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Welcome to my armoire!This is where I will share various handmade pieces, cosplay, iconic OOTDs, and assorted fashion along with breakdowns, thoughts on each look, etc.
Think of this page as part portfolio, part closet tour!Still a work in progress, pardon the dust!

Costume Designer for Disney's Descendants the Musical (Stageworks Theatre Academy) - June 25th to 28th 2026

july 14, 2026

I have once again...forgotten to blog, but I have also been so so very busy. I have also been so so mentally ill.The particulars are personal, and will be kept private, but all this to say summer has truly come with a vengeance and I eagerly await whenever the temperatures begin to drop...which will not be for like the whole rest of the year, but still.In June, I had the opportunity to design costumes for Stageworks' Academy production of Disney's Descendants! It was my first time in the costume director chair since high school, and needless to say, I took it with great enthusiasm. What a fun show, especially for my personal style sensibilities. Our Carlos ended up practically wearing half clothes I volunteered from my own closet for upcycling and renewal. I have shared some of my bespoke work for the production on my brand new Armoire tab on my website. This tab will be for all things lookbook, DIY, clothing design, and related thereof. It's hard to narrow down what I do when it comes to the world of fashion. It's something of a porfolio, but also just a look into my closet, and really the two are simply the same.

Speaking of costumes, I have a super fun side quest this weekend!! On July 18th, I am starting out the day as an official cosplayer for the NANA fan pop-up at Fuji Tea in Katy Asian Town! We have all the Black Stones band together, and I am so excited to be a part of the fun! After my performance as Shin at Anime Dallas back in April, I find myself eager to improve the cosplay more and more, and I even ordered a replica of his iconic Vivienne Westwood saturn orb lighter. Not sure if it'll be in by the event since I kiiiiinda squeaked it in as soon as July began, but either way I'm just happy to have a great time with fellow NANA fans. It's been really wonderful to see one of my favourite stories have such a moment lately in the scene. A lot of people online even have been pushing it extra hard with how the current y2k nostalgia have has been, as well as the trials and tribulations of a lot of people (like myself) entering a post-COVID world in their mid to late 20s.That same evening, Nowhere But Up is also making an appearance at Wildcatter Saloon! We play from 8pm to 12:30am and will be celebrating my sister's birthday in style and in the way we as a family always have the most fun: performing together!

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⠑⠤⠔⠁⣸♱ Quests for July and August ♱𝕵𝖚𝖑𝖞
♱ 7/18 ⋆ NANA Pop-Up is from 12pm to 5pm, and NBU @ Wildcatter Saloon is from 8:30pm to 12:30am
♱ Nowhere But Up will also be playing at Midpoint Eatery on 7/25! Seating is ticketed and selling FAST so get in ASAP!𝕬𝖚𝖌𝖚𝖘𝖙
♱ 8/14 Nowhere But Up comes back to Central Green! 7:30pm to 9:30pm
I seriously love that venue so much, and am always eager to come back!
♱ 8/22 Nowhere But Up is playing No Label Brewery! Our set is from 8pm to 10pm
♱ 8/23 I will be making an appearance at the Love and Deepspace pop-up event, also hosted by @witchcraftercreations! Gotta support my husband, Sylus, and everyone's beloved newbie who deserves the world and better, Valko.I have really taken a liking to these smaller anime pop-up events that have seemed to really have a moment lately! It truly brings back more of the nostalgic, friendly feeling of conventions from the 2000s that I grew up cherishing. It's fun to bring your friends, and make lots of new ones, and get to support local artisans.I'm eager for the summer to make a mental turnaround for me. Pride Month didn't really start out too kindly, and July started off with a bit of a reckoning as well. Performing with my band and getting out of my comfort zone seems to be the medicine that I think I need to get a shift in my mindset, and I hope for better things to come through that.☾༺♰༻☽

may 13, 2026

Oh. My. God. Rex.WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!I'm currently in the Stageworks Theatre production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again)! We have our final weekend coming up, and I'm already so sad it's over, but so joyous that it happened.
Getting to not only return to theatre, but also do so with my friend Scott and make new friends with my cast and crewmates is the gift that is constantly giving.
Our director, John Barton, had the brilliant notion to have an all-male and all-female cast, and for our final show, our Romeos and Juliets will be colliding in a night of chaos, so be sure to get your tickets ASAP! It's going to be an incredibly fun night.Besides my grand return to the stage, I've largely just been working, like, really hard. It's been nearly nonstop, but that's what you gotta do to keep up with the world lately. I've announced an appearance in the anime Dusk Beyond the End of the World, which was pretty cool! I play an evil A.I. that calculates that the solution to world order is to simply Blow It Up and Make A New One, and that section of the story was really cool to get to live in. Feels rather relevant to what's going on in the world these days.Because of how much I've been slaving at the day job situation, I've sadly not been engaging with much more than my Shakespeare script, which is still lovely and always a hoot and a holler, but I'm eager to do some play and film studying again. I keep thinking back to the one that I did on The Fly while preparing for my 13th Floor character from last year, and am eager to just learn more. I did revisit The Devil Wears Prada and go take my family to see the new legacy sequel as a Mother's Day treat, and that reawakened my desire to pick up a sewing project again. Every time I've rewatched the original, I see my future (Nigel, played by the incomparable Stanley Tucci) and it's bright.That being said, my quests for the month after Shakespeare wraps are looking rather light. I might take the opportunity to rest but...y'all who know me know me...am I actually resting?Quests for the rest of May/June
♰ Attending some of the events coming up - Otaku Food Fest and Comicpalooza are on my radar, but in a like, so totally chill way. Not working, not performing, just might have a good time? Might bring my camera?
♰ Nowhere But Up is playing at Central Green on June 6th! Our set is from 7pm-9pm, and we are bringing a whole new setlist to the stage. I am so excited for the showmanship and the surprises we have in store for new Cherubs and longtime Angels alike.
♰ THE VAMPIRE LESTAT premieres on 6/7! No, I am not in it. But I have been waiting for this for practically half my entire life, and I will be locked in. No one fucking bother me. My phone will be OFF. I will be locked in.Whatever my new sewing project will be, I'm sure it will be fabulous as well. It's approached that "halfway to Halloween" point, so it's time for me to lock in and prepare for what's to come in the October season. I'm also sure I'll be playing with my Rocky Horror family as well, so stay tuned everywhere on my profiles for that!♰

