CUTENESS
CUTENESS
CUTENESS
What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me — is that all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, and it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase. They quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.
~ Ira Glass
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Not my main blog!
You guys may have noticed from the, uhh, lack of updates, but uh… This is not my main blog! It’s the first one I created which means (I recently found out) I can’t change it unless I completely delete it. It was created for a class, after which I lost enthusiasm, but I don’t want to erase it.
Instead, please consider following one of my/both of my other blogs!
I’ll be posting pretty dresses, scary necklaces and any cool clothing (and hairstyles) on WhatThePretty. This was created for my College Fashionista internship, but I think it’s a pretty good idea- it certainly means I’ll be posting less stuff on facebook and sending it straight there to remain as long as tumblr and the linked websites remain.
For everything else (mostly hilarious photos and Harry Potter snapshots, I’m sure), please go to War Against the World!
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Sometimes, little things make my day.
This may be Florida, but by this time of the year, it gets a little chilly outside. I’ve seen a lot of people walking around with cozy-looking hats, and I’ve become partial to beanies.
Here’s a picture of one of my friends, Brian, wearing one of the aforementioned beanies. It’s still the chinchilla that makes it a good picture.
I decided one day last week that I wanted to buy a beanie. The next day, I went to the Goodwill in Gainesville with my mother. Lo and behold, I spotted a beanie within one minute of walking into the store. It was cute, purple, and only one dollar. I am so thankful for the random things I stumble upon in thrift stores.
Here’s a picture of me wearing the beanie. Yes, I’m wearing snowman pajamas, too.
Eat your veggies… or else!
Vegetarians are supposed to like vegetables, right?
That’s what I’ve been told by most of my friends. The fact that I’ve survived this long while avoiding so many vegetables is kind of startling, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t enjoy random things with cute pictures of veggies on them… or scary pictures of veggies.
This is the “Eat Your Veggies!” tray that I found at my Gainesville Goodwill the day I had some vegetable soup. Feeling quite proud of myself (and a little worried about what these veggies would do to me,) I decided I had to buy this tray.
Do I know what I’ll do with it? No. I really don’t have any idea. My mom didn’t even support me buying it and made fun of my dietary failures.
Just as I was about to put it back, though, I noticed the sticker again. It didn’t even cost a dollar. There was no way I could put it back, and I’m sure I can find a use for it in the future or someone else that can appreciate it the way it should be appreciated.
The Art Shoes (Or, the crazy-artsy-Miami-botique-shoes-that-I-surely-can’t-walk-in!)
Some bad ideas are just sneaky. You don’t realize how bad they are until you attempt to do something and get the sinking feeling that it’s off somehow. Other things are immediately, obviously bad, but you can’t help giving in.
I’m Meaghan Cloherty, and I wear sneakers. I walk well in sneakers. I should correct that: I walk well enough in sneakers. I haven’t broken any bones yet, and for the most part, I stay away from high heels.
These heels were an exception.
Please just take a moment and, if you don’t mind, look at those heels! Look at the huge flowers and the see-through backs! I have never seen heels that strange in my life. My mom immediately pronounced them as works of art. Furthermore, she said their brand, Coco Shugun Miami, must mean they were very expensive and from a boutique. I was horrified at the thought of wearing them, but temptation swayed me to take the risk.
They really aren’t that bad. My friends have told me that they’re ugly, and I can’t say that they’re incredibly comfortable, but I’m happy I bought them. I just wish I could meet the person that made them. I don’t know who they thought would buy them, either. When they were finally reduced to four single dollar bills at a Goodwill, I became one of those people.
Bright green Bongo pants: what can go wrong?
Do you remember my post about the octopus hat? There was something much more exciting and useful. I’m not sure when I’ll feel comfortable putting them to use, though.
These are my green Bongo pants. You can’t tell here, but believe me, they are the superior shade of lime. My friends have been telling me to wear them with the orange jacket I mentioned earlier, but believe me, that would be a blinding combination.
I felt an immediate connection with these pants because of the fantastic color and the references my mother has made to the Bongo pants of her youth. The cut is a little awkward, though, so I’m not sure when I’ll actually feel comfortable wearing them. I have a strong feeling they were made in the 90’s.
As soon as I walked out of the dressing room, though, my friends Jazib and Brian didn’t leave me an option. I was buying the pants or they were buying them for me, but either way, the pants weren’t getting left in the store. At $2.99, though, how could I complain?
