2011

Lights on a Leash by CIVIL CIVIC

Ayden will be home tomorrow!

I miss her.

haha

After Party At Jimmy's by Anya Marina

You and me go together like carrots and peas,

 we should be a happy family

 or a traveling travesty at least,

 and love will fuck us up. Love will fuck us up.

Breath in deep, breath as deeply as you can breath.

 Breath deep till your drunk with glee. Breath deep till you're drunk with glee.

 Love will fuck us up. Love will fuck us up.

Andrew Jackson Jihad holds a special place in my heart. 

hah

I don't feel like wasting your time today.

So enjoy this picture instead.

Then, get the fuck off the computer.

true story.

Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis

GUYS AND GALS, WATCH THIS:

Always on My Mind by Pet Shop Boys

WTF?

FTW.

I just watched Suburbia (1984).

It is... really fucking good to say the least.

Each role is played by real homless punk kids. Except for one.

hah

I suggest you watch it.

SUBURBIA

Part one through ten.

Do it.

Then, listen to The Politics of Holy Shit I Just Cut My Hand On A Bottle by Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains

It might be a punk overload... but I'm sure you could use it.

Puss.

xoxo

Wanna Hear A Joke?

Buying music on iTunes.

Losers.

$Look what I got for christmas!

Stirrup tights, $60 Victoria Secret gift card, iPod Touch (which I will be exchanging for one that holds more music...it's only and 8 gig), a $10 iTunes gift card (as if i actually buy music hah), and a gold anchor necklace!

I'm super duper really treeallyy excmited!

Merry Christmas.

Enjoy a comic from the oatmeal.

OATMEAL

This is what I was wearing earlier today.

Yes, I change multiple times during the day.

I was going to post this one on LookBook but decided against it.

I do not remember where I got the sweater might be my favorite sweater.

It's one of those that you just pull on and feel so comfortable and cool at the same time.

I got the boot/heels and purse at a shop on Melrose ave. in L.A.

Sadly I never wear heels, but I'm obsessed with them.

OMFG

So today I posted a look on LookBook expecting to get maybe 2 or 3 hypes.

You know, shooting for the ozone layer rather than the stars.

But I logged on and turns out I received 6 hypes!

haha

I was so excited.

I also got a notification that someone flagged my look to be deleted!

WHY.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH HUMANITY?!\

I was crushed.

So tell me, is anything wrong with this photo?

J.E.D.

Are we done?

Is it over?

It's been years.

I cant tell if I'm relieved or if I'm dreading this.

Thats how much you've confused me.

You knocked my psychological equilibrium off.

I cant tell which way is up and which way is down.

And its been the most exciting high.

Thank you and Fuck you.

Stolen.

I stole this list from Delaney.

http://doahss.blogspot.com/

I religiously read her blog.

Everyone else should too.

20 Things I Can Grab From Where I'm Sitting (the couch)

1. m&m's (in a tube...?)

2.artist jounal (not finished)

3.sisccors (that are dull)

4.tape (scotch)

5.cell phone (at&t)

6.pencil case (made from a TOMS flag)

7.water bottle (Arrowhead water)

8.letter to my cousin (Natalie)

9.christmas present to my friend (Michelle)

10.blank cd's (26)

11.new books (from Hank)

12.writing journal (neglected)

13. complete works of shakespeare (a.k.a. "shakespeare bible)

14.Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)

15.printer (HP photosmart)

16.coffee cup (used to have peppermint hot cocoa in it)

17.cannon camera (rebel xs)

18.homemade light fixture (canvas)

19.blankee (since I was 6 years old)

20.boots (from Buffalo Exchange)

I hate typos.

F.Y.I.

All of the photos that will be posted on my blog are taken by me.

Except that one of London.

I'll let you know if the photo is not mine.

Like this one.

This was taken by amphipyra on Deviantart.

I LOVE this photo despite the fact that the horizon is crooked. 

Normall that is something that would drive me crazy (especially if it were my photo).

But i think that the crookedness of the horizon adds to the feeling of the photo.

So snapshot like.

Candid.

Wonderful. 

Fog

Flume by Bon Iver

I finally went Christmas shopping today. 

Sadly, I'm still not done. 

I ran out of money before i ran out of people to buy useless things for. 

I wish I lived in London. 

Walk The Line by Tallest Man on Earth

ZARA

Ah. 

Today I was wondering through South Coast Plaza and I discovered a gem.

ZARA.

It made me so happy. 

haha 

I love that store and I really did not know that they had one at SCP.

Just at random: I really like Corinne Calvert. 

She's pretty.

Ocean Breaths Salty by Modest Mouse

Cute Face.

It's 2 a.m.

I am not tired all.

Which is weird because normally I'll pass out around 10:30...

I don't think I have much to say or anything anyone would be interested in. 

I guess tomorrow I'll be seeing Hank in the morning. 

<3

Needle In The Hay by Elliott Smith 

I am so happy right now.

I finally got all three albums from CIVIL CIVIC

Damn.

It is good.

