Too Many Adventures

First off, the Issues fashion show was crazy! But I'll post a full story when I get the runway pictures from my photographer.

This was the week of my birthday, and it was pretty busy and cake filled. I seriously received 3 cakes. Don't ask how I'm going to eat it all because I really don't know. Thursday was the actual day of my birthday, I turned 21 finally. Not that I'm obsessed with drinking, it's just that I've had to miss a lot of fun events because I was too young.
I spent the day doing random things for my own pleasure. I went and bought two pretzels and pigged out. I took them to my creepy playground and ate them on the swing set. Then I went and chilled at the cemetery with 'Greeley'. After that, I went to my friend Angie's apartment where she threw a small party for me. It was nice.

(^^^the cake Angie made me)

Friday, I drove home for the weekend. Had adventures on the car ride home too. I stopped in a small town to go potty, and I ended up finding an awesome abandoned house...where I nearly fell through the floor to my death and no one would've known. I found some goodies though. I took two random tea cups that were sitting on the kitchen counter (I gave one to my friend Chessna), and a burnt Bible.

And after that I went to a really creepy cemetery. I was seriously the only living soul for miles...

I finally made it home, and I'm greeted by a giant bat cake my mom made me. It was amazing. Then I went out to hang out with my friends Chessna and Tracie. And they had for me, you guessed it...another cake. XD



We then went out on the town. We had Chinese food, then we went to a bar where I spent an hour and a half drinking the drink Chessna got me...I'm a slow drinker. Then we drove around randomly. We eventually picked up our friend Eric and hit another bar. Was so tired, didn't get home til 3AM.

Saturday, Chessna and I did another shoot with Steve. We did it at some fancy archway outside a Catholic girls school. Then we moved the shoot to Elmwood Park. I feel like the shoot went well, but it's hard to say.

Then I went and bugged Shawntelle and her son.

(^him being adorable at the Goodwill)

Ended the night with dinner with my mom, harassing Eric at work, and the return of Creature Feature. It's a local monthly event in Omaha held at the movie theater. They show bad horror movies and have little skits during intermissions. This month's movie was the Wasp Woman...wow was all I could say. It was another late night, didn't get home till 2AM.

Today's Sunday, so that means I have to got back to stupid Ames later. Currently just laying around the house, tired...

Weeks Of Hell Coming...

So, I'm going to be very busy over the next few weeks...I have a fashion show next week, Issues. I have a lot of work still. I always do this to myself! I love torturing myself by waiting til the last minute. At least I only have 4 outfits to make, one of my models had to cancel. The inspiration for this line is Jeffree Star, Jem (the cartoon), bright colors, and plastic surgery. It's a little weird using so many bright colors, not gonna lie.

But I'm going back into the dark with the show I'll be doing in October, Fashion on Fire. Due to time constraints I will be reusing pieces from the "Stuff Animal Funeral" line, and I'll be making new pieces as well. I will be making my first piece for a child. My friend Shawntelle is letting my borrow her son. I'm so excited and nervous.

After those, I won't have a show til February...however it's a bridal show O.O. I plan to spend a lot of time on this line. NO PROCRASTINATING THIS TIME!

Links:

September 17:
http://www.tellmeyourissues.com/

October 1:
http://www.tellmeyourissues.com/

My Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monika-Spook/158318940890697?ref=ts

My Chemical Romance (Des Monies, IA)

So, after being a fan for 6-7 years, I FINALLY got to see My Chemical Romance live yesterday. They were opening for Blink 182. My mum also went because she's a fan. It was so exciting. I wish they were on stage longer, but oh well.

Off the top of my head I remember they played...NaNaNaNa, I'm Not Okay (I Promise), Planetary (GO!), Give 'em Hell Kid, Helena, S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W, Welcome to the Black Parade, Kids From Yesterday, Teenagers, and they finished with...Cancer...WTF?! I'm sorry, what kind of a closing song is that? And they didn't play either of my favorite songs from Danger Days (Save Yourself...and Bulletproof Heart). They didn't even touch the I Brought You My Bullets... album. I promise I enjoyed it though (Insert Frank: Trust me).

Hopefully I can see them when they headline. Gerard's hair was sooo pretty in the light. *fangaism* My camera sucks at concerts, so I didn't take any pictures. But I got something just as good...I got Ray, Frank, and Mikey's autograph. I had them sign my purse. <3 After they left the stage, I talked my mum into ditching the rest of the show and going to wait by MCR's tour bus. There were already some girls waiting. They were all high school girls...showing how damn old I am. I can't believe I've listened to them so long and these girls probably just discovered them in this album or two ago. Not judging, or being an elitist. Just confused about my age. XD

Oh well, less talk more pictures!...

I got Ray's first. I didn't have a good pen yet. So he used my red pen. He was very quick, and aloof. I don't think he made eye contact with anyone. I don't believe it was because he's stuck up or anything. I have always had the feeling he was kinda shy.


Frank! I swear I'm still freaking out about him. I shook his hand twice (and he had a good grip). He said my name and I could've flipped right then and there. I had to keep my cool. Didn't want him to think I was like the other dumb high school girls. And he was super polite and talkative. It was funny when he was talking to my mum and she was saying how she got into them because she was screening my cds to make sure my music was appropriate (this was when I was 14), and he was like "And you still let her listen to us?!" It was so cute. It took a while to figure out what it said, but he wrote "Monnie, Keep the Faith. xo Frank".

Mikey was another quick one. The only difference is he had a body guard? I don't know. But yeah, it's funny looking at him now. To me he just looks like a kid trying to be a grown up. He'll always be little Mikey to me. XD

After Mikey, they all left. It sounded like Gerard left from another door. I'm super sad I didn't get to meet him. But I understand, he's the lead singer after all. He'd get jumped. Not gonna lie though, I would've hugged him if I could. Some of the other girls were super bitchy about it though. Whatever, I'm sorry but Gerard, and the rest of the band for that matter don't owe YOU anything. Bitch.

I did make one new friend at least. I don't normally like teenagers, but she was pretty cool for being 15. She wasn't an idiot like the rest, and she kinda reminded me of myself at that age.

Ughh I'm so tired. I was gonna post another entry about everything else in my life...but I don't know. I'm pretty beat from last night. Might take an nap...

Homecoming

So since I had a three day weekend I decided to come home for Labor Day. I got to see some of my friends that I've missed terribly. On Friday, after my morning classes, I took the three hour drive home. I stopped at my house briefly, but no one was home. So I met with Chessna and my our talented photographer Steve and did a photo shoot in the cemetery...because that's never been done before right?


Sadly this is the only picture I've seen from the shoot. I'll post more when I get them.

After the shoot, Chessna and I cruised around Omaha...bored. We decided to stop off at Shawntelle's house and chatted with her for an hour.

Yesterday I had lunch and did some shopping with my mom. <3 Then I went out to see The Blacktop Ramblers (a local rockabilly band) with Chessna and Steve. There were supposed to be other bands, like a Misfits tribute band, but apparently they canceled...lame. After the show we had a picnic in the parking lot while watching the show tear down. It got to be 11, and Steve sent us young ladies home. :P

Today I hung out with Shawntelle. We hit up the Spirit Halloween store, some Indian food market, and then ate lunch at a random Chinese food place. Considering the restaurant was completely dead, the food was actually not bad.


*Goofy cell phone picture of Shawntelle and me at the costume shop.

Going to hang out with my mom some more tomorrow, then I'll have to go back to Ames in the afternoon. Sadness. :(