and the new ways to reference dinah shore keep a-comin’.

alright, here’s the story, i can’t seem to think of a damn thing to write about dinah shore. it was an amazing experience on the whole, though terrifying and overwhelming, but the fact is i spent a lot of time bonding with my friends and not nearly enough observing the curious species that is the “mainstream lesbian” in her natural habitat, which was my original goal. i did get some pretty great pictures of randoms, got to hear betty, the band that is responsible for the awful L-Word theme song, perform live at the pool party, and met dani campbell from “a shot at love with tila tequila” (okay, by “met” i mean “stalked with my camera”), but perhaps the mini-highlight of the trip was at the very end when we were all waiting for vanessa at our cars. suddenly, a few cars away, we heard “apple bottom jeans, boots with the furrrrr” blasting and were invited to a parking lot SUV party by some very friendly middle aged lesbians from god-knows-where. we all started having a crazy dance party and they were serving us cocktails of vodka and vitamin water (shaken. seriously, in a shaker)!!! it was amazing. it basically sums up the spirit of dinah perfectly.

my friend vanessa took that picture when she got back and found the crazy scene. below are some of my favorite pictures from my photo story, which i have posted on my Flickr account. the link will lead you straight there. please go see them! there are many more and the way they are posted there/the captions are how they were meant to be viewed. i recommend the “details” view to read the story, then clicking on them for a closer look.

spring breaking…
moof’s bedtime was drawing near and we hadn’t even left for the white party!

wait, no one wears white to the white party… RIGHT?!?!?

his is not my lesbian lifestyle.

the hat gives her an edginess. it says “hey, i’m so down with you dykes. it’s all good!” well, that’s what Five Years Ago told her, anyway.

like a kid in a candy store! except replace the word “candy” with “body paint and razor burn.”

kp and ajai added a touch of class to the joint.

i need to call my travel agent, asap.

define “proud.”

cause this is makin’ me feel PRETTY DARN PROUD!

my first mullet of the evening. the first time always hurts the worst.

but by the second time, it kind of starts to feel… good. not a mullet virgin anymore!

seriously, were they giving these hats away at the door?

this is but one photo in the milk and banana dance-off saga. please see my photo story for the juicy… milky… details.

THIS is what we came to see people! femme on femme action.

day two: the lovely doral pool. vanessa says it will be slicked over with butches’ hair gel by noon.

okay, small detour at the babeland booth. matchy matchy!

melissa and michelle (who took the awesome pic above)

one of many times i “shot” dani campbell. get it? GET IT?

baby d saying goodbye to that veggie burger and her dinah virginity.

night two: amy, crazy eyes, vodka in paper cups, lesbian charter bus… yeah, i’m pretty sure this pic is what i want etched on my tombstone.

ajai and sheldon by the pool sunday.

anna la chocha, maker of the fabulous short documentary about dinah shore weekend, “A Lez in Wonderland”, tries to get a signal at the babeland booth.

bobbi with yuki of tokyowrestling.com, a japanese queer culture website. very awesome!

i wish i had been more like this lady. it’s really nice to see that some lesbians did not let the weekend go to waste and really worked on their self-expression and art…

cheers to that!

as you all can see, i had a FUCKING BLAST! the weather was gorgeous, our hotels were lovely, i didn’t get too drunk, didn’t have too much life ruining drama, got a pretty amazing tan, and even met some amazing new people. i was supposed to leave on sunday but i ended up staying an extra day because we were invited to this gorgeous mansion where we swam in a heated pool and hot tub, ate delicious thai food, and watched anna’s documentary. if you can get your hands on “A Lez in Wonderland” you must, as it is LOL funny whether you’ve been to dinah or not.

i guess that’s all. i missed joe like crazy, but i don’t have to tell you guys that. it definitely reminded me why i appreciate my little queer corner of the world in los angeles, all of my awesome friends, and my beautiful boyfriend, who isn’t a lesbian, but doesn’t mind if i am sometimes.

for some more dinah related laughs, check out my friend vanessa’s blog about it on myspace. she definitely got to witness parts of it that i missed, i.e. the hard work, the being recognized as a famous lezzie (VANESSA FROM CURL GIRLS!!!!), lesbian fights and tears, way more boobies, and chicken wings (don’t ask, just read). i also want to thank her so much for her hard work and for giving us (her friends) a purpose for being places like dinah beyond debauchery. a special thanks to her, sujey, and bobbi, for making the weekend fun for everyone, including the less-fortunate. so much love, so much FUN! i’m already thinking about next year… kill me now!

Teaser for, “Alez in Wonderland”