My Hero: Myrtle Snow

Since I was a little girl, I have looked up to strong and charismatic female characters in books, film, music, and TV. In celebration of the return of American Horror Story tonight (and that it's a Murder House/Coven crossover!!), I'm dedicating this post to one of my all time favorite characters, Myrtle Snow. 

Myrtle is one of the elder witches in American Horror Story Season 3: Coven, and is played to perfection by Frances Conroy. She is a fashion obsessed badass. She has a gentle, elegant demeanor, but she is never afraid to speak her mind. She wants the best for the young witches at Miss Robichaux's Academy, and for Cordelia, who she knows would make the best Supreme. Plus, she has some of the best one liners in the entire show. 

I was nearing my 40s when I first watched Coven. What struck me is how amazing the "mature" ladies of the show were. How cool, how fashionable, how fearless....damn, they were something to aspire to! Sadly, complex, older female characters are rarities on American television. Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange,  and Kathy Bates showed me that getting old is actually pretty fierce. 

So, here are a few of my favorite Myrtle gifs, and photos to celebrate this amazing character. I hope that she (somehow) returns to AHS tonight!

I mean, her style is perfection. 

Her eye wear collection!

Her one liners...yasssss!

Have a good one,

Adrienne 

Hey, Hey, Hey...I'm Old

Hi Again!

I'm back sooner than I anticipated.....I guess I'm on a roll of some sort(?).

Today is my birthday, dudes. It started out as a good day; sushi buffet lunch with my Mom and Sophie (Aron had a convention in Orlando he had to vend). My Mom had been thinking about getting a parakeet, so we stopped by PetSmart on the way home from lunch. I should have known that taking my preschooler into a pet store after a long lunch was a bad idea, but I ignored my instincts and went for it. We obtained a parakeet, but only after 4 mini meltdowns and loss of patience on my part. Hey, at least the meltdowns were minis. Dinner was chicken nuggets and burned cookies.It wasn't my finest day as a mom, or a human, but Sophie went to bed full and happy, so that is a win. 

But hey, the day started off on a rad note. Before we left for my Mom's, I took a few photos in my new Torrid dress. it's a midi dress, and has quite a bit of fabric to it. But, I ended up liking it more than I thought I would. It has a nice romantic feel.

Dress: Torrid (sold out, similar linked)

My sweet Sophie joined me for pics as well. I'm not sure why these turned out so blurry. 

Thanks for stopping by :)
Adrienne 

A Return To Fashion Nuggets

Hello Again!

Well it's been quite a while before I shared any Fashion Nuggets on my blog! Like most former bloggers, I was Instagraming any outfit I wanted to share, at least until today...

After I purchased an iPhone tripod with remote last month, I began to think about blogging again. I took some awkward photos underneath our nude mermaid artwork. See below for a giggle...

 Boobs? I don't see any boobs.

Oh yea, there they are. Right above my head. I've since found a better place to take outfit photos. 

Dress: Old Navy

Belt: Torrid (sold out, link to similar)

Fluorite Necklace: Etsy 

With this Old Navy Dress, I found that the standard sizing in an XXL fit me better than the same dress in their plus size line. They were very bulky and had too much fabric for my taste. 

When Sophie and Aron got home, I asked if we could subject them to a round of family photos with my fancy new tripod. Here are some results, heeee. 

I hope the (maybe) 2 people reading this have a rad weekend. I'll be back with another post on Monday.

 Oh yea,and in case you'd like to see my Instagram, here are the links: 

Personal Insta

Lola Rocks Clothing Insta

Adrienne 

Well, hi there.

It's been a minute, Dudes. If there is anyone out there still reading, let me fill you in.

My little family moved back home to Florida in January. It was, and is, great to be home with our friends and family. But soon after our return, my wonderful stepdad, Mike, got sick, and passed away in April. He was such an awesome man, and we miss him so very much.

My mother was diagnosed with dementia in February, and I have become her part time caregiver. It's been a big adjustment for her, but she is doing great. Her doctor today refereed to her as a "rock star". She's such a strong, positive person. It's a tough road to walk with her, but I am determined to do my best to make her life as joyous as possible.

My rad daughter Sophie is doing well in pre-school, and starts kindergarten next year. My husband Aron has found a job, and we are still running Twisted Heroes and Lola Rocks clothing. Time really does speed right along. 

As for me? Well, I still love fashion, makeup, cult tv shows, and pinup. But I am also commuting 4 days a week to hang out with my mom, trying to run our businesses, and most of all be a good mother, wife, and friend. Blogging is (obviously) no longer a major priority for me. But, it's something I keep coming back to, even 8 years into it. I like to write, and I like to share fashion, beauty, art, slices of life, and randomness that make up my world. I know blogging has fallen out of fashion somewhat, and I'm totally fine with that. It doesn't have to be about comments, or partnerships, or monetizing this space. It can be just for me, and if you would like to come along for the ride, that is awesome, too.

Here are some life nuggets from the past 5 months:

One of our first trips back to magical Vilano Beach.

