annoying fans (like all the clones and one of El_Scootro's coworkers who told him, "She's OUR Lady Gaga" ) But I like seeing a female rapper in the mainstream. Especially a raunchy one, at that. (You KNOW "Dang-a-lang" is my jam)

Life has been tough lately. I know, I keep saying that. It's true, though. I'm trying to stay positive and hopeful, which is hard for a pessimist like me. Recent events have sort of sent me into hiding, which sounds bad, but it's actually been good. I've started to realize a lot about myself. I've realized just how much I've grown up in the past few years and that I actually LIKE the person I'm becoming. Underneath all this fear and bullshit is emerging a strong, smart, loving, and capable person. Who knew? There's also the possibility of a really awesome new job in my future (fingers crossed) but if that doesn't pan out, I also have a couple opportunities for promotion at my current job. So it's not all bad news right now.

Remember a while ago when I said I was styling a photoshoot for Inked Girls? Well, it's out. I didn't get credited but whatevs. Here are a couple of the pictures:




Speaking of Inked, don't you think I should be in the Sailor Jerry/Inked calendar? (After you enter your birthday, re-click the link and it will take you to my page. Annoying, right?)

I guess that's all. Later haters.