february 6, 2026

Happy New Year! Happy Birthday to me! Uhhhh Valentine's Day is...near?2026 has not come with any absence of activity, and while earlier on I was dreading my birthday, I now find myself somewhat hopeful for what this new turn around the sun has to hold.To celebrate my birthday, I had a super eventful pre-game weekend with my amazing friends and family. I went to plays and movies, had yummy food, and my online buds and I even had a digital party with games and Powerpoints on various intereests and subjects. We laughed, we waxed sentimental, it was thoroughly a blast, and a memorable reminder of just how important the people in my life are to me, and how much richer I am for knowing them.

And would you be surprised if there was more birthdaymaxxing to come? There's lots of plans later in the month, to boot, including getting to perform on Friday the 13th with The Sisterhood of Lili St. Cyr once again! I love my Rocky family and we are so excited to go back to the manor and perform our bleeding queer hearts and sexy butts off over at Meow Wolf: Radio Tave! There's still time to grab tickets so don't delay!

Overall, I'm just eager to be creative, spend time with my loved ones, and see where 28 years later takes me.I also recently got to making a Substack page! Not sure when/if the way I do blogs here will get too bloated for Carrd, so just as a means of archiving my writing, I'm thinking of sharing there as well, but I'm still getting the ropes there. I'll figure things out! I always do.♰

november 24th, 2025

Thanksgiving approaches, and I am always and forever grateful. Rather, I make a pretty serious effort to remind myself to be grateful and to express gratitude to the people and opportunities I am grateful for.
I am grateful to all the new friends I have made, the work we create together, and the memories we've made this year.
I am grateful to my family, always, for their support (which was always there, and simultaneously not easy to come by) and for our bond.
I am grateful to my cat, for being my beloved constant and daily source of many of my smiles.After the last hectic month, having a restful November has already begun to feel restless and I am itching to perform again, and what better opportunity to do so than to play Dungeons and Dragons with some of my super duper cool internet friends? I've been the Forever GM of my group, so to have my amazing friend, Eden, take up the mantle and bring to us a lovingly crafted, lore-rich, insanely tantilizing world of possibility to play in has been such a treat! We had our Session 0 last night, and the anticipation only climbs higher!

Speaking of fantasy realms, you can totally hunt and peck for my voice in this series on HIDIVE - Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?!
I'm present as a duelist, a couple of voices in some crowds, and amongst a nasty group of orcs! I love my fantasy creatures, so that part in particular was very fun to record. Definitely gender-affirming in a really funny way. Maybe I psych myself out so much because I, Rex, identify so closely with pretty lads that I think I can't play rough, rugged, and raucous but those burly boys definitely live within me too!December, like November, appears pretty calm on the calendar. Whether or not this is the calm before the storm, I don't think I can say, but I'm hoping with D&D and assuming holiday elf crafting of gifts for all my loved ones that I won't feel creatively dry. Plus, FNAF 2 comes out. I'm definitely a filthy FNAF casual, but I'm very excited for this one!I am also cooking up a new character to play in 13th Floor's Krampus winter wonderland of horrors! Stop on by and try to look for me on 12/12-12/14 for some holiday frights! My character concept is very exciting, rather militant, and very chatty - I definitely wanted to contrast from my previous character (which I blogged about in more depth too if you just...scroll down below...but warning! there be bugs!!!!!)All in all, Happy Thanksgiving to you reading this as well. I don't have a comments section, and I truthfully have no idea who reads these things unless you tell me, but I appreciate it nonetheless! Don't stop yourself from telling me if you read my blog too! I'd love to hear if you do, but if not, I'm just happy you're here regardless.Life is richer with you in it (and not just because you, hypothetically, read my blog).
Wishing y'all all the best, and a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.♰

november 12th, 2025

Now that the haunting season is over, I can finally gush about my first time ever being a scare actor!!!CONTENT WARNING FOR SCARY PICTURES FEATURING HORROR MAKEUP AND INSECT LIKE VISUALS, SPECIFICALLY
If this is disturbing and/or deeply triggering, I apologise in advance, and will work to adjust how I can post about this (i.e. if Carrd has some kind of spoiler/concealment feature of some kind) and other SFX makeup of this ilk in the future while also maintaining the integrity of my space here for personal and professional self-expression.
My site is ever a work in progress, so if/when that change can be implemented, so will this content warning to reflect such!We good??Are we sure????Okay!Scroll for bugs!!!!!!!!!!!!! :3
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When I was very little, I went to a neighbour's haunted house. Well...I was actually much too scared to go inside. I don't even think I made it past the threshold of the door! But I had a lingering thought in my mind..."If I was one of those monsters inside that haunted house, I think I'd have a much better time!"
Finally getting to be a monster and go through rigorous hours of scaring patrons was cathartic in more ways than I even really realised. I've felt like a monster a lot of my life, so to fully transform and also ultimately realise the vision of this character I came up with throughout the season was such a lovely experience. I'm so blessed to say that I made fast friends and got to create and entertain with an amazing group of people over at 13th Floor in Houston.After being cast and informed that our characters and scenes were pretty much up to our own devices, I immediately had to check out what the 2025 season's themes were. Contrary to my usual brand of gothic horror, I immediately dove for the Infestation theme and in orientation, I found my beautiful, beautiful scare spot - The Sewer Hole. Being small and flexible enough to crawl in and out and around there was something I immediately knew I could use to my advantage, and there's a lovely little spot that I was able to tuck away and catch my breath completely unseen. This laid the groundwork for my concept, and my grand ideas that maybe 2 or 3 patrons probably left with an impression of if I'm being totally generous, but it was fulfilling for me and that's what counts!

