Sneaking backstage!

What would this blog be without another Jenny & Kerrie adventure story?!?!

On Saturday night, Kerrie and I attended the Vampire Weekend/Beach House concert. I got Kerrie the tickets a few months ago as a birthday present.

The first thing we did that night was quickly take pre-concert photos at her house. Because, well, why not?






This is what I wore:

I finally brought my ol' Chanel bag (with vintage scarf) out of the closet. My sweatshirt and tutu are from Forever 21. Fishnets were a gift from my mom. I am performing my favorite pose for you here. I saw it done on America's Next Top Model a few years ago and loved it, simply because it was so cheesy and it made Tyra livid! It's called Catalog Modeling 101. LOL!

Then we had some fruity refreshments and took photos in front of posters.





While the opening act to Beach House performed, Kerrie and I went into our office (a tiny bathroom stall) to plan how we were going to sneak backstage.





After dancing all over the outdoor venue to Beach House and our favorite songs by Vampire Weekend, Kerrie and I finally discovered our opportunity to sneak backstage: a security guard had left his position at the door to check on some kids smoking pot nearby. Kerrie and I ran like hell into the building.

We found the roadies' break room and stole a couple waters from their fridge.



We ran all around backstage for about 20 minutes, trying to figure out where Beach House was hanging out and where Vampire Weekend would be exiting, once they finished their set.

Unfortunately, a security guard was coming near us, so we ducked into a broom closet.





Stealing inspiration from various television shows and movies, Kerrie and I took the cleaning equipment outside into the hallway and pretended to be custodians. Without uniforms, however, it was a failure. The security guard yelled "Hey, you girls don't work here! Put the brooms down. PUT THE BROOMS DOWN RIGHT NOW!" and he took our arms and escorted us out of the building, like criminals. He made a huge scene and everyone stared. I'm not going to lie. Kerrie and I enjoyed the attention.

He then kicked us out of the venue. We didn't panic, however, because we figured there was a back entrance to the stage. We ran for a long time and finally came across another security guard patrolling the grounds. Kerrie told him our boyfriends were sound engineers for the show and they asked us to meet them backstage. The security guard shockingly believed us and told us there was a secret entrance through a fence. We found it and went inside. It took us right to the tour buses!



We hid near the tour buses for what seemed like two hours. God knows what Vampire Weekend was doing, since the concert was already over. We finally decided to board one of the tour buses and just pray it belonged to Vampire Weekend or Beach House. As soon as we got on the bus, however, another security guard caught us and chased us. We tried to explain that we were friends of "Chris" and we belonged there. He didn't believe us and took our arms and escorted us to the main entrance.

When Rian picked us up, he wasn't surprised to see a security guard dragging us to the car. He's used to our "situations" by now, he says.

We were crushed that we never got to even catch a glimpse of any band member, but we were pretty pleased that we managed to get back stage twice. It gave us a more clear idea of how to proceed when we attend our next rock concert.


(Oh, and this is what we looked like at 1:45 a.m. right after our adventure was abruptly ended. Hahaha!)

Anyway, it was a fun night. We tried. We really tried.

What about you? Have any of you ever snuck backstage at a concert?

Guest Post: BABY BLOGGER WOES!!!!

****My first guest blogger, Anju, hails from India! I first stumbled across Anju's blog, Indian Makeup Ways, when I was searching for eyeliner reviews. When I visited her blog, I was instantly delighted. She is an educated woman (a doctor!) who is beautiful, inside and out, and she knows the perfect makeup tricks to make all women feel just as attractive! Check out her blog and I hope you enjoy her guest post!****




When I first started blogging in the middle of August this year, I had so many high hopes for my blog.....not that it's still not there...but I am sure the fellow bloggers can really connect with me on that aspect.You feel this euphoria if even "one" visitor comes to your blog and for those first few weeks life simply revolves around "your blog".

When Jennifer asked me to do a guest post in her blog I was left wondering what would I write about????? I am a "beauty" blogger and both our blogs don't have anything in common.But I decided that I gotta whip up one article not related to beauty but something that me and others around me can identify with.

