28.02.06 :: boycrazy all over -- spring into action

i have been boycrazy lately. the feelings have come out of nowhere. bam! just like that. i'm cruising along in life, feeling good about being on my own and having no emotional tie-ups (or tie-downs)...and then all of a sudden, i'm looking around again, checking out the scene. it must be just that we're on the verge of spring.

so, what to do with these feelings? right now the guys on my mind fall into five hopeless categories: 1) already partnered, 2) too young, 3) way out of my league, 4) don't know that i even exist, 5) live too far away.

right now i could go for a date. just a date. ok, and maybe some sex. yes, a date and some sex. that would be good. that would be great. that's all i'm asking. i'm just putting it out there.

and to all of you young, out-of-my-league boys who live too far away with their partners and don't even know that i'm stalking them...do me a favor and stay out of my head.

posted by lonestarsteve on tue 28.02.06 8:12 AM

last night's event at lambda was really great. highlights included seeing edward and josh shirtless (that boy is going to be the end of me), seeing lloyd perform don't cry for me, argentina as eva paron herself, and seeing scott dressed as a geisha in his float, memoirs of a gay-sha.

thanks to all for doing such a wonderful (and incredibly creative) job in entertaining all of us lambdettes.

also, i forgot my camera, so i stole these excellent pictures from scott w. at attitude of gratitude. thanks, scott.

posted by lonestarsteve on sun 26.02.06 5:41 PM

so, this weekend draws ever-nearer. per usual, i have no preconceived expectations of my 2-day-long free pass on life.

will she shop?

will she clean?

will she work out?

will she go out of her mind?

the possibilities are endless...

i do have plans to attend a marti gras party on saturday night (actually, it's more of a parade than a party).

i was going to participate -- build a float, throw some beads -- but decided against it. i'd rather be a spectator anyway. show some tit, catch some beads, whore around. you know the drill.

the possibilities are endless...

posted by lonestarsteve on fri 24.02.06 7:54 AM

as you could imagine, the success of project runway has spawned a whole slew of reality shows based on the basic premise of gathering a group of quazi-talented, creative people together and, week after week, eliminating the contestants one-by-one until a single winner prevails. i have been made privy to the launchings of a few shows next season based on some of the characters from this season's project runway (along the same vain as the new project jay and the upcoming top chef). below are the shows' titles and their star performers:

project rehab: led by guadalupe "i'll have another" vidal, 16 contestants gather and drink butt-loads of alcohol before every show's taping and then proceed to attempt to answer questions about their lives. the less coherent the response, the better. judges award points based on the ratio of each contestant's blood alcohol level vs. the cohesiveness of their responses. don't understand them at all? we have a winner! it should be a real hoot, right quadalupe?

project get-a-clue: sardis, ala.-native heidi standridge (first to be thrown off the show this season for her "simple, pretty dress") leads a group of 16 fellow small-town, geographically challenged idiots around the country only to discover that there is life outside the state of alabama! "mama, there are 50 of these here things called states -- and i've been to every one!"

project lose-a-few: not unlike the ever-popular celebrity fit club and the biggest loser, 16 contestants, led by california-born and bred john wade, get very, very fat before the taping of the first show. in the preceeding weeks, contestants binge-and-purge their way to thinness -- and absolute glamour! can someone hold my hair back? i feel like i need to throw up!

project denial-aint-just-a-river-in-egypt: 16 contestants get to grill 2-time project runway contestant daniel franco with probing questions about his sexual orientation. the first contestant to trip daniel up by making him say "boyfriend" instead of "girlfriend" or "him" in place of "her" wins a date with tim gunn. should be a real show-stopper!

if anyone else has heard of any more show ideas, please give me a holler!

peace out!

posted by lonestarsteve on thu 23.02.06 7:29 AM

i'm not looking forward to work today. i've got a long day ahead of me. lately i've been trying (and succeeding) to offset my frustrated feelings about work with some beneficial activities.

no, i'm not talking about shopping, or spanking the monkey, or even be-dazzling -- although those things are beneficial in their own way. on jan. 29, i joined a gym and have been working out ever since. and i've been staying pretty dedicated to my new-found quest for a better "me."

granted, i'm not really seeing the amazing results that i insist upon as quickly as i would like, but we're talking about recovering from years -- and by years, i do mean actual years -- of some serious inactivity.

so, in three weeks' time, i can't expect my muscled goodness to be busting the seams on my shirts and popping buttons and zippers on my pants. but that day will come. yes, it will come, my friends.

next on my list: quitting smoking (give me strength).

posted by lonestarsteve on wed 22.02.06 7:33 AM

take a crafty fag, an unusually cold winter weekend in february, and a be-dazzler, and you have yourself a dangerous situation.

that's all i'm sayin'.







