sweater // school style vs. fashion in the real world, pt. I

i stole this sweater from my mom’s donation pile, and now she wants it back… i don’t think so! it’s so unbelievably warm & cozy, it’s perfect for those 30-degree michigan fall school mornings… shiver. it goes great with scarves, boots, and hot chocolate.

sweater – vintage banana republic
jeans – jean claude penne
scarf – orchid lane
cutout wedges – target

PT I

also, i've been thinking a lot about this. at school, the norm seems to be:
jeans (ae, aeropostale, or a&fitch are the most accepted)
brand (see above) teeshirts
fuzzy clogs/mocs (i approve mocs; clogs/crocs NOT)
[for "dress up" days] dress pants/"nice" jeans, knit shirt, heels (sometimes)

within these standards are also various types of dresses. we have:
-"jocks" - basketball, hockey, football, soccer. low-slung aero/ae/af jeans, polo/tee.
-wannabe gangsters - jeans around their knees, shorts UNDER their jeans, baggy hoodies.
-athletes - sweats, sport shirts. one thing if they're actually on a team; if not, it's NOT ok.
-whores - tight, low, transparent. also painted-on. (note: also usually lots of makeup and poorly cared for hair). other variation: wear baggy but somehow tight & low sweats, and sports apparel for sports which they obviously DO NOT play. (this grates my nerves)
-conformist girls - same AE jeans, sweaters, tees, and shoes. variations on the hair somewhat.

then there are the following:
nonconformist girls (ME): "dress up"... aka, jeans, heels/flats, sweaters, accessories... aka, we actually put thought and our own personal style into what we wear to school. very small percent of the population.
nonconformist guys: either goth or band person.
-goth: black, baggy, chains, studs, etc. and within that we have... well, that's for part II.
-band: jeans with a belt that aren't falling down (thanks god), tennis shoes, cool tees.
and one other area, punk/rock OR punk/rocker wannabe: skinny jeans, checks/stripes/lots of pattern, neon colors, interesting hair (READ: interesting = nonconformist = cool), sometimes piercings, band tees, neon/hitop sneaks.

that's all for now. i'll do more on this later.

~ r

meeh

havent posted in forever.
almost 11 now... weird, since i didn't have ANY homework. whatever. watched colbert & j. stewart... haahahaaa. also got to talk to meg, finally. and put together a cute outfit, too bad it exposes my dargaboobs so i can't wear it to school. i NEED to figure out what to wear that vest with, i love it...

knee hurts, but i've been running. got 25:49 the other day... terrible, i know, but better than i thought i'd do. last home game tomorrow, then meet on saturday. this month is CRAZY hectic!!
ok, it's 11:01 and i've gotta run. band tomorrow... agh. still have to get all *that* crap ready.
asta la vista baby,
- r

ps: actually spoke to B today, with eye contact and everything. improvement.
pps: my middle name is now 'mmm foxy mama'.
ppps: kayleigh came back today!! that was fun.
pppps: homecoming was eeh. avoided B the whole time, then played dumb. immature, i know, but necessary at the time. also music was eh. dinner/playgound before that was fun, though.

quick

so my camera came back from being repaired today... YESSSS. just in time for homecoming and a bit of spirit week. i celebrated by taking a bunch of self-portraits... yippee.
SO tired. good day overall, i guess. i tried not to be so awkward with (m) B today. did i succeed? who knows. (except B)
at xc, i was going to run, but then carney caught me and told me not to. so *sigh*. i am so ready to run again.
bio test tomorrow. agh.

~ r

it's been simply AGES, dahling...

sorry, it's been *ages* since my last post. umm, not much has happened, except...
1. my shin is STILL bugging me, but i think i'll be able to run on tuesday (milford), and i PRd by a minute at falcon a week or so ago.
2. portage invite was today... LONG day, and i got sunburned. but it was absolutely beautiful! but, since...
3. my camera is broken, i couldn't take pix. so i used annie's camera.
4. also, ben asked me to homecoming... i said i already had plans, but i'd be there, and we agreed to a movie at some point. i think.
so.
yeahhhh.

and that's about it. my grades are looking a bit more stable now, and homecoming is NEXT WEEK woot!! i'm getting my dress tomorrow, plus maybe some SPANDEX. buahahaa. idk.
yeah i'm tired. the bus ride home was SOOO crazy fun. grace + annie + ipods + dancing = PARTTTTTYYY.