My blog is just one and half months old and its still in the "breast feeding" stage and I think I can wean it off maybe within six months???????(hopefully I will have 100 followers LOL). I started my blog as a fun place to unwind and connect with other bloggers and readers alike in this virtual world and share my views on beauty, fashion etc. For all the shallowness that you might encounter in my blog ('coz its all beauty) I am a Doctor by profession......and I think personally, I do a lot of FOTD'S and stuff 'coz I can never do that in real life as my profession demands a certain level of decency and decorum. (Just imagine your lady surgeon coming into the room with Kim Kardashian get up, false eyelashes 'n all...not a pretty sight huh??)

On those first few days I would jump from blog to blog introducing myself and my blog (that contained only 2 entries at that time)and ask people to follow me. Little did I know that its not that easy. I had no problems in adding any number of people to my reading list as I personally love going through their blog content and commenting ....sadly others are not like that. I did make a couple of people my followers in the mean time.....some big "hot shot" bloggers who felt really bad for me, with me constantly visiting their blog and dropping comments.....but slowly we did become friends and if you guys do visit my blog (by the way please do) you can see in the comment section certain bloggers constantly commenting and now I have created a rapport with them.

But hey......some blogs when you visit the first time itself you get intimidated.......hey don't you ever tell me that you have never felt that!!!!! Its like stepping into some designer blog lane and even almost all their followers also will be having "designer blogs". But I was not to be deterred...being the "persistent" one I knocked on their doors....left comments....followed them and what did I get? Well......some actually did follow me back (hmmmmm i must have followed 20 and 2 responded) and some others left me comments.

That left me wondering....why are these people not interested in budding bloggers?????? Don't tell me that you guys were not one yourselves. But hey there are some others who achieve rock star status almost immediately....like within 2-3 weeks and start doing give aways!!!! Well.......the green eyed monster in me does rear its head from time to time....but I calm myself by saying constantly "slow and steady wins the race" (whatever!!!!)

For tracking my readers and also to see from which all parts of the world I am getting an audience (for my own self gratification ....well I gotta at least be happy with seeing people coming in, even if they are not purchasing (following) readership to my blog right?) I set up "live traffic feeds", "visitors" widget and what not???? By the way its still there....So if you guys are visiting.... do understand that I am watching YOU!!!!! Oopsssss I sound like a stalker there! Anyway with all my new cool gadgets and stuff (by the way I changed & rechanged my blogger layout too) to lure people into my blog. Hook or by crook I wanted people!!! (gawd!!! I am getting all serial killerish in here!!!)

Anyway.....I am sure that this is something that almost any new blogger undergoes or does to make him/herself visible to others. So, I am no exception......right??? (Plz do agree with me otherwise I have to have a talk with my therapist! :D) But to be honest all the woes aside.....I am happy with the handful of readers that I have who interact with me and leave me beautiful messages. I always make a point to reply to each one of them 'coz I love getting replies when I comment on other blogs.

If and when I become a "hot shot" blogger.......well......I guess I will have to do a guest post about "HOW TO FEND OFF PESKY NEW BLOGGERS!!!" (Jennifer leave a post space for me). Now that would be amazing! But hey I had a fun time writing this post, thanks to Jennifer for giving me a chance to write on her blog and all you guys who are reading this post of mine...I know all the new bloggers will be able to identify with me....but the senior bloggers do take some time out to go to the "Baby Blogs" and do give your two cents and be a follower if you can. Believe me, it makes their day. Ciao.

What I want to say...

First, I want to thank everyone who e-mailed me about doing guest posts. I'm really excited about the guest post series because I have such a variety of bloggers lined up. The topics are pretty random, which I absolutely adore.

If you're still interested in doing a guest post, feel free to e-mail me.

The first guest post will run on Friday.

Now, on to a fun little blogging project:

10 days of blogging

I stole this from my friend Julie, who stole it from her friend and I’m sure we’ll all be tired of it before I even finish the ten days worth. Here is how it works, you blog 10 days on the following topics:

Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
Day Two: Nine things about yourself that most people don't know.
Day Three: Eight things you couldn't live without.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you could change or you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot to you
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons
Day Nine: Two words that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession.

So here goes …



Day 1: 10 things I want to say to 10 different people

1. Don't be surprised that I'm not calling you back, because you've proven to be completely psychotic.

2. I never realized how much your friendship meant to me until you were gone. I wish I could relive each second.

3. Your behavior this year has made me even more ashamed that we ever dated. Please stop stalking my friends.

4. It kills me that we don't see eye-to-eye on the major aspects of life and I've treated you unfairly because of it. I hope you forgive me before it's too late.

