Grease... is the WORD!

Went to the premiere of the Grease singalong at the Hollywood Bowl with the Tall Girls. FUN FUN FUN. We go to the Sound of Music singalong in September, which is also really fun, but... Grease. Is. My. Movie.
I didn't want to go crazy with costuming, but at least wanted to do something fun; and happily realizing I already owned a pink cardigan, decided to go with dressing up the top half of me, while wearing jeans and trainers (it is the Hollywood Bowl, after all, and I was not going to let painful feet ruin my night). So I thought I'd do my hair up in pin curls, grab some red lipstick and some bubble gum...

What have we learned:

Pin curls are not something to lightly think you can do at noon the day of.

Started out pretty well...

...and then my patience ran out and I reverted to the curling iron.Pretty good, eh? Though I suppose the makeup's a bit heavy, borderlining on drag-queen, so I'll lighten up a bit on that next year (in person it didn't quite look THAT heavy).

GO GREASED LIGHTNING!

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Playing with indoor lighting and my new toy, a light diffuser.

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Fun with iPhoto (and PhotoShop)... and false eyelashes.

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Removed.

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Is there a theme I'm not aware of?

Anyhooo... I'm now experimenting mixing portraits/self-portraits with other... things.

Any opinions either way?  This one: ?

or this one: ?

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"Peace be with you."
I never used to like that part, but now it's ok.

Oh the things we do when we feel a bit lost and helpless!
Beats drinking and overeating I suppose.
My mom asked me to go to church yesterday; and I obliged. I've realized it's time to stop fighting her so much and just check it out and see, maybe, just maybe, she might have a valid point.
This is the program for yesterday's church service at the church I used to go to; the one I grew up in. My parents still go, and it's always been more for the social and support aspect than religious, and hey, it's by the beach in Laguna, and it's a United Church/Congregational, so ... let's say, pretty casual and extremely open-minded.
And one of my good friends from high school now is a regular member.
They gave me a study bible.
I won't go into what I do or don't believe, but... I've not gone to church in ages, except for Christmas and right after my aunt died.
I think the Bible is a very interesting literary work.
I used to love Sunday school because of all the stories and art projects. I still am fascinated by the stories of the Bible.

The papers underneath all that at the bottom?
A practice LSAT test.
Just curious.
For now.

But methinks some BIG changes are coming. And I certainly hope they're good ones!

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Bit of a self portrait with some color play.

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New hair. Color.