I used to be petrified of David Cronenberg's The Fly from visuals I had seen from the main character's transformation many moons ago, probably on some corner of Tumblr where people were making GIF sets and appreciation posts of multiple horror films. I've always had an aversion to films where people are forcibly transformed against their will and their mind. It's a type of horror that absolutely resonates with me on a deep level, especially as a trans person and growing through my transition both as far as gender and from adolescence into adulthood, I've developed such a deep appreciation for that type of horror even if it's the idea of it that keeps me up at night. The Fly is now totally coveted as one of my all-time horror favourites, and I consider the relationship of Seth Brundle and Ronnie to be one of the most romantic and doomed of all time. Doomed romance is another trope I adore in media, but what queer goth person doesn't go absolutely nuts about that trope? Fork found in kitchen, etc.So naturally, the direction I went for physicality and motivation was that my character was an entomologist prior to the story hook for the Infestation section of the haunt (TLDR: a gas leak from a pest control company begins to turn citizens of a city into bugs and they develop a ravenous hivemind). Since my spot was closer to the entrance of that zone, I didn't want to have a WHOLE bug face, but I wanted to exist in between. My character is mid-way through his transformation and there's tells that maybe there's a man still in there, but it's too late for him."I am an insect who dreamt he was a man - and loved it! But now the dream is over...and the insect is awake."My character choice and development may have also 100% had some influence from reading Andrew Joseph White's latest adult novel, You Weren't Meant To Be Human, in which the novel's leading man finds freedom through gender transition in a cult of worms and flies, but after becoming pregnant is forced to carry a baby to term against his will under orders from said cult of worms and flies and did I mention the cult of worms and flies????? Terriifying stuff. Brilliant writing.
I faced a lot of my own personal dysphoria demons with the combination of reading that novel, playing this character, and being called "it" and "that fucking thing" nearly every night of October. But as my character for this haunt...it's appropriate. It's the response I want. I'd seen girls jump and screech like I was an actual cockroach on the floor that deserved a squishing, and it was so liberating in this space.

Partially stemming from themes explored in You Weren't Meant To Be Human and partially from my own self-indulgent love for SFX makeup in my own right, I decidedly was firm that my character 1) did not speak human words and 2) because the transformation did not allow such. My mind immediately conjured this image of having a mandible and fang-laden mouth that was so disfigured and inhuman, but the eyes had to remain. I scoured the internet for available prosthetics and found this set on Etsy. It skews Mileena from Mortal Kombat, sure, but even if I didn't do a mandible sculpt on top of it due to my super busy October times, I could have totally gotten by with just this piece or with anything I talked through with the makeup team (shoutout to Rosie and Hayden btw for being so enthusiastic to play and create and listen to my ideas, yall are so cool forever for that and I look forward to more play in the future!!! Y'all are fantastic!). We were able to use the original piece eleven times before moving on to my "emergency backup" by taking very good care of it. I was very impressed by the quality of the sculpt and also our own collective ability to make it work.Some folks I had chatted to about my character idea have said that it seems challenging or limiting to purposefully deny my character a voice, but I think that lends itself more to the horror of it all. Especially given the inspo from You Weren't Meant To Be Human as well as The Fly. In You Weren't Meant To Be Human, Crane (the protagonist) is mute, and while he communicates in his own way, ultimately not having a voice leads very much to his detriment and that voice is gradually more and more stripped away as the novel's events progress. In Cronenberg's The Fly, as Seth Brundle transforms, his teeth begin to fall out and affect his voice, creating that "buzzy" sound, and even the more his face disfigures and the fly he merges with begins to overtake his human instinct, his voice becomes literally and metaphorically stolen away by the creature he is becoming.This whole season, I had been itching and itching to finally write and share my thoughts on this because truthfully that story does not get told in a 7 second scare, but that's why I love having a blog space where I can go fully in depth and share my creative process!

I'm looking forward to a future of more scaring when I can, because this is the kind of rigorous, creatively-stimulating stuff that truly reminds me that I love what I do! 13th Floor also has upcoming haunt attractions for the winter season (Krampus) and Valentine's Day (Love Bites), so I'm very much looking forward to participating in those, as well as future October haunts when I can. Shoutout to my new haunt friends for being incredibly welcoming and making me feel right at home! I'm stoked to create and make more memories together.༺♰༻

