why i love cats more than people. BOOKS RULE

At a time when all my attention should be put towards the Mandarin test I have tomorrow, I am distracted not only by my obsession to record all visually inspiring virtually pixelated commodities, but by "typical" teen girls struggles. Things one could classify under the overarching category of typical teen girl struggles and distractions would be: boys, Facebook, Modern Family, Why I Love Cats More than People, Feminism, college anxieties, collages, Tumblr, procrastination, Rookie (god darn), The Ardorous (god darn) and the internet. Why. Is. My. Life. So. Typical.

I have come to terms with the fact that I am not living life to its fullest potential. I could be reading more, being more productive with my Etsy business, taking more photographs, making short films I've planned to film for what seems like years. I think it's time. A new age has risen within me. I have evolved. I am no longer a simple teen girl, with simple teen girl priorities, i.e: sleeping, eating, going to the beach at night, dancing, and spending too long trying to figure out what to wear in the morning. I am now Super Teen Girl, avenger of all waisted time in life. I will now take photographs and develop my film. I will make my short movies and films and write stories and submit stuff to Rookie and try to become a contributer to The Ardorous. LIFE IS MEANT TO BE LIVED, SO WHY NOT START NOW?

**Also, costuming/prop-getting is going SPLENDIDLY for the school play. I'm lovin' it.

Maybe the world will finally understand.

Best Collages Ever

Best Collages Ever

Meadham Kirchhoff studio (i think)

rookie road trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to the Rookie meet up yesterday, and it was literally fricken awesome to the extreme! I didn't really take any photos, because I didn't want to bring Le Fancy Cam, and I didn't have a chance to buy a disposable (which I love more than life because they just epitomize the timeless vibes that summer possesses) so instead I just enjoyed every moment with my eyes and mind and collected a few souvenirs for the road! I got to meet Tavi. It was really brief because I was so nervous, but I wanted to give her this notebook/journal I decorated for her/the Rookie staff. I made it out of nail polish and glitter and recycled (up-cycled) materials and then I tied bows on it. Tavi was so fricken nice and I was all nervous and like "Hi I'm Eva I made this for you." And she was all nice and cool and like "OMG THIS IS AMAZING! How long did this take?" And I was like "Oh not that long. I made it from nail polish and glitter glue." And she was all "That's so cool!" And it literally made me so happy!

It was really crazy, because I wore my amazing jacket (that I told you about a few posts ago that I bought on Etsy and that would make all Riot Grrrl fans cry because it's so awesome) to the meet up, and so many people liked it! I was so surprised and flattered! I'm not used to ANYBODY knowing who Bikini Kill is, so to have all these amazing, stylish people come up and be like, "I love your jacket, Bikini Kill rocks!" was so nice and meaningful and amazing! A lot of people also asked to take pictures of it/my outfit, which was such an amazing and nice surprise! A few people from the Rookie staff took photos of it too, so I'm hoping they'll post it in the weekly road trip summaries/the Rookie Road Trip tumblr and stuff! It would be super cool to see it on there! It was also INSANE, because this girl came up to me and was like "I love your jacket, I saw it on Etsy and almost bought it!" And like, WHAT ARE THE ODDS? It was really crazy and I was flipping out because I'm all for coincidences like that because they convince me even more so that I have witch lineage and it was just intense and magical. THE WHOLE DAY WAS MAGICAL. 

I also talked to Petra and we had a really fun conversation and it was full of laughter and glee and talking about awkward experiences with homeless men. She took some photos of my outfit and jacket, which was such a pleasant surprise to the extreme and I was so flattered, and still am! She was super nice and was wearing this amazing white shag jacket that was full of Mick Jagger vibes and stuff. Her boyfriend was super nice and cool too. 

I met lots of awesome people, and I got some numbers and I'm so excited to hang with the girls I met! I had never been surrounded by so many awesomely dressed people in my life. I was literally like, drooling on people's outfits. It was so amazing to meet some of the Rookie staff and the people who read Rookie! This was literally the best day of my life, and the best day of summer I have ever had. 

I also have an Etsy now! As of now I only have one thing posted, which is another painted journal, but depending on when you read this I may have more stuff and the painted journal may be sold. I will be selling crowns, journals, patches, necklaces, earrings, and tons of awesome stuff!

