Recent News

Originally I was thinking of answering a lot of questions I've been getting, mainly because most of them were about sex and I love talking about sex. But, then I saw that I have not said a word here in months!! So, instead here are some random updates!

First, I am really excited to say that I actually took the time to compile an extended play! An EP is like a music album, but shorter. I'm not selling it or anything; it's really more for friends. I've already sent it to a few people, but you can click here to download it. Who better friend can I have than the friends that read this blog and the rest of the internet? One note about it is that it is Czech. Czech lyrics, Czech people involved (aside from a few loving friends who know a lot more about certain instruments than I do), traditional Czech modes - you get the idea. Hope you like it!! Oh, and I know that some of the tracks totally don't sounds like the same person. I blame my mastering engineer, because it all sounded right before she got them. haha!

I learned that people can't understand that you can smoke and be a model and vocalist. Since I've been doing some BTS stuff with my modeling career, I've been known to get a little stressed out (literally, just a little). I know it's not the best thing, but when I get anxious or stressed, I tend to smoke a cigarette. It's nothing bad as I might have one a month or so, but it helps.

Anyway, I was outside smoking, and one of the crew noticed. Since I'm also a model, he was confused because he thought that your body tends to deform when you smoke. This is true, but only in much larger doses. He started saying various things to me, most of them along the lines of "if you're going to be a smoker you shouldn't be a model."

I tried to ignore him, but it was hard, so when he left I started singing a little. Singing also helps. Not surprisingly, he heard, and so I had to explain to him that I barely smoke and that what he was talking about happening won't happen to me. I don't actually know that, but it made him quiet and he left.

This little story also continues with something else I learned: having a nice car gives you a sort of power. After the shoot, I guess he thought he would be nice and apologize. I was happy, of course, so we made up and everything was good. We were talking when I stopped at my car - which, this day, happened to be my Ferrari. He asked me why I was leaning on it, and the owner wouldn't be happy if he saw me. I told him it was mine, flashed the key (which I don't think is actually a key, but it is similar), and he was immediately quiet, with this dull look on his face and his mouth slightly open.

Eventually he said he was sorry, and if there was anything he could do I should just ask. Moral of the story? My dad must have been planning when he got me this, because this isn't the first time something similar to this has happened. Thank you dad!!

Speaking of Ferrari's, have you seen the new LaFerrari? It makes my 458 sound like a toy!!

Also in modeling news, though on a much brighter note, I might be doing a fashion shoot which requires some nude exposure! I won't try to translate the email because I know I will mess up something important, but my agent emailed me about a possible fashion shoot where the 'fashion' would actually have an exposed breast and partial midriff. I told her that I totally cool with doing that, but I didn't tell her what I am about to say:

I actually have a lot of experience being shot nude or exposed, but it isn't for erotic reasons. Morgan Thomas, my best friend and photographer, lives with me. She is also mischievous and always has a camera around her neck, so even at the most random times (say, getting out of bed, in the shower, at pretty much any time of day) she will take a few pictures of me. Normally this would just be annoying, but I found that she's actually managed to shoot me nude or exposed a LOT.

When I learned this, I decided that instead of being mean (because I found that, no matter how much I hate saying things like this, I'm kind of hot nude), I asked her to do a nude shoot with me. We did, and it was AWESOME!!! Since then (and that was a few years ago), we've done that a lot, just for fun. There's a very strange but amazing feeling when I'm nude in front of the camera. Now there's a very large folder on her computer of just me naked (mostly because she takes really big uncompressed pictures).

So anyway, now that you know that little bit of my personal life, you can see why I said yes to this opportunity. I just hope that I don't totally break down if/when the time comes. After 7 years of modeling, that would be really embarrassing.

There's a lot more I could talk about (3 months covers a long time, really), but I think I will just stop there. I'll call this post "recent news" because all of this mostly happened in the last few weeks ;-)

Laska!!
~V (I think I'll start doing this instead of Claire S. I have my reasons)

For future reference, when you pronounce my name and you aren't a really close friend, my name is pronounced with the 'V' being like a 'W', so it's more like Weronica than Veronica. Weird, I know.

Going Home

I haven't blogged in a month and a half, so I thought I would play catch-up. In the last few weeks I've been kind of lazy, which I found was a very bad idea. My agency knew I was on vacation here in Spain, and even though I told them I would be back on the 22nd this month, I got an email asking where I was about a week ago. Little did I know, my agent had scheduled a shoot with me, and she didn't tell me.

To make up for this, Morgan and I decided to get out and shoot two sets. Thankfully, Morgan has her good camera with her, meaning we could take pro-quality poster-sized shots. Seriously, raw pictures are crystal-clear 10.7MP just for normal shots, more expensive shoots are up to 30MP or more! Sorry, that's just a really big picture to me.

Anyways, we compiled and emailed the shots yesterday. These were completely uncalled-for shots, and I really don't think my agent was expecting them because she replied back with praise and thanks. I was worried because you normally wouldn't submit shoots outside of what you are assigned, but she seemed pleased.

The point I'm getting at here is that I'll be flying back to Prague Friday and meeting with my agent on Monday. Hopefully Morgan and I will walk out with our jobs. I worry too much, I think :\ I'm still young (20 is young still, right?), but I really don't know what I would do if I wasn't a model. This is my dream job.

Laska!
Claire S.

Happy New Year!

It's actually been the new year here for a few hours now, but I just woke up :)

20 years ago today, my parents got a neat New Year's gift: me! Yes, I really was born January 1st. Such luck has followed me throughout life leading up to my life now, which I couldn't ask for anything more. Well, maybe a small portable heater. Even in Spain it's a little cold. haha!

