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Here is a quick list of do’s and dont’s, simple barroom etiquette. Everyone should have a grasp of these rules before they step foot in a bar and attempt to engage in a monetary transaction with the bartender.

Let’s start with the dont’s:

DON’T:

  1. Ask the bartender to explain her tattoos. Do not ask her if they hurt, where she got them done or the meaning behind them.
  2. Propose.
  3. Order one red headed slut, one lemon drop, one liquid cocaine, one sex on the beach, one kamakazie…..
  4. Ramble on about your recent break up. And for godsake, don’t cry.
  5. Give her $5.00 for a $4.50 beer (that she grabbed at the speed of lightening, literally) and then walk away.
  6. Ask her to put a ridiculous penis straws in your drinks.
  7. Come to the bar every weekend and tell the barmaid (with a condescending tone) that you would like a “margarita, straight up, with salt”… like she is an idiot and can’t remember your stupid drink that you have been ordering every saturday for the past year.
  8. Order countess glasses of (free) water with out giving her a tip. Yes, its free, but it takes as much time to pour as any other drink..you idiot.

Now for the do’s:

DO:

  1. Leave the bar, go to the arcade across the street, and win the barmaid a bunch of things from the claw machine. Specifically: stuffed alligators and a ballerina necklace. Humor her when she starts to ramble about the episode of Futurama when Bender loses the spaceship keys in the claw machine game (when they are at the amusement park on the moon).
  2. Make it rain.
  3. Tell her that today is ‘the best day of you life’ …when she asks how you are doing.
  4. Smile.
  5. Order Jameson. And insist that she take one with you.
  6. Be nice.
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Hello dearest friends, this post contains no arts, crafts, faux fur or fire spinning. It is much, much more important than all of those lovely things.

Please do the universe a favor and check out this video. I am honored to call many of these students my personal friends. Especially the beautiful brunette with the big blue eyes. Ms. Caitlin asked me to share this with my followers; I fully support the ‘make it pink’ mission and I would love it if my readers would give it a chance.

“Our professor challenged us to make a viral video. Instead, we decided to make a difference.”

I am so impressed!!!

I know, I know…. I have been a sub-par blogger. Rather than give you another cute-animal-i’m-oh-so-sorry post, I figure it is probably best to explain all of the awesome things that I have been doing aside from blogging. So, this is what I did last week.

I put some posters up (all over the planet) for the awesome WaterFire Fête event that I have been working on.

I danced my face off at Lupo’s. True Crew’s Laidback Luke show was quite entertaining. Thanks Kevin James for this photo!

I helped prepare this setup for laced bass’ show at studio 3 on 4:20.

I had 30 or so of my closet friends up from DC/Philly/NYC/CT/MA. We had the most fantastical Birthday Birthday celebration EVER!

Some beautiful women spun poi in my back yard

Some other beautiful women chatted in said back yard while steven lit some poi on fire and had a couple go’s!

Adi spun, sans-pants.

We had a black light disco in my creepy port-like basement. EZ Almighty rattled the entire house with some extremely dirty beats. Against all odds, the cops did not come. Apparently I can light things on fire and be as loud as I want, my house must be in some sort of mayhem-containing vortex.

And all I have to show for it are these terrible photos and an overflowing bowl of bacon grease. <3

My buddy was owed 20 bucks (or maybe it was $10, I can’t remember) by one of his buddies. He went to collect his loan and the friend had no cash, but he did have this amazing unicorn mirror. Needless to say, my buddy made out like a bandit.

will be chockfull of debauchery! (if all goes as planned)

To all of my party people: make sure you stop by Studio 3 tonight for some of the best electronic music & visuals to ever hit Rhode Island ….and their poster is also pretty awesome.

I fully support the astronaut.

For the duration of the weekend… I will be hosting the most amazing group of individuals for a chill-sesh of epic proportions.  Ms. Tawny Love, I am honored to help facilitate your birthday party and I can’t wait to show you an amazing time!

Hello Friends! I have been a busy girl these past couple months, planning an amazing fundraiser for WaterFire Providence. (Ten bands, three DJs, fire spinning, awesome food for the VIP reception…. wowzas.) WaterFire is a non-profit organization that strives to ’inspire Providence and its visitors, revitalize the urban experience, foster community engagement, and creatively transform the city.’ WaterFire in a nutshell: we light a bunch of fires in the middle of the river and let them burn for the (free) enjoyment of anyone and everyone. (oooooo, ahhhhh)

Thanks Dave Amadio for this beautiful photo!

Like I said…WaterFire is a non-profit, and this whole production has sky-high costs. Which is why we are throwing this AMAZING fundraiser on May 4 at Fête in Providence:

$10 General admission tickets here: http://www.fetemusic.com/event/waterfire-fete/

$50 VIP tickets here: http://waterfirefete.eventbrite.com/

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/393637597321854/

Questions? E-mail katie.egan@waterfire.org

Why support WaterFire? Well, according to this article, ‘struggling RI cities turn to ‘transformative’ arts as an engine of economic growth.’ …. Finally, they are starting to understand the power of creativity and creative collaboration. DUH!

And finally, thanks to Fête for being so amazing. The venue is spectacular and they have generously agreed to sponsor this event.

So I saw an amazing iphone case at the mall the other day.It was furry, like a miniature cheeteahmouse. And I needed it. So I was like, “hey mr. cheap-chinese-made-cell-phone-accessory-guy how much is this ceetahmouse?” He was all – “55 bucks.” That was the end of the transaction.

Needless to say, I made myself the same thing..but pink..and better. I used a cheapo ($6) case and glued/sewed faux fur on it.

And I present to you, kupcake’s new pet. I don’t even have to feed her, all I have to do is plug her in at night.

The tail is really stinkin’-cute

Hello, can you hear me? I have this little animal licking the side of my face.

LIKE OMG!! REALLY??? NO EFFING WAY! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!

Ta-da!

Oh, and here is the god-awful $55 dollar version (which is only ‘god-awful’ because i can’t afford it)

My buddies over at  Elektrick AVE Productions and Viral Sound comissioned me to sew some slip covers for these awesome crystal art installations. They are placed on stage and projected on with 3D mapping. We finished the project like ten minutes before they had to be brought over to Rock and Roll Resort, so I am not sure how much time the VJ had to play with the projections…but it looked awesome for the first go!! Here are some pictures of the process and a video from the festival, with the crystals in action. I can’t wait to see them in person!!!

Eli – Do you know how to sew spandex?

Me – Yes. …I mean… only if its for full-body spandex uniforms for the guys in Viral

Eli brought these things over to my house, and I was like…wtf am i supposed to do with these square crystals? They had to figure out how to build the tops of the structures, which was kind of a pain in the ass. But it ended up working out just fine!

It was a learning process for sure, but I enjoyed all the trail-and-error and problem solving that went i to this project. I value any opportunity to make something awesome! Especially for friends.

We put velcro down the sides of the crystals. In the future, I will probably use ties. Velcro is annoying and does not work with lightweight fabric. Fail on my part.

I reinforced the tops with a triangle made out of fleece, this helps the crystal maintain it’s point.

Ties at each of the corners help the cover stay in place.

Ta-da!! I gotta say, I am really proud of this project.

Screenshot from the youtube vid! what do you all think!?

Side note…. I am SO grateful to be able to help these wonderful human beings out. It is so nice to find a group of like-minded individuals who share your passion for creativity, awesomeness and life in general. Rock on friends <3

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