Happy Fourth!

Sorry for the extreme lack of posts NOT having to do with my ex-boyfriend and his new boyfriend. I'm going to start making myself update with a kind of schedule, like a review every Thursday, fashion news every Monday, etc. That'll probably make me stay on top of things.

Otherwise ladies (and gents?) I've been partying my brains out to the point where I wake up with a headache I don't care that much about every morning.

Oh and I pretty much just don't hang around South Beach anymore -- it's really just full of super-old rich douchebaggy foreign guys that want to take you back to their room at one of the trendy boutique hotels. You usually find me at the following clubs/lounges/bars: White Room, The "Vag" Vagabond and PS14. The scope is a little wider that that, but those are the places that are all within walking distance of each other. That, and I don't have to run around with what used to be a library card that has a bad picture of me and states that I am a black haired, brown eyed, 5'7" 21-year-old from Nevada.

Either way, enjoy yourselves today. Whatever you do, don't be lame and wear our nations colors/patterns unless you're going to be in a damn parade. My mom used to dress me like the flag when I was four. Here are some events going on tonight in the 305 just in case you have nothing to do. And they'll all be from the non-Downtown area as a bellyrub for me dissing stuff from the beach. It's mostly the Opium Group I'm hating on. C'mon, there's no excuse NOT to go out when you have two grand openings:

The Nikki Coconut Grove 4th of July Bash Dinner

(In the Sonesta Hotel Lobby)

Food and drink specials all day

2889 Mc Farlane Rd

RSVP: (786) 343-6238

Heathrow Lounge Grand Opening

Complimentary cocktails from 11 to 12:30

Feat DJs Ruen, Midas and Doormouse

681 Washington Ave

RSVP: E-mail heathrowlounge@aol.com w/ name, e-mail, number and D.O.B.

Official Grand Opening of DOLCE Ultralounge

Complimentary entry 'till 1 (must RSVP at above link)

Feat Stephen Luke, ESP, DJ Turk & David G.

1501 Collins Ave

Bottle RSVP: (305) 672-2221

Haha -- and if you don't feel like dressing up too much and just want to chill and do something that seems eh, we'll call it "interesting":

LOOP: Freedom Fries at PS14

Served fresh all night!

Matt Cash, Plot, Sharpsound, Sweet Dick Vega, Stravinsky, Quita and Aramis

28 NE 14th St

(No need to RSVP here!)

I'm sick today, so I'll see all of you for Poplife at White Room tomorrow (hopefully). Love you guys!

My Ex's Boyfriend.

Just because I don't want their faces directly on here for me to have to throw up at every time I need to update... a classic ROFLCOPTER moment for the lot of us is here.

Goodbye Drama, Waking Up Too Early and Academics

Hello new people, afternoon classes and 100% art-related curriculum. For those who didn't know, I will be heading to art school in Chicago come August. I'm going to miss Miami. Then again, I'll be flying back and forth quite often so no worries. Because my dangly-armed self will be FREEZING. I'm excited to see what I'm going to look like after losing the freshie fifteen (I will be without meal plan) and white (hibernation)! OMG MAGICAL HOLLYWOOD-STYLE TRANSFORMATION FAT TANNED GIRL TO ANA WHITE GIRL.

The last bits of high school -- let's see... prom sucked. Straight up sucked. Balls. Your prom would suck too if your ex-boyfriend was your old best friend's date. Your prom would suck too if yet another ex-boyfriend was there with a girl you didn't particularly love, henceforth making you feel awkward. But whatever. Thankfully the idea of PROM doesn't mean that much to me. Nyahhh, you only get one prom! Don't care. It's high school, you guys. The only real time when I need a man on my arm is my wedding day and lemme tell you, it ain't gonna be Adam Drewke. He wishes he could have a beautiful girl for a lover again. Can remind him that Miss Lix > Harry Potter? She must drive him around or something for him to like her so much. Ew, that makes me think about how much money I spent on that boy. And what would he buy me? The occasional coffee at Starbucks. Girls, don't spoil your shopping money on boys unless you really DO have that much money. 

Ugh, people suck. Trust me. 

... Actually, no. Don't trust anyone.

