† Dressing like a Vamp †

For the horror movie fans, Goths, monsters fans and darkness lovers like us; we often dress with clothes that have images of all the things we love . But if you are a fangbanger or just a vampire lover and have a dark style, this is the post for you.

I believe that Pamela Swynford De Beaufort, better known as Pam in True Blood, is the best fashion role model we have right now on TV. Most of the women characters on TV that represents the Goth subculture (or just vampires) are depress, crazy, slutty or serial killers. Pam is just a tough, strong, intelligent, beautiful and sarcastic vampire who dress to kill ! …yes, literally!

It doesn’t matter if she is in fangtasia, helping Erick or feeding herself, Pam has a great style that doesn’t suck at all. Many people doesn’t know that Goths starts as kids, then become teenagers who finally grow up into –normal-(not common) adults, who has many facets on their life. As we grow older I believe that our style doesn’t have to disappear but evolve into something more sophisticated and according to our life.

True Blood’s Costume Designer; Audrey Fisher say that Pam has a “goth-influenced wardrobes”. Yes, there are many people who use goth-influenced clothes , example: karl Lagerfeld. “She links each character’s looks to specific scenes and gives the goods on the labels the vampires wear, from more mainstream ones like Joseph Abboud and Bebe to avant-garde discoveries like Skingraft, Amanda Lew Kee and Germany’s Blessed & Cursed.”

Pam wears from latex, leather, corsets, fishnets to satin, all classic and beautiful. I can describe her style as dominatrix/ high society/fashionista all mix and sometimes it depends of the place and the situation. We can find some of this pieces or outfits at Herve Leger, D&G, Valentino, Juicy Couture, blessed and cursed, Burberry, Amanda Lew Kew, Skingraft, Eirik Aswang, Armor jewelry, some of the clothes are labels knock off , got on vintage stores or made by Audrey Fishers.

I'm sure that any female who gets this clothes (or smiliar), will feel like she can kick some ass just like Pam ! If you want to get more fashion ideas watch True Blood ....a show to die for.

Kisses & Bites :[

{ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - THE KILLING MOON }

Under blue moon I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms
Too late to beg you or cancel it
Though I know it must be the killing time
Unwillingly mine


Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him


In starlit nights I saw you
So cruelly you kissed me
Your lips a magic world
Your sky all hung with jewels
The killing moon
Will come too soon


Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him


Under blue moon I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms
Too late to beg you or cancel it
Though I know it must be the killing time
Unwillingly mine


Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him


Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him
You give yourself to him


La la la la la...


Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him


La la la la la...


Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him


Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him

Xmas presents for young people... it's not so hard to come up with something.

We all know that Christmas is that time of the year when we all have to forgive and forget the bad stuff that happened to us this past year, and enjoy the holiday with our family.

Christmas is for many reasons a magical night for kids, Santa gives the good kids their presents, he drinks milk and eat cookies then he flies far away to give children around the world their presents.

Part of this fun is not only for the kids but for the rest of the family, specially the parents (who helped Santa to pick the presents) watching the little one play. Parents are the one who, in the end, feel satisfied with the purchase since the only things that matters is the children happiness.

But what about young people? or “young adults”? from 20-29. Let me tell you that from the moment that you graduate from high school …you are not a kid, you are not a teenager…and apparently …you become an adult…a boring adult who: should go to University, should get a job and for some reason, become a different person. You are not suppose to listen to music, dress with jeans or even dress casual, you are now a “serious” person who doesn’t have time for that.

So, now that we know who you are…let’s give you things that are boring. I personally have to thank my parents who have asked me what I want (since they don’t have any idea) and I get to chose some things or just ask for cash and get a present on my own. That’s a good idea and I recommend if you talk to your parents about it. Other relatives will probably get you clothes (that you don't like), t shirts, gloves, socks, things like that. I don’t mind much when I get things like that,because I know it’s a nice gesture, but there are people that really don’t try hard,at all!.

