tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80427254741380146822024-03-18T21:46:13.813-06:00Hard CandyAn alternative blog based around the metal, goth and Drag scene of Saskatoon. Includes Fashion, Reviews of Books and Music, and other interesting articles.Roman Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379170442868357084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042725474138014682.post-30805193584620290022011-08-25T16:16:00.000-06:002011-08-25T16:32:06.467-06:00My Favorite OutfitSo, to start off, I'm making a fashion post of one of my absolute favorite outfits. I've had it for years and LOVE wearing it when it's just too hot outside, or in the club, or wherever I happen to be.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P9dxmAmgfjR8_K4CUFfRfDFdzvKcDdqvgfOe5ChI5evffg0m1NgjjyMBAM6GmIPAcXNfZvag1Wzw_jq5Dsf6ZKJPuR6Li3kNVBUO35_tezWnRN9biCfuzI3c5ZWaZ5I_MifksL9Zeg/s1600/b2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P9dxmAmgfjR8_K4CUFfRfDFdzvKcDdqvgfOe5ChI5evffg0m1NgjjyMBAM6GmIPAcXNfZvag1Wzw_jq5Dsf6ZKJPuR6Li3kNVBUO35_tezWnRN9biCfuzI3c5ZWaZ5I_MifksL9Zeg/s400/b2.jpg" width="265" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Photo was taken by Stephen Winchester of The Image Studio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I am by no means a professional model, I just happened to be at the right place, at the right time, dressed up in the proper outfit. Which is why I fully believe it is important to make a statement with the clothes you're wearing. You never know who might come along, and want to take your picture.<br />
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As I said, this is my all time favorite outfit. Sadly it is also a very expensive outfit. In total the whole thing cost around probably $250-300, but when broken down and bought in pieces it's really not that bad.<br />
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The Pants and Top (which is actually a belt) were purchased at a traders shop in Sechelt, B.C. I also bought the same pants and top in red at the same time. When I bought them they were quite expensive, but last Halloween they were being sold by the dozen at costume and Adult Shops for about $10 to $15 (I probably got ripped off, but that's okay because they are a VERY high quality. I spent around $50 on each.)<br />
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As far as I know they only come in one size, but the elastic bands around the top and ankles of the pants are very stretchy and the pants are quite long, which is nice. I will say though, they make a LOT of noise. Even in the most crowded, loud bar, I can hear myself jingle when I walk, which I think is part of the fun.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXZkEzmihL1M2CeVtL5Ln8HNLDDT5I2UpYC2y6TRGBzi5XYzA7PrSJpXkXoSZvafRodRqzMyC3CUuSEMPCivdLSuZsXHjuwIH_aOXrp78GspgV18Ge_VjLQNcTApaJMGPe7PO30oyaw/s1600/Boots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXZkEzmihL1M2CeVtL5Ln8HNLDDT5I2UpYC2y6TRGBzi5XYzA7PrSJpXkXoSZvafRodRqzMyC3CUuSEMPCivdLSuZsXHjuwIH_aOXrp78GspgV18Ge_VjLQNcTApaJMGPe7PO30oyaw/s320/Boots.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I got these boots YEARS ago for graduation at the local goth store, Which has unfortunately shut down since then, but they are made by Demonia, and VERY easy to find pretty much anywhere.<br />
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They are expensive, I think I paid around $120, and they were on sale at the time. However, like I said I've had them forever and they are VERY comfortable. I'm proud to say I've climbed tree's in these boots, more than once, just for fun.<br />
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They're kind of annoying because they DON'T have a zipper so you have to undo all 8 buckles on each boot to get them on and off, but they look fantastic, and it's totally worth it. I really recommend them, or really anything by Demonia. They are a fantastic company.<br />
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It most certainly is an eye catching outfit, I really don't mind people looking at me or calling rude things out, because that's just what happens when you're out in the main sea of public. I've gotten more compliments on this outfit that insults, so I think it works out.<br />
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If you like it I would definitely recommend checking out local costume or adult shops, or even places that sell Dance outfits.<br />
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Oh almost forgot, the tights were bought at Arden's for something like $5. They're cheap, they tear and stretch really easy, but that's okay because I buy new tights and leggings all the time anyway. I don't mind replacing them when I need too.<br />
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Roman Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379170442868357084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042725474138014682.post-12940213074536164512010-09-27T19:24:00.000-06:002010-09-27T19:25:08.203-06:00I'm your DollI’m your doll...<br />Please, don’t break me<br />But your words,<br />They shatter me just the same<br />I’m your doll...<br />Please, don’t leave me<br />But I’m cast aside,<br />You hurt me just the same<br /><br />Just a doll… Leave me for dead<br />Just a doll… No emotions left<br />Just a doll… Tell me what I see<br />Just a doll… Pretend that I can’t feel<br /><br />Your smile was once granted<br />So I waited for you<br />Rotting in this tomb<br />Still a doll<br />I’ll stay the same<br />You count on this<br />Believing you...<br />Your empty promises<br /><br />Just a doll… Leave me for dead<br />Just a doll… No emotions left<br />Just a doll… Tell me what I see<br />Just a doll… Pretend that I can’t feel<br /><br />My body…Cracked and broken<br />My heart… Non-existent<br />My spirit… Torn away<br />Running on empty<br />But I’ll love you just the same<br /><br />>.< Dear god I suck :(Roman Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379170442868357084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042725474138014682.post-636023811995672482010-09-24T21:00:00.000-06:002010-09-24T21:16:04.941-06:00The Gate Keepers<span style="font-style: italic;">"The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers."</span><br /><br />-Arab proverb<br /><br />Before words get past the lips, the first gatekeeper asks, "Is this true?" That stops a lot of traffic<br />immediately. But if the words get past the first gatekeeper, there is a second who asks, "Is it kind?" And for those words that qualify here too, the last gatekeeper asks, "Is it necessary?"