so wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully pretty

(this is me being upset about having too much hair for this weather)
shirt: american apparel, shorts: thrifted, random tape measure, doc martenz

IT IS HOT. like, hot-hot. hotter than it was all summer. the sticky, gross kind of weather where you're glued to the few rooms in the house that actually have air conditioning boxes. since my brother left for college last weekend I had to move into his room because mine doesn't have AC. i'm gross and sweaty like 24/7 now. and what makes this even worse is that I have to go to SCHOOL and SUFFER. (actually my school is way over-air-conditioned and so it's freezing most of the time, but whatever).
But yeah, I started school on Monday and to be honest it's not as big of a deal as I was dreading. Maybe it's because I only have 4 classes (AP calculus, AP biology, chamber orchestra, and CIS writing!) and get to leave at 12:30. maybe it's because my expectations for this year are below zero and I literally don't give a damn about it anymore. either way, I'm enjoying my smooth transition from summer into school!! also: SENIOR YEAR! YEAH!!!!!!!! thank god.

I TOOK PICTURES OUT oN THE FRONT STOOP TODAY!!! it was fun. this is basically the most boring outfit but I was totally inspired by that one time when tavi wore a tape measure as a belt. she's perfect.
ALSO: I finally got my driver's license!!! my brother is letting me use his old pick-up truck! it's really ugly and huge but it's something!!! I drive it to school and I'm like the most badass bitch there ever was. her name is billie joe:

I know fall is coming really soon so what's better to send off summer than with a trip to the best place on earth, the STATE FAIR!! I took some really crummy pictures the other day:

everything at the fair is really retro and bright and summery and I LOVE IT.

to end this post I will leave you with one of my favorite songs of ALL TIME, The Lovecats by the Cure:

LOVE YOU GUYS xoxo

she loves the way they love her

dress; target, backpack; vintage, shoes; zappos

it was hot today!!! but it was a great day as well. I got my hair blown out at the hairdresser because I'm taking my senior pictures tomorrow!!! I'm kind of excited but also worried that the pictures won't look very good because I look weird. I also walked to the grocery store and back and ate delicious grapes and drank iced mint tea. what a good way to spend one of the last days of summer! (but I've totally watched like 12 episodes of malcolm in the middle today also)
 I found this dress at target like 2 weeks ago! it was a pleasant surprise to see them selling more ~spooky teen witch vibe~ dresses and stuff. i really dig it.

on a different note, I've been feeling really insecure about my appearance lately :/ I'm so self conscious about my nose, and my posture, and my legs, and my arms, and my face. I just feel so ugly and weird looking and awkward and tall and stupid all the time and I have no idea why. I used to be pretty confident about how I looked, I suppose because I never really analyzed my body until recently. I don't know. I'm stuck with the way I look forever so I might as well just accept it.

A N Y W A Y,,,,,,,,, I also did a l'il crafting this week!!!!! I made these awesome brooches using this tutorial from rookie!!! it was so fun and I love badges so it was a win-win situation.

ALSO I've been really digging the Zombies lately (as you can see by the badge above), especially this song, She Loves The Way They Love Her:

IT JUST ROCKS SO HARD AND I'M IN LOVE WITH THEM.

so yeah, basically the week before school starts has been oddly numb and quiet. I haven't seen any friends recently and i've been spending a lot of time reading and watching netflix. I guess I'm reveling in the remaining freedom I have before Monday. it's been a long and great summer and while I'm TOTALLY NOT READY FOR SCHOOL TO START, I'm also okay with it because I've had a lot of fun and a lot of sleep and a lot of relaxation. and I'm PUMPED FOR SENIOR YEAR CLASS OF 2014 WOOOOOOOO (just kidding) (I hate schooL)

have some last-week-of-summer inspiration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ALL FROM TUMBLR)

elvis and priscilla :(

francoise hardy!!! xoxo

seee you guys later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo COCO

a fine romance

vintage dress, bag from h&m, and THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD BY AGATHA CHRISTIE WHICH IS THE BEST BOOK EVER GO READ IT

 YOU GUYS. hello. look at this incredible dress I got from rewind on tuesday!! it is absolutely perfect in every way. It's from the 50s and is made from really cool vintage indonesian fabric!! my apologies for the ugly blurry dark photos. photo booth is no longer cutting it and cannot capture the awesomeness that is this fabric.

