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Robyn. 
YOU.ARE.ELLi dont have insomnia, im not a pro photographer,i'm small in stature,i like old things; but not in that "oh i'm so pretentious and "different" way. Im predictable at times,I sneeze on the daily, i'm highly insecure. im a pro-crastinator.I like phoenetics and junk. I enjoy breaking a sewing needle every now and then and spending as little moneys as possible. swish! |
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Bi-polar hipster-ism. "Ism", i like that. Seems with a raise in the internet accessibility in Southern Africa, being trendy has become a fashionable disease, and to some a skidmark on the less trendier underpants of others. It's a hard disease to avoid contracting, when most of the shops we're limited to purchasing from are overflowing with floral prints , granny jesrseys and high waisted pants. Yeah it's spawned a generation of men and woman alike who get to dress up and aspiring trendies can look upon them in awe, but the attitudes that ensue are not far off from narcissistic jock mindsets. This isn't me bashing the whole trend although sometimes websites like this want me to punch the uterus of who/whatever birthed this "Well dressed" creature thing. I get the need to be different , the need to feel different, but should we compromise our identities to just be another lemming in a line of Bon Iver and Calvin Harris lovers. Apparently hard line drugs are cool too now. I thought the 70's died when bell bottoms were revived briefly in the 90's. Kinda makes you miss the days of emo's and attention starved wristcutters. No. Not really, that was an extreme and ridiculous example to use. I mean some good has come from such trendyness. People who shopped at 2nd hand stores prior realising "hipster-ism" would flourish as it has are pissed off that their chances of getting the "good stuff" have almost become 1-10. This provides for some humour and the obvious nostalgic moments " ive been going to second hand shops before they were in fashion, it's sooooo lame". Hold up, people who know me would want me to pull out the hypocritical thoughts im having here. Granted, i shopped at second hand shops before it came fashionable. Im still not gonna claim it. Mostly cos that'll make me one of those people who say precious things like "god, youve only heard of that band now? I don't like their new stuff, their old stuff was sooo much better". Those people piss me off. I don't wanna be one of them. Also its been said that having a blog is trendy. I'd say it's more of an ego thing. People like knowing someone else is taking time to read stuff they thought was pointless in writing. If blogs are ego boosts then so is facebook. Noone goes around trashing facebook, unless they've found out there lover cheated on there or something in that case, well done directing your rage at the real culprit, the digital world cheated on you, how uncouth. I like having a blog , even though I'm not dedicated enough to write often , its still gets my creative juices flowing in some way or another......sorry my crude mind ran away with that last sentence. I had a point to this entry i swear. Oh yeah, so hipster-ism or trendy-ness be what it may has its perks. More fashion students- therefore more clothes for the world, interesting blogs to consume my not-so-valuable-at-times-time, ridiculous outfits that I wouldn't even give to a homeless person but provide a good laugh all the same, and mock videos like THIS . This entry seems bi-polar,im hating and bearing at the same time. I guess the visual side of it is appealing , but the attitude is crap. Big heads and sometimes kak music make Robyn an angry girl. I think that was my point, yeah. 1:42 PM
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Ling-Kiss Amy Sue Graham Paterson Jun-A |