blinding

skirt: thrift, shirt: h&m

HEY GUYS!!! I'm back. Oh my god. I started watching BBC SHERLOCK. IT IS LITERALLY THE BEST SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN. I've only watched 4 of the 6 episodes but I was hooked by the first. I am so in love with it. Benedict Cumberbatch is a god. Johnlock is REAL. I was skeptical of the show at first because I thought it was lame for some reason but oh boy was I WRONG. If you haven't watched it, go watch it right now. it's LIFE-CHANGING.

so yeah. this weekend was super dumb because I had to go to Madison with my family and celebrate my brother's 20th birthday (which I guess was kind of fun) but the weather here was just so perfect and fall-like and wonderful. oh my gosh, I love autumn and the leaves have started to change and the air is getting cooler and I know I've been saying that for a while but it's so true.

lately I've been indulging in all things BRITISH (fueled by my obsession with BBC television) and have been drinking lots of tea and wearing oxfords because I'm super lame and have nothing intelligent to do with my time.

I've also been eating a lot a lot a LOT of sugary buttery food which is awesome because it makes me happy, but I've also been feeling kind of physically gross so I think I'm going to start watching what I eat a little more. 

I'm currently reading the Mysterious Benedict Society which is a fabulous book and just makes me so happy. read it if you like Harry Potter!

and finally I've been needing to write loads and loads of essays for college applications and writing class (and one report for biology on a book that I never read...we'll see how that goes; it's due on thursday!) and honestly writing about myself is very difficult. I just don't understand my personality and I need to work on forming stronger opinions on things I guess?? Like I have certain values but when it comes to some things I just don't have an opinion either way. ugh I don't know. I'm weird.

anyways, I hope you guys are having an awesome September!! autumn is one of the best seasons once you get past the school part, so I'm going to try and enjoy it as much as possible before winter comes. ugh.

I'll leave you with a song that I really love, Blinding by Florence and the Machine:

love you! have some ~~~~INSPIRATION~~~~

(these are all from tumblr!!!!!!!!! peace out!!!!!)

box of rain

have you ever listened to a song that perfectly encapsulates your feelings of life and death and the universe and it just makes you feel okay inside because you know that there's this song and you can listen to it forever and ever and it's like your soul is being read aloud to you in a beautiful melody?
ME TOO. for me it is Box of Rain by the Grateful Dead, which I've loved basically my whole life and it's just so happy and wonderful and great. listen to it when you're happy, or sad, or mad, or not feeling anything at all. it's just perfect.

see u guys l8er

ABOUT ME.

Hey guys. I'm Coco and I'm 17 years old, and I'm going to be a senior in high school this fall. I live in the lovely city of Minneapolis with my mom, dad, and older brother. My most striking features I suppose would be my height (5'11") and my gross, tangly curly annoying red hair.
This is me:

 I've played classical violin since I was 5 but I really enjoy rock & roll a lot more (I can attempt to play some guitar but really I only know like 7 chords; but I also play ukulele and a bit of piano as well.) I mainly love to listen to old music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. I quite enjoy folk music, punk rock and everything in between, really.

 here is a playlist of just SOME of the songs that I consider to be some of my absolute favorites: 

Just What I Needed - the Cars

She's Not There - the Zombies

Starman - David Bowie

Half A Person - the Smiths

Kodachrome - Paul Simon

Lady, You Shot Me - Har Mar Superstar

Satellite of Love - Lou Reed

She's Got You - Patsy Cline

Rudie Can't Fail - the Clash

The Lovecats - the Cure

Sink To the Bottom - Fountains of Wayne

Autumn to May - Peter, Paul and Mary

I also really like to pretend like I know stuff about fashion and whatnot. Clothes are really fun for me but often I just like to dress up in jeans and a t-shirt and forget about it.

I would describe myself as someone who just wants to relax and be very calm and stress-free. I don't like big ordeals or drama. I try not to be antisocial and hate everyone but it's truly hard sometimes (I'm mostly kidding, I usually love people unless they're jerks). 

THAT'S BASICALLY IT. you basically now know everything about me!!!!!!!!!!!

see u l8er~

siamese dream

I NEED A BETTER CAMERA OK

~smashing pumpkins tee: urban outfitters, used skirt~ wheeeeeee

I had a really bad morning. I desperately wanted to take a shower but for some reason I'm last priority when it comes to the shower schedule and the WHOLE FAMILY is for some reason allowed to take one before me. This always happens and it sounds dumb but it is extremely frustrating. Now I have to wait for like an hour so the hot water can restore itself.
ANYWAY, I really like this skirt. It's very retro. And the smashing pumpkins rule. I am also wearing my Obama pin today as well (and along with not one but two david bowie pins, I just realized):

THE PIN FEATURES OBAMA'S DOG BO WHO IS ADORABLE AND I LOVE DOGS.

Anyways, yeah. 

So later today I think I will post a more detailed 'about me' post just to let any ~potential followers~ know a bit more about who I am and what I'm into at the moment. I've realized that things I post make a lot of sense to me, but out of context I might sound like a crazy person. basically, y'all need the full lowdown. I just said y'all.

♥the mamas and the papas♥

-`**(tumblr)**`-

tombstone blues

 IT'S TOO HOT TO WEAR MORE CLOTHES THAN THIS. I got the dress from Columbia and I made the flower crown. I was pretty inspired by combining black and colors and I love just being able to throw on this plain black comfy cool dress and then wear crazy shoes and a flower crown with it:

the fabulous tavi, of course

tumblr (or tumblah, as they say in britain, i suppose)

it's one of those long, hot, humid days of summer where all you can do is lay around and listen to bob dylan and think poetic thoughts about change and life and death and stuff. I guess I've come to realize that life is a certain amount of time that you get and you have to do something with it because really it could end at any time. wow that sounded depressing. I've also realized that change is inevitable and that it can sometimes be a good thing. For example, after listening to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars 10 billion times, I guess listening to Highway 61 Revisited for a while couldn't hurt. 

a n y w a y,

CHECK OUT MY DANSKOS! they're iridescent and shiny and wooden and comfortable and wonderful. they put me well over 6 feet tall and I love it so much.

 

also check out the pins that I purchased at rewind the other day! 

 

~bob dylan, two david bowies, lou reed, the beatles, and the sex pistols~

Summer is so nice because I'll have days like today where I don't really do anything and I can just pursue whatever my heart desires and just have fun and be lazy and listen to records and take pictures and go to the lake and stuff. I never want summer to end.

enjoy some sparkly cacti: (tumblr)