nothing says christmas like a crazy-ass ballerina movie...

wow. so, i have to admit, honestly i was terrified to see this film because i wasn't sure how freaky it was going to be. i may have cursed loudly a handful of times, but it wasn't the screamfest that i feared. the story follows a young ballerina nina, natalie portman, who lands her dream role as the the lead in her ballet companies vamped up version of swan lake... which let me say is a friggin weird ballet... it's about a girl who is turned into swan and has to fall in love to break the curse, but her evil twin comes and steals the man she loves... so she kills herself... creepy right!?! back to the movie. nina is given the role and basically starts down a path of crazy. she develops this terrifying rash on her back and begins this obsessive need to scratch and pick and pull at every piece of irritated skin... it's literally the most disgusting thing i've ever seen. meanwhile, her director, vincent cassel, is putting tons of pressure on her to get the part of the black swan right... nina's uptight therefore having a hard time letting go of perfection and becoming the visceral and passionate black swan. she begins to suspect that the companies new free spirit, lily, is trying to steal her roll. lily is brilliantly played by mila kunis and it has to be said, is super sexy in this film!!! and they totally get it on... so strange... 

nina's visions of crazy get worse and worse until you absolutely have no idea what is real and what this crazy bitch is just making up. her mother gave up her own ballet career to have nina and is absolutely obsessed with her daughter. she cries and paints pictures of nina. WEIRD! no wonder this girl is a nutter.

so, that's the basic story. you get it. the film is really beautifully done. the costumes are brilliantly designed by amy westcott and the mulleavy sisters... yes, the rodarte ladies! ah-mazing! i seriously want to run out and buy leg warmers, tights, tutus, shrugs, tanks, etc. you name it, i want it. the acting is absolutely suburb. natalie portman deserves all the awards she wins for this film. i believed fully that she was a dancer and that she had been doing it for her entire life. she is so committed to the part and is such a powerful actress.  all of the supporting cast is genius too. even winona ryder who has a small part as the retiring prima ballerina, is absolutely perfect. they only real problem i have is with the actual story. it's kinda boring and by the halfway point it's sort of predictable. like super predictable. the only thing that keeps you engaged is the absolutely ghastly body contortions. i could vomit. the last 10 minutes of the film were my favorite. the ballet was stunning and freaky and beautiful and oh-so-freaky.

so, have you ventured out to see black swan? if so, did you enjoy it? do you sorta have a crush on mila kunis now!? are you equally obsessed with the costumes!?! if you haven't seen the film, does it intrigue you? will you ever see it?

happy drunken christmas party...

jumper, bebe; shoes, guess; ring, house of harlow; bracelet; purchased in egypt. nail polish is maybelline, sassy. toe polish is opi, lucerne-tainly look marvelous. 

happy holidays friends and followers. the hubs and i attended his squadron holiday party on friday and boy-oh-boy was it funny. yes. that's my husband. a big scary marine officer... in a women's turtleneck and sweater vest... oh dear. and me, ever the fashionista, decided to rock a jumper. i searched high and low for one and ended up finding a great deal at bebe. go figure. it was the most comfortable outfit. i was cold as balls but damn, i looked and felt great. and dude, i am still totally loving my hair color. the party was a great time full of laughter and drunken laughter. i'm totally partied out until next year.

so tell me, have you attended a holiday party this season? what did you wear? what would you wear? would you rock an ugly snowman sweater? or a jumper?

sittin' pretty...

try not to laugh out loud at all of my serious faces. i'm supposed to be an actress. no one hires me, but still. so this is me acting sad/sexy/thoughtful... naked. i wanted some sassy pictures for the hubs and for my various acting/modeling shit. so i thought i would share. they turned out brilliantly and if you're ever in the chapel hill area and need some rad pictures then krista little is your girl. she did a brilliant job.

sometimes change... will do you good...

so, first off, so sorry that i have been a dreadfully, terrible no good blogger as of late. my lord. it's been ages. i would like to blame. a. thanksgiving. b. hosting my in-laws for thanksgiving. c. driving 10 hours to my parents 2 days after thanksgiving with two moronic, yet adorable, puppies all by myself. d. all of the freaking above. so, yeah. that about sums it up. i thought that i would, whilest everyone sleeps, post a little somethin' somethin' while i emotionally prepare for my full blown come back ;)

for the past 2-3 years i have kept my hair long and dark because as an "actress" i wanted to look like my comp cards/ headshots. yadda yadda. welllllll. that has gone the way that you would expect it... yeah, i still haven't been hired... 2 jobs in 3 years. major suck. so for the past few months, well ever since k.stew debuted her copper hued locks, i've wanted a radical change. but since i'm still keeping the dream alive, i knew i couldn't make a huge leap. well, i found a loop hole. good ole ombre hair. thanks to the likes of jessica biel, drew barrymore, lily aldridge, and rachel bilson, i have been freed from my hair rut. my stylist aka greatest-sister-in-law-in-the-world did the most ah-mazing job. i'm so freaking happy with it. i only have a crappy cell phone pic for now, but i'm sure that you will see more of it in the upcoming posts.

