I found Suicidegirls back in 2004 and was immediately entranced. I was just 21, and loved the concept - beautiful models I could relate to, with style and attitude and something to say. An outcast my entire life, I was desperate for community and thought maybe I could find that in an online community of like-minded beautiful misfits.
I couldn’t have ever imagined what was in store for me.
I found my people.
Most of my oldest friends are now people I met on SG, including my best friend, the suicidegirl @Martini.
I have gotten so many opportunities through SG. I finagled backstage passes to Guns and Roses, Nine Inch Nails and Bauhaus. I got to shoot with incredible people, meet new friends from around the globe, and learn so much about music and culture.
I’m currently in New York visiting a friend I met through the site. I was just in Los Angeles, and I got to visit SGHQ, meet new friends, and dance at Bar Sinister through connections I made here.
I’ve had some experiences I’ll never forget, either. The most surreal story involves my Snakes on a Plane set. It’s a bit of a cautionary tale - a man I knew helped me, some other SGs, and our staff photographer sneak onto that private jet on his father’s airplane hangar.
I lost touch with him over the years, as life took us in different directions. As it turns out, life took us in very different directions.
You see, I hadn’t heard from him in years when I saw his face splashed on news outlets all over my city. He was convicted of a handful of murders.
Wild, right?
My life would be so different without suicidegirls. It’s been about 18 years since I turned pink, and I can say within certainty that without this site full of beautiful weirdos, I’d have had less adventures. Less stories. Less friends.
I don’t know what my life would look like without SG, but I know with certainty that it would lack the color I cherish about my joyful, sordid personal history.
I am so grateful to this site and all the people who make it what it is.
Also, hooray for boobies
Love @Lucy
