How I Became the "Rocket Queen"
Jun. 30th, 2002 01:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rockettqweenSome folks may wonder hey, how'd I get the name Rocket Queen? Well, I thought I'd tell you. Just let me adjust the Otter Pop I'm attempting to eat and I'll get started.
It's very simple really.
December 2000: I wander into the horribly trendy Hot Topic store at the Westlake mall. Why? I don't know. I walked to the back where I glimpsed a black bra covered with silver skulls and crossbones with a matching thong. I was going to Denver in less than a week to visit my estranged husband for Christmas. He always had a thing for pirates so I bought the skull and crossbone set as a surprise. Besides which, it was cool.
Jump to sometime 2001. I can't remember exactly when but it may have been spring or summer. The weather was better at least. I had, at that time, what in some circles is referred to as a "fuck buddy" (i.e. a good friend to have no-strings sex with when no one else was around and the thrill of the chase seemed like too much work) He was, in appearance, a mixture of Nicholas Cage and Jerry Seinfeld and until he started smoking crack and disappeared was a really neat person to hang out with. This was just such a "Jesus Christ it's time I got laid at 3am" situation and due to my lack of laundry, I would wear the skull and crossbones bra a lot. Besides which, it was cool.
I forgot I was wearing it though, until we were rolling aroung on the floor and he removed my shirt and stopped for a second, got quiet, got a big smile on his face and exclaimed, "Oh my god, You are SO the Rocket Queen!!!!" And I said, "Yes! I am the Rocket Queen!!!!" and much more physical activity ensued.
A few days later someone was talking to me and said something about me being so cool and I said "That's because.... IamtheROCKETQUEEN!" It stuck.
There. That's how I became the Rocket Queen. All because of a Hot Topic bra.
It's very simple really.
December 2000: I wander into the horribly trendy Hot Topic store at the Westlake mall. Why? I don't know. I walked to the back where I glimpsed a black bra covered with silver skulls and crossbones with a matching thong. I was going to Denver in less than a week to visit my estranged husband for Christmas. He always had a thing for pirates so I bought the skull and crossbone set as a surprise. Besides which, it was cool.
Jump to sometime 2001. I can't remember exactly when but it may have been spring or summer. The weather was better at least. I had, at that time, what in some circles is referred to as a "fuck buddy" (i.e. a good friend to have no-strings sex with when no one else was around and the thrill of the chase seemed like too much work) He was, in appearance, a mixture of Nicholas Cage and Jerry Seinfeld and until he started smoking crack and disappeared was a really neat person to hang out with. This was just such a "Jesus Christ it's time I got laid at 3am" situation and due to my lack of laundry, I would wear the skull and crossbones bra a lot. Besides which, it was cool.
I forgot I was wearing it though, until we were rolling aroung on the floor and he removed my shirt and stopped for a second, got quiet, got a big smile on his face and exclaimed, "Oh my god, You are SO the Rocket Queen!!!!" And I said, "Yes! I am the Rocket Queen!!!!" and much more physical activity ensued.
A few days later someone was talking to me and said something about me being so cool and I said "That's because.... IamtheROCKETQUEEN!" It stuck.
There. That's how I became the Rocket Queen. All because of a Hot Topic bra.