posted by lonestarsteve on mon 20.02.06 8:12 AM

this probably isn't going to work, but a few of you have asked about the links to the getty images photos of the project runway final 4's clothing line as shown feb. 10 in new york at olympus fashion week.

here are the links as i understand them, and again, forgive me if these don't work; the search engine on this site is quite tempermental.

santino rice
daniel vosovic
chloe dao
kara janx

if those don't work, here are some of the best and worst of their lines:

santino rice

daniel vosovic

chloe dao

kara janx

posted by lonestarsteve on fri 17.02.06 8:07 AM

tonight's episode of project runway, season 2, entitled "what's your line?" was stellar. four designers remain -- santino, kara, daniel v., and chloe -- and tonight's challenge determined the final 3. the designers were told they were to design an evening gown "that represents the collection they will show at olympus fashion week." yikes!

after a visit to seventh on sixth, where the final 4 visited briefly with olympus fashion week organizer and executive director fern mallis, the group returned to parsons to start their designs -- designs that would give the judges a sneak peek into what their collection would be all about at fashion week under the bryant park tents.

the added twist? guest judge, supermodel iman, would wear the winning dress to a red carpet event, in this case the elle magazine-hosted project runway premiere party in new york. the budget for this challenge was $300 and the designers had 2 days to complete something stunning.

daniel v. won tonight's challenge with this little number. actually, none of the designers created anything astounding, but iman had to choose something to wear. the win gave daniel 5 wins for the run of the show -- a project runway record. tim gunn, in his blog, explains: "in some ways, i believe [daniel] won by process of elimination, literally. santino was too over-the-top, chloe’s fit was a problem, and kara was out, so who’s left?" even iman called the dress "borderline boring," but she settled with the best of the worst.

kara was sent away. she said herself that eveningwear just wasn't her thing. tim explains: "ever since the sasha cohen challenge, kara has had major struggles with design decision-making, and it was never more apparent than in this challenge. given her selection of a black charmeuse at mood, the fabric alone limited her options. still, she almost collapsed in a heap of ambivalence. once eden walked the runway, there was no hiding the sloppy construction, the uneven hem, and the skimpiness of the length of the dress."

chloe -- apparently distracted throughout the challenge -- just squeeked by with this number: a pearl gray, silk charmeuse "chanteuse" gown. tim explains her flaws: "why-oh-why did she create a seam, and an entirely unnecessary seam at that, from the hips in front to down below the rear-end in the back? it was peculiar and highly unflattering."

and again, last but not least, santino didn't let the judges down with the crap that he can pile onto the dresses that he makes. he somehow got his hands on some gold paillette-covered fabric -- and the boy went to work! tim writes, "after the 'attack of the paillettes,' the dress was a costume: excalibur? 1001 nights?" good observation, tim. you always get right to the point.

so, it's daniel, chloe, and santino to fashion week. the event, of course, has already occurred, and the final 4 designers have shown their lines back on the morning of friday, february 10th. santino's web site has details on how to view shots of all 4 designers' lines as shown at fashion week.

the reunion show is next week. can't wait until next wednesday...

posted by lonestarsteve on wed 15.02.06 11:54 PM

my month was saved yesterday in the magazine aisle of the montrose kroger. kids, i had fallen in such a bad state as of late, for no known reason. i haven't felt like doing much of anything lately outside of going to work, working out, and then just being by myself.

so thank you, vanity fair, for your march 2006 special edition. fabulous photos of well-known stars -- including my dublin-born, pillow-lipped boyfriend (unbeknownst to him...yet) jonathan rhys meyers. the cover shows tom ford smelling on cherub-like acresses scarlett johansson and keira knightley. and there's plenty more on the inside.

this isn't an ad to get you to go out and buy a copy of the magazine, but honestly, would you consider yourself a bona fide, card-carrying gay man if you didn't? i thought not.

speaking of magazines, you'll have to hop on the march 2006 issue of out as well. pages 58-60 profile project runway's final 4 designers: santino rice, kara janx, chloe dao, and daniel john vosovic. remember to watch tomorrow's episode on bravo to see who makes the final cut.

carry on.

posted by lonestarsteve on tue 14.02.06 7:26 AM

first of all, i'd like to say one thing. every thursday for the last 9 weeks or so i've blogged about each episode of season 2 of project runway. readers of lonestarsteve fall into two camps. one group of readers says, "we read your blog almost everyday, except on the days you write about project runway. then we just skip over it." and the other groups says, "thanks for writing about project runway. it's my favorite show."

that said, i would like to consol the former of these groups with this: project runway (the second season, that is) is nearly over, and you will only have to tolerate a few more weeks of coverage before i get back to my usual thursday routine. and to those in the latter group, i offer this: i simply cannot live without my project runway fix. i don't know why. i don't even know how to sew.

