I love my family...

Thank you.


Happy Memorial Day Weekend U.S.! And Happy Belated Victoria Day Canada! I hope everyone in the U.S. is enjoying the 3 day weekend and finally... some SoCal weather. What's the deal California? It's been significantly warmer in Toronto than it has been here - which is fine, but I mean REALLY?!? Hehe... kiddings. This is just a little post to declare my unending love for my family. I am so fortunate to have parents who love me unconditionally, a brother who let me boss him around when we were young (that I'm paying for now...) and an extended family that supports me, encourages me and believes in me. These people + Philip + my true friends = all I need in this life. I'm pretty rich. 


An extra "thanks" to my Mom, Dad & Phil who always have my back, help me realize all the good around me and reassure me that no matter what, everything is going to be ok :) I only hope I can do the same for them.


I love you.

( fussyjussy, 2 years old )

( me & daddy )

( me & yacob )

( high school graduation 2005 )

( me & daddy, 2001 )

( fussyjussy xmas morning - another doll! )

( fussyjussy eating chocolate pudding )

<3

M·A·C Cosmetics: Rockin' Summer Beauty

Go nuts with colour!

Summer has arrived and with the fun-in-the-sun attitude comes along tons of fun makeup looks! I am a huge MAC Cosmetics fan and I've decided to highlight a few of their summer collections... that I am in LOVE with. This year, it's obvious everyone is going wild with the 80s look and feel (with a modern spin of course), everything is studded, bedazzled, leathered, ripped, washed, faded, tight, and almost gives a little punch to your senses when you look at it. Well, with makeup its all about bright colors and lots of glow. Most people tend to get into a comfort zone when it comes to applying makeup - same colours, same routine, same look - well throw that idea out the car window while driving really fast because it's time to brighten things up. 

Embrace the colours and freedoms of this year's fashions and let your wild side out. It will feel good... I promise. If you've got a party to attend or just a night on the town, take full advantage of going the extra mile on your face. It's like painting a beautiful picture that you get to show everyone... all night! Here are some invigorating colour palettes to keep your eye on and some of my personal favs...

( spring 2010 collection : check it out here )

( lipstick: made to order $14; eye pencil: NC15 NW20 $14.50 )

( paint pot: coral crepe $16.50 )

( blush: instant chic $18.50 )

( collection : prep for color, check it out here )

( lipgloss: prep for color $14 *hot fuchsia, so fun!* )

( collection : art supplies, check it out here )

( pro longwear lipstain marker: dirty red coral $16; greaspaint stick $17.50 )

MAC always rocks the boat but this season is just brilliant. I suggest 

you run to your closest store to check it out in person. Enjoy exploring all the different sides of your personality. The whole point to makeup is to be creative and use your imagination - so get to work! 

FussyJussy welcomes Tam to LA...

I promise to start posting more once I work less.

Yah, I know I've said it before but I have no problem saying it again... becoming an adult is a shocker. Life is set up very odd. To begin with, life is about one thing; survival. As middle-class citizens (or upper class or even lower class) we have somehow managed to create an existence that tries to ignore the purpose of life. Most of us don't spend our days searching for food or protecting our homes from sabotage (at least, if you're reading this, I highly doubt you have to do the above stated). Listen, what I'm trying to say is... working full-time blows. There I said it. Yup, if I had it my way, I would be a lady of leisure. Isn't that a great title to carry? "Lady of Leisure"... *sigh, what a life to be lived. I'll get there one of these days, I promise. 

That being said, Miss Tamsyn and I had a wonderful 5 days together. It was really the first time we got to spend a good chunk of time just us... and we spent lots of time chatting, shopping, walking and planning our lives. Thankfully, Tam didn't care too much about seeing the typical LA spots (the ones I've seen 100000 times) so it gave us a chance to just chill and be a little lazy. Tam is spending the summer not too far from me and come September, we could be even closer to each other... like in the same city. Phil and I may or may not have a surprise to reveal but I don't want to open my mouth prematurely. I'll wait until things are finalized before I "spill the beans"... and no, I'm not pregnant... yet (hehehe). In the meantime, enjoy some of the pics Tam & I accumulated while she was in town. I am so thankful to have a friend like her in my life. Love you Tam <3

( at my lil housewarming get-together )

( out to dinner on Sunset Blvd. )

( mmm yummy at La Petit Four )

( out for drinks at Mastros in Bev Hills )

( dawny, tam & i at Mastros )

( this was my idea... i don't know )

( pink lips )

( up in the hills at Yamashiro for sushi )

( me being a kid )

( had to sneak one of me & my love )

It's late and I should get to bed...

