Future Plans

Hey dudes. I graduated this week, so I’ve been a teensy bit busy. You know, sitting on stage at Radio City, complaining in the rain at Yankee Stadium while Alec Baldwin chatted, eating glorious amazing meals with my cute parents…the usual. But now I’m a grown up! I’m officially no longer a student! Now I’m just unemployed! And you know what that means? I have tons and tons of TIME. Let me fill you in on what to expect this summer.

Gushing. Tons of people are doing really awesome stuff right now. I don’t know many of them but it doesn’t make it any less inspiring. I will probably spend a fair amount of time gushing about it. I can do that, because this is my blog! Off the top of my head, here are some awesome things you should check out asap: this great guest post at Jezebel, this hilarious and awesome website run by my #1 Internet crush and mastermind behind LWLLJB (yes, I am a creep, but not a creepy creep, so no, I don’t care), and this incredibly intelligent and kick-ass condemnation of Terry Richardson and the assholes who defend him by Ms. Tavi Style Rookie Gevinson. Be impressed.

Writing. Surprise! I will be writing in this blog! No but seriously, I have a lot to say (per usual), and now I finally have time to say it all. Get ready.

DIY zines. I have been toying with this idea for a while but seeing as until recently I barely had time to shower once a day (don’t judge assholes, you don’t wash your hair every day either, okay?!) I couldn’t really put it into motion. Now I’m free (read: unemployed) so I’m determined to make it happen. The Bikini Kill archive blog inspired me. The Internet is awesome and all, but there’s something to be said about tangible things you can hold in your hand. I haven’t decided how I’ll do these zines, but I’m open to suggestions. Would anyone be interested in a zine night? We could all contribute some pages and sit around and eat potluck and drink wine and make ideas into realities and it will be beautiful and I’ll probably cry because I’m leaving New York so soon and I won’t be able to suggest absurd wonderful brilliant things like that anymore (because obviously it’s only possible to hang out with cool artsy friends and make beautiful things in New York City, RIGHT?! Ugh.)

Feminist Photo Project Launch! I’ve been going on about this project for a while, but it’s finally taking real shape. I’ve been taking portraits of people who identify as feminists, and I am going to gather them into an awesome collection that will kick the shit out of any stupid stereotypical images people have about feminists. And then we will be able to take over the world! No just kidding. I mean maybe not, but one step at a time. Basically I plan to master Tumblr, start publishing the beautiful portraits I’ve been taking, and advertising the project in a big way. If you, or anyone you know, would like to be photographed, let me know! The more the merrier. (Ideally this will one day be a real live exhibit somewhere, too. But I’m starting with Tumblr.)

Reading. There are so many books I have been meaning to read for years. Years! I have books that I intended to read last summer still sitting sadly unopened on my bookshelf. I will read these! And I’ll write about the good ones for you lovely readers. You’re welcome.

Laughing, kissing, living, existing. I mean, it’s summer. It’s beautiful outside. You are all beautiful outside AND inside (see what I did there?) Who doesn’t want to live a little in the summer (or all year round, but right now I’m fixating on summer, so go with it okay)? I have a particular feeling of intensity about life right now because every time I do something I think, Oh my god this is the last time I will ever [insert ridiculous mundane activity here] in New York! Which is dumb because I plan to come back to New York after Israel, and also because today is probably not the last time I will bite my lip outside the bodega as I decide if I want to buy strawberries or blueberries, you know what I mean? But whatever. I just want to live and love and do a lot before I have to move home.

So that’s what I’ll be doing all summer! I know you feel so much better knowing all that. YOU CAN SLEEP EASY NOW! But seriously. You can expect lots of updates and crazy stories and angry rants and pretty pictures and existential quarter life crises and fun for the whole family! I’m so excited. Let the summer begin.

Tags: beginnings, change, endings, feminism, i'm not always angry!