Saturday, 24 July 2010

given the option of dying painlessly in peace at forty-five, but with a lover at your side, after a full and happy life

My day has been thoroughly unproductive to say the least. I slept for most of it, uploaded some photos to Facebook, eventually went to Sainsburys with my dad and bought Vogue. It's a happy indulgence for photographers I suppose, those who like fashion at least. It's a good source of editorial photographers and models. And style, of course. It makes me ache for new clothes annoyingly enough. I think I'm going shopping soon so it's fine, it's fine.


The girl on the cover is called Freja Beha Erichson. She's Danish. I quite like her. Josh Olins who was the photographer took some lovely shots of her. This one (aside for being really out of focus- apologies) is one of my favourites.


Actually, I take back that apology for the focus, I think it adds to it in fact. I had to program my camera to have no flash so as to get the colours I like and that's why it's so blurred. But yeah, I like it anyway.

It smells awfully nice in my study at the moment. My sister bought some cherry body butter from the Body Shop and left it in here.
It was her birthday yesterday.
I forgot to get her anything. Oh well.

He got very drunk last night. Dangerously so. He kept trying to lurch into the road when I was sitting on the curb with him, yelling "I want to just fucking die" and then collapsing on my shoulder sobbing. I was the only person there. We came outside to get signal. No one could find us for a while and he wouldn't stand up. He wouldn't move from the side of the road. It scared me a little.
By the time I left everything was starting to seem slightly surreal.
I was sat outside pointing out the Big Dipper in the night sky and dancing to Mos Def whilst he got violent with random people and begged to borrow someone's phone. He must like her a lot. A lot, a lot.

Small things trigger the most nostalgic thoughts.
In a year I can give up school all together if I wanted. It's been four years at my school. Four.
I still remember meeting her for the first time at the bus stop on our first day of senior school, my mum and sister in tow. My sister was on crutches. She broke her leg jumping off a stage at summer camp.

I'm not nearly grown up enough to stop school.
I can't look after myself at all, I can't even cook pasta because ever since I burnt soup I've been too wary of my cooking attempts to even bother going near the oven. If there's no one around to feed me I just don't eat.
And yet, all I've wanted to do for the past four years is leave this house. I want my own place. I want independence.
The only way to go about it would be to have a roommate. I know who I would love it to be.

Oh yeah, another wave of nostalgia. Him being away is reminding me of when I used to be single. I don't know how I coped without anyone to talk to. That's how the nights used to go. Sat in front of the computer doing fuck all (or homework). It's weird. I feel a bit lost.

you make me lazy but I love you

Day Five
A picture of your morning


Today is day one of my summer holidays and this is how I spent it: in bed. I was going to go to Camden today but my plans got messed up.

He's away for a week.
Expect lots of bored/depressed/annoyed posts in the forthcoming days.

Thursday, 22 July 2010

their souls are crumblin' like a dirt clawed hole

Day Four
A picture of where I went today


I'm still slightly tipsy but I wanted to stick to my photo challenge- thingy.
I went to the Downs and met up with old friends and met new people too which was fun. I went to school too but school is boring, you don't really need to hear about that.

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

you always went for my friends and not for me

I think I'm losing it.
I can think properly anymore.
It's like every single emotion has been bottled up like a bung in a test tube and the unlabelled solution is forcing its way between the gap of the two pieces of equipment. Pressure in my temples building up shows how violent it's getting.
I don't know what I'm thinking half the time.
I forget how I get to places. I just walk and walk and I'm not even there.
I stare at space and watch dust particles with a blank face.
Raw instinct is all that is pushing me forwards, keeping my legs moving, keeping my eyes tracking.

I've stopped thinking.

I'm back to being numb again. I shove things into my head to try and occupy empty spaces. Read books and listen to music. Fill myself with words that take up space yet aren't my own.

I feel the same as I did that time she sat us down in the dark and tore herself apart for just a frosty look and an insincere apology.
I remember her sitting on the stairs crying. I remember him trying to comfort her without breaking down himself.
I remember the boy in the living room who lost all words that day. His mouth formed the shapes, his lips made the motions, but nothing came out. He wrote with unsteady hands and in black biro told the truth for the first time in what might have been, well the whole time I was with him.

I sat in a chair watching everyone visibly hurting themselves to try and get me to share with them.
And I felt nothing.

you ripped off my flesh and my heart gripped the ribs like a prisoner

Day Three
A picture of what you did today


Today is Wednesday of Week 2 in my school timetable, hence today I did: Chemistry, RS (full course), Photography, Spanish and PE.
I took my camera into school but forgot to take a photo. I looked like shit today anyway. I always look like shit at school.

I want to go shopping. I haven't had new clothes for a while.