everyone had their hair french braided today, mine didn't look half bad. i want to learn how.
ok now i really have to go.
peace and love and rock n' roll,

~ r

lize's and the day apres

the xc thing was fun. scavenger hunt (our team won), lots of food, swimming @ nicole's (awkward swimsuit/football guys moment on stairs), left early in am. slept with contacts in... BAD idea. my eyes have been sore and burning and OW all day. it's 11:13 pm and i'm still working on this rather stupid french comic strip project...
OH. i watched 10 Things I Hate About You & PS: I Love You.
10 things: GREAT!!! one of my top fave movies, definitely. heath ledger is in it, and i was like "oh hes kind of cute, who's that?" then i look him up and i'm like, "oh. he's DEAD. that's... weird and creepy and depressing and sad. and a waste."
PS: ily: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW is the best way to describe it. i cried for basically 2 hours straight. soooo cute and romantic :) makes me want to have a lovely BF (again?), both these movies. aww schnuggle schnuggle.
oh yeah, the rodeo was today. not much to say except HICK and yeeeehaw. and cowboy's prayer (so sacreligious?) steve gave me a ride home... aaawkkwaaard

ok i really have to run now. ttfn,

~ r

un autre jour en la vie de becca

yeah, idk what's up with the french titles.
anyway, today... good, until bio. i got an 82 on a quiz (STUPID mistakes!) and i'm already down to a 92 in there, before the quiz. math quiz was alright. then i realized i somehow got a B+ on an E&A w/s packet... IDK WHY. late? but i was absent. i really don't think i got half of them wrong. it PISSES ME OFF.
xc: blech. my tummy felt SO GROSS. but otherwise ok. emily's cool.
tomorrow: annie/molly's bday partaaaayy!!
saturday: xc sleepover? and lisa's bday
sunday: helluva rodeo

fun weekend. :)

~ r

what a day

not really. i'm still sick and i went to school. xc was at hudson mills, a shortish workout there. cold and overcast. so now i'm home, showered, semi-warm, and wondering why my pulse is so high. i run pretty much every day, for pete's sake!! idk. i'm probably just being really paranoid. but still.
ok, well off to homework. yippee, right? feel free to help...

~ r

le premier jour d'ecole

it was fine. except for one very freshman-esque (that i didn't even make last year), i went into my 2nd semester 2nd hour class... i wondered why charlie & a bunch of juniors were in 10th grade history. "You're taking psyche?" he asked. "umm.... no." exit stage right, and vite! but it was ok. umm, what else... i didn't get my schedule changed yet, which was really annoying since i was in the counselor's office for about 1 1/2 hours today. grr. oh well, tomorrow... hopefully.
classes:
1 - essay... michelle, lexi, brad, charlie, julia (vand.), and that charlotte scott (....) seems like it'll be fine.
2 - health (i didn't get it changed, so nothing to say)
3 - french. going to be *fun*! michelle b, lize, idk. everyone, really,
4 - hist I... excellent! steve, kristin, lize, lisa (and kate sch). mr drabek started picking on me ASAP when he made the dzombak connection... he gave me a look and i was just like, *sigh* "yesssss." (NOT that way!!! ugh.) white castle burger jokes.
5 - bio, mcnally/mcnazi. claire, steve, jessica wines. going to be probably the hardest/most unfun class this year.
6 - ag II,whitmeyer. this is going to be 2nd hr so idk who i'll be with.

sooo yeah. xc was VERY rainy/chilly/damp/thunder/lightningy... 54321 at sod farm. eech. but ok. except for i ate a quesodilla at 12... ICK. never again...
oh yeah. devin wants me to do the solo/ensemble thing if taco doesn't play bassoon. so yeah. busy day tomorrow.... xc and band. yippee.

~ r

Party Report: EOS (mine)

DEAD TIRED.
party was good...
guest list: a, c, j, k, m, and z was supposed to come but got lost and gave up. *shrug*
activities: me, c & a playing with magnetic words, making dirty, DIRTY sentences... :P
swimming
chasing/catching/hunting/herding fishes
tanning
avoiding creepers/goons
riding the chipmunk
searching for speakers and food (me, J and A)
picking lily pad flowers for m (J and A)
(not all in that order)

also, xc in the morning was a quick but most unfun workout.

ok i quit now. night.
school tomorrow...

