coyote poetry and shooting with alacrity photography!

i spent my evening eating raspberry-and-chocolate soy ice cream on the main downtown drag before meeting up with the duo that is alacrity photography! also, i got to listen to a super swell poem written by a friend. the perks of sitting outside of a coffee shop in this weather are great.

oh, and i got to do a thing with my new hair, courtesy of my boyfriend's sister, kendra, who is endlessly  creative and talented with hair and makeup.

here are some shots from today!

floral hairpiece, gift / dress, f21 / harmonica necklace, etsy / rings, etsy / shoes, anthropologie (ebay) / backpack, ebay

and a last note--

as a blog that doesn't focus as much on sociopolitical issues, i don't think i'm able to come up with the proper words... but as a human who is investing a lot of time to learn and talk about these issues, i do think i need to express how much anger i feel over recent events regarding trayvon martin. my heart aches for the injustice in tonight's news. there is so much we have to stand up for.

till next time.

i can feel your smile.

just a few quick shots today because i've been super lazy about posting. i'm really trying to get into the habit of it again, but i guess it's just a gradual thing for me right now.

anyway, here's my pup and some clothes!

hat, urban outfitters / shirt, handmade / skirt, macy's / boots (not pictured) jeffrey campbell coltranes

i was really happy to have found this skirt for a fraction of the cost these things usually are. i tried a sort of similar skirt at free people in boston that sat funny on my body-- i think there was an excess of fabric near the bottom that made me look like a horse-- and was so happy to stumble upon this one a few weeks later! normally, waterfall skirts are a bit weird for me and make me feel short, but this one's good stuff.

actually, this whole outfit is kind of a free people knock-off. the tee was patterned off something i saw on sale from them for more than i wanted to pay, so i just made my own!

i had to stand in the kiddie pool to get nova in.. i used to practice this when he was a puppy by stepping into a box and getting out, and then he'd copy me. i love this dog, and i realized that i want to try to work with animals more, so i'm going to submit a volunteer application to the humane society soon!

music: iris -goo goo dolls

right.

nice to see people are still with me! i've taken a break from blogging and documenting outfits because i've felt pretty down on myself the past few months. since i came home from school, i've felt really guilty both for coming home from school and for working on my disordered eating, especially since the latter changed my body type a bit and was kind of detrimental to the confidence i'd built up since starting work at ragstock.

a lot of people don't really understand the guilt trips i go through over choosing whether or not to eat or to exercise away what i've consumed, and i don't really know how to explain it. it's just been a source for calmness for me for months into years. i still feel bad about my looks and emotions a lot of the time.

someone recently was quizzical towards my interests in fashion and makeup and wondered why, if i'm a feminist, i would care about it at all. it's the same frustrating standpoint that people take of Woman Wants To Be Anything So She Has To Be Everything, the kind of view that a feminist wouldn't want to be a housewife-- it's so typically feminine. so why would i be into fashion? it's stereotypically girly.

i feel like it's one of the least helpful perspectives people attach to feminism. when people ask me why i'm interested in a stereotype, i can't help but think that they've completely missed the idea. i mean.. who.. cares? as long as i have options, it's a non-point.

it isn't for you.

it's for me.

IT'S ALL FOR ME.

happiness is love necklace, thrift / dress, hazel / watch, gift / shoes, h&m

i wish i could gather my thoughts and express all the frustrations i've had in the past few months regarding human rights, but there's so much that i'll have to keep writing about it when something comes up. it's just become a huge interest to me, and every time someone tries to shut me down, i realize how important it is.

anyway, here's a frilly new outfit. old shoes and accessories, new dress. i kind of feel like a parfait in this dress, but in a good way? it's just like a sweet lemon meringue concoction, definitely lighter than my normal dress code, to celebrate summer being here in full swing.

i hope to actually be posting more. it's hard to go from the bay area back to wisconsin and keep inspired, but i'm going to try to post once or twice a week now.

ta!

breather.

putting up a couple of quick shots from not too long ago. i can't wait to use film again-- black and white is my favorite. soon enough, i'll be focusing on that and more of my own work again.

music: upward over the mountain -iron & wine

time waster / coffee drinker / pretender / dreamer

i'm wearing my summer clothes inside as loungewear because, as nice as the snow is, i'm wishing for some warmer weather again. i guess it's pretty good timing that i'm going back to california in just a few days! i'm already missing the midwest, so i'm enjoying it in abundance today with my boyfriend by going for a long nature walk until we freeze, hopefully followed by some cozy atmosphere at a thai food restaurant downtown.

i should probably actually get dressed soon-- first hiking clothes and then something more dressy-- but for another hour, i'll stick to my shorts and crop top, drinkin' my coffee as always.

bralette, free people / shorts, etsy

i've been having a lot of good conversations with people, so i want to post something a little more substantial soon. stay tuned!

music: rocks and daggers -noah & the whale

bridges.

shirt, urban / shorts, etsy / socks, gift / shoes, h&m

i was going to finish some idle drawings this morning and post them, but i realized i've been using everyone else's watercolors and colored pencils, and they're all sleeping, and all i have is acrylic paints, charcoal, and ink. so i'll have to wait for another entry for that!

also, themed post coming up! just leaving you with some pictures of my rainy-day-stay-inside-and-drink-tea-and-get-over-being-sick-so-i-can-get-done-with-finals-projects-as-soon-and-as-well-as-possible outfit. over-the-knee socks are my best friend in this weather.

enjoy the cutesy harp goodness,

music: bridges and balloons -joanna newsom

the beginning of a long november.

i'm tired.

i wish i could write something inspiring and wonderful right now, but it just isn't at my fingertips. and i wish i could post some weird, fantastic, otherwordly photos, or street fashion photos, or whatever happens to flit in front of my camera lens, but i don't really have much to share. i'll get there. i'm just tired and a little bit ill at the moment.

till next time,

the wolves (acts i & ii) -bon iver

smilin', smilin'.

roomie pictures with a fujifilm instax mini.

i didn't get to take pictures of my outfit that day, but i did really want to get pictures of my hair-- i was wearing it all wrapped up like bear ears with my floral headband-- and then my roommate was there and we just took pictures of each other because it's just straight fun with instant film cameras.

now, i'm balancing a tiny bit of halloween fun with intense sessions of midterm studying for my last test on monday. i have a little bit more free time on my hands now because i decided to take one of my classes another semester. i'm focusing more on how to take care of myself and pursue personal creative endeavors while still having a really set schedule.

but anyway, pictures. my roommate is forever lovely.

sidenote: i need to find a solid pink watercolor brush pen so i can make paper mini-me's again, this time with pink hair instead of red. time for more illustrations.

anyway, all for now,

music: dancing shoes -arctic monkeys

outfit and a little look home.

just a picture vomit. enjoy! more later.

a few shots my mother sent from a disposable from back home:

dress, pac sun / floral headband, gift / shoes, t.j.maxx.

drawings and hopefully some film photos to come soon.

till next time,

music: where is my mind -the pixies