IN OTHER NEWS, as you can see from these pictures, my bed has been deconstructed and is now leaning against the wall!!! I've been sleeping on just my mattress. Also, we've taken out the hideous carpet that used to be in here so now I have nice, smooth old wood floors that are way more cool than any carpet. I also have a cool rug now. This is exactly the kind of change I was looking for. It's kind of like late-summer cleaning and I got rid of a bunch of junk this week too, so I feel a lot more organized and clean and fresh and ready for LYFE and STUFF LIEK THAT

basically this past week has been pretty fun. I spent like 90% of it with my mom because my brother and dad are out of town. mom is like my best friend in the universe so we had a lot of fun this week. we made a peach cobbler the other day which was fabulous. I've also been trying to write my personal essay for the common application for COLLEGE (ugh) since I can start applying to places now. writing about myself is not my forte and it's just really hard and I cry everyday about it. I'd rather write about aliens and music and outer space and cats. but whatever.

Fall is quickly approaching, I can feel it despite the 90 degree weather. I've been in kind of a cozy mood lately because I've literally only been listening to Billie Holiday for the past 3 days. her voice is like a caramel sundae. I MEAN LITERALLY JUST LISTEN TO HER, SHE IS PERFECT:

everything she sings is warm and cozy and makes me want to lay in bed and drink apple cider and read books and stuff. 

anyways, I'm really scared because when I go back to school I have to take a class at the university with college kids and I'm freaking out because I have to find my way there all by myself and study and do all sorts of scary college things. I am literally terrified and I don't know what to DO.

so yeah!!!!! SEE U LATER. PEACE AND LOVE

food drive

HEY GUYS! I'm just going to do a quick post about the food drive that I did for a food shelf in my neighborhood. It was so fun and I got a LOT of food to help out some of the people who rely on food shelves for most of their nourishment. Basically what I did was create a really cute flier, explaining what the food shelf most needed and for people to put a paper bag full of any food or items they wanted to donate out on their front step on a certain day. Then I went around the neighborhood passing out fliers and on the day specified I went around and picked up the bags and took them to the food shelf! It was fairly easy, really fun and I got to help the community out a little. It was great.

The experience of community service and helping out those less fortunate is a really rewarding experience and it's great to give without expecting something in return. A lot of times, I forget about the struggles with money and food supply that are happening right in my neighborhood and I just feel so grateful about being able to not have to worry about that kind of thing.

So yeah, COMMUNITY SERVICE RULEZ

Here's a not-cute pic of me with some of da food I received from my neighbors for the food drive:

see u guys later!!!! xo

california pt. 2

It's my last day in southern California :((( I had honestly the best time here though. I got to see the ocean which is literally my favorite thing in the world. It's just so vast and huge and blue and it goes on forever and ever and oh my god I'm in love with the waves and the sun and the sky and the sand and everything. It's all perfect. Dad took us to Del Mar which is where he grew up, so that was cool. It's the cutest little town and he must have had the most perfect childhood ever because he could walk to the beach with his friends in like two minutes and stay there all day, every day of the summer.
     I'm a little sunburnt but that's okay, it was totally worth laying in the sun for a few hours, pretending like I had nothing to worry about. Today I'm flying back to my home in Minneapolis which I miss but honestly I wish I could stay in California forever (or at least a few more weeks).
I hope you guys liked some of the pictures that I took on my trip!!!!! Everything in Cali is so picturesque. Now I'm headed home to face the COLD HARD REALITY THAT IS BACK-TO-SCHOOL.

I'm going to end this post with another fab song that kind of has to do with the ocean I guess. It's by one of my FAVORITE BANDS EVER whom I got to see live in concert in April which was literally LIFE CHANGING. This is Sink To The Bottom by Fountains of Wayne (I'm in love with them???)

california pt. 1

I am having THE MOST FUN in Los Angeles. These are a few pictures I took so far. I'm coming home on Saturday so I've still got a few days to go! Tomorrow we will be driving to San Diego which I'm pretty thrilled about. Southern California is so beautiful and I now know what Best Coast was talking about when they wrote The Only Place.

However, I did get quite sick on Monday and stayed in bed all day. But I'm better now so everything is gr8.

YOU GUYS I'M FREAKING OUT I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. I ONLY HAVE LIKE 2 WEEKS OF SUMMER LEFT OH GOD I'M GOING TO CRY. WHOEVER SAID SUMMER WAS ENDLESS WAS REALLY NOT VERY SMART BECAUSE SUMMER IS LIKE LITERALLY THE SHORTEST SEASON OF ALL THE SEASONS. MORE LIKE ENDLESS WINTER. WINTER IS THE ONLY ENDLESS SEASON BECAUSE LITERALLY IT DRAGS ON FOR LIKE EVER OH MY GOD.

anyways, I will end this post with one of my favorite songs 4evr, Train In Vain by the Clash. It's good for driving around with the windows down.