New Buys: LBD and Thigh High Boots

I thought I would post up some better pictures of the new purchases.

The dress is very stretchy and really hugs the figure. It also came with an elasticated belt which I don't think I'll be using - I have better belts of my own!

Now I need to try and get some sleep in spite of the karaoke coming from the pub at the end of the road.

A mixture of bad and good

Things haven't been going too well for me recently. There have been a few issues with work recently so I've been searching for something better with a renewed vigor. I did find something very similar to my previous job advertised on an agency website over the weekend so on Monday I dressed all smart boi* and went into see the agency. The job had already gone, but they reckon they could find me something, but I need to show them a passport (which was at the parents), so am going back today to register and see what they can do.

I returned home from work on Tuesday to find that the PC had stopped working again, it looks like the last fault was a hardware failure in progress and now the hard disk with all my photos and music is now little more then a shiny metal brick. On top of the recent things with work this proved a bit too much and left me bawling my eyes out. I decided it might be a good idea if I got out of the flat for a bit until I could calm down. So I rang my friend Vinnie as I knew he'd be around and his company was very much appreciated. On reflection, I've decided to abandon the PC for a bit, and will buy a new hard disk later this month and start rebuilding the music collection (mostly have stuff on CD), and as for the photos, well I still have my memories. Plus I have two shiny cameras and enjoy taking photos, I shall have to take many many more!

Yesterday wasn't entirely successful either, I had a contact lens fitting in town. All was going well until the optician took the lenses out. I'm not sure why but I went into shock, it took about 5 mins for my vision to return to clarity, and for me to stop sweating. The Optician did say that some people react that way the first time, and maybe to try again in a few months time. Plus he had fantastic music taste!

I've also had my two latest purchases arrive. A little black dress from ebay and some suede-ish thigh high pointy boots from Very. I figured they might give a bit more confidence in the boi/girlfriend hunt!

Not the best photo, I need a camera person (and probably shouldn't have used the phone cam!

*I should probably work on a girl suit, but as a part time trans type I do need to keep some boi stuff, not quite ready for full time.

Thinking of Someone

My fabulous friend S went of to university yesterday. So in honour of the occasion I’m posting something that I recently added to the Hello Kitty look book. It’s an idea for the Goth festivals with S as the lady and me as the glamorous boi. I think we’d cause quite a stir!

Good Luck my darkling!

Movies, Goals and Sight

Last night I had a very enjoyable evening with friends where we watched Kick-Ass. A fantastic film that even manages to make Nicolas Cage look good (I even think he might actually be a good actor, but just picks the wrong films) and how fantastic is Hit Girl! I can see why the tabloids didn't like it (though amusingly that was more to do with language then with the bloody skewering of several bad guys in the same scene!)
Also in an effort to sort myself out, I've decided to set myself a few goals to improve my sanity, life and things in general.

• Get a new job - I'm reaching the point where I'm fearing for my sanity (and seriously so), not because of the callers (who can't help being stupid) but because of management incompetence and their general attitude towards me. I'm so looking forward to being able to give my notice in.
  
• Sort the flat out - I really need to de clutter! (Plus need to re-enforce my ratproofing).
  
• Get a Girlfriend and/or Boifriend - I'd like some company (and a few other things). I also think company would serve to encourage my glamour and motivate me further.
  
• Improve my confidence - it's grown in leaps and bounds but is still a little lacking.

I also have booked myself an appointment to get contacts - would mean that a glam me would be able to see things!

Work Woe and Nights Out

Am getting very pissed of with the attitude of certain managers at work, it seems that they are now trying to flex their authority (think Cartman in uniform - respec ma authoritoir!) and are threatening a ban on internet and conversation. I think they see themselves as the headmaster of a class of kids. Suspect the Express and Echo will be seeing an increase in sales on Wednesdays (when they run the jobs available page). Certainly I'm redoing my CV.
Am also cursing my lack of money. Long Tall Sally have a gorgeous coat with a stunning pair of boots to match in their window at the moment. Alas I don't have a spare £200 to get them *crys*

I've had a couple of interesting nights out, the Burlesque has moved to a new venue which I can't say I'm very keen on. It's a Working Men’s Club and it still allows members free entry without tickets (while it's ticket only for the Burlesque crowd), certainly there were tensions between the locals and the fabulous burlesque guests and I got some stick for looking like an over pinstriped Boy George (I decided to try ‘Glamorous Boi Mode’ instead of the usual dragdiva) - some of the girls got unwanted attention too. Which is a shame because K&Q put on a great show.

On Friday I had a great night out at the Cavern's Alternative 80s night. Though the fact it was a great night was down to the company rather then the night. The DJ was appalling, I was expecting some obscure stuff, but not as much as was played. I wouldn't have minded if they also played some of the bands listed on the posters/online adverts. Also the DJ would leave the booth to chat at the bar, and not return until the PA went silent (very unprofessional), Still got a couple of dances to some Spanadu Ballet & Smiths and the conversation with good friends more then made up for the poor entertainment on offer.

Scarf Thoughts

Does anyone know where I could find scarves like this?

Pics from Come Over to the Darkside We have Candy

Loving Leather

I've bought two new leather look jackets from Primark, originally I’d intended to just have the one but, in the end I bought myself two.

One is black and the other is a greyish green colour.