so, tell me. what helps you get out of a style rut?! are you daring with your hair styles? or does change freak you out?!

Headshot Clinic Act by Niccolo Cosme - November 14 Shoot

Weeks ago Niccolo Cosme (founder of Project Headshot Clinic) called me to be part of this year's Project Head Shot Clinic and if I can also do the digital PR. Being friends with him for almost 10 years I immediately said "YES". Since I really do digital PR and coordination for a living, this will be sisiw for me - hopefully...  

 Niccolo Cosme - founder of Project Headshot Clinic

Niccolo will be needing 20 to 25 bloggers to be part of Project Headshot Clnic and to help spread the word about HIV/AIDS digitally with their blogs. As we all know and had proven that digital media and internet exposure is one of the most effective way to reach a certain target group of people. Since not everybody watches TV, read the papers anymore but is hooked on to the internet more than their office hours. Probably hooked on to the net 24/7 for those who have their Mobile Internet Gadgets with them all the time.

Was really excited to be part of it and immediately went thru my phonebook and called every blogger I know..... I called 30 and 25 confirmed, not so bad ey .... 

PROJECT HEADSHOT CLINIC as Niccolo said is "Is a brand new concept that merges Profile photos online and Advertising as we see campaigns, advertisements, and advocacies may easily be conveyed through our unique digitized headshots, online profile photos can be potential online billboards. Its major components are: registration, mass shooting, and mass uploading on social network web sites (as profile photo), which make HSC an effective and creative marketing tool. HSC creates curiosity and impact to those who are not yet aware or part of it. It’s viral — the HSC phenomenon can attract anyone online — and we hope that you become a part of it."

This was really a very unique concept that everybody wanted to be a part of. Celebrities, media people, models, professionals the list goes on... All can and do their part in their own little ways of having their headshots and using them as profile pictures in their SNS profiles for this cause.

Had a really tiring day that Sunday, but working for a cause if sooo much fun...

Here are some pictures...

A small seminar will be given to everyone per group before the make up and shoot. A Little brushing up and update on the general knowledge that we know about HIV/AIDS. 

Volunteer from UNAIDS doing the talk, bloggers Joriben Zabala of http://www.joriben.com/, Jeman Villanueva of, Henry Barrameda of http://themanilaenvelope.tumblr.com/, and Meryl Yan of Mega Magazine listening.

2nd is time for make up, little touch ups here and there to take a ways the oil. Thanks to you friends from MAC - Makeup Art Cosmetics 

(Blogger Sai Saison of http://saicyberspace.blogspot.com being made up)

The actual shoot follows after the make up

Lastly... Optional to all participants, if they wanna get tested... Free testing is available

After 5 hours... Tired but really happy!

To learn more about project head shot clinic you may log on to - http://headshotclinic.wordpress.com/

New Facebook Account

Well after almost 2 weeks of having no Facebook account - still. I took it upon my self to make a new one. So there I was so excited to have all my friends back that I kept on adding and adding and inviting friends. After almost 50 invites... I got logged out automatically.

When I logged in, I got a warning from Facebook that I should not be adding people I don't know. Maybe they thought that I was just adding people randomly and that if I continue I will be BLOCKED from adding friends and from sending messages.

Ok fine ..... Facebook has strict rules and policies.... Gotta read the guidelines guys....

