Part 1 of Bon Iver Themed Blog Posts

My friend Lilly and I have a long-running joke about how hipsters cannot survive (and attain their hipster-style) during the winter because they can't wear flowy outfits or cute indie skirts....

BUT

I cracked the code.

In order to be a winter hipster... you have to emulate Bon Iver.

It works every time.

1.  PLAID.

2.  KNITS

*let's call this warm core

(like norm core but not)

3.  MORE PLAID

4.  MORE WARMCORE

IT'S LIKE A HOLIDAY THEMED DRUG RUG

5.  WARM CORE + PLAID = EXTREME BON IVER

EXTRA BONUS ROUND:

SOCKS.

- EITHER KNIT OR CUTE AND FLORAL - 

hahah

this was fun

xoxo

gossip girl

jk it's alijah

Teenage Daydream

(dress - rue 21, sweater - thrifted, tights - i don't know!)

Today I ripped my tights and kissed a boy in an elevator.

(I also petted a llama)

My name is Alijah, but I don't feel like myself.

I've always been a person who would always rip their tights, roll my eyes at myself and then walk around anyways.

I'm still that person, but I feel extremely different.

In one week, I've had my first date and first kiss(es), and visited the art museum three days in a row.

I feel like I'm in a Coming-Of-Age movie in the 80s, I've always felt like a character and not a real person, but for some reason this entire week absolutely nothing has felt real.  I really like that feeling though, the feeling of knowing that weird things will always happen and being so aware of it that it's really easy to come to terms with and embrace the idea.

  It's cool to know that you've got people in your life who are honestly there for you and are willing to randomly go to art galleries with you, or walk across downtown to get to high-up places to stare at the city and the mountains until it's dark.

I just feel so lucky.

I feel great, I feel like right now all of my idealistic teenage dreams are coming true

and I couldn't be happier.

xoxo

gossip girl

jk it's alijah

P.S. The title is like playing off of David Bowie's Moonage Daydream it's Teenage Daydream y'know?  :') 

P.P.S. I listened to Bon Iver last night without crying, and I think that's what #truehappiness is.

White Stripes

I wore a lot of stripes today.

Today was great.

School-party/Cleaning

Music Theory Exam...

and a spontaneous visit to the art museum

I think that doing things like this are good for you, not in a weird *good for your soul way*, but in a completely good for your soul way.  I'm definitely not a therapist or a philosopher but I think getting out and doing things spontaneously with your friends is an extremely healing thing.  I've been so so so stressed about homework, exams, school, and BOYS... I haven't had much time to just hang out and enjoy things for what they were.  

This trip to the art museum was fun.

I could definitely appreciate that.

I also definitely needed that.

It's a great thing knowing that you have people in your life who will be alright with you randomly asking them if they wanted to play with puppets in the children's part of the art museum.

Friends are a great thing, art is a great thing, and relaxing and enjoying life is a great thing.

that's all for today, folks.

xoxo

gossip girl

P.S. I called this White Stripes because while I was making this post "Fell In Love With A Girl" came on my 2000s Indie Pandora Station and not because of all of the white striped clothes I wore today.

(it was one of those days)

:')