Well hello! Long time no talk. I cannot believe it is half-way through April... Or as we say around here during my invoice processing, QUARTER 2! Ha. Oh man. Let's see what we can get through... on this too-nice-to-be-inside-working Friday morning. (And no, knuckle tattoos are not real, silly!)

Last night I accompanied Quinne Suicide to the SG party and lingerie fashion show at Temple in SF. We had a pretty good time minus the douchey guys (let's just say it was an active game of Your Team). Met a couple really interesting gals and this tiny little sprite that looked like a redhead Kylie Minogue. Hot! I have to say the sound at Temple is phenomenal. It also is really interesting inside, a little cold (design wise) for me but the lighting is pretty awesome. My feet are feeling the wrath of 6" heels and my ribs are still feeling corsetted... but... *breathe* ahhh....

Quinne and I also established Awesometown, USA last month. This entire thing has been such a journey already, and we've only just started. We've hinted around at this "awesome" hanging on the horizon, but let me start at the beginning.

We have known each other for a year or so, but recently bonded while going through really difficult times in our respective lives. We decided to embark on a photography project with the ultimate goal being to put out a coffee table book of these photos by Early Fall. The theme of the book started out as a mock tourist guide for the Northern California region, but as our ideas grew, and unexpected amazing themes manifested into unexpected amazing photos we have broadened the scope a little bit. We not only have been keeping our skills and creative eyes open, but this project has turned into such a cathartic and expressive journey not only through California but through our minds and our selves. Sounds hokey, but who cares!

This is a journey of our hearts and souls, and we are photographing every minute of it and piecing together a story that may not be for everyone, but the ones who do connect with it, I think will enjoy it quite a bit... And what is this masterpiece going to be called now? Here it is: "Awesometown, USA: A Lover's Guide to Life." We'll keep you updated with out takes and eventual release information.

And thus from the book and all the hanging out and hashing out our shit, our sarcastic mutters of "man, this is awesome..." became genuine cackles of "holy shit, this IS awesome!" as we undergo the process of shedding our skins and building thicker ones, cleaning the wounds, applying new bandages, taking the bandages off and incorporating the scars into our collective experience but not getting hung up on them. This isn't girl power shit, new wave spirituality peace love unity shit. But I guess this is growing up. It still hurts a little, so it must be working.

And then, again spawned from this book, and expanded by the trips and experiences, we created our fake little town (Awesometown, y'heard!) to amuse ourselves... only to find so many people were into what we were doing and wanted to be a part of it. So I made a site, wrote up a town charter, and Quinne and I became co-mayors of the most awesome town there is.

Whatever you're into... just endeavor to do something. Live your life.

I cannot tell you how many times Stefani has either saved and/or awesomed my hair. She makes all her own unique extensions, is a pro with YEARS and YEARS of experience, a master of the straight razor, and a fab makeup artist to boot. Check her out @ HepKat Salon in San Luis Obispo if you are in the area, this is THE place to get your hair taken care of.

Ok, after messing with some php, server and other alien settings, I've finally gotten Joomla's extension installer to actually install stuff. Crazy, right? I know! It's so weird that now I can actually add stuff on now like a normal non-inept person. I'm hoping to find some cool features that make my site more usable and interactive. There are tons of extensions out there of course but I'm still thinking about what would be the most awesome, of course! I am thinking of opening up user registration and adding on a forum... Maybe, one day! Soon enough... Here are my 2 basic yet very important and stupidly-delayed additions:

1) Guestbook! Duh! Please click here to sign the GB and drop me a note!

2) Comments! Now you can comment on my blog posts and galleries! For the time being posts are moderated, to avoid spam! But throughout the day I will be going through and approving comments. Eventually, when I do open up the registered user feature, I won't have to moderate the comments because all of you, my awesome visitors and supporters, can be registered as REAL PEOPLE, not out there wading in the pool of spammers! Unless you're both a real person AND a spammer... lame!

Quinne and I have been having an AMAZING time working on these new photo concepts. Trust me, it'll be different and awesome and funny and awkward and overall, pretty epic. Hope everyone has a great Friday!

XOXO,
Dangerrr

Well well it looks like 2008 is about to get awesome. I've met my match photo/art wise in my lovely friend Quinne and we are about to embark on an amazing project that I can only hint at now because we are literally doing everything the minute our minds stop spinning just long enough to grab the cameras and get going... I am really excited that this is going to be something creative and inspiring, and is going to push us to come up with some great stuff. It is also going to be a bit of a departure from the "cheesecake" stuff, but that is all the more reason I am totally intrigued/thrilled to step out of the "safe" pin-up box and have fun with this...

Hope 2008 is going VERY well for everyone thus far. Don't forget to file your taxes! Haha. Also, Tequila? Over it (again). I'm probably just meant to be a Whiskey girl por vida.

XOXO,
Dangerrr!

I totally need these. Just sayin'...