New Buy: Going Pointy

So far I’ve not been a big fan of stiletto heels, my previous pairs have tended to leave me unable to walk more then a few yards. But I was seduced by this pair that were on sale for £20 from Discount Shoe Store (Barratts in other words). They have a fold over cuff with a zip up the back and a nice stud detail on the cuffs.

Surprisingly they are relatively comfortable, certainly no worse then some of my platform pairs. I wore them as knee highs with the cuff folded down to the local Burlesque night (sorry didn’t get any outfit pictures) and while I couldn’t walk any real distance in them yet I was certainly able to dance a bit. Think I’ll have to practice a bit more, but I think I might have caught a stiletto bug!

A make-over

I hope you like the blog’s new look. I’ve widened the layout so that pictures don’t get cut off anymore, plus a change is good…

Outfit: Overexposed in the rain

Decided to experiment with the camera, think I still need a bit more practice as most shots were over or under exposed (joys of self timer when you are trying to keep the camera dry as well) but quite liked how this one came out. The long top is from New Look, Wet Look Leggings are from Topshop, Biker Boots are Rocket Dog, Hoodie is Primani and brolly is Next.

Very Busy

I’ve had a real busy time of late. I’ve had a photoshoot, and will be posting the pictures when I get them back from the photographer. There has also been quite a bit of socialness within both the local kink and geek scenes. Rocky Rat managed to give me a shock with a rather nasty infected wound on his chest. Think he’d been on the losing end of a disagreement with his brother. After a course of antibiotics he is fine now (plus the boys now have a fantastic penthouse cage). Finally I have a couple of new shinies. A new camera and new boots. More on those soon, but for now I just need to deal with the horrible muggy weather!

Inspiration: Some Racier Looks

As I’ve been feeling a lot more confident of late I’m tempted to try a couple of racier looks for a couple of the racier clubs in the area. I’ll expand more on that soon.

I’m not keen on the makeup in this one but the outfit is pretty good.

A similar theme, it wasn’t that long ago that I was too shy to show my legs off like this . Though I don’t think I’ll be quite as draggy as Collogen Girl!

 

This is something I’m considering for a more dramatic daytime look. Ironically this photo is lifted from a show that tries to discourage such over the top looks. I don’t think I’m meant to be taking inspiration!

Still confidence is good!

Could be an interesting read

I must say that RuPaul's new book Workin' It!: Rupaul's Guide to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Style looks rather interesting... definitely one that I'm going to have to acquire when I get the chance. I was rather addicted to the first series of Drag Race and was especially inspired by the divine Nina Flowers and am pleased to see that she is contributing.

I'll have to do a review when I get my copy.

Not Dead Yet

Just a mini update – I’ve been neglecting this blog again (I have a tendency to end up doing stuff then forgetting to write about it.) So here is a little glimpse into my life this weekend. There is a lot of geekage, with some glamour :)

Saturday was a rather mixed day with lots of fail tempered with one bit of quite epic win.

The first of the fails was with the PC, it has recently taken to crashing when the system is under load. I suspect it is the power supply as it seemed to improve when I disconnected some of the drives. So a new power supply is on order. However while testing I noticed things were running a little hot. So I looked up on the PissyWerld site, fans were £3.50 so I tried to order for store collection but the site wouldn't let me, giving a cryptic "Max Order 2" message. Those with experience of PissyWerld will know how much fail that place is, so read on for more fail.

So I got in the car and set off for Digby. On the way over I noticed a clanking noise, whenever the road was bumpy then something fell off the car. So I pull over and walk back up the road to retrieve a large chunk of my car’s suspension. So I had to call out the RAC man for a tow to what turned out to be the Isuzu truck workshop on Sowton, luckily they managed to get a new spring and fit it within a couple of hours and it wasn't too expensive overall.

So with newly fixed car I set off once again for Pissy World, and quickly located two 80mm case fans and took them to the till, where they wanted £4.99! I pointed out that they were £3.50 on the website and that I'd tried to order online but the site had errored. The cashier then told me that I wasn't allowed to reserve items if the store was low on stock. WTF! It could have explained that in English rather then "Max Order 2". Still I kicked off until they sold me the fans for £3.50!

So after all that fail I did at least have something to look forward too. Dru and I were hitting Exeter's sole Gay Bar so I got semi dressed up* and spent most of the night dancing to Lady GaGa (for some reason the DJ was playing two or three songs then another GaGa, or that Bad Boys song). I was getting so much attention too, though most of it unwanted (some old guy's chat up line was "I want to be in a relationship with you" - Darling I want someone much more fabulous!), so I slept alone but that wasn't a problem as I was happy enough with the confidence boost the evening had given me. Also one girl I met tried to introduce me to someone without asking my name, so she said I was a stripper called Tallulah! While that might be better then my current job I don't have the figure (or the confidence) for it. Would need some boobs, and prefer Burlesque! And I quite like the name Tallulah…

After all that, naturally I was rather akin to a Zombie on Sunday.

PS: I’ve just had the email to say that the fabulous Novatech have dispatched the new Power Supply!

*as in dressed up, but not overly so. I wore my Brian Molko angel top (evilbay), black skinny jeans (primani) and pixie boots (Priceless) with a short sleeved jacket (Primani).

Strangely Familiar

From Sinfest

Not sure whether I’m more like Gayzilla or UltraDiva