october 4th, 2025

SCREEEEEEAM!!! It's time for Halloween!Every goth's favourite time of the year has descended upon us, and I am no less busy! October has really had me rolling and quickly! Tonight, I wrapped up a movie party for Scream (1996) that I had the pleasure to host and invite two of my very good friends at my local theatre. Every time I watch that film, I am reminded why I love not just horror, but the experiences the horror genre has created in my life that I have an indescribable mass of gratitude for.
Horror has brought me closer with some of my dearest friends, has made my flaws and my strengths feel seen and embraced through characters that I see myself in, and some unforgettable memories that are worth their weight in gold. Scream (1996) is a film that oozes that measure of sentimentality, even with its quippy and campy humour and satirical meta commentary on horror films' past. It's one we all go back to. I am a notorious fan of the first Nightmare on Elm Street, to the point of not even bothering to watch the sequels because, and I quote myself here, "why watch 2 when I could just watch 1 again?" While I've found myself revisiting Scream 2 and even Scream 5 on occasion, I easily rewatch the first Scream film more because of that good feeling it stirs. Through the writing, acting, cinematography, and minutia of the production design, you're so aware of how much Scream is a love letter to the horror genre. Its lasting impact as a horror film, and as a 90s film in general, is utterly unforgettable.I am actively looking forward to being in front of the camera in the upcoming horror short film, THE CYCLE, this month and finally getting to experience my first taste of being in the creative seat with a genre I have loved for many years! Working with the team so far, leading up to shooting, has been a blast and I am eager to see it all come together. You can keep up with more of the progress of our short film at director, Dashawn Holmes's, Instagram.I am also working at the local haunt attraction, 13th Floor, and that has been an experience like no other. Haunt acting is so rigorous, immersive, and rewarding in a way that sets my creative flame alight! Even after the season is over, I feel more motivated to dip into SFX makeup and cosplay again because I've found a real spark with that, once more, even as a hobby. After all, I'm a human being with free will! There is no reason that I must "wait" for an opportunity to present it self for me to be able to wear crazy contact lenses and latex face appliances and paint gore all over my skin. I can just...do it!!!Besides this event, as well as haunting the halls of 13th Floor, here is where you can find Rex all this scary, busy month!QUESTS FOR OCTOBER
♰ 10/9 I am playing with my Sisterhood at River Oaks Theatre for FILM STRIP: Repo! The Genetic Opera! Finally Rocky Horror's little sister from 2008 is getting some love, and this crew always is a crowd sensation! I am always honoured to play with them, and debuting under a new name: Blüd Bathory. He's my shoulder devil and drag persona, and itching to rise from the crypt and play!
There's still plenty of seats available, so don't be shy and claim your spot...or the Repo Men will get you!
♰ 10/11 The Sisterhood of Lili St. Cyr is hitting up Axelrad for a WET HOT DOG ROCKY HORROR AUTUMN! Come out and see us for a free show featuring such contraband props as water guns, hot dogs, and rice for a dirty, nasty, Transylvanian experience!The 31st itself is a booked and busy time...and I've focused so much on all my other work...I don't know what to wear!!! Lestat has finally made his way into my closet. Beetlejuice may make his annual re-emergence. Crona from Soul Eater is a possibility...though I want to make their Ragnarok sword before I give them a good go. Now that Ghostface has entered the costume closet, I could bring him out in a pinch. Do I dare even pull out something new? Only got a few weeks to make a solid decision! This vampire boy is in hot demand during the happy haunting season, and this October is certainly...no exception!༺♰༻

september 23, 2025

Time to talk about some of my other anime projects! Yippee! It's been so much fun making these shows with people I have the privilege of calling my friends and colleagues.

The episode must have aired some time ago, but I play an Octopus Yoma in episode 10 of the show I'm Living With An Otaku NEET Kunoichi!
This was actually my very first session with Sentai, and I had a total blast! Creatures and monsters have my whole heart, and I'm working really hard to add more of them to my repertoire. Octopus was unexpected, but totally embraced with love. I had an absolute blast!

Vampire boy gets to be in the vampire show!!! Though, plot twist, I play a human!!!
Getting to work with Shannon Reed was such a delight, and one that felt well-earned. I respect his work so highly, and he's also just a delightful person. In Call of the Night Season 2, I play Aida, who appears in TOMORROW's episode (EP 4), streaming only on HIDIVE.
Keep your eyes peeled for a cute, clueless, and maybe malintented idiot in a blindingly pink sweatshirt cos that's me!!As the Halloween season comes into full swing, this is when Rex gets busy! I'm also playing with the Sisterhood of Lili St. Cyr this weekend at MEOW WOLF this Friday, 9/26, to commemorate Rocky Horror Picture Show's 50th Anniversary with a sold-out show! This is absolutely incredible, and we're all anticipating a grand time. For more of our time warpin' antics and events, keep an eye on Grimm and Ghoulia's presences on the internet. We all collectively do not shut up about our amazing shows, and the world is infinitely better for it.Something that I've struggled with lately is reaching out to my friends. I have a lot of them, and the great fortune of being able to say so! Why is it then, you may ask, that I struggle with reaching out? Well, I really wish I could give that a solid answer. It isn't always the same, but that's the fluctuating nature of most complex brains, you know? Heck, I struggle with consistent blogging too. Sometimes it may be because I struggle to find something to write about. Other times, maybe I have something to say, but I shoot myself down before I even say it. I'm not always in a state of intense anxiety or panic, but sometimes I absolutely am. That's, you know, perfectly normal for someone like me that does struggle with my mental health. I feel like it's a grave disservice to others who struggle to not be open about my struggles with mental illness. It can be so isolating -- ergo, the struggle with not reaching out, even if you intrinsically know that you have others in your life that are safe to reach out to and find support.
I am, of course, referring to support in an overall sense. You do not need to be in dire crisis. You could be even seeking support for a great achievement! No one will know or be able to share in your great achievement if you don't tell anyone! Sometimes I really struggle with those, specifically. I get so precious about my accomplishments or feel like they aren't cool enough no matter what they may be. But they make me happy, so why wouldn't I want to share that?༺♰༻

september 7, 2025

Last night, one of my good friends and I went to go see the Lights, Action, Japan! Takarazuka Revue show at Miller Outdoor Theatre. What an absolute rare treat! I admittedly have a fairly spotty knowledge of Takarazuka, but the show was a blast for any seasoned Takarazuka fan, or even someone who may have just stopped by Miller after the Japan Festival to see what else was going down.Takarazuka Revue is a renowned Japanese theatre troupe, known for its exemplary all-female cast of triple threat performers and even bringing beloved manga classics to life (most famously The Rose of Versailles).
Before the show commenced, we the audience were also informed that this show commemorated the theatre's 110th anniversary, and that getting to be a part of its' legacy is a process more rigorous than even that of applying for an Ivy League university here in the States. The majority of the women who make up Takarazuka performers train tirelessly since childhood, and have a select few opportunities to even audition for the program that goes in to the troupe between the ages of 15 and 18.
The effort really shone in the effortless nature of their work in last night's performance. It's been a long while since I've last seen a show where every person on stage just belonged up there. The choreography was seamless, and even the most acrobatic of sections moved like liquid. Those years of tireless, dedicated work really show through in the troupe's skills. My friend and I took notice of kids and other young people in attendance, and we both are so curious if any of them went home that night dreaming of being on stage too. I know I certainly would have.
Last night's performance made me definitely miss my own musical theatre days. Hopefully, I can answer the call of the stage once again in the future - whenever that may be!September actually harkens the beginning of a rigorously busy performance season for me! I plan to write about my upcoming September Quests in a later blog - this weekend, I'm somewhat working out the scheduling of a lot of them, especially with some recent opportunities sprung my way. Balancing it all with a day job and a half is the cross I have to bear these days, but the hustle is always worth it. I'm beginning to feel myself slowly starting to ease out of that summer slump I had previously been in. Maybe not all the way out of the coffin, but just enough to be looking forward to what happy hauntings the autumn season holds~.༺♰༻

