The Rhinestone Files

An odd little blog about Agent Rhinestone and her BFF's.

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

File #114

So... It seems as though Agent Rhinestone went through another one of those phases where she forgot to blog. I think it's because she really freaked herself out by changing her blog header. She really hates the look of how self-congratulatory it is. So please expect it to change like today.

In other news...
Something so weird has been happening in Agent Rhinestone's kitchen. There are birds living in the old vent/fan thingy. They are making babies in there or something. The birds are very active in the morning and sometimes Agent Rhinestone has to knock on the vent/fan thingy and tell them to shush!

see bird home below:


So... here's where it gets weird. Nobody believes that Agent Rhinestone has a bird family living in her kitchen. The birds have only made noise for 1 other person...Ultra. He came over to borrow Agent Rhinestone's french press the other morning and heard the birds being quite "active" in there. Nobody else has heard the birds. Agent Rhinestone's landlord won't even call her back. She tried to whittle the wood around the vent and pry it open but she has the upper body strength of a kitten. She was left bereft and panting after scraping at the area with a tiny bread knife. Besides.... what would she do if she did get the vent/fan thingy open. Maybe she could just tell the birds that they'd probably be much happier making babies in a green leafy tree or in a pink flowering bush.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

File #113 Daily Candy!

The Heavenly Spies in Daily Candy's weekend guide!

Plastique Couture Cabaret
What: Award-winning dance troupe The Heavenly Spies takes it off in mod revue of outlandish fashion, acrobatics, contemporary dance, and high-kicking hijinks.
Why: Hot couture.
When: Fri. & Sat., 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. Apr. 10-May 30, Fri., 10:30 p.m.
Where: Can Can, 92 Pike St., Pike Place Market (206-652-0832). Tickets online at brownpapertickets.com
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Agent Rhinestone is just tickled pink! She loves Daily Candy! Sigh. Swoon.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Saturday, March 28, 2009

File #111 iBurlesque.

I guess Agent Rhinestone has been zoomed onto a new iPhone application. (Bad picture...oh dear.)
iBurlesque.



If one were to download this new application they could tilt their iPhone to the right and it would look like Agent Rhinestone's clothes came off. Wooo Hoooo! Wow. Wow. Great!!! Scantily clad via the cellular phone apple interwebnets.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

#110 Gary.

If Agent Rhinestone had one of these she would name it Gary. Gary would wear a small pink bow upon her curly tail and carry a lacy parasol. Rhinestone and Gary would take walks upon the shore in the summertime, eat leafy green salads and be life long friends.

File #109 Thursday Thoughts.

Thought 1:
Agent Rhinestone secretly yearns that she could predict the future. Wouldn't life be a bit easier if you didn't have to wonder what was going to happen next? You would automatically know silly things like...
a. Should I get married to so and so.
b. Should I buy those ridiculously expensive shoes or will I lose my job tomorrow?
c. Should I cut my hair off or would I miss it?
d. Will my future baby be cute or slightly odd looking in the face?

Thought 2:
Rhinestone has recently decided that it is rather hard to be human. As a human girl (or woman or whatever) you are constantly having to navigate around other weird humans. Other weird humans have fears and insecurities and sometimes really bad senses of style. Some have no sense of humor- which is Rhinestone's least favorite quality. I mean- WOW humans. Don't humans.

Thought 3:
Aren't names weird? Your parents give you a name at birth.. which is really just a word and then you are expected to answer to that word for the rest of your life and you have absolutely no say in it. Wow.

Thought 4:
Lately Rhinestone's main response to anything is "Shush" or "Shh". Sometimes life is just hilarious. It's so funny you have to tell the person making you laugh to hush because you can't even stop laughing.

Thought 5:
Don't self. Shush.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

File #107 Dreaming, AGAIN!

So...
Dream 1: Agent Rhinestone dreamt she had a baby that was an actual tiny cute girl with perfect outfits and teeth. She told Rhinestone gossip and brushed her hair.

