Dress: American Apparel, Shirt: ASOS, Necklace: Noemi Klein
I love the internet. I’ve been browsing it daily since I was ten years old, when I began building websites and keeping a blog. Over the years, I’ve made so many friends here from places in the world to which I couldn’t even point on a map at the time, and I’ve even been fortunate enough to meet some of them in real life. My high school years would have driven me insane with loneliness had I not had a place to pour my obnoxious adolescent rants, without sympathetic shoulders to metaphorically cry on.
But sometimes it can just be a vile place. I’m starting to really and truly understand how thick of a skin it requires to put yourself out there, especially when people actually start paying attention. Luckily I’ve never been subjected to cyber-bullying like some of my friends (like on /cgl), so I really don’t have room to complain. All that I know is I have some incredibly strong friends.
Sadly this is the price we pay for the anonymity and openness of the internet. It is both wonderfully and dangerously free. I know negativity will always be an issue, but all I’m saying is, next time you think about sending someone a hateful anonymous message, or leaving them a critical comment about their appearance, seriously consider picking up a good book or watching a good movie instead. I promise you your time will be better spent.
January 21, 2012 at 3:09 pm
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You’re post is the best, I feel the same. Oh lala you’re so magnifique ;)
<3
January 21, 2012 at 3:10 pm
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your *
omg fracking typo ! :(
January 21, 2012 at 5:51 pm
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lol, “you’re” was correct ;-)
January 22, 2012 at 1:01 pm
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No it wasn’t. YOUR POST not you’re post!
January 21, 2012 at 3:22 pm
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“Our minds always think in terms of dichotomies. They cannot think without dividing. Whenever we go to think about something, we dissect it, we divide it into two.
That is the methodology of the mind.
Mind cannot think in terms of Unity, in terms of synthesis. Mind thinks in terms of analysis, so, everything passing through the prism of the mind becomes divided.
So do not create dichotomies. First you create dichotomies, then you create problems, then you go on solving them.”
:)
January 21, 2012 at 3:23 pm
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You’re beautiful.
January 21, 2012 at 3:25 pm
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I love you hair. I’m trying to keep mine long too. How do you take care of them ?
January 25, 2012 at 4:01 pm
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Thank you so much! I trim it, deep condition it every now-and-then… it’s definitely not in the state it should be in, since I bleach it and all, but cutting off the split ends occasionally helps!
January 21, 2012 at 3:36 pm
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Wise words. And you look gorgeous.
January 21, 2012 at 4:25 pm
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Like. :)b
January 21, 2012 at 4:28 pm
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I’m always sorry to see when someone is attacked on the internet. I find it really disturbing when people can be so dreadful for no reason whatsoever – no acceptable one, at least. I like that you have addressed this matter because I’ve thought about it myself and I was actually a victim of more unpleasant when I was a teenager and it hurt a lot to think that someone could be so cruel.
I love your website (just a side comment).
January 21, 2012 at 5:50 pm
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I’m normally a lurker but I thought I’d come out of the woodwork to say… I am an extremely picky and critical person, and I think you are extremely gorgeous. I occasionally ponder not following your blog anymore simply because everything about you and your world is so lovely that I can’t help but feel jealous, haha. And I guarantee that’s where the haters are coming from too, frankly.
January 21, 2012 at 7:15 pm
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Seconded. Sometimes I’m all, AUGH this woman is not real. <3 & Most irrational dislike comes from lack of understanding or jealousy.
January 25, 2012 at 4:17 pm
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thank you so much! really though, my world is not glamorous at all! i live in a dumpy old apartment, I spend most of my time in dirty jeans bent over a painting project, it’s really much more normal than I’m assuming it appears on my journal!
January 21, 2012 at 7:13 pm
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This is a very beautiful portrait of yours. You’re a photogenic person, so you look great in all of the photographs I’ve seen of you, but some are particularly good.
And I’m signing my name under every word in yo’ rant. Amen to internet, but the faceless anonymouse has two faces.
(I apologise if this gets posted twice. Please delete if that will be the case.)
January 21, 2012 at 10:44 pm
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I love your hair, you are so byu-ti-fool!
xoxo, Jjanga!
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January 22, 2012 at 12:40 am
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Just wanted to say how much I loved your Tumblr ‘rant’. So so so perfect – you said what a lot of us have been thinking!
x
January 22, 2012 at 6:25 am
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Bullies are lame but to do it anonymously is really weak and cowardly! I hope cyber bullying will be a thing of the past one day!
Love the shirt and the collar!
January 22, 2012 at 12:59 pm
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Really like this outfit :) I was just wondering, which AA dress are you wearing here? Is it still on the website? And do they still have the shirt on ASOS?
January 22, 2012 at 4:50 pm
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Nice outfit. It is simple and lovely. The hair also compliments well with your look.
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January 25, 2012 at 8:51 pm
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very nicely said and such good advice. besides that, you’re adorable! so no worries about negative comments!
January 25, 2012 at 11:11 pm
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I really like your outfit in these photos. It is a beautiful, classy look.
I’ve seen a couple of bloggers address online bullying lately. It’s so sad that people feel the need to put energy into something so hurtful and pointless. Like you said, reading a good book or watching a good movie would be much more rewarding and beneficial than criticizing someone.
February 6, 2012 at 10:23 pm
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You are lovely! And those pictures remind me of Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter!
February 27, 2012 at 8:29 pm
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love your outfit,,
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March 19, 2012 at 6:53 pm
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I love this look! So classy and it fits you well. I especially love your necklace.