Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Flashing Lights


So this post is definitely more for the interesting lighting in these pictures than it is for my outfit. It is quite cold in Arkansas this Tuesday morning. I spent most of it in my robe drinking coffee and finishing a short story for my evening class. I try to be open minded about both poetry and short fiction, but I often feel that my heart is in poetry. But it is nice knowing that I never have to settle on just one. This thought has been clouding my mind alot lately as I am getting my resume ready and starting to look at internships. Idealy I want to get an internship in the UK (preferably England), but we will see where life takes me. I feel that the best part of being young is that at this point in life my future is the most flexible which excites me because I know that anything could happen.

Me and my friend Laura, took these picture on top of Mt. Sequoya in Fayetteville about a month ago. This is a mountain in Fayetteville where among many houses there is also a lookout that you can see all of Fayetteville from. On this particular evening we were racing against the sun to get some decently lit pictures. These are the results and we were very pleased with them. I know some of these are harder to see my face in but I chose them because of the colors in them and the way the light hits my hair and my face.

Due to all the craziness going on in the east coast with hurricane Sandy, I thought of a poem that I critiqed for a paper a few months ago. I am sad to say that the author of this poem, Rachel Wetzsteon, committed suicide when she was 42. This poem is packed with some beautiful metaphors and nicely portrays the speakers feeling towards some horrific event taking place in her life. I have been seeing alot of posts on twitter and instagram about ambulances that were lined up outside of hospitals without power in NYC, which is what made me think of this poem. To all those ambulances, volunteers, and people stuck in their houses, my thoughts are with you.

Apologies to an Ambulance

The red light was my racing heart,
the siren my pain made public,
and the body inside, a study in scarlet,
was battered yet somehow grotesquely pretty.
I drew a rosy curtain over the city.
But the naked city went on bleeding, and so
to the ambulance that roars down my street
apologies, and the wretch in the back
apologies too: you come from a place
where pulp's not fiction, you know a world
where bullets are more than metaphors
for lovely eyes, and though I roped you
into my story I'll let you go now, wish you
safe passage through a lifetime of green lights.
-Rachel Wetzsteon

Cheers

Thursday, October 18, 2012

For the love of Jeffrey Campbell


Hello readers! Sorry It has taken me so long to put up a second post. My laptop wasn't working for awhile, but it is up and running again. We just had our fall break this past weekend and I spent it in my favorite city, Austin Texas. I was blessed with the oppurtunity to attend ACL and listen to some amazing live music. Some of  my favorite shows were, The Roots, Jack White (swoon), Florence and The Machine, Die Antwoord, The Avett Brothers, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Just to name a few). It was great to be back in Texas and visit with my friends and see people that I graduated with. It's always interesting to see what people have been up to since high school. The most note worthy event was that I got to stop in Dallas and say hello to Sgt. Pepper! (My kitty cat)

This outfit is definitely more on the dressy side for me. This dress is a perfect example of a piece that you can dress up and down and pair with a variety of accessories. I am a huge Jeffrey Campbell fan, which is why I decided to ask for these platforms for my birthday. The mustard yellow goes with just about anything in my closet, the style is simple, and most importantly they are actually comfortable! (If you don't stand for too long!) This necklace is very special to me because my aunt passed it on to me. My grandfather bought it for her in Bolivia during the '60s. It is a great statement piece and always gets compliments when I wear it out.

When we are stressed and consumed in everyday difficulties it is often easy to forget how precious each day of life is. A few weeks ago I came across a Robert Frost poem that reminded me of this importance, and made me stop for a moment and appreciate all the beautiful things in my life that I often take for granted. I would love to post the entire poem but it is quite long, so I decided to share my favorite part with y'all. I hope this post finds you all in good health.

"I'd like to get away from earth awhile
And then come back to it and begin over.
May no fate willfully misunderstand me
And half grant what I wish and snatch me away
Not to return. Earth's the right place for love:
I don't know where it's likely to go better."

Robert Frost

Outfit

Dress: Suede Apparel (Savoir Faire, Fayetteville AR)
Necklace: Vintage hand-me-down (Bolivia)
Purse: Birthday gift from my sister (Impeccable Pig, Dallas TX)
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell (nastygal.com)

Cheers

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A day in the life




Hello all! I have been wanting to start a blog for quite some time so here it goes. I am currently at the University of Arkansas studying creative writing and getting anxious to join the real world and start working. It can be bittersweet cause who wants to leave college?

My style varies from day to day, but the most important thing to me is to be comfortable and look like It took time for me to get ready, even though I threw something together at the last second. This outfit is the perfect example. I thought up this outfit in the shower five minutes before I got ready. It was appropriate for the whole day, class, blog shoot, and dinner with my lovely friend Laura. (Laura is responsible for these amazing pictures and for being awesome all the time.)

Although I absolutely adore Fayetteville (the town I live in) I am a big city chick deep down and it's sometimes hard to stay positive and keep the future in mind. Bob Marley always seems to state the solutions to happiness in the simplest terms, which is one thing I love about him. I leave you today with a quote that is framed in my room and I try to live my life by every day.

"You just can't live in that negative way make way for the positive day."

Bob Marley

Outfit
Shirt: Forever 21
Skirt: Pins and Needles (Urban Outfitters)
Shoes: Vintage store in Philadelphia
Head band: Grey Dog Boutique
Bolo tie: Estate sale in Dallas
Bracelets: Collection from over the years (Austin/Boston/Barcelona)