Graduation on the other hand was wonderful ( ...I got to throw the bird up in Adam's face on the way out)! The morning was exhilarating, just knowing that I would never have to see any of these people again. Or wake up at 5am to go through two hours of transit. I think I managed to still look super cute in that big ugly gown-thing and what I now like calling a flat-hat (graduation cap). My parents, grandparents and uncle were there to watch me in the ceremony and when it was through I walked out with a big dorky smile on my face and two giant bouquets of roses in my arms. After the ceremony we all went to Graziano's where I ate like a princess -- spinach gnocchi with almonds in a rich pesto and my favorite dessert of all time, tiramisu, for dessert. (This restaurant is amazing by the way, I highly recommend it to those who would like Argentinean/Italian fusion. They also have one of the best libraries of wine I've seen. It's a classy place, be prepared to spend at least $30, à la carte . Must have money in bank.)

Well that's all I'm chatting up tonight, kids. All in all, I can say that I've been sleeping with a smile on my face the past few days. It's late and a girl needs her beauty sleep to stay looking like this!

[ Non-existent graduation picture without a dork-face.]

EDITED! But wait! Pictures make people want to read things more. Ever notice that? So here is a random picture of me where I look fucking adorable (on the left).

Me and Cindy in what is now my old school.

P.S. Hey guys, I have money and I want to spend it. Suggest cool sites that you shop on (or wish you did). Especially ones with cute things for my apartment when I'm at school.

P.P.S. Poplife sucked for the first time this past Saturday!? Lots of grimy, oldddd guys and weird Hot Topic girls? Say what? The set being spun wasn't all that great either. Waste of my ten bucks. I could have bought a drink at The Vagabond with that gwop instead and chilled with the cute boy I had met before in an aforementioned blog entry. But but but I ended my night with Lackner of Miami Nights, which is pretty much just as good (if not better).

Poplife Lovin'

Last night was crazy awesome. I saw so many friends last night that all the people I actually care about should have been there. There's only so many of you. So why weren't you there? I also met a cute boy named Mike that flails his arms when entering a crowd who lives in the 954. Funny guy. And if he's reading this he should call me to set up a date. ASAP QT!

Photo by thepopnessparty.blogspot.com

Haha, Steph and her Capris. Girly cigarettes rule. I'm going to buy a pack of Pink Dreams just to whip one out while in conversation and have people go, "OMG R THOSE PINK CIGZ?" And I'll say, "Yes."

Anyway, in case you're mad out of the loop, more info about Poplife parties is here and here. 

P.S. Can I share my favorite track at the moment with you? Sooo fucking good.

Bust A Move (Don Rimini Ravekid Remix) - Young MC

Even More tokidoki

So Onitsuka Tiger is hopping on the tokidoki bandwagon with brands like Smashbox Cosmetics  and LeSportsac! I'm usually really anti-sneakers (and flats) but these are mad exciting. Check out the soles! They're on pre-sale right now and only run for a little over a hundred bucks from what I can remember. tokidoki needs a motto or something. Like: "tokidoki -- You know you fucking need more of it". And all the artist/fashion kids (me) would do a double-take at the display and be like, "ZOMG HOWD U KNO?!1?!!111" and whip out the plastic. 

But yeah, these kicks are decenttt.

P.S. My prom is tonight! We about to get crunk up in this bitch named Miami. <3

Vincent Longo Wet Diamond Eyeshadow Quad

On a spontaneous haul visit to Sephora I decided to do something different for once: Check out some of the brands that I've never bought from before. OMG I know, and you thought that I have tried everything. Well I haven't. But I have tried about 80% of the high-end brands out there (so if you need help deciding with someone just ask/read my reviews).

The Vincent Longo half of an aisle caught my eye. In lieu of Sephora's last fine art-themed catalogue, Longo had stuff that totally fit in. Mascaras in unconventional shades (primary yellow, blue, red, green, etc.) and the same colors in liquid liners. I poked around at these for a bit and ended up buying the Vibrant Eye Waterproof Mascara in Giallo (yellow) as well as a liner in a Crayola green, Vibrant Eye Waterproof Liner in Verdino. Oh yeah, and I could not fucking resist getting the Vincent Longo Wet Diamond Eyeshadow Quad ($40).

I mean come on, even the name is awesome. Wet Diamond. Anyway, this is the first time I've ever bought a palette that was meant to be used wet and dry.

