Pretty On The Outside

Please indulge me.....................

Hola from Mexico City!  My little buddy and I are having an amazing time in this vibrant city.  I've taken a ton of photos and hopefully some have turned out well.  I will post the choice ones shortly.  I'm especially loving not being caught up in celebrity bloggie gossip.  It's truly a really nice break.
So in the spirit of non-celebrity gossip, I'd like to share a little something that's thrilling me to no end.
A few months ago I did a posting about my mannequin Jennifer.

 

If you don't wish to click on that above link, then I'll give you a quick update.  When I was about 10, my brother found a full size female, display mannequin discarded in a dumpster and  brought her home.  What should have been an end for that mannequin, actually, turned into a glorious avenue for creativity.  I named her Jennifer, used to put makeup on her, dressed her up in my sister's cloths, and would hide her around the home in various family member's closets or showers.  That was way back then.
My nephew is continuing the family tradition.  Let me give you a little info my my nephew.  He's nine.  Has four American Girl dolls.  Likes to dance.  Likes to draw.  Likes to text me and ask what I'm wearing.  Has a razor sharp wit. Is cute as can be.  And........... just got a mannequin!  He emailed me this photo of her.

My heart simply melted when I opened that email.  We texted right before he bought got her about wigs, dresses, makeup, and name possibilities.  My nephew seemed to like my mannequin makeup removal technique.  When I would wish to remove Jennifer's makeup, I'd place her torso in the bathrub, spray her face with 409, and wipe with paper towels. I called it a 409 facial.  He giggled and told me I was silly.  I agreed and told him that, in my opinion, silly is the best way to be. 
I'll post more photos of my nephew's mannequin as I receive them. 
Adios from Mexico for now.   

I am going on......................

My honey bunny and I are going to Mexico for the next two weeks.   I'm hoping to find that perfect balance of admiring Diego Rivera murals, touring Mayan ruins, and photographing striking architecture, yet still dedicating an abundant amount of time to maintaining and enhancing a tequila induced buzz.  I will continue to update over the next two weeks, but it may be a bit spotty.  Especially if the balance tips too much towards the tequila.  I'll post photos along the way of my trip as well.
I am also really excited to experience my first swim up bar.  I know that probably means the pool will be about 30% urine, but I guess as long as I just drink the cocktail and not the pool water, I should be fine.
Back soon................

What's PRETTY today?



Bruce Weber knows how to pick a model.  Oh La La Mag

Amy Winehouse needs to pick her nose.  Or maybe just quit doing drugs?  SOW

I unfortunately can't read this language, but the image of Britney along side that galloping worm/ el paca is hilarious!  Scroll down to see. Papel Pop

I would like to challenge someone to a walk off in these shoes.  Celebrity Smack

My friend Justin Out In Hollywood.  Kenneth In The 212

I LOVE New York and wish I was there.  CityRag

Tom Cruise is such a good BFF. La Rag Mag

Passionate about BLU

I am in complete awe of the work by artist BLU.

 

BLU turns sides of buildings into imaginary spaces where people, critters, creatures, cities, cultures, technology, and consumerism all collide.  I find his obsessive, doodle-like line quality to be pure magic.  His blog has become my new favorite everyday read.  Check it out and you too may get caught up in his fantastical world of thirty ft tall, bibbed rodents devouring logs with human feet. 

This video is of a mural he painted in Berlin a year ago.  Also be sure to visit his website to see his sketchbook and other murals from around the world. 
Truly inspiring.

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Which one is the bigger hot tranny mess?  Find out.......  CityRag

D&G gym clothes on deserving bodies.  Especially David Gandy's.  Oh La La Mag

Wii Fit exercise by a Playgirl model in a g-string.  Needless to say it's very NSFW but worth it.  Towleroad

Madonna loves herself and career more than anyone or anything else.  Um... duh?  365 Gay

McConaughey... blah, blah... baby photos.... blah, blah...... SHIRTLESS!  La Rag Mag

Is this Michael Jackson trying to blend in?  SOW

Selma Blair got fugged over.  Go Fug Yourself

Guest Hunk hunks on Hunk Du Jour.  HDJ

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..... Manhattanhenge is.  Read all about it.  CityRag

PETA jacks on their PETA asses.  Oh La La Mag

Grace Jones first song in forever.  Towleroad

Wanna look like Angelina Jolie?  Now you can.  La Rag Mag

More crazy photos of Amy Winehouse.  Popbytes

This guarantees Season 3 of I Love New York!  Dlisted

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Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are a dashing duo.  Towleroad

