Strange Mercy

SO its appears the date of me moving to Souther California is drawing ever nearer. And I realized that this beautiful new coat I got for 17 dollars at Target will not be of use for a very long time, sadly. So I had to take photos with it. And I do love black on black on black. For everyday. Always.

Listening to: Strange Mercy by St. Vincent

Coat--Target//Boots--DSW//Glasses--Stripe in Santa Cruz

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Heaven's on Fire

I guess this is the kind of clothing one wears when the silly state of California is 75 degrees in January. Something short and breeze-allowing but with an attempt to stay woodsy and rustic for winter. I feel cheated out of my rainy season with this drought. 

Also I move to Southern California in ten days so that's CRAZY AND TERRIFYING AND EXCITING.

Seriously listen to this song, it's amazing: Heaven's on Fire by The Radio Dept.

Dress--H&M//Booties--UO//Hat--Vintage//Bag--Vintage//Jewelry--H&M

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Stargirl: The Year of Letting the Stars Back Inside

A little while ago my friend showed me a video of a poet named Anis Mojgani giving a Ted Talk that I will include at the end of this post. He said something that really stuck with me: "So call this the year of letting the stars back inside." God I fell in love with that line. So I  took some pictures about it. I want 2014 to be the year of letting the stars back inside.

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Wishlist: Datter Industries

My beautiful Hanna showed me some of her pieces from Datter and now I am drooooooling over their Etsy so I decided to make a wishlist post about these rad delicate beauties.

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The first of the year!

I brought in the New Year with my amazing friends. We went to the ocean and then came back and had our own mini party. On the day of the 1st I got together with my lovely friend Anna and we walked on the railroad tracks by my house. Chill first day but I really liked it.

Oh and this was my New Year's Eve dress!

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Scribblings and Reflections

DID YOU SEE HOW I MADE THE TITLE REALLY CLEVER TO GO WITH THE PHOTOS I AM POSTING? I'm so clever wow, be impressed with me. In this post: my new pictures with Kylie that I am in love with aaaaand reflections and scribblings about the past year of life. Here we go!

The past year has been a rather crazy one. I brought in the New Year with my best friends and then went back to UC Santa Cruz for my fifth quarter before taking a leave of absence to figure out where I wanted to go with my education. Leaving school was emotional and scary but I knew it would be for the best. I turned 20 in April which felt really good actually. Soon after, my favorite person in the whole world, my grandmother, passed away. Dealing with that was very painful but also very beautiful, in a way, because I realized how lucky I was to have such a wonderful person be such a huge part of my life. I miss her every day, but I really do feel her love around me as I have moved on. Right after that, I started working at a movie theater and took about 7 months at home. Coming home was very important to me, I think. I have always loved the small town that I grew up in, but returning to it after being away for a while was truly comforting. I was able to re-ground myself in the things that are important to me. In July and August I went on a Study Abroad trip to London which was just incredible and made me hungry for travel and for London in general. In November I found out that I got into a school in Southern California and will be moving there in February to finish my undergraduate studies there. I am hoping it will be a great fit for me, ALSO IT'S RIGHT BY DISNEYLAND. 
This year I have explored what art means to me in ways I hadn't considered before, and that is very exciting to me. With this has come explorations in photography and other art mediums, as well as personal style. I have considered fashion as a way to claim my femininity and my body, which I think was also a big theme of my year. With 2014, I hope to continue with these ideas and to discuss them with others as well. 
I don't really make resolutions, instead I just want to have my next year be about doing what feels right and doing some things that scare me but I know will be good for me and others. 
Happy New Year everyone!

xx
Love, Jenna 

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Christmas Sweater!

Wore my Christmas sweater and glitter shoes today. My nails remind me of candy.

I AM SO EXCITED FOR CHRISTMAS. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and please leave a comment telling me a story of your holidays, just cuz I like stories.

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Green and Gold Update

Hellooooo just a smallish update to say hey, I've been journeying around Southern California and I am comin home today. Need to get back to blogging and taking pictures!

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Swan Princess

I did a photoshoot with my brother's girlfriend, Ellie. I love the pictures, honestly. I thought I would do a shoot with giant paper cranes because I make cranes whenever I am bored haha.

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Beyonce is everything.

Beyonce just dropped a new album with 17 MUSIC VIDEOS without ANY WARNING, NO SINGLES, JUST ALL ONE BEAUTIFUL ALBUM. I am so far from okay. I love her. She is shaking up my existence.

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