with that out of the way, last night's episode, entitled "l'oreal makeover," challenged the remaining 5 designers with the task of giving each another a head-to-toe makeover. mentor tim gunn explains the task in his blog: "[the remaining designers] will reinvent each other’s look in 2 days and with $200. the outcome of this challenge will determine the final four, which in turn will be reduced to the final three."

this was a very important challenge, and it had me on the edge of my seat until the very end. daniel v. had immunity from winning last week's challenge. this week, therefore, he could have ordered his model to walk down the runway carrying nothing but a piece of thread in one hand and a swatch of fabric in the other, and he still wouldn't be out. of course, with this tactic he wouldn't win the challenge either.

can you just hear nina garcia reacting to this scene? "daniel, i think that the swatch of cloth doesn't add enough texture to your model's naked body. and the thread is just redundant. and tired. it's been done. and besides, it's quite...well, quite vulgar if you ask me."

the real competition, then, was among chloe, kara, nick, and santino. the match-ups, as drawn from a bag by hostess heidi klum, were as follows: chloe had nick, nick had daniel v., daniel v. had chloe, and kara and santino had each other (how suicidal is that?).

chloe (my girl) won this challenge (you go, girl!). admittedly, she has never attempted to design or make menswear. her shirt, pants, and vest for nick were amazing. gunn writes of chloe's design: "her design for nick was perfectly on the mark: impeccably tailored, expensive-looking, and with an edge. her use of pink satin for the back of the vest lent a playfulness that balanced the seriousness of her craft. add to this the challenge of a pinstriped fabric -- all those stripes to align -- and this was a sure contender for the win."

and on the other side of that coin, and much, much to my chagrin, nick was voted out last night. i don't know quite what to say about this. santino has proven time and time again that he's a "one-note" designer, that he doesn't care one iota about what women want to see in their clothes, and he overdesigns everything he makes. nick made an unfortunate choice of fabric: a single-ply, pale grey cashmere with a mauve tint. it was deemed "too feminine" by all of the judges (no buttons, no pockets, etc.) and the cut of the suit was blasted as well. not to mention that the suit revealed every sewing error nick made. so, nick was auf'ed by heidi. good luck to you, my fine man.

daniel was told by heidi that he was extremely fortunate to have had immunity for this challenge. gunn explains daniel's mistakes: "the red fabric was too blue for chloe’s coloring, in my opinion, and looked cheap. and when the tan leather was introduced, i balked. i even sought out chloe for her opinion, because i was confident that she would support me. 'I like it!' she declared, followed by daniel giving me an 'i told you so' look."

then there was the kara-santino saga. designing for each other, the pair were nothing short of a soap opera with scissors. kara's design for santino was actually a contender for a win this week. her loud madras pants, layered top (long-sleeved tee under a slouchy polo), and custom-made hat won the judges over for a close win. good job kara. welcome to the final four. i had my doubts, girl, but you and miss chloe are in like sin!

santino's execution of kara's outfit was, in tim's words, "appalling." he chose beautiful fabrics, but ended up making a pulled-and-gathered, runway-only jumpsuit. gunn writes, "it wasn’t that the jumpsuit was too tight on kara, it was more as if the suit wanted to be shorts and a tee; it was climbing up kara’s limbs!"

the jumper also suffered "the santino effect" -- too much shit going on in too many places. i like how tim put it: "it looked as though kara had been covered with spray-glue and rolled in a lichen forest."

roll on, girl.

posted by lonestarsteve on thu 09.02.06 6:05 PM

i saw match point over the weekend. i've dumped all of the other actors i've ever stalked liked and have taken up stalking liking (make that loving) jonathan rhys meyers. he could have done anything in this movie -- good or bad -- and i wouldn't have been able to take my eyes off of him. talk about eye candy. jesus.

and there was something about that vertical scar on his abdomen that really did something for me. even his interaction with scarlett johansen was incredible. and woody allen did a wonderful job writing and directing the film. highly recommended by yours truly.

so i guess i know what i'll be doing this coming week and weekend: renting every movie jonathan has ever been in: alexander (2004), vanity fair (2004), the emperor's wife (2003), i'll sleep when i'm dead (2003), octane (2003), the tesseract (2003), bend it like beckham (2002), tangled (2001), prozac nation (2001), happy now (2001), titus (1999), ride with the devil (1999), the loss of sexual innocence (1999), b. monkey (1998), the governess (1998), velvet goldmine (1998), telling lies in america (1997), the maker (1997), the disappearance of finbar (1996), the killer tongue (1996), michael collins (1996), and a man of no importance (1994). and if i can get my hands on his t.v. movies elvis, the lion in winter, the magnificent ambersons, the tribe, and samson & delilah, i'll be all set.

