photography ~Femme Fatale

‘Femme Fatale’ Self-portrait

Enjoy! 😉

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

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My list of Must-do’s when taking a sexy photo.

‘Ricochet’ Self-Portrait

One of the many things I love about photography, self-portraits in particular, is that you can tell any story you want about yourself.  It’s as simple as a costume change, makeup, pose, hair, etc.  Me? I thoroughly enjoy getting all dolled up and letting my sexy side show.  I thought about just posting the above photograph and leaving it at that, because… damn… I look fucking good. Right? I’m so modest. lol

But I don’t always look like this, it takes work to look sexy in an image.

I thought I’d share some of my ‘must do’s’, ways I like to convey sex appeal in my self-portraits:

Step 1: Finger in the mouth. People love fingers in the mouth, and anything that draws attention to the lips.

Step 2: Sexy eyes. Eye contact is important!

Step 3: Push tits together…because, well…who doesn’t like cleavage? It’s like saying, “Look! Another place to put your dick.”

If you’ve learned anything, I hope it’s that you realized—the sexiest thing you can do is just be your damn self. Even if you look like an idiot most of the time, like I usually do. Trying to keep it real. Enjoy!

 

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

What’s the Frequency?

Benzedrine ~ Self-Portrait

Like most of you know, I’ve been avoiding as much news and online garbage since November.  Well… recently I’ve been reminded as to why.  I caught myself trying to decipher a few news stories that conflicted with each other.  After reading pages upon pages, trying to figure out the actual facts, I started to go a bit crazy.  What happened to true journalism? I’d love to just get the story and decide for myself how I feel about it, without everyone trying to shove their own views onto me.  I get it, William Tager, I fucking get it!

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

photography ~Happy Humpday!

 Self-portrait

Hope you all have a fantastic Humpday!

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photography ~Meow~

‘Meow’  Self-portrait

“Show me your kitties!”

I love my kitties! Not many people have seen my kitties, although many have asked to.  Believe it or not, I keep my kitties inside more often than not.  They are very pretty kitties though, just the right size, soft, not too firm, the kind that feel really, really good when they rub up against you. I would know, because I’m always touching my kitties, always! But they are mine, so I can….and I do!

I understand that some people want to see as many kitties as possible. I’m kind of with you there, I too, am fascinated with kitties. Just know, you’ve already seen about as much of my kitties as you will ever see. However, because I’m the type of person that cares about you, and knows that you have needs, I’m going to share something with you….. there is this thing called ‘Google’, maybe you’ve heard of it? You can look at kitties all day long if you learn how to use it. Big ones, small ones, some the size of your head! For real, go try it!

If you are a kitty fan like me, here’s a little kitty ditty you’ll probably enjoy.  Whether you like country music or not, the lyrics alone are worth listening to.

 

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

 

 

 

photography ~Mortality~

‘Mortality’ Self-portrait

 

“It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.”-Stephen King

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

Happy Humpday

Pygophilia ~ Self Portrait

“May all your ups and downs be between the sheets.”

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

Divergence

Self-Portrait ‘Duality’

Who am I? It depends on the context.

I’m always myself, but the side I show varies with the each audience.   I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing, and as much as I admire people who put all of themselves out there 100% of the time, I just can’t do it, nor do I want to.

Once I’m comfortable with someone, forget it though…. I’m an open book, they will get all of me whether they want it or not. I’ll bring on the perverted, crazy, psychotic that I truly am, but why scare them off right away? Right?

I have many sides,  few people are unlucky enough to get them all. But let’s be honest, there are some settings where you just have to refrain from showing your true self, like…

A bake sale at your kids school for example:

“Hey, I’m Dye, so and so’s mother.”

“I’m Mary, nice to meet you. Care for one of my muffins, I brought a big box.”

 

Now this… this is where I refrain, because you know what I’m thinking of saying?

You have a big box and you want me to eat your muffin. 😀

 

That’s just one of many examples.  The truth is, you get the me that I’m comfortable with showing you.

When I do self-portraits I like to show my sexy side, or my fun side, very seldom will I show or talk about my feelings, which I have many of because, well… I’m a girl.