5. It worries me that you only attract douchebags. It scares me that you don't seem to care.

6. I was so blinded by our friendship that it took your recent actions for me to finally discover why nobody likes you. You're an ugly person inside and out.

7. Sometimes I can't figure out if you're a genius or simply a conceited idiot.

8. I have been a horrible friend and I truly apologize.

9. Whenever I'm depressed, I always wonder if my life would have turned out better if we had ended up together.

10. I've spent most of my life being envious of you. I wish I could love myself just as much.

Help a Friend?

My life is going to change in February.

I can't give you any details, unfortunately, but I need to put the news out there so you understand why I have been so out-of-touch lately. I feel incredibly scatter-brained and I have so much to do in the next few months. I never imagined that I would be so incredibly stressed out and busy now, unemployed, than I ever was when I had a full-time job. I guess you could say that my preparations for February are like a full-time job.

I don't like these long period of absences on my blog that occasionally occur. Until I save up enough money for a netbook or laptop, I don't really have much of a chance to spend long periods of time writing blogs every day.

In that case, I have a proposition for you, my dear bloggy friends: I need guest posters. You can write about anything you want. Seriously. Anything. (As long as it's not cruel or offensive.)

I will still be posting, but I want to fill the gaps with awesomeness, rather than nothingness.

E-mail me if you are interested. You will find my contact information on my profile.

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

It seems I am fortunate enough to be able to counteract my horrible movie review with a positive one.

A couple days ago, my friend Alexia and I saw the film, "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond," starring Bryce Dallas Howard.



This film is based on a recently discovered play by Tennessee Williams. It revolves around Memphis debutante Fisher Willow, the disliked daughter of a corrupt plantation owner in the 1920s. Free-spirited Fisher is desperately unhappy and unsatisfied with life. Out of love and her own social awkwardness, she hires a ruggedly handsome farmhand, Jimmy, to be her escort for the elaborate party season. All hell breaks loose when she discovers one of her priceless heirlooms is missing at a party.



If you have been reading my blog long enough, then you already know of my utter admiration for Bryce Dallas Howard. So, it should be no surprise to you that I declare her absolute perfection in this movie.

The natural red-head is stunning as the raven-haired, feisty society girl, Fisher. Had this film been made 50 or 60 years ago, a young 20-something-year-old Elizabeth Taylor would have been PERFECT in the role. But for our generation, Bryce is the next best thing. She gives Fisher such subtle depth, that you're shocked to discover that your wariness of Fisher in the beginning of the film turns to esteem and protectiveness by the end. You gradually realize that Fisher is the only character in the movie worthy of your affection.



Plus, the 1920s fashion in the film is amazing. I seriously wished I owned every dress, coat, and piece of glamorous jewelry Bryce wore during the film. It took my breath away.



The overall acting is also phenomenal. Chris Evans, who plays Jimmy, glosses over his eye-candy status by balancing the fine line between an honest hero and obnoxious douchebag.



An aspect of the film, which perplexed me, was that there are several loose ends in the storyline. Many things are brought up, which are never explained. A couple scenes in the film have nothing to do with anything. But I realized this was also the case of The Glass Menagerie, so therefore it is probably just Tennessee William's style. But I found these little unexplained fragments mostly just added to the mysterious atmosphere and also makes the viewer feel like they abruptly came into these people's lives and are in no place to question the past.

Here is a photo of Bryce from the premiere of "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond."


(Doesn't Bryce look beautiful? I wasn't a big fan of the dress, so I cropped it, haha, but I think she looks absolutely FABULOUS with her cascading dark locks).

I definitely recommend this movie to everyone. Go out and rent it!

Going Shopping...is a dud.

I'm sorry for the disappearing act.

Life with a decade-old laptop sucks balls. Sorry to be graphic, but it does.

Being without a computer to write, blog, or stalk my boyfriend's exes has left me kind of depressed. I sat around all day in front of the television, eating chocolate and watching old episodes of Project Runway. I also managed to sneak a movie in the morning, but it was so awful, it made me even more depressed.

Which sucks, because I had already decided to do a blog post about it. Since I don't want to write another "woe is me" post, I'm going to review the movie anyway.

I grabbed the movie, "Going Shopping" from the library because, well, wouldn't you?



It had a few good reviews on the cover. It had a cute photo. And how could any movie about shopping be...bad?

