in which Mav displays his inner gay man once again…
so, once upon a time, I did a makeover project with the goal of changing a quintessential geek into a quintessential studmuffin. I did this for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was, well, I was kinda bored. The project was deemed by most to be a success.
Seeing as how I am apparently a total chick and addicted to shopping and such, I have this driving desire to do the whole thing again. So I’m looking for a volunteer. Last time, there were a number of people who kinda spoke up and said “ooh ohh! me next!” after kenoubi‘s pictures were posted. So are you still all out there?
Here’s the catch. I’d like to do a girl this time around. Mostly just to have a different perspective than last time. Maybe I do this every few months and alternate back and forth between boys and girls. Also, I don’t know that I can actually generate capital again. Last time, I think a lot of people both wanted to see Kenn made over and also were kinda like “hey, lets see what Mav can do here.” I dunno. Maybe people will donate money again if we ask, but I don’t think we can count on it. So you’ll have to buy your own clothes, but hey, you get my expertise. And finally, much like last time, we will of course be shooting before and after shots.
So anyone feel like going shopping?
Could be interesting
Too bad I’m not in town… been working on my own makeover. I thought it was time I started dressing like a grownup.
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Well I sent you a gift certificate, what do you want. Anyway, I thought you were trying to young yourself up?
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I’m already young! I’m going to Class myself up! And yes, I used my gift certificate as part of that effort. I just thought it would be fun to have your input is all.
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uh, ok… so fly to pittsburgh, and I’ll take you shopping…
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Yay! I’ll let you know when that Megabucks thing comes through!
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don’t think I won’t have my hand out…
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don’t think I won’t have my hand out…
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Yay! I’ll let you know when that Megabucks thing comes through!
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uh, ok… so fly to pittsburgh, and I’ll take you shopping…
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I’m already young! I’m going to Class myself up! And yes, I used my gift certificate as part of that effort. I just thought it would be fun to have your input is all.
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Well I sent you a gift certificate, what do you want. Anyway, I thought you were trying to young yourself up?
Could be interesting
Too bad I’m not in town… been working on my own makeover. I thought it was time I started dressing like a grownup.
I’d like to do a girl
Me too. Line up!
shhhh… don’t give away my secret plan…
shhhh… don’t give away my secret plan…
I’d like to do a girl
Me too. Line up!
Ordinarily I’d be tempted because I’ve been getting a little sloppy style-wise, but geography will not permit it.
well, I did like the sparkly black top in the most recent picture. But hey, next time you’re in town, we can make a special trip or something.
well, I did like the sparkly black top in the most recent picture. But hey, next time you’re in town, we can make a special trip or something.
Ordinarily I’d be tempted because I’ve been getting a little sloppy style-wise, but geography will not permit it.
You need your own semi-reality show, The Maverick Makeovers. Heck, I’d probably even watch it, and I normally hate that kind of thing.
eh… well it would need a better title… but yeah, I think it could be fun. Makeovers and snide comments from Mr. Maverick.
eh… well it would need a better title… but yeah, I think it could be fun. Makeovers and snide comments from Mr. Maverick.
You need your own semi-reality show, The Maverick Makeovers. Heck, I’d probably even watch it, and I normally hate that kind of thing.
If I come for Jammy Jam, that’d be a perfecto time for you to *ahem* do me. Not sure though, as I don’t have a catsitter that week, so I can’t really be out of town more than 3 days.
well, I’m busy on Friday, Saturday is the party. So you could come up on Saturday and we could shop on Sunday.
Cry. Looks like no makeover for me this time.
How’s the car? so are you not coming? or just not getting made over?
The car is fixed, but I’m not coming. It’s a long drive to make alone & I’m just not up to it this weekend. 🙁
The car is fixed, but I’m not coming. It’s a long drive to make alone & I’m just not up to it this weekend. 🙁
How’s the car? so are you not coming? or just not getting made over?
Cry. Looks like no makeover for me this time.
well, I’m busy on Friday, Saturday is the party. So you could come up on Saturday and we could shop on Sunday.
If I come for Jammy Jam, that’d be a perfecto time for you to *ahem* do me. Not sure though, as I don’t have a catsitter that week, so I can’t really be out of town more than 3 days.
I’d be interested if your program includes getting buff – but I’m guessing you want someone who’s a bit less work than I am…
getting buff is not something I know how to do in the context of a one day makeover, sadly… If I did, I expect I’d be rich (and in much better shape than I am)
Ah, I didn’t realize it was just a one-day thing. Yeah, no way I could do that without surgery of some kind. 🙂
Ah, I didn’t realize it was just a one-day thing. Yeah, no way I could do that without surgery of some kind. 🙂
getting buff is not something I know how to do in the context of a one day makeover, sadly… If I did, I expect I’d be rich (and in much better shape than I am)
I’d be interested if your program includes getting buff – but I’m guessing you want someone who’s a bit less work than I am…
I’ve been updating myself lately – new haircut, new additions to wardrobe, etc. So I’m not a good candidate.
