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since i've been back in l.a., a mix of "starving artist" steez (no ends) and my shopping fix have lead me to peruse a few of the vast number of second-hand shops that exist here. and with $40 this week, i got in on six gold o.g. jewelry pieces from the 70s-80s, a purple wool shawl, and a red leather pillow... most of which i gave away as gifts (grr it was hard to do, but something that good's meant to be shared). top that off with my kick of bumping into o.g. designs. très serendipitous. i also find that it satisfies my consumerism so fully that i tend to be turned off by purchasing at bigger retail operations (over-priced, new pieces that are made in bulk).
cheap & chic and rare for real.
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back to school. la rentrée. la vuelta... mia and i called that one. the first two weeks of september were like orientation. and since we got back from seattle, it's been nothing but hitting the books. i feel like i'm more in school now than i was when i was actually attending (and paying for) classes. the difference? school is a hell of a lot more fun now. i'm studying for tests that i don't know the dates of... my professors (karma) drop surprise tests on me whenever they want... i just have to be ready. and when i'm not, the results are more about the lesson than than they are about the scores anyway.
fuck the scores.
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i just got home from a sorority event. yes, i'm an alumna of a college sorority chapter that three women (myself included) founded ten years ago. i fell off the radar the last five years while i was overseas. but a couple of weeks ago, something told me to become more involved again (some call it intuition, others: coincidence). and now i'm a "big sis" to a 3rd-year art history major pledging to become an active member in the sorority.
anyway, so i go to this event, and i'm tripping out on the number of young women who are now a part of this organization. there had to be at least thirty ladies in the room. and then adding the girls who weren't there...
not to mention the life résumés thus far of each of these women... wow. unique yet like-minded for real.
i'm experiencing sustenance/legacy in action. i knew a decade ago that i was working towards achieving such, but i had no idea that i was actually going to.
trip out.
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i appreciate! the hometown. my loved ones. my car. my various shelters. my p/t gig. the universe. you.