I will explain how, but here is a summary of the film first:

The film revolves around Holly G, a successful boutique owner, who discovers she will lose her store if she doesn't come up with $40,000 in one weekend for rent she owes. And why hasn't this 40-something-year-old store owner been paying her rent? Because she has a slimy old boyfriend who handles all her business and had been using her rent money to purchase her extravagant jewelry. She dumps him, of course, and has a 30% off sale that weekend to come up with the money by Monday. Oh, and that weekend she also meets a "hottie" who is like 15 years younger than her and has an equal obsession with fashion.



There are so many things wrong with this movie, I don't even know where to begin.

This is a film which came out in 2005. The internet is referenced. There are cell phones.

But all the women in the film are decked out in generic clothing that look straight out of a spring 1992 Sears catalog.

Plus, all the clothes in Holly's boutique are equally bland and boring. Silky plain blouses are $300. Dresses are $400. We're not talking about designer clothing here.

A major fault of the movie, which I found kind of insulting, was the depiction of Holly's customers. Shopaholics in the film are shown as estrogen-soaked housewives who walk into stores with high-pitched squeals and automatically start complimenting every stranger in sight on her outfit. They even help pick out each other's clothes! Am I shopping in the wrong places? Do people do this in real life?

The main character herself is excruciatingly annoying. Holly, played by Victoria Foyt, has a horrible haircut and a high-pitched voice and an obnoxious laugh.

Her suitor, Miles, is just as bad. When he first meets Holly, he's immediately taken with her "fabulous ensemble." He even asks her to twirl, he's so amazed. The 20-something-year-old breaks up with his attractive, younger girlfriend hours after becoming bewitched with Holly. The young bohemian stud woos his older crush while wearing a "Free Tibet" t-shirt and using these exact words: "Let's hook up at Starbucks around 6 p.m. and see where the night takes us." Holly, of course, finds that totally hot.



And while all this awkwardness is going on, horrible cheesy jazz music keeps playing in the background.

The lyrics to the theme song are: "I went window shopping in your eyes and found a heart in just my size."

Not kidding.

While I intensely disliked this indulgent movie, I did appreciate one factor:

It is a film which explores the female psyche in regards to shopping. The director, Henry Jaglom, shows us that shopping is more profound than people think. It gives people a sense of identity and has the ability to heal us when we're sad or make us feel better about ourselves.

I just wish it had been a lot better. With different actors. Different clothing. Different plot.

Anyway, I totally do not recommend this film. It will make you wish you had actually been going shopping instead.

Before They Were Famous

A lot of you may not know this, but I am going to be extremely famous one day.

Perhaps as a movie star. Perhaps as a rock star. Or, perhaps as a youtube video phenomenon. I'm not sure yet.

Some of you may be shocked because you didn't know I was striving for such a heightened goal. Others of you may be shocked simply because you thought I was already famous. Am I right?

I don't want you all to worry. When I become a SUPERSTAR, I will definitely remember who my real friends are. You can still write me and I'll respond. I might even send you tickets to my big show or movie premiere or whatever. I'll still be ME.

Anyways, in light of my revelation, I thought I would share with you some exciting photos: what celebrities looked like before they were famous. Yay?

We all know what I look like now, in my pre-fame years:



I'm such hot stuff now, I can't even imagine what I'm going to look like once my high-profile hair stylist and famous makeup artist get their hands on me.

Probably something like this:



(But that's just a modest guess).

Anyways, on to the stars!


Ashley Greene



Before she was a bad ass vampire in the Twilight series, Ashley was simply the hottest girl at her high school. With this school photo, it's no wonder the Florida beauty queen quickly rose to stardom.




Megan Fox



Before Megan turned herself into a Hollywood sexpot, she was just a goofy-looking Catholic schoolgirl from Tennessee. Do you like her unibrow?




Taylor Lautner



Better bod, same boyish charm. Smouldering glances were Taylor's speciality even before he hit puberty.




Brad Pitt



Nothing says sex symbol more than Brad Pitt in the late 1980s.




Jon Hamm



Before he was the sexy, mysterious Don Draper, the Mad Men actor was the star of his Missouri high school's football team. Um, yummy!



And finally...


Katy Perry



Before she sang about kissing girls, Katy Perry was known as Katy Hudson, a Christian singer inspired by God. A far cry from the raven-haired seductress we know today, huh?




So, what do you think?