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I, technically, became a soft-core porn producer (and I need your help)

Action figure Mike and Megan, from this very accurate re-enactment.

Action figure Mike and Megan, from this very accurate re-enactment.

The other day my ex-husband introduced me to a couple people we just met as such: “This is Megan, she produces soft-core porn.” After I got over my shock, I realized… he’s not exactly wrong!

More exciting to me than planning a wedding right now, is helping to planning the first International production of Carnal Desire.

For those of you haven’t heard me gush about it before, here’s the description from David Fickas — the lead actor/producer/guy who introduced me to my future husband…

In the year 2000, Mike Horowitz (under the nom de porn, “Philip S. Wilson”) penned two ironic scripts for a late-night cable “Skinemax” lineup. The first was for the show Kama Sutra which, being completely oblivious to irony, actually approved, produced and aired the episode on television. The second was for a different program entitled Lady Chatterly’s Stories. Unfortunately for audiences everywhere, the producers began to realize they were being punked, and the script was deemed too ridiculous to make. These two masterpieces sat, untouched, for over a decade before Mike’s fiancee Megan Finley convinced him to give them the tribute they truly deserve. This was the birth of Carnal Desire: The Collected Works of Philip S. Wilson.

Sometimes I wonder, when a twenty-something Mike was entertaining himself by writing those scripts, did he ever imagine that it would make the girl he was dating fall utterly and undeniably in love with him? Hell, 16 years later, did he ever think they would be turned into A FULL-FLEDGED COMEDY SHOW AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL!???

I had never heard of this festival before (because, I had abandoned my dreams of being actress right after high school), but basically, The Edinburgh Fringe is the world’s largest alternative arts festival. It’s huge. It’s amazing. And having a production that I somehow inspired, that I get to help produce, and that could potentially inspire more generations of Trojans to perform their passion projects, is just unbelievable to me.

So why am I all up in your grill about it again? Because I need your help, in a couple of ways, to make Carnal Desire a success…

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Help me watch my favorite porn, in Scotland, on my birthday!



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There’s only ONE THING I want for my birthday this year, and I’d love it if you could help group-gift said thing to me…

Remember when I discovered that my boyfriend Mike wrote a real life episode of soft core porn? Remember when I read that very real soft core porn script, and laughed so hard that I both cried and fell in love with him at the same time? Remember when I kind of inspired that very real soft core porn to become a very real theater production of soft core porn — Carnal Desire: The Collected Works of Philip S. Wilson?

All that really happened!

And then something even more amazing happened…

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Hot and nerdy: My ever-growing Black Milk clothing collection

I absolutely LOATHE clothes shopping. If I do it all it’s only for special occasions (trips and events), only online, and only at a few stores that I’m familiar enough to pretty much nail the sizing every time: ModCloth, Urban Outfitters, Grit n Glory, and my number one brand obsession BLACK MILK.

I loooooove me some Black Milk. No other clothing line combines nerdy and sexy like Black Milk. I own — nay — have collected many of their pieces…

TWO pairs of dragon leggings

rhaegal leggingsI wore my Game of Thrones Rhaegal scale leggings just the other night!

I wore the generic dragon scale leggings all around my last trip to Pairs.I wore the generic dragon scale leggings all around my last trip to Pairs.

Three pairs of these shorts

I lived in these shark patterned shorts for a summer.You might remember my shark shorts from this post.

space shortsBoys and girls, I think you’ll find
That my [shorts] will blow your mind
Look at my [shorts] with the eyes in your face
My legs are covered in outer space

black black milk shortsI also have the same shorts in black, and I practically live in them in the summer!

These awesome skirts

Q: What does a geeky foodie wear to Jonathan Gold's 101 Launch Party? A: The Black Milk Clothing "munchie" skater skirt, of course!!! Q: What does a geeky foodie wear to Jonathan Gold’s 101 Launch Party?
A: The Black Milk Clothing “munchie” skater skirt, of course!!!

You all remember the best skirt ever, right?You all remember the best skirt ever, right?

My favorite dresses

black milk dressesI’m wearing the Black Milk chainmail dress that taught me that it’s okay to dress up for your partner. Ariel (on the left) is wearing my gifted Black Milk dress that never quite fit right. Clearly it fits my girl like a glove! She’s now the proud owner of that dress.