For the record, I’m not thrilled with the haircut, but the solution is letting it grow out, not more hair-cutting.
well, if you’re interested in help nonetheless, I have some time this weekend, I think.
well, if you’re interested in help nonetheless, I have some time this weekend, I think.
I’ve been updating myself lately – new haircut, new additions to wardrobe, etc. So I’m not a good candidate.
For the record, I’m not thrilled with the haircut, but the solution is letting it grow out, not more hair-cutting.
ooh ohh! me next! damn that geograpical-ness. Cuz I hate my hair and pretty much all my clothes right now.
I think that you clearly need to get people to donate not just for the clothes but for travel costs… that way I could afford to get there. Or better yet make you come out here to Seattle and shop in all the trendy gay boutiques on Cap Hill. 🙂
My next trip anywhere near the east coast is to New Jersey for Ubercon in mid-October… but that’s probably not helpful huh? (Although the idea of getting a makeover done while in town at a game convention is almost crazy enough to be genious.)
But I guess I’ll just have to wait until you have a sucessful franchise running fo my turn.
well, if you want to wander through Pgh at some point, let me know… Actually, makeover aside, I hope you’d let me know… haven’t seen you in a few years.
well of course I’d let you know!
Most likely one of your fabulous parties would be the reason for the timing of any trip I can make to Pittsburgh.
August 14th!!!
That’s where we get into that “I’m broke” problem.
Once I get an affordable teleporter up and running I’ll be there for all the parties 🙂
That’s where we get into that “I’m broke” problem.
Once I get an affordable teleporter up and running I’ll be there for all the parties 🙂
August 14th!!!
well of course I’d let you know!
Most likely one of your fabulous parties would be the reason for the timing of any trip I can make to Pittsburgh.
well, if you want to wander through Pgh at some point, let me know… Actually, makeover aside, I hope you’d let me know… haven’t seen you in a few years.
ooh ohh! me next! damn that geograpical-ness. Cuz I hate my hair and pretty much all my clothes right now.
I think that you clearly need to get people to donate not just for the clothes but for travel costs… that way I could afford to get there. Or better yet make you come out here to Seattle and shop in all the trendy gay boutiques on Cap Hill. 🙂
My next trip anywhere near the east coast is to New Jersey for Ubercon in mid-October… but that’s probably not helpful huh? (Although the idea of getting a makeover done while in town at a game convention is almost crazy enough to be genious.)
But I guess I’ll just have to wait until you have a sucessful franchise running fo my turn.
Do me next time I’m in town?
K. and I can be a matched set.
Do me next time I’m in town?
Anytime, Any place, Any where!
heehee… do me humor rules! But sure, absolutely.
K. and I can be a matched set.
I dunno… you’ll look pretty silly with the same beard.
Do me next time I’m in town?
Anytime, Any place, Any where!
heehee… do me humor rules! But sure, absolutely.
K. and I can be a matched set.
I dunno… you’ll look pretty silly with the same beard.
Do me next time I’m in town?
K. and I can be a matched set.
Me! Can we make my hair tiger-stripey? And I want a wardrobe that includes more skirts other girly type things (that you probably know more about than I do ;).. and I want a blue tongue ring again, but one that doesn’t degrade and rip my tongue apart.
Any donations can be considered birthday presents for both of us (I’m 25 on the 26th)!
oooh… skirts and girly things are fun…
what are you doing this weekend?
I’m going to Bar Harbor for a week.. be back the 14th (hopefully in time for and with something to wear to the party!)
coolness… maybe the week after or something…
coolness… maybe the week after or something…
I’m going to Bar Harbor for a week.. be back the 14th (hopefully in time for and with something to wear to the party!)
oooh… skirts and girly things are fun…
what are you doing this weekend?
Me! Can we make my hair tiger-stripey? And I want a wardrobe that includes more skirts other girly type things (that you probably know more about than I do ;).. and I want a blue tongue ring again, but one that doesn’t degrade and rip my tongue apart.
Any donations can be considered birthday presents for both of us (I’m 25 on the 26th)!
That actually sounds interesting.
Having gone through my hs clothing this last time I was home, I am under the distinct impression my freshman dorm beat you to the makeover.
