a tidal wave of new perspectives.
so, i was wondering about any new musical influences that i might have. the only new bands i'm listening to are Diane Cluck and Stars--the former, because i plut my media player on random and it found a wonderful track i'd never heard and the later, because my roomate gushed over them and convinced me to re-listen to the tracks of their that i already had.
after a semester of trucking through female locals (and loving it) i've arrived at this two music makers at the end of the semester. one is a solitary house-wife in a new york apartment who specializes in self-recording her intricate and urgent harmonies from a rocking chair and cooking organically. the other is a wonderful band who's vocals are alternated between soothing male melodies and raspy, chrooning female singing. i guess i've just been remembering how wonderful and fun it is to be a woman and to sing.
maybe this re-orientation of myself with my gender has resulted in this. i'm not sure where this started, but it's here.
after watching a whole season of america's next top model (and my favorite girl winning [instead of getting runner up] which has never happened in any of the cycles thus far,
after my roomate and i poured through copy after copy of anthropologie's fall and winter collections,
after doing two friends favors by going to their mary kay parties (so they could get free stuff},
after studying a copy of vouge like the bible while flying to and from nana's funeral,
after shopping for vintage clothes on ebay for several months,
i'm dying my hair a new color and getting a new cut. i've got new ways to do my make-up (and new make-up). i have new skin products and a new scent that i really enjoy. and i'm looking at clothes that are more high fasion.
and this: after graduation in a two or so years, i want to be in shape and niced up enough to try out for america's next top model. that is, if it's still running, and also it'll be a nice break between a bachelor's and a master's program or whichever internship i decide to try for.
suddenly what i look like is more important to me. i don't know. i don't think it has anything to do with being shallow. i think i'm appreciating a new art form and am begining to enjoy myself and like my body. it's nice. and it's very fun.
after a semester of trucking through female locals (and loving it) i've arrived at this two music makers at the end of the semester. one is a solitary house-wife in a new york apartment who specializes in self-recording her intricate and urgent harmonies from a rocking chair and cooking organically. the other is a wonderful band who's vocals are alternated between soothing male melodies and raspy, chrooning female singing. i guess i've just been remembering how wonderful and fun it is to be a woman and to sing.
maybe this re-orientation of myself with my gender has resulted in this. i'm not sure where this started, but it's here.
after watching a whole season of america's next top model (and my favorite girl winning [instead of getting runner up] which has never happened in any of the cycles thus far,
after my roomate and i poured through copy after copy of anthropologie's fall and winter collections,
after doing two friends favors by going to their mary kay parties (so they could get free stuff},
after studying a copy of vouge like the bible while flying to and from nana's funeral,
after shopping for vintage clothes on ebay for several months,
i'm dying my hair a new color and getting a new cut. i've got new ways to do my make-up (and new make-up). i have new skin products and a new scent that i really enjoy. and i'm looking at clothes that are more high fasion.
and this: after graduation in a two or so years, i want to be in shape and niced up enough to try out for america's next top model. that is, if it's still running, and also it'll be a nice break between a bachelor's and a master's program or whichever internship i decide to try for.
suddenly what i look like is more important to me. i don't know. i don't think it has anything to do with being shallow. i think i'm appreciating a new art form and am begining to enjoy myself and like my body. it's nice. and it's very fun.