Dream 2: Rhinestone's BF took her for a walk in LA. It was warm outside and everyone was driving in shiny convertibles. Mother's pushed their babies in prams made of new tan boot leather and everyone had giant cell phones. They walked and walked and ended up in a park... there were hundreds of french artist's with easels all drawing pictures of live models wearing Prada tunics, thigh high stockings and great shoes from last season's collection. Rhinestone and her BF looked at each other and laughed and began walking again. They ended their journey at a high rise apartment. Miss O had planned a birthday masquerade pot-luck dinner. Agent Rhinestone didn't know anyone at the party, but she was thankful for the giant table of vegan snacks.

So... Why does Agent Rhinestone keep dreaming about babies and high rise apartments. She is so freaked out.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

File #106 Dreaming.

Agent Rhinestone was dreaming like so much last night!

She dreamt she had 6 children. She took her 6 children to the roller skating rink and lost 1 of them... then realized her teenage son Shane (who designs Heavenly Spies posters in real life) had run off with some girl to smoke the pot. While Rhinestone was searching for him she ran into James Blonde who had decided to give her Walter the dog. Agent Rhinestone happily took the dog and renamed him "Walter the Amazing." Then she skipped down the street and ended up at a high rise apartment in Miami with her BF.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

File #105 looking.

Agent Rhinestone just got home from yoga class and is now sitting at her kitchen table eating carrots and peanut butter. She is sitting, snacking and looking around.

She sees:

1. sequins all over the kitchen floor.

2. 2 wine glasses drying on the dish rack.

3. juicy couture sunglasses that don't look quite right on, but somehow never end up in the give-away pile.

4. tiny temptations candles in the flavors: cinnamon cream cheese hearts, happy birthday vanilla and boysenberry vanilla. (Purchase some at your local grocer today- they smell fantastic.)

5. her new pink yoga pants. (Don't forever 21.)

Well- now she's bored of sitting and looking. Better knock on Sparkles door or start choreographing her solo for the new show....or cleaning up those sequins.

Well. Bye.

Monday, March 16, 2009

File #104 boot prob.

It's a real problem now.... a real actual problem. Agent Rhinestone just purchased yet another pair of tan boots. How many pairs of tan or brown boots does one girl need?


And that's really all I have to say about that. OK.

Friday, March 13, 2009

File #103

Last night The Spies performed one of their new acts at Moisture Festival. It felt equivalent to running a 4 minute mile while wearing a wig, fishnets, heels and a Lawrence Welk tunic... and.... ooof... Agent Rhinestone is tired today.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

File #102 Plastique!

The Heavenly Spies present: PLASTIQUE with special Guest Ultra at Can Can!

After four sold out runs at Can Can, the award winning cabaret dance troupe The Heavenly Spies are back with their all new show Plastique! Plastique is CABARETCOUTURE, combining contemporary dance, jazz, and Barbie Doll-esque fashion in dynamic choreography with attention to detail and finish. Members of the Heavenly Spies are Fancy Drew, Honey Sexpot, Agent Rhinestone and very special guest star Ultra. Known worldwide for their death-defying high kicks and gravity-defying hair, the Heavenly Spies are proud to present the mod, mod world of Plastique!

Friday nights at 10:30PM Opening in April.
Can Can
92 Pike St. Seattle 98102 (in the Pike Place Market.)
10:30PM (21+)
$10 General Admission / $15 day VIP
For reservations: 206.652.0832
www.thecancan.com

About The Heavenly Spies: The Heavenly Spies joined forces in an underground assassin training camp outside Topeka, Kansas after finding a common love for both sleuthing and slinking. The girls were kicked out of assassin training after getting caught having a pillow fight in assassin secret headquarters, so they decided to leave the traditional constraints of espionage and join forces in sexpionage. Members of The Heavenly Spies are Agent Rhinestone (Former Sea Gal, Winner Best Duo Miss Exotic World Pageant and Cornish College of the Arts Graduate, Dance.) Honey Sexpot (Former Sea Gal and graduate of University of Washington.) Introducing Fancy Drew (Member of Scott Powell Performance, Former member of Fankick! and graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, Dance.) Their combined specialties include fishing for clues, fishnets, secret societies, Victoria’s Secret, venom tolerance and vodka tolerance!