I don’t think buying a present for young people it’s that hard. Parents, Relatives;just look at him/her, how they dress,what they talk about…that will tell you a lot but if you have no idea...please, just give him/her some cash and they will be happy.

A post-mortem examination of Pushing Daisies.

Many people really don't think about the messages and what the story of a TV shows means, maybe because 99% of the shows that people watch are empty. TV shows that presents doctors that only talks about sex ,Geeks that only talk about "real" relationships and sex, the life of a group of Upper East Side teenagers in a big city ....oh yes they have sex. I can name many other shows that are all the same just with different actors and different names.

Pushing Daisies was among the few TV shows that had a message. The whole show is a sort of metaphor or allegory for pure, eternal, faithful and undying LOVE. The question is: Are you capable of loving someone after he or she is gone?, when there is a big distance between lovers, can love survive?, when there’s and absence of physical affection is it worth loving that person?.

As every fan of PD knows, Ned (the pie maker) has the ability to bring dead people and things back to life. Ned had a complex life but it's a simple man, a hopeless romantic ....the show doesn't talk or show any of his previous relationships, but probably he didn't had any meaningful relationships before Chuck ( The Lonely Tourist ). I believe that Ned was obsessed with Chuck (who represents the idea of what love is supposed to be) because, she was the only person in Ned’s life who knew what It meant to lose someone and felt, lonely.

The shows often talks about Ned’s childhood, which is similar to Chuck’s youth. They both had a good life overall, but they were trapped in different ways. Ned wasen’t supposed to get out of the Longborough School for Boys but he escapes and Chuck had the option of leaving her aunt’s house but she never did, until her fatal trip.

In this show the thing that keeps Ned and Chuck physically separated is his gift. This gift (touching the dead and bringing them back to life) represents distance, time and place, the 3 big elements that defines most of the time the fate of a relationship.

-Distance: When the lovers are apart, when they live in different cities, countries or even continents.

-Time: The years, months, weeks, days, hours and minutes they spent apart or together. When distance is not a problem, time they spent apart is, or the other way around. And when there is no distance, time is ticking away…”will we marry? When? Will we move in together? When? How long will this last?” Or the relationship last too long and the lovers get sick of each other.

-Place: In this case it means the psychological state of mind of the person, the place of their lifes they think they are, such as: personal situation, employment status, economic status, maturity, etc.

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Ned and Chuck only “problem” is that they can’t touch, they can’t show their affection in an obvious way: Holding hands,hugs,kissing, and sex. The show asks the viewers: Is it possible to love someone you can’t touch? Can love last through time? Or are you so desperate for physical affection that you are capable of losing the love of your life because of the lack of it? Nowadays, there are many people who choose sex over love, but they pay a bigger price, they will never be sure that someone loves them because of what they are or because of what they get from them in bed.

-The satisfaction of sex lasts a few minutes, the satisfaction of having and feeling true love lasts a lifetime.

When I think about romance, now I think about Ned opening Chuck’s coffin at the graveyard, literally returning Chuck to the world of the living.

Pushing daisies is a forensic fairy tale, which is full of romanticism and melancholy for the past and the things that are and can never be. Is a show that is feast to the eyes! Colors and combinations, a perfect aesthetic that plays with somber and dismal issues in a world where love is worth waiting for ( Charlotte and Ned see each other after 20 years), worth sacrifice for and it’s worth dying and returning to life for.

Living is the hardest part (The reason I haven't been posting)

This past August 15, my grandfather passed away.

I can honestly say, that this is the biggest pain I ever felt in my life, the biggest pain I’ve felt so far. I never imagined that death would come so soon…. I imagined that death wouldn’t come at all. Life goes on but nothing will be the same.

Not to this life, not to this person, not to this man that gave so much love. Not to my grandfather.

