Making Shit Happen, Fall, and more Skulls

On January 1 of this year Brian and I made a pact that this was 2012: MAKE SHIT HAPPEN.

So far so good. We have done so much to make our lives better, healthier, and happier. 

We eliminated some bullshit, de-cluttered the mess of other people's drama that was lying around, and have patched up the holes that made our own drama. 

We're in a really great-happy-shiny-riding-unicorn-type of place right now and it's pretty damn sweet.

But I don't want to gloat here, I mean I do, but you'll all hate me so I'm gonna write something else now. 

FALL!

So fall is here, although the Vegas weather doesn't show it.

I'm excited to shop for more skull stuff to decorate my house! I was already able to get a few things.

This awesome cookie jar and a skull backpack. 

Now that I was able to buy a car I can start focusing on re-decorating my house just in time for Halloween!

I am also excited for the not so hot weather!

TiLT-Metal Things

It's been super hot here in Vegas. Like 113 and junk. Luckily I work in a very air conditioned office but I did however pass out a couple times in the last 2 weeks from being overheated in the truck and at home. I have to make sure I'm protected from the heat.  Summer is in full effect but that doesn't mean we can't bring the METAL full force with black, and leather, and spikes.

Here are some awesome things I'm loving this week. 

The Dark Knight Rises Starts NEXT WEEK SUCKA! 

Here's MetalHammer's :Top 10 reasons Batman is Metal as F*ck.

This Skull Top from Styles for Less and these Spike Leggings from NastyGal

This Faith No More poster from SecretSerpent 

This  Licensed Batman Saddle Plug and This Skull Butterfly Bling Necklace

My most wanted: A Birthday Wishlist of Sorts

Sponsored by Hottopic.com

My husband isn't the best at planning for holidays, buying gifts, or preparing for special days in any way. He makes up for that however with extreme enthusiasm for a whole week before my birthday. He wakes me up with kisses and tells me "happy birthday week" every day before the day itself.

This weekend he asked me what I wanted, and just like every holiday asked me to "make a list." I have SOOO many online wishlists but my HotTopic list is definitely the list that most suites me and the one I update most often and they have a deal right now where if you spend $30 you get $15 in hot cash for a future purchase! Click on the pics to see/buy/want/obsess over for yourselves.

1. Too Fast Purple And Black Hacker Boots- I would absolutely LOVE to rock these boots on stage in a mini skirt.  |  2.Bling Snake Necklace- I have a bracelet that matches this. I love snakes too! | 3. Teenage Runaway Butterfly Skeleton Zip White Tank Top (M) - I love comfy tank tops and this design is really beautiful. | 4. Skull Scroll Hinge Wallet- I've needed a new wallet for a while now. This design is my style and the price is great! | 5. Batman Plugs (size 2g) - I just stretched my ears to 2 gauge from 4. I have tapers in still but need a whole new wardrobe of earrings. I dig Batman as much as I dig skulls and these are sweet. | 6.-Piled Skull Necklace- Yup I dig skulls. | 7. Jack Skellington- I love this series of Disney pop toys, but this one is by far my favorite.  |  8. Black Rose Plugs (size 2g)- see #5  |  9. Manic Panic Nail Polish- Hell Fire - I might not be able to dye my hair with Manic Panic due to work, but I can't paint my nails! | 10. Fighter Not A Lover Shirt- I would like to rock this on stage as well. You know, for the haters.

The Unattainable Christmas Wishlist

If I could seriously have everything I wanted for Christmas this would be my list.

 

1. 2008 Toyota 4Runner. Yup my dream car.  2. Skull & Bones Ring from Plasticland. 

3. Apple MacBook Air 13.3-Inch Laptop) 4. Bat Mirror from Katz 5. Nikon Coolpix L110 (Red)

1.Lancaster Dining Table from Pottery Barn 2. Metro Parsons Chair Lime 3. Batman: Arkham City4.Book of Shadows IV from Urban Decay  5.Ugg Australia Cardy Boots 6. Pair of Horn Snake Spirals: 4g

Skull Shopping

It's my favorite time of year to go shopping. Skull shopping that is. All the major stores have their Halloween decor out and ready for me to scoop up.
I got an awesome rug, two skull candles, a skull mirror, and a skull bowl all for around $20 in the last few days.
World Market has some great skull stuff as does Target.  But the best selection I've found lately has been at Ross.
I used to hate Ross. It's messy, unorganized and I would have to spend hours trying to rummage through crap before I would find a single gem. Lately however the selection has grown and I have mastered the secrets of the local Ross.

Anti-Girly Girl

I'm not a fashionista...but I watch Project Runway religiously.
I'm not a shoe or purse shopper. My favorite purses are around $12.99 and have skulls on them. Like this one I got at Ross for $12.99 that I had previously seen at the Betsey Johnson store with a girlfriend for much much much more.

My favorite shoes are Vans and Converse.
I'm not good at hair and makeup. No one really taught me.
When I was younger I was one of the guys. Played football, rode skateboards, and always came home with skinned knees and elbows.

I had a conversation the other day with a friend about being the mom of a boy versus being the mom of a girl. I was definitely built to be a mom of a boy. I probably would have died of a panic attack if I had a girl. But my friend mentioned to me that if I had a girl she'd probably be a lot like me, strong, independent and beating up the boys till high school when she would rebel against me like all teenage girls do.

I was more comfortable around boys then I was around girls growing up. Guys didn't play mind games for the most part, and they weren't too good to joke around and get dirty. Girls can be catty when you're always the new kid so it was much harder for me to make friends with them.
I was and am blunt. I say what I feel more often than keeping things to myself and most girls didn't like that.
My mom and grandma forced me into dresses for photos but I never really had a conversation with any adults in my life about sexuality, self worth or the heft of being female.
I was a late bloomer. This wasn't really a help when trying to make friends with girls. I remember when I was twelve, I was the new kid in the middle of the school year and I was a tom boy.  A certain group of girls didn't care too much for me hanging with the skater boys they were all giggling about so one very tall, much larger  girl kept picking on me. She and her friends went around telling everyone I stuffed my bra. Well, being I didn't have any boobs to fill a bra I didn't wear one. So one day she got in my face to start a fight with me and after she and her friends all laughed telling everyone I stuffed my bra I lifted my shirt up above my head and yelled "I DON'T EVEN WEAR A BRA!!!" That didn't help the situation at all and the girls continued to pick on me until it escalated into a fist fight, that made them leave me alone.

Even as a vocalist I tend to be influenced by male singers more than female.
For the most part I'm comfortable with who I am. There are moments in front of the mirror when I get frustrated that I can't style my hair like other women, feel comfortable in dresses and heels, or line my lids perfectly with eyeliner but I've become much more feminine over the last five years then I had ever been before. (Thank goodness for YouTube tutorials for makeup and hair.) I've also gained many more female friends then I had growing up. Most as tom-boyish as I am, others good for late night texts on which color dress to wear to a Spring wedding.

Tomboys RULE! Just saying...

Friday Fashion Or Lack Thereof: Childhood Revisited

For this Friday's installation of Fashion or Lack Thereof I wanted to find some cool stuff from my childhood that have come back into style (or never left style) since I have been so wrapped up in video games, cartoons, and the 80's lately.

Childhood Inspired Fashion by VegasCharlie featuring converse trainers