They are self-funded, so you should help them out! 

It sure is worth it.

CIVIL CIVIC

THIS IS NOT FAIR.

Tonight there is to be a total lunar eclipse for the first time in two years. 

It's supposed to be absolutely beautiful.

BUT... If you live in Southern California you won't be able to see it!

The sky is way too fucking cloudy, and therefore you can't see the sky. THEREFORE, you can't see the total lunar eclipse. THEREFORE, everyone in Southern California is screwed out of a gorgeous view. 

It's kind of like God is smiting us for sinning all the damn time (forgive me). 

*sigh*

Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash 

Well...

Today is beautiful. It's pouring outside and so windy. The waves are deep blue and gray and choppy. 

For some reason it makes me think of being in England. I really wish I lived there... or anywhere it rains maybe every other day. 

Pish Posh.

Ayden left for Italy today. Makes me so sad. I'll miss her. Damn. I wish i could have went. 

Two-Headed Boy by Neutral Milk Hotel

JOIN LOOKBOOK!

It'll crush your self confidence and make you want to kill yourself!

Yay for suicide! 

I am listening to hear where you are.

This is my friend Ayden.

She is nice and she is fair.

Beautiful and understanding.

Though... I'm not so sure she likes this photo.

haha

oh well.

She tip toes, strutting around in her ripped hose.

She's got a beautiful face, and she's hot as an ace.

She's prowling the town

And all the men, they, bow down.

Keep Breathing - Ingrid Michaelson

What do you say?

What do you say when you're faced with life or death?

black or white.

up or down.

Either way its a wrong turn.

He asks your opinion and all you can mutter is "maybe"

knocks you on your feet

your breath is stolen

but this is not how you imagined it as a little girl.

You're stuck,

stagnant,

empty,

dead,

you.

But you keep your head up

you keep pushing on

and past all the brush.

you hope soon it will catch fire from the cigarette you flicked

and all of this will disappear into the stratosphere.

As if nothing ever existed.

Enveloped in smoke and soot

all of your thoughts and feelings that seemed so heavy once

now they float.

due to that trip through the brush and that smoke you flicked

turns out smoking was good for you and your scratches are good luck.

so keep your head up

keep pushing on

because soon you'll catch fire and disappear into the stratosphere.



My mom said that I remind her of Patty Hearst...

This terrifying lady yelling in the picture above is Patty Hearst. For those of you (Ayden) who do not know who Patty Hearst is, in short... she is fucking nuts.

May I remind you that "nuts" isn't always a bad thing.

She was born into a wealthy family in San Francisco and attended and all girls school. Maybe she was lesbian... I digress. In 1974 Patty was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and then she joined the SLA. So one day her and her SLA friends decided to rob a bank.

The nice young Californian girl bitch went nuts.

I apologize for not writing yesterday. I was much too sick and much too sad to sit down and write about what i was thinking.

Today was a bit better. I slept in until eight and went to school only for mt art classes. I have photography as an elective, which is by far my favorite class. I truly love photography. I hope that some day I will have the great fortune of doing what i love and while making a living. I would say that my favorite place to be is anywhere with my camera. I have a Cannon AE-1. That camera is my baby. I would be a terrible mother though. Every day I lazily throw my camera on top of my books and binders in my locker. Such a mess. One day, one terrible and depressing day, I'm going to open my locker and everything will fall out. My binders, my papers, my entire works of Shakespeare, and my beloved camera. With just my luck it will shatter to pieces on the cursed cafeteria floor. Broken glass and ripped film.

If you were paying attention, you may have noticed that I have a complete works of Shakespeare in my locker. Yes, I love Shakespeare and yes, I carry it with me often. My friend, Ayden, and I call it my "Shakespeare Bible"

Then, my dearest friend (who shall remain unnamed, but we'll call her S) showed up on campus. There is really no point in calling her "S". All I have to say about her is good. Her name is Sophia. One of the most beautiful names I have ever heard. Sophia, my song bird, my mama. I love her. I love her as much as I love my camera and Shakespeare... which is a lot. Astronomical...

Current song: Bye by Elliott Smith

Today was insightful. I learned that when old and creepy men ask how old I am, from now on I am going to say, "Fourteen" just so I can make them feel incredibly disgusting and dirty. I'll let that settle on their mind that they just thought of a (faux) fourteen-year old naked.

I realized that i still feel as imbacillic, despondent, and irrational as last year even though so much has changed in my life. Many people have entered and exited my existance and it puzzles me how I have hardly even flinched. I feel cold, and I feel like I cannot feel anymore. There are so many goddamn feelings.

I discovered that a British accent is still ever so attractive even if it is dripping with the word of God.

Also: I bought new boots.

Harmony Parking Lot by Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains

It is so fun to be a girl.

Ciao.

Hello, my name is Rachael. I don't really expect anyone to read my blog. I just want to start writing and sharing some photos of mine, art, music or anything that I come accross that I think other people may be interested in.

For starters the song that I am currently listening to is Laura by Girls.

Enjoy.