In a professional setting, I keep it classy, or at least I try to. Sometimes I’ll do something stupid and ruin my image. On a few occasions, just recently in fact, I’ve sent out emails using the wrong email account, the one where my signature links to all of my online shenanigans. Sigh… I might as well have just sent a message saying, “It was a pleasure to work with you, oh by the way…. here’s a link if you want to see my ass and read about how much I love sex. Okay then, let’s do business again.” Arghhh!  This is what happens when you have multiple email, Instagram, and Facebook accounts, you lose track.

Oh well, thankfully it takes a lot to embarrass me, I am who I am. You either like me, or you don’t.Whatever face I show you, it’s still 100% me, it’s just usually not all of me at once.

…..And that’s what inspired the image above.  Every month one of the Self-Portrait groups I’m a part of will hold a photography challenge.  This month the theme is ‘Duality’, a way of showcasing different sides of your personality. Here’s the information if anyone is interested in participating.

January Self-Portrait Challenge

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Game Day Decisions

Self-portrait “What to wear, what to wear?”

 

Playoffs are tonight and I have been anxiously waiting alllllll day for the game to start. Go Pats!!

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

‘Dismissed’

‘Dismissed’ Self-Portrait

Didn’t expect my first self portrait of 2017 to be kind of depressing looking. Geez! I hope this isn’t a sign of things to come this year.

I was actually in a decent mood when I took this.  Of course, it was only 7am and everyone was still asleep, so I had no reason to be blah….yet.  As the day went on however….BLAH!  Maybe subconsciously I knew that when the the kids woke up they would act like awful demon spawns sent here to test every ounce of patience I had “kids”.  Ah…yes, my little angels! By the end of the day I was run ragged.  Didn’t help that I also felt old yesterday, I don’t usually feel that way, but I’m starting to notice how gravity is taking over my face, and I hate it. Thank goodness for make up, and Photoshop, and boobs that distract people from looking at my face. Even I, in this photo am staring down at my boobs, thinking “you’re all that’s saving me, don’t let me down, boobs!”

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

Dirty Laundry

‘Dirty Laundry’ ~ Self-Portrait

I received a new Batman shirt (from my hubby) and socks for Christmas, so naturally I had to show my appreciation for them.  Does it matter that I bought the socks for myself and put them in my own stocking? No, it doesn’t. Look at me appreciating my gifts! 😀

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

 

Muah!

‘Muah’ Self-Portrait

Guess what day it is?…..

It’s National Chocolate day! Duh!  So here’s a photo of some chocolate for you.

“A kiss never tasted is forever and ever wasted.”

And…..

It’s Humpday!

Fine, you were right the first time.

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

 

 

No news is good news.

Self-Portrait

Ever need to get away from it all and unplug for a little bit?

Two weeks ago I decided to just go ahead and do it, and I couldn’t be happier about my decision.  Now I’m not talking about completely disconnecting from my online life, that’d be crazy!! Baby steps, people! But… I did deactivate my personal Facebook account and haven’t been online as much since doing that. Notice I didn’t say “delete” my Facebook account. Of course I’ll be back again at some point, I think?

This made me laugh. As much as I love attention, quitting Facebook isn’t really what I’d do to get it, I mean seriously…. I have boobs! Big, round, fake, attention getting boobs. See, have your attention now, don’t I?

The last couple of years I’ve become a bit addicted to Facebook. I’m always on it, even if I’m not interacting.  Not that that really bothers me too much. I thoroughly enjoy the online friendships and it’s a great place to keep in touch with old friends, and family. I’m the type that loves to know all about you, wants to see your kids, your pets, your selfies, and your daily activities….in a non-stalkery sort of way…. yeah, yeah, let’s go with that. I’m also the type that will look in your windows if you leave your curtains open though…in a non-pervy way of course *ahem*.   I suppose this is one of the reasons I enjoy self-portraits so much, it’s an extra glimpse into the lives of others.

I definitely don’t text and drive, but I have on many occasions closed Facebook on my PC to immediately pick up my phone and check it again, just in case I missed something important, you know….like photos of what everyone is eating for lunch.