Used dry, the high-tech pearl formulate doesn't really emulsify nicely on your brush. They colors come out tons lighter than they look in the palette. It's nice -- if you want something super subtle. Used wet these pigments are FAMAZING. 

Before I go on, I know some of you may have never used a highly-pigmented eyeshadow wet before. All you have to do is get a damp piece of paper towel/facial tissue and dab your brush on it. Never hold the brush bristles directly under a running stream of water, it'll get it WAY too wet and may ruin the bristle arrangement of your brush if you let it dry retarded.

So after you've dabbed your damp brush into a color, these pigments are soooo pronounced you can see them from a mile away. These are pealescent, ultra-shimmery colors and are super blendable. They only being to somewhat crease after the school day (appoximately 8 hours of wear). 

I highly, HIGHLY suggest the Wet Diamond Quads and give them a 5 out of 5 stars!

Just In Case You Were Unaware

Tokidoki is one of the cutest new artist brands out there and makes things so cute that you pee yourself. Observe. Silver bullet with a face. EVERYTHING is better with a face. Omgomgomgcute.

Explore Your Inner Bitch

Dear loyal UMCB readers and haters (big up),

Only few of us have the ability to be a complete bitch -- most of us are able to release some kind of temporary bitchiness. Then there are those that are just straight up pussies and walk away or hide their face when conflicted. I find it hard to classify myself sometimes -- but I'm definitely not the latter unless the situation is incredibly dire and I know there is nothing I can do about it.

The verb "to bitch" usually has a negative connotation. It does. It has no positive connotation that I know of. People (men and women alike) only bitch when something is wrong. My definition of this is to verbally go off on someone. You mouth off, cuss, spit witty comments, scream and talk mad shit. Most adults and pretentious psuedo-intellectuals will tell you crap like, "There are better ways to deal with it" and "Don't stoop to their level". That's all dandy and good if your opponent(s) are obviously on a "low stoop", but what if they think that they're higher than you, off your so-called stoop of morals and are chilling out on your porch leaning against your front door? Ignoring that what they're on is YOUR territory?

Fuck that.

You take your time to convince yourself not to beat the shit out of them when you talk to them next and exercise the goddamn First Amendment and/or whatever constitutes freedom of speech in your country. If you do it well, not only will you feel slightly (results vary) more empowered, you'll get a nice little endorphin rush too. Oh yeah, and you will have most likely pushed that slut/bitch/bastard/asshole/douche back down to the bottom step of the stoop they Smeegle-crawled from.

P.S. I got that necklace I was talking about a while ago. Check it:

The hottest girls at White Room

Shitty Blog, I Know.

Yeah, so I didn't update for a long time mostly because I just kind of think that no one reads this. I may as well be talking to a wall. I think. But I wouldn't know now would I 'cause no one leaves comments. Ugh. You guys. Come on.

WMC is long gone in the world of Clubland. Should I bother to talk about my personal experience? Let's just say it was wild. Like most Lix-nights. Amazingly fun. Bad-ass music (I cannot emphasize that enough!), all my coolest party people and just a raw fucking environment overall. I'm still really annoyed that Digitalism didn't get to go on at Ultra though. It's things like WMC that make me appreciate Miami even more than I already do.

Meanwhile, I've gone completely broke and am looking for a (new) job since the one I currently have isn't really making the bank. Any suggestions? I don't want anything to do with food. Ugh, gross. Plus I had enough ass-kissing food service for picky, mean people at Starbucks already kthx.

I just bought a trendy ass "Coco Chanel is Dead"-themed necklace. Except mine is gonna be black unlike the one in the picture. Again, pushing my monetary limits with my entry-level mall job. Check it.

Image from laniebeth.etsy.com

I also got a haul from Sephora (to be later described and perhaps reviewed) to relieve bad tension that was onset in my head on Saturday at my senior gallery showing. I hate people that bring out my inner bitch when it needs to rest.

Lazy

YES, I know I haven't updated in a long time.

NO, I don't have my energy 100% back to rant and rave about WMC. It's not over yet for me. I fell asleep at the fucking gym yesterday.

I'm broke (-$370something).

Leave me alone.

Going back to the couch now.

P.S. Favorite track as of recent available for download here. Yeah, I know MSTRKRFT has been getting played the hell out recently but I still love those guys.