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

punk alien

diy punk alien shirt, skirt from target

MY FRIEND PEACHES MADE ME THIS WONDERFUL PUNK ALIEN SHIRT and it's beautiful and I love it so much oh my god.
I've been having weird almost-the-end-of-summer feelings lately. this is my last summer that I'll legally be a kid. I'll be going to my last first day of school on August 26th. I'm going to be a SENIOR. In one year I'll be moving out of my house that I've lived in my whole life. GROWING UP IS SCARY I'M SAD BUT ALSO EXCITED BUT ALSO REALLY REALLY FREAKED OUT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO ALL I DO IS DANCE AROUND MY ROOM TO DAVID BOWIE.

I don't know if that made any sense at all but I hope I communicated my feelings accurately. And if this school year doesn't end up like a John Hughes movie then I literally am going to cry.

ANYWAYS I'm so so so so so so so SO excited because tomorrow I'll be hopping on a plane to go to wonderful LOS ANGELES for a whole week!!!!! I'm legitimately bummed that I'm not going to be there in time for the Rookie Fest. Oh well, I'm going to have so much fun anyway because california in general is just really fabulous and my hope is that I get into a college there. I'm going to take so many pictures and put them up here!!!!!!!!!

I've been having so much fun just hanging out with my friends and eating ice cream sandwiches and drawing pictures and reading and listening to music and playing guitar. I've gotten into the habit of sitting out on my front steps and just breathing in the wonderful summer air. It's so great and school is just going to ruin everything. UGH.

so yeah. HAVE SOME SUMMERY INSPIRATION (FROM TUMBLR):

also I've really been digging Best Coast's more ~lo-fi~ stuff like this song from Make You Mine 7":

it's wonderful and i've been listening to it like all week in order to get ready for some CALIFORNIA VIBES

suffragette city

THE WEATHER. SRSLY. 2 hot 4ever
I thrifted this babydoll dress the other day from rewind and I really really really really really really like it because it's COMFORTABLE and BREEZY and the only thing I want to wear, ever. plus it was like $15. plus it's polka-dotted.

i have too much hair for this world????!!...

ALSO:

I scored these fricken sweet mephisto sandals (normally like in the $200-250 range) for $28!!!! plus they're bejeweled and my size~

(excuse my ugly feet)

yeah

Some inspiration: