*. Still holding on. Word. Sometimes it sucks to be almost 27 and still not havin' gotten the hang of this thing called Life. . I'll let u all pick my mind when it's ripe. Except for yesterday and the past weekend, it's all been pretty uneventful. Just saying. . Anyone else feeling this way?
. Have a great weekend! If you're in town, drop by to see me dance (around 2 am, mk?) tomorrow night. . And don't forget, Beer IS good for you! Mmmmm, all those nutrients! *
Thank you. Merci beaucoup. Obrigada. . Mademoiselle is on the front page of Suicide Girls today. Thanks to all of those who took the time to tell the site about their feelings and appreciation. Thanks to you. The fish says thanks too. *
* As my mom would say, "How's it hanging?". Haven't go much done recently. i know. i know... Whatever happened to making the most out of things? . Procrastination is actually a genetic trait. It runs deeply in my family. . Or so they say. . Last weekend i went rollerskating (well, i tried) and then it was Luxúria. i saw some good friends, and had a nice time. We went mostly because it was my friends birthday, and i baked him cookies. .
i fall down and go boom! . ... Then came a week filled with movies (some good, some bad. Some inspiring) and dancing. Oh, and muscular pain and voice exercises. School is back! There was a lot of fruit, and exercising, and hormones gone wild. At the end of it all, i eventually lost 1 kg. And finally did my hair.
... Burlesque was in order last night. Or as my friend (promoter of the party and very talented artist) Nono likes to put it - Vintage Striptease. Fine. Toeses are toeses and roses are roses, right? So there were at least 3 hours of rehearsal last night, and a lot of studying. May the gods of YouTube be blessed. . Then there was hair and makeup. My pasties refused to stick - which naturally happens if one applies body oil to the nipples before attaching them. Duh! And i wasted a bit of time from the fact i heated the wrong curling iron... and had to wait for the flat thin one to warm. But it turned out fine. It always does. And that's why i love burlesque. Anything goes.
I finally had that Bloody Mary! And it was good! So after dancing, we stayed around for a little while, enjoyed the band and talked to some very nice people. Of course, it's always a bit strange hanging out after people have seen you with your clothes off... Nothing a gin fizz can't fix.
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Well, i'm showered and dressed. So i'm off to gorge on awesome cantonese cuisine and buy nummy exotic fruit. Enjoy your day!
Enough with the pityfest. My head is exploding with millions of possibilities. Obviously, things always (ok, almost always) happen for the best. And great things are likely in store for me. . Moving on, a post on the topic of the Pinup page MTV Brasil put up, with myself and the other two burlesque performers in Sao Paulo, is long overdue. Yep, that's right. That's how many of us there are at the moment. Most people in Brazil never heard about Pinups or Burlesque, it's just not part of our culture. . Americans got Pinups. The French have their show girls. The Dutch - hey, they have a red light district. And the Germans, nudity seems natural to them. . Brazilians? We've got Hipocracy. Yep. People will go on tv half naked, wearing feathers and a thong and it's fine, because its Carnaval. . Let me get it straight. This is ok: This is broadcast live on national TV, during 4 days, and kids watch it, with their parents. I know. I used to be fascinated by the energy of Brazilian Carnaval when I was a child. I still am - a bit. It's an amazing effort in costuming, scenary and choreography, even if the music sucks big brown salty balls. It's mesmerizing.
(This is just disgusting, though:
Yes, those are sexually explicit lyrics. And there are thousands of similar videos online.)
Now, this is not OK: Most of the comments to the MTV website have been that this is a vulgar form of expression, and that the only valid form of burlesque is the one that Lekka does, because she is a burlesque go-go dancer, actually. What?! SRSLY?! How so? . Oh well, i'm guessing it's one of those cultural barriers one encounters now and then. Screw that. I, for one, am up for fighting windmills. It's just in my nature. Who's with me? . Meanwhile, enjoy the website: Brazilian Pinups
There are profiles, videos, interviews and photos of the three of us, living proof of the diversity burlesque offers. Too bad most of the viewers missed that point.
. Now excuse me... Its a beautiful day, and i have a kitchen to wash. And projects to sketch up. Enough spending my time in bed, laptop on my chest. Plus, Santa finally brought my Xmas gift. And i REALLY want to use it some. Did i mention it's a beautiful day? .
Have a great one! .
xoxo
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Monday, January 5, 2009
i was fired today. Pity fest at my place, bloody mary's and bad comedies are on me.
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What did i say? When it rains, it pours.
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Now go squeeze those limes into margaritas. Srsly.
* Hum... maybe the lack of use or the sea wind have rusted my blogging skills... a little oil here please? . So i'm back. Lying amidst the mess i had forgotten about, suitcase still closed, dreading the moment i will unpack and move on, and shake the last of the beach sand out of my things. i already miss a lot of things about the South... And sorting out the photos... oh, so many of them... . Give me a few hours till i dig up my jeans (home is as gray and cold as i remembered), go for a cuppa, weigh down my weight gain and have my schedules sorted out. . Then i'll have something better for you than what the still vacation-impaired brain of main has now. . And how were your holidays? Any epiphanies worth sharing? i'll leave you all with the most embarassing photo of all, just to kick off the new year on a good note:
January 2nd, 2oo9 - 11 am.
That's what happens when one weathers the storm. To think all i went out for was a jog, and nature threw the bath right into the package. . Catch you later, my dearests. *
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