I do not have much of an idea for a Resolution per se, so I guess I'll just strive to be a happier person! Given the fact that I have depression (which is mostly subdued anyway), this is a step in the right direction!

Have an awesome day everyone!
-Claire S.

Oh, and a special shout-out to one of my best friends (and certainly my best guy friend) Devin for telling me happy birthday literally as I was waking up. Forever and always <3

A Very Merry Christmas

So my friend Candice (the friend who I am staying with) asked me if I wanted to go back to her friend's house in Spain (the mainland, not Ibiza) for a little Christmas party. I said sure, of course, but I got waaay more than I thought I would.

I mean that in a good way. I actually got something that most people don't get in their lifetime: a Christmas Orgy!!

Yeah I couldn't think of a better way to introduce that. But it was super awesome and fun, and before you start saying I shouldn't do that and/or I'm a whore, you should probably know several things about sex and me:
1) I've been deathly afraid of it since I was about 16 and almost never do it
2) Sex is very healthy for you
3) I knew everyone there
4) I've been having anxiety problems recently which this totally helped to relieve
5) Regular or hard sex helps you in many ways, from stronger immune systems to healthier figures (both are useful given my profession and how health relates to it)
6) It can make you feel better, both physically and emotionally (the latter is especially helpful for a girl with depression)
7) Best of all, I'm happy about it!

And, if you really know me, you know I could easily triple that number of replies :)

And, on top of that, we all had an awesome meal (hours before, of course) and TONS of fun and laughter, mainly because we were with friends and having a good time (even excluding the awesome orgy). AND (I can just keep going haha) nothing went wrong! Like at all! No drugs, violence (well, maybe a little, but in a good way), alcohol...

...Really the only problem I have is I need to replace my awesome pink shirt again. I always get the exact same one because it is always the most comfortable shirt I have ever owned, but it never takes well to bodily fluids. I don't know why.

Amo! Y Feliz Navidad!!
Claire S.

PS Why is Google telling me to say happy birthday to people I don't know? Maybe they added me on G+, I don't know.

PPS Yes I speak Spanish too. I have to, along with the other languages I know well enough to communicate like a foreigner (which I am).

Wow!

Ok, this is way cool. I almost never check my blog overview, but check this out!

See, I do have a lot of friends all over the world! Ok, I know, a lot are probably just Google search mishaps, but still this is neat!

Ok, I'm done being an Internet noob now ;-)

Laska!
Claire S.

I'm in Spain!!

Actually, I've been in Spain for a short while now and I'm settled down enough to write a blog post. :)

Why am I in Spain? Mainly so that I can go from this:

To this:

If you get my point.

I'm staying with a friend while I'm here, which will probably be... well, I guess the next flight from here to Prague when it's not cold and snowy. I can only imagine how much parking will be, though. I was stupid and parked Ferry in the Prague International parking area, so I'm totally expecting to pay several thousand Kc. I really want the Czech government to use Euros; it sounds better to use a few hundred euro than it does a few thousand koruna, doesn't it?

In other news...

So I was wrong again. It was mutual, but I broke up with my boyfriend. I love sex, but not that much, haha! We're still kinda together I think. I'm never entirely sure since I almost always end up being around who I break up with for a long time. Except for Morgan's brother, but let's not get into that.

Also, Spain is beautiful around Christmas time!! I mean, it's nothing like Prague (it's too awesome to talk about in one post), but I totally love it here! Maybe around Christmas I'll fly back to Prague with a few friends and I'll blog pictures. Though, that is really expensive because flights around that time are WAY expensive.

Interesting news: I'm not married. I said I was on Facebook for whatever reason, but believe me, I'm not. Probably Morgan messing with me... I am single, if you're into bi-sexual redhead model-musicians who travel a lot ;-) I can't imagine that's a large market, haha!

I guess that's really all I've got for now.

Laska!
Claire S.

BTS Modeling

I'm getting complaints of people saying they haven't seen pictures of me around even though I say I'm working on shoots. I just want to set one thing straight: very little modeling is in front of the camera.

"Claire, that's all models do is look hot in front of a camera!" You obviously don't know the industry if you say that. Here is how a normal shoot goes, from start to finish: Have an idea/need for a model, find a model (usually a wannabe), measure him/her, audition him/her (by this point, out of 100 initial people, you might have 3 left if you are lucky), plan the shoot, make sure the model is okay with it, sign contracts, set up scene and equipment, shoot, and after that it's all post-production. I may have left a few things out.

So, where do I come in? One thing a lot of people forget is that the best way to get into an industry is to be an assistant. Of course, there are pros and cons to this, but it works. It helps to find an agency instead of just a small team because there's more to do. Legally, I am an advisor at MC. Actually, I am an assistant to everyday tasks who gets paid fairly cheaply and occasionally models. Morgan, on the other hand, works at the same place but is a photographer. Legally. You get my point.

What do we do? Help during setup, judge during auditions, but most of all get involved in what is going on. The more people we meet, the more connections we have, and the better chance we have of doing something other than picking up trash on a set. I've literally done... I think 4 shoots since I started working here. I've WORKED on about 50. The difference? Well for one, where you are in relation to the camera lens is proportional to your pay. Secondly, and most importantly, you meet people who can help you to your goal, mine being a VS model.

Let's talk about goals in this industry. I know I'm not tall enough and have too much visual bust and waist to be a VS model, but I keep aspiring to that. Why? Because it gives purpose. I could just as easily be a biochemist earning enough to replace Ferry every year, but I don't. I'm doing what I like. That should be your main goal: do what you want to do. My parents always frowned on me saying that, but it's true. There's no point in doing what you hate if you can be happy... if less financially secure.