Bee sting

With an awful story about to come, I choose to redeem myself with some pretty Gothic photos of myself. I LOVED this sofa!

My friend Erla took these photos of me in the ladies dressing room in the theater department at school. They make me feel a bit better about myself... and the horrific tale to come. 

Funny thing is, I chose to dress a bit like Synthetic Doll today. She always wears all black and is super lovely, so I wanted to dress like her and feel good about myself.

Good thing I did. My self-esteem would need a boost today.

And here's the awful truth.

I had JUST gotten to school. It had just turned 8am and I was sitting outside the theater department, writing in my diary when a bird flew overhead and I felt something hit my hair. I thought "Dear God, PLEASE tell me that a bird didn't just sh** in my hair!" So I reached back and... 

Yup, a bee stung my hair. The stinger had gone in SOO deep, I had to fish it out with a safety pin that I "sanitized"... with fire. Yeah, it SUCKED.

The health center didn't open until 8:30am which meant that I had to wait HALF AN HOUR to receive medical services. Joy. But also, the bee incident was also technically an accident that happened on campus. What does that mean, you ask? Insurance forms, I say. INSURANCE FORMS. ... FOR A BEE STING.

And what else could possibly add insult to injury than trying to fill out insurance forms with a hand that hurts like hell? How about this- I needed to get a tetnis shot! Since it was an accident that led to a "break in the skin", the school could get sued if they didn't treat it as a rusty nail or something of the like. So, as if the sting and the forms and the humiliation wasn't enough, now I needed a shot. IN THE SAME ARM AS THE BEE STING.

Yeah. I suppose mother nature has a reason to be pissed off at us- global warming, destroying trees, cutting down forests, oil spills in the ocean. I'd like to think that I paid my due to mother nature. Hopefully, karma will save me from the shark attack it was planning next week and I'll get off with a slap on the wrist. Well, a sting on the thumb anyway. <3!

IHOP, Birthdays, and Dinner- oh my!

It was a lovely Friday morning, so a friend and myself went out for breakfast! Vladimir tagged along. He likes coffee to wake him up in the mornings, vampires are AWFUL morning people. Just look at that sarcastic smile!

My friend, Erla, gave him a few snuzzles and his mood improved some. He can be such a little brat sometimes!

He insisted I use the "blood syrup" on my waffles. I'm not really a fan of strawberry syrup, but my how his eyes lit up when he watched the deep red, thick, syrup drizzle on my waffle.

We ordered some blueberries with whipped cream. Vlad deemed it "Goth enough" for our waffles and allowed us to consume it (after he tried it first, of course). 

He was so elated, he found a random Halloween orange crayon and drew us this little doodle.

Someone's been watching too much Slenderman.

After a brief adventure to Target, Erla and I went over to Andres dorm with gifts! Thursday was his birthday, so Erla bought him these sweet Avengers pajamas!

My gift is too sexy to show, but here's Andres with candy boobs.

Erla and I then traded off giving Andres piggy back rides. Look at his face, that is PURE joy! XD

He looks scared in my photo. O.o

Erla and I sang in a choir festival (which I FORGOT to take ANY photos! ><!) then went to our friend Tj's dorm for some dinner. He made us pasta and salad, he's a real good cook! He got Vlad's approval.

No seriously, Vlad was entirely appeased.

Tj then whipped out his classical guitar and started playing for Erla and I. Dinner and a show, isn't that sweet of him?

It was all over entirely too soon, and we had to go home. I was tired, it was such a long day, but I felt glad. I had brought joy to so many people today, whether by joining them or gifts or singing or just laughing over stupid jokes. I can't help but feel content. I took off my black lipstick and black dress and put on my fluffy purple bathrobe, Vlad too. It's time for some much needed sleep. <3!

Halloween 2012- Captain Jolie Rouge

For Halloween, I dressed up as (my interpretation of) Captain Jolie Rouge!

 There are no real details of her in Emilie Autumn's "Asylum For Wayward Victorian Girls", so I set out and created what I thought Captain Jolie Rouge would look like.

 Let's start at the top. These are the feathers I chose, peacock and an ostrich feather. I put blue glitter on the peacock feather to bring out the "eye", as well as hand glued those sequins into place.

 This is my little tricorner hat. I bought this and didn't make it though, unfortunately. Next year!

 Red glitter skeleton hand (I glittered myslef) holding back my hair.

 Pearls! Cut and placed by yours truly.

A pearl haircomb (my mothers) and a little birdie I stole from a floral arrangement years ago. Since there were bobby pins holding down my tricorner hat, I put a little magnet under this little fellow and he stood right in place.

My face/make-up. I wanted to add black thick lashes with make-up streaking down my face, but didn't have enough time. I don't quite fit the bill of the mad Victorian Captain Jolie Rouge without it. Oh well, next time I guess.

 My necklace, Emilie Autumn of course.

My tank top, black lace sleeves (I made myself), and a salvaged red scarf/shawl. It's cold in the asylum.

 My corset and accouterments. I love how the reds match. X3

Close-up of my pocketwatch, my sugarspoon, and my locker key. I also wore 1 black glove and 1 red glove to match my 1 red/white striped stocking and my 1 black/white striped stocking. 

 Panniers! I am soo fucking proud of these things, I made them myself. I fought with them for a while, but I finally got them to obey me the night before. This is a photo of the front.

 This is a photo of the back. I added random "asylum" patches wherever I could.

 And just a random glamour shot of my red glove, rings, hair, and lips.

And that's my Captain Jolie Rouge costume! I wish I teased my hair and made it more messy, but I didn't have enough time to tease it properly. Oh well, I'll do that next year! :D <3!

Halloween Treats!

It's not quite Halloween yet, but I like to indulge in some pre-Halloween treats.

In case you ever wondered which side of my tongue I stuck my lollipops.

Aside from stealing candies wherever I go, my uncle sent me a Halloween card! He never leaves his return address, but he always draws this little guy.

His name is Boots, a dog that my uncle had in his youth and he immortalized in cartoon form. And if that wasn't cute enough...

Just look at this card!

I won't show you what he wrote on it, but this is the inside message.

Little candy corn bats! I LOVE cards. No one ever goes out, buys cards, and mails them anymore. I'm all out of stamps, but you can bet that I sent him a card in return. :D <3!

Outfit and Oysters

It was a bit chilly today, so I opted for leggings on this chilly day. 

 Okay, so my leggings weren't THAT warm, but I can't help it. I hate it when I feel plain! ><!

 I felt a bit nostalgic for the old school monsters as well. I found this great Bride of Frankenstein shirt. I know green isn't my normal color, but I really like it. And what's more...

 I altered the back too. I gave it this great hourglass cut tapering off at my waist and flaring open at the bottom. It is very flattering to my feminine figure.

 Later that night, I had one of my firsts- oysters!

 They look... questionable...

 But I'm that type that doesn't knock it till I try it.

 So with half a dozen oysters between us, I dove in.

 They weren't all that bad.

 Okay, so they're gooey and look like boogers,  but when you add lemon and some salt to them, they're pretty tasty.

We also got these too. I can't remember what they're called, something like... Blue Bay shrimp? Costa Azul shrimp in Spanish.

The outside was shrimp wrapped in bacon...

 The inside help cheese. Nom!

Overall, a great evening. :3 <3!