In full bloom.


Wow - the last couple weeks have flowwwwn by. Just thought I would do a little update on me and my life. Ok so first things first... Christina Aguilera. Let me just say, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Although I was filled with nerves, butterflies and anticipation the night before and the morning of (the Vh1 Storytellers taping is what I'm referring to) as soon as we got in (I brought my vocal teacher with me) and I realized how close I would be to my musical idol, it suddenly became very natural feeling. It was a very small stage, she of course, had a live band and we were 4 rows back on the right hand side... roughly about 10 feet from where she would be singing. When she came on, I couldn't believe that I finally got to experience a type of concert so intimate with such a huge presence. Because it was a taping, in between songs she was so casual and funny, joking while her makeup artist would fan her or touch up her perfect face. She talked a lot about each song she performed, going into detail about how it all came together and the meaning of it to her. Linda Perry (who has co-written and written tons of song for Christina including Beautiful and Hurt) was there to play the piano while she performed Beautiful, which was so beautiful it made me tear up. 


I won't bore you too much with the Christina details but in short, she is a very dedicated artist who makes belting out those huge notes look very easy and she made it quite clear that from a young age, nothing was going to get in her way when it came to succeeding as a singer. She certainly gives me someone to look up to in the determination meter and not compromising who you are for others (although, like I said in my last post, I do think she stretched it a bit thin in her most recent video). Speaking of not compromising yourself for others... I really don't think it's necessary in order to be successful. I just read a great quote from a cute little coffee table book I just bought called Good Person and it says... "People should know what you stand for and what you won't" -Unknown. I'm really not in the business of succumbing to others or having to put up with any sort of disrespect. What's the point of being an individual if everyone thinks you should be just like them? I just want to say, I know I'm a growing human being, but I do know what I will stand for and what I won't, and I think that's a very important trait. In any aspect of life... relationships, jobs, careers, family, friends... you name it - I know I try my best to be a good person and I'm not going to let anyone make me feel bad about myself.


Sorry for the detour but I just had to get it off my chest. I am very excited for this week because one of my very best friends is finally coming to visit me in LA and I can't wait to show her around. I'm trying to get my house looking as homey as possible before she comes and so far, so good... considering I don't have tons of extra money to spend on decorating... it's an unfortunate thing. I will definitely post pictures next week of our weekend together and all the fun things we do! Until then folks, hope you have a fabulous second week in May (my favorite month besides June because my birthday is June 13th).


Sending love your way... always... <3

Gone too Gaga?

Christina Aguilera's newest video.


So, if you know me at all, you'll know that I am a HUGE Christina Aguilera fan ( i don't even like calling myself a fan because it sounds so impersonal and i truly believe Christina and i have a connection that goes deeper then just pure admiration for her talent... that calls for another post in itself ) As some of you may know, I did enter myself into a little contest for the possibility of being selected to attend an intimate VH1 show with Xtina and to my absolute surprise and delight, I was selected! It films this Tuesday ( May 4th ) and airs on June 13th ( my birthday ).  As I posted earlier this month, Xtina just hit the airwaves with her new single Not Myself Tonight, from her VERY ANTICIPATED upcoming album - Bionic - that comes out June 8th ( just giving you all these dates incase you care ).


I dig the song. I mean yes, any recent R&B/pop artist ( Rihanna, Gaga, etc ) could have laid vocals on that track and sounded just as good, which means it's a little on the manufactured side but oh well... I guess she doesn't want to feel left out. I always put Christina on a pedestal. I mean, no one can deny that she has vocal talent that comes from the Gods, and a range that blows most out of the water - she is ( a word i've just learned... ) an anomaly. An exception. A rarity. A gift. So naturally, I was excited to see her new video, and knowing Christina, she does like the shock factor, but I must say... Christina, it looks like you've sold out. There are many Madonna and Gaga elements to the video which can be confusing to some - is she paying homage to these artists or just copying them? 


