Pretty On The Outside

Talent shown by my 18 year old reader Jason.

One of the best things about doing this site would be the comments and emails from you the readers.  I look at my site-meter every so often, see the number of daily visitors, and wonder who is looking at my blog?  Now I know another one of you a little better.  A couple days ago, I received a wonderfully kind email from Jason an 18 year old who is beginning his first year in art school and he attached the following image.  It was an assignment to do a self portrait complete with the things you love.  As I read his message I was also looking at this fantastic drawing.

I love it!  Love all of it.  The energy, the obsessive graffiti quality.... it's pop culture, it's pop art, it's a nod to the past but it's also modern and looking ahead.  From the anime MiMi in the lower right corner to the Keith Haring figures to the Lichtenstein face to the bling bear to all the other elements.... it's too good!

The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Really forced.

I'm a big fan of camp and The Atlanta Housewives bring plenty.  The fake hair (hello Kim, NeNe, and HeRee), the airbrush applied makeup (hello all of them), the plunging necklines (thank you NeNe and Kim), the ridiculous cat fights (all of them), the absurd situations they find themselves in or create (alter-ego photo shoot, launching clothing lines, trying to start a singing, etc)..... it's like Pedro Almodovar directing Rupaul's Drag Race.  How great would that be by the way?  I'm usually completely on board with all the Atlantia gal's shenanigans but last night's episode seemed really forced.
Lisa took NeNe to LA to meet her family and also to visit her brother's grave, which she's never done.  That whole storyline seemed 100% scripted and rehearsed from the hyper gay at the hotel, to Lisa and NeNe wearing sunglasses in Lisa's parent's home, to NeNe trying to coin a new drink: a "Miss Thang" which is a margarita with a splash of orange juice, to the scene at the cemetery.  That last part seemed especially odd to me. 
Moving on, HeRee continued to come across as an ice-cold slab of delusion.  Somehow Mercedes Benz fashion week in Atlanta wants to feature Shit by HeRee during their show.  ????  Drunk with power, HeRee began her lists of demands which would including being chauffeured to and from the event by a Maybach.  Come on dude, a Maybach?  HeRee then held a model casting in which the producers of Bravo decided to punk her/ him.  It was a stream of aw hell no to wtf models and SheRee tried her best to keep from letting her inner Cleveland Girl out.  That part was probably the most entertaining segment.
Then there was Kim and the new housewife Kandi's storyline.  This is a ten minute sketch I did of Kandi while my tivo was on pause.

My oh my..... photographer Frank Louis has outdone himself.

Back in January '08 I stumbled across some beautiful photos of former Project Runway contestant Jack Mackenroth taken by Frank Louis.  Truly stunning pictures.  There was one image in particular that especially called to me and I answered by doing a pen and ink version which you can see here.  Scroll down for that drawing.  In that posting, I included a link to Frank's photography site.  I believe it was the very next day when after noticing a number of hits coming from my site, that Frank sent me a very nice thank you email.  We've exchanged many messages since and he was even kind enough to participate in my Prop 8 Portrait series.  You can see the ink painting I did of Frank here. 
I check his site often and it was only a few minutes ago that I saw the cover of DNA Magazine which he shot.  Here's a partial glimpse.

It was like a bolt of lightning had shot through my right eye and then out the left and temporarily blinded me.  It was like looking at a solar eclipse.  Sweet, sweet Jesus.  To see the full image (my apologies to Frank for the cropping by the way) please click here.  The guy is wearing shorts, that is to say--- he's working some shorts, in the link so I believe it's safe for work.  However..... there's no mistaking he's a man when you see the full shot.  God in heaven!  It's maybe NSFR, which means not safe for relationships.  I've already committed mental adultery with that model.
After you've looked at Frank's homepage, click on through to all his galleries and make sure you bookmark his site.  There's plenty of beauty to be seen there. 
Thanks Franks for all the stunning photography!

Did Kim Zolciak have a Synthetic Hair Induced Tantrum?

