Heart of Fashion - Back In Black Masquerade Ball

Saturday night, Vivian Wise & Heart of Fashion hosted the Back In Black Masquerade Ball at Rich's Houston. A portion of the proceeds benefited HRC Houston and Texas Legacy Foundation. As with all things Vivian, it was an event to remember. Limited number of tickets. Dress in black. Wear a mask. Private entrance. Limited access. Password to get in. Surprise at midnight.

I had not been to Rich's Houston since a major overhaul of the club was completed in 2016. I must say that it is REALLY nice! Good job to everyone in involved.

So, combine a Heart of Fashion event with a redone club and it can only be a great evening! All different types of people were in attendance in various black apparel. At midnight, a Lady Gaga impersonator performed, models appeared and Vivian spoke about how were are all the same once we take off the mask.

Thank you Vivian for everything you do to make this world a better place!

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As I See It - 01.31.16 - Guess Who's Coming To Brunch

Just to be on the safe side, this is how my day started.

But before I could get on with my day, I had to return to the scene of the crime Limelight to help clean up. Included in the trash were Mardi Gras beads and people's dignity.

From Limelight, I went to the home of Gerard P. who co-hosted a group of people for HRC's Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. It was a fun time with nine other people, two who were new to me.

After a lovely brunch and good discussion, we made our way to Brent and Tommy's where all of the guess gathered for dessert and more cocktails. A beautiful home. A beautiful day. Beautiful people. A good cause.

Pic(s) Of The Day - 04.11.15 - Scenes From A Saturday

I'm not sure what type of plant this is but it reminds me of an egg. It's in The Calvinator's Upper Kirby 'hood.

If you remember my photo of the other oleander, you can definitely tell this is white and the other has an orange tint.

Saturday was National Pet Day. This is how The Calvinator celebrated. Wait! He does this everyday!

Another night in a tuxedo and this time it was for Houston HRC. We were at the Westin Galleria and Ty Herndon performed a couple of songs for the guests.

Pic Of The Day - 03.19.15 - Like Sand Through The Hourglass

I attended the Table Captain Party at Mitchell + Gold. That is a nice place for events and I wish I could afford the furniture but that is another story.

Anywho...they gave out door prizes and I won a very nice hourglass. Once, I unpack it, I may post a photo so stay tuned.

Pic Of The Day - 01.24.14

We've had some swings in the weather this week.   On Thursday,  the temperature started to drop and then it started to rain.  That is never a good sign. 

HRC Houston was having a kickoff for the upcoming gala.  The reception was at BBVA Compass Stadium and I really debated about going.  I am glad I attended.

It's always great to see my friends but it's always fun when you get access to a private club and then a celebrity shows up.

Guinevere Turner, best known for writing the screenplay for American Psycho, was the guest speaker.   What a treat!  (And oops, I forgot to get her photo.)

Studs

There are a few things in life that cause high anxiety for me. Today let's discuss studs and cuff links.

The other night when I was getting ready to go to the Human Rights Campaign Gala I had trouble finding my tuxedo. How does that happen you might ask? Well, I was asking the same thing. For some odd reason I do not have my suits and tux in the same closet. In fact, they're divided into the four closets.

So I finally find the tux jacket but where are the pants? Do you know how many pairs of black pants are in my possession? A bunch. So I spend a few more minutes looking for the pants and finally locate them. I am now running behind schedule.

I knew which shirt and tie I was going to wear so I had already put those where I could see them.

I'm getting ready knowing that the hardest part was yet to come. Do you know how difficult it is to put on cuff links and studs when you have no one to help you? It makes me break into a sweat...seriously. I get nervous thinking about it. At least when I lived with AttyHou we could help each other with the studs and links. Calvin's paws are too big to be of any help. After several minutes of trying to the the studs and cuff links through the heavy starched tuxedo shirt, I was FINALLY all gussied up and out the door and arrived about 10 minutes later than I wanted which meant less time to partake of the open bar. Life is full of disappointments.

Here is a pic from Saturday evening.

That is Ross the Intern from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Ross is funny and nice and yes his voice is as high pitched in real live as it is on television.. He was on Celebrity Fit Club and lost a bunch of weight and good for him for being able to keep the weight off!

Ross The Intern is quite the stud.

Caddywampus

I woke up this morning around 600a and was feeling a bit odd. It had nothing to do with last night's glasses of wine.

I figured I would walk The Calvinator, let the sun come up and warm things up outside, and then go for a run.

We came back from our morning stroll and I thought I was going to pass out. I laid down on the couch and fell asleep. I slept for another 3 hours. Probably not a good idea to go for a run this morning, huh?

I got derailed last night but it was in a good way. I went to a Table Captain Kick-off Party for HRC. It was at Bering & James. My plan was to stay there for a bit and then go to In And Out for a cocktail party for Ginger Grant's birthday.

Had some good political discussions. Of course I was hanging out with Hillary's peeps. I got to meet Special K from 104 KRBE.

On my way out of Bering & James, I saw one of the owners and reminded him that we had met when the Krewe had an event there. Then I mentioned to him that I had realized a few months ago that we have a mutual friend. And that's when the floodgates opened!

He and I had met MANY years ago and have additional mutual friends. We chatted and laughed and before I knew it the party had wrapped up and the caterer was cleaning up. It was time to make my exit.

I really don't remember driving home because I was reliving the moment that we realized our worlds had collided again.

Ginger, if you're reading this I hope that it was a fun time and sorry to have missed you at In And Out.