He was a great man, a great son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. He was a man that gave a lot to the people that surrounded him, many of which took advantage of his good intentions and good heart, many never gave back what they owed to him, many never said “thank you”. My grandfather never kept any anger inside him, he did not accumulate enemies throughout his life, he was very sociable and could be friend with people from high social position to the most humble and simple person. He was a cheerful and positive, that is why his life was good.

I consider my grandparents as my second parents, so I never imagine that death could come one day, I never thought about it….I couldn’t imagine that day. As many of you know, life is unpredictable, life plans change all the time, as the saying goes: "If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans."

At first I thought that; the sooner death would come, the sooner I would see my grandfather, but now I know that I want to live so that when we meet again… I will have many things to tell him, and I hope he feels proud of me. Meanwhile, I pray for him, talked with him and I always feel cared for and protected. He is my silent guardian, the best I could have wished.

Papi Raul, Te extraño.

Dinner With Drac - John Zacherle

A dinner was served for three

At Dracula's house by the sea

The hors d'oeurves were fine

But I choked on my wine

When I learned that the main course was me!



The waitress a vampire named Perkins

Was so very fond of small gherkins

While she served the tea, she ate 43

Which pickled her internal workins!



Igor, the scalpels go on the left

With the pitchforks, Igor, Igor



What a swimmer is Dracula's daughter
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But her pool looks more red than it oughter

The blood stains the boat

But it's easy to float

'Cause blood is much thicker than water!



Dracula old friend

How are things in Transylvania

For dessert there was batwing confetti

And the veins of a mummy named Betty

I first frowned upon it

But with ketchup on it

It tasted very much like spaghetti!



Goodnight whatever you are!

Do you know them? ...

I just learned that a goth band from Spain played in the local club and I was ready to go.

The club was an old building that had about 3 stories. It was almost dark but the only light that allowed me to see people's shapes was a green light that surrounded the wholeplace. Apparently I was alone, so I started walking in and out of rooms. The band arrived, but apparently the precent public was not interested in the show ...they showed no interest in them. At one point I felt insecure, and I began to look for an exit to go back home. I found a long corridor on the ground floor of the building, which was in disrepair, the walls were covered with cement and no paint.

At the end of the corridor, I found a wooden door very high and large. When I opened it, I discovered a large group of people between 30 and 40. They were losing ....the shape of their faces ... and quickly turned into demons, they looked at me, I knew what they wanted , these demons were hungry and I was their food.

I closed the door and ran into a large courtyard which was surrounded by rooms also abandoned. I turned and saw the group of demons who were behind me and they did not run like I did, they almost flew, leaving a dark trail in their path.

It was night and I woke up in an old house that probably was from the colonial period, it looked neglected. That is, no one has lived in that house for a long time. I met a girl, she was blond with very pale skin ... pale as the moon. I felt safe with her, but this girl was hiding or running away from something inside the house.

She took me to a backyard and we sat there talking. I notice that there were many things stored in bags, and I decided to kneel down and see what they had inside. The first things I saw were bottles and steel boxes, which clearly were from the 50's and 60's by the drawings of them. I also saw toys that were not so old and that even seemed familiar to me.

On a branch of a large tree that was in the back yard, a young man was sitting watching us. He looked like the girl, at first I thought they were a couple but they did not act like one. Now that I think about it, they were dressed in clothes from the 18th century. The young man spoke to me a bit, but unfortunately I do not remember what he said, he looked at me with fondness and accompanied me to the back door of the house and said goodbye.

Freaky Disney

I remember when I used to see this classic Disney Cartoons, I love it! It is know that I remember so many things that I used to like when I was a kid, and my friends always thought that those things were weird!

I can't blame them, I was born freaky and loving all this gloom ,grim and goth-ish things. I never had a doubt in my mind that all this things were great. How could people didn't see what I saw?

In movies, I always loved the dark characters ....wich they always turned out to be , the "bad" guys-the "enemy". My parents at first probably thought that my freaky loving phase was....just a phase ...yes, they were wrong, they are still wrong.

† Coffins †