Wait ‘Til I Get My Money Right
Jun 14th, 2009 by vanessaq
When She Gets Up to Leave
Jun 14th, 2009 by vanessaq
Intimacy breeds expectations
And she just can’t give what they want
Their favorite soul song from the seventies
Are the words that incessantly haunt
The hurt that’s never on purpose
Never seems to sting any less
And her yearning is always fleeting
From the moment that she gets undressed
Inadequacy isn’t a factor
There’s nothing that they could have done
For when she gets up to leave
It’s as certain as the setting sun
© 2009
Freakin weekend
Jun 8th, 2009 by vanessaq
Hetero life mates.
Friday night, a bunch of 817 cats came northbound. I wore a thrifted tank top that I borrowed from my roomate and bessfren Talia, vintage thrifted Wrangler cutoff jorts (a gift from roommate/bessfren Brittany), a Simply Vera by Vera Wang necklace, a purse I got at Khols, and some not pictured UO gladiator sandals. It was a lot of fun, maybe too much? Probably, because on Saturday I slept until 3pm. But once I did get my ass up, I packed up the Oldsy (my 2004 Oldsmobile Aleroooyeah) and drove south to Mansfield. My grandma is in town for Vince’s graduation on Tuesday, so I’m staying at my mom’s for a few days. I haven’t seen my grandma since Christmas, so it’s been really nice to spend time with her, she’s my last grandparent. She brought me a bunch of RLY cool old jewelry. Saturday night, I went with Jared, Ashley, Aaron, and Jasmin to our friend Isiac’s house. We hung out it his really cool backyard, sat around a bonfire, went night swimming, and stayed up very very late. I met some nice new fwends, and caught up with this really stylish girl I haven’t seen since high school. I am now covered in mosquito bites, but that’s just a sign that this Texas summer season is officially here. It’s only a matter of time before Highly Refined Pirates finds it’s way back into my car stereo and stays there for three months. OVERALL? Great weekend. Stoked on Vince’s graduation and seeing ERYNN MOTHERFUCKING PATRICK, my traveling friend when I get back home later this week. It’s a celebration bitches! SUMMER IS HERE!!
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The It Girl Gene
Jun 7th, 2009 by vanessaq
One of the many creative projects I am currently working on, is a book called The It Girl Gene. As I have mentioned previously, I have always found the idea of “It” girls completely fascinating. The term was coined in 1927, when English writer Elinor Glynn described actress Clara Bow in the now-classic silent film, “It”.
“IT” is that quality possessed by some which draws all others with its magnetic force. With “IT” you win all men if you are a woman—all women if you are a man. “IT” can be a quality of the mind as well as a physical attraction… Self-confidence and indifference whether you are pleasing or not—and something in you that gives the impression that you are not at all cold. That’s “IT”.
This is the type of woman I was raised to be, like my mother before me.
Red curtain
Jun 4th, 2009 by vanessaq
I recently took a trip to the best goddamn custom photo lab in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, Barron Photografix. There, I dropped off 13 rolls of film back stock that I’ve been too broke to have dipped and scanned over the last six months. Needless to say, I’ve been spending quite a bit of time editing negative scans. This one in particular, has a really long story behind it, and if I don’t explain it, I’m going to come off looking like a dickhead.
I pride myself on being a self taught photographer. I’ve never taken a single high school or college class. I learned everything I know about photography from independent research and work experience. I spent a year working for a nationwide “custom” photo lab/camera retailer, which proved to be a wealth of technical knowledge. However, this bullshit corporation we’ll call, TITZ Camera (wink, wink), turned out to be yet another white man trying to keep the brown girl down type scenario that I am all to familiar with. I’ll never encourage you to spend your money or trust your images with a company both morally and literally bankrupt.
Moving on, I’d like to think that one of the most important parts of being a good photographer is in the etiquette. This pertains to always crediting models, technical assistance, anyone who contributed to the photograph; and of course, offering them prints or access to the finished result. It’s important to a photographer’s reputation, and it’s the right thing to do. That said, I have to come clean about Limelight.
I have no fucking idea who any of these people are!
Something to Be Said (for the Weeklong Weekend)
May 15th, 2009 by vanessaq
No real rest for the weary
We all come tumbling down
Emotional bag ladies
and all the poor babies
It doesn’t keep them from getting around
The caffinated sun and the boozy moon
Shine down on your pretty young face
They watch you pay your bills
or get your thrills
Then they just will not get off your case
And in passing, they hen of your inordinate existance
placing bets on when you’ll finally fold
But what they don’t notice from so far away
Is the ardent flame in your soul
it burns so bright
it must be right
it keeps you from losing
control
©2008
Sunday Picture Show 02 – “Cops and Robbers”
May 3rd, 2009 by vanessaq
There is something really sexy about a man with a gun. Not that it’s a quality I look for in a dude, but for as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved cop movies. Don’t get it twisted, squadcars and cops in passing still strike fear into my heart like anyone else. Fictional cops, however, one can sympathize with. All that power and privilege, no one to relate to, and the Hollywood face and body to boot. Woo. Oh Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer, I bet you wish your ass was Vanessa’s huh? Put on a pot of coffee, go out for a big box of donuts, and spend this Sunday Picture Show learning the difference between justice and street justice.
Summer Festival Lineup Critique
May 2nd, 2009 by vanessaq
We’re coming up on a very special time of year for music. College aged hipsters are finishing up their semester, scrounging cash, and trying to decide which summer music festival to blow it on. The lineups have been announced, and tickets are going fast. But with all these time crunches, rising ticket prices, and fine print flyers- how the hell are we to decide which one to go to? Well, I’ll be putting all my paper into moving this summer, so I’m not going to any of them. But, YOU have quite the decision to make. And just to prove I’m not jealous and bitter, I’m going to help you out. I’ve critiqued and highlighted the four heavy hitters of the season, and weighed the pros and cons of blowing your leftover financial aide money on three to four days of partying.
Welcome readers, to the new and improved TYG @ http://www.thisyearsgirl.net. This couldn’t have been possible without my fantastic new web development/SEO mentor, Neil Lemons. Thanks Neil! In other news…
Future residence of the Fab Four
The girls and I have been doing some preliminary house hunting, and have been lucky enough to stumble upon this amazing hidden gem of Denton real estate. It’s a four bedroom, two bath 1940s built art deco style jawn, with a back patio and a HUGE yard. As it stands right now, we’ll be moving in the second week of July! Hooray! I’m going to have to do some work in the yard, to give Biggie a little fenced in grazing grass, but it will be totally worth it. Who could deny this face??
Biggie Smalls Quilantan, the man in my life
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