dear kiki...

Goth Dancing

 

The hubris of my youth

via queersforfeminism.tumblr.com

 

Oh wait nothing has changed.

hello beautiful.

Crystal Castles & Robert Smith= totally in love with "not in love"

Platinum Blonde cover yeah nostalgia.

 

OMG The dream of the 90's IS alive in Portland!!

 

I want to go there!!!

TransGuys.com – The TransGuys Community Awards: 2010 Voting

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Please take a moment and cast your vote in this years TransGuys Community Awards!! Several of my good friends are nominated for the incredible work they have done for the community as well as their massive talent!  Check out all of the important hard working contributors to the Trans male and queer community!

VOTE HERE

 

 

That's the ridiculously adorable Rocco Katastrophe and Amos Mac, founders and editors of Original Plumbing Magazine, the ground breaking first Trans male quarterly magazine.  Filled with beautiful and hot photos by Amos Mac and others of Trans men.  It's really inspiring what 2 people with an idea and a lot of hard work can accomplish.  Check out the website HERE and subscribe right away!!! I have EVERY single isssue including the sold out first issue, get yours, you won't be able to stop reading it I promise!!! And Vote.  This is such an important piece of queer culture! Loves them!!

B.Y.O.Q. - Bring Your Own Queer - San Francisco, CA

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! I'll be at Golden Gate Park tomorrow for BYOQ (bring your own queer) :D  There will be AMAZING music, Art, fashion fun and crafts!!!!!!!! and guess what??? It's FREE!!!!!!  SWEEEEEEET!!!! It's going to be sooo much fun so if you are local stop by and it looks like the weather is going to be beautiful outside!!! I have lots of new stuff for it, cards and ACEO's and I'll share pictures next week I'm excited about a set of deer cards!!!  I also have lots of paintings to share in progress :D Have a great weekend and I hope to see you tomorrow!

B.Y.O.Q.
Bring Your Own Queer
Saturday, October 24, 2009
12-5pm
The Music Concourse Bandshell
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
FREE!

Featuring:
Honey Sound System
Rainbow Death Pony / Jeniluv
Excuses for Skipping
Lucky Jesus
JETSKIIS
The Cartographers
DJ Black

Performances by:
La Chica Boom
Diamond Daggers
Azure

Bands, DJs, Performances, Art, Fashion and More...

BYOQ strongly encourages public transportation to Golden Gate Park. With easy connections from the Ferry Building, BART, CalTrain and regional transit stops, Muni provides convenient and frequent bus and light rail service to the park from throughout the city.

via www.byoq.org

For the love of NERDS!

This will be a new weekly (he he I hope) feature on the blog I have so much nerdiness to share I figured I would condense it weekly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this is actually technically dorky but whatever for the love of all that is STAR WARS.....................

 

poster by drew struzan don't know him??? get on that! Basically THE best movie poster illustrator EVER! sigh LOVE illustration, illustrators are sick!

My love affair and dork affiliation with Star Wars began on my living room floor on VHS recorded commercial free from HBO with my little brother...within the first five minutes I had nearly peed myself.  Until that point the only sci-fi special effects I had really seen were from movies like The Black Hole, Escape to Witch Mountain, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Last Starfighter.  I was already sci-fi obsessed but once we saw Star Wars it was over.....I don't think we moved once, we just tensely sat there mouths hung open in awe it was literally one of the coolest moments of my life.  No I'm not joking....I told you I'm a dork and I take it seriously and Star Wars started it all.

Dear George Lucas, thank you for the bright star of my childhood called Star Wars your genius and innovation shall last forever regardless of recent follies (cough episodes I, II & III).  P.S. I forgive you for JarJar...almost...........

xoxo

Kiki

Someone PLEASE buy me the MOST AMAZING BAG IN THE WORLD!!!!!!! from DAMEcreations

 

um LEGO Darth Vader cuff links??? anyone???? from CrimsonKing 

Ewok gocco print??? yes please....from MisNopalesArt

someone PLEASE PLEASE buy this princess Leia knitting pattern and knit it....please!!! from ansleybleu

ok, ok, I HAVE to have this, no seriously....no no seriously gimme....Icons of the Empire Print..........seriously dude.......from SirMitchell

Wall decal from urbanexpressions duuuuuuuuuude..................

boba fett t-shirt from AVAZAVA

R2D2 barrette circa 1977................BOOM! from rosebudcottage

and need I even say anything about this??? boston terrier + jedi = genius........from rubenacker

now this is the kind of tie I can get down with....oh yeah..........from facesarefunny

 

we ALL know this is NOT for the kids....pulease..........dorks everywhere rush to giftzbydavid

3 things knitting+ R2D2+ finger puppets= Totally RAD!!!! from dingdongdesigns and yes that is correct I said Totally RAD! 

oh SNAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Star fighter Pocket Pouch.................................WHAT???????????? Um sorry guys I gotta go buy this........................from dangargyle WANTSSSSSS WANNNNTTTSSSS! This is SO RAD it hurts me....it hurts me soooo bad!

 

oh chewy I <3 you, you big walking carpet you! from elloh

oh man I just can't stop, I can't check this boba belt buckle from TimothyEarthnynja

 

Remember these???? I do and we broke em but now I can get them back <insert evil laugh here> from CrankHeartPony 

two words chris mcveigh found on share some candy please check out more amazing nerdy hilarity on his website 

Halloween Costume Ideas...

