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Remember a couple weeks ago I said I was absolutely terrible at pool? I'm still not *great* but I'm making some progress. Finally learned how to shoot straight AND figured out where the hell to stand to have good shots. I have the most patient teacher (who shoots better than I ever will, I mean look at that stance). ;)
The @palomarla knows how to get a girl to relax and @taratatethegreat knows how to show a girl around. Thank you both for a bomb Saturday in Beverly Hills, I'm feeling like the luckiest girl after this weekend. . I finally got to see Tara in her skateboarding zone, learned *just* what a goofball @hashtagharperthegreat is at 5am, and just how insane Venice is on the weekends. . Oh and fyi, this dreamboat and her puppy are single and looking for that perfect Ms. Right. 😉 Get after her!
This is a photo from a day I wasn't sure would come. My high school graduation. . A few of you have been asking about the speech I gave earlier this week and why it had me so torn up. Anyone that was in the room can tell you that I was mere seconds from tears. I truly left my soul on that stage. . I thought I'd give you a glimpse into what I shared here: . March 11, 2011 is a date that’s seared in my brain forever. It was a snow day. It also was the hottest day on record as far as the tension between my birth mother and I. My mother’s desire to be “better than” her own mother drove her to have trophy children. We quickly became props—talking points on a mental index card she trotted out when she needed to prove her parental prowess. . Props don’t have souls, they’re inanimate. And as such, we ceased to be breakable humans, instead we served maternally-designed purposes and needed to execute against that holy destiny with incredible precision. Failure to achieve perfection was immediately punishable by methods completely unsuitable for children. . The reality of the situation? My mother was raising four incredibly broken children. . I came out as queer to my mother when I was barely a teenager. Her first course of action was to hand-select an incredibly hetero-normative boyfriend for me. She then encouraged the boy to take me on dates and, of course, all the things that come after you start dating. My #metoo moments? The first came directly from the hands of my mother. It’s hard to say no to a boy when you know your mother will take his side. . Enough soon became enough and that March 11th was the last day I lived at home. Child Protective Services was just as fed up as I was and finally took action. I thought that the tide would begin to turn - but just four months later, my mother attempted to press criminal charges against me because of the relationship I still had with my siblings. I was 17 years old, standing in a courtroom, explaining to a judge why someone who no longer wanted a relationship with me felt that I was a threat to her children. In the same breath, I was begging him to rescue them from her home. The charges didn't stick but the damage was done.
Do you know the words to Despacito? Most people: "la la la la DESPACITO" Me: "Despacito. Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito. Deja que te diga cosas al oído..." . It sure as hell paid off yesterday! Thanks for the show, Fonsi. ❤️
Traveling all the time may be exhausting but it has its perks. I am beyond grateful for the friends I've made all over the world. . I'm in LA for fun for the next couple days and these two babes made today EPIC. @danzrobz and I went on a date a couple years ago when she lived in Chicago and today she hooked me up with a private tour of @thebroadmuseum and drinks next door at @otiumla. And then @maria_isabel_lpz (who I met at @weallgrowlatina last month) took me for @umamiburger and drinks at @acedtla. We're also headed to her restaurant (@candelaonlabrea) tomorrow night, because YUM. . This community is EVERYTHING and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to reconnect with friends regardless of where I am in the world.
When the vibes of the room fit the vibes of your life. @palomarla it's going to be a dope weekend thanks to you! Looking forward to some much needed downtime. #kimptonkarma
I've been on the road for over a week straight now, with a few more days to go. In fact, of the 108 days in 2018 so far, I've spent 72% (78 days) of them on the road. . It got me thinking about how I capture memories. Especially this week. So many life changing memories this week. Sharing so many memories from my life on a stage. Telling my story, sharing what I've learned. . I got my hands on a @polaroid camera this week and it makes me want to start taking more photos. I'd actually never used a Polaroid before, but I'm having so much fun trying it out and discovering a new way to capture memories. . How do you capture memories?
Quite possibly the best day of my life. But really. . Baring my soul and leaving it all on a stage today, right after @harto speaks on the same exact stage. This woman got me through my coming out experience - not once, but twice. She's the reason I feel comfortable in my queer-as-fuck skin. And to get to share a stage with her (and share my coming out story right after she speaks)? Game changer. . Hannah Hart, you're something else. 😘
Today I give the most intimate talk of my career thus far. . @jessicarasdall and @reinaandcompany prepared me for the public speaking I've done so far - I've given talks on marketing to audiences as small as six and as large as thousands of people. But I never thought I'd see the day that I'd tell my story, this crazy ride of a life I've lived, on a stage for an audience to hear. . In a strange way, the work I do with @burgundyfoxco has prepared me for this moment. Overcoming my body insecurity on the national stage (and seeing my body on tv stations, in print media, and online) has given me so much confidence over the past year. That's the confidence I'll lean on today as I stand in front of an audience of thousands and share just how I was able to get to where I am today. Wish me luck! . Photo @colleenbies • HMUA @vampartistry • Styling: @burgundyfoxco
Feeling all the big feels today as @nickjag175 officially leaves for Basic Training. . I know what it means to be a military family. My grandpa served in Vietnam, my family helped coordinate @wreathsacross. My time in the Civil Air Patrol gave me a great appreciation for the sacrifice, even though I was only a civilian volunteer. . Today, a handful of my siblings are military. My sister is Air Force (stationed in Little Rock, AR). My brother is an Army Ranger (veteran). And now Nick leaves to join that tradition. . Not only are my siblings military, but two of my ex-partners are military, and so are some of my dearest friends. I've grown way too familiar to that feeling of waiting with bated breath for the phone call when their submarine surfaces or when they come in from the field. . Nick, I'm damn proud of you. Thank you for keeping this country (and our family) safe.
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