Christina doesn't need to "wow" anyone by pushing ridiculous boundaries anymore. She's done that with Dirrty, kissing Madonna during Like a Virgin, and other sexually explicit things that she has needed to get out of her system. And believe me, there's nothing wrong with sex. Or expressing yourself sexually. I'm game for that. But don't do it the same way Gaga just did in her recent video Telephone. I don't know if this is an act of her record label or just Christina herself? I haven't lost respect for her, but I do believe she's more then that. She's beginning to send the wrong message. It's unoriginal and a desperate cry for attention that she doesn't "need" to do. Her monstrous talent, creative ability, vision, morals, down-to-earthness and pure class is more then enough to keep her fans loyal and then some. I don't want anyone laughing at Christina for being a copycat ( i'm protective of her ) and I really feel that she took this vid a little too far...


Take a look for yourself.

In love with La Roux

Have I caught the '80s bug?

Well, I did just buy a fluorescent yellow dress ( or as the designer calls is, "acid yellow" ) that I adore and practically stole. I know I posted this on Facebook so forgive me for putting it up here too. I just bought this dress ( below ) for a whopping $27.50... from a used clothing store called Buffalo Exchange. It fits me like a glove and is beautifully made so I looked up the designer ( Jenni Kayne )... yah, she's kinda big. This dress normally sells for $655! Whoopie :) 

( this picture doesn't do it justice )

I am also hooked on this song by British pop band, La Roux - Bulletproof. It's completely influenced by tons of '80s pop artists and I can't help but fall into the newest trend of "Welcome back 1980s"... so take a listen, maybe put on something bright and figure out what your new "old" 1980s dance will look like. Mom... any pointers? ;)

The Fussy Revolution

We all want to change the world.

Or do we? Wow, so last week on Earth Day (April 22) I wrote up this big, long, wise post on a new development (The Fussy Revolution) which I spent over an hour on and my very, slow, very bogged down laptop accidentally highlighted the entire post when I went to highlight a word to delete… well… I’m sure you could guess what happened next.

It was late and I wasn't thinking straight. I was just so stunned and panicked because I knew Blogger autosaves and I wanted to get out of the post as quickly as possible before it saved, well, nothing. I got out, but not in time. The whole thing was gone. I took a deep breath, closed my laptop and went to bed – it was 12:15am. That is why you haven’t seen a recent post from me. I have been giving my blog the silent treatment until today - I finally realized that I had gotten over “the incident” and could continue to write again.

Thankfully.

I won’t make this one as long because frankly, I don’t want to bore you. The jist of my previous post (RIP) was simple. I had been doing a lot of thinking about Earth Day (which was first started in 1970 by a US Senator by the name of Gaylord Focker (kidding!) no really, in all seriousness, his name was Gaylord Nelson) I discussed with a friend at work, how most people these days acknowledge days like Earth Day as if it was the birthday of their favorite celebrity – a kind of “Aw, that’s great!” expression and then not another thought about it.

It seems that people don’t express their concerns for issues, like our planet, like they used to – no passion, music playing, protests, flower planting, hair braiding… nothing. We understand the issues but assume others will do “something” about it. Myself included. This irks me. I think it goes hand in hand with the rapid development, obsession and dependence we all have on cell phones, txt messages, emails, blog posts, Facebooking/Tweeting, etc. Is this the beginning of the end? These media and technology outlets aren’t going to go away, so what can we do to create some sort of balance? It seems we are so wrapped up in our own world (both online and off) that we aren’t even getting together with friends as much anymore. We aren’t noticing the beauty of the world around us because our face is always looking at a screen.

It comes to my attention, as I have just gotten cable again, the abundance of mindless reality shows that people distract themselves with. This is a very disturbing discovery. I don’t know what’s going on in other parts of the world in terms of TV entertainment but c’mon North America… what the hell is going on? I just found out the other day that the mistress of Jesse James (Sandra Bullocks husband) might get a hosting gig on a new reality show called “Celebrity Cheaters” co-hosting with one of Tiger Woods’ mistresses... are you serious? Don’t we have enough shows about nothing? The Bad Girls Club, Paris Hilton’s BFF, Kendra, America’s Next Top Model (don’t you just cringe when Tyra opens her mouth?), The Bachelor and the list goes on. I know I’m not the only that can’t stand this crap, but the scary part is, is the majority of people can. Are we regressing as a species or moving forward? This is what I’m concerned about. Why is the majority not striving for human greatness? Don’t fall victim to numbing yourself in front of a screen! Take time off and join me… in the Fussy Revolution!

What will you do this week to get in touch with your human side?