Channing Tatum and Ryan Phillippe's movie out on DVD.  Hopefully there's a newly added love scene between those two. And by love scene I mean penetration.  Oh La La Mag

Madonna and Britney back together.  Sad or interesting?  Pink Is The New Blog

Speaking of Madonna, here's the latest on A Rod and his soon to be Ex.  Dlisted

Anthony Gallo is certainly the Hunk Du Jour.  HDJ

Luke MacFarlane is definitely in the running towards becoming America's Next Top Hunk. Just Jared

Lindsay and her lady lover have commitment rings.  La Rag Mag

Matthew has a McConauBaby.   SOW

Robert Buckley channels Spanish Soccer Players writing on themselves for Nike, and he does the same....

...or something thereabouts.  I found the following Nike video of Spanish soccer players writing on themselves on Oh La La Mag .  There are some great stills included in that link.

My reaction to that video?
Well, I..........

#1. Enjoyed it.
#2. Found the visual of those guys wildly scribbling themselves to be very appealing.
#3. Wish I knew Spanish as I'd love to know what they're writing.
#4. Oddly, I wondered what it would look like if the usually shirtless Robert Buckley were to channel those players and scribble all over his own toned torso.  What would he write?

I think he'd write the words my friends and I often use when describing him.

To see other examples of Robert in all his glory, please have a look at these links:

Robert playing basketball all by himself.  Sad, but scorchingly hot.

Robert trying to make me jealous by flirting with someone else. So rude!

Robert with a boggie board and a pout.  But shirtless!

I hope Nike puts my photoshopped concept into action.  And if Robert has carpal tunnel and can't write on himself.... well..... I'm available.

What's PRETTY today?

Spanish soccer players writing on themselves for Nike.  Oh La La Mag

Hancock scores big at the box office.  Huffington Post

Speaking of Hancock, Will Smith wears his costume for sexy time.  SOW

The latest in the Madonna/ A Rod situation.  Dlisted

Jim Carey in a black one piece swimming suit.  Not bad actually.  La Rag Mag

Sacha Baron Cohen a.k.a Bruno fools former intelligence agent.  Towleroad

Nicole Kidman has her baby.  Just Jared

BELLO mag. Summer Issue.

The 3rd issue of BELLO mag is online and ready for your viewing pleasure.  In my fantasy world, which is where I usually am, I'd like to put on a pair of snug, square cut swimming trunks which would look unbelievably great on my gymnast/ swimmers/ underwear model's build, and then jump right into the spread on Rio.  Oh... to fantasize.  Definitely check out the Rio spread and you'll want to do the same.   
Great job Steph and Alek.

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Boo!  Mario Lopez says no to Playgirl.  Can we put that up for a vote?  La Rag Mag

If this was my trainer, I'd actually train.  (NSFW Warning: great butt shot!) Oh La La Mag

Why, why, why would you make a musical about the Beckhams?  SOW

As tempting as it may be, don't stick a firecracker in your ass tomorrow.  CityRag

Shannon Doherty and Tori Spelling delightfully doodled!  Doodlewhore

Raise your.... glasses for the launch of The Big Penis Book.  Towleroad

Bizarre and beautiful.  Hot go go guy and a mannequin get it on.  Boy Culture

The Real Housewives of Orange County on Shear Genius on Bravo

If you're at all familiar with my blog, then you certainly are aware of my freaky fascination with the Real Housewives of Orange County.  Click on that link and you'll see page after page of cabernet soaked drawings.  If you are new to my site, hello and welcome, and allow me to briefly explain.  I love to pour myself a GIANT glass of cabernet, grab my TIVO remote control, put on The Real Housewives or another one of my reality TV favorites, hit pause, and do a quick pen sketch of what I see on the screen.   It's my process for trying to understand why I'm so interested in these shows.  I still haven't figured it out, so on I sketch.

I am new to the Bravo show Shear Genius.  To be honest I've only seen a few minutes of one other episode, but while channel surfing the other evening I saw that The Real Housewives were to be on this week's Shear Genius.  I couldn't resist.  The reason I've only made it thru a few minutes of a previous Shear Genius episode is that Super Star, Color Genius, Color Master to Hollywood's A-list elite, Kim Vo is one of the judges.  And I can't bare him. 

Here's Kim Vo from Shear Genius.....