august 25, 2025

So...a lot has happened

The fabled anime debut of Rex Rosario is upon us!!!!!If you, dear reader, have checked my resume as well, you can peep at my two other shows that premiered this weekend at Anime NYC (super cool!! super cool!! super cool!!!), but I've taken these two to my social medias, and will probably post about my involvement closer to the HIDIVE premieres coming up this September. 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, however, has already released my episode, and therefore counts as my official debut project. I am overjoyed to have begun my journey with Sentai Filmworks, and the entire experience is truly a big milestone for childhood me. I'm even more thrilled to share multiple cast lists with people I consider to be dear friends and colleagues of mine. I get so so giddy whenever I get to create together with my close friends! To be a part of such amazing art and also with amazing people is such a privelege. I am overjoyed to finally be here!"Finally" has been a word a lot of my colleagues have also used in their congratulations my way.
First of all, y'all are 100% just gassing me up.
Second of all, I think if this happened any earlier in my life, I honestly don't think I'd have been nearly as prepared, mentally. Even now, some of the excitement even just from my close friends' congratulations, feels a bit overwhelming. I'm gonna just blame the sensitivity to my general condition of "I feel emotions as saturated as mantis shrimp see colour" and just take the circumstances in stride. But it's worth noting that my debut isn't finally here, it is right on time.

As August comes to a close...good grief am I glad this summer's over. Besides the rollercoaster that is my life and the disgusting, soup-like, heat and freak storms happening sporadically, I'm looking very much forward to a metaphorical and literal change in the weather.This past weekend, I hosted Ghostbusters at Alamo Drafthouse, and I have a new (day job) interview tomorrow that has me scared out of my wits; I think Halloween is drawing sooner than even I can possibly prepare. I still haven't even planned one costume out of my usual three. August is when Halloween generally always starts for me. So behind!!༺♰༻

august 6, 2025

Lately, I've been spending a lot of time grinding at my day jobs. I think it's important to be candid about that facet of being a working artist. I like my day jobs too, even though I wish they paid a bit more to keep up with how expensive the world and being a young adult in it is getting. Nevertheless, I persist. Something about me just can't manage to truly stay down, especially in pursuit of my life's dreams.
Is this truly the life that I was picturing when I was a little kid and dreaming about being an actor and an artist? Not exactly, but it's starting to come into focus and sometimes that simple sentiment is enough to bring me up a bit. I've still been feeling quite depressive, but that tends to happen when you start the summer with a broken heart.One of my favourite new films to have come out this year is The Monkey. I saw it twice, at least, in theatres, maybe three times? The third time I watched with my ex at his apartment, that's the third time. Anyway, I kind of loved how balls to the wall crazy it went, but also the heart of the story about how death and bad things in life are just inevitable. They're always coming for you, they're inescapable, may as well make the fucking best of it. Tatiana Maslany's monologue at the first of the film's many funerals was something that really stuck with me after every viewing. I'm also utterly compelled by close sibling dynamics in most media, which is generally the case when you are close with your only sibling in real life. Hal and Bill's complicated arc felt so real and personal to me. This is full permission to bully me about being sentimental about twins played by the same actor in two separate projects (The Monkey, and also Michael B. Jordan as the Smokestack twins in Sinners) and I really don't give a damn. I've been much more easily moved to tears in general these days. I cried during my most recent viewing of Superman (2025) as well.Why am I being so defensive of my own emotional responses? Is it cringe culture? Is it masking in general? I have no comments section - for the record, I don't think Carrd really implements that - so why am I remotely fretting about what my hypothetical blog readers may think?I think my self-esteem has taken a pretty thorough nosedive this summer. I often feel like I've lost my spark, even though I've had some really glimmering, shiny moments. I can't wait to be able to talk about some of them and share them with everyone. Some of them, I already have, like getting to be Frank N Furter at Comicpalooza in June. But largely, I've felt very dim. There's been a great deal of heartbreak happening, with some little spikes of serious joy in between.I think the two feelings can hold hands. My joy shouldn't outweigh the heartbreak that deserves to be felt in equal measure, and my heartbreak shouldn't allow me to be ungrateful for the joy I've been able to experience this summer. It is perfectly human to feel so complex.Movies are really great for that, y'all. I really like movies.༺♰༻

july 29, 2025

It's birthday month in my house!
Well, not for me, but for everyone else, haha. My dad began July with a bang on the 2nd, my superstar little sister blasted off on the 18th, and my mom rings us out in style on the 31st. I got them all tickets to see Fantastic Four together on the 2nd. One of my besties took me to see it opening weekend, and I'm so thrilled to share the experience with my family. We feel like the Fantastic Four, in a way. More in the literal use of those words in tandem with each other as opposed to identifying with specific characters from the Marvel Comics group (although, my Reed Richards kinnie ass begs to make itself known).July was, thankfully, a slower month and I appreciate it giving me some time to recoup, relapse, recoup again, spend more money on therapy again...but I think this part of the summer has been very generous in the sense of space. We all need space now and then to rest and recharge our batteries. Granted, it's me, right? I'm still a workaholic, I'm still always caught in the middle of crazy, but doctor's orders here - Rex has Bicycle Syndrome....
He is simply, two tired.
(cue canned laughter here)It's important to talk about these things candidly, I think. I'm not fully sitting down and abandoning every project here. There's a lot still, of course, to be grateful for, and life doesn't stop just because I may need to take some more rest than I may have before.I'll be straightforward here - I've isolated quite a bit. I haven't been as social as I've been, I've been retreating away and even outright rotting my brain and avoiding doing things I know I love just because I don't feel up to it. I know that's like...not exactly groundbreaking and is just kind of textbook standard major depression, but it still just feels like a major change and I worry about people not being so understanding as I try to get better. So, with my blog space being the sandbox of vulnerability as it were here, and also with an inability to put a comments section on, I can only hope my words reach. I hope y'all who read my words on here understand my crazy, and are willing to be okay with it for a while if you weren't before already. <3Here's my upcoming quests for August (so far....before anything changes - eek!)
♰ Pool party play time with my Rocky fam again! Our show on 8/9 at River Oaks Theatre is pool party themed! Very excited for a Rocky Horror summer.
♰ I get to join my friends at the upcoming Houston stop on the Ghost Skeletour! So stoked for the concert experience I cherish. I've been watching the Ghoulbangers Ball videos practically every time they upload and everything must be so much more magical in person.
♰ Somethin' strange is in my neighbourhood...I'm hosting Ghostbusters at Alamo Drafthouse on 8/23!! Easily one of my favourite movie parties to host there.Ya boy's got library books due at the end of August too!!! I've got a lot to read and watch, and what's so lovely is I can always just return and check them out again another time. I love supporting my local libraries. They've had some really great finds lately.Hoping some being gentle on myself can extend a long way, but it's a little hard not to feel guilty about it, ya know?༺♰༻

