Indie

I like to think that I'm indie. Or more specifically I want to be 'indie'. The only problem with that is that I don't think you can want to be indie you are indie. So as much as I try I don't think I'll ever fully be indie. Having said that i'll keep on trying. Although I must say I was rather surprised when someone didn't know what 'indie' was yesterday. I looked at him with a blank expression on my face. Doesn't everyone want to be indie? Or at the very least know what indie is? Although I suppose if everyone wanted to be indie then there no longer would be such a thing as indie because it would just be mainstream. So to be honest I think it's a good thing that he didn't know what indie was because I really wouldn't want that to happen.

My desire to be indie manifests itself in various different ways. The most obvious way is my use of necklaces. My favourite is my bottle necklace. It has an interesting story behind it. I stole it from my sister who stole it from my aunt. And then hopefully one day then someone will steal it from me. I love my bottle necklace because every time I wear it everyone feels compelled to ask if there is anything in my bottle and if I'm an undercover alcoholic. It's all very humorous. Similarly very unique. Not just everyone has a bottle necklace like me.

My most recent necklace addition is that of a pocket watch. Originally it was given to my sister. But she didn't take it with her when she moved away. That meant free access to all of her second tier belongings (the first tier accompanied her to her new abode). I took the pocket watch even though it doesn't tick. It's just for aesthetic appeal and it's different which is what I love about it and why it fits to beautifully into my indie-ness.

The hats. I'm quite a fan. It all started when I decided that I needed to be sun smart subsequently I bought a rimmed straw like sun hat which I loved until it broke. Hats are easy since you don't have to worry about what your hair is like underneath (you never remove the hat) and if you're feeling a little bit embarrassed then you can just pull the hat over your eyes and hide away from the world. It's a very indie thing to do/

3 GOOD THINGS
*Nigella's butterscotch layer cake aka Michaela P's birthday cake. She's going to love it!
*Oobleck with the year 7's. They're so fantastically enthusiastic I wonder when people stop having that never ending energy and enthusiasm to be completely honest if the world was full of year 7's then it would be a better place.
*Really original swainson actions! Finally we're moving away from the hand over heart whenever love is mentioned.