Fashion Tutorial (2) - Aliens have acne too

This is so robo-cop

Julie

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9:53 PM

I just think this is awful advertising...Sorry Maybelline but this is hot garbage...LOL  http://wfiles.brothersoft.com/t/terminator_2_judgment_day_58609-1920x1080.jpg

9:54 PM

that's exactly what I was thinking! Like it says, peel my skin and see what's really under there.

um...no thanks.

Julie

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9:55 PM

http://2a56b976980e0793ddee-5cc5435fcbc367bb03f9a415e7067a97.r91.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/1.jpg

9:57 PM

In 50 years we'll all look like that

Julie

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9:57 PM

Your last statement reminded me of that  Blades of Glory  quote"I totally want to cut off your skin and wear it to my birthday... It's coming up." 

9:59 PM

"I WILL BE BACK" that's what's stuck in my head right now thanks to your Terminator picture

Julie

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10:00 PM

Fashion Tutorial (1) - Wrap it up before sex?

NSFW...

Talk about eye catching advertising...Huh?

9:44 PM

it looks very...happy.

Julie

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9:44 PM

I would say maybe even satisfying?

9:44 PM

so satisfying she didn't even have time to take her shoes off first

Julie

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9:45 PM

I think the whole thing is perfect and so smart...My title for it would be "Let Marc Jacobs Satisfy all your needs" 

9:46 PM

oh boy...you're not in that bag, are you? Can you even breathe in there? And is Mary Poppins joining you for tea?

Julie

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9:49 PM

big Big BIG News!

FROM JULIE:
Mark and I are super excited to announce the sale of our co-authored novel, HALFWAY PERFECT! If you guys are just discovering this blog for the first time, Mark Perini is the model who portrays main character and teen time traveling extraordinaire, Jackson Meyer, on the covers of my YA sci-fi trilogy, the Tempest series. He also happens to be a full time model living in NYC and a writer (obviously). We first began writing HALFWAY PERFECT in April of 2012 after becoming facebook friends and discovering that our very different lives made for an interesting working relationship/friendship and for some pretty hilarious gchats (hence the blog title). So why not write a book together? Or better yet, two books...

Before I get on to the big official sounding announcement, just want to add a special things to our agent, Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency) for believing in the story and in our author story. She put in hours and hours not only on preparing the project (which also included countless hours on the phone), but also dealing with negotiations and contracts and all the legal stuff, always having our best career and personal interests in mind.

And a special thanks to Leah Hultenschmidt and the Sorcebooks team for their belief in the project and for producing amazing YA/NA authors like Miranda Kenneally and Geoff Herbach who's books have a similar raw honesty and beautiful coming-of-age themes that Mark and I tried so hard to hit upon with HALFWAY PERFECT. Because of those authors, I knew Sourcebooks would know exactly what to do with Eve and Alex's story in HALFWAY PERFECT.

Also, though I'm often more silly than sentimental when it comes to all my online Mark Perini mentions and interactions, I just wanted to say a special thanks to my co-author. It's been so much fun creating this story, but also a lot of fun becoming friends. Our relationship has evolved from acquaintances to almost sibling-like except the grown up kind of siblings who don't fight and squabble as much. Working with Mark is always very relaxed and easy and I never feel like I have to be anyone but myself.

*As a side note ( cause I can't just NOT mention it), I released a new book a couple days ago, a mature YA contemporary/NA crossover set in the world of elite gymnastics and today it's on sale for only $2.99 (ebook form)!

Letters to Nowhere by Julie Cross

FROM MARK: 

Writing Halfway Perfect with Julie has been such an amazing experience. Julie has been the motivating force behind me going from a writer to a published author. Without her, none of this would be possible and I'm so glad that we're friends, writing partners and that I got to be Jackson. Sorry if I embarrassed you, Julie, but it's all true!  I just want to say that I'm extremely excited for the announcement of Halfway Perfect. Not only because this is my first published novel, but I'm equally excited for everyone to read our book and have a positive takeaway. For me, writing is all about creating a world where the reader can get lost in and I look forward to you all getting lost in Halfway Perfect.

Drum roll.....

Gettin' Laid at Dairy Queen

**Just some basic set up info, the aforementioned Eve is one of two main characters in the NA novel Mark and I have co-authored called HALFWAY PERFECT. Eve is 18, a former model turned Columbia University student. She moved to NYC at 14 to model as a way to escape her white trash Indiana upbringing.

Mark Perini: Talk on the street is that there are some new songs to add to the playlist?!?

10:14 AM me: yes! I've recently become re-antiquated with my 18 year old self and came up with what I'm calling Eve's Anthem

  hang on though...gotta make another cup of coffee

10:18 AM Mark Perini: Lol could it be? A rebel Julie Cross from the Midwest? I'm on my first cup is that bad?