june 16, 2025

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!
My June thus far has been an absolutely insane rollercoaster. I've had some pretty severe emotional lows, and some pretty amazing career and life highs!For one thing, I've had my heart pretty smashed up and that's never a fun way to go into a month, but it also came with a bangin' show that my band played at La Centerra's Central Green. We had a blast, and it brings me joy to hear from other people who went as well, even weeks after the fact!

Secondly, I'm so stoked to make my debut as Frank N Furter with The Sisterhood of Lili St. Cyr's upcoming Rocky Horror Picture Show at my long-time mainstay convention, Comicpalooza! This is a total childhood dream come true, and I'm shivering with antici...pation at the mere thought. Anxiety abound, but I love my Rocky fam and know they have my back. My sister's also coming with as my favourite Transylvanian! Catch us on Friday, June 20th at 10pm and give yourself over to absolute pleasure.For the rest of June, I'm entirely focused on this Friday's show, as well as the following week's (June 28th) at River Oaks Theatre. In that show, I'll resume the role of Riff Raff. He's also a fun one, and I've really had a great time taking on the humble, sadistic servant.July's looking a lot more calm, to say the least. I'm really hoping for a break. It's also "birthday month" in my bio fam's household, so my focus will also largely be on showing my dad, my sister, and my mom, appreciation and love on their respective birthdays.
I also think I largely want to try and take an easy summer, do some self-studying and develop some offline healthy habits. Near the end of May, I was sick for a week and living the total bedrot fantasy, constantly on my phone, and it's a habit that really started to rot my psyche too. That, combined with a rather devastating heartbreak, I think has taken a big psychological toll on me, and I want to be gentle on myself to heal. I hope those of you who read my blog can sympathize with that, even a little bit. I also implore you to be gentle to yourself as well. It's been a very hard time in the big world at large as well, and the only way out seems to be getting through. There is no need to beat up yourself more than the world is already doing, because you're already doing all you can. It's okay to take a step back, take a breather, and then get right back to it when you're ready.In case no one told you today, I'm proud of you for pushing through. You're doing so great!I'm telling this to myself too, just so we're transparent.
We got this together.༺♰༻

may 14, 2025

So much for regular blog updates, am I right?!
Life is so crazy lately! My May calendar has been lit up like a Christmas tree, but also very satisfying. I know I write to that sentiment quite a lot, but it's so true and remains to be for me. I've recently achieved a grand milestone in my career as an actor. At the same time, my day job is undergoing a lot of tumultuous changes that have been overwhelming and frustrating thanks to evil corporate overlords. I'm doing what I can to endure, and what will keep my brain sane and my heart happy in this time.My Criterion challenge has gone to the wayside, but the new film, Sinners, has a coveted spot in my brain. I'm so thrilled that the reception to this film has extended into the mainstream as well. I highly encourage anyone who also enjoyed this film to check out Def By Temptation (1990), as well as the Interview with the Vampire AMC+ series (the series, the movie from 1994 might be dated for y'all's taste, if not already viewed previously - the girls who get it, get it, etc.)I've finally begun a Spring Cleaning of my closet. Getting to finally donate my old binders to The Transparent Closet felt so fulfilling. The folks there are so kind, and it still astounds me that such a valuable LGBTQ+ resource is right in my own backyard!

This crown jewel right here, is another great boon that I finally get to talk about!
Lu casting me as Louis was such an honour, and I cherish the chance to be able to tell such an unabashedly trans-focused story of love and acceptance with my entire being. Getting to work with the rest of the team and starting to see this project take off has been an amazing endeavour! I can't wait for everyone to be able to share this story together. Go give Lu Dawkins a follow for all production updates, as well as his other story-rich work!Haha, if I had a nickel for how many transmasc knights I've had the fortune to play in my voice acting career...two nickels. (Also, if you haven't listened to The Serpent Under My Skin, what are you doing?)Besides embarking on a week-long housesitting stint for my neighbours, May has really been more of a grind than anything. Not that many crazy quests, but I shall still update with the ones upcoming:Quests for May
♱ On 5/17, I'll be attending the Greek Festival at St. Basil's with my family! Just a fun, grand ol' time. I haven't been since I was a small child, so I'm really looking forward to it!
♱ On 5/31, Nowhere But Up will be performing at La Centerra's Central Green Stage again! We always have a blast playing there, and are so glad they've asked for us to return!And now for the next month, in case I go on an extended stay in my work hidey-hold.Quests for June
♱ 6/20 and 6/28 I will be playing with The Sisterhood of Lili St. Cyr once again with their Rocky Horror Performances at Comicpalooza and River Oaks Theatre! Childhood dreams are coming true with the Comicpalooza performance. I remember being a bright-eyed 15 year old seeing the troupe that year handing out their flyers and thinking "wouldn't it be so cool to do that?"
Ain't it funny how that phrase can totally manifest in your life years down the line?That's the general update for now. Here's hoping I make some more time to write through all of it. I really want to write more about my life, but I also get in that frame of mind where I feel like it isn't all that interesting? I bet everyone does that!༺♰༻