Every time I’ve thought about taking a break I’d come up with a couple of reasons why I couldn’t, these were easy excuses for me to use to stay connected.

1. I’ll lose touch with everyone.
2. If I deactivate or delete my personal page, my other pages will automatically go inactive as well.

I have a few Facebook pages, including the one attached to this blog that is run by my personal page.  I didn’t want to lose those and couldn’t see how to keep one without the other.

So I posed the question on Facebook asking if anyone knew a way around this, thankfully a few friends did and were able to show me the loophole.  Once I knew how to do it it took me a few days to convince myself that it was for the best.

See, as much as I love seeing all the good that everyone is up to, it also comes with all the bad negative drama as well.  If you have Facebook you know what I’m talking about. *cough, cough* Politics…among other things.

One of the first things I do in the morning is check all of my online accounts, Facebook being one of them. Most mornings I’d checked it just to read the messages I received, but then I’d see my news feed and get sucked in. I would start to scroll through some stuff, skip some other stuff, read some comments, and more comments, and conversations, and before I knew it I’d be over an hour in and extremely annoyed with myself for wasting so much time on reading news I couldn’t give two shits about. Not the best way to start the day, and not the way I wanted to spend any free time I had throughout the afternoons and evenings.

At the moment, I don’t miss it at all!  I still chat with my friends and family, only now it’s on my blogs Facebook page, and instead of my news feed being filled with negativity and dumb fucking Minion memes, seriously with the Minion memes… STOP! It makes zero sense to post a photo of a Minion with a deep and meaningful fucking quote!

Let me indulge a bit on this pet-peeve. Why in the fuck would these quotes need a Minion with them?!!! Grrrrrr…..

This one however…perfectly acceptable!

Tangent there… what was I saying?

Oh yeah, now I get to log onto my blogs Facebook page, read messages and chat, and only see whatever I post there, no negative BS, not my friends or family bickering, no news reports filled with all the bad stuff going on in this world. In this case….ignorance is a bit blissful.

Of course, I’m still a social media whore….but now I’m a happier one. Nothing better than a happy whore, am I right?

You know where to find me….here at the Blog, Instagram, Twitter, Flickr, G+, Email, Smoke signals, Ouija board, AshleyMadison.com… I’m kidding, just seeing if you’re paying attention!

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

Stick a fork in me….

Self-Portrait

I’m done!

Done with what exactly? Done trying to pretend I’ll catch up and finish my 52 week photography challenge.  It’s taken everything I have to call it quits, I don’t like giving up, but lately…. I’m drained.  I have so many other things I have to do, and want to do. So in an effort to remove a bit of stress and maintain some sanity, I have to call it.  I still love photography, I just bought a new camera in fact!  For now though, I’ll be taking photos when I feel inspired, and although the themes do spark my creativity,  I’ve found that I’ve been putting off taking some of the images I really want to take and instead focusing on themes because I just don’t have the time to do both.

I already feel like a weight has been lifted by making this decision. 🙂

Anyway….

This image is one I took yesterday. I actually had a really good day, not that this photo portrays that in anyway at all, but I was able to put a big stress in my life to rest (no, I didn’t kill anyone).  My original intent was to take a quick photo because I was in such a good mood and it felt nice to be out of jeans and sneakers for a change. Of course, as I was setting up my camera I kept thinking about how I had to catch up on themes, and how I should be focusing on those, how I didn’t have time to be taking a photo when I have chores to do and kids to take care of, and blah blah blah……  I could feel things weighing on me.  I had been kicking around the idea of quitting the challenge for a while, but that moment and frame of thought solidified it for me.

Today, I focused on chores and kids! Tomorrow, I’m going away for the night with the hubby. I can not wait to sleep naked, and with any luck I’ll be completely taken advantage of.  I can feel the stress melting away already! 😉

“Type hard, like you mean it!”

52 Weeks Of Photos ~2016~ Week 39

‘Adventure Awaits!’

The photo theme for week 39 was “Road Less Traveled.”   My kids seem to find the adventure in everything, here they are “mountain climbing”. Was quite the task for them. I hope they can hold on to that imagination for a long time.

“Type hard, like you mean it!”