Six Months of Stellar

Hello blogosphere! I am sorry to have been away for so long! In this post I am going to be hitting you with a rapid fire onslaught of the recent events going on in my life for the past few months. Hang in there with me! It’s been exciting. And crazy busy.

Since my last post back in November (eek!)  I have...

…Volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House

…Had a blast at my second annual weekend at NC Comic-Con

...Been part of a birthday party planning trifecta

…Been in a bridal fashion show where I ended up resembling my “sister” Zoe's look from the Oscars

…Helped put together superhero themed fashion show, “Superheroes Among Us”, for Models for Charity

…Been a superhero named Unity

Photographer: Galizes Photos
Dress: Retro Tweet
Crown: Day of the Doodles

…Been in a Vintage-Bohemian bridal photoshoot

…Made some more really amazing friends

And here we are now in April, my birthday month (04/29), and I will be celebrating in a big way! In honor of my love for and the return of the next Episode of Star Wars at the end of this year, I will be having a Star Wars costume birthday party on May 2^nd! This is also the weekend of ‘May the Fourth be with you’. I thought it would be pretty fitting. And friggin’ fun. I am stoked.

I have had to deal with a couple low points, too, but those amazing friends I mentioned have been there for me. I have started practicing meditation and am working on getting back into shape to hopefully return to Modern dance soon.

Coming down the pipeline:

I will be attending Animazement, a live WWE event, a Supernatural Convention (holy balls, the Winchesters!), and hopefully making it to Las Vegas for the first time for a friend’s birthday!

Whew! So, again, my apologies for being MIA! This blog is just as important to me as all of the things I have been taking on in life. Hell, it’s the best way to chronicle it all and stay connected with my readers. So I will do better with posting more consistently.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Blogosphere!! One of my friends told me that I reminded him of Zoe Saldana in Columbiana so I decided to keep the Saldana magic flowing and went with Lieutenant Uhura. :)

Who/what will you be dressing up as this Halloween?!

Taboo Tuesday: The 'Weighting' Game

Imagine hearing someone say (or type), “Yeah, you could use a few less tacos.” Rude right? It’s the kind of comment that would get the extreme side-eye and maybe even a reprimand or a butt-whoopin’. Well, apparently the opposite is not the case. Meaning a comment like,“You could use a cupcake or two” or “Yeah you can afford to eat another plate” isn’t considered rude. In fact, you can attach a winky face or ‘LOL’ on the end and it is as good as comedy.

Wrong.

I’m a petite woman. Like Zoë Saldana / Kerry Washington petite. But have you noticed?Those ladies are fierce, fabulous, beautiful women of color. I’m also a Modern dancer so I stay in shape like Columbiana as opposed to looking skeletal like Ghost Rider. I, like most women, don’t like talking about weight and pant sizes but other women seem to feel very inclined to talk about or point out my weight but expect for their weight to not be brought up. “What are you, a size -2?” “I haven’t been your size since I was 5…if then!” Well, square that number and you’ll probably have your current pant size. This is the type of response I’d often like to give, but then I’d get looks like I just did a Linda Blair head spin. Instead I give a ‘no’ or silent response to off-the-wall weight hypotheses and a side-eye to other unrequested comments. You see, the main women who feel the need to comment on my weight have been middle-aged women who often look like they curse the gym and, oh yeah, don’t know me! People who know me may call me something like ‘Little Bit’ or chuckle that I’m “no bigger than a minute,” but I know them, they know me, and I don’t get the sense of resentment or ugliness in their comment. So here’s a thought, strange women who feel the need to address my size and/or weight, you watch your weight, and I’ll watch mine. K? Thanks.