april 16, 2025

April has been...iffy.
I've been rather devoted (unwillingly) to my day job, so writing and creative projects have taken something of a backseat while I financially recover from paying for my vision care lately. Besides that though, I can say thoroughly that my April hasn't been absent of creative pursuit altogether!A very big-deal (to Rex) call back has laid its place in my lap, and I'm very much looking forward to it. I always love being called back. It's just another opportunity to play!I've been itching to write again. I'm still continuing my Criterion pursuit, and there's been some pretty great selections that have fallen into my lap this month. I do, pretty routinely, Letterboxd log what I watch and I use that platform to be cheeky and silly. I'd much rather pour my soul and express myself on a long form platform I control myself, therefore, my website is the place for that!This month, so far, I have watched Mississippi Masala (1991), Videodrome (1983), Ghost World (2001), and - most recently - Cat People (1942). I think my favourite of these has to be Mississippi Masala. It's a 90s selection that still holds up extremely well today! Sarita Choudry and Denzel Washington have such delightful chemistry together. I absolutely want to check out the rest of Mira Nair's filmography too - especially Queen of Katwe, as a Lupita Nyong'o fanThe remainder of the spring season is relatively low key for me, but I will be playing with Nowhere But Up at the Richmond Art in the Bend festival on 5/10!
After then, come see us again at La Centerra's Central Green stage on 5/31 It's a free show, we play at 8pm and we want people to dance! Let's go!!!༺♰༻

march 21, 2025

Today, I'd like to chat about two movies I got to see and enjoy recently - the newly released Looney Tunes film, The Day the Earth Blew Up, and 1995's thriller, To Die For, directed by Gus Van Sant.Are we doing this? We're doing this!Looney Tunes, I don't really need to say this, but it truly does span generations. The Day The Earth Blew Up felt so timelessly funny, charming, and was entertaining all throughout. I could have just as easily seen this at 7 years old as I could have at 17 and now again at 27. Thank God for Ketchup Entertainment rescuing this from the production chopping block, because truly I can't stop thinking about how amazing it was. The animation was so clean, the score was magical, and the voice acting and script had me audibly belly laughing most of the way through. There was a relatability to seeing Daffy and Porky's friendship being challenged, their overcoming of fantastical circumstances, not to mention Petunia Pig being an absolute CUTIE!
We also love trans masc Daffy being kind of confirmed there with all the egg-laying bits. I'd consider him my Looney Tunes "rising sign," if that makes...any lick of sense. Take with what what you will.
For all other astrology heads out there, the rest of my Looney Tunes big three would include Marvin the Martian as my sun and Bugs Bunny as my moon.This year, I have been actively participating in the Criterion Closet Challenge 2025. I've taken it as an opportunity to study film more intentionally as an creative professional and actor, specifically, and to study the art form in general. I'm not exactly barrelling through my list quickly, but this is all just for the fun of it and to take on self-study in my own way. I want to do the same with languages again (Spanish and Japanese), but as mentioned, I'm really really going at my own pace here. It's nice to undertake a purpose that deliberately reduces pressure on myself to be completionist or perfectionist for once.
Anyway, after a day and lots of pausing to decidedly take notes, I knocked off my 5th selection for the challenge - Gus Van Sant's To Die For.
I will be so honest...the initial draw for me was, and always will be how much I love Nicole Kidman. I was not expecting just how blown away from her performance I would be, not to mention how complex her character, Suzanne Stone, really is.She's diabolical, truly stopping at nothing to have her moment in the sun (or on television, specifically), including the grooming of three teenagers and influencing the eventual murder of her husband, which opens the film.Joaquin Phoenix also delivers with an incredibly vulnerable performance. I was incredibly moved by his work in this film, and I found a lot of his behavioural responses to Suzanne's manipulation deeply resonant with an old and personal wound of my own.Suzanne is a character that you can't help but root for, even as you see her tear others' lives apart to get what she wants. She feels so real and larger than life all at the same time. The Maretto family and the teenage crew in particular that she terrorizes and traumatizes are also incredibly sympathetic. At the end of the day though, the driving force in this film that informs how these characters all intersect is their respective class disparities, and classism. Suzanne comes from an affluent, upper class white bread family and has a college education, the Marettos are middle of the road Italian-Americans who own a restaurant, and the teens who Suzanne manipulates come from a lower income background than the Marettos do. This informs how the Marettos see Suzanne when she marries into the family, how Suzanne grows to resent her husband, Larry, as her ambitions grow too big for her marriage, how Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix) seems to idolize Suzanne during and even after the end of their affair, and ultimately what leads to the darkly comedic resolution at the end of the film.I've lightly spoiled enough already, I highly encourage giving this a watch to judge more for yourself. However, as someone that did feel a bit uneasy from some of the dynamics present in the film, it's worthwhile to note that Suzanne's relationship with the teen students is very disturbing, and if subject matter related to pedophilia or grooming is something that one is sensitive to, that's well worth a warning. Suzanne is also very casually racist at several points of the film, making antisemetic, xenophobic and sinophobic comments at a few places. It likely doesn't help that she's framed as a bad person through most of the film, but like...just wanting to warn where I can. There's also a considerable degree of fatphobia on Suzanne's part as well. It was the 90s, sadly comments like those she makes weren't exactly frowned upon in the era of heroin chic. I found them very uncomfortable, personally.Oh and I also clocked that Danny Elfman soundtrack in like...3 notes. I love my man Danny Elfman. A lot of folks on Letterboxd actively disliked his disjointed, quirky, and characteristically Elfman score, but I felt like it was so appropriate! Especially in Suzanne's more manic moments and several of the film's more artistic and fantastical sequences. You could never make me hate a Danny Elfman score.I want to try and write more about my thoughts as I go through the Criterion Challenge, and for new releases if I can. I always remember more when I have a pen and paper on me, and that's generally more difficult to do in a dark theatre, but I'll try my best!!!