The brief moment I saw of that prior episode, Kim was going off on one of the contestants for their improper use of lo lights and I quickly changed the channel.  Kim is also frequently on the most annoying entertainment news shows, The Daily 10, where he and Debbie Matenopolous discuss celebrity hair color.  I refuse to link to that program, but google it if you'd like to see the most mind numbing, "Girlfriend, oh no she didn't" mound of crap.

The Housewives were for the most part pretty dull on the show.  The only true stand out was my favorite, Vicky Gunvalson.   I love her ear piercing shrieks, the way everyone in her presence looks scared, and the way she bosses her daughter around.  She's the perfect Reality TV character as far as I'm concerned.

Here's my sweet Vicky Gunvalson mid makeover, mid panic attack, mid bossing around the stylist, mid yelling at her daughter and her daughter's stylist, and being perfectly Vicky.

And there you have it.  Each sketch took between 15 to 20 minutes.

To see my other Reality TV drunken drawings, please click of the following links:

Project Drawings drawings.

The Real Housewives of New York drawings.

Rock of Love drawings.

The Millionaire Match Maker drawings.

I Love New York drawings.

   

Meet Dennis B.

My blog buddy Tracy Nanthavongsa sent me photos he just took of up and coming model Dennis B.  Hello Abercrombie and Fitch! Dennis was hit and seriously injured by a drunk driver last Thanksgiving. He looks to be in fine shape now and ready to pursue a modeling career.  Please have a look here to see more photos of Dennis B. 

Thanks Tracy!
And best of luck to you Dennis B.  Say hi to Bruce Weber for me.

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The Eiffel Tower is definitely pretty in blue.  Wish I was there.  Oh La La Mag

Sir Ian McKellen and his Sir Boy Toy.  La Rag Mag

Madonna and Guy.  The show must go on.  PITNB

Prince Hairless.  :)  Towleroad

Name that tramp stamp!  CityRag

Friends to become a movie?  SOW

An all grown up Hunter Parrish is going to Broadway.  Queerty

A Rod + Madonna = A Rodonna

Depending on which source you wish to believe, Madonna and her husband Guy Richie might be getting divorced.  Or they might be staying together.  Or you can believe Madonna is helping Alex Rodriguez a.k.a. A Rod of New York Yankees' with some late night batting practice.  I don't really care, I just saw this a wonderful photoshop opportunity to blend this powerhouse couple.  Above is a peak at what their spawn could look like some day. 
Pretty?   Or pretty frightening?

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Win tickets to the LA screening of Newcastle the movie.  Oh La La Mag

Beckham vs. Cristiano in the battle of the bulge.  PITNB

Desperately Seeking Attention.  Madonna's brother wants to be a reality star. LA Rag Mag

New York City with Waterfalls.  Why not?  CityRag

Amy Winehouse's blond twin helps her bust out of rehab!  SOW

Gold Speedos aren't for everyone, but they are for this guy.  Made In Brazil

Justin Timberlake + Robert Buckley = JustBuckMe

Are Justin Timberlake and Robert Buckley the hot new couple?

Did the constantly shirtless Buckley steal Justin away from Beckham?

Are JT and RB trying to out sexy Hugh Jackman and his "trainer"?

The answer to all these questions is of course yes.  I mean no!  No, no, no, no, no........  Alas, the dashing duo are not dating.  :(  This is yet another posting created with wishful thinking, photoshop, and too much free time.  A lethal combo.

If you'd like to see the above image in B&W have a look here.

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....... Alan Bennett Ilagan and his blog certainly are.  Alan Bennett Ilagan

Hugh Jackman's magical chest can make lesbians straight?  Cityrag

Cristiano Ronaldo's summer etiquette.  Oh La La Mag

Beckham's bulge a hoax?  La Rag Mag

Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick are a couple?  Trey Cruz

007 teaser tailer.  And it's gooooooood!!!!!  Dlisted

Time goes by... things change... but not for Courtney Love.  SOW

Bottle of Beckham anyone?

Thirsty for some of David Beckham's water?  :)

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Want what David Beckham's spitting?  Towleroad

Cristiano Ronaldo does the beach well. Oh La La Paris

Amanda Lepore and Caz in Irish bomb scare?  Queerty

YUMMY!  The perfect summer sandwich.  CityRag

Madonna hires Paul McCartney's lawyer. Gabby Babble

Mini Me's sex tape is full sized scary. La Rag Mag