.::oh hello Monday::.

arg I'm having such a slow start Monday and this blog is late but better late than never right??? :D Oh Mondays bleh! Well tomorrow I'm sharing new art pieces YAY!!! But for now to help inspire me for the rest of the day, get me excited for the week and get rid of my Monday blah I'm sharing current TOP TEN HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS!!!! YAY heee hee hope this helps give you some ideas too!!!

10. Margo from The Royall Tennenbaums this is 10 because it has kind of been done but I still LOVE her character and the movie and it would be a super simple thrift shop job!

 

 

 

 

9.  Suki from True Blood this would also be a pretty easy DIY costume!

 

8.  Coraline also another super easy DIY costume and one of my favorite movies now ever!!!

 

all you need is a classic yellow raincoat, yellow rain boots jeans and a blue wig with a dragonfly clip!  The yellow rain coat is super easy to find just google it here is one I found on Amazon that is perfect find it here

and the perfect electric blue wig also found on amazon

and the perfect yellow rain boots

or these

oooooorrrrr these

add a dragonfly barrette like this one from Starry Luna on etsy.com

or this one from scotiasammyjo on etsy.com

 

or these vintage ones from small and mousey on etsy.com

 

and I LOOOOOOOVE this button key necklace from refreshing designs jewelry on etsy.com

soooo fun!!!!

7.  Next up is Max from Where the Wild things are and this isn't higher on the list because I can't sew and I am poor but there are some AMAZING costumes out there!!!!

Like this one fromstar visions on etsy.com

and they make a crown too

or this one from the radical thread co. on etsy.com made of eco friendly fabrics!

this one is cool because its a hoodie and a bit cheaper from Poppy's Wicked Garden on etsy.com

 
 
this one is really cool any excuse to wear pajamas all the time from the LB gallery on etsy.com

6.  Bret Michaels what can I say it would be super fun to dress up as Bret and super easy!! Just need a bandanna and an awesome 80's Rocker wig and a LOT of eyeliner and lipstick!!

sooooo AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5.  Silk Spectre from The Watchmen!!!!!!! Love her, LOVE the comic, LOVE the movie again only thing is I can't sew and I'm poor :( But it would kick ass!!!!

above is the costume you buy on the right next to the movie costume it's pretty good and you can buy a nice wig these are all over but here is a link and you can just google it and tons will come up and here is one more pic of it

 

and here is a super freaking cool do it yourself how to video but alas I am DIY sewing challenged

4. Donnie Darko Skeleton Costume Love this movie forever and ever best dark sci-fi and soundtrack omg! This is fun and easy too with lots of options!

So basically you need the following a grey hoodie (sweeet i have one) a skeleton costume or a skeleton t-shirt and black jeans or a skeleton t-shirt and some cool skeleton tights! Here are some options I found...

this skeleton costume from Amazon

this glow in the dark skeleton t-shirt from Amazon

 

these awesome skeleton tights from Amazon

 

these super RAD skeleton pantyhose OMG!

this amazing glow in the dark skeleton t-shirt from the girls at red velvet art

and add a grey hoodie! There are tons more great skeleton related stuff out there too!!

3.  Lydia from Beetlejuice!!!! Oh how I love little goth girls and Lydia is one of my all time FAVES!!!

this costume is amazing

 
I think I want to go the black mourning dress route instead of the red wedding dress and that should be an easy enough vintage find and then I just need a long black wig to tease and modify. Here are some finds for either option

this red dress is perfect and affordable from dress up doll vintage on etsy.com

love this veil

love this veil too

i love me a tutu

this vintage dress would be perfect too

this dress would be great!

or this one i think I would chop up the bottom with scissors

OMG I LOVES this one

and you could add a cool hair clip veil or hat

like this one

or this one

or this one

2.  Roller derby girl or character from whip it!!!!

just go vintage shopping or go on www.etsy.com!!! You need a theme outfit some knee high or thigh high socks some cool tights or fishnets and some skates!!!

 
this skirt would be perfect

this costume   would be perfect!!!!

and my number one costume idea..................

1.  Joan Jett!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is super easy I just need an 80's mullet/rocker wig in black which are all over and my usual attire skinny jeans and a t-shirt with some cool makeup she is sooooo HOT!

 

(this is the kristen stewart as joan jett but it gives you a costume idea)

and hot damn if she doesn't look just as freaking HOT today as she did then!!!!!!!!!! um OMG drooooollllll she is kinda my dream woman...........man...............dear Joan Jett I love you, you rock and I'm single............call me???????????????????

xoxo

Kiki

Rock Make Street Festival

The 2nd Annual Rock Make Street Festival has been confirmed for Sunday, August 23rd 2009 on Treat Avenue between 17th Street and 18th Street in the Mission District! This years festival will be about twice the size and feature 12 Bay Area bands performing on two stages with over 50 local artists and craftspeople showing their wares in between.

via www.rockmake.com

Come out to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's the 2nd Rock Make Street Festival!!!!!!!!! I wish I was a vendor but next year for sure!!!!!!!!! My two favorites, handmade local crafters and art and ROCK!!!!!!!!!!! Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssss!!!! See you there!!!!!!!!!!
xoxo