march 17, 2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm a good...probably 1/3 Scots-Irish on my mother's side? Just guesstimating there. I live with very Scots-Irish heritage family friends and love them to bits so I'll be wearing my green with pride today and not totally for the sake of avoiding pinches from strangersMarch has been going very well, I think! With the world burning-related issues considered, I've been moving and shaking with things artistically (some I can talk about, others not so much), and in my personal life developments.On the 14th, I went to the Houston Rodeo and saw the very tragically short-lived Journey concert. My gentle suitor and I went for the show, and stayed till the concert, and then they only got about 3 songs in, then part of the way through "Don't Stop Believin'" before the power cut out. It was later announced that it was due to an electrical fire. Like many of the attendees, I was disappointed, but I'm just hopeful that folks working at NRG were safely evacuated and also that the band would be okay. I'm glad they opened with one of my favourites, "Only the Young", as well.The concert ending early was also fortunate for me because my band played the very next day and I got to at least get maybe a few more winks of sleep the next day. We played at the Sunshine Through the Rain children's festival hosted at Typhoon Texas and debuted a new cover to our set! Chappell Roan has entered the rotation, and it's a blast to get to join my sister on the vocals partially for this one. I love it as an openly queer person getting to play music with my supportive family members. It just feels extra extra special.This coming week, and the rest of March for that matter, is gonna be a lot of hard work and a lot of hard play to go with it! Next week, on 3/26, I'm seeing JILUKA in concert with the band Imminence at House of Blues! My first ever visual kei live! I'm so excited and plan to try and blog about my experience as well!There's a lot to look forward to that's so close, I can nearly taste it. I keep wanting to also blog more about my thoughts on the movies I've been watching, books I'm reading, additional art I've been engaging with but lately life has just been so crazy! Not an excuse, just a reasoning. A reasoning seasoning! This is my blog and I can write whatever I want! I need to free my mind!༺♰༻

march 1, 2025

Happy March!I had spent the majority of February being an incredibly busy bee, making new connections, going on little adventures. Even getting in a lil fender bender (psst - it costs a lot of money to fix so if you want to lend a hand my way, I'm a working artist with a working Ko-Fi page and i can do voice acting, art, or whatever for any donations sent my way)...
I feel kinda bad shilling like that, but it's like a $2,700 fix and I work SO MUCH but the world has been very difficult. So difficult...but we're trying our best. I really want to do illustration work again. My parents gifted me an iPad and Apple Pencil and learning ProCreate has been a blast!One of my friends and myself are working on a horror movie zine together, and are really excited about distributing it! Aiming for May, but the blog will absolutely be hearing about it. I also need to mail out my birthday zines still from last month, and distribute another zine of mine: How To Hold Your Trans Friend's Hand step by step. Blog post will come when I get those printed and ready to distribute as well.I started watching Twin Peaks. I know, I know, I'm so late to the game. I had always heard about how amazing it was, and to be honest, it always felt somewhat intimidating, but Twin Peaks eases you in so gently. I really feel like I could live there. Even with the eerieness and the tragedy and the suspense, there's something so comforting about the dreaminess of it all. And, of course, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is my new obsession. Also Lucy Moran and Josie Packard. Yeah, those are easily my top three characters. I literally swoon every time Josie Packard is on-screen.Quests for March
♱ On 3/15, Nowhere But Up is playing at the Sunshine Through the Rain festival at Typhoon Texas!
♱ I've been cooking up a new, proper character demo! Here's hoping I'll be able to have it hit my site this spring season. So thrilled to have something with more polish.
♱ On 3/26, I get to see Jiluka in concert! My first ever vkei live show!! Holding myself to it, I gotta blog about the experience and share whatever photos and videos I can here on my blog!!February had a lot of ups and downs, but March seems to already be on a pretty good up-swing! Here's hoping I get back on the writing horse again. I really want to be more disciplined about that (even though me and discipline aren't exactly the best of friends...we aren't the worst of enemies either...)⫘⫘⫘༺♰༻⫘⫘⫘

february 3, 2025

Yesterday was my 27th birthday (2/2) !!!I will be very transparent: I had been very much dreading this birthday. I'm not sure where in my mind I decided that 27 was a drastic shift. Perhaps it's the colloquial 27 club looming over my disturbed little head. Perhaps it's the rapidly increasing weight of the world. Perhaps it's the All of It. One way or another, I decided that 27 was "oh shit, this age is serious."I kicked off my birthday seeing The Fly at River Oaks on a lovely date. I adore that film and Cronenberg gross-out faire, and luckily my date hasn't been scared off by me just yet. I'm very glad to have had a celebratory time. On my actual birthday, I went and got a little treat alone, played some Fashion Dreamer on my Nintendo Switch lite, and then had dinner with my family that evening.
Today, I went to Barnes & Noble with one of my longest time best friends.
Overall, it's been lovely!So why was I dreading things?

In my slings and arrows of misfortune, I created a zine to commemorate my 27 years of life, and to really commit to my heart, and to the hearts of my loved ones that I am distributing this zine to, that I have plenty of reasons to stay around and keep kicking.
"Rex," my loved ones may say, "you so obviously have everything going for you. How on earth can you not see that?"Well, 1, I have severe astigmatism in my right eye, so my eyes are not great as it is, and screen time will effectively kill all that more swiftly than it should.2 - my mental health has always been the furthest thing from stable. I have warped glasses that I'm looking at my own life with, but also, by extention, so do the people who look at my life as well. You don't see the neuron activity in my brain, you don't know my life.But you (my loved ones, and maybe you reading this too) love me all the same, right?Right????Happy Birthday to me, and to my fellow Aquarius siblings this month. In the spirit of Aquarius, let's innovate, speak out for the disenfranchised, and explore our inner and outer worlds together.⁺‧₊˚ ཐི⋆♱⋆ཋྀ ˚₊‧⁺