Things I want to buy:
- Heart pattern tights
- Brogues
- Boat shoes
- Generally new shoes
- Summer dresses
- A denim shirt/ jacket
- High waisted shorts
- Nice vintage/ band t-shirts
- Oversized cardigans
- New wellies (seeing as mine are slashed down the sides and covered in dried paint, courtesy of a friend's photoshoot)
- Some nice new skirts
- Cheap vest tops
- New underwear (need to go for another bra fitting)

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

I hate sleeping alone, alone, alone, alone, alone, alone

Day Two
A picture of what you wore today

Red polo shirt and shorts. Yes, it was a school day, I wore this to the cinema when I went to see Toy Story 3. I thought I'd show you this rather than my school uniform as a) it's more interesting b) it's more flattering and c) no paedophiles will be able to look up my uniform and match it to a specific school etc. Not that anyone would. The only people who read this are my friends. But oh well, it's nice to be certain.

There's a car alarm going off outside my window. I'm trying to listen to Los Campesinos' new EP (All's Well That Ends) which is very lovely I must say, however it is at the moment being ruined by a constant WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO noise. Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

It's half eleven and I should really go have a shower because I'm just going to be too tired to wake up tomorrow and will end up oversleeping again. I'm not going to though. I'm going to write in this blog until I-
THE ALARM JUST STOPPED. Thank fuck.
Anyway, what was I saying?
Oh yeah, I'm going to write in this blog until I feel empty again.

Everyone is going away on holiday this summer. I'm going to be left in bed staring at blank pages whilst trying to kid myself that I am in the slightest bit creative, trying to draw with uncoordinated hands and keep my mind off the fact that I'm all alone. Or I'll read until I get a headache, working my way through the books we got out from his library, to psychology books, to food packaging. I do that sometimes. Instead of fiddling I read whatever words are closest to me. Trace the typeface with my eyes and burn the black lettering into my mind. I think I might even go sit in a park by myself listening to my iPod for a few hours by myself. I would probably end up crying. I do that a lot nowadays.

I just feel very... wobbly. Shaky, even. I used to get bouts of shivering whenever I was scared or stressed or depressed. I can't hold cameras still very much. it's why low shutter speeds annoy me because they end up so blurry. I got a new tripod recently.
Oh, I forgot to mention my new camera as well. I've had it for about a week now? Small digital camera; Nikon Coolpix S8000 to be precise (don't criticise the name, I didn't pick it out myself). It's for gigs. I would never bring my DSLR to those things, far to scared of being mugged or breaking it or losing it. Although this one isn't on the cheap side actually but blame my parents for that. It's good quality though, 14.2 megapixels and everything. My DSLR is only 10. It has a better zoom than my DSLR as well. The only thing that is slightly annoying about it is the lack of manual settings I suppose.



I don't want to be a his and hers match. I never wanted to fall into that category. But I don't know what to do. I'm going to miss him. I don't want to miss him but I know I will. I feel like such a dick for that.
It's been so long.
How has it been so long?
His, Hers, Yours.
I'd like to be the third option. Thinking about it, if any pair could be the third option we could.

Monday, 19 July 2010

the other girl is not like me, she's prettier and skinnier, she has a college degree, I dropped out when I was seventeen

Yes I found this on people's Tumblrs. Yes I am a hypocrite.

Day 01 - A picture of yourself
Day 02 - A picture of what you wore today
Day 03 - A picture of what you did today
Day 04 - A picture of where you went today
Day 05 - A picture of your morning
Day 06 - A picture that inspires you
Day 07 - A picture that makes you cry
Day 08 - A picture of yourself somewhere you love
Day 09 - A picture of what you had for lunch
Day 10 - A picture of what you like to do
Day 11 - A picture of your favorite band
Day 12 - A picture that captures your favorite song
Day 13 - A picture of your friends
Day 14 - A picture of your idol
Day 15 - A picture of yourself and someone related to you.
Day 16 - A picture of an object that captures your life.
Day 17 - A picture of phone
Day 18 - A picture of your room
Day 19 - A picture of your favorite musical instrument
Day 20 - A picture of where you want to honeymoon
Day 21 - A picture that makes you think of your loved ones
Day 22 - A picture of your favorite item of clothing.
Day 23 - A picture that describes your life
Day 24 - A picture of who you were today
Day 25 - A picture that you edited
Day 26 - A picture that makes you angry
Day 27 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 28 - A picture of someone you spoke to today
Day 29 - A picture of someone you’ll never stop loving
Day 30 - A picture of you and your best friend

I like photography. It was calling me. What can I say?

Day One
A picture of myself


This was recent, in fact is only three days old. It was at my school's annual Sports Day. I wore my reindeer hat on it and got lots of compliments. I also wore a massive sunflower pinned to it (my house colour is yellow).
I was picked out of a hat to do javelin. I can't throw. I came eleventh. Out of twelve people. My inevitable failure at Sports Day may be the reason for the distraught look on my face but actually I think I was just a bit weary as you can tell from the massive dark circles under my eyes (apologies, I wasn't wearing any make up that day).

So there is your picture of me.
Clothes tomorrow... on a school day... cool.