HOOD RATS FOR LIFE

hey. thanks for the wait.

Both myself and elli have been c-r-a-z-y occupied with our lives.

so i will deliver the goods.

Friday i watched The Men Who Stare At Goats

which is a very special movie to me for several reasons:

*Kevin Spacey

* fainting goats

* Jeff Bridges

* and Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey

SATURDAY

a group of my friends had gathered to this wood trail we call 'devils hill'

made a bonfire of broken branches and put some beer in our bellies.

i'm going to miss these care free days

Today , the gang and i went to a forest preserve to take pictures.

although the abandon factory was closed up we had fun pretending to be fortune tellers.

CURRENT OBSESSIONS:

this tune has been in my head all day.

I guess Joanna Newsom is an acquired taste

check out sprout and the bean.

something about this takes me to a simple time.

LOVE HER.

prom is coming up and fuck that.

i want to go camping in a fancy dress and lay in the tall grass, cuz i'm a hood rat!

just kidding or am i?!?!?!?

happy 420 my fine folks

~mia joy

Dance magic dance!

So i had this nightmare .i was in a magical land back in the 1980s with david bowie

creepy was never this cool.

i love the man , i do.

my father gave me his 35mm camera i'm way excited to put it into use

it looks exactly like this

my tv has been cut off and i don't go on the internet that often.

so i've been spending my time learning johhny cash songs

ain't nothing cooler

and the only thing i watch its my season 1 of mad men.

which always makes smoking look, really really sexy.

m0re for another time

~ mia joy

hello world, I'm your wild girl, I'm your ch ch ch ch cherry bomb!!!

" feet, why do i need you if i have wings to fly?"

Frida i feel the same way.

Its been awhile, but i honestly don't feel bad.

spring break is at its end. To recap I...

* picked up liquor from this man that looked like a mexican carl from

AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE

* Saw THE RUNAWAYS with kstew, dakota fanning (ew oh god)

marvelousss movie real real top notch, i'm tellin ya.

got me hot and ready to ROCK!

in all seriousness, their band manager stold the show

Mr. Kim Fowley , who is a notorious bad ass

i found this in the screenplay i download ( i knowshutup)

KIM FOWLEY

(explodes)

Dog shit! Urine-stained dog shit! Rock n’ roll is a blood sport, a sport of men. It’s for the people in the dark, the death cats, the masturbators, the outcasts who have no voice, no way of saying I hate this world, my father’s a faggot, fuck you, fuck authority -- I want an orgasm!

He thrusts his hips.

KIM FOWLEY (CONT’D)

Now growl! Moan! This ain’t women’s lib, kiddies -- this is women’s libido! I wanna see the scratch marks down their fuckin’ backs!

(to Cherie)

Now do it again. Again. Like your boyfriend just fucked your sister

in your parents’ bed.

I've also gone to the beach and took lots and lots of photos

( which i can't wait for them to be uploaded because its all we talk about!) with ms. elli

spent alot of time with her and bren. just like the good ol days!

saw some friends i haven't in a while which was meh, AMAZING.

CURRENT OBESSIONS:

BON IVER

ahhh i don't exactly understand whats going on in this video butt

if my heart could write songs they would sound like this.

plus they are all the rage amongst my youth.

so have a happy easter.

i love you.

~ mia joy

p.s ( sydney tauber you are the coolest)

Can I tell you that you are the purple in me?

This quote...

Will be the definition of my life for the years to come. I'm going to be on my own, terribly broke because I'm awful at managing money. So having a good cry at Barney's sounds like pretty intriguing alternative.

I'm currently on Spring Break. I'm trying to do everything to keep me busy. So far, I've had a bitchen' girls night at my house, adventures to the thrift store, & prancing around the forest with my boyfriend's 35mm camera & a plastic fox mask. We took our cameras to an abandoned factory right outside of the forest, broke into it's first floor & found some insane places to shoot. After my boyfriend edits, I'll dedicate a post to our adventure. The graffiti was insane & creepy, funny & beautiful. I can't wait to share.

Here's one of myself that I have access to.

FOXY.

I randomly dyed my hair purple.

Ladies & Gents. I've put purple in my hair. As an attempt to look like the above beauty. It didn't turn out exactly like how I envisioned, but I'm loving every second of it.

I'm going to do a photo shoot on my porch today. I got these awesome wedges I have yet to do something cool with (from my previous post) & a new pair of over the knee knit socks. I'll dedicate another post to that as well.

So.

I've been spending a lot of time with friends lately. Especially since break has started. I'm feeling grounded. I'm surrounding myself with people I'm comfortable with, people I can bust a move with; scream profanity with, talk with, vent with, CRY WITH. I love you guys.

These last few months of High School are flying by...

I'm anxious & excited. Terrified of starting this new chapter in my life & leaving so much behind me& making these close friends in these few short month makes it that much harder to move along. Yet, I can't wait.

Questioning weather or not I'm ready is going to drive me nuts.

Dear High School, you were fun while you lasted. I don't think I'll be seeing much of you around.

CURRENT OBSESSIONS:

-Alexa Chung.

As always. She did a shoot in her house actually.

Adorable.