About Can Can: Ringmaster Christopher Snell is creator of Can Can- Seattle's most celebrated, award winning nightspot in the city known nationally for its cutting edge performances (Voted Best of Seattle by- Seattle Magazine, Seattle Metro Magazine, City Search, AOL City Guide). Located in the heart of the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Can Can is recognized for extraordinary entertainment, food and libations in a comfortable, underground European style setting.


Monday, March 09, 2009

File #101 A summertime fashion study.

Faggedy Randy:


Fancy Drew:


Agent Rhinestone:


Oh time of Summer.... you are so close! Get here soon so we can don our Madison Beach fashions and swim upon the glittery lake of Washington.

Photos courtesy of Fancy Drew.

File #100

Happy 100th Blog entry.

Pour 1 down or out or whatever for my fabulous BFF's. I wish we were all together drinking champy with a straw and talking about clever topics....



File #99

Agent Rhinestone woke up this morning with the distinct feeling of wanting to climb under a pink fluffy tulle rock. Why?

1. Drank too many Mango Mimosa's at BF's birthday party last night. (enough said.)

2. Shopped way too much at "forever 21" (forever 29) this week. Please note the yellow shopping bags peeking from behind the tulle on Agent Rhinestone's couch. (Yes- she knows plastic bags are bad for the environment.)



3. Don't stack of bills!



4. YES! Apache Bras for the new show! Aren't they tote beaut! Agent Rhinestone would gladly crawl out from underneath her pink rock to wear one of these bad boys!


5. Don't stack of bras that have yet to be bedazzled. Better crack open a bottle of Sofia Coppola and get to work.



6. Don't economy and the state of Agent Rhinestone's employment. At least she has more time to do things like shop for the new show and make up 8 counts of high kicks in her living room!


7. Sigh....

Monday, February 23, 2009

File #98 The Secret Pony.

Many years ago Agent Rhinestone developed something called "The Secret Pony." If you are friends with Agent Rhinestone she has probably sat you down on more than one occasion and pulled your hair into one of these "secret pony's".

Definition:
Secret Pony SEA-KRET poh-knee
A small pony tail that uses hair collected from the temples. The hair is then pulled back into the tightest of tight pony tails and is fastened in the center of the back of the head. When the rest of the hair is worn down, half up or in a full pony... the secret pony becomes a hidden secret. The purpose of the secret pony is to pull the eyes back tight, creating a clean almost Asian look to face. The secret pony also provides a stable mid-section of the head- which one can use to fasten headdresses, ribbon or feather accessories, flowing hair pieces, barrettes, diamonds etc.

please see photo reference:
(please note the eyes are pulled back dramatically)

WARNING:
Sometimes the secret pony gets pulled back too tight thus creating the effect of an actual surgical procedure.


ouch!

File #97 Skippy.

Agent Rhinestone met this tiny, chub, black squirrel while vacationing with her BF in Vancouver. His name is Skippy. He likes people, snacks and laughter. If Skippy were a person he'd compliment you on your hat and take down your email address so he could invite you to his branch for a cup of acorn tea.

Agent Rhinestone + Skippy = LOVE.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

File #96 Portland Bound...

The Spies are off to Portland this morning to visit with James Blonde and dance with the Sugar Q's at Hawthorne Theater.

Ta Ta for now....

Bon Voyage!

Sigh. It would be a perfect reunion if only Fancy Drew was home from her journey to Wyoming.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

File #95 Spring 09!

You are just beginning to see Spring merchandise in stores- peeking through the wintry ponchos, never ending scarves and ruffles of Fall 08. What style will you subscribe to?

Depression Chic: Agent Rhinestone says... "Wear this!" (but maybe leave the hat at home. It's too much for an every day look.) That dress is super cute!


Geometry Lessons: Agent Rhinestone says... : "Most likely, No." This is too high fashion... but you could find some dazzling mini dresses with a geometric patterned fabric. Just take it down a notch!