DIY crown, mom's tights, Edge dress, Etsy jacket from THIS ETSY THAT I LOVE, American Apparel socks, Doc Marten mary janes that I love a lot, random Anselmo pin that my friends and I concluded must be from a hotel, and then some cheap crap pearls that I love due to their cheapness. YOU GUYS THE JACKET. Like... wow. Wow wow wow wow wow. I just love it. It smells like cigarettes a little, but it's okay because it just adds character and like, I just really love it. Like, I love it. Like, I'm actually in love with it, guys.

These are the little mementos I got from the Rookie meet up! A girl set up a little nail booth thing, and was doing girls' nails on this picnic blanket, and her friend was passing out fliers. As you can see by my bare thumb nail, I didn't get my nails painted, but the flier was cute and special so I kept it.

This is a polaroid of me and my friend Natalie. This girl we met, and are now friends with, (wahoo, making friends!) Maya took it and gave it to us, which was super nice! Maya literally has the most beautiful/amazing/inspiring journal I and you will ever see. I've been an intense diary writer for forever, but her journal has completely inspired me to want to collage and make my journal/diary so much more personal and stuff! This other girl whom I talked to for a while was so cool! The unicorn seahorse picture is her business card that she gave me. You guys should check it out, because she makes amazing head pieces/accessories and stuff. She had awesome piercings and blue hair and literally just looked fricken amazing. We talked about tattoos and piercings and LIFE, MAN.

This is the journal I made for Rookie/gave to Tavi. The first picture is a lot nicer and blur free. As you can see, I wrote Rookie super hugely. It is made mostly of nail polish and glitter glue, and then I just pressed buttons and other cool things into it. I tied bows on the ends after, which you can see in the second photo that sucks, but the bows make it super cute. I hope the Rookie staff likes/uses it!

So yeah! The Rookie meet up was like, the best day of my life? It was so amazing meeting and talking to cool people, and the entire experience was just like, euphoric and super fun and magical. I honestly wish there could be another meet up like, tomorrow. I literally can't even put in to words how amazing the meet up was. Seeing so many amazing people taking photographs and stuff was awesome, and I'm way more into photography now and I JUST FEEL SO INSPIRED LIKE OH MY GOD. 

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So one of my favorite things to watch is this video, in which Miranda July poses and acts really cool. I tried to make my own version, but my editing skills are really pathetic and I couldn't cut anything properly the way hers consists of individual frames, so mine is just basically consecutive poses all in one frame! It's not as good as hers, but it's still kinda cool, and my outfit looks nice. When I was making the video, I thought I looked really cool and uber suave. I now realize that I move super awkwardly and that my body language translates as confused and uncomfortable, which is moderately embarrassing. In reality though, I thought I was being that cool type of awkward that is super awkward, yet cool. Hopefully that's what I achieved. 

Also, if you're totally digging that awesome flower crown I'm wearing, BEHOLD! I will soon be opening an etsy store and selling tons of pretty crowns and other cool stuff that is both comfortable and stylin'. What you see in the video is kind of what my style has been like recently. I thrifted that shirt, and then I cut the fabric under the collar so that it looks all cool. I'm probably going to sew a patch or something onto the front. I made a really cool one that says PUNX in purple on some pretty, flowery fabric. I've just been seeing PUNX everywhere on etsy when I search feminist/riot grrrl stuff. I don't really know what it means, I'm assuming it's just a cool way to say PUNKS/PUNK, or perhaps a reference to Hunx and His Punx, hence, one of my favorite bands. Either way, I think it looks awesome, and hopefully it doesn't mean something really weird like avid farter or anything.

ALSO, big big news!! I bought a jacket on Etsy yesterday! It's literally so amazing. All you Riot Grrrl lovers and enthusiasts are going to die and probably cry, because that's what I did when I first saw the jacket. I want to keep the jacket a surprise, so I'm not going to tell you anything other than it's a leather (pleather, actually. wahoo!) jacket. The lady (she was actually a grrrl who was so amazing and cool and I wish I knew her in real life because I think we would be good friends and she is 21 and can legally drink, which is super impressive!) who sold it to me was beyond nice and helpful, so go checkout her awesome store here!

And for the third also, I will hopefully have a lot more outfit posts soon. The problem is that I really only like making outfit posts of things I've actually worn, rather than just dressing up for a photo shoot, and since it's summer and I'm lazy, I usually either don't get out of my pajamas, or I forget to take pictures of my outfits when I'm out with friends or when I just happen to be in clothes other than the ones I sleep in. I'm hanging out with my amazing friend Natalie tomorrow though who has an amazing iPHONE, so hopefully she can snap some photos of me!

One last thing! I made a youtube channel where I will probably post cool shit, so if you want to subscribe feel free! CLICK.