<br /><br />With these three on guard, most of us would find very little to say. Here I think it is necessary to make exceptions in the interests of good company and let the third gatekeeper look the other way now and then. After all, a certain amount of pleasant conversation is part of the artistry of living. But the first two gatekeepers should always be on duty.<br /><br />It is so easy to say something at the expense of another for the purpose of enhancing our own image. But such remarks - irresistible as they may be - serve only to fatten our egos and agitate others. We should be so fearful of hurting people that even if a clever remark is rushing off our tongue, we can barricade the gate. We should be able to swallow our cleverness rather than hurt someone. Better to say something banal but harmless than to be clever at someone else's expense.<br /><br />~This post is from<br />~Eknath Easwaran's book' Words to Live By'Roman Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379170442868357084noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042725474138014682.post-24137357105833780292010-09-23T20:13:00.000-06:002010-09-23T20:27:27.908-06:00Independently Happy<span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">A brief bout with a razorblade cut me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> I freaked out, thinking people didn't love me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> I watched closely as the you I knew forgot me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> In letting go, I am so proud of what I've done<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I'm. So. Proud. Of. What. I've. Done. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Now. Forget. You. Ever. Mattered.</span><br /><br /></span>Yeah, I'm really clean if you know what I mean<br />Except for this recurring dream<br />Of losing total feeling<br />While the windmill's squealing<br />The windmill's squealing<br /><br />I paint to kill the dead saints<br />I paint to make it clear<br />My colors run in blue and gray<br />But they give hope to someone dear<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Give. Hope. To. Me. Now.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Paint. A. Picture. With. Blood. For. Me. Now.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Show. Me. What. I. Mean. Now.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Why do you come here, why? </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Aren't you moving on to someone new </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Can't you face the facts, no sense in going back </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">You can't erase or take the things of all the things I lack </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Of. All. The. Things. I. Lack. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I. Can. Do. This. Too.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Moving. On. To. Someone. New.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> When I had you </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">When your love would pull me through </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">When nights were long </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">When your love would make me strong </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">When time, regretful to say, in the gentlest way over you </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Maybe I should follow your lead and turn as is it never meant a thing to me<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Like. And. Hate. And. All. The. Things. You. Say. To. Me.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Turn. Away. I'll. Follow. Your. Lead.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Wish. You. Didn't Mean. A. Thing. To. Me.</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> I drive to the edge of my considerate plain.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> I apologize to the people I hurt on the way.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> I wipe the slate clean.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> I kick the daydream,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> And remain independently happy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;"> I'm. Finally. Happy. Happy. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Independently. Happy. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">So paint that picture for me now</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Even if it doesn't mean a thing to you now</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">hate me like you did before now?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Did I hate you like before </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">like you needed me too</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">is it all my fault</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Did I leave and move on and do I hate you like I did before now?</span></span><br /><br />Just a bunch of lyrics thrown together into a poem-ish thing...Roman Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379170442868357084noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8042725474138014682.post-906108270689108302010-03-31T21:41:00.000-06:002010-03-31T21:42:19.324-06:00Call it Off<div style="text-align: center;">I won't regret saying this<br />This thing<br />That I'm saying<br />Is it better than<br />Keeping my mouth shut<br />That goes without saying<br />Call, break it off<br />Call, break my own heart<br />Maybe I would have been<br />Something you'd be good at<br />Maybe you would have been<br />Something I'd be good at<br />But now we'll never know<br />I won't be sad<br />But in case<br />I'll go there<br />Everyday,<br />To make myself feel bad<br />There's a chance<br />I'll start to wonder<br />If this was the thing to do<br />I won't be out long<br />But I still think it better if<br />You take your time<br />Coming over here<br />I think that's for the best<br />Call, break it off<br />Call, break my own heart<br />Maybe I would have been<br />Something you'd be good at<br />Maybe you would have been<br />Something I'd be good at<br />But now<br />We'll never know<br />I won't be sad<br />But in case<br />I'll go there<br />Everyday,<br />To make myself feel bad<br />There's a chance<br />I'll start to wonder<br />If this was the thing to do<br />I'll start to wonder<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> If this was the thing to do <br /></div>Roman Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379170442868357084noreply@blogger.com11