Goddess Worship: Agent Rhinestone says... "Of course!" You should totally don this look for like your upcoming nuptials or something. It would look great with a soft Kate Hudson-esque hairstyle.


Marrakesh Express: Agent Rhinestone says... "Yes! Do it." Take this look and add a Native American spin. Wear a flowy tunic and some fringy sandals and call it a great day!


Sporting Goods: Agent Rhinestone says "NO!" Spandex is great for the gym or yoga class or even in a full length pant but not a biker short. Biker shorts are bad even if you are on a bike.


Trash and Vaudeville: Agent Rhinestone is kinda feeling these trashy looking shorts. Throw on your favorite pair of boots and this look is good to go anywhere. (Just make sure you use a touch of self tanner on your legs first.)

File #94 Agent Rhinestone + James Blonde Reunion Tour begins tomorrow.

The James Blonde'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your sequin'd bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be James Blonde!
Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the sparkle cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!
When I'm stuck with a day
That's pink,
And lonely,
I just stick out my eyelashes
And grin,
And say,
Oh......
The James Blonde'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
Tïll tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow!
I love her
Tomorrow!
She's always
A day
A way!



Agent Rhinestone Age: 14. OH MY! Her arms are still just as skinny. Oh Great.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

File #93 cute, cuter, cutest...

so cute, sigh.

File #92 "Plastique"

Friday April 3 at Can Can, 10:30 PM!
The Heavenly Spies will debut their newest cabaret show entitled "Plastique" with special guest Ultra!
Plastique contains all the elements girl-dom: pink, prancing, dancing, dazzling, barbies, bombshells, tutu's, tulle...to name a few...

The girls just completed a fab photo shoot... stay tuned for their latest poster!


stay tuned for more details!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

File #91 Some things to look forward to:

1. Sunday. The day she is zooming to Vancouver on a train in the name of romance.

2. Thursday (a week from today). The much anticipated day that she will reunite with James Blonde and perform with the Sugar Q's at Portland's very own Hawthorne Theater.

3. Friday (a week and one day from today). The day she will stil be in Portland... Zooming fun + snacks + adventure with her BF and BFF's.

4. The first Friday in April when the Spies new show "Plastique" will open at Can Can.

5. Easter Sunday. That's always fun, right? (An excuse to drink Mimosa's pretty early in the morning and stuff.)

5. Ummmm- Summer time? The time when Faggedy Randy will don his hot pink mankini and Agent Rhinestone will lay in the warm sunshine under her hat named "gossip girl."

File #90

Agent Rhinestone thinks this is super creepy!

I mean... What!

Friday, February 06, 2009

File #89 so great. wow.


Agent Rhinestone had forgotten what a great dancer Paula used to be. sigh.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

File #88 Wrong side of the bed.

Today Agent Rhinestone awoke on the wrong side of the bed. According to the Romans the wrong side of the bed is the left side.
Who knew?

Agent Rhinestone has been sleeping on the left side of her bed for over a year now. This means that everyday she wakes up on the wrong side.

This may call for a complete bedroom makeover.

Perhaps it wasn't the wrong side of the bed at all... Perhaps she's grumpy because she spray painted 3 pairs of Heavenly Spy costume shoes bubblegum pink last night. It was far too cold to go outside... so she sprayed them right there in the kitchen. The fumes may have wafted into her bedroom causing her to wake up on what seemed to be the wrong side of the bed.

Something to consider...

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

File #87 The lost art of skipping time.

If you don't count today... it will be only 16 days until Agent Rhinestone is reunited with James Blonde.

If you don't count tomorrow it will only be 15... and if you pretty much skip this week- because it's practically over (if your not counting tomorrow)...Agent Rhinestone will see James Blonde in only 11 days. If you skip next week- which you may as well do because it already feels like it's practically Valentines Day....
and you don't have to count February 14th, 15th and 16th- because Agent Rhinestone will be on a romantic get-away with her BF...and she won't even be noticing the time!

SO... If you just go ahead and skip all that time... Agent Rhinestone will see James Blonde in just 2 days.

She can't wait!

File #86 Agent Rhinestone the Sexpert.