High heels, low expectations

Green Dreams, Hard Evidence
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Green Dreams, Hard Evidence

Tell me again why this felt like a dream in which I went looking for a club and found one with a countdown. One last night, and everything slowly turned green.

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I Don’t Trust Red. I Do Now.
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

I Don’t Trust Red. I Do Now.

Red lighting and I don’t usually get along. It ruins perfectly good nights before they begin.

The Rote Hase fixed that problem and turned it into something dangerously good.

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I Woke Up Dead on a Wednesday
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

I Woke Up Dead on a Wednesday

I don't usually wake up like this, but Wednesday I did. Newstead Abbey was calling and I don't ignore calls like that.

Proceed with caution.

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Not My Era, Still My Night
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Not My Era, Still My Night

Punk wasn’t exactly my thing, but there are reasons to make you try anyway. A borrowed sweater, a bit of effort, and suddenly I was on a rooftop fighting the establishment. Not bad for a Tuesday.

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No One Stayed Clean
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

No One Stayed Clean

It started as a pool party and ended as something far less innocent. Let’s just say the water wasn’t the only thing getting heated.

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A Guilty Pleasure
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

A Guilty Pleasure

It takes a lot to change my Thursday plans. Last night I had a very good reason. It was pleasure.

The Snake Pit opened it doors.

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Something In The Ratio
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Something In The Ratio

I closed Sunday out across a few clubs, with Bardeco as one of the final stops. The bar is good, the room breathes, and the ratio of good-looking men is, statistically speaking, suspicious.

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Smooth as Oil
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Smooth as Oil

The theme was oil and I had multiple concerns. Serious, vocal, extensively shared concerns. As usual I was overthinking it. Everything went smooth and everyone was beautiful.

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The Midweek Has a Pulse
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

The Midweek Has a Pulse

Wednesday used to mean nothing. A placeholder. A day you get through on the way to something better.

The Continental doesn’t do placeholders.

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Full House, Fuller Pool
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Full House, Fuller Pool

Two days of Poolapalooza because the bouncer at NITE told me no. A weekend full of heat, chaos, and moments you don’t chase, but find you.

One door said no. Everything else opened.

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BE SEEN, AGAIN
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

BE SEEN, AGAIN

Be Seen returns this Sunday at Sanctuary, and we’re opening with a party at 1 PM (SLT). I’ll be there, and I’d really like to see you too.

Come by, bring your people, and stay for a while.

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The Room Tried. Tiina Won.
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

The Room Tried. Tiina Won.

We returned, back on our feet and ready to move. DJ Tiina debuted in the Valmoor Boiler Room. The heat was on. The machinery tried, but it didn’t stand a chance.

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Went outside, touched grass
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Went outside, touched grass

Festival season started and no one told me. Apparently it just happens now. I changed behind a tree, brought the camera anyway, and there was only one casualty.

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Altitude Adjustment
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Altitude Adjustment

I hadn't even taken off yet and I was already reconsidering my entire relationship with leisure. Then Michiel put me in the sixties. The week required very little from me, and I gave it everything anyway.

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Divine Providence, Mostly Bunnies
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Divine Providence, Mostly Bunnies

The weekend owed me a resurrection. What I got was a trail of clubs, a cage fight, and an unreasonable number of bunnies.
By Sunday, I’d stopped resisting it.

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The perfect photo spot doesn't exi...
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

The perfect photo spot doesn't exi...

This wasn’t planned. Just luck during a late walk with a filter I still had on. Without it, I wouldn’t have seen a thing and would have walked right past something incredible.

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I Took Precautions. It Didn’t Help.
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

I Took Precautions. It Didn’t Help.

I located the nearest ER, packed bandages, and watched a CPR tutorial at half-speed because full speed felt aggressive. None of it helped. Valmoor's Bruised theme delivered considerably more.

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Bunnies on a School Night
Doreen Elytis Doreen Elytis

Bunnies on a School Night

When the Sunday conference call comes in on a Monday, someone's either dead or brilliant. The F*CK MONDAY group and Amped Up Dance Crew proved it was the latter, packing Neon Desert on the worst night of the week.

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