QUEEN OF THE FORTRESS

When Jess was taking these pictures of me she said I looked like the queen of the fortress who lures men in, has sex with them, then kills them. I bought this dress at a thrift store about a year ago but I never wear it because it's a little too big but I love the pattern.

This past week I've been getting a lot of dental work done and I have a few more appointments this coming week. A few weeks ago, I chipped a tooth while eating an apple and I procrastinated on going to the dentist right away so by the time I went, I had to get a root canal on that tooth. A root canal is a process and I got mine done on the tooth that's right next to what I call my vampire teeth. This is why I'm not smiling in these pictures LOL. I didn't want anyone to see the temporary cap on that tooth but come August 10th my smile will be as good as new! I also asked the dentist for braces after all my work but the more I think of it, I feel like I'm too old to have braces ya know? Can you imagine ME with braces? I can't. So hopefully I can get Invisalign or something.

RAVINE FLYER

Today Jessica and I took some photos in what reminded us of "The Ravine" in Degrassi where the students would go to hook up in exchange for lanyard bracelets and clean up on Earth Day or something like that.

I honestly don't have much to write at this moment. All I know is that I'm about to watch Beauty and the Beast and bake a strawberry cake with cranberries and vanilla frosting.

BEHIND THE SCENEZ

I got my professional rolling train case from Yazmo.com. It was about $170 and pretty much everything on the site comes with free shipping! I'm really impressed with how sturdy the exterior, interior, and pullout tiers are. It especially comes in handy for my little photoshoots because I can fit my makeup, hair tools, jewelry, outfit changes AND shoes all in one case with room to spare. It's definitely money well spent and I think I'll have this case for years.

MODELO

Today my BASTIE and I finally got a chance to test out her new Nikon SLR d3000..... that's a camera by the way. She's been wanting a DSLR camera for awhile and I'm so happy that she finally got her wish... only so she can take pictures for my blog LOL. Anyhoodle, this was her first photoshoot EVER. Didn't she do a bomb job? We chose to use this shoot as practice and I'm glad we did because due to technical difficulties, I was only able to edit a few pictures! I wish I had photoshop though so I can really edit but I'm too cheap to buy it. This shoot really inspired me to actually follow through with photoshoot concepts that I have in my brain and to find useful landscapes etc. I'm thinking of investing in a DSLR for my birthday but 1. that's a lot of $$$ 2. Using any other camera other than a regular point and shoot seems like rocket science and I'm extremely impatient and 3. I like playing the model role! I honestly love being in front of the camera. I love doing my hair and makeup, putting outfits together, posing, and just taking creative control. Both of us have an eye for what's aesthetically appealing and what's not.

By the end of the shoot my hair had gone flat and frizzy so I wasn't able to post a lot of our lake pictures... and when I say I wasn't able to, I mean I didn't want to because my hair was off point. But overall it went very well and I'm impressed with the results. I think we make a good creative team and I'm excited for future shoots. We've already come up with a concept for the next one and without giving away too much detail, I refer to it as "Project: Running Wild".

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7.5.11

On a routine trip to Target today I found a little cut that would be good for my future makeshift photoshoots. So after purchasing my makeup remover and deodorant, I took a few quick shots to test so excuse the hair. This wasn't planned in the least. Speaking of hair, I think mine is getting lighter and I love it. I want it lighter though but naturally. I saw AndreasChoice's vid on how to lighten hair naturally so I'm gonna come up with my own recipe using honey as well but I'm going to add lemon. There's a gorgeous lemon tree outside my bathroom window so I'm gonna have to hit that tree up and steal some fruit from it. Although, I'm not sure if it's a lemon or grapefruit tree. I know that sounds dumb but some of the alleged "lemons" are HUGE like the size of grapefruits and some are normal size but they're all yellow. I shall find out this week. I also need to get a friend to pick them for me being that I've never climbed a tree in my life. Can you imagine me climbing a tree? Me neither.

By the way, I literally say this every day but I LOVE summer! I know summer began a few weeks ago but in my eyes, summer doesn't really begin until July. I know it can get hot and uncomfortable but I live in California so summer is perfect! Every day, I wake up to the sun beaming through the cracks in my blinds, the heat waking me up too early. But it gives me a chance to see and enjoy mornings on my days off during which I'd usually sleep in until no earlier than 11am. I love taking room temperature showers in the morning while looking out at my potential lemon tree with the windows wide open, singing at the top of my lungs to my neighbors' enjoyment or displeasure (there's no in between). I love wearing next to nothing and eating lots of fresh summer fruit and drinking tons of water. I love sleeping comfortably on top of my comforter with Mya at the foot of my bed because she's too hot to lay next to me like she usually does. I love wearing light hoodies as the breeze comes in while watching the sun set over the Pacific Ocean. I love wearing bikinis as clothing even when I'm no where near a pool or any body of water for that matter. I love warm nights where me and my girlfriends party all night in skimpy dresses getting into all sorts of trouble. And most of all I love that my birthday is in summer!

A week from today I'll be 23. I can't believe it. I still feel 18..... well maybe not 18 but 21 which isn't far from 23 BUT 23 sounds like I'm supposed to be this secure, responsible, focused woman and I'm very far from that. I feel like I should be and have so much more at this point but I still don't know where I'm going. I just want to live life, have fun, and follow my heart. It seems fun but it's a little scary. I'm just trusting, hoping, that if I follow my heart and not the system that's set up for us all, I'll end up in a place where I'm genuinely happy.