The Funemployed

This weekend, I went one of my favorite events of the year!! I started the afternoon off right with a Barely Buzzed from Big Cheese which is my favorite and also it was the only one they had left lol.  Unfortunately some of my girls left because they couldn’t find parking and then I couldn’t find my other girls because of the overloaded cellphone systems that were not working (another indicator of how packed it was!!).  This is the upside to being a native though, within about 15 minutes, I had found some of my peoples.  But first I found the dance off randomly going on in the street that I stuck around to watch for a bit:

When I turned the corner after a bit, I came across the #CraftClubHouse.  It was a mini-festival curated by DCtoBC and TEAMBBC.  I arrived just in time for DJ Spicoli’s set which was awesome as usual.  It is really cool seeing him grow as a DJ, he is incredibly talented and is getting noticed which is awesome.  You can see him doing is thing for the crowd below!

It’s also nice to see DCtoBC doing big things (two events in one weekend, I can’t keep up with them anymore lol). These guys work hard and I don’t even know all the behind the scenes work they do to pull it off, we just get to see the epic finished events we all flock to (and yeah that’s cheesy pride you hear… it’s just nice to see people I grew up with doing big things and being successful!! It’s pretty awesome).

Some other artists that performed were some local talent:

• Beyond Modern
• Mathias
• Gavin/Nacey Of Nouveau Riche
• Ra The Mc:
• RDGLDGRN
• Redline Graffiti:
• Reesa Renee
• Rock Creek Social Club
• Spicoli
• Tabi Bonney
• Track
• Uptown Xo
• Urban Cartel

Overall it was a pretty awesome mini festival that hopefully becomes a permanent part of the H street festival!!

After the main festivities, I went with some friends to Rock and Roll Hotel which considering that I had not really been doing as much day drinking as the rest meant that I was Sober Sally and got to laugh at everyone.  

Here are some of my personal favorite highlights from the evening:

• When we were leaving and my friend decided to try and surf on an equipment box which than crashed into the street and fell over so he took off running and since his phone was dead we lost him.
• Hanging out with all of his drunk friends that I had just met after we lost him, and helping them get food because ordering Popeyes is hard…
• Having said friends also repeatedly apologize because “If i were you, I would think I was retarded and I swear I really am smart, I’m just really drunk – is that a baby, why is there a baby in here at night, oh wait is only 9:30 so I guess it’s okay, wow i’m really drunk really early, sorry we started at noon…”
• Spotting the two drunk girls below on a random deserted corner on my way home: Priceless.

As you can see, I am quite delayed but here it finally is!!!  Last month I went to another awesome clothing swap at Black-Eyed Susie and before I get into how awesome it was I would first like to tell everyone to go out and check out her store!!! It is a really awesome spot and I personally wanna keep it around so more people need to go out and show it love!!!  It is a really cute spot so if you haven’t been there, go soon!!! We already lost it’s Vintage Darling, let’s not lose another treasure.

Now to the swapping!!! The only con about this show is that it is a little small come swapping time.  I have found myself stuck in the corner a time or two, however I keep coming back because despite that, I always come away with some awesome finds.  As I did the first time, I left with quite a few new items for my closet.  In fact, I ran into a few ladies from the last time and they again commented on how was I finding so many treasure so it made me think, what are my swapping secrets?!  

Here are my top 5 swapping tips:

1. Volunteer!!!: If you get the opportunity, volunteer to help out!! Most swaps appreciate the extra hands and it gives you a sneak preview of what is going to be on the floor.  Now to be fair, most places will not let you shop early which I think is valid but you do get to see what you might want to score when it starts.
2. Get there early! The earlier you can get on the floor, the less picked over the items are so you can have first choice of what is there.
3. DO NOT HESITATE!! If you see something you like, pick it up! Because it is likely that if you go back for it later, it will definitely be gone.  It is much easier to put something back than it is to pick up something that you missed.
4. Circle back twice: People often put things back that don’t fit or they change their minds about so be ready to snag them once they are put down!
5. Stick around until the end if you have time and volunteer again.  Most places need help packing up the clothes for donation.  Last swap, I found three pairs of jeans that fit me perfectly during clean up.  Do you know how rare it is to find jeans that fit perfectly?!?

Overall with each swap, my love of swapping grows with each and every swap and Black Eyed Susie’s is a swapping favorite!!! Check them out! http://www.blackeyedsusiedc.com/

So I received this complimentary Sunscreen from Influenster for testing and review purposes.  This is the first product box that I have received from them and so I was a little unsure of what to expect.  Here is what I found:

First let me say this stuff smells DELICIOUS!!! I kind of want to eat it way more than I wanted to rub it all over me… but I digress.  In addition to smelling so great, this product did not have the chalky after feel that sunscreen normally does.  At SPF 30, it has enough protection that I could hang by the pool without fear of burning (yes black people can get sunburn, I know firsthand from college but that’s a whole other story). The product is described as having “ultra-luxurious hydrating silk ribbons that nourishes and pampers skin while providing broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection and 12-hour moisturization when out in the sun.”  When I first read it, I though it was a bunch of fancy wording but after using it, I understand what they mean.  They are making up words because the ones in existence are not adequate to describe this little bottle of joy.  I will disclose that I was already a bit of a Hawaiian Tropics fan, I’ve used their awesome tanning oil but this started a love that shall last through the ages.  You can find this product at most major retailers for only about $8.99 for a 6oz bottle.

We lathered some on when we were kicking it by the pool!!