Well atleast I am happy now that I already have a new Facebook account and get in touch with my friends easier.

good ole cma's... nutso as ever.

so, as we all know i get a little country award happy because a. who doesn't love to see some tacky. b. i love seeing zac brown band kick ass and take names!! and guess what!? they did!!! again!!!! hooray!! best new flippin' artist bitches!!!!! and my girls were just beautiful!!!!!!! yay!!!

best dressed... drum roll pleaaaaasssseeee...

this was easy. gwyneth paltrow, love of my life, looked ah-mazing in atelier versace. her legs are out of control. i love the cut outs on this dress. simple, but super interesting. i think it's just stunning. and her performance was just fabulous. she is a classy lady!!!

now, on to the crazy... 

 someone please explain to me why in the heck kathrine heigl was even at the awards!? my lord i find her obnoxious. and this dress just likes like a baaaaaad bridesmaids gown. ew. and it is super unflattering around her armpit fat. totally not attractive. uh.

 sheryl crow is seriously one of the most beautiful women on the planet. buuuuut, there is something off about this gown. my guess is that it looks better in person, but on camera is just looks very blah and ill fitting. her hair and makeup look STUNNING and ohmylord i want all of her bracelets.

 well, on the upside it looks like nicole kidman is laying off the injectables. thank the lord, but this look is just very boring. this d&g dress is okay, but the shoes are disgusting!!! they make a tall, leggy chic look short and stubby. no bueno.

 okay, leighton meester. i don't hate this look. the dress is emilio pucci and sorta fun. the shoes are genius, but where i loose it is the hair and makeup. her hair looks like an afterthought and her makeup is no existent.

 i seriously had no idea who this was... it's julianne hough!? crazy? the hair totally threw me. and this massive georges chakra dress totally makes me wanna hit babies. it's like halloween vomited on her. she's so petite and this dress just swallows her whole. and that hair!!! it's terrible. this is just a mondo fail.

 i would love to get to do this chicks makeup. she's from lady antebellum and she just always looks like a drag queen at these shows. she is clearly very pretty, but eh... i don't know... the big hair, the over done eyes, the awful dress. that crumb catcher is just over bearing... forget crumbs that thing could catch a full sandwich. not good.

martina mcbride is so stinking cute, but this aluminum foil dress is not cute. it makes her right shoulder look like she's wearing football pads and she appears to have a pouch were the rouching meets up. i guarantee that there is not an ounce of fat on the chick, so that's just poor construction. plus, i really don't like the shoes. dark ankle straps = short legs. even if your a thousand feet tall. see nicole kidman.

 so here's the thing. i love this monique lhuillier dress. i really do. but fashion 101. DO NOT match your eye shadow to your gown. geez manetti. and jennifer nettles has been doing this long enough to know that, but i do love the dress. the hair is a bet manic and the makeup is just AWFUL. she's making enough money to have a pro do her makeup... so come on jenn... better luck next time.

oh geez. taylor swift in a boring monique lhuillier dress with boring hair and boring liquid liner. her style  bores me. come to think of it her music bores me too... but i don't want to make her cry cause she seems very sweet. but boring.

 ah! enough said.

what the eff was leann rimes thinking!? she's wearing a ports1961 sundress to an award show?! i think she has lost her mind. between all of her crazy tweets and news reports it's ah-mazing that she hasn't shaved her head yet. but seriously, she and eddie ciberan are definitely going to be together forever.

apparently miranda lambert was rolling her eyes while gwyneth was singing. i hope that's not true. but i think she looks pretty fabulous in this sherri hill dress. i would change the position of the straps because i don't find the off the shoulder flattering. but she really looks pretty. love the earrings.

when bad clothes happen to good people. yikes. yikes. oh dear. hmm. well... uh... right. so this is a talbot runhof and it makes me sad. it turns, literally, one the most beautiful women on the face of the earth into a hot damn mess. this is just schizo. dear carrie underwood you are better than this. i expect more.

so, that was just a taste of the crazy that went down at the cma's last wednesday. so tell me, who was your favorite!? who was just a hot mess!? did you hear gwyneth sing!? what did you think? 

what the hell does a vegan eat!?

so, this meal is one of my favorite things to eat ever!!!! ohmygoodness. it's so creamy and yummy and fresh and light and VEGAN!!!! hooray! i got the recipe for quinoa tabbouleh from the vegan table by colleen patrick-goudreau. it will seriously make you very happy, plus it's super healthy. 

1 large or 2 small tomatos, seeded & chopped/1 cucumber chopped/olives chopped(however many you want, they are my favorite part so i do a ton)/3-4 cloves of garlic finely minced. 

i do a 1/4 cup of lemon juice and olive oil(yes. we store our oils in old liquor bottles. we're classy folk.)

1 cup of dry quinoa to 2 cups salted water or veggie stock. i use a rice cooker, it's super easy, almost impossible to screw up.

rinse 1 can of organic garbanzo beans. 

mix everything throughly. 

eat. yum!!!!! eat a lot!!!! trust me you will!!!!!