Recycled Fashion Show
Again, my posting has been sporadic! Yeesh, I wish I was better at sitting down and seriously committing to making blog posts these days!
This last Tuesday Julia, Chelsea, and I showed off the magical creation we designed from duct tape, foam, an old skirt, and other various recycled things. This year it was sort of Alexander McQueen-y, sort of Christopher Kane, and a whole lot of awesome. Last year we set the bar pretty high by re-making an Alexander McQueen Highland inspired thing, which turned out beautifully!
When Julia walked out, the crowd sort of got a little quiet. Our creations the last two years have always been a little on the avant-garde side, at least as far as Helena goes, and lots of people definitely didn’t know what to do with our work of art!
Afterwards we celebrated at Shellie’s with pie, coffee, and discussions of everything and anything. It was a perfect way to end the successful evening!
I have many more blog posts in my mind! I hope to seriously settle down and record my life recently, bear with me!
γνῶθι σεαυτόν (Know thyself)
Alright, so I haven’t posted in quite awhile. My access to a computer and sanity has been limited at best- my job has taken a turn for the hectic, and my schedule is now devoted to working, running, and sleeping. There is not a lot of time for other things, besides occasionally being social (rarity) and perhaps procrastinating by blogging.
I think that as somebody who takes thousands of photographs, I find myself often missing pictures of myself. I either don’t ask others to take pictures of me or they never offer. Of the thousands of photographs I post, I am in hardly any. Unfortunatly, I fear that later in life I will be able to see my world but not be able to see me. How am I aging? How am I transforming? I want to know both the world around me through my images but I also in a strange way desperately want to be able to capture something in photographs of myself that I haven’t quite gotten.
The point of the title is that in Greek it translates to meaning “know thyself” but within that it means “pay no attention to the opinion of the multitude” (source here). Although I probably looked ridiculous pointing the lens to myself, or I possibly looked self centered, it is vital that I know not just the world I photograph with such voracity but also myself and how I am in this world.
Summer gets busy, blah blah blah.
Life is back in a solid schedule.
I’m working at the Forest Service again, only this time as a front desk person! I get to answer phone calls, answer the public’s questions, work on time sheets, and all sorts of miscellaneous tasks. Honestly, I’m stoked to work there- my co-workers are awesome, and I get to gather a whole new skill set! WOO!
The last week has been a mix of night runs, small gatherings of friends, and general meandering. My life has settled into a routine. I’m really excited because I’m already getting out a lot more than I did last summer. I hang out with Kristin a lot, and she’s really into hiking, biking, and being outside with SPF, which is perfect. Julia is graduating very soon and then jetting off to Deutschland to hang with her mysterious Tanten (aunts), which I’m quite jealous of.
I’m trying to teach myself German, and the grammar is already destroying my mind. What I’m doing is trying to focus on learning present tense and building myself more of a conversational vocabulary rather than trying to get too deep into grammar, as I know it’s very difficult once you really commit to it.
Anyway, enjoy these images! I’ll try to post more regularly. I got a new computer as the other one finally died yesterday, too, so maybe this’ll be more efficient!
Tschüß, dear readers!
Tangible Things I Love
Here are a few of my favorite looks from fashion recently. Most of the images are via Style.com. 
Zang Toi F/W 2011. I love the crepe look and the movement in this skirt.
Moschino Cheap & Chic, F/W 2012. Just…everything.
Lino Villaventura, F/W 2012. Foto : Ze Takahashi / Ag. Fotosite
Helsinki street style- I love the textures, the lack of complexity but the amazing textures and fabrics she uses. It’s effortless but so intuitive.
Gloria Coelho, F/W 2012
Dolce & Gabbana shoes, F/W 2012
Carven F/W 2012. I love that it has panels from Hieronymous Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights” on it. Too bad the retail is upwards of $1,000! It’s my dream dress, no question.
Summer: Beginning
Summer is officially here. After winning a 3.86 GPA this semester, and beginning work full time next week, summer seems to hardly be staying with me at all, though!
I’ve been reading Nabokov, Heller, and taking lots of photographs downtown. Meghan left for D.C. yesterday, and Wednesday she and Jackson had a barbecue, complete with potato salad, chips, brownies, cookies, burgers and hot dogs. I drove down for the day to pick up parking permits and do nothing at all. We drank mimosas, lounged on chairs outdoors, fended off wasps and played various backyard games. The day was almost as perfect as one could hope for.
Bower, the skittish cat, made a few cameos. Mark performed card tricks that left everybody mind boggled. Shelby and Jake didn’t stay long, just long enough to eat food and lament their early departures. We all discussed nothing and everything, and when the sun started dipping low, I hopped back into the car and departed. The 1.5 hour drive yielded some of the most gorgeous clouds I have ever witnessed.
Lately I’ve been running in the evening with Kristin, which has been beyond magnificent. I missed running, and my body is getting back into the rhythm beautifully. It’s like it was just hibernating. I find running to be a total release from everything stressful or confusing, and it smooths out the wrinkles in my life better than most things.
Anyway, enjoy some photographs from my life recently!
Alright, so this post wasn’t my idea. I was put up to it by Jake, who was procrastinating packing, I assume. So, if this post deviats from the main point/rubric of my blog (which I don’t think it does a lot, honestly), blame him. After spending way too much time on the Internet, plumbing Tumblr and various ridiculous websites, it is time to make a totally frivolous and ridiculous post. The goal? To have a competition to see which Internet animal is the most ridiculous. I think we achieved that goal.
Sombreros became a clear theme.
Also, all sources besides the regal pug are from Tumblr, no legit sources, es tut mir leid/lo siento/mi dispiache.
I’m packing to head home for the summer.
Still Life by George Cochran Lambdon, mid-19th century
No relevant posts. Life right now is in boxes and duffel bags, waiting to be transported back home for the summer. My car is full of photographs, clothes, dishes, and various knick-knacks.
I will hopefully have some wonderful photographs for you all soon. Till then-
Tschüß!