Day trip to the Alligator Farm in February.

Mother's Day sushi hunting with my Mom.

Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan at David's Lynch's Festival of Disruption in Brooklyn. My mind was blown that day! My BFF Shawna was with me, and she saw her first David Lynch film that day...it was Blue Velvet. I'll be composing a post on this rad event very soon.

Misti, Shawna, and me at the Violent Femmes/Echo and the Bunnymen show in St Augustine. Much beer, dancing, and Ubering took place that night! It was an evening of spontaneous fun, and I felt young for the first time in a very long while. It was a much needed night with my ladies!

Fashion wise, I have been living in these casual Old Navy dresses. They are lightweight and perfect for the thick Florida humidity. 

The past 5 months can really only be summed up with the below Twin Peaks memes:

I'll end this post with some real talk. The past 5 months have been an emotional roller coaster ride...and I don't like roller coasters. I don't like heights. I don't like uncertainty.

I've struggled with balancing my many roles, my new responsibilities, my new life here in Florida. We hit the ground running the month we moved back home, and I have known stress like I have never known before. It has changed me, and hopefully for the better.

 Some days I am a boss lady, handling shit right and left. Other days, I just work here...part time. Other days I am just getting by, but those days are fewer and fewer. I'm learning to take time for myself, so that I can be present for my family and friends. Learning to take time for the small, enjoyable things in life...not just the go, go, go until I can go no more. Time to rest. 

So, I am home again. Can we ever really go home again? Not exactly, but this is close enough for me. 

Adrienne 

Twin Peaks Freak

Guys, the Twin Peaks: The Return finale is upon us! Are you ready? Because I'm not.

WARNING: this post is spoiler heavy. I won't be discussing things in depth, just highlighting some of my favorite moments. Regardless, there will be spoilers galore. 

I am a true David Lynch fan. At age 12, I snuck into our living room and watched my Mom's VHS copy of Blue Velvet and loved it. I had a crush on the man when I was 14. Mulholland Drive is my favorite movie of all time. And of course, I loved Twin Peaks so very much. 

I was in disbelief when I read that there would be a 3rd season! So many emotions.....

I had no clue what to expect, though I was pretty sure Season 3 would not be a nostalgia laced trip down memory lane. It turns out I was correct in this assumption. 

Twin Peaks: The Return has been a strange journey, that's for sure. I decided to go along for the entire ride and trust where Lynch and Frost were taking us. From the maddening, drawn out questions of "When will Cooper wake up?" "Where is Audrey?", to the WTF moments of the glass box, "Mother", Buella, Tuplas, Woodsmen, Tammy's walk, and Gordon's convulsing French lady friend. Honestly I loved it all, with the most recent episodes being particularly gratifying. So, here are a few of my favorite things from the return.

Dougie Jones/Real Coop...me and Aron strongly relate to Dougie in our older age. 

Scary, sun damaged Evil Coop/Mr. C. I can relate to him as well, as far as the astronomical amount of sun damage my skin has suffered this summer. 

Creation of Bob/The Fireman and Senorita Dido/The Creation of Laura in Epsiode 8.

Ahhh Epsiode 8. I both loved it and was completely baffled by it. I said "What the fuck am I watching?" a minimum of 5 times that night. It frightened me, asked new questions, and made me think. That's what I will miss most about Twin Peaks, how much it makes me think and question, long after the episode is over. 

Without a doubt, my favorite character in The Return is Diane. You thought she was just a tape recorder, a figment of Cooper's imagination? Well, she wasn't, not exactly....

(thank you Game of Nerds for these awesome GIFS!)

Laura Dern's portrayal of Diane was equally cool and heartbreaking. The scene where she interrogated Bad Cooper about what happened the last night they met suggested that he raped her when she believed he was still Good Cooper. 

GIF courtesy of 25 Years Later.

This is confirmed in the scene from Episode 16, after Cooper orders Diane, via text, to kill Gordon, Tammy, and Albert. She tells them the entire horrible story. She is shaken, begins to tremble,  says's she is not her, she is in the sheriffs station. She draws her gun, and Tammy and Albert shoot her. Instead of collapsing in a bloody heap, she flies(?) toward the ceiling and disappears! She's a ding dang tulpa!

Next thing we know she is in the black lodge, Mike is there, telling her she was manufactured. 

"I know," she says, and her final words are...

She disintegrates into a smoke and turns into a tiny gold seed ball.

I don't care if you're a tulpa, Diane. You're still cool as hell in my book. 

Candie....Candie!!!.. I love you. 

I'll end this post with a thank you to Catherine Coulson, who played Margaret Lanterman, "The Log Lady". Your performance in The Return was transcendent. Thank you for all of the joy that you gave. RIP beautiful soul.

Twin Peaks peeps, brace yourself for the final part of our journey tomorrow night! I have my mini cherry pie and ice cream ready to go. I'll probably be back with a short post of my Twin Peaks fashion/merch in the next week or so. 

Adrienne