Synthetic Hair Induced Tantrum syndrome or SHITs is a fit that can be caused by wearing an inexpensive wig paired with fake-eyelashes made from tarantula legs. Chain smoking and being completely full of it will only worsen a case of the SHITs.  What's this about?  Well, it seems the five peaches from The Real Housewives of Atlanta posed for the cover of Atlanta Magazine.  Seems appropriate, right?  Well.... Kim wasn't pleased with the magazine's story and has even taken to her own website to comment.
The posting on her site is titled Atlanta Magazine: Screw Off.  Pretty straight forward.  Seems Kim liked her photos but wasn't too keen on their remarks and then the SHITs kicked in.  That mag doesn't hit news stands until next week but you can buy it for a mere $.99.  If you do, tell me all about. 
From the glimpse of that article I was sent, it seems the headline of the story was: “Trashionistas: Sound the Sirens! Just try and not watch the train wreck that is The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”  That might have given me the SHITs too if I was on that train wreck I mean show. 
Looking forward to tonight's episode.......
Previous trashbox hookah postings from this show can be seen here.

Even more stunning gowns!

Thanks to all of you who have sent me photos or links to photos of unconventional wedding dresses.  My reader Lisa forwarded the following pictures from her snowy mountain top wedding. 

Why not have a red themed wedding?

The Real Housewives of Orange County. Gretchen Rossi got paid.

I only know Gretchen Rossi from what was shown on the last season of The Real Housewives of Orange County and really is that any way to form an accurate opinion about her?  Maybe.  So if someone was to call Gretchen a manipulative, gold-digging, attention whore simply based on her behavior last season--- would that person be correct?  Or would that description be too harsh? Hard to know as so much conflicting info came out about her during and after the show's airing.  On the positive side, I will say that Gretchen does have magical bangs, glistening veneers, and a bangin' body.  She's also just received $2.5 million from her deceased fiance Jeff Beitzel.  That can buy a lot of blond extensions.  Good for you Gretchen, I guess.
So does anyone really give a shit about this story?  I read it earlier this morning on Dlisted and was more captured by the above picture of her walking on the beach and as I looked at her, I imagined that toned physique transforming into a stack of cash with those bangs covering most of her face.  Creating that vision was my true inspiration for this posting. 
Love Gretchen, hate Gretchen, envy her, care less about her...... she is laughing, through those giant veneers, all the way to the bank.

Monday Madness

I'd like to thank Mehcad Brooks who plays Eggs on True Blood, just because.  Thank you Mehcad for all that you do.  Just Jared

First look at the 2010 Dieux DU Stade calender.  I'd like a second look please.  Oh La La Mag

Kenneth got to meet Joan Rivers.  Lucky!  Kenneth in the 212

The Madonna Vaginalogues.  :)  Doodlewhore

White Meat Monday.  Slovakian skin worth taking a peak at.  David Dust

Lynne from The Real Housewives of Orange County may be single.  Dlisted

Rachel Zoe returns tonight on Bravo which means the return of her twat assistant Taylor.  Gawker

True Blood. New World in my View.

How many of you screamed yourself hoarse at the end of last night's True Blood?  I did.  I screamed "NOOOOO!!!!" for a solid minute because: I didn't want the show to end, I didn't and don't want to have to wait another week to see a new episode, I couldn't and still can't believe there are only two more episodes left in this second season, we barely got to see Eric undressed, and Maryann's shaky dance/ chant remix "Lo Lo JLO, Lo Lo Lohan, Eric and Eggs makes me Erectus, Bacchus" did this to my eyes.........