MatteEvilZipDress-5-WEB_1024x1024It’s funny, I’ve probably worn this dress more times than all the rest of my Black Milk collection combined, yet, there are ZERO pictures of me wearing it. So here, pretend this is me.

This bathing suit

black milk space bathing suitSadly I don’t own this space bathing suit anymore, because it got all worn out and misshapen with too much use and ocean water. Oh, Black Milk, you’re so beautiful but you’re so delicate.

Even shoes!

black mlik shoesRemember my “most comfortable shoes” post? These I Eat Mice shoes from Black Milk are tops! (Psst: There are those black shorts again.)

The new addition!

I tell you all of this because, there was only one thing yesterday that would make me tear my eyes from Beyonce’s Lemonade, and that is getting the email that the newest additions to Black Milk’s Game of Thrones collection just went on sale! So I paused Queen Bey, and fast as you can say “valar morghulis” I became the proud owner of this bad boy…

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11 of my favorite geeky food makers, molders, and servers

If you know anything about me, you know that I love geeky food ideas. So I’ve rounded up some of my geeky food wares and appliances today. (Not surprisingly, these are either things I actually own, or want to own, or have gifted to people and regret that decision now…)

1. Pi Pie Pan

Pi Pie Pan - geeky food ideas

Obviously we have to start with the best damn thing to make pie in… the PI PAN! See more examples of what you can make today in my other post over on Offbeat Home.

2. Death Star Waffle Maker

Now you can destroy the Death Star every morning with the Death Star Waffle Maker! (I’m kind of completely obsessed with this thing.)

3. Dragon Cake Pan

Dragon Cake Pan - geeky food ideas

Or you could slay dragons with your mouth in the most delicious way… with the freaking dragon cake pan!

4. Dragon Egg Canister

Game of Thrones Dragon Egg Canister

Speaking of dragons… Think Geek has created the my favorite cookie jar, the Game of Thrones Dragon Egg Canister modeled after Rheagal’s egg!

5. The Chemist’s Spice Rack

Chemist's Spice Rack - geeky food ideas

No matter what you’re making, all your meals will benefit from geekery with the Chemist’s Spice Rack.

6. Sunny Egg Mold

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Make literal sunny side up eggs, with the sun and cloud egg mold!

7. The Nessie Ladle

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The Nessie Ladle is just about the cutest and scariest ladle to ever roam the depths of your soup pan.

8. The Pastasaurus

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Or serve up a scare with the Pastasaurus pasta server! Grrrr Arrrrg Yummmm.

9. Star Trek USS Enterprise Sushi Set

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What does Star Trek have to do with sushi? Absolutely nothing, except for the fact that there exists a USS Enterprise sushi set, and it’s seriously the perfect way to each sushi.

10. Lego Cake Mold

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The building blocks of any good meal?… Actual building blocks. Or, at least tiny cake molds of actual building blocks. How cool would this be for desserts at a Lego-themed birthday party?

11. The Keyboard Waffle Iron

Photo courtesy of TheKeyboardWaffleIron.com

Photo courtesy of TheKeyboardWaffleIron.com

What do you get the girl who already has the Death Star Waffle Iron? Hi, I would also like the Keyboard Waffle Iron too, please, thank you.


Okay, what are YOUR favorite ways to make geeky food?

Rey cosplay and Death Star waffles

I’ve been getting back to my geeky roots lately, and it involves two of my favorite things: Cosplay and waffles. Wanna see what I’ve been geeking out on? First, and most importantly…

Cosplay

A few months ago, Mike’s mother, Valerie, asked me if I’d be interested in her making a Rey costume for me. She had just seen the Star Wars trailer, noticed that Rey’s costume didn’t seem too hard to make, plus there was slight resemblance, so… Would I be interested in “something like that”?

My reaction was something like this…

Over the next few months Valerie started gathering up clothing, fabrics, and old purses to strip down to their leather-y bits. Every now and then she’d text me pics of what she’d found. And every time I got a text from her, I was all…

Then, apparently, she took it to the next level by dying the fabrics and clothing she had found, and even enlisting her amazing husband to help. Here they are making the staff from items purchased at Home Depot…

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Then, last week, Val appeared with a car-full of fabric and crafting supplies, and we got to work. Of course, by “we” I mean, I sat working for the Empire, while Val worked at her sewing machine, every now and then going back and forth taking my measurements and then scurrying back to the sewing machine. Until she somehow created this masterpiece…

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STAR WARS! Nothing but Star Wars!: I just need to (spoiler free) gush about Star Wars El Despertar de la Fuerza

This was me last week…

Just 5 more days until El Despertar de la Fuerza!!!!