Sorry!
ah… but could they possibly be as good me? Ok, maybe… but could they be as bored :-/
Well, let’s also throw in there that I just moved into an apartment with exceedingly limited closet space and I am working on an extremely limited budget. I mean, really, if you’re that bored, why not start an online scam to get people to give you money? Then you will be able to set up scholarship funds towards your makeovers, and eventually catapult the entire thing into the abovementioned TV show, whch I vote to call “Through the Mirror”, which has the cool ackronym of TM, and the shortened version of “Mirror”. And, for that matter, the stores of your products and clothing brand will eventually be called “Mav’s Mirror”, from the “Mav’s Mirror” collection…
When I worked on a sitcom last year, we spent a lot of time discussion what to name it, basing our choices primarily off of what kind of ackronyms/shortened names it would make.
unfortunately, you are way too cute for us to get a lot of money collecting to make you over. We’d need to ugly you up a bunch so that people would feel you needed the charity.
what sitcom did you work on?
Heh… you could post any of a number of picture my sister took during her “Marli just woke up” series, featuring braces, boy-hair, 80s bike shorts and mismatched baggy sweatshirts.
More recently, the sitcom I worked on was called All Nighters, and was supposed to be taped and aired on Brandeis TV this past spring. Unfortunately, due to early graduations, tempermental actors, schduling conflicts and personality conflicts, we have yet to film more than 2 episodes. I await news of our status in the fall.
yeah, but the problem is that you’re cute NOW. You don’t want to be guilty of false advertising, do you?
*insert ditzy innocent actress face here*
Oh, maybe I misunderstood… is false advertising wrong?
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well, you certainly shouldn’t be admitting to it in a public forum. How are we gonna fool people. See, I was gonna go get a picture of Bea Arthur and put before, and then put you as the after pic, but now no one will believe it.
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Bea Arthur??? I think you need more than a day of shopping to make that happen.
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I don’t think you’re following me, luv… I don’t need to do a makeover at all. I just put a picture of you next to a picture of bea arthur and claim that you’re the same person and that I made you look all cute and marli-ish from your natural old bea-ness.
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I don’t think you’re following me, luv… I don’t need to do a makeover at all. I just put a picture of you next to a picture of bea arthur and claim that you’re the same person and that I made you look all cute and marli-ish from your natural old bea-ness.
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Bea Arthur??? I think you need more than a day of shopping to make that happen.
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well, you certainly shouldn’t be admitting to it in a public forum. How are we gonna fool people. See, I was gonna go get a picture of Bea Arthur and put before, and then put you as the after pic, but now no one will believe it.
*insert ditzy innocent actress face here*
Oh, maybe I misunderstood… is false advertising wrong?
yeah, but the problem is that you’re cute NOW. You don’t want to be guilty of false advertising, do you?
Heh… you could post any of a number of picture my sister took during her “Marli just woke up” series, featuring braces, boy-hair, 80s bike shorts and mismatched baggy sweatshirts.
More recently, the sitcom I worked on was called All Nighters, and was supposed to be taped and aired on Brandeis TV this past spring. Unfortunately, due to early graduations, tempermental actors, schduling conflicts and personality conflicts, we have yet to film more than 2 episodes. I await news of our status in the fall.
unfortunately, you are way too cute for us to get a lot of money collecting to make you over. We’d need to ugly you up a bunch so that people would feel you needed the charity.
what sitcom did you work on?
Well, let’s also throw in there that I just moved into an apartment with exceedingly limited closet space and I am working on an extremely limited budget. I mean, really, if you’re that bored, why not start an online scam to get people to give you money? Then you will be able to set up scholarship funds towards your makeovers, and eventually catapult the entire thing into the abovementioned TV show, whch I vote to call “Through the Mirror”, which has the cool ackronym of TM, and the shortened version of “Mirror”. And, for that matter, the stores of your products and clothing brand will eventually be called “Mav’s Mirror”, from the “Mav’s Mirror” collection…
When I worked on a sitcom last year, we spent a lot of time discussion what to name it, basing our choices primarily off of what kind of ackronyms/shortened names it would make.
ah… but could they possibly be as good me? Ok, maybe… but could they be as bored :-/
That actually sounds interesting.
Having gone through my hs clothing this last time I was home, I am under the distinct impression my freshman dorm beat you to the makeover.
Sorry!
Came across this article, figured that you might get a kick out of it:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43793-2004Aug5.html
I bet I could have dressed her in a way to net her more than 1100 on her SATs. Just sayin’ is all…
I bet I could have dressed her in a way to net her more than 1100 on her SATs. Just sayin’ is all…
Came across this article, figured that you might get a kick out of it:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43793-2004Aug5.html