this could take a while...

posted by lonestarsteve on mon 06.02.06 8:25 AM

i'm having the hardest fucking time trying to figure out what to do with my precious 48 hours this weekend. i've got a lot on my list -- more than any one person could accomplish in such a length of time. but i'm trying to remain grounded and centered about the whole situation.

i'm going to work out, first and foremost. yes, i joined a gym last sunday and i've been eating better as a result. here is my food conversion chart for those of you who, like me, suffer from big girl syndrome:

breakfast (before) :: as much coffee as i could drink
breakfast (now) :: 2 cups of coffee and a body for life shake

mid-morning (before) :: 6 mini chocolate doughnuts and more coffee
mid-morning (now) :: a gala apple and 4 oz. of cottage cheese and water

lunch (before) :: 9-in. meatball sandwich on white, provalone cheese, onion, peppers and a diet pepsi
lunch (now) :: 6-in. turkey sandwich on wheat, swiss cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomato and an iced tea

mid-afternoon (before) :: 6 mini chocolate doughnuts and more coffee
mid-afternoon (now) :: a body for life nutrition bar and water

dinner (before) :: 1/2 a large pepperoni, sausage, extra-cheese, mushroom, cheeze-stuffed-crust pizza and many, many diet pepsis and bread-based dessert or ice cream
dinner (now) :: something chicken (or beef), vegetable, and water or crystal light

snack (before) :: left over pizza or left over bread-based snack or more ice cream
snack (now) :: another body for life nutrition bar or 4 oz. low-carb, low-sugar yogurt and water

needless to say, i've lost about 3 lbs. this week. on my way down! pictures to come soon...

posted by lonestarsteve on sat 04.02.06 12:31 PM

just found out from a friend that you-know-who has a blog site as well. the world really is coming to an end...

posted by lonestarsteve on fri 03.02.06 8:07 AM

last night's episode of project runway -- episode 9, entitled "garden party," which aired on bravo -- was probably one of the best shows so far. it was also one of the most gut-wrenching. all 6 designers completed their challenges like old pros, and it was difficult to see someone (other than santino, that is) voted out.

last night's challenge was about inovation: design an outfit for a garden party. the catch? use flora and fauna only. tough one. but i think that everyone rose (pun intended) to the challenge.

given $100 and an hour to shop, the designers routed through green plants, flowers, and floral accessories. back at their workroom, mentor tim gunn informed the contestants that the winner of this latest challenge would have immunity for the next challenge. this was a very important win for one of the designers -- one of the six would be out, and one would be (without doubt) a part of the final four!

daniel v. won this challenge. his win came down to good time management and buying the right materials -- and enough of them. gunn writes in his blog: "daniel made very wise and very strategic decisions when we were shopping in the flower district. his choice of rich green ferns ensured that color and texture would prevail, and the purplish-blue orchids placed on the bodice caused our judges to swoon."

andrae (aka "let-me-design-something-using-materials-that-are-already-dead") was voted out. his doormat of a dress did not go over well with the judges. in his defense, gunn writes: "okay, i understand that of all of the designs this was the closest to being a costume and, therefore, the least wearable. but I loved it. andrae set out to design and construct topiary and, indeed, he did: a french garden comes to life! his outfit was beautifully proportioned and masterfully constructed and was drop-dead chic." i have to agree with tim. in fact, all of the designers made an excellent attempt at this challenge. see you at the red lobster, andrae!

chloe came pretty darn close to not finishing the challenge. her design was simple enough, but glueing all of those tiny leaves onto the garment was very time-consuming. gunn writes: "[chloe's model] grace looked refined, elegant, and comfortable (despite the leaf covered bathing cap) in this flowing confection of a dress. furthermore, it didn’t look like a dress made of leaves. rather, it looked like chloe shopped at mood, not the flower district."

i loved, loved, loved kara's design. actually, i've liked quite a few things that kara has produced over the competition. her south african point of view shows through in everything that she designs. creating a bodice out of spanish moss, raffia, and dried flowers and a simple spanish moss-covered skirt, kara really did a great job with this challenge. and the judges took notice. i think that kara had to be neck-in-neck with daniel for the win.

nick ended up not buying enough roughage for this challenge. he even used plant stems to cover the dress! but, he pulled it off, even if his model looked like a tropical forest-version of a 50-cent street-walker. go, nick!

and last but not least: santino. i was thinking that santino would be voted out last night. after all, andrae's garden dress was cute, and santino was the only designer to use actual material -- in this case, floral mesh -- for his design. cheating? maybe...but the boy dodged the bullet, yet again. the judges asked about why the dress looked so shiny. he chose to lacquer everything. go figure. maybe next week, america will get its wish: santino, you are out!

posted by lonestarsteve on thu 02.02.06 2:17 PM