New York to Chile

Just another update. I'm leaving for Chile tomorrow, to visit family. I haven't been in seven years, so it should be memorable, and I'm going to try and enjoy every second. And take photographs to post on this blog, of course. I'm predicting a good bit of culture shock, and a bit of actual shock because it's going to be cold. I'm applying for college, so that's fun (not) and exciting (admittedly). It just scares me, mostly. I've also been reading a lot, and writing songs maybe kind of. I watched The Virgin Suicides for the first time. I'm such a freaking teenage girl. Anyway, here are some mid-summer snapshots.

Washington Square Arch.

Favorite place in the United States.

Re-reading my favorite book.

Skater boi sighting at the marina.

Suburban vibez.

Besties and stuff.

Current mood:

journals

I thought I'd share some pages from my journal today. They don't make a lot of sense, but I think journals that do make a lot of sense are like the end products of paint-by-numbers sets; very pleasing on a shelf, but lacking in scope/passion/ART. I try to write at strange hours, when my mind can forget to care about conventions and judgements and the like. So yeah. Normally I would end this paragraph with some kind of apology but I'm trying not to do that so much.

P.S. I'm going to start ending my posts with a song or two that I'm currently f~e~e~l~i~n~g.

So, current mood:

a playlist for Hermione Jean Granger

Music for studying dark magic, hanging in the common room with Ron and Harry, being an ambitious young woman, and twirling in pink dresses when nobody's looking.

The brightest witch of her age. from anaisabel13 on 8tracks Radio.

Paper Forest - In The Afterglow of Rapture - Emmy the Great
Beth/Rest (Rare Book Room) - Bon Iver
Arabesque No. 1 - Claude Debussy
Optimistic - Radiohead
She Will - Savages
Stand on the Horizon - Franz Ferdinand
Heaven in the Afternoon - Belle & Sebastian
Aha! - Imogen Heap
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
Don't Panic - Coldplay
(Nice Dream) - Radiohead
O Children - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
This Is The Night - The Weird Sisters
Young Blood - Birdy
Leaving Hogwarts - John Williams

Hopefully this brightens a dreary day for someone. I know Harry Potter will always cheer me up, especially Hermione. She's been a really important female role model in my life, especially as a scrawny, graceless bookworm in elementary school. I think she showed me that being "nerdy" is a trait to be valued, and I'm grateful for that. And for J.K. Rowling, of course. If you like Harry Potter, I suggest you check out wizard rock; it's a completely legitimate genre of music, I swear. I suggest "The Bravest Man I Ever Knew," by the Ministry of Magic. (Bring on the tears.)

Until next time,
Ana