  I'm still jet lagged

10:19 AM me: I'm making my second cup now. I try to stop at 3

  used to drink it all day long...

  ok so first I have to ask if I've told you the story of how I met my husband Nick?

10:21 AM Mark Perini: I usually have one otherwise I'm way to caffeinated, shaking and generally hyperactive...No I never heard the story in full I just know you met in college

The Elegance

11:12 AMWhere Julie and I talk about Chinese style and fighting crime in the nude...
me: Nǐ hǎo

  How are you?

 Julie Cross: awesome! How are you?

 me: Good I'm in Hong Kong right now

 Julie Cross: What time is it there?

 me: 11:12 PM

11:13 AM Julie Cross: so weird, it's 10:12 AM here

 me: I'm still not used to the time difference

 Julie Cross: really? After all these weeks?

11:14 AM me: Not that I'm jet lagged or anything it's just weird to have everyone I know on a flip flopped schedule

11:15 AM Julie Cross: so you're blaming your American friends and family, huh?

  I don't mind, I like that we can still chat even from across the world. Technology is awesome

 me: Lol of course who else can I blame?

11:16 AM Your right I don't know what I would do without my iPhone...

  Apple I'll be looking for a handout anytime now

 Julie Cross: haha

  okay, tell me about this strip of photos. Did you take these in Hong Kong?

11:18 AM me: Actually I took them in Guangzhou which is where all the catalogs are done

  Totally an industrial city two hours from Hong Kong

11:19 AM Julie Cross: cool! Are you allowed to say what it was for?

11:20 AM me: Not till it's out

 Julie Cross: okay, we'll work around that part.

 me: But I think it's very much Chinese style

  Which I think is awesome

 Julie Cross: The second photo from the top is very Clark Kent

11:21 AM me: So different from other stuff I've done

 Julie Cross: are you wearing tights under that suit?

 me: Zero tights

 Julie Cross: a new look for Superman?

11:22 AM me: Lol fight crime in the nude lol

11:23 AM Julie Cross: I think that could be dangerous...things hanging free and all

11:24 AM Okay, I'll stay on topic from now on

  How many times did you have to change clothes?

11:26 AM me: Lol I don't know that much would get done

  12 times

 Julie Cross: wow, that's a lot

 me: Different options

11:27 AM Julie Cross: I like the bow tie a lot. It's that Chinese style right now?

11:28 AM me: I hope to influence the change to bow ties

11:29 AM Julie Cross: The lighting in the bottom half of the photos is SUPER cool. How did they that?

11:32 AM me: In some they held up a net in others they held up a basket it looks awesome though

11:33 AM Julie Cross: wow, that's creative. I would have never thought of that.

  how long did the whole shoot last?

10 minutes

11:44 AM me: Yeah the photographer was awesome the whole shoot took 4 hours

 Julie Cross: that doesn't seem too bad?

11:45 AM me: No it wasn't I've been at editorials that have lasted 12 hours

  Or days even

11:49 AM Julie Cross: or a week like out CK shoot in Halfway Perfect

 me: Exactly

11:50 AM but this was short and sweet...

  

What do you guys think about the shoot? Bow Ties yes or no? 
M.P.

The Specific Genetic Formula for Models!?!

A chat in which Julie and I talk about the specific genetic formula for models!?!

8:36 PM Julie Cross: okay, so everyone always says models have to be tall but obviously there's models of all kinds so can you explain the whole height thing? Like runway versus...not runway...whatever that's called

8:37 PM maybe start with dudes and then we'll talk girls...hehe...girl talk

8:39 PM me: Lol okay so for fashion agencies men have to be at least 6 feet tall but the go up to 6'3" but agencies won't even look at someone that's not 6'...Having said that I've seen some guy models that are 5'11"...

  Runway models who are guys are usually 6'2"

  Or taller

8:40 PM Some 6'-6'1"

  But mostly fall into the 6'2" range

8:41 PM Julie Cross: so like people sitting in the audience during a runway show are really going to notice if a guy is two inches shorter than another guy?

Halfway Perfect Playlist part 3

11:31 AM Julie Cross: Awesome! Halfway Perfect Playlist part 3...let's add two songs each today?

11:33 AM me: I'm on board

11:34 AM Julie Cross: Okay, I'll start this one but just a warning...it's Kelly Clarkson

 me: Ouch there goes our macho playlist

11:36 AM Julie Cross: I know...it's gonna get even worse. So I'm adding Darkside by Kelly Clarkson. It's just so Eve. Not much else to say then that.

11:37 AM me: Okay keeping it a little mysterious I like it...

11:39 AM For me my next pick is Mae Embers and Envelopes it's about getting over your pride and making love work no matter what Alex and Eve are gonna be faced with a lot of drama and if they want to succeed they need to be ready to change for the better

11:41 AM Julie Cross: And to think....we questioned whether we were really writing a love story or a while back...remember that?