~ r

sore, worn out, tired, exhausted... and content :)

oui, au'jourd'hui was simply superb... registration itself was blah - my picture turned out all red, so i'm going to get retakes, maybe - but hanging out with steve, chris, devin, kyle and emmi was such fun (to be british). charlie, katie and annie came a bit later too. quick list of some of the highlights:
- salt & pepper frosty (EEW), then salt on devin's straw
- burping @ wendy's
- devin's kite
- spray bottle!
- sutton's office is demanified... aka, pinkified. (complete with balloons and confetti)
- i had trouble getting back onto my bike (b/c i rode there after kyle dropped me off at home...)
- "annie!" "WHERE?!?!?!?"... "aaAAHHH!! pant pant pant!" "is that part of the handshake? the becca-dog thing?"
- finding lockers with A

yeah. it was FUN. as for xc this morning... *cringe* *OW*
it was supposed to be premeet (aka, 3-4 miles) but carney decided that we should run to the sod farm, do almost a mile of strides (my last one was great - he said i was a "zoomer"), play some ultimate frisbee, and run back. all that = OW. i am so damn SORE. my shoulders are too, from pushups the other day i think.
oh, while i'm thinking of it, classes i have with people:
essay & analysis = charlie (...)*
band (eventually) = pretty much everyone (lol)
history = a couple people
ehh i give up. entirely too much effort, this thinking business.

oh yes, izzy leaves for college tomorrow. it's going to be really weird/different around here now...

lastly, a quick Fall Fashion Outlook pour moi... i hope to go shopping soon, hopefully with C and A this weekend...



alrighty, i'm tired and out. toodles!
~ r


*more on this later...

last day of school, first day of freedom

yes folks, it’s finally happened. the last few grueling hours of school have gone by and we’re now free to do as we please… pretty much, short of lighting the house on fire or staying up all night every night for two consecutive weeks.
haha, fun.
anyway, today was pretty fantastic. i got a 107% on my sci exam - excuse me, but
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*cough cough* sorry, just had to get that out of my system. also, apparently i also made it into wind ensemble… without trying out, per se. whatever. as long as i’m in. i just hope he doesn’t hear the CD and pull me out or something bad like that.

pool party = fun.
water polo = mass groping.
funky ratios of guys to girls = way too much fun to be legal.

;)

~ r

crankalicious (in a non-sexual way, mind you. just plain cranky).

grr. this color is how i feel, mixed with a bit of this.

aka, CRANKY.

REASONS:
1. weather (humid, hot)
2. NO RUNNING TODAY (grr!!! that's most of it, i think. that plus...)
3. MISSING CAMERA. (again. WHY must i be so absent-minded?!?)
4. dry skin
5. contacts
6. face cream (lack thereof)
7. school
8. hair not done yet
9. whole band/or not band thing. ag.

i'm sure there are more, i just can't think of any. i feel mad at myself, like i always do if i don't run. feeling like a *real* FWAM.

anyways... i should get ready to go to bed. looking for my camera at this point won't do much good... i mean, it's not like some guy is going to break in here, find my camera, steal *just that*, and leave.

unless it's a really bad day.

~ r

the nearly-summer report

yes, it's true... summer's almost here. no more jeans or sweaters, now it's shorty-short-shorts and bikini tops - shirts optional. if you don't already have your perfect all-over tan, better get started... soon! and lay off those chocolates; run or something. you need to look your best!
only a week of school left... but in that week are exams. and you need to pass. so study, as much as it might suck.
so yeah. just stick in there one more week and top it off by finishing your summer wardrobe... actually, it never really ends, does it? just tapers off in the fall. what fun would summer be if we never went shopping?
SO. you definitely need to have short shorts (white, plaid, denim, all shades... as many as you like!), chunky bracelets (this african-tribal thing works with pretty much anything. just not formal stuff). bright swimsuits are acceptable... all the way. bright anything is, really.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
okeydoke. yeah YAY summer!!! and i still need money for all those fabulous clothes and shoes and EVERYTHING... those gladiator sandals are to DIE for, i <3 them!!! of course, mostly in bright colors... green, pink, with a brown and gold thrown in there too.
but as for now, i'm off to art in the park... yeah. yippee. but i look cute so it's all good :)

- R