That's me and if you've never seen True Blood.... ah..... watch it.  Netflix it.  TIVO it.  Do it.  You'll love it, but be warned--- your eyes just might turn solid black.  And if they do, don't sweat it because you'll be having more fun than you can imagine.  Last night's episode was freaking great and I swear every week gets better and better.  Sookie, Bill, and Jason returned to Bon Temps to find their quaint yet kooky small town had been turned into a ransacked Club Med for demon worshipers.  Maryann the Maenad has been a very busy supernatural creature.  Her every now and then orgies hosted primarily at Sookie's house have turned the residents of that Louisiana town into full-time frenzied eyes-blackened zombies.  Confused by all the horny crazy-eyed locals saying their God demands the sacrifice of Sam Merlotte at Maryann's home, Bill and Sookie made a mad dash over to find out what mischief was afoot. 
Maryann's has taken over Sookie property and is trying some unconventional curb appeal.  She's erected (tee hee) a giant meat tower (tee hee) in Sookie front lawn.  "What the f*ck?" seemed the appropriate reaction upon Bill and Sookie's arrival. 

Stunning Gowns continued and continued

In the previous two stunning gowns postings, I encouraged anyone who reads this blog to feel free and share their non-traditional wedding dress photos- that is if you are fortunate enough to have some. Sadly I have none of my own to share.  Fortunately though a couple of you indulged me..........

Ask and ye shall receive.  Liz sent me this photo from her friend's wedding.  Any bride who would wear a red and black gown covered in tiny white flowers is a supernova of style in my book.  Bravo!  And to complete the look withcamouflaged combat boots-- to quote Rachel Zoe, "I die."  I'm loving the hair, the simplicity of jewelry, and the boldness of this dress choice.  A+
Thanks Liz!
If you have photos of bridal gowns or any other daring fashions that you'd like to see posted here, please send them my way.  I live for all things outside the norm.  Also, I'll pixelate or blur all faces so we can focus just on the gorgeous designs. Thanks!

True Blood. Sookie and I are fantasizing about Eric.

My apologies for falling off the True Blood posting bandwagon the last couple of weeks.  I haven't lost any love for that show, far from it.  True Blood is without question my favorite show and every week seems to get better and better and better.  I think I screamed NOOOOOOO!!!!!!! for a solid minute when it was revealed that there are only three more episodes left in this season.  Sigh.  Since this posting is so far behind, let me just focus on one of the best scenes.  I'm jumping right in......
The aftermath of the silver bombing at Godric's home left several vampires and human dead.  Eric who has had an undead hard-on for Sookie (why?) finally tricked her into drinking his blood.  Eric is definitely evolving into one of the more interesting characters.  He saved Sookie's life by shielding her from the blast.  Clever.  As a result he was covered in little bits of silver and convinced Sookie that he couldn't heal myself, was dieing, and his only chance of survival would be to have her suck out the bits of silvers from his wounds.  And she did.  Eric wasn't dieing at all, in fact he was putting his get Sookie plan in place.  When a human drinks a vampire's blood, they are forever connected.  The vampire always knows where that human is, what they're feeling, and eventually the human will develop a strong sexual attraction towards said vampire. 
"Ewww, as if..... gross", I think were Sookie's words as her vampire boyfriend Bill told her about that last detail.  A rage filled Bill even punched Eric in his beautiful face out of disgust and out of knowing that Sookie soon would be fantasizing about him.  Eric is much older than Bill and as such has seniority/ authority/ hot-iority over him.  So Bill's punch was just a punch and that was it. 
Well it didn't take long before Sookie had her first naughty Eric wet dream.  I believe it was that first night after drinking his blood that in her dream she rolled over in bed to find a red-hot Eric laying nude next to her.  'God damn!', 'holy sh*t', 'hit pause on that tivo!' were a few things my partner and I shouted at the TV when we got a look at this.  Be warned, you'll probably have that same reaction.  (Again!)
Out of the two Stackhouses, I'd have preferred to see Sookie's brother Jason in the sack with Eric.  Yes I would.  He was at Godric's house that night too.  He could have sucked Eric off out the silver and started with the naughty nighttime thoughts.  This is my mental snap shot of Eric and the other Stackhouse who should have been having a little satin sheet time.

There's a clearer version after the jump.  The above seemed home page safer.