Miss Grace's Disgrace

20 March 2010

with freckles even on my lips...

19 March 2010

Pick a dress, any dress

This is for the non-twitter crowd.
I'm doing more wedding stuff tomorrow. Venue is hot, sunny, casual (and by that I mean wedding casual, not like, homeless man casual).
What should I wear?

Please ignore the bra in these pics. The appropriate one exists, I just didn't care to change.

So. What do you think? The polka-dot one and the green one are both super exciting pre-pregnancy dresses that haven't fit me since 2005. The pink one I've never actually worn, but I consider it OFTEN.

18 March 2010

Lees Gets Married, Happiness Abounds

Here's Lisa singing at her reception. Love her, love it, watch it, etc.
I sort of trip over myself halfway through making this video, which makes for an awesomely steady camera. HIRE ME AS YOUR VIDEOGRAPHER.

And, of course, pictures! ZOMG! I love weddings. I mean...how can you not? Especially weddings where I get to meet the Wednesday afternoon crowd at a local dive bar. It was awesome, I felt like an anthropologist.
Until, yknow, the rest of the WEDDING people got there and pointed out that I was just being a weirdo, and possibly kind of mean.
But then I drank a glass of vodka.
So that helped.
Anyways!
Pictures!
Behold!

In defense of squish

According to my BMI, I'm obese. And no, you're not just seeing me through a series of strangely angled headshots.
I mean, I wore a leotard for Halloween.
And then I posted a picture of me hungover and bra-less in a leotard.
And no, I don't think I'm obese. Not perfect, but certainly not obese.
I'm squishy.
And I think squishy is okay.
I mean, I sort of think girls are supposed to be soft. That hard-body thing can be mouth-watering delish on men, but...I dunno. Soft is nice too, right?

And if you think about it? Aren't ALL human bodies pretty fucking awesome in that Miracle of Life way? I mean here mine grew and birthed and fed a healthy child, and it wakes up every day and it does everything that I ask it to and it even doesn't look that bad!
I exercise daily, I eat thoughtfully, I don't have any weight-related health problems.

I'm healthy, more or less.
I'm happy, more or less.
I think I look okay, more or less.

So.
I'm happy with my body.
Well.
Sorta.
As happy as any girl can be in this silly society with all of these unrealistic expectations.

You know what would be nice?
If every doctor appointment I've been to since age 16 didn't somehow include a medical professional telling me that I need to lose some weight.
Telling normal-looking-healthy-but-maybe-a-little-bit-squishy girls that they're fat is not solving problems for anyone.
See also:
Fuck you.
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Why yes, I did just schedule ~~my annual exam~~ that appointment where first they tell me I'm fat, and then they tell me to spread my legs. Why do you ask?

17 March 2010

Everything About Today (a very scattered post)

PRETTY PRETTY PICTURES
First I've got my Diptych Project, which of course I do with Kellee. Go here for explanation, and space to link up your own will appear way down at the bottom of this LONG post. This week the theme was 'open', and next week we'll be rounding out the pair and working on 'closed'.

HOLIDAYS THAT CELEBRATE BEER
The red hair may be fake, but rest assured that the Irish? The Irish is real. Well, Irish smooshed around with Scottish and English and Welsh. With a tiny pinch of everything else you can imagine. But! The Irish is there.
(Although just between you and me? I would totally still be wearing green and drinking Guinness today, regardless of cultural heritage)
That I look pretty normal covered in freckles and dressed like a shamrock is an added bonus.

ANNIVERSARIES AND LIFE CHANGES

My first day at my current job was two years ago today. Two years now I've been in Santa Cruz.

I'm glad I moved, but truth be told, I'm getting bored.

I need to be here, I really do.

Gabriel needs his grandparents and cousins and security and family.

I need the help and the support.

But I'm getting bored.

I'm starting to cast about for the next thing. We've gained footing, our lives have finally started to settle, and I am FINALLY starting to feel like I can look up to what's next.

What's next?

I don't know yet.

I'm settled geographically.

I still feel pretty good about my job.

So I guess we will just have to see.

WEDDING WEDDING JOY JOY WEDDING WEDDING JOY

Today my very good friend Lisa is getting married (you should click over and give her music a listen, she's the next big thing I promise, and besides, she's GETTING MARRIED TODAY, listen to one of her happy songs and smile.).

I've known this gorgeous girl since junior high, and she doesn't even have to USE hair dye to join the Awesome Gingers Club.

I'm ridiculously happy for her.

I love weddings.

I love all the happiness and friendship and everyone looks so pretty and everyone is thrilled to the moon to be there and.....

I just love weddings.
And Lisa.

So that's where I'll be.
Congrats girly you are so beautiful.

16 March 2010

Life List - Hair

One of my Life List items is to "find out what my natural hair color actually is, before it's grey."
I've decided that I'm not dying my hair in 2010.
I haven't dyed it since I made it un-purple in November.
Luckily red dye sort of fades out of your hair, but it's getting to a point where it looks BAD. And it's HARD. Man oh man, the contrast is...bright.

I have a feeling this is going to look a lot worse before it starts to look better.
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Gabriel and I reviewed a DVD over here, and we're having a giveaway that's super easy to enter, so you should check it out.

15 March 2010

New Glasses

Remember my old glasses? Well they're still around, don't worry.
A couple months ago? Prescription sunglasses! I had NO IDEA what I was missing out on. They are magic.
I can see!
In the sun!

Anyhow. New year, new year's vision plan, new glasses. I'm a little unsure of them because I didn't have Gabriel with me to give me the official okay.
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