-Miu Miu

Their spring collection is insanely beautiful. Creepy prints of cats & naked men. Spectacular.

-Wildfox's "Spring Break"

A lot of fashion bloggers have been going crazy over Wildfox's collaboration with the Cobra Snake. I can see why. This shoot is so great. The barely there cut off shorts & cropped vintage tees scream a Southern summer.

-PEE WEE.

My brother looks like Mr. Pee Wee. He's so creepy & so is Joan Rivers.

LOOK I FOUND THEM TOGETHER.

Please watch this. It'll knock your socks off.

Crying with laughter. 1986!

MUAHHHHHHHHHHH

-Elli Isabelle.

Yeah my friends, they are so beautiful.

Indeed...

This week has been long, but not because of the grueling last days of school before Spring Break, but because I was SICK AS HAYEL. So sick. Tuesday I couldn't even move. Yet today I feel fantastic.

I had some serious bondin' with Mia & Sydney. We giggled our way to the park & took fisheye shot's of the sun through the trees & our shadows dancing on the ground.

Later, I got my nails done with Hannah before she left for Cabo.

We're watching Crash in Journalism right now. Unfortunately, I'm confused. I missed the first 30 minutes of it because I was modeling for a photo shoot my boyfran' had to shoot. Our prop, a hot pink skull. Mia on the other hand got her little brown fingers on a vintage, 100 pound, camcorder.

Just beyond the riverbendd!

I can't wait for myself & Mia posing as Pocahontas, oars in hand, to come out of the water bath.

CURRENT OBSESSIONS:

-Knotted Wedges.

I just bought a super cheap pair from Target the other day. I wish I had the right outfit to match these suckers.

-Kurt Cobain.

Honestly, this man has been far more than a current obsession. I wrote my 8 paged Junior Theme on his life

Kurt Cobain: The Godfather of Grunge.

Amen sisterfran'.

My dad met this man. Went out to a bar with the band. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT.

I can.

-Nikon Coolpix

My family is currently looking for a new "family" camera. I've had my eye on the Coolpix-es(?). They have quite a variety. I want one. I would like to start posting my outfits, but I need a camera to do this.

-Getting accepted into the college I was hoping to attend next Fall.

Woohoo! Next: wait to hear back about the dorm they're offering me.

I've decided that maybe I should transfer to a university in California instead of an art college in California. Obviously I'm transferring to Cali, the question now is where.

-Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Wes Anderson has always created eccentric films. Full of heartwarming and heartbreaking stories. While unable to move on Tuesday, I watched Mr. Fox. The first thing that blew me away was the imagery. Absolutely beautiful. The actors chosen fit each of the characters to the T. Clooney was witty & smooth as Mr. Fox. Streep was fierce as Ms. Fox. Most of all, Schwartzman was a rebel without a cause as Ash. Everyone, please watch this movie. It will indeed (as Mia says) pull at your heart strings. Hard.

uh oh.

love &...pocket rockets,

-Elli Isabelle.

hook, line, sinker

lets skip the small talk.

I'm riding on an a angsty trip to nowhere nice.

if my youth had a voice it would sound like this:

(baby connor oberst how Commander Venus/ Bright Eyes came to be!!)

this is the point of the year where i lose grip.

my anxiety kicks in like bee stings, and i'm swollen.

I'm just waiting for that tidal wave to sweep me off of this god forsaken suburbia

Honestly, I'm not a scholar, i never study, I am always behind.

i have to do my undoings before the end starts to begin.

my future is at stake, as well as everything i so badly want.

one day, I'll live my charmed life.

live in my loft in the city

with my charmed spouse

writing.....

till then, ill suffer through my youth

until I age and realize how easy i had it.

sigh...

i performed on friday!

my knees were literally shaking from nerves.

all the other girl performers there were very meek sounding, kimya dawson-esqe

i sang the funeral, island in the sun and buy you a drank.

proud moment.

*CURRENT OBSESSIONS:

*Elliott Smith.

hey now, lets talk about this.

Everyone has been through this stage and I'm not saying I'm going through my stage( because i already have)

yes he killed himself, yes his music is depressing

yes he might be over-rated by hipsters

just don't think about it, because he is worth indulging in.

*SEU JORGE

portuguese david bowie covers ( from life aquatic soundtrack)

Tug at my heart strings a little harder why don'tcha.

speaking of Wes anderson soundtracks.....

*Nico/the velvet underground

"these days"

(fuckin love this movie)

*Hook line sinker by Jon Brion

( he does the score for eternal sunshine, I heart huckabbess and others)

top notch, amazing.

meltin my heart like a valentine from your mother.

*SPRING fashions:

I'm really into wearing grandma cardigans.

floral prints and ripped tights with boots

black eyeliner with red lipstick

very 90's reminiscent, basically i want to be a combo or Daria and Jenny Lewis

gawhh man, prom is coming up.

that means i have to boldy go where many unconventional/quirky broads have gone before.

take a guy friend to the prom, vintage dress, get smacked,

cry from the least expected, get lost in the city

and write about that night for the rest of my adult life.

i hope.

happy birthday maria hinijosa,

this is for you ( a baby emu)

~mia joy