Setting Myself On Fire

Performer life stories. Fire for hire. Sharing from behind the scenes, all the stuff that goes into making shows and life happen.

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I keep seeing posts about why this is a bad/hard time to be a writer and I want to gently respond that, past or present, good writing is never about ease or practicality.

Write because you need to. Write because you have something to say.

Our parallel needs for human expression and connection aren’t going anywhere. Nor is our need for storytellers with life-shaped perspectives.

If you talk about art the way you’d discuss diversifying an investment portfolio, I’d argue it’s time for you to rethink your motivations.

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Doing a series of outfits that I like in Royale High. Lmk your fave. Tag gamers if you know them.

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Doing a series of outfits that I like in Royale High. Lmk your fave. Tag gamers if you know them.

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Doing a series of outfits that I like in Royale High. Lmk your fave. Tag gamers if you know them.

Ok this one is interesting, western theme super unique.

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Doing a series of outfits that I like in Royale High. Lmk your fave. Tag gamers if you know them.

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Doing a series of outfits that I like in Royale High. Lmk your fave. Tag gamers if you know them.

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Monster high redress

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Does anybody know which Monster High character this is? She always seems to wear this dress. Love the makeup and hair combo!

Help!

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Tfw you’re kinda mad at the world, but then there’s cheese.

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So I went to LA Whipcon and met a lot of famous people and had them sign my dress!

Among them were Jacques Ze Whipper, Adam Winrich, Aaron Bonk, Leah Orleans, Anthony Delongis (trainer for catwoman), and countless others. Whose signatures do you spot?

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I really liked this line. Distilled a lot of thought into one phrase.

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fire dragon

It’s Mila the fire dragon!

I built and sculpted her out of mesh and nomex, and am inside flying with her. Behold my works, ye mighty, and despair!!

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Excited to perform with my crew tonight at the Mamaroneck Tiki Party!

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So, if movies are using a lot of AI doubles, do you think it will frustrate people enough to go back to live theater?

Yes

No

Idk

Other (tell me in comments)

Voting ended onJul 16, 2023

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I woke up with my heart racing, going over the things internal and external that i needed to do before our dress rehearsal today. I had to actively calm my breathing, focus on what i wanted, let go, and make little time boxes for each task. Whether i follow through or not, at least i have a plan.

Our first run was rocky. The second one went pretty smooth.

I feel relieved, but have a whole new punchlist of details to nail down before friday. Audio cables, safety pins, music edits, backup tracks, babysitting for my dancers…

I love my company. We all have kids, we all work hard, we all bring the fire and contribute in unique ways. Grateful for them. Been together 4 years. Learning all the time.

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Fairy Tall at the NY Fairie Fest, I had so much fun and will be back next year!

Photo by Andrew Lesny