Just 5 more days until El Despertar de la Fuerza!!!!

And this was me today…

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What’s a TV geek without TV?: My experiment with not having cable

In my apartment reboot, one of the things that ate shit was my Dish TV. (Long story that involved not being able to close doors anymore due to my new floors being thicker than shitty apartment carpet.)

I was all too hasty in canceling my Dish subscription (sorry to the four people I left stranded without an HBOGO login on the night of the Game of Thrones finale!). My plan was to get ATT Uverse, but… turns out, the website lied, and Uverse isn’t available in my ‘hood (despite it being available 1 mile away!?). They can offer me DirecTV — but I’m not willing to sign a two year contract, because I’m not willing to admit that I’ll still be living in this same apartment in two years. And long ago I swore to NEVER get Time Warner Cable again.

Then I thought, ‘most of my friends have no cable TV whatsoever, maybe I could pull that off too? I’m young and hip… ish.’

So I got Amazon Fire TV, and challenged myself to live without cable TV.

It’s… not been going well.

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Could this unicorn umbrella be the answer to Los Angeles’ drought?

unicorn umbrella

I haven’t owned an umbrella since… wait — I don’t think I’ve EVER owned an umbrella. Umbrella ownership is pretty optional in Los Angeles. But it’s been raining on and off for the past couple of days. (Even thundering! Of course, I missed most of the opportunity to enjoy the rare thunder storm, as I assumed it was the noise of the landscapers’ wheelbarrows being pushed down a driveway. Was that the most LA thing I’ve ever said?)

What a coincidence that Think Geek just released the Magical Unicorn Umbrella! This could possibly be the first umbrella I ever own. Is it not a thing a beauty?

Of course, with my weather luck, the moment I purchase it Los Angeles will never see rain again in my life time. UNLESS… with a little magical unicorn power, maybe this umbrella could herald the rumored El Nino rains???

What do you think guys, should I buy this as an early birthday present to myself? Or will it just sit there, unused and be a reminder of how LA is drying up into a barren wasteland?

Celebrating my love of insane TV in the Black Milk Stay Tuned skirt

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The moment I saw the Black Milk Stay Tuned skirt I knew I had to have it. I didn’t know where or when the hell I’d wear it (probably a convention). But I’m such a huge TV nerd that this limited edition piece just had to be mine.

Then it just hung there — being the lone rainbow in the sea of black, grey, and dragon leggings that is my closet — until I was invited to (okay, maybe possibly had some hand in inspiring) “Carnal Desire, the collected works of Philip S Wilson.” It was a live reading of the most hilariously unsexy “skinemax” scripts ever written, and it was one of the best things that I’ve ever had happen in front of my face. (More on that amazingness over here.)

This is what a soft core erotica reading looks like. Sexy, huh?

This is what a soft core erotica reading looks like. Sexy, huh?

I mean… what better way to celebrate your love of insane soft core TV than with this outfit:

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Female SHIELD agent cosplay at a Marvel-themed party

Female shield agent being rolling as backup to Black Widow.

Once again I got to attend another epic cosplay party. This time it was a Marvel-themed joint for my friend Brittany’s thirtieth birthday. And the birthday girl had a special request: could Ken and I dress up like Shield agents and “clear” people as they come through the door — checking for Hydra, accounting for any undocumented super powers that might cause disruptions, etc. Our answer was HELL YEAH!

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All Ken had to do was don a suit, and boom, instant male agent of Shield. I, however, was having a problem finding costume ideas. I googled “female Shield agent costume” over and over, and found out that the women of Shield all dress so differently. They don’t wear straight-up suits, like the men do, some wear jumpers and body suits, some wear business casual outfits. Then my friend Matt, and Marvel expert, suggested some kind of pencil skirt and blazer situation. I hopped on Amazon to see what I could find, and I found the perfect dress:

 

Using this dress as the base, I began to assemble my female Shield agent cosplay…

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